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r-H',wwf 'jgy-' wMp-rrn .-" i-ift irn" "M$?? " Wjf -r wp'y - '.I April 27, 19.06 IMPOSING UNIQUE PUNISHMENTj Forcing a cigarette smoker to give up tor one year the use or cigarettes 'ill ? J101 seiitence a .judge in Penm sylvanfa hue yo,) j..,ir rn 1 ,, ''"oocu ujjuii u. young man brought iiftfno i,, a.. i.i...p Jug goods under false pretenses. While 'the conrfin of fiiiD . 1.1 .. , . - -- - o -uuh wiuu not ue followed exactly in many cases there fis something in the spirit of Its rul- inMthfi?!"Laal to P ho con- - .uu.ouiuuuuie punisnment. The young man might have gone to prison iS Hfeai'' iut,that would have marred jus life. Besides there may have been members of his family dependent upon him for support,- who, during his absence would have suffered quite vnMSl,a,e' AIwa Pursuing con ventional hies of punishment some unon VnldW, f the Punishment SSS upon innocent pereons. This is in ev table. But in this case the offender thJft,fn Werer' and no one dSubts that he will be very unhappy and sin- cerely sorry tha he ever went wrong. hnvp?hat,0th,er ends can Punisnment have in view? Boston Transcript. A GIRL WITH GRIT These mfnfntora iwli, !... n. ,,. Po. , r V " 1W Utt me line t ;me:fIinL.n'':Iase . se.-v.ces for j.. 0 ,T11U imvu ueen aiv0rCG(j could n5riar01,1,,ately make a excep tion in the case of an Appleton, Wis woman who deserted her husband half an hour after the ceremony This specimen of the lords of creation, im mediately following the performance of the ceremony, made the following speech to his bride, so she claims: A Lutheran minister comes to mv Jo"86 any Ume ho wants to, but no Methodist minister need enter. Fur thermore since we have been going together I have been obliged to craw sh a good deal, but now that we are married I want it distinctly under- Trie Commoner. ! stood that I am boss. Every limp I snap my finger I want you to jump. .Ill be boss or I'll Know the reason why." , The girl showed her independence, the true American spirit, when she "quit" then and there. She is evi dently a girl of good common sense and no minister should refuse to per form the ceremony should she seek union with a man worthy of her. Cedar Rapids Gazette. PRECEPT AND EXAMPLEv Some friend asked Col. John Allen, of Mississippi, in the Wlllard last evening whether he approved of the ideas of the president favoring the limitation of wealth, as set forth in his latest speech. "Yes," said the gentleman from Tu pelo, with great solemnity. "Jt has now "been all of twenty years since in a public speech in my district I announced that no single human be ing ought to be possessed or more than $1,000;000, and I have been car rying out that sentiment by my own personal example ever since." Wash ington Post. . HIS ONE HOPE "You'll find, my boy," said the wise old man, "that this world is full of quicksands." "Yes," replied the bright youth, "as .1 expect to go into the sugar refining business I hope I'll find it reasonably full ,of get-riclvquick sands." Phila delphia Public Ledger. NO IMPROVEMENT Miss Blue I don't like my "Easter gown and am going to change dress makers. What kind of a fit does yours give you? Miss Green A conniption, usually. Detroit Free Press. iTTlM 1 iWkt PIONEER GUARANTEED NURSERY STOCK WHOLESALE PRICES, rrfwi ra All stock guaranteed disease free and tmo to name. Hart Pioneer Stock Is pure bred and produces heavy crops. Value received for every dollar sent us. No Agonf8 Comintaltf. WRITE FOR COHPLETli PRICe LIST. WE WILL SAVE YOU HONEY HARf PIONEER NURSERIES, KstabllBhcd 1805. Fort Scott, Kari. ? 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