New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE East Asiatic Lloyd" Of Shanghai. pub
fishes string Of verses by one Richard Neumann'
the burden OF which could be expressed In the
words DO not marry" In the next column Rich
ard Neumann's name appears In an advertisement
stating that the poet is willing to serve as wit
ness at marriages at the following prices:
. In s o'clock dress. two taels ..... +..,.
Clawhammer coat. high hat. etc. etc. four
ave Wearing all his decorations. five taels.
Pay must be in advance and witness must be
invited to the meal following the ceremony
Yonkers delegates the recent Elks Grand
Lodge meeting took with them to Dallas. Tex. a
supply OF badges made after design by ex-As-
semhIvman George n Rigby. Past Exalted Rdler
of Yonkers Lodge and a delegate to the national
gathering OF course the badges have the tradi-
tional clock face with the hands pointing to IL
the hour for the toast to the absent brothers
The novelty of the emblems lies in the engraved
line Next to the Largest City IN America
Yonkers really has only $4,000 population but its
boast is we'll founded. for geographically 1t is
next to the largest city in the country.
Herbert-Half- ticket to Mugford please
si5 gsb be e meeEs %
Herbert-O-sr.,er-t must 1is haee neen my
The first statue to be erected TO Queen Alex
andra was recently unveiled In the grounds of
the London Hospital by the Earl Of Crewe One
of two bronze panels represents in bass-relief the
opening Of the Finsen light department at the
hospital Her majesty. who Is the president Of
the hospital introduced the Finsen light there.
and gave the first lamp to the institution. On
the second panel tribute is paid to the great in
terest the Queen has taken in the hospital The
statue is the work OF George Wade.
.no Won think the flying machine will ever per-
form any important service to the public2''
''It is already performing an important ser
vice. answered Miss Cayenne. 1T Is something
to talk about-"-Washington Star
Chicago papers told the other day in picture
and story of a policeman's horse that fol-
lowed his master into a barber shop. A PhiIa-
de,phia police horse. not long ago. caused some
excitement by trudging along behind his rider
right into the City Hall. But for every yarn
about Intelligent police mounts In other cities
the average New York traffic cop has to
match AS Park Row city cavaryman re-
marked pattinE the glossy brown neck OF his
aid and companion. He knows a heap more'n a
whole lot of the nuts that we protect and if
he didn't he wouldn't be fit for his Job" One
dav recently a patrolman had dismounted at
congessed spot to straighten out tangle OF
vehicles leaving his horse. united and un9uarded
near the curb. The animal stayed right there as
still as a soldier at attention. until the odor Of
fine baske: of peaches. Just out Of reach
the sidewalk struck his nostrils The bait was
too tempting even for that we'll trained horse,
and inch by inch he edged up toward the luscious
meal Just then hts rider. busy a hundred feet
up the street saw him and yelled. Hey you. Bob,
turn around there And Bob turned around
obediently and put temptation behind him.
Baker-How did you fnd out their Stock vas
Barkee-I dabbled In it.-IHe.