The morning times., 1897-01-24

which Hon. Blanche X. Bruce and the late
Frederick Douglass adorned so signaily
but If it is to be, it is to be.
We call attention again to our beautiful
picture of MI Gates, which is printed else
where in this paper, on either the editorial
page or some other page. Observe that
the artist has omitted no detail. There is
the bunch of crimson carnations, which
are not crimson in the reproduction, be
cause The Times doesn't operate any sixty
thousand-doIlar wallpaper machine with
which to produce any of its issues. But
the carnations show up handsome and red
i'll the photograph itself.
No matter If Hon. Cornelius Bliss cannot
he in the Cabinet. perhaps he can secure
something from young Mr.. Wakenan.
1t is understood that Billy Mason con-
siders it his best joke.
A sentence of one hundred and two
years has been passed upon a Missouri man,
and it is thought that he would prefer I
not to serve ii all out
The Mail and Express of New York de-
clares that Senator-eIect Mason of Hi
nois p.ay not be all Wool, but he is fully
a yard wide; which is the kind of joke
that Col Elliot F. Shepard would never
have tolerated in his lifetime.
Gov. Pingree has declared that he would
abdicate when the people requested it,
Isn't this little dangerous, governor?
Hanna is hunting that Ohio Senatorship
with several brass bands; which is not the
way that Quay or Platt would do.
Here is the Chicago Tines-Herald de-
claring in a headline that Mason has
been given the toga Pretty soon we shall
hear that he has been wired 10 do some
thing.
Mr.. Debs insists that all men have an in
herent right to work. Yes; but many of
them don't care to.
We do not know who the Princess de Chi
may may he; but we have been tired of her
for several days.
Mr.. j. J. Ingalls, still considers politics
an iridescent dream.
The Pittsburg Dispatch is one of the best
papers that we know of.
If Mr. Mckinley should find any diff
Guilty at the last moment in getting states
men of the right caliber to fill his Official
family, there is Hon. Hazen Pingree Of
Detroit and Lansing, W no rather thinks that
he could hold down a third important job
as well as not.
George F. Edmunds also has an opinion
about the arbitration treaty; but it is not
stated how high it came, nor when he was
retained
1t appears that Hon Billy Mason weighs
eighteen pounds more than John NJ Pal
mer; but he might as well understand right
now that there is one statesman, right in
! this town, who weighs at least one hun
| dred pounds more than either of them
Having disposed of the Hon. Marty Mad
den, Mr.. Kohlsaat will now administer a
few Knockout drops to Sleepy Burke,
another Chicago character of Importance
The mortuary poem about Maceo is still
! in circulation.
Before Mark Hanna gets through with it
he may feel as if he had encountered one of
| tile Asa Bushnell improved threshing ma
chimes.
Tie Springfield Republican observes the
observation of the Philadelphia Press that
the late Gen. Walker was a mere tyro of
finance, and declares that one Charles
Emory Smith will have to be Secretary of
OF the real ting.
Besides losing some $4,000 under her
contract, Nine. Melba must also pay doc
| tors bill; and so this horrid sore throat
gives the lady the financial couble-cross,
as it were.
1t cannot be joke any longer. A Boston
thief has really gotten away with red
hot stove.
1t would be a crime TO punish the man
who carved Bray" on the Capitol. Truth
hurts, though.
Because he is a stanch American, DR..
Dabney may be placed in the Museum.