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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
FRED B. SMITH, WORLDS
BEST LAY PREACHER

who has conceived and pushed the
Men and Religion Forward movement,
the most complete varied program
of religious activities with reformative
connotations ever assembled. And he
has been genius enough not My To
conceive the plan. but To set it going.
The international Sunday School as
ISOLATION With it's marvellous ramlfica-
ton of sub-organiZationS hat reaches
to the last Sunday school in the most
obscure corne OF the COUNTRY.
the AFOREMENTIONED mems brother
hoods that are hitchins on 10 the mighty
Niagara of masculine force in the
church which for generations has sim
PLY been flowing over the falls. and the
international Young Meu's Christian
association. with its magniiiccnt equip
nlelt and its thousands al trained eN-
perts in work among men. ave all
hurried into alliance with the plan.
The first movement in the campaign
begins Is October of the present YEAR,
when -four teams of eight specialists
each. gathered from all over the Ansli-
can world. begin eight-aay campaigns,
moving across tue countrs in four par
allcl lines, until the 80 chief cities of
the United States have been thoroughly
tired with the plans which the move
naent involves. each City having pre-
viously pledged itself 10 repeat the
campaign With all of its adjuncts With
workcIs taken from its own religious
forces. in from 90 to 30 tributary cities,
these cities to repeat it in surrounding
towns and those to repeat it again until
the last village. hamlet and farm house
in the United States has felt the pulse
of this ancient gospel in modern pano-
ply.
The purposes of the movement are
the preaching of righteousness. the i'm
culcation of a more modern and more
Christian ethical standard. the presen-
tation of Jesus Christ as Il salvatOry
force in the personal lives of men, the
reviving of the churches and readjust-
mcnt of their working methods to the
needs of the day. a special appeal to
bows and instruction to all churches
and church workers in The best ways
OF organizing for the permanent carry
ing on of work among boys. training
methods for special work for bible
school and for social service. ever to
the point of the making OF a survey
under the direction of experts with the
. inevitable political and civic recon
5 structions which would follow.
When social workers like Jane Adj
| dams. Edward r. Devinr, Owen IF
5 Lovejoy. Graham Taylor n Charles
+ Stelzle join with Il dozen other leaders
of the same prominence i'm it's en-
dorsement. it is time to call such at
@tention to the movement and the mar
\ who leads it that all people may be
forcefully informed of this new clou(
a upon the horizon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
Austin Dam Failure and its Lessons

1T is farthest from our desire to say
anything at this time which may need
lessly add to the burden of those, who
ever they may be. on whom responsibility
for this disaster may be placed and who
are without doubt already suffering tor
lures untold. We should be derelict IN
our duty, however. did we not point out
the salient facts i'm connection with the
disaster, not for the purpose of locating
the blame. but to Indicate how similar
may be avoided in the future.
The article which we reprint elsewhere
from our issue of March IL. 1910, describes
a partial failure of the dam at Austin
which took place in January. 1910, a fail
ure which the careful reader will see
might easily have caused at that time
just such a calamity as HIS now occurred.
The earlier failure of the Austin dam,
by a most remarkable coincidence. oc-
CURED from almost the Identical cause
which destroyed the Colorado river dam
at Austin. Tex, on April Z. 1900. The dam
at Austin, Tex, was slid forward on its
base until it toppled over. The dam at
Austin. Pa. was slid forward together
with a stratum of the underlying rock up
on which 1T was founded. BY great good
fortune the movement stopped before the
yielding dam section was crushed or over
turned and emergency measures We're taxi
en- to draw off the water from behind the
dam and relieve the pressure upon 1t. No
one seems to have realized. however, that
In that condition all assurances as to the
safety of the dam had wholly disappeared.
The pond above the dam was again filled
with water and the sole concern of those
in charge seems to have been to stop the
leaks. utterly oblivious to the fact that
this broker structure. it's bond with the
underlying rock destroyed. wa a veritable
sword of Damocles hanging over the viii
lage below.
1t was bad to build a dam on such a
foundation. with no greater precautions
to prevent water getting under it; but 1t
was 10 times worse to attempt to use the
structure in the weakened and perilous
condition after the partial failure of jan
uary, 1910.
Who took the responsibility of deciding
to run this risk. the courts will doubtless
: have to determine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
SEEMS EASIER TO REMEMBER
Remarks of Writer i'm Cleveland Plain
Dealer Appear to Contain
( Much Sense.

There is a new science called mne
monies, which is trying to get itself
introduced into our public schools. We
have no knock on this science-only it
seems to us to be a roundabout way
of arriving at facts that you ought to
remember right off the bat. 1t ap-
pears TO work something in this man
ner:
When was Lincoln born?" asks the
teacher.
II f-f-forget," whines the pupil.
NATURALLY you do. Go at it right.
How many Muses. are there in mythol-
ogy?'
Nine
Right. Now double that number"
INSTRUMENTATION"
Right again. Multiply 1t by 100"
1890"
Good. Add the number OF MUSES.
to that
$500"
aha. That's when Lincoln was
born. Why don't you learn the scien-
titic way OF getting at these things?"
AS we said in the first place, it's a
noble science, but we'd rather remem-
Der dates.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
From the American Magazine.

You painted me black. but not half
as black as l am confessed II soldier
in the camp at Chickamauga during
the Spanish-American war. There were
5000 soldiers in Chickamauga at that
time, rusting with Impotence to get
to the front. A man got up before a
crowd of them one day and began to
talk. He had a book in his hand. The
book was the bible and the man was
Fred r.. Smith. He didn't put on any
airs in particular. He had huge bushN
brows and hair that for ~blackness and
bristle would make an Esquinau pale
With envy. His eyes looked level and
and uniiinchinsly into the yes of men
about him without boldness and with
out tilni6ity. His features wore A half
smile and q look that seemed to say.
Now boys don't try to fool me. / know
all about YOU: but l like YOU just the
same. and ] nave something to say
that Will do YOU good" In the nine
weeks that he WAS there he swaNed
soldiers bythe thousands.
And no wonder. Fred Fl. Smith is
the most expert lay preacher to mon
in the English speaking world. He has
bclted the globe. He has talked To
on the windows and his presence on
the platform will bring more mcn to-
gether in more different cities of the
United States on Sunday afternoon
regularly. Year in and year out. than
any other name and presence in the
United States. For II years Smith has
been doing this sort of thing. He is
known from coast to coast. Young
ems Christian association workers
put up the sign. Smith is Coming
they name the place and date, II then
prepare to take care of the results.
The largest meeting place will be filled
to overlooking.
Smith was brought up on a farm in
South Dakota. In 1881 he entered the
association work. throwing into it his
tremendous vitality and power with
men with such effect that in 1895 hs
vas made secretary of the information
al committee. In 1899. as a member OF
the committee. he campaigned the as
sociations of North America. holdins
conferences and e~vangelistic meetings
i'm each city. organizing bible classe:
and everywhere inspiring young men
Smith doesn't coddle his auditors. H.
talks to them straight of right living
AS a preacher he doesn't rant Hi;
methods are quiet ones. He waits upon
God. And while he waits. men. ant
mostly young men. by the hundred
will rise and ask to be prayed for. o
tan and confess a new born faith ii
Jesus Christ. Somehow. when he take
hold of your hand you feel that he /
just the squarest. keenest. sanes ma
you've ever come in contact with.
AS for organizing genius. 1t is Smit,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
Circus Man Runs Workhouse

In the American Magazine. George
Creel writes of Charles +. Stevens, a
happy-go-luclky man. whom Mayor
Whitlock appointed superintendent of
Toledo. Ohio's. workhouse. This MAJ.
who is entirely ignorant of .'police
methods has made startling reforms
in the handling of prisoners.
Writes Mr.. Creel:
Mr.. Stevens entered upon his new
duties With no other insignia of office
than a nice new shave. On his first
morning. as he walked around testing
the floors with reference to his weight.
the prisoners went marching by. a
mans hands on the shoulder of the
man in front. their feet clanking a
ponderous and despslring rhythm.
"'Gee!' exclaimed the new superin-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

tendent. turning the p~reternatural
gravity of his big round face upon the
carefully uniformed turnkey. All Grip
pies. chg
".Cripples.!' Thc mans jaw sagged.
Sure not.
Well. then, what makes EN- lean
on each other that way?'
Its the lock-step. The turnkey
said it very proudly. BY. treating the
worlllouse inmates like real %convicts
and giving h place all the airs of a
real Eenitentiary he hoped to become
a real warden some day.
Don't say!' exclaimed Charlie. I'll
bet it's fine for fellows with bum legs.
but l don't seem to get it as the right
glide for able bodied men. Hey. boys.
just CIT out the Kangaroo lope and
walk natural"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
From the Engineering News.

From the Engineering News.
The terrible disaster which destroyed
the village of Austin, Pa. last Saturday
with a loss of 300 or more lives, is a shock
to the engineering profession hardly less
appalling than that experienced when the
Quebec bridge fell four years ago.
So far as the newspaper reports have in
formed the world, the structure was de-
signed and built under direction of a com
petent engineer of good reputation. The
structure fails suddenly with great loss of
life. and the public jumps to the conclu-
sion that no engineer is reliable, and thai
no dam is safe.
We wish. first of all. to combat this
idea. Most emphatically do we declare
that it is within the resources of engineer
ing to so build such a dam as that at Aus
tin that 1t shall be safe and secure. 1t
is not our province to sift and apportion
the responsibility for this sad calamity.
1t is our duty to say that the occurrence
is without excuse: and that If the dam
had been built with proper precautions
and proper regard for safety the failure
would never have occurred. There Is no
mystery in the art of dam construction
and no problems in their design which
competent engineers are not capable of
| solving with accuracy and reliability.
But, it may be said. why then do dams
and bridges and other engineering struc-
lures fail, even when engineers of good
reputation are employed in their design?
We can answer this question in a word.
These disasters occur because too fire.
quently those who build these structures
buy just as little engineering and just as
cheaply as they possibly can.
They do not quite dare to go ahead with
an important structure without some sort
of engineering advice; but they get along
with just as little as possible; and too
often they reject so much Of it as does
not suit their fancy or their purse.
OF course not all engineering work is
carried on in this way. If it We're, acct.
dents and failures to engineering works
would be far more numerous: but we dc
know that for too much of the work OF
engineers is lone under conditions which
prevent them from really bearing the re
sponsibility that is nominally theirs.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
A Reader Cures His
Constipation So Try II Free
MAN for INV Eamilx4 n R.tzin ~. cea lae,I.h 81 All IL. a..-A~.
Family to Retain TIE Good Health Of All It's aembers

The editors Of Health Hints ard
Questions and Answers have one gues-
ton that is put to them more often than
any other. and which. strangely enough.
they find the most difficult to answer.
That is How a ! cure my constipa-
tion?'
DIR. Caldwell. an eminent specialist in
diseases OF the stomach. liver and bowels
has looked the whole field over. has prac-
tised the specially for forty years and is
convinced that the ingredients contained
Pepsin. has the best claim to attention
from constipated people.
It's success in the cure of stubborn con-
stipation has o much to displace the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
cireumstantlal Evidence.

A Scotchman and his wife were vi.
iting in a wild. beautiful part Of the
country. While driving a day with
their host. the two mem sitting to-
gether in the front seat while the lady
sat behind, they crossed & nigh bridge
which spanned a roaring torrent. An
unusually loud splash caught the gen.
tlemen's attention for a moment, s,ut
nothing was said. After several mstaA
the gentleman turned to add~~m X
remark to his wife. but her seat WIS
empty.
Aye" he remarked to his host.
that will be yon splash we heard
H~ousekeeper.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
A Metaphor Resented,

did l understand you to say. SIR"
said Colonel Stilwell, that you re-
garded that orators remarks as moon
shine?"
That's what 1 said" replied the
critical person.
We'll. sir, ! do not wish to seem
captious. but when it ONE to COM
pairing that line of talk with a noun
tain product for whose vigorous quail
tiles ! have a large degree of respect.
] must say your efforts to be compli-
mcn;ary, sir. go entirely too far"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
A FINE NloRT-cAP
The Best Thing in the World to Go to
Bed and Sleep on.

"My wife and l find that A teaspoon.
fu1s of Grape-Nuts and a cup of hot
milk, or some cream, with it, makes
the finest night-cap in the world" says
an Allegheny, Pa, man.
1--WE go to sleep as soon as we strike
the bed, and slumber like babies till
rising time in the morning.
at is about 3 years now since we be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts food, and we
always have it for breakfast and be.
fore retiring and sometimes for lunch.
/ was SO sick from what the doctors
called acute indigestion and brain flag
before l began to use Grape-Nuts that I
could neither eat, sleep nor work with
any comfort.
II was afflicted at the same timo
with the most intense pains, accompan-
led by a racking headache and back
ache, every time / tried to eat any
thing. Notwithstanding an unusual
pressure from my professional duties,
I was compelled for a time to give up
my work altogether.
Then l put myself OH a diet of
Grape-Nuts and cream alone, with an
occasional cup of Postum as a runner
up, and sometimes a little dry toast. I
assure you that in less than a week l
felt like a new man; l had gained six
pounds in weight, could sleep well
and think we'll.
The good work went on. and l was
soon ready to return to business. and
have been hard at it, and enjoying it
ever since.
Command me at any time any one
enquiries as to the merits Of Grape.
Nuts. You will find me always ready
to testify" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's a reason
Ever read The shove lcttere A new
enc appears from thme to tlne. They
are genuine tRae, and fuli of hsnas
lDte1eot
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

a defensive army would consider It
wrong to prepare breastworks to meet
an enemy. The extent to which the
fixing Of grounds is carried is amazing.
There probably is not "A major or minor
league grounds in the country on which
the home players have not the advant-
age. and visiting teams are forced to
be on the alert from the moment they
enter a field to discover. IL possible,
what they are up against"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

and sue things. Syrup Pepsia. by train
ing the stomach and bowel ,nuaeies u
again do their work naturally. aupA with
nerves. brings about q Ia.stiig c,iie.
Among its strongest supporters are m.
John Graveline OF 9S milwaukee, Ave.
Detroit. Mich, Mr.. ]. A. Vernon Of Okla
horia City and thousands Of athera~ Il
can be obtained OF my druggist at Hfty
cents and one dollar a botile. ar H yo1
want TO try it first n free 2ltlpie j,cffie
For the free sample address I1s. w. n.
Caldwell. 21 Caldwell buIAafns. Montl.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
~Fia;ng" Baseball Diamonds

In "The Right and Wrong of Base
BALI in The American Magazine, Hugh
s. Fullerton. the baseball expert, tells
of the queer ethics of the national
game. He writes:
Fixing the grounds SO as to give
the home team the advantage and
handicap the visiting players is the
commonest form OF trickery. yet in
professional ball 1t is not considered
wrong, any more than 2 commander Of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
ON II A + b

The Parson-Rastus, eff de Lord on
Judgment day should say to yo', What
yo' done do Wit all dose chickens yo'
stole?" What would yo' say?
Rastus-Parson, l might say dat nah
wife done cooked 'em, but yo' know
a man amt compelled to testify agin'
his wife.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

BE sure your sorrow is net giving
you its best. unless it makes you a
mere thoughtful person than you have
ever been before.-Phillips Brooks.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

A woman's idea of a mans response
bility depends on how he is dressed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

He is a wise mar who laughs at
the antediluvian jokes OF his tailor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
A PeriIous DUTY.

~ reFHOuo 0uly'
My position remarked the emf
rent physician, lis II requiring the
greatest tact and diplomacy"
What is the trouble?'
II feel conscienticusly obliged to
tell several of my most wealthy and
influential patients that they overeat."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19
The Kind.

Don't laugh at Miss Gladys Goose
berry as trivial. She is a scientific
woman"
She scientific? What kind."
You must admit she is a chemical
blonde"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-19

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send &c stamp Jor two samples Us ,,r very choic~
est Gold Embossed Birthday. Tfo~cr and Motto
Post Cards; beautiful colors and ioSesfass, osstvnx
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-05

singing was impressive as were the
addresses given.
Mr. ~ Jacobson of Newton has his
new home nearly completed
Miss Bentilla Haws of Hyrum is
spending part of the summer with
Miss Vienna Larson of Newton.
Miss Guartward Nelson of Salt
Lake, is spending few days with
Miss Edith Larson of Newton.
The following speakers were there
John Morgan. Logan James Quayle,
Logan and Samuel Roskelly of Smith.
field, w. H. Griffin, Sen. l.. c. John.
son of Richmond, John H. Anderson
of Logan and Bishop M. c. Rigby. The
benediction was offered by w. II.
Griffin, Jr
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-05

The following excerpt was taken
from the Salt Lake Tribune:
Unless reports received from the
four corners OF the state have been
greatly exaggerated and the results
Of Investigations carried on by ex.
perts incorrectly announced, Utah will
this year have the biggest and best
crops in her history, so far as the
average yield is concerned. Despite a
comparatively dry season and a cold
spring, the incessant efforts of farm
ers, coupled with the application of
better methods and more advanced
ideas, have resulted in placing the
agricultural fields of the state in a
Furnishing condition, forecasting har,
vests that will enrich not only the
farmer himself but all branches OF
business and place Utah well at the
top OF the list in the matter of agri-
cultural products for 1911.
Opinion Of Expert.
Prof. l.. A. Merrill of the Agricultur-
al College extension staff, who is re-
cognized as a leading agricultural au
thority in the state, has visited near
ly every section of the state where
soil is under cultivation through
either irrigation or arid farming
Douglas A. White, industrial agent OF
the Salt Lake Route, who is also
recognized as a man OF reliable know.
ledge and foresight in agricultural mat
tiers, joined Professor Merrill In
many Investigations. principally Of the
cultivated and arabic tracts in the
southwest district c. r. BAN, Dr. II.
l.. Shantz, DR.. Lyman j. Briggs and
Thomas II, Kearney, among the
most prominent authorities In the
United States agricultural depart
ment, and others, have also visited
different sections Of the state for ex
pertinent and investigation purposes
! Fifteen government men are nov
studying the weevil evil In those sec
tons OF the state for experiment sta
tons where the pest exists Asid,
from these men, DR.. NJ. Augustine an,
NJ Lucien A. Beruay OF the depart
ment OF agriculture in France wer
attracted by Utahs promising yield
j. Edward Taylor, state horticulture
inspector has just returned from
tour of inspection through the frui
belts of Utah. Reports have been re
ceiyei through Professor Merrill. Nh
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-05
FIND BONES OF
HUGE MAMMOTH
Or. Talnase Secures Valuable Add.
ton for Display at Deseret
.tf Museum.

DR.. James T.. Talmage OF the Des.
eret Museum, says the Salt Lake Tri-
bune, returned yesterday from Bear
Lake county, Idaho. where he was
called to look into the discovery OF
the remains OF what was reported to
have been a huge mastodon. Upon fur.
ther excavation and examination DR..
Talmage found that the bones were
those of an unusually large mammoth.
which had sunk to its death in
quick-sand basin on the ground now
owned by Christian Kunz near Bern.
DR.. Talmage declared yesterday that
the large skeleton was one of the
most valuable of its kind that has
been unearthed in this country, and
that despite the efforts Of government
agents the unusual find had been Sc
cured indisputably for exhibition at
the Deseret museum.
When the discovery was made the
only bones found were the teeth
Word was at once sent to DIR. Talmage
that the bones OF huge mastodou
had been unearthed. One of the teeth
was sent to this city by express. It
was more than foot long and nearly
as wide. Convinced that the specimen
was the tooth of mammoth and not
that of a mastodon. DR.. Talmage
went to the scene and personally un.
earthed large number of bones
which definitely proved the big ami
NAL to have been a mammoth.
Excavations are now under way
and within few weeks the remain.
ing pieces of the skeleton will have
been secured. DR.. Talmage declared
that the position of the bones unearth.
ed indicated that the animal was more
than 30 feet in length and that it
formerly stood far enough above the
ground to permit an elephant of the
present day to walk underneath its
stomach.
Yesterday government agents were
on the ground endeavoring to secure
the valuable skeleton for eastern ma.
tional museums. DR.. Talmage reports,
however, that their efforts will prove
of no avail, as he has already closed
I the deal with Mr. Kunz whereby tie
rare remains have become the perma-
nent property of the Deseret museum.
| where they will be exhibited as one
81 the most valuable displays in the
splendid collection of the museum.
| Tribune.