BUZZARD SPOILS
OUTDOOR PLANS
STORM PREVENTS OUTDOOR CER
EMONIES AND COMPELS TAFT
TO TAKE OATH OF OFFICE
IN SENATE CHAMBER.
PRESIDENT IS DISSAPOINTED
Great Assemblage Vigorously Ap
plaus Executive as He Delivers
Address at Close of Impres
sive Occasion.
Washington.—The first chief execu
tive to take the oath of office in the
chamber of the Senate in 76 years,
William Howard Taft Thursday be
came president of the United States.
Accompanied to (he capitol by
President Roosevelt and a guard of
honor through a swirl of blinding
snow, Mr. Taft returned to the White
House just as the sun began to force
its way through the thinning clouds
of gray. A sudden blizzard, sweeping
in from the Northwest Wednesday
night to set awry the weather bu
reau's optimistic promise of “fair
and somewhat cooler,” caused an
abandonment of the outdoor ceremo
nies on the famous east front of the
capitol; much to Mr. Taft’s chagrin,
and threatened for a time to stop the
brilliant pageant of the afternoon.
Ry almost superhuman efforts a
passageway was cleared along the
center of Pennsylvania avenue, how
ever, and for nearly three hours Pres
ident Taft and Vice President Sher
man reviewed a passing column
which was replete with martial splen
dor and picturesque civic display.
Following the brilliant and impres
sive ceremonies in the Senate, during
which both the president and vice
president took the oath of office, Pres
ident Roosevelt—again a private citi
zen—bade an affectionate adieu to
his successor, while all in the his
toric chamber looked on in silence
and then hurried on his way through
a side door to take the train for
New York. As he passed front the
chambers Mr. Roosevelt was given
an ovation quite the equal of that
tendered to the new' president.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft were the cen
ters of interest at the culminating
feature of the memorable day—the in
augural ball in the pension building.
The scene in the vast cavern of the
building, which had been transform
ed into a canopied court of ivory and
white, was another of the brilliant
pictures w'hich are quadrennially
painted here by the gathering of a
vast and brilliant assemblage from
every section of the country. With
all the color and movement of a
military spectacle, with the soften
ing influence of delicately tinted
gowns and tint of a personnel sel
dom equaled at a social function, the
inaugural ball holds a place unequal
ed in the history-making of the day.
All \A/nc hi nntnn
While the ball was in progress in
doors a display of fireworks on the
monument to the rear of the White
House marked the end of the out
door celebration. For hours the thin
ly clouded heavens were alight with
screaming rockets with sun clusters
that challenged the brilliance of day,
with fiery ‘cobras” and all the fan
tastic creations of modern pyrotech
nic skill. Aerial salutes, floating fes
toons, illuminated balloons and scores
of other features made the display
visible from one end of the capital
city to the other.
Prior to his visit to the ball, Presi
dent Taft had entertained at the
White House the members of the
Taft Club and dined with members
of the staff at 8 p. in., and had stop
ped in at the Metropolitan Club to
say a few words at the dinner of the
class of ’78 at Yale.
Mr. Taft’s day was one of continu
ing cheers and plaudits from the mo
ment he first appeared on the White
House portico to go to his inaugura
tion, until he returned late at n’ght,
an unwilling leavetaker from the
dancing and the national promenade
of the inaugural ball.
Mr. and jdrs. Taft were the guests
of the Roosevelts at the White House
Wednesday night, setting a new prec
edent in the history of the executive
mansion, as they did again Thursday,
when Mrs. Taft, accompanied the new
ly-made president and Mr. Sehrman,
the new vice president, from the cap
itol, at the head of the imposing pa
rade, to the White House. The presi
dential carriage, drawn by four bay
horses, which had been closed against
the storm as President Roosevelt and
Mr. Taft made their way to the capi
tol, was thrown open as the return
journey was begun.
Wearing his broadest of smiles, he
bowed right and left in acknowledg
ment of the succeeding ovations,
which marked his progress to the
White House. /
When they met at breakfast Thurs
day morning with the world all white
wind ringing in their ears, Mr. Taft
and President Roosevelt were as hap
py as two boys. “I knew it would be
a cold day. when I wras made presi
dent of the United States,” exclaimed
Mr. Taft. “And I knew there would
be a blizzard clear up to the moment
I went out of office,” rejoined Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Taft is Disappointed.
Despite his unfailing good humor,
Mr, Taft was deeply disappointed.
when upon arriving at the capitoi
shortly after 11 o'clock, he found that,
the committee on arrangeAients had
practically abandoned t^l hope of an
outdoor ceremony. Mr. Taft said
that he was anxious that the great
American people represented in the
throngs which gathered every four
years in the capitoi place, should
have their usual share and view of
the inauguration. It was deemed dan
gerous, however, to force upon the
venerable members of the supreme
court, the Senate and the diplomatic
corps, the jeopardy of long exposure
to the fury of the elements, and the
president-elect finally acquiesced in
the change of program.
Xot since Andrew Jackson’s first
inauguration in 1833 had a president
taken the oath in the Senate. At his
first inaugural, Jackson had protested
against an indoor ceremony when so
many of his fellow citizens had gath
ered outside the capitoi. So, followed
by all the distinguished company
which had assembled in the
hall of the Senate, he proceeded to
the portico of the east front, and
there took the oath of office and de
livered his inaugural address.
Brilliant Assemblage Present.
The voice of the usher at the door
way was drowned in the volley of
cheers from the corridor, throngs
which followed the two chief figures
in the history making of the day into
the crowded chamber. The president
and Mr. Taft walked side by side
down ihe aisleway to chairs placed
immediately in front of the clerk
desk and sat facing the distinguish
ed audience. They had been greeted
with applause which began among
those on the floor and quickly swept
up to the gallery throngs. Every one
in the great assemblage remained
standing until Mr. Taft and Mr.
Roosevelt had been seated.
The ceremonies of the inaugural
formally were begun when Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks in a farewell address,
which called out for him a sponta
neous tribute of applause and cheer
ing, declared the Sixtieth Congress at
an end.
Turning then to Mr. Sherman, who
had been escorted to a place beside
him, he administered to his successor
the solemn oath of office and turned
over to him the gavel of the Senate.
Previously a resolution of thanks to
Mr. Fairbanks had been unanimously
carried. Mr. Sherman, in rapping) the
Senate to order in special session of
the Sixty-first Congress, made a brief
address and then followed the swear
ing in of many new senators.
The ceremony was completed and
without further ceremony of any sort,
Vice President Sherman announced:
"The chief justice will now admin
ister the oath of office to the presi
dent-elect.”
The sudden announcement came as
a surprise and a solemn hush fell
upon the assemblage. Mr. Taft arose,
took the arm of Senator Knox, chair
man of the joint committee on ar
rangements and premier in his cabi
net, and walked around to a position
in the rear of the presiding officer's
desk. He was followed by Mr. Chief
Justice Fullft-, who was officiating
for the fifth time at this historic
quadrennial ceremony.
me vauii
Mr. Taft took up a position facing
the members of his family grouped
in the gallery. The chief justice be
gan the administration of the oath
in a low tone. As he paused at the
end of each phrase, Mr. Taft caught
up his words and repeated them in a
slow, distinct voice, which carried
impressively to the farther ends of
the chamber. When he at last had
kissed the Bible, there was an out
burst of applause, a grasp of the
hand by the chief justice and Presi
dent Taft began immediately the
enunciation of some of the immediate
policies of his administration in an
inaugural address. He read from
typewritten manuscript but his fa
miliarity with the text enabled him
to bring emphasis to the points he
wished most to impress upon his
hearers, not the least interested of
which was the retiring chief execu
tive.
Mr. Taft won applause at the out
set by announcing his adherence to
the Roosevelt policies and of his in
tention to carry them out by means
of further legislation which would
also have for its purpose the freeing
from alarm of those pursuing “prog
ress and progressive business meth
ods.”
The diplomats listened intently to
Mr. Taft’s outline of a foreign policy
and his frankness dealing with the
various subjects touched upon in his
address. The president’s expression
of friendship for the South and his
again asserted announcement that the
so-called negro problem was in fair
way of proper settlement, aroused a
storm of applause and cheering.
When Mr. Taft concluded, Mr
Roosevelt immediately made his way
i to the rostrum. President Taft ad
vanced to greet him. The two shook
hands warmly and with left hands
on each other’s shoulders, they con
versed earnestly* and enthusiastically
for a few moments. During the leave
taking every one in the Senate cham
ber stood still and looked on with
keenest interest at the unusual pic
ture. At last the friends parted, and
Mr. Roosevelt started out of one of
the side doors leading into the Sen
ate. He was followed by resounding
cheers. President Taft was escorted
out through the main door amid an
ovation. The distinguished guests
departed in the order in which they
.had entered the Senate chamber. The
great crowds outside the capitol
caught up the cheering of those who
had forced their way within.
A NURSE’S EXPERIENCE.
Backache, Pains in the Kidneys, Bloat,
ing, Etc., Overcome.
A nurse is expected to know what
to do for common ailments, and wom
en who suffer back
ache, constant lan
guor, and other com
mon symptoms of
kidney complaint,
should be grateful
to Mrs. Minnie
Turner, of E. B.
St., Anadarko, Okla.,
pointing out the way to find quick
relief. Mrs. Turner used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for a run-down condition,
backache, pains in the sides and kid
neys, bloated limbs, etc. “The way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous,” says Mrs. Turner, who is a
nurse. “My health improved rapid
ly. Five boxes did so much for me I
am telling everybody about it.”
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Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
ARTFUL BEGGAR.
W1
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Miss Charity—If I were to give you
a quarter, what would you say?
Wandering Jim—I should tell every
gent that you were the prettiest lady
in all this town.
Lost Articles Department.
Bridget, who had administered the
culinary affairs of the Morse household
for many years, was sometimes torn
between her devotion to her mistress
and loyalty to the small son of the
house.
“Bridget,” said Mrs. Morse, in a
tone of wonder, after an inspection of
the storeroom, “where have those
splendid red apples gone that the man
brought yesterday—those four big
ones?”
“Well, now, ma'am,” said poor Brid
get, “I couldn't rightly say; but I'm
thinkin' if you was to find where my
loaf o’ hot gingerbread is, likely thim
four red apples would be lyin' right on
top of it, an' I’m hopin' his little stum
mic.k can stand the sthrain.”—Youth’s
Companion.
Thanks to the Burglar.
The dark lantern flashed through
the flat. Then came the gleam of a
revolver.
“Hands up!” hissed the head of the
family. "You're a burglar.”
“Y-yes,” gasped the intruder, as he
faced the cold steel.
“What have you stolen?”
“Your wife’s pug dog.”
“H'm. Er—if that’s all you may
aneak out quietly.”
“And your motherln-law’s parrot.”
“You don’t say. Well, here is some
loose change.”
“And your daughter's phonograph.”
“Good! Here’s some more loose
change.”
“Also your son’s punching bag.”
“What! Great Scot, man, come out
to the library and I’ll open a special
bottle.”—Tit-Bits.
Truthful Bessie.
There had been a lovers’ quarrel
and it. was his first visit in two weeks.
“I guess you know there was a dif
ference between your sister and my
self?” he ventured, trying to pump the
little sister.
“Yes, indeed,” responded the latter
without hesitamon.
“Well—er—do you think Clara will
make up when she comes down?”
Litle Bessie leaned over nearer and
whispered:
“She ought to, Mr. Bilkins. She ia
upstairs making up now.”
CONGENIAL WORK
And Strength to Perform It.
A person in good health is likely
to have a genial disposition, ambition,
and enjoy work.
On the other hand, if the digestive
organs have been upset by wrong
food, w'ork becomes drudgery.
“Until recently,” writes a Washing
ton girl, “I was a railroad stenog
rapher, which means full work every
day.
“Like many other girls alone in a
large city, I lived at a bcferding house.
For breakfast it was mush, greasy
meat, soggy cakes, black coffee, etc.
“After a few months of this diet I
used to feel sleepy and heavy in the
mornings. My work seemed a ter
rible effort, and I thought the work was
to blame—too arduous.
“At home I had heard my father
speak of a young fellow who went
long distances in the cold on Grape
Nuts and cream and nothing more for
fact
"I concluded if it would tide him
over a morning’s heavy work, it might
help me, so on my way home one
night I bought a package and next
morning I had Grape-Nuts and milk
for breakfast.
“I stuck to Grape-Nuts, and in less
than two weeks I noticed improve
ment. I can't just tell how well I
felt, but I remember I used to walk
the 12 blocks to business and knew
how good it was simply to live.
“As to my wTork—well, did you ever
feel the delight of having congenial
work and the strength to perform it?
That’s how I felt. I truly believe
there’s life and vigor in every grain of
Grape-Nuts.”
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SKETCHES OF THE NINE
EMINENT MEN FORM
ING HIS CABINET.
P. C. KNOX HEADS THE GROUP
Pennsylvanian Is Secretary of State—
Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago Mer
chant, Holds the Treasury Portfo
lio—Jacob M. Dickinson, Tennessee
Democrat, to Manage the Army—
Affairs of the Agricultural Depart
ment Left in James Wilson’s
Hands.
Philander Chase Knox of Pennsyl
vania, secretary of state in the cab
inet of President Taft, was born at
Brownsville, Pa., in 1853. He was
graduated from Mount Union college,
Ohio, in 1872, and three years later
was admitted to the bar. During the
years 1876 and 1877 he served as as
sistant. United States district attorney
for the western district of Pennsyl
vania. In the latter vear he formed
a law partnership with James H. Reed
which still exists and which has rep
resented many large corporations, in
cluding the Carnegie Company. Mr.
Knox entered President McKinley s
cabinet as attorney general in April,
1901, serving until 1901, when he was
elected United States senator from
Pensylvania. The latter position he
resigned to become the head of Presi
dent Taft’s cabinet.
Wilson Retains His Place.
Only one member of the Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr. Taft. That is James Wilson of
Iowa, secretary of agriculture. So ex
cellent had been his work in that posi
tion that there was no serious talk of
making a change. Born in Scotland in
1835, Mr. Wilson came to the United
States in 1852 and three years later
settled in Iowa, in 1861 he engaged in
farming In Tama county. He was a
member of the Iowa assembly for
three sessions and speaker of the
house for one session, and also was a
member of the Iowa state railway
commission. In 1873 he was elected
to congress, serving two terms, and
was sent to the national legislature
again for one term in 1883. He was
regent of the State university of
Iowa in 1870-74, and in 1890 was
made director of the agricultural ex
periment station and professor of agri
culture at the Iowa Agricultural col
lege, Ames, la. In 1897 he became
secretary of agriculture.
MarA/sanh for the Treasury.
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, was born on a farm in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, gradu
ated from Yale in 1862 and from
Columbia Law school in 1864. He be
gan the practice of law in New York
city but ill-health forced him to aban
don it and in 1865 he went to Chicago
and engaged in the wholesale grocery
business. In this and other commer
cial pursuits he has amassed a large
fortune. Before entering the cabinet
he disposed of his holdings in the big
grocery firm and resigned as director
of the Commercial National bank of
Chicago. Mr. MacVeagh has alwayi
been interested in movements for the
public welfare, locally and nationally.
Dickinson Is War Secretary.
Jacob M. Dickinson of Tennessee
and Chicago, the new secretary of
war, was born in 1851 at Columbus, '
Miss. He graduated from the Uni
versity of Nashville in 1872 and after
ward atudiad law at Columbia cohere, |
at the University of Leipsiz and in
Paris. He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench of Tennessee and was assist
ant attorney general of the United
States in 1895-97.
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The first cabinet officer selected by
Mr. Taft after his election was Frank
H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts, who
gave up his place as first assistant
postmaster general to manage success
fully the Taft presidential campaign.
He has been given the office of post
master general in the new cabinet.
Mr. Hitchcock was born at Amherst,
O., in 1867, and graduated from Har
vard in 1891 and from Columbia Law
school in 1894. Since 1891 he has
been a government official.
Nagel Has Commerce Portfolio.
Missouri has been rewarded for its
switch to the Republican column by
the appointment of Charles Nagel as
secretary of commerce and labor. Mr.
Nagel is a leading lawyer of St.
Louis and the west. He was born in
Texas in 1849, moved to St. Louis
when a child and graduated from the
St. Louis Law school In 1873. He has
been senior member of the law firm
of Nagel & Kirby, professor in the
St. l^ouis Law school and a trustee
of Washington university. In 1881-83
he was a member of the Missouri house
of representatives, and in 1893-97 was
president of the St. Louis city coun
cil. He is a member of the Repub
lican national committee and for years
has been an intimate friend of Mr.
Taft. He was one of Mr. Roosevelt's
most enthusiastic supporters. As an
attorney Mr. Nagel was identified with
several important cases dealing with
the numerous complications in the
affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes in
the then Indian territory.
Navy Under Meyer's Charge.
President Taft’s secretary of the
navy, George Von L. Meyer of Massa
chusetts, has had wide experience as
a business man, legislator, diplomat
and cabinet officer. He was born in
Boston in 1858 and graduated from
Harvard in 1879. He then entered
business and has been prominently
conected with a number of financial
and mercantile concerns. His career
as a public official began in 1889, when
he was elected to the Boston common
council. He then served on the board
of aldermen, and in 1892-96 he was a
member of the Massachusetts isgisla
ture, the last two years being speaker
of the house. In 1900 Mr. Meyer was
sent to Italy as American ambassador,
and in 1905 was transferred to Rus
sia. In January, 1907, President
Roosevelt called him home to enter
his cabinet as postmaster general.
This portfolio he has relinquished for
that of the navy. Mr. Meyer’s home is
Hamilton, Mass
Ballinger Secretary of Interior.
After about one year's service as
commissioner of the general land of
fice, Richard A Ballinger of Seattle,
Wash., has entered the cabinet as
secretary of the interior He Is a
native of Iowa, having been born in
Boonesboro in 1858. After attending
the University of Kansas and Wash
burn college at Topeka, he went to
Williams college, graduating in 1884
and afterward studying law and re
moving to Washington. He was
United States court commissioner in
1890-92 and later was Judge of the
supreme court In Jefferson county
Wash.
Attorney General Wickersham. ,
George W. Wickersham, who be
comes President Taft's attorney gen
eral, has had the reputation of being
one of the ablest lawyers in New
York city. Born in Pittsburg in 1858,
he studied civil engineering in Lehigh
university and in 1880 graduated from
the law' school of the University of
Pennsylvania. For two years he prac
ticed law in Philadelphia. In 1884 he
became associated with the law firm
of Strong & Cadwalladare, to which
Henry W. Taft, brother of the presi
dent, belongs.
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Why There Was a Funeral
“That looks like a newly made _
that little hummock over there
the desert,” said the traveler from
east.
"That’s just what it is, neighbc
answered Arizona Al. “The editor
the Weekly Cactus Spine was bur
over there last week.”
"What was his complaint?”
"He didn't have none. It was Coy
Cal that had the complaint. You s
there was a baby born up to Ci
house a spell ago, and the editor wr
an item about it, sayin’ a tow-heai
little girl hed come to make Cal i
his woman happy, but it ’pears t
the printer got the letters mixed soi
how. Leastways it said in the paj
when Cal read it that it was a ti
headed baby, and him bein’ an |
pulsive cuss, there wan’t nothin’ to
but hold the funeral the next day |
one.”
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Saved Him
“It did not kill me but I think
would if it had not been for Hun
Cure. I was tired, miserable and \t
nigh used up when I commenced usi
it for an old and severe case of
zema. One application relieved a
one box cured me.
"I believe Hunt’s Cure will cure a
form of itching known to mankin
CLIFTON LAWRENCE,
Helena, O. T
fo
or
A Last Resort.
"The young heiress I told you!
refused her last wooer with fear a|
trembling.”
“Why so?”
"He threatened that if she wol
not have him he would do someth!
desperate.”
"Well, did he?”
“He did. He went to work.”—Ra|
more American.
The Difference.
Josiah (to newly wedded neiglibol
—I wish you long, happy lives; afl
I see no reason since you have hf
experience why you and Mariah cal
not pull together as steady and haj
py and successfully as a team
horses.
Obadiar—No doubt we could if t.hel
was only one tongue between us.q
Judge.
Trials of Winter
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and will keep you right here to enjc
the beauties of spring.
In Her Own Terms.
Miss A—What is a rectangle?
’12—A rectangle, madam, is a larg
round space hemmed in by fou
straight lines.—Wisconsin Sphinx.
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