The Washington herald., 1906-11-12


actual experience. It would be impossible
for any writer to treat the topic with
dispassionate breadth and nicely, hav-
ing once heard the ping Of the sporting
bullet, which fails TO discriminate be-
tween its proper billet and mere man.
His thoughts revolve around fixed idea
that the woods are full Of blthering
idiots at the wrong end Of the gun.
That whirring. buzzlng sound you hear
is just the house-cleaning brigade get
ting things in shape for Presidential in
spection down in Panama.
A little plant grows in Mexico that is
said 20 be perfect weather prophet
Luther Burbank should discover some way
to graft it onto the weather bureau?
No wedding bells for New Mexico and
Arizona,
Why not bunch up the few remaining
precedents now at large, let Mr. Roose-
welt break them all at once. and get
through with the argument?
Mr. Cleveland is opposed to simplihed
spelling The longer and the more diff
cult 10 spell they are. the better it suits
the former President
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A Chicago man filed suit for 500 dam
ages the other day but when he learned
that it was 10 be tried before "a jury Of
women he marked it down 70 Sg9gS
London is in debt over a billion dol
lars In fact, London seems 10 be the
Boni de Castellane Of cities.
An Indianapolis bank cashier has dis
appeared. and his accounts are so straight
that his friends are not at all alarmed
about his failure to reappear
The Chicago baseball players divided
So 900 among themselves as the results
Of the seasons winnings. This is calcu-
lated 10 stiu further decrease the small
boys respect for his chances TO become
President.
II Belgium only understood the already
nerve-racked and tensely anxious condi-
tion Of Capt. Hobson, she surely would
put on the construction Of her proposed
big navy for short time at least
According TO "a Virginia exchange a
can labeled lady peas exploded in "a
grocery store recently. doing consider
able damage. Probably didn't have its
lid on straight
Perhaps Mr Croker sent that cable
message just 10 show the boys that he
still understood how to work the wires
for q sure thing.
Common sense banoouing" is the topic
of an editorial in the Philadelphia Press.
Still. the New York election slows that
il wasn't ballOoning quite as extensively
as some people thought
''Presbyterians pray for preachers. "
saws the Atlanta Georgian. Evidently
Atlanta's effort to land a few preachers
IS getting to the extreme stage.
Whenever Miss Democracy begins hum
ming Waltz NE around again, Willie. "
Mr.. Bryan knows just which Willie she
means,
a woman with four hands has been
discovered in Central Africa. There is
doubtless nobody in her neighborhood who
can have as good a time on bargain days
as she can.
Maxim Gorky will fire three volumes of
criticism at us when he gets settled down
at home. However. we cannot afford TO
worry over that Maxim pop-gun.
Forty-two States have got through with
! their elections That limits the imme-
diate operations Of real trouble TO the re-
naming three.
On the whole. we should say that
French counts are decidedly at a dis
count.
The political drama is interesting. -
notes a contemporary. Well. perhaps il
would be if it were not for the horse
play and the slap-stick comedians.
The English papers are still discussing
the exciting race between Mr. Murphy and
Mr. Hearst for the presidency of New
York.
Lynchers beat State troops" says an
Atlanta headline. What for? The troops
wouldn't hurt them for the world.
The Kaiser is trying to reform Prince
AlbTecht by marrying him. That's an
old trick. but it seldom works
Mr.. Patrick J. Mccartney has been
elected mayor Of Providence, r. I. Give
man real. good Irish name like that
and Providence viii generally take care
Of him.
That boiler tube scandal has brought
forth a Federal Indictment with thirty
counts in it, and some of them are said
! to be almost as bad as Boni.
It's an i'll wind that blows no good.
The New York American Is happily re-
lieved Of the embarrassment of not hav-
| ing any type big enough for all purposes
these days.
Tom Watson. who recently returned to
the Democratic party. wired a friend the
other day. I don't want any Office" 1t
doesn't look like the Democratic party
has any to spare. anyhow.
Gang politics all over the country got
It where the chicken" &c, says the In
dianapolis News. Yes, indeed; Pennsyl-
vania, for instance.
Secretary Bonaparte designates the
trusts hogs in a pen" They are hogs.
we suppose but as yet the pen is only
yawning for them.