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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-27
WILBUR s. HILL
Editor and Publisher.

Member of Eastern Idaho Press Club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
WHY MR.. BRYAN LECTURES

Much speculation has been in
dulged in as to the reason why
Mr.. Bryan insists upon going
on the lecture platform. He,
himself states it is because he
needs the money; but no one
who is at all acquainted with
Bryan or his characteristics be-
lieves that is the true reason.
No doubt he can use the extra
money that comes in from these
lectures. No man ever had so
much money but that he could
use or thought he could use
more.
It is currently reported Mr..
Bryan is worth at least a half a
million. His salary as secretary
of state is $4,000 year. His
paper, the "Commoner." yields
him a good income. No man
cares less for money for moneys
sake than he does.
He lectures principally be-
cause he loves to talk. The
very timbre of his voice pos
sesses the pyschic power of stir
ring men to enthusiasm and he
loves to exert this power. He
possesses the art of placing his
ideas in such form and phrase
as to make his listeners sit up
and take notice and nothing
gives him more pleasure than to
practice this art. The applause
of the multitudes is the sweetest
of music in his ears, and the
alteration of his hearers is the
breath of life in his nostrils.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
Mr.. ANDERSON's BLUNDER

In d dramatic speech, Con-
gresham Sidney Anderson, of
the First District recently re-
signed his position as member
OF the committee on Ways and
Means.
"Mr. Anderson declares The
Rules of House written and un-
written deprive me of my oppor-
tunity of service and makes my
efforts on this committee fraud
and farce"
For a hundred years the COM
mittees of the House of Repre-
sentatives have consisted of a
majority and minority" party
membership. Whenever any ina
portant legislative measure
comes before the committee the
majority members meet Or
caucus" on the measure until
they whip it into shape to suit
themselves; when it has been so
completed the bill is submitted
to the full committee and is
passed upon by them. Even
the most unsophisticated citizen
is fully aware that the minority
members of a committee have
nothing to say about the forma-
ton of legislative bills before
they come up for action of the
entire committee. The only way
minority can hope to change,
alter or amend is to make min
GRITTY report on the matter under
consideration and go before the
House with such report, but as
the majority of the House are
always of the same political
faith as the majorities of the
committees, it's does not happen
once in a thousand times that
minority report receives any
consideration. If it took Mr..
Anderson three years to find
this out he is what his opponents
have charged, a dummy" con-
gresham.
The Ways and Means commit
tee is by far the most important
committee in the House of Rep
resentatives. 1t has original
jurisdiction over all questions,
relating to revenue. It's chair
man is the floor leader" of his
party. Places on it are more
sought after than any other COM
mittee. 1t is the ambition of
every new member to get a place
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The fact is that Bryan would
die of ennui if he could not talk.
1t is to De regretted, however,
that Mr.. Bryan ever went upon
the Chautauqua platform. The
Bryan in the halls of congress,
battling for what he considered
principle, Bryan in convention,
fighting an up hill fight against
corrupt control, Bryan in his
1894 campaign proclaiming his
peculiar political gospel when
the value of his worldly goods
could have been measured by
four figures and whose income
consisted solely of dollars con-
tributed by admirers is as diff
ferent from the sleek, prosper
Gus, well-groomed, complacent
Bryan of to-day as day is from
night. The moment Bryan com
mercialized his oratory his talk
lost its punch. Bryan talking
for what he believed was princi
pie was one of the worlds great
est orators, Bryan talking for
dollars is mediocre, his efforts
merely platidmous platitudes.
In the old days they came to
hear his message; now they
thrOng to see Bryan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
WAGES AND MORALITY.

l think it's perfect nonsense
to pretend that girl who is i'm
moral on Sc week will lead
virtuOus life on S.. | think
wages have nothing to do with
the question of morality. and the
girls themselves were the first
to resent the suggestion that the
minimum wage is the remedy
for minimum morals. OF course
we will all have 20 see that
working women are paid wages
upon which they can live, but
it is false and ridiculous to as
sert that there is a direct rela-
ton between the wages Of wom-
en- and their morality. And
working women were the first
to point this out-an0ther indi-
cation. | think, that they are
their own best helpers.-Miss
Anne Morgan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

on this committee, but few sue
coed in landing there.
Mr.. Anderson was one Of the
fortunate ones. As he correctly
states, as minority member he
has not any voice in shaping the
measures emanating therefrom,
but he will have still less now
that he has senselessly kicked
himself off the committee.
The minority party of today is
the majority party of tomorrow.
All indications point to the fact
that the Republicans will control
the next House. Had Anderson
retained his place he would then
occupied a good place in the ma
.jority committee membership
and would have had something
to say about legislation. For
the chance of standing for a
brief moment in tie spot light,
for the sake of making a dema-
gogic grand-stand play, he de
liberately casts to the winds,
this more than probable future
influential position. When the
Republicans gain control of the
House, as they surely will, An
derson, even if a member of the
House, will not be a member of
the Ways and Means committee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The sore politician labOrs under the
delusion that everybody smarts when
he rubs salt on his bruises.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

las Maine goes SO goes the Ma
ton" In a recent congressional cleo
ton liz that state Republican was
elected to succeed Democrat in the
old James G. Blaine district. The
Maine Yankee can be played for a
sucker only one time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The so-called foolish virgins who
spent their time crimping their hair
instead of hustling for Oil probably
got married long before the wise ones
who took SO much trouble to be ready
to greet another girls future hus-
band.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25
A FUTILE EFFORT

In Richmond, Virginia,
young lady was arrested the
other day because she appeared
on the streets wearing modern
slit skirt.
In one of the states one of the
legislators introduced a bill reg
ulating the length of a woman's
skirt when she appeared in pub
lie and it's size around the bot
tom.
Men have written till they
have become afflicted with the
writer's cramp and talked them
selves blue in the face about
tango dancing, turkey trotting,
grizzly bear hugging and the
immodesty of the present styles
of womens garments.
The effort is futile; they might
as well whistle down the wind.
The ladies' will dress the way
they think the men like to see
them dress and will do the things
they think the men desire them
to do, and the men can talk,
write and legislate until the
cows come home and are n1ilked
and it will cut no more figure as
to what the women do or what
they wear than the Bull Moose
vote cuts in Maine congress
sional election.
AS long as the modest, cotil-
lion dancing only, long, wide
skirted young lady is compelled
to pose as a wall flower at public
functions, while the turkey trot-
ting, tango dancing grizzly bear
hugging maiden, attired in a
modern slit skirt is surrounded
by a bunch of masculine admir-.
ers six deep, the girls will tur-
key trot, tango dance, grizzly
bear hug, and wear skirts as
tight as the bark on tree and
slit as much as the law will al
low, and men might as we'll try
to dam the Mississippi river by
whiting shavings off pine
single as to try to stop them
by talking, writing or legislat-
ing.
A kiss in time saves a domestic
row.
A man must have following be-
fore he can become a leader.
1t is not the lions roar that does
the damage it is his teeth and claws.
No man who is given an office to
keep him ''good" ever makes good
official.
Whenever a woman convinces a
man that he is genius she has him
hooked.
|
Mems political consciences general
ly run parallel with their political in
terests.
/ The profits of labor pay the wages
of labor; shut off the profits and there
are no wages.
There are a lot of men in public
life who would rather be spectacular
than be right.
The approved way for politicians to
conceal their own shortcomings is to
cuss the other fellow.
/ Men who are always kicking with
out cause have little energy left to
kick when there is legitimate reason
FOR lor nvorcico
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The St. Cloud Times and the St.
Cloud Journal-Press have ''got to-
gether in opposition to county seat
removal. Interest is thicker than
politics.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The man who prates the most about
standing on his rights generally has
mighty few rights to stand on.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

Claude Weaver, congressman from
Oklahoma. occupies several pages of
the congressional record telling why
he goes to church. Three words
would have been enough. Mrs.
Weaver goes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The man who works for himself
has the hardest master and the one
most difficult to please.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

If the average merchant was as
anxious to advertise his business as
he is particular to handle well adver-
tised goods, country editors would all
own automobiles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

Men who are always kicking with
out cause have little energy left to
kick when there is legitimate reason
for leg exercise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The approved way for politicians to
conceal their own shortcomings is to
cuss the other fellow.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

1t is not the lions roar that does
the damage it is his teeth and claws.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

No man who is given an office to
keep him ''good" ever makes a good
official.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

There are lot of men in public
life who would rather be spectacular
than be right.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

The profits of labor pay the wages
of labor; shut off the profits and there
are no wages.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

A man must have following be-
fore he can become a leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

Whenever woman convinces a
man that he is a genius she has him
hooked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-25

Mems political consciences general
ly run parallel with their political in
terests.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08
WALLACEBURG

Friday of last week we had a nice shower which was most ac ceptable on young peas and corn.
 Mir. David Huddleston's young est daughter was visiting the family of Mrs. Baily the latter part of last week.
 Miss Cantley of Prescott was the guest of Mrs. Fannie Wells last week.
 Sam Mullen left Wednesday for Cotton Valley La. where he has accepted a position in a mer- cantile establishment.
 Tn e cantaloupe business in this section is still in full blast. and the watermelon crop promi- ses a bountiful yield.
 There will be at picnic at Blew ins next Saturday with public speaking, ball game, and plenty to eat, so come one, come all.
 The corn crop in this section promises to be a bumper rom the present look out.
 Mrs. Amanda Bowman (nee Taylor) of Ashdown, has been vi- sitting her parents for the past week.
 The old folks meeting at Old Sweet Home Camp Ground will begin Friday night before t h e last Sunday in this month.
 The protracted meeting of the Baptists at Blevins under an ar Dor, after a weeks session closed last Thursday night.
 Col. Mullen's horse cut his leg on a barb wire about week ago severing an artery, and would have bIed to death had it not for the quick arrival of our ve- terinary surgeon stopped the flow of blood.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08
SOW OATS EARLY THIS YEAR

Itis not too early to begin plan hing for getting the oats sowed early enough this fall. Year af- ter year oats are sowed during November or left until February or March, that might have been put in during the latter part of September or during the first half of October, if the work had been better planned.
 It is better to SOW oats in cot ton, either broadcast or in drills two drills between each row, early in OctoOer than to SOW them next February. It is al- ways a difficult matter for the cotton and corn farmer to get the oats in early enough, but every effort practicable should be ex- erted to get them in before mid dle of October. Progressive Farmer.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08
NATIONAL STOCK TROPHIES OFFERED
Trophies and Cash Prizes at Ark
 anSaS State Fair

Breeders and Fanciers stock will be enabled to win national cups7
 An indication of the national recognition being accorded the Arkansas State Fair for 1913 is found in the large nun Der of splendid Trophies and Premiums offered by national stock breeders Association to be competed for at the Arkansas State Fair. En- abling the exhibitors at this Fair to compare their exhibits with the best afford by other states.
 The Percheron Society of America offers a series of twelve handsome cash and trophy prizes for awards in this class in the horse division.
 The American Hereford cattle breeders association has added to the big list of State Fair prizes. twelve first and second prizes.
 The American Berkshire As sociatiOn Trophy, A splendid sil- yer cup valued at $50.00 is offer ed for the best herd of this class of hogs.
 The National Duroc Jersey Re cord Association, offers four fine cash premiums for first, second, third and feurth herds.
 The American Angora G 0 a t Association offers a splendid sil- yer trophy for the best breeders flock of angora goats.
 In the poultry department, the State Fair offers 6 prize of $50. for the best display of birds of any variety. open the world.
 The Garland County Poultry Association offers four silver cups and series of cash prizes for various pens.
 The Garland County Poultry Association also offersa series of prizes of useful articles to pouI- try breeders.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08
The Rhode Island White As

The Rhode Island White As sociation of America offers five special ribbon premiums in that class.
 There are a large number of special cash and trophy awards in the Agricultural department as shown by the premium list, which is now being mailed out, and copy of which will be sent to any address on application to the secretary of the state fair.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08

AS fast as one sowing of snap beans is fairly up, SOW more and keep this up till late August, so that you will have a regular suc- cession of beans. Then, having a lot of green pods just before frost, gather them and pack down in brine in stone jars and you can take them out in winter and soak in fresh water over night and have them the next day almost as good as fresh ones. Progressive Farmer.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-08-08

Hot weather saps the vital energy and makes the hardest workers feel lazy. To maintain strength and energy, use Prickly Ash Bitters. It is the friend of industry.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

in his sanded throat, he heard the
chairman say:
Are there any other nominations? ?"
There was a momentary stiffness,
and then he heard a thick, strong
voice:
'N'isther Chairman"
"The gentleman from the First
ward"
''Misther Chairman" the thick,
strong voice said, 81 roise to place in
nomynation the name of wan"
1t was the voice of Malachi Nolan,
and Underwood suddenly remembered
that Nolan was to place his name be-
fore the convention. He listened an
instant, but could not endure 1t long.
He could not endure that men should
see him in the hour when his name
was being thus laid naked to the
world. Reporters were writing it
down, perhaps the crowd would laugh
or whistle or hiss. Besides, candi-
dates do not remain in the convention
hall; they await the committee of noti-
fication in some nearby saloon. He
squeezed through the mass of men
who stood on tiptoes, stretching their
necks to see and hear the old leader
of the First ward. and fed.
The first ballot was taken-Conway,
81; Underwood, 80; Simmons, the
dark horse, 8; necessary to choice,
35. The vote was unchanged for
twenty-six ballots, till the afternoon
had worn away, and the trucks had
jolted off the cobblestones of Clark
street, till the lights were fiaring and
hot-tamale men, gamblers, beggars,
street walkers, all the denizens Of
darkness were shifting along the side
walks, till the policemen had been
changed on their beats, and Pinkerton
night watchmen were trying the doors
of stores, till Cinnamon shuffled forth,
and Jewesses and Italian women
emerged for their evening breath of
air, bringing swart and grimy children
to play upon the heated flags. The
hall was lighted, just as il some Ital-
ian festival were to be held there. The
reporters places at the table were
taken by the men who did politics for
the morning papers, themselves re-
duced at last to the necessity of TAX
ing notes. They brought reports of
the results in other senatorial conven-
tions held about town that day-it
seemed to be assured that John Skel-
ley had carried the country towns,
Lemont, Riverside, Evanston and so
on. In certain west side districts this
man had won, in certain north side
districts that man had been success
full. 1t looked as if the old gang was
going to break back into the legisla-
ture.
And so the interest in this one re-
naming convention deepened, the
strain frightened, the crowd thickened.
The delegates, tired and sullen, shed
their waistcoats, tore off their moist
and dirty collars and settled down to
an angry fight. The amphitheatrical
arrangement of the chairs had long
been broken. The ward delegations
now formed circles about their lead
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Chose the Lesser Evil.

A gentleman from the north was en-.
joying the excitement of a bear hunt
down in Mississippi. The bear was
surrounded in small cane thicket.
The dogs could not get the bear out
and the planter who was at the head
of the hunt called to one of the ne
groes:
Sam, go in there and get the bear
out
The negro hesitated for moment
and then plunged into the cane. A
few moments later the negro, the bear
and the dogs were rolling upon the
ground outside. After the hunt was
over the visitor said to the negro:
Were you not afraid to go into
chat thicket with that bear?"
"Cap'n," replied the negro, "it was
jest dis way: l neber had met dat
bar, but l was pussonally quainted
wild de old boss, so l jest naturally
took dat bar, Montreal Herald.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

ming along the Archey Road. Under.
wood had three weeks of this, and as
he stood in the convention hall that
morning, unwashed, unshaven. his
linen soiled. his shoes muddy, his own
friends would not have known him.
though he cared little enough for this
now-they had all forgotten to go to
the primaries the day before, and
those for whom he had sent carriages
had been too busy, or too respectable,
to respond. The taste of bad beer and
the scorch Of cheap cigars still smack
ed In his mouth-indeed, he did not
get them entirely out until he came
back from Mt. Clemens two weeks
after the nomination.
But they were balloting for perma-
nent chairman now. 1t would be a
test vote; it would disclose his own
strength and the strength Of Conway.
He looked over the red faces before
him. He saw Conway himself NOV
ing among the delegates, snarling.
cursing, quarreling with the friends of
years; he saw Conway's candidate for
the house, McGlone, over In the Sec
ond ward delegation, his coat off, a
handkerchief about his fat neck, fum-
ing cigar between his chubby fingers,
turning on his heavy launches to re-
vile some man who was numbered
with Nolan's crowd; he saw in the
First ward delegation, Malachi Nolan,
clean-shaven, in black coat and cravat,
his iron gray hair cropped short. calm
alone of all the others. He would
have looked the priest more than the
saloon-keeper, had he smoked his CT
gar differently. Now and then he SOL
emnly raised his hand. with almost the
benediction of a father, to still the
clamor Of his delegation, which, with
its twenty-one votes, was safe at all
events for Underwood.
Muldoon was Conway's man-they
would try to make the temporary or
ganization permanent. D'Ormand was
Underwoods candidate. And Muldoon
won. Underwood had lost the first
round
The candidates for senator were to
be placed in nomination first. Under
wood stood in the crowded doorway
and heard Conway's name presented.
Then, in the cheering, with his heart
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

mer suit Of blue, and swapping the lid
of his watch shut, he once more heard
him say in a final and reproachful
tone:
We'll, all right; sorry, my boy"
Underwood wondered that morning
in the noisy convention hall, whether,
If he had the decision to make over
again, he would decline such influ-
ence. 1t had been the cause of much
doubt and some regret at the time.
The boss within him had protested
surely it was political mistaken
the boss was louder than the reform
er, and more plausible. lie came for
ward with brilliant scheme. He re-
called Baldwin's reference to the
rivalry between Nolan and Conway.
Underwood remembered that when he
suggested the possibility of Nolan's
running for the nomination himself,
Baldwin had shaken his head-there
wasn't enough in it, he said. Nolan
could do very much better in the coun-
Gil, where he was. Besides, Mr. Weed
and Mr.. Peabody disliked him.
Underwood thought out his scheme
that afternoon, while hunting in the
digest for cases in point to be cited
In a case his father was preparing for
the appellate court. The work of look
ing up cases in point, while its results
are impressive and seem to smell of
the lamp, had in reality grown quite
automatic to Underwood, and as he
loafed over digests and reports and
jotted down his notes, he elaborated
the scheme, just what he would say
and do, how he would appear, and so
forth. And so, when he entered Nal.
achi Nolan's place in Dearborn street,
early that evening, he was fully pre-
pared. The details of this incident
came back just as the details of Bald
wins visit had done-the empty sa.
loon, the alderman himself leaning
over his bar, his white apron rolled
into big girth about his middle, the
cigar in the round hole at the corner
of his mouth gone out, denoting that
it was time for him to go down the
alley to Billy Boyle's and get his por-
terhouse and baked potato.
Underwood watched Malachi Nolan
mix his Martini cocktail, splash 1t pic
turesquely into a sparkling glass and