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Show GOT TO VOTE. Representative Dalton of West Virginia Vir-ginia says that a bold, bad-looking citizen cit-izen of South Mountain ambled to the polls on election day and announced that he wanted to vote. "What is your name?" asked one of the managers. "John Elder, but the boys call me One O all us Jack," answered the would-be would-be voter. "You are a citizen of this county and precinct and entitled to a vote." "I am, by gad, sir." 'Where Is your house?" ' "Got no house." "Where do you live?" "I live in the mountains, sleep in the woods, eat raw bear and wild turkey, drink out of the river and am a sure dead shot, I want to vote." It is unnecessary to add, says the West Virginia Representative, that the gentleman experienced no trouble In I jetting his ballot properly deposited. I |