New-York tribune., 1908-02-08
TALK OF THE DAY.

Ignatius Yagalla, described by THE Pittsburg
Gazette" high browed Russian, twenty lone
years Old" who to this country two years
ago and has worked since then in factory, made
application for appointment to the Pittsburg Po-
lice Bureau. After enumerating all the other quail
ties which he thought fitted him for place. he
said that he could also speak read and write eight
languages These We're Russian Polish. Lthu-
anian. Slavonic. Yddish, German. Hungarian and
English. The lnguists of the department held an
impromptu examination, in order, official put
It, Ito call the boys bluff" but he found not
wanting and corrected the Yiddsh OF his examiner.
Mrs spenders-I wonder how you'd like 1t If 1
ever got new womansh" and insisted upon wear
ing mems clothes?
ever doing that. Mems clothes are never very
expensive.-The Catholic Standard and Times
A petty swindler who was much in evidence
few years ago, but who is seldom seen now, ap-
peared yesterday in the Wall Street district. He
Introduced himself a and whose
clothes indicated their recent arrival from for
eign country. They were standing at the north side
of the Custom House shivering and studying the
statuary. The young man took a shiver with them
and Chartered in good German all about the build
ing. He invited them to walk In and they enjoyed
the higher temperature and warmed toward their
friend 1t was his business he said, to enter
tain strangers. and it being cold morning. with
not much to do. he would show them some more
sights. He took them to four large buildings and
finally where he said he would have them
registered in the mden-Veren-Strangers' Club.
This club would do for them throughout the city
he said what he doing In the financial dis
trict He took the of the couple and "a
nominal sum''-two marks-for each person. stepped
into an elevator and said he would return in a few
minutes. OF course he never came back and the
couple 50 cents poorer. The story came out
when, after long time. employe asked the
strangers what they waiting for. There were
tears and no angry words when the truth was
told. the simply saying that the young fellow
had earned the fee. but had a queer way of col
lecting.
Jefrreys-How does your brother take married
Esther-According to directions His mother-in
law is living with him.-IAustrated Bits.
The probable advancement of Major General O. o
Howard the retired list to the rank lieutenant
general recalled to OF Howard's old admirers
an experience over which they laughed years ago.
The man had become acquainted with General
Howard when DR.. Herman Bendell, then Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs of Arizona took the first
delegation of Apaches to Washington to make a
treaty. He spent several days in company with
General Howard. who was one OF the official party
Years later the man read that General Howard
would speak at a revival meeting in East 42d street
to which men addicted to drink were especially
invited. In order to renew the old acquaintance the
man went to the meeting On the billboard at the
door sign inviting drunkards to go in and bs
saved. When the meeting over the man went
forward pay his respects the Christian SOL
der. In the dim light he was not recognized and
the general. thinking that he was addressing An
fnebriate spoke kindly to him and asked II he had
been benefited by the services. When notes were
compared and the real situation became known
both the men enjoyed the joke which was the
result Of pardonabe misrepresentation.
Does your wife make you explain all your acts9"
Morse than that
them. Houston POST -'' 'Ao ~ >Aoialn