The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07

were stocked In the days when tho
"5iltlSen" was in vogue. This image OF
tho President was, III fact. posed billi-
Ken fashion and had big sale among
Republicans who looked upon Mr.. Taft
as 'the god OF things as they ought
to be-"
But OF a sudden oil OF these little
Idols were withdrawn from sale. and
the writer upon inquiring tho cause.
was Informed at one souvenir store
that parsonage OF grent influence at
the White House-but not tho Prcsi-
dent himself-had requested that no
moro OF these Taft-billllcns be sold.
At another curlo shop tho proprietor
announced that n law had been passed
forbiddng the sale OF these little inn
ages, which, OF course, was not the
case. AT any rate. they cannot now be
purchased for love or money ut the
big stores dealing in souvenirs The
buyer having charge Of this depart
ment in one big shop stated that he
knew where there was fun stock
OF them. laid away in New York, but
that he would not dare order one.
Tourists carry home each year from,
Washington tons of plates cups and
saucers. ash trays, plaques and all
sorts or china ana metallic ware used
for ornamental purposes bearing the
executive physiognomy. And for n
quarter you may take home to the
children a. homo paper cutter through i
tiny cyepiecs in whose handle they may
may View an Illuminated portrait OF
Mr.. TAFT.
Maggie in His Touch.
The magic of the presidential touch
or association is everywhere seen. 4
Washington restaurateur who conducts
museum In his establishment cxhi-
bits Zachar Taylor's old hat, for which
he would not take It's weight In gold.
The pons with which CHIEF magistrates
sign this or that document are i'm
mediately snatched ZIP. duly labeled
and packed away in some treasure
chest or curio cabinet Every big city
and many small town contain one or
moro hostelries Boosting OF the prcsi-
dental suitc-the Lincoln room. Nc
kinney room or Roosevelt room. In
which. at q premium. the guest may
gaze upon the same four walls which
once hcdscd about a President OF the
United States.
The presidential autograph always
brings q high price and vastly enhances
the value of anything to which at
tached. Volumes of Sir. Eooscvclt's
works, each autographed by him,
brought $3.50 piece and sold for 3d.
700 per set Of twenty two volumes.
Now and then newspapers announce
for charity some sample OF Mrs. Taft;
slandiwork Will he rafflei off. ana tho
device never fails to draw n thronS
and vastly Increase the revenues from
the enterprise. The announcement that
MFG Roosevelt had contributed Il hand
kcrchief for such a purpose was i'm
medlately followed by no less than zoo
requests from bazaar and .air COM
nittees all ovc; thcs country that she
SEND them for the same purpose
aprons. necktics, dressed dolls. auto
graphs. etc. One request was for one
or her favorite quotations, copied by
hcr own hand and scaled in an cnyc-
lope Early in President Rooscvclt's
'lrst administration there was circulat-
cd canard that he would present his
autographed photograph to every CHILD
named Theodore Eoogeveit smith.
br"wn. etc, and thcrcaftc. poured Into
the White House hundreds OF an
nouncements that babies named for
MIN were ready 70: the promised so,i-
venir.
housewife Made I'm Execution.
I've President, o! course, had TO re-
Iuse these requests, but he made one
notaNic exception in favor OF ono
Theodore Roosevelt Foster the Nr.
teenth child OF a Michigan farmer
whose views upon the veXcl race.
suicide question coincidcd VITA his
own.
Inc great premium which prrsitieu-
'ial association placed upon articles OF
small intrinsic value MAS we'll realized
by w IL Vanderbilt, when he loaned
General Grant. upon no other security
than MS swords. medals and other