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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-10

Ct is stated, upon what appears to
y good authority, that Bourke Cock.
- md the eldest daughter Of Gov
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-10

ernor General Ide, of the Philippines
will soon enter the matrimonial yoke
When the marriage is cousummated
1t will be the fourth wedding directly
resulting from Secretary Taft's jun
ket to the Philippines. If Mr.. Taft
fails to catch the republican nomina
ton for the presidency he might do
well as a matrimonial agent.
1t Is said that the Gar Of Russia
intends to abdicate, but there doesn't
appear to be many applicants for his
strenuous Job.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

At st. Aloysius Church, Leonard
town. Monday evening. February
20, 1905. Mr. Charles Il Stearns 10
Miss Martha T. BowIes,
Lewis L. Welt acted as the groom 3
attendant and Miss May Mattingly
as bridesmaid. The wedding march
was played by Mrs. Thomas Boyd,
The bride wore q very attractive
suit OF blue with hat to match, and
the groom wore D suit 81 dark gray.
Rev. r. ]. O'Connell, S. J.. perform.
ed the ceremony.
The church was allied with rela-
tives and friends. After the cere4
mony the happy couple went TO the
home Of The brides parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James n. Bowles. where q
sumptuous supper was served, fol-
lowed by a dance. which was very
much enjoyed by their many friends.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

It's sound sense that We tell you.
Your work costs less dollars and
Ia best every time you nse the 4. a
NJ. Paint.
You do more painting with one gal
lon OF r. u N than with two gallons
o. other paints and the T. a "a Zinc
hardans the H. q M White Lead aud
makes The +. a M. Paint wear like
iron.
4 gallons 4. a NJ. mixed with 3
gallons LInseed OH win paIntamod-
crate sized house.
Il. a NJ costs only 81. 20 per gal.
Ion.
A. T. Terrell. Riverhead, N VI,
Writes, ''l6 years ago painted with
I. y n. Only nov requires repainl.
ing
Sold by G. L. Palmer, Palmer, Nd.
j g. Craddock. Jarboesyille, Nd.
Johnson q Co, Solomons. Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01
Mr.. alattlngIy Dies suddenIy.

Mr.. Joseph @. Matsiuely, aged
about 81 years, died from hearttrou.
Bile Saturday while getting ready 10
step from the porch Of the home 81
bis brother ip-law. Mr.. w. r.. Byrd.
Fountain Valley Stock Farm, ii
Reislerssown. 70 . carriage 70 drive
10 tho city.
Mr.. Mattiugly was born Ia 81.
Mary's county, but about 10 years
ago be went 70 British Columbia.
and had returned 10 Reisterslown
only few days ogo 50 visit his sis.
ter, Mrs. W. 7. Byrd. SSndas
Snn.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

IA <t@*<*<@ >+t@ - y - e~~ ~*"**<<f@k
n Is well known fact that or.
J chards infested with the San lose
scale must be treated with "a ef7ec.
tive wash at least once year 10 Or
der to preserve the trees The ex-
| periments conducted BY this De-
partment as cited 10 bulletin 107 Of
tho Maryland Experiment Station
(whiea may be had Tor the askiug)
prlves that ct present the lime, sui
f1r and salt wash is the cheapest
and mostetlecsive dormant treatment
for the San Jose scale An infested
trees should be sprayed thoroughly
with this wash before the buds open
in TIE Spring. The large majority
Of orchardists Of the State have been
made acquainted with the San Jose
scale through the local inspectors
visiting their places. The constant
menace OF the pest 10 any vicinity
by It's distribution to surrounding
orchards is evident on the part Of
all who have infested orchards.
The Law requires that al infessa-
tIons be either treated or destroyed.
The method Of making the lime.
sulfur and salt wash follows
Good quality 81 freshly
burnt stone lime, 20 pounds
Flowers OF suIfur, 10 pounds
Common salt, 3 pounds
Water, 80 gallons
DIRECTIONS ron MAKING
|. Put 20 gallons Of water ID 40 iron
pot and bring it 10 a boil. and then
add the stone lime and sulsur. The
sulfur should DO made into paste
with hot water before placing II 10
the boiler 10 order 70 facilitate lis
mixing. After the lime and sultnr
have been boiled for some time add
shesalt. Boilthe mixture thorough
" stirring occasionally from thirty
minutes 70 one houror until the sui.
fur Is thoroughly dissolved and pro.
ducesn clear amber colored solution.
Then dilute by adding sufficient hot
water or cold water 10 make 80 gal.
Ions. Pass the mixture through q
strainer With ~ least 20 mesbes 10
the inch. into the spray barrel and
apply to the trees warm.
10 treating badly Infested apple
trees. better results tuay BE- secured
by increasing the snlfur aud lime
each Eve pounds more shan is given
ID the above formulum.
Any further information or assls.
lance 10 this Important matter will
be gladly given.
TH0xAs B. SYNoxs,
State Eniomoiogist.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01
ST. MARY's COUNTY REAL Is.
TATE FOR SALE.

No. i. Farm. beautiGuily situated on the
Potomac Xiv between bFltfonH Bay ana
piuey Point. 900 acres NO acres ntabse land
dIvlaed info aeids " 20 acres each. Land
fertile. Dwelling. bHrus. tenaat houses aud
0ut.baiidinFn ii Evua repair. tine timber 8
variable private Dy stef preekes Elut ushlnE /;
lno ApGA farm. IL milo ~ ElUambpat wharf
Convenient 10 pusicflca aug alOfes. PRICE.
gJiO00
MOB Valuable farm near the mouth ox
BfEtun's bay acres, Eeil fertile sud II
high state Of chltivafipns dwelling, barns.
tables, earrings house, corn hNase ana ice
house il yOvd epair Fins water view 05es
tiers. fish and all water de eacIoa mile Ut
sfeam boat wharf Friees1AO0V,
Nuss Farm "a mlIeN Of Aifstpne landing
30 ncres< luU acres Araule 30 ~ tinaber.
Large Owe lifR 1leliAnl houses AbAfus and
III nes essnry oHt-hutidinks ia H0pd rapnff
Apple peach sfehufds arApss aiitl STRAW
Derries for family use. Bahso and chaFeh6a
convenient md uemr llne IA propose Railroad.
soil EoOd and suitable Tor c1fus WHEAT aud to-
haccB Price, $3.50
Parties wishing to liat their real estate Tor
aals uali do 50 p5 communicating Nlthfne M
n : JO E MORGAN. Real Eslaie Agent
Feb. 10. 70 ~ laVhafdfpMns n a.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

Tuesday. Feb. III. 1905, Court met
Judges Key and CoppaRe present.
Third accountof s Gladys Dillow,
guardian Joseph A. Dillow. filed
and approved.
First and tinal account Of Mrs.
Attaway 4. Garner excutrix Of r.
II Garner. seceased fled and ap-
proved and distribution ordered.
Court adjourned 70 March 10. 1905.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01
Pea Hill Steam
Saw a Grist Mill,
ST. Jerome's Creek. Nd.
cHAS. REGARDS, Proprietor,

This IL the age Of inventions. and have
nyailed lnSselfs the gaEne, and have purchae.
% an euglne. ~ 81 mill, corn and cob erukher
Vt the most approved make. am prepared
10 do the best possible work III the aharlesl
possible tue use French nurka aud the
meal II anc. sweet and comparatively free
from huek The steel rollers Of the celebrated
4nAmnolh hnuf mills Of Minneapolis eannpt
give Amer nnus than MY mill oau give neAl
wriah ai corn AID take ane.aeFe0Eh Toll.
cpru heller run bY steam Tor the usa II gus
tnms ~ frte 81 charge Tuesdays and Fri1aFe
are NV grlnd ny daYa aud saw every day.
HatlstactluD alWe3n given. Give rne q cal land
ve, III rus tszer Ions. Jlfue 0<yA
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

Wanted; District Managers ID
post signs, advertise and distribute
samples. Salary sl8. 90 weekly, So 90
per day for expenses State age and
present employment. IDEAL
SHEAR co 80 Randolph Street,
Chicago. apr.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

The person. who borrowed from
Moore's Hotel. Leonardtown. the
umbrella with initials Il D. b. on
handle, will please return same al
once.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

G-Take The Designer at so cents d
year; one OF the best fashion books on
che marketisT The Designer which has been
reduced TO SO cents, 1t gives the correct
styles and fashions Subscribe To It
through II Al. Joxks 4 Son who keep III
stock Patterns, Fashion sheets, etc. such
are described In The Designer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

"a We are prepared 10 supplyour
customers with Cottons, Percales,
Ginghams, Embroideries, Sewing
Machines. Etc. Don't put on your
sewing until warm weather.
T. A. JOINS a SoN.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01


The County Commissioners offs Mary !
county will meet at their Office N Leon
aFdt0wn. on MONDAY and TUESDAY.
March 10 aud 20, 1906, Tor the purpore
ii making TRANS FEElS and AIIATEs
MENTS.
All applications for attachments must
DC made under oath Or Affirmation re.
QuIring parties applying ~ give Ii to the
Commissioners 81 property they may
posstse 81 every kind that Il assessnble
and not ID them aeseased.
Persons who do not avail themselves
81 this notice cannot have any ab0te-
ments on their tax bills when presented
By the County Treasurer
BY order o. tho Bpard,
JOHN 7. CECIL,
President
WAITER B. DORSEY,
Feb, il. f0oo-td.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
Geograp.,ieN fo sy,arne

Ask any hundred English men, wo- men or children what k the name Of the capital of Russia, aHa every one of them will reply "St. Petersburg" It may be Il small matter, but in point of fact the proper name is 'Petersburg." The English are the only folk who in sist upon the Saint" The city was founded by Peter the Great and is named after him. is quite true that Peter Was one of the most oXtraordi- nary men that ever fllel a throne, but no one would have been more astound cd than himself at being dubbed q saint. IIe neither lived nor died in the odor of sanctity, and il is hard to find out how it hocaH4n tAe English fashion to miscall the splendid town he found ed.-I.Ondon Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
..vel.0

.,--
 I turned to Sheppard. "Let her away"' I cried furiously. "We'll have that bloody scoundrel or die for it''
 The boat dipped her nose and once more forged over the yawl's counter. Keep q watch on him.' I cried
 Montgomery took his pistol from un- der his waistcoat. l gripped mine. think we were all taken with the frenzy of bloodsl"d.
 "Board her." cried Montgomery.
 Hay her along"' I shouted "Lav her along."
 Sheppard +wirled his tiller. and the iGgger struck the starboard quarter of the yawl with crash. Instantly Montgomery ieaped. pistol in hand, upon the enemy.
 At that instant q shrill scream of terror from the Greeks stayed my foot in the act to follow. 1 Dehcld Hood with his raised arm holding knife. his noStrils distcnded. but his eyes were not on ne or toward the boat. They were directed across the empty. yelling sea and that gray mist of ra.n. These facts passed ill q moment. had an instantaneous impression of that devil with his ilnplaeable and imper- turbable face leering ss it were upon me, and then l heard his shout, and his arm went up toward the sky. Mont go1ncry had stumbled into the yawl, and his hand had knocked down the man at the helm. The yaWl tossed and Tapped ill the heaying water. Hood leaped toward the helm. l saw him gesticulate at Montgomery. and it was only then that l looked in the direction in which his eyes were set
 Simultaneously there rose upon the gray dawn. compounded horribly with
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

we were conscious Of a slience. suo- denly Sercombes voice broke on us, startling me.
 Give me little brandy, Create rex"
 handed him the flask, and he set his lips to it. Put your hand down here" he said, pointing to his breast l did So That's .Ac place. l know when I've got my dose. l was always good at tat" He Was silent for d mo. ment. I'm gllJ saw the man die he said presently. Il was right, after all. swore I'd zee him out. But I'm sorry about the boy"
 had nothing to say, and he sank ih- to silence .t-,iin.
 "Thrrp's that steamer coming back GrcatorcX he said after d time.
 1 locked and S4W that he was right
 "They'll i5:ck you up" he continued Then: ''See here, this things been bad ly managed It's heen d stomachfu for all Of 1!s. but there's no need to make it worse tban it is. But I'll tell you what. 'rhs gunshot is not going to be easy for you. not by long slice. 1t looks ug.y. GreatoreN, and that's a fact A yawl run dow1-thcre's no harm ill tlsat-but when it comes to letting blood, why. there's sure to be que stiu..s.'
 lie li4nss of the liner gleamed q hundred yards away. and d voice hail- ed us.
 "Thats gospel truth" said Sereombe thoa@Iltful'y. "-tili the treasures at the bottom of the sea. along with one was silent, anl. once more he resumed speaking with dl.htulty: live got my grue See here, this is my affair. I'll not play Jonah in the circumstances
 He ceased and, raising himself upon an arm. looked toward the liner. Then with d swift movement of his body he pulled himself upon the gunwale and rolled off into the water.
 I uttered cry and rushed to the edge of the heaving boat. There was no sign of body. alive or dead, in that tumultuous waste of waters. Sheppard sat trembling, with his hand on the tller. He whimpered. The boats head fell off and fell on, and we rocked on the disordered face of the sea.
 l went over and took the tiller from his hand, and I put her nose toward the liner
 THE END.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.

S. Louis, Mo-, Sept. ?, 1985-All Interested: Beginning Tuesja9 0c tober 3, 1905, and continuing until fur ther .otice. tourist sleeping ear will he placed in service on trains numbers and ? between St. Louis ana Pine Bluff twice a month as follows: Santhbonnd. Leave St. Louis CD rain Nc. l at 9:55 D. m. on ffst and third Tuesdays af each montb-Aeme, seekers excursion dates.
 Northbound. Leave Pine Bluff on train No at ;25 p. m. first and third Thursdays of each month.
 Berth rate between St. Louis and Madden $1, Campbell Sl, Paragould sl, Jonesboro Sl, Brinkley $1.25, Glaren, Ion $l.25, Stuttgart $150, Pine Blug $l 5o.
 In requesting berth reseryati ns pas. sengers should specify whether tour. ist or "stanGard' is desired.
 E. W. LaBEAUME,
 G. P. and T. A.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
NEW TIME CARD
ON HOT WESTE RN.

Effective Sunday morning new time card went into effect on the Pine Bluff aAd Western railroad and trans will her after arrive and depart ear Her at Pine Bluff.
 Mixed train No. ] on the Pine Bluff and @estern which has heretofore .eat Pine Bluff at 1;30 p. nT9 %iI leaEe hare at 12:l0 D m., arriy ns al Egan at @:15 instead of 3:22 p m.; mixed train No ? of the P B. and # T}l leave Benton for Pine Bluff at
 u d. m. instead of 9:10 a. m, alfiF- ,ae at Pine Bluff at 1925 a. n} in sitea3= =of l.30 F. III. as formerly.
 On ahe L. R., II. s. and w., No, D. he frst-class passenger, which has left Renton for Hot Springs at#a.]' D. h., will hereafter leave fifteen minutes later, and passenger tram No l, which formerly left Benton fol Hot Springs at S:30 a. m., will leave 95 minutes later; No. i, which form erly left at 7:45 q. nl., will leave al ;335 a. m., and No. 6, which formerly left at 6 D. m., will hereafter le2Fe Ut 5:45 ?. m.. 15 minutes earlier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. |.

The tax books for the collection of the special assessment upon the real property in paving district No. IT, for the purpose of paving parts of Barra- que. State and Main streets, and Sec ond. Fifth and Sixth avenues in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas has been placed i'll my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessments 10 me within thirty days from this date. If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection or such assessment and for legal penal ties and costs.
 Given under my hand this 2Gth day of December, 1905.
 J. P. ALEXANDER,
 City Treasurer and Collector Office: Corner Fourth avenue and Pine street. tJah. -o'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
THE END.
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars re- ward for any case Of catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, ana believe him perfectly honorable ir all business transactions and inan. cially able to carry out any obliga. tions made by his firm.
 WALDING. KINNAN z MARVIN,
 Wholesale druggists, Toledo, 0 Halls Catarrh cure is taken in formally, acting directly upon ths blood and mucous surfaces of the sys- tenn. Testimonials sent free. Rfcf 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all drug gists.
 Take Halls family pills for consti tation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
COTTON BELT TIME CARD.
 Trains North.

No. 2.-Leave Pine Bluff l:2-5 D. III arrive St. Louis G:335 a. m; arrive Memphis 7:30 D. m.
 No 4.--Leave Pine Bluff 12::55 a. m., arrive Memphis a. m. arrive St. Louis 6;o1 p. IT,; arrive Cairo 1:25 D. m.
 Little Rock Train. No 32.-Leave Pine Bluff 3:50 D. h., arrive e,Rock G:20 D. m. No. 31.-LeaVc Little Rock SOS a. D., arrive Pine Bluff lo:35 q. n.
 Trains South. No. I..-Loave Memphis $40 am. leave St Louis at 9;55 D. m.; arrive Pine Emf 2:45 ?. m.; arrive TeyarGar5a S:3355 p. m
 No. 2.-LeaYe St Louis 9;24 D. h.: leave Memphis S:2o p. m. arrive Pine Emf 1:55 a, m; arrive TeXar. fana 20 a. IL.
 ?. 5. A. R. Trains. ttase Pine Basff 2:30 J nj. Arrive Pine Bluff f6:lo a. IT..
 Sunday. Loa4e Pine RIar r. m Arrive Pine Bluff 9 a. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
w. E. WILLIS, Attorney at Law.

Office over Cotton Belt Bank. Will practice in all courts, both state and federal. Careful att ntion given to conner. al practice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

Can't be perfect health without pure blood Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. Tones and inyig- crates the whole system.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

When he says her culinary art Is tinged with a sad mistake, The "sauce" she gives him is lois
 more tart.
 Than his mother used to make.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

Tisn't safe 10 be day without l''- heMas' Eclectric Oil in the h0H5f' Never can tell what moment an aeci- dent is going to happen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

George " Byington is expected to return from St. Louis today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

those dreadful noises of the storm, a great shrill sound. and upon our port bows loomed tie black hulk of an ocean liner making for the sea-
 That was the impression ef one mo meHt. sIhe he&t she was upon Us a mo9%trous menace of death. Her cut water struck the yaWl ani,shiPs.
 
 Even b this hour I have never been able to discover the sequences ol that tragic monlcIt. saw the EaWi p@Tt and t.i95zal,-o in q mist of water. aiiz. tI8eA mH HeXt recollection was of bump inG alidi ginning ill the boat against the iroa sAe. of the liner. Windows full of lights passed betore me, and voices called. aiid thei ve wee sWuite out again like q teetotuE upon tht wilderness Of bl4s#::ug water.
 The liner Sllec1e. Of into the dark ness, and there Wls no. ling visible Sheppard kept tie titler hard. and We rolled and tossed together. fhe wind as thol.;A its =dse2t,4. iii mission We're f''ltill@.l . -Il9;.a'.rI >ltg4enlV aWaV. anfi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06
THE REAL TEST
II Herpic;Gc ls Tn Giving II ho'
 ough Trial.

ough Trial.
 nere is only one test @!- H''lca se Of the efficiency Of ., t a'' that ia by is aoi.lE ' c,j .s intend5d to d.. -&,
 t.es, lock nice a,2 ss2c.
 ne :nt is--do ,!1es' ee2.:.sa:@ -.,. : ..I SOD :,Ih@s hai@ 2. tec., 10 IT., Tt .iar...es 'H .ti7sa T eses to the root - ...- ,l :!3= lie ear-1 that &' ,r.ila fr2il whence the hair :se,@ = letters from prominent 2eo,zs c<ez. wIera ara il% I~oTinG cs''t -< e"''-~ Her,icide stands the stest 71 s1ss. It is a delightful dressing. c.fsr q9 and free from oi! or grease. Sold by leading druggists: Send ,5e, stamps for sample to The Eefpieide e.9' Detroit. Mich.
 For sale by Bedell Pharmacy, q Main street, special agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

Gy lhIS time we were 41in 10 her occupants as plain as they were to u~. and =coald make eRl IIa9d himself Stueling by fhe bie mast with one arm about 1t. A Greek stood neal him. and one Was at tAe helm. He stool without moving. watching Is with those stea- thy eyes knew so well. The roar of the rain and wind upon the water was doafaning. We descended into the trough of tlle waves and when we rose Hood stood at his post. his hand stretch. el forth to tie Creek The next min Gte he held gun 10 his sioullcr
 Look out" sang ont ta the h9@s.
 He two boats Were HOW quite eiaso tlSS5i@ on the sano piece of wate!'. Even through that hurly hurIy tLe sharp report reached my ears, and u the same time SercgAhc stage. -p. i a4. went back against the sail Ii W5fs aH Instantaneous. EGe Gr-. k ..ifte! hi. tiller. and tie yavl siieare4 asT N5e- eonoey puliae! Sere9mlc up and prop PoI him ia the h~Ws.
 It's al r.eht my lad hn satd ''i'sat hiacl 6eHil s1t mo l u;o5Hi ta do Tor him. Well. iEs luG
 We gave him some brandy. and he spoke no more, breathing with diff nu!tx.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-06

ea the c5arse we were lIafdin@. how. ereF We oatS4lled she yaWl by two ta oae. Thp @Ha t1az uS almost astern, and o1e4,3aG.a4 Hef. 4s,ee ti@u9ss oil tls2 .l e9s4f clearar distinct against tA~ eTrT ii-ht, Us we fade iut9 the t0ush.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-09-20
stature. The responsibility begins to

islature. The responsibility begius to
weigh upon him. The grafters, mooch.
ers and ticket peddlers begin to close
in upon him and before he is aware of
it he is whisked away from his family
and set down in an atmosphere of delir-
iOus talk and nickel cigars. That man
never Is the same again, either. While
before he was a cheerful runt Of a man
whom nobody attacked, for obvious
reasons now he tinds his horoscope cast
for him by unfriendly hands. He was
once a druggist and sold whiskey. He
deserted his party ia '96 and voted for
free lunch; his wife chased him once as
far as Omaha and brought him back.
His personal tax statement is a daring
bit OF perjury. He stands aghast at
the blaze of publicity in which he
stands, He blinks and Indignantly de
nies the absurd charges brOughtagainst
his personal character, But the old
hands laugh at his warm conduct. 1t
is all in the game, After a while he
settles down to the thought that this is
true and begins to pick flaws in his OPP
ponent. The campaign goes on with a
hurrah. He is envelOped in excite
ment and everything seems rosy until
election day. Somehow on election
day the atmosphere changes. The
candidate sees solemn looking men
going into the booths. He doesn't know
what they are doing and he feels from
their glances that they are doing some.
thing TO him. 1t is all uncertainty,
gloom and suspicion. He hears that
he is doing knitted in sucn precinct;
that he is running behind his ticket in
another. His helplessness is madden
ing. But there is nothing to do but
wait, just wait, wait. By and by the
returns will come in. He is elected!
" Congratulations, old man; knew
they couldn't beat you; me and some
OF the boys did some clever work for you
in the ninth; you had the second solid
from the start. 1T was great work
Now, I'll tell you what to do for
The rest is whispered injunctions about
the workers who ought to be reward
ed.
"Defeated 1t has its bitterness and
cOmpensatiOnS. You can hate some
people all the rest of your life if you
want to and hiss them when they want
to get an office. The down-and out
nOliIician usually becomes a crouch.
The best way is to forget it all except
the fact that if you had been elected
you would. have wished hundred times
that you had not been."