New-York tribune., 1911-04-08
THE talk OF THE DAY.

At dinner party given at the home of
New York business man on Wednesday
evening the host showed scrap OF once
white paper on which was written WIN
pencil in a childish hand war. FORT
Sumter fired on by rebels. Major AnG"r-
son fights back-refuses to surrender.
My father was i'll at the time SAID the
owner of the scrap. "and sent me down
town to see If there was any news. Nha'
I wrote on the paper was COPIED from a
bulletin board, and I have always kept
the paper 1t will be fifty years ola on
April 12r
Penniless Suitor (anxious to propitlate
millionaire. whose daughters hand he mas
just asked in marriage). B-h-DuI, oi
course d-don't If you don't want TO.
Punch
The Stock Exchange was one or the
places visited n few days ago by sish'-
seeing couple from the Mohawk NalleS'
Their escort, a man we'll versed in matters
pertaining to the place. told them before
they entered the visitors gallery something
as 10 the cost of being n member and out
lined the business methods of the ex-
change. His wife. New York woman
VINO nN0 never DftV tn'If N'tN h' ''''N''
interested as the visitors. 1t was a quiet
day. but the roar Of voices. the paper
Uttered floor and the apparent confusion
caused much wonder And are those the
$4,000 seats?" asked the New YORK
woman. pointing to the combination posts
and sottees there don't seem to he enough
for the members" Her husband looked AT
her in amazement and said: We'll my
dear. the hayseeds don't all come from
Sprakers."
81 don't know what am ever going
10 do with that hoy Of mine lie Is carr
less and absolutely reckless OF coilSe-
ouences and doesn't seem to care TOT
Good! You can make taxicab driver
Of him. Tit Bits.
Everybody travels nowadays who can
spare n little time and money Most people
provide for vacation season. and plans
are laid months in advance around the
queries when. where and how TO spend
the time" SAYS a writer In the vienna
"Neue Freje Presse" To show that this
vas not always so he relates that Ein-
peror Franz in September, 1906. issued an
edict in which travel for pleasure mas
much as it was the cause of much money
going out Of the realm" was strictly
prohibited"
Nell-Its only case Of platonic friend
shin between Jack and me. assure you
Belle-Tm glad To hear that for Jack
has proposed 10 me. mr.,
Nell-What, oh. the horrid, deceltlui
wretch, Just YOU wait till ! see hlii'-
Boston Transcript
Nine. LII Lehman. the German prima
donna. has issued Il stirring appeal TO Ber-
lin dog lovers. 4 new dog law is soon to go
into effect At Berlin. whereby every dog
for which the owner has failed to pay the
dog tax must be turned loose. either to
be captured by the authorities for slauSh-
ter or TO become the prey Of dog thieves.
Writing to the newspapers, Nine. Len
mann says that Berlin is likely 10 present
IA picture of pre-mediPyal horror. me
prirna donna calls upon dog owners VINO
cannot pay the new tax 10 do their pets at
least "a last favor" by handing the AMI
mails to the Anti-Cruelty Society, which
will kill the dogs. free of charge, as hu-
namely as possible.
she had him arrested for kissing her,
ana he was fined $500.
wet they are good friends now
Yes: he announced in open court that IL
was worth the price. '-LoulsViHe Courlef-
Journal