New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
AS | WAS SAYING

II is to roar, Here in the June "Parthenon" we
find the hilarious sc7eamer. "Giau no Adam eto no
eutuchesteros ton suguzon. Gau den eiche pethera
no makarites."
What, You don't get the drift? Why. bless you.
no more do we But have been renewing our
acquaintance with Mile Modiste.' and noticed how
an audience innocent OF French behaves when II
hears a steamer trunk called petite MALE de
mer", so we burst INTO a loud and glorious gufaw.
How joyful 10 observe that fewer New York
churches are closing this summer roof gardens
are poor substitute best. especially when every
other male is chanting
My wifes gone to the country!
Hooray! Hooray"
We have got on In Crowds" 20 that merry page
where Lee visits the Library. Il asked the man
who seemed TO have II in charge who there was writ
ing books FOR Mr. Carnegie's Libraries Just now or
If there any really adequate arrangements Mr..
Carnegie had made for having few great books
written for all these fine buidings-al these noble
book he had put up"
This rather treed the librarian, who got out Of it
eventually by mentioning a Mr. Kipling but came
near taking that back. and think Mr. Lee should
hereafter consult the publishers. Though timd.
tongue-tled race, they are ever ready TO oblige
There is better feeling among the words and we
Z
OF Much Abused Words and Phrases. Already 1t
has befriended big dn the OF great-a big
novel;. and the phrases bulk large" hold brief
for" "a glutton for work" mot much immoral
as immoral" and those cruelty overdriven words
"obsess" and "obsession."
Beginning we'll you II this continues there
will be relief for "connote" "a far cry" three In
number" green in color" square in shape" "a
man OF vision" few persons realize and that pitt
fu sufferer. 'red-booded"
Meanwhile quite a squad Of entirely words
are banging at gates, you VIII learn by the
following inspired sentences: "Angrily he smith
ereened the vase" "Loveify your house with
patent tres," The Jail lawn is being dandeloned
by TRUSTEES"
The Gentle Cynic has discovered that many
woman knows her mind because she has
never had a formal introduction to IT," and We con-
slider this a peculiarly humping argument for the
higher education OF woman. Give her psychology.
Thus you formally introduce her to her own mind
and all her life she will laugh both with and at It,
Later-While pausing to eat few cookies we left
the above in unsafe place but She says: True.
oh King"
1t has occurred to Parsians that sidewalks will
do to walk on, and they TO try IT,
dropping a word to the cafes whose spindle-legged
tables and chairs too frequently the entire
sidewalk. You have noticed IT, doubtless. But have
you been there in winter and seen Frenchmen sip
ping their comical little drinks beneath awning
fringed with icicles and two enormous stoves at
tempting the street?
This phenomenon explains the epigram: France
is still sleeping in Napoleon's bed" The retreat
from Moscow continues.
The enchanted Pork Barrel has already yielded
S1952.261 TO dampen the Trinity River with ar
tesan wells. but Texas is modest and thinks So
100000 more Will be about right
Now. while take it that moderate amount
OF moisture is good for a river II strikes US that
artesan wells for the Texans bit extravagant
when the ohioans manage not only more economi-
cay but more entertaningly Next time you step
aboard an Ohio River steamboat ask them to show
you the bucket Of water they keep ready for use
whenever the boat seems likely 20 stub its bottom.
r. L. H.