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The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
AN EVEN THING

! 1t didn't grin all over at sight Of the hos
asleep in the dust few rods away.
Opposite the gate and the girl the ma
chine came to a halt.
The girl and the young man stared at
each other.
Cook or maid?" said the young man to
himself
Chauffeur or hired man." said the girl
to herself.
Mighty good-looking whichever it is"'
'Passable looking young man, but he
may be fl sh.'
Anybody homer finally asked Hugh
Farnham.
Il think you are looking at somebody
replied Mis- Coline with a toss Of her
head.
Il meant is there a man around?''
II don't see any"
Pretty smart for a maid" he smiled.
THE cook, thank you!' was retorted.
well, my trouble is that this auto has
gone lame on me, and I can't find out
why"
n ShduleuT ought 10 Know.
But. you see"
Mr.. Farnham stopped right there with
a chuckle. There was something he did
not mean-so give away,
Miss Coline opened the gate and passed
out to the. machine, and after a minute
said:
Il believe they feed these things gaso-
line to make them go. No gasoline, no
CO."
THE deucer' whispered the young man
as he inspected the empty tanks.
"Sirr'
Beg pardon, cook
Your cap, sir!"
Beg. pardon some more!" as the cap
came off.
''And now you can fetch tin of gaso-
line from the garage to last you a few
miles, though you will probably start out
without any tires next time"
And with that the girl started of for
the hennery and gave him no more at
tention. He looked after her in a puzzled
way, and while he was pouring the gaso-
line into the tanks he unused:
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

EN- so hard they'd go on strike, be-
cause / didn't have no cargo, and l
didn't need no crew, but they wouldn't
strike. go ahead, they says, and cut
our pay down to nothin' if you want
to. Blamed if well ssrikel No, sirr
they says, you can't drive us to strike
And l couldn't. So there we was,
tied up at the wharf, and l cut their
pay down to nothin, but | couldn't get
EN- to strike. Wen take nothin' a
day, and pay y regular table board
rates for fodder they says, and we'll
sleep on the dock, but we never did
strike agin a kind old feller like you
and we never will
"Huh!" said Sim Perkins, sarcas-
tically. Kind old feller! HUH"
q didnt say what kind, did 2" said
Uncle Ashdod. so there / was with
a crew | didn't need, and me too kind
hearted to take capstan bar and chase
EN- ashore. So up comes this feller
Weary Rags, and seems like he was
the walking delegate
What OFF" asked Sim Perkins.
"Tramps' Union?T
why, no." said Uncle Ashdod.
That wasn't the name they gave it.
They called it the. Amalgamated Union
of Ancient and Honorable Loafers,
they did, but they wsftramps, just the
same. Y9p could look at 'em back
wards or forwards, and they wasn't
nothin' but tramps. So he says, BE
you the captain of this boat?' 1 be-
/ says. We'll and good he says, I'm
deputized to notify you how as the
Amalgamated Union of Loafers has
gone on strike says he, and how as
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
tcopynsht. ISIS,

NIopSngnts Isi1l
1910 THAT voyage said Uncle
- Uncle Ashdod reminiscent
~ ly, the first mate his name
was Weary Rags, and the second mate
his name was Hand-Out Joseph, and
the third mate his name was"
There you gol" said Sim Perkins
resentfully. when Teller like you
Is around man can't protect himself.
All / do is to mention off-hand that
there's lot of strike talk in the air
and you up and start in to spin yarns
like you was a perpetual motion spin
MIN wheel. l bet dollar you'll twist
that yarn around and yank it around
SO it'll look like it was about strikes,
but it won't fool me bit. When an
old perpetual motion spinnin' wheel
gets full of hot air"
',And the third mate his name was
Dusty Wayside," said Uncle Ashdod,
because he was a tramp, and the
whole crew was trampS. Never saw
such crew on a ship in my born days.
No, sir! Never saw such a wuthless
lot of man critters in one place"
''Whatd you take 'em for, them"
asked Sim Perkins.
81 didn't want EN-" said Uncle Ash
dod. They come There was a
strike"
Il knowed it! | knowed it, said
Sim Perkins excitedly. Didn't l tell
We? l knowed you'd fetch in a strike !
Course, now, you'll say you had to
ship a crew of tramps because your
old crew was on strike"
But they wasn't" said Uncle Ash
iod. I'D been tryin' to bear down on
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Striking Tramps Ousted
The Ships Regular Grew
Uncle Ashdod Tells How Hoboes, walking Out" of
Regular Employment at Doing Nothing, Insisted
On Doing Hardest Work They Could
Find---Bigger and Better Pies

we mean business. We've got our dan
der up at the way we've been treated
he says, and if our terms amt agreed
to we won't stop at violence or nothin'.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
CHORUS Choir AUTO
TO HARRISBURG
Give a Fine Concert and Return
Safely in Spite Of Bad Roads
-.
and BloWouts.

The chorus choir of the Congrega
tional church took delightful auto
. trip to the neighboring town Of
harrisburg Friday evening where
they gave their first public concert
out side of this city. From all re-
ports the concert was we'll attended
and the program met with hearty
response upon the part of the audi
ence.
About forty Of the young people
left the city in eleven autos about
six o'clock and in spite Of heavy
roads and a number of blowouts and
other mishaps reached harrisburg in
plenty of time for the evening enter
tainment.
The program. rendered was in two
parts of which the Easter cantata
was especially enjoyed.
On the return trip one or two of
the cars were stalled in the mud and
one of them had to be abandoned, it's
occupants being brought home in
the other cars. But in spite Of this
the choir report a good time and we
feel sure that the citizens of Blairs-
burg will be glad to see them again.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
CLASS HOLDS "EXPf:
R|ENCE meeting"
Philatheas of Baptist Church Tell
how They Earned Money
for Piano Fund.

The Philathea class of the Baptist
church held their experience meet
ing" Friday night at the home
of one of their number, Mrs. Ray
Martin, at which time they gave
their experiences in earning their
dollars. The class have recently
purchased a new piano, and the
members of the class pledge dthem-
selves to earn a dollar toward the
piano fund. About thirty were pres
ent and some of these had earned
more than dollar, all of which they
gave to the fund.
The experiences were many and
varied. One member did two
weeks washing and also some house
cleaning, for her dollar, and could
spend the spring in like occupation
if she so desired, for she was at once
beseiged with requests for her SER
vices along that line, at like pay.
Pressing and cleaning old clothes
seemed to have been favorite
means of dollar earning, as was also
crocheting lace and making tatting.
Plain sewing also made many dol
lars, few of the members having to
go outside Of their homes to be amp
ly provided with this kind of work.
Making potato chips for a wedding.
laundering barber towels, baking,
etc., were some of the ways used.
One young member arose early in the
mornings for ten mornings to pre-
pare her fathers breakfast that he
might make garden before going to
his work, and thereby earned her
dollar. The class were so success
full in making money, that they have
planned to prolong the good work
and each earn another dollar before
the last of June. Plans were also
made for bazaar to be held next
December
No better entertainment could
have been provided than listening to
these various recitals, for each one
had prominent place on the pro-
gram. Late in the evening straw
berry short cake and coffee were
served and another delightful meet
ing Of this enterprising class was
brought to a close.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
IT MUST BE TRUE.
Freeman Tribune Readers Must
Come to That Conclusion.

1t is not the telling of single
case in Webster City, but number
:. of citizens testify. Endorsement by
people you know bears the stamp OF
truth. The following is one Of the
public statements made in this To-
cality about Doan's Kidney Pills:
w. S. Norton, 1926 James St.,
Webster City, Iowa, says: II recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills for back
ache and any other trouble caused
by the kidneys. I was in terrible
condition when began their use.
had contracted kidney trouble dur
ing the war. There was a heavy.
dull pain through my kidneys and
loins and the kidney secretions were
irregular in passage and painful. /
doctored great deal but got no
lasting relief until ! began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills. When saw
that they were helping me, I con-
tinued their use and they brought
complete relief. / have had slight
attacks of backache since. but few
doses Of Doan's Kidney Pill, have
always relieved me. l know Of a
similar case where Doan's Kidney
Pills did very good work."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
oante L>octar TiIhurn ~ p,HoIo
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no er.-Advertisemen
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
Will Move to Wisconsin.

The R. A. Kelly family, who re-
side in the 700 block on Division
street, are planning to move to Su-
perior, Wisconsin, about the first OF
May. George Kelly, their son, has
been located there for some time and
the family are going there to be near
him. Miss Lois Kelly will not go
with them now, but will stay and
finish her term of school in the
country near here.
Webster City people will wish
them much happiness and prosper
ity in their new location.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
PRIZES OF ART
EXHIBIT AWARDED
Pupils of Miss McLaury's Receive
1st and Miss MAZDA Blacks
End Prize.

The art exhibit of sepia copies Of
the great masters given under the
auspices of the local schools at the
north school building, last week
was quite we'll attended. As a
result of the exhibit some fifty dol
lars worth of pictures will be secur-
ed for the decoration of the various
school rooms.
The children in their eagerness TO
possess some of these beautiful piCt-
ures and win the prizes offered
made a thorough canvass OF the city
and succeeded In selling over 400
tickets. The pupils OF the south
building led in the contest, selling
in all 211 tickets, while the children
of the north building came in close
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
new NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD PARK
Yard Master is Having all Rubbish
Cleared Away and Mudholes
Filled Up.

One of the ugliest blots upon our
city beautiful and that, too, right in
the center of the city, where all peo-
pie travelling through here cannot
help but see it's unsightliness, bids
fair to become a beautiful park, if
the plans now laid by Mayor Valen-
tine and the Northwestern yard mas
ter materialize. Workmen have
been busy today clearing away all
of the rubbish which has been
dumped in the yards and the mud
holes will be filled up with cinders.
The business men along the south
side of the yards have been busy also
clearing away and burning all of
their packing stuff and have other
wise shown themselves willing to
cooperate in this movement.
1t is further hoped that the rail-
road company can afford to put a
few loads of dirt on this surface and
if possible seed down strip from
Des Moines street to Superior, there
by making very attractive parking
between the driveways along the
tracks and the alley. This could be
done at very small expense and
would improve the looks Of the yards
immeasurably.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
;econd with a total of 1872.

second with total OF l92.
To Miss McLaury's room goes the
first prize, these pupils having taken
in $3.50, while $40 was the re-
ceipts of Miss Mazda Blacks grade,
which receives the second prize The
prizes have been on display the past
four days in the window of the Met
calf store, the first being an excel
lent SO carbon copy of Millet's can
gelus" and the second Breton's
Song of the Lark
All of the money taken in by the
school children will be given back
to the school in pictures only, the
expense of express on the exhibit be-
ing deducted by the Elson Co. of
Boston, who sent the pictures to this
city. The schools are to be congrat-
ulated upon thus securing some of
the very best copies of the work of
famous artists.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
A New Geranium.

The Curtis Floral Company are
placing on the wholesale market this
season a new geranium, which is
the product of their own greenhouse.
The geranium is to be known as the
"Mrs. E. D., Curtis" and is a most
peculiar and snowy red flower. One
of it's most valuable assets its its fer
tility of bloom. The parent stock
from which all others have been
propagated threw at one time forty
seven large blossoms. The city parks
at Mason City and Hampton have
for the past two years had this
geranium, but it will no longer be
sold in this manner, and aside from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
School Picnic.

The pupils of the Bickford school
together with their teacher, Mrs. F.
Nj. Talcott, enjoyed an afternoon
picnic at the G. +. Garth home
northeast of the city Friday. Din
ner was served on the lawn at noon
and the afternoon was spent in look
ing for wild flowers in the nearby
woods. Twenty-seven children and
eight of the patrons of the school
were present and spent a most de-
lighttui time together. Before de-
parting Mrs. Talcott was presented
with very pretty good luck pin, the
gift of her pupils. This closes the
school year in the Bickford district
and Mrs. Talcott left Friday tc
teach a spring term in the Rose
Grove district.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
Suffers Severe Sprain.

Miss Lila Weedman. who teaches
near Williams, had the misfortune
to sprain. her ankle the other day
and is now compelled to use
clutches. The sprain is quite a Sc
we're one and Miss Weedman will
doubtless be laid up for a week or
so. In the meantime her school will
be closed
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

small local trade will be found
only on the wholesale market. There
are a number of the young plants in
blossom at the green house at pres
ent and they are indeed pretty
sight. 5000 of the plants are now
ready for distribution.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
PROGRAM Of S. s.
SHORT COURSE
Under the Direction of an Able Fac
ulty of Five Specially Train
ed Teachers.

Gu L CdCl1C1os
The final details of the program
for the Sunday school short course
to be given at the Congregational
church May 9Th and 7th have been
decided upon and the members Of
the, faculty chosen.
| Rev. Henry w. futile, D. D., of
Grinnell, will be the general super
intendent of the work, ably assisted
| by the following Bible teachers:
Rev. r. w. Cannon, D. D., a sum-
mer Bible school worker of large eX-
perience; Miss Grace Jones of the
Drake Bible School in Des Moines,
once called "the best equipped
woman on the subject of religious
education in the United States;"
Earnest Jaqua, a graduate of Grin
nell College and the Union Theolog-
ical Seminary of New York, and
Miss Luella J. Reed, woman of the
highest scholarship and especially
noted for her successful superintend-
ency of the Sunday school in her
home city of Shenandoah, a very tai
ented woman with practical ideas.
With such a faculty as this the sue
cess of this Bible school is practical
ly assured. The program in detail
follows:
TUESDAY MORNING..
900 Words of Welcome-Rev.
Arthur Metcalf.
Response-Rev. Henry w. futile.
$50 Financing the Sunday
School-Rev. r. w. Cannon, D. D.
Discussion led by Rev. Walter
Metcalf.
1920 Evangelism in the Sunday
school-Rev. Henry w. futile.
Discussion.
HOO Music in the Sunday
School E. J. Jaqua.
Discussion.
TUESDAY AFIERNOON.
200 Pastors Classes-Rev. r.
w. Cannon.
800 Bible Instruction Abroad
Miss Luella J. Reed Phi. D.
$3.50 A Model Sunday School,
E. J. Jaqua.
400 The Pilgrim Standard of Ef-
ficiency-Rev. H. w. Tuttle.
1920 Round Table Question Box
Rev. R. W. Cannon.
TUESDAY EVENING.
500 Address, "Our Great Source
Book"-Rev. r. w. Cannon. !
Address, "shall We Centralize Our
Work About the Sunday SCHOOL,"
Rev. H. w. Tuttle.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
900 The Home and the Sunday
School-Rev. H. w. futile.
Discussion.
$50 The Developing Child and
the Graded Lessons-Miss Grace
Jones.
1890 Teacher Training Glasses
Rev. r. w. Cannon.
Discussion.
11:15 Teaching the Bible as Lit
erature-Miss Luella ]. Reed.
Discussion.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
200 Methods of Increasing At
tendance-Rev. r. w. Cannon.
Discussion.
500 The Graded Sunday School
in Action-Miss Luella ]. Reed.
Questions and discussion.
400 Story and Storytel.ing-
Miss Grace Jones.
4:30 Question BoX-Rev. r. w.
Cannon.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. |
500 Address, Music and Art in
the Sunday Schoor'-Miss Grace
Jones.
Address-Rev. K. W. Cannon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Cnfrv Toct
Going East


No. IS, FIT. Dodge to Chicago
Express ...... 1888 a. m.
No. "a, WALDO way freight S:25 a m
No. 16-Sioux City to Chi
cago Express .......... 1907 p m
No. IA, Omaha to Chicago
Express :. sos p m
No. u, Omaha & Sioux City
to Chicago Limited, :. 1912 p N
Going West.
No. II, Chicago to Omaha &
Sioux City, Limited. 1852 N
No. IS, Chicago to Omaha
Express ..........l O02 IN
No. Is, Chicago to Sioux
City, Fast Mail r. 80. .11:23 a m
No. 93--Fort Dodge Way
Freight 80. ........ 800 p m
No. So, Chicago to Fort
Dodge Express $50 p m
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
Going South and East.
No. II, Des Moines Pass ...S:07 n N
No. 4, Chicago Express. /. 1855 p m
No. "a, la. & Oak. Elk. 1910 p m
No. 80, Way Freight 900 m
Going North and West.
No. 25, la. & Oak. Elk. -. 7:05 a m
No. 8, Ia. & Oak. Pass. .11:37 a m
No. IL, Eagle Grove Pass. $40 p m
No. 81. Way Freight $3.50 p m
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

The l.. A. S. of Cass Center church
will serve an ice cream supper at
the church Thursday evening, May
LIST, and will have aprons and also
May baskets filled with home made
candy on sale. Every one is cordial
" invited,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

The condition of George Wilburn,
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D.
Woodruff, who was so seriously in
jured when wiring the station in
Hillsboro, Texas, a short time ago,
is still very bad.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

Street commissioner w. Fl. Gun
ningham has bought the Overland
car of B. F. Paine which the latter
ran last season.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

L. 7. Oleson has sold his Huppmo-
bile to DR.. Ward Hannah. Mr.. Ole
son is here on business and expected
to drive the machine to his new
home in Valley City, n. D.. but in
stead has disposed of it.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-29

The foundation has been complet-
ed and the walls are fast rising for
the new ]. d. Grover home in the
900 block on James street.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
Cleopatra Now in Paris.

Cleopatra's las: resting place is said
to be the garden of the National libra
ry, Rue Vivienne, Paris. Her sar-
cophagus was stolen, the story runs,
by a savant, and came into the libra
rvs possession, where it was pre-
served in the medal room until 1870.
In that year of trouble it was hidden,
with many other objects of value, in
the library cellars. When the troub-
lous days were over and the mummy
once more brought up from the depths
it was found that the sojourn had
been detrimental to the once beauti-
full body, and that rapid burial was
absolutely necessary. Without any
funeral march or Grafton the remains
were therefore buried in the garden
Of the library.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
EraiI, Sick!y Child
Restored to Health By Vinol-A Let
ter to Mothers.

Restored to Health By Vinol-A Let
ter to Mothers.
Anxious mothers often wonder why
their children are so pale, thin and
nervous and have so little appetite
For the benefit of such mothers in
this vicinity we publish the following
letter:
J. Edmund Miller, New Haven,
Conn, says: "My little daughter ever
since her birth had been frail and
sickly, and was a constant source OF
worriment. Several months ago we
commenced to give her Vinol. | i'm
mediately noted an improvement in
her health and appearance, and from
the good it has done her ! can truly
say it will do all you claim
This child's recovery was due to
the combined action of the medicinal
elements extracted from Gods livers,
com bined with the blood making
and strength creating properties of
tonic iron, which are contained in
Vinol.
Vinol will build up and strengthen
delicate children, old people, and the
weak, rundown and debilitated. We
return the money in every case where
it fails Bankers Drug store, Be-
midi, Minn.-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21
MATCHED on MOTHERS BACK
Queer Method by Which Toad Family
10 Raised-Sometimes Scores
at Time.

At a rec0e scientific convention In
London a laCr was read describing
the curious p.Ocess by which the
young of certain species of frogs and
toads are developed from the egg.
What is known as the Surinam toad
was cited as the most remarkable of
these animals. The Surinam toad
gets its name from Surinam, N Dutch
Guiana, in which region the species
rs not uncommon. The adult toad is
about a foot long and is one OF the
largest of the toad family.
After the eggs are laid friendly
toad takes them and spreads them on
the mothers back. They adhere to
the skin by a peculiar sticky sub.
stance which surrounds them Grad
ually the toads skin wrinkles up and
forms a series of cells and in each
cell there is an egg. In day or two
more the eggs become covered over
with a membrane, to protect them
from the air.
The heat of the mothers body then
incubates the eggs, and unlike set
ting Cor sitting) hen she is put to
no Inconvenience in the way of stick
ing to nest, but may roam about at
will In due course the eggs hatch
into tiny tadpoles, but they do not
emerge yet They remain IN their
comfortable quarters till they have
passed into the second or fully de-
veloped toad stage, whereupon they
break the membranous cover of their
cell and come out into the world.
The number of young produced at
once in this way may ba as many as
a hundred. In certain species OF
South American tree-frogs the eggs
are Matched all together in a pouch
in the mothers back, but in this case
the little ones come forth while still
tadpoles.-The Plaindealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-21

hours daily. Every piece Of evidence
that her senses have observed is
scrutinized, analysed, classified. Her
mind soaks the man as liquor soaks q
lump of sugar; The sugar is dis
solved; the man is solved. Most men.
1t is true, are simple enough. But the
most complex men become simple
when subjected to the concentrated
and continued scrutiny of brooding
woman. They are cooked with the din
ner; they are washed up with the
crockery; they are stitched into the
children's pinafores. From that pro-
longed dissection 30 mans anatomy
can hide it's secrets.-Bookfellow On.
5. W..