New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The monogram "A o. V. c. seen in the centre
of the white band of the Dutch orange. white and
azure striped flag and which daily set thousands
of the curously minded OF the visitors to the Hud
son-Fulton celebration a-guessing, has been eX-
planned by a native of Holland to mean "Amster-
dammer Oostndia Companhie Nereenigtng that
is to say, Amsterdam East India Company Or
ganization which is the title of the ancient Dutch
company which made contract with Henry Hud-
SON done with the aid of an interpreter. for the
Engshman did not understand the Dutch Ian
guage to search for northeastern route, by way
Of Nova Zemba. 10 India, and which venture cuI-
minated in the English navlgators discovery OF
the Hudson River.
'.You haven't had time to make any friends :?
Then you have lived In vain! . -, -. ~.
Not on your life I've managed 10 make some
bully enemies!''-Cleveland Leader.
Al the annual meeting of the State Medical So
ciety of Pennsylvania the president, DIR. George
W Wagner, made yelled allusion to the efforts
of the alIopaths TO secure single state board of
examiners to pass upon the qualifications of all
candidates for the practice of medicine He said:
IF the mighty host of those who have been rushed
into untmeIy graves by incompetent pretended
physicians could be marshalled into army and
marched in ghastly review before the astonished
eyes of our Indifferent legislators, what ghostlike
multitude of outraged victims there would be-one
which would appeal by its magnitude and horror
and excite the lawmakers to a frenzy of action in
the elimination of the incompetents from the rank
of those who assume to for our health and
lives Conditions would be changed. The
public would be aroused.
Jones-What did your rich uncle leave you when
he died?
Jones-Didnt he say anything to you before he
Smth-~Yes. he said nothing was too good for
me.-Tit-Bits.
In speaking of the Rev T. ". Cook. of St An
drew's Episcopal Church. of Dayton. Ohio. and his
reported announcement TO men thai smoking would
ba ed al he af mar frOu
New England said that young minister who Off
ciated in his native village years ago would have
read with pleasure of this departure 'He was
good and God fearing man" he said. "and had the
happy faculty of being boy among the boys one
evening after prayer meeting he invited the young
folks remain and See some pictures which he had
brought from Europe which were passed around
the room with old fashioned stereoscope frame
1t took a long time to make the circuit. and while
waiting their turn he said that the men might
smoke That settled his career in the town, He
lost his grip and wound up by going into the
grocery business"
why does he go about in that detected manner?
Has fortune failed nm
mo; he bought an automobile. and now he can't
persuade any of his enemies to take ride in it!'-
Atlanta Constitution.
THE people have the wherewithal and they want
the clothes and that's all there Is TO it," saws a
Chicago clothing manufacture. in explaining a
big demand for tailors in the Windy city The
Daily News in one issue. had advertisements Of
fering one hundred and thirty taiors good jobs for
the winter. This The News" interprets as
sure sign OF prosperity
preacher that your beloved pastor. Or Founder
Is indisposed and Will be unable TO occupy this
Is from Hebrews. ~ 3; There remaineth n theTefore
think why some of the congregation smiled.-Bos-
ton Transcript