The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-28
An Artful Dodger.

way Of variation and relief IN his mnnoto-
nous continuous performance Of arguing
IN n circle lie now ahandons ana spuShs
as a. bubble. We'll, it was his horse. not
ours. He introduced 1t, and we accepted
n merely tor tho sake OF argument and
"a oxrosc The absurtiity OF his illustra-
ton Indcx-Appcal
rot ours. You tro;tcd him into the dis
cussion. and you must not disown him
simply because lie reared ZIP and fell
back on YOU. You introduced the horse
in this exact language:
That paper asks lis IL y had SIMPLY
made a verbal promise to repay TO Y the
borrowed sum, with interest, would we
tax that promise? What puorilitS! We
should not, OF course, tax the promise.
but wc would tax G on his Ss,ooo 6that
lie had loaned to 4 on the promise TO
return 1t with interest. just as We would
tax c on horse which he had loaned
10 A on a promise that the horse would
be returned with the price of the hire.
We replied that II the horse should be
In AS hands on February list, he would
Be assessed against \, and a would pay
the tax. we asked you II you would tax
the horse against c also. We also asked
IL YOU would tax c on the written prom
isc of a TO return the horse. or eauiva-
lent, at q given date. No wonder you
have repudiated the horse. for he proved
TO be most r,nlucky illustration for
your purpose. But it is your horse. and
You can't saddle him off OH The Times
Dispatch. 1t is your illustration. and
YOU must ride it2as best you can
We understand that the Board OF AZ
riculture has ample power without ad-
ditonal legislation to employaa news
paper. man to prepare and send out 10
the press matter pertaining 10 the farming
industry Commissioner Koner likes the
idea and hopes that the board will adopt
It. Such a man would be ureful in other
ways. and his services are greatly need
ed Mr.. Koiner has more work than
two men could do successfully.
After all, NJ. Hearts rumpus the re-
salt OF the election in New York is not
changed and on January LIST, all the city
and borough oficers-elect. will be sworn
into office. The reports finally submitted
give Mcclellan a plurality over Hear,
of s.zss.
In 1872 seats on the New York Stock
Exchange sold for $500 each. Recently
seat sold as high as $4,000. The man
who purchased seat thirty years age
would have made q snug little fortune, Il
he had done nothing but cit in IT.
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Uncle Joe Cannon says Congress- is no
worse than 1t used to ne: III. Il ffer.,l..e !.
tha; it is harder these days to keep from
being found out. IIurrah for the news
papers.
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Mrs. Burnett says there are always
two ways OF looking at thing. and
frequently six or seven. Yes indeed,
madam, especially In cgsnos season.
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Railroad travel has picked up smartly
during the past few days. Passes for
1906 have a few days Of grace.
Observation-Disclosures
Let ia remember that the poor have
a way Of getting cold and hungry after
the Christmas festival.
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Anybody want to exchange second.
hand lawn mower for n bunch OF silk
Iiandkcrch;efs and nufflcrs?
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Now. II any candidate had only thought
10 employ the Burton Lyceum-but IT,.
! too late now.
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W. cannot shy who will win In the RACE
FOR treasurer. but VIC know the ma,
who scta the Pace.