New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

At hep given at the casino of seaside resort
recently a young appeared on the dance floor
conven tionaly dressed except that he wore "tlte
flannel trousers. instead Of the regulation black
A member of the floor committee stopped him in
the midst of a two-step and said: You cant stay
here with those trousers on" But surely can't
II take them OF" the reply. The commit
teeInan explained that white hannes were not
part Of evening dress and the young man was
promptly ordered of the floor Then the commit
tee went into solemn conclave. and after due de-
liberation decided that they had acted hastily and
I a representative was sent 10 the man whose dance
had been interrupted with the message: You
T needn't take EN- OF"
Mother Ctellirg the history OF our first parents)- =
Adam
Dolly-oh. mummie! how kind of hers-Punch.
The Amsterdam Haudesbad'' tells this story to
show that political campaign pacards are not
known exclusively in England and America: There
IS house in the Frederlk Hendrek Plantsoen the
third floor OF which IS rented by man who is a
great admirer OF the Socialist candidate. Won
Bliegen over his windows and directly under the
he pasted large placard on which the virtues
Of the candidate set forth. The owner Of the
house is an ardent adrnirer Of the Calvinist. De
Vries and TO show his leaning he had equally
large sign extolling his candidate placed the
roof The third story tenant rushed 10 the roof
and pasted the OF his the land
lords choice. but the wise judge TO whom appeal
was made decided that the third story had
rented the inside and the outside OF the house.
Thereupon the enraged tenant erected two pacards
between his windows, each bearing huge hand.
The one pointing his candidate bore the
inscription: Thus vote the people Of our district
and under the other hand pointing to De Vries,
the Thus vote the House Agrarians-'
Fond Mother-Tommy, darling. this is your birth
day What would you like 10 do?
Tommy, Darling latter moments renection)-
Tit Giif BIS '"0uo ENJOY Sse''S '''e O'O' SpA''As
There was a queer strike at st. Petersburg
Gently. The trolley lines of that city had never.
since they began operation. changed their labor
schedule Motormen and conductors worked nine
teen hours a day. with every second day off. 1t
recently dawned on the authorities that many
ridents might possibly be due the nineteen hour
system. and schedule adopted making
eight hours the days work and cancelng the or
day. AS compensation for the loss OF a days
the pay arranged that the Would
ceive five rubles week than under the old
arrangement In short the reform meant fewer
hours and pay. but the conductors and mot9r-
men, vearning for the day off. wanted change
and the strike followed.
Does Gladys look any different since she her
Yes. she wears her hair la divorcee"
Pe2ysns! .Psrted S1Pa3S,indea a4T7 iea''"
If a law passed by the last Legislature accom-
plis1es its purpose. Illinois won't have any ground
hogs TO come out next February to forecast the
weather. A bounty has been put the heads OF
the little animals. The Louisville Courier Jour
ma" says that the law is revolutionary
iconoclastlc uncalled-for and unkind. 1t is a blow
of the most cherished traditions of rural
communities. The grounding is than a mere
animal; he is institution" Colonel Watterson's
paper expresses the hope that there will be in the
next Legislature sufficient number of friends of
the grounding to cause thorough investigation
and TO lay bare the facts to the influences which
brought about this bounty law" In Kentucky, IL
adds the grounding is treasured possession.
'3revty, you know, Is the soul Of wit" said the
aduonitory friend
Very true" said Senator Sorghum: 'and there
for ! digress and eXpatiate. You know how many
able have failed be taken seriously at critical
junctures simply because they had attained reDuta-
tions as wts."-Washington Star.