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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
n. w. TAFT Also a President.

New York. Dec 2.-Henry W. Taft.
brother of President-elect William H
Taft, was elected Monday night presi
dent of the Ohio Society of New York.
succeeding Col. NJ. ]. McCook.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
Minister Coolidge Resigns.

Managua, Nicaragua. Nov. 2S.--John
Gardner Coolidge, the American min
lister to Nicaragua, rendered his res
ignation Mr.. Coolidge is also resigp-
Ing from the diplomatic service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04

ior member Of the firm, who gives to
everybody that asks as long as he has
a cent IN his pocket. 1t is probably
for this reason that Mrs. Taft has been
the financier of the household. She
knows how to economize and vet to
give to worthy purposes. She cannot
afford secretary, as do most of the
mtts 1t. Yet So carefully has she
financed her household that she has
done her share of entertaining and has
kept up her end of the social game.
which is no simple or inexpensive
thing at the capital of this land of the
free and home of the trusts.
Perhaps the most winning side of
Mrs. Taft's character, however, is that
which she shows to her children. OF
these there are three-Robert, eighteen,
who is Il sophomore at Yale; Helen,
seventeen, freshman at Bryn Mawr,
and Charles P. Taft, Jr., who Is very
much at home. Charlie Is the really
celebrated one of the trio. He Is a
chum of Quentin Roosevelt, has the
same steam engine activity as his ia
Their, which sometimes goes into sur
prising and perverse channels, and
generally is a healthy. irrepressible
American boy. Miss Helen, named for
her mother, but resembling her father,
will probably leave college at the end
of the present year and become
White House debutante. as were Nellie
Grant and the two daughters of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1t is not every girl
that has Il chance to have her coming
out occur in the nations executive
mansion. and it is an opportunity not
to be overlooked. AS for the eldest
son. Robert he Is an honor man In
college, as were his father and grand
father before him, and. like them, too.
is going to study law. In the Taft
home each of the children has his or
her own room and keeps his or her
own separate account 1t Is family
OF wholesome enjoyment, laughter,
good fellowship. common sense and in
dlvidual freedom, typically American.
as should be the family Of him who Is
made temporarily the symbol of Amer
lcanism.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04

siciaAs. the other from the association
itself. The last named gift is cen
terpiece for ker dining table, which has
appeared in Manila, in Washington and
will doubtless grace the table of the
White House On 1t are engraved the
opening strains that were played at
the beginning Of all the Cincinnati
EYmnhnnN rancerIS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04

Stand Patters Will Allow No Tariff Re-
vision at Coming Session of Congress.
Cannon In the Saddle-opportunity
For the Minority = Made to Order
Prosperity-The Peril of Monopoly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
Fall Mixup.
Our Johnny has some
Loosened Stats.
Twas partly football.
Partly frats.
-Pittsburg Post.

At any time when your stomach is
not in good condition, you should take
Kodol, because Kodol digests all
the food you eat and it supplies health
health and strength for the stomach in
that way. You take Kodol just for a
little while when you have slight at
tacks of Indigestion, and you take it
just little longer in order to get re-
lief from severe attacks of Indigestion
or Nervous Dyspepsia. Try Kodol to-
day. Sold by Edward T. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
Comrade of Her Children.

With each Of her children Mrs. Taft
is not only the mother. but the COM
rade. This is especially true Of her
young son. She is never too busy to
enter into his sports, listen to his
plans and troubles, read to him or
have him read to her and be his play
fellow confidant and friend.
Mrs. Taft dresses richly and tastlly,
but quietly She Is not much given to
following every within and novelty of
fashion, While always appearing we'll
gowned, she is Of the type of woman
whose clothes are not the first thing
noticed about her 1t Is her face and
carriage which attract attention She
would not be termed a beauty. but has
distinguished appearance, gracious
ness and distinctive individuality
that win her a popularity with all
that meet her, popularity that grows
With longer acquaintance
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
Sweethearts of Early Days.

Mr.. and Mrs. Taft were childhood
sweethearts. their families living in
close proximity on Walnut hills, Gin
cinnati. They were married as soon as
Mr.. Taft was out of Yale That was
over twenty years ago. Their path
since that day has been one Of steady
advancement without reverses. There
have been few over whom the skies OF
fortune have been so propitious Both
the children Of judges, both receiving
college education, playmates from
youth and always In accord both In
tastes and ambitions, they have me,
no defeats and but few hardships.
Seemingly there is but one point OF
divergence between the two-that of
religious belief Mr.. Taft is a Unita
rian, while his wife. is devout Epis
copallan. On this point they simply
agree to disagree, each claiming and
granting complete liberty of opinion.
In the Taft home are many gifts and
priceless relics which have come from
gll about the earth One is present
from the mikado, another from the
Philippines, others from Cuba or Pan
ANA, Russia or their own native city
of Cincinnati. They are suggestive of
the globe trotting done by the man
who will be the most travelled of our
presidents.
In all this journeying to and fro over
the earth the future first lady Of the
land has had her part. She has con-
versed with statesmen and rulers in all
parts Of the world, sometimes in their
own tongue.
This has given her cosmopolitan
breadth of view. and yet she believes
with Tennyson that
He is the best cosmopolte
Who loves his native country best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
By JAMES a. EDGERToN.

Wv yHEN Rutherford B. Hayes was
VA president of the United States
w there visited him at the White
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
METROPOLITAN REPORTING.

William !, Bryan was a guest of the newspaper editors and publishers at their annual banquet in New York Wednesday night owing to previous engagements he was unable to attend the dinner itself. hut he arrived he- fore the speaking began.
 The interesting thing about his ar rival Is to find out from tho Metropoli- tan newspapers what sort of a rccep- tlon he received. Strangely enough no two of them agree as to that. one newspaper reports that he vas rcceiv- ed In q frosty way, another that he provoked considerable enthusiasm, an other that he might have been an or dinary person 50 quietly was his arrival registered, while still another pictures the crowd present as having gone quite mad In it's hero worship.
 Without undertaking to pass upon the quality of metropolitan reporting as Illustrated in this instance, we dc feel certain that similar difference ir eyeslght and earsight would be impos- s!ble among provincial reporters Whether 1t Is because they belong tC the humble walks of newspaper lift and have not yet learned the trick of 80 doubtfully leading the reader down the maze of uncertain informa. ton, we do not know.
 The whole performance reminds u' of the inability of New York news papers. which go 10 press to meet th' New Haven demand three to foul hours before the forms close in the of fee of The Journal Courier, to carr, to their readers here the news whicl they easily carry later to the readeri in their own city. There Is not morning in the week that this news paper does not give its readers new which can only be found in the loca editions of the metropolitan dailies That is a good thing to be remem bered.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
HIGH TIME TO ACT.

At last the famous springs of sar-
 atoga are to receive some of the at
 tention they have long been entitled
 to. Their further deterioration Is to be prevented by the passage of bill which makes unlawful pumping, or by any artificial contrlvance in any manner accelerating the natural flow, or producing an unnatural flow of that class of mineral waters holding in solution natural mineral salts and an excess of carbontc acid gas from any well made by boring or drilling into the rock, or pumping, or by any artificial contrivanCe whatsoever aC- celebrating the natural flow of carbon ic acid gas. The bill also provides that any citizen may bring an ac- ton to restrain any person or cor poration from violating It's provisions. The attorney general of the State of New York may at any time bring such an action and it is made man datory for him to do so on the writ ten request of ten citizens of the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

trade and acquIesce In a policy of de- lay for other tariff changes which would benefit other Investments The of newspapers are entitled to the consideration of the house of rep resentatyes, where such corrections must originate, and they are entitled to bo protected against combinations which artacially increase the cost of their manufactured product, but they should make common cause with the victims of tho tarlff schedules every where. Tho only dlgnned alternative for them Is to walt with the other members of the army of the abused until "the square deal" can be passed about with a full and equal regard for all concerned
 In other words the attitude of the newspapers of the country has been shaped for them as consequence of their having taken aggressive action in their own behalf The duty on manu- factured paper and wood pulp Is noe the only instance in which an injustice ls done by the tarlff laws The shoe manufacturers of Massachusetts want the duty removed from hides, the users of steel rails want the duty on that product removed, or reduced to a point to balance the difference In the cost of production if there Is any difference. the manufacturers. oi cloth want the removal of the duty or wool So the list of demands grows. es peelally hero in New England, wher' the industrial future depends upon ( moro scientific arrangement of tariff schedules The Journal Courier hates n, one form of tariff exacton more thai another ard is ready to make common
 cause for inc relief of all. even thougl
 the duty on paper and wood pulp tar
 rles another year.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS.

There are those who think that the present temperance movement will be short-liyed and that 1t will not leave much permanent change behind it. Those who so think point to the fact that ffty-three years ago a pro- hibitlon wave swept over the New En- gland and Middle States. during tho course of which nine states went dry" forblddlng the manufacture ami sale of intoxicating liquors. This was in 1855. but almost immediately six of the statcs repented their enthus- iasm and repealed the law. Later oth- CT states which joined the prohlbitio1 l column abandoned 1t. out of about seventeen states that tried 1t only three were left. Maine, Kansas and North Dakota.
 Very true. But perhaps 1t Is fair td say that on the whole the temperance movements have been pretty persist ent since they started, and that the present one ls the biggest one of the lot The country seems pretty well convinced that the demon Rum Is a demon much to be feared, and though 1t may be less scared at some times than at others 1t does seem to he pret. ty deeply and permanently scared. Il looks very much as if, with recessions the water, on the whole, keeps rising
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
ouR CONTEMPORARIES.
The AIdrIch-vrecIund roiIics.

fJournal of commerce)
 The only thing that will save the currency of the United States from a new and serious peril is the defeat of all such makeshift measures as the Aldrich and vreeland bills. and rest from the agitation they produce. The latter was put together in such haste that. as it first appeared. if strictly construed. it would have exempted the notes to be issued to incorporated clear ing houses on security of commercial paper from any tax whatever. and would have failed to bring them under the limitation of volume imposed by thA Aldrich bill That was hastily cor rected by reintroducing the blll with the necessary changes, but it was still SO loosely constructed that lts author proposes number of amendments, one of which would raise the limit of emergency notes from s5O0,000.00) to s750 000. .000. or moro than the entire volume of the circulation secured by United States bonds. and another would reduce the initial tax to { per cent annual rate. These deluslve devices for imitation, with q practical Ignoring oi the necessity for coin redemption for all bank notes to make them safe, come near to bringing us back to the dangers of unlimited greenbacks and the free coinage of silver.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
ADMISSIBLE.

Teacher-If you are kind and polite to your playmates, what will be the result? Scholar--Thoy'l think they can lick you. Philadelphia Inquirer.
 "T should never have thought that studying would have cost so much money Yes, father: and if you only knew how little I have studied. = Judge.
 What do you do in case of fre?"
 Call up the village fire department and notify them the house has burned down They do so enjoy playing on ruins. "--,Iife,
 smawley--Do you believe that money talks?
 Ardupp You bet I do. I no sooner get my hands on a dollar than It says "Goodby. ."-Chicago News.
 "Mr. pursington says he believes A man should pay as he goes.
 Judging from the way he gets in debt, he must be accustomed to travel ing backward. d."--Washington Star
 You ought to spend money
 "Why2"
 "To show people that you have it.
 But then I won't have it obiecte ritephIst with a shudder--Louisvillc Courier Journal
 What do I want to-day, waiter?'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
PER SISTENT.

Those who are inclined to think that things are dead when they are Killed will have to make an exception in the matter of the third term idea. That keeps bobbing up in ways and places that surprise the well Uniformed
 It bobs up again, right in the face of the assertion by the Taft managers that the secretary is sure of the nom ination on the first ballot Perhaps 1t will continue until the nomination has been made and may even wiggle after that Meanwhile the sound and sta - ble old Democratic Charleston News and Courier feels moved to properly characterize the performance as fol- lows To harbor the notion would
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
Submission.

Since thy Fathers arm sustains thee.
 Peaceful be; When a christening hand restraints thee Know His love in full completeness. Feel the measure of thy weakness, If He wound thy spirit sore
 Trust Him more! Without murmur. uncomplaining,
 In His hand Leave whatever things thou canst not
 Understand; Though the world thy folly spurneth. From thy faith In pity turneth, Peace thy inmost soul shall All.
 Lying still. Like an infant. If thou thInkest
 Thou canst stand. Childllke, proudly pushing back
 The nroffered hand. Courage soon Is changed to fear, Strength doth feebloness appear: In His love if thou abide
 He will guide. Fearest sometimes that thy Father
 Hath forgot? Though the clouds around thee gather,
 Doubt Him not Always hath the daylight broken. Always hath He comfort spoken. Better hath He been for years
 Than thy fears Therefore, whatsoe'er betldeth.
 Night or day. Know his love for thee provldeth
 Good alway: Crown of sorrows gladly take, Grateful wear it for His sake: sweetly bending to His will,
 Lying still To His own thy Saviour gIveth
 Daily strength: To each troubled soul that liveth
 Peace at length, Weakest lambs have largest share Of the tender Shepherds care Ask Him not then, "When?' or How
 only bow!
 s. n. Carter
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
RHODE ISLANDS FOURTH

That physIcal size isn't my indca- ton of the Inward spirit Is shown by the fact that our little neighbor Rhode Island has an Independence Day of It's own lt Is the fourth day of May, on that day two months before tho Declaration of Indepen- dence was formally proclaimed tho general assembly of Rhode Island by statute, with but six dissenting votes, renounced the allegiance of the colo ny to Great Britain
 More notice Is to he taken of Rhode Islands Fourth this year than has been hitherto taken, and 1t looks as if the interest in lt and the observance of It would continue to grow II ought to. Rhode Island is well en- titled to celebrate all the noble days she has had, and that was n particu' larly noble day when she deliberately and thoroughly renounced allegIanc, to Great Britain
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
IN MITIGATION.

Some people have what seems to some other people rather made nuate idea of what Is terrifying For instance, Hudson Maxim announces that the use of airships in war does not hold forth any terrifying pros poets. The dropping of dynamite from such vessels, he says, might cause some superficial destruction, but fl must penetrate and explode in side battleships and earthworks to do really great damage Half a ton of that explosive dropped upon the four inch deck of battleship might kill some men, wreck part of the super structure of the vessel and dent the deck. but the destruction would not be extensive, Nor would the drop ping of such a charge on coast forti- fcatons cause serious damage, the action of dynamite being such that the blast, being unconflned, would re- bound into the air in the form of an inverted cone, so that the effect in a horizontal plane would be small,
 We suppose there is nothing very terrifying about that to those whc are not terrified by It. Pretty soon we may be reading that the new nolseoss weapon is pleasant and comforting device. There is much saving nowadays and some thinking
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

hc to think of tho president as q person utterly lost to all sense of obs lieation to keep his pledged word and to set him down as capable of humil' iatng and bctraying his close person. al and official friend, We would re- fuse to impute the possibility of such m exhibition of kuavcry to the gross est churl and much the moro to an In- telligcnt and educated man of mature years In tho possession ot all hls fac ultlos, Whatever his faults, MT. Roosevelt has said and done nothing to justify tho suggestion of hascness implied in tho repeated discussion of stampede in hc republican conven- ton in his favor indulgcd in by his fool friends
 This Is well said. t is astonishing that it needs to be said.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
ONE OF THE DIVORCE PROBLEMS.

Perhaps there is a growing feeling against divorce, but if that feeling is shared by Professor William S Haz- elton former member of the unl- verslty of Michigan, he makes an ex- ceptlon of his own case. He wants a divorce for several reasons. Among them are the following She wanted to make me her body servant, her errand boy, and said she would con- quer my spirit absolutely. She in sisted on saying long prayer as grace before meals, when l was in a hurry to eat. She insisted on read ing the Bible. and wanted me to read 1t with her when l didn't want to. l had to sacrifice my personality to please her She had sharp tongue. and when I would walk out of the house to escape she would follow me and beat me on the head with her fist. She made me sweep, dust and wash dishes. She wanted to be q missionary or a leader in the Y w c. A.
 This will not strike some people who have had experience as adequate cause for divorce, or even a sepa- ration But 1t has struck Professor Ha2elton so. He evidently doesn't want his spirit conquered and he doesn't want to be subject of mis- sionary work. He may not know what is good for him as well as Mrs 1 Ha2elton does
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

state who arc assessed for taxes, the aggregate of which is s10,OOO,
 It is high tlmc that such action was taken The springs have been abused, Saratoga can got along with out race track gambling, but it can't get along without its famous and useful waters.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

The Detroit News reports that a man from Mars arrived in Detroit the other day and was told that all the male population was at the park watching Gine men hit a small leathcr-bound sphere with sticks, It doesn't appear that he was told that the men hitting the sphere with sticks had the pennant 'einched," which indicates that his in- formnnt was eingularly modest.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

Tho Indian Tea association of Cal cutta and London has entered upon tho bold project of attempting to wenn Germans away from their coffee and make them drink tea instead The com. pany hns established two elaborate ten rooms in Berlin and one in Hamburg, all furnished in characterlstlcallyO Orlen tal fashion, with real Indians in at- tendance other rooms are to be cs- tabllshed throughout the country. At present the Germans drink two and n half ounces of tea per head per an mum, compared to the six and hall pounds consumed In England.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

old and worn typewriter ribbons can be used to good advantage by making writing ink from them Remove the ribbon from the spool and place in a
 tumber Nhree quarters full of water and let it soak for twenty four hours, Remove the ribbon and pour the fluid into a bottle, This ink will be as good
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

You don't hear Inc noise of exploding presidential booms and one of the reasons Is that some of them are get ting too weak 10 explode. They will only fzzle out
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
Some live long in pennsvlvania

Some live long in Pennsylvania Ja. cob lIager of Jersey Shore Is a street commissioner at S7 and personally drives the scraper; Thomas Robinson ol Fayette is still active at gl; so is Johr Clapham of Mih1ingburg at o3. pr. Nor. gan Banks of Livermore is practicing medicine at oi,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24
SAVINGS AND DOINGS.

The United States government is the largest individual purchaser of electric lamps in the country, II buys s5O,OOO annually.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

Now it is going the rounds that Japan wants to fight Great Britain That is probably not true, but if 1t is Japan wants a good deal here below.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

The University of Washington will send n botanical field party to Alaska during the present summer under the direction of Dr, T, C, Frye of the de- purtment of botany, The general plan is to leave Seattle about July 1, and 20 as far north ns Skagway. From tho chief cities as Q base excursions will be made Into tho mountains, glaciers. to mines md along tho sea shore. The work will close in Alaska six weeks from dato of sailing from Seattle, A general invitation to those interested In tho subject to participate has been Issued The cost of the trip will he less than s2O0.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-24

Well. sir answered the Boston waiter, you must be tired of proteins and albuminoids, Why not try some thing of cellulose re?"-Louls- vile Courier-Journsl
 Mrs. Van Stoo-Where were you so late last night? MT. Van Stool -er- why, was addressing a political meet ing. my dear. Mrs. Van Stoo--Ah. in- decd? And did you have full house, may I ask? Mir Van Stoo tabsently)- Once, but the other fellow held fours Cleveland Leader.
 ly lovely. TO develop the arms grasp this rod by one end and move it slowly from right to left Well we'll" exclaimed her father. what won't science dlscovcr7 If that rod had straw at the other end you'd be sweep lng."-Loulsville Courier-Journal