New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
THE TAIN OF THE DAY.

What's that honehead Of a husband O.
mine done now" asked the wife Of an
East Side thug Of pair OF precinct de-
tectives as they pushed their way into her
tenement room. "Dinged a feller's crust.
ye say: And yeH cit MIN. l spose. Now,
amt that jest like the big mute Why, say.
he never done nothin' and got away with
II clean 'ccpt { lift a doormat. and that
had Welcome on ii. There it is under
the bed"
out OF the Grand Central Station the
other day came couple tne sight OF whom
caused citizens who saw them TO admit To
themselves that there might be. after all.
some basis OF truth IN the Uncle Josh
Jokes Of the suppOsitiouSly funny pa pers.
The old man gfaSped ais carpet bag and
bullying green umbrella Irmlv and looked
VI ana down the street. his mouth agape
There a heap o sights in New York /
guess. Maria, he said. I misdOubt if we
see them all
The old lady's mouth set srimlv
Wall, Snas,' she replied, and her man
ner was more than significant. "bein' as
IN with YOU. there's some. ] expect, that
you amt goin' TO -LippincOtts
Governor Fort Of New Jersey is fond Of
telling the following story OF how he shot
his first rabbit: When a boy on The old
Fort homestead, in Burlington County. he
was hurTiedly called on by some boys Of
the neighbCrhoOd and told TO get his gun,
As a nice fat rabbit was perched on a
fence near the house. He quickly sailed
forth. gun in hand Blazing away with
both barrels at the gam. he rushed over
and found the animal dad. And" adds
the Governor Judging 10y the atmosphere
in the neighborhood. It FAD probably been
dead FOR more than a Week
ENTER: BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
The sawdust OF bal lei hay.
No more the bacon and the egg
OF some long. bygOne day
No more the patent lake shred
To be oUr morning fate.
The bucltwheat on the plate
Zach season brings us GROWING 10Y.
Spring, summer, winter. fall:
But winter. with its morning dish,
Just teats en- one and all.
Back 20 the pines with toast aud hash.
They're lame and out OF date:
The frost is on the pumpkin now.
The buckwheats on the plate.
Boston Herald.
4 letter from Venice published in Ell
caro-" SAYS that visitors to that city may
soon see there "the largest fresco paint
ing in the world" II is the work OF a
Venetian painter. Bruchi and covers a
srace Of seventy metres eco feeD in length
The article says that this sreat work
which is said TO he o. artistic excellence.
is in the Municipal Loan Establishment Of
Venice" When the Valid Nord painting. H.
the Hotel de Vile al Paris was unveiled
IL vas contended that its 3Uno square feet
made II the largest painting in the world.
but the ceiling painting in the palace al
Wurzburg. painted in 1903. covering a space
Of about 5.40O square feet. was probably
when this claim was made.
Mrs Henpeck-Who were the Three Wise
Bachelors Life
\ moving platform under Broadway from
18th TO 42d street with a traffic capacity
greater than that OF the present local and
express subway service, Is the latest rem
10y proposed for the solution OF New
lork's rush-hour problem. The Electric
Railway Journal" gives qualified ap-
prevail of the moving platform plan but
says that the platform viii make a lot of
noise, require a degree OF agility not pos
'essed by everybody and call for the SER
ices of large body OF guards But"
The journal adds, the experience win
IN the subway stations and in
department stores indicates that the pub
&c viii soon become versed in using trans
,ortation means of this kind Certainly
Sew York under the circumstances Sur-
rested would form a very interesting CON
ribution 10 the art of urban transporta-
ion"
sir. ! have no home" began the scedv F..
OCklng man. and --
No taxes to pay. 40 rent no coal hills I
10 Worry over the rise in milk prices, PEI
nit me to congratulate you.''
Il have no job, and
Lucky chap NJ danger Of being cred
md '''''
No temptation 20 spend il foolishiv on
Lbie-bodied beSGars. Why. you're a yeri-
able ch,ld 81 fortune Good day Phiis-
lelphia Ledger.
Among the addresses received from a real
state agent some years ago by man who
as looking for home near the mark an
he West Side was No. , West 18th street
n the course Of days wanderings the
nan and his wife went 10 the address
armed that tie owners had changed their
minds and that the house was not for
ent. This was six Years ago" said the
nan. recalling the incident. but We sim
smember the people whom We met al that
inc. They were eN-Justice Roger A
ryor and his wife. From What the couple