The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-02-16

When the gas was turned On the
Delaware senatorial contest, Mr. Adj
dicks was discovered near the foot
lights.
Senator Chandler a now realize
the meaning Of the poets remark
How sharper thsn a serPent's tooth is'a
thankless railroad.
The gentlemen who decry the plan
10 talk h ship subsidy bill TO death
never worry about their own plans for
taxing the people TO death.
Paul Kruger has just submitted to an
operation for defective vision. he
strained his eyes looking for Justice
Hmoug the crowned beads Of Europe.
The recent burnings in northern
states temporarily embArrass those
rspublican papers which take pleasure
10 descanting on "'southern outragcs."
One of the democratic papers dis
eusses "The passing of Hanna" but
the trouble is that the senator from
Ohio has the cats habit Of coming
back.
The doral tributes which greeted
Mr.. Quay on bis reelection TO the sen
ale recall the fact that lowers. like
showers, TALL alike uPon the just and
the unjust,
/ The war ia the Philippines is so
hearty over that Secretary Root refuses
to let 10. 600 volunteers come home
until be has 1900 ers to take their
places.
The return Of the Hon. Fred T..
Dubois Of Idaho, TO the senate will be
accepted as proof that vindicAtion
CONES to the righteous, though 1t some
times comes tardily.
II there are any more sons OF justices
Of the supreme court without fat jobs
10 Porto Rico, this Is the time for them
TO step forward and give The grand
battling sign Of distress.
II some genius will invent green
back with an interest coupon attached
ii is believed that Mr. Secretary Gage
will soon be able to look it in the face
without growing faint.
The large army idea seems 10 be
more popular with republicans now
than it was just before election. Let
U, also hope that 1t IA mOrs popular
now than 1t will be four years hence.
It seems that some of the republicans
still shy at the gold standard when 1t
comes around q corner suddenly. Just
now the proposition 10 redeem the
silver dollars is making them nervous.
Adiutant- General Corbin has Just
received from the Sulu archipelago one
Of bis msjesty's tiags. The sultan 10
not willing to have II hauled down, but
he can afford 10 loan 1t TO the depart
ment 10 return tor q few u%neoos,itu-
tionai courtesies.
The men who complain most about
~stucks on b saPs~saA court ara thu
same men who can see nothing wrong
in the appointment Of two sons of
supreme court justices to Porto Ricap
positions while the court has the Porto
Rican case under Amusement.
Another American official has been
guilty of embezzling Cuban postal
funds. II may become necessary to
abolish postal charges in Cuba, or to
withdraw all money from the island
snd use Don SKINS for currency, in
order to protect q new wards frem
the effects Of q higher civilization.
Possibly the West Point officials who
defend bazing might DO willing to
compromise on = settlement Of the in-
vestigation which would compel tbs
upper class men TO furnish al their own
expense the tobasco sauce administer
led 10 the new corners. Heretofore
government sauce has been used.
As we have been giving protection to
manufacturers and trusting to their
generosity to give to their employees 8
fair share Of the blessings conferred By
the government, why uot give subsidies
to tbs farmers who export Gotten,
meat and bread stuffs End frost them
to divide With the ship ovpsrsf
According to Duu's report the bust
ness failures for the week ending Jan.
uary 10, Of this year, amounted TO s2I
as against '242 for the corresponding
week in 1900, and 2is for the sam,
week In 1899. II We had 9 democrats
administration this increase In thl
failures woule look bad, but under
republican administration Il lie regard
ed as simply the wedding out Of veal
FIRMS.
! The money already expended 10
vain effort TO subdue the Fllipinos no,
} grab their lands would have mad
| tiIlable more land In western Americ
, thRn there is in the whole Philippiu
group. This would have created
larger market at home, provide,
homes for millions Of people and mad
unnecessary The sacrifice OF $50
American lives CD the altar OF 'com
meree.' The Philippine game Is nc
worth the candle.
1t is a pleasant duty to correct
mistake made 10 the first number.
was stated that the Commoner entere
the field with an issue Of thirty thor
sand. After the plates were made Ii
\ additional subscriptions and new
stand orders we're sufficient to justii
40 Issue Of fifty thousand. Siuce the
twenty-five Thousand more have bee
q printed, making a total Of ssvsnty-G,
thousand copies Of number one, 70
ume DOE.
: Victorfs's lobg reign vas marked
advancement 10 many directiOns. Int