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The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
SOMETHING NOT IN DEMAND
One Accomplishment That Employers
} of Cashiers Make No Great e.
~ fort to Foster.

Having graduated from a business
college with honors the young man
thought himself competent to tackle
any problem in banking that could be
learned without actual experience, but
the old clerk knew better.
Can you make an erasure SO neat.
ly that 1t would take an expert to
tell where it had been done?" he
asked.
"Yes, SIR" said the young man with
conscious pride.
Well, for heavens sake don't tell
your prospective employer SO or you
Will be looking for a Job this time
next year." the old clerk said.
Employers are afraid of too much
skill in that direction. 1t gives such
enormous opportunities for fraud that
they Will fight shy of hiring you.
Il found that out in my young days.
also was an expert with the ink
eraser and proudly proclaimed my ac.
complishment. Finally, when | found
myself toeing the starvation mark |
ceased to boast, and have held a
good situation ever since"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Approves Of Modern Dress.

Many severe things have been said
If the inartistic qualities of mans
iress In modern times, so that II
comes as pleasing surprise to hear
4 word spoken In It's defense by no
ess an authority than Antonio de Ia
iandara, the portrait painter. 'In the
irst place." he says people dress
'ery well In these days. Thus, as
'egards the men, think Of their even.
ng dress clothes! Admire the sober
ines. the perfect harmony! One daz.
cling point alone in the whole cos.
.ume, the white surface OF the shirt
'ront, and all else is black, nothing
out black. DO you know anything
more beautiful? Never, possibly, has
mans dress been noblcr. In cen.
.ury's time. It will be said, with what
perfect art men OF that time used to
iress'"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Mistake Cost $2o,ooo,o 900.

The temporary loss OF an important
paper once cost this country nearly
s20,000,000. This was In connection
with the famous Alabama incident In
the American Civil war.
The vessel was quietly constructed
1T Birkenhead, and launched on May
10, 1862. Then, and not till then,
suspicion OF Its true character was
arouaea, and a case was prepared for
he law officers opinion. But the mes
'enger entrusted with the papers put
hem In the wrong letter box. Two
lays passed before the mistake was
earned, and when orders were tele.
sraphed to stop the vessel the Ala.
oama had steamed from the Mersey on
voyage OF destruction for which we
had to pay something more than the
price Of q elegram.-London Chroni.
,le.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
DlSPELlED DREAM OF WEALTH
Danish Woman Finally Convinced as
to the Value OF Note Peculiarly
Marked.

The woman handed her friend $5
bill See the number of small fyes
engraved on it?" she asked. when
was In Denmark few years ago
such n bill as that caused me great
deal of amusement, and ! had to sur
render one before could prove myself
clear Of n false belief regarding my
finances. An aunt whom ! was visit
irg saw in my purse one day a num-
Der Of these bills, and she asked to
examine one, as II was so different
from any of the Danish money. She
studied It nttentivcly a few minutes,
and then asked me how much It was.
told her It was s., and to my sur
prise, | saw she did not believe me.
why has 1t 80 many little figures on
lt?' ! tried to explain, but ! made 1T
tie impression on her. Later ! heard
she had told our relatives that ! was
worth thousands and thousands Of dol.
Iars' and was trying TO conceal the fact
from the family lcRt they should OK.
pect some things Of me that they
would not otherwise when / heard
that was Waiting IN another part Of
the country and could not very well
defend myself 80 / hit on the oxpc.
dent Of sending my aunt q present Of
4 81 bill When she went to have II
changed into the money Of the country
she was at last convinced, though at
the price Of having her dream OF
wealth rudcly shattered"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
SWEETEST OF ALL PLANTS
South American Shrub Has Proper
ties That Put Sugar Completely
In tho Shade.

1t has been suggested that what
may turn out to be the great sugar
producing plant OF the future is
iwarfish shrub found in South Amer.
Ca. Its botanical name ia Eupato.
rum rebandium. and. 1t is said. tho
results Of careful experiments indi.
cate that It yields sugar from twen-
ty to thirty times as sweet as ordi-
nary cane or beet sugar. One ad-
vantage claimed for the sugar de-
rived from this plant is that 1t occu-
pies, In proportion to its sweetening
powers. less than one-twentieth of the
bulk OF ordinary cane sugar.
The world today uses more than
twice the amount OF sugar that 1t
did quarter OF century ago. The
people Of the United States consume
great deal more sugar. In one form
or another. than those OF any other
nation. 1t is surprising to learn that
In Europe sugar was used at first only
Mt feasts and for medicinal purposes.
At the close OF the seventeenth CEN
tury the sugar industry In France was
a monopoly controlled by the apothe-
carries. Its introduction as an article
Of table use was vigorously opposed,
eminent authorities declaring It "a
poison" Boyle and other scientists
Of his day averred that sugar induced
congestion Of the lungs, apoplexy, dis.
eases Of the stomach and even con.
sumption, BY far the sweetest sub.
stance known at this time is the coal
tar product called saccharine. 1t is
two hundred times the sweetness OF
cane sugar.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Regulus a Roman Hero.

Regulus In counted as one o.
great heroes Of the old Roman
He was In command OF an arm.
made an unsuccessful attempt Il
turc Carthage In Africa. Tho
thaginians killed many OF the Ron
and took the rest prisoners. Abio
the captives was Regulus, tho 90
mander.
Now 1t happened that the RoT
held several Carthag 'ninng In cap,
ns well, 80 the leaders IN Cartho
lcred to give Regulus his free
Rome would free their gonerals
Romans were willing, but ReguIl
one for whom the trade was
made, counseled othcrwise. He
yiscd HIS people to hold fast to
Carthaglnlans and let Carthage d,
worst to him, because the CnrthaC
ian captiyeB Rome held, Rcgulun ?
were worth more than he wns. 4
He'd Il brave mans death.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Cat Fond OF Eqos.

The owner Of n clever cat written /
our Dumb Animals that tho pct. :
great. fat. lazy, good natured folio
has fondnoBH for eggs. Sir Tom +,
detected In the kitchen recently on
table watching an unopened bnx
eggs. stepping bnck noiselesaI
wrltcB the owner. we anw him C.
tioualy tear the bag with hls te,
and claws stopping every little bit
listen. Finally the opening was la
enough for him to get out an ogg
gentle little pats. He held the
In his mouth, jumped to the Noe
rolled hi' prize about gently until
rot II into position, and then bur
Il against the table leg until It bi
Then he enjoyed his fcnst" The WI z
wonders where Tom got the taste, Al
he is and his ancestors for genera
tlOnH back were city bred"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
MANNERS WAIT ON LEISURE
Modern Day DIscourtesy Seemingly
the Result Of the Universal
"Rush."

The young lady who described a
burglar the other day as n perfect
gentleman" wasn't very far wrong.
For burglars are among the few per,
sons who can afford the time to be
perfect gentlemen.
Gentle manners have had, their high.
est development in periods when time
was Of smallest Importance. The
elaborate code Of the French courts
was the substance OF ease. 1t was
bred with the care which only leisure
can provide. The gallantry of the
ante.bellum South was as famous ne
the ante-bellum hospitality. The one
cost nothing of time as the other cost
nothing in effort. While people have
been struggling and humping and
showing In IL" and subway trains In
New York, the people who rode in the
crosstown horse cars-relics of an cas-.
Ter decade-have been practicing a
politeness which, by contrast with the
boorishness 30 painfully evident else,
where, was touching and exquisite
The patrons Of the horse cars were
those with time to spare.
The rush of modern American life is
not an excuse for bad manners. But
1t Is an explanation We cannot preach
economy Of time without forcing
economies in other things-and among
these are thoughtfulness and consider
alton.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
FIJI Mines With Sand.

The owners OF many mines in Eur
ope and Australia fill the abandoned
workings with sand, 30 that the mines
may become once more part OF the
solid crust OF the earth. Old, worked
put mines are often menace to build.
lngs or communities above them: and
protection by timberIng, which Ia the
American method, affords security for
no great length OF time. Sand flllIng
has been practiced in the mines OF
western Australia for the last four.
teen years. W II. Storms, writing
In the Engineering and Mining Jour.
nal. says that the cost In Australia ia
about 20 cents for each ton OF ore OK.
tracted.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Much Like Modern Audience.

The tricks OF theater audiences have
been remarkably similar in all ages,
Alciphron, who wrote OF the later AT.
tic comedy, shows that the claque was
known then. and also young men OF
the town" who took malicious de.
light In kissing n play on the stage.
Theophrastus, who died in 2S8 B. G.,
sketches among his characters" the
man OF superior taste, whose pride It
was to hiss when everybody else ap.
plauded. and to clap when the rest
We're silent; and the annoying person
who would hum or whistle an accom-.
paniment to every tune that pleased
him. And Aristotle himself refers to
spectators who brought out provisions
during the dull parts OF the perform.
ancc.-London Chronicle.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
lnstlnct Was 1here

Mr.. 1saacs had had busy day, what
with lending money at 80 per cent.
and discounting bills at SO, and he was
annoyed on returning home to find the
apple of his eye bowling the house
down. That child would not be quiet,
not even when his fond papa took him
in his arms. Then the parent tried
walking up and down the room, sing
ing songs, but after having sung every
song from "Raa, Baa, Black Sheep"
to Hey Diddle Didde," he thought
of giving It up. However, he tried
one more song. 1t was Sing a Song
of Sixpence." Hardly had he started
when there was an instant hush and a
tiny voice cried out: Make 1t two
shillings, fader; I'll be athleep in
thirty econds!"-London Answers.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
KEEPS HENS AT THEIR WORK
Simple Contrivance Used by Western
Man Cures Them Of Desire
to "Set"

Owners Of hens are frequently
greatly annoyed by the persistent de
sire of their fowls to set, in season
and out, on eggs, stones or other OBJ.
jects to hand. But a western man has
evolved plan to circumvent the hen
In this respect.
The cure consists of cheap watch
with loud and clear tick inclosed In
a case that is white and shaped like
an egg. When one of the hens be-
longing to this westerner manifests a
desire to set out of season he gently
places the bogus egg under her shell
tering breast. The egg" ticks cheer.
fully away, and soon the hen begins to
evince signs Of uneasiness and stirs
the noisy egg around with her bill,
thinking, no doubt, that 1t is already
time for it to hatch. She becomes
more and more uneasy as the noise
continues, and soon jumps of the nest
and runs about a while to cool off.
Soon. however she returns to her self.
imposed task. Matters get worse and
worse; she wiggles about and cackles,
ruffles her feathers and generally
shows distress. Finally, with a wild
squawk, she abandons the nest for
good and all, and the incubating fever
Is broken completely.
The westerner has found use for
half a dozen of these noisy eggs, and
he claims that they pay for themselves
again and again during the year by
holding the hens to their business OF
laying and preventing them from vast.
ing the golden hours in useless incu,
batting.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Guest Room Slate.

One OF the greatest conveniences
which a hostess can devise for her
guests is a clearly written card set on
the bedroom writing table detailing
the hours OF meals, the times Of in.
coming and outgoing posts, the prin.
cipal trains and other useful informa.
tlon.
It was someone's clever idea to pro.
vide a small china slate in each room,
on which might be written instruc.
tions for the housemaid. It is often
difficult to find her during the day in
order to ask for the hot bottle, the
glass of warm milk, the necessary
help when dressing for dinner or 9th
er needs that may be required, and
to ring for her often is not desirable
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Unique Features In Bull FIuht.

At El Toreo plaza bulls from six OF
the leading ganaderias OF the repub
lie fought in benefit for the white
cross, and unique feature was intro.
duced In that there were prizes OF.
Tered for the bravest bull OF the after.
noon and for the best type OF lighting
bull shown. A prize Of 81 900 was
hung up for the bravest bull and a
committee Of aiicionados chosen which
sat az n sort Of Jury and rendered a
ecision.-Mexican Herald.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
His Last Resort,

A young man who sought death
Jumped OF high bridge and was
saved. He threw himself OF a clln
md was picked up uninjured He shot
himself and got well; hung himself
md was cut down in time; tried gas
lust MS the company shut on the sun
ply; took poison and took TOO much
We'll. we'll" he mutterod. there's
one sure way left ri 30 and get n
Job In some big factory"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13

passed the customs, and they were
lowed home, 1t was then discover
that while one baby was n living chi
the other was dummy. 1t consis
Of wax head. partly hidden by
shawl and cap. while the cushion y,
iillcd with moro than 900 partrtf
eggs.-Vienna Correspondence LOT
Daily Mall.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
A LEGAL Mind,

mo use whispering soft nothings to
hat girl-she's law student"
She's very happy. How does being
law student affect her case7"
We'll. she's quick to detect the In
competent, the irrelevant. and the I'm
material"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
M en-.

When a man IN notoriously bad. p
pie have II great deal Of charity Il
him, and say: Give the devil his due;
he 10 not as bad AS painted" But uhsa
a man 10 reliable. they say he ia ovs~
rated, and good at hiding his traokA-
AtchiBOn Globe
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
Does Seem Odd.

Napoleon was remarkable man.
yes; he was a remarkable man
But why should he wear seven suits
Of clothes at Waterloo?"
Seven suits?"
II have seen that many in various,
museums"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
White DECLARES
WILSON the MAN
lowa's Greatest Democrat Urges
His Nomination
RECITES CLARK'S HANOICAPS.

His EmotionaIism Betrays Him Into
Extravasanee, as In His Reciprocity
Spssch-Governor Wilson's lnteIiec-
tual Strsngth-His Record as an Ex-
, seutivs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
LEAP YEAR DANCE IS
TO Be DONE in STYLE
Local Young Ladies are Circulating
Paper for Dancing
Party.

Some Of the young ladies of the
city are getting up a real leap year
dance. The affair is to be held In
Elmo hall and is dated for next
Thursday. In place Of the young
men circulating subscription paper
for signers, the ladies are doing this
today. It is also necessary for them
to hire the orchestra and hall.
The favored young men who will
be invited will be on Easy street, as
nothing but their presence is asked
of them. when they arrive at the
scene of festivities the ladies will
stop at the door and pay for their
admittance. The ladies will also be
asked to "dig up" for refreshments
at the cafe after the dance. This Is
the first real leap year dance to be
given here, and it will be strictly
in leap year style. Ladies who wish
to dance and are not escorting q
gentleman will be forced to pay a,
the door. Many OF the young men
are hoping that they will get In on
the big event.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
TRAVELLING MAN DIES
SUDDENLY In JEWELL
]. c. Riddle Of Des Moines, Former
ly Of Jewell, Victim Of
B Pneumonia.

j . x n
Jewell, March Especial to the
Freeman-Tribune: J. G. Riddle,
now travelling man Of Des Moines,
formerly of Jewell, died at the hotel
in Jewell this morning from pneu-
monia, at the age of 70 years. He
arrived here Wednesday suffering
from cold, which rapidly develop
ed into pneumonia. He leaves a wife
and one daughter, both residing in
Des Moines Burial will take place
at Marshalltown, Monday. where the
family lived at one time, being con-
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity.
Mr.. Riddle was well known in Web
ster City.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
REV. j. R. FAUS
IS CALLED
Retired Methodist Minister Passes
Away at His Home on Walnut
Street at Age of 81
Years.
FAMILY CAME TO IOWA IN 1876
Member of Northwest Iowa Confer.
ence of Methodist Church for
Thirty Years.
FAMILY CAME TO IOWA IN 1876

kev. j. r. Faus died at the fam
lily home on Walnut street yesterday
morning at o'clock at the age of
81 years. His death was due, to
paralysis. For the past year or more
Rev. Faus had been ailing. Howev-
er, until about month ago he was
able to be up and around. Ea<
Joshua r. Faus was born Septem-
ber' II, 1881, on a farm IN Colum-
bia county. Pennsylvania. Here he
lived until coming to Iowa. He was
graduate Of Dickinson Seminary,
located at Williamsport. Penn. In
1857 he was united In marriage
with Amelia D. Driesback, the cere-
mony taking place in Bloomsbury,
Penn. He was employed in the
wheelwright department of the SER
vice during the civil war. 49, l
In 1876 Rev. Faus and family re-
moved to Iowa from Pennsylvania,
SSSlaAh6 IA SAOiohCOs Ilo W dS q
ber Of the Northwest Iowa Confer
ence of the Methodist church for
thirty years. In 1898 the family re-
moved to this city, at which time
Rev. Faus retired as an active minis
ter Of the Methodist church and has
since made his home here. Rev
Faus was we'll known in Methodist
circles all over this district and his
death will be widely mourned. He
passes to his reward after a LONG
and useful life in the service OF
Christ and his church.
Besides the aged wife he leaves
seven children to mourn his taking
away. They are Mrs. Geo. F. Tuck
er, Of this city; Mrs. C. H. Hiscox
Fayetteville, Arkansas; Mrs. e. A
Searles, Huron, South Dakota; Mrs
NJ. D. Wolcott, Humboldt; Mis-.
Laura Faus, Des Moines; c. F. Faus
Onawa, Iowa; C. A. Faus, Salt Lake
City. Utah. rs.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
LOCALS WIN
BY BIG SCORE
The Eagle Grove Basket Ball Squad
is Completely ut-Classed
by the Webster City
Team. --
SCORE is oNE-slDED, loe TO IS.
Contest Played in the Local Armory
Saturday Night-Fair Sized
Attendance. SC -. I
SCORE is oNE-s1DED, loe TO IS.

The basket ball game between the
local squad and the team from Eagle
Grove, held In the armory Saturday
night, proved very one-sided con-
test. A fair sized crowd was pres
ent. The final score was 106 to 18
In favor Of the home squad. Howev-
er. in spite of the one-sided score
the game was interesting from start
to finish. AS the game is the last of
the season for the home squad they
all entered into it with more than
the usual vim. From the first whistle
1t was :. battle royal. With the
leather in the hands of the centers
for the first time. Mckee lead off
with a basket. The next time the
gong sounded for play he pulled of
the same stunt. The next count was
on the Eagle Grove side. Parker OF
the visitors started his team with a
very difficult basket. Berggren took
one from the center of the room
that raised the fans to their feet.
Next came Parker with his second
one. Dodge then registered with two
in rapid succession. In this half Nc.
Kee threw eleven goals, some OF
them very hard ones. Berggren had
eight baskets counted up at the last
whistle OF the first division. Dodge
was credited with six and France
three. Parker OF the Eagleites
threw two as did Meeker of that
team. McGran Of Eagle Grove hat
one goal. In the first half the local.
had but two fouls called ON then
while the Eagle Grove team hat
three fouls chalked up against them
During the early part Of the game
Mckee did some Of his very bes
work of the season. His defensiv,
playing was great and he had but on,
foul marked up against him. He wa
easily the star of the first half. A
the sound Of the whistle for the tel
minute rest the score stood 81 to II
in favor of the home squad.
When the last half started in tn
Eagle Grove boys seemed stronge
than they were at the opening o
the game. and although they coul
not score. they kept the locals fror
1t for the first four minutes. How
ever, Berggren after many attempt
at goal. managed to locate 1t. L6
/ cal fans then began to yell for tn
team to run up score Of 100 a
, this was the last game and they ha
. not reached that mark this yea
/ During the last fifteen minutes tn
3 game steadied down to real har
work. Meller In this half registe,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-05
.EMMETTSBURG
IS DEFEATED
Home Basket Ball Team Win Hard
Game by Score of SO to 81
From Emmettsburg in
That City.

In very hard fought battle the
home basket ball squad managed to
defeat the Emmettsburg team at
that place Friday night by the score
Of 36 to 81. According to Coach
Meyer this was one Of the hardest
games his proteges have had this
year. The Emmettsburg squad have
won a very good per cent Of their
contests this year and are among
the fast ones. All the regular men
on the home team participated in
the game. The first basket was
thrown by one Of the forwards of
the Enmettsburg squad. Then one
OF the home forwards managed to
count. From then on the game
progressed. for some. time with no
change, when Mckee of the locals
started things with another hard
basket. Still another was soon re-
corded for the home boys q Their
fast opponents then registered.
Much good team work on both sides
was displayed. However. In this
line the home team has most of them
beaten. At the end Of the first half
the score stood IS to 13 in favor
OF the home bunch. Many fouls
were called In this half and the
game was very rough.
In the second half Berggren led
off with clean goal from some dis
tance from the basket. Dodge fol
lowed with another score. Then
one OF the forwards OF the Emmetts.
burg team added basket to their
score. Ten minutes before the last
whistle the score stood % to 2e
with the home team on the shor,
side. In the last few minutes some
very fast playing was done, Meyers
understands completely outplayins
the other boys and winning the
game by a small margin. yBerggrer
Of the home squad is credited with
the largest individual score. How
ever, Dodge did not stay far behint
and is to blame for his share Of tht
baskets. Mckee played his usua
game OF defense, as did Meller, tn,
standing guard. France on the cen
ter position played a very goot
game.