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Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03


any perhaps as all the others com
Diued' TO make the Fnipinos idolize
nIn' as they certainly do for Jndoo
lat Is IN the best sense Of the term a
democrat He is as free from race and
CLASS preJudices Of every descriDtion os
any man l have ever known. He 10 os
thoroughly a believer in the motto "A
mans man for a. tbat,n
THOSE who know Mr. Taft eitbor -
t tlna'ely or casually testify to his IN
Ialilng good nature, his spirit of com.
Eadeship. He is a man who likes
Joke and upon occasion can crack one
HlInselI. The Taft smile is famous 10
cause OF It's reproduction in newsno
per ana magazine pictures. The Tsf, |
IAugh cannot be reproduced Thus but
recent caller at the war departmen+
sald after having heard the bie 90 49,
omcer laugh, "A great deem voiooS
Iaugn-the Taft laugh, in fne-wbicb
ought to be put on a phonograpb rec
ora and sent to all those sad nIaces On
tnls earth where folks never smile"
Dut MI. Taft can be stern whom
sternness is required. He knows bo,-
70 enforce discipline in the army ~ :
put OF it. When Taft was placed IN !
'harge OF the Panama canal po-l- =. .
tecretary Of war he received q deleoa y
lon OF steam shovel engineers VINO - !,
we're threatening to strike for m ~-o ~
az. The spokesman said. ~
Wen strike right now n vo,, d.. ~
gree to give us this raise - ~
DO | understand you rightly gan ~
smenY' inquired the secretary an W. '"
"a mean to say that you want that re re
lse before I have decided and that a. ~ ~
a don't get IT you'll striker ''' " pc pie
Yes; that's right" replied the other III siii
th a sWagger. 'Nsi' sal'
Then, gentlemen" said the soo-a III IN
= will you kindly step over to thai E wu'
ie and write out your resigna. ~
he men didn't want to resign. They 49, 80
'nsidered The upshot was that ana ana
10 ag a'r5e
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03

A1 Tue quauty OF nka-
Sieness Iar above the average Of their
AeHoWs William H. Taft is one of
tnese. Personal magnetism"-he has
II IN great abundance. An old darEv
"A the south was discussing Mr.. Taft's
Hances Tor the presidency. He WAS
Aor Iaft because Taft is popular.
What makes Mr.. Taft so ponnlar (
uncle" asked a bystander.
ms pussonal magnitude" promptly
replied Uncle Rastus.
II cannot be denied that there is
Huch OF personal magnitude about Mr.
1aII who weighs In the neighborbood
OF $40 pounds when he is in fighting
ulm. lie is big man. and he was a
Dig boy. Somehow men of extra avoir-
dupois usually enjoy a greater degree
Of popularity than do their bret5ror Q
" ue shrunk shank and the lean and =
hungry look. Most large men are good =
natured and jolly. When bigness rms =
70 Irame to head and to heart the com. "
DlnAuon Is irresistible. That is the -
AT sort OF bigness, for the secretary
" war combines with his big frame a -.
large and active intellect and a heart of ~
human kindness that beats for all -
Inc Rev. DR.. Lyman abbott saws. 10
AZ Is this intensely human quality in ,
MI TAFT that gives him his popular s,''
Of Bill Taft He likes men. sp'
mo ne likes all sorts of men exceDt ,'l-'
nose that are dishonest or disloval "se
ie was the most popular governor the c..
Hlpinos have ever had. This was NOT SO .,
.noiiy because he was absolutely Just NO,
as loyal to their interests. urged the ~ a.
Iliest possible substitution of civu -
W Ior military law and offered an in
nciDIe opposition to all schemes Of -
plolung the Islands for the benefit Of
serupulous American pioneers. He
Is the personal friend Of the FIJI.
loS; ne believed in them. defended
, I befriended them. trusted them
l-danced with them. This last fact
m inclined to think, went as far as
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
By RoBERTUs LOVE.
copyright. 1905. by Robertus Low.

ularity counts
for much in
this world. Partic-
ularly does it bear
weight in politics.
No unpopular man
ever was elected to
Office. Still, there
are degrees of popu-
larity, and there are
men who possess
/ he 0uolitv % H..
Milford chronicle., 1908-07-03
ED. PIERCE,
SOUTH MILFORD.
The Allen Portable
Bath Apparatus.

!. IT provides every conventions. 90.
Of he cas e'' equipped bathroom at a frsctioSs
hot w ~ T,gh bath can be taken in any room,
ta;,,o ~ cold anywhere gallon Of vystay
2 '1cIiii aa,, IN ten minutes time Is OBJ
ing or rewashing IN ,og ;r,, the body wash
SIM NJ utisPenses forever with bowls buctats h.,
SINS tubs, wasrags and spoi,ees OuSAeIs sa-
t- e IS no soiling of CARPETS wallis o- s,-
during or a ter bathing uiudgery before,
o. one and the same ar6S,a,.t,.- 49,,
Il n massage friction and shower bst5s creams
~ Is me ideal bath and means Of natt;,.
dividuai ehii9Ten-.for the family or in.
ing to onr glt few dollars to buy-cost moth
and cures Eg is1 Meath restores health prevents
y bie i5S success success is demoustrated-used and
people 'IOusands OF particular
10 ali v y guaranteed to be as represented and n
- al we Claim or money refunded. 4'e1 anu 10
d & A ? "a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
ADJUSTMENTS

Elsewhere in today's Journal ap-
pears the ad of the Star Theatre
which is offering for this week one of
the strongest bills yet offered in f1f-
teeB-cent vaudeville theatre. The
show opens with an overture by the
Star orchestra, which has scored such
a hit at that popular place of amuse-
ment
The next number is Mr.. George
Smedley, who us a thorough musician
carrying one thousand dollars worth
of instruments, it is said He has
without a doubt mastered the art of
playing two instruments at one time.
and a different piece on each
The next is the Schrays who do
some good singing Baby May is the
child wonder with a strong contTalto
voice which will be a treat to the Pen
sacOla public.
Next comes Eek and Fox, who do
singing, dancing and talking This
act comes highly recommended and
viii no doubt score a big hit during
their engagement at the Star
Last but not least will be one OF
Pathe FrereS' latest motion pictures,
which will be put on with effects by
MIR. Louis Bondman and Joe Levy IL
is expected that the Star will be
crowded to the doors as usual.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

ruins of the United States; in the
buried ruins of the east, in Persian
and Navajo rugs, and in the baskets
of the Pima and ApaIache Indians Of
Arizona The DuddhiSts attach reIig-
1ouS significance 10 it, and 1t is found
ever the heart and on tine soles of the
feet of every authentic statue OF
Buddha
-Four times during the year can
be seen in the celestial heavens at
midnight, this sign. which has been
for ages the symbol Of so many races.
The polar star is the center. which.
with the constellation of Ursa Major,
forms complete Swastika.
1T is used throughout Asia as a
good luck, long life. much pleasure,
or great success charm, and. as it Is
not found in this country in connec-
ton with any religious ceremony.
only upon subjects of daily use. it is
@air to presume all our Indians used
II for the same purpose. Its decora-
tive value is evidenced by its fire.
quency in the native woven blankets
and rugs"
The knowledge of the origin and
exact meaning and intent of Swastika
has been lost in the darkness of the
far remote past; but il has passed
ton, from tribe to tribe, and from
family to family, until it has compIet-
ed the circle of the entire globe.
There can be little doubt that Swas-
tika was always used as charm or
amulet, symbol of happiness and
long life AMI benson of good fortune
and kind wishes and as a decoration
for beauty and virtue and estimabIe
qualities.
To Americans, the Swsstika. beyond
question, means good luck and good
wishes
IL an Indian greets YOU with "Swas-
tlka,' he means, May the four winis
from the four corners of the earth
ever on you gently blow"
There are five forms of Sxastika
viz: Arabian. Scandinavian. Pheni-
ciantaU, English form and the Hindu
Swastika; the latter is the one IN
common use especially in America
The SwaStika Success Magazine is
but an infant compared to many pub
locations, but as its name indicates.
1t is success and goes into the
homes of the rich and poor in every
state, Mexico, Canada. England. Eu-
rope and the West Indies
Every effort is made to fill the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
A THIRD PRIMARY FOR
THE GOVERNORS WIFE
Florida's Experiment.

FIorida's Experiment.
Florida VIII please step out front
and make it's bow. For. be it known,
Florida now takes a stranglehold on
the most conspicuous place in the cal
cium-and incidentally sets the whole
country an example o. nigh and pa
trlotic conduct
Recently Florida had some politics
even so snug a little state as that
can get under way about as neat and
Steamy political mix-up as the best
OF them- There was a TednOt race
for governor, with the necessity for a
second primary
In the second primary Mr.. GflchTist
won out Good enough Mr. GilchTist
IS a good man, and Floridians showed
thelT confidence in him by placing
about mis- stalwart form the guOerna-
toriaI tOga- He had and has one Sc
rlous defect, which the good women
OF FLORIDA propose TO remedy by a
thfrd primary.
GOvernor-eIect GfIchrtst had been
so busy carving out a career that led
TO the governOrship he mad neglected
10 become a benedict. 1t was all
Ilght so long as he was Mr. Gilchrist
but when he became GOvernor-eIect
Gilchrlst, it wasn't all right
so, the good women of Florida have
determined to hold a primary in
which they VIII vote for q proper
helDmeet for Governor GiIchrist. He
IS wise man and has consented to
the arrangement It is going to be
ABOUT the warmest primary in Flor
Idas history. The eyes of the coun-
try will be on that state. If the ex-
pertinent proves successful. Maryland
may try 1t on Governor CrotherS, who
mas neglected the marital obligation.
To the Georgian this experiment is
particularly interesting. because this
paper has been sor months trying to
matromon1alize the bachelor editors
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
THE NOMINEE FOR
WCE-PRESIDE


John w Kern was born Dec. 20.
1S49, at the village of Alto, Howard
county, Ind His father, DIR. Jacob
Kern, was a Virginian by birth, who
removed to Shelby county, Ind, in
1886, and lived there until 1916. when
he moved into the northern country.
John heTn's mother was Nancy
Liggett, and she and Dr. Kern were
married in Warren county, Ohio, In
1854, when John was five years old,
the family removed to Warren coun-
ty, Iowa From the time he went to
Iowa until he was fifteen years old he
did not see a railroad train. The
family moved back to Howard coun-
ty IN 1854 In the sixties, while still
in Iowa, Mrs Kern died. Two chill
dren were left, John and his sister,
who is now Mrs. Isaac Engel of Dale
vile, Va He was educated in the dis
trlct schools, and he continued this
education by attending the Indiana
Normal School of Kokomo, Ind, riding
horseback ten miles each way every
day Later he taught school near
Alto He earned money enough to
enter Ann Arbor, graduating from the
law department of Michigan Universe
ty in 1869
He Immediately began practicins in
NOhOEOr 1Atu- ne Was drafted WnPn
he was twenty-One years old to make
the race for the legislature in the
Republican county of Howard. but was
defeated He was chosen city attor-
ney of Kokomo for six terms over Re-
publican aspirants. In 1884 he was
elected reporter of the supreme court.
Since then Indianapolis has been his
home, where he has practiced law.
He has worked in every campaign.
served the county in the legislature,
and was the leader of his party in
the state senate. He was city attor.
ney under the last two administra-
lions of Mayor Thomas Taggart, from
October, 1897 to October, 1901. In 1900
he was nominated for governor. but
was defeated Before the St Louis
convention of four years ago Mr..
kern'S name had been prominently
mentioned among the vice president
ial possibilities.
Mr. Kern has been president of the
Commercial Club and has always been
conspicuous in all state and civic
movements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
THE SWASTIKA
BY MRS NELLIE NJ JeRAULo OF CARRIERS. FLORIDA.
Staff Writer o swastika Success MAGAZINE

The swasJika is a heraldic and re-
ligiOuS symbol in the form of q Greek
cross with arms continued at right
angles, all in the same direction:
CNew Standard Dictionary. This
symbol is probably the most ancient
syn Dol known TO have been used by
prehistoric man.
The word swastika is sanskrit
word meaning fortunate, well being.
and the pest English translation is
good luck
DR.. Scneelman found this emblem
carved upon the vases, spindle
wheels, etc, on the hills o. Hfssanuk,
among the ruins of Homer's Troy.
Vessels of bronze ornamented with
this symbol were found, these YES
sells having been used to carry offer
ings to the gods. 1t mas been dug out
of the mounds of Ohio and in many
parts of the Mississippi valley. 1t is
also found upon the coasts of Brazil,
in Central America, and Africa. 1t
has been found in England, Norway.
and Sweden, on both shores of the
Red Sea, north and south o. the Med
itterTdnean, in the Caucasus, on the
eastern shores of the Black Sea. in
China, HindOOstan, the japanese
Islands and among the ruins of Ko-
req
SWastIha has been found in hun
dTeds of excavations that have been
made of historic places. One writer
says:
The spindle wheels of the beau
tecus maidenS of Troy, who spun
while their lords defended the city,
were decorated with Swastikas. And
the graceful gowns that concealed,
yet hall revealed the charms of the
lovely girls o. Greece, who sped the
parting lover on his way TO meet the
Trojan foe, were fastened with clasps
that bore the emblem of SWaStika''
In the famous museum of Mayence
may he seen n large Swastika pin
once worn by a fair maid of Europe
of the dark ages.
The mound builders buried Swas-
tfka with their pottery In South
America. Scandinavia, and in Swift
erland, it has been honored since the
earliest time The Chinese revered
Swsstika before the days of Confu-
cius and in Japan il was held sacred
before the days Of the earliest kings.
Waller BOstwick writes: This de-
sign is found in our western pre- his
toric ruins, in the temples of Central
America and Mexico, in the Indian
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
THIRD DISTRICT CONTEST
Panama City Pilot.
; 4%%~%%%<~>>%~~><

The venaIty displayed in the speci-
Gus pleading of the parties heading
the conflict for the position of repre-
sentative in this congressional district
is unworthy of any man claiming TO
be a democrat.
The candidates appear to he labor
ing under the impression that their
claims TO an election are alone al
stake. The published arguments of
these men appear to partake more o.
the character of eXcUsing the COM
pounding a felony than of securing
purity of the ballot
In this contest t is fmmateTiaI who
Is elected That is but a minor mat
ter What the great democratic par
y Of Florida must decide is. whether
the primary election IS to De made the
tool of designing politicians. the Will
of the people sUbveTted. and the puT-
ity Of the ballot destroyed, or whether
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

F, Of Georgia. Florida may offer the So
tuition OF the pTOblem-for marrying
on some of these Georgia editors is
very, very grave probIem-Atlanta
| Georgian
What County,
| The press OF the state is determin-
! ed to have GOvernur-eleCt GiIchrist
mary some pretty Florida gIrI before
| he IS fnaugUrated governor The
question Is, TO what county Will he
| go 20 get a bride TO preside in the
| state executive mansion as the first
| lady of our glorious tate?-VOlusis
County Record.
No Undue Influence.
An exchange suggests that the wO-
men o. the state hold a primary to
select a wife for Gen. GiIChriSt. the
nominee for governor. The General.
of course, would be expected to use
no undue influence on the voters
Key West Citizen.
Now that General Gilchrfst has been
nominated for governor several news
paPers are urging him to marry one
of the fair ladies of their respective
towns You are too late, gentlemen:
| one OF the ShTewdeSt women In Flor
| ida circulated the report CwheTler
| true or noO that he was already en-
gagged to one of Floridas most prom
! inent women, and this report caused
several who were in the doubtful
column" to make an Y mark opDo.
site his name But, seriously, wheth-
sr General Gilchrist marries or not.
a member of the fair sex Will preside
at the governors mansion, for he has
a noble and devoted mother and sis
| ter. And don't forget what the Sun
said during the heat of the campaign
that son as devoted to his mother
as We knew Albert Gilchrist to be
could not be otherwise than a good
man.-GaineSviIIe Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

Business failures in the United
States, according to Bradstreet's re-
port, for the week ending July 9th.
number 246, and for the week previous
go. The same report speaks of the
promise of good average crops
throughout the country. So it will be
seen that the business failures are not
disturbing the farmers. Theirs is the
safest and surest business there is.
Though few farmers make great for
tunes few of them make complete
failures. Still there are many in
stances where farmers have become
ver- rich by applying sound business
methods To their agricultural pursuits.
In the state Of Missouri now lives a
farmer more than SO years old who
owns $4,000 acres of lazd and is re-
puted to be worth more thaR $1,000
BOO: He began as a poor boy who went
bare-footed each summer till he was
lwenty-eight years old. His name is
David Rankin. He raised more than
= ssilion bushels of csrn last year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

and all the ever-so-littIe boy and the
dear mother thought of was each 9TH
eT. The father of the ever-so-Iittle
boy was stranger to him for he was
away from home nearly all the time,
and so the dear mother and the ever
solitt1e boy spent the long winter ev-
enings together, before a softly pur-
! ring fire place Possibly it was lone
some for the dear mother but to the
ever-sO-little boy those evenings were
! full of wonder and knowledge and
teaching and love, and ever after he
remembered.
The dear mother told wonderful
stories and read wonderful stories to
the eveT-sO-little boy, and he would
| sit upon the floor. elbows on his knees,
face between his hands, and look into
the live Goals, while the dear moth
the ever-so-Iittle boy the wonder
full stories that made magic those win
| ter evenings.
And, it was during these lone winter
evenings that the ever-so-Iittle boy,
heard the wonderful tales of Bre'r
Rabbit, and Bre'r Fox, and Bre'r Wolf.
and Nanny, Nanny Money Bags,
and Daddy Jack, and the tar baby and
Bre'T Rabbit and de mint" and
those stories were never forgotten by
the ever-sO-littIe boy.
Since then the ever-so-little boy has
become man, and those evenings of
long, long ago, mot so long in Just
years perhaps, but very long in days,
and weeks, and months, and the
! changes that have come with them).
are memories to be cherished and call
ed to mind secretly and seIfishIy,
when the man INDUCES in reveries,
and thoughts of youth and boyhood
and home and the dear mother.
A few days ago the man recalled
them suddenly, the memories being
awakened by the harsh news that
| dear Uncle RemUs, whose stories the
ever-so-little boy learned from the
dear mothers lips, had gone to Join
the ole missus o de big house; to
| that place where tie man hopes the
evenings with the dear mother will
| be again. And, d great sorrow came
/ over the man that was the ever-so-lit-
tie boy and he bows his head in sor-
row with the thousands of others. who
also remember the evenings with the
dear mother" and Uncle Remus."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

magazine with sunshine and sweet
ness and to use no word to make
one even think an unhappy thought.
The Swastika Success Comrade-
give up to no discoUragements for
they understand that
''One ship sails east and another sails
west,
In the very same winds that blow;
lis the set of the sails and not the
gales,
That determines the way they shall
go"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

The annual revolutionary mess in
the Central American states has be-
gun. Nicaragua has fled complaints
against Guatemala and Salvador be-
fore the Central American court of
Justice. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
l. & NJ Commission.

l. & ~. Commission
Pensacola correspondent of the
IlmeS-UnlOn says; According to the
statement of the Florida railroad COM
mission that body has been victorious
IN its efforts to make an examination
or the books of the P & \ system of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
An agreement has been signed by the
commission and Col Stone, the gen
eTal counsel of the system. in which
the latter consents to an examination
OF the books. proposing that such be
done in Louisville This consent to
an examination is due to the agree
ment of the commission to dismiss
the maHdamUs suit brought in the
company 10 present its books in Pen
SdCOld for an eXaminatIU-T. The COM
mission is DESTROYS of compelling the
road to reduce its passenger rate from
four to three cents per mile
1t is gratifying TO note that at last
the Florida railroad commission has
succeeded in bringing the Louisville
4 Nashville railroad partly TO terms.
They say now the commission can
have access to their books to deter
mine the business of the continued
passenger rate of four cents a mile
over the p. & A. division. but this
they did not consent to until they had
to face mandamuS proceedings. There
Is some hope now that ere long the
people in West Florida will get TO
ride over this road at three cents in
stead of four cents per miIe.-Su-
vance Democrat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

The battleship South Carolina was
launched yesterday, the daughter or
Governor Ansel breaking a bottle of
wine over her prov. When the Kan
sas was christened Governor Hochs
daughter used acqua pura.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

The standard bearers of the two
great political parties have been nam
ed and we may now look forward TO
one of the greatest political cam
paigns ever known in this country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
A 5 1-2 Pound Pineapple

John Helseth of Vicking brought
into the Tribune office last Saturday.
Red Spanish pineapple that weigh
ed IL pounds. It was eighteen inch
es In circumference, and had nineteen
small slips around the crown. Mr.
Helseth has produced a splendid crop
this year OF 5000 shipped. less than
go have been as small as sos. and he
has sold all of his crop at figures rang
ing from S1-S2 to $2.O2 a crate-St,
Lucie County Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

The Journal has received from the
Democratic congressional committee
the campaign hand book for 1908.
Every Democrat should have a copy.
They can be procured by writing to
the committee at WASHINGTON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

Chicago has appropriated $4,000 to
pay physicians who will work TO pre-
vent the death of babies from intesti-
nal diseases. Incidentally this is done
after 3,414 infants have died.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12
In Memory of
Uncle RenuS.

ORce there was an eveT-so-little boy
and the eEsr-so-little boys mother,
who was the dearest Of al mothers,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

BY the way, why not have an occas-
ional matinee of boat racing, swim
ming, etc, at the Boat Club. on Bayou
Chico, during the rest OF the summer
say every two weeks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

With candidates and platforms in
publicans, the Democrats should win
a decided victory at the polls next
November.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

Also, don't forget the real baseball
of the season, between The Journal
and the News, next Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-12

Friday was the hottest day in Pen
sacla thus far this season. And it was
comfortable enough at that to remind
US that. Pensacola is a good place to
live in"