BOYCOTT BY CHINA
President Roosevelt Takes Steps
to Remove Its Cause.
COOLIES MAY BUY CERTIFICATES
Accounts for Trouble Expo-lanced by
Travelers and Olden Entering
the United States.
Washington, J II im I ft, president
Uooscvcli IS manifesting it deep inter
-Ml in the Itt.ltcllielltS made to llilll lllHt
Monday by H delegation of member i
the American A M i H t i I association cull
ccrulng the difllcultic which hitherto
have been experienced Iiv Chinese iiiit
-chants, students, travelers Mini literary
men in gaining ti 1 1 1 1 1 mh i it i to thin conn
try, Tlio complaints of the Chinese
government about tin1 alleged humilia
lion to which mcinlicis of those classes
d Chinese are often suhj-ited upon
their arrival in the I rt i t J Mates, lo
gcther with the threats of the commcr-
t-iitl guilds of China to retaliate by boy
cutting A merit' au-madtt kmkIh, have
arointed the )hiiu.'hh men ol thin coun
try to protest against what they have
icgardcd hn unreasonable diHcriinina
tiou in tint enforcement of tin Chinuse
4'Xclllsiotl laws.
In a letter to Secretary Metcalf,
tint I lepart meiit of Commerce and I.a
tior, tlie president directs linn to fee
that the immigration nlliccrs exercise
discretion in the enforcement of the
exclusion law, to the end that the rt
lationH of thin government with China
nmy continue to be cordial.
It in pointed out that great ditllculty
in cxperiwncwd by the immigration otli
cial in executing the law, because id
the tunny Imgus certificates which art
presented by Chinese. It in a well
umlerHtood fact that for a consideration
u Chinese ciMiliit may prM'iiru in China
a certificate that he im a merchant or a
traveler or a iremher of the other ex
'1'inpt classes. On its face the certid
cii'e cut it li'H him t admission to the
I'nited Mates. So many fraud.- have
been discovered in the matter of these
-certificates that the immigration otli -
cials examine all of them inoNt care
fully. That fact accounts for the
trouble experienced by genuine incr
chants, travclcis, etc.
TO INDICT MANY.
"Government Now Hat Ample Evidence
Against Beef Trust.
Chicago, June 1ft Following the ail
Ihoritalive announcement from Wash
ington yesterday that Attorney tieueral
Moody anil the local Federal nuthori
t ics in charge of the b;i vent igatioii into
the methods of the liccf trust had come
to an agreement for further prosecution
of the cases comeH the positive state-
inent today from a Hcmi-olhcial source
that, no far ait the. jury itself is run-
crerncd, sulDcicnt evidence has been
obtained to warrant the indictment of
ecores of packing bonne nllicials
The number against whom indict
tucnt w ill he returned, to quote the
language id the olllcial making the
statement, "will range anywhere from
:t' to 70."
It ih positively stated that the jury
can complete i t h work in three davit
after tliH return of I'nitetl Mates 1 ih
trict Attorney Morrison from Washing
ton ami, hm hit ha already left for Chi
cago, it in now expected the indictments
will be retnrneil tthortly.
I'nlfHR present ihuiH arc sidetracked
in Home way, the. indictments to lie re
turned will run against tlie ollicial
heads of the packing establishments.
I lie retleral authorities will not say
whether these officials have their head
iiarters in Chicago or not. Resides
the ollicial heads of the corporations, it
is asserted that several lawyers repre
tenting the packing companies will he
indicted for Bubornation oi perjury
Twelve or 15 indictments. It is asserted,
will run against agents and representa
tfvea of the packing companies, charg
iug them with interference with wit
nesses who were csiletl.
Russian Cruiser Must Go To Sea.
Faigon, Cochin-Chiiia, Juno 1ft The
Russian auxiliary cruiser Kuban an
chored off Cape St. JainuH here this
morning, and the governor ordered her
to depart immediately ami dispatched
a French warship to enfoice the neu
trality of theite waters. Twenty-eight
of the colliers which supplied the Huh
eian tleet with coal have left Saigon,
and HO more of them are preparing to
nail. The I iri tinh steamer Carlisle,
which is understood to have on board
war inunitions intended for the litis
eians, is detained
Colombia's Envoy of Friendship.
Washington, June 1ft. John Barrett,
United States minister to Colombia,
today presented to the president Knri
iue Cortex, ex-minister of foreign af
fairs of the South American republic.
Honor Cortex has been appointed confi
dential agent of the Colombian govern
ment in this city ami will use his ef
forts to re.-eHtablish the cordial . rela
tions between the two countries. Senor
Cortes is also to try to establish friend
ly relations with Panama.
Final Blow Before Peace,
rekin, June 15. In Germany and
other circles here, the prospects of
jieace between Japan and Kussia are
considered remote. It is supposed that
Japan intends to inflict a final and
crushing blow upon the Russian army
in Manchuria before considering any
proposition for peace.
MUST STAND THIAL.
Mitchell Gnts Worst of First Docision
In Land Fraud C.isn.
Portland, June I I. Senator M ilchell
must stand trial upon the K rib's indict
ment, charging him with having ac
cepted fees while a hi'iiator of the I'nil
cd States foi nervices tendered to Fred
erick A. Kribs, by which timber laud
claims belonging to the hitter were
pitMesd through tint tieueral I.liud ollice
to patent.
Judge I lit Haven yesterday morning
in a few words overruled tin- demurrer
td the defense and set the trial of Sen
ator Mitchell fur Tuesday, June 20,
thus sweeping away every hope of tint
indicted man mid his counsel in tint
success of the dilatory tactics so long
employed, ami bringing them fiicn to
face with the necessity of meeting the
mass of the government's evidence in
denial of the guilt alleged.
It was tpiickly over, though for a
moment there went those in the court
room yesterday morning who lived
more than twice tint time indicated by
the clock hi the judge paused in his
discussion of the indictment before
rendering his dual opinion and holding
against the plea of the defense.' "As
to the form," mi id Judge !e Haven,
"the indictment, is justly ripen to criti
cism; indeed, very seven criticism
Hut, still, I think," the court continu
ed, slowly, "that it substantially
cha'ges the offense described in section
17M2 of the revised statutes."
.No more was neeItti. lint govern
ment hal won. The defendant had
lost. The opening of what will bit oni
of the most bitterly contested ami in
effect unit of the most far-reaching cases
ever tried before the courts of Oregon
was in sight.
WANTS ONE MORE VICTORY.
Japanese Press Opposes Armistice,
Confident Oyama Will Win.
Tokio, June H. The Japanese gov
ernment still maintains silence legard
ing peace negotiations. It js apparent
ly awaiting action at ami advices from
Washington ami St. I'ctertdiurg. The
newspaper and public continue a spir
ited discussion of the situation, devot
ing themselves largely to a probable
armistice ami terms of peace.
The newspaper continue to ! flatlr
opposed to an early armistice, which
would deprive the army ami navv of
the advantage within their grasp. It
is generally thought that Field Marshal
Oyama a plans are rapidly maturing,
ami that the next great drive will
sweep (ieneral I.inievitch back and car'
ry the Japanese army into Russian ter
ritory.
The good taith and ultimate inten
lions of Kussia toward -erce are openly
ami generally iueHtioiietl. The Japan
ese government, is possmiv salislleil
with the good faith and intentions of
Russia, but its silence leaves the putilit
doubtful. The Japanese public would
welcome peace, but it demands term
consistent with victory and assuring a
permanent peace.
CAN CONVICT TRUST.
Government Attorneys Will Ask Grand
Jury to Indict.
Chicago, June 14. Authoritative in
formation has reached Chicago from
Washington that Attorney (ieneral
Moodv ami the government attorneys
who have been conducting the impiiry
into the beef trust have reached the de
cision that thev have sufficient evidence
to secure conviction, that the pmsecu
tiou will be pushed vigorously and that
indictment will be linked of the grand
jury. ow that the agreement tins
been reached, the grand jury will com
plete its work within a wrek ami re
turn a number of indictment.
When the beef trust impiiry was re
sinned by the grand jury today, two
cattlemen from Iowa were on hand to
give their aid to the assistant district
attorney. Thev told of the good re
suits of the 24-hour law, which has
just gone into effect. The stockmen
are Harney levine, Jr., of Livennore,
la., and F. T. Arnold, of Arnold, la.
These men, the former rated a million
aire, own the largest cattle ranches in
the state, located in Humboldt county.
West Point Graduates 114 Men.
West Point, X. Y. Juno 14. The
graduation exercises of the first class,
114 in number, were held today under
a covering of canvass in front of the
library. An exceedingly large crowd
was in attendance. Among the officers
prenent were Lieutenant (ieneral Miles,
retired, ami Lieutenant (ieneral Chaf
fee. The address of the graduating
class was delivered by Franklin Mur
phy, of New York, president of the
board of visitors, and was followed by
an address by (ieneral Chaffee, ami by
the delivery of diplomas.
Standard Loses $100,000.
Chicago, June 14. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Van Huron, Iud., says:
That merchants in this vicinity have
been fleeced out of $11)0,000 by bogus
checks on the StamVurd Oil May payroll
has developed on the arrival here of
Assistant Treasurer F. 8. iUvis from
Xew York to investigate. The forged
pay checks range in face value from H0
to $1,000, and are duplicate numbers
of the genuine checks, by which fact
the frauds were discovered.
Panama will Coin Silver.
Panama, June 14. The government
of Panama, in accordance with the de
sires of the canal commission and the
local bankers, has decided to coin 1,-
000,000 silver pesos. This step is cal
culated to relieve the demand for silver
aused bv the activity of the canal
works and increased business, and will
prevent any monetary crisis which an
excess of gold might produce.
LAND FRAUD TRIALS
Judije Dellaven Hears Arguments
In Mitchell Case.
ILLEGAL INDICTMENT IS CLAIMED
District Attorney Heney Contends the
Document Is Valid Coirt Takes
Matter Under Consideration.
Portland, June 1 '.i. I'nder fire be
fore Judge Htt Haven yesterday morn
ing was the indictment accusing John
H. Mitchell of accepting a fee for serv
ices performed while United Slates
senator. Severe in their denunciation
of the document which sets forth the
government case were the attorneys for
the defense. Serene in his denials that
Haws could he picked in line after line
of the government's accusations was
I'nited Slates District Attorney Heney.
(irave, dignified and attentive, while
the attorneys unmasked their legal bat
teries, was Judge Id; Haven, the man
who now ha the power to bring the
case of tl e I'nitetl States against Senat
or Mitchell to a sudden termination,
for a time at least, or to cause the trial
Ut proceed to its conclusion ami conse
quent verdict of guilty or not guilty.
Spectator crowded the courtroom to
hear tint attorneys for the rlefense,
Judge A.S. I'.ennett, of The Dalles, ami
ex-Senator John M . Thurston, of Ne
braska, attempt to riddle the indict
ment which accuses their client, and to
listen to Mr. Heney 's defense of the
document
The alleged crime for which the gov
ernment is end avoitrig to J lace Senat
or Mitch dl on trie consist in accept
ing a fee from Frederick A. Kribs for
expediting claims In-fore the general
land oflice while a United States senat
or. This is contrary to the Federal
statutes. The issue yesterday was the
legality of the indictment itself, and
the principal arguments of the defense
were that the document was loosely
drawn, that if tried on its indefinite al
legations Senator Mitchell might Ik;
again placed in jeopardy, and alxm: all,
that the indictment did not even allege
that Mr. Mitchell was a senator at the
time of the commission of the crime
charged.
At the conclusion of the arguments,
Judge lc Haven took the matter under
consideration, stating that be did not
know just how long it would require
for him to arrive at a conclusion, 'but
that he would consider IkiUi the writ
ten arguments interposed w ith the de
murrer and the oral statements math
in court, handing down his decision at
his earliest opimrtunity . The court
wan then adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'cltxk.
RIVAL TO BEEF COMBINE.
Farmers of Illinois Ready to Build Big
Packing House.
Chicago, June IS. The F'armers'
Packing company has been organized
for the purpose of competing with the
local and other packers. Its capital
stock was placed at $1,500,000. The
organization is composed of livestock
dealers, retail butchers and farmers.
It is the intention of the company to
operate in C hicago and it has secured
an option on ten acres of land and a
picking plant near the Hawthorne race
track, w Inch it will operate, ami ex
pect to purchase 300 acres on which to
erect a mammoth plant.
Dying Natural Death.
Chicago, June 13. The teamsters'
strike has come to the stage where it
will die a natural death unless new
lite is injected into it by the strikers.
During the paBt 24 hours nothing of
any importance has developed, neither
side to the. controversy having made
any aggressive move. According to
the employeas invojved in the trouble,
they have succeeded in getting their
business almost bark to normal condi
tions. The teamsters are doing abso
lutely nothing in the strike, not a move
being made for peace.
Not All Plain Sailing Yet.
Paris, June 13. Opinion in official
and diplomatic quarters here is becom
ing rather pessimistic as to the out
come of the peace movement, owing to
the St. 1'ctersburg dispatches showing
the leserved attitude of Russia and the
activity of the war party. A special
dispatch to the semi-official Temps says
the influential Russians forming the
war element are making a strong rally,
being reinforced by protests against
peace telegraphed from the Held by
(Ieneral I.inievitch and all the division
commanders.
Generals Eager to Fight.
St. Petersburg, June 13. Russia's
generals in command of the forces at
the front are violently opposed to an
ending of the war. General I.inievitch,
in supreme command, last night w ired
the czar a strong protest, signed by all
of his generals, against iteacemaking at
the pi scent moment. He stated that,
after hearing of the opening of negotia
tions with Japan for a termination of
hostilities, he called a council of war of
all his generals.
Philadelphia Mint Closes.
Philadelphia, June 13. More than
200 employes of the United States mint
were today suspended indefinitely.
The coining department and the melt
ing room were clsoed down becaufe of
a lack of silver bullion. The order clos
ing these departments came from
Washington.
TORRENT FLOODS SUBWAY,
Electric Current Short-Circuited and
Traffic Stopped for Hours.
New York, June I'i. A break in the
4S-inch high-pressure water main in
Park avenue, near Forty-second street,
today resulted in the flooding of the
block just below the irand Central
station, the street-car tunnel and tl e
Subway, the stoppage of traffic in the
Subway for many hours, serious dam
age to the underground road and great
danger to many passengers. The dam
age is estimated at $100,000. Inci
dentally it resulted in the caving in of
Park avenue over an area of 20 feet,
from which ran cracks that meant dan
ger to adjacent buildings. Water was
first seen trickling between the paving
block near the entrance to the Park
avenue tunnel, through which the sur
face cars run. Almost immediately
there came a heavy explosion under
ground, and a moment later the water
gushed forth in a cataract, (touring into
Forty-second street, which was vxn
covered to a depth of several inches.
The riing water in the Subway soon
made connection between the third rail
and the outer rails, short-circuiting the
electric current, which was attended by
a series of explosions that endangered
the live of those who were in the cars.
The air was pungent with the smoke of
burning insulation, and bright flashes
from wheels ami rails were continuous.
One train got to within a block of a
station ami then carne to a final stop.
The passengers got out and waded
through the water to the station. iTiey
avoided the third rail and nobody was
injured. Gradually the enire service
south of Seventy-second street and to
Fourteenth street was shut off, and
later the entire service was discontin
ued. Finaly, after the flood had continued
for four and a half hours a foreman for
the construction company, who has
supervision of the installation of the
mains in Park avenue pointed out a
gate at Third avenue and Forty-second
street which, on being closed, shut off
the torrent. Traffic was not resumed
until after midnight.
Success of Japanese.
Tokio, June 13. The following re
port has been received from the-headquarters
of the Manchurian armies:
"June 9, at 4 in the morning, we drove
the enemy from the northern heights
of Liangsbucbuan and Xanchengteu
and occupied those positions. On the
same day we occupied the vicinities of
Krshihlipa, ten miles northeast of
Changtu, Shufangtai and Tungchiatzu,
ten miles north of Changtu and Ho
ingtungahnn, 13 miles northwest of
Changtu. Otherwise the situation is
unchanged."
Russian Shells Were Worthless.
St. Petersburg, June 13. The St
Petersburg Telegraph agency has re
ceived a dispatch from its Shanghai
correspondent, who asserts that not
only were the Russian ships so short of
shells that they could indulge in only
three large practices on leaving Libau,
but that tiuring the battle of the Sea
of Japan Inany projectiles either fell
short or failed to inflict damage on the
Japanese vessels. A number of muti
nies occurred during the voyage of the
Russian aquations, especially on the
battleship Orel.
Lost by Fire and Flood.
Xew York, June 13. Xearly 100 au
tomobiles belohging to various depart
ment stores were destroyed tonight in
a tire in the garage of the Rainier Ve
hicle Equpitnent company at Xinth
avenue and Twenty-seventh street. The
loss on machines is estimated at $350,
000, in addition to which the plant of
tht garage was damaged to the amount
of $75,000. The premises of the Cor
bett Chair company and the Sutro
Braid company, occupying the upper
floors of the building, were also dam
aged to the amount of $100,000.
Water Receding Near Keokuk.
Pes Moines, la., June 13. The flood
which has overflowed thousands of
acres of tine land in the vicinity of
Keokuk, is slowly receding, the water
having fallen atxmt two feet since
reaching a standstill last night. Dam
age to farmers near Keokuk is esti
mated at $300,000, and the losses at
Keokuk, Davenport and other places
along the river will aggregate hundreds
of thousands more. Riley Smallwood,
aged 75, was drowned at Alexandria.
Sweden Not To Recognize.
Stockholm, June 13. Premier Hainb-
stadt, in an interview, says the Swedish
government will refuse to recognize the
revolution in Xorway and will submit
to the riksdag motions conformable to
this standpoint. The premier thinks
that the riksdag will adopt this view
and is convinced no foreign power will
recognize Xorway as an independent
country against the will of Sweden.
Packing House Plant Destroyed.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 13. What
is known as the old packing house
plant in Fort Worth, comprising eight
buildings, seven of which were built of
stone and one of biick, and ranging
from one to two stories, was destroyed
by Are today. The plant cost some
thing like $450,000. The insurance is
$85,000. 1
GREAT THEBES
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The new railroad larldge over the Mississippi River nt Thebes, 111., I
not longer nor rrure plcturewjue than other railway bridges across tlie Mis
sissippi, but It Is one of tiie most Important It was planned and constructed,
not by the manag- of one railway, but of several, ami was located not
with oni railway In mind, but with the trade of two great sections In mind.
Tlie structure riKfntly completed Is ono of the fifteen great railway
bridge crossing the Mississippi, and Is probably the most substantial struc
ture ever thrown acros. the grat river. The fact that the approaolw are of
concrete contributes greatly to the servlceableness of the bridge. The experi
ence of the Inst ten ye-nrs has shown that concrete stanL against floods
better than stone or any other material, and In this particular and In the
chn meter of the structural work the bridge at Thebes reprewnts the best
results of modern experience and engineering skill. ,
Tlie bridge was placed wlxTe the engineers directed and tlie railways ln
tcrsted are to come to It. It wan built to accommodate a great freight traffic,
ami In thin particular has advantages over bridges built at an earlier date.
It opeim a new line of direct communication between Chicago and tlie South
west by way of southern Illinois, and Is to stand for all time holding open
the doors to a growing trade with the Southwest.
AT ELLIS ISLAND.
Uroteaque Immigrant and Change
Made by l'ear'a Kealdence.
Kills Island that gateway to New
York through which this year will
enter about a million refugees from
the Ignorance, despotism, poverty and
hopelessness of the old world Is one
of the most Interesting places In the
metropolis. There the student of hu
manity Is never In want of an en
grossing subject. There he may see
"In the raw" the peasantry of sunny
Italy, of Ice-bound F'inlaud, of Lithu
ania, of Poland, of all the many lands
of Europe and western Asia the Jew,
the Catholic, the Mohammedan, the
Protestant, the adherent of the Greek
Church each attired In the grotesque
and semi-barbaric garb of his native
village and speaking a rude dialect
which the educated from even his own
land can scarcely comprehend.
Heavy, stolid faces product of cen
turies of toil, poverty and Ignorance
confront him, but he will detect little
of vlclousness. These ox-llke men and
women are not criminals. Only rare-
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CONTRAST AT ELLIS ISLAND.
ly among the tens of thousands of In
comers Is there one lacking the simple
virtues of the peasant, and the excep
tion may be detected as easily as may
a wolf In a crowded sheepfold.
Of the 812,000 men, women and chil
dren whom the ships brought to Ellis
Island last year less than one in a
hundred were rejected, and only the
smallest sprinkling because of a crimi
nal record. Those who were sent
back were refused admission because
they were In 111 health, were likely to
become paupers or were contract la
borers. The metamorphosis which a year's
residence In the United States causes
in these uncouth immigrants Is some
thing astonishing, particularly If the
newcomer Is a woman and has spent
the year In the metropolis. When the
Immigrant lands at l'llis Island he
or she Is an outlandish-looking ob
ject, outlandish as was ever no stage
clown. Invariably he has a bundle,
and his wife has a bundle a bundle
done up In any thing from the size of
a pocket handkerchief to a large ta
blecloth. If the bundle Is a small one
It Is curried In the hand or slung across
n stick over the shoulder; If It Is a
large bundle the woman ties It across
her back, leaving her hand free to
balance, perhaps, a small paper trunk
on her head with one hand, and with
the other to drag a load of precious
and archaic pots and pans to which
she has clung like grim death since
the eventful day when she left her
hovel far behind. The children, or
such of them as are not babes at the
breast, follow In line, each bearing bis
own little momento of old world house
keeping a tea kettle, a pot, a wooden
spoon.
They see nothing to be ashamed of
In all this on the contrary, they are
Inordinately proud of this public pa
rade of their worldly possessions, and
It Is hard for them to understand the
shame and mortification which their
gaucherle causes their Wing and
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eager friends who come to welcome
them. If the Americanized friend Is
a woman, especially If she be a young
woman, one may depend upon It that
her unsophisticated countrywoman has
got to be amazingly "prinked up" be
fore they set off together. Not Infre
quently a "lady friend" gifted with
forethought will have brought with
her an entire new wardrobe all a la
mode for the newcomer, and It Is a
common occurrence to see one of these
ambitious kinswomen literally forcing
her dazed peasant friend to lay aside
her picturesque klrtle and bodice, her
gay headdress, her long pendant ear
ring beloved treasures and don In
their stead, In such privacy as can be
secured In the door ways of the long
exit corridors, cheap and tawdry black
skirts and a white shirt waist and a
picture hat laden with flowers and
feathers.
In a few months the peasant girl
becomes habituated to wearing cor
sets about her strong young waist,
and she blushes to think of the sight
she must have been when she landed,
with a bundle on her bacs, and when
she In turn goes to meet some one of
her friends it Is difficult to realize how
radical has been the transformation.
A Discouraging Outlook.
The .weekly New York paper which
chronicled gay doings not only In that
frivolous metropolis but in England
and other foreign ports as well, afford
ed Mrs. Emmons keen enjoyment, and
gave her many an excuse for righteous
wrath. This fact had been fully ap
preciated by her son, who sent her a
year's subscription.
"Listen to this, Blje Emmons," she
commanded one night, the paper trem
bling in her hands. "It's the account
of a grand reception in London, and
this Is what It says: 'The Honorable
Winifred Cowles was In black velvet,
studded with Jewels, the low-cut
bodice and sleeve straps being en
crusted with sparkling gems. Tha
Honorable Frances Rathbone wore
deep bine velvet with garnitures of
rich lace.'
"Now you mark what I say," said
Mrs. Emmons. "If our young fellows
that go over to England get to wearing
such clothes as this paper describes,
what's going to become of our coun
try? A fellow that'll submit himself:
to be rigged up In any such way as
that Isn't likely to know how to handle
a gun In time o' war or a hoe In time
o' peace!"
He Wasn't a Legislator.
A traveling man who "makes" Kan
sas City frequently was dining In the
cafe of one of the large hotels when he
thought he'd play a trick on his waiter.
"See that man at the next table.
George?" he said.
The waiter nodded assent. "That's
Dr. Alonzo Tubbs, the Missouri Legis
lator, who Is trying to stop all tipping."
The waiter grew Interested at once.
Well, ain't dat too bad," he said. "Ah's
been waltin on him, too. "Well, you
won't get any tip there," said the trav
eling man. ''Ah suttlngly treated him
right," replied the waiter.
"A few minutes later the man at the
other table left and the waiter return
ed to the traveling man. "Well," said
the drummer, "what did I tell you?"
" 'Xcuse nie, sah, but ah thinks you
tole me er fabrication," said the waiter,
grinning. "Oat man ain't a leglslatah
he's a gentleman." The man had.
given him a quarter.
Wants to Get Even.
Church If a man Is going to ba
struck by an automobile, what's tha
difference whether the machine is go
ing ten miles an hour or fifty?
Gotham A good deal of difference.
How Is a man who Is knocked down
going to tell a chauffeur what ho
thinks of blm If he's going at fifty
miles an hour? Yonkers Statesman.
When there Is a woman caller In the
evening, and her host takes her home,
It seeuis to the hostess that it takes
her husband twice as long to get buck
as it should.