New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

4 dealer in toys was recently asked
what effect politics was having on play
things for children so far as sales are
concerned" he replied. politics does not
hurt playthings The children must
have their toys no matter what is hap
pcning in the broader, bigger world"
But" was asked. what effect has
politics had on the makers OF play
things?" The answer told what nearly
every one knows. There is the Repub-
lican elephant for the children TO laugh
over, there Is the Democratic donkey,
which they consider one OF the funniest
things ever ~iven them; and there Is the
Bull Moose. cute creature that cap
lures them completely. Haven't you
anything symbolic OF the Prohibi-
tionists?" Well. that ought 10 be an
animal. but what one?" camel was
suggested. as that animal is able TO go
50 long without n drink. But the dealer
ekDostulated, If We put out a camel for
the Prohlbi;ionists some funny fellow
would be sure TO come along with the
remark that we were wrong. because
the party is apparently lacking in that
~ DE AfH'AfNf lhA"' - ~ 80
dromedary--the hump" .....
WHEN I'VE BEEN BAD"
When rye been bad. my mother says,
An right, son. Just you watt!
And when night comes We listen
For my father at the gate.
And II it's me that hears him frst
! run TO let him In,
And tell him all about II
Fore mother can begin.
And sometimes when I've finished
lie looks down at me and grinA,
And says that II reminds him
OF his own boyhood sins;
Then he leads me In To mother,
And he says. Poor little lad,
/ really don't think, sweetheart
That he's been 30 very bad.
But last night by the window.
While / watched the shadows creep,
My eyes got very heavy.
And /, somehow, fell asleep.
| could have told him easy
Just why ] screamed and kicked;
But mother was ahead OF me
And that time ! got licked!
Anna May Cooper. In st. Nicholas.
Yes, smoking il an expensive habit.
When one gives his friends cigars all the
year around his loss is no little one.
DO you mean In cigars or friendsT-
Ulk.
In the crowd which stood in front OF
the Tribune baseball bulletin yesterday
was little group which for while d.
verted attention from the recorded prog
ress Of the game. stout woman with two
childrcn-a slender girl and small boy
Mother and daughter each carried SUIT
case. The boy was the interested one and
refused to move even after his mother
spoke pleadingly about missing the
train" Encouraged by the men and boys
who said, Let i'm stay" "DoncherBo.
Leave de kid be-" and similar remarks,
the boy held his ground, TO the amuse-
ment OF a large audience and the dis
tress of the mother. When the Boston
clubs first run was shown he said: well.
mother, it's a tie now, let's 60" A man
WHO had seen the performance said 20
the woman: What will you say to the
boy when you get homer" Say? say2-
nothing. But and she looked as
though she meant 1t.
"on what ground do you seek
divorce, madame"
"Incompatibility. want divorce
and my husband doesn't" - Boston
Transcript.
One OF the recent Impressions OF Amer
lea" is published in the Vienna "Neue
Fret Presse," and while the article con-
tains much that is misleading, 1t is both
interesting and funny. Among other i'm
pressions" is this as to politeness: Rail
road employees pay no attention to the
passengers and confne themselves strict
ly TO the collection OF tickets. A con-
L. IA
demand your ticket, but one never hears
the word please When this happened
to me l spoke Of II to fellow tourist.
who said Why. within a couple OF years
the conductor will probably be a director
OF the road-why should he be courteous
to your"
IL begin TO think" said the Chinese
stat eslnan. sadly, "that there Is q con-