Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1909, Page 6

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Mr. Roosevelt is on the ocean, but no one charges him with being at sea. —— It will soon be moving day for the jungle folks in the vicinity of Mom~ basa. It is up to March now to disclose whether it is clad in lion's skin or lamb’s wool. - It is an open question whether a man who goes up in a balloon is brave or just foolish. \ Nevet uiind, the really hot fight will be waged over those elective police commissioners. L the subject, the Water agaln get bold. board will All political candidates for Everybody vote. parti city offices name their today. “Kansas City is a strong union town,” says a labor paper. Still, it has no union station, London is much excited over the disappearance of a poet. London takes its blessings seriously. Remember that p‘om_for primary election are open from 12 o’clock noon to 9 o'clock in the evening. —_— If the south pole is 11,000 feet above the sea, Miss Annie Peck is the person best qflllll!flfl to elimb it. . Caruso's sore throat has cost him the loss of $25,000. Most men make money by keeping their mouths shut. ——— Castro declares that Providence is calling him' to Venezuela. Providence must be-planning to have Castro get his. It is unprofessional for a profes- sional man to advertise in the news- papers, except when he is runaing for office. When Willle Whitla is started for school again next week he will prob- ably regret his rescue from the kid- napers. If the Donahoe bill is as bad as all that, and we have no doubt it is, how did it come to pass a democratic sf senate? Still, Champ Clark offered no re- ward when “Unecle Joe"” Cannon kid- naped a bunch of democratic con- gressmen. There would be no great protest if a prohibitive tariff were placed in the style of gloves worn by pugilists in the prize ring. “Will the republic survive asks Tom Lawson. Chances are it will worry along if Lawson will quit writ- ing fiction. A steel rail guaranteed not to break has b invented. Now for the in- vention of a switch that will guarantee to stay closed. Bandits held up and robbed a train just as it was pulling into Denver. Wise bandits never bother a train leaving Denver. » —_— It may be only & coincidence that Mr. Harriman's health was fully re- covered the day after Mr. Roosevelt salled for Africa President and People. The Outlook will find itself in a hopeless minority in trying to con- vince the American people that the president of the United States should be saved from contact with politicians, business men and plain peopie of all kinds. This is the contention of an Outlook editorial, captioned ‘‘Spare the President,”” but as it is unsigned it is not safe to conclude that it was suggested by Editor Roosevelt. Emphasis is laid on the argument that the country has grown wonder- fully and that the demands upon the president’s time are such that men of limited physical strength could not endure the strain, as Mr. Roosevelt was able to do and as Mr. Taft is equipped for doing. The only answer to that is that none but men of great mental and physical vigor should be elected to the presidency. The de- velopment of the political game has made it necessary for the presidential candidate to know the country, to be a traveler and to be able to endure all the hardships of a long and trying campal The voters would be slow to give their support to a physical weakling, no matter what his intellec- tual attainments. The Outlook continue The president is not a private citizen; he is a public servant. His time ought to be given entirely to the consideration of the Interests of the people. He ought not to be compelled, as the president oftcn is compelled, to shake hands with three or four or five thousand persons in a day. He ought not to be obliged to glve a large part of his time to meeting persons from all parts of the country. who simply wish the pleasure of seeing the president and grasping his hand It is. absurd to delegate a large share of the government of the country to u man and then consume his time and strength in exchanging brief civillties with a large part of the population of the country. The president would probably llke to ehake .hands with every man, woman and chlld in the United States; but if he s to do any other work his time must be guarded and his inter- course with the people restricted. No officeseeker ought to find' access to the president. Nothing could be more ridic- uléus from the standpoint of rational government than to allow the president in the first days of entrance upon his dutips, when he sorely needs time to tamiliarize himself with important ques- tions and with the heavy work of the office, to be beselged by a horde of men intent upon having minor positions under the government The fact that the president is the public servant, as the Outlook prop- erly states is the best reason. why he should consult with his employers con- cerning the conduct of their business Nor will the people endorse the con- ;:nllon that {'no officeseekeer ought find access to the president.” The president can not select federa! office holders by consulting the city dirée- torfes or by advertising in the news- papers. The personal equation must enter into the transaction and the president must either meet the office- seeker face to face or accept the voucher of a third party. The latter Plan would practically place the ap- pointing, or selecting power, exclus- ively in the hands of senators, con- gressmen or political leaders and thus build up the personal political ma- chines against which the people have protested for years. It would limit the president's advisors to the political leaders and naturally result in a bureaucratic form of government that has never been either popular wholesome wherever tried. One of the very strongest features of our form of government is the fact that the humblest citizen, with a grievance or a suggestion, honestly conceived for the general good, may carry his peti- tion, through proper channels to the highest officlal head of the govern- ment. Any attempt to change the sys- tem and practice would be a backward step. or e ——— Woe for the Joy Riders, An eastern manufacturer has an in- vention which he believes will prove & boon to owners of automobiles by making it impossible for a chauffeur to take the owner's car without per- mission and indulge in the “joy ride,"” which has been the source of so much loss and annoyance to owners of ma- chines. The invention is simply a contrivance which enables the owner to shut off the supply of gasolene in his car, leaving just enough to run it to the garage, and making it impos- sible for the machine to be used until he releases the lock with his key. Police and garage records, espec- ially in the eastern cities, show that most of the serious automobile acci- dents are caused by chauffeurs borrow- ing cars without the permission of their employers and indulging in wild rides with chosen companions, to the great delight of the chauffeurs’ guests and often to the great damage of the ca It the invention is all that claimed for it, automobile owners and the police may be relieved of one of the most annoying features incident to the ownership, operation and regula- tion of automoblies. Forest Preservation and Furs. The American consul at Kingston, Canada, has written an interesting re- port to the Department of Commerce and Labor on the energetic methods proposed by the Canadian government |lor the preservation of the forests of that country for the primary pose of saving the fur industry. The Canadians are just beginning to re- alize that the fur-bearing animals that have heretofore furnished a source of large income will soon be extinet un- less drastic measures are adopted for the preservation of their forest homes. The world’s richest fur farm bas been in the forest stretches of Canada, the Domiunion exporting about $10,.- 000,000 _worth of furs each year, chiefly to the United States. Reckless lumbering has damaged Canada as it has this country and the fur industry is now threatened with destruction is | pur- | THE OMAHA Consul Van Sant reports that the 000,000 in 190 devastation has caused a demand rigid regulation by the Dominion 1901 to $4,600,000 reservations to give the fur-bear big start again. The situation is pursued. and our neighbor on forest preservation that ‘l‘;nl'ny‘l Fanry. history of Omaha. eity hall, fwhich h plainly failed satisfy the majority of the voters all parties. produced nominations, particularly the republican side, competitors, of a substantial normal majority. tion this time and will, in making to the election. 7 The candidates should be judged their records and their professions. a candidate has run for office befo! tles ure. fice him election does no one any good. just for and aggressive activity if success is be assured at the polls. Is it Possible? ihe one the public service corporations | at Lincoln, but Nebraska history does record it Can they (the senators who voted for Nebrarka ?—~World-Herald. Is it possible? a legislature made up of demo-pop one house, much less be headed passage? the “‘bunco bill” has a fair chance get through the democratic house? | would sign the bill? If not, why all this noisy howl The Bee believes the bill is bad its essential features. It ought to defeated. Abolishing Trade Treaties. One of the really radical featu vision abolishing all trade treaties tions, | certain to arouse much discuss {ion as to its advisability. most prompt to appreciate from the adoption of the bill and they are already engaged ing a maximum and minimum sch ating on us in case they do not | | the completed Payne bill. | scheme of the French bill commercial reprisal should course become necessary. is one |ducts in the world's markets. It | hinted, too, that the removal of trade agreements might force a uni sentiment for the upbuilding of | under the American flag In any event, if the agreements clerks of election appointed by district court clerk, but he took steps ousted and boards appolnted by mayor and couneil substituted in their places. Three years ago the clerk of the district court was a democrat and the mayor and council were rep ports of furs have dropped from $10,- thorities and for the creation of forest animals a few vears of rest and pro- tection. If this is done, it is argued, the fur-bearing animals would get a |says: The woman was of refined manner and been couraging in this respect, that when | appe drinking. The woman remarked, “There'll Canada adopts a policy it s rigldly north may be depended upon to fur- nish an {lluminating example to have preserves. The impending primary to select candidates for city office on all party tickets is the second of its kind in the The experiment was first tried three years ago, result- ing in the present official roster of the Three years ago, the city primary that practically disrupted the party organization, and turned the city govern- ment over to the democrats in spite republican 1t 18 to be hoped the repub- lican voters will_exercise hetter discre- the tickets at the primary, look ahead the way to test his vote getting abili- s by his previous success or fail- To nominate a man for any of- the purpose of letting be defeated at the subsequent The primary vote should go to the strong man, the man of positive personality There may have been bigger gold bricks | unloaded on unsuspecting legislators than now trying to work off on the lawmakers It is almost unbelievable that a measure of this kind could have received the votes of conscientlous and intelligent members. bill) afford to ailow themselves to be for- over recorded as having favored this free- booting plot to rob every city and town in Is it possible that formers could have let a bill as vicious as that thus described go through even Is it possible that having passed the senate by an almost unanimous vote | 18 it possible fhat if such a measure | should pass both senate and house, controlled as they are each by a demo- cratic majority, a democratic governor the part of the local democratic organ. If the bill has no chance ever to get | on the statute books by the approving signature of the democratic governor, of the pending tariff bill is the pro- tween the United States and other na- thus placing our foreign com- merce all under the operation of the tariff laws, regardless of any existing | treaty concessions. The proposition is | and’there is a wide and adverse opin- The French authorities have been | | changed conditions that would come pending framing a new tariff measure, includ- { ule, with the evident purpose of retali- The entire such a that the founders of American forelgn commerce believe they would be better off without them to wage successful | | warfare in behalf of our surplus pro- American merchant marine, by levy! | discriminating duties on goods carried to have these election boards DAILY BEE: TUESDAY ex- | licans. This year the district court clerk is a republican and the mayor in | and couneil democrats. It makes all and to $2,760,000 in 1908. This | the difference in the world on which for au- side even though changed. ing S—— The about the political butter is spread, the law remains from Cleveland the kidnapers, press report the arrest of en- Both had evidently nce be heil In Sharon tomorrow. the ment. —— Governor Shallenberger has ten di in which to appoint a new Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of Omaha-—counting from the day he signed the new charter bill. It is up to the ‘governor to do something, as it goes without saying he would not disregard a law he, himself, has helped to put on the statute books. e to of What has become of the World- Herald’s admonition to democratic On | ewspapers not to criticise the demo- cratic lawmakers until after the legis- lature shall have adjourned? The the multiplicity of candidates, to-|go.g. Horald likes to prescribe for gether with the refusal of those| ;... pyut dislikes to take its own defeated at the primary to be » medicine? reconciled to their successful e The robbers who held up a train near Denver relieved the porter of $11.50 in cash and a Pullman check for $7.3 The check represented the porter's wages for the month and the $11.50 his levy on the passengers for the trip. up et bY| rThe Brooklyn Eagle refere to Con- Tt | gressman Fitzgerald as “the rising e | hope of a sane democracy.” Doesn't the Eagle know that Mr. Bryan has read Mr. Fitzgerald out of the party? e One of the suspects denies the alle- gation that he is to give $100,000 to build up a big medical college in Omaha, but appreciates the compli- ment just the same. to Highwaymen have held up a mining promoter in New York rélieving him of several thousand dollars. Still, it s generally insisted that there is honor among them. e Still, the manufacturers who insist that benzoate of soda is perfectly harmless are ajways protesting against being compelled tto advertise the fact that they use’it. e are not the 1t is to be noted that no one is mov- ing to postpone the April adjourdment date fixed by the legislature. The only trouble with the date is that it is re- |80 far off. It is sincerely hoped that Wall street will not be put to the embarassment of being asked to contribute to an ex- pedition for the relief of Mr. Roose- velt. for to = Speaker Caunon reports that he is having difficulty in getting a quortim in the house these days. That's sur- prising as the Bennings races are not on. et “What is leadership?” asks the At- lantic Constitution. Well, leadership is rough sledding, if Champ Clark is any judge, and he thinks he is. e on Speaking of ingratitude, didn't why such a racket, unless merely to|y.vor Jim do his share to put & throw dust while some other' legls- | . 1 na1'g epaulettes on his only com- mlwn jobbery is carried on under | oior for renomination? cover? e in be Russia has sent another bunch of editors to Siberia, but even that is preferrable to the Tennesee plan of disposing of them. s BRI res Look Up = Smile. Washington Herald. Cheer up, moliycoddles, nature fakers, undesirable citizens, Ananlases and forth! He is now well outside the thre mile limit Enfoying » New Joh. Washington Post Southern senators are enjoying the unique pleasure of being assistant cutters at the administration ple counter. Another blow |at the solid south. be- s0 ion Troublesome Vislons. Pittsburg Dispatch Visions of what Roosevelt might 1912 if leading statesmen should interim try to dump his policies in the waste basket will be likely to suggest chilling second thoughts to contemplators of such a reaction the do in the in in ed- ting a Moral. Baltimore American A miner in Tllinois, applying for naturaliza- tion papers, declared that he held his union above the law. This points oral of beginning at the start when purifying the ike of . baliot. To have good laws and good of This dissolution of anclent trade |, ..1; 1o enforce them. first get good compaets, some of them in gxistence | yoiers, An element admitted into citizen- {for half a century, proba means | ship without either intelligence or moral sense I8 not golng to help along the much- desired end of good government Joliying Peor Old Carrie. Minneapolis Journal {s| Poor 0ld Carrie Nation, who wishes the world would be better, and who would Il |\ ing the kingdom of heaven on earth by ted | yiolence, returned to the United States on the | the steamship Baltic. In the second cabin ing | the Men pretended to be drunk all the | time, to ‘bother Mrs. Nation, and did | bother the poor woman seriousiy, somuch | 80 that she states that the trip gver was are |, “saturnalia of drunkenness.” Those were abolished, the future foreign trade of | “bright” men. but they threw away much the nation must be carried on without | veluable time. | reference to the old treaty rights. B ey ARy, Philadelphia Record. | City Attorney Burnam was nomi-| Champ Clark's complaint that the re- | | nated three years ago in a direct | publicans of the ways and means commit- | primary presided over by judges and |tee had prepared the tariff bill without consulting their democratic colleagues re- calls one of the cleverest things ever said in the house of representatives. The Mills bill was prepased by the democratic mem- bers of the committee without consultation with the republicans. When that bill was reported o the house Thomas B. Reed ex- pressed his regrets that the contents of the measure had been withheld from the wise and prudent and revealed unto the babes the no the ub- un- | priation of $20,000 to equip all his 18 interesting only as a showing the Cleveland idea of womanly refine- | /e | paratus for The army sigdal office In taking steps to extand the telephone system at posts as well as the garrison coast artillery posts for which joint purpose there is avail- able under the army apropriation act o | Mareh 3, the amount of $80,000. 1t has been | estimated that it will require an appro- permanent including those of the coast service with telephone systems telephones are mow being in- the underground system as In The principal projects in (his respect are the systems at Fort Myer, Fort Riley, and Chickama and work of the same character will be begun at Forts Des Meines and D. A. Russell. With the award of contract by bureau of equipment of the Navy depart- ment, to the Natlonal Electrie Signaling company of Pittsburg, Pa., for the ap- the high-power wireless tele- Sraph station in the vicinity of Washing- ton, it becomes necessary for the bureau to arrange for the construction of the tower and plant. The structure will be of reinforced concrete and the tower will be about 400 feet in helght. The exact location of the new station has not been decided upon, but it will probably be outside the city limits and possibly now outside the District of Columbla. It was at one time thought that this station would be situ- ated in the neighborhood of the Wash- ington monument, but it was finally de- cided that the great height of the tower would prove a detraction from the monu- ment itselt, army posts, The post stalled by the large cities. now under way The assistant comptroiter of the treasury has affirmed two declsions of the auditor for the war department disallowing claims submitted by Major Charles P. George, U. 8. A, retired. The first was for heat and light furnished his quarters at Fort Des Moines, Ia, from March until June, 1907, 1t is held that he did not comply with the regulations presoribed by the secretary of war governing settiement for heat and light furnished to officers in other than public quarters. The second claim was for difference of pay between that of an| active and a retired major for the period from May 9 1M8, to August 24, 198, and for commutation of quarters major during that period. Major George had been detailed to recruiting duty, but was re- lieved on May 8 1%8, and on that date ceased to be entitled to the full pay and allowances of his grade, when on active duty, and reverted to the status of a re- tired officer, without any service to per- form, There is a presistent rumor that army and navy officers on duty in Washington, especially those connected with the War and Navy departments, will ba required to wear, while pn duty, the uniform of the service. The revival of such an entirely useless, not to say ridiculous, requirement may very well be viewed with apprehen- sion by the victims of such an order. Aside from the undesired conspicuousne: and the positive discomfort of appearing in uniform, there s the very practical ob- Jection of Individual expense and the fdot that It is destined to subject the wearer of uniform, under such unnecessary circum- stances, to public attention, operating to the distinct disadvantage of the service. In this connection, It is recalled that Mr. Taft, as secretary of war, revoked the order Issued by Tieutenant General Chaf- fee requiriag army officers on duty in the Waer department to wear their uniforms. The objections to the wearing of the uni- form by army and navy officers in Wash- ington are so pertinent and apparent that it 4s aifficult to believe that Mr. Taft will now impose any such combination of hard- #hip and tom-foolery upon the military and naval personnel. \ The question recently arose with the audi- tor for the War department as to whether the comptroller's decision of June 11, 1908, was such as to entitle an eniisted man of the army who had been descharged before May 11, 198, and remaining out more than three months, resuming a re-enlistment after May 11, to the pay of the second en- listment period. The paymaster general of the army submitted the question to the comptroller and the latter has rendered a decision as follows: “I am of the opinion that the provision in the law of May 11, applies to any soldier honorably dis- charged at the termination of his first or any succeeding enlistment perfod’ and that it makes no difference whether such discharges was before or after May 11 pro- vided he does not reenlist within three months after he has been so discharged. The obvious purpose of the provision was to induce men who had been honorably discharged at the.termination of an enifst- ment perfod to reenlist. Whether such men so discharged are entitled to the bene- fits granted by the law depends upon whether after such discharge they do or do not reenlist within three months after such discharge regardless of whether such discharge was before or after May 11" Information has reached the War depart- ment that Herring, the inventor of a flying | machine for the delivery of which he pos- | sesses a contract with the chief signal of- ficer of the army has shared his contract | with others. This is possible under the | terms of the contract which simply re- quired that Mr. Herring should deliver for | purposes of irial at Fort Myer a machine capable of flying under variously stipu-| lated rates of speed, altitude, endurance and weight carrying power. ter For that mat- Mr. Herring could purchase a Wright machine and get his money since there wi no requirement that his flying machine interior | the | | has been misnamed. | Royal Gra DEPOSIT GUARANTY IN NEBRASKA Columbus Journal: As it now stands, the guarantee law is a farce. Petersburg Index: The measure required w great deal of hard work and is consid- ered the most fair bank guarantee law of all the states where such a law is in torce. Papillion Times (dem.): The depositors’ bank guaranty law as passed by the state legislature is not quite all that it should be, but it 1s so much better than nothing at all that the people should feel that what they have asked for has been granted. Columbus Tribune: We wonder If the democrats really think it is democratic and fair to create a banking board of three members and let one, the governor, arbi- trarily rule the committee. lIs it fair to maka the other state offices puppets? Why not be men and cut them off the commit- tee, or else be falr and give them their rights as members pf the committee South Sioux City Record: While It is far from what the dempcrats promised the people before election, @ practical test of the law may bring out some good points. It the law proves to be a good one and | does really guarantee deposits, South Sioux City will reap a great benefit, as the sav- ings of Sioux City's laborers will come here for the protection the law will give them. The democratic bank guarantee measure Is at last a law. But judging from the contents of the bill it It should have been called the “bank ple" bill. The most strik- ing part of the bill is that which practically constitutes the governor the state banking board, placing the appointments and \dis- tribution of patronage absolutely in \his hands. &L Paul Aurora Republican: Republican: Eleven state banks have been chartered in braska since the introduction and prob- able passage of the new bank guaranly measure. The reason for this is ylain. Under the old systgm & man to be a ruc- cessful banker had to have a reputation back of his honesty, sagacity and good judgment. Under the proposed plan all of that goes for nothing, because the banker who has labored for years to build up such a reputation is taxed to make good the deposits in banks con- ducted by men whose sole qualification is that they manage to start a bank end then get deposits under the plea that the state stands back of them to see that the depositor is protected. Such a law may be good law, but we doubt it And we doubt if any law {s good which' puts on man on a par with every other man in the same line of business, by taxing the good ones to pay the liabilities of the bad. It seems o us that any law is bad which takes away the individuality of the man who transacts the business and makes It possible for the speculator to get hold of money that the honest inan is taxed to make good. If the law is good in regard to banks, why is it not equally good in every line of business? If we were in the banking business, state will agree to see that our llab'\ities are paid, but being in the newspuper business, the state refuses to stand for it Result, we will go in the banking business. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Theé airship inventors have no trouble In discovering that there Is plenty of room at the top, George B. Cortelyou, ex-secretary of the treasurery, s elected president of the Consolidated Gas company of New York. Prof. Starr is sorry that he predicted the death of Mr. ' Roosevelt, seemingly realizing how foolish his prophesy looked in print The Ney Jersey law requiring peach baskets to be stamped to show thelr size has proved so unpopular that the legisla- ture has repeaied it. This will mean a larger crop of Ney Jersey peaches next summer, of Washington hotels. people representing vari- quartered in town, prac- in the business Great numbers ¢ ous Interests tically giving their time and talent and | spending their money helping the congress to revise the tariff in the right way Ice is (o g0 up In the eastern citles because the winter has been mild, though | the weather makes no difference to the fce machines, and the Ice ‘rust has re duced cutting in Malne to a small part of what it was in the old da; competition. But coal will not g0 down on April 1 because there may be a strike. Thus It is seen that some winds are not prepared to the shorn lamb. should be of original design. It Is under- st00d that Herring has transferred his con- | tract, which {s & valuable asset, to those who are interested in the design and devel- | opment of what is knownn as the “Silver Dart.” The army signal office, however, | possesses no officlal information on this | subject and has had no intimation of when Mr. Herring or his assoclates will present the machine at Fort Meyer for official test. IL{s understood that the representa- | tives of the Wright brothers at Dayton, | 0., have prepared a new aeroplane for ship- ment 1o Fort Myer and that everything will be in readiness for a resumption st that place of the flights to be conducted by the Wright brothers upon their return from Euro) King Corn's Prize Expert. Loulsville Courier-Journal. Anarcnists and the army are not the exclusive concern of Russian councils of state. Agriculture occuples & prominent place, as is indicated by the invitation ex- tended to Leonard B. Close of Indiana, the “Corn King ' renowned as a prize- taker at fairs, to g0 among the Russian farmers and instruct them in the art of raising Indian corn. The offer s of $3.000 & vear for three years and his traveling expenses, and is remarkable less for its munificence than as & sign of Russian progressiveness. The area available for maise culture in Russia i very large. - .L_._',L,~__._ - Stenographers employed in labor union | offices !n Chicago handed down sa dose of home made medicine 10 the business agent® last week. They quietly organized a union, drafted their grievances, de- manded a settlement, and walked oul The astonished union officials assumed a fighting attitude for an hour or two and then surrendered as reluctantly as any em ployer caught in a corner (Ratablished 1479) An Inhalation for - h, Croup, Coughs, Colds, Catarvh, Bronchitis, Diphtheria. Doss 18 Bot seem moro effeciive Lo remedy for diseases of the breathiog orgaas Liaa i ‘l:-‘:l e hasaaes s g ; ene c the air, ‘antleeptic, is carried over tho diseasod ving proionged and uable to mothers BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Cream of Tartar —Made from Grapes— A Guarantee of Pure, Healthful, Delicious Food the | Bvery day is almost an inuguration du\l BREEZY TRIFLES. Gladys-Does that nolsy Archie Feather- { top still come to mee you? Maybelle—Yes, he still comes: but he hasn't made a noise like a proposal yet. Chicago Tribun He—Now would you women taka the trouble to vote if you had a right to? She—No, we wouldn't He—Then what are you making such a fuss about voting? She—Becauss you Baltimore American men won't let us. “Did you hear of the kidnaping case in our block?" “Good heavens, no! Who was it “Mrs. Jigsby. She missed her little boy and when she went to hunt for him found ths kid napping in his crib."—Indianapolis News. A No_one should drink water that hasn't been boiled for at least an hour." You are a physician, 1 presume?" spe. Coal dealer.”’—Cleveland Leader. “Those flashy Van Punks hav: Do_you know whera they went? “That's the very thing_thelr unhappy landlord asked me.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer moved “You knew, didn't you mogiclan we saw yestcrday, dress?” “No, 1 didn't know it, but I suspected the moment I saw it that the dress was trained.”—Baltimore American that the lady wears a trick ‘What was he saying to you?" He was quoting Beaumone and Flet- cher."” of the stock. What's it ‘Never heard quoted at?’—Cleveland Leader. ‘After a man has made millions you'd think his wife and daughters would let him rest.” And don't they? aw. Then he usually has no buckle down to correct his grammar and table manne; Washingion Herald “Lady,” sald Meandering Mike, ‘‘vou don't want to listen to no hard luck story, do you ot a bit of It." You relieve my mind. If you want to hear somethin’ worth while vou, jes’ gimma a chance to show what I kil do as an after-dinner speaker.”—~Washington Star “You say the woman mobile lost hor memory “Entirely 80, your honor. 8he cannot in the least recall the circumstance.’ “‘Strange, strange,” murmured the magis- trate. ~“Heretofore every such accident brought to my attention has affected the memory of the chauffeur.”--Philadelphia Ledger. it by the auto- A SPRING POEM. Chicago Post. The balmy wind is rich as wine Aud dances.down.the hill- (1111 have to take some more quinine, T think 1 have a ohill.) The grass is green along the brook, The daffodils awake— \ (Please get my muffler off the hoo My neck begins to ache.) The forest turns beneath the breath Of spring, to living green— T'll bet a cent I've caught my death Of cold; 1 feel so mean!) Oh, come with me and we will tread The paths we knew of old— (I've got a buzzing in my head, Say, what's gopd for & cold?) 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