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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
EX-GOVERNOR THOMAS and REGISTER JEFF
ERSoN ENDORSE WILSON.
REASON WHY WOODROW WILSON SHOULD BE
NOMINATED AND ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Elected governor of New Jersey in
1910, he has transformed the State
within the short period of twelve
month. Before him it was the most
hopeless Of ill the machine ridden
States of the Onion, satellite of the
Pennsylvania Company, and the snug
harbor of nearly every monopoly of the
land. He has. Eecreated its constitu tion
and reestabli4ed its laws. He has
smashed all itsScorrupt rings and COM
binations. Democratic and Republican.
He has restored their Commonwealth
to its people. He has indicated their
rights and cap4city to rule themselves
He has reestablished the operation of
the government as an agency for the
general welfare. He has destroyed its
efficiency as faedium for the aggran-
dizement of privilege.
The same Syils and abuses which
Gov. Wilson found in New Jersey are
flsurishing in Washington from whence
they have spread throughout the land.
Their virus infscts every department
of the National Siovernment. They call
for a man like Wilson to dealwith them,
and this gives democracy its oppor.
tunity. 1t should not hesitate, it can
not afford to make experiments. 1t
should not listen to the ealumnies of
the enemy, busy with tongue and pen
of slander, against the one man it
hates and fears.
1t was a maxim Of the great Napoleon
to ascertain the enemy's purpose and
then defeat it. He demonstrated its
wisdom by constant application. The
purpose of the enemy is to undermine
and destroy Woodrow Wilson by dis
crediting and maligning him through
Democratic agencies, within the circle
of Democratic camp fires, that Demo-
cratic del, gate may reject him. Let
us rather draw oar lines the more close
ly around hin. follow where he leads,
give him our de3esation and reestablish
Democratic dsersment through the
nomination ahd election of Woodrow
Wilson. Under his leadership we shall
triumph, under that of another, We
may fail. -.
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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
HOW COLD CAUSES
KIDNEY DISEA Sc

Partly by driving blood from
the surface and congesting the
kidneys, and partly by throwing
too much work upon them.
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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
C. S, Thomas.
b. L. jefferson.
Cultivate Big Feet

DR.. Helen r. Kellogg says, Il
am happy to know that Chicago
women have the reputation of
having big feet. We must live up
to it and cultivate the growth of
our feet. Big feet are an indica-
tion of an amiable temperament.
Big intellects do not go with
small feet.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
A Letter From Arkansas.

"A LcIIGT from ARKANSAS.
AS | have been asked by quite
number, about this country |
will reply through the Herald,
(Which is like a good letter from
home every week) To begin, L
like old Baca best, us old settlers
all do. | will now answer the
question several ask; yes, | am
coming back, L did not leave
with any other intention. Now,
the part of Arkansas that | am
in is very rough. Just east of
US is IL mountain called East
Mountain. They are thinking of
building a large hotel on this
mountain and running a street
car line to it. This is considered
a resort and every summer hun
dreds of people come from ST.
Louis and other points. There
is an old Indian scout living on
the mountain side. He has quite
u few curiosities. A crowd ofus
are going up to see him soon. |
wonder if my friends would like
to hear of him and his wonders?
The streets here are very mar
row, and they haven't had what
1--WE Baca county people would
call good roads since L came,
which was the sixth of January.
They get fairly good, then comes
another rain or snow and the
roads are bad again. The air
appears very damp although it
is healthy | don't see people
doubled up with rheumatism
here like | saw in Kansas. The
water is fine.
The old settlers here tell me
this has been the worst winter
they have mad in thirty years.
The snow at this writing is a
bout six inches deep
Some have asked about this as
a cattle country. There is still
government land in some parts,
but you would have TO lease it.
There is no open range. The
question has been asked, are the
cattle small for want of feed: No,
But most everyone raises the
Jersey, which we know is small
in any country. They tell me
they have good farms not far
from this town. One man told
me he gave five dollars an acre
for his farm over twenty years
ago, and he refused eighty not
long ago. This same man brings
us fine sweet potatoes at - per
buShel. OF course every thing
sells by the bushel here which
seems odd to me.
Some have asked about TIE
colored race and the population.
The population is about $500;
there are quite a number of col
ored people, they liTe in the
southeast part of town. They
have their own schools and
churches. All that [ have seen /
have been well behaved.
This is a timbered country but
all of the good timber has been
used up long ago. Near here
oak and hickory are the princi-
pie forest trees.
want to thank my good
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and help the day of my
sale, and their hospitality on my
road to Lamar. / hope to be re-
membered as friend. ] have |
received quite few letters from
there that | appreciate very
much.
Yours truly, 7
Mrs. NJ. G. Lasley.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15

ALMOST
UNBEARABLE

BACKACHE ALMOST
UNBEARABLE
Is an almost certain result o
kidney trouble. d. Toomey, SO3
E. Olive St, Bloomington, ILL.,,
says: Il suffered with backache
and pains in my kidneys
which were unbearable. L gave
Foley Kidney Pills Il good trial,
and they done wonders for me.
Today | can do a hard days work
and not feel the effects"
p. o. Drug Store
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
Teachers Examination.

The regular county examina-
tion of teachers will be held in
Springfield, March, 21-22.
r. M Anderson.
Co. Supt. of schools.
The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
Y CHURCHES y
Stonington Circuit

+ Stonington Circuit
+ Pretty Prairie first Sunday II a. m. 7:So pm.
= Konantz first Sunday p. m. Stoninkton r
! second and fourth Sundays. Boston second I
and fourth at p. m. Liberty third sunday \
n at II n. m. Welcome third sunday p. m r
'tLuellcn third Wednesday 1880 p. m. and fifth !
n Isunday.
+ G. A. Dittmar, Pastor +
+ Springfield Circuit ]
+ First sunday Two Buttes II \ M. North.
Il Liborty $3.50 p. M: Springfield 7:30 p- m.
/ Second Sunday Springfield II a. m. 7:30 p. m. !.
i-Vilas $3.50. Third sunday Two Buttes III
a. M, 7:S0 p. M. Stalnakers $3.50: Fourth !
!. Sunday Springfield II a. M 1880 p. M Villas !
i 800: A welcome to all: 4
c. G. Wilkinson, Pastor
|. Union Sunday school springfield every Suns.
T day 10 n. IN.
/. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. y
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The Springfield herald., 1912-03-15
THE LATEST ABOUT PETER

Peter. Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had wife and tried to beat her;
But his wife was a suffragette,
And Peters in the hospital yet.
En-.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23

blistered feet ana ali empty record
He never saw the Rockies, or the
prairies or the rivers. A man can't see
such things while walking ave miles
an hour. 9
The greed for goal Is responsible for
more wasted lives than the greed for
gold. We live as If born to circum-
navigate the globe In forty days. We
start afoot for the office. so bent on
being there we overlook the spring
morning. We miss the birds and get no
sooner to the, Office. The farmer plows
all day, the thought Of getting done
by night abolishing all enjoyment of
the fine art OF blowing well on fine
day. The young man stduies. not in
the delight of new knowledge, but In
view Of tomorrow's diploma, and next
days professional or business success.
We live everywhere but here; every
time but now: everyhow but as the
task of the morning demands. And
since there is no living but now, here,
and as the present circumstances per-
init, most of us hardly live at all. We
never are but always to be living.
What is the dealiest enemy Of the
human soul? Greed, say some. Appe-
tite. say Others. We submit whether
Satan. If he owned up. would not rank
hurry as his best friend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
TRYING n OUT.

The proof of the pudding is in its
eating. Kansas has been making proof
Of the effect Of restriction Of liquor
selling upon her inha bitants. The con-
clusion is, the less booze the fewer in
sane persons
civilized world alarm is felt at the in
creasing ratio of insanity in the pop
ulation, there are some localities which
seem, on the other hand to be becom-
ing less infested. SO to speak, with the
virus Of mental disease. One of these
appears to be the state of Kansas,
its asylums per hundred thousand Of
population. In 1910 the number for
each hundred thousand had fallen to
42.3, and in 1911 TO 3S.3, and the men,
bers of the state board of control and
the asylum officials are said to credit
this to the stricter enforcement of the
prohibition laws Of the state and the
consequent diminished consumption of
alcohol. OF course there must be some
leakage over the border, but 1t seems
to be a fact that Kansas is practically
a dry state. The Journal of the
American Medical Association saws
that it is not surprising that insanity
should decrease with the diminished
consumption of an article which is
credited by alienists with the direct
causation of at least 10, and probably
considerably higher, per cent of ex-
isting insanity. and which Indirectly is
d more or less important factor in a
very much larger percentage of cases.
The Kansas figures come reasonably
close TO those of the expert statistician.
We have been warned of the increase
Of insanity by the growth in the per
centage columns and the increasing
size of our asylums for the insane and
mentally deficient and the growing
population inside their walls. The Kan
1as experiment and IT'S results seems TO
offer sensible and humane method of
reducing both
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
THE DIFFERENCE IN RICH MEN.

Down at Indianola lives Harry F.
Hopper rich man. The people of
lndianola and the trustees of Simpson
College are glad that Hopper lives there
and that he is wealthy.
Hopper's is good newspaper story.
1t is one of the kind we used to read
in the books which were permitted us
when We were boys thirty or forty
years ago. He was a poor boy, son of
widow, worked hard helped mother
conquered an education and got rich.
Hopper has just furnished a gym
nasium for Simpson College. which cost
him about $4,000. Altogether he has
spent close to 100000 on the school
where he was educated
1t is a rather common thing for
poor boy to get rich, almost as COM
mon as for rich boy to grow poor
The uncommon thing about rich man
like Hopper is that he can bear to part
with some Of his money. Generally they
can't do it and sit on top of the heap
until death drags them off it.
Hopper has the right system. He
proposes to get the most out of his
money He wants TO see it work. That
gym at Simpson College is a supreme
happiness to Hopper. He made it..
Every happy, healthy student who
splashes in the pools and feels the joy
of physical delight in its opportunities
shares delight with Hopper. Hopper
might have the money out at interest
or in Canada lands or Iowa farms or
stocks of one kind or another to bother
and overwc-k him looking after it. He
might grow gray with it and die grip
ping it. But he knows better His
investment is bringing him bigger
returns.
II other men who once were poor
boys and who have grown to be old
rich and greedy men, knew as much as
Hopper. they might still be very happy
in the happiness and welfare Of othres
| Why on earth does childless man
choose to cucumber himself with vas,
and accommodating hoard which he must
leave to others to distribute after HI
IL dead and mostly forgotten? WHY
doesn't he do like Hopper and get thu
satisfaction Of seeing It work while h
liyesf The facr n that the Hoppe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
Mans Impotence.

Man boasts: AT last feel my might;
Earth. sea and air / tame:
Out of the dark I called for light,
And out of dark light came;
And tides which swept from north and
south
Change at my stern command,
takes words from out my
mouth
And bears them DER the land.
With man made wings fly In air;
King Of the birds am /;
I find the oceans depths and there
My monarch's scepter ply;
Birds. beasts and nsn are -11::Gc r
sway:
My kingdom, all see;
I am the lord of night and day,
And all must bow to me-"
So man! But came a sudden note
Which carried warning dire;
An unseen hand stayed mere mans
gloat
And shattered his desire;
The night! The seea! An iceberg grim!
And death, Upon the wall
The worthless message sent from him
"Ye are Gods creatures. ALL"
New York Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
A COMMON SENSE CHURCH MOVE.

Auc principal PROTESTANT c0UrCneS OF
Iowa have formed an alliance which
should be thoroughly supported and
approved by church constituencies.
Hereafter they will work eystematical-
~ and tremendously in the matter Of
church extension and Of church service
for communities.
This Is the one especial point which
peculiarly commends the association of
the churches at the present time. It
| is no hard matter to find small VILLAGES
and scanty communities In Iowa as
elsewhere struggling to support several
church, none OF which flourish Of them
selves, and all Of which fail largely Of
their purpose. The "overchurched"
community Is the rule everywhere. It
results in diffusion Of effort which
approaches to complete incapacity. The
newly formed association is intended
to recreate conditions in this respect.
The intention is, as it is understood by
the Times Republican, to let the
stronger church fill the field. the weak
er ones Of the community affiliating
with it or Withdrawing from denomina-
tional competition. In churchless COM
munities there will be one church or as
many as may be needed to do effective
work. There will be no rush OF de-
nominations to erect churches which
shall stand half filled or vacant in order
to represent any denomination. IT the
association carries out its purpose OF
united action and sensible christian
organized effort all this will be changed
to definite purpose and accomplishment.
1t is simple Twentieth century COM
mon sense. the application of the prin-
ciple Of efficiency to the work OF
christianity. To be plain about 1t there
isn't enough difference in vital belief
and creed between the principal chris
tan churches to make a religious hair
black or white The clergy and the
leaders of church purposes have long
known that. The membership is the
last to learn II. Inere Is no eSSeHtidi
differences of christian work or faith
or purpose between Methodists, Bap-
lists, Congregationalists. Presbyterians'
ETC.. who have been building three
churches where one is enough and
spending money and effort in competi-
ton which should have brought results
different than they have accomplished.
Perhaps it may be step toward the
church union which must sooner or
later arrive. The church is business
proposition as business should be
christian proposition. AS the matter
stands turnout the entire United States
the protestant churches are failing to
do the most they may because they
lack the strength and efficiency OF
united effort along the lines Of common
endeavor. When the Iowa churches
got together they added vastly 10
and christian effort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
Tnfns RnPUDIloAE iowa; APR1I

. farmer owning forty acres OF apple
trees actually cut down every tree on
the place rather than comply with the
law. When Iowa commences trim
ming the fruit trees. has universal
spraying law enforced to the letter,
and Iowa apple raisers will pick their
fruit by hand. wrap each apple in
paper, pack in bushel boxes that cost
no more than barrels. put In cold stor-
age or In cars properly made. why then
Iowa will add millions of dollars to
her output and 1t will be no unusual
thing for apple orchards ten years
old to be worth thousand dollars an
acre and pay interest on that value.
A thousand bushels Of any good win
ter variety Of Iowa apples properly
packed last November and kept IN
caves or cold storage would bring the
owner today $4,000. Western apples
not as good in quality are being sold
today for fruit stand trade at - a
bushel box in many cities in Iowa.
80
Reliable reports from the Dakotas
and Minnesota are to the effect that
much seeding was done in those states
three weeks ago, In this part of the
state little or no seeding had been
done up to the middle Of April. while
many fields are dry on top, when the
disc pillow is put in the corn stalks
the soil turns UP wet and cold and
asked why he was not at home putting
in his oats mentioned the above facts
and added, "he left his $35 month
hired wan 81 home sitting by the
kitchen fire. waiting for things to warm
up"
o0M~nAA<,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
Topics of the Times

Get the convention over with and the
corn planted and go to bal! game
Let's hurry.
4 boy with cane pole and can
of worms can have more fun alongside
q Muddy nond than a standpatter at a
caucus.
The Taft seed corn failed utterly
under the test. 1t would be madness
20 plant it expecting a crop
The steamship route will be changed
at once. But why hadn't 1t been
changed long ago? The Titanic is only
one of vast number of passenger
ships that lie surrounded by the bones
of those who trusted them. on the bot
tom Of the graveyard of the Atlantic
The deal which kept Cummins away
from the convention until Its last hours
may prove a boomerang. However. the
senator stayed by his duty to the
neglect of his private interests as he
has always done and saw his purpose
accomplished. 1t was entirely in char
acter that he should do so and that his
oDposition should evolve frame up.
Probably the most important article
in the May American Magazine is
complete and dispassionate account OF
tho great strike at Lawrence written
by Ray stannard Baker. Another I'm =
portant contribution is a statement OF
the relations between Taft and Roose-
Welt contributed by William Allen
White under the title, "Should Old
Acquaintance Be Forgot? Other
articles are: Freak Plays That Have
Decided Baseball Championships" by
Hugh S. Fullerton; 1.-THE New Stage
craft" by Walter Prichard Eaton; La
Follette,s Autobiography" and THE
IRRESPONSIBLE Woman and the Friend
less Child" by Ida NJ. Tarbell.
The churchgoing and contributing
public long ago concluded that one
good church with an efficient pastor
on decent pay In q small community
beat three or four starving ministers
and vacant churches. The recent asso-
citation Of protestant churches Is only
catching up with public opinion.
WHY should the Iowa delegation bt
sent to Chicago captives Of a deat
candidacy? Why shouldn't Iowa go tt
the convention enthusiastically behint
the living candidacy Of an 1owan?
! The tobacco trust case will go up OF
appeal. The senate says 80 and thu
house will agree. The public was al
ready agreed.
| Franklin gave out false statement
as to the condition of the Titanic. I
| was part of the theory that the pub
| licity is disastrous to business and tina
/ a sinking steamer. a wrecked railroa'
train or broken bank Is private busi
! ness.
d
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23

health and general welfare - cosss,
demned to face. The public 1Ohoo@ ant
the public library h4ve brought Will,
them the public book. an acknowledged
carrier OF conta4ion, and disseminated
Of disease. The day has gone by whcA
the guardians Of health can AFFORD u
overlook these facts, despite the indif.
ference with which they are regarde4
by many people. Was 1t not yesterday
that q poorly concealed sneef gtOete0
the crusade against splitting In. publto
places? Yet who will deny that an un-
RENTING campaign OF education hAA
brought about . decided change IN
public sentiment and q distinctly SYM
pathetic attitude in such fnattefsS.
Need we recall the danger 81 COM
Examination involved In the ordinary
handling of books Doubtless an ele-
ment Of undue exagserntlon has often
entered into the consideration Of the
spread Of sickness by such modes.
Notwithstanding this. tie numerous
attempts to secure suitable method
Of disinfecting books bear witness to
the recognized dangers which 1t u In
tended to avert thereby. Books are
known to have infected people with tu-
berculosis and letters have carried
scarlet fever and smallpox. An ex-
ltensive inquiry has recently been made
regarding the disinfection Of cotitaln-
mated school and library books among
the boards Of health Of aH the states
and all cities with population over
100000. Only nine states and twenty
five cities--those which burn and those
which use steam. which likewise de-
taking proper, precautions
in regard to the danger OF Injection
from scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox
and occasionally measles. This y be-
ing done. however, at the sacrifice of
the books. A significant fact 10 that
mot one Of the 100 letters mentloned
Experiments show that moist hot air
at 80 C. and 80 or 40 per cent humidity
for thirty-two hours will probably de-
stroy bacteria in closed books, even
tubercle bacilli in thick layers. without
injuring the most delicate bindings. AZ
a matter OF precaution. especially
against tuberculosis. The Journalof the
American Medical Association recon
mends that public library books that
are much in use and all school books
be disinfected by this method at reg
ular intervals. Public school books
should, perhaps. always be disinfected
before they are given out to new
set Of pupils. The lack Of really
method has hampered pro-
gress heretofore.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23

A: 3. Dunn, s13 West Fourth street.
Des Moines. Iowa. wishes others to
know what Foley Kidney Pills did for
him a short time ago. Il had an acute
attack Of rheumatism and kidney trou-
BILE and suffered intensely, while my
limbs were greatly swollen. After .
few doses OF Foley Kidney Pills the
pains and swelling left me and am
now rapidly getting well again. I rec
ommend Foley Kidney Pills to all SUI
fering as did" Mcbride 4 Will Drug
COMPANY.