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| to vote for local option. There were three
bands In the procession. At each of the
four voting places halts were made and
songs sung. This was kept up throughout
the day. choir composed Of the members
of the different church choirs sang at the
various voting places.
Late yesterday afternoon when the re-
suit was made known pandemonium reign
ed No such demonstrations have ever been
witnessed here. Four thousand men, worn-
en- and children marched through the streets
singing religious songs. The music of the
bands could not be heard for the voices Of
the thousands.
Maysviile. one OF the oldest towns in the
state and the capital of fertile section.
votes next and shortly Greensboro one Of
She most progressive towns in the state, and
the headquarters of enormous whisky IN
terests. will follow. In both places the cam
paigns are being pitched by the temper
ance people on the Lebanon lines The ap-
peal Is to the home and the church sentl-
ment and the saloons are tagged with the
family execraton.
This is in the spirit Of a genuine crusade.
1t presents great moral question Ill the
right way. 1t lifts 1t above the level OF
buncombe and bribery. and asks for victory
on the highest possible grounds. VIII the
cause proceed unchecked? Will the whole
state In the end yield to the sway of this
new dispensation. having its strength IN the
home and its expression in all the occu-
pants of the home. including the children!
And there are other questions. Let US
suppose the state where so much OF the nne
whisky is produced barring 1t from her
tables and putting 1T under the ban as
free-and-easy beverage What effect Will
this have on the production? VIII Ken
lucky continue to turn out the stun 1or the
outside world. while putting and keeping II
on the black list within her own borders!
Or, utilizing the old couplet, II the colonies
are no longer full of corn. Will the corn
remain as full of kernels? Money by the
tens Of millions Is invested, and among the
producers of whisky many OF the most
substantial men in the state.
All things considered. the situation Is one
of the most interesting ever presented In
our affairs. and except for the railroad agl-
tation and the financial unrest would prop
ably command national attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
The Bay State Democracy.

The old Bay state is always Interesting,
politically. socially. religiously. and in every
other way. Just now the question relates
to democratic candidate for governor. Mr..
Moran Is not an aspirant. He will stick to
his district attorney job w. l.. Douglas
Is mentioned" but remains silent on the
point. Henry NJ. Whitney will run II there
is no objection. But George Fred Williams
may object 1t would be very like him to do
so. He has cultivated a dislike for pluto
Gratis. and Mr.. Whitney is a plutocrat The
year does not seem to be promising for a
democrat Gov. Guild. though unable to make
any Roadway with tariff reform. is yet do
ing very we'll in office, and his people will
probably give him another term. Still there
must be opposition and curiosity exists as
to who will lead 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
The Temperance Crusade in Kentuck

John Barleycorn is still being pursued in
the bluegrass commonwealth. Ii looks like
q fight to a finish. and very much now "a ~
Colonel BarleycOrn would be finished. He
Is no mean antagonist. as all know who
have seen him in action on his native heath
Hence the energy and the goat him alive
ness with which the kentucklans are CON-
ducting their fight against him
The latest town to close saloons Is Leila
non. the county seat OF Marion county. 1t /,
q community OF fine schools and most ex-
cellent people. Proctor Knott, the retired
statesman. makes his home there The
whisky element fought with something like
desperation but lost the battle. CORE
spondent OF the Louisville Evening Post
thus describes the scene on election day:
The day was a perfect one and as early
as clock both sides were at work At 7
o'clock there were hundreds on the streets
while later. as the country people arrived in
town. the crowd grew to thousands They
had come for the most part TO lend what
ever assistance was possible to the temper-
ance cause. People came from the stlrrouna =
ing towns, and from one place CamnheIIs
Vile. the delegation was accompanied nv a
band. Church bells tolled throughout the
day and union prayer meeting was held
at one OF the churches, which continued
through the day.
AT 3 o'clock a procession of women and
children, almost 1000 strong. marched
through the streets. Each person carried a
banner on which was plea to the voters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
A Genuine Occasion.

1 shore respecks de President an tends to
what he say,
Along about November. when he calls
"Thanksgivin' day.!
I hunts de turkey rattle. an I tries right
hahd to win,
An If l can't get turkey, why 1 does de
bes 1 kin.
But when de trees put on DER leaves an
skies begin to smile,
De robin bird. he seem to hab dat turkey
beat a mile.
An rs grateful dat rs livin'-jes' as CRATE
full as kin be
De early springs de shore-enough Thanks
givin time fob me.
Is thankful fob de little flowers a cud-
dim by de fence.
Is thankful fob de wahm wind whah de
cold was so intense;
rs thankful fob de music of de brook dat
hnrries by,
To get down whah de river is refectin'
back de sky.
Dat autumn day so far away was mighty
grim an cold.
We had to try foh all de cheer dat we
could make 1t hold
But now. de world seems whisperin' "hal-
lelujah" in its glee-
I tells you. honey, it's de real Thanksgiv-
In time fob me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
HARTMAN.

From the Detroit News.
It Is distinctly superfluous for Mr.. Harri-
man to announce his preference for taking
chances on the Jail rather than the poor
house.
From the Chicago Journal
Senator Cullom is quoted as saying that
Hartman ought to be put in the penitenti-
airy. That would be an awful lonely place
for an exponent Of high finance.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Mr. Hartman announces he Is going to
-"give more attention to the public" Hands
on pockets!
From the Birmingham News.
Mr.. Hartman is contemplating a rest
and Senator Cullom recommends a quiet
place where the railroad absorber won't be
disturbed by the public.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch
Mr.. Hartman expresses wish to sit by
the President and give him advice. No
man lives who can do that except the Hon.
Jake Riis.
From the Topeka State Journal
Mr.. Hartman says he prefers the peni-
Tertiary to the poorhouse. Well, there
seems little likelihood that Mr.. Hartman
will ever have to go to the poorhouse.
From the Hartford Times.
Anyhow. Mr.. Hartman cannot Justly
complain that he has not received enough
moral advice during the past few weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
The Case of Horace Rayner.

English people are greatly agitated over
the case of Horace Rayner. who was re-
Gently convicted of the murder OF Mil
lionaire Whitley. Petitions to the home
secretary for a communication of his death
senteI.ce are pouring in at a rate which
promises that before the date set for the
execution at least one million names will
have been subscribed to the appeal This
is the only channel through which clemency
can be secured. The case presents un-
usual features. When Rayner had killed
Whitley he turned his pistol upon HIM
SELF and sent a shot through his eye, In
Eicting a wound that would doubtless have
proved fatal but for the great skill of the
surgeons who attended him. They pre-
served his life and fitted false eye in the
vacant socket, all for the purpose OF having
i'm placed on trial for his life The Brit
ish public, besides feeling that possibly
the man is insane. despite the declaration
OF the court and jury TO the contrary, is
said to regard with extreme distaste the
proceeding of restoring the wounded man
to life in order to turn him over to the
tangman.
This case presents In an unusual degree
q PRACTICAL application OF the laws theory
thai every man accused OF a crime Is sup
posedly given the benefit OF a doubt as to
tn. nature and degree OF his guilt. The
traditional assumption that the defendant
IS bell, we'd TO be innocent until proved
guilty imposes upon those who are in
charge OF a mans person after he has
acted In apparent contravention OF the
law the responsibility OF giving him every
possible chance for his life. The law
regards suicide as immoral and in some
places attempts at self-slaying are punish
aoie oS impr sonment. Thus there Ii at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Another Appeal to the South.

Saws the Philadelphia Record:
The south has tried Bryan twice. 1t has
tried an eastern candidate once. There
have been three consequent failures Ihey
were failures of default west and east.
There is no need of going into particulars.
Now let the south lead. Let 1t name Its
own candidate - some stalwart southern
democrat-and call upon the true Jener-
Soni2ns of the north and west to respond
That is the logic of the political situation.
The Record should not have denied itself
the pleasure OF particulars They explain
the situation. Mr. Bryan lost because the
east and the middle states would not sup
port him. Judge Parker lost because
neither east. west. nor the middle states,
but particularly the west. would support
him.
Why would not the east or the middle
states support Mr.. Bryan? Because he
represented the policy Of the free coinage
of silver Sections vitality interested in
the public credit. and so well informed on
the subject of money, were not to be misled
by Mr.. Bryans honeyed superfcialities.
They turned him down with vigor
Why would not the west support Judge
Parker? Because the east had slaughtered
Mr. Bryan In the two previous races. Even
Miss mi. which had been a Bryan strong
hold. turned its back on the democratic
candidate in 1904. Election day was a
Waterloo for the democracy. And so mat
tiers stand today. The east will not have
Mr.. Bryan. and the west has rejected the
man the east put up in Mr.. Bryan's place
because OF the casts treatment of Mr..
BRYAN at the polls.
Now what would the east and the west
be likely to do to a southern man put up
by the south because of the failure of both
Mr. Bryan and Judge Parker?
The south has nobody of presidential size
whose record on the silver question is not
Identical with that of Mr.. Bryan. She has
for many years been the stronghold of free
silver and hence her representative men
have all faced that way. Would the east,
after rejecting Mr.. Bryan twice on that &C
count. accept southern man Of the same
financial school? Hardly.
AS for the west. how would the Bryan
men out there feel toward southern can
dldate who had been nominated over Mr..
Bryans head? For the Bryan men of that
section are convinced that the charm is In
the third time. and that II Mr.. Bryan leads
again next year he will be certain to win.
As they slaughtered Judge Parker at the
polls for accepting the fruits of the anti
Bryan Industry at the st. Louis conven-
ton In 1904. what would they not do to
southern man who represented the success
OF anti-Bryan industry at time when, as
they believed. their favorite was on the
eve Of coming into his own?
The south will not make next years
nomination. Leadership. when once aban-
doned. is not easily resumed: and the
south's leadership disappeared many years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
BURTON;

From the Detroit Journal.
The work of sending United States SEN
ator Burton of Missouri to jail for six
months seems to have gone for naught.
He's out and announces his intention of
editing newspaper and writing a book.
From the Syracuse Herald
To hear ex-senator Joseph Ralph Bur
ton talk one would think 1t was the Pres
ident and not the courts that tried. con-
victed and sentenced him.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
only my body" reports x-Hon. Ralph
Burton of Kansas, has been in Jail"
We judge that his spirit has been search
ing the dictionary for long and sinister
words to apply to Theodore Roosevelt.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
At least, Senator Burton Of Kansas may
revel in the reflection of having served
his country well as a salutary warning
and example.
From tho Rochester Post Express.
Former Senator Burton Is making q
noise like man afflicted with exagger-
ated ego.
From the Kansas City Star.
It Is plain to be seen that ex-senator
Burton OF Kansas actually regards him.
self az a deeply injured man. This would
be amusing IL 1t were not In q way pa
thetfc. and II might be looked upon as
pathetic II 1t were not 90 amusing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Cheap Candidates.

A dispatch from Mason City, H., runs
thus.
John A McGreery Secretary Of the Illi-
nos Farmers and Grain Dealers Assoc1a-
tons. and an independent candidate for
MAY or OF Mason City. has pledged himself
10 accept only 80 cents year as salary
The aldermen on the ticket have gone
MtCreery better and have agreed to accept
only - cents
These men are pitching their campaign in
the wrong key. Even in the political vine-
Yard the laborer is worthy of his hire The
mayor who asks only for salary OF 30
cents year is likely to prove himself a
ht'y-cent mayor. The whole trend of sem
timent in this country today is to select for
public office men who appreciate their emol-
uments and to bring those emoluments up
10 the point OF properly compensating the
officials for their services. Mason City may
be OF course ffty-cent town and its
mayor may have so little to do that he
spends only nifty cents worth of time In
the performance of his duty II So the
question naturally arises. what Is Mason
city doing with d charter and what use
has II FOR a mayor?
A0stention from salary is no guarantee
o. a graftless government 1t Is indeed
rather a dangerous factor in the case The
zeal or the twenty-five cent alderman for
pure government may easily flag when the
charter seekers come honeying around him
and talk suggestively OF profitable invest
nenIs and rare tips and opportunities to
get rich quickly. The ffty-cent mayor may
los" some Of his enthusiasm for reform
when the same thing happens to him while
q Questionable aldermanic enactment lies
Oh his desk waiting for signature or veto.
Having put low appraisement upon their
own worth in the beginning. who will put
a higher one on them later when the pinch
comes save in terms OF corruption,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
EVASIONS.

Leave the pillow in the furrow
At the end Of the first long row;
Hitch the mule in q shadow cool
Where the balmy breezes blow;
Stretch out on the new green grass
And stare up at the sky,
And dream and dream Of q calling stream
While the lazy clouds loaf by.
Oh, there's work to do, and duty. too,
And the winter Is not yet over,
But it's warm today, and the world Is gay.
And new life stirs In the clover.
The field larks sing a song o. spring
And the old crow SCOTS at working.
He says, says he. You toll for me!'
But fool him now by Sinking.
St Louis Globe Democrat,
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WHEN?

We possess the seedless orange and the horseless
carriage, too;
We also have the wireless telegraph;
HOrnless bossies the stock farms and the spread
ing ranges moo:
There are certain smokeless chimneys, although
not enough by half
We may yet have thornless roses-Burbank bltheiy
works away;
Smokeless powder La among the things that ares
Bloodless foot balls making progress; swearless
golf may come some day,
But when. oh. weary brothers, shall We have the
strapless carr
Chicago Record Herald.
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Agreed.

Determination and faith will stop even
a toothache," said the mental science ex-
pert.
Pm sure they WILL" answered the ma
tertalist, "if man has determine ton
enough to hunt up a dentist In whom he
has faith"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
PROFESSIONAL.

The porkchops and the pancakes cease.
The wafies and the roasts are Ger;
The winter menus cooked In grease
Are shadows that distress no morei
For change, the lettuce and "tomat,"
The kaie and spinach, let NJ try;
And, sure a. Casey's at the bat,
That old redeemer. rhubarb piel
Baltimore Sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

| Mexico is alarmed BY the immigration Of
| Japanese. 1t can proceed to demonstrate
| whether a much centralized form OF gov
! eminent is an advantage in handling prob
\ lens of this kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The startling and unexpected appear
ances OF the states rights question have
caused II 10 be regarded as a sort OF
economic Jack -in-the- box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Lucky Again.

Was your husband lucky at the race
track?"
Yes" answered young Mrs. Torkins;
several men got into physical encounter
and Charley wasn't one of them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

Senator Foraker has a little the better
of Secretary Taft in being able to remain
close to the local situation instead of max
ing long pacifying trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The demand for higher wages in Panama
Is another evidence that people down there
are drawing into closer sympathy with the
customs Of this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
PRACTICE.

The batter is a-wielding
His chosen willow stick;
The fielder is a-1elding.
And grabbing hot ones quick;
The pitcher Is a-pitching
His special brand of curve;
And the umpire Is enriching
His rank growing crop OF nerve.
Indianapolis News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

Every small politician who has been re-
fused a pass will regard the present EN-
barrassment of the railways as direct retri-
button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Convincing.

did your speeches last summer convince
anybody"
Certainly answered the statesman
"They convinced the lecture manager that
II was worth while booking me for a return
engagement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The jamestown promoters are confident
Of their ability to make those Chicago, St.
Louis and Buffalo entertainments look like
county fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

A few balmy days in the latter part of
March offers no permanent disbursement
to the quinine trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
SHOOTING STARS.
Allurements.

'There Is as much water in railway
stocks as ever" remarked the flnancier.
Yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax, but
it's a little harder to convince the small In
vestors that the waters fine and they
ought to come in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The crop of presidential booms will con-
tinue to increase. 1t will take nothing
short OF convention to thin 1t out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

Tomorrow the small boys who have
been assured that they may be Presidents
some day will assemble to look the White
House grounds over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
At the Races.

His self-esteem Is still on hand,
Despite his failings and his sins;
It's hard luck when he loses. and
The best of judgment when he wins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

The Panama canal has had no difficulty
whatever in catching Mr.. Cannon's attep
tive and approving ear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

In a short time the annual campaign to
exterminate the mosquito Will undergo the
customary postponement till next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

If any one doubts the genuineness of
prosperity let him observe the Easter dis
play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

JOHN PA man 1 have known for
some time recently offered me a large
considered dishonorable, and l repulsed
the offer with scorn. Was | not right?
Automatically so. Who's your friend
Jack? Don't be SO stingy with his name
and address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

MRS. S.-Uncle Jasper. please give ME a
good recipe for nut cake. Airs. Scream
ers well-known volume. Hints to the
Helpless" contains one OF the best we know
OF. Be careful not to make the hired girl
crack the nuts. She will be almost certain
to break a tooth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

HISTOR1CAL.-Has there ever been a
man who absolutely refused to accept the
gift OF an office as great as that of tho
presidency or the United States? A
Caesar is the only person we can think OF
VINO even put up creditable bluff But
OF course, Caesar hadn't served two terms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

TESSIE.-Cncle Jasper. would you adj
wise me to keep a st. Bernard dog? A
II depends on whose dog it Is We tried
20 keep one some years ago and the
owner became quite cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

B. M. K.-What is the difference between
magnet" and "magnate"? A magnet
Will Dick up iron and other metals A
magnate Will pick up anything that isn't
nailed down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

H. T. H-What Is President Roose.
velts favorite work A.-The Encyclo-
pedia Britannica. He has to give SO
much advice these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

tIn this column will he answered all questions OF
. proper nature submitted TO The Star Inqnirers
snoud write on one side only and address their LETT
te,s Uncle Jasper Star Office. In case Of dim.
cur connndrums answers may he delayed for q
week or two. Consequently II may be advisable for
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-08
BIG JEFFR|ES SAYS
WEIGHT WOULD
Be A JOKE
Match With Jack O'Brien Not
Looked Upon Seriously
BY Californian.

Los Angeles, April Elm answer
to Jack O'Brien's announcement that
he would like to meet the Alfalfa
farmer in a limited round bout. the
big fellow says the following cutting
things:
From the late Burns-O' Brien fight
it looks to ME very much as if Jack
O'Brien is putting too many irons in
the fire. A patent dry-washer business
in Nevada, a new hotel in San Fran
cisco, May date with Burns. book
in the press. and now he's after me
for limited round engagement.
How would 1 regard a fight with
O'Brien? 1t is not question of how
would regard it; it's question as to
how the public would regard such a
match. tell you the simple, cold
truth after that fight with Munroe
was ashamed, positively ashamed.
made up my mind soon after that fight
that unless they could get man who
was something like a match for me
would quit the ring. am afraid that
the public would regard match with
O'Brien as joke. and am sure that
Jack has no intention of meeting me
in the ring.
IF they can get this man Squires
to show that he has championship
caliber will fight him. will figh,
any man who will draw a crowd, with
the single exception of Jack Jackson.
The negro is barred and will stay
barred"