The New Year—Mr. Bryan and Mr. Watson.—Socialism at War With Love of Home and Country—National Finance Run Mad—As to Hearst—Ornamental Flag-Poles—Eastern Insurance Companies—Abraham Lincoln’s Silly Biographers—Shoot, Luke, or Give Up the Gun—The Dismissal of those Negro Troops—The Proposed Ship Subsidy—An Appeal to Patriotism—Love Licks—After All, It Depends Upon Who Owns the Ox.