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Natural Gas.

PITTSBURGH, PA. December A specia;
from Oil City, Pa, says the Standard Oil Co.
has a scheme under way to pipe the natural
gas for heating and Illuminating purposes to
Buffalo. the plan is to lay large trunk
line from the Venango District
to Cory and from therce to
Bn7slo. at Cory will be placed ths
pumping machinery necessary to torce the
gas on to its destination. The machinery,
it is said, is to be constructed on thu prin-
ciple of the great Worthington duplex
pumps used by the National Transit Com
pany for pumping oil. modified in such
manner as to adapt them to their new usaE
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Postal DELAYS.

WASHINGTON, December 4.-Advices
from the west representing that Missouri
people abroad complain of the needless de-
lay in the receipt of St Louis and Kansas
City newspapers indicated the fact that ST.
Louis and Kansas City not being exchange
offices for foreign mails it operates to the
disadvantage of these cities. As it is all
mail from ST. Louis and Kansas City FOL
foreign countries has to go to the city post
Office in New York and he distributed bv
the clerks there, the result being that news
papers which reach New York on the day
tne mail steamer sails, are not sent out un'
81 the next steamer.
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Saw Mill Burned.

BAY CITY, MICH, December AT
eleven o'clock last night fire broke out in
the cupola of the fire room of the McGraw
Saw mill, owned by Birdsall & Barker. The
wind was blowing lightly from the west and
carried the fire to tie main building of the
mill, which soon became a mass of seething
flames. The firemen saw that the mill
would be consumed and directed their at
tention to keeping the fire from spreading,
and by strenuous efforts confined the con-
fiasration to the mill property and adjoin.
ing tramways. At one o'clock the mill was
in ruins. 1t was the largest saw mill on the
Saginaw River and at the time of its eric
ton the largest in the world.
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Years Teach nIore Than Rooks.

Among other valuable lessons impaired
by this teacher is the fact that for /. very
long time Dr.Pierce's "Golden Medical Dis
coveryn has been the prince of liver correct
ives and blood purifiers, being the Eouse.
hold physician of the poor man, and the
able consulting physician to the rich
patient and praised by all for its magnif.
cent service and efficacy in all diseases of a
chronic nature, as malarisl poisoning, all
ments of the respiratory and digestive sys-
TENS, liver disease and in all cases where
the use of an Alternative remedy is indicated.
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Conductors Bounced.

DENVER, Col, November S.-Since Sun
day last the Denver & Rio Grande Road has
discharged about forty conductors and the
few remaining do not know how soon they
may be called upon to yacate. 1t is stated
that for some weeks a party of detectives
have been at work on the road shadnwing
every conductor not only in his business
matters but paying close atteu-
ton to his habits also. This
wholesale exodus is the result of their re-
ports. As usual no charges We're made.
and their inquisitive friends were advised
to ask no questions. One spotter was cap
tured on the train between Leadvlle and
Salida and quite roughly handled by the
men
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In order to cook your hare, you must el-
ways first catch it
1t is much ca Ter to catch a cold than to
catch a hare.
To get rid of cold always use Red Star
Cough Cure.
To get Red Star Cough Cure, only re-
Qujres twenty-five cents.
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KANSAS CITY. December K


FLoUR-Duli. Quotations are tor I'M
established brands in car lots, per half
barrel in sacks, as follows: Xxx, Sl.06. xxx,
Sll5Gl-25; family. $l.35Gl.45: cho ce $l6o
0l7U; fancy. <l.90G2.O; patent, $2.3502. ~;
rye. Sl45GL70 Buckwheat per bbl-, 500.
WHEAT-Quiet; No. g red. cash, 701ic bid,
no offerings; December, 101.c bic, 71nc asked;
January. 73c bid, .31c asked; Feb
ruary, 75c bid, 761ac asked: May, S314c bid.
S34sc asked. No. red, cash, no bids. SIC
asked; December, SIC bid, 57iic asked; jan
uary, no bids, sac asked. No. soft, cash,
no bids nor offerings; December, S1sc bid,
sc asked; January. SAC bid, Sc asked;
May. no bids. 96c asked.
offerings; December. no bids. 36zc asked;
January, 5000 bushels, Essc, cars "a {, May,
3O4c bid, Sic asked No. 2 white, cash,
December, and January, no bids nor
offerings; May, S2.c bid, 3ic asked.
OArs-No. g cash, 25zc bid, no offerings;
December 25c bid, &c asked; January, 5
cars sc; May. no bids nor offerings. Reject
ed cash. no bids nor offerings
RYE-No. 2 cash, 491zc bid, no offerings;
December ACC bid, no offerings; January no
bids nor offerings; Rejected cash, no bids,
47c asked
BUrTER-Creamery. fancy. z5G26c; good.
2Oc; fine dairy. IN single package lots. 1Sc;
store packed. single package lots no
quality.
EGGs-Receipts light and market steady at
sOc per dozen fresh recsndled.
CATTLE-Receipts, fJ9. Value on dead lots
steady: others weak.
HoGs-Receipts, 1913 Market steady but
dull Packers trying to free out jobbers.
HORSES AND MULEs-Receipts, q.
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however large, speedily and painlessly
cured without knife, caustic, powder OIL
ointment. Consultation free. Write fol
pamphlet and references, enclosing two let
ter stamps for reply. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, 663 Main Street, -uf'
falo, II. z.
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Young Men, Read This.

THE VoLTAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO VOL
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men fyoung or old)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu-
matism, neuralgia, peraly sis, and many 9TH
er diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in
Cured, as 30 days trial is allowed. Write
them atonce for illustrated pamphlet, free.
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Dr. TANNER says that with the unaided
eye only about five thousand stars can be
seen. DIR. Tanner has evidently never been
On skates.-Chicdgo Inter Ocean.
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of either sex, however induced, promptly,
thoroughly and permanently cured. Send
three letter stamps for large illustrated
treatise. Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. 7.
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SWEDEN is good cattle country, because
there the animal never strays, the cattle
men always finding their Stockholm
Folio
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CARE you asleep, babyg'' ''Yes, mann
ma; and you know the doctor told you not
to wake me to give me any medicine."-E
Y LEDGER
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WHAT is the difference between a hungry
boy and gluttoni One longs 20 eat and
the other eats too long.-GoldeIt Days.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

TIE man who received e tomahawk by
express acknowledged that he had a queer
axe sent.-BOstOa Transcript
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Plies TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, go
Glenns Sulphur Soap heals and beauties 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions.
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Too MUCH scratching at the polls makes .
candidates head feel sore the next day
Hartford Times.
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THE faith-cure is gaining many converts
around the country, but we ara not yet sam
suine enough about its success to tsy il ca
our taiEor-zoledo Blade.
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A NAN may sometimes not be gifted
and yet have a mantel fall on him-a wood
mantel.-BurliRgton Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

A ROSE is sweet, but a babe in the house
is the sweetest screecher yet.
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do YOU enjoy good healthi" asked Cross.
"Why. yes, of course. Who doesn'tr re-
piled Ross, tersely.-E. Y. Independent.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

THE cigar that is called imported is about
as appropriately named as the hired girl
we call domestic YonkeTs Statesman.
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acknowledgement hams-Pitts-
!IIrgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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"ORDER SLATE" is the injudicious ad-
vice suspended before certain coal Offices
Boston transcript.
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''WHEN the sky falls we shall catch larks, :"
but some men when they are out on larks
try to catch the sky.-BostoR Globe.
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ADVICE to butchers-If man refuses tc
pay his bill for mutton-suet.-ChicGg T.ib
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''HKLLo, Judson, how are your pretty
well, thank you" How are you at home:"
''Wife says I'm rather grumpy ."-ColUn.6as
Gfecf1for
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-10

THEY say the Folding Saving Machine lie
immense. See advertisement in this paper.
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An Irishman says he can see no earthly
reason why women should not become med
ical men.-Phiddelphia Cal.
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Pile Tunors

THERE is field for roam ants around
many a sugar barrel.-NdrGthOn LtdepeHd-
S,af
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RELIEF is Immediate, and a cure sure.
Piso's Remedy for Catarrh. so cents.
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A MAGICIAN who can eat fire is easily sat
isfed. He's light eater, you know.-CAi-
cd0o Nal.
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r.,e.s Market Reports.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 5.-The following are
the latest quotations Ielegrapned from Chi
cago, New York and st. Louis:
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Delicate Diseases

WHEN silence reigns is it necessary to
carry an umbrella 1Pdlnla Journal.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.


FLOCR-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Higher: cash, 94l4@94Rc; Decem-
Der. 41.Gg45sc; May, S1.0354 4L04c.
CORN-Dull but firm; No. 2 mixed, cash,
3424@35c; December, 45sGS34Ac; May, $40
31lsc.
OATs-Dull; No. 2 mixed, cash, 21G30c;
options, nominal.
RYE-FIrm at 59Hc.
BARLEY-Dul1 at at 50GS0c.
PRODUCE-Butter dull and unchanged.
Eggs slow at l41sc per Dozen
PROvIsIONs-Steady. Pork, old, S900G9.25;
new, SOLO. Lard, nominal; $685. boxed.
Dry sailed meats, long clear, S4S504.S11l; ;
short ribs, S4.95; short clear. 500. Bacon
Long clear, 80 50; short ribs. S5.7OGL5. I5;
short clear $5750J5.90; hams. S9.50Gsl0.10.
WHISKY-Steady at 81 10.
CATTLE-Steady for for good grades; ma
tive Shipping steers, S4.75GJ525: native
butcher steers. S3.OO9425; cows and heifers,
S250Q3.j0; stockers and feeders, S2.5OCG3. 80;
rangers, S2.50G3.60.
SnEEP-Steady for best grades: common
to medium, 81. 0GG260; good to choice, S2750
$50; lambs. S2.2!5I3j0; Texans, SI.75G300
HOGs-Quiet but higher; Workers, 1880
$50; packers, S3GGGJ3.15; butchers, $3.50
$50
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NEW York. December 6.

NEW York. December 8.
FLOUR-Dufl; common to goOd extra west
ern and state s34U6l3.&: good to choice,
western and state s3.o5GS55U; common TO
good extra Ono 50 4UN5,65; common to
choice extra st. Louis, S340I5 80.
WHEAT-Spot, higher; options, stronger;
No. spring, s6c; ungraded red, SOGygc; No.
= red, NC; No. l white. gSc: No. red,
December. 94,iGS95s4c; September. Sl0514.
CORN-Higher; ungraded, 5EL55c; rejected,
40I.c; No. =, 434l@44c; No. =, h2540J53l4c C; No.
white, SIC; No. December, 521i9531sc;
May, 4s1sG4S5vc.
OATs-LOwer and less active; mixed
western. 3J37c; white, do, 3eGJ42c.
RYE-Stcady.
BARLEY-Firm; California chevalier, 81. 90.
PRODUCE-Butter, firm; western, SG2Sc.
Eggs. steady Ut 261y21c per dozen.
PROyIsIoNS-Pork, firm but quiet; mess,
5000; family mess, Sl1.25 clear lack, SEQ;
extra pr me, SS50g9.25. Beef, dull; tierce
beef, nominal; city extra India mess, $l7.OO
Q20 W. Cut meats, firm: picked bellies, SC;
smoked bellies, sac; picked hams, SIC;
picked shoulders, 51ic; middles, dull; long
clear, SIC. Lard, lower: S6.3S.
CATTLE-Weak and dull; poor TO prime ma
tive steers, $500 $50; extra and fancy, $5U
GJ6.l6.
SHEEP-Lower; poor to extra sheep, $2.+O9
800; fancy wethers, $3.50; common to prime
lambs, S4.50G6.0U.
HOGS-Eirm at S4.0OfL4.3.
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FLoUR-Quiet and dull; Southern WIN
ter wheat flour, s4.75G5.00; Wisconsin,
S4.65@L4.S5; Michigan, S4.50G4 80; soft spring
wheat, S3.10GI400; Minnesota bakers, $3.50
@4.50; patents. S4.75@5 TO; low grades, 500
@3.OO; rye -four, S3.3UG360; buckwheat flour,
S4.5OQg50O.
WHEAT-Higher: No. spring. S6A@Ssc;
No. 3 spring. 6S9 I3c; No. red, SIC; No.
red, 79c.
CoRN-Higher; cash, 41h0HSc; December,
HlsQ42c; Nav. 46G461!c.
OATs-LOwer; cash, &c; December, 2Ss40
29c; May, 3lH@p31Sc.
RYE-Steady; No. 2, Gle.
BARLEY-Quiet; No. 9, 65c.
PRODCCE-Butter, dull; creamery, HG25c;
da ~, l2l901Sc. Eggs, l91l@t20c per dozen.
PROVISIONS - Mess pork, steady; cash,
SS.S06JS.S5 for old and S9.15@aSU for new
packed: February, s9.scGlO.O71.. Lard, quiet
and steady; cash. S6.0O@J6021a. Boxed
meats, quiet; dry sailed shoulders 1910
03.75; short RIB sdes. S4.SOG4.S5; short clear
SIDES S5lOGL5.l5.
WHISKY-Firm at S1.15.
CATTLE-StrOnger; shipping steers. $500
515; stockcrs and feeders. S25G(t4.2U; cows,
bulls and mixed, Sl7UtL3.SO; bulk. S2.GOQL3.2J;
through Texas cattle. steady, S2.Ug3.15.
HOES - Steady: rough and mixed,
So 4OGt3.70; packing and shipping, S3.7UlD
3.S5; light weights, $3.4UGD3 40: skips, S2.JUGD
3l5
SHEEP-Steady; natives, s2.O0G3.6O; lambs,
$30Ug4.50.
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a FRAUD EXPOSED.

A Spiritual Seance Invaded BY Skeptics,
Who Surprise the Medium, in Somewhat
Airy Attire, Impersonating Spirit and
Break Up the Show-The Medium Arrest
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OPTION.

Closing other New York c, Ionic
Chicago options. closed e'- LOUIE
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31
Lawful Fences in Tennessee.

The Revised Code of Tennessee on
the subject of enclosures and partition
fences give the following as the laws
now in force:
Every planter shall make and keep a
sufficient fence, of ordinarily sound and
substantial material, around his land
in cultivation, and so close for at least
two and one>halt feet from the surface
of the earth, IS to prevent hogs large
enough to do damage, from passing
through the same. The following shall
be sufficient:
1. A substantial store fence or wall,
three and one-half feet high.
2. A post and plank, or post and
rail fence four feet high.
3. A common worm, or crooked rail
fence FIVE feet high.
4. Every bank or other means used
es a fence, or part of fence, equivalent
as an obstruction to stock, to either OF
the three classes of fence above named.
5. Any enclosure made by mailing
fast two sound plank, each not less than
six inches wide, to posts set firmly in
the ground not more than eight feet
apart; the bottom plank to be not more
than three inches from the ground, and
the second plank from the ground, mol
more than four inches from the first
and then by stretching not less than 4
strands of barbed wire tightly between
said posts above the planks, the top
most wire to be not less than four and
a half feet from the ground, and the
bottom wire to be four inches from the
topmost plank; the next wire from the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31

bottom one to be nine inches from the
topmost plank; and the third wire from
the bottom to be twenty.one inches
from the topmost plank; the above dis,
lance as nearly as practicable.
6. Bots dare or Usage orange fences
wholly of Bots dare or Usage orange,
or in part of Bots dare or Usage orange
and in part Of wire and other material,
at least four,feet high, and at least IS
inches across the top and sufficiently
close to prevent stock of all kinds from
passing through.
The following shall be sufficient, and
be deemed lawful fence, as to cattle,
horses and mules: Any Enclosure made
by stretching not less than five strands
of barbed wire tightly between posts
firmly set in the ground, or between
growing trees and posts firmly set in
the ground, not more than twenty feet
apart; the tOpmost wire not less than
four and half feet from the ground,
the bottom wire not less than six inches
and the next to the bottom wire not
less than fifteen from the ground.
When any trespass shall have been
committed by horses, cattle or hogs on
the cleared and cultivated ground of
any person, he may complain to a jus,
tice of the peace of the county, who
shall cause two discreet and impartial
freeholders to be summoned, and with
them shall view and examine, on oath,
whether the compliments fence be
sufficient or not, and what damage he
has sustained by said trespass; and GER
tify the result of such view and exami
nation under the hands and seals of the
justice and freeholders, which certificate
the justice shall deliver to the COM
plainant.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31
The Volunteer State.
Nashville American.
plainant

Nashville American.
A subscriber at Bass wishes to know
how Tennessee got the name of the
Volunteer State. 1t was because in
every war in which this country has
been engaged Tennessee has always
promptly responded with her quota of
troops. In the war of 1872 she sent
out more troops under jackson than
any other State. They rallied to her
call and under Coffee and other able
sub.commanders won a victory at New
Orleans the brilliancy of which revoly-
ing years can never obscure.
The Indian wars which followed in
the South and West were made glo>
rious by the undaunted bravery of her
sons. The Florida compaign in 1886
was rendered forever memorable by
the valor of Tennesseans. But it was
during the Mexican war in 1867 that
the number OF volunteers offered from
this State equalled almost the entire
number called for from the country.
A great many regiments, after being
drilled, were rejected. In fact many
more were rejected than received. We
believe it was during this period that
the State was called the volunteer
St1te." During the civil war both
armies were literally supplied with
troops from Tennessee. She occupied
the dividing line AMI the storm of
battle ebbed and flowed over her terri
DRY until nearly every able-bodied
man belonged to one army or the
other.
Whatever of enterprise in industrial
vocations Tennessee may have been
deficient in, she has always risen to the
measure of her duty when the shock
of arms resounded through the land
and he's sent forth her sons to battle
for what she conceived to be her
rights without counting the costs. She
deserves the name OF the Volunteer
State.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31
TRICKS ON THE TRACK.
Dangers from which Engineers Save
the Public and Themselves.
The Railway Review.

The Railway Review.
One who is accustomed to railway
travelling can scarcely realize how
much he is dependent for safety upon
the engineer. Added to the response
bility Of their station, engineers are
also in constant danger of accidents
caused by the tricks of jealous rivals.
EThis rivalry, it is said, sometimes
prompts to the doing of utterly mean
tricks. A Nickle Plate engineer after
his very first trip was laid off because
he had "cut out" all the bearings of
his engine. He was reinstated, how
ever, after he proved that some rival
had filled his OiIi1g can t0ith emery.
Another new engineer was suspended
for burning out the fiues of his boiler.
Through grief at the loss of his posi-
ton he died, and then a conscience
stricken rival confessed that he had
put oil IN the tank so that it foamed
and showed water at the top gauge,
when in reality there was scarcely a
quart in the boiler
These intense jealousies, together
with the terrible anxiety incident to
their work, has a terribly straining
effect on their nerve, and statistics
tell us that, though Locomotive En-
gineers may look strong and vigOr-
Gus, they are not all a hearty class.
EX-Chief Engineer A. S. Hampton,
indianapolis, Ind, DIV. l43) was one
of those apparently hearty men, but
he says: '"The anxiety, strain and
jolting came near finishing me-" His
sufferings localized in catarrh of the
bladder, but he used Warmers safe
cure faithfully for twenty weeks and
now eXclaims, 81 am well man."
7. S. Ingreham, of Cleveland, Ohio,
assistant Chief engineer, and other
prominent members are also emphat-
ic in its praise.
The Locomotive Engineers Broth
erhOod has 1900 members and $40
divisions. Its headquarters is in
Cleveland, Ohio, where Chief Engi-
neer Arthur for twenty years has
exercised almost dictatorial sway. 1t
was organized in August, 1868, by
the employees Of the Michigan Cen
trail. 1t has given nearly two million
dollars to widows of deceased men,
berS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-10-31

Father himself. 1t will keep her busy
for years to come to read all that is
said about her hook aud her short hair in
the newspapers, aud it is not within the
hounds of human probability to expect
that she can do anything else while
that little job remains unfinished. AS
things are now going the White House
seems to be running itself, and some
body with power to make things hum
from cellar to garnet is needed to keep
old hats out of the windows and the
back yard unlittered with fruit cans.
Somebody who will 60 through the
Presidents hair with a fine>toOthed
comb at frequent intervals and over
haul the grocery bills with scrupulous
regularity, AS at present managed we
can see nothing to prevent the hired
girl from keeping all her relations in
sugar from the Executive pantry, and
some of these cool mornings when the
President goes down into the kitchen
after his shaving water he will find that
she has slid out and taken all the
spoons along with her, to vamoose with
some disappointed office.seeker who
went around to the back door after a
cold bite, and took her affections along
with his pie. Miss Cleveland herself
is too poetic to take much interest in
such things. She is all soul, and don't
care button how much the Govern
ment has to pay gallon for milk.
She didn't go into the home of great
ness to look after the house~wo and
keep Growers socks in order. She
went there to sell her book, and, for all
she may know or care to the contrary,
the gas may be burning in the cellar
all day long for months at a stretch at
the nations expense.
Every taxpayer is interested in this
question, and feels that he ought to
have something to say about it. We
have no doubt that more than enough
is wasted at the White House to keep a
wife in reasonable comfort and leave
something over besides; hence the
President cannot remain single on the
plea of public economy. Everybody
wants to see Grover keep fat and do
well, but unless he divides the cares of
his office with some woman who knows
how the machine Dug to be run, there
is danger that he will get the blues and
lose his cheerful disposition before he
gets the nomination for a second term.
The Western papers are right. The
President should marry, and that, too,
without any further loss of time, if he
wants to be remembered with kindness
by distinguished posterity.