THE COURIER.
ojtab'.isLci, why he should not bo elect
ed. He has bet n untiring in his atten
tion to the duties of his office. His
woist eremy cannot say that he ever
BbirKPC. He is not a reformer. He
hns treated gambling nnd other cu!b
which huve alwajs ben rractised in
any kird or communities, not religious,
ar Bimo of the wisest students of
economies ?y they should bo treated,
viz, restrictively rather than prohibi
tively. By this course he haB offended
the most conscientious numbers of the
W. C.T. U. but he has honestly believed
that no other methods wire rracticable
and this side of the millenium no one
has jet been able to prove that an ab
solute cure is possible. Mr. Graham is
a practical man and eo far as his record
goes verj much the best man for the
place. Ho can be depended upon for
faithfulness, contistency and loyalty to
the f i iends and the principles which
elect him and in this day of turu-coats
the foregoing qualities are rare. That
E. E. Brown has simply stepped up on
a pedestal too high and narrow -for him
to occupy even for the short time before
election is proved by his visit to Turner
hall la3t Sunday, when he invited about
seventy the of the members present up
to the bar to drink. Considering that
Mr. Brown is on the same ticket with
Mr. Hardy such an action was very
foolish. It deprived him of his support.
It made him neither fish, tlesb, nor
fowl. He is a man without a party
The voters cannot expect any man to do
better by the city than he will do for
himself. A mayor needs foreeight. pru
dence, and diplomacy. Mr. Brown has
conclusively shown that he has not any
of these pre-requhites. Mr. Graham
is a life long and consistent republican
Populist jggresGion would put a man
into the office of major who has already
demonstrated his inability to hold it.
The struggle next week is much more
than a question between individuals.
The result will decide whether the peo
ple who pay the taxes are to have aoj
thin g to 6ey about the disposition of
them or whether non-residents who
have no interest iu tne city are to make
appointments solely with reference to
the interests of the populist party.
Every man who has an interest in local
elf government should vote for the
nominee of the republican party nex
Tuesday.
Washington gossips report that Arch
bishop Ireland has gone to Washington
to intercede with the president for the
appointment of his friend, ex-governor
Merriam of Minnesota to the Berlin
mission. There tre those who assert
that it would te an appointment very
gratifying to the catholics of the state
oing to the ex-governors friendliness
to Catholics during his occupancy of
the gubernatorial chair. In spite of
such powerful intervention the presi
dent remains firm. The ex-governor
is a Minneapolis banker and it is said
that it was Senator Davis' knowledge
of the national banking laws which are
exceedingly etrict rather than Mrs.
Davis resentment of Mrs. Merriam's re
fusal to accord her social recogniaion,
that shuts out Senator Davis from the
diplomatic service. It is too bad to de
tract from so glorious a feminine victory
but facts refuse to lend themselves to a
good storj-.
"How did you come to be a confirmed
drunkard?"
"I spent last summer in Maine."
Broker May I hold your hand as col
lateral until it is redeemed at the altar?
New Woman No: but you may put
on the engaRenu rlnp and call often.
Mr. Wheeler Are u the little girl
that I used to hold on my knee?
Miss Sykel Yes.
You've grown to be quite a man.
haven't you.
STORIES IN PASSING.
A little, bard-Jisted farmer with quite
a family of children of all 6ues can
often bs see: driving into the city be
hind a pair of diminutive mules. He is
a stirring little man, thrifty and indus
trious, and said to be making money
although he talks as if starving to
death. But he has a breezy, enthusias
tic way of delmeatinsr poverty and hard
times which is quite interesting to
lmten to.
"Hello, Mr. Kierck," said a down
town clothing salesman the other daj
how are jou getting along?"
"Oh, rnjloh, mj-r was the answer,
"busted! busted! Gettin' poorer and
poorer all the time."
"But jour neighbors all say you skin
them on everj' trade and that you are
getting rich very fast."
"They do? They're bloody liars. No,
sir, you'll see me in the poorhouse be
fore another year. I'm going fast. My
poor family!"
"Yes, the little rascals keep wearing
out their c'otheB. I'll have to get them
Eoine. That biggest boy is going to be
confirmed at Easter and I must get him
a black suit for contimation. But, mj
God, he grows so like the devil that I
shan't buy it till the last night before
Ea9ter and last thing before he gees to
bod!"
lunch counter mince pie. If the truth
was told, Corbstt somotime between the
Kith and 14th round, broke loose from
hUt-ninere, took a quick turn around
the corner of the street and bought a
pie. That's how he lost the fight. Fitz
simmons and a mined pio would make
the biggest combination on earth."
There seems to be an infinite variety
or opinion as to what constitutes real
trouble. One man loses all interest in
life under a burden that another man
will trot off with as though he was on
the way to a picnic. One man throws off
a load of care or sorrow or disappoint
ment while another man lets much less
kill him.
Manj'jearsago a German moved with
his wife to western Cas county. He
bought morejland when it was cheap, and
being thrifty jear after year added to
his possessions until hehad ssveral
hundred acies of land and had accumu
lated a gooa deal of stock. In time he
had quite a little money loaned out to
his neighbor?, was moderately wealthy
owed nothing and was beyond the reach
of want.
One day while sitting with his wife at
home word came to them that a man who
owed them a note of moderate amount
had run away. The old ladj- gave a
shriek and fell over on tne Moor in a
swoon. She was put upon a couch and
a doctor called, but sho died that night
A jear or two later a neighbor who
was financially safe came to the farmer
snd told him that owing to the failure
in crops he could only pay the interest
on his note and would need to pestpone
payment of the principle for a year. The
old gentleman was much distressed and
sat long into the night brooding over the
news. The next morning the neigh
bora found hie dead body hangicg to a
rafter of his barn.
I' Yes, sir," said the old sport stepping
in to the office. "I know all about it now.
I have figured out just how Corbett got
knocked out. I got hit in nearly the
same place myself and it did me up. It
takes just one such to put out the best
of em."
"How about it Bill?" said the boys.
"Well, j-ou see I was feelin' pretty gay
I had got a small pile of rocks ana was
letting go of "em at every chance. I
went into a lunch room among other
places and lot loose on a dollar dinner.
The last was a pie a mince pie they
said a regular lunch counter mince
pie. It landed just where thej- say Fitz
landed on Coibttt. Itbadthesirneeffect
too, and I was groggy and hanging over
the rcpes inside of fifteen minutes. Chan
case of knockout, you bet, and rary a
chance to dodge. Sponge and everything
went of course.
"Aow, us my opinion that the re
cause ci Corbett s Knockout Iiea in a
HALF L1C.HTS.
The train was running out of the city.
From the window I saw a man painting
the spire of a church. He was sitting
high above on the suspended scaffolding,
swaying slightly in the wind. Suddenly
one of the ropes loosened, jerked sud
denly and one end of the scaffold
lurched downwards.
The man's arms went up into the air,
his legs doubled up and then 1 saw his
hotly totter backwards. The train
moved suddenlj iuto an alley nnd the
church was lost to view
1 he light in a window attracted mj
attention. They were standing in full
view before the pane the woman with
Hying hair and uplifted arms, the man
in shirtsleeves and clenched fist raised
before her face. I could see tlia hate
in h;sees. the terror on her cheeks. The
niht wind blew in the window and ex
tinguished the light and all was dark
ness. I was following the river read that
night, stumbling through the cloudy
darkness. For an instant the moon
peeped out at the earth. Farcutonthe
water was a dark mass and a human
face, white and water drawn. But the
cloud had closed again and I groped on.
HARRY GRAVES SHEDD.
Great Truths Tersely Told.
The man you don't like is the es
pecial favorite of all the women whom
you do.
The qualities you adore in jour
fiancee are the very ones jou will dis
lika in jour wife.
Never try to conceal anything from a
woman except the truth.
Assign all the drudgery of society to
people who doc't feel sure of their
jtosition. It will be well done.
At forty the bachelor finds an adit
ional argument against matrimony in
every meeting with women be used to
love.
An accusation of cruelty and indiffer
ence alwaye charms women who are a
whole sky away from affecting j-ou with
a display of either.
Never ask a woman for anything.
Either take it without asking or pro
tend jou don't want it all.
In love, trifles are the only things of
importance.
What j-ou think people saj- about jou
is precisely what they don't saj
Fifty finds dailj reason to thank
Providence for having denied the
prayers of twenty.
You are always avenged on the edi
tor who rejected j-our contribution.
He had to read it.
The girl who never notices you is the
one that observes you closest.
A too hopeful man passes his life in
losing what he nevei had.
It is a good social Eet that is ac
knowledged bj the set just above and
the one just below it
Every festivity is vaguely felt as an
insult by all who are not invited to
share it.
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cm mi &
OWto OIQ I street.
Is the place where they sell
13i?esli. and Otxrecl Meats
at Hard Times Prices.
Choice Steaksand Roasts.
PHONE 36? GIVE US A CALL
NEW COURIER HALL
HARRIS BbOGK
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THE BEST FLOOR IN THE CITY.
SEE IT BEFORE YOU GIVE A PARTY.
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Leave word for Miss Willoughby at Courier office.
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