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1 38.300
4 31.130
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If 38,830
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10,413
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Mr. Bryan thinks that he resembles
Noah. Not-Jonah?
The legislature should take the Sun
day base ball bill from the bench.
Japanese men might get a better
standing In this country If they would
quit doing housework for a living.
"Premier Asqulth," says the Lon
don Times, "Is a man of little humor."
Premier Asqulth Is an Kngllshnian.
It is early yet to predict that the
cut in the price of steel will have any
effect on the price of Easter bonnets.
' Jack JobnBon says he is willing to
fight any living man. Johnson is al
most as pugnacious as Senator La
Follette.
' An eastern professor says that
Adam was a democrat. Some folks
tsn not refrain from speaking ill of
the dead.
A St. Loula newsboy has Just built a
$95,000 apartment house and has put
the rental rates high enough to bar
out editors. 1
The writing of an inaugural ad
dress will doubtless be much easier
work for Mr. Taft than the selection
of a cabinet.
It might be interesting to know
what Seth Bullock, Old Bill Sewall,
Jack" Abernathy and "Bat" Master-
son will do after March i.
i kiss is worse than a drink,"
says an Ohio minister. What he
really meant probably was that a
drink is better than a kiss.
"Jn case of war Japan would take
the Philippines," says a Vermont sen
ator. Fortunately, or unfortunately,
there la no prospect of war.
Count Bonl Is telling the Peris
courts how solicitous he Is about the
future of his sons. Which translated
means that Boni is broke again.
The aeason Is approaching when the
wise editor will refrain from printing
the base ball news acl- the society
news on opposite sides of the same
page, "
Race track gambling has been
stopped in California and the book
makers out there will have to turn
their attention to writing wild west
novels.
"Those who perform the feat again
' can but follow In your footsteps." said
President Roosevelt in welcoming the
returning fleet. Still, it might prove
rather wet walking.
. Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis reports
the loss of her diamonds while on her
way ;hom from abroad. The only
'consoling thought is that Jim Ham
returns with his wondarful whiskers
Intact.
A New York actor with assets of
$28 has failed for $55,000. It Is
strange that Mr. Taft overlooked that
man when ho waa hunting for an ex
perienced financier to become secre
tary of the treasury.
Why should members of the Water
board object to being invested with
authority to compromise their law
suits? They wouldn't have to exercise
tha authority unless they wanted to.
And yet a chanc to crawl out of a bad
bole might b aandy In emergency.
Mr. Tfti Policy.
Ever since the mult cf the Novem
ber election was known Mr. Taft has
been much In the public eye. but he
has rr-fralnpd from msking any decla
ration of his policies other than those
found In the platform of his party and
his promise to the south to be presi
dent of the whole people. He bss
wisely and properly withheld comment
on all measures pending In the present
nd on tbswork of the pres-
achievement, as Mr. Tart has been a
most active participant in, the work of
the Roosevelt administration and has
been engaged In shaping plans for car
rying on the policies of government to
which his predecessor and his party
are pledged. But while he has ad
dressed conferences and colleges and
banquet guests by the score, he has
steered clear of presidential speeches.
as it were, until his address at Phila
delphia the other day, when he
sounded what Is believed to be the
keynote of the policy of his coming ad
mlnistrstlon. Mr. Taft's Philadelphia address was
upon "The Present Relations of the
Learned Professions to Political Gov
ernment." He discussed the progress
of medicine, the advsncement of the
work of the ministry, the teacher and
missionary and the growing closer re
lation between the press and the. pub
lic. Then he turned to his own pro
fession of the law, and spoke most
earnestly of the great work before
lawyers In Incorporating the spirit of
the people Into all the laws from the
constitution down. One paragraph of
his address which la considered partic
ularly significant Is as follows:
It needs some great, strong, cotirageoua
spirit to point out not In too delicate color
and with no fear of hurtlni people's feel
ings the truth, and to atlr tip the people to
demand In tones that cannot be denied a
reform of the abuses. After It Is settled by
popular decree that such reforms must
take place. It la for the members of the
legal profession, clearly advised as to the
necessities of the case, having a nice and
accurate knowledge of the operation of
proposed statutes and clearly perceiving
the practical difficulties in their enforce
ment which must he obviated by special
provision, to furnish the legal means of
making such reforma permanent and ef
fective. It requires no stretch of . the imagi
nation to find In this a strong endorse
ment of President Roosevelt as "the
great, strong courageous spirit" that
has pointed out "not in too delicate
color and wfth no fear of hurting peo
ple's feelings the truth," and stirred
the people up to demand the reform of
abuses. Tnis has been President
Roosevelt's work, and It now remains
for the lawyers "to furnish the legal
means of making such reforms perma
nent and effective." The address,
viewed in this light, appears as a plain
notice of intention to "clinch" the
Roosevelt policies, to use a favorite
word of Mr. Taft's, a high service for
the accomplishment of which he ia
abundantly qualified.
A Tardy Correction.
The restoration of the five
"Jefferson Davis, Secretary of
to the tablet on the famous
words,
War."
Cabin
John bridge, near Washington, marks
the culmination of an effort that has
been persistently made for many years
to right what is now generally ad
mitted to have been a wrong com
mitted by the authorities at the out
break of the civil war.
Cabin John bridge Is a stone struc
ture that spans a small tributary of
the Potomac in Maryland, about six
miles north of Washington. It was
for years one of the show spots of the
national capital because It was the
longest single stone span bridge in the
world. Of late years its chief dis
tinction has been the tablet bearing
the names of the men who built it,
minus the name of Jefferson Davis.
When the bridge was built Mr. Davis
was secretary of war, and his name led
all-the rest, but when he became the
confederate president his name, under
government orders, was chiseled from
the tablet.
The bridge is something of a monu
ment to the engineering skill of the
day and was built under the direction
and authority of Mr. Davis. The re
storation of his name marks the pass
ing of a prejudice and sectional feel
lug that for years unjustly deprived
him" of his share in the credit for the
achievement.
The Mania for More Laws.
Notwithstanding the conatant Itera
tion, apparently with universal ap
proval, that what we need la fewer
laws and better laws, every meeting of
every law-making body seems to be
Immediately possessed of a mania for
more lawa. ,
Each session of the legislature or of
congress bends every effort to set a
new record in the number of measures
proposed and the volume of bills sent
to the printer and eventually to the
furnace la growing steadily larger and
larger. -
Every law enacted apparently be
gets a dozen proposed bills for amend
ment. modification or repeal, and the
rate of Increase resembles a geometri
cal progression. No other people in
the world Is menaced with auch a sur
feit of much legislation, big in quan
tity and Indifferent in quality, as Is
the American ueople.
The cure for the legislative mania,
if any cure is possible, haa not yet
been prescribed. The codification of
existing law might help some In the
way of simplifying and making acces
sible the already existing multitudi
nous legal enactments, which every
person is presumed to know, but it
would not be a preventive of the law
making dlseaae. A resolute governor,
laying down and adhering to the rule
of refusing to sign every legislative
measure that should come up to him
not absolutely necessary to the welfare
of the people or the: administration of
their government might put' a brake
on the machinery, but It would be
effective only so long as the legislators
refrained from orer-rldlnt; the veto.
A grievously law-ridden people will
hall aa a public benefactor the states
man who devises a practical way to
eradicate this so-far Incurable mania.
White Houie or Executive Mansion.
It Is to be hoped thst there l no
warrant for the report that Mr. Taft,
when he becomes president, will em
ploy, the term "Executive Mansion,"
Instead of "The White House," to his
official home. "Executive Mansion"
was the official title oii the president's
stationery and documents for many
years, but Mr. Roosevelt practically
began hia record of precedent break
ing by using "The White House" In
his first official communications and
during his term in office has persist
ently refused to use the "Executive
Mansion" designation.
While the law does not fix the title
of the president's residence and busi
ness office, public opinion will gener
ally approve President Roosevelt's de
parture from custom in that respect.
"The White House" Is a distinctive
name. It means the head of the great
government of the United States.
There is only one "White House,"
while there is an "Executive Mansion"
in every state of the union, and any
roof that covers the nresldent.
whether In Washington, at Virginia
Hot Springs or at some country cub
where he may be temporarily quar
tered, ia an "Executive Mansion" to all
intents and purposes. During his term
of office the president cannot get away:
from an executive mansion, if he stays
under a roof, but the White House re
mains at Washington, the home of the
head of the federal government.
Whatever Mr. Taft'a decision may
be, it Is safe to say that a popular vote
would show an overwhelming majority
in favor of "The White House."
Doom, of Fublio Gambling;.
. Nevada is, we believe, the only
state that still licenses public gambling
and all indications are that the present
Nevada legislature will pass a law
abolishing gambling as a legalized in
stitution. The sentiment for the
measure appears to be overwhelming
and favorable reports on the bill have
been made by committees in both
branches of the legislature. The op
ponents, of course, contend that the
conditions in Nevada are peculiar and
that the "sporty" element of its popu
lation must have its liberty, as it
brings "lots of money" to the state,
while the revenue from licenses is
large. This opposition Is also in favor
of establishing race tracks in Nevada
as a refuge for the race track gamblers
who have Just been driven out of Cal
ifornia. The impression prevails,
however, that these arguments will
not weigh with the legislation against
the general demand for the abolition
of legalized gambling.
The trend "all over the country is
very strongly against the licensing of
any form of vice by the state and the
open gambling house is almost un
known outside the state of Nevada.
Even In Mexico public gambling has
been abolished in many of the cities,
and through Europe public gambling
ia either prohibited or restricted as to
extent, time and place. Public senti
ment la against the gambling den and
the professional gambler, even In Ne
vada, will soon find his occupation
gone.
A Congressional Swan Song.
The reactionary senators at Wash
ngton, having spent time enough in
squabbling to prevent the considera
tion of all reform measures to which
they were opposed, have quieted down
and have been making an apparently
honest effort to give Intelligent and
conscientious attention to the appro
priation bills and other measures
whose passage before noon of March 4
Is deemed imperative. The house, on
the other hand, still retains its war
paint and refuaes to return to the
reservation. . Members who are still
rankling under the smarts of the presi
dent's message on secret service legis
lation, aided by democrats and repub
licans who are against, anything pro
posed by President Roosevelt, have
been venting their apleen with a
vengeance and attempting to defeat
legislation specially urged by the presi
dent, even though approved by the Ben
ate. The house has refused, by a small
majority, to remove its restrictions
from the use of the appropriation for
the secret service, a restriction which
the president declares, and the general
public believes, must result In hamper
ing the different departments of the
government to the benefit of land
thieves and corporations persistently
seeking to violate the lawa. The bouse
members who opposed the ' senate
amendment, removing the restriction,
have made no effort to defend their
position with facts or arguments, but
have been content to abuse the presi
dent and the head of the secret service
buresu. ,
The rejection by the house of the
bill Increasing the salary of the presi
dent from $50,000 to $100,000 Is ap
parently without explanation other
than that the members must have lis
tened to the assertion by Champ Clark
of Missouri that "Instead of $50,000
the president actually receives $211.
000 per annum." This Is, of course,
threshing over old. straw but the' fig
ures by which the total Is reached are
Interesting. Included are clerk hire,
$69. $30; White House grounds,
$$.000; fuel. $1,000; printing, $2,000;
lighting White House end grounds.
$600; care and repair of greenhouses,
$12,000; maintenance Qf White House
stables, horse, vehicles, etc., $35,000,
and Items of that character, none
properly chargeable as "received" by.
the president. This expense must be
borne by the government Just as the
president of a railroad company Is fur
nished with office room, clerk hire,
lights, stationery and private cars or
other vehicles needed in the discharge
of his official duties. The fact remains
that In spite of the assistance lent by
the government In maintaining the
White Houne, the president has de
mands upon his purse for offlcisl and
quasi-official purposes that make a
heavy Inroad on the salary allowed by
the government. The expense of main
taining the White House has nothing
whatever to do with the president's
personal salary, which should be deter
mined by itself on the merits of the
questions Involve.
The revolt of the house by no means
Indicates that the salary of the presi
dent will not be increased orthat re
strlctlons on the use of the civil serv
ice remain. The action of the house
simply throws these measures into
conference committees, between the
senate and the house, with a prospect
that the senate amendments will
Anally prevail. The house haa let off
its surplus steam and will feel relieved
enough to make a sensible disposition
of the dtsputed questions before final
adjournment.
The Red Crois Emblem.
A wholly meritorious bill, prohibit
ing the abuse of the Red Cross em
blem,, which will probably fall of pas
sage at the present session of congress,
will stand a better chance in a future
congress, as It will have the personal
Interest and championship of President
Taft, who is national president of the
Red Cross society and one of its most
enthusiastic workers. The bltl makes
It unlawful for any person falsely, and
fraudulently to hold himself out as a
representative of the American Na
tional Red Cross or to use the emblem
of the red cross on a white ground for
the purpose of trade or as an adver
tisement to induce the sale of any arti
cle whatsoever.
It would be natural to suppose that
no one could have objection to the pas
sage of a measure to prevent misuse
of the emblem of a aoclety whose work
lies entirely along the lines of human
ity and is recognized by every civilized
nation. Strong opposition, however,
has been offered by concerns who fear
that their trademark will be taken
from them if the Red Cross Is made
the sole property of the organization,
which certainly has best claim on it.
It was developed in the course of the
hearings on the bill that in- times of
disaster, such as the earthquake at
San Francisco, unscrupulous persons
have pinned red crosses on their
sleeves anq ,used , the emblem to gain,
position in which, they could steal and
rob and carry' out other selfish and
criminal purposes. It was shown,
too; that the emblem is being used for
advertising' purposes for everything
from cough drops to chicken feed, and
frequently stands .as a sign of excel
lence for many articles intended for
much baser commercial purposes.
There can be no good reason for re
fusing to give this great humanitarian
organization protection for its emblem.
Problem of the Unemployed.
Unquestionably the moat important
subject' before the British Parliament,
just assembled, will be the devising of
ways and means to handle the. problem
of the unemployed. British pauperism
is a chronic condition of dimensions
that do not decrease, but a report just
submitted to Parliament by a royal
commission contains an array of statis
tics and conclusions that are nothing
short of staggering.
The report of the Royal commission
contains 1,23 8 printed pages and is
supplemented with records and special
reports making a bulk of matter
:erwhlch
when finally printed will fill more
than forty volumes. The striking fig
ures show that last year $70,000,000
was spent in relief of the poor of Eng
land and Wales, that one of every
three persons of 65 years of age or
over is in an almshouse or in receipt of
outdoor relief, and that more than
2,000,000 Workmen were out of em
ployment for the greater part of the'
year, not counting dependents In the
great cities who make no effort to seek
work, but live upon charity or by
crime. j . '
The situation-is' made more critical
by the fact that British industries have
been declining, while the coat of living
has increased. In the last year Brit
ish foreign trade declined 11 per cent,
while Germany lost but t per cent, and
the cost of living In England" rose
nearly 8 per cent while it remained
practically atatlonary In other Euro
pean countries. The Royal commis
sion reports that "the conditions of
life in London and other big towns sre
such aa to produce a degenerate race,
morally and physically enfeebled."
. Admitting the seriousness of the sit
uation, the Royal oommlnslon makes
but little headway In suggesting plans
of Improvement other than to refer
the whole queatlon to Parliament. The
commission makes l ut one. pertinent
recommendation, that of a coinnrehen-.
sive plan for reforestation. The com
mission estlmatea that 9.000,000
acres of land may be reforested with
out encroaching upon the agricultural
land, and that planting 150,000 acres
annually would furnish employment to
18.000, and Incidental and subsidiary
work to an equal number. The need
of forests in. England is - even more
grave than In this country, but refor
estation' as a means of relieving the
English poor would fall far ahort of
solving the problem. England's great-
est need' Is a larger demand, for labor
and the task Is to create that demand.
" The commission admits that tha
greatest source -of trouble Is In Ion
don, where the demands for main
tenance of i the poor Is constantly In
creasing. If a way could be found to
clean the London alums of their idle,
vicious, intemperate and criminal peo
ple a beginning would be made in the
reform work. But these people can
not be sent to Jails already over
crowded. The colonies will not have
them and each year they must be sup
ported by the government or by the
honest people upon whom they prey.
The report of the commission and the
solution of the problem of the unem
ployed will call for the exertion of a
higher order of statesmanship than
has been exhibited by any British Par
liament in recent years.
Congress has authorized the presi
dent to Invite proposals for the re
moval of the wreck of the Maine from
Havana harbor, the bids to be sub
mitted to congress for decision. This
will cause another unwarranted delay,
but may result In final action.
A bill pending In congress makes
it a crime to ship whisky from one
state to another labeled as "varnish."
Shippers of that kind may have to. get
some "embalming fluid" labels if the
bill becomes a law.
Castro must have that "gone" feel
ing In pronounced form. Just after i
me xieruu aociors removea nis ap
pendix the high court of Venezuela
removed his presidential title. .
Former Senator Clark of Montana
is to build a big powder plant at San
Francisco. He Is a wise powder
maker' who knows where trouble is
most apt to break out next.
The Washington authorities are still
discussing the question, "What is
whisky?" When they decide upon the
answer they might .take up the other
question, "Why is whisky?"
What Aboat the Proofreader!
Boston. Herald.
Tha Taft Inaugural address haa gone to
the printer. Nothing can now change tha
program of the next national administra
tion but that tintlmate and mighty waapon,
the blue pencil.
rat ho af a Hold-la..
Boston Herald.
It appeara to be a aolemn fact that a
nomination for a United States judgeship
Is being held up in the senate on tha
charge that the nominee played poker
twenty-fiva years ago. Apparently no
allowance ia .made for the fact that this
was before bridge came in. , '
KbscIu Tbst least.
Springfield Republican.
Theae are hard daya for the truata. Tha
n-ttural lawa of . trade are. proving too
much fpr the stel combination, while the
United States, supreme court delivers an
other judgment upholding tha Arkansas
anti-trust, law which' places, the court
strongly, on , the side of large reserve
power In. he' several states for dealing
Willi thi
question.
Let the "Whit Hoae Aloao.
- St. Loula Times.
Washington .dlapathe report that cer
tain' silly persons, who- happily are" un
named, have "put, a movement afoot" to
restore during tha next presidential term
the use of the name "Executive Mansion"
In place of "Vhlte House," as the Execu
tive Mansion has bean called during Prea-Id.m1-.
RciK'velfa incumbency In office.
Tha suggeatlonla equally Inane and un
appealing "White House" Is the fine
old historic, name of tha official residence
of our presidents, and "White House" It
ahould remain forever.
CHIHCH MEMBERSHIP.
Falllaar Off ia Kate ef laereaae Tav
' . 1sr Laat'Yestr. ''v
New York Tribune.
The growth of the Chriattan churches, of
the' United Slates' In the year 1908 was not
ao rapid as In any 'one of the preceding
rive yeara,; according to statistics of all
the religious bodies ' just compiled by Dr.
H. K. Carroll of New Torlt. In the report
are Included only church members In the
United States, in all Christian churches
In thla country Protestant and Catholic
there are now M,282,MS members. Of1 thla
total 12,064, W are credited to the ftoman
Catholic church. In all the churches 730,
M7 oommuntcanta were added In 190S, far
leas than was the gain In 1907. whloh waa
reported aa' 1,241, Jss, but more than half
of tht total waa eredited to the Roman
Catholic church, whereas for 1(08 the Ro
man' Catholic Inorease Is only 2M.M3. This
leaves ths total Protestant galna for the
two years; respectively, C71.44S la 1907 and
441,804 In 1901. Compared with the results
of the government census of 18M, the new
figures ahow that In the eighteen- yeara
tha number of oommuntcanta has grown
from '20.6U.S07 to S4.22,&iS. an InCreaaa at
the rate of es per eent. Tha number' of
ministers -haa grown from 11,09 to 166,726,
an increase of 49 per cent. In 1889 there
were 142,639 churches; now there are HI..'
049. Religious bodies having more than 260,
000 communicants aaoh In order according
to alse, are:
Roman Catholld ll.OM.SM
Methodist Episcopal (,112.44a
Baptist (South) i.Of.H
Hairtlst (colored) 1,884.277
Methodist (South) s 1.749.8SS
Preebylerlan (.North) 1.27S,2o
Dlaclplea of Chrlat 1,274.?
Haptiat (North) 1,17. tfo
Protestant Bpiaoopal M.bii
African Methodist Sbi.tiS
CongregatlonaJista 7X1,661
Liuthereo Synod Conference 72.04t
African Methodlat, Zion 6U,lla!
l.atheran General Council 447.11
1 .alter lay Silnta (Mormon) ,. SoO.Ouo
Keformcd (German) o.10!S
lutheian General Synod 28v.;t
I'niled Brethren ;,
Presbyterian (South) 2W.I33
. A. fee.' of tha denominational bodies show
decreaaea In membership as compared with
laat year. The largest decrease la that
of tha Presbyterian church. North, for
which 33,114 fewer oommuntcanta la re
ported than a year ago. The falling off
la atatlatical rather than actual, however,
for It Is caused by a readjustment of tha
numbers added from the Cumberland Prea
byterian church.
Notwithstanding the tendency ot existing
denominations, to unite and federate their
efforts, there 'are continually being added
new drnomlnaUona to the total In the
United .titatea. The government census of
1SS0 reported 14.1 denominations. Tha pres
ent statistics show lie, an increase of 11
SU of these were reported for tb'a first
tima thla year. Three of them ware cre
ated by division In tha Dlaclplea of Chrlat,
the Church of tha New Jerusalem and tbe
Chrlat ian Science church. There la elae a
new Holiness body, a new one In tha Meth
odlat family, and a negro' Christian bed.
You' Pay One .Bo
AND GET CR.EDIT FOR TWO
At theHospe Piano
GreM Reductions
Up-to-date Planoa In fins veneered
board, duett music desks, full upright
OITS, .5190, 0200,
G2SO, $275
etc., comprising the latest product of the Kimball factory, Hallet-Davis, Cablo- t
Nelson, Victor, Whitney, Cramer, Burton; and many other factories,
Pianos which are selling everywhere for $250, $300, $350,-$400. ate.
These instruments are fully warranted to prove satisfactory in every rVspect,
for a life time.
You Pay $10 Down, a
You can pay more money with your
down up to twenty-five dollars gives
This means that a $10 Down Payment niakea the credit $20 and $15
paid down gives you a receipt for $30 and so on, up to the twenty-fir dol-
lars down payment. This together with
piano buyer tip to $100 saving. This
piano floors
USED
Chirkering A Soaa, Wood, Smith, Wrser Bros., King, Maartn.FairW.vlaa
perlal, Kimball, Players, Angelus Players and other used good planoa rand
Pleyers at prices to paralyze competition $50 buya some, $76 others, $100
still others, and Just a little down and a little weekly pays for them.
Re) member we carry the Kranlch (SL Bach.
Krakauer. Bush-Lane arid Kimball Planes
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1513 Douglas St.
Westeni Agents fer the APOLLO PLAYER PIANOS
. SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Washington Post: An Ohio preacher, ob
jecting to hugging and kissing in church,
declares that the klas la sn Intoxicant Wlla
Wheeler Wilcox muat have put him next.
Kansas City Star: Rev. N. 8. Thomaa.
who has Just been elected Episcopal bishop
of 'Wyoming, is none other than "Nst"
Thomas, 'the tall; handsome young priest
Who alerted out In life at Leavenworth. Ha
was considered at one time by tha vestry
of Grace' Kpiscopat church In this city, but
deelded-te ge esse .-Ufa sncoesifui career
has again tfemomrtrated' that It i good luck
to be born in Kansas and that It . Is .not
even bad luck to coma from Leavenworth.
Cleveland Plain Tealer: A Chloego paator
has added to the resources of his church,
by opening a 'alienee room" for the womea
of the -congregation. Not -a word Is to be
apoken in this muffled apartment. Just
what the pastor expecta to demonstrate by
his Innovation Isn't clear, but , there Is no
doubt the husbands of the church whose
wives are called upon to undergo thla or-,
deal will be In a position to suffer acutely
when their disciplined helpmeeta make up,
aa It were, for this enforced silence.
Charleston News and ,. Courier: . Drv
Charles A. Eaton, paator ef the Madison
Avenue Bapllat church, preached a sermon
last Sunday on the subject. "What Would
Jesus do In New York?" Wa dp not know,
but wa are Inclined to think that one of the
first things fie would do would be to clean
out the New Tork pulpit, that If II went
to tha Madison Avenue Baptist church, for
example, lie would preach a sermon pos
sibly from this text: "Keep thy foot when
thou goest to the house of God and be more
ready to hear than to give the sscrlfics of
fools. "
PERSONAL A5D OTHERWISE.
The man with the first violin story
is sssured of all the publicity that Is com
ing to him.
King Alfonso yearns to fly on a flying
machine. Flying high In' hia customary
way has grown stale.
Whan General George Crook and Geron
Into meet on the nappy hunting grounds,
there will be something doing.
The reports of damaging floods . In Ken?
tuoky call for a revlalon of the claim that
98 per cent of the state ia dry. .
Going to Africa as hunter and natural
ist will enable Mr. Roosevelt to hand a
few more pelta to "naturefaklrs."
A southern paper puts up the claim that
Adam waa a democrat. Very likely. It will
be recalled that Adam was cast out. '
Mrs. Hetty Green, gave her daughter "her
love" and a promise of a legacy aa a
wedding preaent. Hetty la long on tha lat
ter confection.
Tha new son-in-law of Mrs. Hetty Green
has 22.080,000 in his own pile. But that did
not Influence the matchmaker. Mrs. Green
haa money to throw at tha blrda. If aha felt
that way. x
Putting tha product of ateel mills on ths
bargain counter is mighty interesting for
builders, but what people generally would
relish la a cut rate on articles ordinary
teeth . could mastlcste.
In decorating their Interior departmenta
with toothsome muffins, made of alfalfa
meal, ths delegates at ths National AI
faWa Millers' convention In Kanaa City
harked back to tbe edlblea of th. lr fore
fathers. Nebuohadnessar ate grass.
There are ways of reaching results more
effective than the pressure of a club. Mana
gers ot a dance 1u Philadelphia poated
In ths hall notices that wumrn over forty
would be permitted to dame Vtlth their hale
on "Every "lid" atayed In the dt easing
room.
A professional writer down eaat, defend
ant In a divorce ault, averted tha he had
not aeen the ghost walk for a year, but
lived on borrowed money. A profession.
with auch eplendld credit atlasta the en-
obllng Influence of right living and nigh
thinking.
Margaret llltngloa aays that she "would
rather darn socks fer my husband 8-od do
the family marketing with a chip basket
under my arm than be the greatest English-speaking
actreas." Margaret, deserves
a good hueband. bat be . anight object to
wearing the stockings Margaret darned. '
Sale!
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in Piano Prices
cases, beautiful ivory keys. Boston ttl
cabinet Grand Pianos selling tot u,.
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Little Every MohU
cash payment, for every dolUr'j'ali)
you credit for double the sum you'pK
the piano prlc reduction gives each
applies on any new Piano on our -retail
PIANOS
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SERMONS BOILED DO WIT. '
No man ever spoke truth without hearing
Its echo In heaven. ,.
Repentance la alwaya lame without resti
tution and reformation.
The church does not lead folks to heaven
by looking like a. funeral
A. man's religion goes no deeper thaa the
big potatoes In his bushel.
Religion Jm always a bad bargain
to th'J
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man who trlea to get It cheap.
Tha man who . brags of hia humility ,
equauy proua or.nis consistency
If hard to go on sing log "Take my sllve
and my gold after you get soma.
Cltlzenahip Jn heaven will not exempt yetr; l
from either taxes or service here. I
The -bigot Is the.msn who thinks thst all r
souls. go to heaven only through his private
knothole.. ,
... When you gej sfer. the profits of eppres-
etpn you win near a ipt about tne principles . t J
nt lltwrtv a- 1 '
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A plate of aoup may welgH ss much In the ,
pplveras ss msny( a. aotg or sermon bn
brotlierhpod. ' ., .." ' t.
Ths fool hss two extremely difficult tasks,
to know himself and to keep others vfreni
doing the same. ,
The reformer who blows a trumpet is
more' anxious to asionlsh' ths natives, then
to surprise the enemy. Chicago Tribune,
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DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES,
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"Every proposal of marriage Is the beets
of a divorce 'suit ' nowadays," aaid tha
pessimist. ,.
"Oh, no,"-replied the optimist; "eo trier
times nothing worse cornea of It-thea- at
breach of premise suit" Philadelphia!
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"I aep't my husband on a string five
years before f consented to marry htm!"
"Why so longT" ' -
."Well, jou see, I waited until I rxMiH
s his way clear financially !"Ursn
cott's. ''it
"Did Mae get her maiden nam? tar4i
with her divorce?'.'.. '.. . .
"She didn't want It. She married that
afternoon." Puck.
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"Myrtle ia your mother opposed to my
coming to see ymfcj"
"No, Percy; since I told . her there was
no er likelihood of your ever proposing
to me she has withdraw her objections.'!
Chicago 'Tribune. .- . -t
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Cook Lady (at Intelligence offloe) Before
I engage with you Td like to ask few
questions. How many servants do feu
Keep; . -..
..Tin WnHD-Tw. .,
Cook Idyy-Where do you live?
vThe Woman (meekly) Oh. that ' deeen't
matter. We are willing to move anywhere
you -want to go. Chicago News. ,
Nells Is thst fellow of yours ever going
to get up the courage tr propose?, , .
Belle I ' guess not ne s' like an hour
alas.
Nolle An hourglass? '
Belle Tea tha more .time he gets, the
leas aand ha has. Cleveland Leadr. 'f
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The detective was trying to gt'a-ltte.
"When your huaband left you," he eajd,
"did he drop any Intimation as to where he
might be going?" .
"No. sir," snewered the sharp .chinned,
thin lipped woman. "All he said was that
he wanted to get awsy. that he was going
to get away and he didn't rare a, dura
where he went." Chicago Tribune.. j
THAT LOATHSOME ILLV.
' ' Chicsgo News.
I simply loathe that fellow, Jones;
He is a mti I hale. i
Becauee he aays in cheerful tiste,
, "My furnace works first-rate. ,
"I shake It down Juat once a dsy,
No cl Inkers clog the grate
Kor me with pains to poke away.",
(Jones Is a man t nate.
"The drafta are simple aa can te;" '
(Jones la a man I hats.)
.'Entirely from the parlor we
Their force can regulate. t
"I lit that furnace up about -
November. Up to date
I swear It haa t ome gone out;"
(Jones Is a titan 1 hate.)
The coal I have Is' hard to beat.",
(JJones ia a man I hate.)
"It gle a fine and a'eadv heat.
. And has no slsg nor slat. '4
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"Six tons Isst me tb winter through,
And I anticipate . s
That thla mild wlnter'lve will do'
(Jo nee Is a man 1 hate.)
The enmity I bear 'to Jones
I knew will eat abate
Bereuee ha aaya In etieerful tewa ,
"Mjr furnace werke tip ,
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