The evening Republican., 1902-09-27

the Office Of the sheriff and asked
for the stationary for his district.
The ballot box, registration books,
box Of supplies and other articles
were handed to him to take to the
room, but he declined to carry them
saying that he was only an election
Inspector, not a dray. Probably
the election authorities will serve a
wheelbarrow next month as part of
the election paraphernalia.
If you have big Overgrown boy
who gets obstreperOu', you don't
Danish him from home. You may
take half-inch hoop pole and wal
lop little sense into him but that's
different. President ROoeevolt and
the Republican party do not want
to kill the industries Of the country
in order to reach the trusts, but to
90 after them with a legal hoop
pole, 50 to speak, and wal!op a little
Justice into them.
"UNCLE JOE" Cannon, of Illinois,
rs he is affectOnately called by his
colleagues in Congress, has many
homely and trite sayings which he
uses effectively in debate. One Of
them is this; Boy, never swap
horses in the middle Of the stream. -
That is good saying to remember
az election day approaches What's
the use of trying to swap horses,
anyhow, when as Republican you
have the better horse Of the two.
SCHOOL authorities Of West VIr-
ginia complain that country dis
tricts cannot obtain enough teach
ers because the wages offered are
too small. Work that pays better
is plentiful and there are few per
sons who are anxious to teach sim
ply for love of the profession. The
remedy seems to be III tie hands of
the local school authorities.
. A "UsEFrL information" item
; printed in paper says field Iaborers
in Spain work fourteen hours day
for ten cents and live principally on
oil, garlic an. bread. Well, you
cant expect Il person to do more
than ten cents worth Of work in
fourteen hours, il he's fed On such
a diet aa that.
A SYRACUSE pedestrian who was
struck by a cycier, contiscated the
wheel. This is good precedent.
Amy one bumped into by II train
hereafter, will be justified in scIz-
ing the engine and cars for his own
use.
lr has bAen stated in the Demo-
propose to MAKE tins an "UId fash
ioned Democratic campaign That
means that misrepresentation and
demagogucry viii play their part in
the Democratic campaign.
IHE Democrats must be afraid Of
their supremacy i'll the South for
they not only have Lisfranchisod
the negro, but also have refused the
', ballot to the veterans Of the Civil
War who are living in the National
Soldiers Home.
A MAD Dull chased the Dickinson
college football eleven while they
were out for practice run the 9th
er day, and the results were So good
that the bull may be hired as Il reg
ular coach for the team.
MR. Houston tells us that the
Democratic party of Delaware will
poll a large vote That's what
comes Of trying to talk politics when
ones mind is on the Arctic eXpedi
ton.
PRESIDENT PALMA requests that
the American troops remaining in
Cuba be withdrawn. There would
seem to be no good reason why this
should not be done. Cuba should
garrison its own dcfeuces.
PTTrSBrRG man visiting in
Wooster, Ohio, went walking with
n gltl acquaintance and came back
married to her Papers published
III Delaware towns in which walk.
Ing is a fad please copy.
MANY a true word is written by a
Stenographer unawarcs. Mr. Bryan
is Obliged to explain that, owing to
II clerlca omission, he was made to
say in circular letter that he in-
te nlel ITO use the Democratic par