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The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
New Mistress Will Do Her Own Shopping

of evening gowns made of the fascinat-
ing, filmy Philippine fabrics. which she
brought back to the states with her
after her long residence in Manila.
And yet she brought only what she
might have actual need Of In the near
fture. According to her thrifty nature.
she purchases only what she can see
a use for. Mrs. Taft has never been
wealthy. Her money is always spent
judiciously.
Mrs. Taft patronizes always the con-
sentative establishments. Good val.
ne for the money is what she looks
for first in shopping. She rarely goes
into the cheap stores. except for unim-
portant articles. which careful women
know how to buy. During her resi-
dence in Washington she has done her
purchasing mainly in the shops along
F street.
Mrs. Taft and her daughter are both
careful buyers. In doing Christmas
shopping, they rarely are guilty Of pur.
chasing useless trines. They 60 about
months before the holiday week. and
by the time other Christmas shoppers
are beginning to think of buying, their
gifts are bought and carefully put
away, carefully labeled, awaiting the
suspicious day. In this respect Mrs.
Taft is much like Mrs. Roosevelt, only
that Mrs. Roosevelt does much of her
gift shopping in the jewelry shops.
while Mrs. Taft is more apt to look
in the department or notion stores.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

uIASHINGTON.-T rough r.
w ders" Of the Taft administration
will be the members of the Yale class
of 1873. When Roosevelt became
president the soldiers Of his famous
regiment became the White House
pets. The Rough Rider colonel never
overlooked an opportunity to show his
affection for his comrades by granting
them favors of great and small i'm
portance. The fondness of the presi-
dent for his cowboys and quick shoot
ers was 80 pronounced that 1t had q
marked effect on the popular under
standing of his administration.
Mr.. Taft's personal loyalty and de-
votion will go to an entirely different
set of men. The one set of men whom
he places above others in sentimental
and affectionate regard is made up Of
the youngsters. now grown up, who
graduated at Yale in 1873. Nearly all
of these men are now little over so
years of age, and most of them un-
der IS.
Those in good health are in active
occupations. and a large number have
made their marks in various lines.
They live in many countries of the
world and cover wide ranges of work.
Classified, the largest body is COM
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
tWash Ladies" Must Have a License

or retire from business. As a cOnse-
quence women of all colOrs and ages
are leaving their names and applica-
ton for the coveted license. More
than 500 have already requested per-
mission to continue the vocation Of
cleansing wearing apparel.
1t is understood some learned in
spector discovered dangerous MI
crobes in his starched shirt front, and
hence the order that all washerwomen
must take out permits. 1t is intend
ed to examine all places where family
laundering is performed and see that
they are put in a perfectly sanitary
condition. Otherwise the business Of
cleansing them must cease.
A regulation was promulgated that
Objectionable noises must be elm
mated. Soft pedals were to be put
on the early garbage collection wa
CONS, and the negro with superabun-
dant joy was instructed to cease whis.
Ting after dark.
All dogs must be muzzled or held
in leash. All homeless cats are
supposedly gathered up by the pound.
master.
All newsboys must have a license.
before selling papers. Every cash girl
and office boy under IA years of age
must have his or her little permit be
fore.
Lettering on the streets Is pro-
hibited.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

THE next mistress of the White
! House will 60 shopping just as ladies
OF less exalted position, In the city
stores. The Washington store-keep-
ers are elated. In the next three
months Washington women will order
enough gowns to last two years. 1t ID
always so in the winter preceding the
Inauguration of new president.
That Mrs. Taft is SO friendly to
Washington means many thousands OF
dollars to them. Not many years has
a president been elected who practt-
cally considered Washington his home.
In the matter of clothes Mrs. Taft
is q woman of the plain type. While
we'll and usually handsomely gowned
her clothes are never the first thing
which attracts the attention of the
stranger. Her taste runs to the plain
cloth and rich silks. She Is en-
phatically not the tailOr-made silk
lined woman. Her favOrite cOlors for
the street are brown and gray and for
evening wear pink, almost invariably.
She has never appeared in an Inn
ported gown. She has had number
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

NJ is now unquestfon-
w ably the most governed city on
earth. 1t stands without rival in
the matter of statutes and regula-
tons. Congress enacts the laws and
a triumvirate of commissioners pre-
scribe the rules under which people
may live and move and have being
Each and every walk Of life Is plas-
tered with regulations. These range
all the way from supervision of wash
erwomen to the control of corpora
tons.
And SO it came to pass that the
other day the local health department
was besieged by washerwomen, all
seeking the required license by means
of which they may be enabled to
sneak the weeks laundry of the or
binary taxpayer home without the
whole bundle being confiscated by a
vigilant inspector. Every lady" who
takes in washing. and they are esti-
maetd to number more than 5000,
must obtain a permit within 30 days
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
HE HIT HIS MARK.

During the recent territorial maneu-
vers the subject of rife shooting fire.
quently cropped up at one of the Of
ficers' messes.
I'll bet anyone here a box Of
cigars" said Lieut.. A., that can fire
20 shots at 200 yards, and tell, without
waiting for the marker, the result of
each one correctly"
"Done!" cried Maj. B. And the
whole mess turned out early the next
morning to witness the experiment.
The lieutenant fired.
Miss" he announced calmly.
Another shot.
Miss" he repeated.
A third shot.
Miss"
Here, hold on" put in Maj. B.
What are you trying to do? You're
not firing for the target"
"Of course mott" was the cool re-
sponse I'm firing for those cigars!"
And he got them.-Answers.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

THE government printing office was
j an important factor in the recent
presidential campaign. This institu-
ton turned oht for the Republican and
Democratic parties 7,418.7OO copies OF
speeches delivered in congress. sur
passing all previous records by 3,OOO.-
900 copies.
The total weight of campaign
speeches printed since the beginning
of the Sixtieth congress exceeds AGO.
900 pounds, or about IA car loads.
The printed sheets would completely
cover As square acres of ground. and
If each page could be laid end to end
a bicycle track 947 miles long could
be obtained.
The number of words contained in
this years run of speeches have been
roughly estimated at 100000, 900. 900
With the newspaper calculation of four
readers to each copy, this would re-
auire the assimilation of nearly 1000
OO0, 900, 900 words.
The printing of speeches in the gov
eminent printing Office for members
of the senate and house of representa-
tives has been reduced to An exact
science through years Of experience.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

Mother, look exactly like white
Niger"
Therefore, such good looks as these
Hohenzollern princesses have come to
them wholly from their father. Prin-
cess Charlotte and Princess Sophie
are the most attractive, and they have
both kept their youth remarkably
well. "he youngest Of the four. Prin-
cess Margaret. resembles her mother
more than do any Of the others. All
of them are expert at riding and open
air diversions. Princess Victoria is
one of the best horsewomen in Eu-
rope. She is very fond of the sport.
As said above, Princess Charlotte 10
not at all impressed with her imperial
brothers dignity. Some time ago the
kaiser caused to be published q piece
Of music known as The Song Of
Aeigir," of which he himself claimed
to be the composer. The piece was
performed at the Royal opera house
In Berlin, and all of the courtiers pro-
nounced it a remarkable piece Of
music. Princess Charlotte. however.
was secretly amused, and, having
some ideas of her own on the subject.
privately questioned the kaiser's adju-
tant. Count Won Moltke. .r..
Tell me-" said she, who helped
his majesty to put together that fear
full song?"
The adjutant was very much embar-
raised, and tried to avoid a direct an
swer. Finally, when hard pressed, he
said:
His majesty composed the song"
YES" said the princess, that is, of
course, the Official version. But what
1 want you to tell me is just how his
majesty did it."
AT the piano." replied the adjutant
Princess Charlotte smiled ironically.
YES" said she, but since when has
his majesty learned to play the
piano." Her tone was disconcerting.
A little later she showed Count Won
Moltke that she was quite well aware
that he had composed the music, and
that the orchestration had been done
by DR.. Becker, who afterward received
decoration as a reward for his as
sistance and his silence in the affair.
Many other stories are told of the
cleverness and humor of Princess
Charlotte, who finds the kaiser's
formal functions a good deal of a
bore. Indeed, she is quite democratic
in her irreverence for court forms; so
much so that the empress once said of
her: "She demoralizes the younger
officers"
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
lnexpensive, But Effective.

An expensive touring car stood I'M
attended in front of City college on
Amsterdam avenue on Sunday morn
ing. A man and woman walked by.
The man carried camera. An idea
dawned upon the woman. After the
two had looked about carefully she
stepped into the tOnneau of the car,
turned and rested hand on the back
as if about to alight. The man
pressed the button and the camera did
the rest. For a background besides
the automobile. which she did not
own, the picture has the impression
of the snowy college building. 1t made
a luxurious setting and no doubt will
have the desired effect on out-of-town
recipients of the photographs.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
SWindlers' Ruse.

SWinoIer8' Ruoe.
The Toulouse police have arrested
a gang Of swindlers. whose stock in
trade was a beautiful old cabinet and
considerable effrontery.
With these they took on lease for
the summer an old castle near Tou-
louise, and hired a venerable-looking
old lady to act as its owner. They
then found an amateur, took him to
the castle and sold him the cabinet.
Then they invited the victim to
lunch, and while he was eating the
meal the real cabinet was replaced by
a perfect imitation. which eventually
the victim carried of with him.
The swindlers, before their arrest,
succeeded in selling their cabinet 80
times at prices varying from $500 to
$3.50.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia e.
Pinkham'sV Vegetable Compound.
IenaV. Henry, of Norristown, Ga,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 suffered untold misery from f.
male troubles. My doctor said an opera.
ton was the only chance i had, and /
dreaded it almost as much as death.
Zone day / read how other women
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and decided to
try it. Before / had taken the first
bottle I was better, and now / am en-
tirely cured. ..
EVERY woman suffering with any
female trouble should take Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
disbursements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f5roid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous proStration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites an sick
women to write her for advice.
she has guided thousands to
health. Address. Lynn. Mass.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

1t is said that Emperor William Of
Germany has always been careful that
the ancestral cradle of the Hohenzol-
lerns should be used for each infant
member Of his family in succession.
This cradle is over two centuries old
and is of curiously carved black oak.
It ID supposed to protect the baby who
sleeps in 1t from commissions and other
childish ailmentS
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
Bad Luck.

Mother" said five-year-old Jack.
how much older than you Is father!
Just 13 years." replied tho unsus-
pecting parent.
well. mother" seriously Continued
the child, the next time you marry,
don't marry q man IL years older than
you: don't you know It II bad luck!"
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
Yale Classmates to Be Taft's Intimates


posed Of teachers. and next come the
ministers.
These are the Bens. the Bobs. the
Jims Of the next president. As boys
and men they have been closest to
his heart. He knows their wives and
their children. No matter how busy,
he is always ready to hear about .
new baby or grandchild or an old
classmate With many he keeps up .
correspondence. He may not appoint
as many of them to once rs Roose-
welt did Rough Riders. but the White
House doors are sure to be open to
them. These are the men who will
come and get their names In the pa
pers, instead Of the bristling. noisy
Rough Riders.
A few of the most prominent mem
bers of the class are:
Herbert w. Bowen. diplomatist; he
was serving as minister to Venezue-
la while Taft was secretary of war.
and was recalled by President Roose
welt because of certain diplomatic in
discretions. Before being appointed to
Venezuela he was minister to Persia.
w. H. Law, former member Of the
Connecticut legislature and former as
sistant tax commissioner of New York.
James Briggs McEwan. Republican
leader In Albany and for three terms
member of the state senate.
Merrill Moores. formerly assistant
attorney general of Indiana
James Protus PiggOt, formerly q
member of congress from Connecticut.
Majiro Taneka Tajiri. vice minister
of finance of Japan in 1892 and en-
nobled in 1895 for service In the war
with China.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
After the Call.

AYtef tne C1JJ.
Don't you find Miss Tacit very
dull?"
NO, I find her quite refreshing. She
never has anything to say. Most girls
have nothing to say, and say it. Miss
Tacit has nothing to say-and doesn't
say it."
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

The German kaiser has four sisters,
all of whom are younger than himself.
The first sister is Princess Charlotte
Of Saxe-Meiningen. who is married.
and is now 48 years of age. The Sec
ond is Princess Victoria, married to
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe.
and is now in her forty-third year.
The third is Princess Sophie, who
made the best match of all, being mar
ried In her nineteenth year to Crown
Prince Constantine of Greece. She is
now 80 years Of age. The fourth and
youngest is Princess Margaret, who
celebrated her thirty-sixth birthday in
April last. She married Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse.
The princesses are all true Hohen-
zollerns. though they differ very much
in their mental capacity and tastes.
The eldest Of them. Princess Char
lotte, Is a good deal like the kaiser
himself. She blurts out whatever
comes into her mind. and sometimes
opposes her imperial brother In q very
spirited sort Of fashion, 30 that the
kaiser is a little bit afraid of her.
Crown Princess Sophie Of Greece has
a special grievance against her broth
er. because. when Greece last made
war on Turkey, in 1897. the kaiser
gave his sympathy entirely to the
Turks. German artillerymen were
present in the Turkish army, and
Greece was beaten to her knees in a
campaign of 81 days. Princess Sophie's
husband, Constantine, is in Greece
usually styled the duke of Sparta.
Princess Victoria, the wife of
Prince Adolf, is the least clever of the
four sisters. 1t was originally intend
ed that she should marry Prince Alex
ander of Battenberg, but happily Bis
marck interfered to prevent the match,
and Alexander opportunity died. AT
a family meeting Crown Princess
Sophie is said to have asked in a de-
spairing mind: What can our broth
er admire in that nasty old sultan?''
To which Princess Victoria replied:
ASK my husband. He must know;
for the kaiser tells him everything -
Prince Adolf, being thus appealed to,
explained in these words:
william says that he likes the sui
tan because he is the embodiment OF
absOlutism. He Is a ruler who has
resolved to reign even at the cost OF
seeing half his people killed SO that
the other half may learn to obey"
All these royal ladies combine in
their personality a regal bearing and
a handsome presence. They are far
better favored in this respect than
was their mother, Princess Victoria
daughter of Queen Victoria of Eng
land. She was the queens Oldest
child, and was plain to a degree. In
| fact, she was keenly aware Of this
herself, though she was never sensi
tive about 1t, and used to speak about
it with a touch of derisiOn. She had
the fortune to marry Crown Prince
Frederick Of Prussia afterwards EN-
peror Frederick of Germany, who was
the most superbly handsome prince In
Europe.
It was about the time of her be
trothal to him that she is said to have
been found one day by Queen Victoris
examining her face carefully in the
mirror. The princess turned around
slowly, and with q comical grimace
remarked with an air Of intense con
viction:
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
TO CURE a coUoH
Or Break q Cold II - tieue0

Nix two ounces Of Glycerine and .
half ounce Of Virgin OH Of Pine com
pound pure with half pint Of Straight
Whisky. Shake well and take . tee
spoonful every four hours.
The genuine Virgin OIL Of Pine CON
pound pure II prepared Only By The
Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
md Is put up only In haR-ounce Malls
Zach vial securely sealed IN . Toune
xpoden case to insure its freshneA
hid purity.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
Easy.

Easy.
Have you mapped out no career
for your SOM"
Yep, a sort of a career"
But you do not seem to concern
yourself much about his education"
Nope, he won't need no education.
we're going to run him for vice-presi-
dent!"-Houston Post.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

Laundry work It home W0u)4 b
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used In order to set the
desired stiffness. II is usually neces'
sary to use % much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric -
hidden behind paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear.
ing quality OF the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome BY using
Defiance Starch. n It can b applied
much more thinly because Of its great
O. strength than other makes.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following 10 . never failing rem
edy for rheumatism. and II followed
up 1t will effect complete cure OF
the very worst cases: Nix one-haR
pint of good whiskey with ooe ounce
Of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound Take
in tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bedtime" The ingre-
dents can be procured ut any drug
store and easily mixed at homo.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
An Aueoer1t.

do you think that the people ought
to ruler" asked the patriot
Don't ask me-" answered the nerv'
GUS man. I'm prejudiced againse TIE
idea. I'm a baseball umpire"
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
His Eailino Sioht.

Waiter. asked you for green tea"
THAT is green tea, sir"
"Oh, It It? l must be getting color
blind. l thought 1t was blonde. Chi
caEo Record-Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
Tons of Campaign Print Sent by Frank

The printing is paid for by the mem
Der of congress drawing the reQuisi-
ton, but the mailing is done by frank.
at public expense.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
A Terror 70 Hls Kind

A certain congressman IS the father
Of a bright lad Of ten. who persists. de-
spite the parental objection and de-
cree, in reading literature Of the half.
dime" variety.
That's a nice way to be spending
your time" said the father ON one &C.
casion. What's your ambition. any
howl"
Dad" responded the youngstef.
with a smile. I'D like to have people
tremble like aspen leaves at the mere
mention of my name."-Lippincott's.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
USED TO n.

Old Gent-Are you not ashamed to
stand there listening to such awful
language?
The Boy-Oh course I amt. I'm .
eo6 caddie.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

homestead and 100 at $500 per acre.
"A vast rich country and a contented pros
porous people. "-Exf>ad JroM co1ysstenfenee
Of a Natio1aI Editor. zcAose oisH 20 Uessrvs
Casada. is .4sgHst. 1905, .ras an fnJfs>afIos.
Many have paid the entire cost of their
farms and had balance OF from $1,000 to
5000 per acre as result of one crop.
Spring wheat, winte- wheat, Cats, barley,
fax and peas are the priccipal crops, while
the wild grasses bring to perfection the
best cattle that have ever teen sold on
the Chicago market.
Splendid climate, schools and churches
in all localities. Railways touch most OF
the settled districts, and prices for produce
are always good. Lands may also be pur-
chased from railway and land companiea
For pamphlets, maps and inioEmatioo
regarding low railway rates, apply TO
Supssiaes,jsnt a tn0iQaaiao
Osaawa, CaaaAa
OF 70 the authorized Canadian Govt Agent:
w. 19NNEr1.
60 usv ya1 ~ $1,000 ooaAA us1sas1A.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

push the machine into the shed after
bringing it from the field. 1t should
be cleaned and oiled thoroughly SO
that rust cannot get in its destructive
work.
Why not a course of study in sales
manship in our agricultural colleges!
II there is one point in which the av-
erage farmer is weak 1t Is knowing
how to dispose of his produce to the
hest advantage. Such a course could
he arranged to teach the farmer what
he should know about the distribution
of the farm products of the world.
He will then learn to dispose OF MS
goods scientifically, just as to-day the
advanced farmer raises his scien,
tifically.
Lime sulphur wash for spraying for
San Jose scale is made as follows:
To make $50 gallons Of the mixture,
take SIS pounds of best stone lime and
so pounds of sulphur. Make paste of
the sulphur and have from Is to 70
gallons of boiling water in an iron
caldron over a brisk fire. Into this
put the lime, Immediately adding the
sulphur paste. This is rapidly cooked.
40 or so minutes. or longer, or until
it looks as red as canned tomatoes.
Il must be vigorously stirred all the
while, when it gets as smooth as glass.
Then add q sufficient amount of hot
water to make $50 gallons. Strain
through fine wire sieve or netting. and
apply while mixture is still warm. Use
q good pump with . high pressure.
and coat every twig. The time to
spray for the San Jose scale II In the
fall or the early spring. while the
leaves are o6.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
. estern Canada
MORE 1lo CROPS On 1903

Another 80, 900 set
tlers from the United
States. New dis
tricts opened for set
element. 800 acres
ofland to each set.
tleP.-160 free
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-22
FORMER ATTY.
GEN'L Of OHIO
IS FOR BRYAN
Republicans Sold Judicial
Privilege to the Stand
ard Oil Co.
Frank Monnett, While Pros
ecuting Standard Oil in
Ohio, Says the Company
Made Campaign Contribu-
tons and Was Allowed to
Name Supreme Court JUS
tees.
Bv Associates Press.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 2l.-
Frank S. Monnett. fromer attorney
general of Ohio, addressed a large
gathering of Uta-l democrats at the
atre last night. Mr.. Monnett, after
discussing the principal issues of the
campaign said:
The reason | left the republican
party and advocate the election OF
Mr. Bryan is due to the fact that
while I was prosecuting the Stan
dard Oil trust in Ohio. and with every
reason to expect a successful issue,
the republican campaign fund in Ohio
was swelled by contributions by the
Standard Oil COMPANY and in return
that company was allowed 10 name
the personnel Of the supreme court
of Ohio, whereupon all of the Stand
ard Oil cases were promptly dis
missed. Then I became democrat