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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1008. 3 INCIDENTS IN W. H. TAFT'S LIFE WHICH SHOW THE : STUFF THIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS MADE "TJIKIU! AUK IlinOHIl THINOB IN THE WORLD THAN MONEY," JII8 IMPLY WAH TO UICOINOM THAT HE (JIVE UP fOOOn.A-YKAII POSITION ON CIHOUIT HENCH TO TAKE A OUAHANTEKD IN- COMK OF 90,000 IN THE PRACTICE 01' LAW OHKHNATOR OF THE "AMIJIOGAN PLAN OF DIPLOMACY." " (lly Horbort Cofeyt) Thoy my that a nlco lltllo city broko nrUttt onoo undertook to paint a jfloltiroof Plko'ii Peak. Wbon ho Was at home, 1io wn n good lltllo nrllt Ho know Junt how tho Pint Iron building looks In all clroum BlancoH of light and nhada, and ho could do aii ImprowdonUtlc Htudy of tho ontninuo to Contrn! pnrk on bin lutvd. Hut nftof ho had ut out In thnt gray, Htorllu )lnln for dnyH, nml ntudilod tho Imposing mnM of unow orowned hill before him, hu got up nnd doltliomtoly put hlit foot through hla canvna and went off nnd got drunk. "Ifn too d big" whs hi only exaiifte. That'll tho way any one inuat faol In trying to portray tho almrneler of Beoretnry of Wnr William II. Tnft. Ho'ti too big. You ouu ooopor round him on ono Kid, nnd paint a ntuv on tho oUior.jwid nuiyhu oomtnont on thn lmiorfxot (It of Ono of tlio Ihmj on Another. Hut nfter nil you mint oonoedo Unit you have only lml f told ' tho tory, tititotut you full bark on thnt host of nil pownblo doMoriptlono' "Bfirong, faithful, honest." Tho Btory goes thnt whon ProsI dent MoKInlny wns simply nt his wits' end to get n big mnti n really big nmn nt bond bin nowly macjo Phlllpplno commkwlon, he onllod Judgo Day In oonHUItatlon. Ho told of hUs troubles, of tho man ho had nanvnimud nnd found wanting. And thou ho ondod with: "IIolp mo out, Day. I must hnvo n bin, brond man; nnd ho must bo strong, faithful, lion out." And Day wild: "Woll, why don't you appoint hlin; you know him. That description Ills 'IllII' Taft to it hair." And wliuu President McKlnley IhouKht It over, he thoiiKht ho, too. Hut Tail didn't WHtit the Job. "I'm not thtt man you want," wild he. "Why, I Imve novor ovon bollovod thnt tho Philippine should he re inltietl." Hut Prenldei MoKlnlej prevailed upon him to accept, for ha Mr. MclClnley's lllunt rloiiH Hticeeasor wild of Mr. Taft Intnr en: , "He de lights In responsibilities." Thou ndd to that description of Mr. Tnft from President McKlnloy'a llpH ii pertinent declaration one Hindu by Judge Alphoueo Tuft, the moratory of wnr'a fnthur, nnd you'll linvH a prtty fnr nlden of thu man. This hitter atory Iiiih been a family Joke for year, liven yet, they any that Becretnty Tnft Ih upL to bluah when ho hoars It, for It hat. been , , ... ,, , .. ,, , . . , . ' . walking up Elm street talking earn dlng-dolngod Into hs ears ever slnco. ... ho graduated from tho age of knicker bockers nnd pudgy ankles clad In home-knit stockings. Tho story goea tliat whon tho prosont socrotary of war was going to school In Cincin nati, his school report one month showed that tho futuro statesman had dovotod moreof his attention to hand ball and other dolightB of youth than to his books. Mrs. Taft, mother like .oxcusod the boy. "Even If tho report Isn't very good ho's nlmost at tho head of his class," said she. No Mediocrity for "Willie." Hut Judge Taft shook his head. "Mediocrity won't do for Wllllo," said ho. Unfortunately for Willie, that wns ovorheurd, nnd tho other boys In tho family, boy llko, mado hla Wfo miser able, If anything could mako "Dill" Taft unhnppy at that ngc. Hut tho fatlior was prescient. Modloorlty won't do for "Willie," suro enough. It novor has dono for him. Why, ovon whon ho wns n Junior In Yale tho other hoys of hla olmw ifckod him out for a grout ostly ovor somo matter of groat lm modlato intorost. In those days a freohman had only tho bnro right of oxlstonco conceded him by tho sopho moroa. CortoJlnly ho had no right td walk on tho cloan sidewalks while there was mud In tho streets. And as Plgott and Tnft, strolled beneath tho elms a gang of half a dozen sophs rushed thorn. Under tho sophB' rule, Taft and Plgott wero duo for a ducking in tho mud. Plgott, who was a featherweight, stood aside. Tnft said seftly: "But I do not care to go omt In tho mud." Now, can't you Imnglno with what unholy Joy that soft spoken declara tion rnusb have flllod those sophs? Thoy gava tho war cry and tho view halloo, and tho other vocal outcries Intended to express happiness, nnd chnrged. Whon they got through chnrginj, William H. Taft was slowly walking up Elm stroot, arm In arm with James P. Plgott, Out -in tho cold mud Btood tho hair dozon sophs, beginning to ronllzo thnt thoy had trlod to butt n imm ' ' "" .. h: . ..: ' -'H' f i P- vk b. M.A BmHHUHLm . Sa v HUB 7 " KMEaWBStSBjSBKBBBOBBKHBm Am WWWWWwWSBMWSLwwWMaaHnHBKts'kaaWaWMKWKBtr ' !..! j. I . -t f . I 1 a. f0 t It A Ml mnn In embryo. It was known tb-n '"" lon,rauHW " u,w " Hint hl roal. living mnliltlon wns Ah long ns Taft romnlned at college, one ny to sit upon the Hiipreme, ho had tho roodom of tho sidewalk i. bonoh. And tho Yule boys loyally o wno.o sopnomoro o.aw ..... hold that It wasn't h qiiMtlon of ,mvo bollored for holp bnforo they "Will" Taft getting to thnt elevation. wonl( hnve irM to Um w,lh h,m Tb only riueatlon was how noon nB,l'n wnutii Iih rnnnli It Ami. Innidfiitiil- Not thnt he was belligerent. He ly, Mr. Taft's wnrmsai Hdmlrera to day uth the boys of Yule, who learn ed to know htm In tho Mlf-revM)tng Intimacy of school days, nnd to esti mate him at hla worth. JumtM P. Plgott, now of New lliivttn, told the othor dsy of hla II rat c(jualntnco with "Will" Tuft. Plgott nnd Tuft were both frenhmeu In thow dnya. They bud Jiut formed a friendship, nml one night wero Intuitu. whs too poncoful, In fact, to suit his moat warlike fi'-londs, who learnod to reapect the enormous physical strength tlmt was bound -sip In thoie thick shouldora nnd those corded muelee. He llkos n Joke, nnd he didn't like It any worse beenuM h hnppfued to ho the goat. Hut there I wero times when oven 111 lamb-like disposition would get up and do THE CAPITAL JOURNAL U. HOFEU, Ed. nnd Prop. 4n lDi1icii'lcul Nwittr iXtnlist to American ItliU'li'lr aixt IhoTntfrtM Dil iHveloptnmit of Alt Orvgnn. N I'liUlkltM Itvcrr Kvenlun KiMpl Hunt)r, tUttro, On. HUIIHOIIIITION UATUtf. (IntMUblf In AitvikitNi.) Dlljilr rtlr, r jrr M.' Vi hkhiUi M Illr, f tuttl, t rr. .. ... Hi) ivr woulh -i WMkljr, r 'H. Ii yr-. . . l.W HU iMuulhf .....(V HPEOIAL )KLtVHItY. For CMiveulunce of sutuorlbera branch delivery offlca tre eatab liihod at the following plare at 15 oenta per month, J 1.00 for thre wonf . Aaylmn Htore. F. (1 De Yn & Hon. Aayluw Avenxe JHHOtlon. Onrlluo, HeventooHlh atreet o A. W Uae, Ourdeii lted store. Dftuo'a Htore, Alex, Dnue, Boutb Oemmeralftl atreet. Hlttolrle Htore, O. M. Upploy, Hiiat StuU atrueu Fair OtMHNda Htore. llarrlion De. Pair around Hoad. IlowblPa Comer, Twelfth nnd Cra streets. Q. K. Orooery. A. A. Itngloha t. Twelfth street. Wheeler's Htore, W. I). Whwer, Highland nvewue. Yow Park Htor , K. 0 Hower ox, Twelfth and l.eallo. ujnuUiiJe until It I1114 JutitUwm dlvldel nnong the fakhful nnd which nmouMted to 11 OS per cent xlra dividend "o those who hnvo held their TIIM MHI OF LIFE. All. dr. ail Httckt. I knr tb Jajr Of th Hhmu uf life, nHd tuMr hh1 fur It thrllU wltk Ida deep nml mallled faxmtl An Uie tlrelMtM HktMta no rcMtiil axtl rntmt. HuKV', &r4My mm tJ Um In the light ( day. hmiI the mklitigfci gfMtHi Tt wh4 nri tttrHiM wttb nM llMlr earU r?MfHilg nt Inat the wi af k te. (Hbk. elak! tbVa a wi of lev wv It; Qllik, latkl Uir'a aaeUter ( wt9Q g feu What a ektvakerml IWUik tkai Hf Hill t, nm w h uMraltea In ttiilf ! T4ih wUt t&m Hk mjmn AM baihll bMy aa buay mk HlU nt the Uhuh with arum irieimQ Ttt ajttth In tfe ihwIhm well HuMtlHc fcfcftftM At r filMeM 4 wt Im if k, m9 iki yHt tWHik U mawmt a tfeRji sa sgl U twft UeXUr Itben, 0 mj- 1H4, n aJu A bvuutimi UafiMd Um a tiutmi wt &. ?r per cent bonus ns regular ai a clock, nnd even In these hard times the stock Ih uuoted nt about $10 a share more than ho employes paid for It. The bonus of n per cent una coulined strictly to thoso who hold the (took. If they sold the stock they lot the bonus, which was not trnns forruhlv?. Neverthelees a g(od many did sell, and now It appears thnt tho bonus wUVh thu hollers lost has been ns a aepnrnto fund ami allowed to nc stock. ' It Is wife to say tlmt no moro of that atock now In iMXaeeeton of em ployee will Ih nllowetl to get away An liiveatmeut whlrb my 12 per Ht 011 wr of stock whleh eoet but $si so la hm nihmI a Jtluic tUre la In the wny of Itnoatmeat. DOl'HTLKSH THH STHEL ("OUPOHATION IH A Tltl'ST OF TIIII .MOST (JHJA.VriC TYPie, IIDT Wll A It II OF Till! OPINION THAT IT WILL MCYKII TRY TO IIIWT ITS llSIPLOYHS WHO STAY IIY IT, but oh ike nNtmry will blp thorn to wake money. All iMrk eoHeema wouUl gladly have erery om of their employee n etoekkoldet ami h aharer In pronte when mado beetdee. sml tlwt without aikiHK thorn to wake good wkonever there may bo a low Iwetettd of a prutM. 'lheT0 to a lot wore tuowey and a lot more comfort fur employ who "stMMd in" with thr employers than ca ever be tot by tho who oe,l Uktir oiteTflw Im nhlN them. II ! DID NOT DOIiail TIIII ISSIMI. X-RAYS. Senator Tlllmnn with his usual abruptness, commontlng on Socretnry Cortolyou's mannorlsm In mnklng his report to tho senate on tho snle of the Panama cannl bonds said: "He mwuines tlio manner of tho Presldont before he oven gotn the nomination." Kranoe in commondod by some Amerlonne for not putting a high dity on American coal oil, so as to give her market to Ruaein, Hook' foller and the balance of us coal ol! producer appreciate the oonetdeniti thoughtfulneee of our neighbor across tho Knd. The VamiorltH-SbeNyl marriage ht Mid to ba "a perfect love match." No one baa erer doubted It. He lorl her money and he lovel hi ahie. The tariff on Pnuteo's wines has been redueod, new In he Inter est of th doWH-troddoH oaaltalUt the du ties or dmrnamla ehouhl be removed. We Hear of More Cm Of troubles orlplnatln? In Inparo' scrofula, loss of appetite, cn'nrrh. rl tlsm.byHood'sSnrsaparilhitkinbyal so-called remedies combi::cJ Sci thoso cured by Hood's set.j Ottay nnd they gladly toll tin good rc:witoi Scrofula Soro-"My wifo hl lous sore on her let: for years .Msi ent raedlclnos pure but liM'i bentfl turned to Hood's SnraapAn a aiiJ tl quloklr healed. It Isaeoo-t LlcjJcif J. N. Dait. Croibr. Texato Affllotod 10 Yoar-'Ilool's rllla hd curml ma of sorofuli. with hsvo been troub)el 16 rears, ar.)l ess vaectustlon. .My llttlo dauefr scrofulft swelling on her v k asJ, SnrsnparllU nlso cured lit r M r.a.1 Huaiicv, Iluehey, Tenne4-r' Hood's Sarsnrwrllla h t " 1 trtr, In the usual llnuld. or m 1 1' ". frrn Snreatabs. 100 Doses ot.? Dc'hi pared only by C, I. Hood ( 0 - Lowell Ah exehaugo beads an article: 'Dry Farmore MetH." What they did Is a matter of lafereno. Tho dispatch deeorlhlng the wed ding or tho Vaaderbllt girl to the Hwagry Count, says the foreigners f, Say. who will tkfe woH(rfl in n HuHlfM ). Bjrhit, f , Or tomgrff. who Vh? ym Mt It lut lit wnoeta mm am) U aaiiaM If. Ah, nd-r) 'mwr. Im yer & m9 And Mh on u noartng tho i, kMts. Hm the hsei vre will ho wtMTa Ja tk4 ouu it ho hv 4ml not of aJa. AS TO I'HUI'IT SIIAItlNa Wtm Um fte4 OeMMiaeH m irgjila4 a cwrtaln twrwv vh aoaw ajbg ogaesai i eiltye vt (ho m wr wp m tw dm veJoo et tiM. In AddHt, Uw arM woro wmi to 4 J par nr aa mmm m their tiuum a a ehare ol tho neoHta m rf an Jt W4. hrofthHii. v.t roniM4 to mmh eaaaaasaaj M eM hrM isoweihinK in Um eaptul awk t tho foot THE tX)HIH)HAriON WAS 110 VXD UY AIU SHU IN FHHTAIN OUAU. VWVIH AND KQVKWUt MOXKV Oil' OF TllllM, lll IT HAS NOT TVHMU) OIT THAT UAY. T TK' uwbt bate rvlnd iheu : ftt ti 4.4, 84 and the $ The anoclal ihmoIoa of Ll NdA legbiaatMre Ima nixtMlUed liaelf wall m fr. It dkniipolMtMl iho hopw f mk nMloala an arsil tho tnt did koi lnaaal 11 Hamllalta aiaaiAAU an aajwfa aaaiajiu ajfjrvfff, w It twpttnod evn the yttvornor. who, In a eommnmkntlon to PraaldaMt itoatievtK, preHid the ffar tlmt the lower bra nek was In the eontrol of rndleabj and on 4hat aottount hftlltl u eall a aneolal oslon. Thn lower bwneh, however, voted for the nolle hill. 31 to 7. A MSalotlOB will U. ui 1 t IIm... .-v.i i., . .I"""' ". -X ww 'n Mem will urobabU grant it 7, . a.J .u J , u Tho Pre-dent imUII the state .aouW am. the re-poabl.lty U,M ' .J th. dogh. THH SOIIHIIIXCI IVFLtiaVOK OF HHSPONSHUMTY IS HNWIPW-'J JZ. naKi Twinty FIHD IN THH XKVADA SlTl'ATUX. I ,, U R-Ht nuKi twenty vl iuv uMU.k ......i ,- w- . .. - ... I million dollars for tho Philippines, to 1U LuTotn ' nlU,,9aU V,HWd il at It U rubbing It In to makoUnole -- -M f . nb.Hl irreeponmbly oondomnln, the ml.ltU and ' pollre aa preaorver. of order. R P"14- It hi e,oJH another tMng to tnk such an aultnda at a WhiIv hody IV you know rhawM to guanl the later of the atate. which am far hroader and ". ter more vkal than rtaM lntret. Th rtt of the Tnra Wonder, you wmthl never suffer from kidney, bladder or rhaumaUc trouble. $l hnttle, two months' treatment, sold by S. C. Ston i drug store, or by mall. 1 TinUmonlalc with each kottle. 0 The Sulllvmna from tho Howerrjr cannot abil the Mam 0 wmm aahoklnc In pnollc. The moral kjaont M to ho BoaMrrHtattaiasJ UlM t h4 caty h mmh taatMtama alKar.' amnie Waoors. ' TIIII N'MVADA LI!ISUTl'HK DID NOT DODOH TIIII ISSl'K. AND IT IS WllhL IMHt TDK FITIMIH OF VllVADA. Hasl the rad4akt irealld. the Uto uld ha suCervd the conae- iw "r of pro- nt Sow tlwrtrr HiHlreiitnti. Th cowBtliits- im 1 hi rr1aon ot ordtiMUirc M ttat aaaea In 100k- fehg ovr the rlusncr aad urdllMJM-ee 04 ta4 In tatu , ., that h city Ulnars haw ( oidtuaaeaa which wore in oppoaithm u, iiw ohftHor. awr HMQf m tMNSjmc to A JWMTOAJ rrport.r th moraine naM -mof the many dhicrnjsjhM wo nMMW HUM the rhartrr provWa! that the proamtx owe shall b It Ion oam noiiiv hva r: tm prore ' ar to be tuaJv n their ntop tty. Al ihai on n(th uf tao eosK 0 aorh luitiovcnt u' w in ho porno hj tho eN TmU part ui m rhaiter nn hoen wwvnartitM iur yr anJ had the mryrt unr otid to the lm- vu'triun . n. ivu d ut hav been rumMkd to pay for thorn being pnt In Hithuut notlco. AntMhor article which will prob ahl bo wmeaaarosj by tho commiuee la the cUnae realrta lat ajU om ear of tho city aball bo reatoenu of tW sty for throe yers provlooa to taWr eleettoii. coi?rais What is essential to good coffee? Good bean ground frtssh, and a woman of common sense. Met pioplo expe M i f pro porous tome da They don't know win 1 how or when Juet expect fort tin 1 1 smile on them In s ""' mysterious way Why leavo the matt' chance? Build your own for lay the foundation tt watk a deposit In our Savings Dank And a roeokitlon i Save rogulariy a pa of your Income -This will insure su s SAVINGS DEPARTS! CAPITAL NATIONAL BAi , &mt j fill New at the Came, -I wntu t sm simk lMlf" M . Yosjlpwlfca. -Yw'nV MM tk .siioJor. How O. raetooa! bOMlt oft okatkon ania4 - I tbonsht yow took I Jnat want pmljt -rhiuuipeu raa. I To Cure Cold (a On Day. T. LA3CATIVB BROO Quinine Tablets nrwrcista rruB mnn w I'.JltV. to er-. .H w ORO VIS'S Prlca 85c. BOc, f 1 " HICKOKT BARK IS Cough Rcm . r- 1., rl CROUPm VTK-( " - - 1 SORt THROAT TIIOATlls-i H&MViuaittaiia SAUH.orooxi rM. tJhf i COOYHIenr IIVIT OY UVUtWWOOO k UNDCHWOOO. NtY. A LATE PICTURE OF SECRETARY TAFT. WIIIIhiii Howard Tnft, secretary of wnr nnd lending Itepublk in im tlul onmlldnte, was born In Cincinnati Sept. 1(5, 1S57. A graduate cf Yalj Cincinnati Law school, he lHgnn work ns n reporter. In 1.S87 ho bcr.tne of tho siiiorlnr court of Ciuelnuntl; In 1800 ho wns appointed t tilted Hdlleltor gi'iiernl; In 1 802 he became United Htntca circuit Jude; in l 11)00, he went to the Philippines, to organize tho American govrnir-nt Feb. 1, JP0I, lie was appointed Becrctnry of wnr. He butt rendered coaJ oils Norvlce In the Philippines; In negotiations Willi Popo Leo, In Cut Pauuinu, and to Anierlenn IntercatH throughout the world. M UrnaUre on each box. SSc, Irt-oUaj druhfteta OTorfS1