New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-16
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The mystery" surrounding a man whose
queer actions gave the landlady II a
Yorky!Ile boarding house cause to believe
that he was a bad man was cleared yes
teTIay Just I'm time to prevent police
investigation. The man had rented the
room by the week and went 10 II every
morning at o'clock and remained until
about 10 o'clock He was a gentleman,
the woman said. and the little handbag
in which he brought his few belongings
was highly respectable, but the hours
bothered us, and he never said what his
business was To-day he left us and ex-
planned His business keeps him down
town from noon until late al night. and
STICK baby IN his small Nat made morning
sleep impossible SO he took the room.
lie says the baby Is better hut he doesn't
know what 10 do about the music machine
which the foor-aboye peighbors Just
bought. which begins active service every
morning before the milkman comes.
think wen have him again"
Hubby-YOu could make me very happy
II YOU would only exert yourself lItue.
Wife-But you told me when accepted
you that I'd make you the hlppiest man
on earth How can | improve on that
Boston Transcript
When an uptown Sixth avenue elevated
train reached the 22d street station an
elderly and poorly dressed woman arose
and walked slowly toward the door She
had reached the platform, and was about
10 steD OF when a man noticed that she
had left a paper parcel behind. "Heyl
You forgot something" he shouted, but
the woman never turned about lie
Jumped OF the car and reached tho
woman's side as the gate banged and the
train moved on. Much Obliged, but that
isn't mine" said the woman. sickly
smile oyerspread the mans face as he
said 10 the people who had witnessed the
refusal OF the parcel: Shes right; u
belongs to me-" and seeing that some OF
the witnesses were !ncredulOus he said
that the parcel contained a child's rubber
coat. proving II by opening the parcel.
He then Joined In the laugh on himself.
What reason have you to think my
daughter loves your
She says she Is WllllnS 10 HaAe any
That's no sign she loves you"
What Is IL, thCnF -,
cagO Record Herald.
Concerning a recently published news
paper item announcing q special examina-
ton Of a mining camp In Western state
which promises 10 be a second Cripple
Creek" the director OF the United States
Geological Survey says: The district
which is mentioned In this announcement
as promising to be second Cripple
Creek is simply one of 1900 large and
small mining districts OF the West, and
IL is the effort Of the Federal Survey to
study these as rapidly as possible The
particular district to which reference has
been made is one of twenty-five small
districts to the examination Of which one
OF the survey geologlsts has just been
assigned. Doubtless the prospectors and
claim owners in each Of these believe
their district to be second Goldheld or
Cripple Creek"
"Oh. Harold" said Mrs. Newlywed, "a
strange man was here to-day and he said
he wished to read our gas meter"
Well did you let him in?'
Mercy, no, He used very poor gram
mar. and I felt sure that he would not
read 1t properly. Judges Library.
Referring 10 an interview recently
printed In The Tribune, OF which the
"rampagings OF eugenics'' were the sub
ject, America" condemns the debates
and the exhibits which were heard and
seen at the last convention Of tho PUBLIC,