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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-06-02

golf links The courses in the vicinity Of Beverly
include some OF the finest and also some Of the
most difficult in the country. and the chief magis
trate's summer program calls for three or four
hours Of golf every day. He will not lack for
worthy partners and opponents either His espe-
ciai chrm Jack" Hammond and W. ]. Boardman.
have cottages nearby: his brother c. p Taft Of
Cincinnati. also golfer. has leased a cottage on
North shore. to be HIS brother this summer.
and he viii also have with him Capt. Archibald
Butt who in addition to serving as the presidents
military aide likewise always be drafted for a
golf game Next to golf the president takes delight
in motoring on the magnificent roads Of the North
shore-perhaps the finest in America. Several OF
the White House automobiles are transferred to
Beverly. and these place the president within easy
reach Of three or four different golf courses
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mer home az Manchesterb ythe-Sea. which Is but
few miles from Beverly and Miss Boardman.
like her parents, Is more than enthusiastic re-
gardng this summer colony belt" She accom-
panied Mrs. Taft on n house hunting expedition
last spring. and was her chief adviser In the Sc
lection OF the roomy frame cottage which was
finally chosen as the summer White House"
One factor in the satisfaction OF the Tafts. and
an Influence in the decision TO return to Beverly
this summer. Is found In the circumstance that
this vacation retreat proved beneficial 10 Mrs
Tart II may be remembered that Mrs Taft broke
down In health only few weeks before the time
set for the departure OF the family for their sum-
mer home When the physicians prescribed abso-
lutte quiet some OF the friends OF the mistress OF
the White RSnse were dubious as to the effect OF
Beverly, for although the town Is a quiet enough
community. the whole North shore OF Massachu-
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RZNlk5oCE OF 00tzV11T}J Il1n13ND

ray Bay. Ontario. picturesque resort
on the north bank OF the 81 Lawrence
river. They have not. to this day. lost
any Of their affection for the hamlet
tina, was 50 long the rendezvous of
the Taft clan, but Murray Bay Is. Of
course. IN Canada. and the president
Is not imposed TO so beyond the Dor.
ders Of the United States. even for a
vacation. This put up 10 the president
and the nrst lady OF the land the
problem OF selecting new summer
domlcilc.
That the North shore OF Massachu.
sets was chosen was largely due 10 the
Influence OF Miss Mabel Boardman.
the well known Red Cross leader. and
Mrs. Taft's closest personal friend.
The noardmans have long had a sum.
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HQME or M 9HxJl0kVT

1910 much longer and more restful vacation than
he was able to enjoy last year. when II may be re-
called. the extra session OF congress and the fight
over the tariff Kept him In Washington until well
into August. The president hopes to get to Bever-
ly carly In June, and with the exception Of coca
sicnal trips. mostly TO nearby points. will remain
there throughout the heated term. A year ago the
president planned to devote most OF the summer OF
1910 to trip to Alaska-a journey that would have
far surpassed in point OF time consumed and num-
Der of miles Travelled. the famous transcontnental
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WI = a. CaA4t NV
circle" In which
Taft INDUCED dur
ing the autumn of
1909. However. va
rious Influences.
primarily the state
of Mrs. Taft's
n 18th = h av e
caused the presi-
dent TO abandon
this Alaska trip.
and he will rest
quietly at Beverly
save for visits to
fairs. conventions.
etc. none of which
viii consume more
than a few days.
The president is
planning a very
busy aud beneficial
summer on the
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,dmInlstration somewhat as an expert.
mont No member OF the family had
yreyiously spent, much time on the
nmed North shore" OF Massachusetts
and consequently they we're obliged to
accept largely on hearsay It's claims
to prominence as an ideal summer
playground. However. after their nrst
reason at this pleasure domain the
White House household was more
than enthusiastic regarding the local.
ity and forthwith decided TO return
there IL future summers. Hence the
action Of the president In extending
bis lease on the cottage he occupies
At Burgess Point
For a decade and a hall prior TO the
election OF William "a. Taft a. presi.
dent. the present occupants OF the
White House. together with the mem.
bers Of all the other branches OF the
yery numerous TAFT family. had been
wont to gather each summer at Muir
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iIE quaint little community
Of Beverly. Mass. Is pretty
certain TO enjoy the dis
tlnction OF ranking as the
sumner capital" Of the
United states 30 long as
william II. Taft Il presi.
dent. The Tafts chose the
lIitla seashore resort for a
vacation retreat for the
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-20
PENSIONS FOR oLERKs.

Senator Curtis has started the ball
a-rol1ing in the direction of providing
pensions for superannuated employees
in the governments clerical service.
He has introduced bill which will
make possible the retirement of gov
eminent clerks when they reach the
age of sixty-five years with a pension
of $50 a month each. 1t has been
figured out that even with the pay
ment Of such pensions the government
would actually save money because of
the more efficient and larger amount
of work it could get out of younger
clerks.
Such an economy is an important
one and we'll worth considering. But
it is not by any means the sole
argument which can be presented in
favor of pensioning government clerks.
Another important one is that they
are entitled, after a life spent in the
service of the government, to be sup
ported by 1t even after they have out
lived their usefulness. Not only that,
but many government officials now in.
the higher stations, receive the
equivalent of pensions after they have
reached an age when the laws retire
them from service. This is true of Of
ficers of the army and navy. It Is
also true of the justices of the supreme
court. And during the active service
of officers of the army and navy and
the justices Of the supreme court they
get salaries of q size that it would be.
much more reasonable to expect them
to lay up a competence against old
age than it would be TO expect the
same of the ordinary government clerk
whose salary never attAins large pro-
portions. All governTn ent service
should be treated alike. There should
be no line drawn between the highest
and the lowest. sr
Even the large corporations are rec
ognizing the fact that employees who
have been long in their service and
who have outlived their usefulness
are worthy of consideration, and the
number of them that are establishing
pension systems is growing almost
daily. President Taft has been an ad-
vocate of the proposition to pension
government clerks ever since he has
been in office. His first regular mes
sage to congress strongly advocated
it. He reiterated his views on this sub
1ect in his message to congress of the
other day. And it is fitting that a SEN
ator from Kansas, where the struggle
is constant to see that all people get
a square deal, should introduce in con-
gress a measure on this important SUBJ
ject.
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IN JUSTICE no PosrERTTY.

IN JUSTICE TO POSTERTTY.
used to think Jim Hibrow was states
To serve his generation as a teacher and
a guide,
For his mind is full of wisdom an his
voice is good to hear
An his loving friends are numbered by
the thousand far and near.
But our confidence was shaken an our
feelings were dismayed
One day. when we were celebrattn' with
big parade.
It took q lot Of argument to make him
But we finally convinced him that he
ought to ride boss.
We thought that generations new would
one day pause to mark
The ease and lofty grandeur OF his statue
We saw him on prancin' steed Of metal
or of stone,
With arms ottstretched so graceful in
manner ali his own.
The most impressive figure that an artist
could invent
Was none too good for him-suoh was
our honest sentiment.
We stood out on the SIDEWALK all pre-
pared our hats TO toss
Into the sair mid cheerin' when We saw
him on a boss.
Our sweetest dream has vanished. We
are humbied in our pride,
Fur the first time known to hist'ry, Jim
was truly terrified.
We reluctantly admitted that In spite
As model fur high class work Of art
he wouldn't do.
We lacked the heart to tell him how 1t
is. But we have tried
To show him that q private life Is far
more dignified.
OF course we feel a heavy sense OF in
tellectual loss.
But our hopes of him are ended. He
Washington Star.
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AYHAWKER JOTy

Rev. Good is the appropriate name
OF one of the clergymen at Maple
Hill.
One of the girls in the Alma high
school answers to the name of Mary
belle.
Mr.. Ash of Pratt also gets into the
short name contest. So does Max Rau
of independence.
1t occurs to the Pratt Union that
the room many folks think they oc-
cupy would be great enough to divide
up into cattle ranches.
A live stock and musical note in
last weeks items from Dewdrop in the
Lincoln Sentinel: Dayren Lyster sold
his pig and purchased him a cornet.
There was less news in the Kansas
week.-Mrs. last week than there was dur
ing the recent political campaign and
around election time. But it was
crowded out by Christmas advertising.
The Marysville Advocated
has an idea that when women vote the
fashions in politics will change oftener
The road to wealth, says the Marys-
vile Acknowledgements is too steep to
permit of 10y riding"
A tramp went to sleep in the Santa
Fe yards here the other day and
missed the Peavine freight, reports the
Alma Signal. "Cuss it," he said, now
I'll have to walk to Eskridge, and
they're not looking for me It'll the
train gets in
Two young married ladies were
down town recently looking in at the
shop windows, reports the Pratt
Union, when they spied some nice
leather collar boxes with the usual
draw cords. and they asked a clerk the
price of those NEW style hand bags
And it may be- thinks the South
Kansas Tribune, that the people re-
fnSld fO raise tho nf IA haT
of the legislature simply to compel
some of the reformers to make good
their frequent declarations that they
only want Office in order to serve the
people.
One of our leading farmers, says a
local paper, found a cigar in his small
sons pocket the other day on getting
home after a shopping trip to Cass
City. The farmer confiscated the cigar
and whipped the boy with the rope
used to tie the family iaeEass at. night.
Then the farmer lighted the cigar and
started to smoke it himself. It was
! loaded and burned the farmers 1ilacs
off his physiognomy and set fire to the
barn. The problem now puzzling the
community is to find the jackass.-
Allen Enterprise.
| A city superintendent in Kansas
| told us this true story the other day,
says the Western School Journal: !
| the work. Mental arithmetic was the
| order of the hour I gave the class
! this test problem: If one boy gets up
at six O'Clock in the morning, when
will two boys get up? "If," said the
! boy who was chosen to recite, zone
| will get up at two times six, which Is
twelve o'clock" Which shows, adds the
School Journal, that the formula may
sometimes swallow several things.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

[F'rom the Atchison Globe.1
A good scare is worth more to a
man than good advice.
Country people are mighty smart in
making fun of town people.
When a boy gets mad. he always
looks for rock, but he rarely throws
it.
how hard an unsuccessful man finds
life. 7 s
Did you ever notice the wolfish
manner in which a man looks at a
pretty girl?
When a man diets he eats oat meal
in addition to everything else he usu-
ally eats.
Farmers worry only during the
growing season, but town people wor-
ry all the year round.
If women are so amiable and sweet,
why is it that other women do not
care for them as roomers and board
ers?
A good many of the Atchison hunt
ers have resolved to quit buying ducks
of the Smith boys at Mud lake; the
Smith boys talk too much.
The children who attend a certain
church in Atchison say that the
preacher prays so long that they can
count two street cars go by.
A fried egg ages more rapidly in
looks than anything else We know Of
An egg fried in the morning looks g
thousand years old by night.
A few years ago an Atchison wom-
an broke her leg, and she was sc
modest that she wouldn't have it sci
unless her mother could do il.
A married man is usually com.
PEELED to spend his evenings explain.
ing his Jokes to his wife. and the
school lessons to his children.
When a man hears that a boy ha.
been drowned, he fears it may be hi:
boy, the same as he fears it may be
his house when he hears the fire
whistle.
When a man is fifty, the rattle i.
over. and he knows he hasn't drawn
anything, but a young man of nine
teen or twenty is just shaking the boz
for his first throw.
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QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
[From the Philadelphia RECORD,

tF'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
The girl who promises to be a sist err
to fellow doesn't always assist him.
1t isn't altogether 1iberality that
prompts man to give his friends
away.
You make me tired" remarked the
automobile to the mechanician in the
garage.
Would you believe that the boy in
the bowling alley works only for pin
money?
Lots of people don't recognize an op-
portunity unless it is spelled with q
capital o.
The fellow who screws up his courage
with strong drink generally screws IT
too tight.
man is always eager to live up to
his reputation, a woman up to her
photographs.
When a fellow is afraid he can't live
without a certain girl he ought to
marry her and see....
Hoax-'He must have been Ian
tern-jawed old cynic." Joax-'sWho?','
Hoax-sDiogenes.'
Sillicuss-.A woman never seems
able to make up her mind" Cynicus-
Why should she? She would only
change it again."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-20

Creditor Ito tailor)-I'T have no more Of
this Cumming. II you don't stop II. III
order another suit.-Fliegende Blaetter.
ibid you ride in Charley's automobile7"
yes, 1t was lovely. the constant oscula-
ton didn't bother me a bit."-Evening
Hostess-Mr. souibs Is going to recite q
S wouid h hT I upset the salt at the
dinner table.-stray Stories.
tured?" ''she thinks Ibsen's plays are
stupid" well, q lot Of people think
so.' Yes, but she says so."-C1eveland
Leader.
Bacon-And you say your brother has
settled in Canada? Egbert-No, I didn't
Of settling.-Yonkers Statesman.
Let me give you a pointer" the inter
locutor said to the end man. Don't give
me q pointer" replied the end man; give
me fox terrier.''-Chicago Tribune.
from sa|dust Wfggs-Good gracious, as
If the forests were not disappearing fast
enough as it isi-C1eveland Plain Dealer.
'.The landlady says that new boardsr is
a foreign nobleman. Bogus. III bet
thing. He hasn't paid her cent as yet"
Washington Herald.
Uncle Gus-So this is the baby, Ell?
used to look just like him at that age.
what's he crying about now7 Niece
Susie-Oh Uncle Gus, he heard what you
said.-Chicag0 News.
.wilfred, why did you stick SO closely
to that wall Street speculator when you
trouble happened he could float anything"
Baltimore American.
"F4ovv is II that the quail. on your bill OF
fare is always struck Off" That's Just
a fancy touch" explained the beariery
ioint-"-Louisville Courier-Journal.
.sYou should endeavor to do something
for the comfort of your fellow-rnen," said
tha philanthropist, without thought OF
reward" IT do. 1 buy umbrellas, instead
OF borrowing them. Star.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

rF'rom the Chicago Newell
Nearly every good talker overdoes It
Free lunch is sometimes pretty ex-
pensive food
Ever notice what poor care other
people take of their nealthf
Avoid pushing to the front by going
back on your friends.
Don't make the mistake Of claiming
you never make one
When a woman has an eye for the
beautiful she hunts up a mirror.
Many a man Is kept busy acquiring
the things he doesn't want
People write a lot Of things in a let
ter they wouldn't say to your face.
Nothing amuses the average .man
more than to have some woman beliave
she is bossing him.
Life is full Of ups and downs-but I'M
fortunately most of us are down more
of the time than up.
And it sometimes happens that a
man likes to have his wife get so mad
she wUnst speak to him-then she will
not ask him for money.
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school Pupils roo Brainy.

The time is coming when pupils will
not be permitted to enter the public
schools until they have made good on
the ball team, at basket ball or in some
other department of athletics. In other
words. present conditions will be re-
versed.
The foregoing is a part of an ad-
dress delivered this morning to 600
school teachers of Kansas City at the
regular monthly meeting of the teach
ers held in the assembly hall at Cen
trail High school DIR. H. E. Pearse
of Kansas City, president of the Jack
son County Medical association, was
the speaker, and his subject was,
ssWhat the Public Schools Should Do
for the Physical Welfare of Its
Pupils"
Dr.. Pearse said that unless the pub
lie schools did pay more attention to
the physical needs Of the pupil and
less attention to the mental side, that
eventually the American people would
dwindIe to a race of dwarfs-95-pound
women and 110-pound men.
UNLESS a child is strong physically"
DIR. Pearse said, there is no use to
expect it to be strong mentally, and for
that reason / say let us begin to teach
the child to stop thinking, as well as to
think"
being taught in the public schools to-
day. DIR. Pearse believes, are musty
with age and should be thrown out
He thinks that the pupil should be
taught how to get well from scarlet
fever in a week and the science and
hygiene of immunity. The germ of
tuberculosis should be studied. he de-
clares. In short, his theory is that the
school physiology of today should be
more practical.-Kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-20
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Worrying pays the poorest OF divi-
dends.
Nor are the sweetest smiles general
ly directed your way.
=
It's easy enough to remember the
things you'd just as soon forget.
n
A real automobile enthusiast is one
who goes riding for pleasure during
cold weather.
The deeds that seem to count for most
these days are those that hold title TO
valuable property.
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Morgan's Antiques Held.


Miss Anne Morgan, daughter Of J. p.
Morgan, returned recently from trip
abroad on the White Star liner
Miss Belle Green, Mr.. Morgan's libra
rian. Miss Green has been visiting
England and the continent, and is said
to have picked up some $4,000 worth
of books and manuscripts for the
Morgan collection.
Miss MOI gan had few share words
to say to the customs men. She
brought back an antique crucifix, not
ing it on her customs declaration as
duty free, under the new tariff law,
which allows works of art and antiques
of an established old age to come in
free. She showed the cross to an in
speeter,@wlfo called into consultation
an appraiser. She explained to them.
How do you know it was made in
the. thirteenth century," asked the
customs man.
"Well, I wasn't there" Miss Nor
gan replied, "but I know it is an an
tiQue."
"Do you want to pay duty on it or
have it sent to the appraisers stores
for examination % asked the inspector.
''Do as you please" said the finan-
cier's daughter.
The cross went to the public stores.
While Miss Morgan was having this
tCApcIlCACG with tAlc GuSlOAlS luCH, MISS
Green, at the other end of the pier,
was being questioned by inspectors.
| She had with her an ANTIQUE box and
a small Italian painting of Christ, said
| to have been made in the sixteenth
century, which she valued at $1,000.
Inspector Haley, in doubt, appealed to
Chief Appraiser Tenant, and the lat
| ter ordered them sent to the apprais-
| ers' stores. Miss Green protested. She
also had sixteenth century hand-il-
| lumined book and a manuscript of the
same period containing $50 pages. She
valued the manuscript at $4,000. 1t
| is said to be the early work of Spanish
monks. According to Miss Green, she
was fortunate in finding them for sale
J in London. The book and manuscript
were admitted duty free without ques-
| ton
."They don't belong to Mr.. Morgan"
Miss Green asserted. "This is private
affair, and concerns no one but my
SELF
| While Miss Morgan was waiting for
her baggage to be examined she was
asked whether there was any truth in
| the runnor that she was to wed Don
Jaime de Bourbon, the Spanish pre-
/ tender.
sswhat nonsense exclaimed Miss
Morgan "It is absolutely hopeless for
the newspapers to keep up this sort
of thing 1 am not engaged and I
don't intend to be. That ought to
settle it''-New York Times
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THE SIEGE.
me Greeks before the gates of Troy
with greedy thoughts of loot un-
bounded,
Had nothing on" the modern boy
Who,- by locked doors and drawers
awaits the morn when he shall see
The hidden contents on a tree.
His most recently copyrighted
photos indicate that Doc. Cook has
aggravated his crime by growing q
package of whiskers. 1t is one of the
ironies of fate that he who is in bad
cannot refrain from going in deeper.
All women have their troubles, but
we are inclined to reserve so per cent
of our sympathy for the Queens. A
Queen is not permitted to keep the in
teresting event for private distribu-
ton among the neig1bor women. 1t
Is bawled out by the Associate Press.
NOTHING DOING IN THE ARCHAIC
TneS6 rhymes are awful-Well we ken,
But If you kindly will refrain
From knocking till we force again"
To rhyme with pain Sr "hurrf-
cane,s'
And otherwise this rhymes endure,
This job viii be sinecure.
And we would really feel chagrined
II in our verses you should ind
A place where some stray gale of
wind
Was rhymed with "countermined'
or signed
Ergo: They're fierce, but still we draw
The line at any such faux pas.
The humorists who make a practice
of calling attention to the hat worn by
this department. might save time by
1rrff No. II
politics now. but we feel certain he
would renew this hat If he realized
its condition.
The committee finds that Lorimer
would have been elected anyhow In
other words, the committee finds that
Lorimer wasted a lot of perfectly good
money. One might be reminded of
the highwayman who held up a mes
senger boy and robbed him of a pack
was addressed to himself.
Having in mind his late majesty of
Portugal. we are tempted to put over
this one: A cat may look at King
and not see much, either.
When Time is lost, it is useless to
offer reward for its return. Rookie
Teller and Andy couldn't pool holdings
for enough to buy five perfectly good
| minutes.
Many a rich mans reputation for
| intelligence is removed to the discard
when he loses his wad.
| The advantage every boy is entitled
to, doesn't cost his parents anything.
1t is a plain, ordinary name. The boy
who is named George has a chance
to be known by his right name; the
unfortunate kid who is named ma
! po1een Bonaparte,' is, always known
as "Bony" or MAP"
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poets are that this situation will soon
be relieved and that the railroads, the
largest buyers of iron and steel. VIII
once more place their orders for con-
struction and equipment with custom
airy freedom. If much longer delayed
a rush of orders must follow, if only
to fill the vacuum created by long
postponement."