Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-17
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THE WHITE HOUSE BULL CALF.

THE WHITE HOUSE BULL CALF.
The law of comparison operates
everywhere, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Tuesday took some of the
things away from William H. Taft,
but it brought him a bull calf. Look.
ing over the list of casualties, and
noting his losses, it would be some
thing worse than discourte0us to be
invidious in pointing out particular
losses for which the coming of the
bull calf is ample compensation. This
would be easy, but also unkind. We
prefer dwelling upon the positive,
rather than the comparative merit Of
the bull calf as an asset. 1t would
easily be possible to name men now
numbered with the slain whose pres
sence in the White House grounds was
always less pleasing to Mr.. Taft than
the presence there of the bull calf
will be. But we folDear.
The grounds surrounding the house
at 1900 Pennsylvania avenue, in
Washington, are large and ample.
For the purpose of getting the most
out of bull calf such grounds are
absolutely required. It was bull
calf which moved pursuing deacon
ITO say, after long chase around a
large lot, pantingly and in gasps, but
loudly enough to be heard by poll
ticians on the fence: mot hing but
my love and fear of the Lord God Al
EEighty keeps you from getting the
e1arndest cussin' calf ever got" The
fear of the Lord is the beginning Of
wisdom, and bringing up bull calf in
the way he should go is a finer cul-
ttiNation of the virtue and beauty of
self restraint than anything else we
can think of. Mr.. Taft is not lacking
in this fine quality of holding himself
in under great provocaton. For that
particular use, the bull calf may have
come too late to the White House lot.
Still, the possibility remains, in view
'of the election returns, that the pres
ldent may find himself called to
greater tests of patience than any
which have yet come 20 him. Mr..
Cleveland said once. on the eve of
iht, assembling of a congress, demo-
cratic in one branch. Il will soon
have congress on my hands again"
Mr.. Cleveland never had a bull calf
in the White House lot, or he would
hG1e been trained to more moderate
expression and perhaps have saved
his party from disruption. The boy
who tried to lead a bull calf in one
direction by tying rope around the
calls neck and winding the other end
around his own waist, was forced to
cry head us off" when the brute in
sisted on going the other way. States
men have often had to raise the same
cry Larger experience with bull
calves would have taught the boy
better; also the statesmen.
For reducing superfluous flesh, a
good, active, healthy bull calf is bet
ter than golf, tennis, or any other
merely athletic exercise which can
only be taken according to set rules.
Dealing with bull calf takes off
flesh. Nobody has ever seen fat
matador for the excellent reason that
the early training of bull fighters,
beginning with the young man pitted
against the young bull, keeps the
youth in such mental and physical
activity that layers of adipose tissue
are out of the question with him. BY
the same token all cowboys are lean.
The bull calf at 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, D. c., should be
getting strong and bull headed enough
to give it's owner some exercise in
the early part of next month. By
Christmas it should have him in such
a state of expectancy that at the din
ner table on that great day, he will
be listening to hear that "the calf is
out again" and ready to doff his nap
hin and face the winter cold in a
mad rush to drive him back to the
Such a training, pro-