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That Is in no sense a new slogan
Senator Hanna sounded at the Ohio
republican convention. He has been
shouting "hands off" ever since he got
to be a "king maker."
After the election of McKinley in
1896 Mr. Hanna personally tool:
charge of the pie counter and every
Foraker republican in Ohio who had
the temerity to go near heard the
Btentorious warning, "hands off."
A corrupt politician in Ohio bribed
the legislature into sending him to the
viiitea states senate.
"Hands of," he shouted to the in
vestigating committee of the Ohio
senile.
"Hands off," he shouted to the ser-geant-at-arms,
who served a sum
mons by mail for his appearance be
fore the investigating committee, and
he stayed beyond the state borders,
one whole year to make sure that the
aergeant-at-arms would not lay hands
on him.
"Hands off," ho shouted to the
grand Jury, for the senator didn't
want to occupy a felon's cell In the
Ohio penitentiary.
"Hands off," he shouted to the na
tional senate when the verdict of
guilty by the state senate was filed,
vith a protest against the fugitive
from justice being seated in that
body.
"Hands off," was the order when
Eagan's "embalmed beef" was ex
posed. "Hands off" when the brutalities In
American camps were exposed.
"Hands off" when Cuba wanted to
properly punish Rathbone and Nee
ley. "Hands off" when General Miles
wants to expose the rottenness of our
imperialism in the Philippines.
"Hands off" when the investigation
of the postal department began.
"Hands off" was screamed at Roose
velt when he went bear hunting In
Alabama for southern delegates.
"Hands off" was the reply when
Foraker and Roosevelt wanted a
Roosevelt plank in the Ohio plat
form. And, standing in the convention, in
solent as a whipped dog, seeing evi
dences of his waning power, "Hands
v. off," he screams to the people of
Ohio, who realize that the time has
cor., a to lay hands on him and thrcr
him bodily out of the United States
Bona! e.
"Hands off" was the slogan of fear,
the cry of distress from a frightened
Iioliiical criminal brought to bay at
last
.t is the people's turn to say "han.ls
off" to Mark Hanna, and they should
say ix. loud enough that he will hear
it to his dying day. Columbus Press.
Hunting Without a Gun.
I have no desire to decry any kind
of legitimate hunting, for I have tried
them all, and the rewards are good.
I simply like hunting without a guu
or camera better than all other forms
of hunting, for three good reasons
first, because it is lazy and satisfying,
perfect for summer weather; Becond,
because It has no troubles, no vexa
tions, no disappointments, and so Is
good for a man who has wrestled long
enough with these things ; and, third
be ause it lets you into the life and
indivlduality'of the wild animals as
110 other hunting can possibly do.
since you approach them with a mind
at taso, and, having no excitement
about you, they dare to show them
solves natural and unconcerned, and
even a bit curious about you, to know
who you are and what you are doing.
Ihas its thrills and excitements, too,
as much or as little as you like. To
creep up through the brule to where
the bear and her cubs are gathering
blueberries in their greedy, funny
ways; to paddle silently upon a big
moose while his head is under water
and only his broad antlers show; to
lie at ease beside the trail necked with
sunlight and shadow and have the
squirrels scamper across your legs, or
the wild bird perch inquisitively upon
your toe, or rarest sight In the woods
In the early morning -to have a fisher
twist by you in Intense, weasel-like
excitement, puzzling out the trail of
the hare or grouse that passed you an
hour ago; to steal along the water
way 3 alone on a still, dark night, and
open your jack silently upon ducks or
moose or mother deer and her fawns
there Is joy and tingle enough In all
these to satisfy any lover of the
woods. There Is also wisdom to be
found, especially when you remember
tnat tnese are individual animals that
no human eyes have ever before
looked upon, that they are different
every one, and that at any moment
they may reveal somo queer trick o
trait of animal life that no naturalist
has ever before seen. W. J. Long, in
The Outlook.
To Andy Carnegie.
Carnegie, you're an unco chlel,
Wae a' your faultB you're liked weel
By a' the rich.
Wha hail ye as the iron king,
In turn ye gle them onything.
Nae matter which.
A house packed fu' o' books and art,
Whar they can learn maist ony part
Or wyle an hour.
An organ an' a kirk ye gle,
Providing that expenses be
Payt by the poor.
.Now, Andrew, din'na tak offense
At ano wha writes wi' nae pretense
. At being a poet.
It Is the only way I see
My thoughts will get the public eo,
For they maun know it.
That a' the money you can spend
Wad na improve the workingmen
You will agree.
There were a few in your employ
That some distinction did enjoy.
1 think ye see
The drift o' what I'd hae ye ken
Regarding a' the workingmen.
By this I mean
The thousands laboring day and night,
A mongrel class, baith black and
white,
As I ha'e seen.
Watched o'er by a dissembling few
Ca'd gaffers and compelled by you
To "do their duty.
Now of a truth I'd have ye know
Thesa gaffers could nae mercy show
An' mak' ye booty.
Fu' weary when they reach their
hames,
They scarce can speak to wife or
weans
If such they got
Their meal is ta'en, the paper read,
Guld faith it's time to go to bed
Their common lot.
Much less to mingle wi sie folks, '
Wha look upon it as a joke
That they are there
To look at books an' pictures gran'.
An' figures chiseled out by man,
An' music rare.
Too strange for them to comprehend,
An' every peal the pipes would send
Gart them a shiver.
Now some advice afore I close
Regarding a' I've said, God knows
I am their brither.
Now when ye mak' a big donation
Remember ance your lowly station,
I mean the poor,
Who helped ye get your power and
fame,
And the gold thats building your
name in stane
So firm and sure.
H. Clark.
A Too Obliging Postmistt r.
Congressman Cannon sympathizes
with tho woes of postmastore, says tho
New York Tribune.
"Why anybody should want to be a
postmaster I" he exclaimed. "And yet
there are hosts of applicant!. But why
anybody just listen, now. to what a
postmaster from my district, out nor
Danvlllo, went through tho other day.
"An Irishman came to this man
and asked if there was a lottor for
him.
" 'There Is,' says tho postmaster,
'and it's a big, fat letter, too. There's
11 cents due on It'
"'Well,' said tho Irishman, 'just
open it and read it to me, will you?
My education was neglected in my
youth.'
"The letter was twenty pages long,
but tho postmaster read It all through
out loud.
" 'Just read it again,' said tho Irish
man, when ho ended, and, being oblig
ing, tho postmaster did so.
"Then tho Irishman scratched his
head and said:
" 'How much Is due on her?'
" 'Eleven cents.'
" 'Well, keep her; she's none of
mine,' said tho Irishman. 'She don't
belong to mo.' And ho walked off."
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