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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-18

The revised service for the use Of
weddings whore the American heiress
marries the titled foreigner should
contain this amended line for the
bridegroom to repeat:
With all my worldly creditors |
thee endow. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-18

THE preacher that married you says
you gave him only one dollar"
He ought to be glad / didn't sue
him for damages.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-18
Slightly Altered.

All the worlds a stage"
And most Of the men and women
merely supers. - Cleveland Leader.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

The House Naval Committee has
unanimously decided against recon-
mending any reward to Commander
Perry for his North Pole discovery I'M
til he submits to the committee his
proofs. This is no unreasonable de-
IN and. The committee is in the right
and Perry should not expect any re-
ward until he has submitted proof that
his claim is beyond doubt. The coun-
try was buncoed by Coos and there is
a suspicion lurking in the public mind
that Perry is as much fakir as Cook
He has given no better proof Of his
having reached the Pole than Cook
and until he gives positive proof he
need not expect the public TO accept
his claims,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

There must of course he great deal
of disappointment in a contest where
there are SO many contestants and
but one can win the prize a, in the re
cent postotlice tight in this city. There
has been great cry sci up by the dr.
appointed asplrauts since Mr.. Hen.
shaw's Nomination hut would there
have been any less had any one OF the
Others been named? We now not. The
contest has been waged for mouths
and il has been intenee and in some
cases verg!ug on bitterness. OF all
the contestants Mr. Henshaw was
less talked Of because ne appeared to
be the last active hence his appoint
ment was the greater slrprise out to
intimate that his appointment has
given less satisfaction Than any others
IS nonsense. There could net have
been any one appointed who would
have given any nloIe satisfaction
There would have been the same con.
teRtion among the friends of the Other
candidates and perhaps more oveI
sone.
The talk about the Senate refusing
10 confirm his nomination is idle spec
ulation. Such nominations are Hlmos
always eonarmed unless the nominee
is man of bad character, incapable o.
decidedly Objectionable to The senators
representing the state in which h,
lives. None of these objections will
lie against Mr.. Henshaw. AS eti
zen he stands high in the com
munity, none can quest ion his fitness
and he has ever been fait hful sup
porter Of and is admired by the sena
tors.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

Willie and his young republicans
met on last Monday night and reso-
luted on the city affairs Willie with
great dignity and ability took the lead
and offered his resolutions. Several of
good citizens, republicans of the city
who ore in favor of the Citizens move
ment were on hand to intercede with
the faithful against placing party
ticket in the field but Willie took the
wind out of their sails before they get
a chance to say a word. He at once in
troduced his resolution and the mat
ter was rushed through without him
deranee. Willie while resoluting
against the present city government
forgot that the city council has been
for the past year and is today republi-
cans. He forgot that he was reseluting
gainst his own people aud sad to say
ne committee fell into the hole up to
their eyes.
We are happy to say that these
young republicans are inexperienced
and under Willie's wise guidance may
yet get wise. They should be careful to
lever again lambsste their own party
friends. II The republicans in the pres
ent city council are not capable OF run
ming the city how shall the voters
know that Willie's new ticket will he
any abler.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

Mr.. Charles j. Seibert has been elect
ed director of the Peoples Trust Com
pany successor TO his venerable father,
the late Henry j. Seibert,
There has been history making in the
House Of Representatives in Washing
ton during the past week. The tyrapt
Joe Cannon, who has been ruling the
House with rod of iron in the inter
est Of the trusts and robber corpora
lions met with his downfall and was
at least shorn Of portion of his pow
er. The speaker has for years ruled
the house through the Committee on
Rules.
This committee WAS composed of
two democrats who were nothing but
figure heads, two republicans who
were at all times in full sympathy
with the speaker and himself as chair
man of the comm ittee. Nothing could
be done and in fact even considered
without getting the consent of the
Speaker and so there could be no leg
lslation considered unless it met with
the approval of the Speaker and his
Committee on Rules. The tyranny he
came so unbearable that it started
what is known as the lnsurgent NOV
| ment by members who because they
did not always dance when Cannon
! ~ hi LODI and "a, b, Iar,I T., thi,l- e.,
themselves and to demand the respect
which was their due As representa-
tives of the people. For months these
| patriotic men have been laboring with
| the dem Ocrats 10 curb the Speaker ant
get their rights. On Thursday in con
/ junction with the democrats, whC
stood to the man with these new allies
! introduced and passed resolution 10y
a decisive vote reforming the Rule
/ Committee, making it elective by the
house, increasing the number from
/ five 10 ten aud provi ting that tn
! Speaker should not be a member of tn
committee. Cannon fought with dies
peratiOn for his scalp but the majorit.
was against him az d he went dow
to defeat and humiliation. In shee
desperation he dared the members t
uuseat him as Speaker and the mo
ton was made but in that some Of tn
insurgents flew the track and voted il
his favor, aud he was saved from com
plete political destruction, He is still
IN position to do much harm an(
unless the insurgent keeping NJ
their organization and get control 0
the new Rules Committee their vic
tory will be a barren one. If they SUI
render now and let the regu lars nam
the republican mem bers of the con
mittee we predict they will be no be
ter of than before the great battle wit
the tyrant. In short Csnonism wi
never be thing of the past until Car
non is completely dethroned. One {
the principal ISSUES of the campaign
this year will be Cannonism.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

The five republican congressman OF
West Virginia have all proved them
selves willing tools Of the tyrsnt Can
non. This is no indie ton that there
ale no republicans in the state who re-
joiee in the overthrow Of Cannon and
the possible end Of Cannonisn. There
are thousands Of true and tried Tepub-
licans whom these congressman repre-
sent who would gladly sssn them in
the insurgent line. Gains Of the
Char eston district hss been especially
active in his support Of Cannon and If
We mistake not will be called to ac-
count by some Of his republican con-
stituenls for his act!Ons.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

The West Virginia legislature which
passed the pre,ent road law shut theil
eyes and Iesped A set Of school boys
could have figured out better system
than they devised with great labor. "
rhe road system in vogue in Berkeley
county aud which WAS repealed by the
present law was infinitely better than
miserable fake which they gave US.
The people turn from the whole thing
with disgust. fhe county road engineer
will have to make the roads and that
tells us what kind of roads we will
have. The aim ofeverybody who wishes
the good of the com munity should be
to get the roads out Of politices and
yet the present law gives the county
court and county ENGINEER an oppor-
tunity TO build up a most formidable
machine in the county prolific in graft
and waste Of the peoples money.
Polit les in road making and road main
tenance is an expensive luxury and
one which the taxpayers depricate.
Under the system superseded by the
present law in Berkeley county the
county made material progress in the
betterment of her roads. Under that
system while the court was under the
control Of the democrats there was
more done for the improvement Of the
roads. Under that system in about three
years the democrats gave the people
about $25 900 worth Of mprovements
in the way of good substantial bridges
either new ones or Improvements to
old ones which were about worn out
besides many of the main roads were
macademized and put in good condI-
ton.
Under the present plan Berkeley
county pays into the state road fund
the handsome little sum of S1.700 for
which she gets nothing and SO far has
been Of I o benefit to .auy one except
ing possibly some of the faithful hang
ers on at Charleston.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

There 1s considerable opposition to
the proposed incorporation by federal
authority of the Rockefeller Founda.
ton. No less an individual than At
terney GeneralWickersham sees in the
proposition an Interior motive. He
brands it as "intolerabIe insolencs'
for Rockefeller TO foist himself before
the public as an imp 'ecedented phil
anthropist just when the case 10 dis
solve the Standard OIL Company is be-
fore the Supreme Cont. The oil king
and his great trust, by which lac made
his fabulous weaIth,are a stencil in the
nostrils of the public. The people
want none of his tainted charity and
are not willing that he have the balm
of charity to aliay his Iemorse if he is
capable Of remorse, besides many join
in the Wickerslam opinion that he
is playing the knaye and trying to
reach the Suprem e0ur, by his hypoc-
racy. Let him keep bis iii gotten gains.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

Governor Hartman, OF Ohio, IS not a
man to "talk big and do nothing" lie
The eyes of the whole country are now
upon him. If he be again G ted which
is more than probable he viii certainly
be the democratic candidate for presi-
dent III 1912. He is great, big, honest
man and has the unqualified conf
d ence of the people.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

recognizing the Importance of the mat
ter and believing the situation to be
critical one, got ont Of sick bed to at
tend the hearing. The White and
Dawson Machine was just then IN its
high oats and busy with its schemes
CT political pIander. The result vas
that the Virginia committee practically
got no hearing and received scant cour-
tesy at the hands Of the State House
Officials and likewise got the heehaw
from ;bs Republican Ieadersof the leg
isiatsre The Virginians virtually said:
"Gentlemen we have been ordered to
sue West Virginia. Before doing 30
we are come, as the representatives of
a sovereign state to say to ycu we want
you to Facet US in good faith and take
up this long discussed question and
We assure you you can settle 1t prac-
ticalIy on our own terms" The Re-
publican machine answered by its acts
in effect. "Hike back to Richmond.
We are too busy creating new jobs and
Increasing salaries to listen to you, no
matter how Important this matter. If
you sue us we have got a lot Of political
lawyers in and out Of the state who
need the job defending Us. On with
the dance"
The Virginians quietly folded their
tents and stole away. The writer hap
pened to leave Charleston on the same
train with them and distinctly recalls
General Anderson's prophecy that
West Virginia would rue the day that
Its officials turned deaf ear to their
appeal.
Virginis's suit in the United States
Supreme Court quickly followed, The
appropriations TO employ attorneys to
defend it; the refusal of the Legislature
to adopt Campbelps resolution for a
non-partisan commission TO handle the
whole matter; Governor Dawson's
coup Of putting through resolution
creating an ADVISORY committee
which could not meet except upon his
call; the refusal of the writer to serve
as one of the Democratic scape-goats
On this committee, are all more recent
matters with which REVIEW readers
are familiar.
There aresoms other important phas-
es Of the question which space and
time preclude US discussing here.
We are not disposed to make accusa-
lions recklessly, but we speak advised
ly when we say that some people in
this State were, dozen or more years
ago employed by the certificate holders
tat the time when the first Republi-
can Legislature assem- bled-in 1898
10 be more specific, who have since
been posing as advisors of the State,
We say further, that in view of the
rumers and suspicious that have been
III The air constantly since that time.
The people of West Virginia, irrespec
live Of party, ought TO see to it that
a Legislature is elected tins fail that
VIII probe this ma tier to the bottom.
follow upthe appropriations that have
been made, see where the money has
gone and if the syndicate holders have
been aided and abetted by any office
holders or politicians in this State.
The facts should be gotten, if possible,
aud given to the public.
we repeat again the State is facing
a crisis. If the Supreme Court accepts
either horn of the dilemma LIttlefeld
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25
Cannon i. defiant even in defeat.

At the present time ind ications are
m ore propitious for clea. sweep Tor
the democrats in 1910 than at any time
since 1892 when about the whole coun-
try went democrat
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-03-25

has handed us-and II IS merely a
question Of which one-then the Re-
publican Machine which has attempts
ed to play politics With this thing and
use it as pension bureau, may as we'll
bid farewell to the pa6hc crib. The
tax payers of the state VIII 5e organic
ing Vigilance Committee and buying
hemp before they are done with it,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
UNPREPARED FOR AERIAL WAR
SECRETARY DICKINSON CALLS
ATTENTION TO CONDITION.
While First to Recognize Military Use
Of AeropIanes We Have Not
Progressed.

Washington, D. Can intima-
ton that if the next war in which the
United States becomes engaged were
fought in the air, its enemy would
have q distinct advantage, is contain
ed in the annual report of Secretary
Dickinson of the war department.
The flights that the secretary made
in an aeroplane in France last sum
mer led to a recommendation in the
report urging congress to appropriate
sufficient funds to provide better
type of flying machine and more bal
looms for the instruction of the signal
corps of the army.
The secretary recalls that the
United States was the first nation to
officially recognize the aeroplane for
military use and that it conducted the
first tests of heavier than air ma
chimes at Fort Meyer in 1908, Since
that date the government has made
no provision for increasing the num-
Der of aeroplanes and captive bal
looms, which consists at present OF
one Wright aeroplane, dirigible bal
loon and three small captive balloons.
The report also adds that there is only
one officer of the signal corps, who
is licensed to pilot any one of the
balloons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
KANSAS TOPICS
Union Depot for Wichita.

Topeka, Kan.-That Wichita viii
have a new union depot was the infor
nation given out by the Santa Fe rail
road. The building will be erected a,
a total cost of $1,500,00O and will bs
built by the Santa Fe, Orient. Rock Is
land and Frisco roads. Elevated tracks
will be built and the depot will be
planned TO accommodate the demands
of the city for the next twenty years
at least.
The plans submitted by the Santa
Fe were adopted for the building and
in all probabilities that company will
construct the depot. This information
was received from C. w, Kouns, gen
eral manager of the road, who was In
Chicago attending the meeting of all
of the roads interested in the building
Mr.. Kouns has taken great inter
est in Wichita in the past several
years aud called the meeting of the
several roads which was held in Chi
cago. The work on the building will
be started in the spring and will be
completed as soon as possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
CAPTURED After Five Years.

Lansing, Kan.-John Blaisengame,
who was paroled from the Kansas PEN
itentiary here by Governor Hoch in
1905, and who Immediately violated his
parole by failing to make monthly re-
ports to the governor, has been re-
turned TO the penitentiary. Blaisen-
game was arrested at Eureka Springs,
Ark, few days ago, and Parole Off,
Ger John Higgins brought him back
from that place. Blaisengame was
convicted of horse stealing in Cowley
county in 1904, and was given an in
determinate sentence of from one to
seven years. After he had served a
year he was paroled. He Immediately
left the state and efforts of the pen
itentiary officials to locate him had
been futile until recently.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
ROBBERS WORRY THE BANKERS
With % Robberies and Not One Cap
ture They Begin to Think Their
System Defective.

Topeka, Kansas.-The bankers OF
Kansas are taking very favorably to
the proposition advanced by }. n.
Dolley, state bank commissioner, to
have an organization of bankers SINH
lar to the Anti-Horse Thief associa-
ton. The bankers and the detective
bureaus which handle bank business
are beginning to believe that the
present plan of operation is useless.
There have been % bank robberies
in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Ne
braska and Iowa since October |, and
not one robber has been captured
The present plan is to offer a reward
of 5000 or $500 for each robber. The
officers will not spend their money in
hunting robbers on a chance OF get
ting the reward if they make a cap
ture or losing what they have spent II
they fail. The proposed plan lis to
hire detectives who will have no
other business than to hunt bank rob-
bers. There will be no reward, the
detectives simply spending all their
time at a stated salary in chasing the
thieves.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
s7.51l.l58. APPROPRIATIONS
THIS is THE ESTIMATE MADE BY
STATE AUDITOR NATION.
10 s124.68o More Than the ApproprI&
tions Made by the Legislature
Two Years Ago.

Topeka Kan.-The total amount of
the appropriations needed from the
next legislature, exclusive of legisla.
tive expenses, according to the esti-
mates Of State Auditor ]. NJ. Nation, is
$7511,15S. This is $124,5S0 more than
was appropriated by the legislature
two years ago, even though Mr.. Nation
has trimmed two million dollars off Of
the estimate turned over to him by
the heads and institutions. He has
chopped nearly one and one-half mil
lion dollars off the appropriations ask,
ed for the state educational insttiu-
tions. He trimmed almost every esti-
mate that came in and yet the esti.
mate made by him to the legislature
is higher than the total appropriations
made at the last session.
The appropriation recommended by
Auditor Nation for each department,
commission, board and institution to
the legislature, is as follows:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Trihute TO Painters skill.

One of the still life paintings by
Jan van Huysen in the museum at
The Hague was recently injured, but
it is believed the perpetrator was
neither vandal nor thief.
The picture represents a basket OF
fruit on which a number of insects
have gathered. On a pale yellow APP
pie, which is the centerpiece in the
cluster of fruit is a large fly painted
so true to nature, so say the officials
of the gallery, that the canvas was
injured by some one who endeavored
to "shoo" it and brought his cane or
hand too close to the canvas "A
tribute to the painters genius" says
the letter recording the fact, for which
the work had TO suffer"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
FARMERS WILL TALK OF LAWS
Three Hundred Institutes in Kansas
Decsmper II viii Discuss Needed
Legislation.

Manhattan, Kansas-Three hundred
farmers institutes in Kansas are eX-
pected to meet, / 30 to 1880 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, December II. The
subject for general discussion will
be Needed Legislation of Interest to
the Farmers" Under this head are
two important items: School legisla-
tion-length of term, amount of levy,
teaching of agriculture, minimum
wages, library, consolidation; and
road legislation, covering the separate
levy of dragging. poll tax in cash or
labor, one or more overseers for town
ship, raising tax limit for bridges and
road purposes or removing it alto
gether; should price of labor and
teams be fixed by law, the motor car
tax.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Regalned by Right Food.

The average healthy man or woman
is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or indigestion gel
hold of one, and all endeavor becomei
q burden.
"a year ago, after recovering from
an operation" writes Michigan lady
my stomach and nerves began to give
me much trouble.
AT times my appetite was vora
cious, but when INDUCED, indigestion
followed. Other times l had no appe
tite whatever. The food took did moi
nourish me and grew weaker than
ever.
81 lost interest in everything and
wanted to be alone. l had always had
good nerves, but now the merest tri1e
would upset me and bring on violent
headache. Walking across the room
was an effort and prescribed exercise
was out of the question.
81 had seen Grape-Nuts advertised.
but did not believe what 1 read at the
time. At last when it seemed as If
was literally starving, 1 began to eat
Grape-Nuts.
81 had not been able to work for a
year, but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts l am eager to be at work
again. My stomach gives me no trou-
BILE now, my nerves are steady as ever,
and interest in life and ambition have
come back with the return to health"
Read The Road TO Wellville." in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF huninn
interest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Is After Stock Jobbers.

Topeka, Kan-Bank Commissioner
Dolley is pushing, with great energy,
his plan to protect Kansas people from
stock jobbing swindling. He has sup
piled the various banks of the state
with slips which they can pass out to
their customers, so that when a stock
jobber shows up they can fill out the
slip and send It to the state banking
department and get financial report
on the concern. whose stock is offered
for sale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Stoves to Save His Fruit.

Atchson, Kan.-Sam Young, who
has 60 acre orchard south q Atchi-
son. is making 500 sheet iron stoves
which will be placed among mis- trees
next spring and lighted in the event
that frost threatens. Mr. Young twice
has saved his orchard from frost by
the use of smudge fires, and believes
the stoves will be more effective
They will cost about 40 cents each ard
he figures it will take five men to
keep them going.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-16
Mo Clue in Dead Baby Case.

Arkansas City. Kan.-There were no
new developments in the baby case, in
which Coroner Marsh Of Winfield con
Quoted an inquest. After examining
witnesses the case was ended The in
quest lasted two hours, after which
the jury returned a verdict in sub
stance as follows: That the child
came to death shortly after his birth
through Ignorance or maliciously, and
with telonious intent, by persons un'
known to the jury"