Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-19
SHARPSHOOTING.

Dom Paul has made a showing with
the farmer in politics far beyond any
thing our own pOpulists eve contem-
observation-disclosures Star.
The New York World wants to know
if Mr.. Mckinley is inevitable. He may
not be inevitable exactly, but he is
mighty immineDt.-Chicago Journal.
Consul Macrum has found that the
real error lay, not. in the opening of
his mail, but in the opening Of his
mouth.-Denver Republican.
Statesmen frequently change their
minds, but Senator Beveridge is the
first one on record to hold a joint de-
bate with himself during the n ses-
sion of congress.-Chicago Record.
Mr.. Erving Winslow is more firmly
convinced than ever that the Tagals
are fit for self-government, now that
they have cut off the head of an Am
erican soldier.-Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle.
Chattanooga is the center of manu-
featuring activity" says the Cincinna-
ii Enquirer. The Mckinley smoke
stack doesn't lie even for the benefit
of Southern Democratic leaders.
Democrats look in vain for a Puerto
Rican echo in the April elections. The
people are satisfied that congress is do
ing what is right and generous in look
ing after the future of the island.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
In the meantime, the able Democrat
ic editors are welcome to whatever
Macrums of comfort they think they
have gathered from a certain incident
now practically closed.-Chicago Tri-
bune. 49,.
The Democratic editors have now
dropped Mr.. Macrum from their list of
martyrs and are now pointing to him
as a fair specimen of the men appoint
ed to office by the Republicans.-Wash.
ington Post.
Mr.. Bryan is incurably shallow and
pretentious. He hastily excogitated
last fall a "sure cure for trust evils
and still presses it upon the public. But
he can no more tell now than he could
then whether 1t will pass muster In
the courts or be acceptable to the legis-
latures Of three-fourths of the state
Chicago Tribune.
The emissary of Aguinaldo stood in
the Hongkong shop.
81 am here to buy a pair of hose for
the general" he explained to the pro-
prietor.
These are guaranteed fast hose" as
sured the merchant.
Then on your recommendation /
will purchase two pairs. They must be
fast to keep up with the general"
Senator Hoar's comment on Senator
Pettigrew's pronunciation Of Latin has
been widely repeated as one of the
brightest hits of the season. MI. Pet
tigrew, who is a, t~ireless talker, insist
ed on using the phrase lad infinitnm.'
with great frequency, pronouncing the
longer word with an accent on the sec
ond syllable. Finally n of his asso-
ciates corrected him, saying: Give it
the long 1, Senator" which Mr.. Hoar
overheariDg, promptly remarked: THE
Senator is probably making the ! short
to save the time of the Senate"
While a member of the Nebraska
legislature c. M. Shrader. a Populist
leader, made 1t a rule to oppose every
bill that had to do with corporations.
Whenever he arose TO speak on one OF
those measures he invariably said: II
know there's Doodle behind this bill,
Mr.. Speaker. I know 1t becarSe l have
been approached" This sort OF thing
went on for some time. One day Rep
reseptative White, leader of the Demo-
cratic side, arose while Shrader a
limiting at Doodle and asked permission
to ask the Populist a question. II am
perfectly willing TO answer any ques-
ton the gentleman may ask me" dei-
antly announced Shrader. White level
ed a long lead pencil at the Populist.
"Will you please tell this body, Mr..
Sharder, what there Is about you that
causes all these fellows with Doodle to
approach you?"-San Francisco Wave.