New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

AS II the troubles of the candidates for
Parliament were not enough. politically.
THE Lancet had to rush IN with a few
warnings as TO physical dangers to scare
the aspirants THE Lancet" deals with
the drawbacks of midwinter election, re-
marking that not only the candidates but
all their active supporters lead life of
dangerous stress during an election. To
the mental and laryngeal strain which
they have to undergo must be added the
unaccustomed exposure to which they are
submitted. particularly in rural constitu-
encies. Long evenings spent IN chilly motor.
car rides from place to place are inter
spersed with speech making In the stutfy
atmosphere of village schools constant
alienation between extremes Of heat and
cold which cannot fail to try the strongest.
The Lancet" considers 1t unlikely that the
full number OF elected members will be In
a At state to attend the opening day of the
new Parliament.
What are you hollering at me for?"
demanded the offended one, turning about
turn out and W 20 81 aheaas The y sdeWak deH y9s is
wide"
Excuse me-" said the other. TT was
force Of habit. / am a motorman."
.falo Express.
Two men were hurrying along Park Row
on Friday when the wind seemed to be
blowing from all directions. to the peril Of
umbrellas and anything not firmly an
chored- -One Of them noticed thu handle
of wrecked umbrella which had been
thrown into the street along with many
others. and. stopping to pick 1t up, re-
marked to his companion that 1t was too
good to pass. As he stopped gust Of wind
ca
along toward st. Pauls Chapel he after
It He ran into a man. slipped. fell In the
mud, and arose in time TO see his hat run
over by truck. At a nearby restaurant,
where he was drying his clothes, he said,
II lost a S. hat and spoiled suit Of clothes
for the handle of a S0-cent umbrella. That
would not be so bad. but I see the handle
is broken
his friend on the street. How goes it?''
'All right. guess" said Barker
Seen Bobbie Sponger lately?
Yes; Bobbie is down at my place at
Westhampton now. invited him down for
the week end
why. L thought that was three weeks
ago?"
TT was" said Barker. "but YOU know
Bobbie is an expert at making both ends
et."-Harper's Weekly.
Miss Gabrielle Pretz and Karl Birngruber.
n postofice official at Smyrna were married
at Linz, Austria, on January 9. I'm the
absence, of the bridegroom" says an ac-
count of the wedding In the Vienna Post"
Mr.. Littmeyer. banker and friend of the
Smyrna man. acted as proxy. The gay
festivities were not yet at an end when
a dispatch reached the young wife to the
effect that her husband. whom she had
not yet such, had died at about
the time when his friend stood in his place
at the altar"
How do you like that whiskey,: Pat7''
'Shure, your honor, ii has made another.
man of me, an that other man would like
a glass. toO."-Tit- Bits. -H-
The Industrial Prohibition League writes
TO The Tribune to say under date of Knox. .
Vile, Tenn. that II is organized for the pur-
pose of awakening a wider interest in the
liquor question, and to advance a higher
It's principles are founded on the doctrine
of states rights. 10 prohibit interstate COM
merce laws from protecting the liquor in
terests In corrupting individual states bv
shipping intoxicating liquors into dry ter
ritory against the direct will of the people
when a Senator retires from official Ice.
Applications are usually made for the desk
he occupied SN
And can another member file an annu-
cation for his anedotes?'' -Washinrton
Herald