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New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS OFTEN PUNCHED THIS FELLOWS HEAD

Undernutrition is equally dangerous. The
man and his task are the elements to be
considered. A farmer. for example. can eat
pie and dispose of 1t. Yet pastry may be
poison for the man at a desk.
us walking good exercise?' I asked
Fine, and SO is horseback riding. Walk
ing Is good for the arms and legs and
gently messages the stomach, but the
muscles Of the back. chest and abdomen
remain undevelOped. Horseback riding
shakes and stimulates the upper part of
the body. But he man whose circum-
ference is anywhere from six inches to q
foot beyond the limits or health and SYM
metry cannot walk it off or ride II Off
He must get near to the floor and engage
in serious business. Golf, however, is the
best of all exercises In which there are
any of the elements of pleasure. One
gets out Of doors and walks leisurely Too
much exertion 10 almost as foolish as an
oversupply OF food. Moderation should be-
come a national word. a warning universal
to save life. health and nerves.
What have you to say with respect to
deep breathing. the chewing OF ones food.
and the drinking of great quantities Of
water?" I asked.
Certain kinds of deep breathing are
important aids to good health. President
Taft includes deep breathing in his daily
regimen. food should be chewed and
chewed. and then chewed some more.
Plenty of pure water between meals is un-
reservedly recommended.
I'm short" DR.. Barker said. with much
earnestness, there is no reason why the
normal man or woman should not be well
the year round and live 20 die OF old age,
If breathing and abdominal exercises are
taken daily and food is eaten with modera-
tion."
Copyright 1909. by James B. MorrowJ
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
MAY REACH HIGH POST.

After that, according to the ambition and
ability OF the man, he IS made assistant
superintendent and superintendent, at $500
TO $500 year and from there-well, to
be general manager-and, yes, president
himseIt-at any salary that the road can
pay. in many cases running into five figures.
It requires about five years es inspector OF
starter before the young man is ready for
the assistant superintendency.
OF course. all this advancement is possi-
bic only to the young man who is deter
mined to make his way in the world. He
does not need any particular talent and no
preparation, as has been said. But he must
(and this must" might well be printed
In capitals) have good health and a ply
siuue that can stand hard work for seven
days In the week he must train his judg-
rnent so that he can think correctly in
emergencies; he must not worry, and, be-
sides. he must make street railroading his
principal, almost sole, aim in life. If he
does, the reward is sure; for practically
every big man In street railroading to-day
on the operating side is one who began at
the bottom and worked UP through the
grades as indicated IN this article.
It Is not easy to have no evenings to ones
self In his early manhood newcomers gen.
orally have the most unattractive runs, and
often night work. and to have to work
Sundays. Neither is 1t easy to be patient
and tactful when pestered by the public.
Unfortunately, it is true that people gen.
orally are prone TO blame the motorman or
conductor for all the imaginary grievances
they have against the street Railway
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

got as much out OF the exercise as he did
probably more. But what 1 lacked in
size tried to make up in other ways, and
SO the contests were not always humor-
ously one-sided.
''At the logical stage OF tho training we
did some boxing. The first part OF the
daily exercise to reduce the abdomen was
serious work for the President. Wrestling
and boxing were work and fun as well. I
am not a professional boxer. If a man
asked me to develop his arms until the
muscles looked like ropes or rods Of iron.
I should tell him to consult Robert F1tz-
simmons or John L Sullivan. But boxing
ia the best of all exercises for the wind
BY wind I mean lung capacity and the
ability to breathe easily under rapid and
strenuous physical exsrtion. II is not
technical word. but IL plainly expresses
what mean. Therefore 1 occasionally rec
ommend putting on the gloves.
'The President readily accepted the sug-
gestion. 1t was understood that we were
not to hit each other IN the face, and that
when he started blow 1t should be tow
ard the chest Nothing was said. but 1
realized how an accidental black eye might
look in the White House. I am slender
and rather quick, hope. on my feet, but
when the President caught me in a corner
i
often for a man of his bulk.
Ultimately, Mr. Taft worked for an hour
and half every morning. He breathed as
deeply as an athlete. and rapidly improved
his speed in wrestling and boxing. At the
end OF his exercises he took q bath and
had breakfast Late in the afternoon he
usually went to the golf links, or else for
a horseback ride. The tremendous strain
to which the President of the United States
is subjected practically necessitates such
diversions"
What restrictions did you put on him in
the matter of diet?'
Now, diet with me is vital matter.
Dr. Barker replied; but have no fads to
exploit or preiudices to be defended Each
man and each woman is a separate physi-
cal entity What is nourishing for one per-
son is not recklessly to be recommended
for another person. Food that is harmful
20 you may be healthful TO your brother or
your neighbor. Meat. for instance, and
plenty OF It, is good for some and bad for
others. Diet is problem that must be
taken UP with an open mind. Nor do
draw line rigidly against alcoholic bev-
erages, but have learned that they are
not beneficial except in cases hardly ever
10 be met with, and only then In small
| quantities. The President does not drink a
drop OF wine or any other kind OF liquor.
THE ordinary man." DR.. Barker went on
! to say "eats too much. i refer, OF course,
| 10 persons engaged in sedentary pursuits
! Food taken above the actual requirements
OF ones work 10 an injury to sound health
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

Trust" and to be even insulting when ask
ing che most trivial questions
But that is part of the game, and If the
conductor or motorman has the stuff in him
to see that nothing personal is meant by
II all, and that anyhow, he is attending to
hts business and will soon be out of 1t, his
reward will not be far distant. Despite
the general opinion Of the cold bloodedness
of street railway employers. they are con-
stantly watching for good men among the
conductors and motormen whom they
can promote; for it Is easier TO get men
for these positions than the ones higher up.
And don't worry over the responsibilities.
Copyright. 1909, by the Associated Literary
Press)
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
How DIR. Barker Got His Big Pupil in Condition
for the Long Tour He is Now Making.

my own experience, together with what
learned In other directions, convinced
me that physical culture. then little known
as a means of restoring and conserving
sound health, was based on scientific prin"
cfples. I spent the next few years In
studying and experimenting. There ars
several systems OF exercise for the devei-
ourueut of the human body. Some are SEN
sibIe and some are not eliminated,
adouted and invented, and became spe-
cfalfst on my own account.
How did President Taft hear about You
in the first placer asked.
'I was practising at Madison IN WIS
oons,n. Through member OF Congress-
who had been under my care, Frank M.
Murphy, the big railway man OF Arizona
learned of me and my methods. he had
been in door health for long time. and
hsd about concluded that he could not be
helped. I met him by appointment In Chi
capo We talked, and he seemed TO think
that nv theories were reasonable. How
ever. he could not locate IN Madison. l
did not fancy Arizona. The city OF Wash
ington was satisfactor to both of us.
AFTER coming here I got acquainted
with John c. Spooner, then member OF
the United States Senate. He knew about
me because his home. is also in Madison.
Moreover. he wasn't feeling first rate. so
7 became his physical director. In short
time. realizing that he was being benefited
be snoke of me to Mr.. Taft. then Secretary
~ war in Mr.. Roosevelts Cabinet. Mr..
Taft asked me 10 call on him and explain
the principIes Of my practice. l saw him.
and he said he would try the experiment
That was in the winter Of 1sO5-'O6
what was his weight?" l inquired
eft was considerably more than thFee
hundred pounds found that he had peen
working very hard without any physical
exercise; nor had he given necessary
thought TO his diet He understood at the
start that ] should require an hour or ms
time each morning of the week BEFORE
breakfast.
"But my days are too short already
he replied.
"'stilI you will feel 50 much better in
side a fortnight said and will be dong
so much more work that time Will De
gained instead OF lost
.I went TO his house every morning ano
gave him exercise that brought all the
muscles Of his body into use and started a
good fow of perspiration. A. the end OF
three months he weighed 260 pounds. lie
was free to say that he felt fine, ana tha'
he could do his work without fatiEus-hH
s-xperience that was new to him.
your second engagement began after ne
was Prssidentr
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
SUBMARINE SOUNDING SIGNALS.

Consul f. W. Goding. at Montevideo.
sends the following report on the further
efforts in Uruguay to provide safe naviga-
tion there:
The Government OF Uruguay. in order to
protect nRWgators from the dangers OF
The dreaded English Bank. located in La
Plata River near Montevideo. some years
ago placed a lightship thereon. which.
however. could not be seen in foggy
weather so frequent in this vicinity. This
recently has been re.nedied by the install
Iation on the lightship of system OF
submarine bells, manufactured in the
United States, in connection with the ma
tional steamer Cyarvide, which receives the
signals. The apparatus consists of bell
submerged in nineteen feet eight inches OF
water; II works by compressed air, mark
ing each reef with certain definite num-
ber OF strokes. Thus, in foggy weather,
when the lightship and lighthouses cannot
be seen, or when the wind is SO strong
as to prevent the voice being heard, ships
provided with the receiving apparatus Will
receive the signal that they are near dan
gerous reefs. In this manner It Is hoped
That the annual list OF disasters recorded
will be materially shortened or disappear
sntirely.-Consular Report,
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
BELGIAN RAILWAY ECONOMY.

One OF the clever young business women
in Germany. well known In Berlin society,
has Just procured, on behalf of the COM
pany of which she is chairwoman, a con-
tract from the Belgian State Railway
which marks the last think in railway
economy effected by a foreign government
Miss Stoetes syndicate has received per
mission TO collect all newspapers and
paper OF every description left IN carriages
on the Belgian railways, and in return
contracts to manufacture and supply free
of charge from the paper thus obtained
as many cardboard tickets as the railways
may require II is estimated that tho
company will make a profit OF from Il to
10 per cent each year.-Dundee Adver-
tiser.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

references as to character and sxperienos
Already baby carriages are being crowded
on the fashionable streets BY the after
noon procession OF dogs and maids, ana
the buffers who heretofore have been ern-
ployed as dog walkers are looking for
other Jobs. Girls serve the purpose AZ
well as men. for half the pay.
puts the seal OF approval on the new
movement as being a step toward the
reform the league Is working for Mrs.
Huntington Wilson, the president. adds 70
her word OF approval that the work !.
easy and heaIthful" The occupants OK
the vanishing baby carriages seem 70 nave
no claim TO cOmmiseratiOn at home out
Il Is long odds that they viii be kept IN
mind by sermonizers elsewhere who are
won't to point to Boston as guilty or race
suicide.-Washington Post.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
By James b. Morrow.

Washington. Oct Zs-Bodily, President
Isit was trained for his long tour OF the
west py Dr. Charles z. Barker, physical
culture specialist. Boxing, wrestling and
throwing a ten-pound medicine bag formed
part of his daily exercises.
more than for the tour OF the West DR..
Barker put Mr.. Taft into condition-cor-
poreally. Of course-for the Presidency, and,
even further. for the speaking. travelling
and handshakiEg campaign by which no
gained his election Behind the scenes and
out Of sight Barker is, nevertheless, a ma
nonaI character.
When the President went % the CapitoI
curing the last hours Of the recent session
q Congress 10 sign the tariff bill. men who
zee him but rarely noted the new spring IN
his stride and his improved appearance per-
Bonany He said himself that he was in
better health than for many years. Oral
testimony worth, at current rates. almost
any gum OF money, thus fortified the visible
facts OF q case that interested the whole
country
Hard as granite, standing about feet
inches in his shoes, and weighing 80
pounds DR.. Barker moves nervously,
gracefully and strongly. In his converse
don he is energetic philosophic and intelli-
gent because he is q man OF action, reftec-
uon, observation and education. His father
was Baptist clergyman in Southern Ohio.
An elder brother is also a preacher. Two
o. his sisters are teaching fn colleges.
There are likewise, several physicians In
We Barker family. DR.. Barker. the Presi-
dents physical trainer, was student at
DeniBoD University. IN Ohio, and afterward
al the University OF Chicago. Leaving col
lege he preached until he was thirty. Then
lie broke down, and temporarily, as no
thought, ouit the pulpit
4 had always been as slim as a string
al best" he said 20 me. talking as much
with his gray eyes as with his tongue
and lips. Still, while at college / was
active IN the various kinds of athletics.
ana had no trouble whatever with my
health. As a professional man, however,
] lived a sedentsry life. ate when and
what I pleased. Before ] realized my
condition I was a nervous wreck. I went
from one physician to another. Finally
somebody suggested physical exercise, or
culture. as II was called. and a rational
Diet The combination seemed TO contain
the elements Of common sense. took IL
up and stuck 10 IL. and In six months was
again IN fine health. That was nine years
ago. Since then / have not known single
Dad day. ] can truly say that 1 have al
z<sE4 fezEat1sz bow IL fsas 20 &c SICK.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
RED CROSS STAMPS
[Eron The Tribune Bureau l

Washington, Oct. 23.-The American Ma
tional Red Cross has chosen the design for
its Christmas stamp, and has placed its
first order for thirty million Of the little
pastors. which it will place on sale in No
vember. The society has set its mark at
fifty millions, the proceeds to be devoted to
the war against the white plague" Nor
Is this figure extraordinarily high when It
Is recalled that last year the society raised
$4,000 by the sale of Christmas stamps.
The Red Cross believes that It could ap-
peal to the generosity Of the American peo-
pie In no more worthy cause than the Sup
preston Of the dread tuberculosis
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

nished by the company; so Il is no hard
ship to the workmen.
But-and here comes the crux Of the
matter-street railway companies are con-
tinually looking out for men at the motor
or the cash register that show little more
ability than their associates, and the min
ute they discover such one he is sure to
be promoted to inspector or starter. The
former spends most of his time on the line,
looking after the motornen and conductors,
assisting in getting through delays or diff
culties, and looking after the traffic of in
dividual cars generally. The starter is sta
toned at the car barns, getting the cars out
on time, assigning conductors and motor
men to their cars. etc. The pay of these is
generally by the week, SIS to $21, and the
Job is not infrequently attained by motor
men or conductors within a year or so from
the time they started their first work
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
MAIDS FOR BOSTON DOGS.

Young girls are in demand to ill a new
felt want up Boston way. Can you lead
a terrier?' asks the rich lady of the neat
bit OF femininity who responded to an ad-
vertisement for dog walker" ''Yeth,
ma'am," hsps the applicant. although she
never so much as led a toy spaniel. This
sphere of usefulness is too new TO require
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

anchored down to the rock below by rails
spaced six feet apart over the whole floor
or the lock, each rail having q resistance
OF 12SOeO pounds The depth of the anchor
Ing rails In the rock will be increased to
fifteen feet In the middle part Of the lock
f1oor.-Scientiac American.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
BOYS LIFE WORK
GREET R4ILRO4DING
OFFERS LIKELIHOOD.
NAM Hare Risen High from
Start as Conductor or
Motormdn.
BY c. w. Jennings.

u-,o -srts 70 he a motorman or a street.
=. CONDUCTOR? OF ell occupations on earth
49, would seem. TO the average father or
-..har helping son to choose his life
-.r,rr 70 be the least promising, least re-
s..-,o-atave, and most arduous. Indeed.
-. are few parents that would consider
,ss, I,ne Of employment for a moment, as
4, .bown hy the fact thst most motormen
- conductors are recruited from those
-no sre in urgent need of job or else
.,osa who have no particular aims and
s,r.t care particularly at what they work
= long as they can earn a little money
mai Is the ordinary. usual notion about
a.. .hIue But 20 get down TO facts-and
,ssse are racts, despite the emphatic pro-
,.ss by nearly everybody that reads this
,.s-s are few caliings in the entire range
:, ,orruusttons that offer speedier, more re-
--unerative. more permanent advancement,
,bru IS 70 be found IN the humble, ma
prned raotormau or conductor OF trolley
as The beauty OF it IS, from the point
!, view or the young Iellow who hasn't
hasu able to go 70 school much ana hasn't
,ptecedsnts that lure him 20 the so-called
higher callings. that absolutely no prepRra-
ton Is needed, except the native spirit of
industry. good health and ability to read
snd write that every average boy in this
land possesses
First TO get the Job. The boy must be
sbsut nineteen eighteen will do, if hs Is
particularly well developed physically.
have q constitution that will stand hard
work be able to write well enough to
fl out q very simple application. and pos
tess 80 for a summer uniform. II he seeks
ths sob in the fall he Will have TO pay $50
for the winter uniform. These are aver
age figures for the large cities of the coun-
try. Il doesn't require much time for the
boss 10 pass upon the application (thess
bosses are adept IN sizing up fellows that
ksk foT work). and before the applicant has
had tine TO think much about II he is told
% Ger on that car!'' and go 70 work.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
DAYS OF TRAINING.

But that car" doesn't mean that the pay
has begun: for there is a week or ten days
Of experience that has 10 be got before the
neophyte is a full fiedged empIoye. He has
20 learn the business; but the company
looks out for that, asking only that he pay
his own board for this time. They have
men Of experience whose sole duty IS to
show newcomers how 10 twist the lever
that controls the current OF the motor; how
70 slow down al crossings or when some
body wants 10 get of or on what to do If
there's little explosion and the car stops.
and explain the street regulations OF the
particular city the experience is being
gained n.
Or. If the beginner is 70 be a conductor
tmotorr1en and conductors are on par.
as far as beginning is concerned, get the
same pay. and are promoted in the same d.
rection). the instructor shows him how 20
make change; cautions against starting too
quickly when old women or neurotic old
men are getting aboard; explains the ne
cessity Of civility In answering questions
about routes. transfers and the avalanche
OF queries that come from the public; what
10 Khen somebody Is hurt by falling
from the car, or there is a collision with a
truck or q farm wagon or somebody that
lost his nerve when he saw the car bearing
down on him and couldn't get out OF the
vay-in short, all the simple things that
are not peculiar 10 trolleying at ALL but are
merely problems, generally speaking that
might confront any body.
Wel the boy has gone through this
course Of sprouts and starts out with his
car. OF course, he gets on fairly well
as the average boy viii, and IL he has am
bition II is not long before he begins to
think seriously Of the next step. In the
mean time he is earning 81 a day. That
i3 the pay generally for the first year, and
after that there is a gradual increase-it
the employe has not sufficient ambition %
work out CT nis rut-until, at the end OF
FIVE years, he earns from 81 80 to 50 60 a
Gay. Most companies pay by the hour, OF
the trip, and the figures given show the
average for ten hours a day, the average
time on duty Conductors are obliged tO
have bonds-they have 10 handle money
you gnoW-but these are generally fur
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

ONE OF the attractions at the
South Dakota state fair at
Huron this year will be the 1g.
gorrote village. Forty of these
members of one of the most in
ter esting tribes of the Philip
pines will exemplify and demon
strate the usual village life OF
their tribe. Their social, martial
and military customs are all to
be fully shown. These people Of
the Bantoc tribe of Iggorrottes
under the management of Capt.
j. r. McRae and Lieutenant A.
S. Ashe, former officers of the
Philippine constabulary, will
erect their tribal huts and in con.
tinous perform nance present their
tribal songs of peace and war and
illustrate their industries and
their methods of tree climbing
for defence as well as their cos.
tunes in battle. This is from
Sept. 10 to IL, inclusive.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27
M arvin G. O S s .,

Mrs. H. Anderson and Mrs.
Hawks went to Milbsnk Saturday.
Mary Olson went to Webster Sat-
urday night.
Henry Packard visited in Marvin
Saturday.
A. A. johnson was down from
Summit Saturday afternoon.
W. H. Walters came up in his
automobile from Bruce, Sunday, and
returned the same day.
Carl Olson visited q few hours Sun
DAY evening near Marvin.
Anna Olson was a Milbank visitor
Tuesday.
Thilda from, who has worked in
the new hotel for some time, left for
her home, near Summit Tuesday.
K. H. Stahl took in "a loads of
grain at the Elev ator Tuesday.
Ole Frosted bought the old gasoline
engine from A. S. Anderson and is
now helping take care of the crops.
A. Johnson has the contract to build
the new store building for Arvidson
and Lofstedt.
This neighborhood was grieyed over
the sad news Of Mrs. Poppelman's
death. The berieved family have the
sympathy of all.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-08-27

Mrs. G. B.. Williams and
daughter came down from Mar.
vim Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Poppelman.
George Lehman left for
Colorado Wednesday night,
where he goes to look up land
matters.
John Korstan, son.in.law of
Arnold Jurgens, who has been
living IN Oklahoma for some time
returned to Melrose township
last week. He was a son of Peter
Korstan, che of the early settlers
in this county, but who moved
away from here a number OF
years ago.