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Published by the Press: Publishing Company, No. @ to @ Park Row, New York. Entered at the at New York ay Second-Class Mal! Matter VOLUME 42 AGAINST THE BEEF TRUST. PaaS OTITIS ‘ Tegal proceedings by the Department of Justice at, atic ots i Washington offer the only hope of remedy for the exne- | tons of the Beef Trust. The only two aiternat posed are the removal of the tariff dutics on ments, to which Congress will not consent, or a £ 1 agreement not to eat meat, which is hardly a serions suggestion What {s the prospect that the legal reme will be effective? The efficacy of legal proceedings can be setied ¢ d\\y OF OUR OWN! Vt 1867 “JOKES by the test of experience. In the proceeding uguinst i corn ; Northern Securities Company Prey { Great Northern Railway, says th : j 1g adverse to the 1 i in some other y. t impossible that t 7 in sp! Trust may continue in effec operation injunctions. The United Stat @ final decision is away € the proceedings are instituted in good faith. ls General Knox a trust smasher? Is President Roosevelt Teally hostile to the trusts? It must be admitted that ¢ trust dictation and extortion {5 not » Attorney- or cCounsr. tor fixed her ears for eamet wll the time outlook for relief from screams, 1 suppose Looping the Loop. eferting the problem of bridge OGIO) ean hardly fail to UAE nt wo fast perhaps Mr. Linde { years or so ae 5 “No TH bet THE AMERICAN DRUMMER. Snever w The drummer! At home the ting Iink in’ > interstate commence; abroad the le ont t . Neat rr wat ean Invasior Ane neldentally he § a Of fashion . and the mould of n for a the nd toy 3 . ee Sano lages, and the Boceacelo of mor han a ten duy G-| pulation lation of good stories. fn n Uly f ! with |. — cities and men, tra in h 1 ho 1 BORROWED Joxes. ventures, always with an eye ON A SMALE SeALE, This mi and for a pretty woman, but Wyndham, Britleh Consul at Chieag “ of a botanist ex” ramand stores.” But in Penelope at home. 2 at about us. 5 The British have a commercial tras r call a ot ho we 6 bene Be bagman, who i« to the Amer d er what 3 ballad acct ra = grub is to the buttertty and f 1 tt of Cn Sat te Low. m He fir at tall ‘ ’ t j e drummers are th 11, because “t 5 : . ge te Sethe attention 1 enter. * » ted t wea A Jewelry trade they © 6 sails doh EMS He) sepiied. -= rl § countrymen an t 5 H § gubject of very laudatory ren our superior artic n this line ls th all t Press people anc ¢ are usually done things are all matters of « about Mr. Wyndham's drummer he gives bh secret of American business they have long sought to Mr. Facing-Hoth-Wayn. There confidence in th tty of comding against the Beet Trust if Senator eridge: of Indiana, who ts an clared no recently People.” Administration ator, had not that “trusts I} SOMEBODIES. ALUE) PRINCE and his wif STILL HEADLESS. The proceedings against Acting Captain Churchill as the resnit of the ra{d in hts pr: are rapidly assuming those of which long experien Q has peon evident BELGIUM tures with far, It NOW asse’ t by the Nistrict-Attorney taining evidence which inspector. It ts not pretend has anything whate the way of direc the reanit. In this affatr, as in the re men, the Police Depar t from a] ° the patrol- and purposes without a Mr. Sheedy's Prayer tue — 4 re eatlway ma 9 SHERMAN, ALSON 8. Chicago’ Just purchased Mr. Pat $ t : ving ex-Mayor yeeragne Drayer rug, once ‘ tay J.P. Mor . ° Europe a 1 w sates rer + much. The Bible 1 x ) supposed that the r for we f its recent p USING His HEA), me When the civil war was OUR LAWMAKERS, Gieaagten Te appears that the “courtesy of the Senate? which iron tat ‘was recently {Ilustrated by the t ~ Tillman and MeLaurin os tt ah, tends to al) outioors nator Mor has asserted ri ¢! armie the right ! © on the street « t ' P te C fer tloket R n her In protest ng nat Heine ai te fn dictating the sperd at which > , = that th r wa there the lawe are themnely \ \ a Na fs evident'y gaining in popnlarity hare t CS) They are not the on! Tice ins if : Bistently believe that Nre made to against the common people the dreamy me Death—ah, GROWLER S The law yesterday and its 5 AND SANDWICH MEN, and order of a # me th 8, thowe 1 believe small boy caurht thay eeanais ae drinking beer fom invoul rst Dhatta cAI CclenES Bat incarceration of a you t execution with war dircharg: ; is bebe eee bee disgusted comn The sign-carriors were f advised to discover sor f The beer-drinking youth the rules of the game of chasing TITIELY A Welrd ten. ‘ i LETTERS luck do not permit mallariot.tthe es & publle performance, part sic Vit not be a n for Presence. The sandwich men, who, for members of Sinaia ren sake Smoclety necessarily conspieious, are usually very unaye vt! Patey py hot m Puming individuals, may wonder why they are un the ban. The bill boards which they b in pictorial merit of Wn to unk ar abroad have nt years, But Nbr sHUSCR RE ee ding increase in stroet traflic makes . F ti F UNS : Bl UN 4 COOPER UNION More useful than their company, and pedestriar A Reply to Per Cent. Query On Entoret he & im @ moor to care for such art exhibitions, ‘The| Te we eu alng World To th Hef i ae ae : vy aL man {8 an interesting survival, but hig, '% anewer to ‘a problem: “If; In answer to 4 petition asking that [& woman haa baker's for tw are out of date and we can spare him, went to the nil wot the petitioners be allowed to play huse- hall on Stodaye 7 . nar PR eS ee ee eS (Pe ee ee eee ent ee FROM THE P t Yo loway he toddles and to ¢ onstruct; and why his feet. ng th kick Fish Cheaper Than Beet, The Prening Wor ar ft ) one ght against the Beet foserves muccean: THE CARPET-BAGGER. Crust te _ Ghe Funny 4 ide of Life. ei 902 wt LURVEYING THE Ponr ps wended, down there waddle utterly ¢ ing Hroadway alley 1s? What 1s the est substitute @ afandalumb in a flat uld use for a doorbell? What two pered streets in York intersect each other? Why a tall man Invariably weds a small woman? Why none of the people you pass on Broadway look happy? Why a very fat man seems so much more iaughable than @ very one. you rather enjoy the Idea that nm your youth. can't help anything, why y about tt: tf you can help ub worry about It? tt, why v What tx the best way to tell how ne a block on will Inst? } ever knew a human voice A double? ind the surface car man can tell the Y¥ watch without a* from the hands? st to get afr up to the top ——————— ODp!ITY CORNER. HOW QUICK IS YOUR EYE? One of the scattered wh fekly with the pur eye Is KX ou plek t spot. But the odds are touching you try to do so quickly we average man will not touch the exact spot one time in four. Poors FOCD VERSUS FOODY. E ic . Vas fr food served with the LATTER-DAY NURSERY RHYMES. : aatite /DUIHEICA 3 rial of the del LN ca craeaas . » had allowe : Mlotier Goose Brought Up to Date »\- rr» +» cover vl ket 2 Whue You Wart, war nelt! * Was a ttle . panes au 2 she n curl 2 Ne 3 3 That foremast of her brow. Ase lass ana Lone ‘ * But she ow and then 3 esti he $ With perox hydrogen, ied 3 . eet i And that little curls a lovely golden now. a aa as) * We're going In force down to the course < me , fronts. & To put at salary on the wrong horse. e hand + Hock the rings on your fingers, the shoca on your and ‘ex: j 2 and how youl get home again novody knows, 2 a Hoper: Jo sue es Was on to Hey aid same kitty and flddiet . ses arere. ts ie cow has qu.t vaul the moon, 5 a. W Pale high * wheal a aA [SORMER. DLS Por beet 7T ler Jump through the sky Wil scarce be worth w up soon : Little Jack Hern ornered a corner : 2 And thought that ¢ fock would min high, é . But he o succumb under Morgans strong thumh unless other folks Sing a sone of Sundays! Id Manhattan's: ve ie system is as thirsty Isn't that an awful st, Now ho t very raty 2b0O44 X.Y. applies to fering to pay as fo9n first w puoll To in tan and admits X A. B. formally agre Y. to the privileges of a «tudent re the termination of X. Y's f walt emines | to RB. gets tired and di wever, A sue X > amount. He reasons thus: 1 thts x Y be com: 1 to pay by the decision of the +; If 1 lose will have to pay me by the condition of our contract, he won his fret law sult"? But et not be alarmed when he A. Puts Intention, for he may He may WAIL OF THE SPORT. Oh! the pontes are too hard for me, Vi never try a I play the gees gees 1, 2 3, But they finieh 8, 9, 10. I've tried them alse place and straight, But amputate no ice. t the finish one ts number §, Tho second falls down twice, For future books I've had a thirst, But to win was not my line; The nag played to come In first, He finished number 9 fhe game indeed 1s tough on me; xt time I'll try new tricks Instead of playing 1, 2, 2 Vu bet on 4, & 6 of perlitical Not a dre for Devery to see? Gotham had a little pet. Its fur was white with n Reformers heamd of tt, that Tiger had to on the Tiger's trail, Corruption to un- AP WHICH WINS? PUZZLE OUT. c Bote en s he shall have this Te- pilage, ing for buy: of R y an be to . r hand on top of your head ked travel. ¢ , man to to lift one 3 away. If you use slight. TERHUN : to hobl it there the most bs an nt lift 1t one balf- H ur A TALE OF THE TELEPHONE. The Ruse of the Man Whose Watchword Was “Dip.omacy.” recelver and T hung up the ashier a dime. “It's two calls, she sald sweetly Desperately 1 rummaged through all my po. one dime was every solitary bit of chan T had handed the confectionery ts Thet I couldn't help tt. I drew out my wal Taking out two 1 her one of them, saying put | 1 have ange It,” er mind, I'l go ont answered and get it ch idly: nged."’ said T po- ou might not come back,” sald she nuntly “How absurd,” said 1 half indignantly, starting for the door. She catled the proprietor, Wrathfully [turned back She explained. He listened, TI explained. He listened mane more. “1 tell you what, he sald suavely the $19 bills here as other changed.” “Ot course I can,” I retorted furtously. “I can leave my watch and my coat and vest, too, but I am not going to. “Beatdes,”” I added severely, “it is your business to have change.” “IT am not in the telephone busin toner blandly. “I only have it as an a ‘How accommodating you * watd 1 wif you were a customer,” sa A happy thought struck me “Give me an tee-cream soda.” wad T While I urank It the cashier and the confectioner reated on thelr arms. Again I tendered the $10 bill “Pardon me, but I'll have to go out to get this changed,” the confectioner blandly. 1 walt,” sald T pol Diplomacy is everything “you can leave one of y while you go out and get the sald the confee commodation,” mockingly. he suggeatively, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, | A MODIFIED worb. The Legislatur wroundiand has provided tiberatly | T° word treacle has undergone an 084 ts tor th E ‘old-atorage system for the fisheries /Mediflcation. At first It was applied to ott 1} oe the colony. AN ine fish now caught there are cured such « par aiheteuks mone st 0 for the market, found principally In the Mediterrs stances wore flolat tn town to a Fo taking in] ta and Braal vitish, salmon and and it in heped to of ott er fish and lobsters in a medical n up new i tee those were freanently awe to mean aweet concn ction, and, lastly, as mola th me wax exclusively applied to vod meale. 1 er they eft Friday morning is rome times wold at almost any price, as the wholesale buyers are through buying and they often have lots of fish left. CHARLES 8. nave with gentine port. LARGEST CARGO. ane The eteamer Pontos, of the Bouth American service of the Hamburg-Amerivan line, ha left the port of Bahia, Blanca 1 ever shipped from ‘any Ar- the largest of Ther re Ne. Pe Te EE Ee Te ee ee Tee eS TS ee ae ee. Seer ODD WEAPONS, Toe rifle was {ntroduced Into the British 10,80 bales. It I also Interesting /wervice about the beginning of the last to note that a few months ago the Silvia, of the same com- century. pany, oarried the largest coffee cargo ever shipped from Bra-| make that malle eH momely, 10108 hare or 17.18.19 nounds ‘They wore of quch primitive were served out with each rifle to ram thegpnilete hame,