New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-25
THE TAIN or THE DAY.

THE TiLk or THE DAY.
The senior clerk OF ono 81 the large hotels
I'm the residence part OF the city In speak
ing Of the lost" gold cigarette case for
which stock broker had the police make
a search n few days ago, only to discover
that his wife had misplaced II, said that
similar cases were of frequent occurrence.
I'VE lad a party Of six in the restaurant
one evening after the opera he added,
"and they had not been gone long when
one If the men came back and eXcltedly
asked that all doors be guarded till search
might be made for his wfe's pearl necklace
which she had dropped In our place. Moth
ing had been found and we made all posi-
BILE efforts to help him After vain search
and much questioning he went 10 the tcle-
phone To call his house, and while waiting
there drew his handkerchief from coat
pocket With il came the lost pearls ana
dropped 1T his feet. Then he remembered
I lot Of things which In the first excite
mcnt did not occur to him or to his wife
Ncll-Why are you so angry with Jack?
Rellc-Iio sent me a box or candy ana
! wrote Sweets to the sweet on II.
Nell-Why, I think that was very nice.
! Relieves, but they happened to he lemon
idrops.-Philadelphia RECORD.
FROM SHELTERS TO HONEY BIRDS.
! The candidates arc growing great
Where bold mosquitoes breed,
In Wilson's classic little state,
And there is Joy, indeed
Excitement throbs. hearts palpitatc.
Monotony Is freed
I From Ger the meadows 'skeeters wing
| To towns more fair to sec,
/ And. getting there, transform their sting
/ With wondrous energy
! Into that busy. buzzng thing.
The Presidential bee.
LG.C G..
Hes tho most patient man over
( know.
THAT so?'
/ "Yos: ho can oven herd bunch or poo
/ pie together To have group picture taken
without losing his temper. Detroit Free
/ Press
/ Discussing complexion and Climate.
The Lancet says that tho oft asked hut
never satisfactorily answered question
/ whether blond or brunette girls make the
/ best wives" haa given way n ono ~ 10
whether the fair or tho dark mon are
| tho best fitted to stand tho effects ~ pro-
longcd residence in tropical country
Ni,h tho report or Weston T.. chamberlain
| published IN tho philippine Journal OF Sci
cncc" az basis. the writer adds. In
selecting mon for service in the tropics the
I color of tho complexion need not be- consid-
cred one OF the main factors In the main
! tenance OF health I'm hot countries is proper
sanitation. using the term in it, widest
sense. and including I'm II determination OF
/ insects and other vcrmin. with destruction
/ NJ their haunts aud breeding places
! jury trial In Western town had gone
! along for moro than al hour when the irlal
, fudge discovered that tho panel was shy
/ Juror.
what does this mean7' no roaccd.
/ There are only eleven jurors In til" box
Please. your honor" answered ono OF the
eleven. he has gone away from here on
| som" other business hut nc mas i'ii hlS
verdict with me. lipplncotts.
/ IN amusing incident occurred one night
/ last week IN New York theatre whore
comic opera has been revived a man ac-
comranied by two women cam" late aud
took seats toward the middle 81 the par
quet Hardly seated. she man was seen 10
move about ncrvously. but once settled
! there was nothing remarkable about him.
! When the curtain had fallen on the last
! scene the man again bccam" restless, but
/ remained seated while IN" people in the
same row moved past him. and then he dis
appeared beneath the chairs lie was look
/ ing for u light shoe which hc had taken on
| az soon as possible after entering But
| tho shoe was gone. II had evidently been
| pushed into the aisle and by slow stages il
\ reached the lobby. There II was found by
| the half shod man. who carried it to the
/ automobile IN which tho party drove away.
! Wow, There went Smthkns in his new
| six When I knew him fcw years ago hc
/ had junk shop"
! lie still has. only he moved IT to
! fashionable street. kept the same stock
| and labelled II antiques LcSlI".s Week
! ly
/ George Ade. having been spoken Of in =
! New York paper as a possibl" candidate
| for the governorshIp ~ Indiana, wrote TO
The indianapolis News: Il have no wish
/ to be Governor Of my beloved state. ! have
even less Of wish to be a carddat" for
! Governor At the same time / hav" no
earthly objection To being mentioned for
| the goyeTnOrship. During the present rainy
! spell. which has delayed planting OF corn.
We SIT around and mention our friends FOR
! the governorshp. II is our principal indoor
/ sport Everybody's dom II. dom II. dom
/ it. Sometimes "A man with particularly
/ keen insight into the possibilities Of the
autumn mentions an enemy. After all, !
would rather Il" mentioned for tn" gov
ernorshp than be elected Governor. and
then keep being mentioned. With this
! kind explanation shall retire To tho storm
| cellar"
/ Mabel-Yes. my grandpa has reached the
! age OF nincty-sX. Isn't II wonderful?
! Willle-Wonderful nothin', Look at the
| time it's taken him To do it.-Boston Tran
| script.