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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Appropriate to the Day

To the Christmas dinner let us
bring every good and wholesome
thought, kind hearts and the spirit of
happiness. Let us call to us at that
hallowed hour the memory Of loved
ones not with us now. whether they
be dead or living; let us give
thought to the maynard, to the pris-
oner. about whose very cell the broad
charity of to-day twines a piece of
holly; to the sick who lie on hospital
beds at this hour; to the men in
khaki who bear the flag in our far-off
tropic isles. and who may only dream
tonight of the snow and home cheer
they cannot share; to those on the sea
in peril among the winter storms of
lake and ocean; to the babes just
breathing the first breath of life,
Christmas gifts indeed for pale, happy
mothers; to the aged who realize that
Christmas and death are coming very
close together about them; to the men
who labor in our great forests where
the snow banks up high among God
own Christmas trees: to all, men and
women and little children, shut out in
any way from the cheerful glow OF the
home fire, or who, having homes, may
hazo but little fire to burn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

The Arcilbi- sop & Canterbury takes
rank SIS first peer OF The realm.
]. L. Hofmeyr. for many rears leader
az the Dutch party in Cape Colony.
. has retired from political life
Dr. f. B. Wilson. professor OF zoology
at Columbia University. has been elect
cd a member OF h. Academ del Lin
Gel. Rome.
Clyde Fitch the play collects
in scrap books specimens Of the errors
foreigners make in dealing with
strange tongues.
Both the Queen OF Holland ar5d The
Qucen-Mother have contributed 10 the
funds OF the salvation Army In tho
Netherlands
Rudolf yon GottscLalI. the Gcfmau
poet aud writer. has been endowed
with an annuity OF 1900 marks ty ;hs
city Of Leipsir
Emperor William has conferred dec
oiations upon several scientists who
have been experimenting with high
speed electrical equipment recently N
Germany.
King Alfonso MIL and his mother
the way 10 Vienna the King will stor
al Paris and be received by President
LOubet.
DIR. Samuel Smiles. author OF Self
Help celebrated his ninety second
birthday recently. y quarter Of mil
lion copies Of his well-kuown book
have been sold il b-IIain.
The Emperor William of Germany
has ordered from the sculptor Goet2
statues OF Hadrian and Alexander
Severus which are 10 be erected al
Saalburg.
John j. Rockefeller. it is announced
Intends his new mansion at Poca nticc
Hills as n present for his son, John ID
Rockefeller, Jr., and his wife. who was
Miss Aldrich, daughter Of Senator Aid
rich, of Rhode Island.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

The hospitals Of New York City are
| overfowing with patients.
Surveys for several new railway lines
. In Peru are now being made.
Twenty-Five thousand people have
been driven out OF their homes in Al
/ lesheny City. Pa. by fierce floods.
Combes. the French Premier. ar
nounced III the Chamber OF Deputies
that no di>~en>ions Of q serious nature
existed In the Cabinet.
Emigranis leaving Eurora ihroHaa
the ports 81 hamburg anl Bremen il
l.AL: numbered 80 $50 persons. IA - lar Z
2';j sSi IN 19n.
New York mercHsntS ere planniu-,
the formation of Il Nalioua! Merchants
Association. with an ultimate member
ship Of :'eo,nDt
The new Grain Exchange. az Ona-
ha. Ncb.. started business with ipJ
brokers OH the fioDr AID every indie:l =
ton OF -ood business.
Gerlaany'S siiipbuiiding Industry j.
lt.; shows unsatisfactory results and
builders complain they Go not get for
eign orders Rs they sIioi'll.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has dis.
Continued .';t passes usually issued
ea"II year 10 members OF the antilles
OF lie officers Of the system.
There is much dissatisfaction anon.
British soldiers In South Africa be-
cause they have Ia still live III tents as
In war time. apart from their families
W"mens Health Protective Associa-
| ton. Of New York City. favored sep
;ira,c cars for women aud denounced
TIE near side rnie aud the unsani-
tary condition OF be cars
Fonr Hungarian deputies. Including
the present Prime Minister. Count lis
"a, who had been sentenced TO various
short terms Of Imprisonment for duel
ing. have just been pardoned by i'm
perial decree.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Roanoke. Va, Special.-Two men
giving their names as William Ray
mond and James Donuhue were ar
rested here last night by w. G. Bald
win, president Of the Railway Special
Agents Association Of America. charg-
ed with cracking the safe in the Ma
tional Bank Of Rocky Mount, Va, two
weeks ago. when $4,000 in silver was
taken Eleven bags containing $l.100
in silver were found on the men.
There is still $4,000 missing. The
men had the money buried near Rocky
Mount and went there from Roanoke
to get it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Would k5e Be at a Loss.

During d recent conversation be-
tween District Attorney Jerome and
several members Of the New York bar
reference was had tC the sharp prac-
tees of certain VIGOROUSLY shifty
politician of the city.
Certainly be is never at a loss. =
said MI. Jerome. DO you know, |
really believe that If that man were
cast On a barren rock in mid-ocean he
would make money-if there were
another man on the rock New York
Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Nav Ii. a Artillery.

The field artillery OF the United
States army IL soon 10 be equipped
with new rapid fire reccil guns. and
the FIVE batteries at Fort Riley will
be the first 10 be supplied with the
new armament. The guns are now
being manufactured In Dusseldorf,
Germany, by the E1rhardt Company
This German pattern was tested al
Fort Riley little more than a year
ago with six other guns OF modern
type It was also tested al Sandy
Hook. N Y. The guns vii, be equip
ped with cylinders, the air pressure
In which will dispose OF the recoi! in
firing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

, Train No, as, daily. leaves TiInliurt,g
200 m. Magnolia ~ rs n. Go!dsn. ra
IL Is Il, Wilson II u, HEd arr,ya
at Rocky Mount at So p n.
Yadkin Division Main Llne-T.ai
leaves Wilmington, $40 a. m. ARIA
Fayetteville 1920 p. NJ, leaves F2t ett5
vile 12:42 p. III. arrives Sanford IL
p. N. Returning leaves Sanford i
p. m. arrive Fayetteville 4:20 ?. u.
leave Fayetteville 4:30 p. rn., aTTiFei
Wilmington Ills p. n.
Bennettsville Branch-TrGin lcaFel
Bennetsvilie $40 a. m, Mazton 2 as
q. m, Red Springs. 1892 a. IN, Parhion
10:41 a. m. Hope Mills 1875 a. II. ar
rive Fayetteville 11:10. Return.rt
leaves Fayetteville 4:45 2. n. Ham
Mills 500 p. m, Red Springs 5:ji
NJ. Maxton 6:1S p. m. arrives Ben
nettsville 7:15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville With
train No. rs at Maxton with ~,
Carolina Central Railway. at REL
Springs with the Red Springs and Bow
more railroad, at Sanford with the Sea
board Air Line and Southern Railsay
at Gulf VITA the Durham and Cha9i0fu
Railroad.
Train On the Scotland Neck Brancl
Road leaves Weldon 3:15 p. m. Halt
fax 1929 p. pl., arrives Scotland Secb
at 4:10 p. m. Greenville 5:47 p. n.
Kinston GAS p. n. Returning leaves
KinEton 1880 q. NJ. GreenviIle $3.50
m, arriving Halifax a. HOS a. ID.
Weldon 11:2o a. N. daily except Sun
day.
Trains On Washington Branch leav.
Washington $50 am. and 1:45 p. III
n
m. returning leave Parmele 9:15 a
n. and 5:22 p. m. arrive Washington
1885 a. N. and e:15 p. N. daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro. n. c.. dali,
except Sunday 4:35 p. m. Scn-
day. 4:35 p. m, arrives Plymouth
e:35 p. m, $50 p. n. Returning
leaves Plymouth daily except Sunday
1880 a. m, and Sunday 800 q. m. ar
rives Tarboro 1856 a. n, Hoo a. =.
Train On Midland ~. c. Branc1
leaves Goldsboro daily except Suuda7
500 a. m. arriving Snithfeid s:10 I.
M, returning leaves Smithfeid 7:os
| q NJ. arrives at GoIdsboro E:25 q. N.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount $50 .. ~. 800 p. IT,, ar
rive Nashville 1920 q. n, 4:23 p.ni-
Spring Hope 100 a. m. AS p. n Re-
turning leave Spring Hope 1i:2o g. n.
Sis ?. N. Nashville 11:45 q. H.. 5:ii
p. o.. arrive at Rocky Noun. u: 10
m, 500 p. m. daily except SUNDAY.
Train on Cnnton Branch leaves War.
saw for Clinton daily, except Suuda;
$3.50 a. m. and AIS PIP. II. Returning
leaves Clinton at 700 a. n, and 1900
p. N.
Train No. IS makes close connectioD
at Weldon for all points North daily
all rail via Richmond.
W. ]. CRAIG.
General Passenger Agent
]. n. KENLY, Gen1. Manager.
!. II. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Silk Culture Congress .

Washington. Special-Louis B..
Magid Of Georgia. the president Of
the Silk Culture League Of America,
announced that he had called silk
culture congress to be held next Oc-
tober at St. Louis. He announced that
Secretary Wilson has promised to
make an address. Mr.. Magid called
on President Roosevelt in the interest
of the movement for the growth OF
silk in the United States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Raleigh Woman Held in Rome

Rome, By Cabte.-Anna Stevens
Jackson. of Raleigh. \. c., who. on
Jan. 10. after escaping from a house of
tracks, three miles out Of Rome, has
been placed in an asylum for the in
sane, pending inquiries which are be-
ing made in the United States concern
ing her identity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

n"DeY L Ills relieve
and cure It.
Fl. 3. McCaryef,
OF POI Cherry St.
Portland, Ore. in
spector OF freight
for the Trans-Con-
tiuental Co. says:
Il used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for back
ache and 9th er
symptoms Of kid
ney trouble which
had annoyed me for
months. / think a
cold was RESPONSE
bic for the whole
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Plan of Organization.

New York, Specialize was announ-
ced Thursday night that plan for
the reorganization of the United
States Ship Building Company. sat
isfactory both to the bondholders, rep
resented by Samuel Untermeyer, and
to the Schwab-Sheldon controlling in
terests, has been reached, and that in
consequence all litigation will! come
to an end
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
A review Of the performances =

A review Of the performances 81
ssorcuxnnred horses ard Of trotseN
and PAGERS in 1903 presents 4 voadsr~
fs,i lis. Of broken records &c ssr!o1s
distances and - a wide range d con-
5Itions. Nevertheless. is Is not At ali
certain that tie animals were faer.
nonler and greater than the best Of tea
years earlier. Cool. shrewd critics os
experience are lnelioesg 70 ihiak hat
The horses are ~ fsster. hsst that Ia
genutiv, skin an lavish expenditure
have made the tracks gaSssF.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

trouble 1t seemed to settle in my kid
neys. Doan's Kidney Pills rooted ii
out. 1t is several mouths since / used
them. and up to date there has been no
recurrence OF the trouble
Deans Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price 30 cents per box. Eos
:er-M.Iburn Co. Buffalo. n Y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
saIzer's Earliest Cane,

Another new thing Can be cut s1
times during season and sprouts again
with lightning rapidity. Next to Saize. :
Teosinte it VIII make more green fodder
than anything else. cheap as dirt and gro,es
everywhere.
OF Salzers Renovator Grass Mixtur-.
just the thing for dying out pastures and
meadows, Mr.. Z. Rappold, East Park. Ga,
writes, Il sowed Salzer's Grass Mi%tare
on soil SO poor two men could not rae q
fuss on it, and in forty-one days after
sowing ! had the grandest stand Of grass
in the county. Satzer's Grass Mixtures
sDrout quickly and produce enormously"
900 barrels choice Seed Potatoes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

FITS permanently cured. 70 ITS or her, 0ns-
ness after first days use OF Dr.. Blne's Great
EergeRestorer. s2trielbottle and rregtiscir.e
DR.. Il. Il. KLINE, Ltd, SCI Area 81. piiI:s. Pa.
Love and hate have good memories, on.y
indifference forgetg
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Minister Huy. Space.

A minister named Cook, or Couo"r-
dia. Kansas. has closed Il contract !or
4 wear with q local newspaper ia take
sufficient advertising space il which
TO print his weekly sermons.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

The Island of Cypress. in the Ned
iterranean. will soon nave Z railroad
from coast TO coast. The amount %
100000 francs has been appropriated
for its construction.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
I-,nss'hfe 20 Square Circle.

No circle can Ee squared becnuss
sl4f5e. which IA the ratio o. the cir
conference to tie dian : rot
square
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Tt is impossible for a woman to preserve
q secret 80 it will keep.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Killing Pain,

Don't think because a man Is an expert
nathema tician that be always counts with
the fair sex,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

piso's Cure cannot be too highly spok en- Of
a. cough cgTeJ W. oB aa S22 T ,ano
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Gods mercy is like the ocean, If it
is ebb tide apparently in one place it
is certainly flood tide In another.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Left in quick order after taking 10 dose.
of DR.. Skirvin's Rheumatic Cure, III tablet
form. p doses for 25c:, postpaid. DIR.
Skirvin Co., La Crosse. Wis. A.C.L.!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

When the Editor read 10000 Plants for
l6c. he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
whom there are no more reliable and extern
sive seed growers in the world, makes th.
offer. This great offer is made to get YOU
70 test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable
Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed 20
grow
1000 fine, solid Cabages,
1000 delicious Carrots,
1900 Blanching. nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
sALZER's NEW NATIONAL OATS

Here is a winner, prodigy. a marvel
enormously prolific, strong, healthy, yigor
Gus, producing IN thirty States from lJ(
to 300 bu. per acre. You had best SOW ,
lot Of it, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904, and in the
fall sell it to your neighbors at 81 b.
for seed, lACL1
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
CONSTANT ACHING.

Back aches all the time. spolls your
appetite. wearies the body. worries the
mind. Kidneys cause it all and Doan's
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color Silk,
Wool and Cotton at one boiling
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Millions of Ve1esabIes,

A female optimist is woman who smiles
when she meets masculine bore.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Good works is not the price OF a
ticket TO Heaven, but the proof OF the
right to enter there So 6.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

4 sensible woman seldom wastes heI
time on q handsome man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
knowledge From Experience.

When ignorance is bliss it Ii folly to dis
cover that you ara q fool.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

The man who goes to the bad never
thinks of providing himself with return
ticket
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
list srNn lnC IL sTAAlps

to TIE John 4. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and receive IN return their big cat
log and lots Of farm seed samples free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Spalding, an eminent Baptist divine, of
Galveston, Texas, writes send me two
bottles Of Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of
Sweet Gum and Mullen. It is for a
friend suffering from consumption. it is
a preparation | know from experience 10
be good"
At druggists, 25c., SOC. and 81 90 bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Mrs. Winslow' s Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind colo. 25c. bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

It isn't an easy after to see happiness
through another mans eyes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

We can all find reasons why other peo-
pie shouldn make mistakes
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

It is usually the other mans gnat at
which We strain and orr own camel
We swallow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
ALL FOR BUT lGC. POSTAGE,

providing you will return this notice, and
II you viii send them 20c in postage, they
will add to the above a package OF the ia
nous Berliner Caulifower. fACL.1
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
TRAINS GOING SOUTH

Train No 49 daily. leaves f. ocEY y nuns al
IL So p. m. Wilson ~ T. n. Goidshoro &:
p N. Magnolia 425 pm, arrives Wi.:.as.
ton . II.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Odds and Ends.

1t is claimed that Richmond Pear
son Hobson is ineligible to Congress
sional nomination, because he is not Il
r. Sistered voter, and has not paid his
Pr tax
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Train No, IS. daily. leaves Hiluiurt- .
s05 am, Magnolia 10 rs u IT, Go!dsr. 70
IL Is Il, Wilson II u, HEd arriya
at Rocky Mount at So p n.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
The Importation of Eggs.

The egg market has ruled abnormal
ly high throughout the United States
during the winter, and for the first
time this season eggs have been i'm
ported from Europe, and for the first
time in about fifteen years they have
sold at a profit of from six to eight
cents, after paying the duty of five
cents a dozen. In former years there
were large importations of eggs from
Canada and Europe, but importations
from Europe have not been profitable.
The fact that there is now profit OF
six to. eight cents per dozen in impor-
tation from Europe, suggests an open
ing to the American farmer for good
profit.
The value of the egg product is
scarcely realized. It is one of the
great sources of wealth to the farmer.
The producers of the west will find
it profitable to increase the output of
Observation-Disclosures.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
The Possibilities of Swift Travel.

The question of running a car at
high speed has recently been consid-
cred by principal engineers of the
world, and the success with which a
car was run 1854 miles an hour in
Germany has demonstrated that there
are no mechanical difficulties in reach
ing l25 miles, or even a greater speed
per hour. The cost, however, is pro-
hibitive at the present time. Cost
need not enter into your calculations
when you are deciding to get case
OF golden grain belt beer to tone up
your health-the cost is almost moth
ing, comparde with the good it will do
you. Order of your nearest dealer or
be supplied by Henry Veidt. Prince
ton
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
Republican County Convention.

A Republican County Convention
for the county of Mile Laos. State of
Minnesota, will be held at the court
house in the village of Princeton, on
March 10Th, 1904, at IL O'Clock a. IN. :,
for the purpose of selecting nine dele
gates to the Republican State Conven-
ton, to be held on March II, 1904, at
II o'clock NJ, at the Bijou opera
house in Minneapolis, to elect four
delegates-at-large: and four alternate
delegates-at-large to the Republican
National Convention, to be held at
Chicago on June ri, 1904, also for
the purpose of selecting nine delegates
to the Republican District Conven-
ton for the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict. to be held at Duluth. Mimi. on
March 10Th, 1904. to select two dele
gates and two alternate delegates to
the Republican National Convention,
and to transact all other business
proper to come before the convention.
The primaries for the election of
delegates to said county convention,
shall be held in the different election
districts of said county on the 10th
day of March, 1904. at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon and shall be continued
open one hour.
Each election district shall be enti-
tied to one delegate at large and to
one delegate for each twenty five votes
or major fraction thereof cast for Will
liam Mckinley for president in 1900.
In accordance with the above appor-
tionment the several election districts
OF the county will be entitled to the
following number of delegates in said
convention.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
RED RIVER POTATOES.

They Will be Known No. 1, No. 2 and
Culls by the Trade-NIinimum Price 35
Cents.
The potato growers convention held
in Moorhead recently decided to in
stitute system of grades for potatoes
somewhat similar to grades of wheat,
and recommend that potato grades be
as follows:
No. l Red River Ohios shall be
Early Ohios grown in the Red River
Valley, true to name, reasonably free
from scab, ripe, smooth and sound.
Clean according to season, sorted by
run over a l55 inch screen.
No. 2 Red River Ohios shall be
Early Ohios grown in the Red River
Valley, true to name, sound, ripe and
sorted over II inch screen.
Culls shall be early Ohios, true to
name, sound and clean, consisting of
small potatoes sorted out of No. 1,
and other varieties to be graded same
as Ohios.
The recommendation of the committee
on permanent organization that all
growers in the association agree to
sell only F. O. B. at their railway
station was adopted without a dissent
ing vote. The recommendation that
it be a requisite for membership that
each member agree not to contract
potatoes before September 1st of any
year at a lower price than IS cents
per bushel was also adopted after a
lengthy discussion, some of the gen
tleman present being in favor of fixing
the minimum contract price at 40 cents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-02-25
WHERE HE STOOD.
What 3 Washington Correspondent Says
of the President Maker.

What Washington Correspondent Says
OF the President Maker.
Francis E. Leupp, Washington cor
respondent of the New York Evening
Post, has written book on "The
Man Roosevelt" which will be issued
soon. Mr.. Leupp devotes chapter
to the late Senator Hanna, in which
he says:
"But no one who was we'll &C
quainted with Mr.. Hanna's personality
was deceived as to where he stood.
He was not of the presidential mold.
The senate suited his tastes and his
powers. He wanted a free hand. He
hated ininitesimal worries. He lacked
the patience necessary to deal with all
sorts of men at once as a master and
a supplicant. He loved authority
more than insignia. He would rather
administer the affairs of a nation in
administer them in his name. Nature
had marked him for king-maker, not
a king.
"Bearing these facts in mind, it will
not be difficult to understand how he
could discourage discussion of his
candidacy by treating it as a joke,
and yet permit his boom to survive
when he could just as we'll crush it.
There probably was never moment
when he felt the slightest temptation to
enter the lists for the nomination, but
neither was there a moment when he
would have been willing to forego the
power to award it to some one else.
If Republican organizations anywhere
saw fit to name him as their choice for
president, why should he put any OBJ
stacles in the way? He was entirely
friendly to Roosevelt and looked to
see him nominated; he would not &C
cept the nomination himself if it were
offered him, and he did not expect it
to be offered; but to go into the con-
vention with large following at his
back and be able to prevent bad mis-
take if it threatened would be a great
satisfaction.
g. "Politics he knew to be like fire,
very uncertain; no one could foretell
where it would break out next. Every
thing and everybody might be going
Roosevelt's way to-day, yet to-mor-
row might witness a stampede toward
another candidate or a general break
up. The wise politician, he reasoned,
is he who never takes anything for
granted, but provides himself against
all emergencies.