The National tribune., 1895-11-28
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One was q double cross making diaRrnd
like the cherry diamond badge of the old Man
haitian Athletic Club or the tic, tao, toe three
in row" of the scbool-boy's slate. Another
common mark was q cross with fiappers on the
end of every arm, which made it look not I'M
like the windmill of the city's coat Of arms.
The third cross was made by writing one capt.
tai s across another-that is, with curved arms.
These were not slips of the pencil, but marks
which seemed to have been agreed on to iden-
tify the ballots which bore them. The smart
electors who cast them lost their votes.
Truth: A well-known dry goods store recently
displayed the following placard:
"Fine stock of kids. Assorted colors and sizes
Step in and examine them"
How it happened no one knows, but the next
morning the sign was seen fastened at the en-
trance of the Orphan Asylum around the
corner.
The New York law requiring candidates to
make detailed statements of their election ex-
penses, which must be sworn TO, makes some
queer revelations. A few years ago a very sue-
cessful saloon-keeper became fred with ambi-
tion to be Mayor of New York. As Tammany
had another candidate, he ran idependently,
made "big hurrah," and spent 100000. He
got Just 600 votes so that each one cost him
So At the recent election James Meeban ran
on the State Democracy ticket for Senator in
the Eighteenth District and spent 81, 1904.
He got 595 votes, out of $4,000. SO that each
vote cost him So.
Even the Quakers have realized that =" the
previous question" is a very useful device.
The custom in Quaker meeting is to only speak
when moved by the Spirit" but the English
Friends have found that the Spirit cannot
be relied on to indicate to a man or woman
when it is proper to stop talking, and they are
about to adopt closure rule.
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Alderman Stammerjohn is one of the most
fluent, not to say eloquent members of the
Bonneville (Mo) Council. About 300 years ago
Shakspere asked: What's in a manor"
Louisville C0urier-Journal: They did no.
catch Cleveland mapping. He issued hi
Thanksgiving proclamation the day before the
election.
As between the Fitzsimmons- Corbett racket
and the Vanderbilt Marlboro wedding-well,
we don't want any more of either.
1t is not true that the good Mussulmans of
Turkey are praying the Sultan to make an in
quiry into the unmerciful slaughter of I" prom
ising Presidential candidate" in the United
States last week.
Probably Senator German will now have
time to exp plain what he did with the contri-
buttons he and Senator Gibson secured in New
York, and which were enough to buy up the
whole Republican party in Maryland"
So
Why don't we have little variation by some
roor but high born young American marrying
a wealthy Euglishwonan. so as to give her
boost in the social scale? Think about it,
somebody.
The Albany Argus: We felt in our homes that
this was n Democratic year. We have since had
reason to believe that what we felt in our bones
was rheumatism.
Truth: sapsmith-The first thing the phre-
noIogist said when he began to examine my
cwanium was: What head!
Grimshaw-Are you sure he did not say
"What, q head?"
If they were only built that way what an
opportunity the crowd that has just been turned
down will have for thinking. The country
doesn't want to hea- another word from them
for years.
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Truth Cholly-Yass twied to play golf
last Summer, but 1 gave it up when / was hit
on the head and knocked silly.
Maud-Indeed, that's too bad; and can the
doctors do nothing for your
In country where So per cent OF me popu-
lation are unable to read or write Such as is
the case in Italy. one must naturally expect
superstition and gambling to be rife. The re-
cent earthquake III Rome occurred Nov. at Ass
D. M. and everybody rushed to the lottery
offices to play J. 4. 80. and also IL, which
stands for earthquakes" OF course. the gen
tlemen who manage lotteries not in bust