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THE ASSEMBLY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE BY adopting joint rules identical with those which served the last two Legislatures satisfactorily enough, the Assembly can redeem the pledges made the people of California by the Republican and Democratic parties — can adopt and submit a direct primary constitutional amendment. By refusing to adopt joint rules the Assembly can and must assume entire responsibility for the defeat of the Held- Wright amendment and the postpone ment of direct primary legislation for at least four years. The- Senate by unanimous vote has passed the Held-Wright amendment with a proviso rider, which is not objectionable to the ir.cn who seek direct primary legislation as a reform, but is 'objec tionable to those legislators who are willing to encompass the defeat of the larger reform to advantage a seeker after a seat in the United States Senate, as well as to those who have personal political fish to fry. Comprehensive direct primary legislation means more to the people of California than do the political aspirations of George C. Pardee or any other individual. Direct primary la.\vs have been promised the people of California. The Republican party as the party in power and the original promiser is bound to redeem that pledge by the submission of a constitutional amendment which, ratified by the people, will authorize a subsequent Legislature to enact direct primary laws. Quite regardless of the fact that the Senate is playing legislative politics, the Assembly is wholly respon sible fur the situation. If the Held-Wright amendment is lost through the Assembly's refusal to accept rules that are apparently unsatisfactory to only one or .two of. its members, the men who by their votes gave the Senate this dangerous legislative leverage must accept and accept personally the consequences. An atmosphere dark with danger to the people can be promptly -cleared by the adoption of joint rules. It |s up to the Assembly. The lower House walked into a legislative pit of its own digging. The people must not suffer either through the ignorance of tlie Assemblymen or to advance the political fortunes of any man. Apparent!}- the price of the people's freedom is joint rules. The -A POLITICAL ONSLAUGHT T|HE attack made by Senators^from Northwestern. States on i Secretary Hitchcock will be easily understood and discounted by all who have watched the prosecution of land and timber thieves by the Interior Department. Carter of Montana led tfce attack on the floor of the Senate, and he was backed up by lleyburn of Idaho and Fulton of Oregon. The basis of attack was curiously immaterial and incompetent and was made all the more grotesque by the violence of language in which it was exploited. Carter declared that Roosevelt was a usurper, quite as dangerous as the Stuart kings in England, because he had asTumcd the right! to suspend a statute. That is a grave charge if it could be substantiated, but it is flatly refuted out of Carter's own mouth. Carter complained that the President had issued an order to Secretary Hitchcock that no patent to public land should be issued "under any law until by the examination of the ground by a special agent * * * actual compliance with that law shall be found to exist/ This was Car ter's idea of an order suspending a statute. Obviously and on its! face it is an order directing the 'enforcement of a statute. On this queer basis of topsy-turvy Ibgic Carter accused Hitch cock of according settlers "odious, exasperating and oppressive treatment." He likened the Secretary to "a morbid, mo r a 1^ de linquent." who should accuse whole cities of "crime and moral leprosy."' This for the reason that Hitchcock and "his cohorts" had pursued land thieves by wholesale for the last six years in Mon tana. Oregon. California and other Western States. The purely political and malignant animus of the attack is, of course, obvious to all who have watched the land fraud.prosecutions conducted hy Secretary Hitchcock and "his cohorts,'* among whorh are Francis J. Heney and William J. Burns. Mr. Hitchcock retires from office shortly, leaving behind him a most enviable record of good and efficient service. He resigns at his own request, be'eause of increasing years, and will be succeeded by James A> Garfield, who has undertaken to carry on the work with even increased vigor. OPERATING ON A NARROW MARGIN IF other railroad magnates were as honest with the people as President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western their words and protestations would receive more attention. -Mr.-; Stickney is not at all popular in railroad circles, because of the fearless wa\* in which he exposed the rebating practices of traffic managers, including his own, and this at a time when the others .were unani mously swearing themselves black in the face to prove that they had never heard of such a thing. Therefore, when Mry. Stickney announces his conclusion that the railroads cannot stand a reduction of rates, and that any such measure would be disastrous to the . whofe industrial system, we are bound to give careful consideration to his reasons. Mr. Stick ney figures the average rate of dividends on all railrpad stocks in the United States for 1905 — a most prosperous year— at 3.65 "per cent, and he goes oil to say: ~- There is no other business in the country/which is done on so small; a margin of profit as 3.02 per cent dividends. No other invested capital gets so small returns as the~capital invested :n railroads, "and the: tonriajare: carried by the railroads is so large that; a reduction* of the; insignificant^ amount of half a cent per evvt on a 100-mile haul would deprive' the Stock holders of railway* of all dividend?. ' .}"\u25a0 _§_£_! - Stating this fact converse!}-, if the legislature's should reduce the rates EDI TORIAL PAGE V ... — — TV .; ... r — — — — — —. .. .-. \u25a0 -•\u25a0\u25a0-.:•- - - \u25a0\u25a0 - The President's Attitude on the School Question collected by competitive railways to such an extent as to deprive the average stockholder of all dividends the people would' be' benetned to the extent of only half a cent per cvvt. on a 100-mile haul. And as the average^haul in the United States is aboul 140 niile?; the aggregate saving to the people would be an average of- seven-tenths of a cent per' cut. Such a reduction would, be the exact equivalent of one mill ton per mile. \u25a0 It might be urged, perhaps, with justice, that, the great bulk of railroad^stocks on which dividends are paid is purely fictitious, representing no paid-up capital. It is true that most of the' mileage was created from the money raised by mortgage-— that is te^say, by the issue of bonds— and that the stock was distributed as a bonus to the promolers. All that is' true in a general way, and yet if it should be attempted 'to do strict justice and wipe out dividends on all fictitious issues of stock, the result would be a tremendous financial convulsion. The trouble about exact justice in such cases is that the fraudulent issues of stock have, in large measure; passed into innocent hands for valuable consideration. We get back, as usual! to the "widows andyorphans." behind whose useful skirts thieves have shielded themselves from time -immemorial. Leaving all that on one side, it may be said that ]\lr. Stickney's argument is misleading, because it is altogether too general and based on averages: No one proposes a general sweeping reduction of fates. Individual cases must be dealt with on their several merits, and ithat has always been the practice of the Interstate Commerce Commission. EFFORTS at reform of the big life insurance companies do not appear to be especially prosperous. It was natural that efforts directed to that end should take the shape of a campaign to unseat the men "who had controlled the companies and handled their vast accumulations in the interest of stock-jobbing syndicates. It was hoped that an election would put the policy-holders, in pos session of their own. That election has been held under the pro visions, of New York's law. amended in accordance with the recom mendations of the Armstrong investigating committee. The election has been hold and the count is proceeding. At the present rate of 'progress it is hoped that thcrcsult of the election maybe definitely declared before it comes time for another election in December. iyOB. The inspectors get 535 a day and; presumably, are in no ;great hurry. The policy-holders .employed"- watchers to inspect the inspectors and.the count. Of course, the inspectors re garded the watchers as their natural enemies and. being in control, perched the intruding outsiders on high stools, where they could not see the tickets without telescopes. The policy-holders demanded seats for their watchers alongside the inspectors, who debated the question for some time behind closed doors, but finally gave" in under threat that the policy-holders would withdraw their men altogether. The "battle for a billion" will not^be won in a day. POPULATION— J.. Oakland, C.al. The populatioxi of the ; earth' according to the Royal Geographical Society - : is 1, 487,900,000. MINING <' LAWS— Subscriber, Oak land." Cal. By vrriting to. the -Represen tative from your Congressional : dis trict you will be . able to' obtain: a copy of the United states mining laws. JAPANESE— H. M/,! 1 .; Infirle?ide.- ,Cal. A child; born to Japanese parentssin; the United 'States'" is; a native of ;the United States, and is on a* par. 1 *o Tar as rights are concerned. r v.-ith any \u25a0"'•white child born' in the" country.. 1 ; TIMBER LAND— A Reader. Sacra mento.*. CaLrF.or;. information .about timber lands 'in, the' State", of ad dress a.; communication 1 to ., any; pr : all the United' States 7 laud offices, .which are < located* at ;Lagrahde,"V:Lakevle.vy. .Portland,' Burns", '.Roseburg/ arid The Dalles. MARRIAGE LICENSE— .*\u25a0».. J;vD.. Poso, ;Cai: >An .; applicant^ for.;a- mar-; riage ; license is , asked '".the ' ages .of; the' parties v and \u25a0 must '; answer 'iinder^oatlK Some, clerks; art T\-nHrjgr to accept '\u25a0•from THE "BATTLE FOR A BILLION" Answers to Querifes the woman the; answer- "18 or over" and from tho ; ;tnan* "21 or : over.'.', •,Th<? applicant^ must answer, queptions •as to previous 'marriage \u25a0; and :* divorce./ and the clerk may.-; Insist Tupon divorce papers being; exhibited tohim. TFIK BOSTON: FIREf-A.:O. S.. City. Tlie Boston flre^ocourr^d 'oh. November 9, 1572. and "biimed r "dver>€s;. acres : .ln" th<» very heart' of- th*- ,bt:sinps» * section of the l city.' The- most Vr" then tibvr--" ports /.plao* the" niimbi-r. of ..buildings burned at 416, ;incl'th<» lpps at $76:000. 000.' Some ' -;of :?th'« :>most : substantial structures; In the fcity./aE.'in- the; great fire of Chicago. ; were swept away like ffame; buildings,' "and^fireproof "edifices shared ; a' aimilar^f ate. " -". * *%' -LEQAL7 HOLIDATr-F. J. D.. City. February . 22, : Washington's (birthday, la a legal holldayV||n7allithe (States (qf the Union arid j Territories..^ including: ithe District of Columbia: except Miasißaippi,* where? it : is - ; "observed^ by^exerclsea: in the public [Schools only.:' Beihg^a legal holiday, none lot; the .acts ; that' are \ per-, formed ' as I on \ a f dies { lion >a ye ;Uffal, ; ; but there is ~ nothing: t tntthe ..\u25a0."r^ '.avJi'es^that^eltherVlareejorjsmßll/ybusf^ nes» houses "must be-closed ori'.that day." '\u25a0\u25a0 ;'. /* ' ' '' ' . '--. Gossip of Doings of Railroad Men H. J. Small, superintendent of motive power of the Southern '"Pacific, left last .night for Portland ,to attend the v an« nual j meeting . of | the superintendents of motive power of the; Harriman" lines. The convention will be called to order tomorrow. The steel car which '-was built by Small at Sacramento has been sent on to Portland and will be on ex hibition in that city for the benefit of and also for the instruction of super intendents of the other lines on the Harriman system. • * » - J. H. Wallace, assistant chief engi neer of the Southern Pacific, has com pleted the plans of the new depot which is to be built at First and Broadway, Oakland, as soon as the material can be assembled. The depot is to be a handsome structure and. will cost In the neighborhood of $20,000. The com pany intends to build a large- passen ger, depot"' at ; Berkeley, which will cost $50,000.' ,', Work on the new depot .' in Los Angeles, which will cost 5500.000, is to be .commenced shortly. The next most expensive 'depot -Is "to be built at Sacramento, which will cost 1550,000. J. B/ Cook; who is interested in hotels in the, Yosemite A'alley. returned re cently from a trip along the line of the new road which is being built , to. tlie valley from Merced Falls.'/ Cook says that there are about 1100 men at work and the road probably will be com pleted and in operation by May. He said that the hotels in_the valley would be open by April . 1. . / Track laying on the eastern end of the Western Pacific has been delayed, owing to the heavy rains that have been falling on the desert, making the land too soft for work to be, done. Lit tle was accomplished during January and little has been ; attempted so fsCr. but with the advent; 'of fair weather track laying will be recommenced" with large gangs. .* James B. Duffy, of the Santa Fc and James JO'Gara not the" Southern Pa cific are escorting a party of seventy live Knights of Columbus to Mexico City. They left ;la*t : night and will be absent. about sixteen daysi ' Frank R.Fitzpatrick has been ap pointed -^ general . manager of •'_ all the properties' of the Bay" Counties^ Power Company and it -is reported that un der, his direction ~ the ; electric road at Santa Cruz . will." be entirely recon structed and built on standard gauge lines." -." ..'.' .; '",-: -jv . \u25a0 . - ._ •..\u25a0 \u25a0 •. \u2666 • ;*\u25a0 . '.„ William Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific, is -,\u25a0 back from his'in spection of \the work that has been done to restrain the waters of the Colorado River. ' , "-;. : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 E.;E, \u25a0 Calvin, general manager of the Southern Pacific, left, last night for an ; inspection of the lines, in the southern part, of the State. ".' \u0084',. The.. North^ Shore, ' Railroa- has just placed' an order, for- twenty, electric cars • for .use* on the sy»tem.: .\u25a0- y* - . .'" \u25a0 •/\u25a0-'- • •'\u25a0 \u25a0• . • r.r/Abner .S.^Mann' of '- the Y. passenger "department of the ; Suiithern .Pacific ' is atr his ranch in MendoeinojtSojinty. .' W. E; .Travis '\u25a0 oT thft, Klamath Fklls Stag* -Company arid: Captain .Woodbury and* Colonel-'* Wll kins .of the/ Rlaraath Lake Company and of the Lake < Shore ; Stage; Line rare \ in the city arranging "for ..service into vKla math Falls' from: Pokegama; and Grass Lake.^ They^expect;ahienorrriou3, -busi nessinto? that "section "during 'the I coriii ing seasoh^as the •\u25a0 inquiries \ tov % land .in the : reclaimed 'district have been i ex ceedingly large. ;. George W. Colby, general ageiit;of the/ Great Northern, ~ received a tele gram >, yesterday"; announcing^ that s .the "Great V Nor them, "wliicli" had" bc(jn blocked ; for., several '. weeks, -was again o'pe'iji; to traffic. \u0084 "' FEBRUARY 17, 1907 Progress of State Noted by the Interior Press i r — — *\u25a0\u25a0 , \u25a0 . •\u25a0 • IT IS announced in Fresno that James Porter, an lowa millionaire, has bought 2000 acres near Delano and is visiting that region with a party! ot-twenty other men of wealth from f the '-' same f State.' all of whom Intend to invest in land in the vicinity. Mr. Por ter is also reported to have options on several thousand acres more In the San Joaciuin valley. Vwhieh^he deems the most promising part of the State. The example of these lowa investors will , prove contagious. They are all. men; of experience in the work of develop-; ment. and their opinion of valley lands., backed by their Investments. Is certain, to bear good fruit.— Stockton Indc- j pendent. . : -•• • - l fne Butte County Irrigated Lands j Companjt of Biggs has perfected Its, organization. *. * - The company has secured a tract of land containing j 800 acre?, known as the Boulware . tract, located south and east of Biggs. ; which will be subdivided into five and | ten acre tracts and supplied with water : from the^Butte County canal. When, this land is sold other large holdings! will be- purchased and put upon the, market in small tracts. It has been j estimated that fully 25.000 acres can 1 be irrigated' by the ditches that this; company will build, work upon which j 'will be commenced as soon as the sur- j veys are completed. — Chico Enterprise.! • /-\u25a0\u25a0• . » \u25a0 In San Diego County, the banner I lemon" county of the United States, is! located the largest lemon orchard in j the world — 60,000 . tree*. — Marysville The year 1 1906 has been a prosperous one as far as Marin County is con-, cerned. Her growth has been a healthy; one and the county is forging ahead' upon true merit For years her ad vancement was slow, but now when the outside world is becoming acquainted with her many natural advantages the tide of homesekers is commencing: to flow to our shores- ' They are begin ning. to realize that our terraced, lands and graceful slope afford every luxury obtainable at the hands of nature. • • • They arc becoming acquainted with the fact that our climate is ideal and that our beautiful valleys are tra^vc^sed with roads and boulevards that . afford beautiful drives. Our pure mountain water has no equal In California and our streams and forests are the delight of every lover of na ture. In fact, within a /ew moments* ride of a large metropolis, no place has more beautiful natural attractions than Marin County, and therefore it is not to be wondered at that her assessment roll Is growing at the rate of over one million dollars a year. — San Rafael In- Emil Schweigler of Orangevale. who recently purchased the old McComber property on Sutter street, has com menced work of razing one side of the building and will immediately com mence a ' neat structure of Iron and! concrete. Later the other half of the property will be similarly Improved, but the two parts will form one build ing. Mr. Schwfiger's plan is to estab- ; lis»h an olive pickling and a vinegar plant immediately and later to install machinery for making. olive oil. and he; will probably also conduct a cannery, j * • * The addition to F'olaom's imlus- ' tries will be an important one and will be a factor in the development' of til* surrounding country, as'it will consume products of orchard and vineyard. — Fol som Telegraph. ,- • \u25a0. • • A new railroad to run from the town of Cement and having its terminus In Suisun on Suisun slough has been defi nitely decided v upon and construction work will be begun shortly.X The road will bo six miles in length and used principally for freight transportation. The people- behind this important proj ect arc principally- st°c^holders in the ' cement company, who take this means of bettering the shipping facilites of the vast amount of cement manufac tured by the Pacific Company's mills. In addition to the railroad line v antl equipment of cars the new company will own its own boats, plans for which are now in the hands of the draughts men. The railroad will probably enter Suisun on the east line of the land of the Suisun Kealty Company, which will al?o arrange to provide a place for warehouses and wharves. In order to carry out the intentions in this respect several hundred feet of tha- Realty Com pany's land ~411.be dredged for a deep water project. •* • The building- of the new road will result in great bene fit to Suisun and will be hailed with delight here. The people should ren der it every assistance possible.— Suiaun Republican. If the Government considers it a profitable investment to spend $630,000 to develop water for the irrigation of 12.000 acres" of land in Glenn County, why would It not consider the expendi ture of much less than half that amount for the irrigation of 10.000 acres in San Luis Obispo County? And j Personal Mention Simpson Fennell of Tehama is at tl»e Majestic. J. Witt Dougherty of Pleasanton is at the St. "Francia. M..1-Hrsch and Mrs. Hirsch of Chicago are at the Dorchester. US. Shocnfeld and bride are regis tered at Jhe Hamlln., J. F. Quant and wife of Byron are guests at the Hamlin. L. M. Sullivan of Goldfield is regis tered at the Hamlin. George B. Shaw and Mrs. Shaw are registe»ed at the Jefferson.. John K. Morris and Mrs. Morris of Louisville are at. the' Jefferson. F. J. .Robinson and Mrs. Robinson of Now York are at the Jefferson. E. S Martin and Mrs. Mertln of Ana i c6rte».\Wash.f are at the Palace. ;Rh Livingstone and Mrs. Livingstone I 'of Portland are at the St. Trances. William Viggott and 'iTVlii M. Dunne are at the St. Francis from Seattle. V W.'.W- Baker and Mrs. Baker of Walla Walla. Wash., are at the Pt. Francis. ! :L.: L. G. Noiifse and Mrs. Nourse of Philadelphia arr at tlio Majestic Annex. I. P. 'Morrin atid .Mrs. Morrin of .Jvansaji City arc registered at the St. 'Francis. \u25a0 .1. J. "TtJylor »nd v.'lfe » "of Rhyolite, Xevnda. are-among the recent arrivals at the Ilamlih. '• Robert Barrie. a prominent business man: of Philadelphia^ :ia' a recent ar rival at the Hotel Hamlin. J. fH. Harris, i a . well-tfhown Nevada business man. with. stores In Goldfield. ; Tonopah i and Manhattan,; Is In this city for, T a few days. He Is staying at : the Hamlin. V _ "• R. A. McWilllams. Ti. H. McWilliams arid lC' E. ; McKay, .three prominent i business men; of British -Columbia, are at the Hamlin for a few days. They are arranging for the. establishment of a large cement manufacturing plant at Salinas. " i this is not by any means all; we hay« along thf Salinas lilver. and very easy of access, more* than 100.000 acre* O f land that could be Irrfgated from wato> stored nrar the head of th« Salinas i Kivef at a proportionately less cost to that estimated for the Narinuento pro.i i ec t. • •\u25a0* Irrigation for Salinas Valley i» a project 83 worthy as. any ever un dertaken in thf" State, and when onv the valley '\u25a0«> v.-atrred there will h<» found no finer section anywhere.— San Luis Obispo Telegram. • • • The R*didnc Brick Company will at once commence the construction of a i spur trae!c from the Southern Pacific Jine to the yards am! klln3 of tu~ ; company below town at a coat of StOSQ ! or fli»00. and after tii* installation of j the brick machines now at Ett»r >Sp;i 1 will actively h*Kln the manufacture or i brick at the rate of SO.OOO to JO.OOO a Another improvement that is tt> Tx» ! made ie the electrization of the w:; u '^ I plant and the. Introduction of mn^ [©It for hiln burning-. H«retofor*> *t»at£ I has been the motive power. — Reading ! Searchlight. • • • California has made rapid progress tthe pant year. Every county has bf»eu "benefited by the steady growth of t!i» J State. Contra Costa is no excvpiion to I the rul*. In manufactured products j she still stands second in the l»3t. • • • I The outlook for Kastern Contra Costa I was never better, livery town in th« ["district is prosperous and growing. Be- I fore -the end of the year an; electric , road may cross the island county and !be extended from Byron to Astlocb, Xo portion of California Is developing at a more rapid ra^e than the San Joa quin. and this portion of Contra Ccrta [.will reap 3ome of the benefit A oiy 1 irrigation scheme which will tap the i entire valley from Tracy to Antioch Is jln process of formation. It Involve* an Immense canal. 500 feet wiu> and four feet deep. More than $1,500,000 Is behind the proposition. Some time may elapse before its completion, but It Is coming. It means the turning of this entire valley Into an immense dairy country. All in all. our future looks most encouraging. — Byron Tlme3. • • • Perhaps it would be a good idea for each ofklle university presidents to ad. l to every public utterance the announce ment that he denies ever having said what he has just stated. This would saye him from the continual specifl denials that are needed. — Oakland En- California has the land and clim.-^r for many things that cannot be ralyw' in other States in the Union. And m many Instances she is the only Stat» that can market her produce In quan tities sufficient to capture the trad that hag so long been to foreign coun tries. There are thousands of acres of land in this valley that could be put in olives, and yet millions of pounds of olives and olive oil are annually im ported. The western part of Colusa. 1 is a country sparsely settled and yet it will produce almost any fruit or nut that can be grown anywhere. This county is a place for okra. that vege- I table that it is said will heal every ! stomach trouble known to man. and yet jit Is nutritive and palatable. It can be { grown anywhere that cotton will grow i ami it cans most easily. The growing • of okra has been tri»d in th<» Northern and Middle Western States, but without success. " The Southern. .States do 'not care much about the smaller indu'strtes. as thfey have the cotton as their staple. Hence the canned okra is high and rare. It Is one of the Industries here which is beyond the experimental stage. It will bring twice the .retnrns of aspara gus and is much more easily grown. besides lasting until very late in th.. fall. — Colusa Sun. ••• • \u25a0 United States Surveyor General W. j 5 . Graham and two of the New Yurli capitalists who are interested in the construction of the electric railway from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe, via Fairoaks. Newcastle. Auburn and Placerville. have just been over the line observations. It is stated on j good authority that work- on -^^ l line will bo commenced in thf J^T^' spring: and pushed forward rapklly. \u2666 '• • The snrveyi have all b«>en made and a satisfactory rout? .ileclit»'l upon. Xo difficulty has thus far b*>en ,j found In securing right of way. anil I it Is believe 1! that all tho people along the route will giadly civ* right of way for the road. Its construction will \u25a0 enhance the value of all the property ' along the line tenfold. Work on the California Midland, the electric rail road from Marysville to Auburn and Grass. Valley. Is already under way at the Marysville end and a report is cur rent here that work Is to begin in a few days at the Auburn end. The line . runs from here to Wolf, thence west I to Marysville* and east to Grass Valley ! and Nevada City. — Auburn Republican. • • • Sacramento is Insured against a : gas famine, as least as long as the • State. Legislature is In session. — San I 1 Bernardino Index. In the Joke World Professor (at chemistry examina tion) — Under what combinatien U gold released most quickly? Student— Marriage. — Fllgende Blat . "He's going to expose a party of grafters." "Why does he take such an interest?" "They wouldn't pay him for refrain- Ing from exposing th«m." — Cleveland Plain Dealer. '. We jump from twelve to eighty, . And I am here to state In accents strong and weighty I like my winter straight. —Louisville Courter-JournaL \, Confidential Adviser— Senator, ho* much did your campaign cost you? Senator Lotsmun— lt was pretty ex pensive thin time. Ringgold. it cost m* one* day' 3 income and tw*o or three eights' sleep.— Chicago Tribuifff. v. "Isn't radiurh; the- most expensive | thing on. earth?" "N«xt to an automobile. I b*l!eve it I is. my boy." — Yonkera .Statesman. \u25a0 Chorus Girl 'reading) — What do»i I n-fi-f eland for? i/ Other Girl — •*»«" standi for "born." ; \u25a0 " .'Bprn'— lion- di> you.nioaii?" : "Well, one might say you are x i Monde, neo a brunette." — Boston Tr&n "Have you heard that Frau Pechlein. th<» dramatist, has had to go into an asylum on account of her brain having given way?" "Hooray! Now, perhaps, we shall have something really good from her pen."^ — Meggendorfer Blatter. j , Farmer—So you've had some eajfcl [ ence. have you? "* ; *^T ' Youth— : Yc3. sir. , : Farmer — Well, what side of a cow do ' you sit on to milk? j Youth — The outside.— Tlt-Blti.