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f lltHSIDENT ROOSEVELT'S action
I L I In naming Leslie M. Shaw of
LjmI Iowa to succeed Lytnnn J. Gngo
IHHmI ns secretary of tho treasury In
"s Inn cabinet was n surprise- to
tho eastern people, who did not think of
nnother western man being cnllcd to as
Riitno that portfolio. It wnn also looked
upon ns a llttlo bit rctnnrkablo that tho
president should select n second mnn from
Iowa for a position In his olllclnl family.
Yet since tho announcement has boon mada
reflection hns brought endorsement ot tho
president's action. Governor Shaw Is ad
mlttcd to hnvo tho qualifications neces
sary to fill tho trying post to which ho has
been Invited, nnd tho doublo recognition ot
town's sterling political nttltudo Is most
gratifying to tho republicans ot tliu west.
Tho gcnornl confcrcnco of tho Methodist
Episcopal church In tho United States mot
In 1892 In Omaha and there woro clerical
nnd lay delegates from nil places whoro
tho Methodist church ronches. Among tho
lay delegates was an unassuming lawyer
who hnd already become protty familiar
COLONEL F. M. WOODS OF LINCOLN,
Neb., NOTED LIVE STOCK AUCTION
EER. with tho work of tho general confcrcnco
nnd nlwayH lock deep Interest In tho pro
ceedings. This wns Leslie M. -Shaw of
Dcnlson, In. Ho was ono ot tho two lav
delegates from tho Des Moines conference,
which comprises nil of southwest Iown
and rtiiiu up ns far as Crawford county.
Tho othor lay delegato from tho conferenco
wns L. M. Mnnn of Dcs Moines. Tho two
roomed nt tho Grand hotel In Council
Bluffs during tho conference. Tho faco
of Shaw wai not unfamiliar to mnny ot
thoso at tho confcrcnco. Cno In particular
had reason to remember him from an ex
perience of four years before. Shaw waa
then for tho second tlmo a delegato to n
general conforonco. As usual Dr. J. M,
Buckley of Now York, always an nggresslvo
nnd pushing worker ln tho church, had
mado himself conspicuous. Ho had done
bo In n manner n llttlo offensive to many.
But Dr. Buckley Is known ns tho brlghtost
nnd nblost ot tho men who go to confer
ences, nnd ns ho hns a newspaper at his
back, ho protty often has his own wny.
This tlmo Shaw measured swords with
him. It wns tho first tlmo In his history
that nny layman had ever undertaken to
meet Buckley ln dobato. Tho debate grow
warm. With lawyoillko earnestness Shaw
mot Buckley's nrgumontB with oqunl logic.
Buckley grow nngry nnd hurled oplthots at
Shaw. Ho denounced Shaw and said ho waa
only a country lawyor from a rural cbn
forence. But Shnw met him fairly and
they quit honors oven.
This wns four yenrs beforo tho confor
onco lu Omahn. Thoy met ngaln but did
not clash. Each ono kept clear ot tho
othor. Neither wanted u repetition, but
Shaw showed himself to bo tho broader
man by regarding tho Incident as closed.
Buckloy has carried his resentment, so It
Is said, to this day, and tho honors which
havo como to tho only layman who over
dared chnllcngo tbo great rollglous editor
In debate, havo rocolvcd no attention In his
nowspapor. Shaw took no nctlvo part In
tho general conference In Omaha, but at
tho last conference, which wns held In Chl
cngo, ho nppenred as governor of a great
sthto and beenmo a llttlo too earnest In
his advocacy of somo reforms In tho church.
Ho boenmo tho special pleader for tho
application of practical political raethoda
In church work, and tho conference sat
down on him. Governor Shaw haa beon.
In fact, n lay delegate to flvo consecutive
goncrnl conferences nn honor which hna
come to very few men. As a result of th!a
frequent nttendanco at tho conferences ho
has como to bo regarded ns ono of the nblo
and wlso counselors of tho church, freely
cons'-'ted by tho bishops nnd other dlgnl-
tailcs and ot especial high Btanllng with
tho clorpy.
Oovornor Leslie M. Shaw Is eminently
practical In his church work and methodical
to a fault. Ho was for twenty years super
intendent of tho Methodist Sunday school In
Dcnlson. Ho had tho reputation of being
always on hand, no matter what happened
elsewhere. Ho know personally every ono
ot tho children who camo Into his school.
Ho had a llttlo book, In which ha kept tho
names of ovcry one of tho Sunday school
pupils nnd their Sunday school records.
Ho has tho book yet and has kept track of
tho scholarH who havo had somo training
tinder him. Since ha has becomo governor
ho has not lost this Interest In Sunday
schools or tho children. Last June, on
Children's day In tho First Methodist
Episcopal church In Dcst Moines, a down
pour of rain commenced Just as church serv
ices had ended. Dozens ot children were
present who would endanger their health
If they should go out Into tho rain. Gov
ernor Shaw was present. Ho ordered hacks
nnd sent mnny of tho children homo. Others
woro sent homo on tho street cars. Tho
governor and another paid all tho bills.
Oovurnor Shaw has taken a lively Interest
In nit ....nopal nhnrllln.. IT,, lu nf .hn
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nt Dc Mnlncs nnd was present nt tho last
Of ttlU leading members dropped dead. HO
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IiIh nhnrltv la tint linumlnri hv flnnnmtnn.
pw m ....w
iKmiuiiii, nuiMiui ivh uy 1110 nmicra 01 niuixy.
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Tho partner of Oovcrnor Shaw In law
practice" doe ? no share the goveor's
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mildly renuKca mm when they reached tholr
olllco. "That's all right, Shaw," ho replied,
"you do tho prnylng for tho tlrm and I
do tho swearing, nnd wo don't either of us
mean much of what wo say."
Thoso who havo had to deal with Oovornor
Shaw In nn otllclal way havo often been
ImpreBBod with his Inslstcnco on oxnet
Justice. Tho disposal of pardon matters has
dovoloped this trait. Ho hns been criticised
for somo of his pnrdons. Men Bay that It
would bo better for some criminals to re-
main In tho penitentiaries than to bo out.
An eminent lawyor went to him only last
week nnd took up a pardon case. Tho man
for whom ho plended Is Bob Callohan, n well
known Dcs Moines man. Ho had been con-
vlctcd nnd given n short sentenco nnd nl-
most Immediately nftorward given another
longer sentence. Both wero by tho lato
Judge Conrad, a man whoso sense of Justico
wuh highly doeIoped. Hob wns Riven
lln,l ,,,. .. ii(,i I. in. ,,.
parole ai d has not violated It. His lawyer
presented on behalf of tho c ent n otter
wpi.ton hv Iiki rnnp,i ...iin. ...
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Za'Z .nLnInn CJZt'TKJ
believed nt tho tlmo of tho sentences that
nnni,nn n n. i, t, a.mu,
convinced that ho was absolutely Innocent
n i.TtrrhlllTlt!l7hlCl .
this letter, tho governor took up tho matter
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?r- nnt thn t hi ? w.. i.n , " ff I
tors not that ho would bo be tor off resting
rirrtaiiCi a-Mrm0.?.
rntn p11 Qrn?J!r..,nM n, J V ,1. '
of nardons mliort or disposing
p '
Governor Shnw ItTready In dobato on any
llvo topic. Thrco yearn ago, when tho war
with Spain hnd brought somo new ques-
tlons to tho front, n group of young people
had acquired tho Chautauqua grounds nt
Colfnx and Insisted on Governor Shaw
speaking from tho snmo platform with Gon-
oral Weaver on tho subject of "Patriotism "
It was not bo advertised but was quletiy
understood to bo a Joint dobnte and It
turned out so Both took up tho new prob-
loms connected with tho Philippines and
Cuba and tho debato waa ono of tho fea-
turcs of Chautauqua llfo tn Iowa that yeor
'
Ono of tho business associates of Oov-
ernor Shaw tells why ho was "bouncod" off
tho directory board of a big Investment
company which purchased land nnd tlmbor
In Moxlco. Shaw was Induced to go Into It
by friends and ho was put on tho directory
board. Of courso prospoctlvo Investors
wrote him personally, risking him to recom-
mend tho Investment to them. Ho would
wrlto back saying thnt ho know nothing
porsonnlly of tho matter and had simply
gono In for accommodation.
"Horo," said one of tho promoters, who
confronted Shaw with ono of tho lottcrs ho
had written, "wo can't sell stock to man
you wrlto to In this mannor."
"But It Is the truth about It," said the
governor.
"Thnt Is whnt wo don't want you to be
writing."
"Thon tako my namo off your dlroctory
list." iind It was done Immediately.
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In tho graduating law class of the Iowa Col-
lego of Law In Dea Moines ln tho spring of
187C. was Lesllo M. Shaw. Ho had gradu-
ated from Cornell col I ego nnd had pro-
vlously taught school, drovo a team or sold
erabapplo trcca. Tho collcgo waa then nt-
tached to Slmnson colleco. a Mnlhndlm
collego of which President Burns was tho
head. In tho class was D. F. Witter, head
of n big Insuranco company ln Iowa: S. I.
King of Logan, O. II. Turner, In tho In-
surnnco business tn Chicago; A. P. Cham-
berlnln of Dea Molnca, W. T. Dillon of Kan-
.K.u ui. v,. ui.u uumuu, ,H( , h h , f A , ho NcbrasKa's commissioners to tho Loulsl- nmaacg tho nrnnun7 f nn
number of years ago, when they wero In cuea ,a tho bottom of hlB cttBC. cctil U the nna Purchase exposition, which will be h'AT.1
.... n, .... ......... nu.w.w. fnn fn- nn nhtinnnnt in mnn " IJOIUIUU UY IUO KOVLTnOT. 1 nnv nnvn not
T1IE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
OUY It. C. HEAD, WHO IS IlECOM-
MENDED TO SUCCEED JUDOE BAKER
ON THE BENCH.
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BaB' 1,1 nu iwoniy-iour young uiou. u.x-
unicr justico u. u. uoio was men, as now,
.w.nn nt iim online "i .in nni rii t),t
.In,1L,n Hnln snvn "hilt I .1 rnrntl thnt lin
ueioncen to tno very uost cmsa or young
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Linrtv-iivn vpnrn ns n rniieirn nsirucior.
Mn wnfl na nstak ni?. Industrious and
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luuruugmy iinu iuui uuh uuuu u uiiuruuiur-
ntinnniini
Last summer Oovornor Shaw and family
visited Yellowstono park with other friends,
On his return ho wns tilled with tho beauty
of tho park and especially tho Grand
ennyon. Ono of his companions says that
ho proved a mmt delightful traveling
mut0 and that ho so thoroughly enjoyed all
thnt ho saw that all who wero with him
bceamo filled with his enthusiasm. Ho wns
0no of n party to catch nineteen lino fish
out of Yellowstono lnko ono day nnd ho
proved himself a good fisherman.
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Like most men who hnvo made a reputa-
tlon on tho stump, Governor Shaw Is quick
at repnrteo and ever ready with a reply to
ovcry questioner. Ho Is a good relator of
anecdotes, especially In private life and
nmong his friends.
"nTliho most successful
!! 'b0.,..m! ..S"C?CS3'U.
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umieu amies is mo u sunci on wnicn nan
b colonol P M Woods of Lincoln
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Nb- hns fairly won tho tltlo for him-
nuu, nu ii ii a luiuy wuu mu lino ior mm-
" Y W- conduct since ho entered on his
(os"n vocation. His wt
nlz0l ns authority and
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a u's recommenuu-
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Uo" f.,r " Bnlmnl ls 'ho l,Acst ltfcn
nonr Dclvldcre, Boone county, 111. Ho was
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school education. In 1861 he enlisted In
" FIKoonth Illinois Infantry, but was ro-
fl,s0(1 0,1 nccount of ago. being under 17
eaTa olJ- Ho afterward raised a company
of thlrty-clght men for tho Ono Hundred
Md nM mnoa ,nfantrjP( but by requcst
Adjutant General A. C. Fuller assigned him
0I11 hls mcn Elgin battery, Fifth
!,, ,ght arU1Ioryi whero ho scrveJ
until tho closo of tho war, rccolvlng his
discharge Juno E, 18C5. Ho went back to
tno fnrm nnd followed that vocation until
1872 wncn 1,0 made his first aale of reg-
latercd cattlo for II. M. Lyman of Down-
rB llrovo oinco mat iimo u nns ueen
nls ",0 business nnd today he has carnod
tno distinction of having tbo largest busl-
nc6S and receiving tho largest Incomo of
nny auctioneer In tho world.
,n 1872 b,s flrst venr'a salary waa 11,000.
Hla 'ncomo 'rom sales during the year
1901 wna l20-000- H'3 lowest price la $100
per day nnd during the past year ho re-
colvod J1-125 tor one afternoon's work.
From January 1, 1902 to July 1, 1902, he
has 110 sales to make.
In 1882 ho moved to Nebranka and hla
home 1b now ln Lincoln. ThU atate owes
a dobt of gratitude to him for the patrt-
otlo manner In which he haa always cham-
ploned Us cause whenever opportunity
offered.
Tho Becrit of Colonel Woods' bucccss as
nn auctioneer of registered stock may be
explained In a few words. Ho Is possesaed
f n fine presence, a strong, well modulated
volco, a splendid intellect, unfailing good
humor, a ready wit which always leavea
him master of tho situation and a reputa-
tlon for unswerving Integrity and moral
courage which assures all, not only of
honest treatment from him, but that be
will promptly suppress nny attempt on the
Pnrt of tho maker of a snlo to act other-
wlso than honorable.
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Morris J. Wragg, tho president of tho
Iowa Horticultural socloty, who was unanl-
mously ro-olocted for a second term at the
lato meeting hold In Dcs Molnos, has lived
n" his llfo on a fnrm In Dallas county near
tho town of Waukeo, nnd by his own energy
nnJ porsovornnce has risen to a recognized
high position as a specialist In horticulture
nnd forestry In Iowa. His father was an
eminent experimenter In horticultural work
and It was In his honor thnt tho now widely
known Wragg plum was named. The
younger Wragg has dovoted hla life to frulta
ana treea and has long been a member of
both 'he horticultural soelatj and the ag-
fcta, prepares himself fully nnd Is a hard "cm n "avo oecn np- ,,.... rnmnnnv nind m.
rlcultural society. In addition to betas
president of tho horticultural society he is
one ot the directors ot the state department
of agriculture and superintendent of hortl-
culture at the stato fairs. Tho horticultural
society will urge that he bo tho representa-
il... it L-il...11...1 ll . itiA
Iowa commission for nn exhibit at tho
Loulslona Purchase exposition, and, as presl-
dent of the horticultural society, It devolves
upon him to seo to It that tho start Is made
for such an exhibit In nccordanco with plans
already laid. Mr. Wrngg has traveled ox-
tenslvely over tho western states.
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Ouy It. C. Head has been chosen by tho
bar of tho Fourth Judicial district of No-
braska to be appointed to tho position on
tho district bench when Hon. Benjamin S.
llaker retires to accept a federal Judgeship
In New Mexico. Mr. Head has Ions been
known to tho people of Omaha as a quietly
successful practitioner. Ills selection bv
tho members of tho bar from tho long list
of nppllcants Is a trlbuto to his personal
worth ns well as to his professional stand-
Ing. Guy It. C. Read was born on a farm
1,1 "nrbcr county, West Virginia, on Juno
9 1859' Tno nc!lt ycnr hla fathor. John
B- Head, removed with his family to War-
rnn nnlintv. Tmvn whnrn i n unnMnitml
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farming. Thero Mr. Head grow up as a
country boy nnd attended tho district
i.. m ....h.
lin U'liO cvrndltfit nrl ut h lit ntnoa nt 1 COrt
Mr. Head then read law for two venra
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in., nrtnr wninii mn tin ai.p.neariiiiti nnoami
hn ntntn Imp rrnm tint nun nn Mnrnh 1
.on- ... ..... . .
prncuccu ai ixon. in., uu ibj.
wbcn ho rctnovcd Omahn.
8 yet held a meeting for tho purposo ot
organizing for their task of making bricks
without straw, nor hns any concrete
opinion ns to tho method to bo pursued
been ndoptcd. Messrs. Wattles and Bruce
had Invaluablo experience In connection
with tho Trnnsmlsslppl exposition nt
Omaha and will bring to tho work nn Intl-
mnto knowlcdgo of tho dctnll Involved.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton Is well known
throughout the country ns a man of prac-
tlcnl Ideas. C. H. nudge of Lincoln Is
president of tho Rudgo & Guenzol company
of Lincoln, extensive dealers In furniture,
,,ucongwlirc otc nna n buslnees man of
j,Bh landing In his community H S
Whlte of North Platte, tho fifth member
of ,ho comrai8S0n is president of the
plrst Natlona, bank 'of nla homo cty Ho
,8 n vetcran of tho clv war nnd ha8 lonB
""'d011 ln tho wcat. whcr he vnrl-
ouslv onnaod In farmlnir. stock rlRlnr
nnd morchand is nir. Hn hns boon nntlvn In
60,1,0 cx,cnt ln 'ocn Politics. This corn-
mission Is exnectcl hv thn irnvnrnnp tn
mission is expected by t ie governor to
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fn.so, by popular subscription, the money
to defray tho exncnsn nf mnktnir n nfntn
pin inr m.inrnsifn nr rnn ni i ji n t u fni.
Ty- enmnanv of New York eltv to riwrnmp
luiawi iuwa iiukiiuul.! ukal au-
Long Ride on a Mule
Judgo J. E. Gulnotto will bo asked to np-
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most picturesque ot tho few remaining
"old-tlraers" of Kansas City, reports tho
Stnr of that city. Mr. Hays ls very old
nnd has grown childish, so that his heirs
think tho step necessary for tho protection
of hl8 cstato.
Tho name of Lynn Hays will recall to
many nn old resident the famous rido of
ono of tho Hays boys on tho Santa Fo trail
In 1857. It was a rldo upon which do-
ponded $64,000 a raco with a stago conch
from Bent's Ford, In Colorado, to Kansas
City. This dlstanco of moro than COO miles
wns covered mule-back ln flvo days by ono
ul ijo uujro iucm m boiho uiuurcnco
of opinion as to whether It was Lynn or
l''8 brother, "Up" and tho $64,000 was
saved. Tho rider, covered with dust and
toam, and almost spent with loss of sleep
an(1 fatlguo, tumbled from the oxhnusted
mu, 'n frol,t of tho bank, mado his way to
tho cashier's window nnd secured tho monoy
a fow minutes beforo tho bank closed. An
hour later tbo stago arrived with tho letter
Informing the bank that Itussell, Majors &
Waddcll, upon whom the drafts were drawn,
,lad failed.
Tne story, as It still lingers In tho mom-
ory of John ' aaK. ' ns follows: In 1857
John Campbell was In charge of the freight-
ors' tra,n on tho Santa Fo trail. Ho had a
Inrgo force under hlra nnd ho and they wero
employed by Russell, Majors & Waddoll,
wno nt 'hat time, tho rnllronds not yet
having reached tho west, did all tho freight-
,nK for tno army.
u was at Bent's Ford, on tho north sldo
of tho Arkansas river, not far from Laa
Animas. Campbell had Just received theso
drafts and tho stage, which had already
gone out. carried a letter notifying the
bank tnat 'his great firm had gono to the
wnl1' If tho stago could only bo beaten
lnt0 Kansas City tho $64,000 would bo
Bnved. But how beat It? Every fifteen
mllcs the s,aR0 mot n fresh relay of horses
and pushed forword night and day at a
swinging trot.
"Up," said Campbell to Hays. "'Old
Sam,' hero la a splendid saddle mule. lie
was never known to tiro. Can you tako
him nnd mnko that trip?"
It meant 100 miles a day, through n wild,
sparsely settled country, with long
stretches of the trail In whlrh
nor drink was to be had. A moment Hays
hesitated, but only n moment. "I'll rldo
him, John," ho said.
Then began the raco thnt was afterward
to bo talked about all orer tho country,
For tho last three days of the ride Haya
January C, 1002.
was afraid to atop to anatch an taour'a
sleep unless someone was by to wake him.
When ho felt that ho could not endure It
nny longer nnd was already falling nsleep
In tho saddle, ho overtook some campers
and got them to watch him while he slept
nn.1 nn1rn him In nn Vinlln tin nnt t ii n n
In tho afternoon Just before tho bank closed
and tho stago arrived that night.
"It was a very remarknblo animal," said
Mr. Gage, "probably tho most remarkablo
animal for long-dlstanco travel In tho
world. When 1 camo to Kansas City In
1858 I had heard of that wonderful rldo
nnd went to seo tho mulo within a wook
nftur my arrival. Ho was an ordinary
looking sorrel animal a very active,
nimble mulo for many years. I havo no
idea how long after that ho lived, but ho
must have reached a very ripo old nge.
"Campbell used to toll mo that ho had
'old Sam' for fourtoen years prior to i860
nnd that there hadn't been a yenr of that
tlmo that ho didn't rldo him across tho
plains."
Judgo Qulnotto romombDrs the mulo dls-
tlnctly. "There's hardly an old settlor that
doesn't remember 'Old Sam,' " ho said
-old Sam' died only about eight or nlno
yCara ago, I think, but for many yeara he
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service."
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Ilai, Miller of I'hllade phla has brought
BUtt ngftln8t the Fidelity and Casualty
.fr.r.r..r. . n.r.... ... . ...mn nnnr.
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CIETY.
reports tho Now York Herald, but Judge
wimninp hniri fi.nt thorn ... 0,.mninnt
Kround on which to base an action and nl-
lowed tho case to go to trial. It will como
up soon ln tho United Stntos district court
before Judge Lacombe.
Miller was suddenly taken ill. It was
not known whether ho had typhoid fovcr
or appendicitis, but ho lay at death's door
for several days. Soon his condition began
to mend and with tho Improvement Camo
a strong deslro on tho patient's part for
mro substantial food. About four days
nftor ho begnn to recover his strength ho
nsked his wlfo to preparo him somo baked
benns, stipulating particularly that sho uso
u..un ut, ..unci iJiinumu ib hiukcu
to hnvo stated that tho food asked fort
would do no harm. Miller ato a grcnajf.
quantity of tho beans nnd n short time"
afterward was taken with sovoro pains
nnd died. Tho post-mortem cxnmlnatlon
showed that tho beans had perforated tho
man's Intestines. If Judgment 1 rendered
against tho Insurance company It will
create a now class of risk which thoy may
not care to assume. Legal authorities say
that there Is not another case on record
of a suit having been brought on such
grounds.
Thfii rimo
Hwll Ijllcilllw
Pittsburg Gazette: "I prithee, didst thou
hear tbo news?" asked Mr. Hamlet Ham, tho
eminent tragedian, of Mr. Gad Zooks, the
comedian.
"I didst not," was tho Inttor'a reply. "Re-
Iterato tho news to mo."
"Thero'a a corner In eggs."
"Really, truly?"
"Truly, really! Tho prlco Is now 35 cents
a dozen, with porpendlcular tendency. I
uoed not point out to you, my friend, the
importance of this fact to our noble art."
"Thou necdst not. Eggs aro now too
costly for missiles. Wo will sally forth."
Then tho one-nlght stands suffored an ln-
vaslon.
A IN ICC (jrUlllC
Washington Stnr: "I camo mighty near
being cheated out of that election," said
Sonator Sorghum; "mighty near. It made
mo think of a poker game I was once ln."
"What kind of a garao was that?" asked
tho attache who has had his salary raised
place.
"Well, all I can say about It Is that it the
other fellows hadn't been too busy stacking
tho cards and dealing oft the bottom to take
nny notlco of mo I never would havo gotten
a chance to ring tn a cold deck on them."
