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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Why Elevator Boys Are Thin

From the Philadelphia North American.
n is more rare than a day in
June?
Answer IS: a fat elevator boy.
The day in June lasts "A hours.
VINO can recall the fat elevator boy
who lasts much longer.
somehow. destiny seems to rough
new him according 10 it's ends: n
the elevator doesn't appear to be his
nhlsh. III ne won't rough-hew. he gets
a job in u bakery. where they use him
for advertising purposes.
lhere is no law against Il fat ole
Nator 10y. any more thar there is
against a fat debutante: but both find
1t an impeachment t. whole-souled ad-
mlration. The difference is that the
tat debuante never appears to get
thinner while the elevator boy some
times does.
Yet everybody loves a fat boy: his
adlpose handicap on the affections LAYS
Tor him when he wants to get married.
That is because nobody loves "A fat
man.. according To tradition. although
Henry VIII. has been considered a
winner by such qualified experts as
Prophet Smith and the divorce colony
at Reno.
is there anything in the demoniac-
nature or the elevator which predis-
1'ANaS =. AI tIc llISl DlHCt,
It's own proportions are strictly limi-
ted: u suffers from II chronic feeling
or be ng a condensed trolley car, with
the conductor always yelling, Move.
up IL is composed exclusively OF a
limited capacity. like an infant that
more milk. but is guaranteed by ma
ture to spill. When the trolley car is
oVercrowded, he conductor can bulge
IN two dozen more with his elbows and
knees; but the elevator has to slam
It's doors I'm your face and whoop away
wheel or lever, 1t feels like q snake
that has swallowed Il bullfrog: there
isn't room enough for more.
VI suffers, also. from that tired feel
ing. You can see it reflected on the
features OF its sad conductor about
2:So p. m. when he is taking down the
lucky plutocrats who are speeding to
TIRE ball ann and is lifting up the
unhappy wretches who. like him, are
doomed to earn their living.
After a month or so. most elevator
boys acquire the sensation that it is
by their strength alone that the ele-
vator can raise to the Goth floor its
allotted quota of passengers averag-
ing 100 pounds apiece. If the boy
happens to mount to something like
17o himself. there is necessarily so
much less lifting power in the ma
chlnery which really does the work.
So 1T takes a powerful pull to get
past the buildings superintendent
when you are above the lightweight
class. although he is less particular
In discriminating against height and
reach. The prize ring rules apply
pretty thoroughly to the elevator lob.
But there are cases where the ele-
vator boy or man. beginning to work
with a pronounced tendency to avoir-
dupois. speedily trains down to un--
accustomed thinness; just as there are
very few instances where a thin man
on the elevator has ever become stout.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Justification Of Bryan.

From Golfers for September %.
The removal of Thomas 8. Martin from
his position as Senate democratic leader
should not require a fight. 1t should be
taken for granted. To retain him would
be suicide for the democrats. This letter
to a railroad attorney should finish Mar
tin:
1t is, a. you know. of the utmost impor-
tance that something should be done for
the close districts-particularly the sena-
torial districts. If your company holds
Flood. for instance. writes me that he Is
In a close fight. Your friends nave al
ways been able to rely on Flood, and he
has had to bear some ~unpopularity on
account of his supposed friendship for
railroads. What is to become Of
our friend Breugb? DO your people de-
sire no a or friends IN the House at
all? -
What 10 the use OF talking after the pub
ltcation of such q document? That Martin
should be chosen to lead again Is simply
beyond the domain of thought.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

~ is generally regarded as an antifat
remedy CT the most universal efac-
iency. Bismarck's doctor needn't
nave made him cave off beer at
meals If the elevator had been run
ming in Germany in his time; nor
need the kaiser have dropped him al
together as the pilot. He could have
given he Iron Chancellor a job on
the lift al the royal palace and seen
him rival tanner in flesh reduction
without fasting or abstinence.
The handling OF the lever and the
operation of the wheel are said, by
many elevator men. to make. a direct
demand on the so-called stomach
muscies-the belt of muscular tissue
over the abdomen which is so import
ant to the prizefighters and wrestlers.
Ihat is the group of muscles which
is almost nonexistent. or hall atroph-
led, i'm the ordinary person, especially
IN women who never exercise nor do
housework and in men who acquire
the unpopular Corporation"
1t has become the sh1bboleth OF
beauty doctors nowadays to give their
patients exercises that force them to
bend their bodies. They may stoop
repeatedly while standing. or they
may be ordered to curl up like prodded
c~aterpillars while they are recumbent.
But they must perform some heavy,
bending labor which will put a strain
on the abdomen.
Yankins OF. Fat.
The elevator yank or tWirl is in
hnitely milder. but it Is also much
more frequent. a 1O-hour day OF
standing In an elevator that runs in a
20 story office building. with the lever
worked 40 times in the course of as
many starts and stops. is calculated
been working.
The direct strain is felt in. the arm.
the shoulder. and, especially, in the
great pectoral muscle that runs down
across the chest. But every time the
pull or push is made the abdomen
indirect strain it receives. The wire
ropes, in all amounting to $500 feet in
a 20 story building. shrink and
lengthen with the excess and defc-
iency OF humidity and cause wide var
1ations In dead weight of the pull re
dulnbbell or pulley exerciser would be
about a fair substitute.
AT first. the new operator Is con-
scious only that his arm would like to
drop off and take a rest for a couple
of months. But afterward. as the
his other unused muscles. the abdo-
men begins to quail and ache in pro-
test. 1t a take him weeks to train
up to the demands OF a crowded office
building. And then. being physically
SO fit that he suffers. only the ordinary
%tiredness due to standing. in his back
and legs and feet, he forgets that he
is doing any work with his abdomen at
all.
If he stays on the job for years, he
is liable to contract that painful and
often incurable disease, flat foot, be-
cause his weight is continually crush-
ing down the natural arch: but he will
be q rare exception to the rule OF tina
elevator II he Is ever fired for fat
ness"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

way to working up enthusiasm. En-
thusiasm a be worked up by per-
sonal contact sometimes with a
few hours or a few days. while it takes
suits by mail, If at all.
the Iowa leagu was active in sup
porting and boosting many important
legislative acts the past winter in Des
Moines. A few of u fondest hopes
and pet measures went by the wayside:
however. more thar two-thirds of the
measures we supported were passed, so
We have reason to feel elated over our
efforts for the first year with the orr
ganization a trifle Over six months old.
The great noise made from coast to
coast that Iowa lost in population the
past 10 years has not worried us in the
least. 1t was simply a natural condi-
ton OF affairs. Rich farmers in Iowa,
made rich by their investments in Iowa
Ian and the productive qualities Of the
soil. were called out of the state by
Turing propositions to buy cheap acre.
age in various locations with rainbow
colorings thrown in. in regard to the
climate and possibilities of production
of soil. etc.
Iowa. Notwithstanding. shows a
great increase in wealth and and vail
ues. With the continued movement for
scientific farming Iowa will always be
in the front rank with any state in
the union for products of the soil.
lowa's industrial resources and hopes
are being more fully realized from day
to day. The middle west is without
doubt the logical location for large i'm
dustrlal plants. lear the raw materials
II close to the farm which afford
cheaper living for factory employees.
Cheapness of fuel and power. together
with other advantages. Including labor
conditions. and reasonable freight
rates. are factors which must not be
lost sight of.
The Commercial clubs in Iowa, 1t
may be said. in q general was. are not
offering bonuses for getting factories to
locate in their midst.
They. however. are Offering to helm
capitalize legitimate factory PROPOSE
tons n otherwise show a good will
and support to the new conner seeking
q more desirable location for his manu-
featuring plant.
Today a large tonnage Of fine beet
sugar is made in Iowa because it has
been found that Iowa soil produces the
very best grade of raw material for
this product. Locomotives and steel
freight cars are manufactured in Iowa
and h largest oat meal plant in the
world is operated in this state. Thous-
ands Of other articles of merchandise
and commodities are made In Iowa.
The booster spirit. inaugurated by our
league for a greater iowa has started
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Gu,npt;on on the Farm

frost-proof houses. But they are often
stored in cellars. barns or caves. Some
growers store i'm pits and there is no
better way to keep the heads crisp and
fresh. The main thing is to keep out
frost and provide for ventilation.
Whatever the plan &c et-~'~- So
wait for freezing weather before har.
vesting.
Many a good man Is in such haste to
let the world know where he stands
on the tariff. reciprocity and the direct
election of senator's, that his patient
wife cannot find out where he stands
on the important domestic questions
OF water in the house and a new car
pet for the parlor. Save the
brethren: that's right; but don't forget
TO save the wife. for after all. what is
.he country to you when you have
lost a good helpmeet?
Keeping cabbages: Select a dry place
in the patch, pull up the cabbages and
tand them close together, heads down.
cover with soil from five to 10 inches
deep, thinly at first so they will not
neat, covering only enough to prevent
freezing as the season advances. The
burying beds nay be made from four
to six feet wide. A few cabbages for
present use can be stored, heads down,
IN a barrel in the cellar; but the bulk
of the crop should be left outdoors.
Storing observation-disclosures: Store In
a loft rather than In the cellar. In the
latter they will sprout. to their injury.
a few paranips for winter use may be
lifted and stored in sand in the cellar:
but. as freezing sweetens them, 1t is
best to leave many of them outdoors
TOR later use. Potatoes: Store in bins
one foot to is inches deep. raised some
what from the floor. Do not bruise or
they will be likely to rot. Roots in the
nature of satisfy and horseradish.
freezing does not hurt: so the main
lot may stay out where grown; but
some should be dug and put in earth
in the cellar for winter use.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
From the Farm Journal

FROM tne taTm journal.
Perhaps some of our crops nave dis
appointed YOU this year. but If you
sowed a few seeds of kindness, as we
advised last spring, hat crop did not
disappoint YOU. Another thing: If
you didn't plant then. It's not yet too
late-this is one of the best catch
crops known. Try it.
Scarcely any farmers in congress-;
we don't like it.
There are few things in life more
despicable than the mar who blames
il on his wife.
Looking at the sun through a
whisky glass shows the picture of the
poor house and thin u
In these DAYS of muck laking, the
farmer who is able to rake UP "A good
compost heap tands to win.
Somebody has said that "A dog with
no teeth has a soft snap. We'd rather
think h Il he has no snap at all.
Corn in the crib is just i'm the right
spot, but is the spot right? Or will
the rats get more than their share
OF 1T?
Most horses can hear we'll, and yet
you would think from the sound of
some mems voices when at work that
the animals We're deafer than posts.
Don't forget to save out corn for
seed while You are husking it. Just
because an ear of corr is large. does
not necessarily make 1T the best for
seed. See that the rows are straight
from tip to butt. and that the kernels
are all we'll formed II plump.
If potatoes are inclined to rot. don't
be in a hurry to dig yours. Leave
them in the ground as long AS YOU can
before digging. There will be far less
waste. l have seen some lots of po-
tatoes all go to mush after they were
dug: whereas. if they had been left
in the earth till cold weather came on.
,@<, 80 - -:-f
In the large producing sections. cab
bages are stored in specially prepared
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
From the Wide World.

The Alpine guide has practically no
knowledge of the use of map and COM
pass; in fac he is prone to despise
their aid. yet how many dozens of lives
would have been saved on Mont Blanc
alone had such simple aid been appre-
ciated. The professional prefers to
rely on his powers of observation and
thai peculiar instinct sometimes aptly
described as the bump of locality" He
is alert to detect the slightest traces
Of predecessors. a party of US were
once befogged and had lost all idea of
u position on the complicated west
erly face of the Riffelhorn. A young
guide was with us. and he became so
dangerously disconsolate and helpless
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Saved by a Trousers Button

that one OF the amateurs had to take
the lead For some hours we fought
meanwhile by our companton's nranh1
ecy of certain disaster. His Door old
mother was doomed to lose her oniv
support! Things were altogether mis-.
cradle. Suddenly we came to a edge
on a desperate corner with a steep
s signaaied 10 h,s .he right. The young guide
great and startling yodei. a iovn,,s
shout as of deliverance. His ouicI eve
had espied a trousers. button in az
cieIl OF inc chimney. and we knew that
we a struck a regular route That
.,ny reltc OF humanity put new life
US hand v hand to the s,mmtt 'eu
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
BOOSTING FOR IOWA
ROBERT N. CARSON, PRESIDENT IOWA LEAGUE OF CONNER
cIAL CLUBS, IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE.

Boosting at long distance is a
phrase which might well apply to the
organization and work Of a state boost
er club.
The Iowa League of Commercial
Clubs was organized August 80, 1910,
league numbers less than 100 in mem
bership and this will be greatly in
creased without doubt by e. fall.
The clubs now members are among the
most active organizations in the state
II We're quick to see the advisability
n good to result from a state organi-
cation.
The league has a directorate of II
vice presidents, representing each of
the IL congressional districts in the
state.
One of the most effective parts &c be
played by a state organization is the
work of securing better legislation for
the progress and welfare Of the state.
Representing varied interests, h state
commercial organization goes before
the legislature with no special inter-
ests to serve or AK to grind. but in
stead with sound and sensible business
propositions. having the support OF all
the local commercial organizations. 1t
will be understood the results are most
effective.
This has been the experience Of The
Iowa league. Precautions should be
taken, however. by state organizations
not to favor in any manner or show
preference for one city or community
ever another which are members of the
organization. For this reason the Iowa
league was organized with II vice pres
idents as stated. IN order that the en-
tire state might have equal representa-
ton on the executive board. We have
found. however, some local clubs have
hesitated to join with us because they
were of the impression that the larger
towns INC possibly Des Moines. be-
cause Des Moines is our headquarters
was to be given some inside help and
preference. but with the facts fully ex-
blamed the subject was easily disposed
OF satisfactorily to those raising this
question. Our organization has worked
a wonderful influence throughout the
state in creating a greater interest and
bringing many to a fuller realization OF
the possibilities and Of the
commonwealth. 1t q caused ar
awakening of the booster spirit, where
1t never before had existed.
We are in a position to do excellent
work for the state, just as Is a local
organization for its home community:
however, the state association works
somewhat at a disadvantage. because
the work must be carried on largely by
correspondence without the frequent
meeting Of a large number Of its mem
beers and its board. which goes a long
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

OLD FORT DEFIANCE.
Estherviic, la. Specal-In he northcrn part of sui CITY mark Islands Fort
Defiance monument, dedicated to IN Northern Border Broade and m HI. ole
settlers OF tmmet county. This mum was erected through tho efforts 81
local branch of Thu Daughters OF the American Revolution, at a cost 81
$1,000. 1t is % feet high With a base 54 feet quare of Vermont ranite, and
tine column OF Bedford stone. II was unveiled September 2 by Miss Jennie
Rhodes, OF this city. w bronze tablets, one on thu north N N on tho
south sdeb bear the following Inscriptions: North side; a picture Of IN old fort
nd tho following: 1eS31911, Fort Defiance, Erected on Block &c., Original
Plat of Esthervine, la. by Company A, Northern Border Brigade, for the Pro
lection OF Settlers Against MEaraudine Indians.
The tablet on south side reads:
ITO the Memory Of the Pioneers OF Emnet County,, Iowa., and in
Honor of the Patriotic Soldiers who Endured Hardships that the
Future Generations Might Enjoy tee Blessings of Civilization"
This monument was erected through the efforts of okamaupadu
chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1911"
Ton fet from each corner Of the onume is stationed a batIeship
utomate " cannon, donated to Esthervile by tho war department through
p. Wooes,o of EsthervMe, la.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Something to Show.
From Lippincott's.

d you mean to tell me-" demanded
Mr.. sillicus angrily. that you actually
ordered SO worth of groceries OF q total
stranger. at prices less than any whole
sale dealer can buy them. Inc paid for
them in ADVANCE"
Yes. that's what 1 said." replied his
better half.
And you hadn't sense enough to see
that t was a bare-faced swindle!" roared
sillicus. We'll, your moneys gone now,
and you have nothing to show for It,"
why, yes, 1 have john" said his wife.
II have the mans receipt for the money"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
1t All Depends

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A young lady recently gent this extraor-
binary request to the editor OF the re-
ligious journal subscribed for at her
home: D you think 1t right for a girl
TO st in a man. lap. even il she is en-
esRed?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

The editor spent some time in prav,-
ana tnen answered her as follows:
Yes. II 1t were, our girl and our Ian
les. again. y II were some other fellow.
and SOME other fellows Ian. emnh.t,,.sa ~.
no. We don't approve Of such frlvolitn.*
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Twin tunnels for vehicles and pedes-
TRANS are being built under the River
Elbe by the German city Of Hamburg.
The cost will ba about $2.600.00o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-10-27
BAIL QUITS RACE FOR SENATE.
Contest Is Between Bailey and Camp
hell say Friends

Austin, TeXas.-EX-Congressman L.
II. Balls withdrawal from the race
for the United states senate to sue
ceed ]. w. Bailey has caused former
Governor r. NJ. Campbell, prohibition
democrat. to decide to enter the con-
fest. His formal announcement will
probably be made this week. The be-
lief is strong that the real signifi-
cance of the withdrawal of Ball, who
is prohibition state chairman, lies In
a change of mind on the part of Bail
ey about retiring from the senate
Bailey will be q candidate for re-elec-
ton. his friends now say.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-10-27
PAGE THREE.
The PerIlous Jack RABBIT.

San BernaruIno, Cay.-Angered be-
cause It was struck by a motorcycle,
a jack rabbit attacked w. w. DeHart
of Redlands. Mr. DeHart was bowl
ing along at a high speed The jack
rabbit was speeding along a path at
ght angles to the motorcycle. The
motorcycle struck the animal, knock
ing it twenty feet in the air, while Mr..
DeHart was thrown from his ma
chine.
The motorcyclist got up first and
started for the jack rabbit. Instead
of running, the jack rabbit leaped at
Mr. DeHart. who was so startled that
he swerved aside. The jackrabbit did
not follow up his advantage, but kept
on his way, quickly disappearing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-10-27
AMERICANS TO SUE MENICO.
About $50 Claims for Damage Done
Along Border by Fcvolutionists.

Washington. - Approximately $50
claims for damages resulting from the
Mexican revolt have been filed by
Americans with the state department
for transmission to the Mexican inte-
rior court of claims, established by
Presidents Madero to adjust all dam
ages.
Most of these claims are small ones
from border residents. They range
in amount from a few dollars to S5..
900.
Douglas, Ariz., on the Rio Grande
has more of the claims than any 9th.
er section. 1t was at this point Am.
ericans gathered to witness the con.
flict when the federal and MaderC
forces opened an engagement ils
across the river.