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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-17
MUST INSTRUCT,
SAY THE BOSSES
Many Of the Standpat Delegates
Inclined to Balk at Declar-
ing For Taft
etRpsALL PROBABLY CHAIRMAN
Grows in Favor for Presiding Officer
Of State Convention = District Dele
oates About Decided On = Progress
sive Leaders Enjoy Situation and
standpatters Arc Worried.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, March 17.-Ed Hunter.
Charlie Johnston and other standpat-'
ters say that the state convention to-
morrow must instruct for Taft. 1T
will never do" they say, after the dis
trict and county conventions have in
structed for him not to instruct in the
so there is a tinge of regret in the tone
Of their voices that this is SO. Other
standpatters. including delegates. are
not so conservative. They do not want
to instruct. They say it is bad politics
to tie a delegation up to a man who
may be on the losing side. The leaders
would rather not instruct but probably
,,,;n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-17

Young had claimed to be the original
Taft man in Iowa
While his Hopping about on the
question does not surprise anyone 1t Is
one of the things that is being urged
against his selection for national dele
gate. 1t is not believed that this Will
hc sufficient to cause his defeat, but
those who try to be consistent stand-
patters do not like the idea of his be-
ing II delegate for that reason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-17
pARTIsaMsHIP IN NEWS

Has no place in good newspaper
Remember that tho IRIS forecast
of the convention roll call in 1906
Tailed within one vote Of the Sec
retary's record when the votes wsrs
counted in convention.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

their best blood into Oklahoma to give
1t cosmopolitan life. and, no matter
where you are from. II you travel with
In its borders you viii ind your own
people Spots that were grassy
prairies are hustlIng towns to-day yes
terday's towns are cities now
Up-to-dateness seems to be the watch
word Of Oklahoma's people In the rural
districts as well as in the populous
cities Every farmer has his windmill,
gasolene engine or mechanical water
power ior supplying his house and out
bclilinss. and Eiary own automobiles.
Te.eDhaEes bring them into close com
nuniestion With the towns. and the
rural Tree delivery bears daily mail to
their doors Oklahoma can raise any
thing which grows between the Cana
dian border and Florida and Texas.
The cotton yield TO the acre Is greater
than that In any other State or Terri
tory In the Union.
Only three OF the territories now re-
main. Alaska. Arizona and New Mexico.
The probability Is that one or both Of
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

The new State Of Oklahoma is the
richest and most promising ever adj
mitted to the American Union She has
half as many people as all the thirteen
original States combined when they
achieved their independence. By ac-
tual count OF noses she has six times
the population OF any other State ever
received at the time Of admission into
the Union She has fifty times the
amount Of wealth that could be claimed
BY any OF her predecessors at the be-
ginning OF their State life. and has
what not one Of them could show. all
the arts and sciences. the improvements
and progress that go to make a highly
civilized commonwealth, from wireless
selegraphy to the skyscraper, from the
telephone to chemical farming More
than a million and a half persons claim
the new State as theirs, and 1t win nor
be long after the census is taken In
1910 before the 2.OOO.OOO-mark viii be
passed All the old States have sent
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

these last-named VIII soon be admitted
to the United States. and then every
section OF the country except Alaska
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philip
pines will be represented In the Senate.
Some facts about Oklahoma, the for
ty-sixth State: Population, 100000;
size. 70.430 square mIleElarger than
the combined area Of all New England /:
will send I've Congressman to Washing
ton-four Democrats. one Republican =:
elected one blind man and one part
Cherokee Indian TO the Senate; has the
longest constitution ever put together
for a State; its first Governor, G. n
Haskell. Democrat. defeated Frank
Frantz, the Rough Rider Territorial
Governor. appointed by the President.
BY 10000 majority; Oklahoma City. the
biggest town In the State. has 5000
inhabitants and Is only Is years old
Oklahoma has 5000 miles OF railroad
track within Its borders: has six times
the population and fifty times the
wealth claimed by any other State at
the time Of its admission to the Union.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
SOME REAL MONEY PAH1cs.
Episodes which Make Recent Ineon-
venfences Look Trfdfnx-

Episodes which Make Recent Ineon-
venfences Look Trfdinx.
A community which has been con-
fronted with closing OF institutions
where It kept Its money balances al
ways considers It's case one OF unpar-
alleled misfortune. says the New York
Post Yet there have been 'panics, !"
even In recent times. when circum-
stances were more heart-breakiDg even
than that OF depositors In the Knicker-
booker and Of the dozen other smaller
banks which went down with It. The
ease Of 1851, almost forgotten, was one
In which not only bank deposits, but
the money In the pocket Of every indi-
Tidual. turned out useless for private
wants The mood Of the man who
learned OF the closing Of a string Of
note-issuing banks under the older sys-
tenn and who searched his pocket book
anxiously to see II his means Of paying
petty bills was suddenly cut of. had a
different aspect even than to-day's
Five months after our panic Of 1893.
the two banks In the colony Of New
foundland. whose circulating notes
made up the whole currency Of the ISL
and, closed their doors. and both were
completely insolvent The community |
was literally left without any circu-
iating medium until gold arrived from
England; a state Of barter existed and
where personal credit did not survive
the tinsmith took his pans to the baker
TO buy bread A full year after that
extraordinary event-the colonial gov
srnment having in the meantime guar
snteed up to 40 per cent the notes OF
one Of the two defaulting banks-a
man would get in bis daily currency at
st. Johns, bills for $40 stamped in red
Ink, guaranteed for 81 and they
bought just 81 worth Of goods.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

neneiek of Abyssinfa 20 Grant =
Cozsfffuffon 10 HIS People.
The leavep OF modern political ideas
and Of free government is constantly
working and spreading throughout the
world. A few years before the middle
OF the last century there was only one
little -Pledmont-on the Euro
pean continent that had securely won
free government Even In Great Brit
ain the restriction OF the suffrage pre-
vented she full enjoyment OF demo
cratic government. Now all this Is
changed In Europe and even Russia Is
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
Wit of the Youngsters


The Parson-w Well. Walter. what dc
you want to be when you grow upi
Walter suffering from parental dis
cipline)-I want to be an orphan.
Sister Ethel-what did Mr.. Goodman
say while he was waiting FOR me In
the parior? Little Johnny-Oh. be
didn't say anything. He Just talked
Uncle Bob-If I was to give you a
cent, Tommy, what would you do with
TT Tommy tagged Std buy a postal
card and write to you for a quarter.
what Is the worst thing about
richest" asked the teacher OF the ju-
venlIe class Their scarcity prompt
" answered the bright youth at the
head
Sunday School Teacher-Be good.
boys. and after you die you will wear
a crown Of gold. Little Bobby - Ny
papa wears one now-on his front
tooth
Little Elmer = wish I had been
Adam The Nurse-whyf Little FL
MERLE never had to be a Md and
have woman wash his face and neck;
hats why.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

l have just been examining an OLE.
book containing the accounts Of the
charity estate Of West Haddon. EN-
bracing the years 1773-1SJ0 Under
date Aug. II, 177e. is the following
entry:
Paid Richard Worsssr seven DAYS,
work. cutting thorns and scowsrfpx ana
STOPPING Of gaps, 10s Cd"
The term securing the ditch. ,s
used on Jan. 8, 1871, and appears
many times after this date, the last n.
stance being on April rs, 1s20.-Ion-
don Notes and Queries.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
81 8
III lzs'7|}}aIzz

"you make me awful weary" re
marked the pretty cook. turning ava,
to peep into sImmerIng pot "Honest
wish you'd get some job that would
take you clear away out OF the city an
keep you there for good"
II you didn't say things Ike that 10
me might" returned the groceryman.
I'D git desprlt enough TO do anythIn'
There's been one or two times sence
I've knowed you that you've acted as II
you was fond OF me"
THAT must ha' bin jest afore your
alarm clock went on" said the pretty
cook uneompromislngly.
-Naeherly you didn't know III said
the groeeryman II know you dldn't
mean TO give yourself away. but now
an then Il gifts out an then / elt the
ldee that you are just strlngln' me- I
don't know bur what you mean TO keep
Il up right along. an then O. course
20 away feelin' blue an discouraged
hut the mex mornln' when I come
80 ~ % HNrrV an ever.
wrinklln' up that cute little nose o
yours an drorln' down the corners O.
your rosebud mouth al me ana fhen.
Evelina. ! feel Just right as happy as
clam does az high water. same's In
'eeiln' now"
Would IL make you feel any happie-
r threw some hot water over your
lsked the cook.
Its the cold water that you.re
hrowin' that's maxim my heart sing
nth JOY" said the groceryman. \
now that you're a-goin' 10 keen II IN
Or jest shout 20 long an then II won't
. nothin' else but pure Vermont maple
yrup an white clover honey for the
est o Hy Hse. can afford TO wait
" that
Il can't AFFORD to walt for them IN.
IN" said the cook. III you don't ia a
nd TO 90 an hustle 'em over here you
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

ourseas Aesion OF the Metal whsn
Cast In Mold.

cursoas Acsfon OF the Metal When
Cast In Mold.
The action OF fiuid cast iron IN tn,
mold Is somewhat curious. When
poured into mold In a state OF duld
ity, cast iron. and especially what Is
known technically as verp gray. ex-
pands at the moment OF solidihcation.
thus giving sharp impression In the
mold The expansion. slight but very
noticeable. extends until in the process
Of cooling the iron attains the stage OF
red heat Contraction then takes place.
with the result that the cooled icon Is
notieeably smaller than the mold. says
the Philadelphia Record.
In making patterns for Iron castings.
therefore. patternmakers commonly al
low about an eighth OF an inch per foot
for shrlnkage. The shrinkage In cast
ings. however. Is by no means con
stant quality, but varies materially
with the proportion existent In the pat
tern and the character OF the metal
used-as much as one-tenth OF an Inch
per foot being allowed when casting
beams and only one-thlrty second OF an
Inch with large cylinders.
In casting. therefore. thin strips the
shrinkage OF the length Is very great.
while In the thickness It Is scarcely ap-
A square plate shrinks llt.
lie In thickness. but equally IN width
and breadth; hat disk shrlnks little
IN thickness, but equally In diameter.
A thin ring shrlnks more IN diameter
han thick one. When II Is known
hat iron with different shrinkage from
hat generally employed Is to be used In
foundry the patterns are altered to
meet the changed conditions.
Silicon. unless In excessive quantl- !.
les. gives a gray. soft iron. which has
be minimum shrinkage. In many cases
tudicious mixture OF iron will give /,
be desired result without extra ex-
ense In patternmaking. Charcoal iron
as usually higher melting point than :,
TAT Of less pure Iron made with coke. =
sets more quickly In the mold and /"
'ntraets more. so that an extra allow =
Ice for shrlnkage must BE- made In all :
itterns employed. II win be seen =
ON the above that patternmakers r. !,
lire special technical skin as well "a :,
lowiedge OF the Iron 70 be used In ~
sting for their patterns. There are
" employments which require greater e
knowledge OF rather a wide e
nge than that OF patterumakIng. =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

Jest say so an IN telenhone % Hinkerl
for 'em DO you understand Do
make II plaIns"
That's the stuff :" said the grocery
man. gleefnlly. keep Il up Eyellna-
It's what ! like"
= BET you git what you like every
where you 30. then" said the pretty
cook with toss OF her head
sNo. don't" said the grocegyman.
mot II the frosty face Is Whist you
mean It's only you eive me that. an
I'm glad Of Il. II there was another
Kitchen on my route where ! got any.
thin but sunny smiles o. welcome an
an occasional piece o. pie "a teeia 70
think right away that there must he
some reason for H. But there aln'r
none o the ladies I know that has sol
70 that stage yet / don't give them %
encouragement I'm perllte. o course.
an agreeable. an I have a little 80
sherble conversation with 'em now az
then. but that's as Tar as / 90 WITH.
out maxim any raw cracks / give 'em
20 understand that my affections Is en-
gagged elsewhere I don't honestly think
any one o. them has even got hopes
Il amt. know that" said the cO9k.
Il nln't no hopes that you'll ever iearn
10 have any sense Say. 81 them "a.
Iers over now. ain'f foolin'.-
TELL me that you aln't got 20 use Zoe
ne an that the 'taters Is jeaf an excuse
10 git RID o. me an IN hare 'em hero
inside o i've minutes. sure" said the
roeeryman.
III you glt OUT OF here an quit both
rim me I don't sveu care WHISTLER I 81
he 'taters Or not. = said the cook. I'D
ooner 20 out an gii EN- nyself thaa
aye you around another minute
The srvevrynHn Erihhsd happily and
BOX up his basket Good enough
n bring EN- right over b. said.
when you talk 20 me that way knaw
pa lore me.~-chlcaso Daily News
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
A Deserted village.

The site OF the erstwhiIe iourishln.
village OF Brendon Is represented BIZ !
few gaunt stone chimneys. a stray cIus.
ter or roofess cottages. a dIIapldated
Dissenting chapel. ghostly RAILWAY
station and one fair-sized shop. wbicl,
serves the needs OF the scattered eop,-
munity living on the Brendon HuIs
says II. g. Archer. In the Wide World
Magazine But for many years the de
serted village was left Just as II was
when the miners occupied II. and as
such presented an extraordinary sfob,
silent, grass-grown streets OF closed
houses, shops. Inns and places of wor.
snip 1t was only comparatively 70
Gently that the buildings were razed
and the materials Of which they wsrs
composed sold and carried away. To-
day the most tangible relic Is found al
the junction Of the roads Just outside
the village quaint, square. plain
building. over the porched entrance IN
which Is the word .BeuIah." and the
date Of erection, 1861. This f. one OF
me little chapels built for the miners
NO attempt has been made to preserve
i from decay, and moi 80 long ago the
pedestrians could stroll In ana and the
sunlight streaming through the translu-
'ent windows and their borders Of col
pred glass, making the Interior gro
'esquely gay. The pulpit and uews /
hen remained, and many Of the cards
ihixed to the book-rests and Inscribed
With the seat-hoIders' names were vet
o be seen
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

flannel suit, little dIaky eap ana -.
stockings. ""' req
when the first ordinary cam. .~.,
bling down the village street .. cs,, NJ
ma to look. and you tralled II hnr,,n-
SOD and ciods at II. After a wblle CAM
the bicycle tournament. where dsr,n.
individuals whIzzed round the hs,s
mile track for prizes hung up bv 49,
local club. Then came the trick ia
ers' who showed that the freakv 49,
chine could be ridden without ~ H.
wheel. Finally there was a feeI,rr -
disappointment Mt the IntroductIor -
the safety. which was consIdoroS
very tame proposition indeed Iac,.,.
rs II did the hazard OF ~headerss ,..' .s
the handle bars Though deemsa =.
only for girls and moIlycoddla. a.
safety prevailed. and the or6,.s ..e
went to the junk heap. II IA ths a..
OF convenience. an example Of wb,cs =.
the popularity OF the sutomoh,,s
compared with the bucklng broncbo -
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
wa. p..erla.. Iaenl nu.nsna.

Il have a husband IN a thousand,
exclaimed the woman with brown eyes
The other night we we're celebrating
In quiet little way our anniversary
By dining out and going TO the theater.
After the show we came right home,
as the girl we left with the baby
doesn't live with Us and I didn't want
to keep her too late. Well. Mr.. Baby
had a notion he'd yelp for a change
from bis customary goodness Then
my husband asked II there was any
thing around to eat. II 10 happened
that there wasn't a single thing In the
line Of cake, fruit, or crackers or any
thing. You know those days when ev-
cry scrap has been used up. And
hadn't remembered to get anything
Most men would have kicked, but
he said, "Oh, never mind I'm not hun
CRY, anyway" Further exploration re-
vealed one cold potato and one egg.
Appetizing-at midnight.
well, fried that egg and cooked
that potato while father soothed the
boy. Then we put baby In the next
room and sat down to our anniversary
supper Of one fried egg. My husband
said It was lovely and he'd rather have
Il than a meal at the SWEETEST restau-
rant in town You'd have to go long
way before you'd find another man
who wouldn't kick when all the larder
,ffered was one egg and one potato.y-
yhlcago Inter Ocean.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

slowly and Iaboriously falling into the
procession OF constitutionalism-
In Asia, too. constitutional govern
ment is advancing. The case OF Japan
Is known to all Recently In Persia
that degenerate land Of Cyrus and xer-
xes. whose power once dominated all
western Asia-a constitution has not
long since been accorded the people.
And now comes Abyssinia, In Africa.
whose King Menelek H.. who claims
descent FROM Solomon. has decided on
giving constitution to his subjects. As
first step In this reform he has just
cabinet, with ministers OF
foreign affairs, justice. finance. com
nerce and war The constitution,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

when the time is ripe for It. win fol-
low In order to acquaint himself the
better with European governmental
systems. MeneIek has commission
travelling from court to court picking
up Information which later Is to be
turned to the advantage Of AbyssinIa.
Menelek. for an African potentafe,
who has never left the limits OF bis do
minions, Is progressive ruler and has
introduced many modern improvements
Into bis kingdom. He came TO the
throne In 1889 and under him the Ital-
Ian ambition to rule the country was
effectively ended at Adowa. where the
italian army was badly beaten. Meme
lex ls shrewd, far-sighted and pIctur-
esque and keeps well posted on foreign
affairs. His Endorsement Of railroad
building In his empire will 20 far to
develop the national resources Of the
country and make that picturesque
land better known to the outside world.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

Mannger-For heavens sake. Fran.
lein, what have you done7 You've como
and accepted the hero's proposal IN tbe
first act instead OF the fifth
The star-But he begged 70 nicely I
And-why can't just refuse him in
the fifth act1"-Fliegende BIaetter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

brilliant and !=iTss!ssve people, de
cIares lecturer on physiognomy, have
black eyes. or, II they don't have them,
they're apt to get them II they're too
'rnpuIslve. Philadelphia inquirer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23
FADs OF THE PAST.

twenty-five years ago your definition
Of a dude was the fellow who rode a
bicycle, and It was the high wheeled
ordinary. A man never looked more
like the devil on wheels than when
mounted ON one OF these altItudInous
thIngamaJIgs. but you were torn be-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

scribling-I'm going to send some
sentimental verse to Miss Roxy Coyns.
What meter would be most suitable7
Wright should imagine n natural
gas meter would be proper.--K Kansas
City Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

Church, see prisoner in ysr...
prison has been allowed the uae N ~.
iiddle In the face Of the remopstr "a - ~, -
OF the keepers family. '
Gotham-who's being punished any.
wvf-yonkers Statesman ~S
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

tween your envy Of his ability TO mas
ter the dad-blamed thing and your dis
gust at bis gall in showing on on IT,
Even In tho light OF past demonstra-
lions that Il can be done. II is hard
now to realize that any one could ride
on that contraption with big wheel
In front and the little wheel In the
back, but II was formerly considered
terry up-to-date to own one, and Do
lite triumph to ride one, wearing a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

Your cue to laugh comes when a rich
relative gets or stale joke
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

Seven men out OF ten who get into
trouble are able to trace their downfall
70 side issues
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-24
New Tribe Of ped Men.

The officers and degree team of Me-
hawk Tribe No. 80, 7. o. r. M. went
to jamestown last Sunday and IN
stalled a tribe of Red Men at that
place. Waughoo No. 81 was the mama
and number given to the new organ
ization, which begins its career with a
charter membership OF twenty-five, of
whom twenty. three we're on hand for
the initial meeting. G. MONTE was
elected past sachem and prophet Of the
tribe: A. A. Robert, sachem; John
Bergeron, senior sycamore; Maurice
LeBouef. Junior sycamore; John 7.
Wood, chief of records; 6. A. Robert,
keeper of wampum; A. S. Robert,
first sannap; Michael Laurent, second
sannap; Walter Guedry, guard Of the
wigwam; L. r. Ferchaud, guard OF
the forest. The initiatory ceremonie s
were conducted by Deputy Great Sa-
chem Louis Boston and Chief of Rec
ords Jos. Gisclard OF Mohawk Tribe,
and A. G.. Whidden of Plaquemine,
great sachem of the Louisiana juris-
diction of Red Men, who is also a
member of the local tribe. The visit
ing Indians were royalty entertained
by their new brothers throughout the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-24
----------------- -
Death OF Mrs. Pierre P. Landry.

Mrs. Pierre P. Landry, nee Nellie
Ayraud, died at her husbands home
on Westdeld plantation, Assumption
parish, at 2:20 O'Clock p. m. last Sun
day, after an illness of only few
days with malignant malarial fever.
The funeral took place at | O'Clock
Sunday afternoon and was largely at,
tended, interment being made in the
local Catholic cemetery after services
at the Church of the Ascension.
Mrs. Landry was native of this city.
and had attained the age of thirty. FIVE
years and ten months. Besides her
husband. who is theschief engineer OF
the West6e1d sugar factory, she is
survived by three daughters, the
eldest of whom is but twelve years old
two small sons; two sisters, Mrs. Fred.
Landry of Donaldsonyille and Mrs.
Demephon Leblanc of Assumption,
andaoDe brother, Pat Ayraud. To
these afflicted ones The Chief begs
leave to tender assurances of sincere
sympathy.