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The Washington herald., 1913-05-20
Just from Selfish Angle.

Now. We may not be fine enough and
brave enough to say to ourselves that the
world has need of our smiling faces. and
we will do our best to look as serene as
we possibly can, for the sake of the ef-
feet IL has.
We may not say that at all. may not be
q hit solicitous about the good of the rest
Of the world. But, just from our selfish
standpoint. not many of us want to be
classed with the sour-faced army.
Yet. deeply immersed in thoughts or In
work that may not be very CHEEKY. IL is
easy enough 10 let our expressions follow
cur thoughts or the work that is quite
songless And mirror here and there,
wherever it was needed, would tell a sur
prising story.
Call it a foolish fad II We like. but smil-
ing faces in this world of many frowns
are mighty bright to have around. And
if some of us guessed how we looked once
or twice in a while, maybe we might run
for our mirrors.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-20
To Flavor Potatoes.

To give potatoes a flavor. add half a
teaspoonful of sugar. as well as salt.
when boiling. This does not make them
too sweet. but gives a delicious flavor.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-20

years later at Teneriffe his right arm
was SO wounded that 1t had to be ampu-
tated This year he was one of the
heroes of the battle of St Vincent when
the Spanish fleet was vanqushed. The
following year he was sent to discover
the purpose of great French fleet
forming at Toulon. and. after a long
chase, found that they had gone to
Egypt The battle of the Nile destroyed
the French fleet. and Nelson was looked
upon as one of the greatest OF naval
heroes It was In, 1906 that the battle OF
Trafalgar was fought, between the COM
bined fleets OF France and Spain and that
of England under Nelson. At its COM
mencement Nelson few the signal. Eng
land expects every man will do his
duty" The allies were crushed. and the
last fear of Napoleon's ever invading
England was banished. Nelson was NOR
tally wounded. and died in a few hours
with the words, II have done my duty;
thank God for that
In 1s43, in Nelson's memory. the great
pillar. 145 feet high, was finished, with
a colossal statue of the admiral upon II,
and later Sir Edwin Landseer's lions
were added to the base. This is the CEN
tral monument in Trafalgar Square On
all sides sweeps the tide of London's s
trdff1c. Pail Mall and the Mall open into
the square on one side. the Strand on the
other; at the south end is Charing Cross.
the official center and. one of the busiest
spots in the metropolis, and on the op-
posite side of this opens Whitehall. with
the Horse Guards, the Admiralty, Down
ing Street. and the War Office. and the
former palace where Charles l was exc
cuted. The National Gallery, with its
priceless collection of paintings Of older
British and foreign masters. faces the
north end = of the square. Fountains
which are constantly playing in the
square are emblematic Of the never-dying
loyalty of every Englishman to the mem
ory of Nelson and this center of the
empire which bears the name of his
last victory.
Every day q different human In
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The Washington herald., 1913-05-20

This year there 3zl3 young women enrolled at
the German universities; 400 q them are German
young women.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-20

That he has invented a method for sending pic
tures by wire in their natural colcrs the claim Of
an Italian electrician.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-20

After a long and gloomy reverie in
which I almost wished myself overheard.
a sudden glow of patriotism was kindled
within me and presented my King and
my country as my patron. My mind
exulted in the idea.
well. then / exclaimed I will be a
hero. and. confiding in Providence. I will
brave every danger"
He afterward spoke of this inspiration
as his radiant orb and II affected his
whole life He became a lieutenant in
IN. In 17s3 he led an attack on Turks
Island. which was repulsed. In 1874 he
lost his right eye at Calvi. and three
The Washington herald., 1913-05-20
EXCURSIONS.
KENSINGTON.

Cars from 18th & n. Y. Ave. every quar-.
ter hour, pass Zoo and Country Cluos
Connect at lake for Kensington-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

they would make a success Of the
pursuit. One of the needs of our
educational system, in order to avoid
many of the failures and heartburn
ings of later life, would seem to be
some sort of competent advisory
board to point out to a candidate for
a vocation the true nature of the
profession he is about to enter, it's
difficulties and pitfalls as we'll as it's
allurements, and the natural endow-
ments he must bring to it to insure
himself a reasonable degree of sue
cess. With his perspective corrected
by practical advice of this kind, the
youthful candidate would be better
prepared to make an intelligent de-
cision whether to enter the law or
other profession, or to go back to
the soil.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
WILSON'S ADVICE.

Keokuk Gate City: James Wilson,
recent secretary of agriculture,
made a plea a few days ago that an
effort be made to divert the army OF
young men entering upon the study
of law into the study of agriculture.
There is virtue in Mr. Wilson's plea.
Not only is the legal profession ov-
ercrowded, so much so that many
young men who are admitted to the
bar are not able to earn a living,
but there is crying need for more
producers of foodstuffs-efficient,
scientific farm managers and soil
experts.
Too many young men enter the
legal profession not on considera-
tions of personal fitness or of oppor-
tunities of actual success in practice,
but through the lure Of false CLAM
or. The youth too often imagines
that about all there is to the prac-
tice of law is making eloquent APP
peals to juries or delivering ringing
political addresses during a cam
paign all of which is certain, in HIS
mind. to lead both to professional
preferment and to high places in the
state. However correct this concep-
ton of the legal profession may
have been a generation ago, it Is er-
roneous row. The successful lawyer
of today, from a financial stand
point, need not be a jury pleader or
a public speaker. In fact, very often
he is neither, not even what Is
known as practical trial lawyer.
The largest fees are earned by the
present day lawyer in the privacy of
his office, and the youth who de-
cides to depend for his success in
law chiefly on his ability to make a
spectacular appearance before jury
is doomed.
1t is questionable. however,
whether young men who are Undue
ed TO enter the legal profession by
the incentives alluded to could be
persuaded to devote themselves to
agriculture, or if they could whether
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
The Deadheat.

The Independent: A deadbeat can
get along in any community for a
year or two. He can get living
without working much until people
come to know him. No deadbeat ev-
or occupied a warm place in the
hearts Of his acquaintance. No just
man seeks his company or wants to
be called his friend, and when he
makes a pretense of respectability
the people know that he is adding
hypocrisy to his other shortcomings.
He gets on fairly we'll when times
are good and the sailing is smooth,
but when the squall comes, and 1t
surely will, he will find his little
boat crushed and no one willing to
stand by with helping hand. A
man accused of murder Is comforted
by the sympathy of most good peo-
pie, and sustained by his friends
who hope to establish his innocence.
But when trouble overtakes a dead
beat he is friendless and hopeless.
Go hungry. Freeze. Bet if you
must, but never beat the man who
trusts you with shoes to warm your
feet, or loans you money because
you have none.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL FREAK.

Washington Times: This defini-
ton is not from the dictionary, but
it about fits the case:
Congressman-A voracious animal
that feeds upon appropriations. He
is fierce when moved by hunger and
forgets everything else until his ap-
petite is satisfied (Which it never
is). He prowls around committee
rooms and only an agile appropria-
ton can escape.
Now and then there is freak of
nature which does not show these
characteristics of the species. One
was recently discovered. He is John
J. Whitacre, Of Canton, O.. and this
is part of a letter he wrote to some
constituents who wanted him to get
$4,000 for public building in a
town.
you ask me to Join in this raid on
the treasury and to prove to you
that l was a liar, hypocrite and a
demagogue when / charged Mr.. Ken
needy (his opponenD with eXtrava-
gance. You profess to be business
men. Not one of you would do in
your business what you demand that
do for the publis business.
The wonders of the world in
crease .. ..-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Habits are sometimes heavy,
troublesome chains; they are some
times the best friends in sight. In
driving over mountain road on a
dark night when one cannot see ev-
en- his team, the deep ruts are a
comfort and a safeguard-as the
driver hears the wagon chuckling
along in the ruts he knows that he
Is not on the point of going over the
grade.-Charles Reynolds Brown.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Whole hearted, striving and
wrestling with difficulty; laying
hold with firm grip and resolution
and toiling today, tomorrow and the
next, until the task is done-this is
the creed Of forward, ever forward,
and the bigger the work the great
err the joy in doing it.-Henry M.
Stanley
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Mrs. Metz of Grundy county is
learning to play the piano for the
benefit of her cows. The old lady is
now sixty years of age, but she
thinks she can master the instru.
ment sufficiently to satisfy the aver
age bovine upon her farm. She is
going to install the piano in hel
milk house and regale her milchers
each day with soft strains from
Wagner and other artists. She de.
clares that she has an old organ in
the house which her girls used tc
play before they married and lef,
home. Mhs. Metz has been practic.
ing on this instrument and has no.
ticed that when she is playing the
cows will stop eating in the near.
by pasture, come close to the house
and listen to the music. She has
also discovered that milkings fol-
lowing these concerts are more pro-
fuse and that the butter is of much
better quality, as well as being much
larger in quantity. Mrs. Metz's ex-
pertinent will be watched with in
terest by dairymen generally and If
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Marion Register disposes OF
the question of wages and tariff by
declaring that the man is an idiot
who thinks or thinks he thinks that
wages will not be cut if we have a
purely revenue tariff. No way to
meet such an argument as that.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
When Jesus Christ says that he

When Jesus Christ says that he
has overcome the world, he means
that his conquest is the pledge OF
ours. If he had failed, we could not
have succeeded 1t is because he has
succeeded that we cannot fail. These
are Christian promises; these are
christian delights; these are the
Joys of the sanctuary.-Joseph
Parker.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The legislator who undertakes to
reform women's clothes has a rocky
road to travel. Yet an Illinois Scion
proposes to outlaw the peekaboo
waist and the transparent stockings.
How shocking.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Jack Dalton of the Manson DEM
ocrat, who is a candidate for United
States district marshal, talks and
acts like man who expects to land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

she can establish the fact that mu-
sic is a good milk producer we shall
expect to see all diaries equipped
with musical instruments, if moth
ing more than jewsharps and bag
pipes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

State Senator Beall has proposed
that the Illinois legislature pass a
bill taxing all men 500 per year
who have not married at the age of
32 years. 1t would serve them right
if they had to pay such a tax.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

And now someone has suggested
Colonel Watterson as an ambassador
to the court of St. James. The
colonel would shine in such a posi-
ton, but President Wilson is not an
admirer of the Kentucky politician
That settles the question.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

President Wilson is finding some
difficulty in filing 1000 or 5000 Of
fees from 100000 to 800, 900 appli-
cants without turning down some
body. J. Nv, 49,.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

fought through the senate against
the reactionaries and the wing of
the republican party represented by
the Sioux City Journal is entitled to
no credit for its adoption. OF course
many of the standpatters fell into
line when they saw further oppo-
sition would be unavailing.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Mason City is in a campaign fo1
dollar gas and some of the candi'
dates for city Office have made an is
sue of it. 1t is stated that profits
are ample at that price. The quail
ity of gas now furnished consumers
is also attacked.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

When wireless telegraphy stations
are established in all cities of the
country there will be less Interrupt
.tion of news in such disasters as the
Omaha cyclone and the Ohio and In
diana floods.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

ct sounds funny" says the Cas-
tana Times, "to hear Our Albert la
menting over the shattered frag-
ments of dismembered republican
party and earnestly pleading to
have the old ship patched up again.
Seems to us, if our memory holds
good, that Our Albert did whole
lot of the aforesaid SCATTERING"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

With Senator Simon having
charge of the tariff bill in the SEN
ate committee and Representative
Underwood officiating in the same
capacity in the house it will be the
unexpected thing If a progressive
bill is reported.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Huntington Wilson will be re-
membered as the man who resigned
a high Office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Whenever you are ready, Presi-
dent Wilson, the women would like
to have you tell where you are at
upon the question of universal suff-
rage. But don't hurry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

President Wilson. has been
troubled much by Office seekers who
claim to have been original Wilson
men and as result has caused some
Investigations to be made. 1t has been
found that more Original Wilson
men" existed in some localities than
there were democratic voters at the
polls on election day. A knowledge
of this fact has caused the presi-
dent to view with suspicion, If not
the 20. W. m"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Illinois legislature might
break the senatorial deadlock by
electing VIM. Lorimer. It would al
so ''vindicate" Mr.. Lorimer who is
in sore need of a vindication.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

When the legislature finally pass
es road law it is to be hoped it
will be free from unnecessary red
tape. Make it simple and straight
forward, so everybody can fully I'M
derstand it, and make it effective,
too.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Uncle Joe Cannon thinks it wrong
to cut down the forests of the coun-
try to make pulp to make paper to
make so many worthless books. And
Uncle Joe is right about it. Besides,
the newspapers need the paper.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

usually active in getting business.
This is the American spirit of strik-
ing while the iron is hot.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Waterloo Courier says. that
Bryan remains the popular idol,
whether spokesman of former ad-
ministration like his Chinese loan
policy or not. ..
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Ex-President Roosevelt is show
ing that he can keep quiet when
that appears the only thing to do.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The cyclone and windstorm insur-
ance companies are not losing their
opportunity. Since the Omaha cy-
clone and the Ohio and Indiana
storm disasters they have been I'M
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Wilson is opposed to monopoly in
more ways than one. 1t has been
pointed out that he is even opposed
to monopoly of the Offices by the or
iginal Wilson men.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The popular election Of senators
is Bryan policy without any ques-
ton. 1t never found its way into a
Republican national platform. And
yet if it had not been for Repub-
.lican campaigning in its behalf Sec
rotary Bryan would not soon be pro-
claiming the adoption of the seven
teenth amendment to the constitu-
tion.-Sioux City Journal.
That is pretty good for such a
ADVANTAGEOUS standpat paper as the
Sioux City Journal. Had not the
Journal and others of it's kin fought
republicans who campaigned for
such reforms as are here under con-
sideration, Secretary Bryan would
never proclaim the adoption of the
seventeenth amendment. A republi-
can secretary would issue the proc
lamation. That amendment was
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette says
that this is the season of the year
when the average country road is
the best argument in the world in
favor of a statewide good roads
movement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

When trying to reach "the man
higher up it takes an expert tC
bring down the game. The "higher
ups know how to dodge and re-
treat. a.. ..-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Iowa legislature is not violat-
ing any speed ordinances in the
matter of good road legislation.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01
During the past week news of tn

During the past week Jews OF the
terrible storms has obscured the
Mexican situation, but the situation
is still there and the Mexicans are
in each others hair, as usual.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

President Wilson has announced
that with the exception of a talk at
the Gridiron club he will make no
cut out the usual presidential
swing around the circle. However,
his secretary of state has made no
such announcement Wonder If the
peerless one could exist without re-
lieving his pent-up feelings by a
speech enthusiastically?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

Our greatest glory consists not in
never falling, but in rising every
time we fall.-Goldsmith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

There are seven aspirants to the
postmastership of Davenport and 1t
is said that Congressman Pepper is
sorely perplexed over what to do
Why not take the postotfices from
the backs of congressman? They
are only source of woe and trouble
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Council Bluffs Nonparell
thinks the Chase bill requiring rail
roads to install and maintain SAM
tary closets at depots ought to be
broadened so as to include munich
palities, hotels and pleasure resorts.
The Nonpareil points out that to re-
quire the railroads to maintain clos
cts will require them to serve a
large portion of the people who are
not travellers and who are not pat
rons of the roads. 1t appears to the
Freeman Tribune that the Nonpareil
is right about it. Towns like Web
ster City ought to be compelled to
maintain such places and 1t is we'll
known that some of the hotels in
the smaller towns lack such accom-
modations. The Nonpareil says that
Senator Chase's bill is important.
It recognizes public necessity. But
it should be broadened to the end
that the determinations which its
present form involves shall be re-
moved. The state, Of which the
municipality is but a subdivision,
should, fguratively speaking, clean
it's own house first, thus setting a
good example. When municipali-
ties are obliged to do their duty in
these respects then it will be quite
correct to go after railways and 9TH
er private corporations and compel
them to shoulder the share Of re-
sponsibility to the public in these
matters that properly belongs to
them
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says another evidence of the I'M
dying quality of hope may be found
in the organization of an Iowa DEM
ocratic editorial association.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-04-01

The president of the Iowa leagues
of commercial clubs has addressed a
letter to newspapers and CONNER
cial bodies containing a summary OF
things that would increase the pop
ulation and business Importance of
the state. Publicity is the very first
need set forth. If the people of the
country knew just what Iowa had
nothing further would be necessary
to make the state take first place in
manufacturing as well as in agricul-
ture. What is true of publicity as
it affects the growth and prosperity
of the state is true of the cities and
towns. The business and industrial
interests of Webster City could not
make better investment than to
contribute say $1,000, turn it over
to the commercial league and let the
league expend it on judicious adver-
Using. We have the resources for a
city here and will have city OF
10000 to $1,000 people in a few
years if we make the most Of our
opportunities.