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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1900.
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J.IVY 8. RICHARD, Editor.
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publication, by the writer's real natno;
and the condition precedent to acceptance
Is that all contributions shall be subject
to editorial revision.
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON, MAKCH 14, 1900.
The city of Scranton, we repeat, Is
too his a place to dwarf Its prestlga
at the state capital by sending to rep
resent It In the legislature absolutely
Inexperienced men. llc-elect Knrr and
Scheucr.
Concerning Editor Sheldon.
ANUMBBH of friends have
written to say that they
think we are too harsh In
calling tho Sheldon news
paper enterprise "blasphemous." One
correspondent, a respected clergyman
of Scranton, fears that a repetition of
such nn expression might result dls
Rstrorsly to The Tribune. Ho adds:
"While I do not think that If Jesus
were on earth He would edit a news
paper, even after the style of Mr. Shel
don, yet I think the world would bo
better If newspaper editors were more
particular concerning some of the mat
ter they print." Another gentleman,
residing In Factoryvllle, writes: "You
have spoken of Rev. Mr. Sheldon as
presumptuous. Do you consider It pre
sumptuous to think that Christ would
exclude prize rights and domestic diffi
culties which are exaggerated until
they become ridiculous?"
For tho sake of harmony but not In
any fear of "disastrous results," wo
are willing to change "oiasphcmous"
Into "Irreverent." Our objection to tho
Sheldon exploit is that the man does
not exist who has any right to assume
to say "what Jesus would do." To
make such an assumption the'basls of
a widely-advertised commercial exploit,
even though tho Intent may be honest,
Is to cheapen the livery of religion, No
commission has been given to Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon or any other min
ister of the gospel to go into newspaper
offices any more than Into butcher
shops, dry goods stores, hotels, or rail
road offices, and give object lessons on
the assumption that his Ideas arc
Christ's Ideas and that he Is a special
and unique medium of communication
between the Unite and the Inftnte. It
is possible that in tho role of editor Mr.
Sheldon will display many Instances of
good Judgment and lay down whole
some rules. This cannot Justify Ills
bask: assumption, which, however well
meant, is distinctly presumptuous and
opposed to a refined sense of religious
propriety.
Wo agree perfectly with the Syracuse
Post-Standard, a thoroughly reputable
and representative paper, in its opin
ion that "while this age of ours may
not be a devoutly religious age, the
People who live in America today are
mostly either reverent from principle,
themselves, or sufficiently courteous to
respect the feelings of those who arc;
and to see a minister of tho Gospel,
who should be doing his best lo make
Christianity beautiful and worshipful,
sitting In a newspaper office, smugly
desiring reporters not to smoke, and
refusing corset and theater advertise
ments, pretending thereby to Imitate
the character whoso name millions of
men and women never mention except
in prayer, that is not characteristic of
tho best things that Christianity
teaches."
President Jayne's suggestion that if
new school buildings are to be built
tho funds should be obtained by bond
ing tho district and not by a direct
tax Is Inislness-liko nnd timely. It Is
proper that tho cost of an expensive
educational plant should be distributed
over a series of years and over more
than one generation of the benefici
aries. The Puerto Rico Problem.
THK AGREEMENT reportej
to have been reached In tho
senate on the Puerto Rican
question is better than pro
longed delay, but it is hurdly satis
factory. It provides for a duty, equal
to 15 per cent, of the Dingley rates,
upon Imports from Puerto Rico, the
revenue thus raised to be handed over
to Puerto Rico; but exports from the
United States to Puerto Rico are to
be admitted into that Island duty free.
Th connection with this arrangement
the $2,000,000 refund of duties recom
mended by the president and Indorsed
by the house Is to be authorized, and
a. temporary form of civil government
is to be established In such a manner
as" no to constitute an acceptance ot
the Democratic contention that the
constitution Immediately follows the
flag.
This adjustment Is unsatisfactory
mainly because of the apparent color
which It lends to the theory that its
Intention Is to exploit Puerto Rico.
To tax Its imports at our ports while
admitting free our exports Into Its
ports Is not the injustice which It
seems to be, for the reason that tho
articles which we are now exporting
to Puerto Rico are, for the greater
part' necessities of the Inhabitants of
that island, a duty upon which would,
by adding Itself to the selling pries,
have the "effect of a tax. Thesw arti
cle Include food, building materials,
machinery necessary for the develop
ment of -the "Island's agriculture and
otljer resources, and manufactures, in
the island's present condition, to per
mit .these articles to enter without
payment of duty la a real contribution
to;the welfare of Its inhabitants; but
on; Us face this is not so clear that
the! opponents of the IS per cent, tariff
feature will be unable to turn the
seedling" discrepancy to partisan ac
count. , An alternative proposition, submit
ted by Senator Fornker, offera to re
move all tariff restrictions suvo a
nominal duty on some one article, Im
posed for tho purpose of establishing
the Republican party's position as to
the right of congress to legislate for
territories separately nnd to fit par
ticular conditions. This would not
solve the Puerto Rlcan revenue prob
lem, which would have to bo pro
vided for in other ways; but It would
salvo the scntlmentul hallucination
that Puerto Rlro Is not to bo treated
fairly. Tho letter from Colonel Hitch
cock, In another column, nxhlhlts tho
condition of unrest which pervades
the country on this subject nnd which
niaTtes Imperative an early conclusion
of the suspense.
It is unfortunate that our board of
control should esteem ltslt so wise as
not to need the explanations or advlcs
of the city superintendent; an Infer
ence drawn from Its refusal to allow
him seat and voice at its meetings. A
board of directors of a private enter
prise which should deny such courtesy
to its responsible manager would ap
pear In unfavorable light to the stock
holders. Terms of Peace.
APROPOS of tho efforts which
are being made by Presi
dents Kruger and Steyrf to
arrange a peace, the Lon
don correspondent of tho New York
Herald recently wired to his paper: "I
havchadamplcopportunltles of Judging
the sentiment of the public at large
us to what the terms of peace must
be. All ugree, from tho crossing
sweeper to the millionaire, that, cost
Wiiat It may of time, lives or money,
no terms of peace can be granted
which do not absolutely make another
war like, tho present Impossible; that
England must be paramount, the
Boors disarmed, and full freedom giv
en to all whites alike. No conceiv
able government could survive a sur
render to the Boer claim for recogni
tion and independence, or accept any
thing short of unconditional surren
der. On their part her majesty's ad
visers have never contemplated the
possibility of what would bo a repeti
tion of the Majuba convention. If tho
Boers desire peace they can have it at
any moment on tho conditions which
will guarantee perfect equality to all
white men and complete protection of
tho native races against ill usage. The
application of this policy will Involve
the complete disarmament of the
Boers."
Unless Great Britain should wish, In
the closing of the war, to confess to
tho falsity of the representations upon
which she entered Into the war, terms
less than these naturally could not bo
considered. The published text of tho
'correspondence which has passed be
tween Lord Salisbury and tho Afrikand
erpresldentsshowsthat England's hand
la to tho plough apd that there is
not to bo another turning back. It
must be remembered that tho Brit
ish claim from the outset has
been that the Kruger government is
an antiquated machinery of oppres
sion and a disturbing influence upon
tho orderly development of South
Africa, and that, being deaf to reform
under the power of peaceful protest
and moral suasion, It had at last to bo
reformed by forco. The progress of
the war has not modified this claim.
The British commander-in-chief has
repeatedly accused the Boer forces of
conducting war with as scant regard
to the accepted rules of civilization as
It Is alleged they had conducted their
political activities In time of peace;
and the last word from him was per
sonal testimony as to disrespect shown
by the Boers to the flag of surrender
and authoritative notice to Kruger
and Steyn that repetition of this
treachery would compel the British to
modify their campaign into a war
without quarter. The reputation of
Lord Roberts Is such that wo cannot
credit him with having trumped up
this tale for political effect or of hav
ing entered complaint without Intoler
able provocation.
Lord Salisbury's letter makes plain
the Indefensible position assumed by
the Orange Free State and puts where
it clearly belongs tho responsibility for
the beginning of this war. War hav
ing been begun by the Boers, who in
vited its dread consequences rather
than show fair play to the English
speaking people resident within their
borders, it is entirely proper that they
should abide tho consequences until
they are willing to accept the victor's
terms. The course of our government
in offering to be the intermediary in
any correspondence which might aim
toward the re-establishment of peace
and In volunteering its good offices,
within the limits of Its ubility as a
friendly neutral, toward tho facilita
tion of peace negotiations, accords
with precedent, with policy and with
the prevalent view of our moral duty.
This proffer having beer, made, our
duty for the present endu.
Reports still come to us of parents
who unwisely permit children recently
convalescent from scarlet fever to
play with neighbors' children at great
risk of spreading the contagion. A re
sponsibility of this magnitude should
not bo taken except upon a physician's
advice.
Canal Prospects.
IT IS REPORTED from Washing
ton, and we hopo with truth,
that the senate prefers no actlun
on the Hay-Pauncefoto canal
treaty to ratification of that conven
tion as absurdly amended by the com-mlttt-o
on foreign relations. It will be
unfortunate If no action shall bo taken
looking to a removal of the embarrass
ments of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty;
but it would be more unfortunate to go
before tho world as demanding a
treaty which In the first four sections
of tho main article solemnly guaran
tees a canal absolutely neutral in war
and peace and open on equal terms to
tho ships of all nations, yet which oc
cupies a portion of the very next sec
tion with a clumsy effort to stipulate
that this guarantee of neutrality and
equal treatment will be violated by the
United States without notlco when
ever it shall see fit to do so.
If tho senute of the United States
is not mentally 'big enough to appreci
ate tho far-reaching advantages of
neutralisation, let it say so frankly.
Let it pass a resolution setting forth
that the United States Intends to build
tho Nicaragua canal regardless of ex
isting obligations and to run that
cntinl In every respect as It shall please.
This will constitute fair notlco to all
mankind to accept our Intention or
light. On such u platform of Ajax de
fying tho lightning tho senato would
at least be consistent, If it is not
bravu enough to face the logic of its
own prejudices, let It do tho next best
thing and say nothing. This would
mean that there will not bo any Nic
aragua canal until tho people can mako
a few Improvements In the personnel
of the senate.
The slaughter of birds to meet tho
demands of the Easter bonnet trado
has already been opened with renewed
vigor in some of the Southern states.
Notwithstanding the fact that many of
tho birds that adorn modern creations
in millinery are made of chicken feath
ers colored to order, or of the skins of
tho golden pheasants hied for that
purpose, thousands of srvtUcr birds ar,i
slaughtered yearly to furnish adorn
ment, for bonnets. About the only
member of tho feathered tribe that es
capes Is tho English sparrow who could
best bu spared. The crusaders In tho
Interest of bird protection will need to
redouble their efforts If they wish to
save the American songsters from ex
tinction. 'Mr.
Carnegie's lawyers apparently
waded through a whole library In
search of the twenty thousands words
us.ed to define what might easily have
been expressed: "Never touched me."
The Canadian who persuaded Sitting
Bull to surrender to tho United States
eighteen years ago Is still waiting for
his pay. He now regrets that he did
not deliver tho goods C. O. D.
Alaska cost $7,000,000 and has al
ready, since Its purchase, yielded in
gold, fisheries and furs $67,000,000 and
its development has scarcely begun.
Expansion pays.
Tho Wllkes-Barre Times compliments
Tho Tribune by reproducing some of
its editorials, and we assume that tho
omission of credit is simply accidental.
Next wo will probably hear of some
minister with an ambition to tempor
arily conduct the affairs of a base ball
nine or theater.
Tho "good offices" of the United
States government should also be en
listed to restore peace in Kentucky.
It cannot be denied that Rev. Mr.
Sheldon has proved, temporarily at
least, a good circulation manager.
The sultan of Turkey must feel lone
some these days with not a single ulti
matum to vary the monotony.
The Tariff Problem
as to Puerto Rico
Editor of Tho Tribune
Sir: It seems to mc that wc are In
great danger of doing nn Ill-considered
and Indefensible act of Injustice to this
friendly people the only one of our Isl
and possessions which throw open its
donrs and hailed tho advent of our flag
with "VIvuh," "Vivo Americanos," and
not only this but, more dungcrous to our
selves, arc likely to establish a prece
dent that may become very uncomfort
able In the future. As a mutter of simple
Justice, fulriioh.s and common decency to
these kind and gentle Puerto Rlcans,
who camo to us so trustfully, out of tho
arms of their old oppressors to get the
benefit of our freo Institutions, it does
heem us though wo should treat them as
friends and not as aliens; should call
them brothers and not strangers. Tile
pretext urged, viz., that by this means
alone can a revenue be raised for the
benctit of education and public improve
ments in ttio island, is much too thin.
This is benevolence with a vengeance.
It is taking the property of a few ex
porters or merchants, and distributing it
over tho wholo island. Why didn't we
apply this rulo to Louisiana and Florida
and California, when they became ours
by purchase? They needed education
and public Improvements.
o
A tariff for revenue merely is unobjec
tionable and so also Is a tariff for pro
lection, both In their place. The Dingley
tariff law is both. It protects along lines
where American Industry needs It. It
is a tariff for revenue, pure and simple,
whero protection is not needed, or where
the imports cannot be produced in this
country. But tho proposed law for tho
Puerto Ricans is neither. It is a doublo
edged knife ami cuts him both wayfe.
Wo compel him to bring his products to
us and charge for dolnu it. We compel
him to buy his supplies of us, and then
charge him for doing this also. It Is like
saying to a furmer, you must bring
your eggs to my store, but for the priv
ilege I will deduct 15 per cent, off tho
value; now you must take your pay In
my goods ut my price, and for this boon
I will deduct another 15 per cent. By
that timu the Innocent farmer having
paid 30 per cent, for tho privilege of do.
Ing business at my store, will doubtlesj
nppreelato my benevolence, and this
oven though this money may be doled
back to him to meet what I choose to
think ho needs In the way of public Im
provement. So much for this side of the question.
Now as to tho legal aspects of the case,
us affecting ourselves. Mr. Llttlelleld, of
Maine, gives expression to what I bclievo
to be tho law when he eay.s such a tar
iffor any tariffs against uny of our
possessions is unconstitutional. The an
swer to this Is that "the constitution
docs not extend Itself to newly acquired
territory, but can be applied to such
only by act of congress." This, in my
judgment, Is very dangerous doctrine,
and contrary to all precedent In our patt
history. What Is tho constitution? It
U the organic law of tho land, through
which alono we exist and exercise the
powers of a nation. It Is the center aim
source of our national life, just as the
charter of a private corporation Is the
center and source of Its corporate life.
The powers Its charier confers It may
I'.vcrclso and nono others. So with a
constitution or charter of government,
especially our own; Its corporate llfo and
powers must extend over Us entiro ter
ritory, otherwise there can bo no gov
ernmental llfo or power there. If this
principle is not true, what was the po
litical status of Louisiana, which in
cluded most of the vast territory west
of the Mississippi, Immediately after tt
was purchased in 1611? What that of
Florida? and California? Tho civil bikI
criminal laws of the countries from which
wo purchased these territories reused Ira.
mediately on the completion of tho pur
chase. Wcro they then without laws? In
tho Interregnum between tho date of
purchase and the establishment of terri
torial government, will It bo claimed
that there was no power to protect life
or property? or that crime could not b
nunlsheil, Will any body pretend that
I tho moment tho treaty of Paris was rati.
lied, and Puerto Rico and tho Philip,
pines enme into our possession, that mo.
ment Spanish law having ceased, there
ensued in those now possessions a stats
of anarchy, I.e. a condition without law?
If so that condition still exists for con
gress ban given thorn no government,
Tho Idea Is absurd. The moment thoso
Islands hoisted our flng, that moment
they camo undor our law and by virtue
thereof we proceeded to protect llfo and
property. But what law, if not tho
constitution? We havo no law and can
havo nono except under our constitution.
Even the military law temporarily es
tablished, Is under und by virtue of the
constitution.
-o
A recent interview with an alleged
member of tho cabinet Is now going the
rounds of the press, in which this officer
attempts to justify the absurd position
that the constitution does not extend It.
self to new territory, by arguing that if
so It would havo carried slavery into the
territories In tho early day's, and that
was what the Republican party came
Into existence to fight and overthrow.
Tho argument, if admitted, proves too
much. For It would follow that in any
new possessions, e. g Puerto Rico, the
Philippines, or Hawaii, slavery might
now exlBt notwithstanding the thirteenth
amendment to tho constitution. It has
been said that no slave could breathe
the free air of England. This is equally
true of our own country today, and Is
so by virtue of its amended constitu
tion. o
If it be held that tho constitution docs
not reach newly acquired. territory, many
interesting It not complicated questions
are likely to arise. Supposo some for
eign power should commit a depredation
against tho persons or property of citi
zens of Hawaii or Puerto Rico If they
nro aliens and do not como under the
privileges of the constitution, where would
they seek redress? They could not aBk
it. for they would be simply nobody
without any political status. We could
not ask it, for they are not under our
constitution we could not enforce it
because they aro not citizens of our na
tion. On the other hand, suppose citi
zens of Hawaii or Puerto Rico commit
some depredations upon the persons or
property of some foreign power? That
power demands reparation, whero would
It apply? Certainly not to us, these
depredators are not citizens of the United
States; it is true they aro in our terri
tory, but they aro strangers to us. There
would be no responsible government In
cither Island capable of answering for
themselves. Tho power seeking redress
would probably knock the fallacy out of
that position In short order, through
modern explosive speaking tubes, if wo
were foolish enough to assert it.
o
What Is the power that is pushing the
Republican party and tho country with
It tfor It is In power now and must bo
held responsible) Into this absurd posi
tion, contrary to the advice of the presi
dent, contrury to tho protests of Gov
ernor General Davis; contrary to the
earnest entreaties of Commissioner Car
roll; which no Puerto Rlcan Is asking
for." but which all are crying out against?
This double edged tariff? It must bo
something above politics or statesman
ship. Is it the "mailed hand" of tho
sugar and tobacco Interests that Is crack
ing the whip? This Is suggested. Thoso
at the front should pause. Such an act
is very likely to bo a "weather breeder."
-F. L. Hitchcock.
Scranton, March 13.
PERSONALITIES.
Miss Ellen Terry delights In keeping
anniversaries, and never forgets the birth
and wedding days of any of her intlmato
friends.
Tho Duchess of Sutherland frequently
attends meetings of Socialistic women In
company with Miss Margaret MacMlllan,
a. Socialistic lecturer.
Alfred Lagorneim, Sweden and Nor
way's new minister of foreign affairs,
,has been In tho diplomatic service ever
sinco no was 17 years oiu.
Miss Maymo Jester, a niece of Buffalo
BUI, is said to be the only female press
agent on the road. She left the news
paper business to go into this new field.
Tho committee of tho Comedio Fran
caiso has refused to receive the bust of
Francisquo Sarcey and place it In Its gal
leries on tho ground that it is that of a
mcro critic.
T. F. Lansing has been appointed min
ister of finance of Hawaii, to succeed S.
M. Damon, whose resignation was scot
from Rome, Italy. Tho appointment was
mado by President Dole.
Eugene Bode, who keeps a storo tn
Fredericksburg, Va., was so pleased with
tho results of the election in NebrasKa
that ho caused his shop and residence! to
bo painted a bright silver color.
Francois Chabas, to whom a beautiful
monument hns just been erected at Cha-lon-sur-Saonc,
was one of tho first Egyp.
tologlsts of France, but never got nearer
to Egypt than Italy.
Dr. Calvin Rao Smith, professor of
drawing tn the College of tho City of
New York, has made a specialty of 'col
lecting watch movements nnd has over
2,000 specimens and as many "brldg03."
A marriage has been arranged between
the Hon. Frank Russell, sou of tho Lord
Chief Justice of England, and Miss Mary
Ritchie, daughter of the Right Hon. C. T.
Ritchie, president of the Board of Trade.
John J. Johnson, who died in Fulvanna
county, Va., the other day, was one of
the litter-bearers who carried Stonewalt
Jackson from tho field when that general
was mortally wounded at Chancellors
vllle, May 3, 1S62.
Richard Mansfield has an electric bell
rung twico beforo tho curtain goes up on
an act, to notify the audience to step
their talking and concentrate their atten
tion on the stage.
Professor R. L. Garner, the famous
student of monkey language, is about to
undertake another and much larger jour
ney to Africa, which he predicts will be
the most successful for his theory yet
made.
Tho University of Michigan, following
tho example of several other Institutions,
has raised, by vote of the Board of Re
gents, Charlesi Bond, former director cf
athletics, to the rank of a junior profes
sor, with a salary of $3,000.
James Jennings McComb, of New York,
one of tho founders of tho Southwestern
Presbyterian University nt Clarksvllle,
Tenn.. has given $70,000 to the endow
ment fund of that institution. This makes
tho total of his contributions to the col.
lege $100,000.
Ira D. Sankoy says that his most prpu
lar hymn, "Tho Ninety and Nine," was
written twenty-six years ago In Edin
burgh. A new hymn was needed. He
saw the verses In a newspaper, sat oown
at the piano, worked out tho music in
lifteen minutes, and never altered a note
since.
James Lloyd, a prosperous citizen of
Troup county, Ou., still In perfect health,
was photographed tho other day In the
midst of a group of his1 children, grand
children and great-grandchildren, num
bering 57 In all. Seven grandchildren
were unable to be present at tho family
reunion.
Not many years ago, J. N. Wright, of
Detroit, was a miner. Then he rose to
the place of superintendent. Today he Is
a millionaire, owns the largest Individual
interest in the Calumet and Hecla and
other companies and tho largest private
library and best collection of paintings
In Michigan.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, Great
Britain's ambassador to Spain, who will
be 70 in 1900, will resign his post in the
course of that year. He was the first
ambassador to Spain when he arrived
there In 1892. The office had previously
been that of a minister merely the dif
ference being that an ambassador repre
sents his sovereign, whereas a minister
represents tils country.
Walter Camp has accepted tho newly,
created position of director of athletics at
Yule University. He will not assume the
duties ofhls office, It Is understood, until
the beginning of next year. His appoint
ment will be ratified at the meeting of
the Yale corporation next week. He is a
Yale graduate of the class of 'SO. While
In college he whs captain and second
baseman of the Yale nine and was half
back on the 'Varsity football team.
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TUB GREEN RIDGE Women's club
seems to be responsible for bringing
much talent to this city. It has al
ready secured tho presence of n numoer
or distinguished pcoplo and tt Is rumored
will have sevoral others to make nd
dresses In the near future. On Monday
at 3.30 Mr. L. C. Holdcn, tho famous
architect of New Ytrk, will read a paper
In tho Green Ridge library. On thu 20th
Professor Wlngatc, of New York, will
nddress tho Labor unions of this region
by invitation of the Women's club ami In
April Mrs. Larned, tho president of the
National Economics association, will bo
In tho city under the same auspices.
Mr Holdcn will probably be heard next
week with the liveliest Interest by tho
many Scranton owners of beautiful
homes, the construction of which ho
has directed.
WOMEN WHO persistently hold to tho
opinion that a letter dropped In a
post box Is us much lost as If It
were put In the fire and who Insist upon
having their lettcis placed in tho post
office before they are satisfied that tho
messages ore safely started on their
Journey, aro hard to convince that a let
ter put in a box In the evening will reach
the office that night, consequently hus
bands, brothers and friends arc constant
ly being botherrd with letters to mall
ns they go down town In the evening and
many aro tho delays because of tho over,
coat pocket dead letter office. It will
probably bo some years beforo tho aver
ago woman on the hill will bo willing to
trust to tho post box a letter she wishes
to get off In tho ovenlng, no matter how
definitely the card or the postman states
that collections are mado at 0.15 p. m.
The fact is that an official In a ltttlo gig
cart, which looks as If it wcro a section
of a milk wagon unostentatiously fur
nished with a camp stool, makes a hasty
trip at 9 o'clock in tho evening to all tho
boxes between Lackawanna avenuo and
Pine street and from Webster avenue to
the river, 'nnd takes up all tho mall
therein to the postoftlco. They say in
New York that tho gig cart is tho deatli
of tho official who rides within ns the
sprtngless 'action soon jolts him Into
paralysis. However that may bo ho has
thus far been able to continue his service
in this city since the regulation of night
collection went Into effect. If you place
your letter In a box In this district beforo
9 p. m. it is sure to reach tho postofnee
that night.
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SAID IN FUN.
Where He Acquired the Taste.
"You appear to have a taste for hors
es." "Taste for horses! I rather guess I
have. I was in Kimberley during ths
entire siege." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Brother Orator.
"This In Mr. Depew, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir."
Tho stranger grasped his hand and
shook It cordially.
"I'm somewhat In your lino myself,"
ho said. "I'm an auctioneer." Chicago
Tribune.
Gets an Early Start.
Sho takes tlmo by tho forelock
All wisdom counsels that
And, dud In furs and winter frock,
Picks out her new spring hat.
Chicago Ball.
Watchful.
"I see Bankstcr has failed for $5,000,000,
with no assets."
"He always was a great hand to tako
advantago of his opportunities. Chicago
Tlmes-Hcrald.
Lovely Woman.
Asklt When docs a woman demon
strate that sho has a way of her own?
Telllt When sho can't have her own
way. Baltimore American.
Retribution.
The Boer stood on tho tocky veldt
And calmly swept tho kopje.
"I never," said tho Briton, "fcldt
Such firing. Hey, there! Stopjo"
"Oh. no," tho wily Boer replied,
"You have attacked my trek,
And sought to steal my gold beside;
What did you. then, cxpek?"
Philadelphia North American.
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