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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

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Men may not boast when they are
together in a social way, but more
or less transpires between them that
is suggestive of how good they are.
People who eat chicken crow.
Stir up politics and the dirt will
appear.
The girl with nothing to wear is
not without silk hosiery.
In case Of love at first sight 1t is
well to be struck dumb.
The man who waits Is apt to be
surprised by the sudden appearance
OF winter.
When man falls over himself his
first thought is that he has case
for damages.
The messenger boy has speed
enough when he has a day of.
The woman who loves her hus-
band learns to adapt herself to the
fumes OF cigar suited to his means.
Honesty finds pleasure in the
practice Of economy.
Stinginess begins its depredations
on those who practice 1t.
The price Of the cap does not de-
termine its value as friend Of ears.
A steamer trunk is call to see
the world.
Women kiss each other and shake
hands with the men, and there is no
difference except in the form of ex-
preston.
The reason the big stores are
crowded is that there is no admis-
sion fee.
A short yardstick will do for the
measurement of personal faults.
If the dinner is not just what it
should be 1t is a relief to speak Of
the difficulty Of securing competent
help.
The bewitching girl may strike It
right, but the chances she takes are
ranged over considerable distance.
Even people who think twice be-
fore they speak are hasty.
The modern prodigal is not salts
fed with veal; he wants turkey.
A balky furnace has sufficient
draft for bad temper.
An old coat may be warm enough,
but 1t has a chilling effect.
Sunny people are able to look
clouds out OF countenance.
Many men have been reformed by
wearing second hand clothing.
1t is hard to get through decently
with the breakfast when both man
and wife turned sour over night.
1t is surprising how much good
behavior people have when they are
on IT.
When goodness is in the air he is
a thoroughly encrusted old scamp
who can keep 1t out.
A man set on driving his own ma
chine feels a deep sense OF outrage
when 1t turns on him.
The gnawing OF mouse gives the
woman desired excuse for arousing
her husband from his best sleep to
protect her from a burglar.
Some men are reluctant to grant
small favors to their wives for fear
the demands will grow into money.
A discomfort OF life is in not be-
Ing able to turn on the light with
out thinking Of the bill.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
INTERESTING EVENTS IN
CHIC AG q
INTERNATIONAL
LIVE ST &C X
EXPOSITION
UNION STOCK YARDS
DECEMBER e TO Q, 1911

This we'll known and coiintry-fa-
anous show will be held in the Inter
national Ampitheatre and twenty
adjoining buildings at the Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, and display
Of many thousands of finest breed
ing cattle, horses, sheep and swine
makes it grand contest of cham
pions. Slaughter Tests, Packing
House Exhibits, Collegiate and
Farners' Stock-Judging Contests,
National Breeders and Stockmen s
Meetings, Public Daily Sales. Bril-
liant Evening Entertainments.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
DR.. R. W. H0MAR,

DIR. r. W. H0MAN,
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist
Formerly assistant Processes 4
diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Hoss NJ
Throat, State University Of Iswa.
Spectacles accurately fitted. Hsun
. to IL a. m.; 9 to 5 p. m. Orr
Burleson's. Phones-Ofioe ~,
house 231. I
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
Snap Shots.

Sioux City Journal: The man who
gets out of his orbit is pretty sure
to be lost In space.
Birds Of a feather do not ask for
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

KTR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, IT.
lS1 Third Ave-, Moline, H., writes:
al have been suffering from catarrh
in the head for the past two months
and tried innumerable so-called reme-
dies without avail. Moo knows how
Ihave suffered, not only from the dis
case itself, but from modification when
in company of friends or strangers.
81 have used two bottles of your med
icinc for a short time only, and IL
effected complete medical cure, and
what ia better yet, tho disease has nos
retained.
81 can most en- phaticaily recommend
Poruna to all sufferers from this dis.
ease"
Read This Experience.
Mr.. A. Thompson, Box Is, r. r. l.,
Martel, Ohio, writes: "When began
your treatment my eyes were intlamed,
nose was stopped up half of the time,
and was sore and scabby. could not
rest at night on account of continual
hawking and splitting.
az had tried several remedies and was
about to give up, but thought would
try Peruna.
"After I had taken about one-third Of
n bottle I noticed q difference. 1 am
now completely cured, after suffering
with cstarrh for eighteen years.
~ think II those who are afflicted
with catarrh would try Peruna they
would never regret it."
Man-A.lin an Ideal Laxative.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

There IL no theme more plentiful
to scan than IL the glorious, goodly
frame Of man.-Du Bartus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

the first half had set Frequent ex-
pansion joints have solved the
trouble Of cracking and that is all
that could ever be said against con-
crete paving. For durability it will
outlast any other material that was
ever used and you will not have a
high priced pavement proposed to
you which does not depend upon a
concrete base to hold it up.
THE COST.
If you can get sand delivered at
rs cents per cubic yard your SCREEN
ed gravel or crushed lime rock ought
not to cost to exceed SLIPS and with
cement at about SLIP per Dbl. de-
livered at the mixer, your cost would
be about as follows:
Base 81 of 1926. ......... .52c
Top 2" of 1:2 soc
Excavation .... ............. Sc
Dicount on paving certificates. &c
Supervision ..... ........... lc
Contractors cost .............98c
Contractors profit 25c
1923
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

Some contractors will bid on a
closer margin of profit, and again If
you wait until next summer to let
your contract cement will be higher.
A contractor with established bank
ing connections can sell per cent
certificates without discount.
AS TO MY GRAFT.
I have no doubt that paving pro-
moters will accuse me Of being paid
by some one because with the data
I have on the subject Of paving I am
very much in the way. When I was
fighting patented Granitoid concrete
here because of Its monopoly of
price requested the cement mill
people to get in the game and help
me make concrete paving cheap so
as to extend the use of cement. All
I asked was for them to write let
ter which I could use. The reply
was personal visit by their sales
manager and he said to me, "You
are right, but don't give me away.
We sell cement for the base to all
the paving men regardless of wheth-
er they use brick, asphalt or some
patented top" I then turned to an
officer of the State Quarrymen's As
ISOLATION and suggested that they
get into the game and help make
concrete pavement cheap and his re-
ply was, "Sh-e-e We sell the stone
for the base under all kinds Of paw
ling and ours is no good in the top
anyway. We can't afford to have
the other fellows fighting us by us
ing gravel for their cheap aggre-
gate" and SO / was left alone. I got
my real assistance from several un-
corrupted city engineers who had
used concrete for paving and from
the engineering departments al
Ames, the University of Wisconsin
and the University Of Minnesota.
Respectfully,
D. w. Norris, Jr.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
For Sale.

For Sale.
7-room house. corner lota Good
collar and cistern. Good barn, e9yH-
ing and cement walks. VIII tAks
team Of horses in part payment N.
c. Eckstein, at KearnaL f-tN
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

holds up the brick even though 1t
is only four inches thick because it
was mixed strong at 1895. That is
the mixture we use for the base to
our concrete pavement although we
use screened gravel in place of
crushed lime rock, because we have
the gravel in the Iowa river right
inside the city, whereas rock would
have to be shipped from Linn coun-
ty. With lime rock SO near to you
as Iowa Falls on direct line and
one local freight you ought to get
crushed rock as cheap as gravel. You
can easily call for bids on both and
accept the cheaper.
SIOUX CITY'S METHOD.
At Sioux City they pour their con-
crete pavement sometimes five inches
thick and sometimes six inches thick
all in one pour. BY mixing a NOR
tar ~ Of cement and sand and US
ing only four parts stone there is
more mortar than Is required to I'LL
the voids between the stone and
consequently when tamped the NOR
tar slushes to the top leaving stone
aggregate all in the bottom and vir-
tually a Ia cement and sand top
which is correct as to mixture. This
method saves labor and is the cheap
est pavement. The Sioux City en-
gineer argues that with one mass
there is no chance for the top coat
to separate from the bottom and
crack. He began by using 1:3:4h
mixture which left him 1:3 mortar
for the top. 1t is not strong enough,
SO he now uses 1924 which leaves
IL mortar for wearing surface with
a skim coat Of III swept over it.
MASON CITY METHOD.
We followed the Mason City meth
cd in Marshalltown and got pave
ment seven inches thick for $1.1S
per square yard and firmly be.
lieve that 1t viii last fifty years
without repair on any business
street. The base FIVE inches thick
was mixed 1885 Of cement, sand
and gravel screened over quarter
inch mesh. Mason City, Fort Dodge,
Eldora and Usage mix the base
1875, which Is better than ours,
and should be adopted. On top OF
the base we put wearing surface
two inches thick mixed liz OF ce-
ment and sand, which is the same
as at Mason City, Usage and Ekdora
and is right.
NO STONE IN TOP.
Fort Dodge and Fond Du Lac,
wis, where concrete pavement has
given eminent satisfaction, use a
wearing surface mixed 1:1:1 OF ce-
ment, sand and granite chips. This
lis the Hassam top. 1t is too expen-
lsive and OF no benefit. Don't have
lany stone, granite or gravel and new
er any soft stone like lime stone in
your wearing surface. None of 1t,
not even the granite, is as durable
"a concrete made OF silicious or
granite sand and cement. When it
wears 1t gives an opening on the
surface for the wheels to get into
and grind your pavement.
DON'T GROOVE THE TOP.
The growing of the top into
blocks to prevent slipping is also
wrong. In the first place it costs
unnecessary labor, is not needed and
when done weakens the pavement
by letting the wheels grind. Simply
have the top swept rough with q
stiff street broom and your pave
ment will set SO rough on top that
IT win never be as slippery as brick.
EXPANSION JOINTS IMPORTANT.
It has been remarked in my cor
respondence that there is one fault
with concrete pavement which is
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

G. T. McCAULIFF, II. D.
Office over Browns drug stsrs,
corner Of Des Eoines and DsoslA
streets. Calls attended day OF ligkl
Both phones. Z
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
DIR. RICHARDSON.

DIR. RICHARDSON.
Office at 713 Wilson avenue, Art
door south Of Louis Franks slsth-
ing store. Speciality, diseases q
women. Calls answered day md
aight.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
DR.. E. s. Mitterling,
Dr.. M. E. Mitterling,

OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS,
Over 0rpheum Theatre. HOUR:
5 to IL a. m l to 6 p. m. PhdHs
Martin 1853. dit
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
LAND SHOW, NOV. IS to DEC. 9.

An Ocular demonstration of the
agricultural and horticultural devei-
opments Of lands throughout the
United States. An attendance of
over 400, 600 is predicted this year.
Be sure and visit the Illinois Central
exhibit of products grown inthe two
great states of Louisian and Missis-
sippi.
Irrigation Congress. Dec. S to 9.
The object and purpose of this
Nineteenth National Congress can
best be expressed in its motto, Save
the forests, store the floods, reclaim
the deserts, make homes on the
land" to which might be added
drain the swamp and make homes
on the land The results of irriga-
ton of the arid lands of the Far
West, and the possibilities of the
drainage of the swamp land of the
Great South and elsewhere. will be
given particular attention in an elab-
orateprogram that has been planned.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
DR.. F. A. BOYSEN,
DENTIST.

Over Aug. F. Mueller's hardware
store. Martin phone 261. lnaslsa-
dent phone 166. 4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05

DR.. F. E. WHITLEY,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Webster City, Iowa.
Office 71S Des Moines street. ISs-
idence 1893 First street. 4
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
Sexual Weakness and
Private Diseases
n Specially.

1a1o1 foix Syphiiis, Gonorrhea, Strictuts
6lDsk, epern6ssoirhea, varicocele, .Hydrocel.
Q Ex0oss, producing EEissions, Debility. Eers
Jnanees, Dizziness, Defective Memory, etc
wien ruins mind and body. positively cured
WONDERFUL CURES
Hsssected IN old cases when have been ne,
AoeeA OF mskillful!y treated. No expe. iment
II euro Thousands gives up to a..
oonsuitatlon Free and confidentas
Address,
Dr.. Wilbert Shallenberger
766 Oskweed Bsul svaRd
CHICAGO, ILL.,
iasfsfenca. DrexAi State Hank
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Try the daily . month.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY

ads, Oasaract, GROSS Eyes stEntghtened witht
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-12
The Hours of the Dav.

The ancient Egyptians divided the
day and night into twelve hours
each, custom adopted by the Jews
and Greeks probably from the
Babylonians. The day was first d.
vided into hours in Rome by L.
Papirius Cursor, who about B. G.
293 erected a sundial in the temple
of Quirinus. Prior to the invention
of water clocks (15S B. CO. the time
was called at Rome by public criers.
In England in early times the meas
urement of time was uncertain.
One expedient was by wax candles,
three inches burning an hour and
six wax candles burning twenty
four hours. or a day.-New York
American.
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Great Salt Lake.

The waters of Great Salt lake
are very heavy and roll with lazy
motion, but with tremendous force.
A person can lie fiat on his back in
the water and third of his body
will still be above the surface. He
floats like cork, the only difficulty
being that as his head is heavier
than the rest he is constantly try
ing to stand on it, which is not good
for his breathing apparatus, since
single inhalation of the salty
water will cause serious though
rarely fatal inflammation of the
lungs. The water is full of animal
life, even when it is at saturation,
but the life is confined to little
shrimp about a fourth Of an inch
long and a little worm, the larvae
of a fly which feeds on the shrimp,
and few species of alga, on which
the shrimps feed. No other living
thing exists in the water, but these
are enough, for there are hundreds
OF shrimps in every bucket of water.
Except when milky with shrimp
eggs, the water is as clear as crys-
tal.-Y outh's Companion.
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Ha,ay e Ryan
zUaukesAa, Wis.
HER POKER HAND.
Mrs. Bunsen Knew 1t Was Good and
Played 1t to the Limit.

Mrs. Bunsen Knew 1t Was Good and
Played 1t to the Limit.
The Bunsens went over to spend the
evening with the Colts, because PEG
pie get tired of staying at home all the
time and just listening to each others
palaver.
Goitt suggested that they all sit
around Mrs. Colts little sewing table
and have nice friendly game of poker
for an hour or so.
1t was only a penny ante five cent
limit game, but then people have been
known to clean up a first rate little
bunch of pin money in even such a
juvenile game as that, and Bunsen
soon had his chips stacked up in four
little cylinders in front Of him. Mrs.
Bunsen would reach over and borrow
ten chips or so now and again, and a
momentary frown would fit over her
husbands brow, but he didn't say any
thing.
BY and by Bunsen took notice
of the fact that Mrs. Bunsen was
reaching over into his subtreasury
vaults and picking up chips half a
stack at time and putting them into
the pot as fast as she could meet
Colts bets and raise him.
Bunsen looked at her when he saw
his hoard of chips disappearing in
way that inquired plainly, Are you
sure you've got it on him?"
"Got a straight" whispered Mrs.
Bunsen when she found opportunity to
whisper without being observed.
Then Bunsen gave her look that
said; $50 as far as you like" for
straights had been pretty good that
evening, and the pot, after the way it
had been sweetened, looked worth
while
Finally Colt called her. "All I've
got is three ladies'" he said in a tone
OF polite inquiry, laying down his hand.
'sWen, I have straight gurgled
Mrs. Bunsen. "See-queen, king, ace,
deuce, tray"
Bunsen shot her glance that told
her something was amiss before any
body had time to say word.
"Why, the ace comes after the king,
doesn't 1T? she inquired. "And doesn't
the two-spet come after the ace and
the three-spot after the two-spot? I'd
just like to know why that isn't a
straight"
Bunsen watched Goitt rake in the
pot and didn't say anything-not just
then.-Chicago News.
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4 WEIRD PROCESSION.
Il Startled Woman at Midnight In
Korean Mountain Pass.

- ~eS'Hoo VoiHaH at Mldni9nt In
Korean Mountain Pass.
The mountain north of Seoul is
crossed by Picking pass. We had
overtaken the relay of chair coolies
in the afternoon, but the journey
had been long and trying on all,
and the men, completely exhausted,
swayed and reeled from one side Of
the path to the other under their
heavy burden. ] insisted that they
should rest.
Grateful for an opportunity to
rest my cramped limbs, scrambled
from the chair, then stood trans
fixed with fear and terror. Coming
over the crest of the countain were
hundreds of torches and lanterns.
Family from far away came strange
wild voices, shouting and scream
ing Louder, louder swelled the
weird, fantastic noise, and drums,
bells and gongs' could be heard.
Turning to the men, I cried,
'What is this" and pointed to the
strange thing now descending
quickly toward us. The men in an
excited way talked all together. l
could see that it was something
very unusual, and they seemed to
be very much frightened. My Chris
tian boy, Ke Tai, came to me to
keep me from being alarmed. He
carefully explained, but using many
words / had never heard before. /
listened more mystifed than ever.
Whether it were a mob or an upris-
ing | did not know. He saw that |
did not understand, and so at great
length and with many more strange
words not in my vocabulary he tried
to enlighten my bewildered mind.
Nearer came the menacing mob,
and above the changing of brass the
yelling and wailing arose in an un-
earthly roar. Alone at midnight on
the dark mountain pass stood and
faced-what? knew not, but GER
tainly something terrifying and aw-
full. Ny heart was filled with hor-
ror, and a strange, unutterable
longing for my home land and
mother swept over my heart. Had
my time come to go?r 1t might be
indeed SO.
With faltering voice / insisted
again: "Can't you tell me in few
words what it is? / will not fear"
This time the boy understood what
it was / needed and made reply:
eyes; it is a nobleman who has
departed from this world"
1t was a great funeral, nothing
more. Midnight is the favorite time
for the procession to the grave.
The darkness will help to keep away
the evil spirits. SO they think. The
bells and drums are used also to
frighten away the malign demons
by the noise. The loud wailing and
piercing cries were from the large
crowd Of hired mourners.-Ellasue
Wagner in Christian Herald.
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An Amendment.

"See here" Indignantly exclaim-
ed the pompous little man, "did you
tell Blank that couldn't tell the
truth if | tried ?"
"No, SIR replied the big man; u
never told him anything of the
kind"
s'That's all right them" rejoined
the little chap. 81 didn't believe it
when l heard it"
"On the contrary" continued the
big fellow, 81 told Blank that !
thought you might be able to tell
the truth if you tried, but I didn't
believe you had ever tried. Chi
cago News.
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Every Housewife Should Have
Copy

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the Boston COOKING School Magazine
The Cook Book has been pre-
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time, if the few simple directions
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This is truly wonderful book,
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It really must be seen to be ap-
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It's the best Cook Book I've ever
seen and you will too.
You can secure copy of this valuable
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cans of K c Baking Powder to this adj
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MFG. Co., Chicago, Ill. Write youF
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-12
Notice TO Taxpayers

The tax roll for the town of Wash
burn for the year 1910 is now in my
hands for collection and taxes are
payable on or before the 31st day of
January, 1911. Please call and
settle same before that date. I will
be in the city at the Times Office
every Friday and Saturday. Taxes
can also be paid at my residence in
the town of Washburn.
A. P. Stone,
Town Treasurer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-12
M 0 N E Y
L O A N

We wish the farmers of Bayfield,
Co. happy and prosperous year
for 1911 no fires, no dry weather,
we also want these same farmers
to bear in mind that we make a
speciality OF loaning money to them
on long time. We don't care about
your paying the principal If you
will keep the Interest Taxes and IN
surance paid promptly. Why not
buy that 40 or 80 adjoining you be-
fore price advances. We will ad
vance the necessary cash if security
is good-write call or phone on To-
cal agent Geo. A. Mcdonald. Bris-'
tol Blk, Ashland.