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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
is THERE A LIMIT !?

The achievements OF wireless during
the short time since its discovery have
furnished the most startling evidences
II the advance in modern science. I'm
less Il be the science Of aviation, wire
less has made the most signal success.
For the first time in history Christmas
greetings we're sent from Mare Island
At San Francisco 70 the United states
capitol al Washington, December 20
last.
The message was from Captain Mayo,
commandment Of the Mare Island Navy
Yard, and was received by the giant
radio station ut Arlington.
II conveyed the wishes Of Captain
Mayo and other officers at the navy
yard to the secretary Of the navy and
the officers OF the navy and marine
corps for "merry Christmas and n
happy New Year. =
skeptics the world over hooted at
wireless before II was reality They
booted at aviation before the Wright
brothers made themselves famous and
established new mode OF travel by
their experiments So they hooted al
the steam railway 10 days past and al
the telephone, telegraph, printing press
and every other thing that has made
the modern specialized system Of labor
aud promotion a possibility. And they
win continue TO boot, few Of them
IA long as they live,
IL there a limit 10 the achievement
Of wircless9 Men who have followed
its success almost universally agree
that there Is not Year after year i
has passed the hopes Of its promoters
Already il has paid for It's discovery
thousand times over in the number o
lives II has saved on the ocean. Whei
the fated Titanic sank wireless did il
work. and, had the ships that hear,
the message needed the call, all nigh
have been saved Scarcely wee
passes that some new achievement i
not recorded. History repeats itsel
and there viii be no limit 70 IN
achievements Of wireless. Indeed, tn
most sanguine would predict the even
tual linking OF the earth with Mar
by wireless Certainly on this cart
there Is no limit,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
His Name Meant Business Too.

II was just before election, and he
wandered into the headquarters Of his
political party in the thriving Long
Island town. He was warmly welcomed
by the local loader, who grasped his
hand and said
Make yourself right at home, sir,
Do you know all these gentlemen This
~ Mr. Scales inspector Of weights and
measures; and this is Mr., Graves, our
local undertaken; and this is Mr. Key
the locksmith; and this is Mr.. House,
the builder; and Mr.. Wall, the, con.
tracing stone mason; and Mr. Cutler
the hardware merchant. And now, sir
il yOa please, what may your name
heg"
"who, mef Why, I'm schmell, the
skunk farmer, just started a place
four miles east Of herein
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

The world looked up in wonder and
breathed Sigh Of relief when il was
announced some time ago that an ef-
fective serum, secured from the turtle,
which would cure all cases Of tubercn-
iosis except those in the last stages,
had been discovered by DR.. Frederick
Franz Friedman. German scientist.
Mr.. Friedman announced that he had
clearly demonstrated the effectiveness
Of the serum in large number Of
cases and that he could supply y 70
the world AZ comparatively nominal
fee. He said also that the supply Of
the serum was unlimited and could be
furnished to every physician Of the
world In any quantities desired, Tele-
grams and cables began pouring In on
DR.. Friedman, but he has MS yet rc.
fused 10 give the serum out to the
world. He gives as his reason the fear
that ID may come into the hands OF
improper parties and that II he an
nounees its dispensation quacks and
takers viii arise and announce, as they
have done in many former ease, that
they possess the coveted remedy. He
fears the medical profession win suffer
from such result and is undecided
what course 10 pursue.
The fight against tuberculosis hai
been age. long. 1t win continue just al
long as the sweatahop, the coal min'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Make the Farm Pay More Money!

Run your farm a business basis and it will pay big
dividends
Let help you to weed out Improbable crops and
more profitable
l have perfected easy-tokeep Record Book which
will show You at glance
What your profits live stock and individual
cropsthe of labor and miscellaneous expenses
which cost great for what it produces-aereage
yieds-monthly and yearly gain or loss-how much you
owe nd others you, ETC., etc.
This Record is the Best Easiest and Simplest de-
vsed for the Grain, Truck and Fruit Farmer, Stock
Breeder Dairy and Poultry Man. 1t costs but little and
win be worth hundreds of dollars to you each
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
what He Cot for Roasting.

Father" boosted the farmer son,
homo from college for over the holi.
days, "T'm the strongest man in our
college this year.
''You don 7 mean TO tell mel"
eyes; they tested me with differ.
emit kinds Of strength testing machines
IN the gymnasium, and my record shows
that IN the strongest student enrolled
there this year, The physical director
says IN modern Hercules. I"
My son, IN glad 20 hear the good
news. Instead Of going back to col
lego You can stay home here and help
me lift the mortgage off the farm"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

with the work Of the Red Cross So
eiety as an incentive, Nine. Rijaat
Pasha, Christian wife Of Mohamme
dan representing Turkey at the British
court, has founded Turkish organiza-
tion very similar in purpose. During
the Balkan troubles the society has
been Of material assistance in render,
ing aid TO sick and wounded
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Hoo Haw.n

4 lecturer was annoyed by man in
the audience who insisted on rising and
asking questions.
81 Sit down, you ASST said a second
man, jumping up.
''sit down you, tool cried third
man; "you are both asses"
There seems to be plenty Of asses
about tonight" put in the lecturer
calmly; "but for heaven sake let us
hear one at a time
''well, you 90 on then" said the
first man, resuming his seat.--Bostou
Transcript
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

Mr. Z. ! Novak First National Bank Bldg. Chicago
VINO operates farm in the South wrote me on August
lsh Islz Some time ago purchased one of your Farm
es simplex Records and consider that the best invest
get along without it,, NV aH' oOu' con
an owner Oh my simplex Record, you may write to
me as oIten as you wish about the Keeping Track ~
busness problems which confront you And in answer
ing wl give You the benefit of years devoted to the
sowing OF the Farmers business difficulties
Write me today. You obligate yourself in NO av and
to you. - Oe VI niuen Vaiue
A. G. REICH, Dept L s, Riverdale, Chicago nj.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
on. Prunes.

fare you any good at datesf" asked
the man with the poor memory.
"No," replied the man with the
poor digestion, "but thanks to my
boarding house experiences, I'm very
wen acquainted with prunos."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Nothing Doing.

my next immuttashun, said the
vaudeville topliner. "will be an i'm.
muttashun Of the Senate Committee at
Washington enhgtening the public on
the result Of its investigation Of cam.
paign funds"
The stage was then left for two min.
utes in total darkness.--Chicago Rec.
ord.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

Mrs. CawlSer Severely Marie, did
you accept kiss from Mr.. Smith last
night
Marie Cawker (hesitatingly)-Yes,
mamma, but it was pressed upon me
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Quality is
Economy
In the Varnish World the
Murphy name is a Guarantee

Murphy Varnsh Company the the label of
any Finishing Material settles the question Of Value
1t that the Va1nish Color STAIN Enamel Konkreo
whatever ese is the Most Reliable Product the kind
This Reputation has been Secured Great Cost through
years of persistence in the realizing of Ideal
You needn't be at all afraid that the Murphy Standard will
ever be lowered. 1t is worth all it has cost
This Quality Reputation be lived up to- ANY CUES
oning of it would sacrifice the Biggest in the Murphy
Business
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
The Good Roads Question.

To Herald Readers: | have been
too busy since my last communica-
ton to get another one. But | want
your consideration for what follows.
In the first place | want to know what
you taxpayers think of the work the
boards have been doing with trac-
tors on your roads. | do not think
much of it, ] think it makes the road
worse than it was before and the
hills are higher by the height of the
rounded up middle. Then | think the
work costs too much. You are told
that it costs $1,000 to $500 per day
to do this work, but the interest and
depreciation on value on these tools
amounts to tenrdollars for every day
tractors and now ! would like to get
some opinions from the ones. paying
the bills as to this work.
A number Of boards have thought
they were making themselves popu-
lar by neglecting or refusing to do
the work and laying it to the new
law. If in your county you have not
been getting road work done it is the
fault of the board of supervisors.
They could have done the work for
you. Ii they have not you should get
after them. The Highway Commits
sion has been after them and in many
counties we have gotten much work
but some are still standing out. Get
after them. They cake make many
more bridges safe before winter.
A number of counties are to defend
lawsuits because traction engines
have gone through bad bridges. 9th
ers have to defend cases because of
other injuries. The boards have a
right to anticipate the next years
revenues by issuing warrants and
having them stamped not paid for
want of funds These will draw in
terest at six per Hebhtl Now this
means bridge Btilt' this fall and
paid for next May, will cost about
$500 more because OF interest on
each hundred dollars of cost than il
left dangerous till spring. The ques-
ton is, do you believe In safety
first II you do, have them built
this fall by going after the boards
with that demand Otherwise have
bad bridges till spring and take
chances OF making widows and or.
phans, and getting damage cases
with them .... ..
Since my letter of some time since
have heard from many about the
rural routes. | have gotten some
trustees interested in fixing these
roads. But the trustees say the peo-
pie will not drag the roads, as they
agree There are two sides to this.
The government may take your rural
route away II you will not drag.
Help the trustees.
II. G. BEARD, Mt. Ayr, la.
Member State Highway Commits.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
EDDYV|LLE ACTIONS
PARKER CARNIVAL LEAVES ED
DYVlLLE AND GOES TO MONTE
ZUMA-M. e. YOUNG PEOPLE
HOLD ENJOYABLE SOCIAL.

Eddyville, Aug. 5. 81 Mrs. Mary
Johnson, who was called to Nebraska
by the illness of her granddaughter,
has returned home. she was accom-
panied home by Margaret Edwards,
who will visit in Eddyyille for some
time.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Koch and
daughter Mildred spent Sunday at
Hayden Chapel where an all day SER
vice was held.
Miss Lizzie Oldham, H. G. True and
son Marion and Lon Lemon drove to
Guthrie Center Saturday in Miss Old
hams car. They will remain two
weeks visiting relatives.
Art Van Claren and family spent
Sunday in Lacey at the parental Van
Claren home. a....-. ..I....
The Parker Show Company, which
has been in Eddyville the past week,
left Monday for Montezuma.
| Wilbur Johnson has returned from
weeks vacation spent with rela-
tives in Queen City, Missouri.
Miss Geneva Sylvester, who has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Zoe
Thayer, went to Ottumwa Monday for
visit with relatives before return
ing to her home at Nevada, Iowa.
The young people of the M. e.
church gave an ice cream social Sat
urday evening at the parsonage. On
account of the extreme heat the at
tendance was not large but all pres
ent spent a very pleasant evening.
Mrs. Earl Alcorn of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday in Eddyville visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cros-
sen. .s ... .......... .
E. Ward, who has been in Eddy
vile the past week looking after bust
ness interests, returned Saturday to
her home at Fairfield
Alice Brown has returned from Mt.
Pleasant where she has been visiting
the past month with her sister, Mrs,
Lamont Smith. ,.,.. -..t ..t.
Marvin Van Hook of Marietta spent
Sunday with relatives in Eddyville.
Mrs. Alice Heki, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Eddyville, returned
to her home at Lynnville Monday.
Miss Louise Wright came down
from Oskaloosa and spent Sunday
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Lou,
Use Middlesworth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
PROMOTERS AND PUBLICITY.

Not long ago a gentleman came 10
Oskaloosa to organize a new lodge,
with initiation fees, annual dues, and
a good income for the promoter, who
was also to be the supreme ruler OF
the organization. He visited the Her.
aid office, left lot of literature and
gave us a graphic description of what
he was going to do in Oskaloosa. He
then went to a local hotel, secured
a good room and awaited results.
After looking over the literature,
and allowing his graphic descriptions
to soak in we concluded to wait until
the promoter did something in Oska-
loosa that was worthy a news item
in the paper. Two days elapsed, and
then the promoter came in to get
his books and his literature, saying
he was going to leave. When asked
what success he was meeting with in
Oskaloosa he replied:
Il haven't done anything here
Have been waiting for you to say
something so | could get a start"
His attention was thereupon polite
ly called to our advertising rates, and
to the great benefits our circulation
might be TO" che development of his
scheme. H"uH inr- ~ E1 'gprb
BHt thati was not what he was look.
ing for He wanted publicity but he
did not want to pay for it. With a
show of disappointment and temper
he grabbed up his possessions and
went his way to try some other news.
paper in some other town.
F This is. only a fair sample of the
wonderful opportunities to do hui
manity a kindness" that is presented
to newspapers, yesterday, today and
forevermOre. Newspapers are often
caught on the bait, and will probably
go on being caught now and then.
But the example given above af,
fords some little satisfaction in know.
ing that once in a while a newspaper
space CRATER is caught at his own
game, and is given a ride on the to,
boggan with few little nails protrud-
ing to make the journey interesting.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
the MINING CONGRESS.

The mining industry, which is sec
ond only to agriculture in its import
ance and wealth-bringing to the coun-
try, is planning to hold national
rally of its forces and great indus
trial exposition in Philadelphia, Pa,
the week of October 20, under the aus
pices of the American Mining Con-
gress. 1t is declared tnat Americans
lead the world in mining machinery
and this is to be the first national
opportunity that the manufacturers
have had to show their achievements.
Leaders of the industry further say
that the use of rescue and first aid
appliances in the mines in the last
few years has grown so phenome-
nally as to place the United States
far in advance of other nations. This
apparatus, representing the humans
tartan side of the great industry Will
have prominent place in the expo
sition. With the rapid development
of the industry have come a number
of problems of national Importance
and these will be discussed by min
ing men of national repute.
This exposition, the first of its
kind in this country, will be held in
conjunction with the annual conVen-
ton of the Mining Congress and the
double attraction 8 is expected to- at
tract thousands iof interested men.
1T viii Be- eflfely national5in scope,
the metal mining interests of the west
to be as fully represented as the coal
mining of the east. In fact, there is
a tentative plan to have gold min
ing camp in full operation with a
mill crushing the ore. horticultural
Hall, the biggest place of its kind in
Philadelphia, situated in the heart of
the city, has been engaged for the
occasion.
A number of the big coal companies
that have developed the Safety
First" movement at their mines are
now negotiating for large amounts OF
space to show the mining men and the
public what they are doing in behalf
of their men. These companies will
send rescue and first aid crews and
there is talk, of exhibition drills be-
tween the various crews. The United
States Bureau of Mines will be repre-
scented by one of its safety cars and
picked crew of helmet men.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Dr.
rector of Weather Bureau.

Des Moines, Aug. 5.-For week end
ing August 3, 1913: The week was
hot and dry; the temperature being
up to or above 100 degrees on two
days, and the rainfall was almost in
appreciable, there being only a few
light and widely scattered showers.
All vegetation is badly in need of
rain. Pastures and potatoes have
been seriously injured, but corn on
good soil is holding its own remark
ably well and nearly all of it in the
northern half of the state is still in
good condition. In the southern coun-
ties, where there has been little or
no rain since June 25th, corn has
been damoged, but reports as to the
amount of injury done are conflict
ing. Some claim that if rain comes
soon there will have been little or no
damage, while others say that there
will not be more than half crop re-
CARELESS of future condition. An av-
erage of about 1000 reports indicates
that there was a loss OF only four
points in condition of corn in the
state between July 1st and August l.
On August LIST the average condi-
ton Of corn was placed at SO per
cent; pastures, Sc; potatoes, rs, and
flax, SO per cent.
Preliminary returns from thresher-
men show the following average
yields: Winter wheat, II; oats, "a;
barley, 26; rye IS bushels. The aver
age yield of tame hay is placed at 1.5
tons and wild hay at 1.3 tons.
If the above averages are main
tanned by final reports the total yields
for the state will be about as follows:
Winter wheat, 100000 bushels;
spring wheat, 100000; oats, 10000
600; barley 100000; rye, 100000
bushels; tame hay, 100000 tons;
wild hay $4,000 tons.
GEO. NJ. CHAPEL,
Section Director
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
of financing such petty war

bankers of financing such petty war
fare.
1T is exceedingly satisfactory to
note that the United States is exhib-
iting greater recuperative tendencies
than any other commercial nation,
This is but natural Our losses from
the war were strictly indirect. In
stead of reveling in trade boom
such as England and Germany have
enjoyed for the last four or five years
we have pursued with some degree OF
restlessness a policy of extreme con
servatism, especially the last two
years at least, which disappointing
as it may have been for the time be
ing, has left the American business
situation exceptionally sound. AS 9
result we have passed through the
recent financial strain successfully
and find ourselves really strengthen
ed by the ordeal There is no exag
geration in saying that so far as in
trinsic business conditions are con
cerned, American affairs have not in
years been in a better position for re
spending to fresh forward move
ment Witness the extraordinary re
port OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. always fair barometer oi
trade conditions; also the continued
liberal earnings of our railroads prov
ing that there has been no important
recession in traffic; also the satisfac
tory reports issued from time to time
by many of our large industrial estab
lishments.
THE most important element in oul
favor is the prospect of fine harvest
As usual, there are complaints of in
jury, but these are generally local anc
not of a serious nature. If present
prospects are realized, we may har
vest a bumper crop of over 100000,
coo bushels of corn; also bumper
crop of wheat, or about 750,0O0,OOC
bushels; also the second largest yielt
of cotton, amounting to over $4,000,
900 bales. August is usually month
of deterioration for corn and cotton
so that no alarm need be felt at any
moderate injury. But the growing
season is rapidly reaching it's end;
conditions are generally above the av
erage, and making allowance for Gus
tomary deterioration, we are almost
sure to see harvest considerably
above the average"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
TIE BUSINESS ouTL ook.

"All the money markets OF the
world, those at home equally with
those abroad, show improvement and
an easier tendency" says Henry
Clews, in an unusually optimistic let
ter this week. This" he adds, must
be attributed to a universal strength
ening of banking conditions by the en-
forced contraction Of loans. The lat
ter was an unwelcome process, in
volying worldwide slowing down of
business activities, fall in values of
both commodities and securities, and
a very pronounced check upon new
enterprises and new applications for
capital. II is now thoroughly recog-
nized that, as pointed out in these adj
vices weeks ago, the chief source of
trouble has been the Balkan war. The
cost and the losses of this bitter strug-
gle are estimated to have been over
81 zoe. 100000, which fell upon money
markets already exhausted by an UNI
due expansion of credit and an enor-
nous demand for new capital. The
period OF retrenchment thus enforced
has proved highly beneficial; and now
that the main source of strain-the
Balkan warts over, conservative re-
cuperation should be the inevitable
sequence, and may prove even more
rapid than expected or desired, II I'M
favorable circumstances do not inter-
vene. The continued belligerency OF
the various contestants is having one
good effect; II Is varying European
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
"Do you CHOOSE YOUR Chill
DREN?"

Under this heading, one of the lead
ing periodicals published in the Unit
ed States, sets forth the findings of
several prominent scientists who
have been making investigations
along the line of eugenics. These
eminent men found that there are
| more than four million 100000
children in this country alone that are
deficient mentally and physically.
Thirty per cent of the children in
some of the public schools are below
the normal standards of mental de
velopment. There are 100000 indt
viduals in the United States that rank
as imbeciles. And (the article adds)
with the rarest exceptions the cause
of imbecility is heredity-and hered-
lily alone!" Scientists on both sides
| of the Atlantic are gravely admitting
that within three centuries at the
present rate of the increase of insan-
lily, the world would be one vast in
sane asylum.
1t was found that by proper mat
| ing blemishes and diseases would
work out in three or four generations,
while by improper mating, and con-
1
lily, the conditions would be accentu-
ated in the succeeding generations.
Every man and woman should give
serious heed to the discoveries of
these renowned scientists, as heavy
responsibilities respecting the coming
generations are resting upon them
and their own future happiness as
well as that of their offspring is in
lvolved.
How remarkably these latest con-
illusions prove the inspiration of the
ancient Hebrew Scriptures and vim
dictate the wisdom of the prophets
and the servants OF the Lord! Moses,
in that wonderful code of laws given
to the Israelites, declared that the
sins of the fathers would be visited
upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation. Exodus 20:5.