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Show beginning "Give therefore Thy servant an understanding heart to judgo Thy people, that I may di9cern between good and bad; for who Is ablo to judge this, Thy so great people?" This wa9 the prayer of Solomon at the beginning of his reign, and the passage closes with the statement that tho prayer was answered because of Its unselfish character. ITAFT'S LIPS FELL ON SHUT PASSAGE WHEN HE KISSED THE BIBLE AFTER TAKING THE OATH. "Give Therefore Thy Servant an Understanding Un-derstanding to Judge Thy People," the Words of Solomon. Washington, March 10. Through James H, McKenny, the veteran clerk of the supreme court of tho United States, has Just come to light the fact that Pres. Taft's lips fell upon a very' significant passage in the bible, when, after taking tho oath of office, he kiss ed the sacred volume. Mr. McKenney held for the chief JuBtlce the book for administering the oath. He presented It to Mr. Taft, and after the latter had sworn to bear truth, faith and allegiance, alle-giance, he reverently leaned over and toucheid hi9 Hps to the open face of the book. They fell upon tho Third chapter of First Kings, at the point |