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HE WAS THERE, TOO.
A young man came up to the poll
ing place on election day and offered
hia vote. It was his first appearance
la the character of an elector and he
had the independence or audacity to
differ politically from his father. Ills
father challenged his vote.
"On what grounds?” demanded the
presiding officer.
"He isn't 21.”
"I am 21,” asserted the youth.
"Xo, you’re not,” said the father.
"You won’t be 21 till to-morrow.”
"I say I will,” cried the youth. *T
was born on the 12th day of Novem
ber. It’s down in the old Rible.”
“Then it’s a mistake,” said the old
man. “You weren’t born till the morn
ing of the 13th of November, I can
vow.”
“How can you?”
“How?” repeated the old man, in
dignantly. “Goodness gracious, wasn’t
I there?
“Well,” returned the son. with
proud defiance, “wasn’t I there, too?”
The young man voted.—Judge.
An Announcement Analyzed.
“You say you wouldn’t marry the
best man alive,” said Miss Cayenne.
“That was my remark.” replied the 1
girl who is needlessly emphatic.
“You are quite right. If by any
chance you should meet the best man
alive, and by any future chance should
acquire an option on his affections—”
“Well?”
“It would be a pity to run the risk
of spoiling his disposition.”
GOSSIP.
_
Mrs. Blubbe—The Smiths have been '
married ten years to-day.
Mrs. Gabbe—And they haven’t for
given each other yet.
Temperamentally Unfit.
“No,” said the statesman, thought
fully. “political life will never do
for me. I shall never run for the
presidency.”
“But you have all the qualities that ,
would grace the office.”
“So my friends say.”
"You possess a fine grasp of the
questions of the hour and have splen
did executive ability.”
“Perhaps. But I don't like to make
open-air speeches nor ride in sleeping
cars.”
Fooling Him.
“That young man stayed very late
last night," said the girl's mother,
sharply.
“Yes, mother,” she replied. "I
didn't send him home because I was
afraid he'd get next to the fact that
1 have to get up early in the morning
to go to work.”
A GRAVE ERROR.
Fambo- Mlstah Henpeck done made
a scene at his muddah-in-law's funer
al yistahday.
I.arabo—Sho! Go way!
Sambo Yessah. He done fo’glts
hisself nn' lets er onion drap out of
his handkerchief.
No Secret.
"You have kept one good cook in
the family for 20 years, Mrs. Hipperly?
How In the world have you managed
to do that?”
”1 married aim And he comes In
mighty handy, let me tell you, when a
kitchen girl leaves me without warn
ing."
An important Distinction.
“I have discovered,” remarked the
gossip, “that Mr. Hliggins owes every
body."
"Indeed!" replied Miss Cayenne.
"Does he borrow amall sums or enough
to entitle .him to respect as a finan
cier ?”
His Waterloo.
The Friend—Your husband is the
funniest man I ever heard on the vaude
, vtlle stage. He amuses everybody,
doesn't he?
The Wife—He does not. He can’t
amuse the baby for five minute*.
SONG OF AN OFF DAY.
Strange that when the sun Ip shining.
And the skies are fair and blue.
Days may bring so muph of sorrow,
. Hearts may hold so much of rue.
After all. *tls not the weather.
But ourselves we ought to blame:
If we're braVe, In storm and sunshine.
Smiles will ripple Just the same.
Every bloom by breeses shattered
Shall yet have successors sweet.
Ways of weariness und weeping
Shall grow light to troubled feet;
Eyes cast down shall be uplifted.
Shadows haunt the soul no tuora.
Ufe Is always worth the living
And the best still lies before!
KIND THINGS.
Miss Koseanchin—He said he could
tell that I had a strung character by
my nose and chin.
Miss Spiteful—It seems a pity,
doesn’t it, dear, that you couldn’t
have had the strong character with
out the nose and chin!
Not a Sport.
A well-known clubman of Boston
was married during the early days of
the last winter to a charming Welles
ley girl. who. of her many accomplish
ments, is proudest of her cooking.
The husband returned late one aft
ernoon to his home in Brookline, to
discover that his wife was “all tired
out.”
"You look dreadfully fatigued, little
one,” came from hubby, in a sympa
thetic tone.
“I am.” wns the reply. “You see.
dear, I heard you Bay that you liked
rabbit. So, early this morning, 1 went
to the market to get you one. I
meant to surprise you with a broiled
rabbit for dinner; but I’m afraid you’ll
have to take something else. I’ve been
hard at work on the rabbit all day.
and I haven’t got it more than half
picked.”—Lippiucott's.
WHY HE SMILED.
■ ' ■ —■ I
Young I*ady (with music case)—
Yes, I’ve Just bought a few of the
latest pieces. All novel and strong in
composition. (And no wonder hei
friend smiled. She didn’t know om
end of her case was broken and that
those ‘‘sassingers” were peeping out.)
In Ancient Rome.
The Roman senators rushed up and
found Nero rosining up his bow.
"( ut that out!” they commanded.
"And you have the nerve to object
to my playing on the fiddle?” de
manded the great man.
"Sure! Get busy and play on the fire
with a hose.”
And after the town had burned
down Nero was blackballed In the Rr>
man auxiliary fire department.
Waiting.
"What are you going to plant in
your garden this spring?”
“I haven't made up my mind yet
whether it will be flowers or vege
tables. I’m waiting to see what
free seeds the congressman sends
me."
CRUEL.
I-andlady—Wasn’t that a good
chicken. Mr. Jinks?
Jinks It may have been a good
chicken morally speaking, but phjrsi
ca'ly it was a wreck
LAW A DEAD LETTER
far-reaching effect of su
preme COURT DECISION.
Under Ruling Just Made. Railroad*
May Easily Evad* Compliance
with the Hepburn Law—Con
gress Must Now Act.
The decision rendered by the su
preme court on the "commodities
clause" of the Hepburn railroad rate
law leaves the way open for wholesale
evasion, by the interstate common
carriers, of the provision of the fed
eral statute which forbids the trans
portation of commodities produced by
such corporations and not intended for
their own use. That is the practical
efTect of a decision which appears, on
the surface, to have Just the opposite
bearing upon common carriers and
their interests, outside of their natural
and proper field.
The clause of the Hepburn law
which was partly sustained and in
part invalidated was intended chiefly
to prevent discriminations between in
dependent shippers and the common
carriers handling their own coal. In
the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania
There the railroads had long been
great producers of coal, and they
naturally favored their own mines in
sending coal to market. Other mine
owners and shippers were subjected
to much less favorable conditions. The
scandalous discriminations brought
about by these extensions of the busi
ness of common carriers had been the
subject of discussion, and the Hep
burn law was universally commended.
Now, while it is upheld In theory it
is virtually killed, as far'as practical
results go. The supreme court has
ruled that the law is sound In forbid
ding the transportation by railronds
of commodities, not iutended for their
own consumption, which the railroad
companies produce. But the court has
also held that the law goes too far in
forbidding the interstate common car
riers from owning stock in corpora
tions the products of which are sent
to market over their lines. It is pro
vided. in the decision, that the out
side companies shall be such as are
organized and operated in good faith.
This loophole is all that the rail
roads can desire. It leaves the way
open for the practical extension of
their activities into many fields. Their
heavy stockholders can organize out
side corporations the products of
which will go to market over the ruil
roads Interested and then sell their
stock, wholly or except for a small
Interest, to the railways. The lawyers
will find it easy to arrange such de
tails.
The fatal difficulty is that the su
preme court has acted on the assump
tion that the common curriers will
meet the spirit of its decision, which
is sound and reasonable to the lay
mind, in candor and good faith. What
Is Hure to happen, in some cases, at
least, is systematic and far-reaching
evasion of the intent of the court’s
ruling.
In the end, congress and the su
preme court will be forced to action
which will do the work the Hepburn
law was intended to accomplish. It
will he necessary to devise effective
means of keeping the great common
carriers out of business in lines which
bring them Into competition with other
producers and shippers over their
tracks. There is no other*way to in
sure fair play, except, indeed, by gov
ernment. regulation carried much
farther than the country has thus fur
been willing to go.—Cleveland Leader.
Wickersham and Enforcement.
Attorney General Wickersham ap
pears to be the right man in the right
place. He grows upon the country.
No man stands higher in the New
York bar. He accepted the call of the
president at a great pecuniary sacri
fice, but the same zeal and devotion
and ability will be at the service of
his new client that he gave formerly
to large private Interests.
Mr. Wlckersham’s methods differ
radically from those of tils predeces
sors. He frankly states that condi
tions have so changed that the same
methods are not necessary.
No one, however, need mistake his
program nnd purpose He will perse
cute no one and those who keep with
in the Inw need have no fear of prose
cutlor. But he will not tolerate the
1 willful and malicious law breaker.
I He will use to his utmost, his great
' legal ability and all the tremendous
mac hinery of the government to pun
ish the deliberate and nialicioun lnw
violator.
He has served fair notice. He will
take no snap Judgment. If any cor
poration or trust gets caught in the
tolls. In the future, there will he no
excuse and no sympathy and no
mercy.
The attorney general means busi
ness and the country will appreciate
his methods and purposes.
Jokers.
There will be no jokers hi the tariff
hill when completed. Too many con
flicting* Interests are Involved. Too
many experts are on guard. Kvery
day’s work In the senate will be cast
up nnd a balance struck that evening
by men capable of doing It. Particu
lar care will be taken with the prop
ositions submitted to the conference
committee. And after the conference
Is over the men advising the presi
dent as to details will know their
business and bis wishes thoroughly.
Jokers bearing against the public
would be expensive to the Republic
ans. and many sharp ayes are on the
l&okout.
PLEA FOR TARIFF REDUCTION.
Republican Newspaper Points Out
What It Considers to Bo the Duty
of the Party.
Senator Aldrich said when the
recommendation of the flounce com
mittee to treble the duty on gas re
torts was under consideration: "When
did we (the Republican party) over
make a statement that we would re
vise the tariff downward?" All the
party promised, said he, was to revise
the tariff upon the basis of rates w hich
would equal the difference In cost ol
production betw*een this country and
abroad with a reasonable proflt.
Thus read the Republican platform,
and this Is what Mr. Taft had to say
about It in accepting the nomination:
“The tariff in a number of the sched
ules exceeds the difference between
the cost of production of such articles
abroad and at home, including a rea
sonable proflt to the American pro
ducer. The excess over the difference
serves no useful purpose, but offers a
temptation to those who would mo
nopolize the production and sale of
such articles in this country to proflt
by the excessive rate.”
Thus were the people given to un
derstand that there would be a reduc
tion of the duties in many schedules
in the event of a Republican victory.
Neither Senator Aldrich, nor Mr.
Payne, nor any other Republican
opened his mouth during the cnmpnigii
to deny the statement that a number
of the schedules should be revised
downward. No Republican newspaper
denied It. The voters believed, as
they had a right to, that they would
get a downward revision of the tariff
in the event of Mr. Taft’s election.
Because of that belief he got votes
which he would not have had other
wise.
President Taft said last December:
"It is better to have no revision at all.
better that the new tariff bill should
die, unless we have revision of an
honest and thorough sort." The Al
drich bill does not answer to that de
scription. Its author says It Is an an
swer to the pledge of the party and
to the demands of the American peo
ple. it is an answer to neither. A re
vision which leaves the woolen sched
ule untouched, which makes the cot
ton goods schedule a little worse than
it is now, and which retains the duty
on hides is not an honest revision. It
would be the violation of a party
pledge concerning a matter in which
millions of voters are directly inter
ested—a pledge which President Taft
reiterated when lie said in his in
augural that the advancement rutes
would he required in few, if any,
schedules. Under the circumstances It
would be politic for the representa
tives of the Republican purty in con
gress to keep its pledge.—Chicago
Tribune.
The Possibilities of Peace.
The National Peace congress at
tracted wide attention from its per
sonnel and its purpose.
President Taft indorses it. Declar
ing that "the United States has con
tributed much to the cause of peace,”
and that the policy of this govern
ment Is to “avoid war under all cir
cumstances except those plainly in
consistent. with honor,” he pledges
that as long as he Is president his
legitimate Influence will be exerted to
the full in favor of peace.
The better and growing impulse of
civilized nations Is unquestionably
toward peace. The possibilities of war
arises “chiefly from irresponsibilities
of government and in those countries
where stability of Internal control Is
lacking."
The Influence of our government,
never more potent than today, will
always be exerted In behalf of peace.
International competition In mili
tary armuinents seems inconsistent
with any peace movement, but read!
nesH for war Is a preservative of
peace. The problem of Increased
armaments will solve Itself. Main
talning a government upon a progres
sive war footing means Increasing har
dens upon the people, and the time will
come when the people will rebel, and
lessening armaments will follow.
That time is not now, but the work
of education will continue, arbitration
will tend to supplant the appeal to
the sword.
The United States is best qualified
for leadership In this world wide move
merit, and ought to be foremost In !
promoting the Ideal of universal peace, j
Returning Prosperity.
Nothing more likely to bring brisk
business or indicating that business Is J
brisk has recently come than the ad
vance by the steel trust of one dollar
a ton on steel bars, plates and shapes.
This Is the steel used in building.
Building plans were never larger. In
March building plans in 102 cities
footed $94,000,000, In the first quar
ter of the ypar these plans ran up to
9190.000,000.
Tills vast sum has much of It been
hung up waiting to see if steel was
going lower or higher. The fall in
February made everyone wait. The
steel trust closed March with “un
filled orders,” which means work to
be done, 223.000 tons less thnn March
31, 1909, and less thnn half the un
filled orders two years ago. The un
filled orders March 31 last were less
than the close of any quarter since
1902. This is not encouraging, but
business grew in April. The share of
machinery and output busy has gone
up to 94 per cent. Orders are com
ing In on the building planned. Build
ing Increases Steel prices have been
advanced This Is tbe first rise In
steel since the smash in October, 1907.
It puts steel In line with cotton, wool
and silk, with footwear, with rubber
and wKb copper manufactures.
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