New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-06
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Hunterdon IN il Democrat prints
the following: The first real country
newspaper editor to own an automobile
that we have ever heard Of IS our friend
Jacob l. BunneH, OF The Newton Herald
Brother Bunnell. within the last year. has
been taking a new wife. running for State
Senator. and now has been purchasing an
automobile. We think il would be good
idea for President Gum OF the New Jersey
Editorial Association 10 appoint Brother
Bunnel to read a paper before the next
meeting telling how he does IT,"
What do you mean BY the glad hsnd?''
ANYTHING" answered Mr. RIoochips
that Will beat three OF kind Wash
tngton Star.
''The Minneapolis journal SCOTS at let
tiers 10 santa Claus with which the post
offices and newspapers arc deluged every
year. II says investigation disclOscs
that most Of them are plainly inspired and
that II generous people We're to give heed
to the requests in them that are supposed
TO come from innocent children the result
would be charity misplaced For this res-
son THE Journal has decided not TO give
publicity this year 20 any letters 10 Santa
Claus. The Santa Claus letter ides." SAYS
The Journal originally such a beauti-
ful and satisfying form of holiday charity.
has been much abused and has led to many
instances Of imposition"
THE CHRISTMAS LIST.
And now once more We list cur friends
on each a value place:
We write them down and by each name
cert ain price We trace
few there are we hold most dear.
Two dollacs each Wen spend
On Christmas gifts for them this wear
This makes the two-spot friend
Now. then. q few We like real well.
We Oft seek their advice.
We must not mean appear 70 them
A dollar - their price.
This list too large must never grow.
or ruin viii attend.
And thus it is we come to know
The Christmas ease note friend"
Now comes a list. the longest list
OF all. and note II we'll
For it contains more honest friends
Than ! have space To tell
In gifts that We shall send 20 them
No thought of favor enters.
a neckjie or n handkerchief.
Must do for "flfty-centers."
And yet when summing UP the list.
The ''two-spot gifts" for show.
The dollar present" goes to ray
\ friendship debt we owe.
But most Of love and sentiment
I'm certain always enters
Into the simple little gifts
We send to ''ifty-centers.'
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs Frederick w Packard a leader in
Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society. has set out
20 tag every abused horse In the bust
ness section Of the city. She has had print
ed a lot OF small tags reading. PLEASE Fix
These Binders" Please Ease This Collar
and so on When she sees horse that
needs attention she aftixes tag TO the
bride and goes on TO the next victim.
Tags constitute time saving device"
said Mrs. Packard Formerly | was
forced 10 wait for each driver 20 tell
him what was wrong with the outfit Now
7 simply walk up to the horse and attach
a tag. The men have just a. much respect
for the tag as they did for my verbal ad-
monitiOn.
Il don't dare &c drink Liquor always
goes TO my head at once
Ieg-uature hates vacuum. "-Cleve-
land Leader
Some genius on The Chicago Evening
Post" who thinks that clubs ln big cities
do not offer attractions enough To their
members. suggests that workshops. fully
equipped with tools for men vino like 20
tinker" would be a welcome innovation.
"One has only 60 watch the well dressed
hardware stores TO realize that carpenters
and mechanics are not the only men who
like TO handle tools writes the father OF
this new idea The desire to make things
is far more deeply rooted in man-and far
more persistent in middle age-than the
desire to use the ordinary apparatus OF an
athletic club gymnasium"
Housekeeper-You here bessns again >
Aren't you the man I gave one of my pics
20 yesterday
Trsmp-lt wasn't me. mum I never felt
better In me life.-Washlngton Herald
furniture dealer In Paris is showing a
novelty tn the form of "A bed. which Is an
Improvement ON similar one which at
trscted attention at the last Parts worlds
fair. II n TO all sppea .ances an ordinary
he'd. but the weight OF the body upon IL
sets = clockvark Ia motion. aud this op~r-
ates a music box, which gives forth sooth-
Inc melodies. The luIlabies which IL plays