Life — March 11, 1897 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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Katy: suerte hasten to a community where they may indulge their tastes freely, the other States may be relieved of a number of citizens they will be much better off without, and the population of Nevada will begin to approximate —in numbers —to that of Delaware or Rhode Island. * * ° OOKED at in this light, Nevada's conduct obviously does not merit ire and denunciation it has re- The other States will be bene- fited by it, and if some, not satisfied with this, insist that Nevada is lowering her own character, selling her State honor, and bringing, as far as in her lies, the good name of the Union into disrepute, the only answer possible is that she is a sovereign State, that if she chooses to make herself a moral dumping ground there is no power that can prevent her, and that at least her loss is temporarily the gain of the rest of the country. AM. KB. Conyngton, F BRADY IS A MAN APTER ME OWN HEART. “HE'S NOT AFTHER IT HALF SO HARD AS TAM.” THEY COULDN’T LOSE. HE famous old lawyer hemmed and hawed considerably. He really felt sorry for the flaxen-haired doll of a woman who sat beside him, she seemed so unsuited to the cruel strife of law courts, and her liquid blue eyes fairly melted him with their strong, innocent purpose. He felt it hard to have to tell her that he should be considered an enemy by her, and that she must betake herself to some other practitioner. At last, however, he mustered up courage, and‘in firm, yet kindly tones, said: “Madam, I extremely regret to say that I will be unable to take your case against this man, for the simple reason that I have already been re- tained by the other side.” He watched, expecting to sce her give way to grief, or perchance re- proach him; but instead, her gazelle- like eyes lighted up, and with a most winning smile she cried: ‘Oh, I'm so glad. It doesn’t make one bit of difference either way, you know, for of course as long as you are in the case we will have lots of good press notices.” Percie W. Hart, ~ MITH: I think the public should control a great many of these private enterprises. ROBINSON: I think so, too, instance, I'd] control of the Board of Aldermen and the State Legislature. For to sce the public in ae AY I kiss your hand?” he asked. She removed her veil. "she replied. ‘I have my gloves on,”