New-York tribune., 1909-03-29
THE NEW TARIFF.


They've fixed the tariff sure enough
In Mans own bungllng way, .x
They've raised the rate on womens stun'
So let us the fray!
r IRIS thus .d the gasta List begins eEe tax on tea
And ornamental pins
Who wants free hides and iron ore?
Who called for CrotOn oil?
Whatever basic slag' may be,
The free list teens With terms like these.
And to % their heir. other .sI,, sins ms On tea
And ornamental pins
A necessity is coffee
Men drink it everywhere.
But why is tea luxury.
Like manufactured hair? ,
They lower the rate on butchers knives
on timbers, drugs and tins:
But what of fancy coats and tea
And ornamental pins?
O Sister Women. rise with me:
l pledge my faith to you
In steamng cups of fragrant tea
Fight till you see that tea is free;
The valiant fighter wins
Then fight for free perfumery
And ornamental pins , ,,,, r,
-C1arice w Riley, in The Philadelphia Ledger.
queer society has been formed at Darmstadt.
in Hesse Its object is % promote the substitution
of the military salute for the present mode Of
saIutation among civilians Instead of the present
method of raising the hat. the Hessans-or at
least a certain proportion of them-woud like to
see the general adoption of the German military
salute, consisting of bringing the hand. extended
WIN 0uSeTS close together, 70 iNe SNe7 VI INC
hat brim
Father said the minister's little daqsher g H., ,the H
the traditional gaTb OF the clergy What does
traditional mean"
% Traditional my dear. answered the good man
as no looked his cheap suit Of black with sigh;
refers 10 something that has been handed down
Chicago News
Two girls relating their experiences IN Japan. in
The Wide World Magazine, give a glimpse Of
travelling by night BY rail in the country of the
chrysanthemum. They write THE train was
crowded with japanese. and when night came the
long seat was divided up into portions. the upper
berths were pulled down. and all hudded into
our respective hunks. and women mixed up
together. 1t was distinctly trying be obliged to
hoist ones self up into high upper berth before
mixed assembly and more trying still 10 descend
in the morning with the very incomplete toilet
which enabled 10 make in a reclining posi-
ton, but the bIissful ignorance of our japanese
neishbor that there was anything unusual in such
a proceeding considerably relieved embarrass-
ment His attitude and calm matter of factness
very reassuriug. and the wonderfully cheerful
conductor who brushed our clothes and fastened
our blouses seemed 10 consider himself specially
suited for the post Of lady's maid
He has mighty strong imagination for a real
Yes. He'd lay out an allotment in Mars and get
husky cracking up the canal privileges Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
In the Manchester. England, police court the spe-
cal Jewish form of oath. concluding with the
words so help you. Jehovah" has. at the request
Of the Jewish Board of Deputies, been abandoned.
the reason being that the difference of formula
both un-Jewish and unnecessary. The city coroner
has also decided administer the same form OF
oath. concluding with the phrase so help you.
Cod" 10 both Christian and Jewish jurymen. the
only difference being that the latter will with
head covered and the Old Testament
Teacher-why did King Richard offer his king
dom for a horse?
Bobby Bright suppose because his automobile
had broken dOwn--Philadelphia Record.