The Alamance Gleaner.
VOL. XXXIV.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1908.
NO. 33
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DENTIST . . .
graham .
. . . North Carolina
OFFICE in SIMMONS BUILDING
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A ttorniyes and Ctoueeiore! at taw
GEAHAM, N.
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Attorney vat-Law,
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Ofllce Patterson Building
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ROBT C. STRTJDWICK
. Attorney-at-Law, '
GREENSBORO JV. U.
Practices in the courts of Ala
mance and Guilford counties.
Notice of Dissolution.
Whereas. Ii appears to my satisfaction, by
dnly authenticated record of proceedings for
the voluntary dissolution thereof, by the un
animous consent of all the stockholders, de
posited In my offloe, that Piedmont Building
Co., corporation of this Btate, whose princi
pal oBjoe Is situated In the town of Burling
ton, County of Altmance, . State of North
Carolina ( w. E. hay being the agent therein
sna in charge thereof, upon whom process
mty be served), has complied with the require
ments of chapter 21, Bevlsal of 1906, entitled
"Corporations." preliminary to the Issuing of
muo ijruiiuaLe oi mssomuon, '
Kow, Therefore I, J. Bryan Grimes, Secre
tary of State of the State of North Carolina,
dp hereby certify that tbe said corporation
did, on the 6th day of August, 1908, filed in my
office a duly executed and attested consent
In writing to the dissolution of said corpora
Uon.eiecutedbyalltho stockholders thereof,
which said consent and tbe record of the
proceedings aforesaid are now ou file In my
said offloe, as provided by law. .
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal at
Balelgh, ibis 8 day of August A. D. 1908.
Seal
m. ai va minMi
. Secretary of State
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RaJlrcad
Courtship.
By J. LUDLUM LEE.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Proas.
Alice Twltchell stood In the con
course of the Grand Central station be
moaning her fate. She had Just missed
the 8:45 for Greenwich. Something (01
was It some one?) struck her violently
In the back, and she swung round Just
as a young man dashed by to the
closed gate. She was adjusting a shak
en puff when the youth returned fun
of apologies.
"I beg your pardon,' but I did want
to catch that 8:45 train the worst
way," he said as he mopped his brow,
"So did I," replied Alice with em-
phasls, "but I did not think It neces
sary to employ personal violence as a
means of catching It"
Alice turned from the apologetic man,
who? stood regarding her with open
admiration. The latter or something
magnetic In his personality, added to
the thought of the two hours she had
to wait before the next train left for
Greenwich, made her hesitate.
You deserve some form of punish
ment suited to your offense," she said,
with charming assumed severity.
"Oh, X say," continued the man.
"I'm no professional slugger, ' you
know, ' Just a plain, everyday lawyer
running out of town for a holiday,"
and he produced his card In' verifica
tion of the statement "And maybe
you'll be easier when I tell you that
there was a girl on that train I've been
trying to meet for two years."
Alice read the name on the card.
"Mr. Walter Witherspoon." Then Be
smiled. He followed her into the wait
ing room, and they sat down on tlie
uncomfortable benches. Conversation
of an Impersonal but Interesting na
ture made the wait remarkably short
Once settled In comfortable Pullman
chairs they were like old traveling
companions.
'You see," Mr. Witherspoon was ex
plaining, "this girl I missed on the
other train Is a peach the prettiest
girl ever except you."
"Don't you think we might have a
window open, Mr. Witherspoon 7"
Alice Interrupted. Witherspoon opened
the window and turned the conversa-1
tion Into a less personal channel. ' I
"Where do you visit In Greenwich T
"Oh, me that Is, 1 oh, 1 am going
to visit my grandmother," answered
Alice, with halting speech.
T bet she's a dear old lady, assured
Witherspoon. "Now, this other girl
that I was going to meet-she had no
relatives."
Alice offered no Interruptions this
time, and he rattled on.
'She's an orphan, no brothers, sis
ters, mother or grandmother nobody
but herself. The Hardys are giving
a celebration of their wedding anni
versary, and they asked Miss Twltch
ell and me. And, well, you know that
all happy brides are matchmakers!
But I'm Jollj glad I missed her,
'cause" "
"The next station is ours, I think.
suggested Alice.
"By Jove, so It is." agreed Wither
spoon. "How time does fly In good
company! Say, there's a cbap, Billy
Brewster, who'a going to be there, and
he gets all tbe girls under the spell
of his fascination. I thought If I could
Just head bun off with this other girl-
but now
"Greenwich!" shrieked the conductor.
It was quite dark when tbe two
lft the train, and Witherspoon bads
reluctant adieus to his companion
He offered to find her carriage, but
he declined this assistance. Then h
asked if be might know her name.
"Smith." said Alice, "Just 8-m-i-t-h,
the old fashioned spelling, yon know,
and she was lost in tbe darkness and
the crowd.
Billy Brewster met Witherspoon
with the trap, but seemed surprised
to find him alone.
"Where's Miss Twltchell. old chapl
She didn't come np on the other train,1
said Brewster as they climbed In the
trsrv
"Hanged If I know. Bin." assured
Witherspoon. "And. for that matter,
I don't care. I met the most beautiful
girl on the train, and I'm all in. If
takes me a lifetime IU find her again
and marrv her." i
"Yon ought to have lived In the
twelfth century, Walter. They carried
off the women by force la those day."
anconraeed Billy.
Once inside tbe Hardy country boms
tbe men were called to account Where
waa Mas TwUcbeO? Mrs, Hardy ex
pressed eo rooob eotldtnde that Billy
Brewster offered to go back and look
tar her meat once more.
Witherspoon turned to go tohtofoos
and change his dotbes for tbe even
Ing wbea tbe ball rang and Mrs. Har
dy opened the door to edmtt the lost
guest. Witherspoon caught her vote
and stood glued to the staire,
-ot, i-m tvxre an right" she said
rir Came dd la a station trap.
missed the 845 and had to watt for
the Sr-tS. How, do tot me run up to
ry room and get Into a comfy Hgbt
frock, and then rn sbb yo
Half aa boar satsr yvanerwp-. -
tnrosd to the drawtaf room. His ear
lar earned a bit to sman. for he kept
nailing at it Why did his Teat kaae
riding apt He polled ft aow essoa,
twice an thee eatn. Perhaps he eras
wtim. He stood try aa open wtn-
m aosofcinc a etsrette, trytng to soo
asrfacdr calm, whan the raaoe 01 eaiar
-Waltsr.
Hardy. T
araat (hV
beard as talk ahoot hares
Ane, es asesl, Use
-Me. WIHsaiapoosi sdso a - --
frienda said Aflcs as sos
fcsod tad looked to ale. ryss arttk
Barry twinkle ta T"
the reraosi I warn ss -
vtoeibls Mr. BCy Brmtrr, sue
bs wortd famsd for hie faeetaarloa.
TV. sraesu at Mrs. Uirajs war
Una, which lasted aotB Monday more-
mx. prwSDptfy rsanasa ui m
party were aisaost easaiBaau.
f-T tsara," causa am
vat ywa to tare no
from the circle. "When a DrWiro whlat
game was announced neithnr Mr.
Witherspoon nor Miss Twltchell could
bo induced to make up a table. When
swimming was suggested in the morn
ing Alice declared it a bore to get
ready, and Witherspoon agreed that
sitting on the porch was preferable to
a dip in cold water.
Try as he would. Billy Brewster
could not secure a moment's conversa
tion with Alice without seeing With
erspoon Inconsiderately near and glow
ering at him. To be sure, they conde
scended to appear nt meals with the
other guests, and at the dance Satur
day night Witherspoon was decently
attentive to his hostess.
Monday morning arrived with Un
seemly haste, and who can say how it
happened that the wagdnette woulJ
hold only six of the elgnt guests re
turning to townT And who will ex
plain bow it happened thnt Wither
spoon and Alice were the two selected
to go in a hired trap?
It struck Alice that the drive to the
station was much longer than coming
from It, despite the most agreeable
company try her side. Finally the old
horse drew up alongside the platform,
and Witherspoon helped her out. She
looked rn all directions for their Allow
guests.
"Why, where are the rest of our
crowd?" she asked in amazement
"A-treml" started Witber-poon. "It
looks 99 if we had miRsed another
train."
"How can that be?" suggested Alice.
"We started at the same time they
did, and now we will h",Vi to wait
thirty minutes for the next train
How coaM it have happened ?" she re
pea ted.
"Well, the fact Is," confessed With
erspoon,"lt didn't happen by accident.
I paid the driver $2 to mtas tbe train."
Alice looked at blm searchlng:y to
see If she really heard blm aright.
"You see," continued Witherspoon.
"I wasn't going to have Billy Brewstet
staring at ns all the way In town. I
wanted yon all to myself. And I want
to say something to you."'
Not here in a railroad statkmC
cried Alice, with feminine premonition
of what that something was.
"Why not?" asked Walter recklessly.
"We're all alone, and I want to tell you
that I love you, and, oh, Alice, won't
yon say Yes? "
"Want tbe New York train r yelled
tbe station agent
"Yes, of course," replied Alice.
Witherspoon beamed on ber and
grasped her hand. "Oh, sweetheart
If you knew what a happy man I am
end do you really love me?"
"I was speaking to the station agent
when I said "Yes,'" said Alice blush
lngly. "But maybe tbe same answer
will do for both."
Old Fashioned Wit
Tbe standard of wit varies from time
to time. What passes for tbe genuine
article at one period without challenge
is at another condemned as puerile.
Stories were commonly told of Beau
Brummel and bis friends which there
Is good reason to believe to be au
thentic, but which would how be re
garded as too silly for credence. Tbe
famous man about town once laid a
wager with the prince regent that he
would see the greater number of cats
If tbe prince chose which side of
Regent street he pleased. As tbe re
sult Brummel saw about twenty, while
the prince had not encountered one.
He was asked to explain the system
on which be had gambled and did so
thus: It was a very hot morning, ana
George IV. who liked to take his ease.
chose the shady side of the street But
cats like sunshine and gratified their
Wllnarlnn br sunning themselves in
large numbers.
Beau Nash's wagers -were not always
so successful, and be once found him
self nonplused by a young woman at
Bath. Having bet that he would "take
a rise" out of the girl, he addressed
ber with tbe remark that no doubt she
was familiar with ber Bible and bad
read the history of Tobit and his dog
"Now," said be, "can you tell me the
Anan name?" The reply was as
prompt aa it was pertinent: "Oh. yes.
sir. His name was Nash, and s very
Impudent dog be was." London Globe.
Cards Are Out .
"I am glad your name Is Mary," said
Mr. Slowcoach to hla sweetheart whom
be has been courting for several yearn.
"Why sor she asked.
"Because I was reading today and
came across s line which said, 'Mary
Is tbe sweetest name that a woman
ever bore.'"
-That Is poetically expressed. I've
beard my father say tt to mother,
whose name Is Mary. It Is from some
post Isn't r
I believe so."
-Bat rve beard my father aay there
was even a sweeter name than Mary"
"I think be most have been mhv
smjpsn." said tbe lover as be tenderly
Brassed tne ss-ssth terra aa
-Ha 1 doeTt think be
wss mav
"What was the other aamer
A beaotlfpi Bash suffused tbe maid
en's cheek, the sflkea laebea tefl and
veOed the lovely eyea. and. In a tone
ss soft as tbe whisperings or
Baa harp, abe mannered
-WtferLondoo
tsH Fsr Hsfls.
f have fed salt to bogs for ears.
a errltsr m ssresuers
CMcago. Hogs leqinre sa up.
mm sbt other animals, it is
best to
tt with assise oc eosi si v-
crt kseps the atomaca rrom
soaring. Te hespj mac aavs srrw
salt grre only a mile at a Bros, tor
tae they win rass s anas
It win kin them If they get toe
meek and afterward too sjneb water.
After they tswne ski sateen ad to H
Is a dancer. Dirt ana sma am-
ad as anod ta wtoser when nogs ere is
psaa and caaaot get to the groaad.
Otoe bet ef sari sor csuca-
A
Be wee oaeoaaasrd ta Calais by aa
id frVsd. -My dear Bremmes.'- ex
caUmsd the Ilshaaaa, 1 am ae glad
to sea yea. for we had beard ta Ea
laad that yea were osedf Tbe report,
t assais yws, was ta ganrral drcasa-
Ooa wfaea I tefV
Qokrk aa the Beasi repuea.
-Mere srsrkJofcMng, my sar fellow;
otockwbtneV'-Lrw1e Metrtart
-Bra ax ef the Resjeary-
t gmue was announced neither Mr. n " y KnAn ahah
x w i - - i
ii i in i ii i liiiiii mi ii i ii
SELECTING
THE BULL.
As a rule, less attention Is given to
selecting a bull than a cow. There Is
a very general desire to possess su
perior cows, but Judging from the fear
some looking specimens one frequently
sees doing duty as bulls It Is quite
evident that there are plenty who do
not care what breed, form, size or
other points they own so long as they
can do their work.
This Is an extremely unfortunate at
titude, and when put In practice, as It
far too often Is, It is quite certain that
raiiSKY bou or daibt im
the stock produced will be of an In
ferior character. It is here that the
mistake becomes conspicuous, and It
Is more noticeable later when the
progeny Is marketed. Superior cows
are very desirable, but a first class
bull Is more so, and it ought to bo tb
ambition of aU to own such not only
as a credit to oneself, but as a money
maker.
A cow may be as good as Is possible,
but use an Inferior bull and her calf
will be moderate, to say the least but
use a substantial bull and ninety-nine
chances to one tbe calf will be better
either than the sire or dam, writes W.
K. Gilbert In Field and Farm. At
tempts to breed from a poor class of
cows with a bull of a similar character
only results In the production of a lot
of weeds, but if a really good bull Is
used for inferior cows the stock will
be Improved perceptibly, both In sp-
pearance and value.
A pure bred bull of any kind Is an
acceptable animal, but crossbred ones
are doubtful. That some are good.
admit but the majority are rubbish.
It does not matter what the object of
breeding be milk production In the
extreme or beef with great develop
ment on tbe most valued parts a su
perior bull will always make Its mark
and have a big share In securing all
that Is required, both for ornament and
utility.
There are two principal Influences to
account for tbe patronage given to In
ferior bulls. As In so many cases,
money is at the bottom of one. Some
pride themselves on bow cheap they
can buy a bull. What a delusion-to
compliment oneself on!
Now for the other influence. It Is
Indifference. It Is quite extraordinary
how keen, Intelligent men who know
quite wen the great advantage of em
ploying a good bull will Introduce and
retain wasters. They may say they
do not rear calves and It does not mat
ter what these are like; tbe cows
milk as weU from an Inferior as a su
perior bull, and so on. But is this
studying one's own Interest to tbe nt-
most? I am sure it. Is not Neither Is
It advancing superior stock breeding,
which we all profess to take an Inter
est In.
I am often Interested in flndlng bow
soon email farmers, who do not pro
fess to know a great deal of how to
Improve breeds, learn the advantage
of a good bull. .
They rarely keep a bull themselves.
but send their cows to those of larger
farmers In the district They may
hardly be able to tell from observation
which Is the best bat once a calf or
two arrive, and they notice progress.
the fine contour or tbe lusty quarters
they soon realize where tbe superior
bull resides, snd they patronize nun
time after time, irrespective of fee, If
that Is anything within reason.
The cheapest way to secure a su
perior boil is to bay it ss a calf and
a rota Butsrxn.
rear tt Tbe character of the sire snd
dam ought to be known, if possible,
or ta any case tt should be a weU set
an roorunter. If a more matured boll
la wanted, be may be from a year to
eurhteen months old. Cor after fifteen
months he eaa be need freely. It la
always better to boy a smart young
boil tbaa a partially wot not or aged
one. It is a bad plea. too. to lie al
ways cboppinc snd changing, bona
Get a good one to start' with, take a
pride to him and stick to blm as long
ssbelsflL r. .. . .
. Cssssst Fleers Ueesr Cess.
Every few days we bear f the bad
effects apoa ewe of the cold eravmt
toor, says Hoard's Deirymaa. sYjcoe
f tbe wise ones cover ever the ceejeat
with hoards, bat many do act Tbe re
sult at garget aad loss of enattsrs is
tne adder. So ether portion ef the
eoWs body takes as mock blood ss tbe
adder, eaeept ft be the heart andtoBga.
The tag rdae, eallsd aaOk rains, show
that tylnc ce the eosd cemrat floor
the Mder asa
Besides garret rbee
freaeesay raeavd Is this
wy. .
t .1
tXSBOtd
arts aay, -Why,
vwonc strip If
ta ssodso. awe kf yea are esd. why be
tajd, assplac artificial.
are sappoeed te be 00 being ao
fimmj1
A Bertta wusnaa'a rJah, of whit
free Caaer is the leader, has meo
KBrahto of BjOOO. an working wantm.
The erganeaetfcai pabNabes a paper sad
jade atlas news tor the
aoas aboat Eke a
yesj fees MlsM easy
rnt In nUAUdiu tM
Administration and Construction
of World's Best Highways.
RECORD OF ALL WORK KEPT
Building of Reads Supervised by the
Government aa Carefully aa a Rail
road Constructs Tracks Marked At
tention Paid to-Drainage.
Good roads are among tbe beet assets
of any community, and the American
state which first secures them In a
systematic way will derive bene fits
which It will never fully appreciate.
The Los Angeles highway commis
sion recently addressed Inquiries to
American Consul Skinner st Marseilles,
asking him about tbe laws and en
gineering methods In France. Consul
Skinner Investigated and has published
a most Interesting explanation of tbe
subject from which the following ex
tracts were made:
France has the finest roads in the
world, both In physical form and rela
tion to the national geography. The
French nation has spent more than
(400,000,000 on them to more than
(200,000,000 spent by tbe local depart
ments. Down at tbe bottom of the French
road system Is the humble eantonnlere,
or road foreman, wbo has charge of
one to three miles of road. He Is to
tbe roads what tbe section boss Is to s
railroad's organisation. Up at tbe top
la tbe School of Beads and Bridges, a
great technical college In which engi
neering, construction and every detail
of road bonding by taught Between
these two extremes tbe government
controls, manages, regulates every
thing. A record w kept of every bit
at road in the country, what tt cost
who bunt it snd bow, the expenses for
maintenance and rebuilding every
thing In its history carefully record
ed. France's highway system Is card
Indexed like the list of patrons of a
mall order boose.
France does not bare the beat roads
because It has special skill in making
them. An English engineer designed
tbe scheme. No more so because It
has especially large or unusually ex
cellent supplies of materials. The same
materials can be found all over the
United States. French roads are per
fect because the road laws are near
perfection, because the road business
Is a profession and not a Job and be
cause the men wbo make themselves
proficient are certain of special recog
nition. But aboat the physical construction
of a French road. To begin with.
French experience proves that deep,
solid foundations snd fine surfaces are
not so Important as something else
commonly overlooked drainage. It Is
a primary and Ironclad principle of
French roadmaklng that tbe roadway
must receive no more than Its own
natural InfalL Everything else mast
give way to this.
A standard French national road1 is
forty -six feet wide. In tbe middle Is
the road proper, twenty feet wide.
Outside this, thirteen feet wide 00
either side, are driftways, sloping swsy
from the surfaced road slightly. These
are need as footpaths snd must be
bard and heavy enough to bold in place
the surfacing material of the road
proper. Finally outside all this most
be a ditch on each side If tbe conforms
tion of the ground makes this neces
sary for dialnaae.
They begin by digging oat s "box'
in the earth the width of tbe roadway
proper, twenty feet Thia la carefully
convexed at the bottom, so that the
hard surfacing materia la shall be of
tbe same thickness throughout and
give a surface of exactly the right
curvature. This curvature is from one-
fiftieth to one-fortieth of tbe width.
When tbe "box" has been carefully
prepared tbe bottom and sides are vlg
orously "tamped" to assure that they
will be hard enough to bold tbe solid
materials firmly. Then it Is ready for
the crashed stone, etc, to be pat in.
Every bit of crashed stone most pass
through a two and one-third inch
Eight inches of this craeosa
material to deposited in tbe box, and
then it hi rolled with a six ton roller.
While the rolling is going on large
amounts of water are constantly sprin
kled on tbe surface. . At the same time
mixture of sandy and argillaceous
materials equal In volume to 10 per
cent of tbe amount of crushed stone
nerd Is sprinkled slowly en tbe surface
along with the water snd very evenly,
snd tbe whole to rolled down nntfl the
tire of a loaded wagon will make no
track. Then tbe road I finished save
for tbe requirement that it most sea
son for fifteen days before being open
ed to traffic Thai Is description of
a crushed stone surf ace. Where other
materials mast be need they are pro
vided for In the French at us me bora
ed day. gravel, etc There Is a plan
for every material and every region.
When tbe road la bun me eanton
nlere tramps op snd dowa It sod keeps
It la repair, fills rota with broke
stone, clears tbe ditches, etc. Above
the eantonnlere to a foreman la charge
of a larger section, above blm aa eo
ajDsertng sapartotendent and so ss
no to the laspector general or sign-
. . at M smb...
ways and Bruges, wne assa "
whose system for the country. Every
man ta the Ust rseetvas spsctne orders
from bto next eoparior and is ranked
SMordlng to ato execution of them.
Thar have do broad Ore lews ta
France, bat that happens becanee the
psoras ass broad Ores by kasUnrt They
have sense eeoegh to enow max gooa
wide tires make the reads better b
ef weree. Nobody etas except
tbe French seems to have learned this.
If a boa aad a strong
pan m eppestt
weald pan the boa beekwara win
comparative ease. But tt tbe boa were
bitched bsbtad the bone aad facing la
the earns direction aad were snowed to
exert bis strength ta backlac be eonld
easily poll tbe horse dowa apoa bis
snchas er drag hla across tb snag,
eo macs greater la ate strength Whsa
exerted backward from the hind legs
(baa ta forward
VssnaL
Washington Letter.
Wauhisgton, Sept. 26, 1908.
The President is again and for
the last time, it is taid' in the While
House and interest again centers in
and about tbat historic mansion, for
it is now occupied even in this pres
idential year by a personality more
interesting to tbe general publio
than any of the candidates. Al
though he is bronied by the out
door life at Sagamore Hill, the Presi
dent looks a bit careworn and tired
at tbe end of his vacation. It has
been the busiest holiday period that
be has passed in many years and
the strain of the campaign has made
itself felt. The number of visitors
at his country home thia summer
was the largest during bis seven
years in the ollicn ot president.
Tbe contest almut the nomination of
Governor Hughes occupied much of
the President's time and that strug
gle was only pirt f the greater one
which lie is uiatinx to bring about
the election of Mr. Taft. From now
until tbe eve "f election in Novem
ber, the President it is said, will
bend every energy to winning tbe
fight for Judge Tail and he has in
timated thst he will stop at nothing
that is fair to get a victory. As Boon
as ths election is over, Mr. Roose
velt will , turn his attention to the
big game hunting trip in Africa
wbioh he has had in view for nearly
a year.
When the President alighted from
the Bpecial train at the Union Sta
tion in this city, he found himself
surrounded by a number of1 mem
bers of his cabinet He greeted them
most cordially and wai specially
demonstrative toward Secretary
Straus of the Department of Com
merce and Labor wbo, with Mrs.
Straus was one of the first to get the
President's band. He called Secre
tary Wilson of the Agricultural De
partment "Dear old Nestor" and
Postmaster General, ex-tm Disss
dor to Russia Meyer, "My dear
George." The Postmaster General,
who is credited with being the prac
tical politician of the cabinet, com
plimented the President on his let
ter in tne morning newspapers
arraigning Sens tor Foraker and Gov
ernor Haskell of Oklahoma. After
tbe greetings were over, tbe entire
party, led by tbe President, who
had on eaob side of bim one of his
military aides, Col. Brom well and
Copt. Butt and was encircled by the
secret service men, walked to where
tbe carriages were, waiting outsids.
There are indications that 'from
now onward the real headquarters
oithe Republican campaign will be
the Executive Mansion snd the reel
manager of the campaign the Presi
dent himself. Judge Taft has sent
a reassuring telegram to Chairman
Frank H, Hitchcock, but it is with
in the knowledge of well Informed
perioral that Mr. Hitchcock from now
will be in a degree be obliged to take
advice from older statesmen, in
cluding Mi. Roosevelt. It ie un
derstood that the Presidsnt is re
turning to Washington earlier than
is custom try in ordsr to. facilitate
conferences with campaign leaders
where be will be more accessible
than be was at Oyster Bay. Tbe
President bos made engagements
with number of distinguished poli
ticians, leaders of his party, to meet
him t the White House within tbe
next tew days and Chairman Hitch
cock is expected among them. It is
fact that tbe mansgsment of Mr,
Hitchcock has not been entirely
satisfactory to the Republican can
didate, end it is also true that Mr.
Roosevelt wss more anxious than
Mr. Taft concerning the complaints
of party leaders with reference to
Hitchcock's retiosnos. They inter
preted bis reticence to mean thst he
waa not qoite sura wbst be was do
ing or going to do and therefore
arerse to talking about it
It became known in Democratic
circles last night that several na
tional committeemen are preparing
to nee their influence for tbe remov
al 0 Governor Chea. N. Haskell
from tbe office of Treasurer of tbe
National Committee. He ie regard-
ed by some prominent Democrats
as very moch in the relation of Sen
ator Foraker to the -RepoWiceh
party. Tbey are both to all appear
onoss aoder a dark eload. There
may be exculpatory drcnmstiMsa,
but in the midst of a hot campaign
there is no time for defanee. Tbe
decks must bs cleared of everytbicg
except tbe best fighting material.
Tbe President U evidently deter-
mined to ran smack in the present
campaign and to issue irooa toe
White Hoose, bulls of ex-eommunt-eatioo.
His strictures will be read
by all and will be believed by some,
Prominent democrats are oi opinion
that Governor Haskell will not have
sufficient time to answer tbe Presi
oent and vindicate himself and it is
not improbable that within the next
few days, he may resign and the
relieve Mr.' Bryan of a situation
which may embarrass .tbe clean and
splendid campaign he is waging.
. A Democratic Bevlew.
Certainly to all appearance the
tido of opinion is going against Mr,
Taft Hia party in different sections
of the country is divided upon
variety of subjects. In the east, in
the great pnvotal state of New York
it required repeated conferences to
decide whether the interests of the
national ticket would be promoted
or injured by the nomination ot Mr.
Hushes for Governor. It bos now
been decided that Mr. Hughes shal
be renominated, but this is express
ly put upon the ground that a fail
ure to endorse htm would hurt the
party in other states, it is known,
however, that many Republicans in
New York will not support bim,
and it is impossible that the presi
dential ticket should not suffer from
these defections.
In the middle west theMndications
are unfavorable to Republican suc
cess. Ohio and Indiana are not by
any means certain to be carried by
the Republicans. In Illinois also the
chances of Republican success are
far from meeting the wishes of the
leaders. Various other states are
ranked as doubtful. The claim of
Republicans to carry some of tbe
southern states is treated with decis
ion. On the Pacific slope Demo
cratic chanoes are much improved.
The state of things are very dis
couraging to the members of the G,
O.' P., and it impresses upon their
minds the notion that it is highly
necessary to scare tbe people with
references to the intention of Mr.
Bryan. As Mr. Bryan has remark
ed, Judge Taft inserted several scares
in bis speech of acceptance. Louis
ville Courier Journal.
"An Awfu Thing."
A certain man whose wife had re
cently got angry and gone away to
live with her mother was met by a
friond, who in apparent sympathy
accosted bim thus:
ir. T.U 1,U I. .n 'aw4n
4UUU, VB1SA1V, M u
thing that has befa'en you. If s a
groat poety mat your wue nas gone
an left vou."
Deed, man,", quote Jamie,
"she'll dae waur than that yet,"
"What waur can she doe than
that V anxiously inquired his friends
"Shell come back again," replied
Jamie ruefully. Pearson's .Weekly.
Followed His Example.
A New Yorker who does his bit
of "globe trotting? tells of two old
entries that he saw in the visitors'
book of fashionable resort on the
Rhine.
k lew years ago on of the Paris
members of the Rothschild family
tad registered as follows: "H. da
raTle.-
It so chanced that the next vis
itor to inscribe bis name in the
book wss Baron Oppenheim. the
banker of Cologne, and he wrote
his name beneath BothschJJorg n
this wise; "0. de Cologne." j
(wise Guides.
No words can describe the patience,
good humor and skill of tbe Swiss
guide. Their quick eyes see every
danger, their prompt actions avert it
When "on the rope" 00 has a feeling
of perfect security, and on steep aretes
and rotten ice, on crumbling rocks snd
abrupt pMdpice. one has implicit coa
fldenee in their strength. Judgment
and endurance. Tbat these golds pos
sess a sixth sense Is Indisputable. On
might almost call It acute premont
Don, for It warns them In advance ot
aU dangers incident to mountaineering
and. combined with a marvelous dex
terity and an Intrepid eoorege, serves
to avert calamity and Insure success.
-Wide World Magazine.
Returned the Plats.
A scarred end ragged tad wandered
for hours aboat tbe Liverpool dock nt
search of work. He had ant tasted
food since tbe morning.
A veatd came Into dock lata In tbe
day. and tbe cook, seeing tb boy, in
vited blm to warn himself and dry hie
rags at the galley fir.
He tbea gave the boy a lerg piece of
pork apoa a Bblpe biscort which ie as
hard as a board, and tbe famished tad
ru off to trU his soother, who sold
matches near by, of bis good rock.
irTa short time be returned with tbe
btocolt wrapped ta paper and said: .
-Mother thank yon, sir. for the perk
snd ta mack obliged to yo for the kaaa
of the ptate."-Uverpool Mercery.
A FeV'liQaf' VM"Nb
Ltttle things freqoeoGy Clnstrate the
English view eaT Aaaerlcea geography
had taken the Faetfie express at PbO
sxWphla aad, feeling tired, bad retired
to hla berth. Jost before be fell aalcer.
ha happened to remember that he had
forgotten sotsetblng,' so be put his
head out between the curtains and
called, "Torts a. portmhr Tbe portet
came. "What ta It atr?" be said.
-Iieass wake so ap wbea we get te
Ban Francisco, yoa know." lis rrri
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