The independent., 1907-03-07

the pension bureau at Washington.
Who is governor of Hawaii?
George r. Carter.
Will YOU kindly state the length Of q
train mile?
Train mile is a term used by the
railroads to indicate the distances COW
cred by their trains, the unit being one
mile for one train Thus If one train
has run fifty miles, another 12O, and
third twenty-five, it could be called an
aggregate run of 1876 train miles. A
train mile, in fine, is one mile run by
train of any character.
Will you kindly send me any infor-
nation you may have III regard TO the
expression skiddoo, as to it's origin and
connection with 49, etc.
We have seen some scores of an
swers to this question, all different.
Make up the best explanation your
imagination is capable of and it will
be as good as any, in case your imagi-
nation is as good as any. Personally
we believe skiddoo to be short for skid
dadle, but you may be able to think Of
better origin for it.
abolished has murder increased?
In general it seems not.
How should the name Of President
Roosevelt be pronounced?
Mr.. Roosevelt gives to the vowel
sound of the first syllable the long "o"
making it sound exactly like Rose; !;
the second syllable is glided over as
rapidly as possible and also the third,
with hardly enough vocalization to diff
ferentiate between the short "u'' and
the short "e' sound, of which 1t is a
blend
What or whose is the picture we see
SO often in print called Baby Stewart
Baby Stuart is one Of group OF
children Of Charles I, painted by Van
Dyke. The original painting is at the
Louvre in Poris.
Is the Kansas prison made binding
twine sold any cheaper than the twine
sold by the trust?
The warden Of the Kansas state
prison states that the price of prison
made twine is cent and quarter
lower than the price asked by the In
ternational Harvest Co.
Will you kindly reprint Senator
Vests famous eulogy on the dog?
Gentlemen of the Jury-The best
friend a man has in this world may
turn against him and become his
enemy His son or daughter that he
has reared with loving care may prove
ungrateful Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, those whom we trust
with our happiness and our good name
may become traitors to their faith.
The money that man has he may
lose. It flies away from him, perhaps
when he needs it most. A mans repu-
tation may be sacrificed in a moment
of ill-consdered action. The people
who are prone to fall on their knees to
do us honor when success is with us
may be the first to throw the stone of
malice when failure settles it's clouds
upon our heads. The one absolute,
unselfish friend that man can have in
this selfish world, the one that never
deserts him, the one that never proves
ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog
Gentlemen Of the jury, a mans dog
stands by him in prosperity and in
poverty, in health and in sickness. He
will sleep on the cold ground, where
drives fiercely, If only he can be at his
masters side. He viii kiss the hand
that has no food to offer. he will lick
the wounds and sores that come In en-
counter with the roughness Of the
world. He guards the sleep of his
pauper master as If he were a prince.
When all other friends desert he re-
mains. When riches take wings and
reputation falls TO pieces he is as con-
stant in his love as the sun In its jour
ney through the heavens. III fortune
drives the master forth an outcast In
the world. friendless and homeless. the
faithful dog asks no higher privilege
than that OF accompanying him to
guard against danger. to fight against
his enemies. and when the last scene
OF all comes. and death takes the mas
| ter In It's embrace and his body IN laid
| mxnx, In tha enid ewrpsfnB no maftnp III