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The followwg remarkably good story is friiin tlic OBkaloosa Herald. It Uustrates the mulish obstinacy of sume and also demónstratela very important tiutli in current politics: One of uur farmer friends, whose only fault is that he ia demoerat - and he is nol to be blamed for that, Eor bifl father before him is dyed in the wool, and he never reads the newspapers - came to tOWU ene lay this weck to buv BOme SUgar. Hia good wife was qutting up fruit andsheneeded aboul L5 pounds of sugar. Farmer - "What aro yon doing,young man 1" Clerk- "Waiting on yon. Weighing out your sugar." . Farmer - "How much are you giving me?" Clerk- "A dollar's worth." Farmer - "Yes. I know ; but how ïnany poonds?" Clerk- "Twenty-four." Farmer - "Twenty-four ! Why it used to be odIv fourteeu." Clerk- "Yes, but McKinley did it." Farmer- "Run her back, andgiveme only 14 pounds. If I took home 24 pounds of Bogar for a dollar the old woman woald make me vote the Repnblican ticket, and 111 be hanged if I'll do that." __.