New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho western college idea OF prohlbiung
the use Of toothplcks, ~ put into practice
I'm New York" said the cashier IN res
tauraut. you'd prevent many men from
enjoying their food in q cheap way II
is a common joke among US that light
luncheon consists OF q glass Of water am
toothrlck, and, IN my position, l am
able TO soc that there s. moro truth than
fiction In the saying We get rid OF a
couple Of bushels Of splints each day.
and strange 10 say, most Of these 90 TO
tho men who fare lghtly-say. on char
lotto russo or chocolate eclair. For a
nickel 4 man can buy one OF these dam
ties. have glass Of water, I'll his roch-
cts with toothpicks. and then for hours
afterWard amuse himself by digging the
cream from his teeth and mastica'irg IT,
These men don't really want TO eat. they
simply need a hint OF eating. 50 that the
wee morsels they manage to dig up With
the pick afterward suffice as feast. stop
the toothpick and the cheaper side OF the
Great White Way viii have to begin
spending real money"
Post-wby did YOU dismiss your glori-
GUS tODK
Parker-It was the only way 10 get our
guests to go home.-LippincOtts
The editor OF humorous periodical
announced to an interviewer at one time
that the legitimate humor Of this life
comes from the children. ~ profess
sional Jolesmith may grind out some
thing funny" he said, but his witt
cisin never seems to have the spontane-
ity OF a Childs utterance." This was
proved 70 the satisfaction OF the inter
viewer IN his own home recently. HIS
wife was looking for her comb, but after
half an hours search gave up in disgust
and told her husband she was afraid she
would have to use his for once. And
then, as so often happens when one gives
up the search for a missing article, she
found the comb--in the bottom OF a pan
filled with water. At the same time she
noticed her siX-year- old son looking sus-
piciously at her. See here" she said to
him, what is this comb doing in this
pan Of water?" I'm sure / don't know,
mamma" the youngster replied, unless
it went in there to wash its teeth"
quaintances in the city are looking FOR
country board / hope you'll mention my
place.
Departing Guest--I viii; but 1 don't
recall any ono that / have q grudge
against just now.-BostOn Transcript.
Berlin police authorities have issued an
edict banishing horse-drawn cabs from
tho streets OF the city. The vehicles in
question, says The Autocar," are so
utterly obsolete as 10 30 unworthy OF
such an up-tO-date place az Berlin. To
each Of the sixty licensed drivers affected
by the new regulation $50 is TO be paid
by way OF compensation. while applica-
tons from any of them for permission to
drive motor vehicles are TO be favOrably
considered The edlct goes into force on
April l next
George Washington never told lie
IT does not seem possible"
lie knew IL would be Of no use"
How so?
HE married a widow, and you can't lie
to Il widow and get away with it,
Houston Post.
The cats Of London are faced with
crisis unparalleled in feline history. There
is Il famine in cats meat. The basic
cause OF the famine was expounded to an
Express" representative by a cats meat
man OF Chaplain. "A dead horse" no
said. '1s as rare nowadays as a dead
donkey. We cannot get the meat from
the horse slaughterers. Horses are get
ting scarce because OF motor cars, and