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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

who is stronger with the people, The
people do not weigh $50 pounds each,
nor wear seven and II quarter hats,
but their ideals do. Public opinion, to
The contrary Notwithstanding, the mem
bers of tho house of representatives arc
men who approach the ideal of man
hood from the standpoint Of the people
who elect them, Square iawed, broad
backed, fighting men, they are for the
most part men Of action, men who do
Things. That is the type of man upon
which the people place their stamp OF
approval.
The frock coat sits we'll upon the con-
gresham and he docs not look out of
place IN cutaway. no matter how
greatly out of style. He prefers 1t some
what shiny and not too well-presscd
The folks back home must not think
he is "dude' His shoes are stout
and his garments ample. The soft hat
is still largely in evidence, despite the
advancement Of up-to-dateness into the
villages, There are more soft hats in
congress than stiff hats. and they are
more likely 10 stay there, Many con
gressmen have never found il necessary
to have a hat conformed TO their heads
for those made OF felt adapt them
selves.
There sits on the face OF the congress
man an Ilr OF uulel Vet serious con-
temptation. He assumes the virtue if
he has it not There is never any aucs
tion of mistaking congressman in
ihc lobby Of Washington hotel He
is much more likely 10 Hpncar in his
shirt sleeves than without the contem-
platIvc air. In many instances it is
the real thing for the man from the
ruras or scmi-rurals to be c0ntcmpla-
tive. When in public life he spends his
spare time. which Is very considerable.
at the grocery store. or in the hotel
lobby of his native town. whore he dis
cusses continuously the matters of pub.
lie Importance The men With whom
he talks are much better posted on pol
itics than are the constituents of the
members from the city districts, They
have much timc for reading and for
thought. As a result they think more
and have more the minds of states
men. In the history Of the nation prac-
ticallv all the great statesmen have
come from the rurals, and the really
great men today are from the smaller
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
ONE DAY WITH MRS. TAFT

door Then the visitor may write n
note to Mrs. Taft, asking II 1t would
be agreeable that she should call; Ii
the acquaintance is regarded as deslr-
able, an invitation 10 ono of the after
noon receptions VIII he returned.
White House Stables
During the Roosevelt administration
sixteen horses were kept in the White
House stables. Today there arc only
seven. for Of these animals being used
for official purposes connected with the
business end Of the executive establish
mcnt. Mrs. Jaf'ray sometimes uses one
OF the Official carriages 10 90 10 mar.
kct. Another is for the mail mcsscn-
gcr The Tafts do not care much for
driying-though the President has two
riding horses, and Il brown pony is
kept for the use of Charlie Taft
The vehicles used by Mrs. Taft and
her husband are two magnificent auto
mobiles, one open and the other OF
the covered type for rainy or cold days.
These were purchased at the beginning
Of tho present administration. congress
making special appropriation for the
purpose. On the doors Of each vehicle
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 1.-The
heads that gather Monday under the
4 of the capitol to wreslle with the
problem OF law-making for the great.
est nation in the world are big heads,
long heads, square heads, knotty heads.
He who ap0les the doggerel 'Little
head, little wit; big head. not n Bit"
TO the highest representative body OF
the nation goes wrong, for these heads
are monstrous large aud their owners
are here merely because they had the
wit TO get elected over a thousand as.
Pirants to the places they occupy These
men get fitted with hats in Washington
From the shops they frequent have been
selected Mt random the registers Of
their craniums. Practically all of them
have big beads-heads q quarter larger
than the general run among the men
of the nation. The average for con
gressmen would be as high as seven and
quarter, and as Il matter OF common
knowledge a number seven head is big
ger than most. There is the cxcep-
tional small head that gets TO CON
rrcss and succeeds there, but the hat.
band burster is the general rule.
For that matter the beeting brow
is lodged in other high places even over.
topping congress. The present occu-
pant Of the White House wears a hat
registering TO the unusual notch of
seven and Il half. His strenuous imme.
diatc predecessor fell below this record
i'll expanse of chronological circumfcr.
H. IL. a
q skyplece that was designated seven
and three-eighths. The heads of these
two chief executives are wonderfully
similar in general shape, but the Taft
pattern ls more regular and less given
10 bumps.
The pattern of the top Of man 3
head on the average looks more like
the sole Of q baby s shoe. than any
thing else. The heel OF this shoe rep.
resonting the forehead is more widcned
out in the congressman than in the
generality. The head Of the Hon
Nicholas I.oneworth, for instance, 10 as
wide IN trout rs behind. and were il
unadorned it would be difficult to tel
whether IL were coming or going IL il
the most regular head in congress, 9
complete oval twice as long as wide, II
is seven aud a quarter, as is the hcac
of Senator Perkins of California. whicl
is very similar in shape, bur trimmed
in more Irregularities.
Contrast in Heads
The greatest contrast in heads in con
grcss5is this year removed. IL existed
between John Wcsly Gaines Of Ten
ncsscc and John Da!Zell of Pennsyl
,aua. The former Ind the larges
head i'll congress and the latter tn.
smallest. There is three times ms mucl
cubic brain cavity in the Gaines hcat
as in the Dalzell head One wore
seven aud Gye-eighths hat and the othc
six and thYee.quarters. The man will
the big head was also the greatest talk
ev in congress. He occasioned the spill
ing OF more congressional record inl
than any man in congress. The mai
with the smallest head surpasscd then
all in intensity. incisiyeness. His mine
seemed sharpened 10 razor edge
boiled down 10 an essence. Tho recor'
cranijm is this year lest TO congress
for bis constituency failed 30 rc.url
.Ioha Weslv Gaiucs. But the smalies
head has survived, and rs the Repuo
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labor and laid aside n hoard for more
study.
The most remarkable prcdominancc oil
any given line of activity that entered
into the lives of great members of en-
bryonic congressman was that of teach
or Two thirds of the men who SIT
on tbe house side have at some time OF
other taught school and mention the
fact in their biographies. The stamp OF
the pedagoguc is strong upon congress
There seems 10 be some subtle influence
welded by the school room which leads
to public life or there are traits OF
character which lead a man to teach
school and then lead him further 10
essay politics.
Old Soldiers in House.
Another character who finds the gate
wide open that leads TO political pas
lures green is the old soldier There
are forty-eig ght soldiers in the house OF
representatives, despite the remoteness
of any war of Importance and Il lack
of representation OF the regular army.
The lawyer who finds himself in con
gress can, in the majority OF eases look
back on his career and see above all
landmarks the point Of his turning into
the Office of district attorney There
are, in round numbers, 100 district at
torncys in the house. The farm origin
of great mon is also greatly i'll cvI
dencc as n favoritc theme OF national
politicians. Many of them originate
IN the rural districts and all of then ,
proud of the fact and always dicta,,
/ ii into sketches of themselves In many
/ instances the authors of the Congress
sional state somewhat blushlnglv tha;
they are widely known as farmers
] There is generally Il log cabin, mucl
/ struggling and privation. IL is largely
real. sometimes sham. but always popu
lar with the common people back HON,
who cast the votes.
! These members Of congress. particm
larly Of the lower house. are unqucs
! tionably representatives Of the most
dominant in the American people, They
are not absolutely types Of the people
but arc nearer an approximated IDEAL
! The people vote for those qualities IN
candidates that most appeal to them
| The man who has most Of those quail
lies will rise higher in the public cs
tcem and be elected. He viii hold
his nace ouly until another man arise:
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ably. it must bc opened on certain oc.
casons for public receptions and Of
fetal entertainments.
Fortunately Mrs. Taft is relieved to
n great extent of domestic cares by the
housckccpcr, Mrs Jalfray. All she has
TO do in such matters is to exercise Il
general supervision. In the morning.
after breakfast (Which is at $50
o 'clock) shc has n consultation with
Mrs. Jairray. aud decides such qucs.
,ious rs have TO he submitted TO her.
There may be certain things in The way
Of food supplies, for example, which she
specially wants.
Tho food problem nj the White House
is one OF no small importance, the guam
titles of provisions and groceries re
quired for so largo Il household beng
very grcat-without reckoning tho extra
supplies demanded for entertaining. I'M
der the present administration. however,
comparatively little entertaining of Il
general character is done. No longer,
as during the Roosevelt regime, do cow
punchers. rough riders, foreign dignitar.
les, ccrgymcn, journalists and people
of ali sorts meet on an lndiscrimlnatc
footing about the White House lunch
table every day. Instead Mrs, Taft
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
THE COMET
By w. e. Vigus

While these problems are weighty
And add nothing 10 our mlrth.
Let MS ponder for moment
VIII the comet see the Garth,
II there arc people living on It.
AS wa sometimes think OF Mars.
VIII they view us with wonder,
AS they do the other stars
VIII they eXclaim when they see
Without regard 10 our worth:
Why. there is that Same little spec
That we once called the Garth.
And there is something new out We,
That We never saw before:
II looks like q modern city.
Built around the Lake Shore.
With the finest architecture.
What delightful surprise
Can YOU see those Ncwhouse bulldIv
How they pierce the azure skics?
And there ia another new railroad,
Built TO San Francisco bay,
J-Don arm and easy grade.
And II is steel all the way.
That surely is the work Of Could
For it has long been his boast
That he'd lay a line for traffic
That would reach from coast 10 co
And another line OF telegraph,
What wonders we do behold
a monument to John Mackey,
The man who dug up the gold
Farewell. old Earth, we must leave
May your horr!d dreams all pass.
| We never did mean 10 hit you,
For you arc not in our class.
! Salt Lake, November 80,
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banker. one-thirticth Then there is a
bare trace Of numbcrless callings run
ming all the way from cowboy TO col
lcge president. Here are the figures
for the house aS far as 1t is possible
to ascertain calliugs: Lawyers. 235;
merchants, 81: politicians, %; newspa-
peTmen, 20; farmers, 10; manutactur-
ers, 9; bankers, il; insurance men, 4;
engineers. }; doctors. 1 cowboys, i;
authors, ., labor leaders. 2; and one
each of actors, naval officers, tcamsters,
horse traders, auctionecrs, hotel men,
preachers and princes.
Aside from the callings which the
members of congress were following at
the time of their election there are
many who have run the gamut of trades
and professions with such rapidlty and
variety as TO make their lives look like
stcrcopticon entertainment. One
prominent member WAS a hired man
on the farm and later president of a
college, with stretch of things be
tween. Another progressed from Jockey
TO lawyer, and vet another from news
boy to politician. Almost all rose
through adversely and fought their way
from obscurlty.
Average Age Of Members.
The average age of the members OF
!
is nearly twenty years greater. Even
in the more popular branch of congress
n high standard of education prevails
Hero there are three men with more or
less college training to two without it.
The percentage Of college graduates
among the old members is higher than
among the new ones, which leads TO tho
conclusion that the more highly edu
Gated members arc more likely 10 stick
when once elected than nre those less
blessed with learning. The small per
ecntagc OF college men in active life
and the large per cent OF them in this
picked body throws a strong light upon
the practical value of college cduca
tion. These college men are not. how
ever, graduates OF Harvard and YaI,
and Princeton. They arc men who
have attended the remote institutions OF
their given communities and state uni
vcrsitios. Most OF shem were well NJ
in their twentics when they finished
| school and there were years between
J terms when hey worked nj AL SORTS oi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
/I5ylV C0RR/DoR on WS
EZRCT EkooR or me NM HoU(G

is cmblazoned the seal of the President
of the United States.
When the mistress of the White
House wants anything new for house
keeping purposes, she is not obliged to
speak 10 her husband She simply sum
mons The official master of ceremonies
an army officer who is charged with the
business of keeping the mansion and
all its appurtenauces in ordcr-and tells
him To do this or to buy that, Her
word in such matters is the law abso-
lutc.
Suppose, for instance, that Mrs, Taft
desires a new set of furniture for one
of the bedrooms. She sends for Colonel
Cosby, and tells him what she requires;
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CRANIUMS OF NATIONAL LAW-MAEzER

communities. The dapper member from
the city has been too busy TO contem
template. lie has little national lntlu-
cnce.
The fact is that members of congress
have big heads. that they are big men
PHYSICALLY, that they wear frock coats
and are prone TO assume that air of
mental abstraction. The comnositc con"
grcssman is proportonate to his era
mum. He is a big full, well-rounded,
masterfu man. He would not long he
a congressman were he not. He congrc-
gates en- masse At Washington tomorrow
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05

Tell MS something OF tho comet
Tha, approaches in our sky,
with tail million miles long
And head OF monstrous size.
Why IS IT always travelling
In an orbit so immense,
Has it, some defined object,
or has il no better sense?
Is II made up OF mcteors,
Birthstone, tre. iron and gas
Thrown of from another planet.
Piled up in careless mass?
Has II an original Creator
To point 10 il with pride
And Is 1t serving some purpose
In this universe so wide?
or is IL Il mere accident.
with an origin unknown?
You know we are from Missouri
And would Ike TO be shown.
VIII there be great collision
That will make the earth quake.
Causing terror and destruction
To follow In its wake?
Our astronomers all differ
About things that might occur,
And this is the very reason
Why We have 80. much TO fear.
II il should strike us in Texas,
Just below The Cotton Belt.
Would that pcrceptibly Jar MS
Enough 10 he plainly felt?
! or If il should land upon us
Way down about Hilton Head,
| What time would probably clapse
Before we'd he safely dead?
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BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUy

! and legislatcs for the ninety million
He is their sort of man and his m]
takes arc their mistakes. He is u
best product that the 392 districts 4
turn out. The only way to lnpro'
uoon him is TO improve the ideals Of Y
constituents. Then, if there are beti|
men in their districts they will
elected. But today the people are 4:
ting what they want. The men IN Y
present congress are more than rcp1
sentativs, they are the ideals OF Y
people.
WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY.
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me GREEN Pooh ~
"& N>1/ZE Hou ~

holds sort of informal reception nearly
every afternoon, TO which n limited
number of friends are invited.
Has Large Correspondence.
After finishing her business with her
housckcepcr Mrs. Taft summons her
secretary, Miss Alice Blcch, and at
tends 10 her correspondence. Her let
tcrS. before she receives them, however.
have gone through certain weeding.out
process. Many hundreds of communica.
tions addressed 10 her reach the White
House every month, the great majority
being from total strangers. All of them
pass through the hands of clerk in
the business Office of the White House.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-05
RUSY lVFE OF THE WIFE OF NATION'S CHIEF

OF THE WHITE Hoosh-EIn
TWENTYSlA
EVERY DAY A WASH DAY-sHoPPING AND MARKETING
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Varieties of the Staff of Life.
From TIT bits

FROM Iff-BitS.
Bread has almost universal use. al
though various nations lik, different
breadstuffs. and the style of baking de-
pends upon the locality where it is eat
en-. New York city. with its cosmopol-
tan races. offers splendid field in which
to examine the bakery products of many
nationalties. but generally the specimens
of bread obtained in that city, though
warranted TO be exactly identical with
those of the ''old country. nevertheless
are slightly changed to suit the acquired
American taste.
There are number of different forms
of hardtack bread, principally found
among the peop'e OF northern Europe.
The Scandinavians soak the unmilled rye
grains. pound them into mash ard
bake lightly in broad disks. from
tenth to one-seventh of an inch thick.
There is a large hole in the center Of
these cakes. and they are either suspend
ed on strings or racked away on slender
poles for future use.
Probably the most satisfactory and nu-
tritious of all hardtack is the white ring
bread of Siberia. No salt or yeast Is useI
in making this bread. and IT goes through
a Steaming process before the baking
While the Surveying the line of the trans
Siberian railroad the Russian engineers
subsisted almost entire on this bread
and when the rings have been soaked in
hot ia low and allow to cool. the tai
producing foods that can be carried into
the arctic regions. Such rings may he
converted into lamps. giving sufficient
heat to warm tent or boil coff g, by the
simple expedient OF inserting wicks into
na.lholeS puncned IN the bread. TheSt
wicks will burn for about an hour, the
only disadvantage being a strong odor OF
toasted bread.
In ltay Y brea i-mak.ng is ttuiy an ant.
and til r.. are many varieties 10 choose
from, most of which are exceptionally
pure. Some of the loavSs for family use
are of immense size. shaped like cart
whees, and retaining sufficient moisturs
to remain ed BILE for week or ten days.
There are al least dozen Kinds OF lta ian
hardtack. which the natives consider very
fine when eaten with win or soup. but
which the foreigner regards with aver
sion.
The staff of life is used for many
purposes remote from the primary id
of sustenancc. Worked into the form Of
dough, it becomes an excellent cleanser
of the delicate parts of watches. fer
which purpose no better substitute has
ever been found.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
ADAM , wEscHLER, AUcTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES. SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROyl
REAL ESTATE. LOCATED CORN

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. LOCATED CORNEl:
TWELFTH AND STREETS SOUTHEAST.
Ry virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly re-
the land records OF the District Of Columbia.
and at the request Of the party secured thereby.
We. the undersigned trustees. will sell. at pnh-
lie aut tiun in front Of the premises. on SAT
URDAY THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY: AD.
1909. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the followin.
described land and premises. situate in the city
" Washington in the District NJ Columbia. and
designated and being part OF lot Il in squar'
1919 OF the city of Washington. beginning f,r
the sam. at point 18th street east 81
sylvania avenue and 1.th stfeei rum n:
thence due north 12.S feet a'nn- 18th street
tD the northwest corner OF said lot: thence east
along the north line - said tot 6S feet: then e
40 feet the south line of the part OF said
lot conveyed by William 4. Donch ri nj. 10
Maiy A. Rieg er hy deed dated September .
1905 ard recorded in Liber oS79. folio iS>;
OF brginn,nr together wit, the improvement. 8,
consisting of fran. dwellings
Terms of sale: e-tnird o. nc purchase money
ia he paid i'm cash. and the balance in two equal
with Interest at 6 per ,entum per annum. pay
able semi-ann ay from day Of sale: secured
bv deed of trust upon the property sold. or all
cash at the option az the purchaser. deposit
Of 500 viii be required Of the purchaser at
the time ef sale. All .onveyan"in-. recording
and uotar,aI fees al the cost of the p ircha
Terms Of sale 10 ha complied with within fifteen
days from day OF sale. otherwise the trliSte =
reserve the right to resell the property at the
riss and cost of the defaulting purchaser. after
five DAYS advertisement of s'ich resale in some
newspaper published in the city Of Washington.
y. c.
fSisned, !. CLINTON TRIBBy,
,SignedD {. Il. BAILEY,
Al 1fnS TrrSf
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Wheat Growing by Electricity,

From the English Worlds Work.
The farmer of the future will not be
content with the sowing of seed and hope
full waiting for results. He will spread
electric wires over the soil and proceed &c
shock the incipcnt crops into satisfac-
tory accomplishment Of their destiny.
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.

l., BIC SALE At LAUREL. MD. OF HAND
SOME DWELLING PROPERTY. LARGE
STORE. ETC.
We Will sell close estate OF Charles +.
Shaffer. IT,. $ late residence fine Urge dwell
Ing and lot. all modern eouyeniences. outbuild-
i.gS. eic.l. the large Phe.ps l. Shaffer store ani
other property on MONDAY, MAY THIRD. AT
THREE I.N.. Ut at. i"sidlrnc,. I.rrtct. Md
Terms easy CHARLES +. SHAEFEE,
CHARLES III. STANLEY.
apn61Is Trustees.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

In raising the duty on things that wem-
en wear. the tariff refcrniers know what
HEY arc about. fer women WI have them,
no matter what they cost.-Puck.