There are an ample number of hitch
ing posts scattered about the grounds
and it is entirely unnecessary to make
use of anything else. People should
-think twice before they tie their horses
where they may destroy valuable trees
ana other property.
Stillwater Gazette: Dr. E. Ef Bee
man, who has been made rich by his
chewing gum, from which he receives
an annual idcome of 127.000 If year, was
an old soldier, and is receiving $4 a
month pension. Now he insists that
be should have $12 a month owing to
total incapacity for manual labor.
Should Uncle Sam cut off entirely the
pensions that are being paid to men
who are rich or. perfectly able to care
for themselves" and families, it would
be a great saving to the* taxpayers.
Beeman is atyout the strongest we have
read of.
Fairihont Independent: The offer
of a certain Chicago mail order house
to pay farmers for deposits of money1
at the rate of seven per cent aiinum
would be an indication that«the com?
pany were hard pressed and negded
money and that their credit was not
good with home banks, It is estimat
ed that the people of this country have
lost in the last ten years twenty million
dollars by sending money away to
stocks^bonds and other securities which
were advertised as netting big divi
dends, etc. The safest way is to deal
yrith those whom you know are right
at home and you know where to find
them.
Milwaukee Wisconsin: The dande
lion is an inveterate enemy of grass.
Where it gains a footing, grass is forc
ed to give way. Beautiful though it is
the "first pledge of blithesome May,"
the dandelion is an eyesore in a lawn.
