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TAFT IS CERTAIN
OF NOMINATION
Only Thing In Doubt Is Size of
His Vole at Chicago,
MAY BREAK 1908 RECORD,
Sentiment Growing In Big Republican
States That He Is Only man of His
Party Who Can Be Elected This
Yoar Voters Satisfied With Admin
istration's Policies.
President William II. Taft Is on a
fair rond to renomlnatlon as the Re
publican standard bearer In the cam
pnlsn of 1012. With approximately
100 dclepitea to the Chicago conven
tion already Instructed for him, the
president Is moro than likely to break
his record of l'JOS, when ho was nomi
nated with 702 votes on the first bal
lot In tht Chicago convention of that
year. There Is no lonRcr any question
that he will be renominated, and the
only question now puzzling the maim
Kers of the Taft campaign Is the com
pleteness of his victory.
Coupled with the assurance of his
rPtiominntlou Is the growing sentiment
In the big Uepubllcan states both east
and west that President Taft Is the
only Republican candidate who can
possibly be elected this fall. It will
bo recalled nudlly euough that when
Mr. Taft tools office three years ago.
Jlnfi I a rrpnt Icciio of t'tfi''
i'J-i A, 'i
revision and reform on a protective
basis ml of monetary reform and the
great legal problem Involved in the ex
act meaning of the Sherman anti-trust
statute weiv squarely before the coun
try. In the latter Issue the supreme
court had not made Its famous ruling
In the Standard Oil and tobacco cases
which were to outline for the first time
Hluce the law was passed by congress
its exact meaning. On each of these
three great issues it has been necessary
for President Taft to consider nnd
frame n definite policy, and it Is his
decision as to these great questions
that has convinced the business men,
tho laboring men and the farmers of
tho country that another term in the
White Uouse for William II. Taft is
all that is necessary to restore the
eountry on that basis of unparalleled
prosperity which characterized the ad
ministration of William MeKinley. It
Is this sentiment which not only us
vurcs the renoiniiiation of Mr. Taft at
Chicago, but also his re-election In No
Tember. So many bewildering side Issues
have become Involved In tho preseut
tampalgn for delegates to tho Chicago
convention that the facts above stated
havo been overlooked In certain com
munities. Even the progressive
achievements of tho Taft administra
tion havo been forgotten In the excite
ment occasioned by tho Introduction
of now political doctrines, practically
aono of which, except the proposal to
recall federal judges, can bo dealt
with by the national government, but
must bo decided each state for Itself.
Che demand for a presidential prefer
ence primary In each state, wholly a
tato matter, In which even tho presi
dent himself has no right to interfere,
has been magnified into a national Is
sue notwithstanding tho fact that
thero Is and can be no national law
n the subject, and only a few states
aire prepared to throw the protection
of tho law around any such primary
nd In face of tho fact that one-tenth
of tho delegates tp the Chicago con
vention are already chosen and hun
dreds of delegates elected to state and
district conventions. It has been esti
mated that to clothe such a primary
with legal authority, ns provided by
tho rules of tho party. It would cost
tho taxpayers of this country not less
than $5,000,000 Immediately.
The hysteria occasioned by these
tondltlons is now passing away, and
tho foremost facts staring tho voters In
the faco are tho progresslvo and defl;
alte policies of President Taft and tho
ertalnty of an lmmedlato Improve
ment in business conditions all over
the country following hla renomlnatlon
and re-election. These facts are of vital
interest to all classes of citizens, es
pecially when they are confronted
with the alternative of a change1 l.i
administration, a change In' policies
and a continuation of business depres
sion and genernl unrest.
In estimating the probabilities of
Prcsldont Taft's rcnomluatlon nud ro
election It Is necessary to recur only
to recent history. The president car
ried every northern state In 11)08. Ile
tween the election of that year and
1010 occurred the tariff legislation
known as the Payne tariff law. It Is
a well known maxim of politics that
that party which revises the tariff Is
defeated nt the next election, and the
only exception to the rule In recent
years was the passage of the Dlngl'ey
law, which was followed so closely by
the outbreak of the Spanish-American
wnr ns to bury the tariff Issue In a
wnvo of patriotic enthusiasm. The
more recent by-elections In the big Re
publican states east of the Mississippi
river, notably In New York, New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania, have shown n
return of Republicans to the fold and
a restoration of the old time Republic
an majorities, which Justifies the pre
diction that they will bo safely In tho
Taft column In November. That they
will ho unanimously support any other
Republican candidate, particularly If
the third term Issue Is Injected Into
tho light, is denied by the best In
formed leaders In those states.
As to the nomination there Is no
longer any doubt but that President
Taft will have a majority of the dele
gates both from the north and the
south. New England will be practical
ly If not entirely solid for him. lie
will have sweeping victories In New
York, Pennsylvania and the other mid
dle Atlantic states. Ohio has never
yet failed to support a favorite son
candidate or failed to cast Its electoral
vote for a Republican candidate for
president. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Mis
r"i -in-innontn. Innas. Nebraska.
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South Dakota and Oklahoma of tho
middle western states will all havo
their quota of Taft delegates in the
convention, four of them having al
ready instructed delegates in some dis
tricts for the president. The southern
states will be almost unanimous In
their support of the president, while in
Utah, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Wy
oming, Arizona and tho Pacific coast
states there is every assurance of solid
Taft delegations. Present Indications
point only to a scattering opposition to
President Taft's renomlnatlon.
Taft For Peace.
It was only by the exerelso of rare
discretion and tact that wnr was avert
ed with Mexico nearly a year ago. Ilad
Presldont Taft yielded to the demands
of some of the "Jingoes" of the coun
try the United States might easily havo
been plunged Into a conflict with its
neighbor over fancied wrongs. With
out permitting the rights of American
citizens to suffer In nny respect, Mr.
Taft bandied a ticklish diplomatic sit
uation with such good Judgment that
trouble was averted and the friendly
relations with Mexico wero undisturb
ed. Taft's Anti-truct Record.
In tho real prosecution of the trnota
tho administration of President Taft
has established a record that is far be
yond that of any of his predecessors.
Big combinations have been brought to
tho bar of federal Justice, their pro
moters havo been fined for disobeying
tho Sherman nnti-trust law, and tho
controlling corporations havo been dis
integrated. The record of the Taft ad
ministration stands uncqualed In its
curbing of illegal combinations and
monopolies.
What Theodore Roosevelt Said.
On the 4th of March next I shall
havo served three and a half years,
and this thrco and a half years consti
tute my first term. Tho wlso custom
which limits tho president to two terms
legards tho substance and not the
form, and -UNDER NO CIRCUM
STANCES .WILL I BE A CANDI
DATE FOR OR ACCEPT ANOTHER
NOMINATION. Theodore Roosevelt,
Nov. 8, 1004.
I HAVE NOT CHANGED AND
SHALL NOT CnANOE THAT DECI
SION TOUS ANNOUNCED. Theo
dore Roosevelt, Dec. 11, 1007.
I WILL ACCEPT TnD NOMINA
TION FOR PRESIDENT IF IT IS
TENDERED TO ME. and I -will ad
here to this decision until tho conven
tion has expressed its preference.
Theodore Roosevelt, Feb. 24, 1012.
AGRICULTURE
- OF LOCAL INTEREST TO -
WAYNE COUNTY FARMERS
MODKIj ORCHARDS ADD
tfilOO.OOO TO INCOME.
State Department of Agriculture
Shows Value of Scientific Cure.
An addod income of $300,000 to
the orchard growors of -tho State, is
tho estlmato pf tho State Department
of Agriculture In Its annual report
for 1311 In roforrlng to tho work of
tho inspectors of tho model orchards
In Pennsylvania. The Inspection and
supervision of ovor 750 orchards
was conducted by tho division of
economic zoology and reports from
all parts of tho state showed last
year the crops In theso orchards to
bo not only largo but tho fruit to bo
exceptionally well formed.
Tho advantago of scientific man
agement over tho old-time methods
of fruit growing, are pointed out.
The report says that this treatment
further indicates that tho Improve
ment thus received 'by bearing trees
also gives a constant Increase in tho
valuation of tho young trees; but
this added valuation is not included.
Thus from a total list of 75 orchards
under tho supervision of tho Depart
ment, tho report shows that tho or
chard owners mado expenditures on
their trees of $3,971.24 and In re
turn received $32,199.35, with an
added Income throughout the State
of $30,000. After a thorough In
vestigation tho whole fruit tree situ
ation, tho report concludes:
Can Make All Tny.
" Wo therefore make the compre
hensive statement, without fear of
contradiction, that all bearing or
chards in this state, not actually In
fected with Incurable diseases nor
located on absolutely tho most un
favorable sites, with proper treat
ment, can bo made the most profit
able areas on the farm."
A number of Interested cases arc
presented which clearly illustrate
tho financial gain derived from tho
scientific treatment of fruit trees,
careful pruning, proper spraying and
thoughtful superintendence. Among
these tho following are cited:
In Bedford county Samuel F. Pip
er epended $73.08 for the care of
trees, and received from .his orchards
tho sum of $1, 512.CS. William
Flinn, who owns a largo farm In Al
legheny county, spent but $15 and
received $CS4.20. Another case In
Berks county Is that of the Bethany
Orphanage Home, which spent $224
and obtained $1,952. Another farm
er In Butler county had his orchards
treated by tho experts at a cost of
$149. Tho receipts for the season
from tho orchard amounted to $3,
397. Orchard Returns Large.
Clayton It. Farmer, of Lancaster
county, mado an outlay of $10.72
and his total receipts wero $400.
Pror. John II. Shenck of the same
county, spent $10.10 and had a re
turn of $100. The most notable case
in Lawrenco county was that of C. C.
Cox. His receipts for the year
amounted to $427, and his outlay
was $22.50. In Lebanon county
John G. Elsenhower leads with re
ceipts of $521.70 and expenses of
$59.55. The record In Snyder coun
ty Is held by W. W. Bruner, whoso
expenses wero $114.50 and receipts
$1,281.50.
The opening of tho report lays
particular stress on the necessity of
freeing orchards from weeds. In this
connection tho findings of the de
partment aro as follows:
" Growing weeds rob tho soil of
plant food and moisture, thus in
creasing the efforts of drought at a
time when tho tree stands In tho
greatest need of water. Their pres
ence, therefore, although extenuated
by some on the ground of supply
ing mulch for tho soil, bodes no
good, and tho orchardist can well
afford to make an earnest efTort to
destroy them at this season, or" at
any time before tho ground Is cover
ed with snow."
Tho Right Kind of Soil.
Tho soil la generally rich and tho
climate healthful in sections whero
hardwood trees thrive. Good crops
of wheat and oats aro grown in loca
tions where sugar maple, beech and
oaks grow. The soil Is of a wet na-
A Good Farm
Icehouse
Dengned VyW. E. DOBBS. Cel.
lege of Agriculture. Ohio
State University
tHB lcehoua thonld hava a place
arnoe tb bsUdlnrs of the mod
era ftm fe 9aen7lns 11
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i . ) i ' i ' i : .1 ) l j 1 ij
turo whero willows, poplars, . birch,
red maple, black ash and elms thrive.
Wet soils must be drained In order
that they may becomo available for
farm purposes, but It Is better for
grass than for either grain or fruits.
Where tho hickories or black walnut
grow wo find a strong, fertile, rich of this broad land of ours to tho oth
soll. A light and thin soil will grow or. I began doing tho tearful act In
rye, corn, vegetables and small ' Tho Resurrection,' and followed it
fruits, and Is Just what Is needed for up in ' Tho Bishop's Carrlago ' and
successful culturo of tho chestnut. 1 ' Tho Kroutzer Sonata.' Up to this
Soils nro known as loamy, clayey,' tlm 't desultory crying. How
peaty and chalky. A loamy soil is over. in 1908, as Emma Brooks In
best suited for most purposes, but 1 a'd in Full 1 became a cryer In
Mm nttlnra run lin Imnrnnil Viv fur. Teal earnest. I BimnlV flooded tho
nlshing such mineral constituents ns
aro lacking In tho soil. Sand and
lime or chalk will make up tho de-
ficloncy In a clayey soil, and clay- b zeu arraaua. m ino ue-
gypsum or loam will build up a sorters, which was my first starring
sandy or gravelly soil. Tho most vehicle, I cried for forty minutes at
fertile soils are those that aro looso Pvcrv Performance. Mr. Broad
in texture neither so light as to hurst, n writing ' Tho Prlqe,' being
become readily dry, nor so heavy mindful of my ability to shed tears,
that they will get too wet in rainy Bavo mo abundant opportunities to
weather. ' display my talent In this direction by
The most fertile field can sooner Providing ono whole act In which I
or later be brought to a state of ex- poured out my soul, aided and abot
haustlon by severe cropping, in , tod by well-trained tear ducts. ,
which more nitrogen is removed from Speaking of tears, the public will
tho soil In tho crop than Is formed ' no longer stand for the actors' slmu
and stored up in tho soli during the httliS crying by merely wiping their
Same nerlod. A sterl o so s nnn nri"ry vyua witii uioir nunuKorcmei,
apparently good texture, or peats.
containing sulphate of Iron, or any
acid matter. Yet such a soil can bo
remedied by a top dressing with
llmo, which converts the sulphate In
to manure. By the application of
sand or clay a soil In which thero Is
an excess of limy matter can be Im
proved. A dressing of clay, marl or
vogetablo matter will likewise bene-! lv are quite satisfied with a tempera
fit a soli that is too abundant in ! turo of from 50 to CO degrees in win
sand. Peat will improve light soils, ' tor Quite a number of them will
and peats by a dressing of sand, remain beautiful so long as the tem
though the former In its nature is I'erature does not fall below freezing
but a temporary improvement. t Plnt- T,ho on secret of growing
! successfully any variety of fern Is to
Planning tho Gnrden. givo them plenty of moisture es-
Tho season Is fast approaching ' peclally grow them In a moist at
for vegetable gardening, and there Is i mosphere.
no better time than now for looking ' When flowers are badly faded away
up the location for tho spring's op-'they can bo restored by placing
orations. It Is important, too, that them in hot water. After each treat
the seed catalogues bo secured, that ment it is quite surprising how long
an Intelligent selection may be ob- they will last. The hot water treat
talned. The orders should bo sent ment should be reserved only for tho
In early, thus not only avoiding a flowers, however, that aro so badly
rush and delay, but for the reason faded that they seem almost past re
that some of tho tempting articles covery. Use cold water for keeping
will bo all gone later on. I freshly cut blooms, and when replac
In order to grow a good crop of lnS in fresh water each morning clip
superior vegetables It Is necessary to a sma11 Portion from each stem,
have a soil that is suitable, reliable , . . , "77 ; i ZTT"
seed and thorough cultivation. For Advertise the sale in The Citizen,
tho majority of vegetables, soil of a whore it will be seen by thousands
sandy nature is best, provided thore of readers.
is a good subsoil for drainage. Such
a soil will grow fine crops of lettuce,
spinach, radishes, cucumbers, beets.
asparagus, rhubarb, parsnips, peas,
beans, celery, tomatoes and early
cabbages. But for onions, late cab
bage, early celery and summer let
tuce, a heavier soil, with a clay sub
soil, would be best. A sandy soil
can be cultivated much earlier than
tho heavier soils, and in this there Is
a deemed advantage, as two or three
crops can bo produced in a season,
while only one can be grown on a
heavy soli.
In order to securo the best expos
ure to the sun, tho rows should run
north and south, making tho garden
rectangular, having the rows as long
ns possible, so as to savo labor in
cultivating. If tho space will af
ford enough spare ground for berry
bushes and sucli permanent vege
tables as asparagus, rhubarb and
crops that stay in tho ground all
winter, theso should bo planted at
ono side, so that the rest of the
ground will bo clear for plowing and
digging. It is a good idea to make
a map of tho garden spot, and on It
note tho number of feet that will bo
sown to each crop. In that way ono
can quickly determine Just what
ought to bo expected.
How to Use Manure.
Fresh stable manure should not
bo used at planting time, as the fer
mentation burns the roots of tho
plants. If fresh manure is plowed
In the soli In the fall, It leaves the
ground rough all winter, so that tho
altornato freezing and thawing will
crumble the soil. At planting time
only well-rotted manure should bo
ltwtratiou how a leehoom that la
adsoated to t aboot 2S0.
Excavating dlteh under wall, cublo
faet u US
Exoarmtlnf dltoh for imr, cubic
fact I
Vltrlded uu ten
Cament flooring, squar tea l
Lumber
Jolati, 10 (1x10 In. US ft), fot K0
Qlrti. I (tx4 In. xU ft), feat M
naftars, 14 (lx In. xl ft), teat. Ct
Matchad aldlnff, 11 faat loajf.... . 163
Sheetlnr. feat 160
Blata roofing;, aquaraa I.M
Dooro, hardware and paint
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COST Or ICEUOU8E.
Excavation
Tile, vitrified, a.
Lumber
st.os
1M.00
Beeoh. 111.
I.M
4.70
1.00
2B.70
13.00
10.00
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Pine matched ildlnc, f.
Bhsetinir. no.
Blata roo3nr, t Pr i
Cement flooring-, So...
Doors
Hard warn ema pbC
used. In case tho land Is not In need
of decaying vegotablo fiber (which
It probably la), chemical fortlllzora
will tako tho placo of woll-rotted
manure, when tho latter cannot
readily bo had.
Crying for Seven Years.
" You cannot blame an ' emoting '
actress for wanting to change her lino
of work," snya Holen Ware, tho
well-known actress, who Is starring
In Gcorgo Broadhurst's drama, "Tho
Price."
" It Is a mighty tlresomo thing to
rack your nerves every night wrest
ling with a strenuous part nnd then,
tho tears Is no easy Job, either, if
you believe ono who has a fondness
for truth.
" In looking back on my career I
find that for tho last seven years I
linvn tlnnn nnHitntr hut aliml llttlo
rivulets of briny tears from ono end
-8taB at Wallaek's Theatre In ' Tho
Regeneration,' and In 'Tho Third De -
Sc, I shed enough tears to float ai
They're all Missourlans, sitting out In
front, each ono with a 40 H. P.
opera glass, and they are not swayed
unless they can seo little rivers cours
ing down your cheeks."
The Caro of Ferns.
Ferns are not difficult to grow,
even in ordinary rooms. They usual-
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