Judge — June 11, 1898 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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HEAVY WORK OF CONGRESSMEN. OCAL newspapers of the United States, in their Washington dispatches, give some idea of the arduous nature of the work done by congressmen, A few are appended. “ Representative Teeters of the steenth district of Iowa has introduced a bill appropriating: five million dollars for the improvement of Catfish creek. This creek is unnavigable for large fish in the summer-time, but with this amount of money spent upon it great results are anticipated.” “ Congressman Spowter is trying to induce the river and harbor com- mittee to insert an item of three and a half million dollars in the appropri- ation bill for the purpose of building locks and dams on Sassafras run, in Pike county, Indiana. With these improvements made Sassafras run will ve navigable at all seasons for row-boats drawing six inches of water.” “ Congressman Heavyjohn of Kansas is sanguine of success in secur ing an appropriation of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the improvement of the Cottonwood river. It is thought that if the bed of IN WHEAT. SOCLETY’s DEMANDS, “+ My dear, I do wish you would have that portrait of your ancestor hung up-stairs. Now that we are in society and those elegant giraffes call on us, I am ashamed of it.” DEPARTMENT-STORE PATRIOTISM. +4] F MY men go off to war I will pay them all galore !* And with patriotic tears his eyes were swimmin’, But his “men” with hems and haws Never started off because More than ninety-nine per cent. of them were women AONERT GILORKT WELSH, HEARING THROUGH HER ELBOW. Ernet—" He told me he made his money in wheat.” EvIvn (triumphantly)—" 1 felt sure Uhad seen his face before. our bread, mornings, in the city.” this stream were paved it would provide an ex- cellent bicycle- path, which would be useful from June until October.” “A delegation of citizens of Squakum coun- ty, Pennsylvania, waited upon Representative Bunkum of their district, a few days ago, to urge immediate action looking toward the improve- ment of Butternut river. It is thought that the expenditure of a few million dollars will render this stream navigable for rafts in the freshet R season. Representative Bunkum persuaded the committee on rivers and harbors to give the delegation a hearing, and the visitors went back home convinced that their claims would be recognized.” “Congressman Cahokia of Illinois pre- sented to the committee on rivers and harbors. a strong plea for a large appropriation for the improvement of the Chicago river. . Mr. Cax hokia said that if congress would meet the question in the liberal spirit expected by the people’ of Chicago great good ¢otild be done. He thought that sufficient money should be ap- propriated to pay for the driving of sprinkling- carts over the surface of the Chicago river in the summer-time for the purpose of laying the dust. If this were done, said Mr. Cahokia, it would become a popular place for riding and driving.” WILLIAM HENRY SIVITER, HERE are some things money won't buy— morals and manners, for instance. ‘That's the fellow that leaves us SMALI. oy is full uv snappi AT THE SCUOOL-TEACHERS’ PICN: turtles an’ bicod-suckers an’ lamper-eels, an’ I seen six big water- snakes killed in it yisterday ; an’ old Bill Snipes drownded hisself in dere last week, an’ his body hain't riz yet, an’"—— ( Tableau.) Norah (who has struck her crazy-bone) —" Be- gorra! Oi heard the blow clear down to the ind av me fingers.” ing calmly down to await developments)—"* Say, girls, dat pond comicbooks.com