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About Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1910)
TP V. A 1 mm Tr n TO frn aTfJ AN F JW J3ecome PEEVISH Mo .1 .4 MJff -.r k. m - " B3 ..... V , T 13 the custom to speak of the II jf'V vJMj, A ' ' T v j rA1riwrl Vnlted States senate as the moat II S - : 5 J ' V v V SSVT dignlned legislate body in the II v J.f , iLflv J .' I d t Mi world, while on occasions the II ft ?. ' .'-,-W P' ;.7Br ' . ; , , ' , nji f . J house of representatives has been II J"&?ii : ' J4JI I.',! described as a "bear garden." The II fV-'' lf I V '-' T h f I M fl!, senate Is ordinarily a dignified de- II F t i'iViVy V ' -' ST' '' ' " A ifTTn f 1 liberative body, but nevertheless it V - - ' -,: ". V' : :3Vl 1 Hr is a mistake to look upon the house II V STV I J "U of representatives in any way, ex- II X. ' II ! ' '' X I till f VV" ( T ts thfl custom to speak of X'nited States senate as the most dignified legislative body in the world, while on occasions the house of representatives has been described as a "bear garden." The senate Is ordinarily a dignified de liberative body, but nevertheless it is a mistake to look upon the house of representatives in any way, ex cept on the rarest occasions, as an assembly given to disorderly pro cedure. There have been within the last few months many scenes of intense excitement in the houso, times when personal, political and fac tional temper has run high and when there was the "high spirited excuse" for scenes bordering on the tumultuous. In the main, however, through all the temper-trying times of the attempt to shear Speaker Cannon of his power, and dur ing the intense moments of the debate on the railroad bill, the members succeeded in holding themselves in check, and in giving an exhibi tion of self-restraint that was admirable. On only a few occasions within the space of sev en years that one correspondent has watched proceedings in the house, have there been per sonal encounters on the floor between mem ,bers. In only one Instance really could these affairs be spoken of as personal encounters, for in only one case were blows exchanged. A former minority leader of the house and one of the leading members of his party, ex changed blows, but the matter was a personal one, and not a political one, and it might have happened outside of the house as well as In Bide. It was not brought about by the heat of debate, but by long continued friction which bngeudorcd heat enough to cause an explo sion while the house was In session. One ot the parties to this physical encounter is now fead, and the other, next March, will take his eat In the senate of the United States. Their ies probably will suggest tnemselves at fence. ' .There are many hot-headed members of the lower house - of congress, and some of those ("temperamental ones" are loaders In their re spective parties. As leaders, however, these men long ago learned that if they were to maintain leadership they must keep a check on their tongues and a check on their birth right willingness to enter on a scrimmage. The members of the house realize that men laboring under excitement, will say things that they will bo sorry for In a minute, and so fre quently, words that positively are Insulting, are overlooked by the offended member for a few minutes In order to give the offender a chance to get his faculties back and apologize. If he does not apologize, though he generally does, the one who feels himself aggrieved, has his own way of securing retraction, either by appeal to the house, or direct appeal, some times made in prcUy gprp language, to the member who has offuhdod.'" One of the most exciting times in the bouse of representatives In recent years was a ver bal encounter between Representative Dourke Cockran, Democrat, of New Tork city, and Rep resentative John Dalzoll, Republican, of Pitts burg, liourke Cockran Is known as one of the greatest orators of the United States, and John D&lzoll Is known as one of the ablest debaters ' on the Republican side of the house of repre sentatives, a small man physically, but abso- . !"te!y fearless, r.".'!! U one of the chief ad vocates of protection. Ji1. ft i-wi; -. ' The New York member attacked the con sistency of the Pittsburg member In a speech. , and said some things about the Inconsistency of the Republican ijarty. To Dalzoll, thi3 . seemed to give the opportunity that ho wanted, lie stood on tho floor of the houso and ac cused Cockran not only ol Inconsistency, but practically of using his gift ot oratory, first to uphold one eldo of a question, end then to uphold another, and the Pittsburg man did not try to conceal the reasons which he thought were responsible for the change of opinion and tha changu of attitude on the part of tho man whom he was cr!tlcl!rg. In that epeech against CocUran, D..bell was waspL-h. There were men on the floor who expected fully to Eee Cockran attack him. not verbally, but physically, but the New Yorker rat through the spech, and u'heu it was enuuj aius hi hlJ own place. Tho New YorUer con tented timet If with sayirg that If ho v; e t'ullty of the cti:wgs wM.:h RepuMlc.n member ha-1 r.iaJe against bin. lia vvaj not fit to (Uy In liio houso of representatives, and he Cen fcsdPd that co:i;;ie:s hi a int-tier of per total rnvl'igj to bin. 6Uo-.i!d mko an In VciiiK'Hii n ol l.l i tot uucf. mat-.e a rt;orl there cn. ar.j V. wue io..itJ - llly. the tact tuo.ild te rtb'ii-hed to the tour.tty The lo.:te re'.jcJ to any atl'.jrt o:i the New Yorker's demand for an in vestigation, and the whole matter went by default with the speeches of both men standing in the Congressional Rec ord as evidence of a warm day In con gress. In a debate on the tariff last year, the dry subject of lum ber came near causing a physical encouuter between Representative Jo aeph W. Fordney of Michigan, and Rep resentative Adam M. Dyrd of Missis sippi. The Missis eipplan had said that the Michigan member was inter ested personally in lumber matters and Intimated that he was particularly interested in a section of a lumber trust. The Michigan man said something in rutort which was a lit tlo stronger than a mere statement that the MIssisBlppian did not know what he was talk ing about. At any rate, Representative Dryd stripped off his coat and started down the aisle toward the Republican side, and toward Mr. Fordney, who stood perfectly still, awaiting the attack. Not many years ago Fordney had woiked In tho capacity of what U known as n "lumber jack," and he Is as hard as any nail that was ever driven into a board. Ilefore the Misslssipplun could reach the scsno of intend ed action, however, ho was seized by several members, and his coat was slipped on to hlH back onqe more. Later, tho two representav Uvea made up their differ encea? ,jjw In seven years these are tho only Instances which can bo recalled at this time of troubles between mn'.;?rs that did, or seemed likely to" culminate in Berfoas encounters. The truth is that the house Is seldom a "bear garden," and the best test of the tempers of tho mem bers was made during tho time which pre- c e d e. d the change in the rules of the bouse which was- secured by a coalition o f so-called Insurgent Re publicans and the . Demo crats. Led by R e p r e sentatlve Nor ris of Ne braska, the In surgents ' and Democrats to-' gethar s u c ceeded in ta king away from the speaker his membership in that committee. It was a great change from former conditions, and it was a direct attack on tho power of the speaker, an attack that hnd in it seemingly much that was personal, although most of the men who had a hand in it, denied that there was any personal feeling. Men sat white in their seats or stood and spoke with shaking voices, so tremendous was the excitement, tut during it all each man Kept u firm hold on his temper, and while It seemed to tho spectators that encounters must come, they never came, and the change in the rules was effected, involving 83 it did,' an air ing of factional differences with just as little outward show of disturbance as would attend the enactment of legislation of small degree of interest, 'r-wnm'i-y w Every man has mannerisms, but of course In the house of representatives pronounced mannerisms of the leadln? members are the only one3 which become impressed upon th9 public. Sereno E. Payne, the Republican lead er, is the author of tho last tariff bill as it passed the house of representatives. Outward ly. Mr. Payne suggests a condition of mind DayofthetiallBoy In this day of complaint against incompe tent servants of all sorts it is rather remark able to 6tudy the genual utility of the apart-inent,-houso hallboy'. Tho resourceful New York woman finds many uses for the liveried lad and where he has been tested and found thoroughly reliable lie Is o'tea trusted with responslblo duties. At one of the upper We.:t side apartment hotels two extremely bright young colored men have been employed, for four years and the commissions with which they are trusted are worth fctudying. One of them was 6een at a neighboring bunk the ether morning deposit (tig money for three gcetts ct the betel. Sev err.l other colored beys in uniform were per forming a F-lmllar tervlre. The receiving tel ler at the bunk explained thot nany of his women depositors tntruftej tl.la wcrlt. espe cially on stormy day, tj hall boys a:id eleva tor boys and thai tluro has urt btc.i a single cure of Ulthunesty or r.'. Ist::u"c rst-.r.il'.r.s la the r.xtter. In Eomo houses o!evtor and hall trys are net permitted to r.tn nr::!il the Ne-v Yorlt World ff.ys In n:fcr. wlr? t-vo er three l.-.ds are o:i 1'v.ty. i-i'.is ure r-lavt-d and super- ltt'l ilt'.'ts i re :;d to t t t' lei :u is. au::t::v ;: t'is fn '. bectr.ae tlrf.i Is c; rtv hi tl.t .l iiK'u.. e: beys tirvc tha lil.e to do the er- . poi riirr, ik reu-e Elevator and hall boys are also intrusted with all Borts of repairs, sponging, pressing, dyeing, etc. You will see them hurrying toward the uptown shops, their arms laden with all sorts of wearing apparel, from silk lints that need Ironing to shoes that need hnlf sollng. For such work the boy generally gets two bits of money, one from the tenant for performing the errand and another from the tradesman to whom he throws the work. A busy time for many of the boys Is Sunday afternoons and evenings, after the delicates sen shops open. Then housewives upon whom unexpected company has descended whistle for the hall boy, who makes an emergency run to the nearest purveyor of ready-cooked focd. On Sunday mornings you will find quite a line of colored boys in uniform lined up at the branch postofflces In the residence districts. These represent various apartment houses and apartment hotels whose tenants want their mall on Sunday mornings and who club togeth er to gi;-o the colored attendants a Email fee for malice the trip to the branch postofllee during the hour at which mail Is distributed every Sunday. A vi ry common source of revenue for hall boys Ik the care of baby buggies. Very few at .:rti; ei.ts offer room for such vehicles and it li net uhvuys tnfe to leave them in tho base u;cr.t. A bright hall boy wl'l take care of the i .-.t riage, keeping It cleaned and repaired, looking it with a chain or padlock to some cluau. cafe place In the basement and having and temper Indicated by th sound of his first name, but th Republican leader is not seren. at all times, although he, per haps better than any othe prominent man in the house keeps control of his emotions. Mr. Payne is fat and he 1 Jolly under ordinary clrcum stances. Occasionally when hi good Republican soul Is plercet by an arrow of sarcasm, invec tive or reproach fired from tht Democratic side, Sereno lose his serenity, and he grows quite hot and emits what some mem hers have dubbed bolts of light nlng. On occasions of less beat the Republican leader emits sparks only, but they are of th kind that burn. There are po? sibllltles of indignation and ar ger in Representative Payn that no one would suspect whe looks down from the gallerj upon his ordinarily calm exterlpr. Champ Clark of Missouri, the leader of th Democrats, loves his joke and It takes an occa sion that is worth while before he rouses him self to anger. "When Champ Clark does gel in ad he gets mad," is the expressive way lc which a Democratic colleague of the minority leader put the matter recently. There was an exhibition of how mad Champ Clark can get at the time when ho was trying to hold his Demo cratic colleagues in a solid line in favor of a change in the rules governing house procedure. This was at the time when some of the In surgents, in connection with the Democrats were trying to secure what is now known as Calendar Wednesday. It was at a time long prl or to the fight which ended in the removal ol the speaker from the committee on rules. The Democratic leader found that he could not control all his party colleagues, and he had a suspicion that some of them knew that they were to get committee preferment at the hands of the speaker, provided they deserted the Dem ocratic leader in the time of need. One New York Democratic member, with some others from different parts of the conntry, deserted their chieftain in the hour of trouble, and la ter tho New Yorker was given a fine committee berth by the speaker. No one will ever forget the castlgatlon which Champ Clark gave this colleague, whom he looked upon as a deserter from the cause of his fcl lows. It was a scoring the like unto which few men have ever received. The New Yorker took It in apparent humbleness of spirit, and it may be that he did not have any excuse to offer. Time is a great healer, however, and now the Democratic leader and the man whom he ex corb.ted are good friends, and seem to be work Ing In harmony for the party good In the houso of representatives. .-.. ... The hardcot "vToiked man in the house o. representatives, not even barring the Epeaker, L Representative James R. Mann, Republican, o: Chicago. Mann is known as the great objector and also as the watch dog. It Is hl3 duty to be en the floor of the house constantly, and tc watch legislation, line by line, and to see to it that nothing Is "slipped over," which the Re publican majority does not think proper. Mr Mann keeps an eye on amendments to the appro prlation bills, and all kinds of things as they come before the house. It Is ho who objects tc the consideration of many small bills when unanimous consent unquestionably would secun passage for them. This makes him In a sense tremendously unpopular with members who want to get something through, and can only get action undor unanimous consent. It ready for use at a signal from the mother or nurse. Landlords may object to dogs, but hall Doys never. A valuable dog is pretty sure to mean a weekly stipend to an obliging col ored attendant. Here again the Iron fence ot bar becomes usefulas an anchorage for the pet In his care and many an uptown hall boy spends his noon hour giving a pedigreed dog its outing. An upper West side boy whose RooseveHlan teeth ore the hallmark of good nature eaid when interviewed on the subject: "Yesslr we all can do most anything. Mis sua Powers, she has me open all her cans 'cause her bauds is shaky, an' I hooks her dresses when Mr. Powers he ain't home. 1 kin market fur her ef she's feelin" poorly, an I alius meets her mother at the subway sta tlon an' takes her back again. I take keer ol her cat when she's away end I feed Missus Brown's bird when she goes. Most all the ladles they give me their keys if they're 'spectln' some one to come while they're out an' I ain't never made no mistake." Mrs Vcnzzn e 'J. '.c: I, I.. !::! Wo?!: i. .-.I.' V- 8S r.r:d th.- ' ( U-i-ii.ll i t-.i. r::i.i rcci-pr.ry to rent quarters r.'o -o teach, rs. After ten years Ktl.iol h-is property worth $10,(100 he.-Me llrs. J-.:c-y and a secre-th'-.t urc ',2 te.K'hoii. The tchool a tc -:t!i x ptlntlng phtnt i 'i' n: tMji.-. t li'J .n J i no'.; (. o't a tl a K ' 1 1 . : f ? ft a Tin ti r i' "' ao ir. th:- ryy. or " f ' i;: : i't. Ar ct..t t - .-,ra.U- Showing Evils of Child Labor. Illustrations of the work of children In sweatshops ami tenement factories tiro bflng exhibited in the Church of tl;,. Messiah at New York. The eihlblt Is under the direction of the Con-Mi!'.'-rs League of New York, and It Is for tV purpose of showing the evils of child la! or. The Church of the Mes kIp.Ii Is Raid to have been selected be canre c f its t roxlmlty to the shopping ::.:. .r or c . ' n m i . rr r:; "-s.-f. f.-. .tsn t-vo law-I district, where many of the articles . . lie . c ; r . : : : l::to:'i made by those children are sold for ci.a r.i.i y v o: hi itln'l teachers. Ove and sometimes ten tiine.8 as much as the wages raid the workers. In the exhibit Is a bunch of pink art! flcial rosebuds; by making 12 bunches 141 rosebuds, a child earned one cent The Quoter. "You never quote poetry in your speeches?" "No," replied Senator Sorghum; "quoting poetry is too often like send Ing an anonymous letter. A man re sorts to it when be wants to say something and shift the resnonslbllltv of authorship." Mr. WTlllnm A ltii(!fnni will answer qmstlons ii titl mivlre l-'UKK l)F COST on nil f i!hjo t. pel tiiliiliw to the mihjcrt ('I lniil.l .114 fur Xht- reiulers of thlf I "!! i . on iicru'.int of Ills wlilo oxpe-rli-t.i . c.s IMiti r. Autl.or anil M.mufac ttni r. l:i Ir.. wltliont ilimlit, the lilxhi-st nuth i i t v on nil thcoo subjorts. Aililrr-sa nil ln."i!r'.-3 to William A. ltailfonl. No. 1st Fifth Ave. Chk-aRo. 111., mul only en close two-cent t-tnnip for reply. America Is a nation of home build ers. It has come to the point that a man's standing in a community ismoas- urcd by his home. It Is distasteful to most people to pay rent. The normal man desires to have a home of his own for his children. And these chil dren have a right to a home of their own. It goes without question that a man's work is made lighter ns he thinks during the day that his wife and his children are under their own roof. It is true that nil men are not able to hnvo a home of their own. They are tied down by conditions that prevent their entering upon so worthy nn enterprise. Put the desire Is there. Just the same. In nearly every town ot any size the real estate men and property owners are anxious to offer Induce ments to home building, and in many instances it is as easy to pay for a home as it is to pay rent The pay ments are arranged so that they amount to the same as rent and ns they include the Interest each month there is no difference, really, except that tho buyer must pay the Insur ance, which Is a small matter. When you come to think of It there Is really no excuse for any man pay ing rent when he can get a home on these terms. He cannot lose anything for the reason that if he should ever fail in his payments he has an equity for you to live In a house like th! than pay rent? You will have some thing to live for, and it will be th' ambition of your wife and yoursl to get it paid for as soon as possible And you have no idea how easy it wil be. This houso Is arranged with i view to convenience in housekeeping There are no stairs to climb. An you will notice that the front porcl 13 Included under the roof. The housi Is 26 feet vide and 53 feet long. Thli house ought to be built on a wide lo that will allow plenty of shrubber; and trees to enhance its beaut These things are requirements tha should no be lost sight of In selectin; (he location. Entrance is had to i large living room off tho front porch This room Is 12 by 20 feet In size To the left Is the library, which cai be used as a parlor If desired. Bu the day of the parlor has passed. I Is the vogue now to live all over thi house. No longer do we see the pat lor which Is kept closed and no profaned except when the mlnlstei calls or sister gets married. In the center of the house Is the bathroom and back of this is a bedroom. Th dining room is of good size, and I1 will be noticed that ample light Is provided for. In fact, throughout th house there are plenty of windows The kitchen is 12 feet square. It ought to be mentioned that If anj person selects this design and wanti to build, the best method Is to con suit a real estate man. If the intendlnt builder does not already own a lot. and arrange to have the house built on the monthly payments plan. Of course, It Is preferable to pay cash If possible, but as has been said before, It Is not necessary. The main re- ikiiki M Htf nil J that has a cash value, something he could not have If he paid rent The sense of satisfaction in undertaking an enterprise like this is tremendous. for the occupant feels that he owns the place tho minute he gets into it, and the pleauure of making little im provements and adding to tho attract iveness of the place is delightful. There are thousands and tens of thousands of families In the country living In their own homes today, in dependent of landlords, who never would have possessed anything but ' Porch J Mil ' ' " I I 12 O'XtfOV- J-! Be.dRm.1 DiriircRM. uvxi'r I UOXlfcO" I fi Library ' U quirement at the outset is the deslro to build, and when a man or woman once has such a resolve there Is al ways a way to realize the wish. ARE NATURAL ART LOVERS Living Rm. tfO"0'0" Porch ixo-xov Floor Plan for this system of monthly payments. It Is not necessary to have a large amount of money In many cases. All the real estate man wants Is a small payment down as nn evidence of good faith, or an earnest that the buyer means business and will not move in a month or two. The house we show here is one of the type being sold In many localities. Do you not think It would be happier GREAT WEIGHT OF SLEEPERS Most Extravagant and Costly Method of Transportation Is Sleeping Car Train. The most extravagant and costly method of transportation In the world is the Bleeping car train, which car ries two tons of dead weight for ev ery passenger moved. The great weight of passenger cars is due In no small measure to the great length to which these cars have grown In recent years. The body of a modem "sleep er " over 70 feet In length, supported on a truck at each end, may be re garded structurally as a bridge car ried on two end piers. And in the case of the car, as of the bridge, the bending stresses tend to break it In two, and threforo the weight of ma terial necessary to resist those stress es Increases in a much more rapid ratio than the length. Moreover, the concentration of weight on the two trucks calls for heavy construction in the trucks themselves. Experience Has Proved That Even Small Boys and Girls Appreciate Fine Pictures. "I saw a funny sight in the Carne gie gallery recently," teughed the friv olous worker as she came into the studio and began ,the usual prepara tions for the morning's painting. "There was a school being conducted through the rooms apparently two or three grades, from the size of the crowd. I heard the tramping and looked around. Well, Ilalley's comet couldn't have traveled faster than those youngsters. At the head were two teachers, then the long tall or the children and swish, swish, tramp, tramp, tramp they rushed through, never stopping to study a picture, but turning their heads from side to side trying to take in everything as they scorched past I followed through two rooms just to see if they wouldn't pause somewhere, but not they. I hope they were properly edified by what they saw." "Well, I've seen children there ta king a far greater Interest in the pic tures than lots of rrown-ups," re marked the serious worker. " I heard some small boys one time discussing the exhibit and one of them said: 'There Isn't a bum picture in the whole show they can't get in. If there was even one bum . one it wouldn't seem so great, but there isn't.' Now, don't you call that appre ciation, even If you can't agree to there not being a single 'bum' picture In the whole show? I watched those boys and they stopped and examined each painting with the greatest inter est it proved all my beautiful theories about teaching children to love all works of art."- Pittsburg Ga i zette-Times. -irifuij' ltijI-T ,rvjfu-'V'w'vM'yVVM'i''w",it"iiii J It has been proposed that a great saving in weight would be effected by reducing the length of the cars and substituting lighter four-wheeled trucks for the ponderous six-wheeled trucks now In use. The roof con struction could be considerably light ended by abolishing the end platform and substituting entrances at the cen ter of the cars and vestlbutlng the car bodies directly against one an another. But tho greatest reduction in weight it is thought would come from the substitution of steel for wood and the application to the design of the cars of those principles of Bteel construc tion which have rendered the modern steel bridge such a marvel of light ness in proportion to its strength and the load it can carry. The weight of the present railroad cars 1b the result of too much coach builder's art and too little of the bridge engineer's. Algebraical symbols are used when you don't know what you are talking I about.