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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1904)
' - - ' - - yI : . 1'0 l'rlclUl in lJcI'IIWltt. > . . . ( S ( . - " . ; . ; ' . or 1\11 rah' creat\lreG , I'd like to1130' . t' , ' } 'ho line thnt nppcals to mo , , ' " . I. Is I ho rollicking , frollcklllg green moray. ' " , 'l'h t wrIggles bencalh the Ilea , . . " Ie 3o'ou'll hrlll ! ; tne one nbout twel\'e teet IOIl , With II'J ; incIting c3o'cs or gtn3o' . ' . , FOI'C\'el' 1'1lIng 'ou n sratl'lullong' , Of the LlI1UUU green morn ) ' . , , . . An ulI1phlt.'ous ono would bo nil 10 the. . gooLt , oIhn t ' : nn lI\'e on hn ) ' : " . . It 'OU CIpI'OCLIro him ) ' 0\1 ccrtnlnly ; Iho\lhl , , Such a beautlCul grecn mora3o' . ' . , J , \ Sh : : ! , l his'whlsleers be rell an,1 hIs till . . , . 11" whit ! ' , : 'M , . , . . . . 0' HI ! bel \ ' n II It30' blue ' . " And hi ! ! b'od ' resemble the /llnrs at nIght , I'll ho ' ' , deepl3o' obllgcd 10 3o'ou " I hope ) 'ou won't decm that I ask too . ' much , , r , . 'l'or ' - . ' , ' , life Is stili ) unc- and gaJ. : Tr. But 1 surel ) ' would like to be ph\ce In . 'tr. 'k4 : - , toUch 10 With n beaulleul grecn mornJ. ' . k . -5'I1I11\1cl Dcchant. . .ttl. : " " ' - -r ' , ' = : . : : . . . . . . . : : : = : = : - = - - = - : : : - . - - : \ THE MOST BEAUTIFVL ny GEORGe llEUtUsr.E\ . LADYjJ COP'Jr1oht , 1901,1 > 11 Dallv Storv Publlhing Cornpan'lI. ' \ , One fall when there was no political camlJalgn In Ncbraslm-lol1g before Nebraska went into politIcs-the edl. tOl' of the Plalte\'lle Weekly News tried to liven things UI ) for hlmselt and the people hY' holdIng beauty election , "Wh Is the most beautiful lady In Vista count ) . ? " was his edl. torlal anti local leader every weelt for three months. Ho also sandwiched the question between the Pill Ad. and Ills own persevering announcement I that a load' of cohs would be taleen at his office on subscription. Every Issuc of the News from SiPtember 1 to No\"ember 30 contained a copy of the foJlowlng ballot : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Plattovl11e 'Veeldy News , : : MOST BE AUT Ilo"U 1. . LADY : ' : CON'rES' ! ' . : : One Vote For : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : As the Most Beaullful Lady : : In Vista Co. , Neb , : I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . " Anybod ) ' could vote this tlcleet as , man ) ' times as ho had copies of it cut from the paper. A new subscriber was entitled to five votes out of hand. The winning lady would be awarded "an elegant gold watch and chain. " The baJloting opened without much spirit. At the end of the first week the count stood : I 1\1lss Marjorie Traylor. . . . . : . . . . . . . . 7 MIss Katherine Ormsby , . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1\IIss l\laggle He'ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . G l\liss Jessie Blggolowe.1 : 'l'hat l\larjorlo 'frn'lor led was no surprise , The guess was general that ' ) Katherine could ] iCel ) up the pace. " As to MIs ; Heyward , some were un. 'dnd ' enough to suspect that her pupils would be constrained b ' ] lOlIcy to t.hrow their votes her way-just as th\ ' took her the bIggest red straw- herrles. At the bottom of' the list the town smiled , The fair Jessie was not Imown ; some country girl with a zealous lover , leo1 ) > le Burmlsed. The editor cheered on the fra ' , "Vote for the most beautiful lady. Cut out haJlot on page 3 , " Subscribe for the News and cast five votes fot' the most heautlful lady In Vista count ) . . . . "A load of cobs will be talien at this omce on subscription , " The editor " 'as as Rllre of thlf ! ar ; over. Ever ) ' } )3ge of the paper except the pi\tent InsIdes confirmed the offer In blncl , tHe. Bnt it ] oolied as though the farnH'rs thollght moro Gf their co m than the ) ' did of their I1eWHpaper. The second and third weeli the bal. lotlng ) J\'ocecdcd with no change In the order of the favorites. The high. cst now had 31 voteH , Jessie Blgge' lowe gaIned one ote eaeh week , and I I , , , . I I' I i "Vote for the most beautiful lady. " Plattevllle's smllo broadened to a meny ha ! ba ! The wag , Ernest Some ' crvllie tried to bl'lbe the editor to tell . . him who was voting lOl' the mystorl. < < " ous JesHle , Bllt I dltol' Jacle declared 1 Ill' didn't lmow ; the ballot clune through the malls , l\tcan whllo the 011.1101' called for cobs , "A loal ) of cobs on Hul.uwl'lptlon , " , At the end of nine weel,1I the ballot. ing stood ns folluws : 1\lIs lIe'ward , 79 ; MIl' ' ' ' OrDlsh ) ' , 74 : l\Jlss ' 1'I'a'lor. I 73 ; 1\1lss Allco Bracken , 40 ; 1\1158 DIgolowe : , 9. .1cstlle , . .ho unlmown . held her pace , but , as Ernest Somer. vllle-comp accnt over the school 'witcher's tIn" ftat-sald. " , Jefslt. ; : , , . fI I - , couldn't win 110W If nIl the other nags were pulled , " "Cut out the ballut and lieep the ball romng , " sang the editor , " 'fhl'ee weeles moro tell the talc. Pay ) 'our subscription and vote for ) 'our favor. Ite ! Step up to the News office and vote lIIie a man ! " Meanwhile , for -.Prosp\rlty. . He had beefsteale e\ery day for dinner. And after din. ner ho smoked a clgar-seomed 11I\0 Sunday the week around. But still the deslro of his heart was cobs , Readers at a dlstanco used to open the paper with the standlug family I , - - / ' "Kill that corn.cob notice , Jlmmlel" jOie ] , " 'Yell , wonder If the News man's sot his cobs ) 'et. " At length the final weel , of the con. test rolled aro\lnd , KathCl'lne led the list with 88 ; Miss Heyward , 87 ( the school and Somef\'lIlo stood b ) ' her 10ral1y ) ; l\larjol'lo , 8f' , All the betting was on these three. It seemed plain no one ese wonld be In the race at the finish , 'I'he last da's saw much quiet activity among the yonng mon about town , Each exerted himself to the utmoHt to throw the scale for his fayorlte. Leftm'er copies of the News went off lIIw seats fdr 3. prize tight. New aUbscrlptionH poured In , some. times two , three a-day. Editor Jacl , felt so proslJCrous that ho was almost tempted to the l'ecltless extravagance of going out and pa'lng cash fOl' a load of colis , Winter was on In full blast now and splitting goods boxes rOl' Idndllng disagreed with the elll- torlal humor. But ho controlled him. self , and onr ] ) Jut a 1l0ulJlo heall on ho notice for eobs-"Cobs all Sull. scription ! " Satul'dar morlllllg' , the last da ) ' of the contest , Jaclt sat at the edltorlul tallie malelng the final count of the ballots jnst bcfore going to lreSS , The door oC the sanctum ollonell slowly , and IL burl ) ' countrymen , WI1:1 : light hah' and II ver ) ' red fllce , stepllell III- sIde , "You the editor ? " salll he , "Yes. sh' , that's me , " "Well , m ) ' name's Slavin-Bill Sla. vln-from fonrteen miles 'tother sldo the river. Used to live In town , he. fore ) 'ou come , " His eye was on the plies of ballots , "near as how rou want some cobs on subscription , " he salt ! . , Tacl , stal'ted UII , but went on count- In "Ye-eH , " he suld. wIth lIuslness reserve , "I could use a ] oad-twent ) ' . seven , thlrty.slx , forty.one , " the cobs at last ! the ) ' threw him clear out of count. "Coulln't ] use moro'n ono load , I reclcon , " auld the countr'man , shuf. IIng his fep-t. "Heavens , res , twcnty loalls. " cried Jacl" thlnldng' whnt a time he hall had of getting an ) ' . Dc.ne ! " sa's SlavIn , on the Instant. .Taek loolied up wlld.e'ed , "Send mo the rapCl" for twentr ) 'ears , " wenl on the farmel' , cooll ) ' . "Start deliver the cohsIonda ) ' , How's the votln t" , lacle hegan to see the light. He fin. Ishell the count , read Uw votes of the first three , lI11ss lIo'ward leading with .89. "That. thel'e ! .IIMs JIe'warll's the 8choolma'am , nln't It ? I rememher hCl' , 'foro ) ' 0\11' time , " JacIccallell the .tol' ) ' he'd heal'll of how 1\Iagglo HprH rd hall thrashed a bnuy ) 'ears ago , and SlavIn 30unded10 the name. "lIow 'hout the tall enllers ? " said Sla vln. caT'ilessb' . Jnck rea hem err , bringing up the 1' < ' [ 1 , ' with MIss .10ss10 Biggelowo , elo\'cn. "Um.m.JlIIlU , " nssonted the farmer. blushing 1I1eo a Imgnr.beet , "Now II ) 'OU don't mind. jest cast a o\'en hun , d l'll for l\IIS ! Jessle-nn' 1 gUI'SS sho's a winner out , oh. What'll tlUlt. who Is I1he1 Ga ) ' , whal's this IH.'I'O 'Iectioc fer , an'how1 Sho's I1l'st mOlle ) ' , : U\l' , who she Is , gol.durn : an' S011l0' day If 1 don't make an ) ' mlstalio , sho' goln' to bo Mrs , lJIU Slnvln-gol.dunl ed If the nln't ! Good.day to ) 'ou. " The editor ran the fingers rf botL hanlls through his hall' . wallwd ever nnd spIt on the stove , Then ho wont bacl , to the table mid wrote this head , line In trcn\endous lottora : I XTHAI EX''UAI Then ho shouted Into the hclt room : "Kilt that corncob notice , Jlmmlel" AmI that da"k IIRI1er liS a se:1satlon mal\OI' , stands alone In the hlstorr of Vista countr journalism. - - - ACTOR'S IDEA OF HAPPY DEATH. - Mancflold Tells How One Thespian Got Revenge on < \ Manager. Rlchartl Manslleld waa discussing the subject of vongeance. "Vcngcancc , as a rule , " hs snld. "shou1l1 he left to the gods , I can't help s3o'mlIRthlzlng , though , with the vengeance that a stnge villain toole on his manager last ) 'ear In the West. liTho villain was SUI)110Sed , the end of the fifth act , to plunge a Imlre In hIs heart. and tu ( Ill ! very harll , rolling nml Idcldng all O\'cr the stage , "When hiM cUO came he did plnnge In the lmlfe , but then , Instead of dying he la ' down on the 1I0ot' . crossed his Icgs 11.1111 burllt into loull. long laugh. tel' , the dagger stili slIclln : : , mind ) 'OU , In his breast. " ' 1'he audience wns amazed IInd stu , 1)OI1od at such unreasonahle conduct , ' 1'lIe actors on the stage could not go on , for they were amazed and stul ) ! ) ' lied , too , The manager nearly beside hlmiulf. : hissed from the wings In a ] oud whfsler : " 'You fool , what are ) 'ou laughing at ? 'rills is ) 'our death scene. ' " 'Death scene ? ' said the recumbent villain. 'Yes , I Imow It IH , nnd with such a salary as you give me , deaU\ comes as a happy roloase. ' " HIS IDEA OF PLYMOUTH ROCK. Small Pupil In qoubt as to Whether It Was a Hen or a Rooster. "Durin ! ; one of mr visits through the countl' . districts , " said the pro. fessor , "I happened to roach a smnll village where the ) ' were to have n lIag raIsing at the schoohouso. After the banner had been fiung to the breeze , there was an exhibition of drawIngs which the uplls had mnde , anti of the worlt they had doue during the 'e l" "Tho teacher recited to them , 'The Landing of the Pilgrims , ' and after ! she had finished she requested each pupil to try and raw from his or her Imagination n plcturo of Pl'moutb Roclt. "Most of them went to worl , at once , bnt one IIttlo fellow hesltatod. anll at length raised hIs ham ! . " 'WeU , Willie , what Is It ? ' aaliod the teachm" . . Please ma'am , do rou WIlDt. us to dl'aw1hen 01' a rooster ? ' " Rule of the Game. Ther were playing II little social game of palter In the parlor , the roung gentleman actlug as Instructor to the ladles , "It Is not ) ' 0\11' hu'n tu bet now , Miss Prlmlelgh , " he remarlwd ; " ) 'OU have the a vantage of not ha\'ln ! ; tll het nntll the others have all saId , " I "Why so ? " she Inquired. ! ' "Because you have Ule uge on us , " hc responded , She wus his blttm'est el emy f'Om that time ou-New Ol'leanfi 'I'lncs. ! Democmt , Two Pictures. . I , An ollt farmhouse with meadows wlrh. And ! ; wect with clover 011 Pooch side ; A hrlJhl-ered bar , who looles frolll 0111 'rho door with woolhlno wreatheel nllout , And wishes hili ono thought nil day : "Oh ! If I could but fly IIway I rom this duII ) Jot the w01'111 to ! ! eo , HoIIlIp(1 ' . III'JlP ' " halI ) ) ) ' , How hIlIlP ' I shoull1 be. " U , AmicI th ! ' cltY'1 ! Cllnltllnt din , A man who rOllnel Iho world hns 111''n , " ' 110 , 'mltl tile tllmnll nnd the throng , ] I ! Ihlnl.ln ; : " thinking 1111 day long' : "Oh ! coulel 1 only ! I'cu.l ollce mUI' ! , The field path 10 the furmhouc ! ! 11001' , 'l'IIe 0111. " , rIJcn nll'lIdocould ] IWO. III.hIlPJI ' , happ . hnIlP , Ilow IIIlIJII ' I IIho\1111 ho. " -1lIh'cnmlltit I.ender. - - - - Brave Answer. "John Hcnry , why I\ltl' \ you o tc : be" with 'our clothes on lat ! nIght' ! " aslw"I1's. : . GibbIns , "Becauso it was coId , " hra\'C'I ) ' answel'ed John Henr ) ' , who coullln't rem em her anything at 1\11 about havIng - Ing gone to hed , hut who waH quleli wltte"-lluffalo I xllrcHs , - - - - - - Not on the Mouth. Nell-Ho hns heen Yer ) ' attentlvo to me and lust nlghl he tried to Idss me , Belle-Well , It's all rEght to ho at. telltl\'e , hut that was o\'erl\olll \ It. Nell-Oh , no : he undel'llld It , He ani ) ' : mcceedell in hissIng mo on the chin. . Mny Adopt I\tetrlc System , A pI/titian / In Impport of the bill for the IlIlolltinn of the mull'lc weIghts and measurclI. which will tIe Introlluc ell In the HOllse of Lords br 1.0I'd III " ha'n an" flec'ollde" h > ' 1.,01'11 1\e1\1 : Is helnJ ; oxtonslvcl ) ' signed thrOltIt out the British Idllgdom. - - - - - - - Fight on Amerlc" ' " I.umber. As a IIwall" of Icccp'flg American lumlll'r out of Canada , lumhermen ( If the Canallian NOI'thwest ha\'o al1'Oell to l'el\uC'o \ the \lrlce \ $1 per 1,000 feet , IlI'uvldlng that the rallrOlIlI would altu reduce rIItes from -to cents a hurl' . li1'ed to 38 cents. . - - - - - - - - - SIlO Ul.D , COIE TO US TRADE WITH CANADA OUR NAT. URAL RIGHT. Chcago ! Record.Herald Belleveo That Rcaconabla Reclproc. ty Would Strenotlun : Our Hold ( , n thJ : Mar- kCt3 of Our Northern N.fghbor. . : In a npeoch In .l 1011 ' ! , n'pros n' tntl\'o Dnlzell or I m \ 1\\nln nu. n unced "tho reCl\l1 \ -ty II01Ic ) ' " at the Hepubllcall ' ' 'rh. ' . 1)llI't ) . ! nnnounce. mcnt is II lIotillentiou to the chnm. 1)10118 ot' the "lowl11101 \ " thllt the aland.patters IlI'Otloso to control a 1111 tlllllllO the ) lDrt ) ' 110 11 C ) ' upon the tarlfI I ucstlon , Mr. Dl\lzoll dl'clarcll that the recl. ! Iroclt ) ' of t hl' HefJubllcan lH\rty "must bo a rechll'oclty of .Ilrowctlon , " In ether words , the enl > ' rl'cllH'oolt ) . t1mt VlI1l he consillermi wl1l bo n. recllro. ] c(1) ( ' In non.competlng urtlc1es , If wo o.re to admit IIrtlcle ! ! fl'co of duty In exchange for the free nllmlsalon of certalu of our lu'oducts to other CC1\IU' tries the IIrticlos IIdmlttcd must ho sl1ch as wo do ! lot ] 1I'0duce. 'fhls Is . tht ) Dalzcll Idea or "recillroclt ) . , " 1\1\11 the OIlC , wo are assUl'ml , for which the HellabJlclln llUrt ) . will stal1l1 In the coming campulgn. GOCummills of Iown has dec1m'ed In his iuauguml addrcss last 11lonth al1l1 In l1Uml'l'OUH Slc\ches thnt this. Islet ! lot rechn'oclt ) ' . and that Ruch IL policy tendtl to d } ) rlvo Amel'lcan ] ubor of Its just rowanls. Singularl ) ' cnough , both ltelll'esontaU\'o Dalzell uud GOCum. . ! IIhls IIrguc from the cnse of Cunuda , IIn(1 ( each of them uses our trndo with thut countrr to ) )1'0\0 hltt contention , the fOl'mel' mulntlllning thllt hefore the reciprocity tl'outy wllh Cunada the halance of tradp was In.rgel ' In fa VOl' of the United States , and that while the treaty war. In o\lcratlon \ the bal. ance wat ; In fl\vor of Canada. Upon. thl ! ! Cn stlon GO\ ' . Cummins , In hIs h\lluSllrl\1 11Ihh'os ! ! , said : "In the last ten ) 'ears American manufacturers have I'xpended $100- 000,000 In the elltnhllshmcnts of plants in Canadl1 which woud ] have boen" ] \Opt at home , with all the labor whlcii that I1nlIes ) , tr there had been a fah' and permanent relation existing between - tween the two cO\1ntrles. Not only but , ' HtlHlen't of affah's ] , so , o\er > news thnt the chance we now have across the bordel' will be cOI11\1I"tol \ ) ' do. royed / unesH we treat with our neighbors upon a fuh' reclprooal basis , " 'rho ! armertt of Iowa have lost Romethlng In the foreclosure ( If the nplmrtunlty to fecII the men who l\I'e IIIu.n'ating the IllanlH to which 1 han ! 'elorred , nnd they will lose moro when nnada l'alses the balTler so that ] n ' nd , I.'ranee aUll GCI'man ) ' will supply ( ho materlul fOl' the wondorCul devel. opment 1I1)on which she Is jUt ! ontor- lng , and whIch we are so well prepared - pared to supply. " In an addl'ess at the annual J..lnccln ) day banquet at 1\lInneallolls , he said : "We want. to sell Canada the things [ lhe must bu ) ' . WeI'e \ hettOl' IItted to produce them than any othCl' peo' plo in the world. ] Jl' ! necds are gro 'lng with greatel" rlllldity : than any other marliet which wo enter , All that I say Is thnt we nre hllnd If wo 410 not malw an honest , faithful effort to maintain our holll upon lbat coun. ( r ' nnd to Incr'ease 0\11' expOl'ls Into ttli markets. " Mr , Dalzell's COnCeltlon of r'cl- 11roclty Is thut of most of the pnrt ) ' manager ! ! , while GoCUl11nlns speaks for the domInant Rentlment of the 11e0' vIe of the 'WeHt upon this questlon.- Chicago Hecul'Illcmlll. , - - - - - Why They Hate the Tariff. "There Is lIot a Democrat who does not. believe In tcal'lng dowlI the tal'lll' walls that ] ( lI1lt COl1lmel'CO mill breed corruptlon-FI'om the speech of Chat'les A , 'I' wne , formel' UnIted Btatc ! ! Senator froll l\lInnesota , dolly. ered at the Democratic club In New \'orl" Feb. 17 , 1904 , 'fhat Is oxactl ) . the position of the DOll1o'crntlc Ilnl'ty I'Ogurdlu the pro. teetlve system , l1l're anll there 11I1\ ) ' he fOUlld a Democl'U t who Is n Ilrot cc- tiolllHt at hottom 01' who IH anxlolls to Ill'escl'\'o ) Irotectloll 1"01' Home III- dUHtry 01' Intel'est III hlH state 01' dIstrict - trict , hut when It comes 10 Yotlllg In Congl'eHs OVCIT OliO of them yotes with his 11U1'tj' to. t''ar Ilown the tariff wallH , Not because the tariff walls limit commerce , for they have WOII' derfullr h\lT < , asee ! commel'CC , Not becallse the tarlrr ill'eeds cOl'l'ufltlon , for It does nothlllg of the sort ; It lJrceds Inllu811'r , hl'oolls employment , breeds wages , hreeds dellPslts III the Haylngs Imllls , hl'l'l'ds plenty ane ! corn. fOl't In the homes o ! man ' mllllonH of people , It 111 not for those thlns that Democrahi hate the tarlO' , It Is heCI\UHO the tarIff wl\llH have fOl' more than fort ) ' yearR stood lIetween the Domocl'lltlc ) lI\rt ) ' and the control of national affairs : became ; the tarllf wal1s ha " 0 all h , all these 'en I'S IWflt a million 01' mom of De'mocratH out of oflice. ' 1'hat iH tbe ehlef ronHunVbr all Democrats hau : the tal'Hr. - - - - - - - - Dangerous to Democracy' . HOlllbllcans { lIaturllllr OllIlose the aA'ltation of the tariff IHsne , fOl' the soundest of l'oallOIlS. ' 1'110) ' hold pri. marlly that the ( Ul'ilr Is IIIda ) ' III the handll of tIl < ! partT of ) H'otectlon ; that Il ltaH Iwell adJ Rted to suit the economIc 11I11Ie ) ' or the natloll ; that Cln a ltatlon 01' I he I uo at this tlme wCIIIIe ! natlll'l111) ' tend to unseltlo buslnl'lis , as It dill In JI 9 : ? 'fhe ) ' he- 1I0\'e In tariff ! 'o\'llilon b ' Its frlendH , 'rho DCJlnocmtlc moUn' In clamor , tng for a 1''l'Jf1wal of tha- tariff dlsclls , 610n In the corning ( : an:1palgn : IH lIttle less than an 1I111ecenl CXPOSUl'O of their unscl'ulluousness ] 11pollU s. 1 < lrst , th110 It wIth ILtqw of 1111. etWns bUilllcSS ! : for ' 1U" aD PilI" - - - - - - - - IIOSCS. rhey wO\tll1 glaltly nccopt. ! nr 'nn's IS8UO for the same \oon ! ! , hut the ) ' Imow thnt free IJllvor can 110 IOIlE(1r frlghton the bUSltlN11I n\cn of th(1 count ! ' ) ' , It Is no loner ! a danrol'Ous Issue , ocept : to tuo Demo. crntlo Imrt ) ' , Let thcm stir up the tnl'ler qlloslioD If the ) ' CUll l1ull r. : > thtug 01110. It , too , Is n tlcttl cl IIUOStlon , frolll the Ho. l1ubllcalstnnllpolnt. . thollh by nr 1II0ans n "delld one. " 'I'ho oPllorhm. IRt Democrno ) ' will ro\'lve It III this CtUnflalgn at thoh' ) IeI'll. It I not i i enl ' settl\d. hut It will sll\ ) ' settled.- I Dayton ( Ohio ) JOllrnal. No Service Pension Law. 'fhoso mcn who servcd In the civil wnr nnl1 who were e\'en sllght1) . dls. abicci In conSeClUlJl\CO shouIII , anl1 do , I'ccel\'e liberal lonslons ) , 'I'hat . Is 111nln justlco. These whu servl'll ntllt who are now IInll\'ol'lshell-e\'cn though t1lt'lr 110vert . Is In 110 war the result 01 tholr Rervlee-RhoulIl , 1\1\(1 ( 110 , l'eccl\1J IIhel'al pensions. That Is Illaln gl'l\tI tudo. But It woulll he an 01'1'01' to l'xt mt the nll'oul : ) ' generous limits which now 1II1\1'Ii the lIens Ion la WR nl\ll to 11IlclIslons not tler l ' tn those whn nre In wllnt 01' who were disabled but nlso to those whu 1\1'0 lit once so1111 \ , health ) ' nnd In comfm'tnhlo clrollm. stl\nces. The sorvlce pension law llroposes to bestow ponslons uf $12 II mOl\th on every IIIl1n who WOl'e the union uniform for' Jllnot . da's , whether or not ho was nt the fl'ont and whcther or 1I0t ho nceds u ponslon , Unlcsu Uncle Sl\m hns 1 < 'ortunatus' IIIII'SO thts is un wi so and wnstoful ] eglsla. tlon. Ample provisIon \\.US made lon IIgo fur the pouRlonlng of lIIen suft'er. Ing from disubilitie/J / duo to SCI'\'lco In the Mexican wur. In 1887 congr sl ! 111\63ell nn III ndvlsed nct gl\'ln1 ; all RIII'vl\'ors ahove the age of IJ2 ) 'oars II Rorvlco pension of $8 II month. 'rho ullvocatcs of servleo pensIon 10glHla. tlon liS It congl'ess to 1I0 on II grand sealo. whnt It did on n smull sca1e seventeen yenrR ago nnd to fOl'co 110n. RlonR on something 111(0 200,000 mon who ure not ) ) ( ) nslonabloludol' oxlst , lug IIbcl'al laws , A sen'Ico pcnslon Il\w will he a costly nffalr , and congrcsR khou1li be slow to saddle now. hell\ ' ) ' expenses upon the taXlayerR ) , Since 1865 th6 dlsburRements fOl' pensluns have ! Joen $2,942.000,000 , milt while the country will not bo l'ulned Ir heapa 'l\\ent on IIcount of 11enolol1s contlnne fur sC\'cl'al ) 'ears , there ell ht to be SOI1lI1 l'ognl'd for cconomr. ] t Is 1I0t becaua. OL the amount of 1110:10) ' Involvcll that the ' ! 'I'lhuue chien ) ' objeclR to R I'vlcl. ) lenRlon lerlsiatlon , hut hecauHe uf the vIcious prlnclllen undCl'l'lug It. This ) luper protested when service pensions were given he COIll\1l1rn \ , tI'l ) ' amllll num1Jm' or J\loxlcan war soldiers , and it , JH'otests now when It Is pl'Oposml to copy thnt evil III'ICO' ) dent.-Chlcago 'rrlhune , . . - - - - - - - Panama Canal C mmlliSlon , 'I'he Panal1ll\ canal commission IR composcll or eXllertl ! who " < \ III worl , hnl'monluu51y togetber and ho 111I0Rt emdent. whole. In , selecting the men who to hn.\'c ' of are \ chal'go thc greatest work on ) ' nation hall ) 'et nndul talton , PI'otlceut ! ] Hoc > He\'elt WIIS 1IninlIllenced hy ) lollllcnl , personul 01' sectional con. slderatlons , lie wlta properly deaf to nppeal ! ! that ho "recognIze" II par lcn' IIII' Rtate b ) ' 1Ilpolntlng nno or Its cltI. 7.0ns a melllhol' , There lire Honlltors who are dlspleascd because there 18 no putt'ounge fOl" tholll In conncctlon wttn the cUl\ul , 'rho ) luhllc wllJ not "YIII' pathlze with them lu their I1 ilctou. ! Something to Fall Back On. "Tho Democl'llcy still hus the tarlfC to fal1 Iwc ] , upon , aull IIIUY be ahle to do HomethluJ. IIlou ! ; tht IIne.- Sprlll tJf-Id Hl'puhllcnn. 'rho Democrllc ) ' will , of COllrse , fall Imclc on the tariff. It n1llHt t\o so , Jl has no othOl' lI\slle \ on which ' :0 : base an alllleal 10 the ) Ieople. ' 1'ull ) frolll the DemoClallc : milld Its seatell prllll ; e a alnst IlI'otedlon anll YOIl rCl1Io\'e the 'laRt rtJInalnlng l'l'aRon why any man Hholllll continue to he It Domo. crat. 'I'ho I'i''sldentlal election of 1904 will IlotOl'llllned nhnost excluslvel ) ' on tal'lff IInm ; , - - - - - British Free Trade a 'Failure. Last ' the Bl'ltlHh ' yeal' go\'ernment spent $ :15,000,000 : mol'O than Its re\ " OI\\1e , 'fho forclllout C\1etltlon \ at thlR tlllle In the foremoft fl' < 'e tr\llo natIon Is a 1l1'OIIOsed return to ) II'otectlon , The hn HI I ! may he a. 10nJ ; Olle , with val''III fortunes , hilt the facl re , maills that the sYlltem of fl'ee trade has heen wnlghed allIl fOllnd walltlng h ) ' the natloll hest prepared to sus" taln It , 1'ho Unl1ell Slates hall a treasury Imrpllls IIIHt yea I' and the balunce , , 'f ( ] again ho on the right sille 1'01' the IIscal ' ' ondln ) 'oal' ! ; with , hllle. Loss a Billion a Year. Althollgh the Ilolllllation of Great Hl'ltalll has Incl'cased large ! ) ' In the last thIrty renl'H. rl.t 'sho Hells about $1 ] 0,000,000 worth of goods a ) 'ear lesH to frel ' n counll'les thlln she did thIrty ) 'eurH' ago , whllo hm' Imports have increase In the same period morn than $8011,1100,000 a ) .el\l' , which Is nearl ) ' a net ] uss ( If II hlllion dnl. . lars 11 ) .oar , 01' $1Ii5 fOl' each adult male 111 l n la\lI , Iruland , Scotlaud I\nd Wnl < 'H , No wnndel' the ) ' are t hlnl , . Ing sorloUly ! ; ahout ulloptlng IIl'ott.C } tlou. as a natlonnl llOlIe ) ' , - - - - - Just a Suggestion. li"or the Democratic vlcooHldeutiai ) nomination we talco the IIhorty at'1mg" gmtll"Z Gov , Jeti' Dav1s of Arkansas. Tlo Is the cml ) ' man III shht t/lm wouf : hll\'o whnt mlghl t" callelt a l1h ; : I chance or bolll ! ; clp , tcd. . , " J 1 ' - " " I ' LL2.lLl - . . AND ' :1 - 1 ff.fT , j Nt1t His US\lnl I.IM. . . : \Ir. \ Delph-Sho thuughll WIl rnther sovero. She 8nlll she dllln't think Il wns lIke mo to tulk ot others BO. MIss Dltter-.And It wasn't 111.0 YOII , either. : Mr. SoJph..Thlule : not1 Miss DItter-No ' ' ' tnU I 1 - : ) 'OU senC'rall ) ( nbout yourllelf-Phllnllc\lhll\ : ] \ r , ; , , - - Too Early for Him. ; . "Tho conditions scelto ho unfnvor. j nble , " adrnlltod the t1'l\nco medium , " [ . am unable to get IIn ) ' cOlUnmnlcl1t1on trom ) 'our ] nto hushand. " . : "WolI , I'm tlot at aU surprised. " rc. ' i ] } lIcd the wIdow. " ( l's enl ) ' 9 o'clock 1 uow I\nd .10hn 1I0\'er did show up till j about 2 a. 111 , " . For Remembrance. - - (1 , ) 1'J . ' " JI Jj j I . I ' . , ' \0' Glbbs-Hallol YOII'VO got II. ] tnot In your handlwrchlef , What's that torT Tlbbs-Oh , my wlfe'l : ! [ ono to her 11\other's for 1\ tow Ilaya , and that Imot Is to romlnd me that she t01l1 wo to thlnlt of her In hI' ! absence-Plclt.l\Io- Up. I The Main Thing , 1\11' . N r\'oy-Mlss Hoxie ) : , I ad ere you. Will ) 'oU bo my wlCe1 Mills RoxIe ) ' ( llIInghtllY-Tho ) Idea of ) 'our proposing to a girl In lU ) . fJtn. tlonl You should Imow bottor. : Mr. Nervoy-l do Imow bettor , but no rlchCl' . A Movable Feast , BOllnler-Why In crentlon did you ring the Immlifast boll at 4 o'clocl' this mornlng' [ CoI'fho mistress hearll It thun. doring IInll tohl mo to hurry Ul ) ana liorvo broaltfast hoforo the milk soured-New Yorlt Weoldy. < It How It Happened. Brownovlch-Bnlleole's wire doesn't jaw him like she fOl'UrlY did. Smlthlnslcl - , 'I'ho worm finally turned , oh ? Hrownovlch-No , It wasn't thnt : aho lllld S01l\0 \ Idnll of throat trouble nnd lost her vplce , His Point of View. "ButI' protested the typewriter boarder. "Adum wasn't contented without II wlfo. " "Perhaps not , " rejoined the old bacholOl' , "but at that stugo of the game ho dl n't ImO\v anythtng of geol ! or 0\11. " Tangles It All Up. Town -It's n fact that 11 peroD with a Htrong Imagination has abso. lutel ) ' no head for IIgureR , Bowne-Don't ) 'ou buJlovo It. When my wlfo gets her Imagination to work ullon her age she can mnke arithmetic look siclt. Willing , - "Wh ' ' denl' " deelnred the ) , m ) man , hypnotist. "by malllIg II tow simple lJaslles before YOllr o 'es I can make rou forJet thnt ) 'OU are married , " "Go ahead , " said the othOl" "I've been tr'lu ! ; to forget It for ten years. " An Easy Matter. Glles-Con I'esfi could settle thl ! ! woman's sUffmge business In short order If It was to go IIbout it In the rIght wa ) ' . : r.I1les-IIow ? OIles-n ' enacting a law comJell. Ing women to vuto , 'rhen they would. n't want to. . I A Cautious Youth. ; "Bobb ' . ) ' 0\11' \ father wants to Set ! you. " The ho ) ' ] ool\Od duhlollS , "Do I want to seb 111m ? " ho aslwd. "How should I l\IIow' [ " I "YOIl ought to he able to tell b ) ' the look In bls eye. " - - . The First Sufferer. Dogcne3 ! wus discovered with his Ian tom , " use It , " he OXlllull\ed , "to aeo the jas newl' I ha vo IIgh tell it. " Hopeh 'IIII ) ' he continued his quest or an honest mlln 0. . gas COlUPUllY.- iIal'ller' nazar. A Church Sleeper. Parlis-Do ) ' 011 l\I1ow (1\11' \ mInister at a1l1 I ne-Oh , 1 bavo n nodding acQuaintance - Quaintance with hhn-Exch:1nge. .