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HIGHEST TYPE Or GHRISTIANGENTLEMAN Churchmen Who Know Judge Taft Render Him Th.'s Sincere Tribute. The Attitude of the Republican Can didate Towards Religion and a Life Which Shows Adher- . •nee to the Best Ethics and Morals. ' ••Because he is the highest type of the Christian gentleman.” This is the way in which I heard the pastor of a Methodist church in south ern Illinois end an argument with a layman on the train coming to Cincin nati from St Louis, writes a staff cor respondent of the St. Louis Globe- Democrat. The layman, paying due respect to the cloth of his op ponent, was trying to convince him that he should not support Mr. Taft for the presidency, and instead should vote for his Democratic oppo nent. The churchman defended the prirciples of the Republican party, and, us indicated, defended the man for whom he said he expected to vote, from his personal standpoint of a churchman, "“because he is the highest type of a Christian gentleman.” Bishop J. C. Hartzell of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, discussing the religious beliefs of Bryan and Taft •after calling on the latter, said: “Which of these men I shall vote for 'will not be decided by their religious beliefs, but what they are as men. and by the principles and policies they stand for in the administration of the gov ernment. I believe that in acting upon this view, as an merican citizen. lam in harmony wi’ die spirit and purpose of the founde. . of our republic, who put into the constitution that there should be bo religious test as to quali fications to any office or public trust under the United States.’ My convic tion is that the future safety of the nation depends very largely upon our people heeding that constitutional pro hibition. Our nation owes much in moral character, statesmanship, litera ture, art and religion to those who have not been in strict harmony with some of the dogmas of the church. The days of the inquisition are past.” Rc-inembering that Mrs. Taft is a Presbyterian, but that Miss Helen Taft was confirmed in the Episcopal Church in Washington last winter at the same time that Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daugh ter of the President, was confirmed. I wondered as to Mr. Taft’s church nsso clation. When I made the inquiry here I was answered through the columns of the Northwestern Christian Advo cate, the great Methodist publication, just as it had given answer to hundreds of inquiries from its Mehodist subscrib -ere. It said: Man of Broad Sympathies. i ’“Mrs. Taft and children are Episco palians, and the Secretary frequently accompanies them to St. John’s Church, where, also, be has a pew. While Mr Roosevelt goes to the German Reform-, ed Church, bis wife and family, who are Episcopalians, attend historic St John's Church, where they sit only one or two pews removed from Mrs. Taft and her children. Secretary Taft spends his vacation at Murray Bay. •Canada, where there is a Union Church, attended by the summer colonists of all denominations. The Secretary of War Is one of the trustees of this summer colony church, where people of many tfaiths gather for worship.” This Methodist testimony indicated to me the broad and liberal view of Mr. Taft in religious matters, in look ing through the file of this same pub lication —the Western Christian Advo cate —I found a discussion of both nom inees, in the course of which it was asserted: “The sympathies of both Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan are very br »ad. and they worship easily and nhtnrdly wi*h -n” Christian denomlmit! hi. Whichever man is • lected. the country will have, therefore, a President of clean life, lofty principles and Christian convic tions.” Opinion of Negro Clergyman. On the same afternoon, when Bishop Hartzell called. Rev. James G. Robin son. pastor of the Eaker Street African Methodist Church of Dayton. Ohio, called at the headquarters in company with W. H. Jones, one of the leading colored lawyers of the same city. Mr. Jones was proud of the fact that he is president of the Colored Taft Chib, the first one to be incorporated in the Uni ted States, and Rev. Mr. Robinson ad mitted that he is president of the Board of Directors of the same club. As he left Mr. Taft’s office I asked him for his view of the candidate, both from his standpoint as a churchman and as -a leader of his race. “I believe.” he said, “Judge Taft will be elected by a safe and comfortable majority, not simply because he Is a Republican, nor am I sp*aking because I am a Republican. But Judge Taft represents all of the ideals of the true Christian statesman.” As to the attitude of his own race, Rev. Mr. Robinson said: “We can not afford to line up with the Democratic party, which has been antagonistic to our interests always, anti against the party headed by such wise and Chris tian statesmen as is Judge Taft. He is a man whom we know in Ohio is desir ous that all men, without regard to color, be treated fairly before the courts* Bishop Fallows* Tribute. In introducing Mr. Taft at Toledo, Ohio, Bishop Samuel Fallows indorsed him unreservedly, and in the course of his remarks said: “I can av<*r, without fear of success ful contradiction, that no man ever came before the American people for the highest honor in their gift so thor oughly prepared to meet its weighty responsibilities as Mr. Taft. He is ripe in the knowledge of jurisprudence and clear and firm in judicial decisions. He has won, as an executive officer in our Oriental possessions, the plaudits of his countrymen and of admiring na tions. He has satisfactorily settled in those islands of the sea some of the most delicate and difficult subjects, in volving deep-seated racial and religious questions, ever brought up for adjudi cation. • • • He is deeply religious without a trace of bigotry, fearing God and working righteousness, as did the two Adamses and Abraham Lincoln.” Taft’a Idea of Character. In my effort to discover the qual ities led one to describe Mr. Taft as “the highest type of Christian gen tleman” I learn that the candidate himself, within a month, has defined just what importance he attached to Christian character in the building of a successful career. The question had been put to him to develop his personal views, and writing in response the Re publican candidate said: “Your question suggests two others which must be answered in answering this: First, what is a Christian char acter, and. second, what is a successful career? First, I consider a Christian character that of one who holds as his ideal a compliance with the two com mandments given by Jesus Christ, and who earnestly strives to live up to that ideal. Second, I should define a suc cessful career to be that career which brings more real happiness to those who happen to be within the operation of the influence of the person whose character is in question. “Coming now to answer your in quiry. I should say that a Christian character in the building of a success- I ful career is its most important part. The longer one lives the more con vinced he must become that every other incident and element of a career loses importance in comparison, and that when a man’s life work is done this is what stands out, and whether the career is one of profession, business or politics, the same thing is true.” What mi Old Friend Says. Mr. Aaron A. Ferris, a prominent Cincinnati lawyer, who has known Judge Taft for thirty years, said: “I have never had occasion to ask Judge Taft what his creed was in mat ters religious. I know that, when in Cincinnati, he has been quite regular in attendance at Christ Episcopal church, of which members of his fam ily are communicants, and of which I am a vestryman. I know very well that no one in trouble or distress ever appealed to him without receiving a patient hearing and prompt and mate rial aid, when in his power to give it. If a man’s character is to be gauged by what he does, and not by mere pro fession ; if leading a clean and up right life is to be a guide, and doing righteous is to be counted, then I am confident that his neighbors and fellow-citizens who have lived with him and know him well, without re gard to creed, color or party associa tion, would say that Taft has lived and acted in every station as a Clnlstian gentleman.” SAYS WEALTH IS DISTRIBUTED. Chief Statistician of Census Bureau Writes on “The Assets of the United States.” The nation’s wealth is not in the hands of a few, according to L. G. : Powers, chief statistician of the census bureau at Washington. Writing on “The Assets of the United States” in the September nmnber of the American Journal of Sociology, is sued recently from the University of Chicago press, Mr. Powers has the fol lowing to say of the concentration of wealth in America: “If we start with the value of farms and other homes which are known to be owned by men of small possessions, the < '• ark deposits and other known possessions of those of moderate means, and then add the lowest popular estimates of the possessions of our millionaires, we have an aggregate far in excess of the census appraisal of national wealth, and the conclusion under such circumstances is irresistible either that the census estimates are ridiculously small or the popular esti mates of the wealth of our millionaires are greatly exaggerated. “The writer does not find any evi dence that would justify either the statement that our national wealth is grossly understated or that our million aires own so large a share of that wealth as to leave the great majority without property.” WHAT TAFT WILL DO. Here is a positive declaration by William 11. Taft which should reassure the friends of President Roosevelt: “If elected I propose to devqte all the ability that is in me to the constructive work of suggesting to Congress the means by which the Roosevelt policies shall be clinched.” Taft is making a good impression by his thoughtful speeches. .Bryan is as clever and as Interesting as ever—and as superficial.—Milwauke Evening Wte tonain. GRANT JQL'NTY HERALD. LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, OCTOBER 7. 1908 MY LADY’S TOILET. Any Number of Players May Join In This Game. Here is a game that will give boys and girls no end of fun. It requires no materials except a wooden plate or a circular tray. Indeed, any circular object will do that may be twirled around on the floor and is not easily broken. Any number of boys and girls may play it. Each player takes the name of some article belonging to & lady’s toilet, as hairbrush, hat brush, comb, hairpin, gloves, etc. The players take seats around th? sides of the room, and the one who has been selected to start the game goes to the center and twirls the plate on the floor as hard as he can. As the plate begins to spin he speaks some sentence in which he uses the name of one of the toilet articles, and the play er who has that name must leave his seat and try to catch the plate before it stops twirling. If he fails he pays £ forfeit and takes the twirler’s place. If he succeeds he takes the place with out paying a forfeit. The plate spinner generally speaks a sentence like this: “My lady is going out, and she wants her gloves.” The player whose name is “gloves” then runs to the plate and tries to catch it. The spinner has a right at any time to call out the single word “Toilet!” and when he does all the players have to change seats. The one that does not get a seat—the spinner, of course, al ways gets one—must then take the plate and pay a forfeit. Forfeits may be redeemed at the end of the game, and this gives a chance for still more fun. AN AMUSING TRICK. Supposed Picture on Slate Turned Into a Dancing Figure. The trick here described is certain to cause much astonishment if well ar ranged beforehand. Get a piece of board about the size of a large school slate and have it painted black. The paint should be what is known as a dead color, without gloss or bright ness. Sketch out the figure of a skele ton on a piece of cardboard and ar range it after the manner of a jump ing jack, so that by holding the figure by the head in one hand and pulling a string with the other the figure will throw up its legs and arms in a most ludicrous manner. Make the connec tion of the arms and legs with black string and let the pulling string be also black. Then tack the skeleton by the head to the blackboard The figure Blhi. .i MANIPULATING THE FIGURE, having been cut out, it must be painted black to match the board. Now to perform. Produce the board. Show only the side upon which there is nothing. Request that the lights may be lowered slightly and take up your position a little way from the au dience. With a piece of white chalk make one or two attempts to draw a figure. Rub out your work as being unsatisfactory and turn the slate round. The black figure will not be perceived on account of the board be ing tlie same color. Rapidly touch the edges of the cardboard figure with chalk, tilling up the ribs. etc., at lei sure, taking great care that nothing moves while the drawing is progress ing. Then manipulate your fingers in front of the drawing and command it to become animated, when by secretly pulling the string attached to the skel eton with your foot it will, of course, kick up its legs and throw its arms about, to the astonishment of the com pany. A little soft music from the piano will greatly assist the illusion.— Philadelphia Ledger. Overheard In the Wood Shed. “I hear you are quite a sportsman,*’ said the shovel to the coal. “Never handled a gun in my life,** said the coal. “Why, I’m certain I overheard some one say that he’d seen the coal shute.” ‘‘Oh, please stop poking me!” said the fire to the poker. “You tickle.” “Our master’s house is beautiful up stairs,” said the furnace to the poker. “The flues are going up there all the time, and they told me all about it.”— Philadelphia Ledger. Harry’s Funny Answer. When Harry was four years old hit grandmother was trying to teach him to count and asked: “How many legs have you?” He answered promptly, “Two.” “How many legs has Brownie?” Looking at the dog for a moment, he replied, “Brownie has one on each coiv ner.” Young Folks The Value of Money. “Oh, yes,” replied the millioned ma tron, “we make a point of allowing our boy pocket money regularly. Every week his papa hands Bobby SI,OOO In umall change—fifties and twenties. It’s only a trifle; but, do you know, it teaches him the value of money? He Isn’t quite ten years old, yet he man ages his little revenue with a great deal of foresight. It would amuse you to hear him try to beat down a justice of the peace who is fining him for hav ing killed somebody with his auto mobile. Yes, we insist on his paying for luxuries out of his allowance. We buy his automobiles, but the fines he has to take care of himself.”—Puck. Thoughtful Girl. “Can you take a little care of that card of mine?” implored the impecuni ous girl to the office boy who was rap idly rolling it into a wad, “and bring it back to me so I can send it in some where else? Cards cost me* a cent apiece.” BLOOD We live by our blood, and on it. We thrive or starve, as our blood is rich or poor. There is nothing else to live on or by. When strength is full and spirits high we are being re freshed —bone, muscle and brain, in body and mind—with continual flow of rich blood. This is health. When weak, in low spirits, no cheer, no spring, when rest is not rest and sleep is not sleepy we are starved; our blood is poor; there is little nutriment in it. Back of the blood is food % to keep the blood rich. When itfails, take SCOTT’S EMULSION It sets the whole body going again—man, woman and child. 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