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New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Friday, June 8. 1906.


Steamer Hostilius tBr). Lockyer. Boston June g. 70
and left Quarantine at T13 a m.
Steamer Tjomo (Sor). Nielsen. Progreso May so and
Campeche June l. Theoaud Bros with rdse. Arrived
the Bar at 2:30
Finance. Mowbray. Colon June 1. 70 the
Panama Railroad Steamship Line. with 20 passengers
mails and rndse. Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer Hudson CFrl, Julian Havre May 26. to the
Compa Generate Transatantque with $50
passengers and mdse. Arrived the Bar midnight
7th.
steamer samara Csrl. Clyde. sagua May % and Cal
barien June 2. TO W Munson with sugar Arrived at
the Bar at m.
Steamer IAmpasas. Johnson. Mobile May 80 and
Brunswick June s. to G II Mallory & Co. with paSsen-
Quarantine at T:30 a m
Chesapeake. DelanO. Baltimore. TO II @
Foster with mdse Left Quarantine at $50 a m
folk TO the Old Dominion SIS Co with passengers and
mdse. Left Quarantine 4:32 m.
Steamer FL Mar Jacobs. Galveston June 2 TO the
Southern Pacific Company. with mdse Left Quarantine
sandy Hook. j. June s. $50 m-wind east; Hight
breeze; foggy-
Steamers AntiIa Cuban. Santiago Manzanillc. etc;
Alliance Colon; Prinz Eitel Friedrich (Cierl- Fortune
Island Kingston etc: wearside (r). Norfolk; Colonel
f I. Drake Port Arthur. towing barge q Co. No s5
Sabine Pass; Hamilton, Norfolk and Newport News
Coma1 Brunswick: livingstone CNor). Baracoa Verona
(Norl. Port Antonio Dsa (Swed). Sama; Prtnctpessa
Taetita (ItaD, New Orleans; jamestown Norfolk and
Newport News: Mae. knights Key. Fla; Hero tNor).
Georgetown. S c; Indianic (Br). Tampa: Godsboro.
ilade
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Dover June 8 noon-Sailed steamer Kaisern Augusts
Victoria Ger. KopT tfrom Hamburgl. New York via
Cherbourg-
Malta June S-Safed. steamer Clan Maclachlan (Br)
Schwart from Calcutta etcl. Boston and New York.
Swansea. Sailed. steamer Jersey City (Br).
Frankand. New York.
Rsrbados June 6-Sailed. Maranhense (Br1,
Casey (from Para) New York
ST Thomas June s. a m-Arrived. steamer Korona tBrl
Baxter, New York for peuerara-
Cherbourg June z. p m-Arrived, steamer Friedrich
der Crosse Ger, Beeker, New York via Plymouth
for Bremen (and proceeded
Passed. steamer CItal(.
Genoa. etc. for New
June arrived. HeIIig Oav
DAM, Hoist. New York via Chrtstiansand
Naples, ARRIVED. steamer Madonna (Rr). Ian
der. New York.
scilly June s-Passed. steamer Bulgaria (Ger) Froh-
Itch, New York for Hamburg
Hamburg June Z. midnight-Arrived steamer Deutsch-
lard (Ger), Kaempr. New York via Plymouth and
Cherbours.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
NEW ACT FOR HAmmERsrErN.

Milllam Hafnmerstein announced yesterday the
ARRIVAL IN this country from Europe of 'Dronsa -
imported for appearance at HammerStein's Root
Garden early in July. 'Dronsa'' is a waxen baad
iashionec 70 resemble that OF Shakespeare In is
little larger than human size. and when placed
on pedestal replies with human voice to aues-
tons asked by the audience. In the interior of the
pedestal on which the head is placed are exuosea a
series Of mechanical devices which the inveptor
SAYS are modelled on the principle of organ pines
Whatever the device however the head is sat6
20 ssLn IKE human being. The novelty is in
tooucec by Rutland Foulkes, WI has ;f,st cIosal
q iong engagement the London Hinnodrorne4
where Dronsa' was exhibited as a leading feature
OF the programme. e Ni'
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
BUILDING BOOM IN PORTLAND, ORE.

In to-day's issue "The Construction News"
will say that there has been remarkable in
crease in the number of building permits taken
out in Portland Ore, in May over the corre-
spending month last year The figures show the
phenomenal increase of 800 per cent. Two hum
dred and seventy-eight permits were taken out
for buildings TO cost a total of s1.0S7,769. The
nearest approach TO these figures was at To-
coma, where an increase Of Ill per cent was
made. The increase in Portland is attributed to
the San Francisco disaster which has led the
citizens to build to get the trade lost in San
Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
PATRoLMAN AND REPORTER HEARD.
Witness Tells of Giving Policeman Four $50
Marked Bills.

Before Magistrate Moss IN the Tombs Court, yes
terday afternoon the examination of Patrolman
John ]. Bryan and Charles R Price, reporter on
THE Daily News who arrested on June
on charge of accepting gratuity for procuring
appointment public office, was heard
James A Donaghue of the West Tooth street
station, testified as TO how he the eligible
list for promotion TO the place of roundsman and
how he had talked with Ryan about securing the
position He asserted that Bryan had told him that
500 was necessary, and that June he had
met Bryan in Houston street and paid him four
marked $50 bills. Bryan had gone to Prices office
When he with other policemen broke into the
room Donaghue stated that he Price throw
something under the table. where the bills were
found
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
TOBACCO COMPANY LOSES CASE.

by Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Frankfort, KY, June S.-The Court Of Appeals to-
day affirmed the judgment Of the Jefferson Circuit
Court in the Of the Continental Tobacco Com
pany against Louisville The appellants purchased
the interests of the John FINER & Bro and the
American Tobacco companies. They resisted the
payment of for 1890 1904. inclusive under
section of the constitution and city ordinance allow
ing five years exemption. The court holds that
manufacturing enterprises which simply take
the business of other concerns are not new
Establishments. and therefore liable for taxation
otherwise they could postpone taxation indefinitely
by reorganizing. The amount of the judgment is
Sl20
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
DELAWARE sENAToRsHIP FOR pu POINT

By Telegraph TO The Trtbune1
Wilmington. Del, June s-Colonei Henry A. Du
Pont ii is generally believed. will be nominated
for United States Senator at the Joint Republican
caucus Of the special session OF the legislature at
Dover next Monday. He will fill the existing va
cancy. 1t was announced to-day that he would
have from is TO p of the 20 eligible Republican
votes. The remainder will go TO J. Edward Ad-
dicks. The election of Du Pont I'm each house on
the following day and his formal election in joint
session next Wednesday. will follow. He is now in
Europe. Addicks returned to-day from a visit to
Milford. the OF his former successes. He
endeaVored to get the support OF Representative
Abbott. former lieutenant. but failed
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
BIG RICE LAND DEAL.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Galveston June S.-New York and Pennsyyania
capitalists have obtained control of over twenty
thousand acres of rice lands in Southwestern Lou
isiana and East Texas for consideration OF s. 500
Oo0 The deal includes about twenty miles OF r-i-
eating canals and pumping plants. The new
company will prove a powerful factor In the rica
industry in breaking up the combine of rice mills
which has controlled the production for the Ia az
two years. The new owners have projected the
building of thirty-two miles of irrigating caneis
extending through ST. Landry and Acadia parishes
La, and other improvements. TO nearly another
100000 '''@i
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
MUST REMOVE OVERHEAD WIRES.
Deputy Commissioner Orders President Helms
to Comply with Old Resolution.

Deputy Commissioner Cozier. OF the Department
Of Water Supply. Gas and Electricity has given
notice TO John /. Helms president Of the Conev
Island Brooklyn Railroad Company, that he
must remove the overhead feed wires from orb
West within thirty DAYS a n
Mr. Cozier said YESTERDAY that rba 1rI,as .1o,,, !,
rave been placed underground IN accordance with
resolution adopted by the Board OF F,sfinat md
Apporuonment July p ~
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
DISPUTE OVER TRACTION STOCK.

At the next meeting OF the governing committee
OF the New York Stock Exchange a dispute will
be considered IN which the purchaser of a contract
for the delivery of Interborough- Metropolitan
stock when and issued has refused to make
settlement the original terms. of the
modification of the plan before the issuance of the
securities. Private negotiations bring about a
settlement have failed 1t Is believed, however
that the decision of the governing committee will
be accepted in all similar cases. and that it will
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
PENNSYLVANIA DEFEATS TUFTS.

Medford. Mass, June s.-The University of Penn
sylvania defeated Tufts to-day in an exciting game
by a score of to 8. Timely hitting and two errors
by the home team in the eighth inning were re-
sponsible for the victory Up 10 that point Tufts
had shut out the visitors by sharp fielding. The
follows:
r. H. E.
Pennsylvania .........o o O o o o o. 5 3
Tufts ..................O l 0 0 0 % 8
Batteries-University OF Pennsylvania, Hare and
Lighting; Tufts, Suiter and Watson. Time of game
. hours. Umpire-Burleigh
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS IN BOSTON.

Boston. June S-Following closely the adjourn
ment OF the annual session of the American Medical
Association. the vanguard OF than ten thou
sand Christian Scientists. who will attend the
dedication of the new Christian Science temple
here Sunday. arrived here to-day Eight special
trains from the West brought the visitors. More
trains are expected Tomorrow and 1t is expected
that by tomorrow night there will be from 10 coo
to 1000 Christian Scientists in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
r. N. ORLANDO SUCCEEDS E. F. mERwlN

At a special meeting of the Regular Republican
Association of the 1st Assembly District. New York
County, held Wednesday evening, Francis N
Orlando unanimously elected executive mem
ber of the Republican County Committee, succeed
ing L. F. Merwin. resigned. Mr.. Orlando born
in New York City. He admitted the bar in
1850 He is a stanch supporter of Congressman Her.
bert Parsons.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
HEIR AN ELEVATOR ENGINEER.
Will Some Day Have Millions, but Now Is
a TOiler.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Denver, June Sew people i'll Denver real
ize when they go into the Federal Building that
the engines that move the elevator are run by
man who will one day be among Colorado's
richest men. Charles Faxson is the engineer.
His mother is the daughter-in-aw of the late
Marshall O. Roberts, the shipbuilder, whose
widow recently married Engishman. When
she dies, Mr.. FaxSon who refuses to join the
idle rich, will be the master of millions.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
The Turf.
Meetings.
THE FoRTTETH ANNUAL MEETING A.;

THE FoRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING or
the Society Of the Home for Incurabl.sr. MN. :.
held Office OF the Institution on Mondsv wi %
1909. at 3 O'Clock In the afternoon ehe II
The anniversary exercises will be heL5 - 49,. -.
Memorial Chapel following the business meeting Tbe 3
lowing speakers will address the meeting. "0 lOi-
The HON. WILLIAM A. SUTHERIsND
The REV GEORGE BILLER. JR
The Ladies' Auxiliary Board will ho4 a rs,.-.,.
the close OF the exercises IN the chapel S'A |"
Committee OF Arrangements.
ANTHONY DEY.
FREDERIC G. WAGNER.
MONTGOMERY H. CLARKSON
H. N McLARAN MARTIN z. GREEya
secretary President
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
okLAHoMA's CROPS RouNTIFuL.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Oklahoma City. Okla, June S.-The wheat har-
vest will be under full headway In Oklahoma on
Monday. with prospects for much larger and bet
yield than last year. The best wheat in the
territory this year is in the new country, formerly
the Kiowa and Conlanche Indian reservations The
oats crop in Oklahoma was never better. The acre
age is large. Corn is in fine condition In both
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Cotton has a good
stand. and the weather has been favorable for its
cultivation.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
MOSCOW PURCHASE NOT CONFIRMED

Inc announcement from Moscow that the Cen
fral Electric Company, in that city. had been pur-
chased from its Belgian owners by the Westing-
mouse interests could be confirmed Yesterday
a. The local Offices of the Westinghouse Electric
aah9Iacluring Company George Westinghouse IS
hoW IN Europe and il Is believed here that he ne
gotiated The pnrchaSe - - '-e ~
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
Proposals.

GOVERNORS ISLAND, y. Y, MAY p. 1909
Sealed oposss in trplicate for labor snd material
required in the construction Of
Fort Jay, y. Y, will be received here until II A "
June II. 1905 T. s reserves right TO reject all
bids Information furnished application. Envelopes
containing proposals will be endorsed Proposals for
GERS quarters Fort Jay. " Y" Capt F. G. KNARFy
SHUE Constructing Quartermaster.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

A DvERTISEMENTs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ,o -.
"A Tribune received their Uptown Once NJ ~
Broadway. between seh and 3Tth sts until oclor<
Advertisements received following branch &C.,.
regular office rates until o'clock D. m viz: ga a.
ave. cor 23d st 153 9Th cor 18th % -..s
18th ST; 27 Vest 42d St. between 7th and sth s-s.
2e3 West l25th ST 1898 "a 18Th ana T-s5
sts 1925 81 ave. 6fst fssa 7z,- se.s
St; 1871 125th ira fremont ave sso "a IVA sla
41st ST: 554 Sd ave 2fO Bleecker 81 a'-'
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIArukE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 4:23l Sunset t:@s lvzI Moons 16
hliH WATER
AM-Sandy e:5ol Gov. Island 1902 He'll Gate IL oJ
Pai-sanuy IsH4ld lVIo neal O~ss I-O
The biucner reported Nireess yesterday.
IN about La
aay AT sapa IsIani, win
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
wEsTcHEsTER CLUB ELECTION.

Inc following officers were elected last night AZ
me annual meeting Of the Country Club Of West
chester County: +. II. Alien president. Pbuin II
Acce. Kice-pEesident: adee
Y. G. Hoyt. secretarv - 1N1oe 'easuIeI' ana
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
pROPOsALs FOR ORDNANc,E SrPPIIEs-

MAY II 1so6-sesled prop9sals in t-pIicate. viii %
received until p. JUNE H. 1905 furnishing
instruments and drawing utensils materials huraps
cotton waste thread. forage ironongery paints oils
Iumoer tools utensils during year ending
1907 Information furnished application. Col. JOHN
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
AReoNAuTs START FOR HENLEY.

Toronto, June s.-The Argonaut crew left fol
Henley this morning It is said to be the best eight
ever sent out by the Argonauts. The average height
Of the is feet inches. and the average weight
IL pounds.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
FLAee AGAINST LICENSE BUREAU

Jared Flsgg. Of No. IS Fifth aveSue. has asLad
for writ OF certiorari through his attorney. H. ID
Miideberger, against J. \. Bogart Comniss,oner ~
Licenses, 70 compel him 10 issue Mr. FlagR n
license as theatrical agent. Mr. Flagg made an
piiestton before May J. but the application was
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Results an the Fourth Round of the
Masters Tournament.

Ostend Belgium. June S-The fourth round Of
the international chess masters tournament was
played at the Kursaal to-day. the pairing and the
results being as follows
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

A DYERTIsEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS for Ths
Tribune received at their Uptown once No. 1894
BToadway. between 36th and 37th until O'Clock
Advertisements received following branch
regular Office rates until S o'clock ?. sss
ave- e cor sd ST 153 9Th ave. 18th %
adeh St; ~ West 42d St between 7th and sth
263 West 15th ST 1885 Sd between TTta
1923 Sd ave, 61st 17Os 1st ave near Ssth
ST; 15T East 125th 756 fremont ave $50 81 ave-.
near 41st Ct: 554 50 21O Bleecker
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
SpRINGFIELD ARMoRY. MASS, NAY "a

isoe-sealed proposals in duplicate. viii re-
ceved here until P M June IA 1905 for purchase Of
Winchester Repeating Rifles Cal 80. Model 1898 Army
pattern with bayonets oayoast scaobsrts gun sings
spare parts etc Information furnished upon application
70 COLONEL FRANK II. PHIPPS Ord Dept Corndr
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Giuseppi Samaritino of No. 14S Elizabeth street.
found guilty yesterday of numbering Giuseppi
Bresi, and sentenced to twenty years in Sing
Sing.
David Hobbs former customs inspector of the
Canadian Pacific Railway. arrested in this city
on charge Of being short in his accounts
sioner Alexander, and remanded until next Friday
for examination
Chung Bong and Fong Yue, laundrymen,- at No
2131 Second avenue who arrested on Thurs
DAY night charged with shooting a three -year-old
girl. were held yesterday in 5000 bail each for eX-
animation on Sunday.
Tony Calvo and Joseph Mango, of No. 1873 Van
Huren street Van Nest. were fined $40 each yester-
day for killing squirrels in Bronx Park.
Edward F. Nolan. clerk employed in the Mad-
son Square branch OF the Postoffice was arraigned
yesterday before United States Commissioner Ridg-
way on the charge OF robbing the mails He was
held in 5000 bail for trial.
Several volumes containing press clippings and
tributes to the memory of Carl Schurz are being ar
the New York Public Library The task OF com. NJ
piling these volumes Is int-sted to Otto SpengIer
or the Argus Press Clipping Bureau.
Clarence Aithous who said he lived at the Wal
eis aerf was fined s. yesterday for splitting on the
elevated station at 5sth street and Ninth avenue
siegfrfed Reubel. who was arrested last winter
charged with practising dentistry Illegally was
found guilty yesterday of perjury sentenced 10
SIX years imprisonment
Morris Klein. of No ss7 Union street and his
brother. Joseph Klein of No. 81 West Hath street
members of the jewelry firm OF Klein & Co.
at iarcso; no 81 Maiden en- Lane pleaded guilty grand
| day. O' 1s'N''e' 0' "'dNe'
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

| TRANsPACTFIC MAILS
| Destination ". 7
1 Ha wall, Guam and Philippine Islands
L. s. Transport Cva San Francisco. June IL 1250
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
The record to date follows:
ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR COLUMBIA.
Amherst Shuts Out the Visiting Collegians
in Fast Game.

Amherst, Mass. June S.-Perfect fielding and fine
pitching by McRae made II possible for Amherst to
shut out Columbia to-day by a of TO o. Only
two Columbia players reached second base.
Amherst scored the first base balls. a
sacrifice. steal and error, and the second
hit and an error. The score by innings follows:
II E
Amherst ................ 0 o % 0
Columbia ...............O 0 0 0 0 o. O 8
Kruger and Young. Tme-1:25. Umpire-Roorty
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Siesfr1ed Reubel. who arrested last winter
charged with practising dentistry Illegally was
found guilty yesterday of perjury and sentenced 10
SIX years imprisonment.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Clarence Aithous, who said he lived AT the Wal
dorf. was fined 81 yesterday for splitting on the
elevated station at 59th street and Ninth avenue
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Tony Calvo and Joseph Mango, of No 1873 Van
Buren street, Van Nest. fined $40 each yester-
day for killing squirrels in Bronx Park.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
CITY NEWS I'M BRIEF.

Giuseppi Samaritino of No. 143 Elizabeth street.
found guilty yesterday of numbering Giuseppi
Bresi, and sentenced to twenty years in Sing
Sing.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Edward F. Nolan, clerk employed in the Madi-
son Square branch of the Postofice. was arraigned
yesterday before United States Commissioner Ridg-
way on the charge OF robbing the mails. He was
held in s2.0o0 bail for trial.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-09

Brings mail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-04
WILL WED RICHEST GIRL.
Young German Diplomat. Herr Won
Bohlen Halhach. Is Lucky Suitor
for Hand Of Bertha Krupp.

Berlin Herr Gustav Won Bohlen
und liaibach may certainly claim 70
be the luckiest man in the world sincs
he has won the richest prize ia the
matrimonial market 10 be found in the
two hemispheres The announcement
Of his engagement to FFauiein Bertha
krnpp, the elder daughter 81 the can
non king OF Essen. has caused many
OF the bachelor arsstocrats Of Germany.
to turn green with envy,
Gustav Won Bohlen ind Halbach IL
something OF an aristocrat himself. as
is implied by his mouthful Of a name.
but NOBODY ever spotted him as the
man most likely to capture the wealth.
lest heiress 10 the world As stu
dent at Freiburg he was distinguished
more by his daredevil escapades than
by his devotion 70 learning, but years
ago he finished sowing his crop OF
wild oats and settled down. II not ex-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-04
Ahead of the Times.

I'm living in the wrong age" grum-
bled the little old man who was sitting
outside of the post Office whiting a
peach stone.
Flows that?" queried the horseshoe
salesman.
why, be gum, should have been
living in an age when thar want moth
ing but automobiles and airships."
why so? Horses ever give you any
trouble?"
Trouble? Wall, reckon they have.
While went to the circus the old
woman ran away with a boss doctor.
If there hadn't been any bosses thar
wouldn't have been any boss doctors
and I would have had the old woman
yer. No. sir, young man. was born
too early"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-04
He apruggedn the Prisoner.

Dir. Horatio Perkins, the medico-
legal expert, described at medical
banquet the vicissitudes and excite
ments in the life of young ambu-
lance surgeon.
"An ambulance surgeon of my ac-
quaintance," he said, "had curious
experience the other night. He was
summoned to police station to ex-
anime an unconscious prisoner. The
prisoner very muddy and disheveled,
lay on the floor of the cellroom. The
physician bent over and examined him
and then, rising, said in loud, stern
voice:
"'This mans condition is not due
to drink. He has been drugged.'
"A policeman turned pale and said
in a timid. hesitating voice:
I'm afraid yer right sir.
drugged him all the way from Car
ney's saloon. a matter of a hundred
yards or more"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-04
HER Joy WAS SHoRTLIvED
----4ss-@~
Delightful Dream Of Bliss Rudely In
terrupted BY the Morning
Alarm Clock

"Oh, thank you,' exclaims the de-
lighted wife, as her husband hands
her large bunch Of money and tells
her to so right down town and bus
everything she likes
Don't mention H. replies the hus-
band. = want you to have everything
your heart desires in the way OF
dresses and bonnets this summer. l
realize that have not been as gener.
GUS as ! should have been, and !
hope may be able to make UP for II
now Here. take this double handful
Of gold s20-pieces, too. Look out
there! You're dropping them.
But the double handful Of gold
twenties fell to the floor and went
iingling here and there and the hus.
band laughed merrily until
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-ri
II was the alarm clock, and she
heard the voice Of her husband say
ing:
I'll be late to work again today.
Say, lend me half dollar. won't you2
| haven't got earfare and lunch money
this morning"
1t is such distressing occurrences
as this that make women wish they
had married the sduint-eyed, freckled
boy who afterwards left home and
pecan.e plutocrat
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-08-04
WHY He WAS DISAPPOINTED
Five Nickel Cigars Thought by States
man to Be Low Price
for Vote.

Didn't your son Jim run for the leg
islature last fall?" was asked of the
old farmer by the village merchant
after his butter had been weighed and
his eggs counted out.
Yes, and he was elected. too was
the answer.
And how have things gone with
him at the capitol?"
Mighty poor
Hasn't he caught on?'
Somehow he hain't, and he's dis
appointed man. He was home for over
Sunday, and he said he almost wished
he hadn't run for the place"
What did he say seemed to be the
matter?' continued the merchant as he
measured off five yards of calico war
ranted not to fade.
why, the only Teller that come to
Jim and asked him to vote agin the
railroad bill up in the house talked for
three long hours, and then only left
five nickel cigars behind him when he
went away. Jim was lookin' for at
least five dollars in cash, and he was
so disguised about it that he went and
introduced a bill that no one should
fish for suckers in the waters of this
state in the months of July and Au-
gust"