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Show The report is denied that the Pacific Pa-cific coast people arc waiting to attend at-tend the Jamestown exposition by way of the Panama canal. Since the "captains of industry" have found that the people of this country propose to take more notice of the way they have been systematically systemati-cally robbed by them, said "captains" have been shouting that hard times arc going to come; but with our foreign trade increasing over $200,-000,000 $200,-000,000 over last year and cotton and wheat away up, we do not sec how a "panic" will find room to stand on, in this busy country, do you? Suppose firstly, Mr. Taft is elected President; suppose secondly, Mr. Roosevelt is elected Senator; suppose thirdly, Senator Roosevelt calls to sec President Taft, and the President happens to be busy talking to 'Bat" Mastcrson but it is impossible to suppose what might happen then. The proposition to amalgamate the Central American republics under a strong protectorate, would be all right if they could get one strong enough to hbld 'cm. Senator Piatt says he wishes to be 1 H left alone in order that he "may enjoy IH life in the 'flat he has taken." The H Senator must be pretty much of an !H optimist, after all, to imagine he can j H enjoy life in a flat. i M Damages to the amount of ?35,ooo H have just been assessed against the , H N. Y. Central railroad by a N. Y. , jH jury for the destruction of "the lower I third of a leg." That is said to be the l H largest verdict ever given for i like H injury. What would it have been ifl had the middle or upper third been 'i the portion lost? H H "In an Indiana town, sixteen worn- ' H en attacked one man, and whipped H him because he persisted in brutally , H beating his wife. Anybody find fault ' H with the ratio?" asks Bryan's Com- li H moncr. The ratio is perhaps a trifle I H old-fashioned, but the story docs not I H disclose an altogether bad state of H affairs in Indiana. H |