Evening capital., 1904-10-27

nan and address at this Office OF at either q
the bookstores Only TO cents a week OF g
cen a mouth. mailed 70 any address in the
mi "a states and Canada.
II URSDAY. Oct. a7. I9o4
is the open season for shooting
an thing in sight
Perhaps il is because there has been
no whirlwind that sufficient dust
has not been raised in this campaign.
Thanks for the bottle Of hair tonic
roc ived at this sanctum the other day.
1t ONES in handy, although some of
the farce are bald.
/ -om the speech and mannerisms
the campaign orators have affected
one would think they are doing the
swC I'd dance.
Mr.. Bryan won a silver medal at
st. Louis for his exhibition OF rye.
Tn board Of awards would not affront
the great silyerite by giving him the
gola medal.
] loks like divorces are on the in
crease If IL keeps up there will prob
ably be an Association of the Divorced
VIII will form bylaws compelling all
oth9r people TO mind their own bust
ness.
All mankind will rejoice If the call
issued by the President for a reassem-
bling Of the Hague conference results
in the bringing to an end the fright
full slaughter of human life in the
Orient And there is good reason for
believing it will do so.
The prospective visit of Secretary
Taft is hailed with joy by the Pana-
mans. Those familiar with conditions
on the Isthmus and with the inten-
tions OF the United States feel conf
dent that the Secretary's visit will
put an end TO friction.
: Candidate Swallow, of the Prohibi-
tion party, has strong argument as
we'll as a substantial platform; for
with 80 per cent of the liquor in the
United States adulterated and the
sting Of the bee supplying three dis
tine varieties of poison, he has GER
tainly something to stand on.
The portraits of twenty presidents
of the United States hang in the Red
and Green rooms of the White House
and the main and second floor corri-
dors. In the basement corridor hang
the portraits of Mrs. Roosevelt and
many former mistresses of the White
House.
A young woman missionary in
Japanese hospital recently heard
patient laughing loudly after she had
left his bedside. Returning. she ask
ed the occasion of his mirth. lyon
have just given me tract against the
sin OF dancing" he replied, 'and
both my legs are shot off f"
Had it not been for the Panama
canal purchase the revenues of the
government for the fiscal year would
have exceeded the expenses by s.. 600,
600 Practically speaking, the re-
ceipts exceeded the expenses by 50,
600, COO aud the So 0O00, 900 for the
canal was taken out of the great re-
serve piled mp in the past seven years.
Tie Tobacco Trust checkmated by
the recent decision of President Roose-
Welt regarding the import stamp, on
Cuban cigars. has applied to President
Palma to assess a nominal export tax
on Havana cigars with facsimile of
Palma's signature ON the tax stamp.
This would serve to distinguish the
imported article from the domestic
product
The story that no step has been
taken to utilize Andrew Carnegies
munifcent gift of ST. 500, 600 for a
palace of peace at the Hague is au-
thoritively denied While the build
ing cannot be erected in time for the
peace conference just called by the
Pres dent, magnificent site has been
donated by the Netherlands govern
men and the plans of the building
are IN course of preparation.
RI Rev. Charles H. Brent, Episco-
pal 3shop of Manila, Rt. Rev. J. J.
Har y. Catholic Archbishop of Ma
Mia Or. Warren, Methodist Bishop
of c C)lorado, and numerous other prom
inen clergynen are loud in their
nrai.e of the present administration