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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
wiped away a tear and slipped 10 cents un'

wiped away a tear and slipped 10 cents I'M
der the door.
We admitted TO Mr.. Abbot that we should
like to gaze upon the classic features OF
Mr.. Mack, the chairman of the national
committee. Mr.. Abbot said to follow him
and he would conduct us fearlessly into
the presence. A colored doorkeeper' who
looked like Governor Hughes in burnt
cork, arose to bar our way, but. recognizing
Mr.. Abbot, made a low salaam Of fealty
and loyalty and suffered US TO pass.
Mack as the Busy Bee.
A door was thrown open and there right
before US sat the national chairman. He
was in his shirt sleeves, surrounded by
stenographers, and was debating letters
out OF each side OF his mouth at once. His
hands were working nervousiy and it was
easy TO see he was also debating a third
letter by means Of the deaf and dumb al
phabet on his fingers. A visitor stood In
front OF us who had apparently been stand
ing there waiting for a chance to speak TO
the national chairman for some time.
You've been waiting IN hour. haven't
your" whispered Mr.. Abbot to the patient
visitor.
Il was admitted to this room on Monday
last" said the patient man. I've been
standing. here ever since"
MT. Abbot looked panied. He leaned over
the table and saidi
MT Mack. here is Mr.. Smith, who
wishes to speak TO you"
1T will be impossible for MT. Bryan TO
be there on the date you name" dictated
Mr.. Mack. How dc you do, Mr.. Smith.
You are entirely unreasonable in naming a
date which you should have known was
impossible. I am surprised"
II did not arrange a date until after my
conversation with you" interrupted the
patient Mr.. Smith, who commenced to look
peevish.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Facing the Angry POetess.

Mr.. Abbot was at this point dragged
ruthlessly from us by a young man who
whispered: She's mad as a wet hen. Her
family have q lot OF influence, too. Her
poetry Is heart-breaking and we can't use
1t and she's simply wild. Fix 1t up, will
you, please?'
Mr.. Abbot with a Chesterfieldian bow ex-
cused himself and was Immediately pre-
scented to the lady who gave every appear
ance of being exceedingly cross.
II have been up here repeatedly" said
the indignant lady, with poetry that the
magazines would pay money to get. but
I won't sell It TO them. l will give It free
for the sake of the democratic party and
all I ask is that the COMMITTEES shall send
me around the country to read my poems
at the bigger meetings Of the campaign"
"And won't the committee let you go?'
asked Mr.. Abbot. gently. Tut, tut, what
a careless old committee"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Finding Ahhot,n Niche.

In the case of Mr.. Abbot It was first
noticed when . wild-eyed man from Nom
tanS came charging down the corridor from
the democratic headquarters purple with
wrath and declaring the national committee
had grossly insulted him by refusing to
adopt q plan he had proposed witch he
knew would result in Bryan's carrying
every state in the union and half OF Can
ada. The indignant person was going TO
take the first train to the west, and there
he intended TO so on the stump and work
for Taft.
He happened 10 pass MI. Abbot in the
hall. Some fifteen minutes later scouts
from headquarters who had been sent out
cautiously 10 find out how Mr.. Abbot was
hurt came back and reported that willis ].
and the stranger had their arms around
each others neck and the stranger was
saying, willis, you're perfectly right. The
committee is right. Everything is right.
And nobody is going to work any harder
out IN Montana for William J. Bryan than
nice little me-"
closer around headquarters after that and
finally he became the official pacifier.
own In the republican camp Mr.. Rose
water rose to the surface in the same way.
While he Is still at the head OF the press
department. his greatest work Is his smile
The Rosewater smile Is worth going mile.
20 Sss. Il begins instantaneous at both
ears and leaps together In the middle Of tn,
taos al In an Instant The result Il al
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
The Grent song Idea.

This one" said the young man from the
speakers bureau. is from that fellow that
has the scheme to get out a revised copy OF
standard Sunday school songs with the
name OF Mr.. Taft used in tho most appro-
pirate places. These songs l have here are,
Onward VIII Taft Soldiers. Marching as
to War" Pull for the Shore, Bryan, Pull
for the Shore" what a Friend We a
in Bill Taft" How Sweet the Name OF
William Taft" and Sweet Hour OF
Taft"
THAT will get 'em sure said a voice at
the door. A tall man with a most deter
mined expression had entered. Everybody
knows those songs. Print a revised copy OF
Sunday school songs, with the changes l
have made, and Taft is as good as elected.
Listen to that last song"
The distinguished person lifted up his
voice and sang;
Sweet hour OF Taft sweet hour Of Taft,
When, Bryan makes me nearly Dart
I'll HE me to the @. o. p. and think Of
thee,
Sweet hour Of Taft.
Great" said Mr.. Rosewater, IN send
these with your kind permission 70 the
poetry bureau in New York. They have
charge of these matters"
The distinguished stranger looked as
though he didn't like this plan, but the
Rosewater smile was suddenly turned on
at full voltage and he said he supposed that
would be all right and marched happily
away. singing. Onward. Bill Taft
Soldiers"
The next visitor was a man who was in
dlgnant because the speakers committee
had refused to adopt the greatest CAM
paign invention Of the age. He sat down
in front Of Mr.. Rosewater and explained
Il In full.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
"oh. bnt llrten 10 the next verse.n sald

"oh, but listen to the next verse; said
the poetess:
give us food" the people cried,
Food our stomachs for TO fill"
Then the door of hope It opened
And in walked BILL" interrupted the
artist, who is something OF a poet himself.
Nothing of the kind" snapped the In
dieDant poetess lady, 1.-The last line OF that
verse is:
"Our noble Bryan said I will"
Splendid" said the Pacifier.
"oh, do you think SO" smiled the poetess.
We'll, / thought there must be some one
around here that could appreciate real
literary merit. I will leave the poems with
you, Mr.. Abbot. And l thank you very
much for your courtesy"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

course, l know Mr.. Hitchcock is a busy
man, but In a busy man, too, and T.
The Rosewater smile glowed in greater
intensity. Its voltage was now fully 1900
candle power. The visitor took off his
hat and mopped his brow.
II don't know as it's actually necessary
for me to see Mr.. Hitchcock II somebody
else could strRighten me out in a little
difficulty our county committee got into
over speakers for our big rally"
Somebody stepped VI and said: This
way, please. You want to see Senator
Dixon" and the visitor from Indiana
walked out in a dazed manner, but perfectly
satisfied. And Mr.. Rosewater had not
spoken a word. Mr.. Rosewater turned the
smile down to thirty-two candle power and
rested.
Somebody from the speakers bureau
came in with a troubled look.
Lets see the poem." said the paciflcator,
He took It and read aloud:
"who Is the greatest man in all the worldf
William Taft.
Who has our proud Republican banner now
unfurled2 william Taft.
1Wxhho steps al the tongues from YIN?
Who won't do q thing to Bryan?
William Taft, William Taft.
Nothing doing" said the paciflcator.
Tell hinl-oh. It's a her; we'll. tell her
that I've got to send 1t to the poetry de-
pertinent in New York. Let's have the
next one"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
'hEIo IS THIS F1HN
FNyNHY1'

had the pleasure Of melting you, Mr.. Mack.
Good afternoon"
your dilatoriness has caused me great
uneasIness," said Mr.. Mack as we went
out.
That's dictation," said Mr.. Abbot.
at suppose II we drop in an hour later
Wen be just in time to hear Mr.. Mack
say. Glad I met you; call again. mean
ing u.s." said the artist.
Hell say It when he gets to IT," said
Mr.. Abbot. at won't make any difference
whether you're there or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
some J~nA.sorted Conversation.

"oh. that's the letter he is debating"
said Mr.. Abbot in gentle tones. He will
have to talk TO you between bites. You
can readily pick out your part OF the con-
versation after a little practice. Listen
carefully"
If there is no train out to Syracuse
around / O'clock" went on Mr.. Mack-ln
fact he had been going on steadily all the
time-'you must arrange for a special. I
have your letter and you've done Just the
right thing. It's just What I intended.
and"
That's yours. whispered MT. Abbot to
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

During the entire time I have been chair
man Of this committee I never received
such an insulting proposition. 1t is fools
like you"
The patient Mr.. Smiths eyes were stand
ing out and he was beginning to grow purple
in the fact.
Not for you, not for you,' whispered
Mr.. Abbot; that's on the other wire
81 want TO thank you for the intelligent
way you have carried out my suggestions, "
went on Mr.. Mack. a n the only COM
plant have Is that don't see you oftener
at headquarters"
That's yours whispered Mr.. Abbot.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Tough on the PacIner.

She pulled a roll OF manuscript out Of a
~reticule and before the helpless pncifler
could give a signal Ct distress she began
TO read;
Send US help" the people cried,
Covering like a wounded Hon
The robbing trusts are numbering US,
Send. oh send us Peerless Bryan"
Fire, fine" muTmured the Paclfier.
Now I thank you very much. / see what
you are capable Of and"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
BY RICHARD II. LITTLE
Tin the Chicago Record-H Herald. }

- IsGUIDED persons who do MT
visit the national headquarters
mi have a mistaken idea that the
- present great national contest
IESS4W Ia between one William Howard
S Taft and one William Jennings
Bryan. Others who read much of the
campaign news sent out through the press
think the contest is between Norman j.
Mack, chairman Of the democratic national
campaign committee. and Frank II. Hitch
cock, who holds the corresponding position
ON the republican eide. Persons who visit
the headquarters for themselves realize
that the struggle for national supremacy
between the two great political parties has
narrowed down to a life and death, last
dKch. no-quarter battle between Victor
Rosewater and Willis j. Abbot.
These two do not haransue the multitude
from tho stump, they do not dash in parlor
cars over the commonwealth and ''beseech
you. my fellow citizens" from the tail end
OF the train. neither do they sit sad, solitary
and alone and map out the strategy Of the
campaign. They merely sit in their rospec-
tive headquarters and smile and mile and
smile and put out the warm glad-hand to
nil visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

ways instantaneous. The individual who
comes up to headquarters with a mad on
and bumps into the Rosewater smile al
ways gives up, throws down his tomahawk.
quits scalping the whites and hikes peace
ably back to the reservation.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
IRISH SHILLELAHS ARE
GROWN IN AMERICA

/ Chicago, Special: Weirasthrul Weir
asthru Blackthorn shillelahs are now
grown in America and shipped to Ire
land, where they are sold on the quay
at Queenstown as the genuine Irish ar
dele.
Police Sergeant Maurice Crotty, who
has just returned from a six weeks
visit to the Emerald Isle, Is responsible
for the assertion that counterfeit Shil-
lehahs are sold extensively In Queens
town n other Irish cities, He brought
half a dozen blackthorns back with
him, but he knows they are the real
thing because he cut them himself in
the Cratlowe woods, County Glare.
MANY a q in America who thinks
he is carrying an Irish blackthorn is
in reality Juggling around a stick that
was grown In this country" he says.
Many thousands of these counterfeit
blackthorns are sold annually in Ire
land, principally at the quay in Queens
town.
THE genius ~blackthorn is scarce In
Ireland on account OF the great quaint
ity that has been cut in recent years.
Limerick, my native county, was in
vaded a few years ago by a syndicate
of Chicago and New York merchants,
who bought every blackthorn in sight.
Anybody who is at all wise will not
buy a blackthorn from the peddlers on
NAAt aoNh CT I IL ~
get the genuine article, but you run Il
nance OF getting a stick that a
grown in Illinois.
People in Ireland Who are onto the
game told me that shipioads OF these
counterfeit blackthorns are brought
from America every year. They are
shipped over in gunny sacks from New
York. and on arrival in Queenstown
are taken to the shillelah factory.
where expert workmen make them in
to ~blackthorns that defy detection. The
wood is stained to the proper shade
and the ferule is put on-the genuine
old country ferruie-and I'm old when
the stick is finished it would fool a
Connaught ranger.
"A certain Chicago man had a AXE
blackthorn stick factory. He ships the
sticks to a New York agent. who in
turn ships them to Ireland. where they
are sold to Americans, and even TO
IriShmen."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13

From the London Standard.
Matrors of the West may be inter-
ested to lear the details of the Niger
ian native baby's morning toilet. Any
thing over three months old Is no long
er a baby" to the native mater fami-
las, and is bathed with the other chill
dren generally a numerous BROOD in
the chill morning air before sunrise.
The little mite yells Justify while the
cold water is splashed over it's brown
body, and generally continues the
chorus when put aside TO dry (towels
do not form part of the household
equipment.) The bathing process fin
ished, the infants are subjected to a
sort OF water ure treatment. The
mother seizes "a child, scoops up a
handful OF water, and, using her thumb
as a kind of spout. squirts II with ex-
traoldinary dexterity into the young
ster's mouth and down it's throat. Pro-
tests In the shape of loud gurgles, hor-
rible chokings, and desperate strug-
giles are quite UNDECIDED. the steady
stream of water continues to pour
down the child's throat until the moth
er's practiced touch on the patients
distended stomach tells her that the
limit Of capacity has been reached. All
babies are submitted to this treatment.
which is believed TO nave a most
strengthening effect.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
GROWING THE YOUNG STOCK.
From the Nebraska Farmer.

From the Nebraska Farmer.
Confronted with high priced feeds the
farmer and stock grower Is compelled to
feed j~udiciously. There is a way to feed
wen 60-cent corn probably when S. and
81 per hundred may be had for it when
turned into beef or pork. The one way
to do this most effectually is to make the
young stock grow from the start.
There is no money in "roughing'' young
stock. Such treatment OF pigs, calves and
colts will be found a losing proposition IL
any figures are kept on the operation. IL
is much better to so balance the ration
that the concentrated foods will Civ their
maximum feeding value when blended
with hat very plentiful food, grass. Now
Is the time to grow the young things
cheap and rapidly.
Pigs of April and May faYrow are now
ready to leave the dam and they should
be taught to eat so that when they are
weaned they will not lose a day In growth.
This may be done by keeping before them
the foods which they shall be expected
to live upon after weaving. We find that
the feeders who derive the best results
grind such foods as corn. oats, barley, al
falfa. or whatever foods seem to be
handiest and feed these dry, except for
having a bit of milk or water poured over
the dry, ground feed after II is distributed
In the trough. We know Of a great many
feeders who soak the feed. but we are
led to believe that the one who mixes the
least water with feed for young stock
will derive the best results. 1t is really
not necessary to grind the corn, as the
young pig is ~abundantly capable of grind
ing his W corn.
Alfalfa, IL Ii was green and nicely cured
at time of putting into the stack is a
splendid thing TO grind with oats and
corn. 1t ma be ground In any OF the
ordinary burr mills by first ~chopping it in
short lengths In ar ensilage cutter, or a
machine made for the purpose. This
makes the ideal feed for either calves on
| pigs. and we presume that 1t would dc
full well for the colt.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
G no WORK.


httMhtH ht8AhnEG Dy Nt&Mt rouus
The average healthy man or woman
is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or indigestion get
hold OF one, and all endeayor becomes
n burden.
"A year ago. after recovering from
an operation" writes a Mich. lady, my
stomach and nerves began to give me
much trouble.
AT times my appetite was voraclous,
but when INDUCED. indigestion followed.
Other times | had no appetite what
ever. The food took did not nourish
me and | grew weaker than ever.
II lost interest in everything and
wanted to be alone. / had always had
good nerves, but now the merest trifle
would upset me and bring on a violent
headache. Walking across the room
was an effort and prescribed exercise
was out Of the question.
II had seen Grape-Nuts advertised,
but did not believe what l read, at
NHN sah'C. At last NHtu IL cttnAtu do
II ! were literally starving, I began to
eat Grape-Nuts.
Il had not been able to work for a
year, but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts | am eager to be at work
again. Ny stomach gives me no trou-
bic now, my nerves are steady as ever,
and interest in life and ambition have
come back with the return to health.
There's a Reason
Name given BY Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read THE Road to Well
vile" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Nothing jAfe
Agreed Win Me.
MRS. LENOPA

Mrs. Lenora B~odonhamer, II. +. ID. 1,
Box %, Keruersville, II. c., writes
Il suffered with stomach trouble
and Indigestion for some time, and moth
ing that | ate agreed with me. ! was very
nervous and experienced a continual
feeling Of uneasiness and fear. | took
medicine from the doctor, but it did me
no good.
Il found in one Of your Peruna books a
description OF my symptoms. | then
wrote TO DR., Hartman for advice. H.
said | had catarrh Of the stomach. L
took Peruna and Manalin and followed
his directions and can now say that l
feel as we'll as I ever did.
Il hope that all who are afflicted with
the same symptoms Will take Peruna, as
1t has certainly cured me-"
The abo7e is only one of hundreds who
have written similar letters to DR..
Hartman, Just one such case as this
entities Peruua to the candid consider
alton Of every one similarly afflicted. If
this be true of the testimony Of one per
son what ought TO be the testimony of
hundreds. yes thousands, of honest. sin
cere people? We have in our files a great
many other testimonj~
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
CHAPTER VII.

The murder of NJ. Revere, committed
In broad daylight in a quarter OF Paris
filled with life and movement, caused a
widespread sensation. There was so
much mystery mixed In the affair.
What could be ascertained about the
dead mans life was very dramatically
written up by Paul Rodier in a sketch,
and this, republished everywhere and
enlarged upon, soon gave to the crime
of the Boulevard de Clichy the interest
of a judicial manc All that there
was of vulgar curiosity in man awoke
rs atavistic bestiality at the smell of
blood.
What was this M. Revere. former
consul to Bueno Ayres or Havana,
amateur collector of objects of vertu,
member of the Society Of B~ibliophiles,
where he had not been seen for q long
time? What enemy had entered his
o for the purpose of cutting his
throat. Might he not have been assas-
sinated by some thief who knew that
his rooms contained a collection of
works of art? The fete at Montmarte
was often in full blast in front of the
house where the murder was commit
ted, and among the crowd Of ex-prison
birds and malefactors who are always
attendant upon foreign kirmesses
might not some one of them have re-
turned and committed the crime? The
papers took advantage of the occasion
to moralize upon permitting these fetes
to be held In the outlying b~oulevards.
where vice n crime seemed to spring
spontaneously from the soil.
But no one. not one journal-perhaps
by order-spoke of that unknown Wis
itor whom Moniche called the individ-
ual and whom the FORTRESS had seen
standing beside NJ. Revere in front of
the open safe. Paul Rodier in his
sketch scarcely referred to the fact that
justice had q clew important enough
to penetrate the mystery of the crime
and in the end arrest the murderer,
opnnents asked what mystery was hid
den in this murder. Moniche at times
wore a frightened yet important air.
He felt that he was an object of curl
osity to many. the center OF prejudices.
rhe porter and his wife possessed a
terrible secret. They We're raised In
their own estimation.
I'VE shall appear at h trial." said
Moniche. seeing himself already before
the red robes end holding up his hand
20 swear that he would tell the truth.
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth.
And as they sat together in their lit
tie lodge they talked the matter Over
and owe and brought up every incident
i'll NJ. Rovere's life which might have a
bearing on the case
DO you remember the young man
who came one day and insisted on sae-
iag M. lie Consult"
aAh, very well indeed" said Mo-
niche. II had forgotten that one--a
felt hat. his face bronzed and q droii
accent. He had come from away off
somewhere. He was probably a Span
lard"
Some beggar likely, a poor devil
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-11-13
Time TABLES FAST
BY WHOLE MINUTE
The Man With the 500 Chron.
ometer Says Engine Drivers
Are Given Leeway.

Were one minute late in starting,
observed a man to hts seatmate on an
outward bound train at the Grand
Central the other afternoon, accord
ing to the Chicago Inter ocean. Either
the train is late or my watch Is SLOW.
| don't think it's my watch, for its
as absolutely accurate a c~hrononeter'
as there is in America. / paid $500
for It." he added pridefully.
Your watch Ia all right and so is
the train" replied his companion. 1T
is something that is not known to the
public, but it is a fact that most of the
great railroads nowadays make their
published time Cards-thOse that it is
sues to the public at large-eXactly
one minute faster than those they fur
nish their train employees. Fol instance.
this train, according TO the time table,
is due to leave the station at 4:59
The time card the engineer runs by
gives the leaving time as 8 o'clock,
and at 5 O'Clock TO the second he pulls
cut
"rhe reason for that Is this: / get
TO the gate at exactly 4 80. am agree
ably surprised to see that the train
l want to take is still there and slide
through the gate just as il Is closing.
/ get aboard and in my seat just as
the train starts. / look out OF the
window and see no one Fastening down
the platform trying 70 make a swift
swoop and land on the rear step at
the last moment.
If there is any one left behind he
is on the other side Of the gate. The
railroads have adopted this plan Of
having their public time tables 90 Sec
onds faster so that the gate leading
to h train may be closed at the mo-
ment the train is scheduled to start,
and so that those who get inside at
the last moment can have exactly one
minute to get aboard. which is ample
if one is at all nimbie,'