Boone County Recorder . ^, r the Pretention ef aond Stud AW -QPTJCAL JLCJUSION TO~~have~deTefided theappropriations made by the last con-gress woald have .^een Fifty-first congress was commonly/]^|W^ibi&l)llU(^-dollaf oongress. The* W*Wap(MaMon«-made by that congresscovered, two years, amounting for thefirst time to $1,000,000,000, or $600,000,-000 a year. The extravagance of thatcongress contributed to the overwhelm-ing victory#6h by the Democrats mthe campaign of 1896. The last congreks;however, has made a new record in ex-travagance. In spite of a deficit ofunJaOmtm $00,000,0
Boone County Recorder . ^, r the Pretention ef aond Stud AW -QPTJCAL JLCJUSION TO~~have~deTefided theappropriations made by the last con-gress woald have .^een Fifty-first congress was commonly/]^|W^ibi&l)llU(^-dollaf oongress. The* W*Wap(MaMon«-made by that congresscovered, two years, amounting for thefirst time to $1,000,000,000, or $600,000,-000 a year. The extravagance of thatcongress contributed to the overwhelm-ing victory#6h by the Democrats mthe campaign of 1896. The last congreks;however, has made a new record in ex-travagance. In spite of a deficit ofunJaOmtm $00,000,000* iii the last fiscal. An acquaintance of mine had aqueer experience the other day, saida maa who has afe* much faith In any-thla* A short flaw ago he was In-troduced to a pickpocket by a friendThe pickpocket Is one of the best inthe business. n My friend didnt think anythingmore about him, but the other nighthe wag in a saloon, after he hail peerjcelebrating most of the day. He waspretty happy and the pickpocket cameId. My; friend bad a jllamond stud inMs tie with it screw attachment; fee7pickpocket walked up. You^pjKflK^wijeBrtjBr me; hesaid, buT¥rJfet |efc t& Aheja^fcightwith sojm§ hft of adjrlcefrom me. You may lose that shinerof yourjflf youre nbFcarefuI.*~ Thenrth*-^cto»oe*e^ at the*, .dfamond. ;He said the sore^ attach-. 3ment wouldnt iftopia-igood thief tt-om getting Vm ijrafcienS, bhHie^coulcVfiir1 It He fished around in his pockets and produced a. rubber band, which he tied around the screw laid, the* can only get
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