The Washington times., 1904-06-22


from a most reprehensible position
could be given the golfers by moving
the Soldiers Home.
Points in Paragraphs.
The Democratic National Convention
is less than a month off. and still ap-
pears to be the great headless curiosity
of America.
There viii be 1G7, 900. 600 watermelons in
Texas this year, and there is never any
danger of having to use that kind of
crop for firewood.
General Apathy is said TO be in abso-
lutte command of the Republican ma
tional convention 1t is apt to be so
when It's a lead pipe cinch.
Secretary Taft has ordered the dis
charge Of war clerks who are bad DEBT
ors. We fail to see how The clerks less
of income is going to help the creditors.
Maybe Mr.. Cannon thinks that IL his
variegated profanity gets reported In the
papers nobody will dare nominate him
for fear of losing the Sunday school
vote.
Some of the colleges are complaining
that they have too many rich loafers.
The remedy is easy; make them study,
and then some other college will get
them.
There were 500 people killed in this
country last Fourth Of July. but to the
small boy. and to the grown-up infant,
patriotism lacks it's SAVIOR unless some
body is likely 70 die Of it,
An authority on starvation AYERS that
It can be done with no Inconvenience II
YOU only keep your mind off the idea OF
hunger Much virtue In an II, but most
of us would rather have grub than
Imagination.
Secretary Cortelyou arises 20 remark
that he has always been Republican
and that his father and his grand
father were Republicans before him.
Fact IS. most OF US got both our reli-
gion and our politics that way.
The Sunday School Athletic Association
! is going to strengthen its weak teams
by allowing men TO play on them vino
/ have attended Sunday school three Sun
days. The Sunday school picnic season
makes the rule eminently practical.
Two women who came over in the
! second cabin were detained in New
/ York the other day because they
came over 10 be married. One had $500
/ and the other S225. The law does seem
/ 20 work IN curlycues now and then.
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New York must be a nice place to live
In Just now Gamins are said 10 be
throwing lighted firecracl1ers at people
on foot and IN carriages. II is time for
some OF the missionaries in China g
come home and settle on Manhattan
Island.
It is suggested by the prudent Mr.
Long that Secretary Taft would make
a good nominee for Vice President be
cause he would do for a safety-valve
Undoubtedly it Is a good argument
but Secretary Taft does not seem in
clined to sit on the safety-valve Of this
steamboat.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sayi
that out of every 81 900 worth of manu-
features produced by American labor. .
cents worth is sold abroad cheape
than in this country. That may be true
but il does not so very far toward pay
ing the grocery and meat bills that ar
about 30 cents on the dollar more tina;
they ought TO be.
The labor unions might make them
selves everlastingly useful to this coun
try If they chose, just now. by ISSUING
orders that no member should buy
ticket OF. an excursion boat not indorset
, by the officers OF the association az
safe and then making It necessary L
have the boat safe to secure the IN
dorsement OF the officers. The excur
7 sion boats depend for most of thei
patronage on people connected witt
. / some union or other.
HOW DO YOU FIGHT?
Did you tackle that trouble that cam
! your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful2
Or hide your face from the light of day
nd