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Borrowed Jingles
THE Bra FINE.

THE BIO FINE
"Ho. hoir the pop,,lace exclaimed, In sim.
pie childish slec, "a si1{f
well take somo thirty million bucks ava,
u from old John D. - b a ;,
We've bosrowed from ON his book Of rules ont
Which WHO = 70 see a thing you want and quiet
Hs can't continue walking on the nsjost,
OF law; 5t M i lIi,' IN
We cooked his gooao whom we turned loose
our great Judge tenesaw T. H
But old John D. said |: Nv nit and sce The
III law has damned me7 Let 1t! z 81 l7'll
4 They've fined me, heyi "A whole weeks
pay7 Well, Just you watch EN- got
So lawyers large and lawyers small. OF all
degrees and stations, +
Who every day stay in the pay OF John D. "
corporations. s1 iT71' y
Raised divers howls and sundry rrowls
about that fine, and swore It N
was really such lot too much that John
=. could not AFFORD IL. & n HI z 81
They hammered II. they battered It, de-
i. nounced. decried. and cursed it,
Until Judge observed, "Oh, fudge! I'm
weary" and reversed It. 81
4 Ana old John D. he said, said he, when
55t told the judge had set It ~ m @
\ Aside: we'll, welll My! nyi Do tell
8 didn't think they'd get Ter, Il
James j. Montague. In New York Amcri-
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Ant. ms Weather Prophets.
:. .. .., !, :, L q :. 1r nhakr q ford

Ants as weather prophets anord new
Testimony to the cleverness OF these
small animals. When yo, go ont on
a sprin- nornir" and find the ants
bnsily engaged in clearing out their
nests and dragging the sand and bits
OF earth to the surface. you; may be
sure that no matter how cloudy 1t is
there will be- no rain that day. and
the probabilities are for several days
of good wea ther.
II, however, you see the ants about
the middle OF a spring or summer af-
.ternoon hurryinEt back to the nest. and
sentinel trottlng out in every direc-
;tion looking up stragglers and urging
them to go home as soon as they can
get there. you may figure on rain
that afternoon or night.
When the last of the wanderers as
found the picket hurries in and the
nestis securely scaled from the inside
to Keep out the water. 1t is seldom
that ants are taken by surprise by the
approach of a shower-Chicago Tri-'
Il, No T. Il 80
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Editor OF The Times- Dispatch:
Slit helps the Christian world To
churches for their prayers TO Almighty
God that He would send q rain upni,
the earth to refresh It when II was
dry: The rains have como to tho
state. 49,
Let us not forget now to use the
prayer of Thanksgiving that our pray
,ers have been heard. nor forget to be
which has time to think on thcso
things, and TO commend the people
Tor doing what it is their "bounden
duty" to do SEEEx
Z Elkton, Va. -
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80 x --'lI- --1'-T'1l = --'-----l i3 l,iiI
Record Load of Shells.

ias5 The barge Ei.ai w. Gonklln,s2 81 N e.,
largest consi gnment Of oyster shells
ever taken from this harbor when she
sailed Sunday. There were 10000 bush.
els OF shells In the cargo, repr esentlng,
$4,000 gallons Of oysters. The us .,la. 7
barge shipment OF shells from this
port Is between I o,ooo3and 1 1000 bush
els although the larg prsy y cargo
be used In covering oyster beds In New
Haven, 5t Hin $55s .s is13 NJ 5,g ii al IS 8
They arc put on the beds In prepara-
ton for the spawning sea son, which
is close at, hand. Oyster spawn, unlike
other fish spa Wn. u "a, !, creamy sub
the water. and after floating about in
the form OF scum sin ks to the bottom
and adleres II to what eVer hard sub
stance ii comes in contact with, thus
the shelling Of tn 9 beds facil itates
;propa ga tion,s ana q large number ct
shells are used every year Z. In that
manner. The piles Of shells from
which shipments were bel ng made con-
.tained over Ia 900. bushels before Il
was broken into--P roytdence Tribune.
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I5I,,744,416 Double Eurr:Icu.

as ;Erougl, double eagles were coinel III
sasea paw ~
with them from, curb to curb from
tn to Il Sixteenths Street. In all
there were 5,744,416 va a uble cal es,
having an actual value !. , Of sll4 ,ssS,-
the iaSe' Year \ OF 1t ,laoaS4o6o the PhIladei.
Fphias Mint has turned more gold me-
tnl into money than In amy proceed
al fStiauble al q Oh, eag es. Ia If "a 'es
and auarter$ eagles, There we're 81
Eo7,63b silver pieces coined yet they
Represented only one tWellty-f TIL part
fo o " HtSe y Year agsregated is7.lss,777
;piecss. wort h 10 "a y. 4 SIS 4; IN yogk
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Not Unxr.aciou.,.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatoi1:
Sir.-The writer published a card
~ ~ your issue OF to-day under the title.
Count Ferdinand Zeppelin In his
remarks attention was directed to a
couple OF errors made by tho talented,
brilliant European correspondent. Ia
Marquise de Fontenoy. A friend re-
marked to me this morning that It
was an ungallant and Iiscourteous net
plished lady: he thought displayed
lsck OF that chiva!eous discernme 4 :
SO highly appreciated IN Virginia. 5
explained to my friend that did
tho sex OF ,the writer committing the
errors. but I was only artuated 81 a
spirit or cArcfulness that ever prompts
the criticism annoyed me some what t,
ana Induced me to write this card. y
July "a. 1903 =. =. ~
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Its ranks begin to iii as never before
with the sturdlest and tho best youn6
blood In the country TN \ u s9f -,

ssnNs ssfls9 Al q s nf ssss sstss
0l1 ',Nn n r. We Y, country 4,
lass stsy s f ts ' band.
wagon when lists fairly. under way
PVT s,,t they. caro- not one iota for tll{
st 81 the asSns paTty and wou
sa aiSfsss end fSsy avn to v ntsan an
N NE. Bryan. to his is credit b II Il notice
las kept Himself e en- if Tree free froa
the =. baneful Influence OF Tammany Hail
s same t SEnset gh,S c ous ngs aas
& 8 sSs SY S,a
es d Rdsrafi'1iy SDesss toor ysls
Rn g1s ;Ps sss1;g ,g party
power must always labor under lii
FPS ;nna at present p,,s no we'll disciplined
bolts and other iriternecinee troubies
There Is no doubt about Mr.. Bryan.s
being ell the fayorIte q lthe majority Of
tlon,nt Denver IS an assured fact. Let
us therefore put our personal feelirgs
away for the time being; let US silence.
every ons 81 ns 1t H. each and
the wheel. and with long pull, 4
strong pull and pull all toEcther5we
can sweep tho country in November
Us we. never swept 1t before.
/, Let the Old Dominion and her sister
Southern Statcs-the grand old guard
Of the Democratic party-give Mr..
Bryan such nlajorities as they never
gave BEFORE. and they can count on us
of the Middle West to add states to
the Democratic column which never
until now have wtlvered In their al
/ remain. sir. Faithfully yours.
JAMES BRANDT I,ATIMER.
209 Adams ST.. Chicago. July IL. 1908.
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railway. Arte,.rile. 81 the Nation.

hCdIuOS Oc eSOO Cle6Ily EcollESQ laak
the welfare of the country Is bound UP
With the success of its always. No
matter what may be, the magnitude
of any regton's natural resources. they
are comparatively Svalueless until some
system OF rapid transportation brings
them within reach OF the world s mars
kets. The United States has forged:
ahead amazingly during the last half
century solely because railway deyel,5
more rapid than In any q her country
on earth. The prosperity OF this coun-!
try Is so great, SO real, SO enduring,
that people are rather apt to overlook
the fact that It has been created and
way system Anything that threatens
the financial stability OF the railways.
threat tens the well-being of the Whole,
country. Congress should ma ke this
fact the basis OF all IS railway leEis,-
5lation. and lab orS should'always6 bearSit
In mind, for the financial emhnrrass-5
ment Of the railway companies car
only result in the impoverlshnent OF
the working people.-New FORK Her
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THE MERRY KNoCKERs.

MIR. BRYAN's favoritc cussword i,
lV "furyw which may win him the
- mollycoddle vote, but It will hurt him
a lot along the Observation-Disclosures News
.' $50
Private advices from Georgia reveal the
fact that this Is the coolest summer the
State has had in several years. Perhaps II
only seems cooler; that old stun only made
you warmer. anyhow.-New York Mail.
Mr.. Roosevelt refused point-blank to talk
into photograph recently. No wonder
he Is so popular with the masses!-Wash-
ington Herald.
Every time Mr. Gutrey thinks of those
stained glass windows at Farview he prob
ally has rush Of color to the face.-Wash-
ibgton Post.
A Massachusetts man has made tomatoes
and potatoes grow on the same vine. The
man who likes catsup on his Saratoga chips
would have a snap.-Atlanta Georgian.
According to a recent rumor, "about every
third man you meet In Argentina Is a mil
lionare." Argentina must be the Pitts
burg Of South America.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
It Is quite doubtful If Candidate Kern
can carry Indiana for the Democratic ticket.
So far as known. Mr.. Kern has never writ
ten even one historical novel.-Kansas City
Star X.
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opportunity for appealing to popula
prejudice which the occasion present
In suggesting that a weaker defendan
would not escape punishment.
The Presidents comment Is baset
on his general opinion OF the Stand
ard OIL Company, and not on the lega
aspects OF the case It is q charac
tcrtstlc exhibition OF Mr.. Roosevelt'
Temperament but not an example o
what would be the Chief Executive!
attitude towards the decision OF g
learned and distinguished court.
=---=---=--== 5{3
lABDlCATION OF HOUSE OF LORDS
BY vote OF 1ss to Is the House OF
Lords ordered the second reading Of
Premier Asquiths old-age pension bill
This far-reaching social experiment
Iwin call for the relief of $4,000 pau.
|pers under It's present provisions, and
though Mr.. Lloyd-George, the Chan
cellor OF Exchequcr, asserted in tho
House Of Commons that the initial cost
would only be 100000, q year, the
London Spectator places tho cost ulti-
mately at f13, 100000. and this without
reference to any increase in rates OF
allowance to those receiving relief.
Other estimates place the final charges
on the treasury OF Great Britain at
f3o,0Oo,OOo This huge sum must be
met by Increased taxation, and no one
has yet shown where the taxes will
come from, unless free trade is aban-
doned for protective tariff.
It is this alternative that has
alarmed the free traders, while the
enormous and certain increase Of taxes
on all forms OF property has made the
action Of the House OF Lords inexplica-
BILE. except on the hypothesis that the
Lords feared the Commons to even
express an adverse opinion on the vital
question Of national old-age pensions.
From the days OF William the Con-
queror the laws and government OF
have been in the hands OF the
land owning classes. Statutes were
passed decisions made, precedents
created, with the single idea of pro-
tecting real estate. until to-day the
ownership OF land In England has be-
come concentrated in the hands OF a
very small minority of the population.
For example, only one-eighth OF the
land of England is occupied by its
owners, and this includes the great
estates OF the nobility. the other seven
,ighths being rented.
1 Heretofore the House OF Lords, as
he representatives of the land owners
the chief land owners them
steadfastly sought to re-
ieve real estate from heavy taxes orI
my adverse legislation.
But new order Of things has come.
Though the man in the street in Eng
and still dearly loves duke" this
owe has not prevented the rise OF al
formidable labor vote. And the alb
iication OF the House of Lords before
he menacing majority Of the Com
mons In the matter of the old-age
pensions bill seems to show that al
ready the sceptrc Of political power
has passed from the peer to the pauper.
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Maine Ghosts.

ID They are having quite exciting times
at tile home of Elmer Dare. in Har-l
monN,3 about two miles from here
June 9th the place was visited hS
spirits hobgohlins or some other OBJ
noIions uneurthlN creatures, hi The
family was awakened In the night by
cider and vinegar barrels being rolled
over In the cellar, doors slamming,
chairs tipped over and other noises
too numerous to mer tlon.
The neighbors were called in by
telephone and watched all night, but
turhance. The next three nights tho
same mysterions doings were repeated.
and several windows We're broken.
Although there was a bright moon and
several men watched the place, they
failed to discover any cause 4 for tho
unusual commotton III Isl i t II SS
We have not heard the result of
Saturday. night. hut afernwd with, the
resolved to solve the .nlNstcry9lf Snoa-
| sihle. y may be a case like what we
heard at linton seyeral years ago when
q certa In young lady endeaYored I o
persuade her father to buy her an
orgall by gettng old Uncle Ben Rob-
bins to play ghost.--Athens GORE.
Ak90ndsnce Rockland fQplp 10 ~, {. Is {
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The Adulla1nltcs.

The Socialtst-L Labor party cast abou,
$4,000 8Yot les. four years ago, and these
represented a lot OF dissatisfied people
Who thought the country was being
was bull ton q false basis. There We're
m ore ties cas- t In 1900, and what the
number will be this Novemberfts pro
blemattcal, but Is not likely to reach
a greater figure than four years ago.
These people are not to be condemned
out. 81 hand nor laughed at. They have
tmportantsas to override all otherHcon.
siderations in politics..
It is a condition that has always OK
listed and which goes back historically
tc. he 3 Cave 8 OF Adullam. ,
The i Socialist Labor platform, is
based on nttpathy to- capitalism 81
tureel ,in5#its own interest the. schools,
wants more than Karl Marx ever de-
manded. III thinks there lis no proper-
~ EXCEPT In alabor&and that ali equal
distribution according to the amount Of
largely manual Ia or) Of all the prop-
ertys In the country is the only solil-
ton OF the many Ills that flesh is heir
This is not new IN theory not has
there ever la cked a number of honest
tributton B, was for the general good,
destined to- constant failure until tho
world IA Is absolutely changed and hu-
man nature put on a new basis. Hut
We must permtt people to nut fortl,
their protests I; and In the coming cam
hut who are wrong In their philoso-.
|sphy.--Phila delphia s1nQ utrer,9 Rep, X 45557
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+ . q
Considerable satisfaction has been
created In court and official circles In
England by the action 81 the Russian
minister OF foreign affairs. Baron Is
Woiski, IN !, appointing IL linn Demid off,
PRINCE Of San Donate, to beEhis prin.
clpal private secretary and chef de
Cabinet. in the place OF Count Pahlen.
VINO mas lust been assigned to the p st
OF minister plenipotentiary at The
Hague. Elm Demidotf. who received
most Q. his education in England, and
VINO spent many years In London at
tachcd to the Russian !embassy5 there,
is persona gratissima with5sth King
and Queen, and is also extremely pop-
ular IN English society, while his wife.
one Of the beautiful daugh ters or Count
and Countess Woronsoff-Das hkoff who
We're from the time Of the marriage OF
II. until his fdea tn the grand
master and grand mistress of the i'm
sperial household, Is also "a great fa-
sSvorite with Edward wi. and and his
sconsort.. The DemidofYs We're 81 soffsta-
spenhagen. and Elm has lately. been In
charge of the Muscovite embassy at
vienna as charge d'affatres.s lie Is sex--
itremely fond Of England, D and OF every
SthlnG English, does not nakeSany& cons
4cealment OF the fact. md has man
aged on the bnnks#of the Thames to
5dispel all the distrust which the Bril-
ton lively. feels with regard to
jto'eASAers, especially ftuSSlans,$ln Iact
he enjoystto the fullest degree John
Bulls confidence. disappointment un-
Ederathe circumstances a = u ooked UP pll
lin London as a guarantee on the paI't
of Baron lswolski that til @ \; Ia tter,sin /
stends TO Loyalty fulhla5all the sttpu,
jlations Of the recently egotinteti
agreement between England and Eltus-
sa, not only In the letter. but $50 ~
44I mentioned soma two or three
months ago In these etters that RUS Y !
gslag had sent as envoy to- 7 ehera NJ
sFoklews XIX OIL ell. who as irst secre-
3tary and councillor OF the Car 8 en-
bassy In London had become one of
the &fnvorite associates and closest
friends OF the King, In short ltuss! g
is behaving extremely Il ~ ell In all his
Persian crisis, and had it5snot peell
for the existence of the q grecmen,t
which she concluded last fall with
England, there is no Knowing What IN
Sternntionnl complications would "A have
resulted from, the trouble s he y go g.
}minlons ofGthe SHAH Indeed hey M CIV
lave brought about IN lnropea I,y y 4. :,
The history Of the Demt do ffsi tso t w 9
foundation of the family llrou Efl M u 9
favor Justly bestowed n b.. 81 Pet III tlla
Great upon a clayer vi laKe Blacksmith .:
Iand 4 ba goma1 es and n ieiasitH aes O.
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OYSTERS AND WEALTH.

In making editorial comment on the
need of better oyster laws in Virginia
the Newport News Times-Herald is
rendering real public service. AS
The Times-Dispatch has for the last
year been insisting. the present law
so far from protecting the poor man
engaged in the oyster industry for his
living, is running him by destroying
his source of income. To-day Virginia
is in large measure losing It's posi-
ton among the oyster-producing States
OF America. The wealth and the pros
perity attendant upon the culture Of
oysters is going to Texas, Louisiana
end Connecticut-States by no means
as well adapted for this business as
Virginia.
When once the trade is gone, 1T IS
/ matter OF far more difficulty and mo-
ment to recover 1t than to protect it
in the first instance. The Times-Dis-
patch believes that Virginia. under
better oyster laws can derive gross
income for IT'S citizens from this
source alone of 100000 to ss.oooooo
annually. What is needed is that the
Lawmakers be informed In every sec
ton. We welcome the assistance Of
the Times Herald in its recent edl.
torials.
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~ is said" remarks the Washington
Herald, that Oyster Bay will surely
vote for Bryan for President we
trust that Hot Springs and Lincoln
are not going to let themselves be
{ beaten out by a little one-horse propo-
sition like Oyster Bay. %
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Baltimorean in peril.
Watch All, the signs,

Those who think that Mr.. Bryan has no
chance to win do not realize how profoundly
the country is disguised with the old guart,
CT Republicanism, nor do they make suffi-
Client allowance for the collapse OF the arti-
hc.at prosperity argument which has made
the protective tariff a thing to conJure with.
Norfolk Landmark 80
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A Brownsville, Pa, maiden hauled
off seventeen.year-old boy In an
automobile and married him. Richmond
men who may be visiting in Browns
Vile are herewith warned to look
alive.
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me Republican fans in the bleachers
seem inclined TO criticize pitcher dom
jperss delivery.
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3Sl Very reluctantly and fesitantly are
we forced to the conclusion that the
Weatnef GOES notread the predictions.
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Mr., Taft and Mr.. Bryan should con-
stantly bear inamind, that. without re-
gard to politics DR. Purefood Wilcy
would make a gorgeous Secretary of
Our Interiors.
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the house, were quite recently related
at length in these letters and will
doubtless be recalled by my readers.
ts Copyright, IL 08, by the Brentwood
s III Ri Company 81 ~
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The New York Mail has an able.
looking editorial entitled Small Par
tics" but who wants to read about
Poult Bigelow and Bopi Castellane In
this weather? ds
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SJl5 Home ~ where this heart is. Home.
sws. said, not the City Home. I's's '
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Jonas Lie, the famous Norwegian
poet, is dead In Europe. What an
office bard he would have made for the
esteemed Houston Post!
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One dollar word ought to insure
Mr.. Roosevelt some pretty fair Atri-
can nights entertainments,
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Seth Bullock has beer invited to join
the presidential assault upon the ami
mails of Africa. Whats the matter
with asking George F. Baer, Mr.. Loeb:
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Don't accent any Invitations to dol
lis dinners this year, Give it to the
campaign fund,
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The prohibItionists would certainly
resent the imputation that their ma
chine-roller Is run by on alcohol en-
CINE.