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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
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-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
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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."
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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.
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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 .
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'.„ 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.:
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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
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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. . :
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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.!
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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.
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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.