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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

any, perhaps as all the others com
bined, to make the Filipinos ldolizt
him, as they certainly do, for Judge
Taft is In the best sense Of the term q
democrat. He is as free from race and
class prejudices Of every description as
any man have ever known. He Is as
thoroughly believer In the motto. "A
mans man for a. that"
Those who know Mr.. Taft either In
timately or casually testify TO his I'M
failing good nature. his spirit Of com
radeship. He Is man who likes a
joke and upon occasion can crack one
himself. The Taft smile Is famous be
cause Of its reproduction IN newspa-
per and magazine pictures. The Taft
laugh cannot be reproduced thus, but
a recent caller at the war department
said after having heard the big cabinet
officer laugh, "A great, deep voiced
laugh-the Taft laugh, In fine which
ought to be put on n photograph rec
ord and sent to all those sad places on
this earth where folks never smile"
But Mr.. Taft can be stern when
sternness IL required. He knows how
b enforce discipline In the army or
out OF 1t. When Taft was placed In
charge Of the Panama canal work as
secretary Of war he received n delega-
ton Of steam shovel engineers VINO
were threatening to strike for more
pay The spokesman said:
"We'll strike right now II you don't
agree to give US this raise"
do understand you rightly. gen
tlemenT' inquired the secretary "Do
you mean TO say that you want that
raise before I have decided and that n
you don't get It you'll striker
"Yes; that's right" replied the other,
with swagger.
Then, gentlemen said the secre-
tary. will you kindly step over to that
table and write out your resigns
tionsf'
The men didn't want to resign. They
rsconsidered- The upshot was that
they went back TO work. Taft invest-
gated their claims and after due con
sIdcration determined not TO grant
them the increase until such time as
all other classes Of labor employed on
the canal could have proporiionate
raise 10 pay
Though Mr.. Taft's home has been In
Cincinnati all his life and be still VOTES
10 the city where be was born, II is
probably fact that no man ever con
sidered for the presidency Of the United
States has been such globe troiter.
Mr. Taft has been nearly everywhere.
He IL essentially world citizen. hay-
Ing hobnobbed with kings and com
mons. with princes and peasants. In
various countries. II Is estimated by
careful statisticisn that In his official
capacity since bis appointment as
chairman Of the Philippine commits
sion Mr.. Taft has Travelled approx
mately 10000 miles. or half a dozen
times around the earth. II seems as
easy for him 10 undertake a journey
halfway around the world as II IL for
the average person 10 make hundred
mile trip. And Mr. Taft always works
hard right W 10 the last minute. When
be was about 20 starr on the journey
10 the PHILIPPINES which became fs-
NOUS a. the matchmaking trip" be-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

Persons of defective sight when
threading a needle should hold II over
something white, by which the sight
will be assisted.
Bolting the food has ruined many q
good complexion Teeth were given for
purpose, aud If one does not use them
they will suffer along with digestion
and skins.
mixture Of half dram Of muriate
OF ammonia, a quarter OF a dram Of
fannie acid, an ounce OF gIycerln and
one and half ounces OF rosewater Is
said TO reduce the size Of a feshy nose.
The ammonia and fannie acid are dis.
solved IN the glycerin. and the rose
water goes ia last. The nose Is wiped
over with this several times a day, and
cloth wet with II Is laid over at night
II you do not react well after your
bath, try what vigorous rubbing OF
all parts OF your body Will do. This
may either be dry rub with alcohol
or aromatic vinegars can be used.
Rubbing the entire body with the
palm Of the hand has a good effect
not alone on the skin. but on the cir.
culation. Where the hand VIII not
reach with any force double the crash
towel or take long strip OF flannel
and, holding II Ia both hands, draw IL
vigorously from left 10 right This Is
good as q gynnastie exercise as well
rs beneficial 10 the skin
A woman needs seven hours sleep
for the building up OF her system
Then she needs two more hours fof
The recuperaiion Of her body. and the
exfra two hours viii restore her CON.
fie1ion. make her eyes bright, take the
wrinkles out Of her face and keep her
form elastic. The woman who wants
10 derive the fullest benefit from her
beauty sleep will compose Der mind
before sinking OF into slumber A
little light IL bedroom is a good
thing for some people. for II win act
cheerfully upon the nerves and drive
sway nightmare
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

eause the presidents daughter and
other young ladies found their llfe
romances en route the secretary Of
war was exceedingly busy He had
much work % DO In bis Office In the
war department A messenger mott.
ned hlm that IL was but twenty min
utes 10 train time
"All right" cheerily responded Taft,
continuing NJ work.
Five minutes later the messenger an
nounced the flight o. time
IAN right" said Taft.
When there were but ten minutes 10
spare second messenger rushed In
aud tried to hurry up the chief person
age connected with the journey
Train leaves Ia ten minutes, Mr.
Secretary"
VERY we'll" said Mr.. Secretary. still
working az his desk
About eleven minutes later the first
messenger walked In and remarked:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25
TO PLEASE MERE MAN."
Mat Woman Must Do to Win His
Admiration.

Mat a Woman Must Do to Win Hi,
Admiration.
| The woman that man admires must
lot be masculine and yet be brave and
Ictive, never moping and languid.
She must be frolicsome, but never
reckless. She must be saucy, but new
sr sarcastic.
She must be witty, but never rude.
Above all, she must be strong, robust
and healthy
Always ready Is she to do whatever
man suggests and to go anywhere he
fnncies, not too ready, however, with
her own suggestions and desires.
But-and here Is the real man-she
must have all these suggestions, abso-
lutely without flaw, hidden away In
the recesses OF her mere feminine
brain
She must smuggle the ideas over into
the mans mind in some telepathic way
so cleverly that he will glory In being
the first thinker
Woman must wear the short skirt
and shirt waist when occasion de-
mands and have disdain for frills
and rufiies. but these same furbelows
must be forthcoming at the evening
function, else my lord is highly dis
pleased.
The damsel must fiirt without seem
Ing 10 do so and must hear lot Of
pretty things which, II necessary, must
be forgotten Immediately. Yet may
she look as II the speeches had sunk
deep into her soul
All these qualities and many more
men admire In women. Very modest
Of them. to be sure. and perfectly ra-
tional II they can In return offer few
Of the PROJECTIONS they exact.
Have they qualities. mental or phys
ical, to equal their demands?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

blcness far above the average OF their
fellows William IL Taft is one OF
these. Personal magnetism" he has
II III great abundance. An old darky
Ia the south was discussing Mr. Tafts
chances for the presidency He was
for Taft because Taft is popular,
"What makes Mr. Taft SO popular.
unclei" asked bystander
Ellis pussonal magnitude" promptly
replied Uncle Rastus.
IL cannot he denied that there Is
much OF personal magnitude about Mr..
Taft. who weighs In the neighborhood
OF 800 pounds when be Is In fighting
trim, lie Is n big man, and he was a
big boy. Somehow men OF extra ayolr-
dupols usually enjoy greater degree
OF popularity than do their brethren
Of the shrunk shank and the lean and
hungry look. Most large men are good
natured and jolly. When bigness runs
to frame, TO head and to heart the com
blnatlon Is irresistible. That Is the
Taft sort OF bigness, for the secretary
OF war combines with his big frame a
large and active intellect and heart Of
human kindiness that beats for ALL
The Rev. DR.. Lyman abbott says:
at Is this intensely human quality In
Mr.. Taft that gives him his popular
sobriquet of BIZ Taft lie likes men,
and he likes all sorts OF men except
those that are dishonest or disloyal
He was the most popular governor the
Filipinos have ever had. This was not
wholly because he was absolutely just.
was loyal 10 their interests, urged the
earliest possible substitution OF civil
law for military law and offered an In
vincible opposition to all schemes Of
exploiting the Islands for the benefit Of
INSCRIPTIONS American pioneers. He
was the personal friend OF the FIJI
pinos; he believed In them, defended
them, befriended them, trusted them
snd-danced with them. This last fact,
am inclined to think, went as far ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

remark from Taft Is thing altogether
unknown II il not of record that the
hlg ohloan ever got angry save upon
tha, one memorable occasion when as
young lawyer be ihrashei q fellow
who had llteied Tafi's father Even
then Taft took his own time about get
ting good aud mad
The little filiplaos were awesI by the
immense size Of the American who
had hs-en sent to guide them into the
paths Of progress AZ first they Leld
alc0t Presently they began to come
closer There was something IA the
Taft smile irrcSisiibiy attractive. This
tig American was by no means 10
tercc Is hts size suggested. lie was In
fact dcciie and affsbie. . friendly sof'
% fellow. who secussd 10 want 10 help
folks aiang Moreover be bad N er
sggesaiea sense q bis own Importance
BE wore DO Enifru, 10 gold lsce. 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

|
"Your train has Just pulled out OF the
station, Mr. Secretary"
"Fine" cried Taft, with the Taft
laugh. He knew very well, of course
that his train would wait for him. and
he was not worried. Twenty minutes
later he bundled up the department pa
pers on which he could work en- route,
stepped into his carriage and went TO
the railroad station.
"A train can wait" he remarked to
his private secretary, "but the United
States war department business can't
Though Mr.. Taft is very busy man,
he finds time to keep well acquainted
with his family. He is n fine family
man. with fine family. Mrs. Taft. the
first lady In the land In the event OF
her husbands election to the presi
dency, is daughter of John W. Her
ron, who was President Hayes law
partner The HAYES and Heron fami-
lies were on terms Of close intimacy
During the Hayes presidency young
Miss Helen Heron, now Mrs. Taft
spent the Christmas holidays In the
White House, the president being "un
Gle" to her and Mrs. Hayes Aunt
Lucy" This visit remains Mrs. Taft's
pleasantest recollection of girlhood
times. Nothing In my life" she has
said. reaches the climax of human
bliss which | felt as girl OF sixteen
when | was entertained at the White
House"
Mrs. Taft Is handsome, intellectual,
talented, witty and viyaclous. She has
been a student OF music all her life
aud for seven years was president Of
the Cincinnati symphony orchestra.
She believes In the higher education
for both men and women, and 1t is her
proudest boast that all her children
are studous. Her daughter, Miss
Helen Heron Taft, now sixteeG, has
elected to take full college course
and is at Bryn Mawr The eldest son,
Robert Alphonso Taft, Is nineteen and
Is a junior at Yale. He took two en-
trance prizes when he entered the uni
verslty. He has chosen the law as his
profession. The other child Is Charlie,
q boy Of ten, who now dreams Of West
Point.
IL am old fashioned enough" says
Mrs. Taft, ito believe that woman Is
the complement OF man and that what
is most feminine about her Is most at
tractlve TO man and therefore Of the
greatest utility to the world. II does
not seem TO me that n college course
makes a girl nnfit for domestic obllga
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. FROM HIS LATEST PICTURE

nn him 10 administer the affairs OF q
turbulent archipelago but lately re,
leased from centuries OF despotIc mis-
rule and still struggling violently
against the manifest destiny OF Amer
lean guardianship No other American
statesman ever was called upon to
undertake like task. How well
Judge TAFT fulfilled his mission Is In
dictated by the present situation In the
Islands. After bringing about sem
blance OF civic organization Taft was
appointed civil governor of the Phil.
ippines He remained four years IN
the Islands When finally he returned
TO the United States 10 become secre.
tary Of war in the Roosevelt cabinet
he had nodded form out Of chaos and
had given the Flliplnos a running start
toward Ultimate self government OF
the most approved American brand
Before departing Cor the Philippines
Judge TAFT had said at a dinner that
his sincere purpose was TO aclp the PEG
pie Of those islands. When be was gov.
ernor OF the archipelago some Ameri.
can residents complained OF certain
rulings made by him Taft replied:
These Islands aP being governed
for the benefit Of the natives. II you
don't like the government you can get
out"
And he said It firmly though. OF
course. good naturedly. An III natured
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

WILLIAM w. TAFT AT rHhfE YkAks
Dam Was a diligent student who mas.
tered his studies by dlnt ~ hard dig
sing He entered Yale 10 1874 aud was
graduated four years later with second
hcnors Ia n class Of i2l members In
college be was known as clean.
maaly youth, always ready 20 take
part In athletics. bu, never neglectins
his studies for sport Classmates de.
clare that BIZ Taft was the most
popular fellow In the class ~ 1878
The young man returnel % Cincln
nati With bis diploma and passed
through law school La iss9 be was
admitted 10 the bar While waiting foi
clients he worked as court reporter
Oh the Cincinnati Times aud later OF
The Cincinnati Commercial Tbs prose
cutting attorney met the young lawyer
reporter aud ,ook such a fancy 10 hin.
that be- appointed Taft bis assistant
That was IN 1881 MOI long af,efwari
the young man was appointed collector
81 internal revenue Tor bis district
IsFing tie administration VI Prreidrai
Harsis0B the Cincinnati lawyer made
his hrst Official appearance IN wash
ineton IS solicitor general for the unIt
I'd states President Harrison apppin,
81 klm 10 iss2 judge % the United
stAirs circuit court Prior 10 this Mir.
5sff had sat on The b~neh u The slpc
rsor court IN ohia. frnt through AZ
poinsmeng by Governor Foraker. now
Isltsd States senator. and later by
ei~cfio1.
Though In public once for about A.
t~~n wears. up 90 The year ~. WI
liam H. TAFT had w0a cnlg iecal
rwguistioa To bV sure. he was vide
~ AID fsrotabsy Known smong law,
yegs "a l1agc pessessing Ia an I'm
usual measure the Judicial m!nd, bot
be vas 10 10 seEse q national figure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

hef 81 na ufswi ~ hls l'nn iNats
neys. ~ Hkr hlr O. 80 exceptionally
expert Nvi iratr'eg Star u silA 4
Toaus touaa having tssa meri
bat taeaiB uar sears, aud d llie ,nosi
youihiu aNlag lads NJ iht ealanei
cimle Iufu tllc nowssion " Mrs
james Il Garaeli she vas a Fact, The
EpuhNt
Thc hone ne u the f'fts Is 10
scrll.d a. aest Miss iIflfu lite her
mother d bppkiA aud NitlcHiuai
Ropri. liRr his father y ambitions q
ckrsl Ia the law II d mnsmacrpd
that up to q FEW years aFo JndEc 1Aft's
gvat amla,ion was 70 b. a mem
i,rf o. the supwme court he has
,urnrd aside fioin two opportunities 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

periods rs secretary OF war and attor'
hey general IN the cabinet OF President
Grant aud afterward was minister to
Austria and TO Russia.
William H. Taft was born IN Cincin.
natl Sept 10, 1857. He grew up ia bis
native city aud was prepared for col
lege IN the local schools. His mother
was a highly educated woman. II il
said that the Taft family always made
q speciality Of education, The Judge
and bis wife determined that NIL their
children should receive the best scho.
lastic training that was 10 be bad. VII.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

tons or masculine In her tastes. All
women are not called on 10 preside
over home or 10 rear children, but ]
think that ali broad minded women con.
cede that this Is the loftlest type OF
usefulness"
Mrs. Taft says she never has had
time for fads or TO cultivate eccentrici.
ties she has been too busy. She de-
lights ia travelling and IN studying for
eign tongues During her residence In
Manila she studied Spanish very dill
gently. and also some OF the Tsgal dis-
lects. A Mrs Taft has accompanied
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

also be ~ big man The saileai faetn
in BIS career prove this
tuBke nlesi men ~ presidential as
pifaiigEs Mf TAFT never knew what
Il Was 90 b. lsoor lie was not born
rirh. tai be was bora wcll 30 Do There
~ no lag eabln period "a his NE nor IN
the lifes o. his ancestors fpr grnen
lions laek iiis paiernai grandfather
was yermoni lawyer u distinction
His father Was Judge Aiphons0 Taft
u glacinnAt who served for brief
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

piece Of cleaning cloth Is laid over the
nnders-rtion Of wire. the upper por-
ton holding II IN place and preventing
II from slipping The peculiar form OF
the curves In the wire enables the oper
aior TO readily clean the tops Of win
dow castings. door castings. pictures
uaoldlngs and the like wiihou, the ne
cessliy u standing 90 q chair or step
ladder. The cleaning cloth can he
forced TO the rear Of any elevated hori-
sontal projection 30 tina, II can be thor
cagbiy cleaned
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

cleanses the Tops Of Window Castings.
No Chair Needed.

A wall cleaner especially adapted for
use IA cleaning the tops OF windows
and door castings and places Of q sim
ilar character which cannot be reached
without considerable labor IL shown
here, recently patented by Massachu-
sets man The device Is formed OF two
sections OF bent spring wire, which are
attached to suitable long handle. The
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

1 W inca ~ Amer
scan haktefy have
treh ~ notably
~ a,iref " ith
hiF Greats as
Miliiam Howard
TAFT n there IL
such a iliiug a. =
lsfn pubic man,
this Gin lnnstisn
D. oOe ~ 10 pop
alaf 20 call Mr.
Tai, tar rhys
jcaily be IL a
heavyweight a
three iauslrd
Notwithstanding
AZ lr.ifMa lnah.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25
BY RoBERTus LOVE.


nERsoNAL pop
nlarity counts
for much In
this world. Partic-
ulariy does II bear
weight In politics.
No unpopular man
ever was elected 10
Office. still. there
are degrees Of popn.
larity, and there are
men who possess
The oualifx NJ iiku.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

AND
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-15
CONTINUED

But gradually as with strained mus
cles he continued to sroop and gaze al
her his confusion cleared to some def
mite impressions. She was sitting there
reading as composedly and quietly as
though she were not more at home
anywhere in the house than. here in
this room. She did not appear like one
who had come for the first time into a
haunted bedchamber. And there was
an indefinable something in her way
of turning the page Of book which
suggested in some subtle way that she
was used to handling books and ac-
customed to reading much.
There was something in the girls
aspect, in her Inconsistencies of an
observer. in her relaxed and girlish
form, in the childllke innocence and
sweetness of her face, that thrilled
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-15
A Savings Bank Which Never
Lost a Dollar OH a Poor Note

The Vergennes Enterprise &
Vermonter thinks that the good
luck the Hyde Park Savings Bank
has had in placing it's loans is
due to the policies of this Bank
in investing its money at home.
1t says:
The Lamoie County Savings Bank and
Trust Company of winch Carroll ). Page Is
president, passed the million dollar mark in
its assets July IL. This bank has never lost
n dollar on poor note and makes all its in
vestments in Vermont. This fact may be one
of the secrets of success OF this Financial in
stitution. 1t has been noticed before that
everything that ex-governor Page is interest
ed in is successful.
Commencing January 1908 that
bank will pay four per cent COM
pounded semi-annually on all de-
posts large and small alike; Will pay
taxes on all sums up to $4,000 and
will issue pass-books with no limits
as to times of withdrawal or other
restrictions or limitations save those
common to all Vermont Savings
Banks. Deposits made on or before
Feb 18th will draw interest from
Jan. LIST, those after Feb. 18th from
Abr. LIST.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-15
Humor For the Scotch.

A very clever man made an unfor-
tunate remark the other night In a
gathering which included several ma
tives of Scotland. but all naturalized
citizens of this republic. Ii was the
familiar skit that sit requires sur
gical operation to get a joke into the
head of n Scotchman." Nobody laugh.
ed The solemn silence was broken by
a veteran from the highlands who
arose to say; ut Is fact beyond doubt
American joke very seriously. He eX-
amines it critically and ever so eau
tiousy, and If he happens to discover
anything in it that is witty or humor-
Gus he laughs heartily."-New York
Press
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-15
LYDIA E. PINKHHM

| Nature and woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
| herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
OF the world remedy for their pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of SIS NC. St.,
Louisiana, Mo, writes:
complete restoration to health
means SO much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years l had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what l suffered, and at times
could hardly walk. About two years
ago l wrote Mrs. Pinkhan for advice.
[ followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinlham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for other suffering women.