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The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09

he should be the position instantly that he does not know
To know and that he knows such circumstance must Be
the unqend better situation The question trivial not to
call for appreciation of prompt that satisfactory in
But that indefinite still be questioned
which be accepted and still inaccurate of the
most embarrassing failures possible empo may lead to untold
troubles and loss time black mark against
empoy beyond anything the employe dreamed of
Otter the accepts accurate Of information which
have passing fact While might have been
the simplest thing the world have made this knowledge bso
Lutte he has thought of questioning Thinking that he knows and
passing this information that has been unqueond his mind
his attitude and weight with it Thus to the extent that
the information douby likely carry the full effect Of
its consequences.
the appalling much of information passes
farthest from of this
msnformaion becomes would be hard to guess att
The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09

Mrs. barmer-Say, did you say You
wasn't goin' to do no work for dat
dinner?
Boston Billings-Ah! ma'am, A.
sure you the double negative is
solecism I've never been guilty of.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09
An unmIstakabIe Hint.

An UnmlstakabIe Hint.
Young staylate got delicate hint
from the young lady he was calling
on the other evening"
What was it,"
"She found looking at the clock and
other familiar devices useless, SO she
ordered some refreshments and her
mother sent her plate Of breakfast
food"
Tho humble man never believes he
Is worthless or he would have moth
ing worth being humble about.
The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09
Man s
Need
Sure Of What
He Really
Knows
., 1osN 4 ROWLAND

ACK OF ABSOLUTE knowledge in Of doubt inquiry
often proves handicap to the young odout Of all
proportion to the circumstance in which arises Accordingly
the query its ends the inability to def
ntey may embarrass the of whom the question asked
Let the young consider the situation His employer
has asked for information of him. He would have done
if he had not to feel that the young knovs
may know When the question has been asked the young
The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09
Darkest
Hour
Ever
Before
Dawn
By LENA vocT
Chicago

Der that the darkest hour is before the dawn
This unqueionabe worth consderine the hours
OF deepest trial that later invariably all
1t not permit petty annoyance to y.nouish this auard Of
cheerfulness.
Build OF strong wall, "sevenwald tower of strength
The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09

prsmpt RssssNss - Deid Move -
Prssidsnt vsii-~Aeeueaey' Redve'
- Wsstssn URlen's Surplus efSr
oooooo--Pvbllelty" Rsstersd Con
tIdenes and lte otoek Went Up.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
THE PREACHER.

Last sought the church and heard gifted pastor preach
the Word He talked of whose days DER thousand
years ago He talked of kings whose bones dust
whose scepe reduced long ago their stories
like fragments of dream He said word of those
who this old world intense alive who fight their battles
every day. obscurey in their feeble way I'd just in
dark concerning Father Noahs ark for the tents
of Baa Josephs Jonah whale to hear my
pastor talk about the people this block whose lives full of
sgs and smar whose problems often break their hearts I'd
rather way cheer hopeless toer struggling
here than learn how Pharaoh blew his dough about five thousand
years ago The dust of kings ground half
cent pound and Ashurs widows dried before old
julius Caesar died the things of which my pastor talks
Adams brnded OK but ali around there cries and
wrngng hands and weeping eyes He'll have get his text on
straight, and bring his gospel up to date.
Copyright $40 George Matthew AdmA) Walt Mason.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
BURKETT is DEFEATED.
Reports from Nebraska Slow, but
Result Is known


Lincoln, Nebr., Nov. 9.-Thirty complete
counties for United States Senator give
Hitchcock. Democrat. SLY; Burkett, Re-
publican. 44,SO7. This is a little less than
half of the complete State vote. and in
dicates the defeat OF Burkett by from
1890 to 2o.OOo. Aldrich, Republican, is
elected governor by a majority approx
mating 25,o00
Thirty-one complete counties give Al
drieh, 3d. 25 and Dahlman, Democrat So
45S. Fifty Of the remaining sixty-seven
counties viii be carried by Aldrich. Fig
ures are meager on the remainder OF the
State ticket. but the probabilities are that
the entire list of Republican candidates
is elected. Secretary Haywood. OF the
Republican National Committee, was de-
feated for Congress in the First district
by Representative Mcguire by a few hum
dred votes. Loebeck, Democrat. wins in
the Second district by 345 Latta. Demo-
crat. is reelected in the Third by 5000.
Sloane, Republican, Is elected in the
Fourth by 1900. Representative Norris
is reelected in the Fifth by $500.
Grave doubt exists as TO Representative
Kinkaid's reelection in the Sixth. the
chances favoring Taylor, Populist.
County optionists claim control OF the
legislature. If this be true. IT is Repub-
lican on joint ballot
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
PARRAN INCREASES VOTE.
Nc Longer Any Doubt as to Fifth
District In Maryland.


Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md, Nov. s-The delayed re-
turns from Calvert County reached here
this evening by carrier. the wires being
down. These give Parran 747 plurality
The vote was as follows: Parran (Rep.),
1.226; Ray Dem.), 47s; Neave Pro), A.
This assures Parran plurality or 800
This may be augmented tomorrow, when
the supervisors of Anne Arundel meet at
Annapolis 10 determine upon the dispo-
sition OF the ballots IN the third ward OF
Annapolis. which Is the second precinct
Of the third district. When the count
was made Tuesday night It was found
there were more ballots than voters had
voted, and no returns were made The
Republicans. represented by counsel. viii
insist they be counted and offer explana-
tons for the mix-np. If these votes are
counted Parran will add from 500 to 400
to his plurality.
The Republicans are satisfied with the
showing they made in the city. they hav-
ing cut down a normal Democratic ma
jority from 5000 10 less than 2.O00. and
they deduce from this that they have a
good chance TO capture the city next
spring. when the fight is 10 be made on
local issues. II was stated to-day that
the campaign would be opened within a
month.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Birthday of Oliver Goldsmith November 10.

To-day IS the birthday OF Oliver Gold
smith OPS. who was one of the most
pleasing of the English writer's of his
century. His father was partly a curate
and partly a farmer, and between the two
made scant living in the little town OF
Pallas, where Oliver was born. AS a
youth he was taught his letters by
maid servant. and when seven was sent
to the village school At nine he entered
a grammar school, but only stayed for a
short time, and made a number OF
changes before he was ready for college.
This was due 10 the fact that he was ex-
tremely homely. small of stature. and
with limbs III put together The ridicule
among the boys at poor divers appear
ance was heightened by peculiar sim
piicity and a disposition TO blunder,
which he retained TO the last. He be-
came the common butt OF boys and mas
ters. was pointed 10 as a fright in the
playground, and fiogged as a Ounce in the
schoolEoom.
When Goldsmith had risen 10 eminence,
those who had once derided him ran
sacked their memory for the events OF
his early years, and reelted repartee and
couplets which had dropped from him.
and which. though little noticed at the
time. were supposed. quarter OF a GEN.
fury later, 10 indicate the power which
produced THE Vicar of Wakefield" and
The Deserted Village"
At Trinity College, Dublin, he support
ed himself by doing chores. He lived in
a garrett. on the window OF which HIS
NAME. scrawled by himself. is still read
with interest Here at college he led &
life divided between squalid distress and
squalid dissipation. After obtaining his
degrees he went to work at one thing and
another. never succeeding at anything
and finally, with his flute as HIS only as
SET, Re started on a foot ramble through
Flanders. France, Switzerland. playing
tunes which everywhere set the peasantry
dancing and which often produced for
him a supper and bed. Everywhere he
lived on the aims he was able TO obtain.
Finally, in 1856 when he was twenty
eight years old. the Wanderer landed
back at Dover without shilling. without
friend, and without calling He
turned strolling player. Joined a swarm
OF beggars. was usher IN a school. and
finally in despair. took a garnet in a mis-
cradle court and settled down 10 literary
work. He wrote much, little OF which
was accepted at first. He gradually got
8 foothold however, and became known
He was introduced 10 Johnson who was
then considered as the first of Eng
llsh writers. he became intimate
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
RHODE ISLAND IS CLOSE.
Republicans VIII Elect Successor I o
Senator AIdrIch.

senator AIdrIch.
Providence. Nov. 9-Rhode Island. as
the result OF yesterdays election, re-
mains Republican. but by so narrow a
margin that the party leaders are busy
trying to figure out how they ESCAPED
complete humiliation. Gov A. ]. Po-
thier was reelected. but his Democratic
opponent made such great inroads on the
II, I69 plurality tia, Pothier got last year
that his margin Yesterday was only 900
The other Republican State officers were
reelected by pluralties running from
5000 10 5000. The only place actually lost
by the Republicans is the Representative
from the First district, where George F.
'Shaughnessy, of Providence. defeated
Representative Sheffield, Of Newport by
1875 votes. The Republicans elected
George II. Utter in the Second district
The State assembly remains Republi-
can. S. 10 o.
tie vote in Cranston on one OF the
house places may give either party an
other vote, but unless TIE Republicans
have more than one candidate for the
United States Senate, thereby splitting
their vote. they viii in January be able to
elect their candidate 10 Succeed Senator
Aldrich- Providence and Pawtucket elect
ed Republican mayors. Cranston, WOon-
socket, and Central Falls choose Demo-
Gratis. Newport elects in December.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
BARNES SCORES ROOSEVELT.
"OId Guard" Leader Argues for Or
ganizatiOn Tactics.

Albany, Nov. civilian Barnes. jr,
leader OF the Old Guard Republicans, de-
clined to-day to comment on the result
in this State. Mr.. Barnes views, how
ever, are well set forth in an editorial
in his newspaper, the Albany Journal,
this evening. in which It states that 'the
vote by which the Democratic candidates
were elected was east, not so much for
the Democratic party as against the one
man power that had become dominant In
the Republican party
"The Republican party It says, mas
been beaten to a fragile in this State
through his (ROosevelt's) insunerabIe in
sistance upon supplanting the party with
his personality. and now IL behooves the
party TO accept defeat as a wholesome
lesson, and undertake the task OF restora-
ton upon the only basis upon which
party can securely rest-that OF organi-
cation. in which the leadership and coun-
sci of many constitute the power that
insures solidarity and strength, and in
which no solitary individual may presume
TO dictate 10 all the rest
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
SIS IN THE HOUSE.
Continued from Page One.

special election, and the Thirty-second
New York district. which returned George
G. Ravens. Democrat. at similar cleo
ton. both went Republican on Tuesday
Big Gain In New York.
The largest gain made by the Demo-
Gratis In any one state was in New York.
where they turned a Republican majority
of Is into q Democratic majority of g.
one more Republican Congressman in the
New York State delegation fell by the
wayside yesterday. Cyrus Durey, of the
Twenty-fourth district. acknowledged
last night that he had been defeated by
Theodore Akin, his Democratic opponent
This leaves the New York delegation d.
vided % Democrats to IA Republicans
only one Republican Representative was
elected from tie entire greater city, and
he was William NJ. Calder, of the Sixth
district. in Brooklyn.
In Michigan the Cannon issue seems to
have had some effect.
Two veteran Republican Representa-
tives. Edwin DENLY, of the First district,
and Gerritt J. Diekema, OF the Fifth dis
trict, acknowledged yesterday that they
had been swallowed in the Democratic
flood. DENLY was strong Cannon sup
porter and Diekema also had a leaning
that way, although he had announced his
own candidacy for the Speakership.
The insurgents and the regulars had
their knives out against each other in
Iowa, and the regulars seemed to have
come of with a little the better OF the
argument Two insurgents, Charles
erik of the Second district, and Nathan
e. Kendall OF the Sixth, went down to
defeat, while the standpat candidates
We're elected.
In Kansas the insurgents carried all
eight districts.
Tawney Not R4-engefuI.
The First Minnesota district, the dis
trict that had been represented in Con-
gress for many years by James T.
Tawney, chairman of the House Appro-
priations Committee, elected Sidney An
derson, Republican insurgent, as Mr..
Tawney's successor. Anderson defeated
Tawney for denomination. but apparently
the veteran did not vent his feelings
by cutting his opponent at the polls
In North Carolina the Democrats re-
gained the three districts that the Re
publicans have held there since 1908. The
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
PINCHOT NOT DIsPLEASED.
Says Election Results Favor Ae-
tivity of "PrORressiYes."


tiVity of "PrOgressiYes."
New York, Nov. s-When asked about
the result OF yesterdays election from
the progressive viewpoint. Clifford Pin
chot a friend of Roosevelt and former
chief forester. said this afternoon:
The lesson of this election is clear. In
the country. as a whole. it is an over
vhelming rebuke to the reactionarles.
and an unmistakable demand for the kind
Of progress for which the insurgents
stand. The returns I have seen Indicate
that not a single insurgent Republican
candidate for governor was defeated and
that, with two exceptions. every stand
pat Republican candidate was beaten by
a Democrat
Elections for Congress tell the same
story. There are exceptions. but they do
not change the great general fact. The
only serious resistance which the Repub-
leans were able to make TO the great
Democratic landslide was made by the
men who were frankly and fearlessly in
surgent
Where the administration was a factor
in the campaign, as in Ohio and New
York. the Democrats won. Where the
Republicans did not support the admin
istration. as in California, Kansas, anu
Wisconsin, the Republicans Won
The election was complicated in many
places by other issues. such as local Op-
ton I'm Indiana and by the impossibility
Of voting direct for United States Sena-
tors. Nevertheless, the net result can
not be denied. The people of the United
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
TAILORING TALKS.
BY J. FRED GATCHELL,
e28 FOURTEENTH STREET
928 FOURTEENTH STREET.

I like man with ideas; don't.
you? If l am buying some
thing about which | have no in
innate knowledge | always feel
better doing business with man
who has some suggestion to
make. 1t inspires me with conf
dence right away. When ! built
this building Of ours, in a general
way | knew what | wanted-but
the architect gave me lots of good
points and the builder made many
suggestions that ! followed with
profit.
Isn't the same true in tailor
ing? Broadly, you know what
you want. But there are many
points of detail upon which you
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10

States are tired of government by the big
corporations for their own profit
1t Is clear that the people resent the
failure Of the Republicans TO stand be-
tween them and the domination OF the
great interstate and public service cor
porations. and that they believe that
Congress has not kept faith with the peo-
pie in regard 10 the tariff The iniouitous
schedules of the Payne Aldrich tarifT. I'M
der which Il Is harder for the average
man 10 obtain the necessities of life than
1t was before, are evidently the heaviest
burden the Republican party has had TO
bear
When the Republican Congress and
the Republican President broke their
faith with the people by approving this
law, they made their own defeat in
evitable. BY refusing RELIEF to the peo-
pie or the country. they forced them to
go TO the Democrats. II is perfectly evil
dent that the Republican party must be
reorganized on vigorously progressive
lines, or must go out OF business alto
gether.
"Of course. thes results OF this election
are not all good Many OF them I regret
profoundly, but the general lesson is
plain
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
SOCIALISTS ARE ENCOURAGED.
One Is Elected to State Legislature
of Pennsylvania.

Reading. Pa. Nov. 81 don't expect
/ will be able to accomplish very much.
but 1 mean TO raise the devil" declared
James II. Maurer, of this city. who was
elected to the legislature by the Social
list party yesterday. This was the sur
prise Of the election. The legislative
fight was a hard one and of the eight
candidates in the field Maurer polled next
to the highest vote, only 81 behind George
w. Sassaman, Democrat
Maurer is the first Socialist in the his
tory Of the State TO be elected to the
legislature. He is a plumber and he
was at his work this morning as usual.
Encouraged by their victory. the So
cialist party Will put up a strong ticket
at the next municipal election. and will
make fight for mayor. The borough
Of West Reading went Socialist by a
big majority.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
SENATOR SCOTT LOSES.
West Virginia VIII Send Democrat
as His Successor.

Special to The Washington Herald
Wheeling, w Va, Nov. s.-Complete
but unofficial returns from the entire
State indicate that the Democrats have
undoubtedly gained four Representatives
and United States Senator in West
Virginia.
John w Davis wins by 1855 in the
First district, C. w. Brown by $500 in
the Second. Adam Littlepage by nearly
Loo in the Third. John NJ. Hamilton by
1850 in the Fourth. Representative James
Hughes majority in the Fifth has been
cut to 600. with a prospect of further re-
duetion when the official count is an
nounced.
Democratic gains have wiped out the
Republican majority of, seven among the
follower State senators. The next senate
Will be a tie. with chance of the Demo-
Gratis having a majority VI one. The
legislature will be Democratic by twenty
one or more on joint ballot and Senator
Scott will be defeated for reelection.
Already Democratic leaders have begun
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
DEMOCRATS GET TWO.
Iowa VIII Have a Progressive Re-
publican Legislature.

Des Moines. Iowa. Nov S-The latest
returns indicate that the Democrats have
carried two districts. the Second and
Fourth. I. S. Pepper was the Democratic
candidate in the second. and D. D. Muir
ply was opposed by Representative G. N
Haugen.
The Sixth district is yet disputed terri
tory. and 1t may take the official count
10 determine il.
All the other Republican Representa-
tives were reelected. The legislature will
be Republican and progressive.
Gov. Carroll, Republican, has been re-
elected over Claude R. Porter, but by a
greatly reduced majority.
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10

would appreciate a little guild
ance, maybe. That's the kind of
service you get here. Ny assist
ants, from Mr.. Van Doren down,
are brimful of ideas and you get
the benefit of their suggestions.
On the other hand, if you lay
down the instructions YOU'LL
GET WHAT YOU ORDER
AS YOU ORDER IT. Perhaps
you have found out that isn't al
ways the case everywhere? But
WE BELIEVE IN GIVING
THE CUSTOMER WHAT HE
WANTS. That eft or no pay
policy of mine guarantees that.
This is being another big Over
coat week with us.
ITO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10

Edwin A. Newman, member OF the
Democratic National Committee, and who
was connected with the Congressional
committee during the campaign just
closed. said yesterday:
AS the first flush OF success passes
away, the sober second thought ought 10
come to all good Deraocrats-that with
this accession OF power comes a heavy
responsibility that puts upon the party
the supreme duty Of endeayoring in
every legitimate way 10 carry out its
pledges to the people of the country.
To do this it is of the highest impor-
lance that fractional and Individual diff
ferenees should be laid aside so that in
the National House Of Representatives
and In State legislatures which the party
will control united action may be Sc
cured 70 enact wherever possible that
legislation which viii give legal effect
to the policies for which our party stands.
Would Eliminate Benefits.
In the House bill should be prompt
ly put through that Will repeal the OBJ
noxious class legislation known as the
protective tariff and in its place meas
ure that WIFI have for its sole purpose
the production OF the necessary amount
Of revenue for the support Of the gov
eminent eliminating wherever possible
those provisions which partake Of spe-
cial benefits 10 privileged classes. Let
the Republican Senate refuse to enact
such bill or q Republican President
veto II If it should pass both chambers.
The people will then know where the
responsibility for this denial of their
just demands belongs and will visit their
displeasure in the appropriate manner
at the first opportunity.
TT will be the duty also OF a Demo-
cratic House TO check the extravagant
appropriations made by the Republican
party. which have reached dimensions
that are threatening the financial sta
bility of the country and making exhaust
ing drains upon the peoples resources.
The enormous sums that have been and
are being expended for military and
naval purposes must be reduced. The
party must sternly set It's face against all
measures and policies that are intended
or which tend 10 build up TIE Federal
government at the expense Of the State
governments
New NationaIizm Barred.
There is no place under our consti-
tutional structure for the so-called New
Nationalism, which would reverse the
theory OF our institutions and confer
upon the Federal government all powers
not expressly reserved TO the States or
the people. The constitutional rule I'M
der which our nation has grown and de-
veioped. and which established a Fed
eral government Of limited and delegated
powers. reserVing TO the States or 20
the people all powers not expressly dele
gated, Is sound one, which our expert
enee has abundantly vlndicated.
Those cardinal principles OF the Demo-
cratic party, home rule and equal OPP
portunity 10 all, with special privileges
to none have received a new baptism,
and II we but follow the course outlined,
1872 will see the government once more
a government OF the people by the peo-
pie and for the people
The Washington herald., 1910-11-10
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The Washington herald., 1910-11-10

Democrats also regained a district in
Kentucky and two in Maryland The Re-
publicans lost two in Missouri, and other
things indicated that the States along the
Southern line were seriously affected by
the Democrats drift
The Republicans. generally speaking
held their own in the Pacific and Inter
mountain States. did fairly well in the
Middle West but began 10 lose as they
entered Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. The
reversal grew stronger toward the East.