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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Above BrilIiancy, Talent or Genius 10
the Spirit That Declares ~
viii Achieve"

A writer has wisely said that what
men, both old and young, need In LIES
struggles, is not talent, not brilliancy,
but purpose-bulldog- square-1awed
determination. Man is g bundle of pos
sibilities and the men who have
achieved success are the men who
have worked, read, thought more than
was absolutely necessary, sought ad-
ditional information and stored 1t
away for the emergency reserve. EN-
erson has written eff a man can
write a better book, preach better
sermon, make a better mouse-trap
than his neighbor, though he builds
his house In the woods. the world Will
make a beaten path to his door-and
constantly and necessarily knock for
admission, and will not be denied"
Napoleon Bonaparte imbued every sol
der In the French army with the high
ideal, that he carried in his knapsack
a marsbals baton, an emblem of pow
er. Go into the worlds marts, walk
into the counting-room step into the
banking houses. tarry a while in the
universities OF research and learning,
stand beside the master hand that
handles the wheel of that steaming
into the counting-room, step into the
deeps. as she plows and safely rides
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN START
ED BY GOVERNMENT.
Casualties In the United States Com
pare Unfavorably With Those Of
Other Countries-Steps Taken
to Meet Conditions.

Among the employees 81 American
mines during the year 1909 there were
five deaths to every thousand men en-
ployed. The same year in Europe the
average was two deaths out of every
thousand employed. Most OF the
deaths in the American mines were
the results Of cave-ins, fires, explo-
sions, gas and the like. The bureau
of mines In the department Of COM
merce and labor, after considering the
statistics, has concluded that the diff
ferences in figures is sufficient to war
rant government interference In the
methods of miners, and has started an
educational campaign from six differ
ent mining centers-namely, Rock
Springs, Wyo.; Salt Lake City, Utah;
Billings, Mont; Urbana, ILL.,; Knox
vile, Tenn, and Pittsburg, Pa.
The scheme is to have fully equip
ped rescue car at each of these sta
tons, including in it's equipment all
the devices used by rescue parties and
manned by Red Cross surgeon and a
mining engineer. In case of accident
In any mine this car will be dispatch
ed to the scene and the engineer will
organize the work of rescuing life and
property. At all other times the car
will be making round of the various
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
M. c. D. Borden Showed Arthur
Twinlng Hadley How to Raise tho
BicentenniaI Alumni Fund Of
Million Dollars.

When Arthur Twining Hadley be-
came president of Yale university,
being elected to that Office at young
er age than any of his predecessors,
he knew that one of the most i'm.
portant Of the duties that lay imme-
diately to hand was the raising of the
bicentennial alumni fund of one mil
lion dollars. For 1t was hoped and ex-
pected that Yale would be able to cell
citrate its two hundredth anniversary
not only with formal ceremonies, but
by the announcement that fund of
one million dollars had been raised.
The young president started out to
secure this fund. What was at first
enthusiasm on his part was followed
by something like despair, until at
last he called upon one of the most
enthusiastic of the alumni of Yale, M.
c. d. Borden OF Fall River, Mass,
the largest cotton manufacturer In the
United States. Mr.. Borden heard pa
tiently the young presidents nara
ton of the difficulty he had met with
in securing pledges.
Arthur" he said, at last, you are
expert authority on ECONOMICS and on
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
A Mans lime.

mans time was never more high
BY valued and never more carefully
taken account of than now, SAYS the
Rural Home. The laborer In our great
factories is paid so many cents per
hour for his work. He receives nav
for the actual time that he is at work
II he arrives a half-hour late in tho
morning, he has rendered no service
during that time and he gets no nav
for 1t. When he receives his wages at
the end OF the week he realizes that
the time lost was worth something to
him. The man who is paid by the
week may be more careless of his half
hours; the man who works by the
month may regard his hours more
lightly; and the man whose time is
his own may fritter away days and
weeks. but all this time has it's value.
nevertheless. When once gone II is
beyond recall
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
NEW SORT OF BANK EMPLOYE
Business Woman Placed In Charge
and Responsible for Getting
Women'a Accounts.

One OF the new departures in bank
Ing methods is the bid that is made
for women's accounts. City banks
have had department for women
for some time, but only lately have
country banks and trust companies
taken hold Of the plan.
The woman's department OF the
Portland Trust company of Oregon,
was established something over three
years ago. 1t is really branch of the
advertising or publicity work, proceed
Ing upon the lines Of popularizing the
bank and making 1t subject of con-
versation among the women of the
city.
A competent business woman is in
charge as superintendent Of this de-
partment. Every accommodation and
courtesy is extended to women patrons
In the way Of explaining matters of
business with which they are unfa-
miliar, assisting them in the prepare
ton of checks, drafts and other papers
when they open an account.
In addition to her duties in the bank
the superintendent makes frequent
calls upon women whose business it is
desirable to obtain, and also extends
assistance to those who may need it.
II, for example, one OF the banks
clients or a stranger is Ill and desires
advice or assistance in the prepare
ton OF any paper or in the handling of
any business the superintendent
waits upon her at her home and
spends as much time as may be neces-
sary In aiding her. In this way some
very desirable results have been
gained.-System.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
President Who Was Forgiving

the department, to retain in 1t anyone
who is so disloyal and so insulting to
the president Of the United States
So l desire to receive from you au-
thority for the prompt and peremptory
removal of this insubordinate Official
The president looked at me
thoughtfully for perhaps half minute,
and then directed his glance at the
other members of the cabinet, one
after another. So far as | could faith
ON their opinions with respect to the
situation. they accorded with mine.
and 1t seemed to me that the presi-
dent also reached that conclusion after
he had looked searchingly at each of
his advisers. At last he spoke:
Mr.. Secretary he said, slowly, If
it appears to you that this communica-
ton involves the president as well as
yourself, wish you would let me take
it. ! will read 1t carefully, and then. if
find that your opinion OF It is justi-
fed. think | will keep it and forgive
the official who wrote It,"
With that" concluded Mr.. Gage 81
handed the letter to the president
who put 1t upon his desk. turned
serenely to ether affairs of govern.
ment, and afterwards, to my own per.
sonal knowledge, actually forgave the
man who had dared to be insubordi.
nate and to insult him"
Copyright, 1910. by e. j. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
100 Many Allow Chance to Deter
mine Life Work.
MUENSTERBERG HAS AN IDEA
Tsyeno'ogist Has invented Ingenious
machine Which viii Without Fail
Find Defects II They Exist in
Applicant for Employment.

Just how the average man xets into
certain profession it would be diff
cult for the man himself to tell. We
surely allow chance to determine our
lie work In an appalling I ashton
sometimes; doubtless this accounts
Tor the failures and semi-failures who
oVer-populate the earth. Now Prof.
hugo Muensterberg OF Harvard would
after all this. He would have every
man who entertains any hope OF TAX
Ing up certain line of work psycho-
logically tested to determine his 1T
ness for the work. Some of his tests
are ingenious. notably that which he
applies to chauffeurs.
In the psychologists laboratory is
complete automobile, with all the at
tachments. The machine is so ar
ranged that the various parts of the
machinery can be operated, but the
auto itself never moves from the SPOT.
Attached to the machine is an instru-
ment registering the movements of
the various levers. Now the would-be
chauffeur is seated at his wheel. lust
as II he were running down a public
highway, and moving pictures on
screen before him give the illusion of
motion. Suddenly the figure of a child
appears directly before his machine
instinctively he throws on the brakes
or switches his wheel II he is fit to
De chauffeur. II he does not respond
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
William MckinIey's Unfailing kindlI-
ness and Tenderness of Heart H.
Illustrated by an Incident at
a Cabinet Meeting.

During the entire period that VIII
liam Mckinley was president of the
United States, Lyman j. Gage was Sec
rotary of the treasury. and as such was
brought into close official and personal
relations with Mckinley.
with the exception of Abraham
Lincoln, Mckinley, in all probability,
had greater tenderness of heart than
any man who has been president"
said Mr.. Gage, land his nobility of
mind was the equal of that of any of
his predecessors. Let me illustrate by
an incident that occurred in a cabinet
meeting, and for the occurrence of
which l was primarily responsible.
After | had been In the treasury
department for some time 1t was
brought to my attention that one of
the departments subordinate officials
had dared to write for publication an
article that. to my mind, breathed in
subordination of the highest degree.
Quite naturally, WAS offended and in
dignant, so much so, In fact. that
took the first opportunity to call the
attention of President Mckinley and
the cabinet to the breach of discipline.
| minced no words In declaring to the
president that peremptory removal OF
the official In question was justified by
his disloyalty and the studied insult he
had placed in his communication. Then
read in full what the subordinate had
written, observing all the while the
president seemed greatly interested.
When l had finished. the president
was silent for moment. then he
said:
Mr.. Secretary, 1t seems to me that
If this communication is written in a
spirit of disloyalty. and II it contains
a studied insult. as you believe and de-
clare, then that disloyalty and that in
suit affects the president of the United
States quite as much as they do the
secretary of the treasury.
That is precisely my view Of the
matter. Mr. President replied. That
IS why | have brought this communi-
ration to the attention of yourself and
he cabinet. l do not believe that it
. right, nor for the best interests OF
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
The Employment Test.

Every city should undertake to fur
nish employment for those otherwise
unable to find work, and for two rea-
sons: The fit and willing should not
be deprived of the means of earning a
livelihood and the unfit and the unwill-
ing should be separated from the
other unemployed by some practical
system or test.
Vagrancy laws are we'll enough in
their way, but in the loose operation
of them many injustices are wrought.
No man should be set down as va
grant unless he Is both able and I'M
willing to support himself
Kansas City, as a municipality,
should have enough OF its public work
In its own hands to be able to apply
the employment test. Having this ad-
vantage, the city would not only go far
toward solving the problem of its un-
employed. but 1t would also facilitate
it's other efforts In sociological direc-
tons.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
LATE INVENTIONS.

A Russian electrician has invented
an insulating material made from
milk curds.
A concrete tile for subirrigatlon
with the upper half porous to admit
water freely has been invented by a
Texas man.
An electrical attachment for cam
eras by the use of which a person
may photograph himself from dis
lance is the invention OF a Califor-
MAN.
A stand to hold an iron, provided
with a screw clamp to prevent it from
being knocked from an ironing board.
has been patented by a Wisconsin
man.
An electric lamp with three degrees
of brilliancy that Pennsylvania man
has invented has three sets OF fla
ments controlled separately by a
switch.
On the principle of the electric chair
dryer is an instrument brought out In
Germany to cure rheumatism by d.
recting currents of hot air upon at
fiicted muscles.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Hurry Costly to Vanderbilt

and do what he wants to with it.
That must be stopped
1T seemed to- me that Mr.. Wander
bilt was In a good deal of hurry;
so l said that If Gould bought it he
would only get roadbed and a streak
of rust.
That doesn't make any difference,
he retorted .vehemently. He mustn't
have it, We don't want any more
trouble with Gould. l am going to &C.
cept Thomas offer instantly, and per
haps Gould will learn before he gets
through the tour OF inspection that
Vanderbilts got control of the road
Cautious man as William IL.
Vanderbilt was, and though wonder
fully accurate In his forecasts and
judgments, as | almost always found
him to be. he yet seemed to be car.
ried away by this impulse to buy, and
as he did not ask my advice. | did
not give it. But felt there was some
trick about it all. and was sure that
If he waited, he would get the road
for practically nothing.
We'll, that very day he bound the
bargain-he was not his usual calm
self until he had done so-and he
chuckled not little as he thought OF
the manner in which he had over
reached Gould. But few days later
he came to me with woeful face.
Charlie he said Chat was all a
trap. They set 1t for Gould and for
me, and they caught us both. Gould
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
USEFUL INFORMATION.

The Persians have different name
for each day in the month.
There are nearly $500 miles of cleo
trio wires In one New York office
building.
Cape Colony will import $4,000 tele-
phones from Sweden to meet an in
creasing demand.
Much of the "circassian walnut
appearing in up-to-date furniture is
the wood of the red gum tree.
The Turkish government has estab-
lished wireless telegraphy on eleven
warships and has installed a land sta
ton.
That 25.344.000 soap bubbles can be
produced from pound of soap has
been figured out by mathematical
genius.
A dynamo. perfect In every detail,
but weighing only a quarter of an
ounce, has been made by a French
electrician.
A cut lemon. dipped In salt. will
remove iron rust from marble, which
should be washed thoroughly after it
is used
Russia gets about three-fourths of
Its typewriters from the United
States, twenty American machines be-
Ing in the market there.
Backed by a $4,000 endowment
Iund, the University of Leeds, Eng
land. has established a chair of coal
gas and fuel industries.
With the construction of but TWEEN
~ stations, all OF Britain's posses
slons throughout the world would be
linked by wireless telegraphy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Layn1an Taught Head of Yale

railroad management and accounting.
But you have got something to learn
about the way to collect big fund of
lion dollars If you continue In the way
you have begun"
What, then, shall l dor" the presl
dent of Yale asked.
That's exactly what am going to
tell you," Mr.. Borden replied. There's
a good deal OF human nature to be
studied II you're going to raise a large
fund of money. Now, what you must
do FIRST Is to get four or Ave OF even
six men to say they will contribute
the larger part of the fund. When
you have got pledges of that kind,
you will be astonished to see how
quickly other rich men will fall into
line. That's the human nature Of CIV
ing"
But where am to ind four or five
or six mem" Yale's president asked.
Il am going to show you. l will be
one of six men to pledge in all six
hundred thousand dollars. You shall
have the other pledges within two or
three days. Then, when you have
them, you will see how quickly others
will join the procession, and you shall
get your million within a month"
Here was new philosophy of life
for the new president of Yale. But
he knew from Mr.. Borden's manner
that 1t was. correct philosophy.
On the day following Mr.. Borden
met Frederick w. Vanderbilt, an alum
nus OF Yale. Fred" he said, "Pd
like to have you be one of the six
who are going to contribute six hum
dred thousand dollars for Arthur Had
ley's bicentennial fund"
1T would give me the greatest
pleasure" responded Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. Borden next called upon three
other graduates of wealth, and he had
simply to repeat the request he had
made to Mr.. Vanderbilt to get their
subscriptions. Then, within few
hours, he called upon James ]. Hill.
whose sons were graduates of Yale.
Il won't do It," said Mr.. Hill, at
first.
"Oh, yes, you WILL" was the reply:
and after some further conversation.
Mr.. Hill offered to give twenty-five
thousand dollars. He was told that
that wouldn't do. Then he offered to
give fifty thousand dollars, but was
told that that amount also was too
small. Along In the small hours OF
the morning Mr.. Hill yielded. so that
within three days the fund Of six hun
dred thousand was raised.
Take that, Arthur" said Mr. Dor.
den the next day, "and wen see If i
was not correct"
The young president of Yale, going
forth with the pledges of six men for
six hundred thousand dollars, found
that 1t was even as Mr. Borden had
said. Other rich men stepped up
quickly. so that they might be In time
to join the procession; and almost be-
fore President Hadley realized II
Yale's bicentennial alumni fund of q
million dollars was secured to the last
dollar
Copyright. 1910, by e. ]. Edwards. AN
Rights Reserved.)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Oldest Fruit-Bearinq Vine.

Under the headline "Old but
Sweet" a German agricultural paper
publishes description of what he
calls the Oldest fruit-bearing grape
vine in the new world. The vine is
on farm in Roanoke Island, North
Carolina. where 1t has fiourished
more than three hundred years. 1t
was planted by one of the followers
of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1884. and
the history of the old vine shows that
1t has borne fruit every year"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
MUCH VIRGIN FOREST
SUPPLY OF TIMBER ASSURED FOR
SOME TIME.
Philippines May Be Relied Upon for
Many Years to Satisfy the Demand
for Lumber in the Worlds
Markets.

Certain foresters who have recent.
ly been looking into the wood condi-
lions OF the tropics have brought back
word which should serve to cheer the
lumbermen and the paper manufacture
ers. One English investigator DR.. II.
N. Whitford, says We have a dim and
hazy appreciation of the wonderful for
ests OF the tropical and seni-tropical
countries. In our own Philippine is
lands there are 100000 acres of vir-
gin forest SO heavily grown with tim
Der that 1t has been estimated that
they would produce no less than 200.-
OO0.OO0,000 board feet of timber. The
United States forest reserves probably
amount to 200,O00,000 acres of land.
and yet these would not produce at the
highest estimate more than 100000
100000 board feet, which shows how
much more productive the tropical for.
ests are.
An acre of Philippine forest, in other
words, Will produce four times as
much as an acre in the temperate eli
mate of the North American continent.
When one thinks how many thousands
or square miles of virgin tropical wood
land there are In the interior of AZ
RIGA and South America, it scarcely
seems time to despair utterly. Lumber
men will soon exhaust all the available
timber In this country. II there is no
provision made for renewing the sup
ply. but when they learn to draw
upon the tropics for their supply there
will still be enough wood left in the
world to supply kindlfhg and timber
until our forests can be regrown.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
SAFETY FOR MINERS

mines, where the stan will instruct
every miner In the nature of explo-
slves and their use, the dangers en-
countered In mining, and the best
means of averting them, and will also
organize drilled rescue parties and see
that they are provided with the proper
devices adapted to their mining condi-
lions, and that they know something
OF the use of them
Such work as this has for some time
been part of the government supervi-
sion OF mines in most Of the European
countries, and is no novelty to men &C
quainted with foreign mining condi-
lions.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31

had no intention Of buying the road;
he was perfectly innocent In the mat
ter Now that We have got 1t. We
must make the beat Of 1t. but l am
sure that IL We had waited We
could have got 1t on our terms. and
saved several million dollars.'
Had Mr.. Vanderbilt lived = few
years longer than he did," concluded
Mr. Clarke, whose death occurred =
few months ago. he would have been
gratified to know that, after all, his
purchase of the Nickel Plate was .
wise venture, for 1t has proved most
valuable subsidiary to our Lake Shore
system"
Copyright 1910. by e. J. Edwards- AL
Rights Reservodl
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
Benefactor Of Mankind 4

The man who invented the wheel
did much for the convenience OF mar.
kind, but we know no more of his idep-
tity than did the ancient Egyptians
who used his device Just as we do
His labor-saving device must havs
astonished and pleased his fellow
and 1t may be that 1t amused then
as toy before they put 1t to praot1
cal use.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
BE DETERMINED TO SUCCEED

the swelling seas; watch that engineer
spanning successfully that great
chasm on yonder steep and treacher-
GUS mountain. and you will find that
the traits we have mentioned domi-
nate the activities of every successful
man who has given to humanity the
greatest benefit or anything worth
the while.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
TEST FOR FITNESS

instantly 1t Is assumed that his
nerves and muscles are not accurately
co-ordinated; If he puts on his speed
instead OF the brakes 1t is assumed
that he is not mentally adapted to his
trade. In the same way the rapidity
with which stenographers respond to
verbal suggestions is accurately meas
ured to determine their fitness and
see that they are not misplaced.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
In Railroad Local Color.

A Santa Fe brakeman wrote this
poem and sent 1t to the company's
publication office: There was a
young lady named Fitch. who heard
loud snoring. at which--she took OF
her hat and found that her rat had
fallen asleep at the switch"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
To Get Rid Of Smell Of Tobacco.

To Get Rid OF 0mOli o. T0oAcc0s
There is no odor more disaGreeable
than that of stale tobacco smoke and
tobacco ashes. Sometimes . room be
comes SO permeated with 1t that II
becomes hardly possible for delicate
persons to breathe in It. Here Is
remedy suggested by an Englishwom-
an who suffered and overcame:
Close the room up we'll over mig
with doors and windows tightly sbtt..
and leave In 1t large pail full
water, with few wisps of straw
some reason, the water and strae girl
gether absorb the smoke, ande last
take up the odor of ashes. \ a polite
to say, all discoverable ashe
previously have been rem like roinr
thrown away. ie remark.
By morning the room isrds?"
and a little airing will cool /
put 1t again In condition for !
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-03-31
In Chicago.

In Chicago.
II want to get a collar suitable for
a dinner parry"
This one is the correct thing, sir"
IT'S too tight. I'd never be able
to tuck napkin in that!"-Yonkers
Statesman