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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
THEY HAVE LANDED.
TRegister and Leader

The Register and Leader has come
to tho conclusion that President
Taft's reelection Is impossible, II moi
undesirable, in View of the sort OF men
who have now come into control OF the
national campaign. It believes that mis-
nomination was brought about in ways
that justify those who choose to vote
for Mr. Roosevelt. 1t believes that az
between Mr. Roosevelt and Governor
Wilson there are compelling reasons
why the former should be chosen. II
therefore. without over-emphasizine
the Importance Of one man to great
movement proposes to advocate inc
election Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Register and Leader believes
there is enough in the record to JUST
fy any republican who so desires 70
cast his vote for Mr.. Roosevelt, and
It does not believe there Is enough IN
the record, as it stands, to justify any
other repu blican In making this vote
test Of party fealty. In fact. there Is
nothing in the record to justify insist
ence on the part Of anybody with re-
gard to the conduct Of anybody else
The republican platform of Iowa deals
with the business in a just. and, on the
whole, in the only just, way-it Is a
case where each voter must recide for
himself
In Iowa, II those who are allied in
the general purpose Of good govern
ment will continue to stand together,
voting for men regardless OF differ
ences over the national convention and
the national ticket, the progressive
movement will not be halted. Progress
sive republicanisn has given to Iowa
most Of the legislative reforms that Mr..
Roosevelt demands for the nation.
There is neither occasion nor need for
the defeat of the progressive republi-
can movement in Iowa On the con-
trary, it will be serious, if not if-
retrievable mistake to divide the forces
Of progressivism In the local field.
On the other hand, the Register and
Leader believes there is nothing to be
gained by the defeat OF republican
legislature in Iowa, and nothing to
justify it. It believes there Is nothing
to be gained by the retirement Of Sen
ator Kenyon this year and OF Senator
Cummins In two years, and nothing to
justify it. It therefore will not sustain
a distinct abandonment Of the progress
sive republican program in Iowa. nor
have any hand in a movement that can
at best merely divide the forces Of re-
form and turn Iowa over to a tempo
rary and possibly permanent demo-
cratic ascendency ,..,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
ROAD DRAGGING.

Has road dragging gone out of fash
Ion? 1t appears so In this county. We
have had several rains within the past
few weeks and anyone could drive a
mule team in one day over all the
roads that were dragged in Grundy
county. Saying nothing about the law
that requires all principal roads to be
dragged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
rho yvebs+ar City Freeman -Tribur

The Webster City Freeman-Tribun
points out that The chief reason as
signed by many republicans for sup
porting Roosevelt is that Taft's nom
nation was not fairly secured. oppos-
ing George W. Clarke for governor?
Mr.. Clark won by big majority in the
primaries"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

From the way the are firing hot
shot at Colonel Roosevelt 1t appears
that somebody Is afraid he might be
elected" says the Des Moines Trib-
une.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28

SHOULD a full state ticket be put IN
the field in Iowa by the bull moosers.'
says the Alta Advertiser, "it will near
certain victory for the democrats in
the state this fall. There is no chance
for either republicans or third party
candidates."
The Spencer Reporter says: 'If the
managers of the bull moose campaign
In Iowa, Judge Stephens and John Nc
Vicar. force third party tickets In the
field In the state and congressional
districts. they will lose large fol-
lowing Of men who are going to re-
main republicans.
Not the most neglected feature of
the religious services at bull moose
meetings is Inc taking Up &c collec-
tton," declares the Sioux City Journal.
In the opinion Of the DEBORAH Public
Opinion There is only about one thing
worse than woman gossip. and that's
a man gossip"
The heretofore members Of moose
conventions will likely be 50 disguised
with this exhibition Of Ill faith with
the expressed wishes Of the rank and
file Of the new party, that they win
quit the movement entirely" says the
Mason City Times. This being 50 the
small delegations gathering to send
delegates to Des Motnes may select
men. who from selfish standpoint will
stand for third ticket. When this is
done then will the moose have uttered
It's death wall in Iowa. It will have
been willed by the fire Of its own lead
ers directed at the backs Of the main
army
'If you believe that Archhold told
the truth then 1t IS true that the
Standard crowd. with their political
bench men, which includes almost all
OF the corporation republican polite
iens. were very much disgruntled with
President Roosevelt's course during his
second administration and that crowd
is supporting President Taft to q man. u
says the Grinnell Register. They won
his nomination at Chicago by methods
which will not bear investigation. They
refused to make any provision for hon
est elections in the future Do you
want these men to be the power behind
the throne during another investiga-
ton or do you want a change? Arch
holds testimony makes Taft's election
unthinkable.''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28

Not the most neglected feature of
the religious services at bull moose
meetings is the taking uc &c collec-
ton" declares the Sioux City Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28

In the opinion Of the DEBORAH Public
Opinion There is only about one thins
worse than woman gossip. and that!
a man gossip"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28

The men who take the early car
When dawn still tints the eastern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

beguiling text. but we are drawn, In
stead, to the burly, lovable figure in the
midst OF II all He is the compelling
centre Of interest, and we are grateful
lest for those touches through which
his daughter exposes his multifarious
traits. Some of them are little sur
prising. He dlsliked biographies, and
as a rule did not read them" 1t is an
odd note in the nature Of man him.
self so human apd so heartily inter =
ested In human things. It Is curious -
learn, also, that while he was a vivid
and racy talker in private life his pub
lie speeches had, as rule, TO be care
fully "got up" But mostly the brief,
revealing details that crop out At per-
fectly into ones broad conception OF
the man and the artist. The character
Of William Morris was "all Of a piece y
founded on the bedrock Of sincerity. IL
is inspiriting TO come in contact with
him in these volumes. There are to be
eight more Of them-and we are glad
of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
LUSTY WINTER
Sports of the Children of the
Temperate Zone.

A BOOK OF WINTER SPORTS. An At
tempt TO Catch the Spirit OF the Keen
Joys OF the Winter Season. Edited by
J. c. DER. Illustrated l2mo. PIP. X, 35l
The Macmillan Company.
This is a lusty book, with the ichor
OF the Winter King in It's snowy, FROST
sparkling pages; book for the season
before u.s. a book that celebrates the
ever-recurrent tonic Of the Northern
races, more potent far than the wines
OF the southland. than the languorous
delights of its eternal summer. Here
they are all, the outdoor sports and
pastimes Of the season, from the snow
fort and SNOWFALL fights Of childhood
to that latest instrument Of speed on
ice, the motor sled, which surpasses
even the ice yacht in exhilarant quail
tiles. .......
The book is a compilation Of practical
articles on the various sports by we'll
known authorities, with here and there
purely descriptive paper, like De
Amiciss Skating in Holland" and
Miss Hapgood's "Sledging on the
Eevsky Prospect" with an occasional
bit Of humor, such as Dichens's Mr..
Wrinkle on the Ice" and with anec-
dotes in illustration Of the spirit Of
democratic one. Read, for instance,
the Rev. John Kerr on the humors Of
curling in Scotland.
The scooter. skating. ice hockey,
snow shoeing. skiing-here Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle is to the fore--toboggan-
ing. sleighing, tournaments, ice car
nivals and night festivals-all this 10
dealt with as IT Is practised in various
parts Of the world, here. in Canada, in
Norway, Russia, Holland and Switzer-
land, on the frozen waters, the plains
and the mountainsides. Who would
look for snowshoes in Spain? Still. In
one remote mountain community in the
northern part Of the kingdom. Ger
man traveller found a primitive shoe"
that consisted Of two fiat but curved
pieces Of wood. from twelve to fourteen
inches long, Joined together by cross
bars. upon which the boot rests, the
latter being fastened by leather
thongs" These shoes were found to
be unknown In other Spanish mountain
villages. The natives called them
'barahones." The Basques, further
north. were found to have snowshoes
Of their own. made Of square pieces Of
wood. and called "bore-ruelas."
The illustrations consist OF both
colored plates and halfsones. There
are, in addition, a number OF diagrams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

the Etrurians, who WAS Thoth OF the
Eoyptians and Nebo Of the Babyloni-
ans. Students OF mythology have given
this deity an inferior rank. but In
reality he played a prominent part In
the worship OF tho peoples. for his
functions were many, and his services
great and eminently practical. His
priests practised divination-told fort
unes-by means OF series OF pictures
on his temple walls representing the
chief gods, various virtues and vices,
and other symbols-arrows, sceptres,
cups. swords, money-which still form
the markings on tho tarot cards that
have come down TO US through the
ages. When early Christianity sternly
suppressed the worship OF pagan gods.
the priests Of Thoth- Nebo- Hermes- Mer-
curry, driven from his temples. carried
around with them loose leaves contain
Ing representations OF these numerous
symbols, and practised fortune telling
on the sly. tout CONNIE chez nous.
Hence the Puritans' name for playing
cards, the DEVILS picture-books":
The nineteen hundred yearcold crusade
against cards, as wicked tools OF WICKED
persons, dates from the struggle OF the
early Christians against idolatry, and TINS
has been transmitted for generations. al
though there are few persons who can
trace their preJudices TO the true origin.
From the hieratic consultation OF
these cards as symbols Of fortune to
their direct employment as instru-
ments of chance-from divination to
gambling-was a natural step. The
author illustrates her theory with nu-
merous illustrations OF the tarot cards,
and with interpretations Of their trans
rn,tted siRnificance. She even adds the
rules of fortune telling by their means
as an amusement only. Of course
and warns her readers against modern
substitutes. foremost among them the
famous lie Normand" cards. which
were first made in Germany. and prob
ably were never used by Napoleon's
famous cartomancer. Fortune telling
with cards" thus she solemnly admon-
ishes us in the end. us useless unless
OWNED through the emblems Of Mer-
curry or his predecessor. the great
Egyptian god Thoth. by reading the
signs and symbols pictured In his Book
of Thoth Hermes Trismogistus. called
the Tarots."
Mrs. van Rensselaer, also traces the
origin and mutations OF the packs OF
playing cards in use to-day, paying
special attention to the differences In
the suits, court-cards and spot-cards
OF different countries. The West can
not trace their use beyond the early
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
THE BOOK OF TH0TH
The Hieratic Origin of Playing
Cards.

PROPHETICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND
PLAYING CARDS. BY Mrs. John King
van Rensselaer,. Illustrated svo, pp.
go. Philadelphia: George w. Jacobs
& Co.
Twenty years ago Mrs. van Rensse-
laer published the first American book
on playing cards, as distinct from books
on card games or divination by cards.
II has long been out OF print. and stray
copies Of II can now be picked up only
by happy chance. Her first venture
into a curious and comparatively but
little worked field led her TO continue
her researches, the results Of which she
presents in this second volume. Its In
terest lies in It's authors claim that she
has solved the problem OF the origin OF
playing cards, which had been only
tentatively approached by her Euro
pean predecessors thus far.
Cards. she Informs Us, in the shape OF
the well known "tsrot'' pack. originated
I'm the temples OF the worship OF
Hermes Of the Greeks and Mercury Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
LITERARY NEWS
d no g.
a. CRITICISM ~

a shabby little homemade bag OF p,u 1
chintz-sometines until found aIn ia
pounded by one OF US, in BANK pae' ~
with a bit of tape He loved certain pc
fumes, too. and I have seen him VaHu.t,
ing around mothers room daboing na =; =
of Sainsbury's Lavender Water on the pIe
bandanna handkerchief he carried ana m
halinR the sweet smell with an a9sei'
kind OF relish He may have been tnlnh ~
ing OF the lavender bed at MitchaH VI
he may have been meditating over rest
i've customer, but for the moment ne was
certainly far away. 49, Lang
Above fathers rooms was tne iohs
drawing room, which he turned INTO
haven OF peace and sweet color, preaI i
ing harmony and simplicity Ine
walls of the room were furnished VIII VIII
the Bird hanging. perfect piue VIII VIII
paIe CLEANS OF color IN the oiTds anu
foliage. A simple blue carpet was over
laid here and there with some mower
Ike Eastern rugs but not where COL
slant traffic should wear or mar tneiI
beauty. Eastern rugs were not ineoe
10 be trod on with hobnailed boots, was
his characteristic retort when iIlehos
laughed at a perversity when oenleu
nictures TO the drawing room ana huhs
the dining room carpet on the wall
In that beautiful interior there Is
much else Of which we would ike 10
borrow descriptions from Miss Morris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

and the newspapers which everybody
wanted took him without question into
places barred to all others except SOL
diers and officials. "Once In" he says,
ut wasn't so hard as you might think.
Every one was thinking Of nothing but
the>war, so, 'Geer I'd say. 'aint We got
a lot o. cannons herep An workmen
would say something like Amt them
the guns, though! Wont they just blow
the Yanks TO. hell, Forty o those six
inchers" And that would be something
worth remembering right there" once
when the two armies were lying not
far apart, the boy begged the Con-
federate pickets to let him through to
sell his papers to the fanks. Ihey
agreed on condition that he should
bring back some Yankee papers. WITH
In the Federal lines he was arrested and
detained. whining and protesting, until
at last his plea to be taken to Grant
"he wont let you keep me in the guard
house"-was heard. There Is picture
the barefooted boy In his shirt sleeves,
one suspender holding up his torn
trousers, asked TO see the general alone.
A tiny wad Of paper. fished out from
rip In his trousers, was an ample ex-
PLANTATION.
The mournful stories Of two women,
one a Unionist in the South the other
Southern sympathizer in the North,
fill two picturesque chapters Of this
deeply interesting volume. Elizabeth
Van Lew and Rose O'Neal Greenhow
were the most effective feminine men,
bers OF the Secret Service. Grant said
Of Miss Van Lew that she had sent him
the most valuable information received
from Richmond during the war, and IL
was cipher dispatch sent from Wash
ington by Mrs. Greenhow which en-
abled the South TO win the battle Of
Bull Run.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

Beginning with a moose hunt by way
Of contrast, James Barness Rifle and
Caravan" (Barnes) is through the rest
OF it's many pages a swiftly told narra-
tive Of big game shooting and advent-
ure in British and German East
Africa, the new hunters paradise
There are some mysteries to be cleared
up, the young heroes are captured by .
native tribe. and end by discovering
gold and the sources Of the Nile. down
which river they return to civilization
The story 10 written with unfiaggind
vim. - The last frontier" In the late
COS 10 the scene Of with Darlington
on the Bozeman Road" by Joseph
Mills Hanson (McclurG. 1t was tho
day Of the sudden return to civic life q
thousands OF soldiers Of the 3isbandsd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
THE PLAINS OF MEXICO.

c. Fox Smith. in The Spectator.
There's a country wide and weary, and
a scorching sun looks down
On the thirsty cattle ranges ana q
queer old Spanish town,
And it's there my heart goes rowing by
the trails I used to know;
Dusty trails by camps deserted where
the tinkling mule trains 60,
On the sleepy, sunlit ranges and the
plains Of Mexico.
Is It only looking backward that the
past seems now so fair?
Was the sun then somehow brighter,
was there something In the air
Made no day seem ever weary, never
hour that went too slow.
When we rode the dusty ranges on tho
plains Of Mexico?
Then the long hot, scented evenings
and the adde's squeaky tune,
When we danced with Spanish lasses
underneath the golden moon,
Girls with names all slow and splendid,
hot as FIRE and cold as snow,
In the spicy summer nighttime on the
plains OF Mexico.
/ am growing tired and lonely. and the
town is dull and strange
/ am restless for the open SKY ana
wandering wings that range;
/ will get me forth a-rovins, l VIII get
me out and 60.
But no more, no more my foen - Z"
the plains Of Mexico.
For the sun 10 on the plateau. and the
dusty trails go down
BY the same old cactus hedges 70 the
sleepy Spanish town,
But I'll never find my conrade that
lost there long ago,
Never, never more 90. lad l loved ana
left a-lying lowO
Where the coward bullst took him on
the plains Mexico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

Middle Ages, but China gambled with
them thousands of years ago. Both the
Celestial Empire and Japan preceded
the Occident also in the invention OK
educational playing-cards Here. as
elsewhere, the text is capitally illus
trated. 'L'Ombre" c'The Mano was
probably the first game OF cards in
vented. II is still played largely IN dr.
ferent countries. under various names
the German "Skat" being ono OF It's
best-known variations. Poker, by the
way, Seems to be game evolved by
the gamesters Of the United States
from the old Primero, with It's ancient
derivation" Euchre Is from the Ger
man "Jucken," via Pennsylvania The
author fatty denies the oft-asserted
derivation Of playing cards from chess
A most interesting book. which might
we'll have been indexed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

follower Of his hero. The book IL elao-
orateIy illustrated with reproductions
IN color of Raleigh's portrait in the
National Gallery and Millais's Boy
hood of Raleigh" and with coiored
double-page drawings, end papers and
tail pieces by Gabriel Gifford.--Molly
Elliot Seawell's THE Son OF Columbus
Harpers) presents a series OF vivid
pictures Of life at the court Of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella, Of the siege and
surrender Of Granada and the FIRST de-
parture and return Of Columbus
The sensible custom introduced a few
years ago. Of indicating on the paper
cover Of juvenilia the age Of the young
sters for whom they are intended, Is
followed by the publishers Of Louise 8.
Hasbrouck's The Boys Perkman'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
William Morris, as Portrayed
by His Daughter.

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF WILL
IAN MORRIS. With Introductions py
His Daughter May Morris Volume XIII
The odyssey of Homer Done Into Eng
lish Verse Illustrated Syo, PIP. xxx
3S2 Longmans, Green e. Co.
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF WILL
IAN NORRIS. With IntroduetionS, 3y
His Daughter May Morris. Volume XIV.
The House Of The Wolhngs, The story
OF The Glittering Plain. Illustrated. svo'
PIP. XXI, 324. Longmans, Green q Co
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF WILL
IAN MORRIS. With Introductions by
His Daughter May Morris. Volume XIV.
The Roots Of the Mountains. Illus
trated svo, pp. xxxiii, All. Longmans'
Green & Co.
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF WILL
IAN MORRIS. With Introductons py
His Daughter May Morris. Volume WI.
News from Nowhere, A Dream OF John
Ball. A Kings Lesson. Illustrated. Svo'
PIP xxi, 297 Longmans, Green Co
1t is impossible to regard this edition
of William Morris as a mere reprint.
The really exceptional beauty OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

the most unlikely place. Thus, POST
Once Mauritius' was discovered among
q schoolboy's collection, and sold al
auction 10 King George for f1,450.
myself bought at a dealers for four
hence a Sarawak stamp of which the
only other specimen is In the British
Museum. Its price, if put on the mar
ket, would be considerable. Another
lucky find was a stamp for wnlch l
gave 80 shillings and which sold Tor
f4O. OF course, one has to be well up
on the subject Of phllately to recognize
at sight a genuine rare stamp. for-
geries are still being largely manufact,
ured, especially in Italy, France ana
Switzerland, and they are pecoihihs
more and more difficult TO detect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09

little, Brown. II Is a collection OF
passages from his works, giving a gen.
eral survey of French, English ana
Indian history In this country Park.
man needs no bush. and Miss Has.
brouck knows and respects him. This
illustrations deserve special notics.
They are reproductions Of drawings by
De Cost Smith. Adrian Moreau, Can.
tain Ince and others, and OF Gudin'.
historical paintings In the Versailles
Gallery. Of Joseph Highmore's portrait.
Of Wolfe, Hebert's statue Of Frontenao
at Quebec and the picture Of Mont.
calm now in the possession Of his de-
scendants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
sCHooLBoY "HowLERs. "
From The London Globe

The following gems OF unconscious
Juvenile humor are deserving of atten-
ton by all collectors OF "howlers !:
"Rizzio was an Italian who invented
ice creams and got killed by them.
"Doomsday Book Is another name Tor
Paradise Lost" Simon de Montfort
was called Simple Simon. He formed
what was known as the Mad Parlia-
ment-it was something the same as II
is at the present day, but not quite.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain is the man
who invented frisky policy and goes
about wearing an orchard in his coat
"A focus Is a thing like a mushroom,
but II you eat IT you will feel different
from a mushroom, for focuses Is
fatal"