New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
THE TAIN OF THE DAY.

man who watched the crowd around the
automatic stamp sellers in the south END OF ''e
poetoF1ce Yesterday said that one could see 'ilei7
how anxious people are TO try noveity i"e
are four nachines-one for postals ana one ei'n
for one two and five cent stamps Inc eAiOt ~
amount must be DEP 'sited in the slotsto Ie'eIt
q stamp or g card. Il have seem said the o'
server many people stand in line at the stamp
windows where they might have purchased tI'e
stanlps they wanted when their time came Du'
they asked there instead for coppers IN C""n6 5
for dimes and nickels. The clerks iaElHe 0iii'
limited number of 1-Cent pieces, couId ho' sup
nj. the demand and when change was refused
they would go to other windows and Try AGAIN
Finally. some of them would buy scent e''ii'p
i'm order 10 get two pennies. and after tney hau
tried the machines they would go back 10 the
window and endeavor to sell the scent stamps.
When Il was all over they had wasted LOT OF
time and had s-cent stamps on their hands,
Scott remember reading of very TIC" man
vino said he'd sooner he poor. ,- o5
Motives. and probably you reiIellDe itl pos+o,
ing somewhere that all men are harS-- D'S'oi
Transcript
This Christmas story told by department
store detective a few days ago. Two shabby
dressed little girls stood in front Of toy co""-
tor looking wistfulIv at dolls One Of them'
after long time asked the price Of an ORDINARY
erecin,sn and after consulting with her com
ranion said to the saIeswoman: can you lay II
aside +iI dav before Chrfstmas?' No. tnat 'onll
not be done. but woman who oNerhe"ro ''e
dialogue spoke to the children and mace Ineh
hanny bv purchasing the coveted doll Inc!
.,ioa +ha 1,.on,a1, ororuselv and went away
hrt presently appeared at another counter "he'e
the same converse ton. with some handker'h'eiS
as the subject, took place. There TOO d Gus
toner was about speak to the children ana
the result might have been advantageous 70
them but for the woman detective. who SAID
few words which fastened their departure
Mrs Henpeck-I married YOU to reform you,
II
again if ! live to be a thousand years oid-lllus-
trated Bite
december p will be the anniversary OF an
event writes an old resident of Washington, 10
which IT Is we'll to refer now. because OF recent
utterances on the part of Mr. Taft The question
Shall the right to vote be extended to the negroes.
was voted on by the people Of Georgetown u -
on December IS. 1865. The result was one Note III
favor and, seven hundred against the proposl'io"
7 notice one harbinger Of the new year
,The e7. 1909 models in automobile Jokes are out"
Louisville Courier-Journal
A-dinner to celebrate the tventy-hfth anniver-
sarv Of DR. Roswell Parks connection with the
University of Buffalo was given in that city
few days ago. DR.. Park will be recalled ny many
people as one OF the surgeons who attended Pres
ident Mckinley after he was shot at the Fan
American Exposition.
De po' child died fun estn' too much vatah-
Huh. Oar amt siCh-uh thing as too mucn
wen. den, dar wasn't enough boy."-Puck.
IaKlng pattern from New York, Boston has pre-
nared FOR herself a set street traffic rules that
will become effective on January l. The wonder
is that city laid out al Boston is has been able
TO get along well these years without such
regulations Among the new ordinances Is one
providing that vehicle not leave the line Of
travel to pass one in front unless there is clear
space Of at least one hundred feet ahead Another
establishes signal system for drivers.
Par<e-I don't know what I ever going to do
with that hoy of mine. He is careless and abso-
lutely reckless of consequences. and doesn't seem
| Iane-Good' You can make taxfcab driver out
| Of him.-Life.
| In p large downtown Office. where the value Of
system and order is appreciated. of the rules
| which the manager insists must never be broken
Is, Everything must be in its proper place" The
! clerk who has 70 look fer article which has n
designated place receives mark against his name.
| and a second offence is sure bring him a repr-
| mand One day week the boy whose duty is
/ 10 affix stamps the outgoing mail found his
/ desk a hat, pair Of gloves and a broken box Of
cigarettes. The initials in the hat gave him a clew.
/ and after making red ink mark against Rule No.
ne placed the articles and the Office code on the
desk Of the junior partner and then told the other
/ boys. I'm hredr' When he reaceived his pay on
velope last Saturday he found that his wages had
been raised dollar. and the manager SAYS that
/ Rule No. has never been respected as now.
/ How did YOU get yourself disliked by Miss De
/ Stye?'
| why, her pug dog was under the misAletoe. and
! l failed to take the hint -LouisviIiS Courier