New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
THE TALK OF THE Day.

equal TO each other" remarked man seat
ed at a cafe table, by way OF proving what
he had said. "Oh, we'll" returned his
friend. that's true enough. alsebraically.
but-did II ever occur to you that there's
a whole lot of difference between being
shot and being half shot twice?'
People who live in glass houses'-What
is the rest Of the quotation? said tne WISE
Guy, again admitting that he didn't know
everything.
people who live In glass houses shouldn't
live within stones throw OF eacn o'',el.
replied tie Simple Mug.-Philadelpha Rec
ord.
Let the boys come down after school
and I'll take them to see the Texas bom-
bardment moving pictures was the mes
sage received by woman at her home NJ
Harlem from her husband far downtown
and later In the day the little fellows, prop
erly accompanied, made their appearance.
Father put aside his work and. intent on
giving the boys a useful lesson. took them
to the show. They were deeply interested
in all that they saw. and when they came
away the father asked: well. how did
you like the war pictures?' "All right
said the older one. "but gee! I'd like to see
that one again where the men break into
the house and steal the money" And then
the father had something to say about the
trend of the youthful mind.
SIGHTED GENIUS.
There was a great philosopher,
Who had fine things to say.
His words created little stir
Till he had passed away.
A najnter's work, now very old.
Brings wealth that few men reach
Though he some OF his pictures sold
For seven dollars each.
A poet sang his song inspired.
nations soul 10 touch.
1t made his nearest nelgnoors tlreo'
Though critics praised him much'
A statesman strove with eloquence
To give timely hint.
The best his wisdom so immense
Secured was leave 70 PRINT
Marcel Provost, in his campaign against
the piano, would have sturdy heuten-
ant II the owner Of Harlem apartment
house were a resident Of Paris. He Is the
father OF several daughters, who were re-
Gently married. The house was TOO large
for the man and his wife, and they took
an apartment in the mans own house, where
he became one Of many tenants. Being on
the right side OF the agent and the janitor.
all would have been well-but for the piano
over and the mechanical instrument under
the old couple. What the landlord called
nuisance" finally drove him into another
and less desirable apartment Of his own
house, and he took his revenge by refus'
ing to renew the lease Of any tenant own
ntF 81
ment"
did the peanut man get his nsturaliza-
ton papers,"
Yes lie proved TO the Judge right away
that he was q good American at heart"
How did he prove it,
I'm answer TO question he told the diff
ference between a double play and double
header."-Buffalo Express.
Paris is about to borrow an idea from the
railroads 20 regulate it's street traffic. An
iron structure with semaphors arms has
been erected in the centre Of the square
at the Montnlartre, where the traffic is
heavy at all hours of the day. a single
policeman placed In charge Of this soma
phore viii control all the traffic converging
on the square. The apparatus is fitted with
four signal arms. and these can be seen
at a considerable distance. Drivers OF
vehicles arriving AT any one OF the four
arteries opening on the square will halt II
the signal IS against them and wait for
white disk TO be shown before proceeding.
At night red and green lights viii replace
the red and white disks.
THAT new man we sent to Mexico is
doing fine"
f.Jou'e tbofop
"yVhy, In the report he has wired us of
the last great battle. where two horses
We're killed and an insurrecto shot In the
neck he uses the word hecatomb twice. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The recovery OF letter which had been
sent to 2 little town in Germany and never
delivered 10 the person addressed cured
the writer Of the custom Of adding rs
quire" to a name on the superscripton of
mall matter. The letter ia question would
probably have been promptly delivered had
he address read simply. "Mr. John
Brown" But the sender had addressed il,
John Brown Esquire" and the communi-
cation rested comfortably in the "EY' COM
partment OF the post restant department
waiting TO be called for by Mr.. Esquire"
One Of the popular guide books warns
against the use of ESD" saying that 1t
might be mistaken for a name.
Visitor-And you always did your daring
robberies single handed? Why didn't you
have pal?
Prisoner-Well, sir, wuz afraid he