The Washington herald., 1906-11-24


contemplates the present situation II is |
no wonder he fails back on old-fashioned
prayer.
Cleveland oOhio) schools viii have anl
'old-fashioned spelling bee" BY the way.
would slmpiifed spelling bee be al
spelling be- or just a spelling b."
What's the use Of being Vice Presi-
dentf' asks the Charleston News and
Courier. lie isn't intended TO be useful:
merely ornamental
The railroads raised the wages of en-
pioyes 10 per cent on account Of the pre-
vailing prosperity, and now announce that
they VIII have TO raise the freight rates
TO per cent 20 pay for the prosperity. Whe
is il that always gets his, and right in the
same old place?
Unless Count Sergius de Witt gets
himself blown up within the next week
or two, he IS going TO he a great disap-I
pointment TO the Russian students.
Lillian Russell could make big hit
just now by following Mrs. Parsons book
with one on Husbands / fave Met"
handing q lemon conveys no meaning
Tn this respect fl strkingly resembles
some of Mr.. James expressions.
The St Louis Republic prints a conec-
tion Of personals" from it's files Of
twenty-five years ago. The wisdom and
galiantry Of the editor IS plainly displayed
in the :act thar the entire collection con-
t7ins no reference TO the ladies.
Bernard Shaw seems 20 think Julius
Caesar was rather an amusing old gen
uedau. II julius were alive, II Is very
doubtful that he would think Of Georse
Bernard at alI
Atlanta is mad because the trains into
the city are always late but fails 10
explain why any one should De IN hurry
% get into Atlanta
That big % on the calendar looks
nightly Ike % for the turkey.
There is a strong demand for money
in Chicago" says n market report. Same
thing in Pittsburg. also for your watch.
scarf pin, and diamond ring.
Mr.. Croker makes as much fuss as a
I =
been presented with a new record
This years crop OF Florida oranges viii
be very mucE surprised 10 learn that Il
IS total failure. especially as it has
been spending the past two years in cold
storage thinking just the other thing.
spain fears war with Morocco" SAYS
cable. No doubt the Sultan Of Mo-
rocco VIII feel immensely hattered 10
hear the news.
IF the President hears about these for
/ " FlIipinos waiting at Newport News for
an opportunity 90 tell him the story Of
their blighJed lives. we haven't much
doubt that be viii turn back again for
Panama.
/ OF course there was landslide when
4 the President landed at Panama. What
other welcome could have appropriately
( taken its place.
/ Senator Morgan's declaration that the
/ Democratic party wants nothing but
white men in The ranks looks like base
I ingrati.ude toward those Oklahoma IN
/ dians who saved the State
It seems that Mayor Schmidt held M
/ the saloons while Boss" Ruef did the
/ rest. Being the musician of the two. nat
urally the bars fell 10 Schmidt.
/ Nevertheless and notwithstanding. the
! Porto Ricaus who remember the gorgeous
/ Gen. Miles will want 20 know why Mr.
Roosevelt came in neglige like that.
/ Somehow. We cannot help harboring n
I dark suspicion that Secretary Loeb IS the
man. after all. who is to blame for the
dismissal Of those negro troops
/ Even Pennsylvania CRATER must envy
/ Boni de Castellane's marked ability for
/ spending other peoples money
a little too many of these ships that
smash in the night.
'Viva el President yelled the enthu-
siastic Porto Ricans Wasn't that grand?
/ 4 LOgansp0rt u. y man was killed
BY Il rooster. a Georgia man by a possurn
a dog COllided with a rabbit and broke
his neck in consequence and a colony Of
rats made a nest Of a mans Wad of s1O0
bills. Those are some of the simple and
truthful little news items Of one recent
day
Gov. Magoon says his present position
IS the most pleasant one he ever occu-