The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-25
THE HONORABLE J. \. F00TE AND
Mr., PEvELY SADDERS.
They Accompany Doctor Gnsn to Jefferson City, Where the
Noted Phrenoloss Critically scrutinizcs Some Republican
Candle
The Bumps on the Ticket.

, dates was IN tie chat. a. tha; momen; un:
dersoinS preparations for shampoo !!
got II fixed with the barber said Pcvely.
to sOrter scratch his head till =: gifts hun
| and finger his head
Don't exactly Ike 20 DO business tina;
way Professor Ginseng protested.
That's ell right: don't let that worry
you. Doctor ASSURED Peyely- It's IN
! the Interest o. the people.
Presently the barber gave the signal and
| We entered the shop: Professor Ginseng
going quietly behind the chair and substl-
iuting his fingers for the barher's ON the
AMI | seated ourselves TO witness, III" cN-
animation tine head o hsir." Fevcly
adniringiy whispered {" Inc.
Personally, dii not know which OF the
candidates ~ Nss. and neither did tho pro-
fessspr. fact which lent NOR. Interest 10
the tin'linss Professor Ginseng went over
ey"i would brighten and bulge. and he
would almost jump with the surprise OF
his discoV .ries. After a half hour Or more
At his task lie rgnal.d the barber TO take
his place Whereupon We repaired 10 IN.
rear OF the shop TO ascertain ihs result.
having instructed the barber 10 summon
Us u any other candidates came in
antly.
The scientist knitted his brows. laid his
,nsnt iorefnser across the palm OF his
ple;s with indications OF pronounced phre-
rology. with q pr-dominaiinS bump OF
.eif-.ndulzence; and II he happens 10 be
the candidate fer Treasurer I will feel II
my duty 10 warn the people against him"
!eckin' that means he would hep
ih ,nss along The lines OF them old Repu5-
roads" Prveiy dedGced.
But, said the professor. his heart Is
s Msrn,: an@ good nature Is = marked char
SO he'd be tollable kind to them cor
porstions IL they Vas kind 10 him when
ne got on the Beard Of Assessments, ex-
seems 10 me- he runs good deal to- hair
He has what might be called cOntrac-
tlou ot cerebral sub-tancc. but his csp.i-
.5sy visor !. al right, Mr.. Sas!dcrS." re-
was puzzled 10 know which OF the can
uidateS this one might be Gould you tell
IL p sS i n,ewer: doctor, Inquired
wouldn't he on his head " h. was: il
would BE-. somewhere about his MIDDLE
Does lie give any indications Of teinL.
asked.
How kin anybody tell the difer'rce be-
~ ssii a banker an = conductor fcvely
Or - jeweler-" ] added. The scientist
Only knitted his brows the closer.
Pts s r.,,s, > they ON the ticket.
whangloodle an Whi,e-nan an Wild
man an Cabbage-don't fsrxit Cabbage:
an then thsy's Lamb an NacaroaL
resetsbles se on sb ,i.k heap TT truck an
nase ticket Well. I reckin' / named 'em
most all. Now. doctor. they ought TO be
some way o. tsllin' which ones you ex-
alnined. seems To me-
We puzzled over the question for some
time-in fact. during the remainder o, the
asy- IhouEh we remained IN the rear Of
the barpcr shop until closing time, 10
me[e candidates happened IN.
After supper We went over 20 the Wal
pridSe meeting and heard Hsdley. Mr..
OF room IN the cpera-houss. and we ss,
In the front row. where the doctor could
take good look II the candidates. Just
the speakers were candidates No couldn't
tell Among others. the suSt,c: U; the
afternoon vas present.
Eadleys speech was urmIstakabiy anti
Folk This thought was strange. having
heart him deliver such u fine Grafton
prsisns Folk at the Lone Jack picnic last
Ersc. Folk was to the State os Missouri,
eN-Mayor walbridge. formerly o, 81.
I,osis. showed what an honor he was.
But he said nothing about hi. Official rec
ord In ST. Louis Peyely whispered To me,
He seems 10 he s;andin' on his constitu-
i nSn.i Iish's as fur as his past IS con-
Mr.. WsIbridge said that he regretted al
iucinE to II. but that he wanted TO cay
that no bargain had been made with any
ment Pevely had his fingers crossed S FL" He
showed them 10 me II Wish Or Man Fij-
ley vas here from ST; Louis" he whis-
Mr.. waibridse exclaimed. Honesty Is
not only In the Republican platform. bu;
Il Is IN the hearts Of the Republican can
How about their heads Whispered
Pevely TO the professor.
Il can tell now who the candidates are"
tice thar they all have prominent bump
on the frontal structure"
That's from buttins in to cit che St
Joe nominations. said Peyeiy.' 'sh-h-
Mr; Walbridxe was declaimine: who |
has had charse Of the patronage under !
"Lawi Law, II or Man FIlley was here
he could tell en- Pevcly said. In my |
Tho meeting adjourned. and. removing
DO you observe any other distinctive
marks in the phrenology % the ticket.
toward ssKda III, sae ,son oa as sesS:s h h.
could reply Pevely remarked:
u notice one er two Of en- has lost |
their scalps-;hey air as bare OF ha'r as !!
politicians from ST: Louis that Joe Folk /
sent NJ here 10 visit sisll with Colone! !
maturity like to know how these here can |
dida;es lost their scalpS-whether a cor |
poratiou got en-
"Hediey has sun got his hair." volun-
feered-
Yes he has so-but It's mighty danger
Gus 10 wear IL In one - them piouS POM
pacOoEs. where q corporation kin see Il.
The: tell me that IL Teller IL sortcr |
handsome and looks like he might OF been |
Sunday-Schooi superintendent, that the 4
corporations singles him out To- so after |
him right from the jump. It's So9.l /
thing fer Hadley that h. amt goin' 10 ri; |
elected. fer they'd start after his scalp. |
shore"
An that bring. us TO the Hono'blc ex-
Mayor G1rbarge-CabbaSe- mean |
the Eon'ble ex-Msyor Wal
bridge Now doctor. i want YOU to fig
ger on him an study out an Sc. II theySs 4
anything about his head that will Indicate
or specify what he's runnin' fer. Kin YOU /
tell whether he's runnir for Governor or \
Secretary Of the Interior or Senator or
CONGRESSMAN or Collector Of the Port or
Postmaster o. Mayor of ST Louis o. /
what! Is there any way of teliin':-'
No the scientist confessed. there.
no way OF telling
is IT,"
iapsed into deep meditation. He remained |
utes. shaking his head now and then, and
wrtnklins his bushy brows.
Don't worry abou; it, said Pcvely.
Give IL up
II am considering the cordition O, The
head OF the ticket" the professor re-
The condition ain; half rs peculiar n.
L Will be along about November" said
i'evely. You want To wait and examine |
IL after IL has butted aSin I stone wall 4
on election day"
Then We separated for the night.
j. N FOOTE.
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