New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Why Politician Alarays Carries One
Dollar Bills While "Treating."

A Democrat who is running for office this fall
was entertaining two casual acquaintances, and,
incidentally voters. in cafe in Smith street
the other evening. After the refreshments had
been served the politician reached into an inside
pocket and passed the waiter a crisp 81 bill.
do you carry them around that way?" asked
a guest.
YES go out with a pockeful of them" re-
piled the oficeseeker, pulling out pile inch
or so high. 'T always carry dollar bills when out
meeting the voters" he explained as he tucked
the bills away.
"a few years ago I running for the As
sembly. One evening dropped into a saloon in
Brownsville and had chat with five six men
who were hanging out there. Finally I asked
them all TO have a drink. In payment gave the
bartender SO bill. He returned me in change
Look here said; haven't you forgot some
hope; that's yer change the bartender an
s'Oh. all right said; keep the change 1t
ought to about pay for one beer for the next
friend OF mine that drops in here"
After the guests had expressed their wonder
rnent at the rapacity of the bartender and had
appected another the politician went on:
My experience was bad, and it taught me a
lesson ! see that 1 always have dollar bills with
me nowadays. A friend Of mine had an expe-
rlelce that mas mlne peat IllIe. he was run
ming for office at the time. He went into a
brownsville saloon. A few men were hanging
around. He said:
Boys. Pm SO-and-So, and I'm running for
such-and-such an Office 1 want you to know
me and vote for me. Now have one on me-
He said later that for the next five minutes
the doors of that saloon fairly leaked humanity.
He couldn't tell where the people came from or
how they'd got the tip but they came. 1t sort
OF feezed him for a minute, but he braced up and
determined 70 see the thing through If it broke
him His bill was $50. He said that the whole
place wasn't worth more than $40"
Dwight L. Elmendorf will soon appear in
Brooklyn under the auspices Of the Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences. He is scheduled
to deliver ten lectures, two each Thursday for
five successive weeks. beginning with Nover1-
ber y. On each Thursday he will give the
same lecture in the afternoon and evening His
five topics are: Panama" "OId Mexico"
Grand Canyon" Pacific Coast and yellow
stone Park" The talks will be illustrated with
colored photographs and with moving pictures
On November 10 q series Of five dramatic read
ings. extending over a period of five weeks. will
begin. On the first evening Irving Bachelor
and Charles BatteH LOomis will read selections
from their own works. On the following Sat
urdays the readings VIII be "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" by George Riddle; Twelfth
Night" by Leland Powers Goethe's Faust -
by Mr.. Riddle, and selections from his own
works by DR.. F. HopkinsOn Smith Both of Mr.
Riddles readings Will have musical accompani-
ment- These lectures and readings will all be
delivered at Association Hall Next Friday
evening the Boston Symphony Orchestra will
give the first Of its concerts for the institute
at the Baptist Temple, and on the following
Thursday evening Nine Sembrich will give a
song recital there. Her programme follows:
PART I-oLD AIRS AND SONGS.
Air from Nozze di Figaro" Deb vien Mozart
Oh. Had JUbaIs Handel
Fin andachfiges Kinderwegen Corner
a Pastoral Carey
PART II-CLAssICAL GERMAN LIEDER
5 Schubert
Heihg nose .schurnann
GlockenhuEers T0chterlen. .Loewe
Feldeinsamket
Torschneler Schwur-. : 'ai''4S
PART uI-MIsCELLANEOUs MODERN SONGS
Nein Leben ert0nt- .-...............l
In den weiten breiten luftigen Leinen Kleder..
Ais die aIte Mutter. .Dvorak
keinRestlmmt die Saiten.
Darf Falken Schwinge (Zgeuner Melodien)
Lark Leaves Parker
Love Has Wings Rogers