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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08

and he'll follow you the length of that injury Insult him
through lack OF tactand he III follow you the ends of the earth
Mr. Taft lacks degree measured understood
1t was that want of tact which him making his Grant memorial
speech He thought compliment the dead chean and succeed
ed only invoking the of every soldier between the
No one is strong who doesn't work No will work who
doesn't have The best thing about work is the srengththe
mndceanness and the musceceanness the brings
home Were you put Hercules bed the end of the year you'd
have to steady and sustain his toeng footsteps about the
Ao what true Of the physical of the mental what does for
muscle does for mind
1t his msforuneand its last has become our
Mr. Taft made work From the be-
ginning the world unred before his like carpet Not dollar
did he have fight for office did he have win Personally
professionally politically, he has all his life been packed in cotton
some hand his milk His father plus the politicians took
Christmas
1t pleased Mr. Taft but it also sapped him. AS the fabby
hccd upcome of this codng he to-day the spectacle OF
oepudgy and soft Mentally he shortwinded and out OF
condition. made by much much eating of the fat too
much drinking of the little strife, little work little
contradiction would have hardened and helped him. 1t would never
made him great he wasn't in that mold But one
need be great be strong and courageous and IS that
courage and strength when Mr. Taft stands most in need
But you urge favor of and hard work IN the lazy lot
of Mr. Taft that he has been Judge Cabneteer Consider
Judge think he listens The lawyers think bcke struggle
The Judge gives He compares argument with argument and
his mental operations par with those of woman matching
ribbons This the law proverb which tells how "a good
bar makes good bench On the other hand heard
of good bench making good bar know about Judge OF all
public officials our Judges the des Their on how
get months vacation in the summer while the question IN
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08

% daiv minds is "How soon will It be tour Gock ta ~
little as Judge called upon Tor mental eo[, No
even U viii That is nothing depends upon am
I to help or to hurt Have you not seen thel eaoe .J
ee ON end? Were there any Observable JoltS o JeNs
desks m Of he public machinery? When man absence mas
IN @ eec his presence has Importance Withdraw raw screw ti
seaG - beans Remove all of Cabneeers ana the en-
to tall o % government continue to run as sm90 @ ,nst true as @ t
breathing OF y 70 accompany administration The SaD
the fife e and aTG nocay S0s not publicly weight His use is party
ed rooster % on tn 5e Eepopna %ss r and indicate
Is t+ - arers are blowing the political WINDS h - essence
Both and Cabinet a@ are pedestal and T u sS Of
of their sta Acrats never learn those looking down never
y look nsh comes through contradiction wisdom des'eds from
above reed with msed kept in the dark-tne story ol
ca he ever hedwat chance had Mr. latt TO
Was T0ndf1 s nothing ti and 14 over Which they
about when nc @ PAINTER over pictrehat the Adrlche ana
oed lo' gd out-pon and out-n1anage hm! Is II
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08
Why Taft is With the Bosses

Alfred Henry Lewis continues his series of articles upon the
- Of Nation in the current issue of Pearsons Magazine
nd article deals with the question 'Wy Taft with the
n.. and we quote portion, as follows
w,h ( Mr. Taft this Horaus whom appointed to de-
e bridge interest? What his origin?- has
M his story? Aponso Taft, his father lived honest soul Of
W. He was forged the fires of civil and what days
preceded it. -
- men crowd to the front Thus is good thing We need
w Nationally we're rich idle, too fat Fathat
WORD And if couldn't train off I'd burn off in what Cruel
eons are demanded by Peace, persistent duckpond
200 means agnation which means-in its finale purefaction
War but the synonym Of currents gales hunderbots and what
M these argue publication and augmentation of racial
health?
Are hev worse or more be dreaded than the horrors Of
e7 For myself I'd die baeShip die garre
de Of bullet as of lack of bread AS write this there
d hafion people hawarmed and hat-ted-are starv-
mo and freezing within a handful OF miles OF me-
Aphonso Taft living strong hour, owned the strength OF
Then men had principles twoedged and cross
d as fit for prayer as for strife like the old knights made
M swords Aso like those holy swords their principles were al
w.vs in honest evidence out of loyal reach
Taft the son-our Mr. Taftin wise resembles Taft the
b He lacks the old courage his trenchant integrity his
M n strike downright smashing blow for right Men have told
@ that thew looked alIe-fathe and don't know this; but
what be so? There's little to be told by looks The eagles egg
impressive the of the goose Tor all that houses
heart an eagle The crows egg looks more than does the ng
ms and vet the latter hides within 1t the music OF the oo
rn too the formidable picture of White House Mr. latt
Also what should appear formidable than the seao with us
on of and erocous tennch tuss But the Seaon moves
when he at alslowy tmorousy cunDrouSy' anu n
goes very far his comfortable safe cake OF ce while ho eo
s ten-nch 1sks find their ehal employment IN digging
dn-for the sea-on Alphonso Taft was bigger than all ms
bows This is the story of the congenay great 1t
though what courage wisdom and force should nave served
the strain throughout century had been avhed upon the SIRE to
leave little less for the
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08
EIGHT MONTHS
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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08
HIS ONLY PRIVATELY EARNED MONEY.

Born in Cincinnati Mr. Taft-va the local schoo-found edr
ah elimination Yale He graduated at the latter seminary
amid not the slightest excitement He studied law ana was du
me" He served on paper six dollars week Ih last was
but hudde of months 1t should be mentioned no e
commentaries the only money Mr. latt-ah FASHION anu
fields prvate-was known to earn III
Had there beerl-poiticaly-n Aphonso latt theIe "o
have -poticaly-no William Howard latt FOX Desd
ing the latter office to win favor with the elder. IN co
been Assistant States Attorney Collector OF Revenue
Court Judge Solicitor of the Nation, United otdteS
Judge Governor General for the Philippines war oecIes
dent Four presidents and one governor have appoleu MI
Office A.
not-fairly speakng-an exaggeraton TO say tLt @ ~,
Roosevelt appointed Mr. Taft his present White HOUSE ~ he
exhibiting what erat,1es and loyaltes make their MONIES IN
heart he abandoned Mr. Roosevelt for enemies before MI koo
ets had closed Likewise although it was MI % he
governor who named him for the Cincinnati superior C1 -
ceased politically to know that pub1c1St the llole' ~
Het promised advantage to himself -. :. r,;obt help
True in the late presidential campaign thinking II s
bis canvass in Ohio Mr. Taft did make concllato % sne
speak from the platform with Mr. FORAKER D s
the Ahbold- Standard Oil letters and Mr. laft az ONE
safe again Such safe scamperngS were m t that
uSa midities, without honest least thea n Foraker
Sncked of principle Mr. Taft knew no more 81 ~ ~ he
When he refused to speak from the same rostrul WIN np
knew the fortnight before ashand outstretched-he e
the privilege a,r ,rft y
Since he was twenty-one Mr. Taft has never been now
For ryhree wears by grace of his father and the apo
OF governor president, he has been @ she is
ge TAFT or "Stcreary Taft Just as Of an ndi-
President Taft In every instance he was the seleot "
'lual never of the public aios were an
Why do go over roll though appolnve at Taft
unnse? don't 90 over it over the causes u 4ar,
Weaknesses and Taft wordbreakngs have resulted IN ou ps true
In that relation too and evening how sCay NJ Taft in
what followed the ballots would look between nodiS ne not
enaugural possum to the professional fessonal
n come Office seeking him. Mr. Taft, case -, @ too hero
unce-holder did come-woud be found too high 100 Pu''
'y Roman to listen , commodity
These be noble views and timely But there Is SUI the pot
popety, and what amenities are supposed ~ M mouth of
Mr. Taft
HIS LICK or TACT
Lack of tact? Ill % Govern
men ssme Hst aek ~f" o ss to 4 gpon n
many public has gone crashing upon that @ walks is
oa dd its bones wreck Lack of tact even 49, Ini,e man,
e0 worse in its results than a lack OF INTEGRITY, 49,
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08

they the Cannon and the Acheean and clean and strong and
long of wind made by years upon years of strife and combat
those called House and Senate say that they
should have the hand of the effect of whose whole
had been render him slow and weak and fatty dull?
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-04-08
HIS LICK OF TACT.

Lack of tact? ,,s of Govern
@ @ that lack of tact grows to be OF non @ v nation
@ many public has gone crashing, upon that I walks
Of ad Its bones wreck Lack of tact even - T,re man.
' worse in its results than a lack OF lneg''Y;
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
OF John stephens, adNenturer, a Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile. Being Interested In
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de
nounced by Chile as an insurgccuonist
and as a consequence was hiding. Al his
Englishman and a young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
a drunken oficer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral Of the Peruvian navy con-
fronted stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the ofice OF captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda, a
Chilean vessel, should be captured.
stephens accepted the commission.
Stephens met a motley crew. TO which he
was assigned. He CAV them final In
successfully captured the vessel opposed
20 be the Esmeralda, through strategy.
Capt stephens gave directions Tor the de-
parture OF the craft. He entered the cab
Ia and discovered the English woman
and her maid. stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
u was Lord D~arllngton's private yacht,
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation 70 her lady
ship. Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken On order 70 90 20 the Antarc-
tic circle. futile explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost In ll& He had
found Il frozen IN a huge case Of ice
on an Island and contained much gold.
Stephens consented 10 be the captain
OF the expedition. He told LADY
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
but expressed confidence In him. The
aea Queen encountered a vessel Ga the
fog. Stephens attempted TO communicate.
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. futile finally sQuaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttleis guidance the yes
sci mad progress toward its goal
De Nova. the mate. told stephens that he
believed futile. now acting as skipper,
stephens was awakened by crashing OF
glass. He saw futile in the grip OF a
spssm OF religious mania and Oyercame
him. The sailor upon reEaining his senses
was taken IN. futile committed suicide
by shooting. Upon vote OF the crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided 10 continue the treasure
only 900 miles distant. futile was buried
in the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed to have
formed the basis for Tuttie's religious
mani Upon advice OF Lady Darlington.
Stephens started to probe the ghost.
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
found that at Sanchez Inspiration, En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost" 20 scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph-
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed 10 be. The crew was anxious 20 &c
on IN further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them In a fist night. Lady
started northward. She was wrecked IN a
fog. stephens. De Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those 70 sci
out in a life boat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16

Of our supply Of provisions. and served
out a small ration all around. after
ward arranging the several watches
for the night aEd distributing. rs equal
ly as possible. the blankets aud extra
clothing. The wind felt colder. the
sea coming NJ a bit, and Dade and
Kelly fixed up a piece Of spare can
a az the stern 10 protect the steers
man from the dash OF icy spray. De
Nova took the tiller. and seeing no
signs OF a bad night ! lay down amid
ships, though not until / had com
PEELED Lady Darlington to seek rest
also. Whether she found &c or not I
can not say. but / was asleep instant
ly. and knew nothing until Johnson
called me at midnight.
There was no great change I'm con
dldons as I stumbled sleepily aft to
take the tIller. The boat was sailing
free. but with a reef in the mainsail.
owing TO a marked stincnlng OF the
wind. The intense loneliness of the
Gene cast an even stronger spell over
me now.-those awful wastes Of soli-
tude above and below; the far-on
steoly glitter Of stars; the near by
white crested waves; the little. insig.
nihcaut dot 90 a boat IN which We
tossed. / thought upon those leagues
upon leagues OF ]barrenuesE stretching
away 10 the north. east west, south.
the vast fields OF ice. the extent OF
! storm.lashcd seas. the seeming hope.
| lessncss OF our Efforts at escape. and
choked In my throat. my lips pressed
tight, my eyes staring blindly out In
to the smother
Suddenly the blanket az my fec
J stirred. and Lady Darlington sat up
her back against the gunwale and fac,
upturned 10 mine. The cold CLEAN
OF the moon revealed her features
clear u as a cameo. framed by tho
darkness OF her hood. ] could dis
ungulsh the delicate tracery OF he.
lashes. aud. beneath that light, th'
gray OF her eyes appeared black.
Il have been studying your face. Mr.
Stephens she said quietly. 'and hav,
read there the helplessness OF our SIT
uation."
/ rallied instantly. endeavoring Il
speak lightly.
You translate wrongly That wa
only the depression Of the scene yon
der. the awful loneliness OF sea an
say affected my spirits. You shoulu
not draw hasty conclusions
Nor have l.. Even such a sea an.
sky never gave you that look OF DE-
SPAR, / know you too well 10 beliey
that. You consider our situation dei
perate."
/ looked AZ her closely. but it wa
not fear ] saw In the uplifted face.
1T Is certainly serious enough"
admitted, believing II useless to n
tempt any deceit. but not hopeless
We have a stanch boat under us. su
hcient food for all our probable need.
and a favorable wind. While there
|, life there is hope"
She made a little eloquent gostur
OF the hands,
Please do not say that, ThoS
{ words are always the last effort
bolster up courage. Keep them &
y the men. but trust me with the era
{ truth"
Ask and / will answer"
4 What chance have We OF rescue
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
XXI.
In Which Love Speaks.

In Which Love Speaks.
No n uttered a sound after that
.frst wild cry. We sat there stunned
into silence by the horror Of the sit.
uation. every eye staring blindly in
TO the mist, the long-boat tossing like
a chip on the swell caused by the en-
quilting Of the yacht. The crippled Sea
Queen had evidently gone down like
a shot Twice I endeavored to speak,
but something choked me. and my
voice failed. ! reached down into my
pocket, held close 70 my eyes the
small compass J always carried, and
swung the boats head northward.
Even this slight effort al action gave
me back some measure Of s~elf-con-
troll.
You had better step the mast. Mr..
De Nova. and get out what auvas You
can spread. There Is not much wind
but wen make the best Of what little
there is."
They went al the task as though
glad TO have work given them. but |
could see nothing but the dim out.
lines OF their forms,
I bent down toward Lady Darling.
ton; she glanced around and directly
into my eyes.
Are you warm enough
"Oh. yes; but-but I hardly know
how / am. This has come So sudden
ly. IL am not frightened. but dazed.
horrihed. Were all the others on board
drowned"
They must nave been. will ques.
ton the men In a moment, only ! beg
Of you do not permit your courage ia
give way"
She rested her hand upon my knee
"You need not fear for me, she said
firmly. Il will not fail you"
The mainsaii belied out. catching
whatever breeze there was, tbs boom
swinging free and the long-boat lean
ing well over. ne II leaped forward In
10 the fog The swift motion brought
new heart TO all OF as.
Pass back the provisions. lads. and
Wen stow them away here in th'
stern-lockers"
This task required only a few mo
ments. and when It was completed
was able TO discern the mate. seateC
next TO Celeste.
Now tell me Just what occurred
Mr.. De Nova" / said. What was
we bumped into.-an Iceberg
"Zat was Il, monsieur. You saw hoy
20 fog lay. by gar, ! not SEQ re 10
c'atle from re bridge for more as fou
hour. We run al half-speed wen 20
went below. Sacre, wat else wa
dare? | know you much tired, an 80
stand re watch for six hour. by gai
my eyes burn tryin' 10 see somesinl
Zen ! send down for you TO be cal
Pretty soon I leave Larsen on 2
bridge. an start aft TO zee Wy 80
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
A Cynical synonym.

Poor Myrs Kelley" said a maya
Eine editor at the Authors club in
New York, was almost as distressed
as Mr.. Carnegie at the spirit Of graft
and c~rookedness rampant among us.
The young writer. at a dinner OF
magazine contributors, said that we
worshiped wealth-that was u trou-
Bile. Then she c~rystalliEed her mean
ing in an anecdote.
she said that n nan asked an
other;
What position does Blank hold in
the community
"A very honorable position was
the reply.
Is he wealthy?
Wealth and honor. said the other
are synonymous terms In America to
day"
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16

not come more quick. / get most 10
companion, when bang we hit &c
icebergl Eat all ! know for re mex
minute. only zare be hell for'ard, an
re ship up on end"
is that all you can tell? Is there
any n else here Nble to explain"
We'll sir" said a deep rumbling
voice forward. Il was just aft O the
main-hatch when the rumpus hap
pened, a.hangin' on to a lifeline. |
couldn't see much, but I figure it out
like this. We hit a big berg bows N;
a lot O ice caved on on us. an
smashed In the for'ard deck Ike Il was
paper, crushin' down everything as
fur aft as the engine-room. Both boil
ers blew up. an then nothin' held the
stern in the air but the after bulk
head. when that finally gave way the
OF hooker dropped 20 Dayy Jones.
There wasn't a man ahead o. the main
hatch that had q chance even TO run
for IT,"
caught my breath, feeling a SILVER
shake me.
Il am unable TO make out who are
on board" / said at last. Name your
selves, beginning at the bow"
"Jem Cole, sir" II was the voice OF
The negro.
Next Speak up, menl"
johnson"
Kelly"
Mcknight"
"Dadc.'
SANCHEZ"
Ticre was a pause. the last voice
| sounding just abaft the mastbutt
rs that all?'
That's all. SIR"
with De Nova, myself. and tho
two women II makes the count ten.
Wen, we sha'n't be crowded for room
This Is going TO be a hard cruise. lads
but wen make a stin fight for Il
We're sailors. with a stanch boat un
der as. and a chance 10 win out"
There was a faint cheer, rumbllng
as n II had caught in their throats
and b negro asked;
How much OF a run Is Il, boss?'
Il am unable to tell you, Cole"
answered, endeayoring TO make my
voice sound hopeful. because ! hRv'
not had any observation for three
days. There Is no use lying 10 yo'
fellows. There Is a mighty lonl
stretch between us and any land WORT
trying after. We are out OF the tract
Of ships. and our only hope Is to keel
the long-boat right side up, and get on
Of her all the speed possible. Two o
you stand By TO watch the runninl
gear; the others had better lie dow
and got some sleep while the wind {
light. Turn In with them, DE Nova
you will have to relieve me at the IL
Ter later"
The breeze p%erceptibly freshenet
but not sufficiently To require any rec.
ing Of canvas. and the fog began drift
ing away like a great white clou,
leaving revealed the vista OF cold gra
sea stretching about us. Lord. but
aid look barren and desolate. tina
ceaselessly heayiEg expanBe OF waite
amid which we were but the meroi
speck, scarcely more important tina
those floating cakes OF Ice. tossed b
the wayos through which We sougl
passage.
4 Al six o'clock We took careful stoS
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
CHAPTER XXI.
b WhIeh ! u~ndsrstand NJ Lady.


She rested motionless. her cheek
barely touching my sleeve. har eyes
nlled with love. her hands Ia mine.
Then / heard her voice. soft al y Wills
per. the breath OF her lips on my
cheek.
you will not misiudge me; surely
you can not Those words would never
have been uttered In any other cir.
cumstances. Not that / am afraid, not
that / anu ashamed or regretful; but
nothing else could yer have set me
free, Now We must know, understand
each other-We must die with our
hearts open. our souls clean. You real
~ love me7 trust ms7 believe mo to
be a worthy womang"
With all my soul I do"
Cro BE coNTINuEDl
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. II Pays
Big Dividends.

II parents will give Just a little in.
telligont thought 10 the feeding Of
their children the difference Ia the
health OF the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes saying: Our chill.
dren are all so much better and
stronger than they ever were before
we made a change in the character OF
the food. We have quit using pota-
toes three times a day with coffee
and 50 much meat.
NOW we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh stewed, or canned.
some Grape.Nuts with cream, occa,
sionally some soft boiled eggs, and
some Postum for breakfast aud sup.
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard TO realize the
change in the children. they have
grown 30 sturdy and strong. and We
attribute this change to the food ele
ments that, I understand, exist IN
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"A short time ago my baby waG
teething and had a great deal OF stom
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed TO agree with him until ! tried
GFape-Nuts softened aud mixed with
rich milk, and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and well"
Read The Road to Wellyille." found
IN pkgs. There's a reason
Ever read che above letterf A new
one appears from time 10 tine. Thel
lnaereats
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-16
The Runlnsss lnstInct.

An English farmer, taking his little
son with him, was going TO the
polling station to give his vote. On
the way he met a friend on the same
errand. and the two entered into con
versation. After an excited and heat
ed argument about the budget they
came to blows. The poor lad was
much frightened, and. seeing that his
father was getting the worst OF It,
suddenly called out to him:
"Hit him In the watch. father:
that1l cost him something"