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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

island if he can get a title to 1t at q
fair price and that If he can secure 1t
that he will have it cleared and put
fine house upon it for his use during
the summer.
BY his knowledge and prompt act
ion former member of U. S. life
saving crew brought to life man liv-
ing at Southport whom the physicians
had declared was drowned. What hap
pened in this case could no doubt have
been done in others had someone, near
where the drowning occurred, known
the process and how much it will do
when properly handled. The process is
one which is taught the crew In every
life saving station in the country and
which the government insists every
man shall knew. More than once have
men whom all supposed We're drowned,
been resucitated by this system. 1t is
something which everyone who lives
by the water or who goes out IN boats
should knew. IT they did fewer drown
ings would lie reported
The star gunncr'S badge belongs on
the breast of William A. Whittier of
Old Orchard. While other York coun-
ty nimrods have been chasing around
after tame deer and insignificant game
like partrdges and Woodcock, Mr..
Whittier has been laying low and wait
ing patiently for real game. His pa
ticnce was rewarded last week. AL
mCSt i'm the heart of Old Orchard he
found the lair of a black bear Fortu-
natcly he had his truSty rifle with him
and with great coolneSS he brought it
to his shoulder when the big brute was
within Il few feet of him and with UNI
crrng aim sent a bullet between his
eyes carrying with it instant death
The bear weighed 40 pounds and was
very fat. Mr.. Whittier sold his pelt at
good price to q Portland man and
the dressed carcass may now be seen
hanging up in Clevcs' restaurant where
It will later be served up in the form
of steaks and roasts at a big game
supper that has been planned since the
early fall, III fact, since the Zoo that
showed at Old Orchard last summe.
was shipped away and the young bear
left behind to be fattened in his cage
for the feast that is soon to be realized.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-08

One of the most destructive well as
one Of the r1oSt offensive pests that atf1ct
the planters Of India is the red cotton
hug. The insect has been reported rs "a
lotto" nest frn"' evel"- part of the coun-
try. It's presence is detected by the Of
fensve odor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
BRYAN TRUE TO SILVER IDOL
Belief In His Panacea Will Remain
mistaken.
Declaration of Faith Made to Cover
the Past, the Present and the
Future.

1t would be extremely unkind to
say that Mr.. Bryan is tickle in his
political belief. His best friends
would be the last to make such an
assertion, for they realize thoroughly
that their leader, when he has once
implanted a conviction firmly in his
mind, clings to it like grim death.
This is especially true of Mr..
Bryan's attitude on the silver ques-
ton through which he first rose to
prominence. He has very little to say
about that question at present, but
that he is absolutely certain that
it is a subject of the greatest i'm
portance and that his own particular
financial panacea is the only safe
guide for the United States may be
plainly seen from the following eX-
tracts from his collected wisdom:
In an address at the Jefferson Club
banquet at Lincoln, Neb., December
26, 1900, Mr.. Bryan said:
''The principles for which we con-
tended in the last campaign still live
and we who believe in them must
continue to fight for them. An elec,
ton does not change principles; il
only determines what principles shall
for the time being be applied
In the North American Review, i'll
the same month, Mr.. Bryan recorded
this declaration of faith:
ITO consider this election as de-
cisive of the money question would
be as absurd as to have regarded the
election of 1896 as decisive of the
tariff question. 1t would be more
reasonable to regard the late election
| as conclusive upon the question Of
| Imperialism or upon the trust ques
| ton, both of which were discussed
more by our people than the money
question.
"The increased production Of gold
has lessened the strain upon gold
and had to some extent brought the
relief which Democrats proposed t.
bring in a larger measure by the re
storation of silver; but there is nc
| assurances whatever that the gol(
supply, even with the new discoveries
| will be sufficient to maintain the leve
Of prices. Favorable conditions have
| given us an abnormal share of the
worlds supply Of gold, but the
scarcity of the yellow metal abroad
is already leading to the export Of
gold, while the increase in the issue
of banknotes is evidence that we art
still short of money here. The Re
publicans defend the gold standard
not by logic, but by giving it credit
for better times. When prosperity
fails, the gold standard will lose its
charm"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

and private, may be summed up in a
single sentence:
Il dare to do all that may become a
| man; Who dares do more is none"
The call of the people is for Will
liam Howard Taft. They know him.
He is one of them. There is need this
year of a leader Of practical exper-
fence in public affairs whose principles
and policies are not subject to change
over night, and whose record in high
Office is a sufficient guaranty for ais
future performance. Mr.. Taft fulfills
that requirement in every detail. His
record is an unbroken story of accom-
plished results for the public welfare.
No act or utterance of his requires
apology or explanation. He is Meth
er a dodger nor trimmer. He has
encountered many difficulties and mas
i tered them all. His cheeriness, broad
humanity, integrity and devotion to the
principles which have made the Re-
public great and powerful distinguish
him as an ideal of American citizen
ship.
In the great political campaign upon
which the country is about to enter no.
body will have the slightest excuse for
misunderstanding the attitude or
the purpose Of William Howard Taft
The record Of the Republican nominee
is an open book in which there is
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stands by the party platform and by
the history of the party's achievements.
The Republican party presents him to
the people as Il statesman and patriot
worthy to rank in succession with the
great leaders of American progress
whose names, from Lincoln and Grant
to Mckinley and Roosevelt, are unsep-
arably associated with the noblest tri-
umphs Of the Republic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT.
A Man Who Has Done Things.

A Man Who Has Done Things.
Responding to the call of the ma
ton for a man equal to the emergen-
cies confronting the Republic, the
people themselves have found him and
presented him to the electorate.
Naturally, the people sought among
themselves for one truly representa-
tive to the highest ideals Of American
citizenship. Their misunderstanding
and correct valuation of men led them
to the individual who more thoroughly
than any other fulfilled their require
ments-and that was William Howard
Taft.
William Howard Taft, of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, probably is the way ne
would designate himself. That desig-
nation, however, is grossly inadequate.
For while Mr.. Taft is an American of
Americans, he is also citizen Of the
world who, as invited guest, counselor
has eXerted an influence for peace and
international good will unsurpassed by
that Of any other American statesman,
living or dead.
The dignity Of private citizenship,
which he enjoys to-day, is in perfect
accord with his temperament and in
clination. There never has been, nor
will there ever be, anything in official
honor sufficiently alluring to draw Mr..
Taft away from his lifelong identity
with the plain people.
As a boy in Cincinnati he was ready
to give and take in all the stirring
controversies, mental and physical,
which give effect to the law of the
survival of the fttest. As a student
at Yale he displayed all the qualities
of wholesome young manhood which
have made that university famous, and
the endearing traits of his character
| were honored at the reunion of ais
class during the recent summer by a
celebration more delightful to him, per-
haps, than any other demonstration of
public favor possibly could be.
In the frank, fearless, boyhood and
college life of William Howard Taft
there was the promise of an ear
nest, generous, upright manhood
That promise has been completely and
splendidly fulfilled. The serious af-
fairs of life appealed irresistibly to the
young collegian after. his graduation,
and at the early age of twenty-four he
| appeared as Assistant Solicitor in his
| home country.
Mr.. Taft's professional advancement
from the position Of Superior Court
Judge and Solicitor General to a seat
on the bench of the United States Dis
trict Court was due solely to a frank
recognition Of his proved integrity, his
diligence and impartiality in the adj
ministration of justice and mis- loyalty
to the loftiest standards Of judicial
conduct. 1t is said of him by one who,
as a lawyer, knew him well: "He was
the gentlest, fairest and most upright
of all judges before whom 1 have prac-
ticed. He was as incapable of doing an
unkind or an unjust thing as snow is
of turning into SCOT"
| 1t is, however, in his career since his
voluntary = though reluctant - retire
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Minor Mention.

"What is Mr.. Bryan's real para
mount issue?" asks reader. Don't
know. Have not heard from Mr.. Bryan
for several hours-Omaha Bee.
Democrats who had been thinking
rather well Of Senator Foraker will
have to revise their opinions.-Sioux
City Journal.
Mr.. Taft may not do as much talk
ing as Mr.. Bryan during the present
campaign, but this will not prevent him
from saying quite as much.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
After all, this issue will suffice. Taft
or Bryan? The country does not want
Mr.. Bryan at the White House. II
will now discover no new reason for
intrusting him with the great respon,
sibilities Of the Presidency.
Herald.
The bank guarantee most of us want
is that our checkbook stubs will tally
with the banks figuring Of the balance.
New York Mail.
Real tariff reformers seem unani-
mously agreed in their refusal to take
Mr.. Bryan as tariff reformer.-New
York Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
PERFORMANCE VS.. PROMISE.
Response of Republicans to Peoples
Wishes Contrasted with Demo-
cratic Proposals.

(From Gov. Hughes Youngstown
SPECIFY
"When we consider the inevitable
conflict of many opinions and the i'm
portance of the questions involved the
record of progressive legislation is eX-
traordinary. The creation of the bu-
reau Of corporations, the railroad rate
bill, tie employers liability bill and
the laws passed for the better protec-
ton OF labor constitute a record of
legislation which no just critic can af-
ford to minimize, and which attests ia
a marked manner the response of the
Republican party under it's forceful
leadership to the demands of the people.
eff all that Mr.. Bryan has favored
during the last twelve years had been
enacted into law we should have been
overwhelmed with disaster, and would
regard it as our chief business in the
future to find a way of escape from
the meshes of Ill considered legislation
in which we would have been entangled
us that he was defeated, and whatever
may be his present political potential
ity may be ascribed to the fact that
hitherto he has not been permitted to
carry out his program. No doubt much
remains to be accomplished in the way
of necessary reform, but the record
already made by the Republican party
is noteworthy one, and we must make
further advances with care and needed
reflection. Our progress will be in.
trusted to safe hands, and we shall be
fortunate in having a sailing master
who knows his chart and who will take
quite as much account of reefs and
shoals as of the speed Of the vessel
We have got our direction, we have
most precious cargo, and we must
have a safe and experienced pilot"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

ment from the bench that we shall find
the most remarkable evolutiOns in MI
Taft's development as an American
statesman.
The country had gone through an I'M
sought war, the successful outcome of
which imposed new and enormous re-
sponsibilities upon the National Gov
eminent, and placed the United States
in the attitude of a first class power,
obliged to face the perils Of permanent
contact with Old World nationalities.
Momentous problems arose-partly IA
cial, partly religious, partly constitu-
tional-all complex and urgent. They
required an immediate revision and en-
largement Of American foreign policy.
They required also the services of a
new school of American statesmen and
| diplomats, who should be constructive,
self-reliant and capable of dealing with
| grave conditions in a manner creditable
to the National honor and just to in
ternational interests.
Among the patriotic, broad-minded
statesmen whom this changed condition
of international affairs called into the
service of the United States none has
exerted so wide or so wholesome an in
| fuence as William Howard Taft.
Porto Rico and the Philippines had be-
come American territory, requiring
American treatment Cuba, an indie
pendent nation by the grace of the
| United States, had become an object
of kindly solicitude to the Government
at Washington, and has been ever since.
| The Republic of Panama came into eX-
istence, bringing with it the terrific
| rial understanding essential to the con-
struction of the isthmian canal, but
with it also came enlarged possibili-
ties of discord in Central America
| against which the United States is of
its own volition the guarantor.
That these vexatious problems have
all thus far advanced toward an hon.
orable solution is due more to William
| Howard Taft than to any other indi-
| vidual. He has been the builder and
exemplar of the new American policy.
He has given to the inhabitants Of our
| insular possessions convincing assur-
ance Of the integrity Of American pur-
pose. To the Philippines, to Hawaii,
to Porto Rico and to Panama he has
gone as a messenger Of American good
will and fair play-and in all those
territories he is gratefully recognized
as their friend and protector In him
they have an advocate of the forces
and methods that make for peace, pro.
gress and brotherhood under Ameri-
can sovereignty.
| Mr.. Taft is many-sided man. He
works hard and plays hard. He radi-
| ates geniality and sunshine. AS a
| judge he was both just and gentle
AS Governor of the Philippines his
courtesy, tact, sympathy and forbear-
ance gave to the people of the Orient
| an exalted ideal Of American dignity
and American manhood. AS Secretary
of War he elevated the standards of
the military service and gave increased
security to the National defenses.
| He combines the executive faculty
with the judicial in the highest de-
gree, and his rule Of life, both public
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Rate Law Amendments.

The rate law does not go far enough
The practice under it has already dis
closed the necessity for new amend
ments and will doubtless suggest more
Such is the true method-the empirical
and tentative method-of securing
proper remedies for a new evil.-Hon
VIM. II. Taft, at Columbus, Ohio.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Another Labor Leader for Taft.
New Britain Record.)

Ben Chaplin, editor of the Railroad
Employe, a labor organ, is out for
Taft. This will no doubt call for adj
ditional explaining from the Great
Samuel Gompers, who promised to de-
liver the solid labor vote to William
Jennings Bryan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
"MIsERY AND DISHONOR."
Andrew D. Whites Picture Of What
Would Follow BrYan's Election.

"Just as I was again free came W..
j. Bryan's effort to capture the Pres
idency, which, in my opinion, would
have resulted in widespread misery at
home and in dishonor to the American
name throughout the world" From
the Autobiography Of Hon. Andrew D..
White, LID, former President Of Cor
nell University and Ambassador to
Germany and Russia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Three Great New World Deed,

From the Republican National Plat.
form-The American Government, in
Republican hands, has freed Cuba
given peace and protection to Porto
Rico and the Philippines under ouI
flag, and begun the construction of the
Panama Canal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18

Mr.. Bryan might get further if hi
could explain to the country how it
lost anything by defeating him in 1896
and 19OO.-Omaha Bee.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14

meets and loves and serves the
young people within the church in
auence no less than the ripe years.
1t is the best young aud old people s
meeting th- church does or can
hold.
Oh. it is a terrible power that we
have, this power that We have, this
power of influence, and it clings to
Us. We cannot shake it off. II
was born with as; it grows with our
growth and is strengthened with
our strength. 1t speaks; it walks;
it moves. 1t is powerful in every
act of ours; every look. every word
We can not live to ouselves.
Is your influence for good or for
evil2
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14

This over talk about the A. & NJ i.
muddle is enough to cause seasick-
ness. Every fellow talks there be-
ing something rotten at the A 81 NJ i,
no one has ever taken time to tell
wherein the rottenness lies. Presi-
dent hardy has very probably made
lots of mistakes, but the Board of
Trustees has retained him after full
investigation. Now if you are a
friend of the College and believe in
doing unto others as you would
that others should do unto you,
stop talking down Hardy. If you
want some real good wholesome in
formation on A. Il NJ. College
troubles, look into the troubles that
Texas had some time ago. 1t will
do you good.-Amory Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14
Drink Wrecked
Happiness
But When Her Husband Return
ed Home Smiling and Happy
This Good Woman Realized
That a Great Change Had
Been Wrought in Him.

II is impossible for me TO convey to you my
idea and feelings in regard to the cure Of my
husband. which certainly Is deserving of a
grateful response. II was when my husband
entered our home. smiling and happy that /
fully realized the great good that your wonder
full treatment had done tor Us. Delighted and
thankful. felt that the greatest blessing had
been bestowed on our home. How longed in
my heart for the same comfort to be the reward
of many suffering wives
My husband looked so well. his eyes so bright
and clear. with an expression of peace and hap
piness, rejoicing that he was relieved from the
curse of drink.
We cannot speak too highly of your wonder
ful treatment. When anyone requests my opin-
ion in regard to treatment of this nature
leave them fully convinced that there is moth
ng to compare with the James method OF treat
rnent With grateful heart remain sincere
Iy MRS GEO. T. EVERETT
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14

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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14
Power of Influence.
by Miss Towpr. of PlantersviIIe. Miss

! 4 shot an arrow into the air
1t fell to earth. I know not where;
For 50 swiftly it few the sight
! Could not follow in its fight.
( breathed a song into the air
It fell to earth l know not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long. long afterwards in an oak
found the arrow still unbroke;
And the song from beginning to end.
] found in the heart of a friend"
How great is the power Of secret,
silent influenced We are exerting
it daily by our thoughts, words and
deeds. Every human being is a
centre of influence for good or for
evil. No man can live unto HIM
self. The meshes Of a net are not
more surely knit together than man
to man.
The stone flung from a careless
hand into the depths of the flowing
water-and that was ALL No, it was
not all. Look at those concentric
rings, rolling their tiny ripples
among the seedy reeds, dipping
the overhanging boughs Of yonder
willow and producing an influence,
Slight but conscious, to the very
shores of the lake.
That stray word Of scorn or envy
flung from my lips IN an unguard-
ed moment produces a momentary
depression and that is all. No, that
is not all 1t produces an influence,
slight but eternal on the destiny of
human life.
The preacher says" cast thy
bread upon the waters for thou
shalt find it after many days. How
many crumbs are being scattered
unconsciously today and returning
a hundred fold-some for good,
some for evil. 1t is an easy thing
to scatter these crumbs and reap
an abundant harvest but so often
the crumbs of sin and wickedness
are scattered instead of truth and
righteousness. Our Divine Master /
directs his disciples to be luminous
. Let your light shine. He re-
minds that they are the salt of the
earth to preserve society from NOR
Al corruption.
There is also steady and I'M
influence shed off from the
genuine Christian which may be
Iikened to fragrance shed by some
aromatic plants. We all know
that bruised flowers yield most fra
GRANGE. | have known some most
instances of influence cans-
ed severe trials, to bring out the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14
A Useful Echo.

Out where I live, says the
man with the wide brimmed hat
and the large mustache, according
to the Chicago Post, we have a
gulch we call Political Canyon. and
in that gulch is the most remark
able echo You ever heard. "
"Yesl" obviously inquiries the
listener.
Yes. sir. Why you can fire off
a revolver on one side of the gulch
and the echo will take up the sound
and repeat the report all day and
night"
That is not So"
But the remarkable part of it is
that the next morning the echo be-
gins denying the report. "
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-14
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