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The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
Mr.. TAFT DOES THINGS.
One incident That Shows the Quality
of the Man.

One Incident That Shows the Quality
of the Man.
This incident affords perhaps as good
an insight into the psychology of Mr.
Taft as any that could be cited. 1t IL
lustrates the way Mr.. Taft does things,
the way he works and the way he
plays, for when he plays he plays as
hard and zestfully as he works. With
him the thing is to do it. Accomplish
ment is ever his aim. 1t happened
while Mr.. Taft was on the sea, bound
for Manila to open the Philippine as
sembly. The narrator watched the pro-
ceedfngs at close range. Three men
stood between decks on the steamship,
away up in the eyes of the ship, and
contemplated hole ten feet above
their heads. A narrow iron ladder led
perpendicularly to the deck The cir
cumference of the hole seemed to ap-
proximate that of a sugar barrel. One
of the men, Ambassador O'Brien,
bound for Tokyo, was tall and spare,
lean and sinewy. The second, Judge
Thomas Burke of Seattle, was short
and rotund The third, Mr. Taft, was
larger and heavier than the other two
put together.
at would be easier for the camel to
go through the needles eve, Mr.. Sec
retary, than for you to get through
that hole,- bantered Judge Burke.
Il wouldn't like to try that climb,
I'll confess" said the ambassador.
T sr,t,, -
2s5 pound secretary of war. 1T looks
like a tough proposition"
For moment the three turned aside
to examine something to which their
attention was directed. Unregarded.
Mr.. Taft stepped to the foot of the lad
der and observed it contemplatively.
One might have deduced from his man
ner that his thoughts ran something
like this; That's a hard climb, and
that hole looks smaller than my body.
but those fellows don't believe that
can climb up that ladder and get
through the hole. believe can. Pm
going to try it."
Before he was spied Mr.. Taft had
half scaled the ladder. Ambassador
| ~ DITCH anu JuQ6c AOUIAC3 QCopllC
their lesser weight, expressed in their
faces an approximation of dismay
when they saw what the secretary was
'about. ''Yonll never make it: better
come back" advised the ambassador.
Look out the ladder doesn't break" /"
\ cautioned Judge Burke. Round after
round the secretary progressed until
his body was halfway out Of the hole.
When the circumference of his glrth
came into conjunction with the cir
conference of the hole it was toss
up for minute which would win. But
Mr.. Taft proved that he had an elastic
waist line, which won over the un-
yielding limits of the hole. But it was
struggle. He stuck to 1t grimly and
doggedly. The lifting of 2S5 pounds
of dead weight by the muscles Of the
arms is task that would tax the
strength of-a far lighter man. A final
heave and Mr. Taft hoped upon the
deck as lightly as boy. He was
smiling all over. He had won The
passengers who had watched gave hiH
a cheer. He would have stayed ia the
hole and fought it out for an hour
rather than retreat. That Is Taft.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

John Dolan, who has been held in
jail at Elizabeth, pending an investi-
CATION into the death Of Gertrude
Hand, of summit, as the alleged re-
suit of an illegal operation, was dis
charged Tuesday by the Grand Jury,
He was Immediately taken TO New
York, where ne testified before a
Grand Jury there in connection with
the prosecution of a physician who Is
said TO have performed the operation.
Wh ether Or not he will be prosecuted
there is not known
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

II PUT Mr.. Taft's deeds against
your words" writes the President to
Mr.. Bryan. II ask that Mr.. Taft be
Judged by all his deeds, for he wishes
none Of them forgotten. / ask that
you be judged both by the words you
wish remembered and by the words
that, seemingly, you and your party
now desire to have FORGOTTEN" The
test proposed is fair one to apply to
any candidate.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
Morristown NomlnatIons
OTHER REPUBLICAN NoMINA-
TIONS.

First ward-Justices Of the Peace,
Collins Weir, George t. Randolph ano
Carlton A. Dobbins. Constables,
James jackson, David Huff and S. B.
Carson.
Second ward-Justice of the Peace,
James Branch. Censtables, Carmine
VerrilH, William Jones and Harry
Wright.
Third ward-Justices of the Peace,
Francis T. Naylor, to fill S. Surdam va
cancy George E. Fighter, to fill Paul
Levey vacancy. Constables, Hugh
Boyd, Samuel Leonard and Frederick
S. Renigar.
Fourth ward-Justice of the Peace,
Wilbur f. Day. Constable, Frank j
Piper.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

Pure Linseed Oil costs much less sold from
the barrel than it does put up in Tin Cans
pay so cents per gallon the second 81. 90.
Now mix three gallons OF pure linseed oil
with 4 gallons L. & M. Paint and you have,
ready for use, 7 gallons of the best paint
made costing only $I.2o per gallon. Done
in minutes.
Phillips & Day Morristown; r. c. Henry,
Basking Ridge, N J.; w. r. Wilson, Whip
pany; J. r. Meade, Hanover, /. & NJ. Paint
Agents.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
FLEET AT YOKOHAMA.
Ships Show Effect Of Storm That De
layed Their Arrival.

Ships Show Effect Of Storm That De-
layed Their Arrival.
Yokohama, Oct. 20. Storm battered
but magnificent, the American battle
ship fleet lies in the harbor, the entire
assemblage making display unprece-
dented in the history OF Yokohama.
Two thousand school children sang
the American national anthem, the
sound Of the singing reaching far over
the waters.
The ships show the effect OF the tre-
mendous battering by the waves,
which Is described by old officers as
the worst they have ever encountered
and which delayed the arrival Of the
fleet.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

MAURICE B. DEAN, special counsel,
fled with the Supreme Court, in Wash
ington on Tuesday on behalf of New
York state. petition for an injunc-
tion to restrain the State of New Jer-
sew from constructing the proposed
trunk sewer discharging into New
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

IT was President Mckinley who per-
suaded Mr.. Taft to resign place on
the bench and take charge in the
Philippines. Mr.. Taft has had the
favorable opinion of some Of the best
Judges Of men this country has ever
known in high places.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

The sounding board over the pulpit
of st. Peters church has been removed
as some members OF the congregation
have complained that the vibrations
from il made the sermons unintelllgl-
BILE in certain parts Of the church.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
REQUIRES PRACTICE.

cdr Barber assures the voters of
this district that he stands upon the
record of the Democratic party. Most
of the Democrats we have met in the
last twelve years couldn't do that.
The Doctor couldn't do it without a
lot of practice. y Hackettstown "Ga-
1atta ;,
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
ONE BULLET KILLS TWO.

Refused Credit, Texan Shoots Store
keeper and Son.
Newton, Tex, Oct. 20-Because he
was refused further credit at store
WIN Hest fired at the proprietor, Oscar
Broussard.
The bullet passed entirely through
Broussard's body and entered that Of
his nine-year-old son, killing the latter
instantly. Broussard died later.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

T. j. Triece, tlfty-six years old, a To-
comotive engineer working on the
Lackawanna cutoff near Netcong,
died Tuesday from hydrophObia. A
dog bit him In the thumb four months
ago.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
CHICAGO RETAINS TITLE.
Wins Fourth Game and Championship
From Detroit

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 20.-By defeat
ing Detroit in the fifth game of the
series for the worlds championship
the Chicago Nationals retained the
title.
The Cubs won the first, second,
fourth and fifth contests. The pitch
ers in the concluding game were Over
all for Chicago and Donovan for the
Tigers, and the score was 2 to O.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20

Promises unkept are a poor asset
for a presidential candidate to fall
oack upon, but Bryan has nothing
else. He has no record to inspire con-
fidence.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-20
Fiction Losing Ground.
Loan Sharks At capItaI.

Loan sharks will come In for a great
deal of attention during the next ses-
sion of congress if present plans are
carried out. 1t is the common belief
in Washington that fully per cent of
the salaries and wages paid to Uncle
Sans employees in the national CAPT
tai finds it's way into the pockets Of
the loan companies and money lenders.
Clerks who are housekeepers In many
instances pay 8 per cent month for
the privilege Of sitting at the tables
eating from the dishes and sleeping
in the beds for which they once paid
the regular price and subsequently
mortgaged. Unmarried men and wo-
men with no collateral" pay any
where from 5 to 10 per cent per month
for loans ranging from 50 to $50, and
they generally die or resign before
ehey succeed IN getting square," al
though cases are recorded where prin-
cipal and legitimate interest have been
paid five times over.
Now the municipal authorities pro
pose to get after the usurers. They
can do nothing until authorized to dc
more by congress, but win try hard tC
get that authority.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
ROW FARMERS sRoKE THE RECORD.

The total value Of agricultural pro-
ducts in the United States is estimated
at nearly $4,000, ooO,O 900. We raised
about u billion and three quarters of
this In the cornhelds alone. The rest
of 1t here and there about the farm.
oats, some wheat potatoes, etc.--and
piled up Il big stack of hay or this
hay tho alfalfa shows up as a money
maker of a class by itself, We broke
the record because of higher prices to
be sure, but most OF all because we
are learning to farm for the money.
We are beginning to watch our neigh
Dor who made a ten acre field of po-
tatoes pay out like a sound national
bank. Here is a little instance of
what one crop on Il small patch of
ground may do. A farmer adjacent to
Marshalltown has a iiye-acre patch Of
alfalfa. He cut it three times this sea-
cutting. He is preparing to grind 1t
into alfalfa meal. His estimate OF the
value of the twenty odd tons of hay
secured from this five acres is about
$500. When 1t has been ground into
meal the estimate will go on up again
He says alfalfa may be grown to
great profit in Iowa. He knows some
what about ii for he can show the hay
1t requires more trouble to start, more
care in harvesting balance his esti-
mate against the ordinary yield of five
acres of clover or timothy and how
the farmers are breaking records and
why.
What would be the price Of a forty
that produces alfalfa as the five-acre
piece produced 1t. Based on the re-
turns what could farmer afford to
pay per acre for land that would give
such returns? 1t has the reasons for
the rise Of land prices and for the big
total value of the annual crop In 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

to higher things. to a fuller enjoyment
of the fruits of our civilization. to a
wider participation in the blessings of
modern society--in short to a more
abundant life-the same striving is
felt thru Europe and among the is
lands of the sea- that Is tightening the
muscles Of our social and commercial
and political body. And it may be
worth while to look about us and note
the changes that are coming to us in
the days when they are in the max
ing. For
The old order changeth. yielding place
to new:
And God fuiflls himself in many way.
Lest one good custom should corrupt
the world"
So Mr.. White prefaces his promise
to give stirring account of the sure
progress made in many states In re-
lation to tho ballot, primary nominal
lions. the control of corporations, with
illuminating facts and illustrative incl
dents. Such series of articles by
such man as William Allen White
ought to be worth reading.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

to which ne had been appointed. and
Immediately assumed control Some
six months later federal inspector
visited the agency. and seeing Wright
In the agents office. inquired If Mr.
Wright were in. Yes sir. replied the
young agent; II am Mr.. Wright"
mot j. George Wright" further
queried the inspector.
Wright insisted on his identity and
the dumfounded inspector was forced
to admit the evidence of his eyes and
ears. attic he was expecting to inter-
view an elderly man. The inspection
however. lroved SO satisfactory that
despite The fact that the appointment
was intended for Wright's father whose
initials the department had confused
with his sons the young agent was
retained In the cervice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
"Ihe Old Order chanaeth. !,

The splendid sane brain OF William
Allen White. the Kansas political
journalist could not possibly be APP
piled to a more interesting and profit
able piece of work than that which he
begins in the January American Maya :
zine. We have had in this country for
five or six years a period of agitation
and shock. during which exposures of
wrongdoing in high places have come
thick and fast. These exposures
have been followed almost Immediately
by new legislation and reforms of vart-
Gus kinds. The noise has subsidized for
the time being, and what Mr.. White
proposes is exactly what the disquieted
and somewhat puzzled citizen should
most welcome--namely, a careful and
dispassionate inventory of what has
actually been accomplished.
For ten years. says Mr. White,
there has been distinct movement
among the American people--feeble
and imperceptible against the current
during the first few years Of its begin
ning-a movement which indicates that
in the soul of the people there is a
conviction of their past unrighteous-
ness. DuTlIlS Lie lNe SGtttS isifS Pe'o'
that mo, ement has been unmistakable.
1t is now one of the big self-evident
things in our national life. 1t is called
variously Reform, the Moral Awaken
ing. the New idea, the Square Deal.
the uplift and by other local cog
nomens: but it is one current in the
thought of the people. And the most
hopeful sign of the times lies in the
fact that the current is almost world
wide. The same striving to lift men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
ERRATIc SCIENCE.
Some Wonderful Answers by School
room Small Boys.

Some Wonderful Answers by SCHOOL,
room Small Boys.
Mushrooms always grow in damp
places, and so they look like umbrel,
las" wrote small boy In the science
examination. Other examples of the
"howler" are compiled by writer In
the Scientific American:
"Air ia the most necessary Of all the
elements II there were no such thing
as air l would not be writing this es-
say now. also there would be no pneu-
matic tires, which would be sad loss
electricity and lightning are Of the
same nature, the only difference being
that lightning is often several miles In
length, While electricity Is only few
inches.
'.Air usually has no weight, but
found to weigh about fifteen pounds to
q square inch.
'srhe axis of the earth is ON imagl-
nary line on which the earth is sup.
posed to take its daily routine.
"Thc difference between air and wa
ter is that air can be made wetter, but
water cannot.
Gravity is chiefly noticeable in the
autumn when the apples are falling
from the trees.
'Things which are equal to each
other are equal to anything else.
"a parallel straight line is one which
II produced to meet itself does not
meet.
'The blood is putrefled in the lungs
by inspired air."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
pErruvEss is A FOE TO REFORM.

III the Officers OF the antl-Salooh
league would always exercise the ordi-
nary caution and common sense Of the
average business man the cause would
reach farther In the case of one John
Mulligan of Clinton. whose fine was
was made an excuse for q bitter at
tack on the chief executive by the SUI
perintendent of the Anti Saloon league.
BY many the statement of the superin-
tendent was accepted and considerable
caustic eminent ma lie all the expense of
the governor. Now It develops by evil
dence of the clergy of the city and by
that Of reputable temperance men that
the fine ought never to have been as
sessed ard that the governor s~act was
one of plain. just, common sense appli-
cation of the square deal.
The worst foes of a great movement
are otter the men who assume charge
of IT.; its greatest difficulties created
by unjust and petty methods. The an
ti-saloon league has done good work
in many places and at many times. It
is suppos ed to represent, and does rep
resent, powerful sentiment among the
people who are anxious to create bet
ter condi tons in government. 1t Is not
All instrument of vengeance but a
~, .nsS
it descellds to- pettiiogging and UNI
founded TRADE, oounsels and urges In
justice and fails to distinguish between
the worst and the best OF the class 1t
opposes it fails to represent those who
are the source of Its power and the
buwark of its existence, Small men
and small methods have set back all
reforms.
The anti saloon league has the sym
patty OF a majority Of the state as II
has the l;upport Ola great part Of Iowa
citizens. If it desires to keep what 1t
has and increase its influence 1t must
take the high ground of movement
and rise above pettiness 1t must rid
itself of a certain class of detectives"
whose record IS enough to discredit any
movement, cease railing at men who
are sincerely attempting to see justice
one without regard to private desire
but with large consideration of the
laws AMI fill its offices with men big
enough 10 understand the purposes and
opportunities of its organization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
Why NOT QUARANTINE THE pesT House2

A Des Moines minister is trying out
en- tailor sent to jail for a taS:n on
account of prbtracted spree. The
minister attempts to impress the man
with thu. suggestion that he is going
home to drink no more; that he is
going to be good. Over and over this
lesson il; to be impressed upon the pa
tient until it shall, presumably,
amount to hypnosis. When it has
been sufficiently impressed he will go
out cured of his appetite or at least
strength ened with resolution that
shall prevent a relapse into his old
habit. The reporter adds, information
to the effect that the man seems to
be firing of the treatments. Perhaps
the newspaper man is skeptical and not
fully convinced Of the efficacy of the
treatment. II so he is not alone in his
infidelit.s. 1t is to he hoped that the
minister may succeed, and the tailor
stick to his goose and avoid the cup
that inebriates. Nevertheless those who
have had experience with cases of this
kind must hope against hope.
The minister is up against hard
proposition. While this man is in jail
and pelitent, removed from tenpta
ton and probably still squeamish from
the results of his debauch,. no doubt
he is &. pretty fair subject for sug-
gestion. When he gets out he must
run the gauntlet Of the streets and if
he can get to and from his work with
out the seductive scent of alcohol drift
ing to his nostrils from half dozen
bars he must go thru the alleys. a
sniff of whiskey makes the whole world
Of drurlkards kin. 1t will be a secure
and copper nailed suggestion that
carries him past day after day.
If the fellow actually wants to quit
this suggestion will help him and
strengthen his resolve. That is about
all the Knoxville treatment can or
does de-. If he means to stay quit he
must get away from the gang, culti-
vate new people, find his pleasures and
his company in new places. and quit
dozen other habits with the one.
But snt it a little homogeneous for
us to seek hypnotic suggestion and
establish an expensive institution for
the treatment of men in Jail and under
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
Topics of the Times.

The product of all the diamond fields
of the earth fade into insigniiicance
before the cackle of the hen.
An Alabama town has put a tax on
old bachelors. Maybe it's worth the
tain Alabama.
When a dentist in China is extract
ing tooth for patron an assistant
pounds on gong to drown out the
cries of the patient. Mr. Carnegie's
conversation is having much the same
effect on Mr.. Schwab's cutlery.
An A. b. who was also G d,
And of money who hadn't N e,
Said, "1'll write an s A
On the Age of p K
And I'll sell 1t for cash, don't U CO.
-l.lppincotts.
The Turkish parliament is mostly
dark meat.
Lady--1've been expecting packet
of medicine by post for a week. and I
haven't received 1t yet.
p O. Clerk-Yes, madam. Kindly
fill in this form, and state the nature
of your complaint.
Lady-Well, If you must know, It's
bilionusness! ---London Punch.
Speaking at the Lotos club Satur-
day night, Baron Takahira, the Jap
anese ambassador, gave pleasant as
surances of firmly established friend
ship between his country and our own.
"In our International transactions"
said he. there is no such word as di-
plomacy as popularity defined"
One unfortunate thing about Christ
mas time is the overlooking with pres
ents of those who have plenty of this
worlds goods and the poverty where
there is not the wherewithal to provide
even the necessities.
the toy pistol is not q Christmas at
tachment.
The mercury is keeping company
with the price Of the Christmas pres
ent.
II every man and woman who gave
to make Christmas for the unfortunate
were to wear a distinguishing mark,
the charity Golfers would bulge side
wise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

to town he found his gun. etc, had
not arrived. whereupon he wrote to
the keeper, asking him to forward 1t
at once, and he received reply stat
ing that when he Cthe keeper had re-
ceived the other "a to which he was
certified" the gun would be forward
ed 1t wns detained TIL payment was
made.
The gentleman wrote to the keepers
master and received reply that "he
(he master) never intcrfered between
his guests and his servants in the
matter The gentleman as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
Funny Fov.

Everybody knows Funny Eddie. Foy.
He Is coming back to the Casino,
broadway, New York, this week in a
new show called MIR Hamlet. of
Broadway" Eddie F'oy as Hamlet is
simply a scream. No other world will
express 1t. and his great song hit.
when / Was Kid Like You" is the
very best thing In the show, now APP
pearing at the Casino. OF course tho
New York World has got this song for
its readers. Words and music complete
with next Sundays issue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23
The Wrong Mr.. Wright.
(Knnsns City Innrnal

The story OF Commissioner J.
George Wlight's first Indian service is
the old story Of the wrong Mr.. Wright.
According to the story, Wright was
first appraised of his appointment by
official advice from Washington. He
mad not been an applicant for favors
and hence the commission was great
surprise ia him. However, he imme-
diately departed for the Dakota agency
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

sentence and afterward turn them out
to run the gauntlet between two long
lines of the dogs that bit them?
Wouldn't 1t be good plan to quar-
antine the causes of infection along
with the pest houses?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

Keep the kids out of the pool halls
urges the Des Moines Capital IF they
will not walk out when told the pro-
prietors should throw them out. The
issue is not one which should be pro-
onged by extended debate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-23

Congress has swallowed the bait.
hook. line and as much OF the pole as
1t could get hold or says the Daven-
port Times. "All the president has to
do is to pull it out of the water and
use the big stick as a club