New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
The Jitney Philosophers; or Nickel PIatOnism.


". ON KNOWLEDGE ~
SOCRATES tfc cotor BooBNIAs Vol Street broker.
Boobinos-And what brings you to this part of
the city, Socrates?
Socr7fcs-The subway Boobinias, the subway.
Jest not with me- Socrates, especially with Jest
that was used at the minstrel show they to raise
funds for building the AcrOpois
Like YOU not testing, Boobnias?
AS we'll as any man, Socrates for like all Greeks,
do rrde myself on my sense of humoUr But my
are all iangy and Jest strikes them overload, caus-
ing discord and nhamony.
Are all Wall Street brokers as highly sensitized
as you, Boobinias?
y oh. some of them are even more easily rrltated.
And especially now, since Tom Lawson has promised to
tell all he knows.
And what. think you does Tom Lawson know?
That Socrates, l can not say.
Did YOU read in the olden days his tale of "Fren-
zed Finance?
II did. Socrates. I did, But I read the tale because
was drawn to the magazine by the cover, which Ray
Brown himself designed.
And were you riyen or shocked, by what Tom
lawson knew?
Well. Socrates was astounded to read how Mr..
HH Rogers and Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Rockefeller were
plotting to ruin the nation and how the poicyholders
money was being used for this and for that.
And were all those things true?
Nov, that YOU pin me down. I can not answer.
u, "
fin, would YOU be astounded? Or would the fear that
might disclose further things, such as that six times
two eoualad thrty-four or nine minus seven equaled
thirteen. worry you? Or would it throw Wall Street
into a panic?
1T would not worry me at all, Socrates, because l
know that those things not true and can not be true
But it might throw Wall Street into a panic.
And why might it?
We'll. there are those in Wall Street who are not
certain that two and two might not make anything,
from zero to ininity
Then that is why they worried at what Tom
lawson may know. whether it be true or not?
You are vocal to much purpose there old hole
proof
But a man who fears that two and two make any
thing but four-woud you say such man hath wisdom,
or integrity?
No [ should not say so.
And how about the man who intmates that he
knows that two and two make five?
Il should say he also was a reft of wisdom,
and that integrity to him was only word.
Then Boobnias leave us 60 to yonder ticker, and
see what Sparta Preferred, which bought at 51la, is
doing For 1 have heard good authority, that the
contract for rails in Thrace has been cancelled, so
| think shall sell short.
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Add People You Never Meet Those who have been backbad
BY the National Geographic Society.
ADVENTURES WITH A NOTEBOOK
Took taucrbe reminder write verses on the
IDEA that while c magazines may publish their March numbers in
January d automobiles be ready August 1916 the
department and spcyhop windows have their July NUMBERS
On exhibition % January.
Result pencil adjustment awry and spent an hour try
ing repair it, Took r. c. Benchey Sunday staff writer
who, dprccang his ignorance Of mechanics failed TO repair H.
Note Noryak who presented notebook Please
send another pencil.
fuud suggestion F. H. Cs, who wants list OF one~ay
words ncemento notion of Ever hear OF clement
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