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KING IS DEAD EARTHQUAKE RUINS CITY. Hundreds Killed nt Cartago. Cotta Rica (Jodies (taing Recovered. San Jose, Costa Rica, May 7. The ■<arthi|Unkv that laid waste the town of Cartago ta-eurred at il:5<l o'clock Wednesday night and continued als>ut 1 |K seconds, in that brief time the buildings of th« place colla|>acd, bury ing hundreds. Th«- dead were first es timated at 600, but it is believed to night that the fatalitii-a were much greater. Four humired lasliea were recovered today. hollowing the shock twilight waa turned into darkness of midnight by cloud, of dust that rose from the ruins. Panic ensueil anil the cries of S»v»r» Cold Brings Bronchitis, Which the injured and fleeing survivors filli-d I the air. D.v.lop. Pneumonia Was Ill Cooler heads went to the telegraph Only Si. Day*. office to summon help, only to Jimi the operators dead, lines down and traffic impaired on.th«* reeilroad. London, May 7, 6 A. M. Kin« Ed As soon as the news reached San ward VII died from pneumonic al 11:46 Jose, President tionssles Vieques, ac laat night at Burk Ingham Falarv, and companied by President elect Richard at the aamv moment the crown and Jiminez amid many doctors ami nurse., acepter of the Empire of Great Britain started on a a|ieclal train to aid the paaa<<l automatically to hla aon ami survivors. Upon the president's ar hair. Prince George of Walea, now rival at Cartago, martial law was pro George V. claimed. Provisions, medicine, ami Death .truck down the niightleat clothing were dl.patcheil from here. hereditary ruler of the world with aa Throughout the day special trains ar little compunction aa if hi. victim hail rived here, bringing the wounded. I men the meaneat of that king*, sub Hundreds of survivor» were cam|x»l jects. The prayers of the whole na outside the ruined city awaiting trans- tion, hound to its monarch by cen portal ion to other points. They are turies of tradition and by a love born Iteing fed at public expense. Seven of complete ami intimate knowledge carloads of provisions have been dis of that ruler*, foible., almost as much patched from here and Alajuela. aa of hl. great virtues, availed b> stay The beautiful |>eaee palace, the gift the hand of the Reaper not one jot. of Andrew Carnegie, erected at a coat King Ed w aril died almost before his of $100,000, was converted into a pile subjects had begun to realise that he of debris. Other |>ublic buildings met waa seriously III. lie was taken .ick the same fate. a »<*k ago. After three days a ser Many students at the college of the ious complication liegan to develop. Silesian Fathers were killed. The fourth day hi. physicians issued The tremors continue tonight ami the bulletin that stirred the whole nation terror of the ja-ople increases. The to Ila depts. On the sixth day the fear of further shocks has extended to king waa dead. the neighboring towns. The shock to Great Britain ami to Only the early hour of the evening the world had been tremendous, not in at which the disaster occurred pre a national way, for the death of the vented n much greater loss of life. At king has been discounted in the mar the time many |>coplc were in the open. kets for many years, but to the em So far no deaths have been reported pire's sentimentality. King Edward among the American colony. was sincerely loved throughout the The disaster was not preceded by length and breadth. of England's any activity of the volcano Poaz or of piHuu-Mions. other volcanic vents. The shock was lie waa loved aa a great son of a no felt throughout Coats Rica ami in |>arta ble mother, ami he was loved for him of Nicaragua. Great fissures opened self la-cause he had itl hl. character at many places in the Volcanic tone. that rare commingling of demm-tatic The ministers of Mexico and of Cen simplicity with kingly dignity which tral American countries have asked made him justly the "first gentleman their governments to contribute to the of Great Britain.” aid of their sister republic. Several Politically, the death of Edward VII prominent Spanish Americans are contains grave potentialities. The among the dead. Thee»* include the commons is now engaged In “reform wife of Dr. Bocanegra, the Guatema ing llie house of Ionia.” To Edward a lan magistrate to the Central Ameri liberal ministry hail looked with confi can arbitration court, ami Senor Trejos. deuce for the creating of such |a-ers us would carry out the w ill of the |a-ople APACHES ATTACK WOMAN. aa expressed at the laat election. Now a new king ste|w forwanl to take Ed Prospector With Clubbed Revolver ward*. place. What attitude he may Makes Rescue Against Odds. assume in this, the greatest political Globe, Ariz., May 7 Drunken ^Apa crisis Engl ami has faced in generations, che» attacked the ranch of Daniel Ma remain, a problem. Nearly all member» of the king’s ben, four miles East of Globe, last immediate family were at his liedaidc night in quest of Maben, who hail when the king died. Just la-fore the killed an Apache several months ago. end came, the royal patient rallied and Maben is now in the territorial insane asylum ami only his wife and Dr-year- spoke weakly to those ata>ut him. "I know it is all over,” he said, "but old daughter were at the ranch. Eugene Barrows, a prospector, res I think I've done my duty.” cued Mrs. Maben ami her daughter af Those were Ina laat wonis. The first official act of the new king, ter a thrilling encounter. Using his weapon as a club, Barrows George V, was performed immediate ly after his father hiul breathed his laat. fought his way through the Indians, lie dispatched to the lonl mayor of who numbered half a dozen. The last London the announcement of Edward one attacked him with a knife and VIPs death, in pursuance of an age old Barrow s broke the revolver over his custom. Ilia telegram read: "1 am head. Barrows ami the women succeeded deeply grieved to inform you that my beloved father, the king, passed away in reaching the Sixty-Six ranch, half mil«’ away, and came into Globe this peacefully nt 11¡46 tonight. morning. (Signed) “George.” Big Soap Factory Burns. That George V will leave any deep Kansas City, Mo., May 7 The plant imprint on English his troy aa a sover eign of force and commanding ability of the Peet Bros. Manufacturing com is much to la- doubted, but at least he pany, one of the largest soap and gly is likely to prove a king of good heart, cerine factories in the southwest, was <>f conscientious attention to duty ami destroyed by fire tonight, entailing a loss estimated at $1,500,000. The of discretion in state affairs, Geogre bring» to the throne consid flames for a time threatemd the plants erable experience of his own in rou of the Schwarzschild A Sulzberger tine demands of public service made Packing company, and the American Energetic upon him aa the prince of Walea, and Dressed Beef company. he comes to the task of governing work on the part of the firemen pre with fair ability, a giaai personality vented serious damage to the Schwarz- and a serious sense of his own responsi child plant when the south wall of the Peet plant fell U|ion it. , bilities. ENGLISH RULER PASSES TO REST Peaceful Reign ol Nine Years Suddenly Ended. BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS Washington, Muy 10. ” Water com petition is n tkiton,” declared Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, in th«* course of a s | m <H-h in support of his long aisl short haul amendment to lh>- interstate com merce bill. His declaration was made in re sponse to an Interruption by Senator Brigg», of New Jersey, who had set up th«- argument that transcontinental rail rates were necessarily affi—ted by water competition, an argument that did not meet the approval of the I aho senator, but which brought forth the foregoing answer. Without a single dissenting Republi can Vote, the house today passed the railroad bill, one of the chief measures which President Taft wished enacted at the present session of congress, by 200 to 126. Fourteen Democrats joined the ma jority. President Taft tonight said that he was deeply gratified over the passage of the measure. He was es pecially pleasiil with the comfortable margin by which the commerce court feature was kept in the bill, for he re gards this court aa probably the moat im|«>rtant step in the propoat-d law. Referring to the clause providing for the physical valuation of railroads, Mr. Taft pointed out that the power now practically rests with the Interstate (Commerce commission, and that the difficulty in carrying out such a plan always has been found in the enormous coat of the undertaking. Just la-fore adjourning today, the senate adopted a substitute for th«- resolution directing an investigation of aliuses of the franking privilege, which waa introduced yesterday by Senator Stone, of Missouri. Th«- sub stitute authorizes an investigation into the »fierial case covered by the Stone resolution, which had reference to the circulation of a pamphlet in defense of the Payne Aldrich tariff law. Washington, May 9.—The Republi can party no longer dominates con gress. While nominally in control of the senate and house of representa tives, the Republicans, as a matter of fact, constitute today a hopeless minor ity, powerless to legislate as they would; (Miwerles to carry out the will of the administration. Both branches of the nation! legislature are in the hands of a party made up of Demo crats and Republican insurgents, and but for the steadfast regularity of Pres ident Taft, they would have control of the entire government. The situation is without a parallel in recent years. What it will lead to not even the boldest politicians predict. Nobody knows. Certain it is, how ever, that the breach in the Republi can party has opened so wide that not even the pr«*aident, the great pacifica tor, can now bring the warring fac tions together. In the judgment of some of the older Republicans, there is only one solution of the great problem to relinquish the government for the time being to the Dcmo-rsts. and fight out factional differences in the Republican ranks un til one element or the other is exterm inated. As showing the need for reorganiza tion of the reclamation service, which Secretary Ballinger has announced will be accomplished as the certain result of his remaining in the cabinet, the »«•cretary's criticisms of the service made when on the witnees stand are interesting. Also Mr. Ballinger has made plain th«* duty of congress to pass the $30,- 000,000 bill to enable the government to hasten the completion of projects which have been long delayed. He showed that the passage of this bill would lie economy to the government, for it would hasten th«* completion of the projects, and hasten returns to the reclamation fund. Washington, May 7. A subcommit tee of the Indian affairs committee met in Chamberlain’s office today anil voted «to report to the full committ«*e Wednesday for Chamberlain's Siletz bill, omitting the requirement to pay $2.50 an acre, on th«* the«>ry that if the entrymen were honest there was no reason why they should lie assessed that sum. The subcommittee also omitting the clause denying protection to purchasers from original homestead ers. A general investigation into the cause of the ill health of senators soon will be in order. No less than eight of th«* members of th«* highest legisla tive bidy in the world are on the sick list, including Senator Daniel of Vir ginia, McCumber of North Dakota, Tillman of South Carolina, Depew of New York and Penrose of Pennsylvan ia. The idea that the trouble is due to too much insurgency is not tenable, as the patients lire not among thos«* who find it necessary to tak«* this insurgent business very much to heart. Th«* epidemic of retirement among senatorial leaders may perhaps be at tributed to this cause, however. The United States senate promises to be almost unrecognizable after March 4, 1911. Aldrich will ba out certainly, if the Macedonian erv from th«* regu lars does not induce nim to change his determination. There seems to be a strong chance that the seats of Sena- Washington, May 6. The house to day rejected the Washburn amendment to the railroad bill, providing that sec tion 12, prohibiting acquisition of com peting lines, "shall not affect any leases of railroad property made prior to January 1, 1910, for a period of 20 year»." The Adamson amendment to the same section, exempting any rail roads entirely within one state, was defeated, 121 to 144. The house then struck out the entire section 12 of the railroad bill, prohibiting the acquisi tion of the stock of competing linew. The vote was 131 to 128. The mo tion was made by Adamson, of Geor gia, in charge of the Democratic side. Carrying an aggregate appropriation of $241,000,000, the postoffice appro priation bill was paaaeil today by the senate, after 40 minutes' consider ation. The measure went through without change from the form in which it was reported from committee. The house rejected the Sulzer amendment to the anti-merger section, striking out the words "common car riers” from the section. The purpose of the amendment, Mr. Sulzer ex plained, was to make it apply to such holding companies as the Northern Securities company. The sundry civil appropriation bill, the second largest of all the appropria tion bills, and carrying a total of $111,849,211, was reported to the house today by Representative Taw ney, of Minnesota, chairman of the committee on appropriations The to tal represents a cut of $16,650,000 from the estimates submitted to the committee. Of the grand total, the largest single item is $37,859,890 for the continuation of the construction of the Panama canal. Comet is Now Visible. San Jose, Cal., May 7. -Halley’s comet was magnificent object at Lick observatory this morning. Dr. Curtis photographed 18 degrees of the tail. At the present distance of the comet from the earth this corresponds to a length of 20,000,000 miles. A greater length could have been photographed, but 18 degrees was the full capacity of "Fast Wire" Suspected. Abuse Franking Period. the instrument. The best time to see Washington, May 5.—The establish-I the comet is between 3:30 and 3:45 a. Washington, May 11. — Senator ment of a direct connection with Mar Stone of Missouri todsy introduced a m., in the East near the horizon. rin’s Fast Wire service by one of the resolution demandingrthat the senate Farmers Labor's Ally. leading wire concerns *f the country investigate ' what he declared was a St. lamia, May 7. Organized labor seems to be the object of the inquiry gross violation of the franking privil- and organized farmers will work to now pending before th«* grand jury ege. He mentioned particularly a gether hereafter in preserving the which today continued its investiga- [ book called "The Story of the Tariff.” rights and liberties of both classes of tion into the methods of acquiring This, he said, had been widely circula workers under the provisions of a reso stock quotations by bucket shops. ted. "This lxx»k is purely a campaign lution unanimously adopted by the ex Five officials of the Western Union document,” the senator declared. “I ecutive committee of the Farmers Edu Telegraph company gave evidence to have been told that it was compile«! by cative and Co-operative Union here. the jury. the American ProtectiveTariff league. ” There Is a good ileal of talk nowa days about the value of plenty of tn »h air In sleeping rooms. Dr. Add!- »on W. Baird tells In the Surrey alxiut t r'Mjf camp that he bag built on the top of his New York dwelling Here lie sl«< pa, and here he finds rest In the open air Is quieter and deeper than Indoors. "One may be sleepy when the alarm sounds In the morning, but rises re freshed and Invigorated,'* be says. "In fart, this urban o;>en air life has a number of pleasant features. Thera la a sense of remoteness, of being away from the noise and movement of the city. "lxxiklng out over the roofs the acene Is often one of great beauty The electric light streaming upward on the tali buildings of the neighborhood la very striking, and further on can be seen the Palisades with their brilliant arc lights and the dark river beneath. In winter time moonlight glistening on the surrounding snowclad roofs forma a very attractive picture. 'Thia roof bouse Is twelve feet square and constats of a steel frame work covered In with fireproof mate rials to comply with the building code. Across the front extends a series of doors, so that tbia whole side can be thrown open. "The walls are double and the Inter space has openings top and bottom, thus providing free circulation of air, and the roof also Is double, with ven tilation through a small cupola. The effect of this cellular construction Is to prevent the apartment from becom ing overheated when the sun's rays play npon It throughout the long sum mer days The whole cost waa less than $400." New Minister to C hina Caiaach. Pra»- Idml McKinley’* E rbcf « Washington, May 4. — The house today passed the bill previously passed by the senato providing for the sale of about five sections belonging to the Si letz Indians on th«* Siletz reservation in Oregon. The bill authorizes the secretary of the interior to sell at pub lic auction lands which were reserve«! under article four of the Siletz treaty of October 31, 1852. The senate public lands committee today ordered Senator Jones to make a favorable re|»>rt on the Hamer bill, which recently passed the house, au thorizing the states to exchange their school sections in forest reserves for compact bodies of forest reserve lan«l of like quantity and value. Senator Heyburn was the only mem ber of the committee to oppose a favor able report, and gave notice that he would continue his objection when the bill is called up for conaideration in th«* senate. Senator Piles today proposed the fol lowing amendments to the omnibus lighthouse bill: Establishing alight- house st Eliza Island, Bellingham Bay, $30,000; lighthouse* at Kellets Rluff. $30,000; light vessel for a station at Partridge Point, $00,000: aids to navi gation of Puget Sound, $410,000; lighthouse tender for Alaska. $225,000; , increasing appropriation aids to navi gation in Alaska from $30,000 to $80,- 000. Representative Humphreys' bill pro viding for marking th«* Oregon trail was favorably reported to the house today, carrying an appropriation of $25,000 and granting to the Secretary of war authority to receive private contributions to swell the fund for erection of suitable monuments. Bucketshop Probe Ends. Washington, May 5. The investiga tion in the New York end of the wire responsibility for the receipt of stock quotations by bucketsho|>s was conclud ed today before the Federal grand jury. Should a presentment against the West ern Union Telegraph company lie vot ed, it would la- several days before an indictment could lie returned. It is understiaal that additional conspiracy indictments are on file with the depart ment of justice. ROOF. STORY BOOMED CALHOUM. Washington, May 5.—Commending the election system of hie state. Sena tor Bourne, of Oregon, in an extended s|H-ech in the senate today aroused gen eral debate on the question of repre sentative government which dealt es pecially with the effect on the Southern states of the system of selecting Fed eral officials for that section. Bourne dwelt in terms of sdmirstion on the methods of conducting elections and selecting officerholders in Oregon. He declared that Oregon had “evolved the liest form of popular government in the world today,” and defended the election of his Democratic colleague, Chamberlain, by a Republican legisla ture. Representative Knowland of Califor nia. offered an amendment to the rail road bill today, providing that when a railroad in competition with a water route lowered a rate, it should not be permitted to increase the rate until, in a hearing before the Interstate com merce commission, it had shown a rea son for the increase aside from the water route. Democrats, insurgents and some reg ular Republicans, even members of the committee reporting the measure, sup ported Mr. Know-land's amendment, which, it was said, would prevent a railread from eliminating water route competition by a low rate and then in ■ creasing the rate as soon ss the com petition was removed. By 106 to 77 the amendment was adopted. Great Northern to Build. Great Falls. Mont., May 7. The Great Northern Railway company to- day started condemnation proceedings for right of way through Fergus coun ty for building a branch line about 850 miles long, from Hauck's siding on the Billings Ji Northern, a Great Northern branch, to a junction with the main line on the Great Northern at a point near Mondak, on the Montana-Dakota line. In suliatance, this means that the Great Northern is almut to build an entirely new line from the Montana- Dakota line to Great Falls. 1ÏEW YORK I »l»w» l>,,«-f«,e II m IIS« a<IH> K »treat on Top of III» lloaw, Lira Hal«-, of Maine, Burrows, of Mich igan, and Depew, of New York, will j l>e «erupted by other men, wbil«* Isidge, of Massachusetts, Beveridge, of Indiana, Dick, of Ohio, Kean, of New Jersey, La Folette, of Wisconsin, and other leaders, can hardly lie said to have a copper fastened cinch on their places. “The Country's All Right.'' New York, May 5. Before sailing tmlay for his summer home in Scotland, I Andrew Carnegie had a few won!» to ' say about the tariff. “in my opinion greater progress had been made by the latest tariff revision towards the perfect tariff than ever la-fore,” he observed. “Of course, it is hard to plcaw everybody, and I can only express my opinion by quoting something I read on a [aistal card late-1 ly: "Let the growlers scowl, let the howlers howl, and the |a>liticians go it. ' The country’s all right and I know it.” Steel Employes Slaves. Washington, May 5. The report of the bureau of labor U|»>n the conditions at the Bethlehem Steel Works, of South Bethlehem, Pa., which was sub mitted to the senate today, says that 2,322 men worked 12 hours a day for seven days a week. CAMP ON A j I William J Calhoun, the new minis ter to China, was a Chicago lawyer with little more than a local reputa tion In 1896, when he fought for Mc Kinley's nomination and for his elec tion against Bryan, says the Boston Herald It was on the stump that be attraited a lot of attention, and some of his friends say that a story he told at the big political meeting in Chicago had as much bearing upon his future <areer as anything be ever did or said. It was at the closing meeting of the i-ampaign. the so-called "Flag Rally," presided over by Mark Hanna, that Mr. Calhoun sprung this one: "I waa recently campaiging down In that part of the state we call 'Egypt,'" said be, "and was just getting started on my speech when a man who was the worse for several drinks broke In. "'I can lick any man In Egypt,' he remarked, loudly. "Nobody paid any attention. “I can lick any man in the coun- .ry,' he volunteered again. '* T can lick the stuffin' out of any man In the state of Illinois,' declared •he scrappy one. "No takera. '"I can lick any ------ ------ man In the whole United States, and I can lick him to death,' was the last chai 'enge. "A little stubby railroad brakeman walked slowly over to him, planted a fist on the would-be champion's jaw and the latter passed down and out Ten minutes later he came to. ‘•'The mistake I made,' he remarked, 'was when I tried to bite off too much territory.'" The story made the hit of the meet ing. caught Mr Hanna's fancy, and, according to report, drew Mr McKin ley's attention to Mr. Calhoun. At any rate. President McKinley appointed him to the interstate commerce com mission, and a career in public life followed. IlnmnirrlnK the III 11 I x » r r<!a. It is said that during a strike of the billposters of Chicago a number of the ater manag«*rs made exclusive use of newspaper advertising to announce their attractions and found that they were drawing bigger houses during that period than when they were mak ing free use of the billboards. Our cities have had hard times trying to abolish the billboard nuisance. Per haps a general realization that bill boards are unprofitable as well as un sightly would help a lot In having their use discontinued.—Success Magazine. Caatle (¡«rilrn. Only old New Yorkers know that there used to be an tsland 200 feet off the Battery and that It was fortified and known as Fort Clinton The Is land was connected with the mainland by a drawbridge. When the waterway was filled in the island became a part of the Battery and was known as Cas tle Garden As everybody knows, it Is now the aquarium. Doubt fill Conipllnipnt, Mr Phamilee—If you'd only sent us word you were coming, Briggs. How ever. I trust von have managed to make out a dinner. Guest (politely) — Bless you, old chap, I only tope I may never eat a worse one.—Boston Transcript D oulil He D !••» "That robin redbreast gave me quit» a start.” "Why so?” "I thought for a moment that 'he Intelligent bird was wearing a chest protector."—Courier-Journal. Her Kind. "That pretty girl when she cries Is a very affecting sight. She is a regu lar picture." "Yes, what one might call a moving picture.”—Baltimore American. It is age that makes a man look old; in a woman's case It Is trouble. Mrs Telllt—Yes, shs 1» • decided blonds. Mrs. Knockll—Indeed) Wb»n did sbe decide?—Milwaukee Newa "Little boy, haven't I seen you la my Bible class?” "Not unless I walk* In me sleep, lady.”—New Orleans Pic ayune. Ell*—Bella married an octogenarian. Stell*—I don't think that a girl ought to change her religion for a man.— Chicago Dally Newa "What selection is that the orchestra has just finished?** "I don’t know. Sounded to me like neuralgia express ed in music.”—Tit-Bits. Daughter—Did you have to fish much, mamma, before you caught papa? Mother—Fish, my dear, fish! I waa bear hunting.—M. A P. "How much does It cost to get mar ried?" asked the eager youth. "That depends entirely on how long you live," replied the aad loooklng man. "How la the water In the bath, Li sette?” "Cold, my lady. It turned baby fairly blue.” "Then don't put Fldo In for an hour or so.”—Pittsburg Post He— Why are you so sad, darling? She—I was just thinking, dearest, that thia la the last evening we can be to gether till to-morrow.—Chicago Daily News. Professor (examining medical stu dent)— It you were called out to a ?a- iJS-nt what is the first question you would ask? Medical Student—Whera hs lives. "Splendid color, Isn't It?" asked th» fishmonger, cutting open a salmon. "Yas." replied the purchaser, "looks as if It were blushing at the price you ask for It” Wiggs—How do you know he'» a for eigner? He has no accent? Waggs— No, but he knows so many ways In which this country could be Improved. —Philadelphia Record. "What did the poet mean when ha called his country ’th» land of the frea and the home of the brave'?” "He was probably referring to bachelors and married men," said old Mr. Smithers, sadiy. "What do you suppose, Algernon." the young thing asked, "Is the reason the ocean Is salty?" “I am sure I don't know," drawled Algy, "unless it Is be cause there are so many codfish in It" —Success Magazine. The Manager—I've got a new Idea for a melodrama that ought to make a hit. The Writer—What is it? Tha Manager—The idea is to Introduce a cyclone Into the first act that will kill all the actors.—Tit-Bits. 'T've got to go to Philadelphia." said the hurried traveler, who was fumbling for his pocketbook. "Well," answered the New York ticket-seller, "are you buying transportation or just telling your troubles?"—Washington Star. Bowers—I understand that tne doc tors have just had a consultation ¿n Murphy. Wbat conclusion did they come to? Powers—They decided that the patient was not wealthy enough to stand an operation.—Spokane Review. Ebeneezer—Them skeeters maxes ma think of them city visitors we had ths week before laat. His Wife—How s that. Eb? Ebeneezer—They come pret ty near bein' the worst singers and the biggest eaters I ever see.—Illustrated Bits. Gladys—Oh. mamma! Here's a not» from that long haired pianist He says it will be impossible tor him to play at our reception to-night Mamma— What's tha trouble? Gladys—Soma one stole his wig.—Chicago Daily News. The Kind Lady—You clear off or I'll set the dog at you. Tho Tramp—Ah. 'ow deceptive Is 'uman natur’. Fer two nights I've slept In yer barn, eaten of yer poultry an' drunk of yer cider, and now yer treats me as an utter stran ger.—The Sketch. "They tell me," said the Innocent maid, "that your marriage was the re sult of love at first sight. Is It true?“ "It Is," answered the round-shouldered man, sadly. "Had I been gifted with second sight I'd still be In the bachelor class!"—Chicago Record-Herald. "I hope you will be interested in yonder gentleman," said the hostess. "I have assigned him to take you out to dinner.” "I shall be," responded tha lady addressed. "That gentleman was forme;!; my husband, and he's behind with his alimony.''—Louisville Cour^ ier-Journal. Magistrate—Officer, what is this man charged with Constable—He's a cam era fiend of the worst kind, yer wor ship. . Magistrate—But this man shouldn't have been arrested simply be cause he has a mania tor taking plo- tures Constable—It Isn't that, yer worship; he takes the cameras.—Bos ton Globe. - "That Is a fat. prosperous-looking en velope. Does our salesman send In a big bunch of orders?" "Net exactly. That envelope contains a receipt ror his last check, his expense account tor this week, a request for a salary raise, and a requisition for some more ex pense account blanks."—Louisville Courier-Journal. Revtr«« Thing«. Wife—The landlord was here to-«lay and I gave him the rent and showed him the baby. Hubby—Next time he comes around suppose you show him the rent and give him the baby.