The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-04-14
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All Speaker Champ Clark has to
do to reach the White House is
make good on the advance advertis-
ing, but that will be some job all
right.
If Gov. Dix. who says he's gratifi-
ed, can figure any gain in prestige
for himself in the election of Sen-
ator O'Gorman, he's "scooped" ev-
erybody else.
Maybe the dove OF peace fully in
tends to light in Mexico, but it's not
showing any undue haste about do
| ing so.
Germanys chancellor says Tafts
misunderstanding treaties is an
iridescent dream; Germany's Reich
stag says It's O. X, and bids the
government to go to it. You pay
your money and take your choice.
Was the daughter of State Senator
James, of Wisconsin,, who managed
the bill that was passed to submit
woman suffrage to the voters, tech
nically briber when she gave leg
islators cigars and boxes of candy?
Girls Of the graduating class of a
West Virginia high school threaten
to go on strike If an order prohibit
ing silk stockings for commencement
day is not withdrawn Tut, tut,
girls. Wear 'em, how's the faculty
to know?
A Battle Creek reformer says,
"Our filthiest habit is wearing
clothes" Still, if we appeared in
public without 'em the cops would be
sure to make a pinch.
You've got to hand it to the Bal
time inventor of parachute for
gameness. "Just wait till / get out
of the hospital" were his first
words, after dropping ITO feet, "and
I'll show you how this thing works."
Don't get excited over stories that
Attorney General Wickersham has
been tipped off that the supreme
court decisions will favor the trusts,
That tribunal has never acquired
the "leak" habit.
Wonder if former Congressman ].
Adam Babe, who is strong on humor,
was joking when he said LA Fol-
lette is against reciprocity, probably
because Taft is for it,"
Master Bachelor of the National
Grange must doubt the word of those
who say Taft won't "dicker," or he
would not threaten to withdaw the
support of the Grange for tariff
commission if the reciprocity agree
ment goes.
And then again, President Baer, of
the Reading railroad, may see more
stringent laws for railroad regula-
ton, instead of the repeal he predicts
of existing laws.
We don't believe former Senator
Beveridge is thinking of becoming a
Canadian, even If he did join in
singing God Save the King" the
other day while attending session
of the Canadian house of commons.
Sure, It's dead easy to get the last
word in conversation with lady
II you use telephone and are quick
enough in hanging up the receiver.
Heap big chiefs" are likely to
visit Washington less frequently now
that liquor dealers Of that city have
been forbidden to sell booze to an
Indian
OF course Frank Hitchcock did
not pay any old political debts in
that record "shake-up" of the
higher up" officials of the r. M. S.
Even If the wise editors who see
in the attitude of Germany tip to
Uncle Sam to 60 ahead and take
Mexico are sizing it up rightly, the
tips no good without the approval
OF the American people, and there
are no signs that public sentiment is
tending that way.
A striking similarity about spirit
letters that figure in courts is the
financial benefits asked for those
who deliver them.