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WITH III Eatioial shep1baleia Commit
tse and the Censrsssional Cen0ittes IN
q movement to elect William Il: TAFT
~ President ana I Rspubliean colSress
TO support him, saying: Il part
1T Is urgently necessary, from the
standpoint Of the public interest, to
elect NJ. TAFT, anafs4 Republican Con.
sress which will support hfm ~ they
eel EVICTION on aplltforn which sps-
eideally pledges the party, aliks IN IT'D
executive and legislative branches. to
continue and develop the policies which
have been not merely introduced, but
acted upon during these seven years,
These policies can be successfully car
ried through only BY the hearty cooper
alton Of the President and the Congress-
in both its branches, and it Is therefore
peculiarly important that there should
obtain such harmony between them To|
fail to elect Mr.. Taft would be calam-
ity to the country; and it would be
folly, while electing him, yet at the
same time to elect Congress hostile
to him, a Congress which under the in
fluence of partisan leadership would bel
certain to thwart ana bafns him on
every possible occasion. To elect Mr..
Taft, and at the same time to elect al
Congress pledged to support him, is the
only way in which to perpetuats tie
policy Of the government ~ now car
ried on. feel that all the aid that can
be given to this policy BY every good
citizen should b given; for this. 10 far
more than merely partisan matter. :"
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

The United states has come Into pos
.sssaisa q the Philippines and oil The
political, and strategical, responsibilities
seataileA by this uaovsi The partici'
pS...,I--- ii, and --.Y- -~...o1 cf, The -o>sr
rebellion, the expanding recognition Of
the supreme importance to the future
Of American trade of the open door, the
realization that, with the sxcsptiea OF
japan, No country = 70 well situated
a. the United States. industrially and
geographically, to make the most and
the best Of the development Of China.
These and other events have trans
formed American indifference to the
fortunes Of the Far East into real.
live, tinglin, and vigilant concern.
Loxical Con.serslal Events.
1t did not need the Chinese boycott
OF American goods, or the outbreak OF
the trouble with Japan over the immi-
gra ton question. to convince an impair
tial onlooker that Americas relations
with the powers OF the Far East would.
before long, be more Immediate, OF
greater moment and possibly OF greater
hazard than our relations with the
powers OF Europe. The American meet
has foreshadowed the systematic asser'
tien Of American power In the Pacific.
American iAterests IN that ocean, com
~ -. -. -.
Ss'hef % tAs a
& HI. TAFT 10 IN 4 sense the father Of
tAe PHILIPPINES. It has bsens bis kindly,
eeastrsetivs, statesn1a's .hahd that
1sGfved ,srder out Of their original
chaos. II his rspert submitted to Con
orssD, % q result sf his visit to the
3hilip1iaAe n b present at the opening
q thslf 1est Asss8Sly, hs Da1s four
roeennsadatieso yirst-action ~ Csa.
sress admitting to tn. United States
Hhnippine spHSducts uader each soadi.
teens that thoy would net Interfere
M x1sricln tobacco anA sagar in
Auatr1as; Sseond, he renewal Of ~
sleiesssns 20 q acquiring milias claims
aAd laDds; third, further legislation
a0theriBinT the government to carry
on an AGRICULTURAL bank, which 10 now.
authorized only as private enterprise !;
fDurth, tie repeal Of the law applying
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

Bryan, we learn from Z Democratic
contemporary, Is giving the East good
scare. Bryan's scares, however, never
hurt anybody but Bryas..-Philadelphia
Press,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

Henry Gassaway Davis, who was de-
feated with Parker four years ago, is
wiser as well as older. He says he
sees no hope for the Democracy, and
thinks Parker Is again wasting valu.
able time in making speeches.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

It IL interesting to note to how great
IN extent Governor Hughes IL COM
handing the support Of Democrats IN
New York state.-Sprinsneld Republl.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

southern States ana insesaes1 Alabama
% one Of thsss.
Two Dsn MAs have always been
spssniasst cfatic titsIS6S tnDaiS
Yvt;1aoTe gwho have ammo iacsd That thsy
al net thtnk enough Of Dryas - vsts
Tor him, and that they would support
TAFT instead, are Mr.. John 2. semmes,
one >sf the prominent lawyers Of Balti-
nors and president Of the School
Board, and Nj. Leigh Bonsal, who IN
years past has been one Of the most
active workers in the Democratic party.
Both men said that they could not
stand for Bryan and his policies.
Mr.. Bonsals detection from the ranks
Of Democracy was an especial shock to
the Bryan men In the State. They had
counted on him % one Of the prize
spellbinders during the coming cam
paign, and had no idea but that he was
IN ardent supporter Of the Democratic
nominees when and where will 1t
suit you best to speak during the COM
ing campaign in behalf Of Mr.. Bryan"
Mr. Rrvsn,s frianda n MARYLAND wrote
I'm Wh.p NJ ponaa, r.nlied that he
i,tend.a - vote FOR TAN the CORE.
..ondenc, ce.sed =.
Major Richard n. venabls. former
,re.i6ent Of ~. Raltimore park board
a.d lo.es a. tAe n.st nrominent lpde-
ne.ae.t Democr.ta I'm narvl.nA haa
1,saares Far Taft .a.A a.,i.s4 yprvar
" ~ for TAR !. eeia Nstor .verahl.
"a. 7 Il nat asree w,th ~ nry.n.s
a.l,ion. an the vartona.. Z osau.,.c.ttaaua .ev
n.h,,c Z NJ D Il
.ue h.s,.nt ~ Judgment a,a t.a,-
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n,.A a,a thu ~, .achinar, - annin.
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= ,ntroAuc. ss..p,ca r.xaral .k...ll,.G;. =
a.. na,tei..a e No. Hrv.,,aI nroSr.u Is
ev.rs I,onc,.,sin. e.. -. .r.,..,....t' tA.t
= 4. 1000 4 I1 I'D aygg 3 q
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+,c,ret. =. ana. a. .,,nno.a,hae
"a .nnrort Rrv.n and h,s ,dea.
NJ Nevconer c..re cter,.eA N. Rrv.
=, ,,,.,L (. 80 Taacver r,.+fo-r, ,p.rs
anteeines deposits. IN banks 40 nonsen-s
steal and unnecessary. He said the
scheme smacked Of patsrnalism, and Is
not founded upon sound or good sbusi-.
ness principles.
Mr.. Newcomer said he did not re-
gard Mr.. Bryan % the type Of man to
make q satisfactory or safe President,
and felt that the interests of the coun-
try and the people as whole would be
far better promoted this time BY the
election Of Mr.. Taft, in whose sanity,
soundness and honesty every one who
knows him has the utmost confidence.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22

ANYWAY, Mr. TAFT asvse tx3sl .
DeeAl Mr.. nfyaa's soyesn0eat ovneR
- raiDeat.-Omana Dse.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-22
HE Dlrsctiag haaA Mas 1assfs1
4 1secsss 81 the Mammoth
Project.
Raised Wages Of 1sthmian Labsrsfs
by longevity Order while War
Secretary.

AZ Secretary OF War, Hon. William
H. Taft personally assumed the respon-
sibility Of inaugurating the work and
systanatieally shaping up the practical
operations until 4 degree Of sfncisscy
Aas Teen reached that may we'll a.
tsaisA the nations q the earth.
Ar. Taft has .spplisd y this world
prsjsss anA 4Aistosy nIaklns saterprise
thsss sa1Is Qualities Of careful; thought
fsl insGsassatssa, psastratias 'juSsanents
al ahsolutsly fair lsalipg, which hays
naAs-hi1 ~ eslyaaliy sseesssfslr n The
Dssfsrnaass Of al tloss duties " STATE
Wiki havs g1rssoat I'm ~ - Atgh
sniasacs b NV sccapiss % sas Of ssr
GREATEST living Americana. = ''s'@
on..s Kew rs.,ssa.San,.
xns tAs FAlipp,.s project al ether
great wsska laIae sDsa him. be has
Qegliee ~ ,sttsa&tsa gat Hs1ana It
- 1sags an fut9e, . - ce.selnlsAl,
Aaa1 iafstnGtisn sIitA Which q -
sass - Success TSers has bssa aseut
Ninety salll!sn lsllars sapsa1s1 - the
.wseR - 1aas ard 1lr. T0s has lad to
sSDrsvt1 every dsllar q tile skpeudi5s
ssrs. n FAas not bsen sats1sa with
siasls visit - The isthnls, bst tAast
naae tn lsaS f5osrDsy. every year. .
that 10 might direct the work mere
ses1s41csliy TIE resait ~ TIT ~ has-
changed the situation, there from an an
hosDitaIlsA rsgien TO- Z loeality where
Americans can live IN healthful -
curity without the fear Of pl6SdsS or
dread Of contagious atseases. ThGI1ts
.of mortality on tie fsthnug 10 shout
the same 40 it 10 in our American cities
stages Of the work.
Work on the canal has passed
through two stages, those Of planning
and preparation. It Is now in the third
and dnal stage, that of construction.
Both Of the earlier stages required the
presence Of large working force,
necessarily CHARTERED in temporary and
make shift accommodations. Because
Of these conditions, inevitable at the
outset, early critics of the enterprise
mistook the initial and temporary out
ut for permanent equipment.
Thro..htful Aaou, Labor.
M T.ft,. chic, concern no. hoan Tho
nroner or. NJ tn. l.hor,r1 mon IN +ho
isthmus. Under his patient and ap-
proved methods the terrible scourge
Of yellow fever ..o,n.t ~h,oh ~
rranch struggled n voir ~. eIthr 80
mast BREEDING .t.t., ~ ~. nr,nc,noI
tov,. -. .o,.h 49,.
eau,a 80 ath.r n,on..r :. .s.h;n. :,
~ to 1r,+ 49,. NJ. ~, .,,,.,n...s
IA has .ocann,i.hea ~. 4h,a..
AAra,,,h ~. .ct,v,.v !, ~ r,.........
e aa,i.stin,, 1!tha sr,sr.r t,,.ss 800
.saac.l n..,,.s,,,. "a AI.' ,s.m..S
1as,+...% r.1.. -. 80 s-;.,,.ss
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:. 80
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
A BURGLARS STORY.
Told by an English Thief In the Ian
suags Of Thieves.

NNNbN " lVlNN1ef
Some time ago there appeared a
somewhat curious book, The Auto.
biography N Thief In Thieves Ian
guage A glossary Is provided for
the benefit Of those whose unfortunate
Ignorance NJ the predatory classes may
render such aid necessary,
From one OF the anecdotes related II
appears that honor among thieves Is
not always 10 be found
zone day" says the writer, 81 went
to Croydon and touched for red toy
gold watch and red tackle gold
chain with a large lockot SO took
the RATHER home at once, When | got
into Shoreditch met one or two OF
the mob, who said Hello! Been out
today Did you touch|
80 I said Usher yes So ! took
them IN, and we all got canon. When
went TO the fence he bested (cheateoj
me because was drunk and only gave
fS los. for the lot SO the next day
went 20 him, and I asked him II he
was not agoing 10 grease my duke
(put money into my hand,
$50 he said No Then he said, I
will give you another half n quid' and
said DO anybody, but mind they don't
do you
80 | thought TO myself, All right
my lad. you will ind me as good as
my MASTER and left him. Some time
after that affair with the fence one OF
the mob said TO me;
al have got a place cut and dried,
VIII you come and do IT,
80 | said: Yes What tools will
you wantT
And he said, We shall want some
twlrls aud the stick ((crowbar), and
bring Nedde 0ife preserveD with
you Aud he said, Now don't stick
me up (disappoInU; meet me at TO-
night
AT | was at the meet Ctrysting
place., and while waiting for my pal
had my daisies cleaned, and | piped
the fence that bested me go along with
uln Ul'l NNHlhh lNhNl anu AAe WV hANP
(children), so thought OF his own
words, DO anybody, but mind they
don't do you
"IIe was going TO the Lyceum thea.
ter, so when my pal came up | told
him all about It. So we went aud
screwed (sroke lnto) his place and got
thirty two quld and toy and tackle
which he had bought on the crook
dishonesty. A day or two after this
| met the fence who I'd done, so he
said TO me, We have met at last
80 said, Well. what Of thatY
80 he said, What do you want t.
do me forT
80 I said. You must remember yor
done me, and when spoke to you
about it you said, do anybody, but
mind they don't do you That shut
| him uD, "-LOndOn Tit. Bits.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
CATGUT STRINGS.
The Way They Are Made From ths
Intestines OF Sheep.

l0tebtlnoe OF oneep'
Catgut strings, II Is well known, are
made Of the intestincs OF sheep, The
inteaines Of tho fun grown animal are
from forty TO tifty feet long,
The raw material from the stock
yards is first thoroughly clcansed OF
lat anh acshy fiber by duh knives ar
ranged on n drum turned by a cranS.
The white tough membrane that is
left Is then handed over 10 the split
ter, who deIterously splits the mate
rial into even strands by bringing II
against the blade Of safety razor set
upright in the table before him. The
strands are then spun together and
placed on the drying frames,
An American n violin string re-
quires six strands, the European four.
The strands, at one end fastened TO an
upright post. are twisted together
while still damp and pllable by means
Of a spinning wheel Taken from the
drying frames, the strings are cut In
lengths, coiled and boxed in oiled pa
per for shipment. TO polish the strings
very fine emery paper laid on a grooyed
aluminium block is used. While tho
strings are still on the drying frame
the covered block is passed over the
strings, polishing as many at one time
as there are grooves In the block. II
can be seen that from the manner In
which the strands are twisted the ef-
feet OF polishing is to weaken the
string.
In the essential features the process
or making the fine gut strings for sur
gcal uses or the heavy strings three.
elghths OF an inch thick sometimes
employed for machinery betting does
not differ frcG the method employed
in the case Of the musical strings eX.
cept that the latter are handled with
more care,-Chicago Record Herald,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

hymn OF FuJlyamA For six short
summer weeks they come, Then the
winds rush down. the snow falls, the
tempests rage, and Lord Fujlyama lives
alone.
No human being has yet stayed a
winter on his summit and even In the
summer weeks the winds will blow the
lava blocks from the walls Of the rast
houses and sometimes the pilgrim from
the path.
Fujlyama stands alone, not one peak
among range, but utterly alone Rls
Ing straight out Of the sea on one side
and from the great Tokyo plain on the
other, his l2.365 feet in two long curry
ing lines OF exquisite grace rise up and
up into the blue, and not an inch Of
one foot Is hidden or lost II is all
there, visible as tower built on tree
less plain. II dominates the landscape
II can be seen from thirteen provinces,
and from hundred miles at sea the
pale white peak OF Fujiyama floats
above the blue,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
usira the Fire Buckets.

In many business offices fire buckets
are placed, filed with water, In readi'
ness for an emergency, II is seldom,
SAYS The Scientific American, that In.
structlons for use are pinned near the
supply. The wrong way to tackle an
inclpent fire Is USUALLY to hurl the
whole contents OF bucket on the spot,
Most OF the water is wasted by this
means. A heavy sprlnkling Is more
effective. The water may be splashed
on the blaze by hand, but more use
full sprinkler Is a long haired white
wash brush. one Of these should hang
beside every nest Of fire buckets,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

two Sundays or Tuesdays, as tho case
may be.
The line OF the changing day IA not
straight one, The Islands In the Ia
cIac take their time FROM the continent
with which they trade and from which
they were discovered. Thus the line
Of the change zlgzags down the Pa
cldc from south 10 north, dodglng be-
tween the Islands,
Hence II might easily happen that q
shin which has already skipped a day
would reach an island which cllngs ia
san Francisco time. In such a case II
would be Monday on shore aud Tues
day on the ship,
II the ships jolly boat were lying ai
wharf, Il would he Monday on the
wharf and Tuesday on the boat
And II person lives somewhere
near the line be can get sallbOat and
visit yesterday and tomorrow In thl
most delightful fashion
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
A SPANISH TRICK.
The Incident Which MOyed England to
Turn Drake Loose.

urn drake Loose
The relations between which brakes
raid into the south sea had for n
time threatened with open rupture had
greatly improved At least In outward
appearance and IN 1886, under spe.
cial promises Of immunity from mo.
lcslatlon on religious or other grounds
Philip had invited 10 bis ports n aeet
Of English corn ships IN order to sup
ply the deficiency Of his own harycsts,
Nc sooner, however, had the English
ships arrived than an embargo was
laid upon them and their crews ar
rested.
one shin, the famous Primrose OF
London, managed to escape, While
lying Oh Bilbao quietly dlschargng her
cargo she had been visited by the cor,
rcgidor OF Biscay and his guard dis.
guised as merchants. suddenly called
upon TO surrender, the crow dung them
selves upon the SpanIards drove them
all overheard and made sail, Some or
the discounted SpNnlards as the shore
boats Ged were seen cllnging 10 the
English vessel, These were humane.
ly rescued and carried in triumph back
to England, and among them was the
corregidor himself Upon him were
found his official instructions, setting
forth expressly that the embargo was
ordered for the purposes OF the eXpe.
dition which Philip was preparing
against the English This was enough
for the queen and the powerful pub
lie opinion Of commercial circles In
London, which had obstlnately chung
to pacific relations with Spain, A re-.
taliatory embargo was proclaimed, let
ters Of general ropriSsl were issued
and Drake was let loose From Publ
cation OF Navy Records Society.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
A FEAT IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
Daring Descent to Get a View Of an
Osprey's Nest.

SRflN1 NNef
Now commenced my work, and | de
sccnded on my rope 10 ,errace after
terrace, forcing my way through thick
rows Of prickly pear a most painful
operation And now we found that
there was nobody below to signal US
where the nest lay. The inevitable re-
suit was that after descending more
than 100 feet / had to signal to be
dauled up again, always through the
prickly pear. Again did descend,
and again did | fail 10 find the nest.
On the third occasion | reached re
cess in the great cliff, whence, after
unbendlng my rope and securing 1t to
bush for obvious reasons, | made n
cast along a ledge to the south and
reached point which | identified as
being not far from the nest as seen
from below. SO | retraced my steps
and regaiDIng my rope, was hauled
up for third time. During this OPP
GRAFTON passed ledge where a pere'
CRIME falcon was nesting, The old
female swept close around with shrill
cries and eventually slighted on the
sandy shelf of rock within few feet
Of me and, with outspread wings and
every feather standing on end, low
cred her head and screamed furiously.
I have no doubt was close TO her
young, but had more serious work In
hand, and so / left her alone.
now made my fourth and last
descent and found myself immediate
" over the nest, hut before could go
down 10 II the party handling the rope
had to work their way down toward
me, since tho rope was too short. FL
nslly reached the nest. an enormous
mass OF big sticks measuring more
than Ave feet across and doubtless the
result OF many years work. In II were
two eggs much ineubated. BY stand
ing on a ledge close TO the nest and
pressing the camera between my body
and the face Of the clitf l was able TO
take some long time exposures with
fairly good results. 1t was near sun
set, and the ella was in deep shadow,
which did not facilitate my task. Re
tween the shay nature of the cliff, the
slippery terraces covered with loose
soil and stones and the detestable
prlckly pears never had more UNI
pleasant or arduous task on q cliff be-
fore But have lived to endure worse
experiences, although not so painfully
protracted as were these.
My very curt entry In my diary sum.
marizes the whole job thus: Bad shale
cliffs, vertical and dangerous. Height
over sea, 100 feet. Top Of cliff, $40
feet. The worst bit Of rope work ]
ever did"
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