New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"Dcstitution," says a chartably IN
|cljned woman, seems TO be something
very definite which varies according 10
the point OF view. Not LONG ago an OLD
Woman who complained OF her children
not providing for her properly was re-
|norted by one daughter TO be spending
the magnificent sum OF twenty cents a
lday on beer. Another daughter was
asked n such was the case and replied
Dear me, mol why. some days the poor
old lady hasn't even ten cents for her
beer"
CACTUS CENTRES WARRIOR.
Down here in Cactus Centre we admire a
man who scraps; ,,..
For a mollycoddle weaklln We "ou'ui
81 we All took on our Stetsons to a
Greek. game to the core
He waited In our hotel, and he lonsed 10
go to war.
We seen him fairly weepin' in the hash
Joint where he works
because he had this hOnin' fer TO 90 ana
fight the Turks, ..,.
jBear Hawkins says: by thunder! tDls
game lad wants TO fight
I'VE must send him DER the ocean, ana
we've got to send him right"
SO We passed the hat in Cactus, and We
filled IL TO the brim;
1--we bought a steamboat ticket, and we
give the same TO him,
And then we said: "A fighter needs the
tools OF that there trade"
$50 we give him every weapon that inc
gunshops ever made.
He had ten Colts revolvers and six rifles
I'm his trunk,
with cartridges to IT 'em, and raft OF
carvin' junk:
lie cure looked like a fighter when We
put him on the train
The boss OF Montenegro will seek his
Ike in vain.
$50 In the news OF scrappin' I'm Europe =
troubled states
I've know that 'mong the thousands
that's meetin OF their fates,
Ia lot OF en- is victims OF our fighting
Grecian man
(which we sent TO do some KILN on the
Cactus Centre plan.
Rocky Mountain News, Denver.
An official I'm one OF the city depart
ments was commenting on the letters OF
MAYOR Gaynor He is the greatest
letter writer we have ever had In the
lCIty Hall" he declared. Not only that,
There has never been Mayor who had
such an influence on the style Of writing
lof his many commissioners. The letters
ltbe Nayor sends to his different com
nissioners are often as crisp as those
Inc sends to private citizens which he
makes the vehicles for his answers to
lpersons who differ with him. The com
missioners In turn feel that certain
Icrispness and forcefulness must permeate
h heir letters. In other words, the Mayor
has really Gaynorized the correspondence
jof his official family. II member Of
ltbat family can work in witty remark
lrow and then, he does so. and, what's
more. It seems to please the Mayor"
us young wombat really as rich as
ithey claimY
quite so"
"ffe seems good natured."
"Yes: he's willing to be engaged TO
ALMOST any nice actress long enough LOT
Thor TO get little free advertising. -
Washington Herald.
Speaking Of the controversy between
jDr T,ederle. OF the Health Department.
nd the butchers, who want some Of the
restrictions on sausage making removed
1, German butcher In the forkville d.s-
ltrict said that he had large sdusdS
Trade. but did not make real sausages.
He had spoken to "A customer about the
.army sausage used in Germany, and at
his request made a sample. which con-
3tained besides ground beef, peas, pota-
foes and bread crumbs This mixture
was pressed into a brick form and was
pronounced delicious and cheap. Making
lthig imitation of the German army CRIBS
WRIST has become a profitable branch Of
the butchers business.
sometimes a man gifts a reputation foh
.bein' smart" said Uncle Eben. simply
'by not bein' foolish all de times he has
had chances to e.'-Washihgton Star.
In an uptown apartment house the eIe-
|vator men have decorated their cars with