New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-26
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The absentminded professor does not exist only
in the comic papers. says the Temps" OF Paris Az
a meeting Of the French Academy a short time ago
the Immortals had assembled and were conversing
informally the subject OF the election OF new
member when well known writer entered the
room He greeted his colleagues, who smiled
broadly upon him Presently the smiles became
laughter and II dawned upon the writer that some
ching about him was the cause of the hilarity.
Good -natured explanations followed. and then
stroking his left cheek, the late arrival SAID: I
fancy YOU are right. l had not finished shaving
when thought OF the election here to-day and
rushed away with the work undone" Don
worry" said one Of his friends; remember Pasteur'
who condoed with woman who had just lost her
husband and thinking for the moment that II was
the son who died said: You are the more to be
ptied because he your only one
Howell-If I hadn't drawn that queen I might
Powei-Thar's right; always blame the woman
Chicago News.
THE Philadelphia Press" backed by the auto
roob,lists OF the state has begun crusade to
abolish toll gates IN Pennsylvania That common
wealth seems TO be unusually we'll provided with
these relics bygone ages and the outcry against
them Is loud THE Legislature" says THE
Press" has provided way OF freeing these toll
roads In any county by condemnation proceedings
instituted by any twenty-five taxpayers AS the
cost of freeing the roads in this way falls upon
the county the process Of Kidding the state OF toll
roads is very slow. AS the toll turnpkes are large
" used by those passing through the county they
are not in a true sense county roads. They are
more il the nature OF state roads ana the state
should set them free ="
THE AIRSHIP PERSON.
Hast seen the airshp face
The wrinkled. squinted eye. IT..
Teeth tightly skinned to meet the WIND
Along the trackless skyf
Hast seen the aIrship form
Back bent TO look below,
Each ajar to touch star
As through the clouds they ooEr
Hast heard the aIrship voice
That husky ring of Joy,
With frighted blend, as enc oer END
-Lurana Sheldon, in Philadelphia Ledger.
A Joint monument Of heroic size. to be placed on
the Bloody Angle battle-ground in Spottsylyania
County, Va, to commemorate the military fame
and glory of General Robert f. Lee and General
Ulysses s. Grant which shall be erected with funds
raised in the North and South. has been suggested
by patriotic citizens Of Richmond
First Almshouse Inmate-An the dishes and mir
Second Almshouse Inrnate-sure they're broke.
They wouldn't be here they wasnt-Harper's
Weekly
One Of the alluring schemes proposed in Glas-
cow aid the unemployed is that OF the munich
pal corporation TO construct. at a cost OF SS00OO,
co., great battleshp canal between the Forth
and the Clyde and thus to link the North Sea with
the Atlantic A modest canal joining the Forth
and the Clyde already exists and it formed in
the md-NiCtorian period one OF the wonders Of
the British Isles. 1t is forty-ve miles long, with
q rise OF 155 feet
THE IRISH BIRD CHARMER
Wild more or less O. tuneful grace
As fits a Celtic singer,
I've praised the great bird OF race
The stork. the blessin' bringer.
When first my poor roof he came,
How sweetly he sung to!
I called him every daCint
That I could lay my tongue to-
But glory be- that praise from
So pleased the simple Crayture
His visits here have come to be
A sort o second nature.
I'm glad to him an then,
But, glory be to Heaven
If here he isn't back again.
An this is number seven!
Och! though this gift O. song may be
In NANNY ways a blessin,
1t brings popularity
That gets to be disthressn'.
Now. mind love this Irish bird
We couldn't live widout him
An, shure. I'll not take back a word
1 said about him.
But when all these mouths to feed
Ate up little savin's.
The birds whose visits most need
Are ould Elisha's ravens.
Begor'! II they round these DAYS
An could make them hear me,
I'd sing them such & song O. praise
Twould keep them always
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