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land reverberated with the "echo of a fierce Democratic warhooo. 1n this manner Carl Webster Neff announced to the world that it owed him a living, for he owed his life to the Democratic party alone .. It was well indeed that his home was in a country frequented by "ravens" and as yet unused to the finer arts of civilization, for civilized man would never have permitted such extravagant use of After he had well-nigh exhausted the patience of his compatriots, he had frightened the pupils of his school by his stentorian voice, he came to this hotbed of Democracy where for three he has raised a continual howl amid the plaudits of the curious His religious creed is the platform of the Democratic ; his god its leader. Often has he affirmed that he would remain true to party although his Satanic Majesty himself were its standard bearer. Such is our class politician of whom we were solicitous lest the defeat of the Democratic party in the last Presidential should result in the death of our disappointment. He, however, is still very much alive, but we regret to announce that tIle present political com- plexion of the State is likely to cost the loss of such a citizen. who has braved the weather to school is Arthur CarJieJd Null. The first years of his life were spent as a bare-headed, bare-foot, light-hearted country boy enjoying life in its fullest measure with no burdensome cares to trouble him. But the time came when such pleasures must be rele- gated to the This was in the Freshman year, when he became acquainted with the ways of mankind. He soon established an' agency for a green grocery store. Through him we have ordered our apples, cider, pears, and the like. Apples, however, are his specialty. He retails these by the pint and half-pint; nor can he be accused of cheating- He promised to deliver pears in the same quantities if so desired, but pears always dropped out of the market whenever orders for them were given. He is not always so niggardly with his wares, but he opens the abundance of his heart when he is supplying cider. He never is willing to dispense this in quantities less than a barrel, but stocking his bar with such a quantity he will gladly surrender possession to all comers. In some rnanner these proceedings were discovered, and our genial friend lost all interest ill the wholesale cider traffic. -1- 51 '1-