The Pioneer Exponent. (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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r-isas?
ths riding sctUMl
“I shall «p«nd the moat miserable
avanlng of our married life to-night"
“How- cay that ha, Mrs. Jlnhat”
asked tfcp lady callers as lfiey wrere
damp place outsidevaomewher«> sad
then come back after a week or two
to look at It you'll see a pile of aquar*
cut leaves, perhaps live or sla Inches
high. This Is because the tobacco will
have lost the molasses glne, not from
the molasses having been washed oft
the leaf, but from its having ferment-
ed Into vlnfgar.
“Well, you know
"He is going to loin my husband's
lodge tonight and ride the goat"
“But that won’t Interfere with /on
or your husband in any way."
“Taa tt will, for I have always beard
that my husband wad the goat down
at that lodge."
| one man who Is powerful enough to do something
W.% - Y toward checking It. The man la Cardinal Oth-
W, n bona, head of the Catholic church In the United
1 4^, 7 States: One word from the cardinal and mtlllona
f/v, f TT Of his people would stop eating meat. Tka effect
VC, '\t,r \ of such a thing on the meat' trust can wall be
Vu l> J A-nd| Imaglnad. It Is hardly probable that Cardinal
IT.« f {-• _*J I Gibbons will taka such action, but he says ha la
ready to do anything In bis poWer to maka lbs
necessaries of life cheaper for the people.
| “Bometblna must be wrong with economic
condltloon til the country." he said, “when wages
^SSHSBbSSsRIflBw and salaries remain the same, when at the same
time food supplies continue to Increase In price.
Jj.feel.” continued the cardinal, “that comething ought io be done to correct
Libia evil 1 myself have felt the wetgbt af the high prices of the necessurtqq
of life. For a long Unto t have noticed that prices of supplies of all kind#*
seemed to be getting higher, but while I have thought over the matter I.do
not know Just what causes the advance In prices.
“Of^one thing I am certain, prices of necensartes have not kept pace
with wages, that is. wages have not increased in proportion to the increased
ooat of living.” ...
It was suggested to his eminence thnt the trusts might be responsible for
the evils complained of. ...
“As to that I am not prepared to say," .replied the cardinal. "Boms-
thing evidently la .wrong when many of the commonest necessities tn foods
are priced at such enormous figure*. You can say for me that I heartily.
Indorse any movement which will tend to reduce the coat of living for the
masses of the people of this country.
"I am not a believer in the efficacy of bljg public conventions to effect
TtT A 8in NotON—"Bay. m have to
It drop thia brand of smoking, tt
nearly burns the tongue off me.,
"What's the matter with ItT" said the
smoker to a Washington tobacconist.
“It's been made up with a little bit
too much molasses," said the^obacco-
olat. "The tobacco lptended*for win-
ter sale always has a little more mo-
lasses In it than summer tobacco.
"They've several reasons tor add-
ing molasses to tobacco,” be contin-
ued. coming back to the end of the
counter. “In the first place, "If the
leaf wasn't made just the least bit
etlcky it would be apt to crumble to
-a very line powder that would choke
out pipe especially la winter,
when tobacco gets extremely dry. -
"Bo when they add a little molasses
to the cut leaf they make a thin,
sticky film over It This keeps the to-
bacco In good shape and the molasses
locks the nicotine In tha body If the
leaf as well. 1 , ,,
"Nicotine, you know, will evaporate
and be lost If the tobacco Is exposed
long enough. Then when the nicotine'
Is gone you might as well smoke the
•cabbage leaf the comic paper* talk
about so much about for ail tbe satis-
faction you get.
"Plug tobacco Is simply leaf glued
together with molasses and then
pressed Into a block. If you'll take
“The film of molasses keeps the
leaf moist and pJlabls. This la be
cause of tbe sugar crystals In tt. If
you'vs ever noticed salt in wet weath*
er you’ll often have seen how It gath-
ered the wet. The sugar crystals act
exactly Ilk# tbe crystals of salt, but
to a less degfee. ‘
"When you fellows that smoke pipes
say that tobacco burns your tongus
you're away off. The tobacco; hasn't
s thing to do with It. And your tongus
Isn't being burnt. It’s belog scalded."
“From the moisture In the tobacco?"
asked tbe customer.
“Partly," said the tobacconist, “but
mostly from moisture you'd not think
wss tn tha tobacco. There's a great
deal of molstute In the little sugar
crystals over end above what you'd
expect they might collect from the
•ome Bleach (peeks.
' “Why did you assault him?" aaked
the Judge.
“Why, your honor," exclaimed th*
fiery politician, "I am thinking about
running for office and pe told the peo-
ple my past was as white as the
driven anoW."
"H'ml You should have considered
that a compliment."
“I would, but be added: Tn Pitts-
burg.' "
Too Much for Ajax.
The modern AJaa was defying tha
lightning.
"Welch mo put U out at business,"
boasted the foolish man.
"Come away, you dunce!" shouted
the wise ones. “That's a war aero-
plane. Nest thing tt will run you
down." .-i *
And a few seconds later Ajax was
hunting for arnica and court plaster.
"When you melt thla sugar in your
pipe each crystal dissolves first In a
little pool of water, and makes mgr
terlal fpr steam, In addition, to the
free water in the tobacco that you
can feel with your fingers.
"This hot steam makes a regular
steam beating system between the
bowl of your pipe and your tongue,
and while you think your tongue Is
being burnt' you're actually getting
your tongue parboiled."
reforms. Work of that kind requires something more than speeches and the
gathering of large bodies of men. Tbe heart and conscience of the people
at large must be stirred by the church before any real abuses can be cor-
rected." ■*
Jack's Escape.
"So ahe married Jim, eh?"
“Yep." v I
"Why, when I left here ah# waa
literally throwing heraelf at the head
of Jack."
"Wall, you know what poor atm a
wqman has." .
Saptime Basts.
"Music." remarked the eweet girl
graduate, “la the language of the
heart."
"According to that," rejoined tha
mere man, "ragtime must be caused
by palpitation of the heart." •
COMING "EVENT* CAST THUS
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Tom—There" goes a man who haa
Just spent his last dims for a'drink.
Dick—That's nothing. I'va dona 1$
iota of times.
PAULHAN A DARING AVIATOR
7fj | | | i i II'TfTN Loula Paulhan. the daring French aviator, baa I
been running a sort of aerial 'bus.line out at lew
Angeles. Cal In addition to breaking soms fec-
ords anil taking a 20-ralle trip out over the Pa-
cldc ocean. Paulhan has been coolly carrying
% some distinguished passengers around among the
clouds Among these was William Randolph
0*1 1 l<-ai at, publisher, and sometimes spoken of as
Fj * possible candidate for president. Mr. Hearat
. jh / enjoyed,the tide so thoroughly that he wroth an
BaC:1' I aocount'of It for hit own- papers and It wna pub-
T Halied. every line of It.
/ 1!) I This man Paulhan seems to hav# uncrowned
^ AL our own Wright brothers aa “kings of the air."
Ajgwi X ' From New -York recently came the announce-
meat that the Wrights have given up flying them-
selvea and will henceforth devote their attention .
,fo building machines for soms one else to soar among the clouds In. Thla
seems Uks a sensible thtag to do, eo the Wrights. Orville and Wilbur, prob-
ably do not care how high Paulhan goes, what speed be attains or how many
hours he stays in the air. tt will only boost the airship game.
How Nick Longworth Earned a Dollar
^ » ,2- -------'vv I the town, but as T had to make an
early start, I preferred the hotel
''' " ' '’Xj rather than trouble my friends with
sitting In the parlor about
C T ■ rr\ midnight, talking over old times with
- ^ the proprietor. Just as I was ready
O retire an automobile stopped In
^ 1 . ' " ' front, and a couple of men much the
JhEPRESENTATlVE LONGWORTH worse for wear came In They bought
1% might have been expected to tell wine freely. One of them demanded
this story some years ago when he that the piano be played
■was "Nlckler" than he le to-day; but "Champagne buyers are rare bird*
Us truth la vouched for by « Washing- at that hotel, and the proprietor did
€0n newspaper that never—well, hard- not want to loot hla good customers,
ly ever tells n lie. Thus It Is: He turned to me. 'Nick.' be said. 'Just
Tucked away among the valuable beat th# box a few minutes. They II
trophies of Representative Nicholas never know who you 'hr#.' I played
Longworth la a dollar bill. ragtime, gradd opera and love songs
“Tbe first and only dollar I aver while tbe men bought more wine. As
warned." saya Mr. Longworth. "always they were about to go one of them
-excepting tbe $7,600 per annum that came over to me with hla wallet In his
Uncle Bsm Is good enough to pay ms band. -, ■ l.
for the honor of representing. In part. " 'Here, profs#,' he said, 'you're the
the city of Cincinnati In the house of goods as a piano playsr, Buy a llttte
representatives. present for yourself.'
“It happened In a political campaign "He handed me a dollar bill. I have
several years ago. 1 had baeB on the It framed at. home as a certificate of
stump around the atate of Ohio. 6ne piy ability aa a workingman
night I made a speech tn a llftle town [ It la well known that Nicholas can
which supported a small but com | "beat the box" In pretty credltabls
fortable hotel. I was well known In [ shape.
ever to
• ‘Then we start with a capital stock
of $2,000.000F' Inquired the first pro
boHtlna-
"We do.” said the second promoter.
"One more question.” -
"Ask aS many as you like."
"Have we enough of that capita)
stack paid tn to take us to lunch?"
Net ForeeastiKy
"la It true. Mrs. Thrycewed. that
you got your final decree of divorce
this morning?" ashed the wCman re-
porter. briskly.
"Final?"* naively Inquired the gra-
cious lady. "Now. I would not say
that You know, my dsar, I may
nours ne stays in me air. it win umj — r—m w—-•
Mra. Paulhan often accompanies her'daring husband on hla flights
and a ride tn the air le now as common to her as a spin through a city park
la to t»* wife of a trust magnata. Paulhan uses a Farman biplane In hla
flights. He operates It aa coolly aa a mother rocking the cradle of her sixth
baby and doesn't seem to know what the word fear meant. Many predic-
tions has been made that the airship Is the coming' vehicle of transportation,
tt will not be long, say some enthusiasts, before a Chicagoan and bla wife
will eat luncheon at home, then start out In their alrehlp and have alx
o'clock dinner with a friend In 8t Louis, returning .to Chicago by midnight.
It may be a long time before such a thing la possible, but to watch Paulhan
•klm through the air It doesn't aeem unreasonable.
Now He’ll Be Good.
Mr. Btubb (In pet)—The trouble
with you. Maria, la that you don't ap-
preciate a good husband. When you
thought about eaterfbg matrimony
you ahould have selected the biggest
blockhead In the country.
Mra. Btubb (sweetly—1 tried aw-
fully bard, John.
Wanted to Knew.
Lawson—He le going to give her a*
Umbrella for a Christmas present.
Dawson—Are they engaged or map
■ ■ ■' _ n _ .- .
Lawson—Married. Why?
—i law son 'Oh. 1 lust wanted to know
«i»«n>»r he will pay eeVen dollarl top
It, or $1.60. BomervHle Jourhal.
Ision and
studies,
pntion to
hildren’s
assuring
1 cases.
HUGHES TO QUIT POLITICS
Gov. Hughes of New York Is going to get out
of politics. He will not be a candidate for office
again. This la good news to a certain class of
people, especially the race track ring of New .
York. Haring flourished hi New York when. .
Hughes took hold as governor. The 'man who
-nvuii[ii.i It.. I.......... -nmMnlM with their Ml-
Burkett Bill Would Abolish Something
(The above was taken Just before
the hostltlttea began, hot Meed Bliss
doesn't look aa If she would resist tha
not constitutional. They’re for the
bill, but agajnst'"Tli Pnst'lun-irl on con
stiriilTonSTground*." ~~ • -
“Had you thought of^abollshlng the
constitution as a means of getting rid
of the difficulty?"
' .Burkett looked savagely down the
corridor towards the rooms which the
committee of constitutional sharps
meet In.
“I have thought mighty seriously
that It would be a good thing to abol-
ish the constitutional lawyers,!', hs
said.
Senator Burton gets manly an odd
appeal for Information. Thtq week he
reoelved the following letter from a
law student:
•"Dear Congressman: Will you kind-
ly send me some literature OH the
central bank scheme. How can a C. B.
be kept frOm political caprice? Is
the United-States too vast for a C. B ?
ff not. hrtw can the supporter of such
a vipjg.J^e answered?”
The ansyver which H. B. Fuller, Mr
Burton's secretary Bent, was filled
with all the courtesy that our lan-
guage knows, but the law student will
have to dig up his C. B Informatics
himself.
enemy long!
Why Not?
Tha hits are now so vary large,
I really think ws might - -
Just put a motor on behind
And Oy. like Wilbur Wright
rovmce
wt-' Til Hons or dollar*, to term* and mada them b* good,
r»f didn't Jump at tbe racing barous right away.
IuMlW k iJf He bided hla time and then went after them right.
rKtVVJSk*1 \/1 As a result the betting end of the business, which
haa become the real Issue, was practically killed.
*1W|far*A s y/fiV The oraj betting system, through a decision of
murt. Ie still In existence, tun through It the
/ 'f "piker” Is not much In evidence. The cleiTi Who
IMill earns ouly a few dollars a week and bad beaa
wont to lose tt on the race* Instead of devoting
It to hla family, haa little or no chance to throw away hla money at the race
tracks. Trus, there are pool rooms where be can bet, but most men like to
see the horses run for their money and do not play In th# pool rooms.
Gov. Hughes attend*! the meeting of governor* In New York and took a
prominent part In the affairs of th* conference. Asked If It were true that
lu- intended to ratlrt to private life at the expiration of bis present term.*
Gov. Hugbge said:
"That statement Is absolutely correct. I shall return* the practice of law
when 1 leave'the eaecutlve office"
"What about Ihe Republican nomination for th* presidency In l»lt?"
"1 can say Ip reply to that question only that I Intend to resume the priKO;
lice of law when I retire as governor." To a friend Gov. Hughes Is quoted a*
having said be supported the Taft administration, when the subject of tbe
presidency wax mentioned te him. <
• Th* Likable Sort,
"Th* world seem* to be. full of th*
great and the near-great.”
"Don't overlook th* people who arc
really, pleaasnt to meet.” _:
“To whom do you refer?"' ”
"Oh. to the people who are perfect
nobodles and don't pretend that thaj
are anything els*."
ilmmons Co
fvesldeuoo
---------------- Balatfld.
"That Is a beautiful sang” he sffM,
m tbe fair maid arose from th* piano.
"It simply carries me away.” •
"I'm sorry,” she rejoined, as She
made an unsuccessful effort te
strangle a yawn, "that 1 didn't sing It
two hours earlier.” ' 1 •»
Rather Rough.
Gerald—People can't make a mon-
key of me.
Geraldine—I
OENATOR BURKETT of Nebraska
O has a bill pending In (he senate
judiciary committee to prohibit the
use of telegraph lines for Interstate
transmission of news to be used for
gambling purposes—reports or races,
especially. . •
There was a hearing on the meas-
ure recently and sentiment In Its fa-
yor was developed.
“Everybody's In favor of the bill,”
said Burkett. "They all conceded It's
e good bill and ought to be pasqed."
"When do .yciu expect to get It out
Of committee?" ’ V
"Can't tell anytblQf .about IL~
"But aren’t they for It?”"
"Every one of ’em."
"Why don't they report It then?"
“Well, you see," the senator ex-
plained. “they say It'* all right and
ought to pass,'but they're afraid It'a
■ion.
It r Kxpon'nt
lli.ofo* Nitur-
It ths$t I had
I MefJregor of
■ny case in tho
lipeals. There
fcver in any of
mentioned the
I the, editor of
liave gotten the
Iks to give. The
loleJy by Judge
Iwell presented,
111 the "daily pa-
le go r of Austiri,
laouaJ friend of
•mplpyed, but
Indly interest in
[uid have made
when he exam-*
ltd heard Judge
tent he 'Con aid-
«sufficient. "
E. C. Gaines.
’t, .in his New
THE QUICKEST WAY.
don't suppose they
could make a real monkey, but yoa
know there are tome perfectly lovely
imitations of things.
Nervous Tension.
: '7To what state doea that young col-
lege girl belong who Is preparing to
take the final examinationsir
"To the atate of most of them." *
“What is that?”
"The atate of collapse.”
GRAVES THE NEW FORESTER
Funeral “Cortyzha”
occasion for It; '*! want three kebs.
1 »t ’em prophesy about me.”
' The cabman scampered hla horse
down the avenue till he found^ two of
hla like. A|1 three trotted thelF horses
back to where the generous one was
waitings— The generous one eypd the
equipages sadly as they drew up to
the curb. The flrat harkmpn de-
“ scended' afid opened tbe door of bis
* vehicle. ',
|. “Where are your friends, air?* fie
• politely Inquired.
*• "Friend* T' We ciilluillllf Itpeaied
d "I have no. friends. I'm going to use
wkgOn* nlys. tr TTiTn -ia« a
k 6SFtyilig my boy, a eortysh*! Pro-
d ceed." 'I . —i
'■ - , And fix- alhgle file tbe three cabs
_ proceeded t«r the Blank apkrtment
house. Th# generous oba paid the
d bill of all three cabmen He was al-
■ moat happy to think that' he had
rrailqd~off something whll# atlre that,
Z. seen#dins to hi* friends, he would not
When President Taft appointed Henry 8.
Graves forester of the. United Btates to take th*
place of Gifford Plnchot there were many expres-
sions of surprise In Washington U was not be-
cause there was any belief that Mr.; Graves will
not fill the bllL-or^of any doubt (hit he I* not
entirely competent, but because Graves Is one of
Ptnchol’s hendllmen. To fir* Plnchot and then
put Graves, * man who wak made-hy Plnchot, tn
his place was rather uhpxpected c* the president,
to say Ihe least. It must hav* bWn-gratifying
"She makes a hit With me."
"Bhe make* a bU with most people.
Always has a crowd dancing atteh-
dance upon.her." • v.
"She evidently knowa how to hunch
her hit*.” ' y_-; • , ?;
Examining Officer—If you were put
on the police force, how would you
to Plnchot
disperse q, mhb
AitpHcunl—1
hat.
>' Mr. Grave* give* up the position of -head of
the Yale forestry school to work for the govern-
ment. He was a Plnchot protege and entertain*
substantially the earn* views and advocate* the
same policies aa his predecsssor In office. He
urelay, said the
-Wien Mars Man Lomu In.
Gunner—The fashionable women of
iegiiU&uvc plan,
having* banks,
ircc, anti injqnc-
S3 conflervation
cos. He did not
ghe qlslms she's blin-moocea
has taken affirm stand for i nnsc
■at ton
However it Is not expect-d that he will be quirk to enter Kittua contro-
versy with a cabinet. offlcefT 7Td It not n wealthy av Itnrlns -W m* mcene
and haa toTfork tor a ttrtng, while Mr Plnqhot had lota of money and didn't
need the salary Uncle Bam paid' hjm each month.
After a coursp. qf graduate study at Harvard Mr Grevea Joined Mr. Pin-
rhot at Hlltmore, N. C.. where upon the Venderbllt estate th* flrat application
Of scientific forestry to Amertcsn conditions was made. When Me. rinchot
became foreater of tbs department of agriculture In July,'li#$, Mr. Grave*
became bis lUV assistant. -
In It00, when th# Yale forest school was founded, h* left hit position a*
assistant chief In what then was cpUed th# dlvMkm of toreetfe to become
.TiXi axes........ — ., _•*■____ -* .
thing to tbelr milliner# and modistes."
Ouyer—Everything but one lldffir
old man—the bills. They leave them
for their husbands.
The FaofUy Forscaster. ;
Wife—I’m going let*"town today,
my dear,' to pay bootmaker's, mil-
liner's and dressmakers. 'What dues
the'newer aay about , the weather?.
Husband—-Rain, hall a nil 11; in 1st
, Th* Difficulty.
"Don’t you think you ought to lov#
your neighbor ?'r n
* ”Y«p. but 1 am afraid her but-banf
won't let me.”
the Pr>
idy, and ita de-
3 aavt* money on
aL. M. Moore.
tisg'ln The Pioneer
oper Instrument.
' " "What are row going to press that
aimstw - ... ■,
7«m the bibulous one. with Indlgna-
Gpn in his tque. though ther# Waa BO
'A sad Iron, of course.'
HHBH
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