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could only theorize what was wrong
with 1t. Mai. Baden-Powell's flying
machine takes the form OF boat fit
ted with big aeroplanes, or wings.
The boat glldes down chute towards
the water, but. being upheld by the
aeroplanes, flies through the air for
some distance before alighting on the
water. The major is now making ex-
periments with his boat in the lake
at the Crystal palace by the aid of a
specially constructed chute. In the
journal Of which he is joint editor
knowledge-he says the action of the
wind on the aeroplanes of flying ma
chine is little understood. and. II air
ships are to become useful, prelimi-
nary experiment is necessary with
some apparatus progressing through
the air and carrying an aeronaut to
direct its course.-Liverpool (Eng.)
Mercury.
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Plush goods, II sponged with little
chloroform. will look as clean and
bright as when new.
Ammonia is an excellent remedy for
the bites and stings of insects. 1t
should be APPLIED Immediately. II pos
sible.
To clean nickel. scour with pulver-
lied borax. use hot water and very lit.
II soap; rinse hot water and rub dry
with clean cloth.
Have all plumbing painted well
with white enamel. not only for SAM.
tary reasons. but to tighten the work
Of the housekeeper.
When 1t Is necessary to pour boil
ing water into tumbler or glass cup,
pat in a teaspoon first and there will
be no danger of cracking.
II a lamp gets overturned water will
be Of no use in extinguishing the
flames. Earth, sand or flour thrown
on it will have the desired effect.
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propriate. the design being adapted to
both the costume and the odd skirt.
The skirt is cut in nine cores which
are laid in box plaits and conceal all
seams. When liked. bulk over the
hips can be lessened by cutting the
material beneath the plaits away
above the stitchings. The closing is
made invisibly at the back, plackst
being finished at the center seam.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 121s yards 81
inches wide. 11k yards q inches
wide, or 6A yards A inches wide.
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the many washable facrics with
trimming of either lace or embroidery.
The waist consists of the lining.
which is optional. fronts and back and
is closed invisibly beneath the box plat
at the center front. The back Is plain
drawn down in gathers at the waist
line. nut the fronts are gathered at
shoulder and neck edges as well as at
the waist line. The sleeves are made
in one piece each. gathered into
straight cuffs. and the trimming
straps are extended over them to give
the fashionable dropping line.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is Az yards 81
inches wide. go yards 81 inches wide
or 2k yards "A inches wide, with 2h
yards Of banding
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Won HERES. with Stolen Jewels.

A few weeks ago a wealthy Berlin
banker found that his safe had been
broken open and all his personal jew
elry stolen. All attempts at tracing
the missing articles proved futile. The
other day. however, he received all
the stolen goods by post. An anony-
nous letter was inclosed. in which
the writer expressed his thanks for
the loan Of the jewels. BY, wearing
them. he said, he had successfully
wooed an heiress, who had hitherto
rejected all his advances She had
now promised to marry him within .
month.
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8Confidenccs

Bodicss are more bloused than ever.
Gfrdles are wide and some Of them
are high.
Hips are tucked. shirred. plated
and much trimmed.
Eagle and owl heads top some OF
the new hat pins in silver or gilt
Rouleaux OF satin form one of the
fashionable methods OF trimming.
Taffeta gowns are to reign supreme
this summer both plain and checked
Tan-colored linen. with touch Of
sky blue. will be much worn this sea-
son.
Skirts are very round and very full
and the majority of them clear the
street.
With canvas and lawn frocks will
be worn double. large spotted canvas
and lawn ribbons.
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FiIists Of Chicken sre.st.

Chop the white meat OF cold roast
chicken fine. Season to taste with
salt. pepper. a dash of onion Juice
and little minced parsley. To q cup
OF the minced chicken allow a cup of
cream. into which a pinch of baking
soda is stirred. Rub together q table,
spoonful of butter and one of corn
starch. and stir them into the heated
cream. Cook for a minute, add the
minced chicken and cook until very
hot. Take the mixture from the IRE
and beat in. gradually. two well beat
en- eggs. Pour into bowl and set
aside until cool and stin. Shape into
outlets. dip each outlet first into
cracker dust. then in beaten egg. then
in more cracker dust. Set in the ice
for two hours, then fry in deep. boiling
fat. Serve with a white sauce.
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Eccentric Scotch Sheriff.

An attack on the validity of tho
will of the late Sheriff Thomas Of
Orkney and Shetland has been made
in an Edinburgh court. In this will
the sheriff ordered that he be buried
in a wicker coffin, so as to be handy
for the scramble at the resurrection"
He made extraordinary requests and
In his lifetime fined his servants for
slight ofYenses. He also fined his cat
If it disturbed the peace of the house.
He had strict rules for himself and II
he broke any OF them he fined him
self. He kept laughing waistcoat."
with elastic sides, which he used to
go to dinner in.
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Lace Blouse In Favor.

The lace blouse Is becoming more
and more la mode. The daintiest
examples are to be had in tamil our
and Alencon lace. trimmed with elabo-
rate inlet medallions Of cluny lace
fine guipure and embroidered lawn.
Blorses in pale shades of batiste are
likewise to be seen. having wide. deep
yOkes. cuffs and collars of broderie
Anglaise. The colors which are most
in evidence are pistache green. pale
ochre. orchid mauve and some charm
ing shades of China and wedgwcod
blue.
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To make raisin or currant bread
Ecald a pint Of milk and beat into 1t
a teaspoonful of melted butter and
one of salt. When the mixture is luxe
warm add half yeast cake dissolved
in half cup of warm water and beat
in enough -four to make a good bat
ter. Set in a warm room to rise for
eight hours. Beat hard, add a cupfIh
Of flour. and work in a cupful of
halved and seeded raisins or currants.
plentifully dredged with -four. Set to
rise until light, then bake.
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One might reasonably have fore
seen that the shirrings which have
been used SO iavishly upoon all the
frocks this summer would inevitably
run into puffs as the season advanced
In Paris the fancy for puffs in every
thing is running riot; and it must be
confessed that while 1t takes master
hand to manage them the effect Is
rarely becoming except to very slen-
der figures and then only when the
wearer is of gracious height.
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To Utilize Spare cernsrs.

70 Ottltxe spare Cornen.
The woman whose family has a pen
chant for mushrooms will fnd that 1t
u an easy matter to raise them her.
self and that for d very little money
outlay. II she has spare corner in
tealthfui cellar or shed. let her place
there some pals containing . manure
mixed with a sprinkle of cooking salt
and little loan. She should procure
rom 4 reliable source some bricks of
spawn. and after breaking these into
cubic inches press the pieces well into
the mold. being careful to water them
every day or two. The result will be
that. la less than two months. she
will have a fair growth Of mushrooms
for an original cost OF perhaps ten
cents.
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very low In the neck and finished
with deal OF nice hand embroidery.
The sleeves are half length. And they
are cut pointed and finished with en-
broidery.
Underneath this is worn q shirt
waist of gray crepe de chine. trimmed
with pipings Of gray chiffon and pip
ings of black and white. This gown
is pretty as 1t can be and by no means
either dimcult or extravagant.
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oven Should 3. serubbed.

Very few of the tidiest housekeep-
ers recognize the necessity Of having
the oven washed out. Especially after
lamb. poultry or fish has been baked,
the walls and floor of the oven should
be scrubbed carefully with a stin
brush and strong soapsuds. to which a
small quantity of washing soda has
been added. Pies, cakes and biscuits
sometimes have an unaccountable
greasy odor due to lack Of this pre-
caution.
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Toll Gate Built in 1898.

built it was given a perpetual charter,
and that is why travellers are still
halted before the bars. 1t costs S
cents to drive two-horse team
through it. and cents for one-horse
carriage. Such eminent men as Martin
Van Buren, and Samuel ]. Tilden have
yielded up tribute at the gate, and
the sons and daughters of certain Of
the old New York families have
passed through it to their own wed.
dings and those of their kin.
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Biggest Buffer. in the World.

At Kings Cross. England. the Great
Northern railway has just installed
i've sets of hydraulic buffers which
are the biggest Of their kind yet con-
structed. Each set of buyers weighs
over FIVE tons. and they will bring a
train weighing 400 tons and travelling
10 miles an hour to rest in a space of
seven feet-the length of the stroke
of their pistons.
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Upon fitted lining alternate rows
o. cluny lace lined with chiffon and
shirred batiste are laid to form a yoke
both back and front for a blouse. Lit.
tie Van Dyke points of batiste en-
broidery are posed at intervals on the
shirrings With very good effect. The
shoulder line is long and the upper
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part of the sleeve repeats the design
OF the yoke. The shirring is released
r:d forms full pun over the elbow
winch drops into cuff finished with
T. lingerie rufiie. The fullness of the
blouse is gathered into girdle of dull
black satin. which shows the quaint
1880 point in front.
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Etons In box style make favorite
coats for young girls and are eminent
ly smart as well as attractive. This
one is made of old blue yelling
trimmed with Persian banding and
matches the skirt. but the model is
admira BILE FOR all suitings and for the
separate jacket of silk. pon9ee and
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The very attrac-
tive model Illus
trated is made of
pongee in the nat
ural shade with
landings of Per-
sian embroidery.
the color effect be-
ing a most salts
factory one. but
can be reproduced
in net. soft silks
and woods and in
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the like. The sleeves, which make
the essential characteristic, are ex-
tended to form box plaits over the
shoulders, terminating beneath the
trimming at the neck edge. The
quantity Of material required for 4
girl of IA years Of age is 2A yards 21.
cIs yards q or III yards ~ inches
vice.
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Mrs.. Clarence Maek.y'. Suit.

They are getting up cloth suits in q
very picturesque way. One lovely suit
worn by Mrs. Clarence Mackay is a
three piece suit in lustrous black
cloth. The skirt is round length
with ru!Iles Of taffeta slightly gradual
ed toward the hack.
The waist consists Of al Etou cut
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lowed to fall in
soft folds below
the slit C h | n & s
" h I C h i n ure
smooth ut over the
hips. AS illustrated
1t Is made of ta6e-
ia stitched with
corticelli silk. but
all skirting and
suiting materials
arc onually n N,
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Box Plated Walking skirt.

Skirts made to clear the ground in
crease in favor week by week and
are shown in almost endless variety.
This one is exceptionally graceful and
combines becoming long lines with
abundant flare. the box plaits being al
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oir,', Yoke Collars.

No one of the many accessories Of
usefu! than the yoke collar 1t makes
the plain frock dressy one. 1t brings
the dress Of last year up to date and II
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is alt Og e I h e T
charming in Itself.
These very pretty
models are de-
signed for young
girls a, d afford a
generous variety
Es,th of shape and
material. As illus
trated N u m b e r
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Attractive LINN Costume.

A pretty white linen walking suit
is made with an eton coat. The vest
green linen. The tops of the sleeves
are also trimmed with the same ma
terial. The skirt is perfectly plain.
With 1t is worn green linen waist
the same shade as the green in the
trimming.
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Most Popular coIors.

For ceremonious gowns the most
popular colors are white, wine. mas
tic. putty and chalk; and all of thu
new silks and veilings may be found
in these shades
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a.dish Would Make Fun Meal.

George W. Stetson of Barre Plains
VT. has grown . raGish this season
which measured seven inches in
length and six in diameter.
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Blouse or shirt Waist.

Simple waists made full and soft
are eminently fashionable and are Pc
culiarly well adapted to the favorite
soft and thin materials which allow of
much fullness yet make little bulk
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A NEW FLYING BOAT.
British Army OFFICER is Experimenting
on Large Scale.

One serious obstacle in the way OF
constructing good flying machine
has been the dimculty of making pre-
liminary experiments. The inventor
has had to build his machine accord
ing to his theory Of what is the best
form. II the machine few, well and
good; II It failed, 1t failed, and there
was an end of it. The inventor
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nl.torIe Toll Gate sun In Use.

On one of the roads leading out of
Hudson. N. Y, stands tollgate built
in 1898. 1t is still in active service
and is one of the very few of its kind
in America to-day. The company that
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
Elect \ Republican House.

Nearly every American citizen who
will vote for president in the coming
election will also vote for represent
ative in congress. II Is to be hoped
that no Republican will fail to vote for
the Republican candidate for congress
in his district. While the national
honor and - public welfare demand
the election Of President Roosevelt,
and while the reasons foe his election
are overwhelming and unanswerable,
those for the election OF n Republican
house of representatives are equally
so. With Democratic house Mr..
Roosevelt would be almost helpless to
carry out the great Republican policies
to which he Is committed. No Repub-
lican should bc induced by any con.
Sideration not to vote for the Repub,
lican candidate for congress in his dis.
triCt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
Democratic Contraction.

COntractionist would be better
name than Dcmocratfor the party that
favors antl-eXpansion. FavOring free
silver, which meant the contraction of
money and its purchasing power; the
hauling down of the stars and stripes
in Hawaii, the Philippines and other ac-
quircd territory is contraction of ter
ritory: advocating curtailment Of APP
preparations by congress means, If car
ricd out, the contraction of rural free
mail delivery, and of all other internal
works and improvements. The re-
vision of the tariff AS favored by the
Democratic platform means contrac-
ton of the demand for labor, contrac-
tion of money in circulation, contrac-
tion of our bank accounts, contraction
Of values, and contraction of our belts
to make our stomachs fit the con
tracted supply of foodstuffs which eX.
periencc has taught we must get along
with under contracted Democratic ad,
miniStratiOn
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

1t Is hard this year for the Demo
Gratis to get the American people up
TO the mOurncr'S bench. Br'er Parker
may give forth OminOuS plHtitudcs, mis-.
fits for the times, every one of them.
Br'cr IIill may shrek, gcsticulatc. get
red in the face and pound the roStrum;
Grandpa Davis may grOan lugubriOuS.
ly. but all to no effect.
Prosperous, happy, content and
proud, the United States OF America is
doing very well, and does not care to
change its policy just now.
Looking back upon the past eight
years, the people see nothing in the
conduct of national affairs to be sorry
for They do see much to be thank
full for. President Roosevelt for three
years has guided the nation along
pleasant paths. and all It asks Is to
have him continued Mt it's head for
four years more. "Thcrc's luck in odd
numhersr'
No mourucr's bench for Ms. Br'er
Parker, Br'cr IIill and Grandpa pa
Wis.
We're ashouting!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
SLABS THE BRYAN1TES
Cleveland Says Democracy Has Now Re
turned to sanity.

turned to sanity.
Bryanites seem justified in declining
TO affiliate with the Parkcr-Clevrland
party. While Mr.. Cleveland Is not the
Democratic candidate hc is the great
cst gun in the parry. What lie Jays II
a sure indication Of the sentiments OF
eastern Democrats-nnd they are now
firmly i'm the saddle. Mr. Cleveland
solemnly rcjoiccs over the defeat OF
Organism at St Louis When asked
by correspondent what he thorGht
of Judge Parker's gold telegram an"
the action of the convention following
its receipt. Mr.. Cleveland rose slowly
and. after brief silence, said;
"Thr party's action speaks for Itself
II has returned to sanity ANA luIure
progress along the right lines now Is
assured. Yes. ii speaks for itself Inc
welfare of the Democratic party Il
close to my heart, and 1t is once more
upon the right road"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
TARIFF AND MONEY
n Ono Standard Is Established why Not
the OtherY

Why should not the protective tariff
policy be as firmly and irrcyoclbly
established" as the Democratic party
and its candidate for the presidency
comedies the gold standard "a be-
The gold standard was advocated 10y
the Republican party. ANA on this IS Co.,
the country went Republican 10y uu
overwhelming majority. The question
of tariff or free trade, ana tariff reform
and revision has been the issue IN scy.
eral national campaigns. AMI the pcO-
pie by their votes decided finally that
the protective tariff principle should
prevail ana that this country should he
recognized as favoriug and supporting
protection and not free trade. The
Democratic party was placed in power
and given the opportunity of demon
strating the fallaCy of it, free trade or
tariff for rovcmuc-Only policy. and che
result was 50 disastrous that the pcO-
pie gladly returned to protection at the
first opportunity. and refused to EN-
PERTINENT WITH FREE SILVER
The legislation by congress fixing the
the demand Of the people" aN expressed
by their votes. They, the people, have
just as firmly expressed their prefer
cnCc for protection. Neither currency
nor tariff legislation is 50 firmly enact
cd that the laws could not be changed
by congress II the people demanded
their revision, ard In" only reason that
the Democratic party Is attempting to
make the tariff an issue in this cam
paign il that they hope the people have
forgotten their sad experience under
the Wllson-Gormnn Democratic tariff
bill After the votes are counted In
November the Democrats will find
that the people who by their votes rul"
this country consider the protective
policy as well ms the gold standard
firmly and irrcvocHbly established MS
cardinal principles
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

For SALE CHEAP-A choice farm
located west of county road one mile
north of Smithtield, containing 40
acres of No. land with good water
right, II select milch cows, L. S.
separator, and 10 tons of alfalfa, with
the following Improvements: A new :
room brick house, a large hay barn
with excellent stable room for about
20 COWS, and 3lacres of young orchard.
The lands and Improvements are in
excellent condition. For terms apply
to G.. Y Smith, Smithfeld.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
A Word to Partisan Democrats.

Republican prosperity Is not II vague,
meaningless platitude. 1t is not some
thing that may be good for the other
fellow and not good for you If you
would be willing to deny yourself Re.
publican prosperity for the sake of be.
ing hidc-bound partisan Democrat,
you ought nevertheless to ask yourself
whether you have II good moral right
to vote to deprive others of it,
Republican prosperity is what will
cOnduCc to the happiness OF your home.
In democratic times your wives and
children and your neighbors suffered
as well ms yourself. If you are will
ing to try for yourself another dos" of
Democratic hard times, your affection
nevertheless for the helpless ones at
home who want the good things OF
this life If YOU don't, ought to be Suf-
tcicnt to make you vote for four more
years of Republican prosperity.
There seems to be an impression in
the neighborhood of the Aston House
that Judge Parker, if elected, would
select his entire cabinet from among
his New York cotcric OF advisers as
follows:
David Il. Hill.
Perry Belmont.
William +. Sheehan.
Patrick III. McCaTTen.
Charles +. Murphy.
Cord Meyer
w. BOurke Cochran.
Tin" sullivan.
This is as pretty an array Of states,
men as ever steered candidate or
packed a convention, and yet 1t ap.
pears to bc the custodian of the con.
victions and fortunes Of the seer OF
EsopuS. who is summoned weekly To
New York to receive his instructions.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

From his chosen seat among the
catacombs Carl Schurz has dictated a
l5Oo0-word letter damning Theodore
Roosevelt for the egotism of his per
sonality. This is the fifth presidential
campaign in which Mr. Schurz has as
sailed Republican candidates from the
unscalable heights of his own colossal
egotism. Other men now and then
have a suspicion that all the rest Of
mankind differing from them may be
right, Carl SChurZ is never troubled
by any such weak mistrust in his own
OmnisCiencp.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
Notice Of levy of as
SeSSrnent.

Name Of corporation, College Irrigation Co.
Location OF principal place OF business
College, Utah.
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting Of
the directors held on the nth day Of October
1904, an assessment OF - cents per share was
levied ON the capital stock Of the corpora
tion. payable ON or before November IIth.
to James Olsen, secretary, at College, Utah.
ANY stock ON which this assessment re-
mains unpaid ON said day will DE delinquent
and advertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before will be sold on
December nth, 1904. to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with the cost OF advcr-
Using and expense Of tale.
The secretary will be at home on Friday
and Saturday OF each week.
JAMES OLSEN,
secretary,
First pub, oct. 10, 1904.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
Notice to tresSpassers.

All persons hunting and fishing are
notified TO keepofT my land on Muddy
river and Pelican ponds; otherwise
such persons will be prosecuted.
HEBER PARKER, Wellsville.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19
For Sale.
First pub, oct. 10, 1904.

Owing to my early departure for the
European mission field, ! offer my
coal yard, horses and wagons for sale
at very reasonable prices. /. j. Carl
son. Inquire at Lundstrom Furni-
turc company.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

The Democratic national committee
has taken the preCaution 10 issue
double set OF campaign buttons-onc
gold for the east and one silver for
the west-and so the party as well as
Its leader manages to face both ways.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

"Thc Republican party has not
been the ncryclcss party Of eN-
pcdicnCy. 1t has stood for the
right and challenged all Corners.
1t has met every emergency
; which has arisen upon the high
level of duty and honor. Above
; mere party triumph, II has put
the welfare of the people" -
; Senator Fairbanks at Saratoga.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-19

Judge Parker is anxious to know
whether ours is to remain a govern.
ment OF law or become one OF indi.
yidual caprice" 1t all depends. II
the caprice might chance TO be that
of Alton Il. Parker the voters will un.
doubtedly declare for a government OF
law under Theodore Roosevelt.