Judge — September 1, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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AN IMPRESSION. A man with a languid air, Paddling for two. He asked her a question there. What could she do? A gitl ina birch canoe. ‘Autumn and eventide. ‘The sun in a crimson sky— What could betide? WHAT OUR AUTHORS ARE DOING IN POLITICS. THE rumor that Mr, Dooley is to succeed Whitelaw Reid as ambas- sador to the court of St. James's lacks confirmation. Acting by and with the advice of the senate, the President is think- ing of sending David Graham Phillips as consul to Timbuctoo. If George Ade goes to congress next session the Record will prob- ably be turned into a comic paper for the term, under his direction. The friends of Booth Tarkington are working up quite a boom for * Monsieur Beaucaire ” for the excise commissionership the author of of Indianapolis. Thomas Nelson Page is mentioned for the road commis- ionership of York County, Maine. His chief rival for the office is William Dean Howells of Kittery. Upton Sinclair is to be the nominee of Potted Ham Party for the Presidency ia 1908. His only serious opposition is from the Nursemaids’ League. Henry James has got his cye on the premiership of Great Britain, As a first step in this direction his works are being translated into popular by Thomas Hardy. There is a movement on foot at Marion, Massachusetts, to nom- inate Richard Harding Davis this fall for the office of pound-master. He is said to have the indorse- ment of Grover Cleveland. Failing 16 secure the gov- ernorship of Vermont for Mark Twain, Colonel George Harvey will probably send the distin guished humorist to Washington as United States senator from the Nutmeg State. Winston Churchill is a can- didate for the governorship of New Hampshire. He will give readings from his own works from he Pure English THE ONLY CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE. Blue eyes looked Into brown, Misty with tears, And pledged a love that lives Through all the years, every stump in the state between now and election-day. It’s a great boost to literature. If the governorship of New Hampshire goes to the Macmillan Company, Messrs, Bobs, Merrill & Company of Indianapolis will take immediate steps to secure the vice-presidency for George Barr Mc- Cutcheon. Charles Scribner's Sons and the Century Company will both have c indidates in the field for the succession to Senators Platt and Depew. The names now most prominendy mentioned are Oliver Herford and F, Hopkinson Smith. The citizens of the Fourth Ward, Philadelphia, have sent for the publishers’ lists in order to see what available literary talent there is for the aldermanic nomination. Owen Wister is most likely to prove the prize-winner. AN INVENTIVE GENIUS. Subbubs—" What makes him so unpopular ? Borrow—' He fixed his lawn-mow- er so you have to drop a nickel in the slot to make it go.” WHAT CALLERS ARE FOR. SNOW, Hannah, just look at these chairs! There must be an inch of dust on them.” + Well, ma’am, you know yourself you haven't had a caller for nearly a week,” STRANGELY FAMILIAR. LITTLE Henry was spending his va- cation on a farm in the wheat-belt of Minnesota, Jt was his first visit to the country, and he had never seen a thrashing-machine. Mamma !" he exclaimed one day, rushing into the house, VAMER MOMIGRY "TLALE «there's a fire-engine ‘way in a big field an’ it's pumpin’ seeds.” comicbooks.com