New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
AS | WAS SAYING


He is as unpopular as a popular song by the time
il gets to be popular
So Won see Mr. George Fitch had Art on his side
when he took popular songs across MS knee tne
other morning and gave them what FOR Ana uluh
they deserve il? The late Mr.. Jere OHalloran VINO
welded the razor by day, the Tyre by night summed
ND the whole case when he said: rake II
from me Don't you never let them guys set your
stun TO new tune.
tune. always going up another street maybe ana
triee disguised in its cadences, but never never
new Hence
We cannot lose theold songs
OF centu riesa go.
Their ghast lyspec tiers trail us,
And nllour liveswith woe!
A death essgrouch comeso'er our heaft
With eachcon foun dedsrai ai-ain.
We cannotlose theold songs
Thoughdriv enhalhn sane.
We cannot osethe ohold songs.
They raisee ter nalcain
There are dreadful deeds OF derring-do in Nenez-
uela not without coaching from the sdelines where
Brothers Abdul Porfrio, Manuel and Theodore HI
their voices in chorus, crying, go It, Cipriano'
This is a wonderful comfort TO the state Depart
ment. Somehow Mr.. Bryan felt Responsible TOT
Cipriano and yet the way they kept skipping 10 ana
fro in the earth It was hard for them TO guess where
Besides the state Department rejoces whenever
ANYTHING turns UP to scatter our wits. which nave
been concentrated Of late on Mexico
Reastly problem Mexico. though We have the soiu-
Allow both parties to import
arms This precisely in the Balkans should tehu
10 remove the great barrier 70 peace the world over
namely. people But practicaly-what would the
Mexcans do with their arms? Use them? Gam
mon! They are much too lazy.
For davs NOW we have read and reread that fam
ing editorial about young Monsieur BrandDug
Marcel de Noulnrouge who few three thousand
mortal miles with his gorgeous name trailing ne
hind like a comets tail. What spunk' what sKlll.
What amazing Icvelheadedness for an urchin OF
nineteen!
Guess we can match him. though see our Souhs
MIR Sayre, Sailed straight through his law exam
nations with colors nailed 10 the mast Ana soou-
ness knows he had a lot on his mind-the charming
Nice ressie ITO whom our hilarious fecitations) and
mt desk and v.hirlchair In the District Attorneys
office TO say nothing OF his impending responsible
ties at Williams College.
These though onerous. are il-dehned as yet MI
Savre will do odd Jobs for President Garheld-to the
satisfaction OF both, doubtless-and turn MS manu-
to social work among the students IlcRhsh' thIs
Iast With the gayest Intentions may easily
instance. who thought swallow-tai coats would Inn
n-ovc social conditions Well, maybe. But such
broak as II was his begging for cast-off swallow
tails openly brazeny, and at an Alumni dinner
Still IL advertised the college-oh. uproariousy -
and vho shall saw how much It contributed TO the
growth Of a truly democratic spirit among the uh-
dergraduates?
All things considered, then. we think II stupen-
doue feat on Young Mr. Sayres part to pull through
JIt nd vpau
to back him against any young Brandijug Marcel de
Nou,inrouge in the heavens. Especially when 1t
comes to the longevity test!
The epidemic-no, the pandemic-of dancing nus
caught the eye OF afrghted Science, and we are out
little surprised by her deductions As usual the old
girl diagnoses nothing novel-simply Worldwide
malady clothed more or less) In new gulse' Ezra
tum: For "trots" read Jumps
And now the scientific managers have begun shed
ding eweet influence upon the art OF shovelling.
60 glad, II is a luxury to know that shovelng Will
soon he exalted TO a higher perfection, but positive
blessing TO see IL already recognized rs An art
Among shovellers-and who should know II not they Z
it has long been thus esteemed
How vivdly we recall that mad, melodious night
in poor Connie Meguire's shanty' IL was oriihaht
occasion-owing partly TO the candles and partly to
the enthusiasm in the words OF that hneiy-
poised critic, Dennis Casey. our friend Mike Nolah
was the life ~ the wake
For certain reasons, we are unable TO report Mike
orloov NJ moor Connie In full but there was one
massage that seemed remarkable at once for It's ten
derness and its restraint. "Will yez look at MIN
there" cried Mike. "Many's tn time I'VE "ur-
rucked be tn side iv him in tn ditch Byes ne was
a,'e,'a,,or,o II. l.. II.