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Show FOR THE VICTIM OF POLITICS. Fat Man Had Remedy He Knew by Experience Was Good. "It is tho funniest thing in tho world," remarked tho dejected looking look-ing man as he sat opposite the fat man In tho smoking compartment. "Can I take It that you refer to politics?" asked the other. "You can." "And that you have lately been a candidate for office?" "TImt is tho case. I was a candidate candi-date for tho mayoralty In my town." "Shake," said the other as ho reached out a hand. "I've been there. First camo a delegation of citizens looking for nn honest man. I was tho man. Thoy begged of mo to tako tho nomination. I took It. Next camo a hurrah In the papers about 'Honest Dan,' ns they called me. Then the wheelhorscs gathered about mo and sot tho ball to rolling. Then tho popular pop-ular enthusiasm was aroused. Then camo predictions that I would run tho other fellow thirty miles Into tho woods. Then camo my llttlo campaign cam-paign contribution of $3,000. Then followed tho " "Tho olection," said the dejected man. "Yes, tho election. I had press and pulpit and tho people with mo, but " "You wero snowed under?" "Ten feet deep. I was thrown down. I wns pulverized. I was paralyzed. I was knocked out. I Jooked Just like you do, and I felt Just like you do, and" "And how did you get over It?" Tho fat man leaned forward and put his hand on tho other's shoulder and whispered In his car: "Took cod liver oil! Try it onco and you will use nothing else." Baltimore Bal-timore American. |
