New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According to THE Manila Times, smuggling III
the Philippine Islands is assuming proportions that
make IL menace to insuar revenue 1t VIII
not be long before the government must for the
protection of itself and the honest merchants oi
the community, organize drastic campaign
against It," says "The Times" 1T will surprise
the orderly and abiding to know that only
few days ago a casco of khaki, smugsled into 'he
country by way of the east coast of Luzon was
hosted down Laguna de Bay and the fasis Ioi
distribution In Manila, yet such is the 1act' Inc
cloth was dropped the east coast somewhere
near Baler lugged across the mountains to a Sc
cluded inlet on the lake and boldly brought INTO
Manila Sleuths of the government got track oi 1t
before 1t was landed. but there was no way TO stop
It, Suppression of the use of opium in the fhiilp-
pines has made the drug the great prize Oh snius-
CLING 1t has gone to a fabulous price In Mania
uolo. Cebu and other cities. and there are riches
for the fellow who can II across the Sulu sea-
Kind Iady-My poor man. how did you ever ac-
custom Yourself to such long walks! ~
Frayed Fagin-Please. mum. L used TO own an
automobile-Chicago News.
The owner of a collection of campaign souvenirs lll
showed some of his treasures at Inc tribune o
the other dav and called attention to the cnahses
that have taken place in campaign styles SINCE INC
nortrat badge became feature in election coh'es''
Before the war" said the souvenir man. oaueeS
were used only sparingly. but IN that year '
country was flooded Men, women and chloien
wore the pictures of their favorite Candidates Ior
badge about large as 25-cent piece' WI. WIN
a picture on either side Lincoln and Hamhn'
Douglas and Johnson Bell and Everett ana brech
enridge and Lane were the candidates Ihele aie
some of each kind in the collection, each one sum
adorned with piece of narrow silk ribbon with
which the wearer fastened 1t to coat or "d'ch
chain In the campaign of 1864 white metal be-
came popular and the collection contains some nne
specimens of Lincoln and johnson and McClehan
and Pendleton badges. Among the queer oaoses
are the gold and silver bugs which were worn IN
the McKiney-B-yan campaigns, and the miniature
+,nnlate inscribed Harrison. Reid and Protec-
ton" which was popular In the 1892 fight
PENNSYLVANIA has had frequent occasion to reprove
his eight-year-old daughter for playing Win
Recently the youngster in the exercise @ Of 6s her
favorie diversion. succeeded In burning 1en nent
Clara" said the father sternly I snouId PuhiSn S
need to In this case for God has already punlshed
you .bo child. ..but papa.
15e let me- piev with the matches awfully long
time first "-Harper's Weekly
Prince August, fourth son Of Emperor Wilham
of Germany, who has passed the examination lor
the degree of doctor of the science or govern
ment at the University of Strassburg, is the hrst
Hohenzollern to take the degree of doctor lie
was born "a the Castle of Potsdam on January
26 1887 Several years ago Emperor William
considered sending Prince August TO harvard
University. but gave up the idea on learning
from American professors that the prince would
probably be seriously disturbed in his studies by
curious visitors
The The teacher asked said Bess
A most precocious little tot:
ITS bigany. guess
Philadelphia Press
Here Is an instance of mans hopes actually
going up in smoke The Rev William Berg of
Hartford was the man. He the leading
candidate for the pastorate of the Mitineague
Congregational Church. One day recently he
offered e cigar to the deacon OF the church The
parishioners heard of the minister's devotion to
the weed. and by overwhelming vote decided
to choose a pastor who did not smoke.
What they call honor is a mighty curious
thing" observed Uncle Jerry PEBBLES II know
a who would cheerfully starve himself to
pay gamblin' debt, and he still owes the
preacher that married him twenty-seven years
ago."-Chicago Tribune.