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He, there.

couldn't be hornswoggled. He, there
fore, began;
"Mr. Blank, our people had so many
kicks about your syrup last year that
they finally had it Analysed
did, eh?"
Yes, and they found sorghum in it"
do tell"
"And New Orleans molasses.'
Upon my world"
And melted brown sugar"
did 1 everi"
And you want to understand that
no such game can be played on us
again. If it is attempted you will lose
our custom"
Game? Game? Why, I don't under
stand. I'll call Bill and ask him to ex-
plain"
His son Bill was working about a
hundred feet away, and he called him
up and told him what the agent had
said, and then added:
bill. you made most of the syrup.
Did you put n sorghum in it,"
mo, pop"
@AnS common 'lasses or brown
sugar?"
mot a spec"
but this ma says sunthin' allied it.
What dye think it could boz"
wall, l don't know of but n thing
Last year was a bad year for sugar
making, and when l saw that we was
going to run short I tapped a few
beech, elm and ash trees to help out
the NAPLES. Mebbe it wasn't a sue
cess" JOE KERR.
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Peace and good will, with fraternity and cooperation, is what is mean
by the ornate building tic be erected at Washington for the international
Bureau Of American Republics. Andrew Carnegie. the donor of this S70ooO
structure, is a devoted friend of peace and goodwill among nations He
erected at The Hague a memorial that will make his nan lasting This
new building is dedicated more particularly to tn solidarity OF the Ameri-
can continent The great work of the bureau, which has beenp prosecuted
INCREASINGLY for years, is 10 knit the commercial tiles o. the various Amerl
republics SC that they shall be mutually helpful. We need South Amer
lea as a market for our products, and South America needs he North
American market Why should either enrich Europe when North nc South
a enrich each other? South America cal borrow some Of our political
stability and learn to get rid of the dsorderly methods Of government that
impoverish its states and brighten capital away. The wealth of the North
can then join it t. develop South American esources The closer the ties
that shall bind the American republics the more powerful the defense against
foreign aggression and the more potcn the principle that forbids a Euro
pean establishment on any shore of vi continent
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STAR BITS OF WIT.
,peaking terms-telephone rates.

Speaking terms-telephone rates
OF little (?) consequence-the baby.
Earns his living in a roundabout way
the postman.
A hen generally succeeds when she
sets out to do a thing.
The homesick sailors sky is ofttimes
a navy blue.
The only way to hold a reception is to
give it.
Oft in the Silly night the moon
sinners outfit is still working.
The detective believes in every a
of suspicion.
The tea merchant shuns people VIII
are stepped in crime.
Some people pore over a book with
interest, and some pour with tears.
AS to his trunk. the elephant has the
key to the situation.
Anti-fat may be AIKEN even by people
who wish to make the most of them
selves.
The red badge of courage may be fol-
lowed by a display of black and blue.
1t isn't to be polite that the tramr
gives up his seat to a bulldog.
The more one is stuck on himself, the
less others stick to him.
The bank t~eller's wife doesn't always
heed his, Now, don't you tell
When rival ministers count up then
weddings, they usually are a tie.
When a girl seeks a husband, She
doesn't shake before taking.
"Take back the heart that thou gavest,'
With a look of regret he said,
ITO the waitress who stood beside him.
And bring me liver instead"
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ASPECTS OF THE MURPHY BOOM.

Forne Governor Franklin Murphys boom for. the Republican vicepres-
dental nomination, launched at Trenton a week age, is fairly unde "a
Trenton MS pent-up Uhca, n a State convention is at best a local affair
The sentiment that max presidential and cepreddendal candidates must
be If a national cultivation and growth Mr. Murphy is fortunate IN ne respect
His boom not premature, and it appears at a time when III party sentimen
is beginning to crystalline. He as n Their advantage in thu respect n
there is n o other available Eastern man If any prominence named for the
vice-presidency,' Governor Fort having voluntarily withdrawn from hi can
didacy There has been talk of Governor Hughes or second place, nut 1T is
known that he does nc want the nomination. When the convention al Tren-
tor named Mr. Murphy nan people 10 oked upon its Endorsement as in a
Pickwickian sense. They did not seriously regard Mr. urphys candidacy.
But a little study of the situation as it will be presented at Chicago will con-
vince them hat the murphy boom is a very promising n indeed. And it is
a genuine m too, not merely In affair of the "favorte son. such as the
esidentia candidates. Of Knox, Fairbanks and Cannon.
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Hackensack, Bayonne and other municipalities are arranging Tor special
lection under the legislative act of April TO- this year. authorizing the people
OF election districts to decide by vote whether they want the voting machine
Iackensac is to vote OF June O. Petitions are nov being circulated in Bay
In South Jersey a number of towns are getting ead for speciai cleo
tons. The sentiment n South Jersey, as in North Jersey districts where the
machines are established, is hostile to their ue. Las fall o strong as the
failing IN one owl hat it vas proposed to march m Trenton, headed by a
local clergyman. to demand a repeal O the voting machine law. Meanwhhe
the voting machine agents are not idle. They are preparing to flood the dis
trcts where elections are to be held with literature, and their missares will
be O hand election day to look u for the interests Of the new voting machine
trust. They ar already busy among the newspapers.
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EDUCATION IN JAPAN.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
How long have modern methods of
education been in vogue in Japan?
ARGUMENT.
tSince about 1871. In that year COM
missions were sent to Europe and
America to master the essential points
of Western education. On their re-
turn an educational cod was drawn
up and schools were established all
over the country. Today there are
over 10000 elementary schools in Japan,
with various kinds of establishments
for technical training. In 1877 the Inn
perial University at Toxic was founded,
with colleges of law, medicine, en-
cheering, literature, science, agricul-
ture, etc.-Ed.]
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NOTHING TO GET.

Gelett Burgess was talking at a the
atrical supper in New York about the
I ark, his delightful little paper that
failed.
Nearly all good papers fail" said he.
Il have an aged friend who runs a
splendid paper in a small western viii
lage. The last copy my friend sent me
had this editorial paragraph marked in
blue pencil;
Burglars entered our house last
night. To the everlasting shame of the
community. for whose welfare we have
labored ~thirty-eight years, be it said,
they got nothing. Washington News.
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HOMILETIC ADAPTATION.

An old negro preacher gave as his
text: DE tree is known by his fruit,
an hit des impossible ter shake de
'possum down."
After the b~enediction an old brother
said to him, 81 never knowed befo' dat
such a text was in de Bible"
"Well,' admitted the preacher. "hit
amt 'xactly sot down dataway. [
th'owed in de 'possum ter hit de intel
ligence err my congregation. ATLANTA
Constitution.
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"ScOT.FREp."

To the Editor Of the Evening Star;
What is the origin of the word SCOT
free. meaning absolutely lree?
L. M. G.
1.-THE word "scot-free" is a survival
from ancient A~nglo-Saxon. Scot in
this sense comes from the old English
word, sceot, meaning a portion of
tribute or taxation, and it is still in
use in the Scandinavian languages to
signify treasure. In modern English.
however, it occurs in only two express
sions, the legal phrase, ito pay scot
and lot" and the ordinary. word,
"scot-free."-Ed.1
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THE GLORY OF NEW JERSEY.
[From the New York world.l
s-HE Jerseyite will tell you,

[From the New York World.1
~HE Jerseyite will tell you,
With a perfectly straight race,
That New Jerseys really Heaven
NJ ,,t4,o -. =, n,ooo.
49,"
mat Is 10 say her nearuess
To the absolute perfection
Which we think most eaven are.
We are making no denial
Of The baaut,as bicb irsnire
c..
" W
And we call no man a iiari
We have been around New Jersey
Not a little, and concur
In this and all her worshippers
Arc nIease 10 sav of her
uye have ,o.rad that hor m,souitoes
~ t,un,ssa - 49, .1ata.
-
In her villages and valleys,
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PAYING OF POLL TAX.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
Referring to your answer to F. A,
as to paying poll tax 1t seems to me
o are in error. Aliens have the same
protection of the laws, police and fire
department, etc, etc, as citizens, and
should be obliged to pay the head or
poll tax, the war; poll having no ref
erence to voting. VIGIL.
[You are right.-Ed.1
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Sn 2\aMtsome MOOD
iN0PPORTuNE.

Gentle spring had The young
grass was growing by the roadside
along which they strolled. Love fired
the youths breast.
"Ah, Adelaide" he cried suddenly, II
love youl 1 place my happiness in
your hands!"
mo, no! Not now" she begged.
And why not now?"
Because 1 need both hands TO man
age my skirts"
1t was, indeed, true, for the road was
muddy, as roads usually are in spring.
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PARLOR MANNERS.

Clergyman-So this is you boy, is It.
Mrs. Jones?
Mrs. Jones-Yes, sir. Step up and
give the gentleman your right hand,
Tommy.
Mr.. Jones (the heavyweight cham
pion)-'Ere. stow it, spoilin' the kid.
Remember what / told you, sonny-al-
ways lead off with yer left!-London
Opinion.
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Here's to the man whose brain can
clutch
Dates, names n facts in vast ar
ray.
Sometimes he seems to know so much
That some of it gets in the way.
Washington Star.
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NOT SO PARTICULAR.

First Leap-Year Girl-Td propose if |
could find a mar / thought 1 could not
live without.
Second Leap Year Giri-Huhi I'd be
satisfied with a man / thought ] could
live with.-Chicago News.
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WITH THE USUAL THANKS.

Editor Perfect Ladies' Companion"
Dear Sir-Would you be good enough
to print the inclosed poem in your
esteemed publication at your usual
rates? Respectfully, A. j. Poet.
A. ]. Poet, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-I would be, but the poem
isn't. Respectfully. The Editor.
Judge.
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THE COUNTY BUDGET.

The county budget for 1905 Is finally adopted by the finance committee
of thu county board last night totals S2@777 N increase of slS'2SfS0
oyer last year OF this total 1910 647A is the State school tax. Most o. this
inoreas is in the statutory tax. OF the items of the budget seolS2sS ges
for debt and interest, a fixed charge. The sum of $os@ us charged to ID
lie works and sMis 100 tt current expenses. There is an increase o. $4,000 in the
courte expenses making HI appropriation nearly one-third larger in amount
han asst rear. The public parks receive S55ooO, which is money well appro-
priated. The amoun allowed to the county contagious hospital $b@o Is ample
Tbe managers will now hav to curtant the extraordinary list of sa1aried m
uloyees they proposed to start business with. The State appropriation n the
state railroad taxes. payable to the county, will materially reduce the total
Of te budget 1t now remains for the Newark Common Council Ito say what
the municipal expenditures shall be for the ensuing year, and for the tax
boards to fix III amounts of ratabbs o n which the county and city ak rates
a be declared. with the enlarged x endtures there W still b gratiyms
reduction in the rate for the city "a payer
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WRONG KIND.

"How is he getting along with his
French?"
"Fine. He speaks 1T like a native"
you don't say"
Eyes; like a native American"
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HELPING THINGS OUT.

A Boston hotel had sent a man up
into the sugar-making regions of YER
mont to purchase the annual supply of
pure maple syrup from a certain
maker, and he wanted the latter to
understand that he was a nan that
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y x THE EVENING STARS TWO PAGE MAGAZINE = =
IyAs of the Garden State.
THE REAL GLORY OF NEW JERSEY
-HE Manhatta7ite may tell you

I-HE Manhatta7ite may tell you
With a s~elf-suficieut face,
That there's no town under Heaven
Like that mu~ch-applauded place.
| And, although the close proximity
OF Jersey Is a bar,
| It's so near to real perfection
That fact is scarce "a mar.
we are making no denial,
And no man can raise our Ire
Who sings his city's praises
And loudly thumps his Tyre.
| Fol we've been around a little,
And we're ready to concur
That little old New Amsterdam
Is sure some punks. Yes, siri
She may be short on skeeters.
Yet she's long on other things
That dig beneath your ~cuticle,
Fen If they don't wear wings.
You can find them down in Wall Street
And on the White Way, too,
| with singers fixed for business
Meath coat or peek-a-boo.
| Ard, as for saffron-hued disease,
I guess it's pretty sick
When a town is down with ~grafters
! In its body polite.
But comparisons are odious
And the object of this rhyme
Is not to get back ut you, Bill,
But to put you right In time.
The applejack of Jersey
Wen agree, is IN a class
Alone, OF generous g~urgling things
That come trucking from a glass.
1t is made from juicy pippins-
And it's there's your cue, my boys
There are other pippins, sonny,
That diffuse a greater joy.
Our Jersey girls. All, there's the toasz!
Flu up a big p~otatfon
OF appiejack, since that's the dew
That stirs your Imagination,
For they're Jerseys greatest glory;
And, take 1t from RE, Lamp,
There's not a burned persimmon
In the whole New Jersey camp.
And a Jersey girl will get you
If
You
Don't
Watch
Out.
WALTER MEAsDAY.
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COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

what did he die OFF"
81 don't know"
Perhaps it was appendicitis"
"Oh, no; l am sure it vas nothing as
expensive as that.
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QUITE so.

HE always has on odor Of viofetA
about him. 1 haven't much use for a.
man who use a perfume"
mo; usually he isn't worth a SCENT
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KNEW BETTER.

'sJones's children can't be verybright.&
why not 2"
"I never heard him Dragging about
\
mo: that is because he Is"
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A DIFFERENCE.

do you like dates?"
The kind o eat or the kind you
keep"
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NO APOLOGIES THERE.
sgrace to die

do you think it a disgrace to die
rich?"
well, I've seen a few tomhst)nes
over people who had dom 1t, and they
didn't apologize /
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A O RETORT.

Hix-why. you haven't the manners
of a pig.
Dix-Well, you have.
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NEVER YOUR OWN.

What constitutes a fraud?"
1.-THE other fellows pretense."
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STAR

Anonymous communications cannot be
printed. Except on political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not REQUIRED for
publication. but as a guarantee Of good faith.
-Ed.l
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CLOSE CHARTERS.

Weeks-We are going to move.
Deeks-Too crowded?
Weeks-Yes; our fiat is so full there
isn't room for a new coat of vatnish on
our furniture.
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WHERE I'M IS NEEDED.

"He hasn't got horse sense.
How do you known" M
saw him running an automobile"
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THE END.

Does your wife ever listen to your
advice?"
yes, she listens-and that all.e
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MORE UP TO DATE.

81 understand she left him in a
huff.
mo; she left him in an automobile"
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Financial Magnate Ito managing clerk)-I heard you speak harshiy
to William Just now, Mr.. Skewrfies. Don't let it occur again. There
no knowing how soon he may be a young Napoleon of Wall Street!
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Twas Johnny's turn to speak his piece;
He said, with outstretched hands.
Under a spreading blacksmith tree
The village chestnut stands!"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
PROMINENT DAkOTAN
DIES IN BATH TUB
L. s. Tyler, Democratic Leader,
Found Dead at His Home
in Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Aug. 19.-When it
became known early TINS afternoon
that L. 8. Tyler, one of the best known
men In this part OF the state, had been
found dead in a bath u b at his resi-
dence, the people of Sioux Falls were
greatly shocked. He was an orator OF
some renown in South Dakota, and re-
Gently had been engaged to manage the
campaign In. the state against the couil-
ty option law for the state association
OF liquor dealers and brewers. For 30
years he was In the employ of the
American Express company and at the
time of his death was secretary and
Of the South Dakota Retail
Merchants Insurance company. His
wife and daughter, Mrs. Sioux Grigsby,
are visiting in Colorado. His body was
found by his son, Nat. Death ID sup
posed to have resulted from heart fail
ure. II is believed that he had beer
dead fully "a hours. He was last seen
alive Saturday night, Mr.. Tyler came
to South Dakota from Minnesota I'm
1894 and had been a member of the
legislature of both states. 4
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MRS. LoWRY's CAT TONY"
MISSED OUT ON So, o

Philadelphia, Aug. 19.--"Tony," tho
pet tiger cat, that with several parrots
hnd a canary vas to share In $4,000
devised by the viii OF Mrs. Annie L
Lowry for their benefit and mainte-
nance, did not live to enjoy his inherit.
ance. He died last spring, and is
buried In a tiny grave in the back yard
Of the Lowry home by the side OF that
Of FLUFFY" q handsome Angora cat,
that died six years ago. Each is marked
by a marble slab.
When Tony died Mrs. Lowry did not
change her will.
There will be more money for the
parrots" she said.
Tony was a great cat in one sense OF
the word. About v years ago o
woman friend OF Mrs. Lowry told her
about the cat, and Mrs. Lowry got 1t
Instead OF giving 1t ice cream, a bed tG
sleep in and feeding II with a spoon
Mrs. Lowry saw that Tony ate just
what she ate. He slept in a coy spot
In winter and o. the roof in summer.
No matter where Mrs. Lowry went In
the house, Tony followed her. Wher
she left the house Tony was at the
door and purred as she went away
When she returned Tony was still wait.
ing for her in the vestibule and nc
inducement could persuade the cat tc
go from the front door until Mrs. Low.
ry was home again. When she awoke
in the morning Tony was at the bed.
side and when h retired Tony heard
her last words.
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REPUBLICANS OPEN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
STATE CAMPAIGN

Sioux Falls, S.. D., Aug. 1.-THE
apartments recently secured in this city
by the republican state central COM
mittee for headquarters during the
campaign, after the work OF renova-
ton had been In progress for some
days, now have been fitted up and oc-
cupied by the men who will direct the
republican campaign In South Dakota,
together with a force OF clerks.
Willis G.. Cook and j. l.. Wingfleld,
chairman and secretary, respectively OF
the republican state central committee,
are in charge Of the headquarters the
latter. having just arrived here from his
home at Mitchell. He win remain at
headquarters throughout the campaign.
? While the republicans express them
selves as confident Of carrying South
Dakota by a good majority at the cleo.
ton In November, they will wage al
energetic and aggressive campaign
from this time until the polls close III
November. The democrats also are
preparing to open state headquarters,
and the campaign in South Dakota
NAV now be said to have opened.
Chairman Cook, who for some years
has resided at P~lankinton, recently pur-
chased q residence In this city and will
become q permanent resident of Sioux
Falls. His family will be brought to
the city as soon as some improvements
now being made to their new homs are
completed.
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DELEGATES NAMED TO
FARMERS CONGRESS

Pierre, s. D., Aug. leone of the
biggest gatherings OF a national In
terest will be the farmers national
congress, to be held at Madison, Wis,
Importance of such a meeting, Cover
1or Coe /. Crawford has appointed pro-
Sressive farmers from every part OF
his state. These farmers will ex-
shange ideas or the best methods OF
raising crops In the various sections OF
.ihe United States, and will hear sug-
testions as to the introduction OF grains
known to this section of the country.
Fhe list of delegates includes: J.
Johnson, Canton; James Hollenlan,
Springfield; ]. E. Holleman, Spring
deld; James Kirk, Springfield; G. II.
Morse, Ethan; ]. p. Kluge, Colman;
Ludger Turgeon, Stracher; G. r.. Wood
ord, Mansfield; ]. e. Stark, Canoya;
Watertown; f. Z. Evans, Marion; j..
". Dunmire, Scotland; r. w, Max
well, Chelsea; j. Watson, Marion; w.
G Heeren, Chancellor; II. Hersey,
sonde; j. ID. Carr, Fort Pierre; ID. Hen
lult, Custer; j. Jarlow, st. Marys; q.
A. Pearley, Flandreau; J. G. Borwell'
Verdon; G. o. Carter, Memo; III. ].
Johnson, Canton; M. f. Clark, Huron;
b. o. Lee, Holabird; J. S. Pike, Aurora;
Y. O'Grady, Sisseton; G. j. HendricS-
ION, Altamount; John Scott, Geddes;
!. Downer, PREGNANT d.. ID. Tubbs,
5dgemont; j. Appel, Howard; James
Marlin. Lakeside; p. II. Rapp, Witten-
burg; r. Knadfton, Athoi; A. ".
Kruger, Groton; J. Tekrony, Clear
lake; r. c. Styles. Brentford; Ira
giving, Turton; w. C. Thomas, Spring.
held; II. A. Dunno, Langford; Toskcl
Hanson, Madison; Mich Kirch, Water
own; J.. L. S~edgewick, Crow Lake; NJ.
K. LaRue, Huron; II. c. Bochevener,
Clark; F. e. Moses, Mount Vernon;
a. Johnson, Beresford; r. w. LaBrie,
Doland; G. Stafford, Violin; w. f. Egg
Ears, Avon; J. b. Dunno, Langford;
9. Fl. Smith, Condo; M. Gleason,
Letcher; ]. Larson, Irene; j. Johnson,
Violin; G. T. Harris, washington; M.
Schuster, jr., Miller; c. L. Hyde,
Pierre; w. Gregory, Brertford.