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criticism, some of which they doubtless deserve
but it is to their credit that they are the great
est influence for peace in the world TODAY War
does not pay, and the bOndhoders and the inter-
national fnanciers areopposed to war.
Says a funny man in Lippincotts: 1.-TWO
coored women sitting on their front steps were
overheard boasting of the many lovable traits and
manly virtues Of their husbands,
'Gawge sutainly is good man to me-" said
Mrs. jackson, with feeling in her voice. "Ah
have nevah been without days wash sence
All mahied dat man. He gifts me all the washin
All cand do"
We'll, All has this to say foah Ezrah, !"
declared Mrs johnson with satisfaction; when
Ezra gifts drunk he gifts drunk like perfec gen.
nelman."
One of our exhanges tells of some of the
queer letters that are received by the various de-
partmentS of the government. The following is
an extract from letter received by the interior
d department from man who was trying to help
a friend to obtain a pension. No one can read
the letter without realizing that the one who
wrote it was doing his best, although the hlmor
Of it probably impressed the officials as the attic
ton described:
He got diseased in his pipes, and when his
pipes wasent wet he whsted. He dident
whsle no song, but just plain stingy whistle
There wasent no hooking bird business about it,
for it showed sorrer; and another thing-he
ddent whistle becos he was happy, hecos the
sicker he got the better he whsted"
Thare could be no stronger illustration of the
growth in the strength of the insurance conpa-
MES of the country during the last 80 years than
the manner in which they are able to meet the
enormous losses caused by the Baltimore fire,
says the New York Commercial. The Chicago
fire occurred in 1871 and the Boston fire in 1872
While Chicago was then much smaller city than
Baltimore is now, the losses the fire insurance
companies were enormous. As a result of these
losses Sc insurance companies of various sizes
were forced to suspend payment The money
loss in the Boston fire was only about half that
of the Chicago fire, yet every local insurance
company in Boston but one was forced to suspend
payment,
Congressman John F. Shafroth resigned his
seat in congress yesterday. His seat was cen
ballot boxes be taken to Washington and opened,
promising that if the ballot showed fraudulent
voting he would resign. The boxes were opened
and an expert examined and reported upon the
ballots about a week ago, since which time Sha-
froth and his attorney have had the opportunity
of examining the ballots That Shafroth has re-
signed shows that he is convinced that his ma
iority was secured by fraudulent voting in Den
ver which emphasizes the fact that there are "a
lot of election officers and pettey politicians III
Denver who ought to be in the pententiary. Mr.
Shafroth has been a splendid congressman and
we regret to have him quit at this time. Canon
City (Colo) Clipper.
Senator Depew has almost reached the age
of three score years and ten, and was long pre-
sident of one of the greatest railroads in the
country but he can chase plain, ordinary street
car as speedily as an urchin, writes Washington
correspondent The other morning an Avenue
car was tearing past the postoffice department.
at an unusual speed, when occupants of the trail
er saw a silk hat, about the level of the windows
bobbing up and down rapidly as the man under
it ran at fast pace to reach the stopping corner
first. 1t was Senator Depew, who without APP
parent inconvenience from loss of breath,
mounted the platform and took seat inside.
That particular morning the temperature was near
the freezing point The wind blew down the
broad plaza in front of the capitol at rate which
drove pedestrians bound for the senate inside the
Al L.