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Pubtishe a daity by wh, postottics per month wp to six WELL NAM Poet-—Why do you call your eat “M | matter how often or how far I send him away, he always comea back in city government. That rapidly growing little city is idering the proposition this month, Reports from Walla falla are to the effect that victory for the commission gov ment is practically conceded. The chief idea of commission rule is to govern the city like big corporation, with conimissioners as the managers. Only or five are provided for, to center responsibility They Phe commission movement and study its development. But, ‘after all, they must remember that the successful conduct of a oe affairs depends MOST OF ALL UPON THE INESTY AND ABILITY OF ITS OFFICIA AND UPON THE STYLE OF GOVERNM helps. Habit is a great and queer thing. This thought has been eupressed once or twice before, but an incident at last night's : fire illustrated it. Patrolman J. H. E. Frazier, who lived in one of the buildings that burned, was sleeping when the fire out. On being aroused he rushed from the room, taking gun and nendathe and forgetting his watch and $60. “Do you believe in reciprocity?’ dat some congressmen have kept “Well, I don’t know that I'm sure|de same seats for 20 years just what it means. Something con-| Second Hobo—Dat's nothin’; dey nected with a kina, twn't { hain't no © n ele Horror AME AOD Olaf Larson, working in a millinary ware! vator shaft and fef down five stortes with picking himself unharmed out of the rubbish. Exs do bows mad&” he whispered cautiously, “Tal ‘om Ay had to come down for nails anyway.”—Succesd, ~The speech of John D. Works in the United States senate, ing Christian Science, must have struck that body as most remarkable, and it really was a fine exhibition of moral . He frankly told the senate that the Science had cured and his wie of long-continued physical ailments and his of the drink habit, and such a statement made five years would have been greeted with hoots of derision But we live to learn, and we surely are in an era of most cal changes in thought and practice. Today's jest is to- frrow’s sound philosophy. Yesterday we were creeping; to- y we are flying. Our grandfathers got from the doctors calo- or bleeding. Today there is no sensible practitioner who The Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon was fond of a joke and bis keen wit was, moreover, based on sterling common sense, One day he remarked to one of his sons ‘an you tell me the reason why the Ilona didn’t eat Daniel?” “No, air, Why was itt we the most of him was backbone and the rest was grit” mpanton OUR ILLS fery highest importance. Certain it is that our mental poise ad receptiveness have much to do with what others can do for , whether they practice allopathy, Science, yoodooism or any- else, and it surely must be conceded that any science or which makes a drunkard believe that he doesn’t want a has a strong chance of working a cure ~ Judge Works will be sharply criticised for making a public bition of his personal troubles. A father speaking on the pkenness of his son in the United States senate is a thing eard of. But, waita moment! Suppose that Judge Works : ement of that son's rescue leads to the saving of just pne drunkard, the father of a family, for instance. What would say to it, then? i venga Lilian Graham Pay cet our {lls are purely im- Conr 4 saps oat ~+ amr atp-v he This staging of tragedies eevee Dat when you eat mush-|then you cam hoe the garden, and | g the “limit.” Wouldn't vaudeville magna: liked to|rooma and develop toadstood hen" — | ~ Joan of an in dahte and at the ae ag pio toms there te patho agp ooctn A ‘ “tm sorry I ever put this place eek? “When you finish mowing lawn you can trim the trees, and more than imagination to be reck-jin your name, Now you can bows oned with.” me around as you please.” Chatty Lodger (to landlord)—You seem to have seen a good deal. | : ] Lenton Wel, ole, 2 rT od b | % Landlord-—Well, sir, I were a Hon tamer, a 'd be there now i ae is t a Fashion tem I ‘adn't amarried. Bat you see, my wife wyre a Knifethrower in the 7 : r wal and she got to practicing her torn on me Well, thinke 1, “Their hats will be turned up in front and trimmed with long to run no risks, so 1 took on @ safe job and become ons or tiny pompon roses; they will be made of colored | steeplejack.—Punch. straw and bordered with a bias of white satin. They will wear | dtcisiainta i / i ‘i ‘i: irdon,” ival, “but i " | brown boots, with ribbons of the same shade. Above their "ohtng _. tl pa the new arrival, “but it seems to me it's ai are pretty bracelets ornamented with precious stones. “Eh! What?” snorted Satan, “evidently forget sihere' yen. ore D i ill be protected by a little dust-| This place is meant to be warm.” | pal Cec oae aacie ordered with handle iether “Quite eo, but there's such a thing as overdoing it."—Catholic Stand. No, gentle reader, the foregoing is not a description of attire ord and Times. children. It is a description of the latest Parisian fashion A BIG JOB. TRADE SECRET attiring pet dogs. Thousands of children in Paris go hungry D and in rags, but her dogs get what you see above. Class consciousness? Oh, yes! they're brecsings it over ‘there in France. They had a bad attack of it over there four generations or so ago, when the rich and powerful got to caring ccs ex taney dogs than for common humanity. But they “eured it by cutting the throats of pretty much everybody who could afford fashionably attired dogs. You were wise in getting that new straw hat, after all. : MISSOURI factories made 26,455,584 corncob pipes, worth ~ $450,418, last year, It took 94 freight cars to pull those pipes. 4 So 0 , WHEN gas was first introduced in Cologne in 1828 there was objection to it on the ground that the Lord willed the night ~ _ time to be dark. WW | we wt “Why did you take out the iff | rors you hed around your soda fountain?” | “When I came home last night! “They hurt the business, Wheh- & man tried to hold me up.” ever a woman saw how she looked isually when you come home| inhaling a drink through a straw, in that condition it takes two to ever come back and do it hold you up.” agali “YOU must come into the presence of Justice with clean hands,” is an old legal adage, and that Los Angeles courtroom is lousy with kidnapers. oo - ° UNCLE KITCHEL PIXLEY writes: “In his gunnin’ fer rocity and arbitration Bill Taft's givin’ a almighty good ition of chasin’ two rainbows at once, anyhow.” a "n that, One of th’ boys has just discovered In the sportin’ | a mistake of two pointa in MeGoochey's battia'’ | “What's all the excitement over there on the corner? Some! o 0 0 KAISER WILLIAM sure did treat our navy fine in Kiel. Kept 50 beds in readiness in a hotel for that part of our navy! Traveling Salesman—Is there a NO FREE-HAND DRAWING got too drunk to walk. And, glory be, they never filled ‘em} stationery store in this town, sir? | Son—Father, Ive decided to be- othe beds. Station Agent-—Well, most of ‘em | come an artist. Have you any ob- pas tar ig stationary until the next cyclone! 2 s blows‘ ff, —Chi RYAN says he believes the time will come when lawyers] News, cain tat fli ana | “will refuse fees unless they have brought about justice between the contending parties. Maybe, William, maybe. But you'll _ see Satan altering over his place for rink purposes first. o 0 6 RUMORED reorganization of the Standard Oil Co. con- sists in splitting wp into 20 parts all under one control. Oh, ~ well, the plan of the future will be to keep the trust in one part and split the control into ninety million or more parts. o o o MR. AND MRS. J. A. CODY, of Mt. Airy, Ga., claim to have the fattest boy baby. He is 27 months old and weighs over 100 pounds. His neck measures 14 inches, bust 33 and waist 36. His ensemble reminds one of an eggplant, as it were. 0. 0 THEY'RE getting ready to hang Mrs. Ethel M. Proudlock Singapore, India, A society blood named Stewart assaulted her and they found his body with seven bullet holes in it. An- other case in which “the unwritten law” didn’t apply to a woman's honor. Buy or Sell Real Estate. Business Chances. See! rnat tivo insurance agent left| "Ta me day you may be my little your office in a hurry.” brother-in-law.” Classified Page, Yo; provided you don’t ~Boston Transcript. A BAD RISK. PUPPY LOVE. “Yes; I told him that 1 was! “I hope wo. I adi ; soing to take up @eroplaning.” suck on yor ttre ee | Someone has said, First Hobo--Say, Pete, dey say |Win, has never been absent or late stricken, the other employes rushed down the stairs, only to find hit | reveals some mighty queer stunts not consider the mental condition of his patient to be of the ’ 5 zr) | Jeaten Friday's breakfast on Thurs] gel] real estate, ete. jthe winter we have chilblains, the |t0 give the m | Durposes hot smoke or drink | jarticle of food by the ancients. | my little man? These symptoms attend the above. that he'd like to give hie x Firecrackers?” “No, by gumt-« Electric fan! | ‘orge Openface. || replied Perey Sinntek,|| and keep the head end.” | Ethel Mary Hicks of Wa:.kegin, || in ber 12 yoars attendance at school ‘Tis a Funny World. The will of Marie Brolasky, who died at Lansdowne, Pa, aged 80, has been attacked and the petition she used to do. Here She affected a ma at dress. i She had 10 nets of false teeth. She had a beautiful swimming pool in her home, but always ysed a tin tub Instead She used to bring her pet pony into the house and she had bis harness hanged on a clothes tree |in the parlor. {She took her pet canary to Burope for its health | She learned to play the cornet when 65. She awoke ber servants.at 3 &. m. and made them scrub Nloors {0 their best clothes She once maintained she had day night } Who Invited Her? The dancing party at the Casino Changing seasons oft remind us how afflictions mar our lives; in which in summer change to hives. Many a woman who was & foot to marry ts wiser, but fails credit ‘for giving her more sense, A girl in Bucharest was killed by her sweetheart because she wore a harem skirt mR. STOKES, PLEASE WRITE. Courtroom scenes oft times re- mind us Of the years in folly epent; Our old age would be more peace. ful Mm 1f those letters we'd not sent. A new automobile hood can be extended into « tent for camping come today that To clear rooms of files, heat al We step forward shovel and pour on 20 drops of car-| With jaunty air bolle acid, The vapor will kill the} and ‘firmly and fies fairly Implant —- the laurel upon aptly,| the pallid brow therin-| of BE |iaw & vacation in the Thousand| ard Herald A BREATH FROM OLD CAMBRIDGE. Anybody who can success! newt Dern id enough to enable them to give ALL their time to their |Islunds—a year on each isiand. , naar» that Of the Western cities that have adopted the new plan, | e oP haceatai Fg ne and San Diego are well satisiied with it-—so far, | POE gow ave age a we have noting Prove It is well for people to keep in touch with the progress of Poor little man! serious y withstand the rigors against He Has Never Worn a Mustache, | Jane may think aboup the Bike. { Herald, He tx a fine “mixer,” and that makes him a very desirable addition to the scenery of Puget Sound. He ix still unmarried, earns a very comfort ———— | Judge pf ° q of cultehaw as she in practiced, adntnistered and | able ineome, In@e if we may hazard to judge by . IN ENOUC ee appe: ACO ut ore "1 t th it ele he | REASON ENOUGH. | INFORMATION HIGHBOY, oe eee sppeatene We mare, Maportant (hee a The commission form of municipal government has passed | New Official—Why should I give you a job? You worked fr my} Conducted by Cynthyso Gay, alsin. fe qurtee Tae Big Bi) chante, Cole: Meera: & ihe. coated f@ fad stage; it is fast becoming a fixed habit, opponent mae widulit " of passing notice ruler of the Seattle Lodge of Kiks ” Only nice years ago t! aie was scoffed at, and Galves- Applicant--Sure! That's what queered him!--Puck '< And anybody And think of a man who holds down such a neat “Des Moi he leade the “new idea,” were ST ER > who ean undergo and attrac office in such pleasant company—and ee rere sroenee, the: tw. leanats 1 oe os MEANING A LOBSTER thie particularly bas no wlte to make him come home before 11 ficuled—as most reformers are vidiculed at first “What is your ideal man?” “One who {s clever enough to make vefiued system Gumeek Ah. plese tiseseddens dace bare it'a’ good ; The commission way of ruling a city has not been an in y and foolish enough to spend It."=Varlety Life fy trehiion bad a agg yee : vari st es: s been adopted with all sorts of modifi “Ple UI come back home Ernest Herald was born in Nebraska 36 years ago iable ' - * oat ba e ; i ns conception, but the gene SURE OF IT OUEPY | with ne a jar | He has lived in Seattle wince 1889, and acquired the ; © rt gain ig Amd tthe “battlig: aver- He~You refuse me, then. Oh, well, thete are others! Shot know | Thus asked “inexperienced Dove. K is en | rudiments in the Seattle High beh Then he fal result has been better government, and the “batting 4 are, | accepted one of them this afternoon.Boston Tranucript.! When you whine at the moon, tided to the rhet went to Cambridge and underwent four years of : has been good enough to prove the success of the plan wo ee ———— —<wwinvnomes | Make sheep's ey d spoon, | orical palm training in Harvard university; the law school, of Walla Walla is the latest city to desire to join this new SURE THING. t NO NEED TO MOVE Thue does it ree, Herald can sing “Fair Harvard” without ; getting sentimental, and he bristles like an angry catamount if anybody tries to pall off that Boola Boola thing or Old Fl, Punny how these Harvard men never get over thelr antipathy to a Yale feller Herald was for. four years prosecuting attorney | He lives at the id hotel, which is owned by his brother, and cecasionally goes to see & good show over in oma. 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