Nebraska Newspapers

    > THE VALENTINE .DEMOCRA'
I. M RICE c-DITOF
P-sr I'wr In
PUBLIHMED EVERY THUKUDAl.
' rfnf.red at trie Pout-office at Valentine , Oherr
county. Nebrsika , as Becond-clajw matter.
STATS OFFICERS
EZKA P. SAVAOK , Governor.
C. F. 8TEHiR. Lieut. Governor.
GKO.V. . MAIIBH. Secretary Stato.
CHAP. WKSTON , Auditor Pub , ACCIS.
WM STKUFER Treasurer.
FRANK N. PKOOT. Atty. General.
GROKOK FOWLER , Corn. Tub. Lands and Hldp
LKK 11 A HUMAN , Librarian.
U.8 SENATORS
JOSKI'H II. MlLLARO.
CHA8. Ii. DlKTRICH.
CONGRESSMEN
ELM Kit J. BURK.KTT. Rep. 1st Dlst.
DAVID II. MRRCRR , Rep. 2nd Dlst.
JOHN J. ROBINSON.FUS. 3rd Dist.
Wx. L HTAKK , us. 4th Dist.
A. C.SHALLKNniCRUKR. FtlS Gill Dist ,
WM. NBVILLK , Fua.cthDlst ,
CODN'IY OFFICERS
W , C. SHATTfCK , Treasurer.
0. S. KKF.CE , Clerk.
W , R , 'I OVTKJO , Judgo.
L , N LAYPOBT. Sheriff.
A. M. MOKRIBSKY. Attorney.
ETTA BROWN , Superintendent ,
LBROY LKACH , Surveyor.
ALFRKU LEWIS. Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
W. K. IlALBV , 1st Dist.
ALKX Buuu. 2nd Dist.
t. LAUFRU , 3rd DIsi.
Charles U. Faulhaber
Brownlee
Breeder of
Reu'st'd Hereiords.
o
Hyam , No. 74,538.
at head of herd.
Young bulls from G
to 18 months old
for sale
HENRY AUGUSTON
Blacksmith
Brownlee , Nebr.
Does general blacksmithing at hard
times prices for cash.
PAT HETT
. Valentine , Nebr.
; trood , Hard Rook for sale in any
qnantity.
i i 111 , . , , i . . . . . . . . . , ,
H. M-CRAMER ,
City Deliveryman.
Trunks , valises and packages b&ulud to and
irom the depot and all parts of the City.
12.
W. A. KTMBELL
Barber
First-class Shop in Every Respect
411 de Quinine Huir Tonic , Koldeu Star hair
Tonic. HerpicidLand Coke's Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEROY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentine or Wood lake
GEKKRAL. WOKK PKOMPTLY ATTKMJKD TO.
JOHN POKATH
Riege , Rebr.
Tubular wells and Eclipse wind
mills.
A. M. MORRISSEY
Attorney at Law
Valentine , N br.
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
Office , at Quigley & Chapman's
Drug Store. Nights The Don-
oher residence , Cherry Street.
Edward S. Furay
Physician and Surgeon
Office Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store. 19un2
F. M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY AN ABSTRACTER i
Valentine , Nebr.
Practices in District Court and U. S. Land
Office. Real Estate and Hancb Property
ftnnghtand sold. Bonded Abstractor
The Democrat
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it : . . . FOBJob
Job Work.
P. E.4H. V. B. I
TIME TABLE
No. 27 Frt. Dally 2-33 P.
No. 25 * l except Sunday 9:40 A. J
No. 3 Passenger Dally 13:49 A. 3
EAST BOUND
No. 28 Frt. Dally 0:50 A. R
No. 2P except Sunday 5:001 * , a
NO. 4 Passenger Daiiv 4:47 A. R
SOCIETIES ,
K. of P. CbEBEY LODGE NO. IC9 meet.-
and 3rd Friday oi each month at 8:30.
M. V. NICHOLSON , MAIMIN CHRIHTBNBEN ,
C.O. Koftt. & . 8.1
VA1FXTI.\K LODGE NO.2O51. 0. 0. J
' Meets Thursday night each week ,
AMOS UANUALL , J , T. KKKLRY ,
A , G. Sec'y.
LODfeK A. F. 4
A 31. XV. l&e. MeetsSstTu stiayeach mont
T. 0 , tioHNisy , W , W , TuoMi'aotf ,
W. M. Sec'y.
AO. . U. W. BIO. 70.Meets 1st audsrdMuH
day oi each mouth.
W . A , FUTT VCKKW , U. G ,
M. W.
11O.VOR NO. HO.Meet
2nd and 4th Moudaj each month.
JKNN IB PKTTI JOHK , W. A.i'ETTYCKjsw ,
C. of ii. Beooruer.
31. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays eacl
mouth.
At. V. MCIIOLSOX , W. E , HALEY ,
v.o. Clerk
FltATEKXAL. UMO'O , 568-Meet !
every Saturcaj uifeh
J. A.tiouMUACK , E. D , CLAKK.
F , Al. Sec'y.
HOY A Li XE1GHBOBS.- 2nd am
4th WeduesUaye each mouth.
MAUY QUIULKV , MINNIE DANIEL ,
Oracle. Kec.
and HauuhttTM of Protection
Lodge Au. 6. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays eacl
month.
A , . I'ETTTCKEW , W , A. FKTTYCKKW ,
Pies. Sec'y
Royal lliKhlanderx , Devon Castle Xo
2 1. Meets 3ud Friday eaca mouth.
KOCLAKK , .E.HALEY ,
1. P. Sec'y.
MILL PRICES FOR FEED ,
iiran , bulk 75 per cwt $14 00 IOL
Shorts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 too
Screenings 70c " | 13.00 *
Uhop Feed . . . . 1.05 " | 20.00
Uorn 95 $ i8UU "
ihop ; corn 1.00 | 19.00
. 1.20 $2300"
ETTA BROWN
PUBLIC IN SIR U Gil ON
Examination Third Satorday of each
mouth and Friday preuediug.
NEBRASKA
Paint ,
Wall Paper ,
t
Calcimine.
Brushes ,
Pure Linseed Oil
Varnishes
-AT-
Christensen's.
Moses & Hoffacker.
lineon , Nebr
on right or loft
shoulder of hors-3 \ / A
1 V" " A
on left jaw. H on left Ride. H on left thigh-
S. N. Mosee
X = X left side
Sf rlpht shoulder
O and hip.
SEQUAH (8267)
Dark brown , F'oaled Nov. 24th ,
389. Sire "Kimrod" (1066) ) , by
67) ) . SequaU's dam 289 Lady-
Joinet" (151) ( ) , by "Eclipse" (191) ( )
? "St. Giles'(687) ) by "Wildiire"
rd F. S. Vol. 7 by Best less T. B.
jquah's G _ dam by Larry wheat
' . B. )
He will stand for season of
K)2 at Sherman's barn.
X WSTETTE.R. .
Owzier ,
VOTESBOUGHTANDSOLI
A Widespread Evil That Dii
graces Our Country.
LAWS HAVE HOT YETBEAOHED I
Worse Than Ever In the Recea
Electioua Effort In Indiana t' '
Eradicate the Evil A Lnv Tlia
Doesn't "Work Barter of the Fran
chlae In Connecticut.
All good citizens , to whatever part ;
they claim allegiance , must condomi
the growing evil of the purchase an <
sale of voters at election. The practice
has gradually grown to be a great evil
and public opinion does not frown i
down if the buying and selling are fo :
the benefit of their own party and can
didatcs. Those states and district
where the voters are nearly equally oil
vided between the two great purtie
are the fields where the rascally worl
is principally carried on. and it is tot
bad to have to say that there are nc
exceptions to the general rule. The
New England states , the central states
and the west are equally guilty whert
the election is close and the voters an
worth the price paid.
Indiana has always been what
known as a close or doubtful state
and so debauched has it been that foui
years ago the Republican legislature
amended the law that then punished
th ? vote briber and the bribed as equal
ly guilty , so that now only the voter
who sells his vote can be punished , and
the one who pays the money goes free.
The Indianapolis Sentinel and the
leaders of the Democratic party havr
constantly waged n tight to overcome
this greatest offense that can be per-
petratfd against the institutions of n
free country and are now endeavoring
to arouse public opinion so that a more
efiicient law mny be passed by the com
ing legislature. The newspaper named
in its issue of Nov. 17 has a number of
interviews with lending Democrats nnd
Republicans , all of whom drelare
against the practice. Among Ihf o
William L. Taylor , the stato nlfnr < = y
general , voiced tho opinionf majiy
Republicans vrhrn b" said : "I n vorrl'd '
indorse theamcndmrnf to thH < viSf.i
law which allows vor ! > hribor ? to pn
scot freo. At tbr * s-nmp tini" I wnz
nize the force of the arrunxnit imsd-
by those who advocr.trd tl p amrwl
mont. It Is easy to see th't ; if only OMC
party to thp crimp is punis'vihlo ' prev
entions aro more likely than it' i orb ; : r.
punishable , for in the latin-
would have the same rrasor.
taining secrecy.
-The law as it stood before th
'
amendment was adopted wan p ;
ly a dead letter , nnd I'm1 ami ; . ; . ; . .
was passed in the- hopof mk..ig K
effective. Cut even with thi amend
ment the law is not much bitter than
a dead letter. It is true th.re have
been some prosecution.tinder it. In
Montgomery county tlu-re were th'.ri :
cast's brought against vote sellers. } - . : : >
I believe there were some also In Spcn
cer county. I see also that BOOKnii
in Haughville has succeeded In : . ; : ,
up a lot of voters that he now wantb
punished. These prosecutions have all
been brought about by the reward
clause placed in the amendment , which
gives any one who furnishes Informa
tion that will convict a man of selling
his vote SICK ) from the county treasury.
In my opinion , however , theote brib
er is as guilty as the vote . ; : : rr. : r d I
do not know but that Itvoud ! bsad
visable to amend the law ajzaln. but I
do not know how tin i iwhm * will
fee ! about it. "
Not one of those iisUTviewed hints
that the charges are overdrawn of tut1
extent of the evil.
In Connecticut vote buying on an ex
tended scale would seem to be the rule
for startling charges are made and
published in the Boston Transcript ,
good Republican auil.rriwU.Hi ! on
Nov. 15 said :
William D. Bishop. Jr. . th r e io
cr..tic candidate for co'.ipvsit ! >
Fourth Connecticut distnn. is-i * re
pea ted ly declared since his ( h'fV.-it that
three-fourths of the vole of th < - small
er towns is purchasable Mr P.isi.op is
a man of high standing in th * com
munity , and his words have o\- < - 'ptjon-
al weight. lie says : "It is a fact that
three-fourths of the entire v te in the
small towns of ( "onnp'-iicut is pun-La--
able. I gave the chairmen of the toun
.Tonimittees to understand that , while I
n-ould willingly pay all legitimate ex
pe uses that might arise in the canvass.
[ \ Tould not .Alt up a single dollr.i v-Ul >
wh.'ch to buy votes. Some of ibe.si IP
eeiv vl this information all right , ant
some of them were not so well pleased
It is si peculiar fact that some year ?
agoFhen certain prominent Bridge
port i.vn were running for office the. ' ,
poured out money in many of tinsmall
and doubtful towns. In some town ?
where tlie entire vote would not u : .
ceed 2K ) or 300 votesy put in from
52.000 to 3,000. and voirs sold as high
as $100 each. And there is in innny
of these towns a purchasable element
thsl can be bought in every campaign. "
Tlif Republican machine politicians-
tlvnt rule Connecticut , of whom Sen
ator Platt Is the leader , must have had
knowledge of this wholesale debauch
of the voters , as they were the bene
ficlarSes of tho purchased votes , and i ?
IsvwD Icnowu that the Democrats , if
wlllr.jjr.did not have the funds to bid
against them.
Roonevelt nnd lildicka.
President Roosevelt has changed sides
in the Delaware fight by the appoint
ment of Byrne , an Addicks man. as
United States district attorney. This
Is anentire reversal of the supposed
high ideals of the Roosevelt adminis
tration and is an indorsement of the
rotten politics for which Addicks is
noted.
CHINA AND SILVER.
Factera That Mar Reanlt In Di *
rnptlnr the Peace of the World.
The newa from China Is disquieting
and another great revolt of the Chi
nese against their rulers is probable
The chief cause of Boxers and re
bellions la overtaxation. But little
more than one-third of the taxes reach
es the Chinese treasury , the greater
amount being absorbed by the manda
rins and the tax collectors.
In ordinary times the robbery is not
so oppressive , as the total amount need
ed by the Chinese government is but
a trifle per capita. Since the Boxer
uprising the indemnity that the Euro
pean powers and the United States
and Japan demanded and that China
has agreed to pay has KO increased the
tax burden that it is almost beyond the
power of the Chinese to pay it.
Another addition to the vast sum
that China was forced to promise to
pay has been brought about by the de
cline In the value of silver in relation
to the value of gold. Silver being the
general currency of the eastern world ,
the business situation , in all of the
countries there is seriously disturbed.
A dispatch from Manila Nov. 28
states that silver is commercially rated
there at 270 that is. $2.70 in silver for
$1 in gold. The proximity of Manila
to China would Indicate that a similar
rate of exchange prevailed in the ports
of that empire. This rapid decline in
the exchange value of silver since the
treaty was signed providing for the
payment of the indemnity by China
has raised the serious question wheth
er the payment must be made at the
going rate of exchange when the treaty
was made or at the prevailing rate at
the time tl'e payments are due. If the
latter demand is persisted in , the in
demnity will be increased beyond the
power-of the Chinese government to
pay. and another war may result.
The United States , being entangled
with the powers cf Europe and Japan
in this question , will have to aid them
in pulling their chestnuts out of the
fire cr lose the prestige that follows a
strenuous way of dealing with eastern
questions.
ITov.far the impoverishment of the
ri inosp people can go without a sue-
e fni rrbellion against the Mantchoo
dynasty depends upon the leaders that
develop upon either side. The treaty
provides tlmt arms f.nd ammunition
"i n'ot be imported by the Chinese , but
rh j-e is no certainty that modern gnus
a re not bein manufactured somewhere
in th.-it vnst empire , and the next strug
gle may be of nureh greater duration
than the one that resulted from the
last Boxers' uprising.
The partition of China bus been post
poned by the fear of the European war
that would inevitably result , with Rus
sia and France on one side and Eng
land and Japan on the other and with
Germany quite willing to act as arbi
ter and take the lion's share.
Are the people cf the United States
willing to see the increased field for
the sale of their surplus products
closed against them without fighting to
protect their interests ? With a great
army and navy spoiling for a fight ,
without which the service in both is
but drudgery , and with a strenuous
president who would gain power and
renown in such an event , war may not
be as far off as the present surface
conditions would indicate.
The Pnhlle Uccrs It All.
* k'i.V\-J > rrr - ' < fi.x & r
psssav
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jgs- f
Great Slump In Ynlnes.
From Sept. 8 to Nov. 12 fifty-six rail
roads nnd eighteen hulustrhil stocks.
71 ptT cent of par rain ? of all listed
on the New York Stock Exchange , de
clined nn average of 1074 per cent , or
$ ( .01.-5-12.000. It is estimated that all
of the lifted stocks , with a face value
of S7.314.421.70D. declined in value be
t\TC-PH S700.COO.OOO and $800,000.000.
Itvould have been easy to account
for this great shrinkage had there been
a Democratic victory on Nov. 4. 11
would certainly iiave been charged to
the wicked Democrats , who are bent
on ruining : the country and whose com
ing victory cast its shadow in advance
Thousands of editors would have
jumped at the chance to blame the
party of adversity. They are now at a
loss to account for this great slump
Not only will the Republicans have the-
next hoi c by a safe majority , but big
crops : : nc ! tinsettlement of the coal
and other great strikes assure us peace
ai-'l prosperity for some time to come.
What. then , caused the slump ?
As most of the shrinkage occurred
after the election , it cannot possibly
be charged Io the Democrats. It is up
to the Republican philosophers to COD-
coct a plausible explanation for tbis
lack of confidence in the G. 0. P.
RAILROAD GENEROSITY
Wages and Freight Charge :
Advance Together.
BUT THE LATTZH GETS THE BIG EHI
The Pnbllc Para tae Increase to Km-
ploreca , and the Corporation * Gel
a RnkeoJX of $ i to 91 A Maatei
Stroke of Philanthropy by the
Rallrray Ilarona.
The advance by the railroads of 1 (
per cent in their employees' wages ha :
been quickly followed by an average
rise of about 20 per cent in frelghi
rates.
The list of the railroads and th
amounts they have increased the paj
roll have been a sweet morsel for tht
monopoly newspapers. IL is published
with flourishes to show that the rail
road trust Is a good trust and that the
magnates A' . Lo control these corpora
tions have out of the goodness of their
hearts increased the pay of the train
men. As the cost of living has advanced
nearly 40 per cent the employees arc
still a good deal short of their fair
share of the prosperity that the ccr-
porations enjoy.
The railroad magnates are not such
philanthropists as their newspaper or
gans would have us believe , for , while
deciding to make an increase to the
wage earners , they evidently at the
same time prepared a new tariff on
freight rates. Thus every one will have
to pay his share of not only the In
crease to the wageworkcrs , but also a
bonus of far greater amount to the rail
roads.
Whatever the charge for carrying
goods on the railroads may be , it is. of
course , paid by the consumer , the
amount being added to the price when
the goods are sold by the different
handlers wholesalers , jobbers and re
tailers. In the case of farm produce ,
such as wheat , corn , cattle or hogs ,
the Increase io quite likely to decrease
the price of these products at the pri
mary market , and thus the farmers
have to pay the increase that has been
added to the freight rates.
The new rates , taking effect Dec. S ,
between Chicago and New York , on
grain , cattle and provisions , are as fol
lows :
Cents Per cent
per 100 Ib. increase.
Grain , export 16 18
Grain , domestic 20 K\i
Grain products , export. . . 17a ! 162-3
Grain products , domestic. 20 14
Dressed beef , export and
domestic 40 12 i
Provisions 30 20
Action of even more drastic charac
ter has been taken by the managers of
the Western Traffic association. They
agreed to advance rates on grain and
flour from Missouri river points to
Mississippi river points from 7 to I )
cents per hundred pounds. This is an
advance of 2SV& per cent , the new rate
to take effect Dec. 13.
The rates on dry goods , groceries and
other articles have been increased , we
are told by the New York Journal of
Commerce , which says , "More increases
have been secured by reclassifications
and the cessation of rate cutting. " It
Is therefore fair to assume that the
average increase is about 20 per cent.
The advance in the price of coal , 50
cents a ton over and above the other
advances of about $1.50 per ton made
before the strike , is divided by the
coal trust into two portions , of which
the coal roads receive 40 per cent , or
80 cents per ton in all.
The gross earnings from traffic of the
railroads last year were $ l.G12.44S.fr'2G.
of which about 23 per cent was from
passenger travel , leaving approximate
ly ? 1.209.000,000 ns the freight earn
ings. An average advance in rates of
20 peicent on that amount would give
an extra profit to the railroads of over
5240.0CO.OOO. Ten per cent increase in
wages of employees of all the railroads
in the United States will amount to
$51OooS3 , > . Thus the net profits to
the railroads from the increase of
wages and freight rates will be little
short of 9200.0UO.OCO.
When you catch the railroads giving
away anything but a free pass to a
politician or through their agents and
attorneys paying corrupt legislators ,
you may be certain that the public
the dear public will have to pay the
piper or the dance will not proceed.
My Country L'i > to Date.
My country , 'tis of thec ,
Land of monopoly.
Of thce I sing-
Land where the young and old
Worship the god of cold
And do as they are told
By the political ring.
My country. 'Us of thee ,
Land of monopoly.
Here's to your health
Land where the tariff's wall
Protects us one and all
From the enslaving thrall
Of Europe's wealth.
My country , 'tis of thee.
Land where the noble free
Tneir race have run.
They are supplanted by
Bosses and barons high.
Who live and preach a lie
And take the bun.
My country , 'tis of thee.
Land of democracy.
That flourished here.
Gone are our equal rights ,
Replaced by civil fights ;
Ye gods , what fearful sights
Surround us here !
My country , 'tis of thee ;
Forevcrmore with thee
I take my stand.
How can there freedom be
Where men munt bend the knee ?
There's no equality
Without the land.
My country , 'tis of thee ;
Rise from thy lethargy
-nd man ihe height ? .
Rje in thy prlorlou1 ; povrer ,
Ths vrrl : y nrt horr.
Ai : < i to thy sons restore
Their natumt rights !
Malcolm II. McDowell la Public.
A BOY'S LOVE.
fhe | Symptom * That Marie III * Flrat
Conmc'tovmnemu of Wema.
"It Is deeply nnd touchlnsly
cant of tlu uplifting Inftactice of
tnan over : uin that the flrut hew *
throb of : i IJOT Is ahrajrs nceompnnlefl
by ablutioiry symptom * . " nays Doro
thy Dlx in Alnslce'f. "The earliest io-
dication ti-at a masculine crentur *
gives of susceptibility to the fair m
is when hu llrst voluntarily washes be
hind his irs. Up to that time afe
murnins bilh. except upon comjraT # ! < m ,
has only diMcrlhcd a small circle , fad
ing in his eyes ? , a segment of his cheek *
and his chin. A thorough scrubbing
he has regarded as one of the torture * ;
of the inquisition , combing his hafr he
has looked upon as a foolish waste of
time that might have been spent < ni
tops and marbles , while brushing his
clothes and shoes has ncemed a con
temptible truckling to the effete cw -
toms of society that was unworthy of
an intelligent human being.
"Suddenly all this is changed. Korae
morning the boy appears abnormally
clean. He develops a mania for scent
ed soap. His ears are beyond re
proach , and if he has the making of a
lover in him he begins to manicure his
nails. lie becomes critical about col
lars and neckties. His family 633 %
'How Tommy is improving ! ' and his
mother congratulates herself that her
lectures are bearing fruit at last.
"In reality it is the first premonition
of love vague , inarticulate , intangible ,
but unmistakable. No man ever real
izes his defects until he sees them re-
ilcetcd In feminine eyes. Mm do not
dress up for each other ; but for wom
an's opinion they would still be goins
about in comfort and the aboriginal
blanket. The silk hat and dress coat
are a daily offering on her shrine , and
Tommy's newly awakened desire to fix
up is simply his first consciousness of
woman. He docs not understand its
portcntousness , nnd he may still out
wardly scorn little girls , but for him
the die has been cast. The disturbing
and compelling influence of worn a alias
entered into his life. "
POULTRY POINTERS.
Early hatched pullets make the b Bt
winter layers.
One of the most beneficial foods for
poultry is linseed meal.
The laying liens like a variety not
only in the soft food , but in the grain.
The guinea fowl is a great forager
and destroys many insects that hens
will not touch.
The hens will lay better and be better
contented if supplied with a box of.
fiue dry earth for a dust bath.
The Leghorns are popular with those
who do not desire to raise chicks , they
being nonsitters and good layers.
Poultry farming doesn't take a great
deal of land , but with good manage
ment the harvest conies every day.
In arranging the perches in the poul
try house have them far enough away
from the doors and windows to avoid
drafts.
Soaked lime placed in the driilkiug
water will often cure hens of laying
shell-less eggs unless it is a disea.se of
the egg passage , as is sometimes the
case.
The Caiiitul nnd the White Honse.
The street urchins of Washington to
day would hardly know by the names
assigned them on the original maps the
two chief buildings planned for the
national capital. The capitol was then
the "Congress house" and the Whitii
llouse the "President's house. " The
exposure intended for the front in each
building has since become for practical
purposes the back. The capitol was
made to face cast , but landowners
pushed up their prices so that the city
grew on the west and is there today.
The White House was made to face
the Potomac river on the south , after
the fashion of the Virginia mansions of
its day , but is thought of by the Ameri
can people as facing Pennsylvania av
enue , or toward the north. Youth' *
Companion.
"Women and Their Trouble * .
Once upon a time two women were
talking over their troubles , and while
one was telling her tale of woe the
other was very impatient to tell hers.
Finally , after several unsuccessful
attempts , the second woman managed
to tell her story , and us she had the
last say she improved very much on
the tale of the tirst woman , in conse
quence of which the first speaker was
made quite unhappy.
Moral. Some women arc more
wretched than others because the oth
ers have more troubles than they have.
New York Herald.
Mark Twain on L.ylnj.
Why will you humbug yourselves
with that foolish notion that no lie is a.
lie except a spoken one ? What is the
difference between lying with your eyes
and lying with your mouth ? There is
none , and if you would reflect a mo
ment you would see that it is so. There
isn't a human being that doesn't tell a.
gross of lies every day of lite life.
Mark Twain in Harper's.
Calculating.
Elderly Adorer 1 am sixty-nine and
Lave ? : JOO,000.
Fair Young Thing I'll give you an
answer the day after tomorrow. I will
have to figure it all out in the mortuary'
tables.
Costly Transaction.
"De mule I stolcd wuz ouly wuth
$20 , " said the Georgia darky , "en. bless
me , ef de lawyer didn't charge $50 ter
prove me innercent ! " Atlanta Consti
tution.
A mob Is the scum that rispsiupmost
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