New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
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tanning the drugs with his name and adj
dress and the word poison
old Gent-Wen. sonny. did you take
/ your dog TO tho vet" next door to your
I house as / suggested?
| Boy-NeS. sir.
old Gent-And what did he say?
Boy said Towser was suffering from
| nerves. So Sis had better give up playin'
! the pianner.-Tit-Bits.
! The publication of newspapers in Russia
/ has never been one continuous round Of
/ pleasure, but the Minister OF the Interior
/ intends, according to a statement made
/ to representative of the Paris Temps
/ to make the task little more difficult.
with the chances for coniiscation and
plotting OUT greater. He proposes that
newspapers shall not be allowed 10 boz
/ sold or distributed until three hours after
| coming from the press. so that they may
/ be critically examined with view to the
( propriety of their contents"
! There's queer thing about this
] crime" said the chief of the detective
bureau.
What is the remarkable feature
/ asked the chief of police.
We haven't been able 10 find that II
/ had its inception in a saloon. Chicago
[ d-lcrald.
/ Despite the campaign against il in Ger
many. the code of honor is still operative
, in that country. and the duel is rosorted
7 to for the settlement or questions or
! honor \ remark as 10 the character II .
an eX-oiiicer on the part of a civilian
whose standing i'm the community made
him worthy of attention called forth a
| challenge To fight. The civilian accepted
| and chose as weapons 'Starke Knippel'-
stout bludgeons-and no argument on the
part of the seconds could induce him to
, change To weapons less ordinary. The
duel did not take place. A physician now
practising in New York had a similar
experience when he proposed to meet
challenger with bare fists or not at all"
They were holding a racing meet
WHAT'S the matter with this horse you
brought from Juarez| demanded one OF
the Judges. THE public is burning I'D its
/ money on him, Yet he can't run a little
bit. What's wrong"
Conditions don't suit him." declared
the owner of the plug.
But We've had all sorts of conditions.
We've had mud, dry track, dust and
everything else"
IL know; but that horse can't race uu-
less there's a light musketry fire Louis
vile Courer-Journal.
The current number OF the "Konzert-
Taschenbuch" contains am article by Felix
Welngarner on Applause" i'm which the
director says: The relation between the
public ana the artist rests on what is rem
dered by both The artist gives his
strength his knowledge and the fruit OF
fa'S no, Il. OF
ms but its recognition. AS the individual
has not opportunity to speak his approval,
the logical way to show 1t is by ap-
plause.' The writer says tha- lie has
never known "A case where this form 81
satisfaction on the part of an audience
has failed TO please. all declarations Oh
the part OF modest stage folk To the con
trary Notwithstanding. Beethoven resent
ed silence and Wagner loved applause.
"Why. the size of your BILL" cried the
angry patient To the doctor, makes me
boil all over"'
"Ahr said the eminent practitioner
calmly, that Will be two guineas more
for steriizng your system. "-Tit-Bits.
A New York business man who had been
in Florida since late in February because
of his wifes Illness returned TO his office
yesterday week earlier than he was
expected His arrival caused well-laid
April fool conspiracy to collapse and
made hasty explanations necessary. The
head office boy had sent word TO three
novices that the boss" wanted 10 see
them In the office on Tuesday morning
never thinking that the boss" would be
there and hoping to have an April fool
laugh at the boys. In telling the story
the big boy said he wondered what form
the revenge for the joke that went astray
would take.
Merchant--Tm afraid you won't do. On
principle engage only married men.
Applcant-Do you happen TO have
daughter. sir?-Boston Transcript.