New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Automobile poker has succeeded freight car
poker Freight car poker? It's old game
among travellers. and It's successor is played the
way exactly. though under another name
Thres four men in auto on walking
trip want some diversion. They agree on auto
mobile poker. get out pencils and paper and wait
for machines to pass. The first man sets
down the registry number Of the first motor that
cones IN sight. the second does the same with
the next red devil" and so on. until every one
down" OF course there are no face cards. but
all the rest Of the component parts of poker
des- 10 be had. thus: Ore. ace; two. deuce
and on up 10 the zero. which IS called a ten.
A CHANCE
The leap year dleS-in days TO come
VIII think Of nineteen-eight ami say
Unto her friends. 4 had my chance"
New Yorks Public Service Commissions may
he able To learn a thing or two about safe rail-
roa ding I'D in Maine. The KeunobcC Journal" IS
ratttng the Pine Tree State on the back because
Of its clean record last year remarkiHg that of
the $50 fatal accidents in Maine not was
10 q passenger upon a railroad train"
You have invented an alrship"
What advantages has it"
, MEL & for one ldnE IT 1t is s s3sGgTy GBace faf M %
Ing the earth"-Washngton Star,
PRESBYTERIAN
about to apply for a charter for organization
that will be known as the Ministerial Susterta-
tion Fund. Il purposes to provide an annuity
Of $500. beginning at the age Of seventy. for min
listers who nave served at least thirty years IN
The Church. and an annuity Of 800 beginning
a the same age. for those who have served less
than thirty years with so additional for each
year Of service. An annuity Of three-fftns Of
That would be paid 20 the minister VIII +" paid
10 t1e widow IN case Of death, and in case of the
death OF the widow the annuity Will he divided
among the minor children, Minister'S will pay
20 per cent Of the amount OF the annuity and so
per cent Is expected to he realized by general
subscriptions and income Of the fund
Whom would you rather entertain asks the
Philosopher Of Folly a perfectly stupid bore. or
q clever fellow who has just been abroad for the
first time e?'-ClevelandL Leader
The Controller of Chicago going Controller
Metz Of New York about hour better. has
shocked and grieved his employees by directing
that hereafter they will report for duty at $50
in the morning and stick to their books until $50
in the afternoon This is in accordance with a
recommendation of Mayor Busse. who has been
saving some things about "shirkers." d"
"cinchfs'' and 'sfneCures' The Mayor has been
cruel enough to say that Chicago doesn't get
more than half enough work out of It's hired men.
When fellow begins TO be afraid he can't live
without certain girl he ought to marry her and
see.-Philadephia Record
Roston's teachers making a loud outcrv
against new rule Of the school authorities FIX
ing seventy years the age limit for active ser
vice. If this rule goes into effect" SAYS one Of
the spnkesmrn for the pedaEogues. "one-fifth
Of the heads Of Boston schools will be forced out
How would large institution or store fare
thet discharged that number 20 its heads. simply
because they are seventy years of age? Accord
ing 10 the School Board. President Eliot OF Har-
ward must have been for the last five years
detriment TO that institution"
The Human Monstrosity!" said a young lady
attending a fair with her hance. "Threspence
Wouldn't you like to have look at that Her
bert2
NO, dear" answered Herbert anxious 10 be-
stow a neat compliment: Il am quite content to
look at you. Tit Bits