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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
SPEAKER CANNON Defends THE
RULES.

The old rules Of the House were de-
Tended and the critics of Speaker Cannon
were scored by him in brief address
late i'm the session Of the House on Satur-
day. He contended that the operation
of the rules as adopted by the Fifty-frst
Congress and as enforced by him never
had interfered with the will of the ma
ioritv of the Honse when an actual ma
jority had been obtained on any propo-
SitiOn.
He scored newspaper ".. Ggazlne
writer's who had criticised him, and de-
clared that they had proceeded from a
lack of knowledge and npc1 false prem
iseS.
His speech was made just after the
House had agreed to the conference re-
port on the railroad bill and had accept
ed the Senate amendment to the state
hood bill. He surrendered his gavcl to
Representative Mann, Of Illinois, and,
descending to the floor, he went into the
midst OF the republican side and asked
unanimous consent to address the
House for ten minutes. There was no
voice of protest.
Proceeding slowly and in measured
words. the Speaker declared that who
eyer should be Speaker OF the House,
whether for two or eight years, could
not escape criticism. He spoke of the
80 600 bills introduced in each Congress,
all with their advocates demanding con-
sideration.
MANY members introduce bills that
they do not want passed, " he went on,
explaining the troubles that face a
speaker, and he declared that, under
the rules as they had been adopted IN
the Fifty-frSt Congress, it had at any
time been possible for a majority IN
the House to legislate.
Referring directly to Minority Leader
Champ Clark, the speaker said that
the gentleman from Missouri would
make the best speaker that the minority
could obtain. This remark was a sigma
for an ovation by the democrats il
honor of their floor leader
Continuing, the speaker said thai
not half as many bills were pasSeC
n under the new "unanimous-cOnsent
rule as formerly, ar he ridiculed the
suggestion about lis role as n Car.
Whatever the clamor might be, h'
declared that he preferred to maintain
, his fidelity to the majority OF tht
/; House. Referring to newspaper ant
magazine writers, he said he woul'
| rather keep his own self-reSpect THAI
: bend to demagogueS and the self-con
: stituted righteous ones who criticiS
without judgment and without knowl
edge. "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
COMMUNICATED.
MY LIFE Is LIKE THE SHATrER-
ED WRECK.

Ell w nIsCns
BY ROBERT EMMET IOoE.
Nv life is like the shattered wreck
Cast by the waves upon the sh0re;
The broken mast-the rifted deck,
Tell of the shipwreck that is Ger
Yet from the relics of the storm
The mariner his raft will form,
Once more to tempt the faithless sea
But hope rebuilds no barque for me.
Nv life is like the blighted oak
That lifts its sere and wlthered IOrih,
Scathed by the lightning sudden stroke
Sternly TO meet the coming storm
Yet round the saplen trunk VIII tWihe
The curling tendrils of the vine
And life and freshness there impart-
Not TO the passion blighted heart
Nv life is like the shattered rock
in mid-Ocean lone and drear;
Worn by the wild waves careless shoch
That round its base its surgeS rear
Yet there the Sca-mOsS still VIII cling
Some flowers will find clell TO spring
And breathe cen there sweetperiumcc,1,
For me lilc's flowers no more VIII
bloom.
NV life is like the desert waste
Bv human footsteps seldom prest;
The eye no freshness there can trace
No verdant spot on which to rest;
Yet cen among those sands so drear
The stork will tend her young WIN
care,
Zen there the notes Of JOY impart--
But naught can cheermy lonely heart
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20

NOTICE Having qualified rs admin
IN istratrix Of the estate Of MINOR
JACKSON. all persons having bills
against said estate are notified to present
same promptly to me for payment, and
all persons indebted TO said estate are
notified to make settlement at once
LUCINDA PRIOR, adm'x.
je2 lot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
STEAMERS
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day in the year for Fort Mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News and points
south. via superb. powerful steel palace
steamers,
Leave Washington. 6.45 p. m.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. IN.
Arrive Ft. MOnroes 7.OOa. m.
Arrive Norfolk 800 a. m.
Arrive Portsmouth 500 Il. IN.
Leave Portsmouth 800 p. m.
Leave EOrfolk 60Op. IN.
Leave Ft. Monroe 100 y. m.
Arrive Alexandria 60 u. m.
Arrive Washington 100 ann.
Through connections made at Norfolk
with steamers of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company for New York and
Merchants and Miners Steamships for
Boston.
General Ticket Office, 720 14th StN.W.
Bond Building. Washington, ID. {.
Phone Main lj20.
Seventh street wharf Phone Main 376O
Alexandria wharf foot of Prince street
w. II. CALLAHAN,
aprl Iyr General Passenger Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
Woodward & LOthrOp
NEW WYORK---WASHINGTO TON---PARlS
Women's Outing Apparel and
Accessories

featured special offerings progress afordng eX
materially all lines Of weaher apparel
In connection special displays wish emphasize one TACT to DE
remembered:
Our patrons realize the advantage this store affords we
opportunity Of choosing Individually over It's counters our
the thorough
experienced shoppers endeayor commission
Iainsakng and they accorded e
themselves receive over the counters
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20

NOTICE.-IIaving qualified rs execu-
IN tor of the estate Of MARY H.LUNT.
deceased. all persons having claims
against the said estate are hereby noti-
fled To present the same TO me duly Veri
fled for settlement. and all persons in
|debted TO said estate are hereby notified
TO make prompt payment oftheir indebt-
|edncSS To me. SAMUEL ii. LUNT,
JET ties Executor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
TOR SALE AT ST. ELMO, VA.

Six rooms and pantry house; running
water in house; 81 feet Of porch : feet
wide: built three years ago; neatly
fenced: corner: built on two lots 25xl25
each: privilege of using adjoining lot.
Price $500. Apply FREDERICK MIL
LER. 1861 street southeast, Washing
ton, ID. c. Jel6 ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
Maryland Delaware and Vir-
qinia Railway Company.
SPRING SCHEDULE.

SPRING SCHEDULE.
Steamers of this line leave Alexandria
on and after May ID. 1910,
Every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY at 4:s0 p. m.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments uneXcelled.
Freight for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills OF
lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, $50; round
trip, $50; staterooms, one way Sl'O'
Meals, jOc.
REARDON S GRIMES. Agents,
Foot of Cameron street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
DRY GOODS.

Store will close at O'Clock evening Woodward 10th
ron FnnIoves' Relief Association Marshall Hall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold
on a guarantee that if you are not sat
islied after using two thirds Of bottle
according to directions, your money
will be refunded 1t is up to you to
try. Sold by W. F. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves, Danish
sick headache, prevent dependency and
inyigorate the whole system. Sold by
w. +. Creighton and Richard Gibson
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20
WEEK END TICKETS,

Local week end tickels Washington to
Somerset. WarrentOn, HarrisOnburg,
|Bmemont and intermediate stations sold
|on Saturdays and Sundays, valid for re.
turn on Monday at very low fares, will
|bc placed on sale by southern Railway
ht Washington. ID. c., beginning SArUR
DAY, May 18th. and continuing until
October >, inclusive.
l.. S. BROWN, General Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-20

The High State Court at Copenha'
gen has acquitted former Premier
Christensen of completely with former
Minister Of Justice Albert in extensive
frauds.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
IN HOLY
REMEMBRANCE


green and fresh This is the spirit OF
Memorial day, the occasion set apart
for the perpetuation Of the names of
those who freely offered themselves TO
their country In It's time Of need.
II Is essential to the spiritual life
OF a nation that IL should bear vivid
ly and permanently In mind the rae.
rifices OF the martyrs who risked and
gave life that the principles 1t en-
bodies may survive,
The flowers strewn upon graves to
day are tokens not OF grief but OF glad
ness that the men who are thus re-
membered were In their day heroic In
their concept OF duty. The e~loquence
OF orators at the many places OF In
terment is designed to convey to those
who attend the real lesson Of patriot.
ism. which Ii that the national ex.
istence depends not alone uprn those
who march forth to war. nat upon
those who lead upright lives IN time Of
peace. who respect the law. who are
true to the principles upon which this
government is founded and who per.
form the duties OF citizenship In the
spiri. or devotion which led men to
leave their homes and suffer privation
and sickness and death In oTzer that
the nation might survive
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

the wealthy man whose lawns and
garden had lately spread their beauty
almost to the foot OF the last crossing
The owner VAS In Europe. but hts
check had come ~ usual to the WON
en- Of the committee for the post din
ncr. and Il was remembered that hts
carriage had always deposited its load
Of do~ers IT the post commanders
door in the old days. Frst we raided
the meadows for the mustard. then the
gardener ut the greenhouse was ap-
pealed to, with the result that II BE-
came 4 question how best TO dispose
Of the largesse at forget-me-notx and
pansies. let alone other flowers.
The midway crossing waz laid In
ferns mainly. the women Of the houses
nearest doing this. The balconies OF
one OF these houses were always char
acteristically dressed for the day. The
next was laid In cloth OF gold Of mus
tard. and the third and last wzs \
broad ribbon Of solid forget-me-nots.
with a border Of green. and AT each
end a tall arrangement OF blue and
purple feurde-lis. making \ sort OF
gateway. The base Of the lamp post.
bearing the letter box lat the ju~ncture
OF the two crossings) was banked high
with forget-rne-n not and pansies. the
box was draped In the colors. while
pansies covered the post above to the
lantern. Al the second. the golden
crossing. some one got y snapshot OF
the front line OF veterans with colors
and an escort Of bicycles coming over
the fiower-covered way.
when 1t was over the lowers were
quickly gathered and n to be used
in the ceremonies at the graves
Later. the women we're called 10 meet
In the study Of the eminent reverend
on a matter OF Importance. Here they
listened to a little speech sum- ains uI
the words OF appreciation spoken nj
the post dinner. and each carried away
a copy OF the resolutions passed to EN-
| body them"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
sTooD WHERE SHE WAS PUT
vfees oesysd Orders 10 ths Letter. but
Onssrtunatsty Workmso AAovs1
Post Hole.

In a Western state workmen began
- dig ! post hole for N electric light
n frAi Of = DptchnAn'x dwelling
when tie master forbade them to con.
tinue. After some discussion the
D0tchnAn baie his wife stand On =
large. lat slate with which he Gov
cred IL hole. Now. Gretchen" he
said. DAT ish where you shtAnds TN
| comes hack nit Elm entanction." The
solid fna stood there like \ statue.
her hasds on her hips, When tho
HUSBAND disappeared. the leader Of
the ~ukmen ordered the slate. with
the fras on II. to be removed. With
perfect politeaeEx the lady Was set IN
one siax m n she had been q fat teA'
pot on Z saIser. The Dutch wife stood
like Caxahianca. but the hole Was well
In its place when the householder -
turned With the Injunction He wAa
overcome with establishment and
wrath. Wy vas YOU not stood on dAi
holc-" BE- demanded Of his wife. ~
wax on dis stone dat YOU vas puts
me-" she answered, lie looked III hei
In helpless Indignation = moment. and
then cried: Il vas not NEAR dat yos
shtand on dat stone ven dat hole VA
carried awayt"--Christian Register.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE DAY

must never be forgotten that the men
who upheld the standard OF b Con
federacy were as deeply and AZ genu-
the men who were enrolled beneath
the Stars and Stripes. And In the
background. on either hand, the WON
en- who waited and worked and prayed
and endured (which wal harder than
to go Il war; believed with an equal
faith In the heroes who went forth to
represent them. For every prayer
that went to God from the heart and
soul Of a northern oma for a hus-
band or a lover. the pure and fervent
ition OF her sister In the south
arose to Heaven. until. living or dead.
her warrior came back TO her.
Today II is almost forgotten which
side II was that fought In vain. which
i side II was that won he victory
There are no longer two ~contending
factions The passage OF the years
has ~obliterated all but the immemoriai
beauty OF the sacrifice. All that Ii
known Ia that some of the soldiers
most OF them-are sleeping till the
last reveille sounds. where. above
thousands Of grass-grown mounds, the
flowers are reyerently laid and the
flags are placed by the trembling
hands OF the survivors. And those sur
yivors who follow to the churches and
the ~graveyards the fife and drum. an
once they followed them where bullets
were flying. bring alive the pages Of .
glorious chapter In our history. There
could have been no such common love
OF our common country II there had
been no civil war.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
Flower Carpet for

Veterans

H HE woman from the south
and the woman from the
north IN n breakfast.
~ Between them. on the u
BILE. stood an open boz Of
field violeta md apple
blossoms. the crumpled wrapper bear
ing the postmark Of q hill town in New
Jersey. Said the northern woman:
We say Of the town from which my
flowers come that II Is ut its loveiiest
In the end Of May. and that We would
choose to show II first to m intending
dweller on Memorial day-'Decoration
day. as II will always be remembered
by . circle Of women who for years
gathered at a house OF the main
street. the home OF a ~well-beloved citi.
zen and the commander Of the post.
to receive and shape into corps badges
and other emblems the flowers that
began to arrive at early breakfast
time. literally in carriage loads. from
gardens and greenhouses Of suburban
homes.
More than n OF these women had
war memories that gave a grave touch
to the occasion. and as years passed
change and loss came In shape to all.
II was now truly Memorial day rath-
er than Decoration day The line Of
veterans thinned, and perhaps because
OF all the crowding memories We no
longer kept the day as we had done
before.
lone year the Oldest veteran neigh
Dor passed over and We learned that
the remainder Of the company was to
march about our square. TAe word
made an unusual stir. At the top Of
the hill the daughter Of our eminent
reverend made ready to dip the colors
as the men marched up. Women at
the next corner made hasty prepare
ton to strew their crossings. and the
one midway the block, with flowers.
The meadows just below were thick
with mustard blossoms and ON their
borders cleaned the greenhouses of
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
They Surely Would.

A little American boy with his ia
Their was visiting a market In a Mex
lean city. He saw a little native girl
with a small baskettul of red peppers,
OF which she was eatirg one. His IA
Their was about to say: She thinks
she is very smart" as the son called
his attention to 1t. The boy spoke up
quickly. knowing what was to be said:
Pa, would those red peppers make
you smart II ycr eat all of them" His
father replied Yes, son."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

There is a reason
Why Grapefruit does correct
A weak. physical, or a
Sluggish mental condition.
The food is highly nutritious
And is partially pre-digested,
So that it helps the organs Of
the stomach
To digest other food.
Il is also rich il the
Vital phosphates that &C
Directly to make Up
The delicate gray matter
Of brain and nerve centres.
Read "The Road to Melville"
In pkgs. There's a Reason"
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY. La.
Battle Cesek. Mich.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
ORTY-FTVE years nave
passed since the close OF
the war between the states.
which permanently solved
the greatest problem ever

- confronted by a free people
and which cost appallingly In blood
and treasure. In this period of nearly
a half q century the country has trav.
eled far in the direction OF material
and intellectual development. II has
met many new conditions and Issues
and the men OF the war time lave al
most all passed from the scene Of
action. A new generation is pow al
rying the national burden, inspired
by the example set In the sixties by
those who went forth to serve with
arms the cause they espoused.
But however great the changes that
have taken place. however long ago
the days when the air was filed with
the reverberatiois Of guns and the
shock OF armies. on one day Of each
year the men. women and children OF
the present turn with n accord to
the graves of those who fell In IT,
fight or who have fallen since In tie
civic ranks wearing the emblems o!
their honorable service. and give evi.
dence that their memories remain
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
Quick Cat.

Some years ago the proprietor of a
ho!e! in southern New Hampshire told
the following story: He said that
when he was a boy he had occasion
To- &c into the garnet of his house one
morning and that the family cat fol
lowed him up the stairs. One of the
windows was open. and when they en-.
tered the garrett a frightened nous
jumped out OF the window, and the
cat, jumping after it. caught 1t IN mid
air and, whirling round, jumped back
again into the same window.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
EMORIAL day grows 70
mean more and more az the
civil war recedes In the his
torical perspective. IL has



means this year. for the boys in blue
and the boys in gray who fought In the
battles of the civil war have never
been 81 few and have never been SO
old as they are today.
The nation that fails To honor the
man who lays down his life Tor his
country as a lover lays a rose at the
feet Of his beloved" must be q coun-
try destitute of the true ideals OF pa
triotism and of ennobling traditions
The sun shines on countries where the
millions dwell in sodden ignorance and
poverty, and II a war Is fought the few
&c forth to fight the battle Of the mil.
lions. and when the depleted handful
Of warriors ONE back from the bat.
tlefield, millions there are who do not
even know that there was a war and
that their countrymen fought and died
In their behalf. But in this country,
ever since 1t was a country. whether
fields close by our own domestic
hearthstones. or whether our gallant
soldiers have gone to some far island
of the tropic seas, whenever and
wherever there was fighting going on.
the heart and soul Of the entire ma.
ton have been where the fighting
was.
And In the civil war. when for a
time the north and the south stood ir
reconciliably asunder. on this side and
on that OF an abysmal cleavage. II
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

~You ran tell me the names IL the
twelve apostles. aamY' sAid the pret.
" Sunday school teacher one morn
inG. Sans face fell. and he shifted
his weight from one foot 20 the other.
Cant % ". mA'am.~ he aatd. opr'
rowfulty. and then bis eyes bright
ened. hat | can call al all Of tbs
pitchers II the league teams" he vol
unteercd.--Harpsr's Magazine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
Easy 20 Operate

The Overiands Operate b. pedal eonsrol.
Tine gos~ backward ser forward. fast or
slow. by simply pushing ~pssiais. Il IN n
free 10 steer.
The Overland has fewer parts than any
ot her automobile. Cine part !. nnasir 10
take the place III many. Il il sr*e from
eossplexities. The operation. are ali an
tomato.
A nosiev csssld ran an Overland from
coast to coast th~ first tstnr h~ tried t1ne
al these car. has run 100 niles without
stnfsnsng the engine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
The IDEA.

Jack cent mi a handsome mirror
for my birthday"
"Oh, that accounts for IL"
Accounts for what
Yesterday he asked me II a woman
ever got too old TO be pleased with a
looking glass"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

You will s~e Why The OserlsndA outneN
all osls@r cars when yon uAkM ycur 60
pariss,as. Wherever yuu ~ you esn Ia tktA
Tor there are Overland deatef. evssyvheGa
catxlox 10 - III the stytes sn6 know A
the facts. When We send ID ~ WIN IN
you our nearest t~xirrr pteass aeuA -
this ceupoa hOw.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
BROKE HER UP.

Mrs. L. l. Terary-Mrs. Wise has
given up her club.
Mrs. Lit Soe-Why?
Mrs. l.. l. Terary-Every time she
wen to a meeting her husband moved
the furniture in the parlor all around.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
Very Low Prices

made by flosi~rn automatic machinery
And we devote . whole factory To onG
model alone.
Because If these facts. and our enormous
output. We give more Tor the money than
anyun~ els@. We have cut the cost ~
per cent ia the past year alone.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

l love everything thar ~ old. old
friends. old times: old manners. oM
ookn-~Hotdnmtth.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
The Overland
The Simplest Car

The wonderful sale III the Overland
gr~ater than any other ear ever known
IL largely due 10 simplicity. The mar wha
runs his own car wants a trpuhle pruof car.
We are turning out leo such cars rx~vy
day. bat we never yet have h*en allie t0
make as man, a. people wanted.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27
A SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE.
H%ardships Of Army Lie Brought On .
Severe Case Of Kidney Trouble.

III. N. Camp. 1856
Delaware ST.. Den
yer. Colo. says: Dur
Ing the S~panish.Amer-
lean war. | contract
ed a severe kidney
trouble. After re-
turning home. ! was
under n physicians
care for months. but
grew gradually worse.
Finally | got 80 bad
| could not hold the
urine at all. | also
had intense suffer
Ing from back pains.
Doan's Kidney pills
IN a . Improvement
from the first. and
sanp 7 vns wall and
strong"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-27

We nov ssll ! - horx<pswer 0v1sinn1
for sl.fsu0 IN roadster sayk, ~ f0r 1l.Ioo
with tonn~an. The emr has 4 lG4rineh
~hs~. base, and u ~ssily capable IL -
niles IN hour.
ti 30. ONber Overland snodsIs roue elyaOo.
n 40 and u yH0. All pripss include -
lamps and magnetic.
faa win find no car that compares With
an Overland 1t anywhere mar ~ pstsas