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TAFT. TIE BIGGEST BIGGEST PRESIDENT PRESIDENT.
\ H0W big WE'RE 11EE OTHERS !?


set rather forward on his shoulders,
and, his neck being long, it habitually
protruded when he was walking or
talking.
Madison, the father Of the constitu-
ton, was physically unlike any Of his
predecessors. Below the average height,
he was small of frame. Throughout
his long and eminently useful life he
was a semi-invalid, and it is a singular
fact that the two Presidents who lived
to the greatest age We're in early life
convinced that death was constantly
waiting just around the corner for
them. John Adams was for many
years morbidly anxious about his
health, but during the last half Of his
ninety years of life he was exception
ally hale and hearty. Not 50 with
Madison. From extreme youth to his
death at 50 he was feeble and sickly.
James Monroe was rather more
than six feet high, broad and square
shouldered and raw-boned." He was a
man of great physical strength, but
awkward in his movements.
John Quincy Adams bore a strong
personal resemblance to his father,
John Adams, although perhaps q
little taller and a little more bald.
His successor, Andrew Jackson, had
the physical characteristics, but not
the mental, of Thomas Jefferson. He
stood six feet one In his stocking feet
and was very slender. Jackson's sue
cCssor, Martin Van Buren,, was the
second of the little men to occupy the
presidential chair. Little Van" was
the nickname his political enemies ap.
piled to him. He was below the mid
die height and slender, but erect He
was fond Of the clegancies of life, and
was always Immediately attired, a
trait which magnitied to the point of
dandyism in his son, prince John"
William Henry Harrison was a large
man and his frame was well knit and
Injured to physical hardships by many
campaigns against the Indians.
Tyler is described as tall. thin,
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ALBERT B. CUMMINS,

Iowa's Governor, Who Succeeds
William II. Allison in the Senate.
Albert B. Cummins, Governor Of
Iowa, has been elected to fiji the place
Of the veteran Allison in the United
States Senate. Perhaps it would be
more accurate to say that Senator
Cummins will fill part OF he place left
vacant by Mr.. Allison. No man with
out many years experience in national
legislation could hope completely to oc-
cupy the shoes Of such a man as ALI
son, whose brilliant mind and vast ex-
perience made him power in Washing
ton. His experience was almost unpar-
alleled and his judgment was accurate.
Moreover, Mr.. Allison had only friends
In the Senate. Mr.. Cummins will be
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handicapped in Il measure because some
Of Allison's friends will not readily for.
give him for trying to secure Allisons
seat while that veteran was still alive.
They reason that the veterans services
to his country were so great that he
should have been permitted to retain
his place without fighting for it.
Mr.. Cummins is a man somewhat of
the La Toilette stamp and is expected
to Join forces with the Wisconsin re.
former. On the matter of tariff he
says: "The time has come to quit talk.
ing tariff reform and take action. Re
vision must come quickly and we must
get the best we can."--Utica Globe.
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SOCIALISM IS BARRED.
Gaylord Wiltshire Tries to Talk at Play
but Is SilenCed by the
Audience.

NEW YORK, Dec 26. Gaylord VII.
shire, well known advocate of Socialism
and owner Of Wilshirc's Magazine, star
tied an audience Of 1900 persons in the
Savoy theater by lenping to his feet at
the end of the third act Of THE Battle, ~
saying:
Ladies and gentleman | would like to
say few words on Socialism,
Wilton Lackaye, star Of the play had
just finished a short speech after the cur
tain had dropped. Mr.. Wiltshire in even
ing attire. and surrounded by friends,
said he would like to ask Mr. LaCAaye
few questions regarding Socialism, rs
that subject entered into the play IN Il
measure.
This is a thcatcr," shouted one man.
Hire IA hall" cried another.
IF the audience is willing said Mr..
Lacknye, you may speak, sir, don't
know you, but you may have something
of interest to say. | shall put the mat
ter to vote. VIII the ladies and gentle
men who wish the gentleman to speak
say 'aycF'
There were n fcw faint ayes When
the nays were called for the roof near
" went off the playhouse, and Mr., VIII
shire had TO resume his scat
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TO RUSH LAND SUITS. SEES END OF WORL D.
S7ator Owen Urges Roosevelt to Clear
Up Titles to Indian Property
Without DELAY.

WASHINGTON, y. G., Dec. 2G.-
Senator owen Of oklahoma, who is one
of several thousand defendants in suits
brought by the government to clear up
titles to Indian binds III that state, il
urging President Roosevelt to have these
cases settled NJ Din earliest possible mo.
ment by directing Attorney Gc.-eral Bon
aaarte to take directly to the United
States supreme court if possible Gov
Iaskr.! and many other prominent men
IN oklahoma are defendants in these
suits, for which the government has
been preparing for two years. Senator
owen says that the slow dragging Of the
cases. of which there are 1000, Is dam
aging to business and development gen
orally. 1t is bis contention and that Of
other defendants that the federal courts
have 10 jurisdiction, the matter belong
my entirely 20 the state courts. Sena-
tor owen believes that much unueces-
sury delay can be avoided by framing
up the direct question as 10 jurisdiction
and submitting il to the Uniteu States
supreme court.
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Cure for DiDsomnnia.

Flesh food is the chief cause of dip
ished upon non-inhammatOry diet that
Is rich in protcid and nerve and tbs.
sue-building substance-such as nuts
Of all kinds and their products, cereal
foods (wheat meal, oatmeal. macaroni,
rice, etc., legumes (haricots, lentils
and peas), fruits Of every sort and
dairy produce Cheese, milk and eggs J
they do not crave for strong drink,
nor are they In danger Of taking alec.
hol to excess -Iondon Health Record
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WANTED TO PULL
FALL!ERES' BEARD
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE ATTACKED
BY WAITER ON STREETS
OF PARIS.
ROYALIST PLOT Is SCENTED.
Insult Generally Believed to Be Result
of Newspaper Charges Against
Government.
FIND ASSAILANT is UNARMED

PARIS. Dec 26.-While Armand Fal
Heres. the President of France, accom-
panied by NJ. Ramondou, his secretary
and Col. Lasson, military attachc at
the Elysee palace. was taking a morn
ing stroll near the Rue de iEtoile, Il
poorly clad individual who evidently
had been lying in wait, suddenly jumped
upon the President from behind and
threw his arms about his neck in an eff
fort to seize his beard.
Col. Lasson and Secretary Ramondou
sprang to the assistance of the Presi-
dent, dragged off his assailant and
turned him over to two special dctec
tiyeS who had been following the party
on bicycles.
President Fallicres' cane was broken
in the struggle but beyond scratch on
the ear he was not injured aud insisted
on continuing his walk.
Wanted to Pull His Beard.
As the detectives slipped the handouts
on the man he cried: Il am unnrmed. /
simply wanted to pull the Presidents
beard" At the station house the Presl.
dents aSsalant proved to be Jean Mat
It's, a cafe waiter, - years old and II
native of the department of Savoic.
Medals Of Gen. Mcrcirr the former MN
lister of war; stamps hearing the head Of
the Duke of Orleans, a card of member
ship in the Patric Franchise and other
royalist documents were found on his
person.
During the examination Maths boosted
of being royalist and talked confuscdly
Of having done his duty and obcyed
the dictates of his conscience" Guam
Of 81 I'm ~
were found by the police when they ran
sacked his residence.
The investigation reveals the fact that
Maths was in close relation with the
1yalst organization, and this gives col.
or to rumOrs that he was the instrument
of royalist plot. Serious evidence II
this direction, however, Is lacking up tC
the present time, and it is moro likely
that he is only a crack Drained individual.
seeking nOtoricty, whose head has beer
turned by the campaign Of scandal and
yillifcation which rcactionary news.
papers like the Lihrc Parole and Faction
have recently been conducting.
Bitter in Their Charges.
They used the scandal in connection
with the Steinhcil affair to make every
conceivable charge against the govern.
ment, even TO charging il of being guilty
of political murders, and insisted upon
the insiuuation that the late President
Eaure was killed because he sided
against Mai. Drcyfus.
Early this week the height of audacity
was reached when the reactionary papers
printed circumstantial stories ~ make
it appear that President Fallcrcs' son,
when found in the company Of the wife
of Philippe AStreSsc. an advocate Of the
court of appeals, 4 wear ago, shot aul
killed the attorney and that the police
h,,- hal .1,1
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POSTPONE LIBEL SUIT.
Action of John D. Rockefeller, Jrp
Against New York Publishers VIII
Be Heard Next Tuesday

NEW YORK, Dec. 2G.-IIeariug in
the criminal libel suit brought by John
>. Rockefeller, Jr., against II, $. Car
vclho. bradford Merrill and f.. II.
Clark. respectively president, treasurer
and secretary Of the Star Publishing
company. which prints the New York
American was postponed until next
Tuesday afternoon by Magistrate Finn
in the Tomps police court today Mr..
Rockefeller was not III court The
charge against the newspaper publishers
followed the publication by The Amer
lean, about ten days ago, of a story
under Il Chicago date line in which MIR.
Rockefeller was accused of being re
-~r1ur1Sible for The alleged practice of
prouage in a labor camp near Chicago.
Mr.. Rockefeller had warrants sworn out
within a few hours after the papers con
tanning the story appeared upon the
street.
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fiat, cleanshaven man, with beak-
like Roman nose and prominent Ad-
ans apple that was in constant play."
Polk was hardly so tall as Tyler but
he also was slender, with an erect
figure and 4 handsome scholarly face.
lie was never strong man physically.
His successor, for brief time, Zach
airy Taylor, was short and stout,
"dumpy.' as the popular expression
puts ii. Fillmore, who became prcsi-
dent upon Taylors death. was one of
the big men of the presidential line.
Although under six feet in height, he
was broad, erect. He was what would
now be called "fne-looking." Franklin
Pierce, who came after him, was taller
probably, than Fillmore, but he was
rather slender. Pierce was the hand
soonest man who ever became Presi-
dent, it has been said and his gracos
of manner were no less attractive.
buchanan was tall and large Of frame.
He habitually carried his head with a
lean to one side, ana he had another
physical popularity that was even more
unusual-one of his eyes was hazel,
, while the other was light blue.
Lincoln was one Of the few Prosl-
dents whose physical characteristics
are popularity known, but his own de.
scription of them is worth repeating
here. Il am he wrote to an inquirer
in 1859. ''in height six feet four inches
nearly; lean in flesh weigh on aver
age, 100 pounds; dark complexion,
with coarse, black hair and gray eyes
no other marks or brands recollected.
1t may be added that he was the first
President to wear a beard, as Grant
was the first to wear a mustache All
the Presidents who preceded Lincoln
were clean-shaven, as to lip and chin.
or those who followed him no more
need be said than has been already
said In the comparisons with Mr.. Taft.
They are so recent that few of us have
personal appearance.
Thirteen of the twenty-five chief ex-
ecutlves Of the nation have been above
the average in height and most Of these
have been IN the neighborhood of or
above six feet, If one cannot be great
perpendicularly the matter of girth
must be scdulously cultivated. Though
not above the middle height, the two
Adamscs, Johnson Grant and Roose-
welt and ayCn the still shorter ones,
Taylor. Cleveland and Mckinley, could
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REGRET.

Like one who thinkcth back to his gone
youth,
And Of the strange, fair women that were
there,
And weeps 50 doth my heart brim Ger
With truth
For us owu self. aud poignautIy dotn
bear
The aching of sorrow for things lost,
Things left behind, leave aklugS, light
farCWrllS:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS that seemed of little cost
When they were made; but now, as round
them knells
The dm-hcard thrCnoS Of the Storicd years
DO seem Of priceless worth that their
recall
Would be as some vague hand to stop the
tears
Which on the tomb of persisted Time
slow fall.
And all the paug is that we may not see
Again what was but not again shall be.
Humphreys Park In Appleton :.
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NEW LAW OF HEREDITY.
Certain Qualities Appear Incapable
of Destruction in stock.

Some time ago an English scientist
w. Beach Thomas, contributed to the
English press an article on Mendel's
great discovery concerning heredty IN
plant and animal life. The scientific
world" he said, lis on the point Of
giving full recognition to a new, strange
and dcep-rooted law, and it is a salts
faction to know that in a few months
some Of the most striking of its prac.
teal results will be published by a
body Of English scientists"
Briefly, the law, which seems to
touch the ultimate mysteries of hercd
ity, is this: When pure stock or strains
are crossed, it is found that a certain
list of qualities remain, so to speak,
indestIuctiblc, and appear uncontami
mated in a definite proportion of the
offspring of all generations after the
first.
Some concrete examples will best
show the practical effect of the law,
says the Technical World Magazine
When the tall variety of sweet pea and
lIit Slloib NtiiNtS " oNNtl pea are
crossed, the first generation are all tall
TallnesS is the dominant quality over
shortness, which IS called recessive. But
in the second generation it is found
that Just one-quartcr are dwarf, and
not only are they dwarf, but they will
remain pure dwarf. without any rever
sion. and when crossed with dwarf will
never again show signs Of tallness The
other three-quartcrs will be tall, and
Of these tall again Just ope-fuarter will
be pure tall, and never again show
signs Of dwarfnCSs. The remaining two.
quarters will be impure, but again
when crossed with their like will give
both pure tails, pure dwarf and mon.
grels in due proportion SO that we
find in all grandchildren, SO to speak,
Of pure strains, the proportion 1:2:1
has a mystic appicatiOn-tha IS, one
quarter of these grandchildren will be
exact or pure reproductions in one dual
ity Of their grandmother, one-quartcr
will he pure reproductions Of their
grandfather, and two-quarters, though
resembling one graudparcnt. will have
latent in them the qualities Of both
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Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Pierce, Tyler,
William Henry Harrison and Lincoln.
The featherweights of the line were
Madison, Van Buren, and Benjamin
Harrison, all three being below the av-
erage height and slender Harrison,
however, broadened out after he be-
came President, and Van Buren, after
he retired, Hayes was of middle
height and thin.
Washington was tremendously bOned
and muscled but there was not an
ounce OF superhuous flesh on his body.
His weight was 200 pounds. He wore
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The Apotheosis of Sauerkraut.

Is there any greater art, may be
asked. in converting a crude block Of
marble into figure so lifelike that it
almost walks from its pedestal. than
there is in transforming a cabbage into
n tangled skein Of the same golden. rip
ping sunshine which warmed the seed
ling in the fertile ground and brought il
10 n head? There is not, say the deli
catessen clerks. rs they lift out Of the
dark depths Of the barrel dripping
mass of sauorkraut and gently wave il
back and forth in the light. so that each
strand catches and reflects the light
from its glstening thread.
Sec the eyenness Of the strings" says
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the artist "Notc the light golden color.
II is,as beautiful as the glossy hair Of Il
blonde doll. II shimmers like the head,
piece Of bluc-cyed woman as she comes;
the only true food for midnight when
men eat. not to sustain life. but for6
friendships sake. Irvine these festoone,
Of sunshine about the deep, rich-red col
umns Of the frankfurters, and there is
something more than food. There is art
and atmosphere which the Welsh rare
hit does not even suggest
Does anybody think that mere gro
Gerry clerk could make that? If we
strike. the public Indignation Of less than
week Of midnights will force the pro-
prietors to comply with cur demands
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height as well as in breadth--were
Washington, Monroe, Buchanan, Car
field and Arthur. All of these men
were six feet aud upward and large
Of frame. The heavyweights of middle
Adams, Fillmore, Johnson, Grant and
Roosevelt. In the "dumpy' class, short
and stout, might be placed Zach Tay-
Tor, Cleveland and Mckinley. The list
Of tall and slender Presidents includes
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No. 10 boots, and his hands were so
large he was obliged to have his gloves
made to order, while his finger joints
were so prominent that they were con
sidored genuine curiosities" He had
a large. thick nose that always turned
scarlet upon exposure to the wind. His
hair, in middle life, was a chestnut
brown and his eyes a light blue, some
times approaching gray.
John Adams figure was ~ars~ and
round Jefferson was hale an inch
TALLER than Washington, hut of ,ong
frame thin and spare His head was
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CAPT, CALDWELL DEAD.
Former Superintendent of Wisconsin
Veterans Home Succumbs to
Paralytic Stroke.

NEW LONDON, Wis., Dee. - Spc-
cial. - capt. Columbus caldwell of
Wnupaca, Grst superintendent of the
Wisconsin Veterans home, is dead Of
paralysis, aged * years. capt. Caldwell
was born September -, 1880, and dur
Ing the war he was captain If Co, NJ,
First Wisconsin Volunteer infantry.
Later he was register of deeds and mem
her Of the Legislature" from Wuupnca
county. lie leaves wife, two SONS and
two daughters lntcrment was at Wcy-
NuMrGh.
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In the Dime Museum

what did you do with my Their.
mometer" demanded the doctor who
had been called in to attend one Of the
freaks.
II swallowed Il, doc" answered the
glass cater. Thought 1t was my medi.
cine. "-Pittsburg Press.
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Nine Fifcmen Hurt.

PHILADELPHIA. Ia. Dec GA
Christmas eve tire Of mysterious origin
started in the cellar stairway Of NOV
ug picture theater Thursday night, al
most started Il panic, and caused heavy
damage to the building. Nine hremeu
were overcome BY smoke lighting the
flames.
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4 little girl, being punished by her
mother, flew, white with rage TO her
desk. wrote on piece Of paper. and
then going out in the yard she dug n
hole in the ground, put the paper in and
covered it over. The mother. being
interested in her child's dongs. went
out after the little girl had gone away
and dug up the paper and read Dear
devil please come and take my mamma
away."-Delineator
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Whether William II. Taft will be tn

Whether William 81. Taft will be the
greatest Of the Presidents remains to
be seen; but one thing is certain, he
will be The biggest. The chair Of the
chief executive Of the nation has sus-
timed many men Of many weights, but
none Of such tremendous bulk as Taft
says a writer in the st. Louis Globe.
Democrat This fact suggests a phys
fcal comparison with the presidents
who have gone before. The biggest
men Of the presidential line-big in
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be properly classed as big men by rea-
son Of their weight. The little man.
the man who is both shor. and thin.
has mighty slim chance of getting
into the White House.
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A shabby coat may cover a fat purse.
but the combination isn't always a safe
one to bet on.
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Oh Case Is Example.

"But Mt present the President has no
moro 70 do with the case than with the
ease of the $29OOO,00o fine imposed 10y
Judge Lands on the Standard OIL com
pany which is also on appeal and con
corning which the President has also
been repeatedly asked to interfere by
that he could not interfere while the
matter was still before the courts on APP
,a,' "
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PRESIDENT WILL
NOT INTERFERE
IN LABOR CASE
ROOSEVELT DECLARES EXECUTIVE
ACTION is IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE
COURTS END SUIT.
WILL KEEP FULLY INFORMED.
When Appeal Is Decided, All the Facts
VIII BE Considered If Plea for
Pardon Is Made.
CITES OIL FINE AS EXAMPLE

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec 90
In an official statement issued at the
white house today in regard to presiden-
tial interference in the cases of Pres-
dent Gompers, Vice President Mitchell
and Secretary Morrison of the Amer-
can Federation of Labor, now under
sentence for contempt of court, attention
is called to the fact that the cases are
still before the courts and that no mat
ter what the Presidents opinion may be
as to the business of the sentence inn
posed he cannot take any action looking
to pardon or express any opinion as TO
the merits of the case.
Text of Statement.
The text of the statement follows:
Various appeals have been made to
the President TO interfere by pardous i'll
the case of Mr.. Gompcgs and his asso.
ciatcs. Those making the appeals are
unaware of the fact that the matter is
still before the courts 1t is Il civil suit
between private parties and there has
been no way by which the government
could have interviewed even il il had de.
sired to do so. Whether the President
does or does not think the sentence of
Mr.. Gompers and his associates excess
sive is not at present of consequence be.
cause he cannot take any action or eN.
press any opinions while the case IN
pending before courts. When the deci.
sion is made then the President can
promptly consider whether the terms of
Imprisonment are excessive or improper.
But. it is, of course, impossible for the
President to act while an appeal is pend
ing. for he has nothing whatever TO act
about
Courts Must Finish.
"Thc courts must finish with the case
first and the defendants are at the pres
ent moment ut liberty on bail. If the de
PENDANTS see fit to abandon their appeal
the matter will then, of course, he
brought before the executive, in which
case it will receive immediate and most
careful consideration.
"But the defendants have a perfect
right to prosecute their appeal, and, II
unsuccessful in the final court, then to
ask for a pardon or communication. But
as long as they are prosecuting an appeal
the President has nothing TO do with the
matter. The President has already in
structed the department of justice 70
keep him fully Informed rs 10 the prog.
ress of the case so that in the event of
its becoming proper for him to act he
may have at his disposal all Of the facts
which will enable him 10 decide whether
there was justification for the sentence,
ana whether if there was justification
for some punishment, the sentence IS or
is not altogether too severe.
Oh Case Is Example
"But at present the President has no
more to do with the case than with the
ease of the $29OOO,O0O fine imposed 10y
Judge Lands on the Standard Oil com
pany which is also on appeal and con
cernng which the President has also
been repeatedly asked to interfere by