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momigmmmmmvmmm ? WSSte? "Illinois Supreme Court con vened for February term yester day. Are you ready to get it where the baby wore the beads? The Inter-Ocean has discover ed that a millionaire's club has been formed here to back Roose velt. Shouldn't be a durn bit surpris- ni cd. Teddy isn't disliked by mill ionaires, except occasionally. "His (Hearst's) action is in line with that of capitalists and investors the nation over.'From the Atlanta Journal. They've got Willie down right. H's actions usually are "in line" with those of 'capitalists and in vestors. Just because the convict bank er Morse, is going on trip to Eu rope, our president is filled with awful suspicion that Morse was no't really dying when Mrs. Morse worked him for that com mutation of sentence. Well, Deneen has decided he will be governor again instead of U. S. Senator. So that's settled. He didn't ask you? What the dickens have you to say about it? Haven't you got over the idea that governors or senators are elected by "the sovereign people" yet, you poor boob? If you haven't, the sooner you do, the better. They aren't. Sometimes they're good fellows, arid then we're lucky. And the kidnapped boy came home. But you'd do the same thing if you running a yellow newspaper and there wasn't any real news. IN VAUDEVILLE "- Slap: Ah, I see you have a new pair of gloves. What kind are they? Thud: Kids. Slap: Why didn't you get adults? Thud : Oh, they'll become old er right along. Slap: Why are you carrying one and wearing one? Thud: That's to make the pair last longer. Slap: Are you afraid you will wear them out? Thud: No; it was the dealer who was afraid I would wear them, out he wouldn't let me try them on until I'd paid for them. Slap: Suppose you would lose one? Thud : I'd go back and ask the man to replace it. Slap: Do you think he would do it? Thud: He did.it last time. " Slap: How was that? Thud: I lost a glove and went in and had him show me some more gloves. When I found the one I wanted I asked him to re place it. So he opened the box again and replaced it. Slap: Wouldn't let you have one glove, eh ? Thud: No. "He said he would give nothing less than a pair. Slap: What did you do then? Thud: Threw the other one away and said, "Now give the pair." Slap: And that's how you 'came by this pair of gloves? Thud: No that's how I came by this black eye. m