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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
Sees Danger Of
School Fire Panic.

"A reasonable limit Of risk for fire or
panic is greatly exceeded in some school
buildings" he declares. The East At
u school is the example of this de-
T which he holds up.
| Fairgrounds are either not at all pro-
'oao. or If spacs is provided, are not
Yep, in condition for use, he complains.
!. school yards are closed to children
''-sr . O'Clock in the afternoon. ire
,'7''iye Of the need for Fairgrounds or
recreation centers, Other complaints
's.',a.ed against this department are:
I's absence Of wall maps, globes
.Na other educational equipment was
noticeable.
NO schools are used to serve their
nslSooorhoods in any other CAPACITY
.'.n 10 teach the children in the morn
d.. Unnecessary neglect Of sanitary con-
r,.'hN was shown in MANY schools
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
THE WEATHER.

Forecast: Rain or snow tonight
and Wednesday; colder Wednesday.
temperatures; 8 a. M, 90 degrees; 10
a. m, 81 degrees; 12 noon, 63 de.
qrees; 2 p. M, 81 degrees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
Folnts to Needed
manages in Schools.

Dr. Lindholm urges tbase refo,.,,s T.,
NE schools: 0''' ''''' ~
mat possible danger from fire ba i'm
apes where necessary: nnttipg in ev
la doors; having all doors opan - ON "a
Widening doors. WIDENING co,. w. ~. ou',
aarways mug eo'I'oorS ana
.. 5aal sanitary conditions be inonoedi-
s s@y improved lighting all toilets i' s'1f
mat Continuous record" cord. ,or
each pupil be provided t % a,, earos Tor
sl5erintendent princina al once SO that
ny ~, easily learn important Facts CIV -''
ommende5 by + rb, uniform uniform records rec
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25

out to his farm in West Des Moines
He recently returned from
a visit with his son John e. Davis,
who is connected with a bank at Har-
Ian.
Abba Republican: Miss Clara Shep.
pard has been elected to teach at the
No. 6 Guilford township school the
coming year. Miss Sheppard lives at
Lovilia, but last year was a teacher
in the public school of Mahaska coun-
ty. She Is an excellent teacher and
will nil capably the Guilford township
position.
Bloomfield Republican: Frank and
Haul Slack are the owners of billy
goat purchased in Oskaloosa last
week. The boys are very proud Of
him They say he is up to all kinds
OF smart stunts. The boys have con
structed cart and the billy goat Is
kept busy ain the neighborhood haul
| ing the youngsters.
Miss Alsina Andrews. a former os
kaloosa girl, now In the missionary
work under the auspices OF the
Friends church. and who has been II
Jamaica for the past two years. de
parted this morning for Des Moinei
latter brief visit with old tim'
friends here. Miss Andrews will
travel west, reaching the Pacific coas
about the first Of te year and be read
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25

ing for Rock Island where he will do
some work in the floor finishing line
on couple of big buildings that are
now being completed there.
Mrs. B. A. George, of Lincoln, Neb.
who was called to the city by the III
ness OF her father, James ]. Bridges
is a guest of the Earl F. Bridges home
at No. go A avenue East.
MI. and Mrs. E. H. Thompson, OF
near Winfield, who have been visiting
Oskaloosa and Des Moines friends
and relatives for the past week, re
turned home Tuesday morning.
James Kikendal a former Oska
loosa boy now of Des Moines, con
nected with the Des Moines Cream
cry Co., was in the city Monday Wis
iting local friends and relatives.
DIR. S. s. Patterson arrived in the
city today, called by the death of his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson, and
is a guest of his brother, James G
Patterson, No. sos South A street.
Mrs C. Yer Ploeg and little sol
Byron departed this morning for Pells
where she will spend few days will
friends and relatives Mr.. Yer Ploet
also left the city this morning, goinl
to Des Moines on business.
Miss Adah Fighter, of Davenport,
former Oskaloosa girl who has beef
Visiting local friends, departed Tues
day morning for What Cheer wher
she will spend a few days with othe
friends before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Smith, OF QuaE
er City. Ohio, who have been spend
ing month at the home OF thei
daughter, Mrs. Harry G. Greist NJ
1911 South Market street. started thi
morning for their home. going vi
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frazier. Mr.. an
Mrs. John Frazier, Mr.. and Mrs. Arci
er Frazier and Dan and Ella Frazie
brothers and sisters OF Mrs. =. !
Welton. residing near Tingley, low
have returned home after attendin
; a little family reunion
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25

Mrs, Jennie Gibbs, who went to
Chicago last week upon the advice of
local physicians, was operated upon
last Thursday at Mercy Hospital in
Chicago, and although suffering great
pain and having been in a very criti-
cal condition, she is reported better
today and doing as nicely as can be
expected. Special teregram of the
| improvement in condition came today
to Mrs. Mabel Martin.
Miss Amy Herberger has arrived
home from goods buying trip In the
East.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Dunlap, OF near
What Cheer, spent Sunday with Oska'
loosa friends.
/ William and Harry Lucas of neal
Buxton were in the city over Sunday
visiting local friends.
Miss Edith Johnson returned to hei
home insWinfield Monday after an ex
TENDED visit at the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Johnson.
Ottumwa Courier: Miss Virgins
Williams, 216 North jefferson street
and Miss Mary Spry, 21S East Maple
avenue, are visiting friends In Oska
lloosa,
SIR. and Mrs. e. J. Burroughs, o
Fort Dodge, Iowa. who have been, Wis
lifting local friends, departed Mohda.
for a visit at Wapello before return
ling home.
Centerville Citizen: "Bluch" Tay
lor, former shine artist al the Wyckoi
barber shop, now at Memphis, Mo
visited with friends here yesterday o.
his way home from oskaloosa.
Winterset Reporter: w w. Gaun
after a 80 days lay on, has once NOR
taken up the duties OF agent at III
Rock Island station at this place. Nj
Barton, who has been filling the pos
; ton, was transferred to Oskaloosa.
Eddyville Tribune: George W. d
. wis OF Oskaloosa was In town las
wednesday enroute home from a tri
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25
o start for her field of labor again.

Eddyville Tribune: NJ j. Ward,
who has for number of years owned
and occupied an eighty acre farm
three miles northwest of Eddyville in
West Des Moines township, sold his
farm last week to Carl Mayer and r.
K. Davis of the Farmers State Bank
at 0skaloosa Mr. Ward has for
some time been annoyed with throat
trouble and he contemplates moving
to one OF the northern states.
OF former oskaloosa people the Col
fax Tribune says: ''Wm Abram, ST.,
returned home on No from FIRE.
mont, Nebraska, Sunday, having
spent a week in company with Mrs.
Abram and daughter Alice visiting
friends in Omaha and Fremont Mrs.
Abram has found relief from her at
tack of hay fever and will remain for
several days longer guest OF Prof. and
Mrs. Reese solomon. Prof. Solomon
Is supervisor OF music in the Fremont
public schools.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25
Benton County EaIr Paid.

Walter S. .Goodhue, treasurer of the
Benton county fair association, re-
ports that the association will have
about $1,000 to the good when all
bills and claims are paid.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-09-25

Jk,
j. B. &
Oska1oosa, Iowa.
You will 90 forward Saturday. ..-.a, s..~. 49,.
wakefield Co. 4:lo F. M >F~& >
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Clipping Feathers From
the Live Ostrich
BY AUGUSTUS DOUGHERTY.

The clipping season on an ostrich
farm is n period OF unusual interest.
The gorgeous white plumes. which so
regularly appear upon the wings Of
the male ostrich, are always cut
not pulled out. as many people sup
pose-just before the feathers are
ready to be shed in the natural mott
Plucking or pulling out the quilts are
never practiced upon the tame birds,
for that method would SO damage the
great sockets in which they grow that
very likely no more such feathers
would be forthcoming.
On clipping day all the fuli-pledged
fowls are driven into a triangular In
closure. Tho ostrich 10 be plucked
Is led into a sort of Cratelke coop,
where a cloth hood Is slipped over
his head The big bird instantly ap-
pears TO grow quite docile; for when
he is blindfolded and cannot see he
seems 10 imagine himself to be per-
fectly safe. With a helper holding
the full feathered fowl to keep him
quiet, a man with a sharp pair of
shears proceeds TO clip. one by one.
tho handsome plumes. cutting each
one of close to the flesh. When all
the ivory white wing and tail olumes
have been thus taken, the shorter
are carefully pulled out. The hood
Is then removed. and the big bird
passes out free into an adjoining pad
dock. So quickly has the operation
been performed and so absolutely
painless the process, that the shorn
bird does not appear to realize that he
has, within those few minutes. been
deprived OF his main point of beauty.
These proceedings are continued
a 500
of their surplus plumage. The stumps
of the clipped quilts are allowed to re-
main In until they drop out OF their
own accord. AS soon as the inside
pulp has dried up. the stuhbs may be
easily removed, although they are
more generally permitted TO shed nat
uraly, which procedure Will take place
within the space of few weeks, when
new feathers begin TO take their
place
The plucked feathers are immedi-
ately taken to the factory, where they
undergo the various processes of sort
ing, washing curling, dyeing and fin
ishing. In the final preparation for
the markets the ends of other quilts
are added to the STUBS of the plumes
in such a clever manner that the sub
situations scarcely discerntbls.
Until a few years ago almost all os-
trich plumes were supplied by feather
hunters from the wild birds on the
sandy plains of South Africa. Re
Gently. however, ostrich farms have
been tablished in some of our own
States. and these domestic birds now
furnish most of the fancy feathers
of commerce. 1t Is claimed that one
bird ranch in Southern California con-
tains over thousand domesticated
ostriches, which are given special care
for the commercial value of their
feathers.
At the nesting season pair OF these
domestic birds three years OF age are
placed in a separate corral. During
the six weeks OF the incubation period
the male sits on the eggs at night, the
hen relieving him during most of
the hours OF the day When the dog
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

Some more than n century ago. or,
to be exact, in the fall OF the year
that George Washington completed
the first year OF his first term in the
presidency. two young ladies of ten
and eight, respectively, were sent from
their fathers house in Salisbury, N.
H.. TO "Hoyts Store" at the Corner"
to buy some groceries that the family
stood in need of.
1t was a cool, frosty morning In the
last of October. but both boys were
bare-footed. and they trudged along
the country road, stopping now and
then TO throw a stone at a chipmunk
they saw sitting on the fence. or to
pick a few helated berries that hung
from the bushes along the way. They
made no long halts, however. and in
little more than an hours time they
we're entering the little store at the
Corner"
The store was kept by Mr.. Hoyt.
who, besides being n storekeeper. also
kept the district school in the winter.
He knew the two boys quite well. for
they had been among his pupils the
preceding season. He was waiting
upon a customer as they entered. and
the lads busted themselves. taking an
inventory of tho stock Of goods, which
10 them SeeHieu Qulto Wbnuciiui.
Good morning. boys" said the pro-
prietor at last. ''How's your father,
the squire, and what are you going to
buy this morning."
Father Is well as usual" answered
the elder boy. land he has sent us to
get four pounds of salt. a half-pound
of tea, an ounce of pepper, a pound
of gunpowder and two pounds OF shot.
and he says he will draw you a cord
of wood as soon as there is fall of
snow"
"You can tell the squire he needn't
worry about the wood" said the mer-
chant 81 suppose you will both at
tend school this winter"
81 shall come half OF the time and
Daniel will come the rest Of the time. :"
That's right; and you, Daniel
hope You have not forgotten what you
learned last winter"
The boys unusually dark eyes fash
ed with sudden brightness. He was
n singular looking little fellow. with
black hair and eyes and a complexion
almost as swarthy as an Indian.
"Oh. no, sir: I have ciphered to
long division. and have read the BIZ
BILE half through"
THAT Is very good, my lad Keep
on and perhaps you may teach school
some day, though you will never be
much of hand at setting copy. Eze-
kiel Is a much better penman than
you are"
II can improve" said Daniel. quiet
ly.Y
THAT you can. and so can we ALL"
declared the storekeeper, encourage
ingly. And now is there anything
else r.
fs i u X
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Daniel Webster s First P Purchase
BY Fred Myron Colby.

He had measured the comm ODDITIES
enumerated and had them done up in
nice little packages for the boys 70
take home.
! Daniel was cycling a cotton packet
handkerchief which hung on a line
above the counter and seemed to have
something written upon II.
In those days. when books and pa
pers were comparatively rare and DIFF
ficult to obtain, II was more or less
customary to combine literature with
homely utility by printing reading
matter of some kind on cheap cotton
handkerchief. A boy of today might
object TO such custom. but young
Daniel was attracted by 1t.
What kind of story is printed~on
that handkerchief" he inquired. in
dicating the article.
1T Is the constitution OF the United
States" replied the storekeeper, 1.-THE
government we live under, you know.
Would you like II?
Daniel began to feel in his pockets,
What's the price?" he asked.
twenty-five cents"
Now the boy had Just a silver quar-
ter in his pocket. which he had saved
that fall by helping a neighbor pick
potatoes, and he had calculated To
keep It till the next Fourth to buy
gunpowder with; but the handkerchief
with its printed legend was too great
temptation. He had but an indefi-
mite idea of what the government was,
and he thought he would like to know
more about 1t.
He exchanged the precious coin for
the handkerchief, and very carefully
stored II away In his jacket pocket.
ut is a good purchase" said Mas
ter Hoyt, approvingly. Study II and
learn it. and you will be the better
man for IT."
Eyes. SIR" returned Daniel. IT will
try to remember IT. though it looks
pretty hard"
The two boys trudged home with
their purchases. Daniel every now and
then taking out his latest acquisition
to scan the printed words. But he
had no time really to study it until
evening arrived. and the family gath
cred around the friendly blaze of the
open fireplace. Then in the Pickering
light OF huge pine log the pioneer
boy brought out his precious treasure.
What have you there. my son ?"
asked his father. observing the lads
studiousness.
1T is a handkerchief. father with
the constitution of the United States
printed on it."
Dan spent all his money for It at
Hoyt's store this morning." volunteer
ed Ezekiel, in explanation.
well. well. he might have done
worse declared his father. graveiy.
1T will do him no harm to read the
constitution OF his Countrywide
Congregationalist and Christian World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
IN POLLYWOG TIME

pened IL their Uncle Jefrry had not
been near.
He showed them that they were
both right. He told them that the
fringes were a kind of gills through
which the pollywogs breathed; and
while Tads specimens" had the
fringe-like gills on their necks. Polly's
had changed their outside gills for a
set within. He told them, too, that
though Pollywogs and fish live In the
water. they have to have air to
breathe, but they breathe air mixed
with water.
The puzzles those pollywogs were!
No sooner had one thing been learned
about them than 1t was found the case
was quite different. Very fast they
grew. and 1t was not many days be-
fore little buds" as Polly called them.
seemed to be sprouting out on rneir
sides. In wonderment they were
watched until IL was discovered that
the buds were growing into legs.
Then the children's Uncle Jeffry ad-
vised putting the specimens" into a
tub out of doors. where the air was
cooler and growing poliywogs might
enjoy larger water world. But with
this change new complications arose,
for Polly was not longer able to ,den-
tify her own. Again their uncle came
TO the rescue. They have two names.
Polly" he said. "One of their names
Is polly@og. and the other Is tadpole."
60 they belong to us both de-
clared Polly. And after that they
called their specimens" polly tads."
Great was their CONSERVATION soon
to find that their poliywogs vera ,os-
ing their tails.
THE tails have been absorbed" said
wise Uncle Jeffry. With the loss of
their tails and the growth of legs,
other changes took place even more
wonderful. The outer skin was cast
off; their fshlike mouths grew wide
and froglike; eyes popped out from
under the skin; the little puzzles came
up into the air to breathe; and. in
stead of feeding longer on leaves, they
grew fiesh-ioving.
Finally there dawned a day when
the tub was empty. Polly and Tad
were in distress until their Uncle
Jeffry gave them the consolation that
their specimens haA grown up and
had gone out into the wide. wonderful
world, seeking their own food and
their fortunes Many nights there
after. when they listened to the pied
frogs orchestra" Polly and Tad were
sure they heard familiar NOTES.-THE
Presbyterian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Learning to Think

We'll. Master Jim. SO you want
your hoop mended. do you?" said the
blacksmith. and he took the iron hoop
in one strong hand and put it In the
fire to get soft while he worked the
bellows vigorously with the other.
Jim and Tom liked nothing better
than to visit the smithy, for 1t was
such an interesting place with it's big
hammers and anvils and tho pinchers
and queer tools lying about among
the horseshoes.
I've got tale to tell you, young
away at the broken toy, land it's only
happened this afternoon, too. Little
Tommy Hunsden ran In, poor little
chap. to know If I'd make him four
horseshoes for his wooden horse, and
while l was fitting them a horse and
buggy came dashing down the road.
I heard afterwards that some gentle
men had scared 1t by shooting peas
through a pea shooter at II from
behind a hedge"
Tom and Jim said nothing, but they
grew very red. and the blacksmith
bent lower over his work as he went
on talking.
There was likely to be sad acct
dent. for Tommy Hunsden ran out
before 1 could stop him, and ran right
In front of the horse as 1t suddenly
drew up before the shop. / was all
in a shiver as i caught hold of little
Tommy's coat to pull him back, but
the porr dumb animal never moved,
and ! lifted the little boy up, and
soothed the horse until it lost its
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

You see, Tad. Just must learn
about them. cause they have my
name" said little Polly Palmer az she
crept out on a slippery log to watch
the little wigglers in the brook.
Lets catch some" said Tad. land
carry them home, and they will be
specimens like the things Uncle Jerry
has. Then. too. we can watch them
growing"
"Of course!" exclaimed Polly. And
'spect you know how to catch 'em,
too"
Tad wore rubber boots. and right
before Poilys admiring eyes he walk
ed straight into the brook and. SCOOP
Ing with his hat. he soon had a good
~ number of specimens"
"Oh, it's just beautiful to be q boy"
exclaimed Polly. 'and to wear rubber
boots and walk right into the brookr'
Home ran Polly and Tad as fast as
they could go, and the specimens"
were equally divided by actual count
and deposited in large glass Jars of
water along with a supply of water
weeds: and the young naturalists be-
gan their study of Matrachians at first
hand.
They aren't anything but tails"
said Tad but they swim as If they
had always known how
20 don't they" exclaimed Polly
"Pollywogs and boys do Just swim
beautiful" Uncle Jeffry smiled behind
his newspaper at the mingled admira-
ton and pathos in little Poliy's voice
But do see." called Polly. IT do
believe the poor little things haven't
got any mouths Mt all"
And, sure enough. there was enot q
single mouth in the two aquariums;
and the specimens" when not swim
ming beautiful" chung to the water
weeds by a kind Of snout or sucker.
The children had not decided how
their specimens were 10 be nour-
ished, when suddenly they discovered
that mouths had appeared. and what
had seemed to be only tails at first
were eating voraciously the soft edges
of the water weeds. Then Tad, who
had borrowed his Uncle Jeffry's mag
nifying glass. announced that his spes
cimens had little fringes on the sides
of their necks. Polly took the glass
and studied hers long and carefully
and stoutly declared II wasn't so. In
defense OF the wigglers that bore her
name she even grew wrathful and so
far forgot her admiration for Tad that
nobody knows what might have hap
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

fright and was ready to go home
again"
ut was Tom and I who shot peas at
It," said Jim in a low voice. land we're
very sorry
II was sure you would be. Jim.
when you heard how near things had
been to turning out badly" the black
smith said as he finished mending the
rim. Here's the hoop. sir. as good
as new"
Thank you very much" Jim an
swered II say we never thought how
foolish we were-it seemed only bit
of fun for us. But We'll not do 1t
again.
That's right" said the blacksmith
heartily. l knew you'd say that. for
I'm sure you were only thoughtless
only you see what a lot Of mischief
folks can do who don't think"
The boys walked quietly home with
out speaking till, Just as they reached
the gate. bob said: Lets try and
think, Jim Selected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

Gracious art thou. O Lord. and good
to all who trust in thee. Remember
thy loving kindness in our every need
and uplift us into strength by the JOY
of thy presence. In the valley of the
shadow let the light that fails our
eyes shine by thy mercy in our hearts.
Lead us onward In our way of pilgrim
age with confident and courageous
hearts and let what we do in thy
name be used for thy glory and the
upbuilding Of thy kingdom. In the
name of Christ. Amen.--I. o. r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

time for print this week, as we didn't
have time to send 1t off the first of
last week. And. oh! I almost forgot
sont me. j appreciate 1t so very much
Many, many thanks. I haven't told
you about our fishing trip. either. have
/? We had very nice time, I en-
toyed every minute of fl from the
time we LEFT home until we arrived
home at 0 o'clock, that night We
caught great many fish and we had
a nice time going up the creek in the
boats and swinging after we ate din
ner. Mary. Helen and I ate ours I'M
der tree 10 ourselves. could write
several more pages about "our fishing
trip" but as l haven't got the time,
will not he able to do II in this letter
Many thanks, Louis Dahl, for the
compliment MY drawing teacher gave
me n compliment very much like that
one yesterday. and I am getting real
proud; but, then. 7 only wish I could
draw as well as some Of the v. ]. c.
members, 7 think Louis Dahrs little
poem is real cute, don't you?
/ am reading THE Heart of the
Hills" whenever I get a chance. but
at the rate I am going now I don't
mail this In the morning when I
change cars at the corner OF Washing
ton and Sycamore streets. I Will close
now. as 7 am getting sleepy and must
go to bed.
Your affectionate niece.
EMMA FIJZApFT~rF SLATER