Alaska sentinel., 1908-03-05
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Philadelphia Ledger.
 Now, then, get down to business and pick out your candidate for President Philadelphia Press.
 The average man whose wife Is a good cook doesn't care how freakish her hats look.-Washington Post.
 The Westinghouse concerns might have used some of their own airbrakes 70 adyantage.-Philadelphla Press.
 The cost of funerals has gone up. An other increase In the cost of living for the suryivors.-New York World.
 We are making financial history, bu, the prophets are not agreed as to the final chapter.-Philadelph Inquirer.
 It looks as If that reduction in the wholesale price of meat would be long time getting to the consumer.-Phila. delphia Press
 If Saturn Is getting tired of Its rings, perhaps King Edward might utilize one to set his s75O,OO0 diamond in.-Phila. delphla Inquirer.
 More elasticity of the currency and less elasticity of the financial con- science are deslderata of equal Import ance.-New York Sun.
 An Indiana woman went to jail rath- CT than pay a fine of l cent That sounds like economy carried to excess Philadelphia Inquirer.
 In New Jersey seven physicians have been elected Mayors. Those cities must have been sick of the way things were going.-Philadelphia Press.
 panic may be "a blessing In dis guise," but most of us would prefer to have our blessings put on more cheer tul front-Washington Post
 Ocean freight rates are to be in- creased at an early date, but 1t Is hoped that all that foreign gold will get in 6rst.-Philadelphla Inquirer.
 The great drawback about peanut diet Is that after you get used to 1t you won't enjoy peanuts at the circus and ball games. Post.
 The great majority of American cit lzens only know that there are new $1O coins In circulation because they read t In the papers. Washington Post.
 Regardless of panics and politics, the chorus girl continues her conquering march through princes, belted earls and mere milllonaires.-New York Mail.
 The Kaiser Is said to have left s10.. 900 In tips at Windsor Castle. What a welcome visitor be would be here at the present moment New York Sun.
 Jerome K. Jerome says he is back 1T. this country for some new jokes. He Is likely to soon find out that the cost of living here Is not one.-Washington Post
 Now If the motto on dimes were the subject under discussion, 1t would be something that all of us could talk about more intelllgently.-New York Mall.
 It seems that the per capita clrcula ton in 1893 was S2323, while now 1t Is s33.23. We hope none of the hoarders Is alarmed over that 23.-New York Tribune.
 Brokers wives, owing to the tight ness of things monetary, have resolved to play bridge only sixteen hours day instead of twenty, as heretofore.-New York Mail.
 There Is nothing whatever in busi- ness or financial conditions in this country to cause uneasiness to any man who Is engaged in an honest business. Washington Post.
 There will be further drop in the prices of provisions and meats" says an Armour manager. "FurtherT Has anyone noticed the previous drop?- New York World.
 At the Weather Bureau these days they are enjoying a delightful new game, known as Earthquake. earth quake, who's got the earthquake|- Washington Herald.
 A seat on the New York Stock Ex- change has dropped to the insignificant sum of s53,0OO. Doubtless. standing room Is down as low as s3s,326.17.- Washington Herald.
 Japan Is buying great quantities oi American-made steel rails. Let her alone! A rattling good railroad prob lem will give her all the war she wants at home-Atlanta Constitution.
 A Pennsylvania judge announces that applicants for divorce must prepay costs. Why not be forehanded and in- sert a divorce codicil In the marriage tifcate7-Phlladelphia Press.
 That Massachusetts case, In which A man got a divorce from his wife be- cause she went through his pockets every night, was probably raised before the money stringency came on.-Phila- delphia Press