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Prior to the announcement Of tho
decision Ruef appeared in court and
pleaded guilty: to extorting. money
from a French restaurant proprietor.
AT the request of Assistant District
Attorney Hotfcook sentence was post.
ponce for two weeks: ::.
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ONE CENT A ORD.
HELP WANTED.

WANTED FOR u. S. ARMY: Able
bodied unmarried men, Between
ages of FL and 35; citizens of
United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read, and write English
For information apply to Recruit
ing Officer, Miles Block, BemidI
MINI.
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WANTED-A good girl for general
homework. Inquire OF Mrs. c.
P. Ekstrand, 422 Minnesota Ave.
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FOR SALE: One barber chair.
Price $500. Apply to H. A.
Miles.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Rubber stamps. The
Pioneer will procure any kind of
rubber stamp for you an short
notice.
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WANTED: Driving horse, at
small rent, for balance of winter.
A. A. Richardson, SOP MINI. Ave.
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FOR RENT.
MISCELLANEOUS. .

PUBLIC LIBRARY-open Tues
days, Thursdays and : Saturdays,
2:3O to s p. M, and Saturday
evening 1880. to 9 p. m. also.
Library. in basement of Court
House: Mrs: Harriet Campbell,
librarian. ......- .-...--...
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alexandria Gazette.
MONDAY EVENING. JULY.i 1908
SIeapMalkina.


Women and children are more apt 70
suffer from somnambulism than men,
posslbly because their brain is more
delicately poised and therefore more
easily influenced by dreams. A SOM
nambulist nearly always walks with
his eyes wide open. She pupils being
much dilated He isa dreamer able TO
act his dreams. and in this state the
timid become fearless. the weak strong
and the stupid brilliant. Their SOM
nambulstic condition presents many
curious anomalies. The somnambulists
sense of hearing is feat often suspend
cd. for. generally speaking. he will an
swer questions even II whispered, but
often the same ear Is deaf to loud
noises The sense Of smtSls frequent
" altered. Birthstone and phosphorus
are said to he pleasant scents to the
somnambulist. and many cannot tell
wine from water, as the sense OF tnste
becomes perverted or entirely suspend
ed. Some people walk periodically In
their sleep, while others do 1t spasmod-
ically. One German doctor goes to the
extreme Of asserting that somnam-
bulists are attracted by the moon, and
thus they walk on roofs a. houses and
at great heights because they derive
peculiar pleasure from contemplating
the moon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-13
A Tiny Death Dealer.

A most agonizing death is caused by
an insect half the size OF q pea-a
small black spider 1t lives In Peru
in South America. but a few speci-
mems have reached Europe in ship
loads of timber. Not long ago a dock
laborer was unlucky enough to come
upon one In the Victoria docks while
unloading bark. The tiny death deal
er dropped upon the back Of his hand
and dug its fangs into his flesh. The
bite itself was nothing, but as soon as
the poison began to work the man
tainted with pain. Soon afterward he
came to and lived three days before
the end came. This spiders venom
scorches up the blood vessels and
spreads through all the tissues, caus-
ing the most fearful agony a human
being can have to bear. The worst OF
IL is that the victim lives at least two
days, enduring unthinkable anguish
the whole time. This spider is luckily
not common 1t is known as the
"specky," and when a man who knows
what the bite means is bitten he gen
orally blows out his brains.-London
Chronicle
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Extreme Obedience.

The Youngs had Unexpectedly drop
ped in on the Baleys just as dinner
was about to be served. The hostess
considerably disturbed, called her little
daughter Helen aside and explained
that there would not be enough oysters
to 20 around and added. Now, you
and | will just have some OF the broth,
and please do not make any fuss about
1t at the table"
Little Helen promised 10 remember
and say nothing. But when the oys-
tiers were served Helen discovered 4
small oyster In her plate which had &C
cidentally been ladled up with the
broth. This puzzled the little girl, as
she could not recall any instructions
covering this contingency. After
studying a few moments she dipped
the oyster up with her spoon and, hold
ing 1t up as high as she could, piped
out, Mamma, mamma, shouldn't Mrs.
Young have this oyster tOOY-Chris-
tan Register.
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Do You Remember

And the other fishing days when you
got up before dawn and stole down
stairs to the dim kitchen-a drink OF
milk, a dOughnut and a triangle Of pie,
then you stole out quietly 10 the barn
and got the Spading fork; then the
search, armed with fork.;nd tomato
can. under the broad lcaNY' Of the rhu-
barb bed. back Of the hendOuse and
down by the COW barn until You had
enough worms for the days sport.
Then Of course you left the fork stick
lag in the ground-yOu never would
learn to put things away ard started
Of: through the garden and orchard.
stopping long enough for % handful Of
currants and a pOcketiul of .SopsavIneS
over the pasture bars. eau'g "a hand
ful Of huck.cberrles or low bush black
berries here and there: into the wood
road-very dark and still in the lawn
where you stepped along very quietly
so as not 10 disturb the bears yOu
knew perfectly well there We're no
bears. but you rather enjoyed the
creepy sensation; then out through
the deep wet meadow grass to the riv-
er where the sun was now beginning
TO burn away the wisps Of mist and
the red winged blackbirdS were max
ing tremendous fuss over their house
keeping. You reached the river bank
at the pout hole or the big rock or the
Old willow (of course you know the eX-
act place.. and then you started fish
ing.-Atlantic.
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Countess Hertford's Bell.

Edward Seymour, earl OF Hartford.
in the days Of Queen Elizabeth married
as his third wife a beautiful young
widow who had been engaged TO Sir
George Rodney, but whom she Tilted
for Lord HEREFORD. Sir George Rodney
travelled to Amesbury and, putting up
at the inn, awaited the homecoming OF
the earl and countess, who were ex-
pected to arrive the next day. The in
fatuated man wrote dying ode to his
tickle love, using his blood as ink. and
upon the arrival OF the bridal party he
went out TO meet them. Lady Hert-
ford was agitated and terrified at the
appearance Of her old lover, and be-
fore Sir George could be prevented he
drew his sword and. falling on 1t. ex-
pired at Lady Hertford's feet The
countess presented a bell to Amesbury
church perhaps as a slight penance for
her fickleness. The inscription runs:
Be strong in faythe. prayes God we'll.
Frances, Countess Hertford's bell
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Suction.

People often speak Of chimneys
drawing" We also speak of the sue
ton of pump. There is not 50 much
harm in these expressions, except that
they are liable to lead us away from
the true state affairs. But in truth
there is no such thing as suction Sue
ton is merely partial or entire absence
of pressure in one place which enables
the greater pressure of air or fluid in
another place to rush in. In the case
Of the chimney the heated air in it
does not weigh so much as an equal
volume of cold air. and if the air In
the chimney. the air in the room and
the outside air were all the same tenn
perature there would be no tendency
10 any motion But when the air in
the chimney is hot il does not press
downwOrd 50 much as the colder sur
rounding air presses upward. COnse-
quenty an upward current is started
and will continue if the air in the
chimney is kept hOt.-A. s. 5. Alderman
ia London Express
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stars That out.hins the Sun.

One of the government astronomers,
referring TO stars that are so distant
that they have no measurable parallax,
asserts that one Of these, the brilliant
Campus, can be said with confidence
to be thousands of times brighter than
our sun. Whether we should say 90
900, 10000 or 5000 no one can decide.
The first magnitude stars, Rigel and
Speca, also are at an Unreasonable
distance and must, in view OF their ac-
tual brightness, enormously outshine
the sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-13
The Amazed and Unnamed.

An American actor was once seeing
London from the top Of bus. As
they swung down the Strand he asked
the driver to point out the places OF
interest. Right you are, sirr' agreed
the driver, touching his hat. There's
Luggit i'll, where they 'ang 'em." A
little later, There's parliment 'ouses.
where they make the laws wot does 1t,
across the way. An there's Westmin-
ster habbey, where they buried the
good 'uns wot didn't get 'anged"
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station Alexandris
r ra..4 Ill foth fo0o

In Effect April 18th, 1905.
-Followingsc schedule figures published
only as information, and are not guaranteed
8:O7 A, M.-Daily-Local for Harrison
burg, Wsrrentos Dsnville and way stations.
S.S2 A. M.-Daily-U. 8. Fast Mail; Stops
Only for passengers for Charlottesville and
points south at which scheduled to stop. f1rs
class coaches and drawins.room sleepefs Tor
New Orleans. Dinins car service. -,
4:27 P. NJ. Daily-Washington and FloridS
limited. Sleeping cars between New YORK, Au-
gusta ano Jacksonville. Through hrst,class
coache between Washington ana JACKSON
Vile. Dining car service between Washing
ton and jacksonville. Tourist to Callfornis
tri-weekly.
4:S2 P. M.-Week Days--Local for Hsr.
risonburg and way stations on Manassas
branch.
6:12 P. M.-Dsily for Warrenton
and Charlottesville.
11s02 Z. M.-Daily-W Washington and Chat
tanoogs Limited (via Lynchburg). First
class coach and sleeping cars TO Roanoke
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
er to Birmingham and New Orleans, Wash
ington to Roanoke. Dining car service.
11:l7 P. M.-Daily-New York and New
Orleans Limited. All Pullman train, club
and observation cars to New Orleans. Sleep
ers to Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham sni
New Orleans. Sleeper to Charlotte. Dining
car service.
Through trains from the South arrive At Al
exandria S:2S and S:48 A. NJ. aud S:lS,
SAB. and 1l:13 P. N. daily. Harrisonblrg
1908 P. NJ. week days and 9:13 p. VI. daily.
From Charlottesville 1853 A. NJ
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria (W. & Q. Station) ':3
NJ, 1:40 aud 4:28 P. NJ. week days, and 5:lb
P. NJ. daily 10 Bluemont; 6:S5 p. NJ. week
days for Lees burg 9OS and 9:26 A. N. on
Sundays only for BIZ mont.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pul .
nsn reservation, ETC., apply to
WILLIAM g. LEHEW, Union Ticke
Agent, Alexandria, Va.
G. H. ACKERT. Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr
8. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf Mgr.
W. Il. TAYL0E, Gen. Passenger Agent
/. s. BROWN, General Agent.
WaahinCfon ID n
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DROPOsALS.-PiopOsals will be received
I until noon, July 10TH and then opened
70, the erection of the Lee School Building,
AlexaDdris, Va.
Proposals must be addressed to Mr.. Chas.
N. Robson, architect, and placed in the
hands OF DR.. VIM. NJ. Smith, chairman OF the
building committee of the Alexandria School
Board. Drawings and specifications, can be
had from DIR VIM. NJ. Smith, 207 south Wash
ipeton street. The building committee re,
serve the right to reject any and all bids ana
to accept any bid that may seem best to me
interest OF the School Board, and reserve the
right to extend the time Of receiving bids.
VIM. NJ. SMITH,
Chairman Building Committee
ie27 I'd of Alexandria School Boaid.
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His Only Chance.

"Why did you shake your fist at the
speaker
We'll" replied the congressman, Il
didn't want the whole session to slip
by without my having made a motion
c. some kind."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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before DOING ANYTHING get our
D prices on CEMENT BUILDING and
SIL0 BLOCKS; double air space; three
walls in one; frost, moisture and hre proof
CEMENT BRICK, equal to best pressed
brick. Cost no more than common. CEMENT
CONTRACTORS for sidewalks, foundations,
etc. Write us.
Rowe Concrete Co.,
King and PeytOn Streets, Alexandria, Va.
jy6 3m
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NOTICE.-Having qualified as executrix
~ of the estate Of MARY V. TRAVERS,
deceased. all persons indebted to said estate
are requested 70 make prompt settlement OF
their Indebtedness. and all persons TO whom
said estate is Indebted are requisite to present
their accounts properly certified for settlement
MABEL 4. TRAVERS, Execusriz,
iuly6 tote lOO6l Gibbon street.
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AUCTION SALE.
BY Z. F. Knox. Auctioneer.

nv X. +. hnOAs AucuOnetfs
A UCTION SALE OF A DESIRABLE
- HOUSE AND LOT ON SOUTH
ROYAL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA:
Pursuant to the terms ofa decree rendered
by the Corporation Cou't Of the City Of Alex
sndris, Virginia, on July 2, 1908, in the
chancery cause entitled Rosa Butt. CT vir., VS..
Henrietta jenkins, ct ais, therein depend
ing. the undersigned. who by the terms OF
said : ecree was appointed Special Commits
sioner for the purpose, will of for sale at
public auction, in front of the Royal street
entrance to the Market Building in this city,
at IL o'clock noon, OH
SATURDAY, July Is, 1908,
all that lot Of ground improved by dwelling
house known IS 1872 south Royal street. Alex
andra, Virginia, situated on the east side OF
ROYAL street, between Prince and King
streets aud bounded and described as fol-
lows, TO wit:
Beginning on the east side of Royal street
eighty -four feet seven inches north Of Prince
street, and running thence north on Royal
street twenty-thrte feet, six inches; thence
east parallel with Prince st rect one hundred
and thirteen feet, five inches more or less, to
sn slley leading into Prince street; thence
south on said alley twenty three feet, SIX
inches; and thence west III direct lire one
hun red and thiiteen fest, five inches, more
or less, to the beginning, with the right OF
wsv over said alley in common with others
entitled thereto, end ell rights and sppurts-
nances to the same belonging or in anywise
sppertaining.. a..
Terms of sale: One-third in cash and the
bsls nee in six and twelve months, the de-
ferred payments to bear interest at SIX pei
cert. per annum, and to be evidenced by the
notes of the purchaser, and the title to be re
tanned until all the purchase money is paid
OF. at the option Of the purchaser, all cash
NAV be paid. COnyeyancing at the cost ofthe
purchaser. GARDNER l.. BO0THE,
CommissiOne- of Sale
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/, Newell S. Greenswsy, Clerk Of the Cor
poration Court of the City of Alexis ndria, Viz
ginia, do hereby certify that Gardner l..
Boothe, Special Commissioner Of Sale, as
above set forth, has entered into bond with
approved security conditioned for the faith
fni performance of his dut es, in accordance
with the terms of the above mentioned decree.
NEWELL s. GREENAWAI,
jy3 I'd Clerk
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Calmness under contradiction is de-
monstrative OF great stupidity or
strong intellect.-Zimmerman.
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MEETINGS.

GPECIAL MEETING N0TICF-The un-
- designed. being the holders of more than
one.tenth OF the capita stock of the SUB RIB
AN HOMES COMPANY, Incorporated,
hereby give notice that there Will be a special
NEE ting of he stock holders of said company
held 81 its principal office. No. Ill south
Fairfax street, Alexandria, Virginia, on
SATURDAY, the 25th day Of July. 1908, at
10 so O'Clock =. M. for the purpOe of ratify-
ing certain contract entered into between
said company and Mr.. Otway B. Zantzinger;
and further. because of the failure ID have
callei aud held in February, 1908, the regular
annual meeting If the stockholders OF the
company as provided by its bylaws, at this
special meeting officers and directors of the
company wi Il be elected for the current year.
II. RANDALL WEBB,
o. j. M0AT,
jY9 ID WILLIAM II. BADEN.
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Washington, Alexandria d
Mt. Vernon Railway.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA,

For Washington, from corner Prince and
Royal streets. week days, at 545, 10. $50
1856, AS, 200, 7lO. 700, 7S6, $50, 800,
sl5, 20, $50, $50, go, $50, 80,
10 10, 10 80, 10 90, II 10, IL 20, II 80, II SO
M, IL 10, IL %, IL 80, IL so, 10, l rs, 30,
SO, 10, 2 25, 80, 2 50, 8 10, 3 %, 3 40, 90,
az 49, az & % q 10 10 20 20 s s a.
500, 9 80, 10 90, 10 30, Ii 10 and II sop m.
Sundays 90, 7 IS, s 10, 8 20, 8 40, 900, g. 20,
8 40, 100 10 20, 10 40, II 90, II 20 and IL 40
q. M, u 90, u 20, IL 40, 100 20, 40, 2 90,
20. Q 40, 800, 8 20, 40, 400, 4 20, 4 40, 5 90,
20, 40, 6 90, s 20, s 40, 7 0U 720, z 40, %,
$780,, 900, $50, 1000. 103f and IL 10 p. m.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon, week
days, 5 40, $50, S32, 10 rs, IL rs a. M, IL %,
1 25, 226, SS2, 4S6, So, 700 and S46
sundays-7Oo, 8 80, $50, 10 3d. II 30 a. M,
IL &c, 4 30, $50. 3 80, 43O. $50, $50, 7SO,
8 46 and 10 16 p.u.
SCHEDULE FOR ALEXANDRIA CITY CAR.
NORTHBoUND.
Leave Ferry Wharf 10, IL, 9 10, 9 80,
10 20, IL 90, IL 80 a. M; IL 30, %. 30,
%, 2 45. 3 30, C5, 4 80, 5 o., 8 5, 6 30,
7 %, 45, 8 %. 9 90, 9 4Op. m.
soUTHBoUND.
Leave Spring Park %, 80, 90, 80,
10 10, 10 45, II 90 a m; u 10, IL SO.
l 20, 1 so 2 80, 3 10, 3 so, 4 20, 80, s 80,
6 %, s so, Z %. 5 10, s %, 20, 10 % p. m.
Washington Southern Ry
Schedule in effect April 18th 1908.
Trains leave Union Station for Washington
and points north at OF and 80 a, M, 12Ol
2 80, 607, 9 %, and II 80 p. M, week days.
Sundays-9 80 a. NJ, 1901, IL IL, S62,
% and l | 80 p. In.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at 4 %, 4 81, aud 922 a. m, 4:O2,
5O7 local, and 81 p. ~, week days.
Sundays 81, 6 As, and 922 a. IN. w,
6t7 Qocal), and 6 81 p. N.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at AZ
q. m. week days.
NoTE:-Time Of arrivals AID departures
and connections not guaranteed.
CIV. CULP, w. p. TAYLOB.
GEM Supt. Trsf. Mgr.
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Get yourself box Of Quybcn quick and
give that old enemy, La Grippe, Knockout
blow. 10o s1d &c boxes at
e, 8, LEADBEATER& SONS.
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"E. c. Dewitt Il Co., Chicago, I'll Gen
tlemen-In 1897 had disease ofihe stomach
aud bowels. In the spring Of 1902 I bought
a bottle Of Kodcl and the benefit received
all the gold of Georgia could not buy. May
you live long and prosper. Yours very truly,
c. N. Cornell, Roding, Ga, Ang., ~,
1906" Sold by w. F. Creighton q Co.
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Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation,
Capital Paid In. 100000.
Authorized Capital. $1,000. 600.
LEGAL NOTICES

UTFGINIA.- In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court of the city of Alsxan-
dria. on the Srd day of July, 1908.
Gertrude b. Weaver
VS.. In Chancery.
Schuyler ID. Weaver
Memo. The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant divorce from the bond
Of matrimOuy from the defendant and for
general relief,
happening by an affidavit filed in this cause
that the defendant, Schuyler d. Weaver, is
nonresident Of this State; II is Ordered,
That said defendant appear here within nj
teen days after due publication Of this order,
and do what is necessary to protect his IN
terests in this suit and that a copy OF this
order be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria
Gazette. a newspaper published in the city OF
Alexandria, once a week for four successive
weeks, and posted at the front door OF the
Court House of this city.
A cOpy-TESTR
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
l.. II. Machen. D q. jy6 w4w m
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Fresh ELGIN BUTTER just received.
For sale at 30c, BIZ J. c, AILBUkN.
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NORTHBOuND.

Leave Ferry Wharf Is, Al, 9 10, so,
10 20, IL 90, IL 80 a. M; II 30, o.. ! 80,
%, 2 40. 3 80, 4 C5, 80, o., 5, 6 30,
%, 45, 8 %, g 90, 9 40 p. m.
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soUTHBoUND.

Leave Spring Park s O5, 80, s 80. 9 80,
10 10, 10 45, II 90 a m; Y Is, u so.
/ 20, 1 so 2 80. 3 10, so. 4 20, so, 80,
6 O5. 6 50. Z %. s 10, s 45, 9 %, 10 % 2. N.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
What Others Say.
PEDDLING OFFICES.

An amendment to the penal code
or the United States was rejected
in congress the other day, not be-
cause 1t was not a good amendment
but because it was proposed by a
Democrat. 1t seems to have been
tactily agreed that no amendment
proposed by Democrat will be
reported favorable by the committee,
hence the Democrats are frequently
getting the Republicans into "hot
water" as the boys say
The amendment was for the pur-
pose of breaking up system OF
peddling offices, said to prevail in
the South. Ii seems that certain
patriots" who have the naming
of the federal officers for the South
have been In the habit of selling
their Influence" and their influ-
ence Is equivalent to recommenda-
tion 70 the appointing powers that
certain men be appointed The pro
posed amendment was to make such
procedure crime and in order to
defeat it the Republicans had to go
on record as opposing the passage.
of law to prevent peddling offices.
But they did SO, rather than to have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06

upon the statute books a law pro-
posed by Democrat. II should b.
understood that the Republican
members of congress are not so
bitterly opposed TO all Democratic
members, but at the beginning OF
the session, for fear some Demo-
crat would, in the language of the
baseball fans put one over the
plate 1t was agreed among the
Republicans that anything Demo-
cratic member proposed was a good
thing to let alone"
In this part of the country we
have advanced so far in civilization
that we no longer peddle public
offices. Any congressman or senator
or other man in power with the
government would consider 1t o
a mortal wound to be offered a sum
of money to appoint man to office
and a man seeking a postoffice
would not think of attempting to
influence the appointing officers
with gold We have much more
refined system. Instead OF dollars,
we use votes, or committees, A
congressman is told, not that If he
will appoint a certain man to Office
that he will receive so many dollars
but that he can count upon so many
delegates in the convention. And
the man seeking the postoffice, fire..
quently instead of agreeing to pay
cash, tactily agrees to furnish
endorsements" at the proper time.
But even this refined mode OF
bribery is coming into disrepute.
People are becoming SO unreason-
able that they are actually demand
ing competency in public service,
regardless of the number of votes
an appointee can deliver.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-06
BANDIT RAISULI WILL RE.
LEASE SIR HARRY MAC LEAN

Tangier, Feb. 6.-Caid Sir Harry
MacLean, who has been in the hands
of the bandit Raisuli for the past
seven months, is now within four
hours ride OF Tangier and probably
will be released today.
The British government has fin
ally succeeded in bringing their
negotiations with Raisuli to q close
and In return for the release OF
Caid MacLean will@pay 100000 to
Raisuli and guarntee him protection
and immunity.