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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
Bathing i'm Vienna,

Wide World Magazine: The Vien-
nese, although living almost in the
center of Europe, hundreds of miles
away from any seaside bathing re-
sort, are yet, owing to the enterprise
of the municipality of Vienna, able
to indulge in bathing on a much
more extensive scale than the people
of any European seaside resort, with
the possible exception of Ostend in
the height of the summ@ season.
Some four or five years ago the
authorities of Vienna realized the
great benefit that bathing on whole
sale lines, so to speak, would be to
the inhabitants of the city during the
summer months. With this end in
view they acquired a picturesque
tree-clad island bordered with fine
stretches of sand, in what is known
as the Old Danube. Here, in the
course of few months, arrange
ments were made for providing not
only a splendid bathing place for
hosts of Viennese of all classes who
were unable through lack of time or
means to take the long journey nee
| essary to reach the nearest continen-
tai beach, but also very interesting
experiment in municipal policy,
which up to the present has more
than satisfied its originators.
Year by year, since its first insti-
tuition some four years ago, the
Strandbad, to give this unique insti-
tuition its proper name, had increased
in popularity, and now, on every
reasonably fine afternoon through
out the summer months from June
until late in September, one sees
crowds of people vending their way
to the floating bridge ferry by which
the long sandy island on which the
Strandbad is situated is reached
Wide World Magazine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
DID PARCEL POST MAKE GOOD?
1T DID-RIGHT AT THE JUMP!
Parcel Post has made good!

Parcel POST mas maze good!
Great public service reforms usu-
ally require time for usage to oil the
wheels of their machinery.
But parcel post made good the
first day!
The first real test between the
new government experiment and the
old established express companies
was made out of Chicago the very
first day of parcel post. A parcel
mailed at a Chicago parcel window
by a person unknown to the officials
was delivered in Milwaukee eight
hours and forty minutes later.
package sent by express at the
same moment as a test had not been
heard from twenty-four hours after
being sent.
The package sent by post cost the
sender 10 cents.
The express package cost 20 cents.
There you are, speed, economy, eff
ficiency for the new parcel post, de-
spite eleventh-hour express rate re-
ductions and boasted organization on
the part of the express companies.
You remember what. the express
companies said about the parcel post
proposal? They declared it was a
fine theory, but it wouldn't hold in
practice. They admitted that in the
course of years there might be built
up as efficient an organization as
they had. But it would take years
and it would be expensive. Further
more, the rates charged for parcel
post were ridiculous.
The Chicago Tribune sent twenty
packages by post and twenty by eX-
press to the same persons living in
all the parcel post zones. Compari-
son was made of rates, quickness of
delivery, of the condition of the
package on receipt. The parcel post
package to Milwaukee was sent at
1901 a. m. 1t was received in per-
feet condition at Sal a. m. The
package went in the regular course
1t was delivered with other packages
as part of load There was no
thought of trying to make the parcel
post beat the express. 1t was simply
test of the efficiency of the new
service and the service proved itself
efficient in spite of the fact that it
was new, that no one connected with
it was familiar with its workings
and that time was naturally lost in
sending and receiving.
Returns from the other packages
heaped up the victory. Buffalo re-
ported its package delivered in less
than a day; also hours before the
express packages. The arrivals at
points more distant were uniformly
ahead of the express and the rate
with one exception, was lower than
the express rate.
Here's a theory rolling up its
sleeves and becoming practical on
the jump.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
LOOK FOR BRIGHT SIDE.

Oregonian: Perhaps the best re-
solve we can make for the new year
is to look at the bright side, no mat
ter what happens. There is a posi-
tive power in cheerfulness. Gloom
not only hinders the mind and body
from working, but it opens the door
regret lessons the capacity for hap
piness and reacts permanently upon
a persons efficiency. 1t has been
said by philosopher that repent
ance is a sin. He may have gone a
little too far with his theory. 1t is
certainly a sin ito do deeds that
bring repentance, but little mourn
ing for our transgressions now and
then cannot be displeasing to the
Almighty. However that may be,
we shall agree that no time is worse
wasted than hours spent in vain
broodings over the past. The whole
some mental altitude is one of bright
confidence in the future. We ought
to trust the power that rules the
world deeply enough to believe that
the evils we have experienced can
never happen again. If they do it
will be our own fault, not the will
of the Almighty. The evils that run
riot in the world, the social ills of
the time, are not fixed upon us by
omnipotent decree but by our in
dolence and want of courage to at
tack them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Don't work TOO hard. God meant
us to work every day until we are
weary, but not until we are so weary
that a nights rest cannot revive and
restore us to strength and vigor
again. When you rise morning after
morning with weary limbs and heavy
heart, you may know that you are
breaking the laws of health and that
your punishment is and will be
heavy. You must let go somewhere.
The world, your friends and family
have no right to demand from you
more than you can do, and if you
are wise woman you will not give
all the strength and warmth and
beauty of your life to labor and have
only the dregs left for love. Keep
enough strength, take enough rest to
preserve a cheerful heart and a
bright face, when the family gather
about the fireside after the days
work is done. Do one thing at a
time. Don't hurry, don't worry.
Face the issue of life fairly and
squarely; do your share of the work,
that is, what you can do without in
juring yourself, and put the rest res
olutely behind yon. Take some re-
Taxation. Every human being needs
recreation and amusement of some
sort Get it from books or people
with new and helpful thoughts. that
will keep your ideas bright and your
heart cheerful.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Fashion has been defined as a pc
culiar influence which makes a
woman drape herself in horse
blanket and think she looks stun
ming.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Never whip balky horse. Sell
him if YOU can't manage him and let
the other fellow match his temper
against that of the horse.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

We shall not have our grandmoth-
ers with us long, and may not the
thought impel us to cheer her and
make her as happy as we can, while
the opportunity is given us?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

The best society for the suppress
sion of pernicious literature is the
family. The best legislation that can
be passed for the prevention of the
sale of vile literature can be passed
by the father and mother. Daily
teaching to love aid study good and
useful things will bring the boys and
girls to detest the opposite.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Have you received a good turn?
Forget it not. Have you done one?
Remember it not.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

Hold on to the troubles you have,
for when they go there may come
worse ones.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen
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Don't scold your wife. If you
must scold somebody, scold us.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

What is needed in the training of
the tots is more patience while their
minds are developing. Let them see
gentleness and by and by they will
adopt it. Let us act ourselves lit
tie more as we wish them to. Ex-
ample with children weighs more
than advice. This holds good all
along the road, from infancy to ma
turity. With wine on the sideboard,
progressive euchre in the parlor, SEN
sational, trashy literature on the ta-
BILE and cigars on the mantle, we
need not be surprised when the crop
of drunkads or gamblers, of diseased
hearts and wishy-washy minds comes
in. The seed has been planted, the
crop must grow Not all may fall to
the lowest depths perhaps, but who
can saw which will be saved? 1t is
not the will of the Creator that one
of these little ones should perish;
and woe is in store for him who
places occasions to fall in their way.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-16

The Ozarks now furnish most of
the cedar used in lead pencils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
WILSON AND THE FLOODS

medical officers of the public health
service of the army. This is the first
time, so far as the Journal knows,
that the health officers of the fed
erai government have been ordered
into a region to prevent the breaking
out of epidemics and disease, though
gCN eminent surgeons have been fire.
quently sent to establish quarantine
and stamp out existing epidemics. An
other example. the Journal thinks, Of
quiet common sense and disregard of
government red tape
But the third thing is even more
exceptional The president ordered
10000 vaccine points and 1000 am
pules of anti-typhoid serum sent az
once into Ohio and Indiana for use
in preventing epidemic of smallpox
and typhoid, which generally break
out following great disasters. The
nPtion is fortunate" says the Jour
maj Of the American Medical associa,
ton, "in having as its chief executive
a man who does not fear official red
tape. moss-grown precedents or the
OF position of the ignorant and fanat
ical followers Of fantastic cults
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

Here Is an interesting expert opin-
ion Of the new administration in &C
tirn. II is on the medical side and
flom the Journal of the American
NJ dical association 1t commends
tie presidents prompt action al the
time of the food danger. He ordered
out tents, cots, blankets and food, as
other presidents have done before
Within "a hours all these routine aids
W ere assembled and in use. But Pres
iGent Wilson did more. three particu-
lar things which the Journal consid-
els as new for q president to do at
such a time.
The first was to order the crews
and equipments from the life saving
stations on Lake Michigan and Lake
Erie TO proceed at once 10 the flooded
districts to assist in saving life. The
Journal calls his the highest com
mon sense. Boats and experienced
men were needed and lacking The
government had boats and men and
had them on the spot in short sine.
The second was sending into the
afflicted district all of the available
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
IRE RoRBER TAttpF MUST GO.

The special projected interests are
adopting their Old scheme OF threat
euiuE 20 remove their Industries to
Europe IN the event they are not given
Bu.caued "tar.ff protection"
4 New Haven sewing machine man
uldcturer is the latest one 20 announce
his intention OF going abroad TO do
business
Well let him move if he wants TO.
There is no law against IT, Euf r. is
rufe 70 say he will not 60. II he does.
he will return poorer but wiser man.
The clustering OF the tarir-protect-
ed barons ls quite In keeping with
their records as exploiters OF the
American consumers. bgt r. will have
no effect upon the democratic admins.
uatiOu. nor on congress
The Tobber tariff must 60
The democratic party has pledged
Itself 10 relieve the consumers OF me
'sud Of the heavy tribute they have
ncer paying 70 the special protected
Interests These pledges mus Doe KEPT.
President Wilson has said So and the
democrats in congress will do the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Three Stars.

1t was Lone Fuller. the famous
dancer. who Introduced Dumas the
younger TO Flummarion when they met
in aer dressing room nj the Athenee.
She tells Of 1t in Fifteen Years OF a
Dancers Life"
is it possible that the two most
distinguished personalities in Paris
are not acquainted w!,E each other
she said 1t is not so remarkable"
re- lex Dumas. for Won see Fla m
marion dweiis in space. and / am just
9 cHmberer OF the nrth Yes" said
FianniarioH. 'but n EttIe star come
ont Uf the west has brought Us To-
gether"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
BANK DEPOSITS.
Guarded by a Network of Devices to
Insure Their Safety.

Guarded by a Network Of Devices to
Insure Their Safety.
From the moment depOSitOr lines
up before the receiving teller's win
dow of bank and lays his bills on the
counter until he again receives back
his money from the paying teller his
deposit has been surrounded by net
work of devices to insure its safe keep
ing II It's been subjected to the rigid
banking laws OF the state OF nation.
to guardianship toy host Of public
officials. by Stee. and by time locks. by
the vigilance OF the bank officials and
the surveillance of bonding companies
And yet in spite of this constant eff
fort. though the depOSitDr rarely loses
himself. sometimes his money mysteri-
uu<ly disappears. and until the guilty
person i detected tie shadow OF a
doubt hangs over the personnel of that
bank. from the utiice boy to the preSi.
dent. SuCn. however. l. the system OF
vigilance 10y which the public through
IT. agents Of the law guards funds on
deposit that il Is only rarely that the
money so taken is not recovered
The marvel Is not that men daily
hourly, tempted with opportunities 10
pUr3nlD the wealth which passes
through their fingers sometimes yield
to This temptation. but that the per
CentaEe OF loss from theft which the
banks or the country sustain is not
greater than II ~ Indeed. su unusual
Is the occurrence Of theft by mem
ter OF the bauh : personnel that when
such l. The case the banks nervous or
gaHlZatlJn is thrown out uf equilib
rium. The bank a. bank never rests
uu'li the theft is uncovered ana the
guilty man is made to reimburse the
cash taken William Buckley IN Les
lies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
METHODIST MISSIONS.

Netuodists Of the United states a~e
sending S2O0,O 900 a year 90 Europe TO
30 missionary work there 10 the Moth
pdist name. or this sum, $4,000 a
year Is going into Sweden and Nor
way and Denmark and northern GER
many. countries Ions counted Christian
mad themselves doing M ss4oUary work
elsewhere About 7y.u"Q Me'hOd's's
are now IA these countries, the out
growth Of American enterprise and
zeal Property worth more than a.
100000 has been accumulated. N part
through local contributions OF course.
For years amounts CIV en- by Ameri-
cans 70 these European Christians FOR
advance work has slowly increased, II
having been only $4,000 zen years
ago Now a new plan IS 20 ,e adopted
Il grows out OF new conditions -
southern Europe ana In SYRIA and tie
Holy land The Italy work. taxing
s55. 900 a year and having 5000 mem
.ers. Is 10 be made In Bulgaria. Mace
Louia. Albania. As.at.. Tg.r,y an
Palestine MethCvsrs fee. that here
are far more needy a,.ts 'Nar exist n
northern EUROPE. and now 'Ea' he
outcome OF the war with Turkey has
opened the Vay tu,y a.. g..cN 60 are
no new plans ana mas. Tie change
Workers will he truu- rrri a. .a>.
rs possible. MetEoG.SJs haze Vuso .a
Bulgaria and in Jerusalem.
A study OF countries ,l7t.0't '-oW
N Tff~. ia al. rr#e.r.. ~ ,r.s. al .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
THE END OF DOLLAR DIPLO-
MACY

Dollar diplomacy-in irs every man
Hesitation a vicious policy-assumed in
the latter years Or republican control
the peculiarly dangerous form Of trans
actions tending 20 make the United
States government a guarantee Of pri-
Eate apeGulauOus F.u8nciers having
ventures in China, Honduras. Nicara-
qua or similar weak OF unstable coun-
tries. wished 70 reap the profits OF
foreign loans. but feared for their Sc
curity. They wanted the federal gov
eminent 70 back them in these specu-
lative hazards The announcement
given by republican administration OF
the department Of state 70 these de.
mands paved the way 70 most peri.ous
complications.
This disastrous and uu-American.
policy has been put an end 10 by
President Wilson in his distinct and
uuhesitating refusal 20 comply with
The request Of the money lenders who
represent American speculation in the
so-called six-power syndicate which is
neFotioting a S125.0OO0oO loan 70
China The spokesman Of the syn
dic5'e asked the administration 10 re
quest that the American fnanciers
participate in this loan. The gross
Improperly OF such proposal is mani
fest. Compliance with IL would have
made the department Of state the lack
ey OF a group Of greedy private in
terests, and would have put the United
States in the position Of enforcing the
claims OF this syndicate by interven-
ton IN China. The ringing announce
ment I'm which President Wilson pro-
claimed HIS refusal 20 make this gov
eminent a partner in the Chinese ven
.ure Is the kueII Of dollar diplomacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

line. Then within few hours red
streaks may be seen extending up the
extremity TO the glands in bend Of Ell.
bow. knee, groin or srmpit. Such
signs are always serious. though gen.
orally disappearing upon the institu.
ton OF proper surgical treatment
For general purposes where an anti.
septic is desired one OF the safest and
most satisfactory to use is ordinary
uncture of iodine-not the colorless
iodine. which isn't iodine at all. but
the brown tincture. A few drops or a
teaspoonful OF this in a pint or less OF
water makes valuable Gargle, mouth
wash or wash for irrigatinga wound
DR.. William Brady in the New York
World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

limel!ght one Of the most remarkable
careers that the metropolis has ever
seen. He is Henry P. Davidson. While
plenty of people know Of him as one Of
the Morgan partners and a smaller
number as the dynamic force OF
this firm, very few persons know
that the man who piloted the
S17nO0O,00O subway deal. although he
is not get 45 years old, went 20 New
York City % years ago without a job
and possessing only so in cash, after
giving up a job at teaching school.
He finally secured employment there
IN bank which was going through
process Of organization. From that
small start be rapidly made for him
self a reputation in the financial world
Davidson has become a man who was
given the floor when men OF money
warted 10 hear from men Of brains,
and when the panic Of 1907 came along
and !. Pierpont Morgan scowled over
his long cigar in his nightly library
conferences, Davidson was one OF those
invited To man the salvage corps and
Morgan knew quickly that the young
man had the real ring.
The panic sessions made him a mem
her OF the Morgan firm. Morgan liked
bis style and his ability and there is
little question but whar his frank man
ner Of expression did more than any
thing else 20 impress his worth on the
big man Of the money bags. He went
INTO the Morgan firm Jan. I, 1905, and
since that time has been field mar.
shal in many Of the biggest things the
house has done
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
BLOOD POISONING.
Il 10 Insarably Caused by Bacterial
Infection OF Wound.

Il 10 Insar:ably Caused by Bacterial
Infection OF Wound.
The bette ucire OF honesty surgery is
blood poisoning Blood poisoning or
septICaemia. a. surgeons call II. is not
caused by Coiored stockings. dyes
chemicals or anything Of that kiHd
Il Is invariably caused by bacteria in
fect.Ou OF wound The wound may
be mere Pin prick OF II may be d
large wound II makes 20 difference
lat implement produces the wOgnd
1he question is. VAS the implement
covered wiki germs: NJ matter wnal
n eta! II E44y lie made Of. II the iInpIe-
meut Is C,eau-l e. surgica Y ste-i z
and II the skin about the wounded
part is Clean there i no likelihood Of
I'D r .stE.a- following
~ Then 'o GOD poisoning does occur ii
announces Itself hy characteristic
'iELs E'rst there is general chiliness
with PERKINS, i=At heAdd He ana gen
era E,5e> such as one fees Win any
grooming fever TIE wounded part
swrlls. UErus ne"CEIPS tbrothingly
e2ILfUI and sIhos dlsrRaExlng tor Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
The Genial Cynic
LOVE Is The LIGHT.
BY CHARLES GRANT MILLER.

is
II wide the
IL S which and live.
bindy and miserably die
holds
OF life than whole of hate
One whole world Of moral philosophy through and find
and
expend s Il
of hatred?
which the
sunshine
atmosphere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

ranking lieutenant general OF the con.
federatacy who is wholly dependent
on the salary for I.ving-a woman
whose record for efficient service has
been so exceptional that the lowest
and sorriest of the petty partisan poll
tic!ans do not undertake to attack it..
Mrs LOngstreets entitlement to
reappointment rests not primarily on
the sentiment which binds her TO the
heart OF the south, but first and spe-
cifcally upon her worth as woman
and her brilliant record as a public
Official, added TO years of service and
achievement which have distinguished
her as one of the nations foremost
women"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

Washington, d. C.. April 17-Fran-
els @ lindquist, he new representa-
i've from the Eleventh. district Of
M:,G.-an, IS Anrar.ca's hrst mail order
COZ ErCssman.
~, developed a big business selling
mems clothes t. mail ana used The
same primo pies IN lis successru. poll
tea, campaign over 9bO.oU0 pieces
~ literature were sent out b. him ard
lie h'arh4 as we'll s. tgLratly-ly
showed -udrr G.s opponents
He nAs e.r7.t-d ou a pure fabric
republican, bit n q hG'. moose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17

There Is ~ tree N Creanla with
small leaves and flowers. but which
bears fruits Wh.-n are perhaps the Jar
geSt borne 10y any tree on earth These
round fruits are sometimes so large
that nan cannot lift them The ker-
mes are eaten roasted Ike cheStuIts.
bit they are not ea~ily diEestiJle
Then there i the Jack OF the Indian
ar'E.pe ago. with huge trunk and
dense foliage on the broad branching
sLil.:!t. While the fruit mea sures eight
cen inches ly fifteen on another tree
the leaves are one and har feet long
and one foot wIde.-PhI.adelDni4 In
QLi.er.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17


The way before you stretches far;
II winds through valleys that are dark
and deep.
Oft you will halt in doubt where dangers
bar
Your progress on the hiIlsides hard and
steep.
Little boy.
You are but starting on the way
The way that at a far-oT grave must
end
And ,emptresses will plead with you to
stray
In byways that to intamy descend.
Little boy.
look with pity on your face;
l think Of all the hardships you must
beAI
The c2mpacts twixt Dishonor and Dis
70 scar your soul and drag you to de-
spair
Poor old man.
You feet are weary. you are sad:
The way that lies before you soon must
The pleasures and the triumphs you have
had
Were they the things that caused your
back to BEND
lou pass on. friendless and alone;
You have become a stranger in the
land
Behind you sleep the ones whom you
have known.
| Ills long since you have Grlpped a
brothers hand
Poor old man,
/ The way behind you stretches far:
You totter down the last uneven slope;
( Your weary hands are marked hy many
scar.
But on your face there is the glow OF
Hope
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-17
Widows Advatance.

(which would you rather be n
Iou we're tWeufyseveL and could nave
toIr choice. a widow or just a g.ri2"
Oh, a widow by all means 4
1tSow alTays has a BIZ advantage
She can try an entirely different KING
tEe next time