New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In the window OF an advertising agency
In Broadway Is n mechanical device IL
Illustrating the political campaign that is
attracting n good deal OF attention. The
White House at Washington is shown
at the top OF a hill OF verdant green, and
endeavoring to reach It's portals are Tatt'
Roosevelt and Wilson. The first candi-
date appears AT the foot OF the hill
astrde an elephant. which If propelled
up to the very porch OF the PRESIDENTIAL
residence, only 20 slip hidden cog ana
slide back to the base OF the incline.
Roosevelt mounted upon an antlered bul
moose, Is close behind him. and similar
fate oyertakes him. Nor does wilson
fare any better The Democratic mule
and rider reach the hilltop. but only
to slip back. Ali the riders are persevering.
however, and they no sooner reach the
base than they start for the summit
again. At times they make the trip
singly. then again the three riders will
race neck and neck up to the coIumned
porch to slide finally down again and
repeat the performance.
"The truth, the whole truth. and moth
witnesses al Ystrad. Did you see him
coming through the door," asked a
licltor In court mo. sir; through the
doorway" answered the police precislan
in the box.-LoDdon Globe.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
There's substance by ladies held high IN
esteem.
And we get frequent whifts of II all
winter long;
In his overcoat pockets man never would
dream
or placing an article smelling so strong.
That pestient odor ] sometimes forget.
But oft when in church, in the fan of
the year,
think-are they using that wretehed
stuff yet?
DO the ladies' have mothballs in all
that they wear?
No, the mothbals they shook from their
clothes with wave,
But some crystals lay hidden the gar
ments upon.
And vapor arose from their substance
which gave
All the fragrance Of mothballs, when
mothballs were gone.
Thus memory draws from disgust. ere It
goes,
An essence that breathes Of It many a
year;
Thus strong TO my mind, as 1t is to my
nose,
Is the mothball we smell In the fall of
the year GyB.M.
Solicitor (endeavorlng to discover clients
legal status)-But, madam, how long Is II
since you heard from your husband2
Client-Well, yer see. e left mo the day
e was married. and truth is. amt card
nothn' OF i'm since, nor wanted; least
ways, | did ear casual-like that e were
dead but II may be only is fun.-Punch.
Passengers on a steamer that reached
New York from Central American ports
recently had an unusual tale to tell or a
woodpecker that boarded the vessel when
Il was more than hundred miles of the
coast, and after spending the night In
scrap basket In the purser's cabin, made
It's escape and landed In New Jersey.
When the vessel was encountering heavy
weather off Cape Hatteras. two days
from New York. passengers saw large
bird battle against the wind, until II
finally reached the vessel. Flying to the
rigging, II chung there exhausted. ABOUT
sunset the smoking room was lighted
and at the same time the bird swooped
down from its lofty position. through
portfolio, and lit on a table. at which
game of cards was In progress. With
the aid OF several passengers the purser,
after a lively scramble. caught the bird.
1t turned out to be flicker. or high
holer, as It Is more commonly called.
one OF the largest American woodpeckers.
and an unusually heavy bird to be so
fur n,,t nl saa The nurzer nuf IL Ix, a