The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-14

man and beast. subsisting part Of the
time oil grass-fodder, corn and similar
Condiments and CONNECTIONS was dead.
and BcIchazzar, his son, reigned in his
stead. Now, this fellow BelshaZznr.
wnscn't very much smarter than Fri
day Bedcll, with bad case of swell
head and Il chronic case of inflated
self Importance, and exaggerated ego:
nearly equal to Shirley Ross. Bells
halzar had all the characteristics
necessary in the making Of RE-
FORM MAYOR OF GREATER CHAR
LESION; he was lewl lascivious, de
PRAYED aAd shameless beyond the
reach of friendly advice and too
Obtusc and bullheaded to profit by
the example. suffering and experience
Of others. His father, Nebuchadnez-
ger. had rcpented of his sins, follies
and disObedience not in sacll-cloth
and ashes-but in eagle feathers and
bird claws. For seven years Nebuch-
adnczzer had roamed the plains of
Shinar, his soul had been extracted
cleaned and put away in a safe place
handy for subsequent use. His think
ing apparatus was clogged, cloyed and
dcad-lockcd, and the psychological
mechanism and mental machinery
which distinguishes man from the
brute creation, was rendered in
operative by some peculiar system un-
known 10 science. mechanics or COM
ion sense; and the ravenous appe-
tie of 4 brute was substituted for
the cpicurean stomach of a man;
low order of graveling instinct was
exchanged for high type of intelli-
sence, and thus equipped with the
Internal mechanism of a brute and
the running gear of a man, Nebuch-
adnezzer, King of Babylon was turn
ed lose on the plains of Shinar to
associate and assimilate with wild
asses, cattle and sheep. For seven
long, momentous years. Nebuch ate
grass with the asses and beloved
like bull on the velvet green OF the
pain of Shinar, in atonement for con
duct unbecoming n kingly gentlemen
All his suffering on the part of
Nchuchadnezzar had no deterring
effect on the lascivious conduct
Hclschazzar, his son, who kept right
on in his evil ways, with the same
shameless complacency. that Adilter-
"ns GULL continues tC graft and hold
tn" position of Chief of Police in the
city of Charleston. The awful, piniful
plight of his father-hiS mental facul-
ties subordinated to the beast. haired
over with eagle feathers and roaming
the earth on all fours as penalty
was lost on BelschazZar, who had nc
more sense of dignity and propriety
81. Il Of Il
Now RelschazZer prepared feast and
invited n thousand guests-a heter-
cHonouS conglomeration of derelicts
ANA deGcncrates-a variegated and
uotly gang of roisterers-lille MoX
Michl. Shirley Ross, George Saun-
A"rs and ..is brood: Mat Slaughter.
Henrietta Hit. Love Green. Adulter-
"as GULL and other harlOts. and pre-
pared to have as good time as Ger
tain Gentleman had out on Capitol
street n few weeks ago with few
igail damscls dancing the hoocheT-
'"0chy i'll his apartments. But 1t
Vas not to be, Il power. invisible but
iat,Jitn. interviewed, and put sud-
BON and startling stop to the proceed
ings--just as certainly as an awaken
NIuc ont and forever destroy the
luIritous administration that is
".nE, like an incubus. on the bot
i"it!c in the city of Chrleston. They
drank VINE out OF vessels dedicatet
- the service of God-and praised
'Hr tn!~ of materialism. Just as trl.
dag H"dcll and Shirley Ross idolat
l"NsIy Worship Jim iolley. and al
-"' dm1nl-iust as FOLKS do at Ross
l-"U2 cHmp-and acted in a wantor
"'"| vicious manner-like prostitutes
at picnic. At this psychologi'
lrr!ud, the king saw the fingers o
0ru hand moving over the wall
r':AiuG words in an unknown
tongue. The king knew. not wha
.ai h"en written, but he saw tn
[.1H=1'tion. as plainly as we saw
'.. ui.tur"e of Shirley Ross and .Iohl
i'."r White. that were taken or
tt"- Island last year. and the kim
.'- "@ sr"aily alarm ed-as they wcr
OF '|" fear of cxposure-and he sen
''''lini to interpret the languag
.IrE"r than John Baker and Shir
-H' 0U the Island. II was 4 Sus
.-F2 ana embarrassing situation
i."l-haZ21r- Deep anxiety wa
rod in his countenance and eS
sod /, s