New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

The death of the widow of Ira y. Sankey,
the evangelist, recalls an incident which
took place in her presence many years ago.
There had been a monster revival meeting
MANNED for women only at Madison Square
Garden Men were TO be rigidly excluded,
but on the day of the meeting one young
man managed TO slip in unobserved and
scampered to che top gallery, from which
he watched the proceedings. Later. in the
hearing of a number Of women. Of whom
Mrs Sankey was one, he related his eX-
perience, and was asked if he had enjoyed
the meeting What struck me most he
replied, ''was looking down upon ten thou
sand bonnets, no two alike
Customer want to get some gloves for
SaIesegirI-What kind. sir?
Customer Very cranky.-Ltfe.
SUNDAY JOY.
Another Sundays come and gone.
Time swiftly speeds away.
And other Sundays viii be here,
For none of them can stay.
But one in seven is enough.
The dead, in crushed array
Strevn everywhere. show that II is
The autos busy day.
w. J. HAMPTON.
II want to look at some false hair" said
the lady TO the CLERK.
''Step this way madam. What color does
YOUR friend want?" said the clerk.
For he knew his business.-Toledo Blade.
The contest between New Orleans and
San Francisco for the Worlds Panama Ex-
position in 1915 runs merrily on. The New
Orleans Exposition Committee is distribut-
ing throughout the country a logical point
map" according to which there are sew
enty cities within an average distance of
nine hundred miles from New Orleans, with
a combined population OF 20000,000, while
within the same average distance of San
Francisco there are only eight cities having
combined population Of 100000 people
New Orleans's principal claim is that if the
exposition be given to San Francisco the
people of this country would be penalized
5000 600 in railroad fare over what il
would cost to go 10 the Crescent City.
Scotch mixtures will he popular this
fall" observed the dressy man.
ITO wear or to drink" asked the man
with the impressionistic nose.-Phadel-
phia Record.
In their report of the proceedings of the
recent International Congress OF Chambers
Of Commerce, in London, the American
delegates say: The opinion was unani-
mously expressed that Easter should be a
fixed festival. The principle of perpetual
calendar was approved, but there was a
wide difference of opinion as to details
The resolution assigning a fixed date to
Easter and app owing the principle of a per-
petual calendar was agreed to. The resolu-
ton was referred to the permanent COM
mittee, the delegate of the Swiss govern
ment stating that. although ne could not
sneak definitely, he thought IL very proba-
bic that his government would take the ini-
tiative in calling a conference on the mat
ter
Popkins-I saved that girls life once.
Jimson-You don't say So How?
Popkins-Why, she said she'd rather die
than marry me. and l let 1t 20 at that
Illustrated Bits.
General Funstons experience in a hotel
in Kansas City. in which he would not re-
main because a bellboy wore the uniform of
captain of the United States army. had a
precedent in this city at hotel which was
for a long time a popular resort for army
officers. The head bellboy there also wore
a uniform much like that OF the regular
army and captains shoulder straps One
evening a guest called the captain aside.
took a penknife from hts pocket and with d
few quick strokes stripped off one of the
shoulder straps. He handed it TO the aston
ished servant and said: Give this TO the
proprietor with my compliments and tell
him TO take off the other strap, and that if
he continues to dress his boys in United
States uniform / shall see that the law
against that practice is enforced" Tha