New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In accordance with ancient custom. the Lord
Chancellor of England. Sir Edward Grey, the
Home Secretary, and half dozen other of1clal
personages have received material for new suit
Of black. 1t is present from the City Cor
poration of London. in the early periods of his
tory the retainers of great lords, wearing their
fveries. were numerous as to be dangerous
both TO the King and the laws. The disorders
arising from them required all the vigor of the
sovereign and the Legislature to restrain. and
many statutes were passed between 1877 and
1904 for that purpose Exception was. however
made in favor Of guilds and fraterntties and men
Of the misteries" of cities and boroughs- This
probably gave rise to the creation of Hverymen
Of the several companies and is supposed to be
the foundation of this annual gift of what is
called livery cloth"
preachers usually marry young"
Yes that's the only game, oh f3aisS flo1ise,flIs
Courier-Journal
On the anniversary of the death OF Bismarck
a collection of anecdotes pertaining 10 the Iron
Chancellor appeared in Stuttgart. among which
are these After Emperor William 1 had re-
turned Bismarck's resignation with the word
Never written boldly across it, Bismarck spoke
again Of his falling strength TO the Emperor 4
am much older than you" said William, and
am still strong enough to ride Yes, your
majesty" said Bismarck. the rider usually out
lasts the horse" After the peace of 1871 Bis
marck went to Frankfort-on-t n-the-Main When
he entered the hotel, where he had often been
guest the head porter said, Il hardly knew your
highness in civilians clothes. You are Just
like the French people" answered Bismarck
they never knew until we put our uniform
on"
Are you Mr.. Brefeigh?'
Yes. sir What can do for youE
u wish to retain M you ai,.dr5s as my counsel am
Al IN to hear 9Rat you ind nd it 5ros1ds @eGsi
on which YOU wish to apply. for your freedom
Yes? What form has your wifes cruelty
:She insists on living UP to, the salary ! have
been trying to make our friends believe get -
Chicago Record-Herald.
In a small Philadelphia restaurant that caters
TO persons on economy bent the bill Of fare Is
headed by this notice: Regular dinner-Men. %
cents; women. Is cents" How is this?' asked
chance customer belonging TO the most
heavily taxed. You charge fellows 10 cents
more than you do the women. What have we
done that should he so Disseminated
against?" You eat more" was the plain re-
ioinder 1T doesn't cost nearly so much to
feed women as men. but we are the first
Germ in this part of town that has been brave
enough to say in plain print. Many foreign
restaurants have recognized that fact, and have
regulated their charges accordingly
NJ hqsSand Is so VeTy Tbsq ig Tsh4
s he to Suppose IN Ss a W him
f6r9nt a9 II was therecleveiand plain Dealer
Baltimore will have novel contest on New
Years Day number of young athletes have
arranged q race of twelve miles for roller skat
ers the course to be twice over a siX-mile
stretch Of asphalted streets. One Of the con
testants has expressed confidence in being able
10 go the distance in hour and twenty min
utes
Jnks-Is he lazy, then?
Binks-Lazy! Say. his motto is Never put
off till tomorrow what you can get somebody
else to do for you to-dayr'-Chicago News.
Policemen in Chicago clamoring for
increase in pay. and Chief Shippy has recon-
mended that salaries be raised to the scale tat
New York pays. from $1,400 for patrolmen of
long service to $350O for inspectors. The in
crease would raise the police budget by Si5O.OOO
a year.
"r1anning on making many New Years caIis?"
II guess not. Most Of my friends have gone
local option Detroit Free Press