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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-13
Two Hearts That Beat as One;
Two Minds With Single Thought.

BE thou the raj lbow to the storms of life /,
The evening beam that smiles the clouds ava
And tints tomorrow with prophetic ray =
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Roosevelt the Politician.

No more consummate politician ever
lived. A part of his mastery lay in his
constant assumption that he knew
nothing about politics. being a straight
forward man whose only skill was sim
pie faith; but the others were children
beside him. For knowing when to seize
the occasion; for understanding per
lectly how TO hit popular feeling
between wind and water: above all.
for ability to impress and handle men,
not singly, but by the hundred thou
sand. we have not looked upon his like.
And. OF course. his political dexterity
has had that cold-bloodod remorseless-
ness without which II could not have
been 50 successful. Friend or faction
or cause that II became necessary for
him TO throw over was abandoned
without hesitation. His watchword
ever was. Get II done and let them
howl'--New York Evening Post.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
No "IrOn Dukes" Wanted.

With supreme tactlessness. with
blatant spreadeagleism and with the
most serene ignorance OF the meaning
OF what he was saying. Congressman
Rodenberg OF Illinois named Speaker
Cannon before the Republican caucus
as the Iron Duke OF American poll.
tics"
Mr.. Rodenberg meant 20 pay Mr..
Cannon a compliment. A study OF the
rest OF the speech makes tina; appar.
ent. But he was egregiously unable 10
see that II does not do to offer the
congratulations Of a democracy in
terms of aristocracy. Blsmar may
have ben beyond criticism In the stern
work OF forging the German empire.
Peter the Great may have been the
most effective despot that Russia ever
had. But It is something akin to an In.
suit 20 compare 10 either the Servant
OF the people" who modestly holds OF.
fee In republic. We never have
wanted any Iron dukes In America. and
we do not want any OF them to-day.
MIR. Rodenbergs erratic outburst
must have been singularly annoying 20
Mr.. Cannon. Czarism Is the reputation
the speaker has been trying to live
down during every moment OF the SEES
sion just ended. lie must have groaned
aloud at hearing a supposed friend re-
call II with such stupendous stupidity
at the very moment when its oblitera.
ton should have been most complete.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
New Statesmen Are Extremely Modest

and constitutional amendments than
any person that ever sat in any legis.
lature OF any state OF the union dur
ing the history OF the government
over 40 general statutes and Ave sep
arate constitutional amendments that
we're adopted by a vote Of the people"
While serving as postmaster at Ca
ruthersville. Representative Grow OF
Missouri relates that several times
he called the attention OF congress to
the manner of weighing mails; con-
gross finally revised the method.
whereby Il is estimated that a saving
of $4,000. 900 a year was affected"
An interesting figure in the house
Is Delegate Cameron OF Arizona, Re
publican. He defeated veteran Mark
Smith last fall. whereupon the story
went the rounds that this result was a
part OF a scheme to secure statehood
-aliaying the Republican opposition
by the idea that two Republican sena-
tors would be chosen by the new
state. But Mr.. Cameron has a better
claim to fame than any based on poll
tics. He located and built the Bright
Anger trail into the Grand canyon
of Colorado and still maintains Il.
The baby OF the house Is Paiitte
Elyins OF Missouri. who was sworn in
on the day on which he completed his
thirty-irst year. rr-e
Secretary Dickinson OF the war de-
partment makes no reference 20 his
politics in the sketch OF himself. The
one political fact stated in Secretary
MacVeagh's biography is that he was
a Democratic candidate for the United
States senate in the sos.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
only a Little One.

Three hundred feet OF the Panama
railroad embankment at Gatun have
settled TO a depth OF 30 feet The
landslide is at the same point
where a similar movement occurred
last November. This time the slide
is westward. instead OF toward the
east. According TO the Colon official
news service. little importance is
attached 10 the occurrence" The
hole will be filed with rock. and
evidences OF the slide will be GOV.
cred up. Some engineering experts
are inclined TO attach more impor-
lance TO these slides. The holes in
the Panama canal construction are
too readily covered up. Even a little
slide may be OF Importance. because
II may have a big cause behind st.
Any evidence OF instability at Gatun
Is important.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
PUTS TAX ON FOOD
wHgRglN rHE PAYNE all IS
WHOLLY CAD.
Adds 10 Already onerovs Burden Of
the Poor-eetter and More
Equitable Method Of Rails
inp Revenue.

In his inaugural address Mr.. Taft
said: In the making OF .tarin bill
the prime motive Is taxation. and the
securing thereby OF revenue" The
governments needs are pressing.
Last year the deficit was 10000 600.
This year Il promises 20 reach $780,
600. 900. and with the increase OF about
s40.000.O0O in appropriations next
year it may be even larger unless
congress adopt prompt measures TO
raise more revenue.
According to the estimates OF the
ways and means committee the Payne
bill now pending will produce a net
increase In customs receipts of tii,-
666.74s as compared with those col.
lected under the Dingley law In a
favorable year. And TO effect this In.
adequate increase Il Is proposed to
levy new taxes on the breakfast table.
Tea Is to be heavily taxed. SO is
cocoa. A retaliatory tax Is to be I'm.
posed on coffee from countries like
Brazil. Guatemala and Salvador. from
which we draw our, largest supplies.
because they levy an export duty. At
the same time the reduction OF the
duty on sugar Is so slight that the
consumer will derive no benefit from
II. yet this tax. as Wayne Macveagh
says. Is especially Infamous. as II ex.
torts from the laboring man an actual
sum often in excess Of the sum the
same tax EFFORTS from the richest
multimilllonaire."
The tax on tea. cocoa and coffee Is
not protective. They are necessaries
OF life. and must be imported. The
tax on sugar. which Is produced In
this country In quantities far below
the needs OF domestic consumption.
Is not TO be reduced because influential
interests oppose n change 20 the al.
vantage OF the consumer. The cost OF
living is already oppressive. but IN
those respects It is TO be made higher
stlll. Staples like. tea. coffee and
cocoa are to be taxed and a high duty
on sugar retained because certain priv.
LEGGED beneficiaries of the tariff de-
mand immunity by law against fair
competition.
So far as the Payne bill taxes the
breakfast table Il is wholly bad. The
government must have more revenue.
But instead OF taxing food. already far
too dear for the working people OF the
United States, in the circumstances
what way OF raising revenue is there
so expedient and equitable as gradu-
ated income and Inheritance taxes.
both OF which Mr.. Taft favorsg
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Teddy Only President Without Corns

In those days didn't have a Latin
name. but was called corn special.
ist--that Ibis corns made him almost
as much trouble as congress-" a sen.
timent which ex-Presldent Roosevelt
might have echoed. but he never did
because he didn't haye any corns. and
was, in fact. declared so be the only
president since Lincoln who hasn't
been a patron Of this establishment.
Anyhow, the register contains the
autographs OF Johnson. Grant, Hayes.
Arthur. Cleveland. Harrison and Nc.
Kinley. Garfield wasn't president long
enough TO develop corns. though the
expert opines that at the rate he was
kicking people out during the short
time he served as president, he would
soon have required attention.
The book contains the autographs
of thousands OF cabinet ministers.
senators, members OF congress and
other famous national characters
Casual inspection OF IL would almost
enforce the generalization thai corns
and public service are seemingly In
separable. go r.f
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
con,emp,uous Of the West.

We have senator's, and even repre-
sentatives. who apparently act on the
theory that the territory embraced by
the thirteen original states Is stlll the
real American republic and that the
great west the northwest and south
west are still IN a state OF tutelage. al
most like the Philippines and Porto
Rico. This class OF statesmen considers
the west too immature TO have any po-
litical voice worthy serious considera-
ton. The vests protest against rob
Der tariff. for instance. Is TO them ike
child's resentment against neces-
sary discipline.
The Payne tariff bill Is deeply scared
with these marks OF distrust. II bris-
ties with evidence Of contempt for the
VESTS Judgment on economic matters.
There is the usual studied slight OF the
wishes and needs OF the ultimate con-
sumner" who represents a newer Amer
icanism. II looks after the interests
CT those Americans who populate the
New England and Atlantic states. II
offers a stone. instead OF bread, 20 the
millions upon millions OF western toll
ers who are carving the real American
destiny out Of the exhaustless soil.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

WASHINGTON.-Some OF the auto
w biographies OF new members in
the congressional directory issued re-
Gently are refreshing.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash
ington. who. with Senator Burton Of
Ohio. was promoted from the house,
pays a warm tribute to his wife, an
unusual contribution to an official pub
LEGATION. u
TIE sketch OF Mr.. Jones says he
was married to Minda Nelson at En-
field. Ill. in the fall of 1856. and what.
ever success he has attained Is due
to her earnest, faithful help and cheer
full self-denial."
Mr.. Jones also unfolds an unusual
professional experience-"has never
acted as attorney for any railroad, tel
egraph. or express company. or for
ans public service corporation
The house Of representatives OF the
Sixty-first congress embraces in Its
membership the champion legislator
IN American history. for Edward
Thomas Taylor. representatives,
large from Colorado. says of his IL
years service in the senate of his
state:
HAS the reputation OF having been
the author of more important laws
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Episcopal Cathedral's Open Air Altar

from Mrs. Percy r. Pyne. and in IL
have been gathered memorials Of the
Church of England. the Church in the
Wilderness and the Church OF Mount
Zion. The remains Of Henry Y. Sat
terlee. first bishop of Washington.
rest under the floor OF this chapel.
This altar and sun dial is called a
landmark" and was given by Mrs.
Julia James to commemorate the free
dom of the cathedral lands from debt
and the consequent hallowing of the
close. The altar is also somewhat OF
a genealogical monument of the donor.
in the several panels around the sides
Of the marble piece being inscribed a
large number Of names, with the dates
Of birth. marriage and death, and ths
names of to whom married and the
names of children begotten. ~
There is no telling when the cathe.
dral will be built, but the building
fund is growing. and the foundation
stone OF the cathedral was laid with
an imposing and monster ceremony
September 20. 1907. On that occasion
addresses we're delivered by President
Roosevelt and the bishop of London.
There were present so bishops, 200
members Of the general convention
OF the Episcopal chuych and about 25,.
900 laymen. The foundation stone was
brought from Bethlshem. "
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
"Blq Head" Amonq Diplomats.

President Taft will confer a favor
upon Americans abroad and establish
n wholesome precedent II he will make
his diplomatic appointees understand
that their Offices. like all others. are
public; that the American people. not
favored individuals. are the supporters
OF embassies and legations. and are
entitled to considerable and impartial
treatment by the incumbents OF those
Offices. The diplomatic representa-
tive who uses his ONCE for the aggran-
dizement OF himself and his friends
should be separated from Il long
enough TO realize that the honor and
prestige OF II belongs to the United
States and not to himself.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Cabinet Surely Is "Possum Cabinet" Now

Franklin .(Macveagh)-"A substan.
tial householder" Such the secretary
OF the treasury certainly is.
Jacob (Dickinson)-"A supplanter. -
He supplanted Luke Wright.
George Won L. Meyer)-"A land.
holder; husbandman." This designa.
ton of the new secretary OF the navy
applies also to George W. Wicker.
sham. the new attorney general.
James (WiIson) -Same as Jacob.
Mr.. Wilson. however. has suppanted
none but himself for the last IL years
Frank tHitchcock)-"Free." No ref.
erence TO government franking privi
leges.
Richard (Ballinger)-"Strong lilee a
ruler; powerful'-as befits secretary
OF the interior.
Charles tNageD-'Maniy: noble
spirited" None has yet denied pos.
session OF that quality by the score.
tary OF commerce and labor.
Still other searchers hunted up. the
Christian names Of the president and
ex-president, and found that William
means protector" and Theodore ''the
gift of God"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
REVISED BY ITS FRIENDS.
People Have Soon Learned What This
Means IN Connection with
Tariff chanaes

The folly OF turning over the Ding
ley tariff to be revised by its friends"
OF the Republican persuasion IL re.
vcaled In the discovery on the FIRST
day OF tariff debate In the house that
the Payne bill carries custom.house
taxes which. In the average. are high.
or than those OF Dlngley.
The friendilness OF Chairman Payne's
committee on ways and means for
monopoly rates Is further seen in the
reductions upon some western raw
material and the sending OF another TO
the free list without compcnsating con.
cessions to the farmers who have 10
pay monopoly prices for the daily nee
cssaries they have to buy.
The claim by Champ Clark that the
bill would Increase the cost OF living
to the laboring man while affordlng no
relief TO the farmer Is strikingiy borne
out by the hypocrisy OF what Is said
about a tax on coffee. The bill pre-.
tends 20 keep coffee on the free list.
with the provision. however. that cof.
fee imported from a country that puts
an export tax on II shall pay duty at
the same rate when Il Is brought 10
this country. That means. Inevitably.
double tar on the poor mans break.
fast beverage. for Brazil and most OF
the other countries from which We
import coffee already have the CT.
port tsx.
The tarin promises on which Presi
dent TAFT was elected are not made
good In the Payne bill. The friends
OF Dingleyism In the ways and means
committee have dealt tenderly with
monopoly. We need not expect real TO
vision until the work Is intrusted To a
congress that Is not composed Of
friends OF such tarin as we have had
during the last ~ years.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

A BIG bronze sun dial. topping an
n open air altar Of white marble. is
one of the relics and landmarks that
are accommodating in the majestic
grove of old oaks where soon will rise
the great Episcopal cathedral Of St.
Peter and st. Paul. Already this sol
emn, wind-swept spot. dear to Prot
estants because of its deep religious
associations. is becoming one of the
show places of the national capital.
From the site chosen for the cathe-
dral ones view overreaches all the
domes. towers and spires OF Wash
ington city. Around the site a NAM
Der of buildings and memorials have
been built First. there is the Peace
Cross. The raising and conservation
OF this cross was the first service in
the cathedral close. The principal ad-
dress was delivered by President Nc
Kinley. A chapel has been construct
ed in the grounds and this is called
the Little Sanctuary. 1t was a gift
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Payne's Foolish Contention.

Chairman Payne's contention that
the higher tariff taxes In his bill are
mainly those ON Injuries will not bs
accepted by the women folks until he
can convince them that gloves anc
stockings are luxuries rather than neo
essaries OF life. There Is hardly a
shopgirl in 81. LOUIS who does not
deem gloves almost as necessary a part
OF her street attire as any other part
OF II. As for the men, II is a maxim OF
good dressing that a man who is well
gloyed is one-third well dressed. the
remaining essentials being that he be
well hated and well shod.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

IT'S the "possum cabinet now" with
I out doubt,
The wit who invented that phrase.
after President Tafts exploits in the
south made the southern tree-climber
sort Of national emblem. has re-
ceived the backing of Webster on top
Of that OF newspaper paragraphers.
A Washington man who has time
on his hands looked IN the dictionary the
other day. and his eye fell upon the
word "philander." The meaning given
was "a South American opossum."
Thus has fate worked to give to the
secretary Of state his final credentials
for the Office.
Other searchers since have ex-
amined Webster. with the following
results, as regards cabinet members:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

TT is very unromantic. but true, that
i the Washington business man who
has acquired the finest autograph
book in the last 80 years is the pro-
prletor of "corn doctor's'' establish
ment. He showed HIS register OF auto
graphs 70 a congressional visitor who
had dropped IN to have his corns
pared and treated.
The establishment started a short
time before the death Of Lincoln and
among the early signatures In the
book was an unquestionably authentic
one of the emancipation. who. accord
Ing 20 the proprietor Of the place, was
quite regular attendant IN ths EFFORT
70 have his corns suppressed.
lie once told the chiropodist-who
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22
Aimed TO Perpetuate pIund.r.

So far as the Payne bill does reduce
The tariff upon important staples. as IN
the steel, wool and paper schedules n
Is a short step In the right direction.
But II leaves tariff rates still far be-
yond defensible limits. II perpetuates
the plundering OF the consumer. II is.
as the minority says, sectional and
prohibitiye." II leaves the Inevitable
great battle for tarin reform an un-
certainty still hanging over the bust
ness community. It Is but a sop 10
public opinion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

Uncle Joe" was too stubborn,
Power OF the autocratic kind had un.
balanced his Judgment. lie might
Just as well have made few real con-
cessions TO the insurgents" before.
hand, equivalent TO the changes now
iammed down his throat, and thus
have saved himself the most uncom-
Portable day Of his career.-springield
Republican.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

win the republic endurel" asks
Thomas w. lawson. We unhesitat-
ingly answer that II will unless
Messrs. Cannon and Aldrich happen to
wake up some morning with feeling
that Il ought to be abolished
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-04-22

Il Is Just possible, too that senator
Aldrichs opinion Of the plan 10 place a
tax ON dividends OF corporations would
not be suitable for publication.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25
POOR WITNESS FOR FRIEND
peacon's Brief Emphatic Testimony
Probably Somewhat Impressed
tie Jury.

Deacon Stephen Potter. one Of the
pioneers Of Utica, N. Y. was a man
Of great eccentricity but high moral
character. The deacon will speak
the truth and shame the devil" was
often said of him.
On one occasion q friend was en-
gagged in lawsuit in regard to some
land few miles from Utica. He held
the land at high price. During the
trial he called Deacon Potter as a
witness, to prove how valuable the
land was. The deacon was sworn and
asked II he knew the land.
Yes" he replied. Il know every
foot of it,
what do you think 1t is worth, Mr..
Potter" was the next question.
The old man paused a moment and
then said. slowly: III / had as many
'dollars-as my yoke Of oxen-could
draw-on a sled-on glazed ice-I
vow-I would not give-a dollar an
acre for it!"-Youth's Companion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25

and misery. l advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" "-MRs. EAtMA
WHEATON, Vienna. w. Va
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation. ul-
ceration, n,displacements,f fibroid tumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
If you would likQespecial advice
about your case write u cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25
Court Limits Nearo's Rights.

Des Moines, Ia.-Mrs. Susie Brown,
a negress. sued the J. II. Bell Coffee
Company for $1,000 damages because
she was refused a cup of coffee at a
pure food show in Des Moines year
ago. In the lower court the woman
won out. but the Supreme Court We'd
nesday reversed the decision, holding
that the Bell company. being a pri-
vate concern. had the right to refuse
to serve anyone 1t wished. even
though the person had paid an admis-
sion fee at the door. Chief Justice
Evans and Justice Weaver filed vigor-
GUS dissenting opinions.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25
Mrs. s.etson Exeommunieated.

Boston.-An order of excommunica.
Of New York. for years one of the
most prominent members of the
Christian Science denomination. was
issued Thursday by the directors of
the Mother Church. In their order
the directors stated that conference
OF more than three days had con-
vinced them of the truth of the
charges against Mrs. Stetson. namely,
that she had worked against the in.
terests of the church and of members
of the church who were not her fol
lowers. and that she persisted in
teachings and practices that are con-
trary to Christian Science.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25
A Remarkable Preacher.

A young preacher who was staying
at a clergy house was in the habit OF
retiring to his room for an hour or
more each day to practice pulpit ora
tory. At such times he filled tho
house with sounds Of fervor and
pathos and emptied 1t OF almost every.
thing else Phillips Brooks CHANGED
to be visiting a friend in this house
one day when the budding orator was
holding forth.
"Gracious mel" exclaimed the bish-
op, starting up in assumed terror.
"Pray, what might that be-"
"Sit down, bishop" his friend re-
piled. That's only young D
practising what he breaches. Every
bodys Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-11-25
A Hero.

Tommy's mother had made him a
present Of toy shovel and sent him
out in the sand lot to play with his
baby brother. Take care OF baby
now. Tommy. and don't let anything
hurt him." was mamma's parting in
junction.
Presently screams OF anguish from
baby sent the distracted parent flying
to the sand lot For goodness sake.
Tommy. what has happened to the
baby?" said she. trying to soothe the
wailing infant.
There was n naughty fly biting him
on the top OF his head. and killed 1t
with the shovel" was the proud re-
ply.-Exchange.