The Washington herald., 1906-10-28


become infected There IS hope for him
yet; that Is, II people refrain from telling
him how much they admire his work. or
from quoting the sayings Of his pets ii.
his presence. II that starts. back he
will 60 20 his "Wren's Nest" home, and
We shall see him in public never more.
ABE Hummel the greater part Of whose
life so far has been spent keeping other
people out of JAIL is now having The
time OF his life keeping himself out.
Mr.. Rockefeller cheerfuuy states that ne
has great hopes Of the Ohio tangle be-
ing 'sm0othed out in time. In the mean
time keep your lamps trimmed and burn
ing.
OF course. George Bernard Shaw finds
fault with the Ten Commandments. Why.
one OF them contains only four words,
and very short ones at that.
The Cuban arms have been cast into the
sea. Thus has been pissed up a great Cd.
portunity 10 turn them into plowshares
Secretary Cortelyou is rather silent
man. which would indicate that the
Treasury Department is about TO pass TO
a golden standard
Kansas boasts a grandmother only thir-
ty-siX years % age. II women were al
lowed 10 hold office, this would entitle
her 10 nothing short Of "a Cabinet port
folio.
You will note one sbrewd omission from
the pure-fOod law. Those Congressman
rHrrH f-N.
OF the campaign cigar.
\ Cleveland (OhioJ Y. N. c. =. debat-
ing society has decided that millionaire
cannot be honest Mr.. Rockefeller can
now reflect that a prophet is not with
out honor save ia his own country, any
how.
Joseph Mednl Patterson's Socialist pa
per remarks. High and low alike must
pay their toll" WHAT OF il; in this respect
they have no undue advantage over jack
and the game.
Cornell students have invented a college
yell in honor of Mr. Hughes Something
strenuous had to be done 70 head of that
Hearst racket
Vice President Fairbanks was greeted
a EOpeka the other night with "bonfres,
fireworks. and torchliEhts. Topeka was
determined 20 warm things up for once in
Mr. Fairbanks he.
Nj = Pjerpont Morgan outbid King Ed
ward for possession OF a rare old book the
other day. This looks suspiciously like
lese majestic.
The straw hat and the straw ballot both
met an early frost this season.
Those inclined 10 rate Ananias as an
amateur must remember that Ananias
made the mistake Of being born before
New York governors We're invented. In his
day and time Ananias stood right at the
head of his profession.
The gateway to the University of Mich
igan's new athletic field cost 81, 900. This,
however, viii net dull the enthusiasm OF
the fan who acquired his education while
perched upon the soft side of an undress-
ed plank.
Evidently General Apathy looks upon
New York as the enemy's country, though
he isn't campaigning there.
AS the Hardeman Free Press would say,
Gen PicquaTt must be convinced it is a
Ions lane that has no silver lining.
An Ohio man has been arrested for
sleeping on the courthouse steps. Since
that Standard Oil verdict, nobody is al
lowed to sleep around an Ohio court
house, not even the Judge
The Duke Of Marlborough's credentials
/ for membership in the Count Boni de
/ Castellane class seem TO be o. K.
! Sir Thomas Upton told those Milwaukee
people that ne contemplated the c5nstruc-
/ ton of a lake yacht, because the city haL
made such a fine impression upon hin.
/ Milwaukee understands, too, that &,
wasn't tea that made it famous.
]
Cambridge University has abolished tn
! senior wrangler. That's right; there is
/ too much wrangiing going on anyhow.
! The London Chronicle declares that the
/ DTeadnOught is Il pretty poor battle ship.
and that all its alleged wonderful achieve
ments at the trial trip were nothing bu,
fakes" This will give Capt Hobson an
! opportunity to come out Of his lair and
breathe easy FOR a while.
Secretary Shaw" says Senator Scott
sis attracting more attention than any
man m the stuTnO" Now Is that :,