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THE COMMONER. Lincoln, Nob,
Tho hoof trust barons also thought they could
defy Missouri.
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Tlio loss Mr. Rogers claims to know tho mora
cloarly tho pooplo understand.
Mr. AfcCnll also niountod tho -witness stand
In a Vandorhlltlan frame of mind.
Thoro Is a growing suspicion that Mr. Odell
lias exhausted himsolf in writing up his tablo
of contents.
Tho actions of Henry H. Rogers have had tho
effect of causing tho recruiting stations of social
Ism to bo kopt opon overtime.
Mr. McCall says ho begins life over again a
poor man. All that ho has to begin is a snug
fortune in tho name of his wife.
Mr. Henry Rogors began with a regular John
H. McCall air ,of bravado, but tho people still
have a lively recollection of tho McCall finish. '
Tho, fact that a lot of Now York chorus girls
wont on strilco for higher wages seems to indi
cate that those Pittsburg millionaires are becom
ing cautious.
Chicago society folk have just spent some
thing like $50,000 in dressing up for a function
that' ralsod about $3,000 for a fund for tho relief
of sick babies.
Several residents of Keokuk, Iowa, boast of
owning bibles that are more than 100 years old.
, Ono great trouble with people Is that they do not
wear out their bibles fast enough.
'When war comes I will lead the army my
self," says Emperor "William. Wo hoard some
thing like that about a year ago, didn't we, com-.-.
Ing from a littlo furthor to the northwest?
Tho Standard Oil king should thank his lucky
stare that ho is not a striking workingman in
contempt )f court. Striking workingmen guilty
of contempt are thrown in jail without compiinc-
1 ho Lincoln, Nebr., Journal asserts that the
continued high price of corn is duo to the im
mense exports. In about six months tho Journal
Siti" ffiiff. th0 hish prlCG is duo t0 tll
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The St. Louis GlobQ-Domocrat calls attention
to the fact that tho 1905 bank clearances wore un
usual y largo. Three specific cases of bank "clear
ances" are Oborlln. Peoria nn,i ni,in mi"..
were pretty thoroughly cleaned.
is MissoinYs attorney general should engage Mr
wi;;jr.mmi. mr- wshob
- e rw w uviu-iuy wuo uuomory or a lot of in
uiiX ? grafters to a renfarknblo oxtent, and ho
9M - T I - - I 1 1 1- II 1 .9 r u .
:"ci i"J-j """,' ui iur. xuKt!TH some.
Secretary Shaw has anticipated the Febru
ary Merest on government bonds, but the people
antidi ated that he would rush to the rescue of
the banks by loaning them some more of the
people's money without Interest.
Tho St. Louis Globe-Democrat makes an un
usual admission when it says: "No one has
sounded a better New Year keynote than renny
son, 'Ring out the false, ring in the true.
That's what was done in Philadelphia, Ohio, and
several other places. When Tennyson's admoni
tion has been heeded throughout the United
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f. Ogden Armour is writing a series of
uiuvo i.i wu. run nmvnro nor. ifnn
factions. The labdrs of Hercules are
ation stunts compared with the jobs
nen of modern times undertake.
States the Globe-Dem6crat- will be pl.axfflS'yq. a
small constituency. " : ' yts'
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" A republican contemporary devotes a;column
to the discussion of "World problems- "ofMpOG,"
but never a word about the problem of Keeping
the people in line for the principle that the higher
they tax themselves the more prosperous they
are. . .
Senator Depew is going to resign from 'every
thing but tho senate. He ought to begini: hijf res
ignations at the other end of the line. '"'
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