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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03
Migratory Birds.

In a recent issue of the National
Geographic Magazine Mr.. Wells Cook,
of the United States biological survey,
has presented an interesting study of
bird migration In his article he tells
US that the cliff swallows which nest
In Nova Scotia leave the gulf coast OF
Mexico about March 10 and arrive at
their destination two months later,
on May TO- Most of the birds that
spend the winter in Central or South
America, he says, take the direct
route across the gulf instead OF going
via Texas or by way of Florida, Cuba
or Yucatan, and this aerial journey
means a single flight of from 600 to
700 miles with no alighting place.
But the greatest traveller OF all is
the golden plover, which nests in sum-
mer on the Arctic shores of North
America, whence 1t migrates to Labra'
dor, and at Nova Scotia begins a $500
mile fight to South America. Its win
ter home is in Argentina, and after a
six months stay there 1t comes back
across the gulf and up the Mississippi
valley, and when it is again at It's sum
mer home 1t has covered about $4,000
miles. The Arctic terms accomplish In
twenty weeks round trip of $4,000
miles between the Arctic and Ant
arctic oceans.
: In this connection Mr.. Cook peril
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The San Antonio Light says twelve
species of snakes have their habitat
in and around that city Whether this
is an argument for prohibition, or the
contrary, depends on how you take it,
If the snakes are real, the ants may
claim that they need whisky as an
antidote; but if they are visible only
to the victims of mania potu, the
argument is ON the side of the pros.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

adoption of popular
The states In wi
and referendum hay
a constitutional am
gon, Oklahoma, \
Monta, South Daki
Maine. Utah has ad
and referendum wi
because of failure
to enact necessary
The states in VI
and referendum am
submitted by the |
not yet been voted
are California, Wal
North Dakota, Net
Idaho.
The states that
Oregon plan of I
senators are Oret
vada, New Jersey,
California.
The states that
Oregon plan of pf
didates for presid
dent are Oregon,
sey, North Dakota
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03


The commercial secretaries held
their annual institute at Temple last
week and over one hundred secre-
taries registered for instructions. This
is the third annual institute the asso-
citation has held and each year inter-
est and attendance increases. Mr.. j.
R. Babcock, secretary of Dallas Cham
Der of Commerce, was elected presi-
dent; ]. B. Carrinton, secretary of the
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce,
first vice president, and E. F. Johnson,
secretary of the Mckinney CONNER
cial Club, was elected secretary and
treasurer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03
For the Goo

Mr.. J. ID. 0liger
work among the d
of Cleburne. Ever
he presents a boy
card in the Y. NJ. (
good Influences az
them TO spend tho
they can be amui
time come under |
earnest, sincere Il
a large portion q
benefit of others.
commendable ind
to come Mr.. dig
paid for his expei
successful lives d
befriended. -Cleh
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

nently observes, these wonderful bird
flights are calculated to make the
most daring of human ayiators re-
spectful of the tiny creatures that un-
dertake without preparation, and per-
haps without a resting place, such ire
mendous ourneys.-Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Queen Mary admits that some wom-
en- may be justified in getting divorces,
but they must not come to her re-
ceptions. This may help some to de-
crease the number of divorces IN Eng
land and among the anglomaniacs in
this country.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The opposition of the insurgent re-
publicans to reciprocity proves that
they are not even near-democrats
The standpatters are supporting it be-
cause it is an administration measure,
but at heart every protectionist is
against it and every true democrat
for II
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Evidently the national board of food
and drug inspection doesn't expect uni
versal prohibition in the near future;
otherwise it wouldn't have undertaken
a searching inquiry into the beer in
dustry of the United States.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

A Kansas farmer has adopted the
method of settling his bills by giving
checks payable in potatoes. These
checks, it is said, pass readily at the
banks and stores as the equivalent of
the current value in money of the
number of bushels of potatoes named
in the check. If this isn't asset cur
repcy, what is 1t?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The San Antonio Republic complains
of lack of interest in the statewide
election and predicts that the vote
polled on July % will not exceed $780,
900. The Republic looks at the situa-
ton from the point of view of the
antic
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

With the canopy Of heaven for a
covering and natural pastures as a
range, the steer can be raised more
cheaply in Texas than in any other
country on the globe. Texas grass
the cheapest of all animal foods-has
been his principal diet and from II
he has taken pure blood and solid
flesh and built up a world reputation
as the healthiest OF animal foods.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

izer, etc, was 1894, and the land Is
now planted in cotton. There are I'M
limited possibilities for the diversified
farmer in Texas and the experience
of Mr.. Peck is only one out of many
hundreds throughout the state.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03
CONTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL
SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

The commercial secretaries met at
Temple on June 1928 and discussed
the problems of Texas development.
Putting all the home dollars to work
and bringing new dollars into Texas
was the general line of discussion, and
the solution proposed was education
both at home and abroad. The Texas
dollar has not in every instance the
courage of its conviction and frequent
ly seeks safety in our bank vaults or
invests in vendor lien securities rather
than take a chance in the productive
lines of industry. 1t is short in both
courage and volume. The foreign dol
lar is more or less excusable until it
has taken a course of instruction from
the commercial secretaries AMI learns
of the wonderful opportunities await
ing it in Texas. We must look to the
secretaries to tell us of our resources
and to teach the nations the POSSIBLE
tiles of Texas investments
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Whatever the people of other coun-
ties do, we hope and believe that the
good citizens of Brazos county will sit
steady in the boat till the landing is
made on July %.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The Olympic sailed from New York
this morning with 2205 persons
aboard. The modern steamship is de-
veloping into a floating city.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Keep cool, be guided by reason and
Judgment, and don't let anybody make
a fool of YOU
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Jays 'ammond because he hadn't two
capital haytches to be dropped out of
his name.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03
PROGRESS Of Popular Government.

Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr.. presi-
dent of the National Progressive Re
publican League, has given the follow
ing statement showing progress in the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

At the coronation John Pierpont
Morgan had the advantage Of John
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The commercial secretaries in their
meeting at Temple last week raised
$4,000 to defray the expenses of an
agricultural exhibit at the New York
exposition next fall Descriptive lit
erature of Texas will be distributed
free at the exposition. Exhibit adver-
Using is about the most convincing
method of presenting our possibilities,
and New York is good place to make
the display.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

Mr. ]. F. Peck, of Sulphur Springs,
has just marketed nine acres of pota-
toes which brought 100 bushels to the
acre. The net profit which Mr.. Peck
realized from his MEN acres, after de-
Quoting the cost of cultivating( fertil-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-03

The Texas ranches are being cut up
into small tracts, but the cattle remain
on the farm and increase in number
and improve in quality and value.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
EVANS.

Henry Green, from Norwoodville
spent Sunday with friends. All are
glad to meet Henry and to hear OF
his success in his new work.
Mrs. Fred Swim and son have spent
few days this week at the COX
home.
Miss Ruth Davis, from Des MONIES
and Helen Miller from Knoxville are
visiting with relatives and friends,
Miss Mary Jones entertained a
number of young people Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid met with MIS-
Dave Thomas Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Cressie Cox is spending few
days at home this week.
One evening this week some OF the
Norman Elders visited Evans. 1t Is
thought they will not soon return.
Rev Brunker, of Oskaloosa, filled
the pulpit Sunday evening for Rev
Heath.
Rev. Heath is holding services II
Lacey. The people in Evans are In
terested in the meetings and all pray
ing people are ringing the prayer
bells in heaven" for the success OF
the Spirit through Rev. Heath.
BROWNIE.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29

Oskaloosa to be treated for the same
a number of times.
Elmer Knight sold his hogs last
week, delivered in the city, received
6 cents. stH"
Miss Sophia Walraven has returned
to her home after visiting numerous
relatives and friends in Pella. s.
The complaint of dry pastures and
scarcity of slough water and well
water low is quite common. A few
are fortunate enough to have what
seems to be an inexhaustible supply.
Oscar Harvey and family, of Mahas,.
ka Center, attended Sunday school
and church here last Sabbath morn,
ing and were at the home of their
brother, Ed, for dinner.
Milo knight has horse with
bad wire cut, caused by getting
caught in the fence while rolling.
Fred Else's were at the John Hen
dryx home recently also Mrs. DIR.
Shipley and daughter of Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Ellen Coffin has terminated
her visit here with relatives and re-
turned to the city for a week or SO
among. other relatives and friends,
when she expects to go to Rock Is
land, ILL.,, to spend the summer with
her daughter, Ida.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
WORTH OF AN IOWA COW
Creston Woman Sells $1,000 in
Eleven Months.

Says the Creston Advertiser: Mrs.
Britt Holmes shows a dairy record
she has kept of receipts from the sale
of milk from one Holstein cow she
owns. During the past eleven months
she has sold half the milk from the
cow by the gallon wholesale to milk
dealers and the other half she has
sold retail to her neigbbors. She has
every days receipts of sales, to
whom sold and the total footings
amount tos .29-and this is not
counting anything for the milk used
by the family. Mrs. Holmes was Of
fered SIS for the COW eleven months
ago, but she concluded not to sell,
and in order to ascertain what the
COW was really worth to her, she com.
menced to keep a record of the sales
and she has received in eleven
months more than twice what she
was offered for her., And yet some
Creston people go to Florida to raise
oranges and to Texas to raise onions
and to Canada to raise wheat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
news FROM NEARBY.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WiDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
right.

Mrs. John Listers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. sEllis and her sister, Mrs. Bessie
Ried,iof Rose Hill, were visiting here
Wednesday, returning home Thursday.
Mrs. r. F., Meyer was in SFremonS
Wednesday. --.-.-.. -...
The Ladies' Aid served ice cream
and cake last Thursday night. A
large crowd was in attendance.
C. w. Landfear, fireman on the
Iowa Central, was at home several
days last week. He was overheated
and came home to rest up.
Mrs. Anna Cochran's sister, Mrs.
Eastburn, of Fremont, was visiting
here two days last week.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Ed
Bonds Wednesday.
Mrs. Unsicker was in Oskaloosa
Friday.
Mrs. Maude Wells and children, of
Missouri, visited at Earl Wits Fri
day.
J. X. Linsley had sunstroke last
Friday.
Mrs. X. Knudson called at Mrs
Riggs last Friday.
Miss Gail Wright, Mrs. Lizzie Myers
Miss Esther Randall, Will Gunsaulis
H. w. Landfear, Thursman Howell
Mayme Landfear, Blanche and Alta
Landfear, w. H. Bond, wife and Hazel
were in .Oskaloosa Saturday.
Mr.. Dick Hutton, forman on the
Iowa Central, was at H. w. Land
fears last Saturday.
C. d. Randall and family were Wis
iting in Fremont Sunday.
Miss Opal Caldwell spent Sunday al
White Oak with her parents.
Mrs. Kittie Sullivan went to Greer
Ridge Saturday to visit her son oVel
Sunday.
John Thomas and r. A. Carpenter
returned to their work at Fremont
Monday morning.
Cecil Schock, of Estacado, Ore, il
visiting old time friends in this Vicin
| ity.
The infant son of Alex Morgan Is
very sick and not expected to live.
Cherries are quite plentiful, bu'
raspberries are scarce.
We had a fine rain Sunday night.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
MADISON.

We we're blessed with good soak
ing rain Sunday night, "wetting the
ground clear down.
Rev. Spiker filled the pulpit here
Sunday a. M, taking his text from
Romans S-1S. The congregation was
quite large and was pleased with the
discourse. The gentleman will NIL
the pulpit regularly until further no
tice is given.
Charles Bailey bought two hundred
bushels of corn of Mr.. Volster, de-
Iivered this week, paying SOC per
bushel.
Dave Jamison was at Fred Comm S
for dinner one day last week.
The Vanhemert household enter
tanned relatives from Otley Saturday
until Monday. The lady accompanied
her aunt to the Sunday morning ser
vice.
Miss Gertrude Cruzen was enter
tanned by the Misses Else Sunday at
a dinner.
Dave GRANDPA went up home Satur-
day, returning Monday morning.
Ida Cruzen and family were at the
Frank Crispin home at North Center
last week.
Mesdames Walraven and Gerhold
and children were visiting at the Dick
Vanhaaften home in Leighton Thurs
day of last week.
Superintendent F. w. Else and F.
E. Colville with their wives, from the
city, were at the Fred Else home Wis
iting last Thursday and had supper
and drove home in the cool of the
evening.
Will Cruzen and family were at
Sam Cruzen's for dinner after church
Sunday.
Mrs. J, B. Cruzen was among the
ailing last week and was not able to
be at church or Sunday school on
Sabbath morning.
Chas. Whitmore has cut and burn
ed so rods of heavy hedge and put
new fence in its place, changing
the appearance wonderfully.
Mr.. Dewitt, of Sully, was visiting
his daughter, Mrs. John Walraven,
last week.
George Gerhold's daughter, Edna,
Is having trouble with her throat.
The parents have been taking her to
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
BETHEL.
NJ. C..

Ham Moore was a business caller
in Chicago the first part of the past
week. He took car load of hogs
to the Chicago market.
Children's Day exercises were held
at Bethel church Sunday. A good
program was rendered and was en-.
joyed by all present. d.
Mrs. Thos. Moore and son were AL
bia business callers one day last
week. --
Jim Marsh and Harvey Fowler were
business callers in Ottumwa Satur.
day. ..-.s. ~. -
DR.. Traister and wife and nephew,
John Wilson, were Oskaloosa callers
Friday evening. '--
Arthur Mcdowell and family, of
Eveland were Saturday and Sunday
callers at the parental Yohe home.
Mayme Jones, of Beacon, is visiting
for a few days with friends in this
vicinity.
VIM Fowler lost a valuable horse
Sunday night. Cause not learned by
your scribe.
DR.. Traister and wife, also DR..
Cross were business callers in Oska-
loosa Tuesday.
The Red Men of Buxton held a
banquet Monday night. Everybody
present had a fine time. -" o.
No work at Buxton mines Tuesday
on account of miners election.
June q. GOLDEN ROD.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
The GLORIOUS RAIN.

While crops were holding their own
fairly well, there seldom has been a
time when rain was more welcome
than the one that almost covered the
county Sunday night. Something
like half an inch of rain fell in parts
of the county, and it is safe to figure
that a of an inch on the average fell
all over the county.
1t is not generally known how much
moisture is demanded and how much
water falls in an ordinary rain. Ii
one-hundredth of an inch of water
falls it will put onto a city lot one
hundred and thirty gallons of water.
On an acre thefall will be a full ton,
and over a square mile it will be the
enormous quantity of 720 tons of wat
er. More than ten times such an
amount often falls in an hour, and il
all comes from a height of about half
a mile. The atmosphere must raise
this amount of water to this height
and keep it there until it is to fall to
the earth. 1t is raised as moisture,
but falls as rain or snow. This is
called precipitation. The resistance
which the air offers prevents the
drops of rain from falling too fast.
The larger and heavier the drops, the
greater is the speed at which it falls,
but il is never great enough to injure
us. Were it not for the resistance Of
the air, a drop of water, notwithstand-
ing that it is fluid, falling from a
height of a half mile, would be as
dangerous as a bullet The swiftness
and force with which the projectile
travels can be made sufficient to COM
pensate for any softness or yielding
quality which it possesses. A candle
when fired from gun will pas
through a board. The heaviest rain.
fall recorded in the United States is
eighteen inches an hour. This occur
red in southern Idaho. A snowfall is
equivalent TO about a tenth of its
depth in water--that is, snowfall
OF ten inches would, when melted,
make layer of water about one inch
deep.
We CLEAN these facts from the text
books.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
THE ROUSTABOUT.

Many editors talk shop too much.
They think their readers are more
interested in what members of the
fraternity do than they are in the
gossip of the community and for this
and kindred reasons they wonder
why their papers fail to grow and
prosper as they should. A little poll
tics and a glimpse now and then be-
hind the scenes is all right, but the
real mission of a newspaper is to
give the news of the neighborhood-
impartially and completely. The pub
LEGATION that does this, is not COM
PEELED to exist on chips and whet
stones and grab at every advertising
straw to keep its head above water
A newspaper is purely business
proposition and should be treated as
ones If the readers get value re-
ceived for the subscription paid they
will not grumble and kick and stop
the paper.
- - -
But the Roustabout with all his
philosophy and advice cannot resist
the temptation to tell of his visit to
the summer meeting of the Southeast
ern Iowa Editorial Association. And,
as o. E. Hull, of the Leon Reporter,
is hardened to it, he is good fellow
to begin on. Ollie is feminist giving
anybody anything for nothing, espe-
cially the advertising CRATER who
seems to think (and not without good
reason) that the average country
editor is an easy mark. But Ollie
had to admit that he got caught on
that old weather-beaten joke that has
been worked by circuses and carni-
walls since Barnum was boy. A
street show was on at Leon and the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
No Leauue Games.

An effort was made by interested
parties to have the Fourth of July
league ball games transferred from
Ottumwa to OskaloOsa. The league
management, however, demanded a
guarantee instead of taking chances
with the crowd and in addition the
base ball park is in a sad state of
repair. 1t could not be put in shape
for a game for less than one hundred
dollars. The effort was therefore
called off.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-06-29
ELM GROVE.

The rain that came Friday evening
was greatly needed, and just as great
ly appreciated, only more would have
been appreciated.
Several in this neighborhood are
laying by their corn. 1t seems rather
early, but the men are anxious to get
into the hay field. Some have made
hay already. -..,
John McKissick lost valuable
horse Wednesday evening.
Picking and canning cherries seems
10 be the order of the day with the
busy house wife. r..
Charley Dewitt and family visited
Sunday at Charley Shoemake's.
Tom Hite and wife. Abel Shaffer
and wife were New Sharon callers
Thursday. 49,.
VIM. Hite was a business caller in
Oskaloosa and New Sharon Friday.
The Hevlin boys delivered hogs in
Leighton Friday.
Charley Dewitt and wife were call
ers in Pella Saturday.
Five Bunting and family from near
Lacey visited with his sister and
family near Granville Sunday.
Mrs. Beulah Stout and baby Nina
visited Wednesday at the parental
Dewitt and Stout homes. H.
Raymond Hamilton is working for
Mrs Sefreit.
Abel Shaffer and wife have moved
to their new home.
M d.