New-York tribune., 1913-10-11
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

one Giant rooter who died hard when the Ath-
letcs trumphed yesterday was a boy who sells
papers in front Of the Tribune Building. Giants
almost win" was the cry with which he dispensed
his wares.
An Irish priest had laborcd hard with one Of his
flock to induce him to give up the habit of drinking
but the man reluctant.
Il tell you Michael" said the priest "whiskey is
your enemy, and you should keep as far away
from IT YOU can"
My inimy is it, father" responded Michael
And IT your riverence's silf that ellin us
in the pulpit only last Sunday TO love inimiesr
80 | was, Michael" rejoned the priest but was
| anywhere telling you to swallow 'cm?"-Tt- Bits.
a certain truckman in the habit OF using the new
Manhattan Bridge his morning trip to Brooklyn
has abandoned that route because Of superstition
Several days ago while the truckman taking
load OF chicken crates TO Brooklyn fine cap noated
down before him just as his team had passed under
the Manhattan tower. He looked around. and seeing
that none Of the teamsters ahead OF him behind
him bareheaded he picked up the cap and put 1t
under the cushion OF his seat. Now 1t chanced that
the cap had been blown from the head Of one OF the
engineers Of the Bridge Department who was high
up In the tower the time. on reaching the tower
base he called up the policeman at the Brooklyn ap-
proach the telephone described the teamster and
his wagon and told how he had lost his cap. AS the
long file Of trucks passed by the policeman the lat
ter halted the thieving driver. saying: I'll trouble
you hand over that cap you picked up on the Man
haitian side. It's a black and white check and you've
got 1t right there under your seat Amazed ana
frightened the cops demand the driver pulled out
his hidden find and tossed It to him Here you are
he said. You're mind reader or one OF them guys
what can see around corners
What do you call your dog?"
Stock Market . ~,
what a peculiar name, Any particular reasonT
Il should say So Most unreliable dog you ever
saw You can never tell what he's going TO do
next"-Life
In an obituary notice published in a village weekly
paper Mrs D. was described in the first paragraph
as having been "a long resident OF our place.
neghbor wrote to the paper: Thanks Tor the kino
words about Mrs D., but she was short, plump and
good natured-not long.
"The Declaration OF Independence states that all
men born free and equal, peheVe'
Something OF the sort ~
MY dear man, I'm descended from one OF is
signers. louisville Courer-Journal
"If every woman who stands in the subway takes
IL into her head TO bring along her camp chair and
plant it and herself in the aisles OF the cars the
gentlemen OF the Public Service Commission VIII
have a problem OF operation on their hands' said
James Blaine Walker assistant secretary to the
commission. Assuming that the idea became prev
alent, the congestion caused by the seats OF the
mighty would put serious damper on the LOADING
and unloading Of trains in the rush hours and OF
course, the practice would have to stop. just now
far II might be allowed to go unchecked Is hard 10
say BY the way. the idea isn't new. -FOUR years
ago remember seeing a middle aged man carrying
his camp chair regularly between 9oth street and
Brooklyn Bridge.
The expert at Medicine Hat gave the preliminary
pull on the storm lever.
This ought to settle all the summer vacation poets
for another ten months anyway" he sad.-Denver
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