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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
Bryan's Fine Idea
For A Dozen Great
National. Highways

William J. Bryan has what he re-
CARDS as a dandy strategic plan for
national defence.
His contention is that with twelve
highways leading from coast to coast
the American farmers who would
fight a foreign foe could seize their
guns and mobilize quickly at certain
given points by riding to them in
their motor cars.
The plan was announced in the
course of a speech on "The Cause
less War" given at the First Presby-
terian Church in Oak Park, Chicago,
and in other addresses delivered in
Chicago. Mr.. Bryan speaking to re-
porters at the University Club just
before he left the city not only ad-
mitted that he said it but defended
it. He was especially wroth at the
criticisms that such roads might
serve the enemy for the transport of
artillery.
81 have been interested to see how
the advocates of preparedness jump
at the chance to discredit any
attempt to divert money away from
the building of battleships into use
full channels" he said. 1.-TWO Chicago
newspapers have suggested the
danger that the good roads seek
might be used by the enemy This
is a far fetched argument.
eve have many other things an
enemy might use. If we must dis
pense with good roads because an
invader might use them for the
transport of artillery why not make
the future absolutely safe by Destroy
ing all the roads and then Destroy
ing everything that might invite an
enemy to invade US?
"How far, l ask, will this frenzy
for preparedness be carried before
the jingoes return to sanity? If they
will just consent to apply to inter
national affairs the common sense
principles that neighbors apply to
each other we need not be scared
about the dangers of invasion"
When the statement was finished
Mr.. Bryan added
'That's my answer and that's all
l am going to say"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
Questions Are Asked
OF A Candidate
By Non-Partisans

l. Do you subscribe to the plat
form of the Non-Partisan Citizens
Committee for the election of small
board of freeholders, copy of which
platform is herewith enclosed?
2. If you dissent from the platform
in any particular, kindly state what
objections you have?
3. Will you state your qualifica-
tons for service as Chosen Free
holder of Bergen County? (In this
connection the committee would be
Obliged for such information about
yourself-expressed in your own way
as may be useful in helping others
to form an opinion of your qualifi-
cations. Kindly state age, length of
residence in the county, experience,
if any, in county affairs, present &C.
cupation or business, and general
business experience. A brief express
sion of your personal opinion about
county administration will also be
appreciated.)
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18

over ridge traffic. The next smaller
and lighter checks represent the
"blocks" of the community, a hun
dred or so in number; and the finest
of all, fully seven thousand in num-
Der, the total number of city lots
into which the borough's mile or two
of geography is divided. The black
specks | knew at once to be the
borough's buildings and homes, of
which had learned there were some
eight hundred in ALL"
By this time the dreamer's mag
ination carried him back in fancy to
the time when the borough's patch
of real estate, instead of being
divided into it's thousands of city
lots, apportioned among 1900 own
ers, was tract partitioned among a
few large owners, like the Vreelands,
Rusches, Winterburns and Ayers
when, in place of maze of small
oblongs of land of mathematical ex-
actness, selling in the market like so
many shares of stock, the site was
region of large farms and hunting
tracts.
He saw, in imagination, the evolu-
lions of the various sections of the
borugh, the development of Cliffside
proper; of Edgewater Heights and
the Overlook Company; the "Frog
Town" section of Grantwood; the
Columbia Investment Company's de-
velopment of Grantwood and West
Grantwood. He saw also the growth
Of the modern realty company move
ments, and the substitution of realty
control of host of little lots, in the
hands of few great corporations, for
the oldtime control of few great
tracts in the hands of single land
owners.
Then, suddenly, in flash, came to
the thinkers consciousness the start
ling fact of the existence within the
borough of two great dominant cor
porations: on the one hand, the
sovereign corporation of the people
and their homes, their interests as a
community residing, under the law,
in body of chosen councillors; on the
other, powerful group of men en-
gagged in the traffic of land for lucre.
The one a corporation of the people !;
the other corporation of the land.
The former, through it's sovereignty
elected governing body in complete
control, within the law, of all other
corporations Of the electorate; and
the latter, under the law, subject to
regulation by the corporation of the
people. Still another corporation
there was of the whole people, of
only slightly less Importance to the
others: the school system, regulated
for the people by a body of nine
trustees. The first corporations only
reason for existence was as the man.
aging body for the collective inter-
ests for the entire population. That
of the second was purely for indi-
vidual profit. For the third, the
educating and training of the young
for the best citizenship, and domestic
and social living.
The question which then came to
the thinkers mind was: "Is the
proper relation and balance main
tanned by the peoples rulers between
the interests of the land and that of
the jewellers on the land"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
Morristown Club Is
Destroyed By Fire

The pretentious Morristown Coun-
try Club, at Morristown, N. j., was de-
stroyed at midnight last Tuesday by
spectacular $4,000 fire which
lighted up the hills for miles around
and threw hundred odd young men
and women, who were dancing in
the ballroom, into a panic. The en-
tire building, with the exception of
the new locker room wing on the
east end of the building, was con-
sumed by the flames, which spread
like wildfre as soon as they got a
start
The young folks were engaged in
dancing when one of the young men
scented smoke. He inquired of his
companions if they didn't smell smoke,
and they traced the odor to the cellar
door. A number of the young men,
bers pulled the hose from the rack
while the others opened the door
leading to the cellar.
The cellar was all aflame, and they
phoned to Morristown for the engines.
They sent the chemical engine out to
fight the flames, but this was futile,
as was the single hose belonging to
the club. The dancers were driven
out on the grounds and richly clad
girls stood beside their escorts as
they witnessed the fire
The Country Club is one of the
wealthiest clubs in New Jersey and
the building was one of the most
beautiful in club construction
Observer.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
Citizens Part
In Government

Elihu Root, ex-Secretary of State,
in "The Citizens Part in Govern
ment," an address delivered to the
Yale University, said in part: "The
fairest and most fertile parts of the
earth have been for centuries wild
erness and desert because of bad
government; not only lands capable
of supporting vast multitudes in COM
fort and prosperity, but lands that
have actually done so in the past, are
today filled with wretchedness and
squalor, with ignorance and vice, be-
cause of bad government; while
under good government industry and
comfort flourish on the most sterile
soil and under the most vigorous
climate"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18

Sulphur is a great germ killer.
Feed a little to the hens to ward off
disease. A spoonful or two in the
mash once a week will be sufficient.
The hurricane which recently
swept over the West Indies destroyed
80 per cent. of the banana trees on
the north side of the Island of
Jamaica.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-19
HAVE YOUR JITNEY READY.

Commencing with last Saturday, Nav
18th, five cents has been added to all
passenger fares in Minnesota for distances
over five miles. This is because the
railroads are taking advantage of the
supreme courts ruling on the two cent
fare law, wherein the court holds that
the roads may charge three cents per
mile for the first five miles of any journey.
1t was not the intention of the author
of the law that this additional charge
be made, nor apparently was it the in
tention of the legislature from the dis
cussion on the bill at the time the law
was passed that 3 cents be charged for
the first 5 miles on any ticket purchased
but the court says the wording of the
statute is ambiguous and has interpreted
the statute according to the railroads
contention.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-19
With the only revenue Of ;2,oo5.sb,

WAeA tAAo~'OuAy 1cNeuu6 OI $6,VVO.SO,
the tax levy for the previous year, the
fire department fund could not escape
being overdrawn when it is considered
that there is an annual rental of $50
for each of the 102 fire hydrants, making
total of $4,000. In addition thereto
the fire alarm system was renewed this
year, meaning an expenditure of 81 ,24O.-
70 for materials and labor.
All the other expenses for the running
of the fire department including salaries
Of chief and marshall, teams for hook
and ladder truck, teams. fires and
practise attendance at fires and watching,
new hose, repairs ETC., amounted to
only $1,144.38 or less than 500 a
month. OF this amount the team for
hook and ladder truck cost $500.
The expenditures in this fund exceeded
the revenues by $3,439.76 and at the
end of the fiscal year this account was
overdrawn to the extent of $5,456.51.
The tax levy for the park fund last
year amounted to $2,0O5.35. The
annual expense of the Park for music
for the concerts, salary of park police,
labor, water, plants, etc. amounted
to $1,420.53, the amount usually ex-
pended every year for this service.
The building of the new grand stand
which cost $1,848.59 practically took
the entire tax levy and it became neces-
sary to overdraw this account to the
extent of $1,263.77 which with prior
deficit of $202.17 brought the total
amount overdrawn up to $1,465.94.
The public cemetery fund is the only
one which shows balance on the right
side of the ledger. The financial nego-
tiations in this fund are not very ex-
pensive. The total receipts during the
past year amounted to $69654 and
the total expenditure to $654.03. The
sum of $321.50 was received for orna-
menting and watering graves, $171.OO
for opening and closing graves, $125
for sale of lots and $79.04 for interest
on cemetery trust fund. The salary
OF the cemetery keeper amounted to
$3.50 and the further sum Of $94.18
was expended for extra labor and $143
extra for ornamenting and watering
graves. Fifty dollars worth of water
was used and $40 was expended for
flowers, trees and plants
The revenue for the interest and
sinking fund was increased to the extent
of $4,406.45. The sum of $2,OO5.35
was received for general purposes and
$500 for payment of interest on state
loan. The total expenditures on this
account amounted to $1,85791. OF
this amount $1,000 was for the interest
on state loan and $500 for interest on
sewer bonds. The revenues exceeded
the expenditures by $2,548.54, in
the balance in this fund at
the end of the fiscal year to $18,430.67.
The cemetery trust fund was enriched
by $3.50 and now amounts to $4,000.
The city hall fund shows a balance of
So, 1854 an increase of $129.99 accrued
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-19

Mrs. John Gratz of Waseca visited
relatives here last week.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
MOLECULAR ATTRACTION.

That 10 What Permits q Needle 10
Float Upon Water.
A steel needle laid carefully on a
stn water surface will float, although
the weight of steel or iron is greater
than that OF an equal volume Of water.
Molecules OF liquids cohere, but with
O force far less than in solids Or viscid
substances. But the thin needle Of
metal gently placed horizontally or
water has not quite weight enough to
break the surface tensiOn-that Is,
molecular attraction-of the water be-
low it.
Attraction Of molecules is a force
that exerts great influence in nature.
Thus this force draws particles OF wa
ter in fogs into drops Of water which
are heavy enough to fall as rain. Dew
Is a formation of minute particles OF
water into drops at rest on surfaces.
The molecular attraction OF the
heavy liquid-mercury-is intense, else
this heavy liquid could not be drawn
by it into spheres OIL drops. Melted
lead forms into minute globes when let
fall In highss shot towers. =
Therezis a great difference in the In
tensity OF molecular attraction, as may
be observed in alcohol, gasoline, sui
phur1c ether and similar limpid liquids
and oil, strip, glycerin and other WIS.,
cous liquids.
Soap bubbles could not be blown in
alcohol or benzine, but they form read
fly in water. And the molecules in the
thin films really attract with some
force, else the bubbles would burst be-
fore they become SO large. The most
elaborate mathematics are required to
handle molecular forces, At only for
technical journals.-New York ,Amerl-
can.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
WORKING the Morse Code.

Easiness of the telegraph code has
sometimes facilitated evil practices.
Charles GaIbraith, formerly chief su-
perintendent Of telegraphs at Bombay,
described one notable case. Messages
used to be brought by mail steamer
from Suez to Point de Gale and tel
egraphed thence overland to Bombay.
Native operators found it profitable,
especially during the cotton famine, to
communicate the tenor Of dispatches to
outside confederates. At first the
method employed was to write a copy
of the telegram, roll it up tightly and
drop 1t out Of the window. But this
was soon detected and stopped, Then
the operator would lean his head on his
hand as Il musing and drum with his
fingers. knowledge Of the Morse code
by the man outside did the rest.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
TWO GULF STREAMS.
The ons OF Air 10 What Creates th.
Deaerta of 4ha E.a4

Deserts Of the East.
The g1llf stream, as every one knows
Is q broad river Of warm water which
starts in the gulf Of Mexico, wanders
across the cold Atlantic ocean and
bumps into the British isles. giving
them a warm climate and no end offoe
and rain. But few people know that In
the atmosphere above there is a second
gulf stream OF warm, moist air.
This slow, damp breeze strikes the
British isles and does not carom off
Ike the gulf stream, but continues over
Europe. As it passes over Sweden, Fin
land and northern Russia these cold
lands chill the wind and cause IL to
drop its moisture in the form of rain.
The lakes and rivers of these northern
countries are all supplied by the mois-
ture taken up from the gulf stream.
The rotation of the earth makes this
wind veer gradually to the southwark
about the time it has given up the last
Of its moisture and warmth. AS a
mighty draft Of dry, cold air, the gulf
stream wind moves on across the plains
OF Russia. As it approaches the equa-
tor the wind warns again, but becomes
ever drier.
At last, as it sweeps over Turkestan,
Arabia and Sahara, it evaporates like
O great sheet Of blotting paper all water
1t meets, forming the deserts OF Turke-
stan, Sahara and Arabia. Fortunately
this devastating wind now leaves the
continent, becomes the trade winds and
returns to it's starting point at the gull
OF Mexico.
Several somewhat visionary schemes
have been suggested for altering the
course Of the gulf stream. One OF the
immediate results OF any such change
would be the shifting Of the present
deserts to other parts Of the world
New York American.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

p,.a The Democrat and trade with
odvprtisers for they help improve
tSs community.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
TWO TRAVELLERS ARRESTED.
Postmaster Brys0n Has Hand in Ar
rest of Two Men at Marion.

~~.+Az@ -. 4.
Postmaster Sam Y. Bryson Of Hen
Jacksonville was notitled by South Car
DINA authorities last week to lookout
for some alleged yeggmen headed this
way. Acting IN this advice P6stmas-
ter Bryson learned that the suspects
had left the city for Marion. He wired
the authorities at that place as a re-
sult of which the arrests were made
as will be seen from the following:
Marion; N. c.. April S.-Twe men
registering as J.. F. Leigshen, of SAN
Francisco, and E. d. Davis, OF, Ghica-
60, are being held at.the local Jail on
suspicion of being connected~With the
recent yegg %robberies, at Honea Paths
Anderson and Williamson, S. C. Their
automobile and baggage is being de-
tanned by the officials and a postofice
inspector has sworn out a warrant
before the United States commission
er. The date for their hearing has not
keen set.
Yesterday afternoon the two men
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
WILL BUILD SCHOOL HOUSES
AT COST OF ABOUT $500.

The county board of education at it's
meeting last week decided to erect
four houses soon.
The school house at District No. 8,
Grab Creek township, was recently
burned and this will be replaced by a
one room house. Another will be
built at Liberty, District No. Z, Ed
NEVILLE township. Two houses for
colored school children will be erect
ed, one at Fruitland and another for
District No. 2. Hendersonville town
ship.
Some of the old buildings are dilapi-
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

The Democrat stands for progress
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
Al inch of Rain.

An inch OF rainfall is equivalent to
600 barrels Of forty-five gallons each to
the acre. This amount Of water weighs
over 113 tons. Think Of hauling 1t to
the farms in wagons holding a ton
each! That seemingly light air n
clouds are capable Of handling this
enormous amount Of water Is one or
the marvels Of m~eteorology.. One inch
of rain is, not such a heavy rainfall
either-Farm and Fireside.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

arrived at Marion in an automobile.
the machine bearing a Florida license
tag. Shortly after their arrival, the
local officers received a telegram ask
Ing that two men answering the gen
.eral description of the autoists. be
arrested and held for the United.
States authorities. The telegram stat
ed that the two men wanted were
travelling in an auto. and this led the
local officers to- begin search at once
for the two new arrivals. The men
were released after a court hearing.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
cOMMBNITY SHOP M

Van Lindsey who a few months age
opened the Community shops, an
nounces that his brother. r. F. Lind
sey, anrexpert ~machinist of Greenville.
s. c., and the latter's son, Robert
Lindsey, have moved to Henderson
vile and Will be associated with the
Community Shops.
Mr.. Lindsey has added some new
departments and announces that the
shops are prepared. to do automobile
repairing of any kind, plumbing, gas
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
BEAR WAILow WEIrERs.

MI. James McKernan left last We'd
nesday for Sanford N. c., to attend his
sisters funeral.
Mrs. C. Oates spent a few days IN
Asheville during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Long and sey-
eral others of Fair View passed
through this section Sunday.
Misses Julia and Minnie Grant. who
have been at home for quite awhile.
nave returned to Atlanta.
The Democrat stands for progress
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
SMITH SAYS THAT BIG
po4D PROJECT is ON FOOT.

A smith. who attended the meet
road enthusiasts from several
uS in Chattanooga recently IN con-
'a.;on with the Chicago-Miami high
brings news of big things in sight
Or Hendersonville.
Smith, who is cooperating
MI CYRUS Kehr, DR.. Geo. F. Stuart
Mr.. Strong, all road enthusiasts
A ~1vroxyille. says that there are plans
foot which. if contaminated. will
~ork untold good to this section but
:, not ready to make public an
cement of the undertaking. The
ppo"ndotion work is now being done
VDa Mr., Smith thinks that publicity
s saT soon be given to n of the big
VIZ VIZ highway projects e undertak'
tr North Carolina.
sn Smith was the only delegate
North Carolina to attend the
n~Sa+tanooga meeting.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

and steam fitting electrical and ma
chine work, and all kinds of black.
smith work. carriage and automobile
painting, sign writing, cabinet max
ing etc.
Mr.. Lindsey says he is determined
to render Hendersonville the best of
service along this line and continue
TO enlarge the business if local condi-
lions justify.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

dated and it becomes necsssaryD
have better ones.
Plans and specifications may
by applying to County Superintendent
". S. Shit1e. Bids viii be considered
by the board of education at its meet
ing on the first Monday in May.
These new buildings will cost app
proximately $1,000.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
why She couIdn't.

-."Oh, / couldn't love him"
"Why notF'
"He e a wig. The very 1deaP'
Then the dear creature removed two
rats some puffs, a coronet, a braid, a
pompadour, a switch and sat down TO
.neruse a novelist. Louis Republic.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
New TO Him.

professor-Have you read LAMBS
TaIes2v Butcher-No. I've seen a good
few black sheep. but I dunno as ! ever
seen a red 'un.-London Telegraph.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15
R;oht In Fashion.

81 hear Tom is a gentleman farmer
now"
"Right up to the notch too. Puts,
evening dress on all his scarecroWs tt
dusk"-London Answers.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-15

u must be the change Of the MIND
not of tbe climate, that will remoYe
the heayiness Of the heart-seneca
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-26
UniOniSn:;
z With EtneyS

wages hours and conditions, on the
energy we gave the company.
Il was win the car company three
years. II was getting So a day at the
end OF that time. l was on duty II
hours. I prided myself on my integ-
rity. And yet I was constantly har.
assed by company spoilers. as we're
the other men. Their word Is always
accepted. against that Of an empioye.
Failure 10 call out a street name Of
ten resulted In from one 10 three
days suspension; other minor infrsc-
tions, due often 20 fatigue from long
hours and lack OF sleep, were even
more drastically punished. Worst OF
all, there was no incentive for amoi
ton
.The watered stock. you see, has TO
be taken care Of. II employees dion
like conditions they could quit. That
was the company's attitude.
Now work eight hours Q DAY,
clear $40, have my little bus nearly
paid for, don't have TO furnish employ
ment for 'spotters' and haven't any
watered stock to worry about. Did !
get your titneyf All right. thanks,