New-York tribune., 1913-12-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

1t was a busy day in Fulton street. Lines OF
trucks bucking each other east and west. when
out from produce store came cat. and dangling
from her mouth kitten. with which she
sayed TO the Each time she started she
had to turn back because Of truck and her efforts
soon attracted crowd Of idlcrs.
Down from the corner came u policeman. He soon
saw what the matter, and while there moth
ing in the traffic regulations to cover the point It
took the bluecoat only moment TO decide what
10 do
Going into the street he raised his hands in the
way that truckmen have learned means stop"
They stopped The cat seeing her opportunity. took
a irmer hold the nape Of her progeny, and then
holding it high to keep its curved tail out Of
the mud she slowly and deliberately picked her way
across and disappeared in cellar
Winks-Pretty slick article, Jimson is
Jnks--How so2
dispossess notice he borrowed SO OF him to move
with.-Chicago Daily News.
TO END THE sCRIMMAGE
Since Huerta will not go,
And affairs in Mexico
Keep at skies and at sevens.
Why not them at eeyens?
We've the boys eat him whole
Ere he shall attain his goal
Let football heroes tackle him
That's the surest way to shackle him.
G. b. NJ.
Mscha Elman tells a story OF his early youth
lie was playing at reception given 10y a Russian
prince, and played Bcethoven's "KreutZer Sonata"
which has several long and impressive rests in It
During one OF these rests motherly old lady leaned
forward pattcd him on the shoulder and said:
Play something you know. dear."-Tit-B Bits.
Art has small chance in this work "A day world IL
is said, yet Senior Tovar, from Sunny Spain, has
solved the problem. on the first floor, front OF a
tenement house the sehor has set up his shngle. A
sign nailed the outside wall OF the house recltes
that "Sefor Tovar will paint your portrait within
sight of all and will paint landscape or your por-
trait the ladys dress. All work guaranteed salts
factory"
on any fine afternoon Senior Tovar may be seen
seated at his easel by the window, I'm full view from
the street. He welds his face brush and mixes his
colors on his palette apparently absorbed in his
work. II the subject of his brush be human being
and one adverse to publicity, Sehor Tovar will draw
the curtains, shutting out the gaze of the curious
but he prefers doing his work in the open And the
PEOPLE Of the tenements come to Sehor Tovar to
have their portraits painted.
I'm puzzled about what to do"
What's the natter"
"You can help as a woman OF experience Ts
Il customary To send Christmas gifts your former
Free Press.
The Worlds Welfare Committee of Berlin, which
circulates much peace literature" is dissatisfied
with the finding Of the Nobel prize jury of award
to the peace prize. circular issued by the com
mittee gives notice that the person who by reason
OF his efforts in the direction OF universal peace
should have received the prize has been overlooked
and that fund has been started for the purpose
creating another peace prize, that the deserving
individual may receive his reward. The circular
modestly states that the sighted peacemaker is the
president of the protesting committee
so you want to marry my daughter? What is
your financial standing"
We'll sir, I've figured out every exemption possi-
BILE, I've had the best legal advice that would
secure, I've done everything could to dodge it-and
still find that can't entirely escape paying an in
come tax"
She's yours "-Cleveand Plain Dealer