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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-06


Salary
Furthe Offices of Sergeant at. Arms and Door.
T.hhpS prolonged struggle In the caucus.
Yd iren ih turner, ex-, ongressman from New
as hat
shsl candidates and Isesnse here here are are also
other, States The Assistant Doorkeeper Of
t aIorS city ss,adidr,e for pr,mo
majority Of tho New \ ork mem yers favor him
as as, against Mr.: Turner. the delegation viii
RIP almost sure OF success in the caucus
nIiom' Oakley has been employed In the
sDpSJpfSSs srers departmeht i9r several years.
SticiaI He has hosts OF friends among mem,
liz aIG all stft"s ana sffe in who
s ssry It strong candidate az against Mr.. Turner
Although the bulk Of the patronage is under
ponant offlcc in the point VI dignity and salary
Ann rn .ehTfal influences IL that Of SeIpe9nt-qt-
distressing officer for the House and is under cn
aasayy bond for the faithful performance OF his
co CON-: ms present SeTgeant-nt-A:ms I OK
ing ihe fiity-second Congress- only. He ia a
ssfaihdldats for reelection. but there is CON
AMI f'fo'G opnositlS'n to him amS1G members
MI MI iosd to RECONCILIATION as smooth as he
i orgIln;t desire. Ho will. in fact, have most
me person. Of Mr. Sylyanus i. Johnson. who
w. hhsen for several years In charge of the
Washington bureau OF the Cincinnati En-
SaTn. Mr.. Johnson is a newspaper man OF
sSGy wide ac1uaintance and great popularity:
S nu ~ 10 began his canvass for the place OF
mae,y numbers among his hackers some Of tho
The t nm ntn4ential men who will 20 members OF
S So.h recognize the fact. OF course. that neither
S~a DO u candidate unless he is able to secure
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dearly. and tried to tell her 1 did not mind
the pain If she would only not part with me.
! She did not ride me again for some
! time but drove me before the phaeton
! but at last. one day. she examined my
back. remarkiDg that il seemed doing yery
well. Put the saddle on her," she said to
the stabeman. "The new one?" he
asked. and Miss Russell. nodding. left the
stable. l was anxious to see the new
saddle, but was filed with dismay when
saw tnat it was small, light gentleman's
saddle, with an arched pummel that
quito cleared the withers. l knew my
doom was sealed. | was to be sold to
some man. Sadly suffered myself to be
led around to the house. where presently
the door opened and my new rider ap-
peared. l gave great WINNER of
delight when l recognized that 1t was Miss
Russell, but In different Style of habit
from what had ever seen before. Giving
me pat on the neck, and lump of sugar,
she put one foot In the stirruD and sprang
upon my back, man fashion. l was so
astonished l dropped the lump OF sugar.
turned and shifted at the foot was al
ways accustomed to find at the left side.
1t was there. all right enough. and Miss
Russelps foot, beyond dispute, but on the
tight side was still another foot. and l had
always supposed Miss Russell and all other
women had but one foot each. How could
L think otherwise. when they sit upon
horse as she used. and as most others
still sit?
The comfort of the new arrangement
was beyond description. The equally dis
trlbuted burden was no burden at a II, and
there was no fear Of the saddle pressing on
the old sore in my back. 10 fact, although
nearly two years have elapsed since we
adopted the new style of riding, the old
wound has never declared itself during all
that time.
Well, Miss Russell has gone away and [
am left behind. | do not know whether
there are any horses where she has gone,
bnt II there are none L certainly do not
know who will take care OF her. just to
fancy that she deems herself competent to
make journey without me, Madame,
VINO have literally carried her through
roads and through deep ravines.
who have many time on our long trips
together permitted her to use my shoulder
day, lying side by side under the trees.
What il that huge broken -winded iron
horse balks? What if one of his ridicu-
lOus round legs should break? What if he
should miss his iron track some night in
the dark, he would never find his way in
this world and Miss Russell would lose
hers. OF course she would. Has she not
lost it on the top of mountain,
on broad plain, in thick woods. and have
L not brought her safely through every
time? She is probably lost this momen
as completely as she was the, evening l
brought her safe nome through the thick,
fOggy darkness sound asleep, and stood
nlckering at the yard gate until some one
came to arouse ner and stable me.
And yet this young woman sits with a
grave face and writes learnedly upon the
management and care of horses! Why f
l had that amount of assurance l would
to-day be queen of the trotting track.
MADAME RUSSELL.
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back half supported; listening through
weary hours of the night mostly to hum
drum borrs, with q curate-like sing song
Iwang, and no more dramatic action than
has an awkward-lookiDg statue; voting
occasionally; sleeping with hat over the
eyes to begule the time legislatively !;
shouting "Hear. hearP as a contribution
to Parliamentary cheer or sneer. accord
ing to the volume Of voices, and rarely en-
joying laugh.
But outside what new world it was to
provincial man. When the trees in the
parks are bursting into foliage and bright
days are frequent even in smoky London
then does society have a spring of its
own such as no other metropolis witnesses.
West End life awakes to the pastmes,
activities, worries, heartburnings, disap-
pointments and triumphs of the season,
and during May and June and we'll into
July there Is incessaDt dinner-giying.
balls, rocts. receptions. ''small and
earlies," promenading. driving and riding
In the parks-a mad whiri of hard work In
gayety. beginning in the morning and end
ing day after day in the small hours. with
the sunlight streaming through the win
dows. The diner-out begins with good ap-
petite and ends with jaded fastidiousness
and languor before the most tempting
delicacies. The young ladies who have
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Miss Russell has gone on a journey and
left me behind. OF course, she thinks she
knows her own business aud feels compe-
tent to take care of herself, but am free
to confess that the outcome of her excur-
sion looks to me dubious.
TO begin with, she has gone off behind
one OF those horrible, shrieking, bowling
demons called locomotives, and while !
VIII admit that the creature is enormously
stronger than 1. I have no confidence at all
In its intelligence. 1t blows and puffs so
hard that l suspect it is what we call a
roarer At any rate, don't believe its
wlnd is good. 1 should feel terribly
ashamed of myself to be so badly blown.
even after a shalp run, as l have seen
more than one of those noisy things, when
it had been standing still for ever so long.
How on earth Miss Russell, who for a
human being really has a good deal Of
sense. can elect to be shut up in great
box and dragged at the end of locomo-
tive, when she could have made her jour-
ney safely and comfortably on my back,
cannot understand. How does she expect
TO mud her way back when she gets lost !?
AND she Is sure to get lost if | am not
tnere to bring her safely home.
Really. when l come to think of it, 1t is
very amusing Co me TO note the airs OF
superiority that young woman puts on at
tunes. LII L were not so thoroughly familiar r
with her ways she would once and awhile
humoug even me, when she falls TO dis
cOurslng on the eQuins family. She
writes very glibly about our early history,
our management. the way we should be
cared for and how to harness and to drive,
but do not recolect ever seeing in any of
her writings on the subject any account of
the time she once hitched me nm 10 on to
town and never knew until some one told
her of it as she drove along the street
that the breast collar was upside down.
The breast plate was over my neck and
the tugs tapped along my wIthers at every
step took. / was very much disgusted at
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HE WAS HUNTING HIM.
And Was Armed Ready to Kill the
Man Who Had Blighted His Trade.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
The bilt of a wicked looking dirk was
sticking out of one of the side pockets OF
his old coat; from the other the handle OF
an old navy revolver protruded. just the
least little bit of stilettO could be seen
peeping from beneath his coat 1here
was protuberance in the vicinity OF his
rear trousers pocket that betokened the
presence of another revolver or a Duly OF
large size, and in his right hand he carried
an ak.
Altogether he looked and acted like
dangerous luEatc, and the people on the
street gave him a wide berth. Even the
corner policeman, after taking one look at
him. became interested il something going
on a block or two away.
"Why don't you run him in ?" some one
asked.
What for?" asked the policeman. Hes
movin' toward Maloney's beat, an it's Ma
loney that's been achln' for a chance to
run bad man in SOS to square himself
with the captain, an it's not for the likes
of me to stand between Maloney an
crazy man he's after"
Mal0nsy apparently wasn't anxious TO
distinguish himself that day. for after
making move in the direction OF the
moving arsenal he changed his mind and
let the man pass.
1t was Westerner who finally stopped
him. The WesterDer thought he knew the
symptoms and he was rather anxious TO
see the outcome.
Looking for some one?" he asked.
That's wot," replied the yOuth-he
was little more than a boy.
Likely there'l be trouble when you
meet him." suggested the Westerner.
You bet there WILL"
''Me bbe I can help you."
"NO, l reckon not. 1 don't think you
know him"
''Who is it, anyway?"
"Well, I'll tell you about it. You see,
I'm a starvin' 5ootback and Pm lookin'
for the man wOt invented yeller shoes"
Then he took a fresh grip on his ak and
passed on.
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and AT night there was little head break
ing and not little ineb.iatiou. TO the
surprise Of the Wbigs, who had nursed
the borough most assiduously and mas
tered all the stratagems of electoral war,
the poll proclaimed Nathan Murgatrovd
member by the handsome majority of 254.
Lord Plantagenet Fitzfuddle declared that
he was defeated but not disgraced, and
that he would stand again when Rum fit
would have returned to its senses and
allegiance to those advanced PRINCIPLES
dear to their hearts. In private he swore
good deal at the baSeneSs of the scoun-
drels. Rumtt understood these sentimen IS
with the proper degree of EN- otion for to
appease and fortify its principles there had
been disbursed by the two worthy candi-
dates the joint cunt of fully aS000.
At last Nathan Murgatroyd could sign
m. Z" at the end of his name, and he
was something more than a cloth manu-
facturer. AT last Mrs. Murgatroyd was
on the threshold of her ambitions and
could no longer be swept past disdain-
fully bv Mrs. Grubb or stared coldly at by
Mrs. Boggs. To the English mind the
mere honor Of sitting in Parliament
without salary or prosDec of Office amply
compensates for the fortune thrown
away to get there and for much unhappi-
ness and downright drudgery and weari-
nees of the flesh. The love Of appreciation
overpowers the most nauseous physic.
The MurgatT0yds took a house in Crom-
well road. kensington, set up carriage
with crest on the panels and cOachman and
footman in livery. and prepared TO enter as
much of the great world as is permissible
to people Of the middle classes who have
wealth but no title and are not of the
titled set. Parliamenta tary duty sits lightly
on the average Tory. Nathan found ii
dreary in the House. but pleasant outside,
aud the pleasanler it became as the circle
Of his friends enlarged. Fidelity as legis-
lator meant sitting on a bench with the
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WIVES OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

preted the aspirations and wishes of the
constituency, which had reposed conf
dence in him implicitly several times at his
own cost, had the honor OF addressing the
audience first. He was poor nervous strip
ling of man who could do nothing more
graceful with his hands than keep them in
his oVercOat rockets and nothing nObler
with thin. squeaking voice than utter a
few platiiudes not more important than re-
marks on the weather and the state of
other peoples crops. But instead Of let
ting the poor man knock his knees together
in fright at his own inanity his audience
roasted him with chorus of Interruptions
TO which all the powers of shorthand and
parenthetic interjections could not do
justice
Electors and non-electors," said he,
again l solicit your suffrages [gToansl TO
return me [groans and a cry. ''Tha shan't
get thear" - to return me [deafenin g
groan>J as your T''Sit down." and more
hubbubl member [nootir gs and rally of
cheersI. / hope ] have served you ["Aye,
WI wrong votes. Tha's a Whtgv1 faith
fully lgroans and cheers], and if again
luproar and swaying to and fro in front
Of the hustingsI-if. again [more row and
fighting in a corner] you do me [groans.
hooting and yellingJ the proud honor
lhooting and cry, "Tha'st' wrong soart-
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at shows hand ha' ma votes, an them as
holds up their hand NAV vote t'other waay.
But coorage. and speak them fair. Tha's
pluck in tha."
Other leaders Of light and leading In this
obfuscated ancient borough gave Natha q
plainly to understand that it was dGtiful to
conciliate good opinion "wi t Brass" and
that "ahll soarts" would stand by him.
Now, although Nathan did not personally
weigh votes in the balance. Richard Roy
den, his agent and disburser, and Thomas
Beans0n had no such scruples, knowing
that to win a fight they must use the
proper weapons TO parry attack and rally
the struggling. and Nathan conveniently
KEEP. one eye from informing on the other
when signing checks. 4 candidate who
spends from $1,000 to e5000 in defrayIng his
legitimate expenses OF an election is not
assumed TO comprehend what is illegit-
mate, and had Nathan presented every
family with piano to insure harmony it
might still have been accounted in accord
with electoral etiquette.
At length the hustings day arrived. In
the market-place a huge rough wood shed
with seats rising in tiers was erected, one
side for the sheep and the other for the
goats, as the coDtending Tories ana
Liberals might be designated, and the GEN.
ter reserved for the Mayor as umpire and
returning officer. In front assembled a
mob Of the electorate, and a far greater
body of non-electors, who at least had the
privilege of shouting. which concession tc
their intellectual gifts they insisted upon
putting to lusty experiment.
The supporters of the rivals crowded
the benches. and a few ladies, including
Mrs. Murgatroyd, beamiDg in a new dress
and love of a bonnet trimmed with the
blue colors of Horyism, looked on to enjoy
any surplus humOr which might flow out
of the august occasion.
Lord Plantagenet Fitzfuddle. as the rep
resentative who had so faithfully inter-
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AN EGYPTIAN LOTUS.

o royal Lotus, bearing on thy breast
The subtle fragrance of the mystic Nile,
Before thee silent centuries stand confesS'd
And mirror Time DER Egypt's ancient pile!
Ger such as thou, perchaDce. the vessel swept
In which Imperial Beauty slumb'rous lay;
Beside her couch. Love and Ambition wept-
So fair a thing should he such wanton clay!
Mayhap the noble Antony from thee
Hath quaffed the cup where dreamy languor lie s
And deemed the wor d were naught, IL ouly he
Could reign a king IN Cieopatra's eyes.
Thou art her flower. q sorceress supreme,
Like her, thy glowing life thy golden crown;
Thy petals floating the turbid stream
Are but the lure TO drag the victims down.
A spell from other ages. other climes,
Within thy rosy bosom fingers yet;
Give the draught, the lotus-laden wine,
And. l. ke the ancients, tea us to forget!
JEANNE GOULD LINCOLN.
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tunity for an attack on anonymous Journal
ism in his best style. In connection with
Journalists responsibilities, NJ. de Cassag-
nae relates an anecdote be heard from M.
de Villemessant. the founder of the Paris
Figaro. Insulted daily in a Belgian paper
hy writer whose nom de plume was
"Marco Spada" Ia likely name for hravo)
M. de Villemessant took the train to Brus-
sells with two friends and pair of swords.
On his arrival he wrote to Marco Spada
that at p. NJ sharp he would call on him
I'm arrange an encounter. On the stroke Of
2 M. de Villemessant appeared at the
editorial Office and asked for Marco
Spada." What was his amazement on see
ing an old lady. all wrinkled and with
curls about her ears, appear from behind
a small window. and on nearing the reply.
II am Marco Spada. sir, and am at your
Orders %
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A Story on Stewart.
Buffalo Commercial

They are telling a good story In Wash
ingtou on Mr.. Stewart as revenge for his
interminable speeches. Before the hight
session began the Senate had adjourned
and several of them were getting their
hats in the cloakroom. Mr.. Stewart among
them, when one of his fellow-SenatorS
said:
Stewart. you remind me Of clergy
man."
Mr.. Stewart naturally stared. and then
laughed and said: How, pray?"
Yes; you are like certain minister
who was telling a friend that he had
preached two hours and e half Were you
not very tired?' said the friend, sympa-
thetically. Ma, ma, was as fresh as a
rose; but. you should have seen the con.
prepation !"
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tn heigh up"l; the proud honor. I say
groans and yells, mo, we won't."l gen.
tlemen, of sending me to the House OF
Commons [groans] depend upon it [uproarl
shall support that great party [noOtings
and shrieks of "Oh! oh!'] in which the
welfare and honor of the country are safe.
IUproar and counter cheer ng.] Gentle
men-laaes and gentlemen-[groansI- You
know me- [groans you know my pIinci-
piles. "Tha's fule."] You may there
fore trust me t"That we won't''] as In the
past ["What tn DOT as loyal supporter
of progress" Demoniacal din from cheer
ing and groaning. amid which Lord Plan
tagenet Fitzfuddle sat down. red and dis
tressed in the face.
A huge hulkIng fellow stepped forward
as il to ask question, and in the confu-
sion he handed a bottle Of milk to the
Mayor with the remark. "Gie that ia his
lordshidp
sally, ana as the lout retired some Oppo-
nent knocked off his hat with stick, aud
IN that Gro wd he saw it no more.
Nathan Murgatroyd had the Kisses and
groans Of the Liberals and the cheers OF
MS friends. and he acquitted himself we'll
Tor a maiden speech puuctuated with
babel. Oratory was not Of much practical
consequence, nor was the vote by show OF
hands an infallible test of strength, but
the new candidate carried this dem0nstra-
ton and poll was demanded on behalf of
Lord Plantagenet FItZfuddle. Thereafter
the surglDg thrODg took to hustling and
mud and stone pelting. and poor Nathan
got we'll despatched and had his silk ha,
| ornamented with flying egg. These
| courtesies were not uncommon in the
borough Of Rumfit. where patriotism ran
high, as most candidates discovered.
On election day Nathan had numerous
carriages touring up and down 10 drive
electors in state to the polls, and at the
various hostelries liquor ran and was
cheap. This was the customary method
of qualifying electors for the performance
of their responsible duties. Brass bands
and lavish display of bunting as party
colors contributed gayety to what would
| not otherwise have been a solemn event
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Brogden, the maltster. "Tha nun put up
tina brass, lad. I"other chap does T. same an
he 'as ahll tha wimmen a-workin' his gait
But tha's ahll reight in T. end wi t. brass
and cooTage. His lOrdship coonts over
much on T. past an his naame, but he's
nowt but fule wi softenin' O. T. brain,
an Gamma saay owt that onybody wad
listen III. The towns wi tha, lad, bein'
as ye're Yorksheer. but bit brass'll help
tha."
Tina mustn't speak O. brass ia me,
FRIEND" responded Nathan, in an upof-
Tended tone, and also in the vernacular.
I'm an honest man standing ND for the
country. If Z electors want me I'll sarve
them, an doan't 2rudge bit Of money,
hnt it's not reight by law. Royden says
I'll win. Tha'll vote for me, of coorse?"
law wull that. lad, an thear's plenty
mosr. but Z voters like some'at of an
Oond erstandin'. A little that waay I'D max
ahIl the difference wi t voters that's
waitin'"
Come to the hustings on nomina ton
day. The show of hands will help me-"
AYE, you'll get the nomination sure,
but it's t. pollin' We want Ahll the folks
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! Motorman's NEUROLOGICAL Hint.

PhiladeIph1a GAIL
"These fellers that chin about Ajax in
his great act of defying the lightning"
said the trOlley-car mOtormaD, "give me a
pain"
whats the trouble ?" asked the conduc-
tor, as he made quick calculation as to
how much he had Knocked down on the
last trip.
why. If Ajax. had stood out here in
that helmet of his and monkeyed around
without rubber boots during ainstorm, "
replied the motormaD, as he deity ran
down and killed a cat, 'he'd been
Knocked down more than them fares on
the last trip"
Then the conductor tumbled and
divided.
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INVITATIONS TO SMILE.

Caller-What is all that bowling up
stairs?
Mrs. Boardem-That faith-cure doctor
has the toothache.-New York Weekly.
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Memories.

First tramp-Pard. I'll bet yer a nickel
yer can't tell what kind o. wood this Is.
Second tramp (tapping it smartly upon
his head)-Thars locust. You can't fool
me. Pse lived too long in de Fort" Ward.
See ?-New York Sun.
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A House Divided.

'It's a very happy little family. isn't
it?" "Oh. dear. no! Her husband is jeal-
Gus of her poodle. and her poodle is jeal-
ons of her baby, and the baby cries for its
father all the time"-Vogue.
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A Suggestion.

Young mani want an engagement ring.
Jeweler-Yes. sir. About what size?
II don't know exactly, but she can twist
me round her finger, if that's any guide" d"
London Tidbits.
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A Modest Youth.

Mamma-Georgie, have you been good
boy to-day?
Georgie-Thats not for me to say. You
would not have me boastful or egotistic.
mamma.-Boston Tran script.
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An Ungratefui WA,fe.,

She-Y on abominable mani No n '.rs.
no reception, barely pleasant woro-aho
have been away eight weeks - --~->~
He-You are right am indeed an un-
grateful wretch.-Flegen5e Blaetter.
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Waiting for a Rise.

Clerk-These goods. madam, are very
cheap now. bat the factory has burned
down and in a few months they will be
very expensive.
Shopper-I ate cheap things. Tn come
in again when they 90 up.-New York
Weekly.
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At the Theater.

Between the acts he hurried out
The usual friend to see;
To rumpied skirts and battered corns
O0iivious was he.
And thus the playhouse atmosphere
With hatred is replete:
He rails at woman's mammoth hat,
And she at mans big feet.
-Washington Stal
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Prepared for Enjoyment.

Mr.. SenwIglass-Valter. eineigiass beer.
Vat music tonight?
Waiter-Vogner.
Mr.. .Schwiglass-Sisst! waiter! make i'd
a sch00ner-New York Weekly.
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Chicago Architecture.

Teacher hope you kept eyes and ears
open while in Chicago and tried to learn
something. Boy-Yes'm. Very well.
Now see If you can tell me how high you
were above tide water. Do you mean
when was on the street or when / was
in bed GOOD News.
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Lucky Little Bows

Little Dick-I know why little colored
bows are so happy.
Little Don-Why?
Little Dick-'Cause their mothers can't
tell when their hands are dirty.-Good
News.
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A Brothers. Theory.
.Io not-Tsn't mana rich ?

Little Dot-Isn't papa rich?
Little Dick-Yes, everybody says So
Little Dot-Then why does he say he
wants me TO learn how to earn my own
living when / grow up?
Little Diek-Some one will marry you. I
puess.-GOOd News.
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Not a NimrOd.

"Rinkins went out hunting this morn
ing"
"All alone?"
YES; didn't even take dog"
'S'pose he'll kill anything?"
mo, not unless he gets melancholy and
commits suicide. e."-Washington Star.
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ANONYMOUS Journalism.
London Daily News.

LOuuOn DdlIy NeWS'
M. Zola's speech at the Institute of Jour-
nalsts affords M. Paul de Cassagnac,
writes our Paris correspondent an oppor-