New-York tribune., 1911-11-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The A. H. T A., as the Kansas papers
call 1.-THE Anti-Horse Thief Association
has been holding its thirtleth annual con-
vention in Topeka. Despite the reported
gradual disappearance Of the horse. the
organization seems 70 he thriving In the
West. no less than eighty-seven new lodges
having been formed in Kansas i'm the last
vear THE association was born OF
necessity" says its president, John W.
Wall. of Kansas. Bands of horse thievee
were numerous in Missouri before the war,
and horse stealing became so notorious
that an organization was effected at the
Highland schoolhouse lin Clark County
Missouri in 1854, by Major David Mckee
and five others. The first roundup was
IN Springfield. H., where three thieves
were captured and nineteen horses retaken
from the band of.outlaws. These men had
been making their headquarters I'm livery
barn I'm that city, and the rendezvous was
broken up. The organization grew and
spread through Kansas. oklahoma, Texas
New Mexico. Arkansas, Illinois, Nebraska
Iowa. Colorado and Ohio. We have now
538 sub orders i'm Kansas with a MEMBER
ship of 1900, and a total list throughout
the territory covered ol nearly '''V"'
Who's that man who lust Kicked the
chair over and threw pack of cards INTO
the ireplace?" inquired one walter:
oh" replied the other: he's the gen, hy
tleman who tries TO rest his nerves py
nlaving solitaire re"-Washington Star.
The nersonal interest in Tammany poll
tics WAS demonstrated q few nights ago at
Tammany meeting. one speaker law
yer. who has been receiving many refer
ences and receivershps from the justices
Of his party, insisted that the most i'm
portant phase OF .he present campaign
was the election Of justices of the SUI
nreme Court. He was sollcitous that the
"right men" should be chosen. Then came
Assemblyman Ar Smith, majority leader
of the lower house at Albany. lie insisted
lust as hard I'm his speech that the issue
that overshadowed every other In the cam
uaign was the election OF a Democratic
Assembly. His power depends on the con-
summation Of the wish
Two Scottish women were arguing as
TO which was the thrifuer.
First Woman-Do you see that purse +.
Wecl that's my first ane' an IT'S as guid
as the day ! got II. fe cannet peat thd''
Second Woman-Mchty me- What a
moor boast. We ken Dugal, my husband'
"Oh. aye; what sboot him.
"Weel ne's my first man, an moo you've
got yer third. So dinna preach thrift to me
again. '-Tit-Blts.
The telephone in downtown office where
there are many visitors daily, some OF
whom never have any real business to
transact there, has become an expensive
luxury. Hints thrown out by the office
manager seemed TO have no effect on the
telephone snipes," as they are termed, and
In order to stop the abuse this notice was
posted over the instrument: city calls
free to customers and others who can't
afford to pay cents"
MY dear. congratulate me-
What has happened"
Jack Darlington has asked me to be his
"Oh. I'm not going to congratulate YOU
on that account. He was almost the worst
husband | ever had."-Chicago Record
Herald
"The Jewellers Circular-W Weekly" speak
ing Of the great increase In value OF pearls,
avs that A necklace recently sold for $50 Ol0
had been bought in 1894 for $4,000. Reports
from GHIlS, lIlc u dAt BdlI'i mus az ''''''
the demand for pearls is stronger than
ever. Were it not for the resale TO deal
ers OF pearls that have already been worn
the market would almost be barren Of fine
gems, as the increase in the number OF
pearls from the fisheries has not been COM
mensurate with the growing demand.
Ue-"They asked me to their reception,
b,t II wasn't because they like me; IL was
only because | can sing.
She-"Oh, I'm sure you're mistaken. -
rTs.-a inf