New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There is at least one place In Man
haitian where socIability Is still extant.
A few days ago the passengers on a
Delaney street horse car were conyers-
ing pleasantly about the Improvement
evident IN two girls who had just left the
car. after tho last stage of their trip home
from the country, when a woman and
three children made a wild dash for
the front door All four were heavily
laden with o queer assortment Of bag
gage that knocked against many knees
before the door was reached. The mother
was nervous for fear the car would start
before her flock was safely off, but the
driver smiled sympathetically. and In
stead OF the customary step lively"
Of trolley lines. said. Don't worry,
ma'am. wouldn't let the horses start
before they get OFF. i've two Of me own
at home"
Did the story he made up to tell his
wife pan out all right?'
Nope Il was complete failure
1T sounded good TO me-
Yes but he invented IL when he WAS
sober, and when he got home and started
TO try II out he found there were so many
DlE NOluS III u Nitdl UD Ilidu III ills NOii-
dition could pronounce that he had 20
give IL up. His next effort will be In
words OF one syllable "-Houston Post.
recently returned traveller from
China, In commenting on the report that
even the little Emperor has had his queue
cut of, says that the queue has been the
cause OF many riots In the large cities of
China in the last few months. I'm cities
such as Hankow and Marking, where
revolutionary sentiment is very strong,
every queue was cut shortly after the re-
volt against the Manchus." adds the tour
ist. but In Picking and cosmopolitan
Shanghai IT lasted much longer IN
Shanghai It was Il particularly disturbing
factor for that city Is divided into a
Chinese section which Is under native con-
troll and foreign section. where the Chi
nese have no Jurisdiction. The authori-
ties OF the Chinese city passed an ord-
nance prohibiting queues and the inhab-
itants promptly obeyed Not so with
those who lived under foreign control.
Those who conserved tho old tradition
Haunted their queues with impunity as
long as they were In the foreign section.
Dut III DuslIleSS Cdlleu tHeIn 10 tne native
city they took care TO wrap the hated
appendages around their heads and hide
them under their hats"
"Why Is there no great American dra-
matist2' asked the art pesslmist.
Because" replied the sardonic man.
ager, when an American is capable OF
thinking up a frst-class practical plot
and dressing II up In good speeches he
doesn't bother about the theatre. He
goes into politics "-Washngton Star.
According 10 a report in a German
newspaper the Kaiser plays skaat with
cards designed by himself. They have on
their backs the arms Of the powers which
form the Triple Alliance. and the kings
are. all portraits Of historical personages,
the king OF spades being Louis XIV, the
king Of hearts Francis I. ard the king OF
diamonds Charles VII. The "Nord-
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' says that
no such cards exist but, II they did"
said q New Yorker, who belongs TO a
whist circle OF many years standing
there would be nothing new about them
Many years ago a member OF our club
hal deck Of cards every picture card
OF which bore a portrait. Alexander
williams. the police inspector, remein-