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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
At DUNNEllON.
to the Ocala Banner.

Special TO the Ocala Banner.
a masquerade ball was given by
the local camp of the Woodmen OF
the World at the city hall on Tuesday
night for the benefit of the poor. The
leader in the movement which result.
ed so successfully was Mr.. Harry
Stalberg.
/ This was the first masquerade ball
in DunnellOn's short but eventfui his.
Il tory. Ii is needless 10 say that il was
very largely attended not only by
DunnellOn people. but by our neigh
bOrs throughout this section 90 -
rus and Marion counties.
Quite nice sum was realized and
il is estimated that something over
seVenty-five dollars was cleared.
The feature of the occasion was the
excellent music. for which thanks are
due TO two of Ocalas accomplished
musicians. Mr.. Halle and Mr.. Tuck
er. and also TO Miss Webb. who play
ed the accompaniment on the piano
While every member of the camp
deserves credit for the part ne per
formed in the good work. Mr.. Sral.
berg individually deserves special
credit for having devoted the better
part of his time for the past ;wu
weeks in planning for this successful
occasion.
There were three prizes awarded.
First prize was given To Mr.. Stalbcre
for the ''raSgedest" man in the hail
The next prize was given for the
neatest" girl in the house. This was
won Gy Misses Dora Walters and
Helen White. They were dressed eN-
actly alike and represented the Red
Cross Society The last prize was civ
en- to Miss Annye Fienberg. This
prize was holly contested for and its
decision required more time on the
part of the Judges than all the other
prizes combined Miss Ficnberg was
dressed to represent a Gypsy fortune
teller and wore complete and typi-
cal costume. Naturally, being a bru-
nette, she filled her part perfectly.
Her nearest competitor and the one
that caused the long DELAY of the
Judges decision was Miss Hattie
Fienberg. whose costume was that of
IA Chinese laundryman. She washed
and irOned in the hall and so com
plete was her costume and manner
that her identity was not known I'M
It'll the time arrived for the masks 10
be removed. Every one present
thought she was a boy. There was a
number of other excellent characters
represented.
: fine lunch was served after the
unmasking.
The first prize was five dollars in
gold and the other TWO were two and
a half dollars each.
DUnnellon is coming 10 the front
as social center. ANNIE EFF.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY.

On Wednesday morning about four
o'clock as near as can be ascerta!ned
nine prisoners confined in the county
Jail for various offenses broke the
prison bars and made good their es-
cape
The following are the names CT The
prisoners and the offenses for which
they We're committed:
Adger Watkins, assault with intent
20 commit murder, supposed 10 be The
leader of the delivery party.
Tom Clough. obtaining money IN
der false pretenses.
BERTHE Bagley and Will Cross. break
ing and entering railroad car for
the purpose OF robbery.
Jim James. rape.
Jim Alexander. accessory 70 2 MIR
der.
Dave M.ulams. horse stealing.
Frank Brown. grand larceny. Brown
is supposed TO have stolen three
thousand dollars from Mr.. Henderson
& tuvrentine operator az CiJra.
The prisoners We're all occupying
cells on the lower floor and il IS sup
posed tina, some one handed them il
q crowbar from the outside. but they
left nothing behind them 10 indicate
how the breaking was accomplished
They broke great steel bars which
were thought would withstand the
hammering of a sledge hammer
II is supposed that while the break
ing was being done the prisoners
were singing and prentended &c b
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
LIGHT SAYS RAILROAD TAXES
TOO LIGHT.

Special cor. Ocala Banner:
The present law in regard To tax
should be amended so that this class
should be amended so that his class
OF property could not escape paying
its proper proportion of taxes
II the law was changed so that all
bonds, stocks. mortgages, etc, that
are taxable. not assessed on assessors
books, TO be recognized by law as of
no value and uncollectable by law
This would compel the owners of such
property 10 report same TO assessor
and would add more than $1,000, O00
to assessed valuation and greatly re-
duce the millage on all properties in
the state.
My dog. If stolen of killed. ] could
not collect any damages for my loss
because | fail to assess the dog, and
/ believe the man who has invested in
/ bonds STOCKS. etc. who cheats the state
and railroad commission should have
the right to hire q competent civil en-
Sineer 10 inspect the rOadbeds of our
railroads ana be given the power to
J
wrongs of the engineers reports.
Our railroad commission should be
given the power to compel railroads
to pay fines within thirty days when
fined by commission, or give them the
right 10 attach moneys in hands of
railroad agents and TO hold such mon.
eys till our higher courts decree &c
the contrary.
The railroad property in the state
amounts TO more than S105.0 900
They pay a tax on S25 .000000 and pay
no other taxes. They want a paying
revenue on sos. 000,0G0. They want
10 pay taxes on $4,000. 900. The rail
roads should pay a license tax the
same as any other business concern
in the state Other states collect
this kind OF { tax and believe they
should Je shown no fayOrs OF this
kind
The present mode OF assessing rail
read property is wrong. unfair anC
unjust. The Atlantic Coast Line
whose property is worth $4,000 pei
mile. pays the same amount of take.
per mile as the SeabOard Air Line
whose property is worth $4,000 pc
mile, and the little G. & G.. road pay.
but little less per mile than the Jack
IsOnviile Terminal, whose property j!
bonded for nearly 2 hundred thous
and dollars per mile. ! believe theJ
should be taxed in proportion to thei,
gross earnings and value. either rea
or watered.
; Give the railroad a square deal
! show them no favors. make them nay
heir full proportion Of their taxes
4, ana pay fines when fined
i The express company doing bust
ness in this state should be made :,
: pay its just proportion Of taxes. l
. pays in all $500 state license, g. oct
D county taxes. no taxes on their per
sonal property and no franchise tax
, On or before 1896 they paid mucl
more taxes than now Their bushes.
has increased very much more. The,
have advanced rates on vegetable
from southern cities. from 80 10 lOt
per cent. more than in 1896.
A business that reports an expens.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
SOUTH LAKE WEIR ITEMS.
Decial cor. Ocala Banner:

Special cor. Ocala Banner:
Ex-senator Herbert A Gates and
daughter. Miss Maud. OF Rhode Is
land. are visiting Mr.. Gates. brother.
Charles Gates. They also made a
trip 10 81. Petersburg
Mr.. c. z. Breckenridge started this
week for Connecticut. where re will
spend the summer.
Quite a gathering cook place on
Lemon Island last Saturday, the in
iteresting event being a fsh-fry.
\ shooting affair took place Sunday
at the McGehee mill. near Summer
field. Result. one negro dead and one
missing.
! Miss Inez Gates came down from
Ocala Friday for shirt visit
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22

carrying on a revival service or
something similar to one. When the
bars were broken it is supposed that
they remained quiet until everybody
about the hall was profound in slum-
Der. then they quietly stole away.
The officers of the law are in pur-
suit of them and il is believed that
their recovery will be only a question
of time.
All these men are negroes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22

of $4,000 per year for auditing Its
accounts in the state of Florida
should pay more than $500 yearly
Give them a square deal show them
no favors.
Give us all a square deal and show
no favors 10 the poorest nor the lars
est corporation in the state.
l.. = LIGHT.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
SuH Rocks.

Pine strain eli finest selected
towels Eggs guaranteed 70 he fresh
and in the best possible condition fur
Matching - eggs guaranteed toctao
Matching u eggs Bun Rocks. 81 ~.
H. eggs Buff OTpington. 5000.
Address.
Mrs ". L. MARTIN
3-22-f Citra Fla
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
Fine Carload Of Horses and Mules

Fine Carload o. Norses and Mules
Mr.. ID. W. Tompkins has just re-
received an exceptionally fine carload
Tenn. They Were selected with great
care and are warranted sound and
perfect in every respect. They are
particularly excellent lot. Call az
Mr.. Tompkins' stables and inspeC,
them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
TOMATO PlANTs-lur.ouo

TOMATO PlANTS-luu." uU Liyinl
stOn's. Beauty. Stone. Paragon and
Dwarf Stone. ready Feb. 10. To March
l, $3.50 per thousand; ten thousand
lots Sl.40; cash with order Guaran.
teed free from blight or root knot T. x.
Davis, Barlow. Fla. 2-I0-6t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-03-22
BULLS FOR SALE.

Grade and pure bred snort horns
home raised and ready for service.
=. II GAITSklLL.
Slit Mcintosh Fla.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-02

Cine Oepeide aus 8aris mel
bet: Seite puroe Ser pole Cert oes
geridtes peroffentli6t, oen oie @om-
miiiion, pel6e Die @rploiion auf Dem
Sdla6tififfe uSSena" ieiner3eit un-
terIu6te, Der 8egierung unterbrei-
tete. Die birefte uriode mar sic
3erieeung oes an goro befinoIiden
ranf)loien BuIpers So, oos in Ell
mem Waga5in %auf6eipabrt puroe,
mo Die Semperotur infolge Der 0abe
oes 0Dnamoraumes gu bod NOR. Die
4ommiiiion f6brt oann no6 6eitItel-
lung oieier uria6en fort: ,@ber Die
pabre llria6e Der &ataltropbe tpor
Der Wtongel an 9arinonie iofpobl ais
Die IN ben neridieoenen 3peiaen oes
9tenltes b~eltebenoe rneini9feit mo
8egner'6oft. Die 2eituna Der 800
rlne-artiaerie madte feinen 0eriudl,
Die Serantmortung fir oos llngliid
feit5uiteaen, lonoern perIlt6te nur,
Die Fulberfabrifauteil 81 enti6uloi-
gen ltno oas i8uloer gu perbergen. 10
ooB es ni6t 9epriift mer6en fontte..
Ole neridteoenen 3iuei9e oeS Diem
ties lino infolge @iferiiihteleien me
einig. Cine b0bere Ilttorit6t giebt
IS ni6t. Sober 9ienIt5peig ar6eitet
fir iid, 10 oaB elm anorhiltii6er gu
ltono Die 5olge it,"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-02
Die meme uno bic alte 3eit.

Won fpri9t 10 serne tpeit uno brett
VoH alter utto BON neIer 4ett,
@r5dbIt iiG, tpie es r6amaIs@ D
Sn Segos, 10 Dor finf8is Sabr.
8ie aIte 3eit, oa mir rod jung,
Wnr 1don = rn1r IN @rirnerung :
grlebte MOI tie beut' nod NAL,
W@aR ieuf8te iiber SLOT uno Dual.
ga 9ab's nod tein eleftrii6' 2i6t,
Mntomobile 9ab's nod ni6t;
uno mar Der CONNER nod 10 beth,
Ss labte uns fetn Stid6eu GIG.
Nu9 eab's nod feline @iienba6n,
User reiien tpoate, 19loB ii6 an
Die .3unft Der OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
@rao fpie @%ele9enbeit itd beut !
MoIahes, Sped unb &orrbroo mar
9es Sarmers Speis' i'm gorl5en SSobr,
uno 9ab's du6 in ben 5tdofen me6r,
gbpefi'lnng feblte bo9 gar iebr.
Son benz, mas 6eut' nns amiifiert
Waro oamals nt6ts uits borgefu6rt,
90 bra6t Der Gage LANCE Nei6'
uus tets ods alte @tnerlei.
USE or.bers lebt es fib bod beut,
Wo Mles, mas Die @elt r1ur beut,
Nut 9ampfesfliigeln tpiro gebra6t
Hno lodeno nns entgegen la9t.
gs leb' Drum bod Die neue 3eit,
Shr let Elm boues @la5 getpetbt,
@efiqt bonn Merbeten bier,
Tom idDnen, frii6en Gone Star Bier.
So, audi fin oieien e6len Grant,
Sino mir berpfli6tet ibr gu SAINT,
Wars oieie @abe uur ALIEN,
8ir tonnten f9on 8ufriebeu iein.
Gin oonnernb So1 Drum brineen mir
Ser neuen 3eit, benz frii6en 8ier.
uno 1T Der Spnlmer nod 10 beiB =
9as Gone Star Bier lit falt ME @is.
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srabis gounts Gand.

$500 G(der am Colorado SlrB,
90 Weilen bon auitin, 80 @der in
SelO; etpa 700 older f0nnen gepfliigt
peroen, Heit lit feines @eioeIomo.
8mei Ider GROCER Sbitgorten, gutter
Drummer, 5pei gilternen, Saus nit
feds 8immern. SlieBen6e Queae ouf
Dem 2anoe. 9ies lit Die bette fIeine
8ieb-3qn6 I'M Staate 5u $500 per
&der. Won tpert6e fid an
Neiueomb & So.
ModoD.@ eb1u0e, 0aparro-S troBe
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Was ist CaStOria.

YVASTORA list Elm unschadiches SUBSTITUTE fir Cator-OaL Pnegoic, Tropfe
- ud Soothing Syrups. Els list angenehm. Els enthaIt weder OPIUM
Mophin noch andere narkotsche Bestandthe1e. Sen Alter bdrgt fiji
semen Werh. Els vertreibt Wurmer md beseiigt Fieberzustande. Els he'll
Darrhoe ud Wndkoik. Els erhdchtert die Beschwerden ds Zahnens. he'll
Vertopumg ud Bahungen. Els befrdert die Verdauung. regulirt Magen I'M
Darmu nd verhht einen gesunden, naturichen SchEaf Der Kinder Panacae-
Der MItter Freund.
In Gebrauch lt hat die Unterschrft Won Chas. b. Fletcher getragen ud is
Won Anbegnn a unter seiner pers0nichen AuBicht herg@e1t worden. Lass
Ench In dleser Bezehung vn Niemandem tauschen. Falchungen, Mach
ahmungen und "Ebensogut" sind nr Experiments und elm gefaIiches Sme
init der Gesundheit Won Saugingen und Kindem-Erfahrung gegen Experiment
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&er[pren rnb nefnnben.

8erloren 5mii6en $50 geitern
Worgen uno beute Mittog Elm biaio-
Ter @nfaa nit Magenbeidmer6en uno
Gopfpe5 our6 6as Sinoen elmer
G6a6tel Or. Sings 9euen 2ebens.
Biaerl. @orontiert geeen 9iaiolitGt,
Wolaria 1nb @elbiutt. so Gents
BEL @oolpb 9reiB un6 81. @obn & So.
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sitet Gud DDr saIbem aesen aatarr6,

Sitet Gud Dur saIben segen &atarrb,
bic QuediiIber entbalten, oa QnediiIber
iiGer ben Sinn bes @erudS 5erit0ren uno
6as gan5e Sbftem b0Iig 5erriitten tpiro,
mem es bur9 bic i6Ieimieen SberfId@
den ~einoringt. Sol9e Mrtife[ lonen ME
anber mIf 8erorbniIn8 gut berufener
NerSte ge6ruldt fperDen, oa Der S6nben,
ben je anrihten, 5ebn Ial 10 groB 1T,
als bas Cute, bns SIR babon e~r8ielen
fonntet. 8nII's antarrbs&ur fabrisiert
bon s. S. Gbeneb & 60, SoLeop, O., ents
bdlt fem GuedftIber uno fpirb innerli6
9enonlmen nnb ipirft brett auf Die Idleiz
ulisen GberfLdden oes Sbitens. 8enn
Shr 2aa,s aatarr5.anr tautt leiO ite6er,
nerlid genonmer uno IN SoIeoo. Ghtp,
bon s.. 8. Gbeneb & So. gema6t.
Vertnlft BON alien Gpotbefern. Yreis
70 Gents Die Slafde.
5au's Samilien<P iaen iiub Die beiten.
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Brief xttte.
Oerreu ,atstsi

Ssrbert Beebler = Soc 8oifen - 8 8
Gbrifian - 8 Gutenberg DITTO glier =
5 8 6uIb 8 8 9eder = 8 s 6enrn =
8 . SDder = 8enrp 8 Serbian = Nuguft
&empf II = 6 5pHmonn = s o Sapia
$50 &Od = Charles Shulb - $ Stns
denberg : penrp o Benborff.
21mens2ihff
Sou u Bed Mrs 8 VI Susf = Qnno
&nufnann ~ 8 4empfe = Mamie Qoos
= Cha Weper = 0irs @epra 8abf =
Mrs Jimmie Rauih = glniro GDBberaer
- M2rs . 9Dlbert - Mrs 2ela Robert
SIabeI Eemeleh = Mrs q 9homos 49,
6niIp 0olf- Soiephine mno Marie Bie.
ting Nrs 9aura @nfierbure = gleno
Bumad.
~a1nsIauDfidbe
aler 6urit Mrs u SEMEN = Marsa.
rete Roenia - albert Gaier.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-09-02

9enrb s. Slips, Srongport bon
Mobeln, 8ianos, @eIbidr6rfen. &ei-
nigen bon Seppi6en. 304 O1tIeite
Ilamo Bla3a. 8eioe GeIepbone.
Brompte 8eoienung. @ebt uns Cure
anftrdge. 3ufrieoenbeit eorantiert.
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9eilenbe 8eri6rnna.

1T Die Beriibrung NIT 8udlen's @r-
nieo-Salbe. Die gliidli6e 3uiammen-
iebllng bon @rnicoblumen uno beilen-
Dem 8aliam. SeiIt Die Glteiten @un-
ben ODER @eidpiire. Ibiolute Sur
be- 8rono-. 8riib- uno S6nittmun-
Den ooer Sdmorrboioen. @arontiert
pcn aoolpb 9reiB uno 81. @obn &
60. % Gents.
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0rofe Bargains in Den ntaeiteti
Siiten fir @ieb5ii6ter uno Sarmer
bel Gbas. &aserita6t, 2t0 Solooo
StraBe, no Die bette Slltreinigungs-
orbeit geton miro. Spre6t porl
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
T1L o. ThE bocVy cApTAlNATrE BUR00NA2TER TE2TFYNG

source. Te separate the verdant visitor
from his coin the old tricks serve, bat
when the green grass is short the de-
vice must be clever IN proportion TO
the slertness OF the prey. And how
ever clever the selected victim, the
American bunko man, II given half a
chance, may be trusted to collect trib-
ute. Clever as he is, though, the Amer
ican dealer in bunk" can teach moth
ing 20 at least one man in Germany.
wilhelm Voight is the Germans name.
He is an elderly cobbler OF unsavory
reputation and repulsive appearance.
He is the man who gave the world it's
last big laugh. And the laugh was not
at Noight's expense, either.
Even the Kaiser Laughed
More unpronising material for an in
ternationai laugh ~ would be hard 10
imagine The echoes OF that laugh are
still ringing. Nobody laughed louder
than did the Kaiser himself. although
the merriment was largely at the ex-
pense Of one OF his most tenderly fos-
tered traditions out OF the laughter,
real international language. a word
that means the same thing in Peking,
Oakland and Bangkok as II does in
Berlin. Madrid. Berkeley. Paris and
Sacramento Tell the police OF Jerusa-
lem that you have been "koepenicked'
and they will bring in the bunko men
OF the holy city that you may identify
your despoiier. For a German word
IL is easy 20 spell. not difficult Of pro-
q
memory while reading the story of it's
birth.
This cobbler further added to the
gaiety OF nations by giving TO the world
something novel in the way OF a comic
opera plot. so novel indeed, is the plot
that. had il been the product OF a
dramatist's brain instead of an actual
occurrence in matter of fact Germany.
the critics would have made indulgent
reference to IL as ridiculous and alto
gether impossible. but permissible be-
cause so delightfully."- original and so
irresistibly funny.
voight, the cobbler. is 81 years old.
He is described by the newspapers OF
the fatherisnd as "a gray. haggard.
sorry specimen Of humanity. with
marks OF his criminal career indelibly
printed on his hard. bad face" voight
came by his appearance honestly, or.
rather, dishonesty. he served seven
years penal servitude for forging a
postal money order. and last February
completed a ffteen-year sentences for
robbing the safe OF the law courts
at Wongrowitz. in Posen. All his life.
as q matter Of fact, voight has been
a social outlaw. and OF all Germany's
habitual criminals was one OF the best
known in police circles.
After his release from the peni-
tentiary last February he settled in
Wismar, under police surveillance, and
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

placed them on guard at the rathhaus
entrance. Going inside, the cobbler
ratified around until he found Herr
Langerhaus, the Burgomaster of
Koepenick. whom he at once placed
''why?" demanded the dumfounded
officlal
'Kaiser's orders!' snapped voight.
Let me at least see the orders .
begged the bewildered Mayor.
BY way OF reply voight waved his
hand in the direction of the soldiers.
The Mayor subsided.
The sight of soldiers guarding with
fixed bayonets the doors of the Town
Hail aroused the interest OF the popu-
lace and the excited mob that soon
gathered attracted the attention OF the
police. The superintendent of Police
reached the scene and ordered the SOL
diers to stand aside and permit him to
enter. The soldiers refused and threat
ened to shoot IL the Superintendent at
tempted to pass in.
The hubbub attracted yoight's atten-
tion. When he heard that the Chief of
Police was outside he ordered that Of
fetal before him and told him that he
required assistance. Respectfully salut-
ing the magic uniform. the Police Chief
, placed his department at the ex-con-
vict's disposal
Il WANT dii rvui pOllCenlen mere to
keep that crowd In order" commanded
Voight.
The chief retired and hastened to
carry out this dashing captains orders.
The Mayor was conveyed to the rail-
way station by the soldiers, who were
ordered to turn their prisoner over to
the military authorities at Berlin.
voight then turned his attention to the
real object Of his visit to Koepenik
He took possession OF the office of the
town treasury and ordered Herr Won
wildberg. the treasurer. to produce his
books The bogus captain intimated
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
3y c. Lindsey Campbell

Vh@-o~ F5sslosnt s'es ,r,.S E.S''vslf :a ,. :.
w change the spelling OF the
words or the English language
that Andrew Carnegie's manuscript
might so direct from the ironmaster's
fountain-pea TO the printer. without
undergoing any process OF massage at
the hands OF a copyreader. all the world
laughed. u was a friendly laugh, as a
general thing. and the simplihed spell
ing proclamation was regarded as one
more evidence OF Mr. Roosevelts whole
souied interest IN his feiiowman. when
n Congress that had been compelled
against its viii 70 pass q pure food bill
suddenly developed an aesthetic regard
FOR the spelling OF the late Mr.. Webster.
and put the oficisI kibosh on Roose-
velts crusade for simplicity. ali the
world laughed again.
The world laughed when 1t learned
how Madame Hurbert had lured for
tunes from the most conservative nnan-
ciers OF France by describing TO them
the mythical contents OF q huge safe.
Our own Cassie Chadwick's frenzied
finance sent a ripple OF merriment
around the globe, and the risiblcs OF
civilization were visibly shaken when
Croker OF Tammsny fame compelled an
apology from the British newspaper
that said he was not white as the
driven snow.
The world is always ready for a good
laugh, but the occasions upon which all
peoples can unite in simultaneous
laughter arc rare. The latest inter
national laugh. probably the best laugh
that ever shook this old world from
pole to pole. started few months ago
IN solemn old Germany.
Al first glance Germany is not
mirth-inspiring corner OF the earth
There Is the Kaiser, il is true. and that
institution ef endless humorous posi-
bilities. lese ma3este. The recent pub
licatioD OF diary OF long ago tends TO
show the Kaiser not such a joke as
some may have thought, and the funny
side of iese majestic is a matter purely
of point OF view. II was not the Kaiser,
however. that made the world laugh
this time, although the Kaiser's coat
does enter into the plot.
The bunko man OF the great Ameri-
can city has maintained. in spite OF or
because OF police interference. q repu-
tatfon for unbounded fertility OF re-