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Show I Havo you noticed how much shorter the years are becoming'? It is hard to account for all this mild weather, when one remembers that coal is scarce. Except in Utah, Legislatures aro regarded re-garded as being quite different from religious bodies. . - Tho holiday trade still continues to be quite brisk in things reputed to be good for indigestion. Many will begin 1907 with a dcter-.. dcter-.. mination to bo better, and some will succeed for several days. President Roosevelt evidently does not intend to compete for nny peace prizes during the coming .Voar. Nov,- that the Christmas shopping timo is over, most persons can again become loo proud to carry packages. However, it can bo said for the good resolutions soon to enjoy brief popularity, popu-larity, that they do little or no harm. Fair persons will admit that Santa Glaus did very well in getting around, considering the condition of the streets. Having done its annual work, the ' Christmas spirit will now withdraw and leave poor human nature in its ordinary state. I No, our weather maker has no idea I that this is the gentle springtime, or he would be giving us a few snow-i snow-i storms. . Tho man who drinks to excess these days may have the good purpose in view of making it easy next week to swear off. Even though extra mail carriers have been employed, you probably have not . received all the- Christmas packages you desired. v You may have thought yesterday a .very pleasant day, but did you talk .with anyone who had a new sled he wished to try? Perhaps the Democratic protest committee com-mittee is simply Availing for tho church leaders to admit that they interfered in i ' , the campaign. If the dismissed negro troops should show that an injustice has boon done-them, done-them, some people, probably, could nev-; nev-; ' or forgive them. Bf i AnJ" member of tho Legislature may Kl : introduce a bill, but the Smoot man- 1 agers reserve the right to say what f shall happen to it. 1 Though the gift-giving season will ' ne really over, legislators on arriving v ,in the city will be presented with nice f$sets of instructions. Kl n j 1 Tno invitation to Mr. Howell to go H' to Panama may showt:ho esteem in ! which he is held, or it may show that many other members declined. 'iy Some members of the Legislature, En though, may run tho rink f being dis- jliked by advancing tho idea that the ESj i Constitution is still in fore?. H As former Speaker Hull is not to be Hl a member of tho House, he probably H ) cannot see that it is to have anyono Hj I who will bo just tho man for tho chair. V. II In the Christmas presents at the H-i II White House nothing was noticed from California, though it would not havo boon surprising if it had sent ono of its notod lemons. |
