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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-25

was no sound now but
Of Markart's stertorous
breathing, but presently
the measured tramp be-
low came. passed. turn
ed and passed away. Lee
page gave a last tug at
the fastenlngs of his
rope, threw the end out
Of the window, took the
mattress and dropped 1t
very carefully as
straight down as he
could.
The next moment, In
spite of Sterkoff. 'some-
body had left the palace.
Whv nOf2 Tho r,,ro-,ou
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-25

sources were mattress. spare pair
~ of sheets and a vial half
! : !: !: !: :; ::
k1B full of the draft which
@R 4 DR.. hatcher had pre-
NM a scribed for the king.
I2s1AN Its very unfortunate.
NT but I've not the least
+ SJ - notion how much would
kill him." thought Lee
"IUe not the page, as he poured the
feast. no medicine-presumably
tloh noE strong sedative-into the
LII LII, 49,. m"'o wineglass and filled up
'''''' with wine from the bot.
tie Sterkoff had provided. He came
back. holding the glass aloft with q
satisfied air. Now it's fit for gentle
man to drink out Of" said he, as he set
it down by Markart's hand. The cap
tain took it up and swallowed it ut a
draft.
ugh! ,Corked, think! Beastly,
anyhow" said he.
Captain Markart thought he would
smoke his cigar in the little room. lying
on the bed He was tired and sleepy
very sleepy, there was no denying it.
Lepage sat down and ate and drank.
He found no fault with the wine in the
bottle. Then he went out and looked
at Markart. The captain lay in his
shirt. breaches and boots. He was
sound asleep and breathing heavily.
His cigar had fallen on the sheet, but
apparently had been out before 1t fell.
Lepage regarded him with pursed lips,
shrugged his shoulders and slipped the
captains revolver into his pocket. The
captains recovery must be left to fate.
For the next hour he worked at his
pair of sheets. slicing, twisting and
splicing. In the end he found himself
possessed Of fairly stout rope twelve
or thirteen feet long, but he could find
nothing solid to tie 1t to near the win.
dow except the bed, and that was a
yard away. He would still have q fall
of twenty feet, and the ground was
hard with q spring frost. There would
be need of the mattress. He put out
all the lights in the room and cautious
ly raised the window.
The night was dark. He could not
see the ground. He stood there ten
minutes. Then he heard measured
tramp A dark figure, just distinguish.
able, came around the corner Of the
palace. walked past the window to the
end of the building. turned, walked
back and disappeared. Hurriedly Lee
page struck match and took the time.
Again he waited; again, the figure came
Again he struck light and took the
time. He went through this process
five times before he felt reasonably
sure that he could rely on having ten
minutes to himself If he started the
moment Sterkotf's sentry had gone
around the corner of the building.
He pulled the mattress up on to the
sill of the window and waited. There
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-25

of sheets and a vial half
full Of the draft which
DR.. hatcher had pre-
scribed for the king.
Its very unfortunate.
but I've not the least
notion how much would
kill him. thought Lee
page. as he poured the
medicine-presumably a
strong sedative-into the
.,,f,~ 80 NVlH
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

Mr. TAFT wi DO. He Will enforce thc
laws and prosecute the violation OF
the AVS When he has eylleaoc. bus
he Will nelih- allow "a lawbreakcr 20
go untouChsd nor viii he prosecute
the innocent ly Wanton suits.
"1ne erea huiwa.k OF ordered ib-
erty and ndivlduai rights Is 90 De
framed IN he courts Ever ono
knows Mr. Taft eminent as lawyer
and as judge. and understanding
the profound Importance of his actios
would appoint 10 the courts of the
United States oniy men Of lega. train
ing. as fear'o as honest. Or OK
pcrionoed as himself DO you think
that uncertainty ns 60 appo ailments
10 che bench would be- in otherv .sc
than injurious TO business and alarm
ing To every man that believes that
true liberty cannot exist without .aw
and order aud an independet jude
1ry. Mr. Gompers says De D. sEtsf q
with NJ. Byan's pledges io him Mr.
Gompcrs would make the blacklist
and the boycott Legal. and would hy
'aw create a privileged class. IN,
Greatest menace TO free government
ua. can Do devifed Would this ere
afa confidence and advance pros-
periy2
''Aucr describing Mr. Bryan os o
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
sixteen Minutes for Hughes.


straus was interrupted by the APP
'pearance of Governor Hughes in the
hall The crowd sprang 70 its feet.
waving flags; the band playeda lively
,air. which could hardly be heard. and
for sixteen minutes there was an up
aoar. The excitement increased when
Hughes reached the platform. Men
were standing on chairs. throwing
their hats into the air and shouting
at the top OF their voices. Hughes
stood smi.ing'y before the turbulent
audience
When Porter introduced Hughes
as the next governor OF New York
there was more cheering.
The governor paid a tribute to Taft
and then took up the issues of the
state campaign. George A. Knight,
OF California, was the next speaker.
Nineteen Minutes for Taft.
II was two minutes after 1 1 when
Taft arrived. As soon as he was
Tecognized there was tremendous
cheering. which lasted nineteen min
utes, The crowd shouted taft. Tafi.
Big Bill Taft" and sang Yale SONGS
while the baud played. but the in
struments could be heard only when
the cheering died down bit.
Taft stood on the platform with a
smile of appreciation wreathing his
face. As the cheering continued min
ute after minute. Taft grew more
serious ana tried to compel silence
by holding up his hand, but this
simply caused more cheers than ever.
Geporal Porter stood beside the can
dicste and finally obtained compare
tive quiet. Then he introduced Taft
as "our next president" and the
cheering was resumed. When It
stopped Taft started his speech
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
IZ.husetts, covered in his speech at
m.iison Square garden last night
sues of both national and stat,
I He contracted the ami
49, man who mercy deals in
,,e loNr which do not even gilt
~ raAs'e'
ser'' reo3rd Of fallacies was
vryan S,yiW on : the oratorical
! ,n,owr u senator Lodge brought
'rs,eca, 20 his audience that III,
.,alo, noTssue is not by any means
q ,,esA yonly dormant. and might
Wrought to life by Bryan in
lnua s Aouse. Mr.. Bryaik yarioys
OmerS Q lrieg abOut cOyfratlfA
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

country, an eminent lawyer. DIS
iinguished Judge. n great administra-
tor, n tried dip'omat, his c0ntribu-
ton to our political history has been
IN deeds not words. His disinter-
ostei work for the Filipino people.
hs iahors Tor the Panama Canal, hls
management II Cuba. his conduct OF
the war department. are The lasting
monuments of hif career No matter
what bofalls him, these great achieve
mcnts stand. The past at least Is
secure No political party ever put
forward a eradicate stronger IN char
acter. better equipped. better trained
more gble than the candidate OF the
ReRpubican party this var. You
know what he is No mifts Of un-
certainty hang about him. NO fieetiag
fa'nb0ws dance before bis eyes.
Therefore. 1 say TO you that 4 Is the
duty Of the American people as well
Hs the part OF wisdom Co elect as
president. william Howard TAFT
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
REV. GEO. W. rutland
Says Vinol Built Him up and
Strengthened Him When Run
DDwn and OvcrwOrkcd.

IL have used the cod liver and iron
preparation. vinol, as a tonic and /
do not believe there Is any other med
icine that can equal IT, II built me up
and strengthened me when rundown
and over-worked. Vlnol has done for
me more than was claimed for IT,"
Rev. Geo. w. Rutland. Keene. y. II.
Vlnol Is an honest medicine. IL
contains no Injurious drugs. but Il
actually does contain all Of the medi-
cinal. curative and bodybuilding ele-
ments OF cod liver oil actually taken
from fresh Gods livers without a drop
OF oil to upset the stomach and re-
tard its work. and tonic iron added.
vlnol is recognized throughout the
world as the greatest strength creator
for old people. weak. sickiy women
and children, aud 10 build up strength
after sickness.
Ninol is also unoxcellod for hacking
coughs. chronic colds aud bronchitis
II Ninol falls TO give satisfaction
We always return money on demand
". u. Mcpherson, Druggist Padncah.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

81 turn from the state to the ma
ton and there. too, We want 10 knop
what measures We are TO expect. aud
what candidates mean This is tho
greatest business city Of the United
States. with one exception The great
est bushes center OF the world and
in this city and in this state. more
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

pute private character. but 'siin %.
opinions always ln the wrong. ls
everything by starts aud roihr.ng
Ions. Mr. Lodeo continued.
''rufn .o The Republican candidate.
TIE. too. j. OF sp0tioss characicr He
too O. eloquent IN speech. bat iu ali
olso bow different from his oppon-
tnis Familiar with the history OF bis
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
Physicians prescribe i.

cannot refrain from saying that out
siders find &c difficult TO understand
Why a candidate for high Office
should be opposed because he euieav-
ors TO carry out the provisions OF his
state constitution. But the interest
in tn governorship Of New York il
second only 10 the interest Of the
American peop'e in the presidency il
self This IS due partly to the great
ness of the state but partly also
and IN arg measure this year to the
character and achievements OF Gov
ernor Hughes and to the nature of the
contest made against him for re-elec-
tion. let me tell you how this con-
test i00ks 10 the CITIZENS OF other
state. We see in Governor Hughes a.
man who grendered a great public
service in the Insurance Investigation.
We see IN him an able goveracr who.
has labored feariess'y ana increasingly
for what be believes TO be right and
in the IN and highest interests Of
the people,, and OF good government.
We may or may not agree with all
his views Or policies. but this is OF no
importance. II is Gear 10 as that his
purposes are lofty. that his aims are
high He is a man or deeds, he has
striven for what Is bes;. he has shown
a great generosity ad proved his
staurch Rcpubicanism IN lahoring
for the national cause even to the
sacrifice OF his on personal interests.
His defeat as We look at 70 would
mean q bow 10 The best ideals Of
American politics and would saw 10
every man struggling for the right On
public life that safety and success are
to- be found In low aims and subser-
viency TO selfish interests and thai
the reward for brave battle for the
right can only De political defeat. We
cannot believe that the people OF New
York will permit such a miserable
message Of discouragement and de-
feat 20 go forth to Us on e,ection
night
Every one knows where Governor
Hughes stands. He msleads no man.
He Is great national figure The
NNAhANA ANAnAiNF NANA TT Ar NnAf dAl
honest He Is a strong. real man.
VII SOU set him aside for an amiabL
young man who merely deals in
generalitles which do not even glitter
and who has no record TO give assur-
ance OF his future2 We cf the other
states profoundly interested In your
decision cannot believe g. possible.
We look TO yOu I'm the name Of good
politics. for the sake OF honesty and
decency and all that is good re-
port once more to make governor OF
your great Empire state, Charles f.
Hughes
National ISSUES.
II turn from the state to the ma
ton and there. too, We want TO llnop
what measures We are TO expect. aud
what candidates mean This is tho
greatest business city Of the United
States. with one exception the great
est business center OF the world and
-. a..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
Camhria stccl 10 nesume.

Johnstown. Pa, Oct. 29.-The
carshops OF the Cambria Steel COM
pany, which have been idle since last
spring. it was announced. would re-
sumo work Thursday with fuA
complement of 1900 men, Orders
from the Hartman lines. il is said.
are sufficient to run the plant until
the first of the year at least
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN CROWDED
Taft Cheered Nineteen Minutes
by Audience.
Massachusetts senator Talks In he
half OF Both Hughes and Taft.
BRYANs SCHEME

New York. Oct. 29.-rhe Repubi-
can campaign in New York city
reached its climax last night when
William n. Taft and Charles 4.
Hughes. candidate for governor Of
New York. spoke from the same plat
form at Madison Square Garden to
an audience that filed the enormous
Their appearance az
Madison Square Garden came at the
end of a day which. from a political
viewpoint, was most remarkable.
During the day Taft spoke at II
and Hughes spoke Is times
Then. asst night. while the Madison
square meeting was in progress. a
giant parade was winding its way
IN downpour of rain. down through
the heart of the city. These were the
only main features of the day.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29

The right kind of a man doesn't
have to spend half his time looking
for a job.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-29
nuiI,Iing ONcriIoMed.

Hours before the doors of the gar
der were throwG open ,oas i.acs OF
ticket holders had formed. There
is no other structure in New York
which can hold such big audience as
Madison Square Garden. but It soon
became apparent to the police that IL
would not have space enough for the
hundreds gathered outside. BY S
o'clock the police had to bar all eX-
.cept reserve seat ticket holders Sen,
ators Lodge and Depew. and State
Chairman Woodruff we're each re-
eeived with cheers as he appeared
upon the PLATFORM
General Porter. chairman, made a
brief speech in which he considered
the issues Of the campaign. His pre-
diction OF the election of Taft and
Hughes brought out prolonged cheers.
Lodge aroused much enthusiasm
and received a round of cheers when
he foreto.d the election OF Taft.
Oscar Straus was introduced next
and invited burst OF applause by
abiding to President Roosevelt as
the greatest president since Abraham
, Lincoln.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25

rice are the offerings pair of foxes need little ex'
plantation Originally they belonged to a very popular
Shinto god whose place has been usirped through the
strategy of Kobo this Buddhist prince has been sub
sttued religious degeneration has gene on iurther
and these foxes he mistaken for the god itself
And nari worship (or nari is the Of the god is
seen nowadays in It's most degraded form OF fox wor
ship.
Others are pair OF salesmans gods Who they
originally were very little to do with the present
Worship Anyhow gods of good luck and prosperity
they are worshiped In New Years season. and almost
every shop has these idols In stock.
Early the first of January New Years callets pesin
to pour in. What do they say? With heads bowed down
and hands on the SILL they humble: Congratulations
for the opening Of the new year. and pray 'hat II WIN
be continued future" This phrase Is so common that
both sides speak at the same time and yet Doth are
well understood. One says: Won't you come IN NO
answers the other: have houses TO call linen
come when you are through" and the caller goes II
the caller should come in he is sumptuousy Toasted with
food and drink and you more open DRUNKENNESS On
New Years day than at other times
Superstitious people find omens ana meanings III
dreams and japanese have good dreams to be-
gin the year For this purpose they put piece oil paper
under the bed On this paper Japanese junk Is printed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25


When the family have bowed down before the gods
they eat great meal and few rounds of sake were
tremendously served in former days Once You have
eaten this you have added year and child
born In December said to be two years old right after
this meal used be reminded by older people that
should be a better boy from the first of January, as
had added year during that night They say that
one night Of the 3st December is worth so days of
usual days and those who go to bed early this night
will grow old that much in one night
Poytheists are not troubled by surplus OF gods
The Japanese have already many gods home and yet
on New Years day they buy printed gods. This paper
is hung above the stove on which one cooks rice
One represents year god with thank offerings of rice,
sake liquor kncaded rice and regular New Year decora
tons of evergreen The figure is Buddhist the
original Shinto god has long been replaced by bod
disatwa showing the result Of usurpation Of SHIN
tosm by Buddhism, effected by Buddhist
priest Kobo as a of Buddhist propagation These
offerings were real but the Japanese learned
how to economze labor and expense by printing, anu
the goddess herself came into the picture
Another picture also hung before the shelf The cen
trail figure Prince Shooku the famous patron OF Bud
dhism in It's early days In Japan, japanese spade.
stalks of rice on q tray hresher sake liquor and cooked
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25
Christmas Froiics.

very effective and practical decoration for the table
nm Christmas morning Is a pyramid of oranges with
sprays of holly for dolly with scarlet ribbon running
to the corners of the table fastened by big orange ut
each corner All the hoGsckcepcrs best efforts are usu
ay expended on the dinner table, but Will only tako
moment to arrange this Place holly around the finger
bowls by the way. dainty way TO serve oranges Tor
breakfast is to have juice squeezed in the kitchen and
served in little glass which stands on plate
In the dining that has to have screen to conceal
the kitchen. there may be very simple and effective
addition made the Christmas decorations by pinning
holly to It, covering the original surface completely Lace
curtains may be treated In this way TO make lovely bits
of color IN the room or form background for tree.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25

dream. An old mirror was the price a''u o ~ So
n,aan ,,c,nvhiln the prince changed his mind quite
suddenly as il by magic, and paid his court to 'he
Oldest and won her hand This prince is the famous
Yaritomo who founded the Shosnnate OF h'ury reb'h
cy In Japan. "a -. a., ,,,,,,
such Is the story told and reold when the taml'y
get together by the fire box and spend the long sphs
night In mcrrmcnt hope these humble dohes Oh inc
common folk of Japan may find warm fecopl'" Among
the readers of America.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25

l,,ded with urcclous goods, her salls
.ni,tsprcad on her decks men bnsy
with rigging and oars A Japah''"
ronm is also printed on 1t:
Ma ka XII go no.
TO no ne III ri no,
MI ma me 81 me
Ma mi no ri IN ne no,
O TO no yo XII ka ma.
translated roughly. this means.
Anrr II sound sleep of long Might
Resting awake In bed,
hear n chrcrfu sound
OF sailing vessel
Gliding over the pillows.
The poem in translation loses '''
rpv,r Of calling up associations but
nro can imagine himself living near
an inland sea. with It's hooks nays
and onlngs. pine groves ana plum
blpgsoms hanging over from the h'''y
shores. the sun as yet below the ho'l'
2on and in the mist he can dlscc'"
yrssnl gliding smoothly, leaving merry
songs Of sailors behind to be carried
AWAY by the spring breeze lhis 10
considered an appropriate scenery 10
,hi,,s over in the calm Of the spring
NIGHT But this aesthetic ASSOCIATION
* little appreciated by the ih"SS'S'
rbav rather wonder ut the clever con
s,ruction of this poem, that READS
lust alike from either end. READ from
the end and go back TO the bcSlhhihR'
sylloblc hy syllable, you have Just VI"
somc result rs II you read from inc
beginning. 49,.
Now what kind OF dreams are me
hest First. Fugi mountain; second
eagle. third. eggplant; fourth, tuner
nj. fifth, snakcs-these are the Nv"
best ones. To dream of the morse ~
.,Is, ouspiciOus. II n japanese should
hammer 10 dream he is quite blue over
the matter These people, however,
are not without the means of getting
ont of this misfortune. They say "hvh
tbry had bad dream; To the baNu'
TO the baku." Now they did not hho"
what "baliu" was they only knew
that this mysterious animal living IN
a dreamy land lived on IN" dreams OF
man and bad dreams were cast 10
tho holyu II WAS a shock To these Ola
fashioned people when their children
told them that the teacher ni Zoology
told the children that the baKu Is
htppopotamus and lived on subatan'
tinl green leaves, and not on dreams.
such a revelation, though, cannot
change the superstition, and people
still say: ITO the baku," to relieve
their minds after bad dream
There is a record in history which
shows that there was custom once
of selling and buying dreams, once
upon time there was prince IN
Il famous house. He was thinking 10
court a maiden, and she had strange
dream, which she could not make out.
she called in the help Of her eldest
sister. The latter, seeing the good
omen Of the dream, offered TO buy the
.t.,,,, ,yns tho pricp and the bargain was
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25

Before the OF the old year pine branches are set
up by the gaeways shnes of gods hearth we'll aud 9th
er places These pine branches sgnfying constancy,
hung with straw ring made to initiate jewel with
rays of light radiang from ii, and stuck with dried
sardne leaf of pieces of paper and bit Of
edible seaweed These rings also put almost all
representative articles OF furniture and kitchen impl
ments and this said TO let them take year tThs
suggests that articles believed have
had life and so have felt the advance of
The festival of going the year "Toshikoshi,
is sometimes called "Toshor taking the year, and
is busy time for the housewife She has to cook many
different dishes all of which have prosperous sgnih.
canoe besides her regular rice and bean soup
Let me enumerate Soup Of clam, which opens
whom cooked signifies the opening out of the good for.
time Roe OF herring which is called "kaZu.noko," or
numerous children, forms a dish whose meaning Is OBJ
vous Health in Japanese is name so beans must
he eaten as these happen to have the same sounding
word for their name Salt salmon, fish cake, picked
yadsb and many others must be prepared this event
f eve for we are going add whole during the
night The kitchen full of life with kettles whistling
and nots steamng plates and trays all spread out Chill
dren and even cats very apt to be mschevous at
ucb times hut they receive scolding as the great les
,raI should not be married by discord and irritation
When food ready gods served first with all these
dishes hut only in miniature Lights are put before
bom. sake nouor is offered in pair of small vases,
which nv the way | have often seen used Tor flowers
IN America Before the gods on the shei they hahs
bigbv colored leaflets each with lucky meaning Ohe
"a tho god of fortune under suspicious gem, with
haofuI of gold coins coral and other precious thlnSs
Another has bundle OF edible seawced which is called
"kobu" The phrase ito rejoice In Japanese Is yoro'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-12-25

Z deeply pity the superstition
of the Japanese. Yet there Is
something very beautiful in
the archaic simplicity of their
faith. Lafcadio Hcarn found
in Shintoism Greek religion
transplanted In the midst OF
this material century. What
he read and imagined in an
cient literature he really
found in this Land of the Ris-
ing Sun. For all the modern.
ization of Japan there is one