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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-21

rounded by an array of filing sys-
tens, desk devices and other para
hernalia of rapid-fire Office admins
tration that would do credit to the
most up-to-date capitalist. merchant
or manufacturer.
Whereas state and municipal head
quarters in all sections of the coun-
try afford interesting object lessons
as to the extent to which mechan-
ical time-savers and labor-savers have
invaded the conservative sphere of
public affairs the most convincing
proof of the revolutionary influence
at work is to be found at the national
seat of government All branches
of the federal government-the ex-
ecutive. legislative and judiciary
have improved and systematized the
handling Of detail under the spur Of
twentieth-century practice and TWEEN.
tieth-century utilities. This is more
notable in view of the oft-repeated
charge by critics of the government
that Uncle Sam. enmeshed in red
tape. countenanced an extravaganza,
not to say wastefulness of time, la
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

who had contributed to his I'M
doing to elect another speaker.
This was promptly accepted by
the democrats, but only nine of
the insurgents had the nerve to
call the bluff and a resolution, by
Representative Burleson, of
Texas, declaring the Office of
speaker vacant, was defeated by
by vote of 191 to 155. Represen-
tativeN Norris, the insurgent lead
er, whose resolution had provok-
ed the unusual proceedings,
baked when the real opportunity
came to rid the country of the
autocratic power vested in one
man. But the people will COM
plete the job at the ballot box
next November. Cannonism will
have to go, and candidates for
congress throughout the country
are apt to find out what the par
amount issue is before they have
proceeded very far with the pro-
gress of the campaign.
There is absence of c~onsisten-
cy in the action of the twenty
four insurgents who voted to re-
tain Mr. Cannon as speaker, af-
ter having supported the Norris
resolution removing him from
the committee on rules. The
final result on Saturday is only
partial victory, which should
have been made complete. Until
the personnel of the new rules
committee has been announced,
we shall not believe that Speaker
Cannon has been permanently
squelched. In his present position
it will be easy enough still for
him to dominate the committee.
And further developments will
be awaited with interest.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24
THE FIGHT ON CANNON.

In the lower house of congress
last Thursday began the most
exciting scenes experienced by
that body for ageneration, when.
Representative Norris, of Nebras--
ka. urged immediate action upon
resolution he had introduced de-.
posing the Speaker as a mem
Der of the committee on rules.
Mr.. Norris is leader of the in
surgent forces in the House and
his resolution precipitated a
spirited contest which lasted al
most continuously for twenty
four hours. The democratic
members voted solidly with the
inslrgent republicans against
the Cannon rules and this alliance
held the regulars in allegiance
from noon Thursday until five
o'clock Friday afternoon. The
following Associated Press dis
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

publication of political conditions
And the patient is now crying
aloud for help. Judge Webb has
diagnosed the case and recon-.
mends drastic treatment. The
disease is contagious and every
precaution should be taken to
prevent futher advances.
The use of money in politics
has never appealed to this news
paper, unless it has been for a
legitimate purpose. Everyelector
ought to exercise the right of
citizenship without fear or favor
in the interest of good govern
ment. He should study public
questions for himself and act in
acc ordanee whit his best judg-
ment. Those who do not find
enough intrest in political mat
ter to contribute the little mite
of them for the support
of the government as a prere-
quisite to voting, should not COM
lain if they find the door barred
against them when election day
comes. The individual who waits
for the party leaders to secure
his poll tax receipt may scarcely
be considered a man-who has
enough interest in public affairs
to acknowledgements or con-
test for the rights guaranteed to
him under the constitution.
The law wisely provides pro-
lection for those who have pass
the age of fifty and the county
commissioners of each county
may relieve any who are not able
to pay a poll tax. No able-bodied
man under fifty years of age, ex-
cept in rare instances, can pre-
sent any plausible excuse for
failing to pay his poll tax by the
first day of May. And no one
be permitted to pay it for
him. The time has come when
Questionable methods in politics
ire becoming a stencil in the
.1ostrils of respectable men in
Ill political parties.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24
GOOD ROADS MASS
MEETING MARCH 50

The Good Roads Mass Meeting,
to be held here on March 80,
promises to be the biggest event
in the history of the county.
Men from Asheville, Greenville
and Raleigh, prominent in the
good roads crusade. will be pre-
sent.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24
UPWARD NEWS

There is a lot of work going
on in Upward this week.
Dulas Stepp has purchased a
piece of land near Upward.
Samuel Jones visited his
mother here Sunday.
Blain Gibbs visited his parents
in this section few days ago.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

patches, sent out from Washing
ton Friday night, tells the thrill
ing story in brief:
AT IL minutes before 5 o'clock
tonight the House of Representa-
tiveS adjourned until noon tomor-
row, after one of the greatest
parliamentary struggles in it's
history. The result is nothing
more nor less than a drawn bat
tie. When the final roll-call came
164 Republicans voted to post
pone futher action on the resolu-
.tion offered by Representative
Norris until tomorrow, and $50
Democrats and insurgent Repub-
licans voted to- continue.
1T was said today that the
attitude of Speaker Cannon him.
self is the greatest stumbling
block in the way of compromise
from the rules committee.
Speaker Cannon looked fresh
as a peony, considering the tax
on his strength during his all
night vigil. From noon1yesterday
to 2 O'Clock this morning he sat
almost in the chair or stood near
the rostrum.
The nap which he took in his
office at three o'clock this morn
ing lasting an hour, constituted
almost his entire rest. When the
House adjourned today he show
ed little of the WEAKNESS natural
ly expected from a 74-year-old
man who had been under such q
strain"
nc4tE
We have lost nothing, said
Representative Norris. This
postponement means not a thing
more than that we have deferred
consideration of my resolution
QI1L11 Lie ISSUE Is HUI
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24
JUDGE Webb And
POLL TAXES.

In his charge to the grand jury
here recently Judge James L.
Webb made the matter plain that
he dose not approve the practice
of party leaders paying poll taxes
for individuals with the view to
controlling their votes when cleo
ton time comes. Judge Webb
evidently belives that politicians
have been giving the tax collect
or money for poll tax receipts
that were later delivered to de-
linquents who would consent to
vote the ticket proposed by the
so-called benefactors. There is
little doubt about the correctness
of such a conclusion, and the
practice is by no means confined
to Henderson county. 1t was the
boast of republican politicians in
the tenth congressional district
two years ago that nearly a
thousand more members of their
party had been qualified for the
ballot, by the payment of poll
taxes, than there were in 1906.
But the parties who secured the
were unable to tdeliver
the goods and failed utterly to
carry the mountain counties
against the temperance measure.
They never expected to succeed
in doing that, but were smart
enough to turn a trick in the eff
r-~~-@W~%~-@~
fort to prepare their delinquent
poll tax payers for the fall cleo
ton. What dose a republican
politician care for obtaining
money under false pretense. if it
is to be used for political pur-
poses2 Right or wrong, hundreds
republicans in this district
voted in the last election who
did not pay one cent of taxes for
any purpose. The practice is
wrong in. any party, and should
no longer be tolerated.
Judge Webb, in his charge to
the grand jury, was right when
he said that paying poll taxes
for the purpose of securing votes
IS nothing less than bribery, and
both the giver and the taker are
equally guilty. He declared the
method a most disreputable one,
should not be countenan-
ed by the honest electorate, hold
ng that, under the law, poll
axes can be paid only by the
voter himself and not by others
whose only purpose is to secure
lis vote. Judge Webb takes
he correct position and should be
sustained in his conclusions.
The payment of poll taxes by
parties, other than the
themselves, is an evil
has already assumed wide
proportions. And it will con-
,inue to grow unless the better
element in both parties can agree
1pon a basis for preventing its
advance in the shaping of
political battles. It need not be
assumed that one party is go
ing to be good while the other
carries off the ''honors." There
must be a mutual agreement to
absolve each party from the dis
reputable practice for the bet
'etn@ene OF the race and the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

prove of their action III the least.
1T will give us opportunity to
Iconfer with the leaders Of the
regulars and see how far they
are willing to go in conceding us
Victory. You may be sure of one
thing. We shall not compromise
Eprinciple and we will be found
voting at the finish for Just what
we voted for at the start.
Throughout the long struggle
for SUPREMACY the democrats
voted there full strength
against every proposition
from the Cannon adherents
and expressed themselves as
satisfied with the prospects of
the final overthrow of car rule
in the House of Representatives.
During the heated controversy
when the point Of no quorum had
been raised by the regulars
Representative Shackleford. of
Missouri, created CONSERVATION
in the Cannon camp by declaring
that the speaker prlcipitated
anarchy by his refusal to permit
the house to perform its func-
tons" He, openly charged
Speaker Cannon with having
issued a warrant directing the
sergeant-at-arms to arrest and
bring before the bar of the
House all absent without leave
and then secretly ordering
that official not to execute the
order. 1t is said while Mr.. Shac-
kleford spoke Uncle Joe" be-
trayed considerable nervousness,
but stood his grounds and per-
mitted enough regulars" to re-
main away to prevent a quorum,
thus creating a situation most
And while the speaker
protein vainly raped for order,
members sang MY
IT'S of Thee" There'Il
be a Hot Time in the Old Town
and My Old Kentucky
Home" Such spectacle in the
House of Representatives must
have been a sight to behold.
1t is refreshing to note that
the democratic representatives
from North Carolina held thire
true throughout these
unusual scenes, not even one of
them, except Mr.. Goodwin Who'll
was sick in his room, deserving
he cause of the people and the
contention of the minority with
to the right of house
to control that branch
# congress, instead of permit
ing it to be bossed Iby one man.
But this cannot be said of the
hree republicans from the State,
Cowles and Morehead,
whose conduct brands them as
mere puppets Of the speaker. !
hey are perfectly wiling to be
'cssed, if the administration only ]
them to dish out "a few
Ices of Federal patronage. The
interests of the great common
'eople seems to be a secondary
consideration with them, under
resent surroundings, but they
will sing a different tune during
he campaign next fall. Can
lonism must go. Let the people
ule. !
Speaker Cannon was partially
horn of his power in the House {
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

Speaker Cannon was partially
shorn Of his power in the House
of Representatives on Saturday
afternoon, when the Norris resolu-
ton, deposing him from member
ship on the rules committee, was
adopted by a vote of 191 to 155,
amid scenes of tumult and disord-
er. The Speaker had ruled that
the resolution was not in order;
an appeal from his decision had
been sustained by a vote of 181
to 164; the previous question
ordered by a vote of 1872 to 100,
showing the combined forces of
insurgents and democrats in
complete control of the situation,
and the result of the final ballot
was not unexpected, Finding
shorn of power. Speaker
Cannon defiantly invited those
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-03-24

patches, sent out from Washing
ton Friday night, tells the thrill
ing story in brief:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-09-10

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WOMEN
OF MIDDLE
AGE
Need Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

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only weighed ils pounds. My trouble
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
New Table Decoration.

From tbe Boston Herald.
Inc girl who is looking for an attractive
way to brighten her table for a social az
fair should adopt the new idea of ribbon
bows around the fern dish. This is very
effective and easily managed. six-incb
leaf-sreen satin ribbon is used, unless one
wants TO follow another color scheme
Green is mostly used because 1t is the
safest color On the table. However. peaeh
color was recently used with great sue
cess where the candle shades and the
flowers were yellow and pink.
The ribbon is arranged in series Of
eight-inch loops. which have featherbone
IN the middle TO make them stand erect
These loops are made along the line Of
folded ribbon. They are not cut sena-
rately and attached.
The foundation Of ribbon is also feath.
erb9ned 70 keep It's shape, and when The
fern dish or Japanese bowl OF flowers Is
placed in the middle Of the table this
upright ribbon decoration s massed
around it.
If a girl wants TO give a spring dinner
luncheon. or supper. she can use SPRING
green satin ribbon around an immense
cut-glass bowl Of ferns and pink roses
candlesticks with pink candies
and pink shades made OF tafhaan. edged
with a fringe Of pink and crystal beads
and silver dishes hlled with white candy
and green minis.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
MORNING CHTT-CHAT.

r in man that is more eggous
than
tel the girl that he
have remarkable intuition but
when
for the future sounder thann
to point
posing the has long he
Perhaps is
he do it.
Maybe feeling for her
but
lection after he has told her those feelings
The joke saws
This is sudden bat
IN al seriousness sudden
felt that you'd
81
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chance fan speak
o marry hery
That's all We'll
and is
do no harm to for her to while waiting
n her.
There grew thin and wan and actually
questioning and then feeling
sure he didn't while the
cOurtships.
OF too but he ALWAYS knew
that HIS became appeared he eod
speak while n
the doubts women de To
the right
should
should love appears n of a possibility
Elnor Glynn size Of an Is
shrimp unable 10 under
stand why lovely goddess peach into HIS
But to return the day after the oourtsbi,
had telling me
about IT. Jim wouldn't until he eoud
give me the right kind of home she said Wasn't
OF course said he but didn't
his
Intuition
Quite the RUTH CAMERON
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10

in every w0man's nature, she can occa-
sionally let him see just enough OF her
feelings toward him to whet his appetite
for more. to let hiEa realize what pre-
cious thing all her love would be and
how we'll worth while 1t is to try to win
II. This is a spur TO his love II he Is
really beginning to care. But It must be
done most tactfully, most automatically.
Il must be but a brief fash. a tantalizine
suggestion that leaves him wondering
whether il Is really true or enly a bliss
ful dream
If man IS extremely bashfuI or diff
dent; IL there is some great difference Of
money or social position that would pre-
vent "A man from expressing his feelings.
set the girl has good reason to believe he
cares for her. it may help along the situ-
alton little for her TO let him see that
his feeling is returned To many women
this is abnoxious for rue woman
wants TO be sought SIZE Nas Is 8 man 10
have courage enough. in this one matter
at least, 10 seek her in true manly fash
ion. But there is no doubt about il. some
men become weak-icneed when it is nee
essary TO approach the momentous ones
ton, and they can never get their eour-
age to the sticking point unless a girl
9setfuily renders aid. And some men
would let pride stand in the way also if a
gird did not in some way brush 1t aside.
THESE cases are. OF course, rare. AS a
rule 1t IS wisest for a girl not to LET a
man know she cares for him until he de-
sires to find this oat and asks her. It is
his place to do this If he loves her he
WI never rest until he does find out. and
girl can safely wait until he seeks to
A'io"' BARBARA BOYD.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
Lovely Trimming.

From the Baltimore Star.
Almost barbaroGs spiendor character
lies the trimmings for evening costumes
offered in the fashionable shops. Very
open-patterned lace banding on the flet
order has gold and silver threads run
in IT, then some Of the pattern worked
over ia a kind OF coarse satin stitch.
with fiber floss Gold tubular cord will
outline a Greek key design OF white net
to be applied on white crepe or chiffon.
An odd and very effective banding shows
a narrow Inc of black running in AMI
out of the S>iicate pastel tints OF the
Persian leaves worked on net. Fringe
of glass, metal, or pearl beads, ranging
in size from pin heads to peas, drops
from some Of the girdles. reaching well
over the hips, or when forming only a
trimming for the front falls nearly to tie
knees In fact, fringe Of this glittering
kind is worked in on the evening gown
wherever there IS an excuse for Il. and
especially lovely does it look falling away
from the sleeveless armhole and forming
a twinkle background for beautifully
arm.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
LITTLE PROBLEMS OF
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Is a Girl Wise to Shop a Man She Cares for Hiinl2

The girl who casts adoring glances at a
man whenever she is in his presence.
who is constantly telephoning him. writ
ing him, and dropping in to see him at
his place Of business is most unwise and
foolish. She only disgusts him unless he
is as much in love with her as she with
him, in which case he would probably
have told her so. On the other hand.
sensitive. high-strung girls there are who
would rather die a death By slow torture
than let a man know they care for him
unless he had told his love. These are
the two extremes. Between lie many
cases, where sometimes it is wise for a
girl to let man know she cares for him
and again it IS most unwlse
Generally speaking, this is a secret a
girl should keep TO herself Unless a man
is desperately in love with a girl. il he
finds she cares for him he loses iateSest
in her. The man who has only q friend
~ feeling for a girl and discovers she
cares for Kim SHES or Immediately The
unattainable has the greatest charm
The pursuit is half the pleasure with n
man. Let girl end al by showing him
she is already won and she Immediately
pals on him.
But when she begins to see that he
really cares she doesn't want to he too
reserved, too distant il she returns his
feeling II she maintains a habitually
cold. Indifferent demeanor, he will take
it TO mean that he is making no impress
sion whatever and he may philosophicaIly
betake himself elsewhere. believing his
society distasteful TO her. BY fleeting
look, by the harmless coquetry that lies
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10

LARGE NEAPOLTTAN HAT. III beauti-
ful geraniun color; faced with black and trim
med with geraniums and maline & 9H ~
an exquisite color scheme. ... k9SOsVO
LEGHORN HAT. in the new comet shape.
and trimmed with wreath of
pansies and American beauty G99 RI
roses; faced with black ...... GES .OU
BURNT HEMP HAT, faced in black velvet
and trimmed with black velvet band finished at
side with bunch Of grass and go IN
caught with lace bow. - ( CsOO
LARGE LEGHORN HAT, faced in black.
trimmed with beautiful American e + Q 30
beauty roses. .................S D AOoVV
SILK BRAID HAT, champagne color, faced
with black straw and trimmed with a rose in
old rose color and black velvet Q7n ~
ribbon. ..............,. ...... RkOsUU
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
A Useful Novelty.

fsran the Detroit Nsus-Tfstsine.
The walk 10 the leather goods counter
viii furnish many suggestions for the
woman DESTROYS Of presenting soma sort
OF a triiiing gift 70 q friend or relative
about TO make long Journey or ocean
voyage. One Of these lltsIe novelties is a
case some four and one-half or five inches
WIDE II contains a folding knife. fork
aud spoon Of steel with white bore ham
dies and fat glass. The smau space
between tie glass and the knife. fork.
and spoon is reserved for a smau napkin
70 be rolled into a leather strap. other
cases OF tsAis same ts-Ee somewhat larger
bold tue same utensils for tae.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-10
The Polichnelle Hat.

From the Boston Hsraid.
Women over here are taking up the
PoIiehinelle hat which is exactly what
It's name describes. It is black velvet
turned I'D in a wide sweep back and
front with crown of black MORE shot
with tinsel or with the old blue that is
50 well combined with black. Directly
in front is a coekade Of dull gold, With
a black osprey
The carping critics IN Paris insist that
this hat Is being discarded over there
in favor Of another kind. but that does
not alter the fact that it is coming out
IS . more deanite fashion oyer here.