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Show BRIEF AND BREEZY. "Listen to your wife," says the Governor of N. C. Evidently this -intended for the man who coolly turns over and goes to sleep befo'c the lecture is half over. "How a snowstorm docs obliterate the local color of city life," exclaims the Chicago Post. And the "local color" in Chicago is principally smoke and mud. Several members of the President's cabinet have been kept from the meetings by the attacks of grip, because be-cause they know that cabinet meet- k ings are not to be sneezed at. The Buffalo Inquirer declares that Gov. Hughes is a "fake reformer " Well, goodness knows, there are plenty of fakes in New York who need reforming. . London Punch thinks" the President's Presi-dent's message a joke. That shows that Punch still has a hazy idea of American humor. Bourke Cochran 13 now said to b; for Bryan. If he wishes to contimt for Bryan he will have to be shot on or he will change again. ' 'If the Japanese spies Will furnish their names and addresses, Uncle Sam will be glad to send them plans and specifications of all the battleships. I 4 "This country is rich in dead poets, but poor in live ones," says the Buf-i Buf-i falo Times. Maybe so, but it certain ly has plenty of live poor ones. j There is considerable talk of send ing Grovcr Cleveland to Denver as 5 a delegate, but his friends should stop to consider the likelihood of the pro ceedings bringing on another attack of indigestion. I . ' .' ' ,, Wu-Ting-Fang is on his way to the j 'f. United States, and guesses arc in or- ! dcr as to what his first question will be when he lands on American soil I once more. I ... j The Augusta Herald thinks billy goats will succeed Teddy bears as toys after next November. That ought to suit people with the butting i in habit. ' ' ' j A' man can hardly be blamed for V losing interest in life after he losses 1 his principal in a busted bank. n - ... It is worthy of note that when two Southern statesmen fall out nowadays the first movement of their right hand is not in the direction of their hip , , pocket. ... Iowa is fortunate in having a Governor Gov-ernor who would be satisfied with cither a seat in the Senate or the Presidency. Some men arc so par-ocular par-ocular about what they, want in the way of office. ... President Roosevelt has a marvelous mar-velous mind. When he began to write this year's message he found eleven galleys of his last message still set up in his memory. |