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The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Rent by Factions,
Are Facing a Difficult Fight
United Democracy Confident of Victory, While Oppo-
nents Direct Efforts to Settling Dissension
in Many States.

NEW YORK. Sept 5-If the Re-
publieans expect 10 elect William How
ara TAFT they will have 10 do a tre-
mehoous amount of work in the next
six weeks.
Even a curscry review of the political
situation. as it is reflected at the two
national headquarters In this city. in
dieates that: The Democrats are con
hdent, and more united than they have
been for many years. Although they
have some troubles Of their own. the
Republicans appear TO have more than
their usual share.
They fully realize this. and they are
fighting earnestly and hopefully to
overcome their dificulties They ex-
psct TO succeed. but there Is no cock
sureness' in the atmosphere around
Republican headquarters at this stage
OF the campaign It's a case of work
with them, and they are plugging at II
hard.
II is a striking fact that it is not
a national campaign that is being
waged this year, although the Presi-
dency Is in the balance. It is a series
Of local fights in twenty or more states
with national issues largely subordin-
ated.
In New York. for instance. no one
talks Of Taft or Bryan. II is all
Hughes one perhaps might attribute
this TO the proverbial provincialism of
the Manhattan Islanders. were ii not
for the fact that the same condition
exists in so many other States. Local
issues are TO the front everywhere.
Battle Of Leaders.
One very good reason for this is that
there is no real national issue at stake,
other than the personality OF the two
leading candidates. In the West. the
real live question is that or the guar
anty Of bank deposits. Here the issue
is the return Of prosperity, which does
not interest She West at all, as IT al
ready has arrived there.
But Il Is the very fact that this is
campaign on local issues which makes it
so troublesome for the Republicans.
That kind Of issue breeds factions, and
IN factions there is danger.
IN this State the denomination Of Gov
ernor Hughes probably would insure the
State for Taft. though it IS pretty Ger
tain that Hughes himself would be
beaten. II the governor is not renomi-
mated, many far-sighted politicians be-
lieve that both the national and State
tickets viii be lost
Hughes represents a moral issue, and.
If that IS repudiated. thousands Of in
dependent votes will be lost 10 the Re-
pubicans. without counting the defec-
tions that will occur from their own
ranFs. The anti-Hughes men undoubt-
edly will control enough delegates to
the State convention 70 defeat Hughes
Fight for Hughes.
The ight on Hughes has been made
so personal, however. that the inde-
pendents may be relied upon TO turn
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Murphy and Connes Said to Favor Nomination of Jur-
ist by Democrats in New York
State.
By ]. c. WELLIvER.

NEW YORK, Sept. with the proxi-
mate assurance that Governor Hughes
viii be nominated for reelection By the
Empire State Republicans, the ques-
ton of the Democratic nomination be-
gins 10 attract attention.
Murphy and Corners. II is true. are
still anxious 10 fend of discussion Of
their plans, for the plain reason that
they don't want to answer embarrassing
questions until they know just what
the Republicans viii do. They are will
ing 10 be reformers if tie Republicans
go against reform. and conservatives If
the Republicans take to Hughes and
reform, but more than anything else,
they are determined to win II possible.
wherefore there Is especial interest
attaching TO reports today that Justice
William J. Gaynor is !eDked upon as a
very likely Tammany choice for gov
error. Judge GaynOr was the real hrsU
choice of the Denver Convention for
Vice President
Murphy Saw Leaders.
Murphy conferred with various lead
ers from the states. and said if they
really wanted Gaynor. they could have
him: but they should understand the
difficulties in the way. Justice Gay
nor was raised a Catholic. and became
an apostate. He was a figure IN a di-
vorce action. and remarked after he
had been divorced.
Nfr. Murphy said all those matters
had been aired IN New York, and 1t had
been demonstrated that they would not
injure the judge. He left it 10 the
judgment of the State leaders whether
they would do harm elsewhere.
The people who were called in for
conference decided that Il would be
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dangerous to name Gaynor under the
circumstances. He was dropped, and
Kern became the nominee.
Murphy Suspected Now.
Now, Il happens that a good many
PEOPLE who were familiar with that
proceeding at Denver suspected that
Murphy had a different reason for not
wanting 10 nominate Gaynor for sec
ond place. They suspected then, and
more strongly suspect now. that he had
Judge Gayn0r ia mind as d candidate
for governor OF New York And the
story Is that this is one of the highly
probable developments
1T Is ChanIer against the field, with
the chances decidedly ia favor Of the
field" said a State leader today.
Wv. Caryi ely. OF Buffalo. u. Cary
Herrick. John B. Stauchfeld. Judge
Gayu0r. Chanler. Francis Burton Har-
risOn. ali are possibilities, but then you
could name a dozen more almost as
likely. IL win not be Hin or Parker;
there's nothing to all that talk.
Gaynor or Ridder.
II would say that today the best
chance IS that of Gaynor or Herman
Ridder RiddeF would be an excellent
Democratic nominee He Is not Tam
many man, and Murphy doesn't want
member OF the halL RiddeT has always
been very independent, stands high with
the muewumps and sound money people.
would get the German vote. and is of
such opinions on the liquor and personal
liberty issues that tt would not be nec-
essary TO insert any plank on those
for him. I would say that The nomina-
ton now looks like an even thing be-
tween GayG0r aud Ridder, with the
others in the also ran class.
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out in strength for him. and they may
be able 10 pull him through. The trou-
cle, however, leaves New York doubt
ful State
New Jersey may be counted as safely
Republican for the national ticket. In
Connecticut and Rhode Island. there Is
some dissneetion because many Of the
mills are working on part time and pay-
ing reduced wages. West Virginia has
facional fight with two Republican
candidates for the governorship in the
field The same Taft electors VIII go
on both tickets. however. so It is hoped
that Taft's prospects Of carrying the
State viii not be endangered.
The situation in Delaware is not sat
isfactory TO the Republicans The du
Points are in control there, and former
Senator Alice has not forgotten how
they turned him down. and now they
have defeated Burton for denomination
10 Congress. Besides these disOrganizing
factions there are some remains Of the
old Addicks trouble
Conditions in Maryland are such that
the Republicans expect to win there.
In the normally Democratic States Of
Missouri and Kentucky, a strong f1ght
VIII DC HiduE Ds the EkrpIS4ANaAtSf DAN
without much hope Of success. But in
Indiana. where the local option ques-
tinon IS in evidence, the Issue is likely
to be hurtful to the Republicans, because
they have failed to provide legislative
restrictions.
Split in Illinois.
In Illinois there are the Yates and
Deneen factions. besides the fact that
there is q big. SociaIistic sentiment 10
contend with. Wisconsin is in the hands
Of La Toilette. and the Republicans are
trusting 10 mis- loyalty. The renomina-
ton OF johnson for governor of Min
nesota and his announced determination
TO night for the Democratic national
ticket have given the Democrats strong
hopes Of carrying that State. and the
Republicans viii have 10 make a hard
fight there. The feud in South Da-
kota between Senators Kittredgs and
Gamble viii not affect the national
ticket, as both factions are for Taft
The Democrats believe that the hold
ing Of their national convention at
Denver and Bryan's popularity in what
was a free silver State VIII assist them
to carry Colorado. but the Republicans
take no stock in that pretensiOn. Sen
ator Penrose, who has just returned
from Montana, says thar Republican
affairs there are IA good shape.
Reports from Oregon are quite unsat-
isfactory, principally because Of the
mix-up resulting from the defeat OF
Senator Fulton for reelection, when a
Republican Legislature was chosen
pledged to elect a Democratic Senator.
Reports show that Bryan undoubtedly
has grown in Kansas and Iowa. In the
former State a number OF meI who were
Democrats before 1895 are now going
back TO their old party
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ITS BLOOD PRECIOUS.

The blood Of the rhinoceros is highJy
esteemed by the Burmese ara Chi 3e
as medicine for an kinds OF ailrl IS.
Whenever party of hunters are sue
cessful In shooting a rhinoceros-they
are less numerous than they used to
be-the native beaters carefully draw
of the blood and bring it to Rangoon
stored in hollow bamboos The pre-
eious liquid is worth its. weight in
silva
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A REMINDER

Bacon-What have YOU got that piece
OF string about your finger for?
EgDeTt--Afy wife put # there 10 re-
IN nd me of something"
ITO remind you of what?',
Il forget
What good IS the string. then2''
%, It reminds me that I forgot some
thing. f-Yonkers Statesman.
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DURATION OF LIFE.

ThiTty-three years is the average du-
ration of human life. One fourth Of the
people of the world die before attaining
the age Of six, another oAe-fOurth be-
fore they are sixteen, and only about
one out of each 100 persons born lives
20 be sixty-five years old
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

One-man rule for the District now
sure. Here's a subordinate under a
Board of Commissioners form Of gov
ernment who thinks we ought to have
65-cent gas.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

For war. $25; for agriculture, 81
Wurra! Wurrar' says Mr.. Bryan. That
is a big outlay, come TO think of It. for
an industry that can't be sure it's goin'
to vote
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Maybe there are not some astute poll
ticians out Iowa way who wish they
hadn't been so pert in blocking the
nomination of one Cummins for the
Vice Presidency.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

We are reliably informed those ce-
T-.ant lions or the Connecticut avenue
bridge were not carved by any Of the
young men who do such marvellous
scuiptural work under the boardwalk
at Atlantic City,
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Still, there are worse things than be-
ing In rut; the rut is where the wheels
go round. and is often the snoothest
part of the road
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

The new diseases you hear about are
only the old ones mas1uerading under
terrifying names
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

When a man has a plain sickness.
there - seldom any danger of fatal
results, but when what the doctors call
complications set in. then is the time
10 pray.
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Some men are so greedy that at break
fast they can tell what they want for
dinner.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.

When a man marries. he halves his
rights and doubles his duties
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

terrible war in Europe has been
predicted ever since we can remember.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Jonathan Bourne thinks that Mr.. Taft
should mix with the voters. Evidently
believes there is enough Of the candi-
date 10 90 round.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Evidently there is one tramp who has
Pine -Knotted near Charlottesville.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

There are 80. .420 rural free delivery
routes, reports the Postoffce Depart
ment We think we know of about
40, 900 non-partisan appointees who VIII
overlook no bets in seeing that a certain
party elects its man President
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

Cant we get that young Pitcher john
son TO }'ut over few for the District
when Congress Convenes?
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

The rain came just in time to take
the stihening out OF any regret you
may feel at parting with that faithful
straw.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

When a man walks along the street
retWeen two women. he has every ap-
earance Of being under arrest.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

IL a baby will miss her. when she
es out of the room, a woman is con-
te-t TO give up all her time 70 taking
Ca-e Of IT,
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on may think you have a great many
IL snds; how many would stick to you,
snl care for you. If you had smallpox?
Ono?
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there are only two ways in which
You can improve your health. al
though thousands OF suggestions and
remedies are offered: be careful Of your
diet, and sleep well.
-Atchison Globe.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
Live Stock Industry.

The live stock industry is one of che very great industries of this country and will continue to be such for centuries to come. The conditions in this counry make the production of stock one of the most profitable of enterprises. The lands are as yet comparatively cheap and hence will pay a good profit in the business of stock producing, provided the right kind of farming is carried on in con- junction with the raising of the live stock. That right kind of farming must include the raising of a large amount of roughage of such character that the farm animals will eat it en- tirely. If this roughage be corn or some other plant rich in carbon it is an easy way to transferring the car. bon of the air to the carcasses of the cattle With some stock many a farmer can collect from the air free carbon and sell it in the various products that come from the animal world.
 No matter how high-priced land be- comes, the farmer cannot afford to forego the profits that would come to him from being able to grow herba- ceous plants of rank nature and transform them into highpriced salable product.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
How Plants Grow.

Plants take nourishment from the air through their leaves and from the earth through their roots. The ear bon which they take in from the at- mosphere is the principal element in their structure. The green eoloring matter in the leaf with the assistance of sunlight mixes this carbon with water taken in through the roots and transforms them into starch and sugar for the use of the plant.
 Plants cannot take solid food. They have to drink in the mineral elements from the soil after they have been dissolved in water. The richest soil will starve a plant if there is not sufficient moisture to dissolve the necessary clements and carry them into the rootlets.
 These are scientific facts. What do they mean to the practical farmer?
 l. That the roots and leaves of a plant are it's mouth and stomach and are essential to it's development. Do not injure them.
 ?. That plants should be given space to insure sufficient air and sun- light.
 3. That abundance of soil water must be stored and saved for the use of the plant.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
NO BATHTUB FOR HER.
'New-Fangled Contrivance" Emphatic
 ally Failed to Win Approval.
giists.

The French abhorrence of the bath a la nature is shared by many people, particularly one old woman up in an east Tennessee town. The town had just had a water system installed and the natives were "pinting with pride at their bathrooms and equipment where one could perform his ablutions It will without waiting and longing for Saturday night.
 This old woman was an exception to the rule She made her home with her son, and his wife, according to the mother-in-law, was 'allus a-hankerin after somepin' newfangled.'
 A neighbor, who had been ill to in spect the improvements in the house, remarked to the old woman;
 Well, Mrs. X-. this will be a pleasure for yOu-bath any time, night or day. You will certainly enjoy it.
 That 1 won't said the old woman, tartly. "I been a member of the church 50 year an always lived hon. est an upright. Git inter one CT them tubs? Me? Why, Sary Ellen, them things ain't decent"
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
Trz3fb end
 Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent success and creditable standing. Accor- ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of known value, but one of many reasons why it is the best of personal and family laxativcs is the fact that it cleanses, swcctens and relieves the internal organs on which it acts without any facilitating after effects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time.
 It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as a laxative, and it's component parts are known to and approved by physicians, as it is free from all objection able substances. To get it's beneficial effects always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,, only, and for sale by all leading drug gists.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
IT he Farm the Ideal Life.

The country life has always been pictured as a strenuous one, but Bol- ton Hall, a writer for the Circle, describes it as an ideal place to live the simple, transformations life worth living, the haDpiest and more care free of all. He says in part:
 The simple life does not consist in becoming careless and slouchy, or wearing unbecoming hats, or in alien ating the affections of ones spouse by making ones self a drudge.
 IL consists in natural social sur roundings, suited to cultivated tastes where parents and children can live instead of merely making a living.
 The simple country life means a material reduction in the cost of living.
 The home itself can be less pretel- tious and more commodious.
 The modern American bungalow gives the maximum of comfort and dignity at the minimum or expense, and is rapidly taking the place of the ordinary suburban or country home.
 ESlDSJlCdlly, tue country HeduS stretches of field, meadow, and wood land, liquid bird-notes, filmy gossamer webs in the morning, cooling dews i'll the evenings, the perfumed breath of the blossoms and fruit, all oppor- tunity to get near to natures heart.
 From the practical viewpoint it means to me working i'll the rich blossoming elbowed earth" tilling the soil producing what one eats, testing the resources of nature first hand, winning vigor and a clean conscience from natural relations to the soil. It means knowing ones human neigh bors and wild ones, as they really are; it means hours with ones family; well-earned rest; to be a producer as well as consumer and thus fill ones proper relations to mankind.
 It means further new opportunity not only for me, but for those who have never had a change. They have it now. A new boom is on. the farm land boom; a new development is be- ginning, intensive agriculture; new discovery, the riches of the soil; a new opening, the intelligent use of "the little lands"
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
kinn Road praa ALI Riaht.

Our town road does not look much like it did three years ago this spring However, it always reminds me of the old road because it is so different Then we dragged through two feet of mud and water or took down the fences to go through the fields. Now the road is good most of the time and always passable. The King road dr6g has made a new highway for us. never put in work that paid better or that gave me more pleasure than steering the log drag over the road Glad to hear that they are organizing log-drag clubs all over the country J. G. Henderson.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
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The Old Homestead.
,9C0Ceo9C6C0C6CGE

Tn the quiet shadows. of twilight
 I stand by the garden door, And gaze on the old, old homestead
 So cherished and loved of yore. But the ivy now is twining
 Untrained OCT window and wall, And no more the voice of the children Is echoing through the hall. Through years of pain and sorrow,
 Since first I had to part, The thought of the dear old homestead Has fingered around my heart. The porch, embowered with roses,
 The gables dropping caves, And the song of the birds at twilight Amid the orchard leaves.
 In the happy childhood years, Appear at the dusky windows,
 Through vision dimmed with tears. hear their voices calling
 From the shadowy far away And I stretch my arms toward them, In the gloom of the twilight gray. But cnly the night winds answer,
 As l cry through the dismal air; And only the bat comes sweeping
 From the darkness of his lair. Yet still the voice of my childhood
 Is calling from far away, And the faces of those who loved me Smile through the shadows gray.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
Tribute to the Hoq.

The hog occupies a conspicuous place fn the annals of the American farmer The more he is studied the more he is appreciated- And the more he is appreciated the more he , is cultivated writer in the Ne braska Express, Mr. A. H. Kidd, pays him the following tribute:
 Take off your hat to his lordship, the Hog There is none more worthy our obeisance than he. Though of lowly origin he is the king of the mighty West Though by the inexor- able decree of fate he is doomed to a life of confinement and self-denial yet he gives up his life that his captors may wax fat and inherit the earth Such an example of self sacrifice for the public good is rarely to be found. Sprung from race that was despised and reviled by all men, yet by his innate worth and his philanthropic deeds, he has made for himself an honored place among the benefactors of the human race. He enters the homes of the rich and the poor with the same lordly demeanor, fully confident that his presence is welcome, and his absence greatly to be deplored.
 Men of all nations struggle with each other for the privilege of mak- ing him his business partner, and the man with whom he enters into busl- ness alliance is envied by his neigh bors while he yearly adds to the size of his bank account, and gathers 1n the surrounding farm lands. He is the greatest mortgage litter and the unsurpassed happiness producer.
 "Give him but a comfortable place in which to roam, frugal meal or maize and slop, bubbling spring to quench his thirst, and he becomes at once your truest friend in time of diversity. Kings have been crowned, have strutted their brief time upon the stage, have died, been buried and forgotten, but his lordship, the Hog, reigns on forever. Each year extends the boundaries of his dominion, and strengthens the fealty of his subjects. Cotton may be king of the miasmatlc regions in the South; rice may be queen of the land of the alligator and the moccasin snake; the gentle COW may reign OCT the rolling acres of the dreary East; the horse may lord it over the land where the blue grass grows and the moonshiner hides; wheat may be king of the land where the blizzards blow and the torrents fall; but the king of the broad and the sweeping West, the land of sun shine and happiness, of fair women and brave men. of peace and content ment. of plenty and prosperity, IS his lordship, the Hog. Take off your hat to the king. Lcng live the king.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
The Irish (?) Potato.

The potato is native Of the Andes, particularly of Chile and Peru, and some writers claim that it was found growing wild as far north as the Toltec gorge in southern Colorado. It probably was first introduced into Europe by the Spaniards about the 1850 it was taken to England from Virginia, where, however, it was probably derived from a Spanish source. It's progress in Europe was slow, it's culture, even in Ireland, not becoming general until the middle ot the eighteenth century, but it is now a staple food in most temporary climates.
Woodruff County news., 1908-10-01
Sometimes Hard to Tell.

George Eliot says that the express sion on a woman's face when she is sewing tells the story of the woman's heart. If she is happy and contented, or possibly slovenly and indifferent, she may smile and look the happi- ness she either feels or is incapable of feeling. If she has many things to worry her and is possibly planning how to make ten cents do dollars worth of good, or if she is naturally a vixen, it will show in her face, so aft CT all it is not safe to predicate as to what her sewing face reveals.