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Show MEASURED GBATTTTJDEJ v Chicago Tribune. "We need eight or ten lines yet to fill out this column," announced tha foreman. fore-man. Thereupon Editor Clugston of the .Splketown Biissard sat down and began be-gan writing:. "Our thanks are due to the Hon." Here he paused. "Bill." he said, "who's the guy we sent to Congress from this district the last timer "Jackson," replied the foreman; "Clem Jackson." Clement Jackson," he proceeded, "who so ably represents our district in Congress, for a package of" Here he broke off again. "Bill, what was that stuff that came from the Agricultural department the other day?" "Some kind of seeds, I guess. I fed 'em to the pigeons." , valuable garden seeds. We haven't any garden, but we are just as much obliged to him as if we had. Congressman Congress-man Jackson never forgets his constituents. constit-uents. We predict that he will be elected elect-ed again without any opposition worth mentioning." "I reckon," said Editor Clugston, as he stepped up to the case to put the item in type himself, "when he sees this he'll send ms a lot of his old speeches, darnhlmr |