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UTOOKSES THE BAILEY BILL
Mr. Bryan U In thorough accord with Sen-
ator Bailey's view of the character of emer-
gency currency for which congress should
provide. Like Senator Bailey Mr. Bryan
1 would bar the government issue this cur-
; rency rather than the banks and lend it to
banks upon ample security to be specified
by law and at a rate of Interest that will
Insure Its retirement upon the passing of the
emergency. This much Mr. Bryan plainly
advocates. With a currency such a Senator
Bailey and Mr. Bryan advocate the law
t. could properly provide that any bank. State
? or National which could meet the require-
ments In the way of security might borrow
such currency whereas under the Aldrlch
.plan only National banks could be favored.
The unsettled question Is whether the se-
. curtty should be confined exclusively to
bonds. Some of the senators and many finan-
cier re of the opinion that the govern-
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. first-class commercial paper with an addi-
tional proviso that the government's claim
should constitute a first lien on the assets
v Of the borrowing bank. It Is pointed out
that the Inclusion of such security would in-
crease the ability of the Interior banks to
take advantage of the emergency currency
whereas It might otherwise happen that they
;i would be compelled to borrow the money
from the Eastern financial centers instead
of from the treasury direct
It naturally follows that if the interior
- banks were compelled to borrow this emer-
gency currency from the banks of the East
they would have to pay double interest-
that exacted by the government and an ad
dltlonal toll Imposed by the lending banks.
: With the government exacting a rate of one-
half of 1 per cent a month and the lending
banks 4 per cent per annum the emergency
currency might be entirely beyond the ln-
: - terior banks since In many of the 8tates
this double interest would be usurious.
:! If possible the security requirements
should be such as would enable the Interior
banks to obtain the emergency currency di-
rect from the government.
J Theee are mere matters of detail how-
ever and will be carefully considered by Sen-
; ator Bailey and other democratic members
of the senate finance committee before of-
fered for the Indorsement of the minority.
vThe pout we wish to make for the benefit
. of those who have been disposed to miscon-
; strueand oppose the Bailey plan is that It
. differs In principle from the Aldrlch plan
and is commended by Mr. Bryan. It will
not be difficult for Senator Bailey with the
aid and advice of his minority colleagues to
broaden the bill so as to make the currency
as available for Interior banks as for the
bond-holding banks of the East.
THE REAL CAUSE OP DELAY.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch Is somewhat
i. irritated because Mr. Theodore Burton of
the National waterways commluulon has not
yet submitted his report Of course the
v Post-Dispatch's Interest in the report arises
from Its greater Interest in the vast Mlssis-
slppi project which depends upon a river im-
"prorement policy broader than the country
' has yet attempted.
The people of the Mississippi valley will
make a mistake however by attributing to
- Mr. Barton any delay which may be en-:-:
countered In the fulfilment of their desires.
Despite the declarations of the Memphis
convention the utterances of the president
at Keokuk. St Louis Memphis and Vicks-
. burg and the wishes of the people of tho
..Middle West and 8outhweit congress has
decided to mak no provision during this
session tor rlvetand harbor improvement.
Mf. Tawney says It Is a question of money
; to pay for the work but In reality it Is a
matter of keeping appropriations down to a
minimum until after the November election.
' Socil being the case Mr. Burton Is no
doubt taking all the Urns needed In studying
oat th vast project Of a system of internal
waterways of which the Mississippi Improve-
ment wIQ b but an Incident ' Toe water
rays commission Is mot expected merely to
r
boost the sTTstWppl. at to present for th
consideration of the country a plan by which
an the uTlxahle streams of the country may
be improved and connected by means of
canals; a plan that will Include the preserva-
tion of the watersheds prevent overflows
and othanriw facilitate "and promote the
economic development of the country. It is
not strange that such a task should .require
much Investigation and study and Mr. Bur
ton is a man who generally investigates
thoroughly before he reports.
It the people df the Mississippi valley de-
sire to criticise they might attack the pol-
icy which from purely partisan considera-
tions withholds provision for the already ac-
cepted projects of the government. The
Mississippi improvement will be in much
better position to obtain the appropriations
needed when many of the now lagging pro-
jects of the government are completed and
otit of the way and It is good policy to com-
plete without further delay such projects as
are in course of construction and then take
up In a businesslike way the great project
which Is of such vital Import to the Missis-
sippi valley.
The Post-Dispatch might accomplish some
good by stirring up the republican members
from the Central 8tates and inducing them
to enact a rivers and harbors bill during the
present session.
EEPAIS THE STREETS AO ROADS.
The Post desires to commend the action
of the county commissioners in ordering the
repair of the Harrisburg road. That was
good but It will be still better when pro-
vision is made for the repair of all the shell
roads of the county. After this has been
done then provision should be made to keep
them in repair. It will be useless to make
county roads if they are to be neglected un-
til they are well nigh destroyed. No matter
what material la used in road construction
no road can be maintained unless it receives
constant attention. The county should have
an adequate and permanent road force at
work all the time for every day In the year
a break will occur somewhere and every
break should be repaired at once.
There are in New England and other sec
tions of the country roads which have been
in constant use for more than a century and
they are better today than ever all because
they have been kept up. In Europe there
are roads that have been in existence thou-
sands of years and are still in perfect con-
dition but only because throughout the cen-
turies they have constantly received the
necessary attention.
What we say of the county roads Is more
than applicable to the paved streets of the
city which are subjected to much greater
use than any country road. Every paved
street should be constantly watched or it
will not last long. Take the asphalt pave-
ments on Main. Caroline McGowen Congress
and other thoroughfares and see the uily
boles and depressions that mar them. Look
at the condition of these pavements on cither
side of the traction company's rails. These
pavements will. In the course of a few years
be entirely ruined unless they are repaired
and kept In repair. No doubt the traction
company is responsible for much of the dam-
age that has been sustained by these pave-
ments and the company should be compelled
to repair such damage and where any in-
dividual injures a pavement he should be
compelled to repair it. Even when this
has been done the city will have much to do
to .look out for the ordinary wear and tear
of paved thoroughfares.
The maintenance of paved streets and
roads illustrates the truth of the old adage
that "a stitch in time saves nine." The ac-
tion of the county commissioners with re-
spect to the county roads should be accom-
panied by similar activity on the part of the
city's street department. There Is much re-
pair work needed in the city and if the
proper authorities will take the trouble some
day we prefer to say at once to inspect all
the paved streets of the city they will be
astounded at the condition of some of them
and we have no doubt will take prompt
steps to make the greatly needed repairs.
THE PEOPLE WILL DECIDE.
Just as The Post expected Mr. Bryan ha
summarily disposed of the silly talk about
his going to Washington to ascertain from
the democratic congressmen whether It will
be best for htm to accept the democratic
nomination. The suggestion was widely cir-
culated over the country and probably by
correspondents who believed the report to
be true. It is strange that so absurd a rumor
could be seriously considered even by inex-
perienced newspaper men much less by
those who are deemed competent to handle
and appraise the news grist ground from
the Washington rumor mills.
Mr. Bryan does not have to rely upon
members of congress for information re-
specting public sentiment. He pays frequent
visits to all the States and keeps in touci
with political condition and public senti-
ment He knows quite well where he has
lost strength and where he has gained It
and he Is closer to accurate sources of In-
formation respecting the country at large
than any member of the party. What could
he expect in the way of enlightenment from
the minority members of congress? The
most intelligent of the minority members
are those from the South but few of these
men ever visit the Northern States in a
way to ascertain the thoughts of the masses
and few of the Northern democratic con-
gressmen are men of unusual political acu-
men. Mr. Bryan has gone among the peo-
ple and learned for himself and his an-
nouncement that the people have the sole
right to decide is accurate and democratic.
It is a mistake to appraise Northern senti-
ment upon th basis of declaration made by
newspapers that do not support democratic
nominees and which wosjld not support even
any of the several gentlemen they are so
strenuously advocating for the svommatkm.
Nona est these papers export Mr. Bryan
before and whoa the party aoznlnatec Judge
raraer uey out not support aim. So It Is a
waste of time trying to please either news-
papers or men that have no idea of support-
ing the nominee.'
Conditions are greatly different from those
of 1904 and re In nowise similar to the
conditions n 1896 and 100. It la probably
tree that It condition this year were similar
to olose of the last three presidential years
Mr. Bryan could not be elected. It is by
present conditions that Mr. Bryan's candi-
dacy must be Judged and no one can say
that his chances are not v good. As against
the predictions of certain newspapers and
alleged democrats we find the republican
leaders in a state of alarm because ot the
feuds within the party and because of the
large number of men In the debatable States
who are no longer in sympathy with repub-
lican policies.
Mr. Bryan is on safe ground In submitting
the question of his candidacy to the people.
They will decide and their decision will be
acceptable to the country.
Owing to the financial depression existing in
Washington Richmond and Charleston the" mil-
liners of those cities will scarcely com to Hous-
ton to study Easter styles. The Paris milliners
are delighted with what they find and;they ascribe
the beauty of Houston' millinery creations to the
wonderful hues of the natural flowers which bloom
here all the winter long.
m
Are we to understand that Jack London's press
agent shot his bolt on the very first attempt?
There are some sections of New York which
men should svoid upless they have plenty of
money with them. Footpad caught a fellow there
the other day and nearly beat him to death because
he had only a dollar with him.
Tom Lawson talks as if he bad been discharg-
ing the duties of the bagholder in a snipe drive.
Still it is not altogether fair to roast the Ameri-
can heiresses. There are any number of young
multi-millionaire dubs who would wed impover-
ished titled women if the latter were able to de-
liver their titles.
Over in Georgia they have evolved the allitera-
tive jug-jag which is derived by frequent visits
to the jag-jug.
There are just three days remaining in which
you can pay your poll tax in time to qualify as a
voter. If you don't do it. a half decayed tele-
phone pole will have as much weight in political
affairs as y.
The time has arrived when we are compelled
to recognize the belligerency of the News Orleans
newspaper men.
So long as Mr. Taylor holds the job of super-
vising architect of the treasury it will be a hot
race between the Houston Federal building and
the judgment day as to which will arrive first
By electing a bald-headed governor to succeed
Governor Vardaman Mississippi has ably vindi-
cated the law of averages.
The Montgomery Advertiser thinks the fact
that Mr. Littleton once lived in Texas is some-
thing for us to boast about Not a bit of it. It
is something for Mr. Littleton to boast about.
We naturally infer that the Mobile and Ohio
railroad is the greatest training ground for rail-
road men that ever happened.
' The Paris fakers have now arranged an offen-
sive and defensive alliance between the United
States and Russia. The Ananias clubs over there
onght to be ashamed of that sort of work.
The Beaumont-Orange-Port Arthur deep water
celebration was a bulging reply to the anti-deep
water policy of the Hon. Martin Dies.
The Washington Post discovers that the end of
January finds the water wagon the lbnesomest
place on earth. The question is when did the
end of January get on the water wagon?
The Jacksonville county fair is now open and
we are patiently awaiting the arrival of the
Times-Union's description of the alligator exhibit.
Even if the small opera house at Rome Gs.
never incubates another member of the Georgia
legislature nr another Washington Herald short-
liner it has done pretty well.
The great snowstorms that visited New York
gave currency to the suspicion that it was Miss
Euphemia Hemsns Simpson who wrote "Beauti-
ful Snow."
In view of the dispensary that is located on the
South Carolina side the Augusta Herald ought te
lend its biting snake to some of its contemporaries
in Atlanta or Birmingham.
Possibly the hsppiest viscera In the world are
the insides that have been thoroughly lubricated
with the stately country sausage of Walker coun-
ty Texas.
"In less than three months we will begin win-
ning the pennant" says the Toledo Blade. Poor
Tintinnabulating Toledo I And she must go through
all that bother again.
The Milwaukee Sentinel ought to know that
Houston does not envy Milwaukee. Fain would
we annex that glorious city to Houston a the
Seventh ward.
There is no demand for snow shovelers in
Heavenly Houston but those who are willing to
pick violets and strawberries will never have to
waste their time.
SOME POSTSCRIPTS.
The average yield of wheat in India is officially
stated to be about eleven and one-half bushels an
sere.
No wine may hereafter be sold ia Spain on
Sundays and the inns must be closed on week
dsys at midnight.
New York paid last year $21000000 in interest
and will pay this year $14000000 about th same
as the Federal government.
Tourists complain that Japan is getting to be
the most expensive of all countries to travel in.
Everybody considers foreigners legitimate prey.
The "court" of the "King of France" is main-
tained in a pretentious house of many gables at
Wood Norton just outside the quiet and eaten
tislly English town of Evesham.
Recent explorers insist that there are three
bridges in Southeastern Utah aa much larger than
the Natural bridge in Virginia a Pike's Peak is
than Mount Washington.
According to American Consul General Skinner
at Marseilles French fanners are readily able to
produce denatured alcohol of from 50 to 70 de-
grees strength from th palp of grapes apples and
ppart. 1
Thus far soft woods alone have been utilised
in paper making. Spruce furnishes three-fifths of
the total amount used and hemlock one-fifth. The
remaining fifth Is cmisooiid principally of poplar
Gossip oi! tlie Common
"I have always bad a high opinloa of the Tern
delegation to eengren said Ben C C Pearson
of Burnet "and. this opinion has been consider-
ably strengthened after a visit to Washington. I
spent week in the Nation capital and on all
ides heard th moat favorable comment oa th
Texas representatives and senators. I taw th
Texans too on the ffoors of their respective
houses and want to say that they look to be as
brainy as any of them. I heard Congress nun
Randell deliver an able address during which he
received marked attention from his colleagues and
the gallery. Texans may well feel proud of their
representation in the National lawmaking body.
"Senator Bailey is still regarded as the ablest
man in the senate. He is a tower of strength
and is so regarded by all. As a constitutional
lawyer he has no peer and hi opinion is much
sought. His views on th currency question are
generally regarded in Washington as being of the
soundest and his ideas will be certain to be em-
bodied in the bill that ia finally passed. Certain-
ly Senator Bailey has lost no prestige in Wash-
ington.'' Mr. Pearson is a former member of the legis-
lature. He has been to New York where a can-
cerous growth was removed from th center of
hi chin. The operation which was a delicate one
was successful and Mr. Pearson has fully recov
ered much to the gratification of his many
friends who were anxious concerning him when
he letf here for New York three months ago.
"Washington Irving is my favorite author be-
cause of his beautiful style of writing" said Mr.
Pearson who was a guest at the Hotel Brazos
yesterday "and so I took advantage of the op-
portunity to visit his home and tomb on the Hud-
son. Sleepy Hollow which is so admirably de-
scribed in living's 'Sketch Book' is a beautiful
place and an ideal spot for a cemetery. Sunny-
side the Irving home is occupied by a nephew
of the famous author and is in a fine state of
preservation. I had the pleasure of spending some
time in the library sat in Irving's chair and wrote
with his pen.
"New York is a great place but Texas is the
best after all. I talked with laboring men with
well-to-do merchants and with millionaires and
they all said that they would prefer to be in a small
town. But still they stay in New York. New
York is money mad. Gold is all they think of.
I tell you there is nothing like Grand Old Texas
with its hospitable people."
Mr. Pearson is agent for the Houston and
Texas Centra) at Burnet and has been there for
many years. He has the professional look and
would easily be taken for a doctor or a lawyer
rather than a railroad agent.
" I believe the public has had enough of Shakes-
peare for a while" said Louis James the actor
one of the leading exponents of the works of the
Bard of Avon who with Mrs. James has apart-
ments at the Rice hotel. "Only for a time how-
ever will there be a lull in the demand for
Shakespeare. His works are immortal and will
outlive all the popular dramas of this day as they
has outlived those of other days.
" Novelty is what the public wants nowadays.
No better indication of this can be had than the
success of 'Madam Butterfly.' Novelty is all
right so long as the actor does not debase his art
to the extent of giving the people trash in the
way of something new.
"I am going to quit Shakespeare for a time
after this season. I have secured the entire pro-
duction of 'Peer Gynt' which was owned by the
late Richard Mansfield' greatest of all actors in
character parts. Mr. Mansfield presented this
Ibsen masterpiece in only a few of the larger
cities of the East where it was received with
much favor. Of course I shall come South with
it because I have so many friends in the South
whose people have received me most cordially.
"Grand opera is my favorite diversion but I
have so little chance to gratify it in the theaters.
This is the one drawback to the profession of act-
ing the actor gets to see so little of the theater
from the front of the house. However in my
summer home I have talking machine records of
all the great singers and operas and get great
pleasure from them."
George P. Macatee proprietor of the Macatee
hotel departed yesterday afternoon with W. B.
Renn on a hunting trip geese being the game
sought. The pair will be met at Angleton by C.
L. Pierce of Chicago a capitalist who has been a
guest at the Macatee for several weeks. The en-
tire party will be the guests of E. E. White of
Chicago who has a plantation in Brazoria county.
The hunters will go from Anfileton down Has-
trop bayou in Mr. White's yacht to Oyster bay.
and will hunt in what is known as the "Slop
Bowl." This is said to be full of geese one of
the greatest spots in the country for game of this
kind. The members of the party expect to be
gone about a week.
Hon. R. N. Stafford of Mineola former State
senator and now president of the First National
bank of Mineola who was a guest at the Rice
hotel yesterday believes that banking insurance
will not give all the protection that its support-
ers claim it will afford to depositors. Senator
Stafford is opposed to the idea.
" In .case of a panic and we are bound to have
these panics occasionally the depositors will for-
get all about bank insurance" said Senator Staf-
ford "end will be just as anxious to get their
money and as likely to make a run on a bank as
under present conditions. Resides it would have
a tendency to cause loose banking methods.
"If there is to be bank insurance I am in favor
of the amendment offered by Senator Culberson
which would prevent the depositor who receives
interest for his fund from sharing in this pro-
jection. As Senator Culberson argues deposits
which draw interest are clearly in the nature of
loans." .
I. J. Gallia of Engle who was a guest at the
Hotel Brazos yesterday is looking for a location
upon which to found a neighborhood of twenty
families of Bohemians. Some place in South
Texas will be selected and Mr. Engle went yes-
terday afternoon with J. C. Bonnell of the Rock
Island-Frisco lines to Algoa thence he will go to
Tomball and Alvin.
"These Bohemians are all farmers" said Mr.
Engle. "The twenty families will require aooo
acres each cultivating 100 acres. They are all
?ood farmers and good citizens and have the
unds to buy their land."
Mr. Gallia was for several years president of
the Bohemian Protective association composed of
Bohemians whs have settled in Texas. The or-
ganization now numbers 5000 members.
Would It Jar You?
(From the Charleston News and Courier.)
One of the most interesting bulletins issued by
the forest service of the United States depart-
ment of agriculture ia that relating to th produc-
tion of veneer in 1006. It appears from this bul-
letin that the quantity of veneer produced in South
Carolina in that year was 4578 board feet by what
is called the "Log Scale" of the value of $41213.
During the same year only 2490 board 'feet were
produced in the State of Texas of the value of
$3i3v5- The average price of the Texas veneer
was $8.59 as compared with $9.1.1 the average
price of the South Carolina veneer. There is a
lesson in these statistics which we trust. The
Houston Post will take to heart What ia needed
in Texas as much as anything else is a good deal
of the South Carolina veneer.
Land Enough for All.
(From the Fort Worth Star.)
Homeseekers needn't hesitate about coming to
Texas just because the State has bought $650-
000 sugar plantation of 30000 acres. That's just
an experimental farm in Texas compared with
the acreage of raw opportunity waiting for the
finishing touches of the industrious homeseeker.
Disqualified for Want of Sen.
(From the Piano Star-Courier.)
The man who has no better motivea
in runmiig
for the legislature than to have an opportunity to
ask a United States senator to resign his office
is disqualified for want of sense and no man will
ever get then on such s ticket ia s democratic
' The ParagrapHers'; Trust ?
TILL SWATTING THE 0tT.
The Houston -Pert welcomes Mr. Gate to
Tea but warn him not to raonopolis. th jack-pots.-v4JIJata
Constitution.
Again the Garden 4f Eden hat been located
this time in low by an lowan. W psus t
hear from George Bailey of the Houston Boast
Nashville Tenneuean.
The secret of The Houston Post's recent docil-
ity and most unaccustomed sweetness and affabil-
ity ia out George Bailey has the gout and Judd
Mortimer Lewis is doing his work. Charleston
News and Courier.
The paragraphers will no doubt have revel
over the announcement that Mr. Onion of San
Antonio will become a candidate for the Texas
senate. Houston Post. The Post is advised that
revel a they may. Onion is considered quite strong
in San Antonio. -San Antonio Express.
Advice from Brazoria county Inform us that
the great collard down there has now reached a
height of nine feet and six inches. We are going
to crush the Atlanta Georgian this time. Hous-
ton Post. Truth and collards crushed to earth in
grandoldtexts never never rise again. Atlanta
Georgian.
Jhe Charleston New and Courier observes
that "the infamous Houston Post really doe not
appear to know anything outside of the Stat of
Texas." We have held this belief for a long
time but would not be willing to publicly agree
with our South Carolina contemporary unless we
were quite sure the State of Texas would go dry
in which event The Boast of Heavenly Houston
would not be long in discovering a life saving
station in the heathen's country. Chattanooga
Star.
"The jokes about the drouth in Georgia are
withdrawn from circulation until we know how
the Texas prohibition movement is going to re-
sult" remarks The Houston Post. A very proper
spirit to cultivate. Take the Charleston News
and Courier. It has been gay and trifling for
several years with its dispensary and blind tigers
and now the legislature of South Carolina is about
to pass a law forbidding the owning loaning ex-
hibition of or dreaming about any concoction hav-
ing a trace of alcohol in it. Chattanooga Times.
ENVIOUS THRUST8 AT TEXAS.
Now that John W. Gates has become a citizen
of Texas George Bailey will have to raise his bets
or be outdone. Jacksonville Times-Union.
One of the prominent candidates for attorney
general of Texas is named Looney. We don't know
if he lives in Houston but it is probable. Mont-
gomery Advertiser.
In Texas it is proposed to put a tax on titles.
This might do for Texas but not for Georgia. To
collect a tax from our colonels professors and
other title bearers would overload Vur State treas-
ury. Augusta Herald.
A Texas statesman proposes that titles be taxed
at $80 each. This is hardly fair just now ; in
Kentucky for instance the increasing "dryness"
has given the colonels all the pain they are able to
bear. Washington Herald.
El Paso. Texas is the latest contributor to the
acquittal of women on the unwritten law. Texas
is now a lap ahead of New York with the latter
showing a great deal of wind and a good prospect
of tying the score. Mexican Record.
The United States courts of Texas having de-
cided that the State can not reduce the fares for
Pullman sleeper berths Texas has appealed to the
United States court of appeals. When Texas
starts after an octopus it never lets up. Los An-
geles Express. '
Old Bill Skillit of Henrico county can cut has
cut will cut might could would or should cut
more crystal clear simonpure ice in one Old Vir-
ginia afternoon than any Texas Tennessee or
South Carolina championine can cut in Three
Weeks. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
TEXAS RIFLE BALLS.
The average persons likes taffy whether it is
applied with a paddle or a camel's hair brush.
Bonham Herald.
According to the revenue commissioner Texas
it a two-billion-dollar State. Fine. In the mean-
time let Texas grow. Fort Worth Star.
It takes long practice and good judgment to
enter the front door of the church just as the
deacons turn . back with the contribution box.
Cuero Record. 0
There are entirely too many bankers pestering
the governor about the convening of a special ses-
sion of the legislature. It don't look good.
Kerrville Mountain Sun.
There are lawyers who continue to practice
their profession while members of the Thirtieth
legislature and opposed Senator Bailey because
he did not entirely give up his profession while
serving the people aa United States senator. "Let
him that is without sin cast the first stone."
Piano Star-Courier.
A friend said to us Monday: "Bailey and anti-
Bailey is bound to be an issue." Maybe so but
for the life of me I can not see how being for or
against him will help or hurt any man's quali-
fications for an office and it does seem absurd to
weigh those who are to serve us in any capacity
with any other kind of scales. This is a time call-
ing for competency and .wisdom and not fads and
hobbies. Gatesville Messenger.
HEAVENLY HOUSTON.
Charleston has a fine January violet crop but
Houston Texas still leads with cabbages and red-
headed widows. .4 tlanta Constitution.
George Bailey wants congress to loan Houston
$1000000 to hold a beauty contest. Come to the
Jacksonville midwinter exposition George and
you'll see under our personal guidance a whole
bunch of million-dollar beauties. Jacksonville
Times-Union.
The Dalton Citizen has discovered that th
Garden of Eden is located in the neighborhood
of Winder Ga. This will be a great disappoint-
ment to John Reese who had doubtless hoped it
was somewhere in the neighborhood of Houston
Texas and its bevy of red-headed widows.
Rome (Ga.) Tribune-Herald.
Montgomery is justly proud of its new ten-story
hotel but that town should not forget that the
dwellers upon the tenth floor of that hostelry are
not half as near heaven as the dwellers on the
top floors of our five-story Houston hotels.
Houston Post. Evidently th Houston people
think the fifth story of a hotel is about as near
to heaven as they can ever get if they reniain in
Houston which may be a correct idea. Mont-
gomery Advertiser.
JACOB RMS' SUGGESTION.
It wouldn't do Mr. Riis to elect Theodore
Roosevelt mayor of New York. He would spend
altogether too much time bear hunting. Milwau-
kee Journal.
Jacog Riis nominates Roosevelt for mayor of
New York fter he has retired from the White
House. What's the president been doing to friend
Jacob ? Washington Times.
Jacog Riis has already started a boom for Theo-
dore Roosevelt as the next mayor of New York.
May not this be another addition to the sufferings
which the noble Theodore bears at the hands of
his friends? New Haven Post.
Jacob A. Riis wants Theodore Roosevelt to run
for mayor of New York. Inasmuch as Mr. Roose-
velt tried it once and got beaten out of his boots
he will probably be content to go to the United
State senate. Syracuse Herald.
Jacob Rii breaks the silence long enough to
tell us of his visions of Roosevelt as mayor of
New York city which suggestion he says th
president met with "one of those delighted brand
of laugh." How is it that Kus zealous Scan-
dinavian that be I it not (peaking a word for
Yea Yens rSpriufisU (MaaO Vnism.
Tampering Witt TrifUjr
. - Bv Judo MoaTiaiu Liwia. .
' ALL HANDS .ROUND i
' Open up th windows .'
Put rosin on tht bow .
Let th lamplight flicker . .: : ; ' 1
f" Blowtn' high an' low . ' f
Never caind the lamplight hark th fiddles' sound I i
Balance to your pardners all hand 'round!
i . )
You- out in the moonlight
Come along inside I j .
Blushin' like a bride
Pleasure's cuttin' didoes ail her limb unbound
Balance to your pardners all hand 'round I
Hear th bird a-ingin' 1
In the ellumt tall
Hear the tasty mockin' bird
Throwin' back the call
Life't a brimmin' goblet an' old Trouble drowned
aWlanc to your pardners all hands 'round!
Balance to your pardner
Git her hand to hold
See her eyes a-laughin'
See her hair o' gold
Movin' in the breeze hear the music sound!
Balance to your pardners all hand 'round I
Never trouble trouble
Till trouble troubles you 1
There's a bump awtitin'
For you if you do ;
Meet th world a-laughin' never tay you'r
downed
Balance to your pardners all handt 'round!
Open up the windowt v
Open up the door
Shake your feet oh brothers
Scoot across the floor I
Vever mind tomorrow I Pleasure's self s unbound
Reachin' for to hug you all hands 'round !
55.
"He says his wife can drive nails like light-
ning." "
' "She must be fast."
"No; he means lightning never strikes twice ia
the same place."
! BRUTE I
She said "I shall go home to ma
This very evening Thomas I"
And Thomas grinned to hear the threat.
And asked "Is that a promise?"
YES INDEED.
"She finds a bright side to everything."
"If she finds a bright side to young Saphed
she'd be a wonder."
NEVER ENOUGH.
Fifty-three pay days this year
We deplore !
What good will they do when we need
Fifty-four?
When Jim was at the age of four
Four weeks I mean not months or years-
He used to raise an awful roar;
No argument would dam his tears.
New York Mail.
How about the neighbors in the adjoining flat?
FOR INFORMATION.
This Madame Tatrazinni
Is she fat or plump or skinny?
Is her voice a lilting thing
Full of soar and djp and swing
Or is it flat and thin and rather tinny?
WAITING.
He says that he will take it if it's offered him
but truly.
He's too busv to go after it and exercise nnduly.
He isn't pining really for Teddy Roosevelt'
shoes
No we don't mean Joe Foraker it's "33 for
youse."
He says he's got so much to do he can not will
not hustle;
The office must come after him he will not scratch
and tussle
In fashion all undignified such ways he would
not choose ;
No not Joe Cannon not today it's "J for
youse."
He says that he will take it if it's offered him
brought to him
And then he talked no .more at all reporters in-
terview him
And get no more out of him howe'er they twist
the screws.
No we don't mean Philander Knox it's "ij
for youse."
He plugs along he's on the job from morn till
dewy even
It's always supper time before he dons his hat for
leavin'
He's earnest honest modest ah backward Mt.
Hughes
You sre not their kind of people so it's "aj
for youse."
THEY WERE.
"Few were the cigars I gave my husband on hi
birthday."
"I didn't know who gave them to him but I
smoked one of them and they were phew all
right."
BEE IN HER BONNET.
Nick Longworth wants to be 'tis said
Ohio's governor
And those who first glance at th news
Sit up and ask "What for?"
Sit back again and heave a sigh
Into the sheet which flaunts it
Alice is so like her pa
It's probable the want it
SAD.
He swore he was not worthy of
Her love and then it grieved him
Next time he called to get a frost;
The foolish girl believed him.
. STOPPING HIM.
"John you must stop kissing my mid!"
"Why Marria I "
"That's all right just stop it. I promised hT
she should be treated as one of the family and
you never kiss any of the family."
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
"Mrs. Nag's husband ir one of these fellows
who finds a bright side to everything. "
"He needs to with a wife who nags at bit wife
doet;"
"I know it but he says things might be worse.
"I'd like to know how they could I"
"He says Mrs. Nag doesn't talk in her sleep."
EXTREMELY.
"Kerelot is in extremely bad shape."
"Why I taw him a little while ago and aaid
from the fact that his corns and bis head wer
aching he appeared to be all right"
"Well his corns tnd hit hesd arc extreme
aren't they?"
SZECHINYI.
Now Gladys Vanderbilt ha got
A bad name. She's to blamt I
She got it Just by sticking to
A man with a bad nam.
OUT.
"The wicked shall not live out half their days."
"You can't scare my husband telling htm thtt
be pay no attention to hi dsys but live out kali
ah) nights."
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