New-York tribune., 1908-02-20
THE TALK or THE DAY.

When the New York mayoralty recount hll was
before the Assembly last year for hnal vote
there was a heated debate On the rollcaH mem
Der after member rose explain his reasons lot
voting for the bill because the previous year many
of them had voted against 4 recount DHereh'
excuses were offered until finally Assemblynan
Ar Smith rose tell why ne voted for the meas
tIre Gentlemen" said he. ''once there was an
Inn near London where they served excellent quoI-
one dav a man walked in and took DRINK t1lNo
me a little more Of that. he told the BARTENDER
feel bad to-day. It viii brace me up Another
came in and he 100. called for second drink ne
ca,se he had a bald cold, and it might 40 nm
good Several more in quick succession diu tiie
same thing until finally, an old man WHO hd'i
haen quietly sitting in back Of the room stalked
nm n the bar and crank glass of the whiskey-
Bartender cried he. j want another glass DC
cause that is good liquor Mr.. Speaker thls IS
good bill. I vote in the affirmative.
Facon-There's one thing can't understand
When Couple get married it SAID thy be
come one Rnt. again. they sav II takes two 10
make q Observation-Disclosures Statezmart
In his recently published work entitled 'N"rn"@s
dime Danseusc de Corde' Paul GtuIsty T''ouHt5
eo7e Of the remarkable incidents in the life OF the
onca famous rightrope walker Nine. SaQW. WHO'S
reatb at NeuiIly near Paris. forty years ago "d7
.'unuotced except by the poor pe"} 10 aIi'"- "i','
she had spent her last days Eighty years GU
ab5ecriv poor stripped OF eyerythinE which c'u'o
,sl,o Tho last 5avs bearabe her all carried piece
meal 70 the money lender. she had woe ana misery
as her last companions. although in her day ''F
great Napoleon had paid her homage anu me WI
rang with applause for her" She was seFenty-7iz
Years old when she performed for the last lli'e o.
+be -iob+rooa AT the Paris Hippodrome- IT must
have been pitifuI spectacle. this "ithefed Great
rre with the balancing pole WHAT a cohlr"S1
with the sprightly figure of fifty years peio'e
when she known as the SOLO acfoDa' % '','
majesty the Emperor She was the Ereat-grana-
1po+he- OF the Marquise de Morny. whose perform
ances on the stage OF the Moulin Rouse al Paris
last winter created much comment
Howitt-A Chinese PLAY lasts -wo weeks. .,,,
Jewett-Then If a man ma an, fE- t5
Weeky, Rs q i'y''ei S''
A. an t,ntov-n bridge whist party man member
-old this story while the company was taxing q
bite between rubbers: II had heard OF man HoIu-
ing complete suit. but I never saw II uhUi l59'
week / was invited 10 play at Dr. Blanks home.
and il was my deal at The start OF the second
r1lhber looked at my cards and could hardly be
Iiave my ewes There We're thirteen cards all ol me
same suit Gentlemen said l. this is embarrass-
inE I hate 10 make the trump
Why asked
ed. Wen, SAID / ii / were playing with people
who knew me less well I would dislike TO snow my
hand
Nov after all this fuss. what DO you make il:
Hearts SAID /.
Quick as d fash the man al my Iefr said: 4
donnie and then I realized that in my excitement
miscalled my hand had all diamonds They
made q grand slam and said few things TO me
also"
The day after ne had told the story the man
received a postal card which this was written:
The old rule that an affidavit should 20 with
every isA story and pepsin tablet with every
piece Of amateur TnInce pie has been changed 10
include bridge whist stories The FISH class
Are YOU one of those mean spirited men who
ask their wives what they do with the money Juey
..('erIs5nlv not. answered Nj. Aieekton- Il don
have to ask my wife She plays bridge whist. -
Washington Star
Who are the most beautiful women iii S"'o-'
4 contest 10 determine this question was arrau-
bv the 'Scrwedische FTaueu1eitschrif- ana '
pictures We're submitted to committee compose
of the artists Bj6rck and Zorn- The first prize was
awarded to Miss Lundstr0m. who is sixteen years
old. She is described having blue eyes. rich
blond hair a beautiful complexion and perfect
iatlre." The second prize was given TO Mrs Creta
si5berE who is the housekeeper Of the poet Werner
Won HeIidenstam and the third prize was awarded
to Miss Gustafson.
Little Tommy Whacken taken by his mother
TO choose q pair of knickerbockers. and his choice
fell q pair which ii card was attached stat
ing. These can't be beaten. London Opinion