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husband.--New York Herald.
Count Witte is to be congratulated
he leaves Office without the assistance
of the nihilists. philadelphia Inquirer.
The bookmaker contends that his
business is not gambling. Right. AS
rule 1t is robbery.-New York Her
aid.
Chicago has been rebuilt twice since
Its fire In 1871. Cannot San Francisco
build rightly at irst?-New York
American.
The conscientious school teacher
gives daily to pupil and State far
more than is paid for by the taxpay-
ers.-New York Sun.
Maybe the Supreme Court handed
down that divorce opinion just so the
Gorkys wouldn't feel lonesome.
adelphia North American.
The New Yorker who was arrested
for kicking an American flag must
have imagined he was In England
Louisville Evening Posi-.
The fact that a number Of rich men
have committed suicide lately does not
especially change the aspect of power
ty.-Philadelphia Ledger.
A tidal wave was predicted to follow
the San Francisco earthquake 1t did
IA tidal wave Of American dollars
Philadelphia North American.
Now the question will be up for grad
ual settlement whether the autocracy
rules the Douma or the Douma the au-
tocracy.-pittsburg Dispatch.
1t might be just as we'll to wait a
few days longer before hailing Mr.. Gar
field as the conqueror of the Standard
Oil octopus.-Washingt Post.
Sentiment in this country does not
favor Gorky, but it would be far from
favoring scheme of surrendcring him
to Russia.--Philadelph Ledger
The insurance company which fights
its losses at San Francisco may ex-
pect a still harder fight to gain new
business. Inquirer.
The President has appointed num-
Der of Consuls "at large" Apparent
ly, the country has had few unfit to
be at e.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Apparently the only thing left for
Dowie to do Is to have his beard trim
med French fashion and make an en-
tirely new start in life.--Chicago Trib-
| une.
The Coal Trust might at least take
that 10 cents OF the dollar that has
been added to the price Of coal In the
last year.-Philadelph North Ameri-
can.
THE Man With the Hoe" San Fran
cisco's prize painting, was saved from
the flames So was 'sThe man with the
hope" it would seem.-Philadelphi
Press.
The spirit OF 20 lives, and the de-
scendants Of the Argonauts will build
greater San Francisco, to rise phoenix
like from the ashes of the old.-New
York Herald.
The ending of the coal mining trou-
bles pleases everybody but the calam-
lty politicians who had expected to
make use Of strike In their business.
Philadelphia Press.
We refuse to credit the tale that
Wall street il behind scheme to fur
nish New York City with water. Wall
street can use all the water 1t can get
hold of.-Chicago Journal
Senatorial courtesy has caused the
country good deal of trouble, but the
1 country can cheer up. Senatorial dis
rourtesy is gradually getting the upper
hand OF it.--New York Mail
A Baltimore chauffeur who was Of
tered 81 by a passenger who wanted
to catch q train exceeded the speed
limit and was fined SIS. That was
81 for his fare and S23 for him.
Washington Post
The San Jose scale refuses 30 yield
b the efforts Of the Department Of Ag-
dculture. Other insects persist In In
Testing the department There's the
free-seed humbug. for instance.-Phila-
delphia North American.
The Bureau of Labor at Washington
issues q bulletin to explain that the
cost of living Is the highest In sixteen
years. Any housewife could have told
them that after doing her daily shop
ping.-New York World
The cornneld seismologist will be
glad to learn, on the authority Of Prof.
Angelo Heilprin, that the man of
science is hardly in position to be
'more authoritative regarding the San
Francisco earthquake than is the lay