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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-28
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Copyrights By Tho Bobbs- Merrill CompanJ
BY BRAND WHITLOCK

YER at the executive
mansion. Governor Chat
ham and his private Sec
rotary we're at dinner
when the telegram came.
The governor took the
yellow envelope from the,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-02-19
"TAMA JIM" COMING HOME.

After serving in the cabinet con-
ttinuously longer than any other mem
Der under three presidents, Secretary
James Wilson will retire next March
upon the advent of new administra-
ton of a different political faith. For
sixteen years he has been an honor
to his home state and great asset
| to the nation. Under his regime agri-
culture throughout the land has been
raised to the dignity of profession.
His wise administration, the expert
ments conducted by his department
and the help given in thousands of
ways to the farming interests of the
country has been OF untold value not
only to the farmer, but every citizen
in this great country.
Upon the productiveness of the soil
devolves the prosperity of the whole
people. To make 1.-TWO blades of grass
grow where but one grew before" is
of paramount importance and subor-
dinate to it is every other question,
political or economic. All wealth, all
comfort, our very life comes from the
soil, and in bringing about the maxi
mum results from the resources of the
land, James Wilson as secretary of
agriculture, has done more in the past
few years than any other man.
And now he is coming home. Dur
ing the years that he has been at the
head of the department there have
been frequent reports of his retiring,
but he stayed by his post until the
work was finished. The harvest has
been garnered and he will receive the
commentator of the master employ
er, the people, well done, thou good
and faithful servant"
Secretary Wilson has accepted the
invitation to be welcomed home to
Iowa in public reception at Iowa
State college at Ames when he retires
from his sixteen years service in the
ates the proposed honor very deeply,
Secretary Wilson says in his letter
that he will be more than glad to
greet Iowa people again as friends
and neighbors. Then he adds with
his characteristic humor, that mas.
much as the college granted him per-
to leave the state when he
took up his work as secretary of agri- |
culture, he feels that it is fitting that |
he should report to the college on his |
return to Iowa.
The reception will be for all the |
people of the state and the college ex-
poets to open it's doors wide to as
many as will come. The program for
the reception will include number
Of welcoming speeches by men prom
nent in the state and national affairs
as we'll as a response by Secretary
Wilson. !.
The welcome home to "Tama Jim"
will be hearty. May he live long and
happily in good old Iowa.-Waterloo
Reporter.
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Mrs. R. E. Bowers, district presi
dent of the w. C. T. u, conducted
services Sunday. The church was
crowded. Temperance songs were
sung and her remarks were listened
to with close attention. Miss Ferne
Butler sang beautiful solo "Alone
With Cod" Mrs. Bowers will remain
this week and will conduct evening
meetings. Mr.. VIM. Hardcastle will
also be here and the meetings will be
we'll worth attending. There will be
communion service next Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Martin Conroy went to Vail on
Thursday to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Keane.
Mrs. Roy Fadden, of Omaha, came
Sunday for visit with her parents,
i Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Goodrich.
Mrs. Ida Talcott invited a number
of her neighbors for last Thursday at
ternoon. Nineteen ladies were pres
ent, who enjoyed very pleasant af-
ternoon and dainty luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Dodge, Miss
Ferne Butler, Van Talcott and Verne
Talcott went to the dance at Dow City
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Nora Bicknell was out visiting
at the home of her brother, Milo Kelly
last Saturday.
Mrs. John Allen and children re-
turned last week from their trip to
Idaho.
The church has recently bought
communion service with individual
cups.
John Volquardsen had an invitation
to 60 to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Dorsey asst Saturday evening and up
on arriving there found the house
filled with his young friends. John
was very much surprised and pleased
and the young folks played games
and passed around nice supper. This
was a farewell party for John, who
will soon go to Oregon, where his Sis
ter and brother went short time ago.
Mrs. Roberts is much better and is
listing her daughter, Mrs. Brown, at
Dow City.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Butler and their
daughters, Ferne, Grace and Dorothy,
Mrs. Underwood, Misses Goldsworthy
and Friedrichson, Mrs. N. F. Stilson,
Mrs. D. J. Butler, George Emminger
and Geo. Stilson went down to Dow
City to hear the operetta, Prince
Charming"
Mrs. c. G. Trip and Mrs. M. A.
Nichols went to Dow City to the fun
eral of their friend, Mrs. Kelly.
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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Petty moved last
by Harvey Shives.
Miss Myrtle Inghram returned last
Thursday from weeks visit at Ames
and Des Moines.
Miss Hannah Swanson, of Kiron, is
here at the Swan Johnson home for
an extended stay.
Mrs. Nicewarner returned last week
from Coleridge, Neb., and is keeping
house for the Geo. Hutchinson family.
John Walsh, of Alliance, Neb., Wis
tied Saturday with his cousin, Mrs.
VIM. Kral, and family.
James McGrane, of near Arcadia,
was an over-Sunday visitor at the Jas.
Byrnes home.
Mrs. M. J. Burke, of Denison, spent
the last of the week at the VIM. Kral
home.
A farewell party was held Thurs
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Huckstep, who expect to
leave Milford this month. They we're
presented with a set of silver knives
and forks as remembrance of their
many friends here.
Thursday, February 18th, was the
twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Kral and surprise
was carefully and successfully plan
ned in their honor. Guests to about the
number of one hundred arrived at
their home about o'clock, bringing
baskets containing dainties of all
kinds. The table was adorned with 4
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-02-19
Prevent Race Suicide.

Senator Leslie Francis has intro
duced in the Iowa senate very dras-
tic anti-race suicide bill. The bill
aims to describe the phrase, Gross
unprofessional conduct" as referred
to in the laws of Iowa governing the
practices of medicine and surgery.
Included in the list is the advertising
of any means or method for the &C.
complishing of race suicide. Other
acts included are, the procuring or
aiding or abetting in procuring Grim
inal operation, the treating of an in
durable disease under claim of being
able to cure, the wilful betraying of
professional secret to the detriment
of the patient, all advertising that is
untruthful or improbable, conviction
of any offense involving moral turpi-
tude. The provisions of the proposed
act are for the taking away of
license from a doctor found guilty Of
any form of gross unprofessional con-
duct-Spencer Reporter.
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Mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Nichols
entertained the Aid society last Thurs
day afternoon at the home of the lat
| ter The rooms were well filled with
ladies who worked at their fancy
work until 4:30, when tempting lun.
cheon was servey by Misses Vanchie
Butler and Evelyn Mari, who wore
white dresses decorated with hearts,
in honor of St. Valentine.
Mrs. Oscar Goodrich and daughter,
Mrs. Justice and Miss Ruth Goodrich
We're Denison shoppers Saturday.
Last Friday evening over fifty Ari.
on people went to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Cruise for fare
we'll party. The evening was spent in
playing games, visiting, etc., until
late hour when refreshments were
served from the well-loaded baskets
of the friends. These estimable peo-
pie, with their son, David, are NOV
ing to Dunlap this week and shall be
very much missed in this community.
David, who is in the senior class at
Dow City, expects to finish there.
Verne Talcott was home form Lin
coin for an over-Sunday visit this
week. He is looking fine and is en-
joying his school work very much.
Mrs. Margaret Talcott left for JEFF
ferson, S. D., Tuesday morning, being
called there by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Everett Hoke.
The Misses Fern and Stella But
Ter attended the teachers meeting at
Dow City last Saturday. After this
they were the guests of Miss Virgins.
who entertained the teachers OF Dow
City, Arion and country. A very
pleasant time was spent and delic-
ious luncheon enjoyed.
Otis Nelson's mother and brother
from Wilton Junction were here to
spend Sunday with him and his fam
lily.
Mrs. Sam Acker, who has been Wis
iting at the Hudson Downs home and
caring for Mrs. Downs during her re-
cent illness, left for Omaha Tuesday.
Grace Butler and Leila Lee attend
ed the teachers meeting in Dow City
Saturday.
Miss Ola Hodgell, of Buck Grove,
was an Arion visitor Saturday.
On Sunday evening the Congrega-
tional church in Arion was crowded
with people who have Joined the Chris
tian Endeavor society during the cam
paign in the last month, carried on
by two of the girls. The winning side,
led by Miss Grace Butler, numbered
seventy-seven, and the losing side, |
led by Miss Edna Johnson, numbered |
sixty-six. These tw numbers make by |
far the largest enrolment in the En-
deavor society that we have ever had |
here. Both girls have worked hard
and earnestly and are to be congrat-
ulated. The losing side will give a
banquet to the winners in the near
future, the exact date not being fixed
as yet. The meeting was conducted
by Miss Fern Butelr Sunday evening
and very enjoyable program was
given as follows:
Duet-Grace Butler, Leila Lee.
Reading-Mrs Underwood.
Duet-Etta Reynolds, Helen Galland
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The sale of Mrs. Mary Stubbe last
Tuesday was quite we'll attended and
everything sold at good prices.
VIM. Dettbarn shelled corn Friday.
Emil Evers delivered new Majestic
range to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Brotherson Friday.
Mrs. Bertha Henrichsen sold a fine
bunch of hogs at Herring Saturday,
receiving $7.55.
Hannes Theis was caller in our
neighbOrhOod Friday afternoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Foley, a.
daughter, the first of last week. Miss
Solestine Herman is working at the
Geo. Foley home.
John Scheldorf made an auto trip
through our township Sunday.
Friends and neighbors gathered at
the Mrs. Stubbe home Wednesday
evening to spend a few pleasant hours.
All present report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kock and Mrs.
Fred Rickers and children called at
the julius JAMS home Sunday.
Willie Theis called at the Rickers
home Sunday.
Messrs. Seurab & Kildore have
promised us an evening of entertain
ment. They will come to Jackson
Center in the near future and show
us some good moving pictures.
To mind ones business is the whole
duty of man.
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faithfulness of Miss Sunhine RuddA
the accompanist, to whom no small
amount of credit is due. A splendi(a
audience was present to see the pref
sentation of this play and the teach
ers in charge are much encouraged
over the words of praise given them
and their pupils for their fine show
ing.
The whole neighborhood in the vii
entity of the Clark Sterrett home gath
cred there last Monday evening to
give them "fare-ye-well" before their
departure for the new home in Wood
bury county. Cards, etc. furnished eX-
cellent pastime and every one present
felt themselves several years young
Qualifications. At late hour oysters,
etc. were served Such gathering
surely manifests the high estimation
in which this family is held. All re-
gret that they felt the call to move
out of the neighbOrhood, but ties must
be severed some time and every one
expressed their wishes for the family's
unbounded success in their new To-
cation.
Miss Jessie Hayes, of Denison, was
a pleasant visitor in town Saturday,
and while here attended the teachers
meeting.
Curly Alexander has sale of farm
implements and stock at his home
northeast of town. Harold Alexander
will occupy this, the Fred Maurer
farm after March list.
Isaac Howorth's baby, who is at the
home Of it's grandfather here, is much
improved. 1t was very sick for sever
al days last week.
The w. H. M. S. will meet next Sat-
urday afternoon with Miss Janet Rae
at the hour of 2:30 p. m.
Word reached Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Munsey that their daughter, Florence,
had been injured in an accident at
Deloit Monday morning She, incom-
pany with two other young ladies,
was driving along the highway ap.
preaching the Boyer bridge. Another
team coming in the opposite direction
drove on the bridge at the moment the
young ladies did. The ladies in back
ing their horse off the bridge to let
the other team cross, backed down an
embankment, all three being thrown
to the ground. Miss Florence was
hurt quite badly and was carried to a
house nearby and cared for. Her
mother went up on the evening train
to be with her and bring her home as
soon as she is able to come.
Misses Bartel, Saggau, Moeller and
Henning came down from Denison on
Friday to visit Miss Frieda Bartel and
take in the dance. They returned to
DenisOn Saturday.
A jolly time was had at the r. w.
Tech home last Saturday, when they
invited their friends to their home for
a social dance. There was large
crowd and first class time was had.
A fine lunch was served.
Mrs. Jens Anderson invited large
to spend Monday at her
home and help the family celebrate
Mr.. Anderson's birthday. All came
and enjoyed the day together. Mrs.
Anderson served bounteous dinner,
to which all did full justice. These
affairs do much to make
life pleasant for farmer folks.
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course lunch (but which really as
sumed the proportions of dinner).
All expressed themselves as having
been delightfully."- entertained. The
next meeting will be two weeks hence
with Mrs. J. H. Young.
Mr.. A. Alexander and son, Harold,
went to Omaha Sunday to attend the
sales at the horse marketsh.
Ed Ahart made a trip to Dunlap on
Sunday.
The operetta, prince Charming"
which the pupils of the public schools
put on last Thursday evening was
much beyond the ordinary high school
entertainment. Seventy-two boys and
girls took part in it. The costumes
were elaborate and added much to the
beauty of the scenes. Miss Butler
who had charge, was very courageous,
to say the least, to attempt such diff
ficult performance, but may it be said
to her glory that everything worked
out in splendid shape and certainly
showed the results of her efforts. We
desire to make special mention of the
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Mrs. Dr. Graham was quite sick sew
eral days last week.
Fred Landorf has purchased the
property now occupied by Mrs. Gaum-
er in the southwest pair Of town.
Grandma McCracken died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. G. D.
Brokaw, Friday noon, the funeral be-
ing held at the house Saturday at 2
p. m.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Brockelsby has been very sick,
but this morning is reported very
much improved.
V. Sowles has purchased the Salt
we'll property in the south part of the
city.
Miss Lelah Jensen spent the day
Sunday in Manning at the home of
her brother, Guy Jensen.
The Electric theater drew a large
crowd Monday afternoon and even
ing, showing the pictures of the great
Hagenbeck-Walla shows from the
time the train arrived down to the
last act. Many had to leave because
they could not get in.
Miss Hannah Oppermann, who died
Friday morning from the result of
the terrible automobile accident last
Wednesday evening, was buried Sun
day. The funeral was held in the Ger
man church, Rev. Wendt officiating.
After the funeral they drove to Man
ming for interment
The Eastern Stars had dinner on
Friday, the 18th, out at Herman
Bucks. Four auto loads went from
town. A good time was enjoyed by
all, and such feast as one only finds
on such occasions.
The "Mendelssohn Quartet" was the
last number of the ecture course CIV
en- at the hall Friday evening, Febru-
airy 14th. The popularity of the quar-
tet was manifest by the large crowd
that turned out to hear them.
Miss Lottie Vennink was kept at
home couple of days on account of |
sickness.
Mr.. w. H. Brockelsby made an auto |
trip to Grinnell and back last week.
Mrs Douglas two little children are
very sick with tonsilitis.
P. HOffeins expects to move to Ne
braska soon.
Mr.. Frank Perry, of Irwin, has
moved his family to Manila and will |
occupy DR.. Gardeners house where Mr..
Darling lived. Mr.. Perry has been en-
gagged by Mr.. w. H. Brockelsby to
work for him in his garage
r. G. Saunders was Des Moines
visitor last Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fenner visited
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Fenner in Marsh
alltown last week.
Mrs. Rundlett, of Vail, is visiting
at the home of Mrs. J. NJ Dawson.
Mrs. P. N. Bliven has been sick for
some time, but is now much improved.
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huge white wedding cake and numer-
Gus punches of pink rose buds and
ferns. Mr.. J. V. Barborka and Mr..
Russell Norman, of Denison, and Miss
Regina Molseed, of Vail, furnished OK
cellent music during the evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Kral were presented with
handsome cut glass bowel as a re-
membrance of the occasion. The
guests departed at late hour wishing
the host and hostess many more an
niversaries.
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Many men answer the call of duty
only when it makes noise like dol
lar.
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Wisdom may be obtained from
books-knowledge comes only from
experience.
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To mind ones business is the whole
duty of man.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21

and Judge its wearer. I would
call this d crime if I had not al
ready said the eyes are blind.
In this great, grotesque trag-
edy we are playing quantity is
monarch, and quality plays a
small part.
The feet of the world go tramp,
tramp, and men have labeled this
progress. But so long as we are
devotees of the make-believe
there can be no true progress.
I look at the little working
girl and smile and weep, for I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21

= 7 rs, AXE, ALAS, BLIND
know her we'll My closest
friends are working girls. lis
ten to their talk and understand.
They have been caught in the
web of OUR curious social system.
They do not think. They accept.
They believe in these things
external. They envy the society
bellies their spangled gowns. All,
have you not noticed their pitiful
attempts to cope with the fash
ionable woman2
The working girl believes in
the value of clothes. This belief
is not something she has arrived
at through careful consideration
and wide-eyed observation. No.
It is something she has absorbed
through physical and mental con-
tact with the unseeing world.
This striving for costly clothes
and Jewels is simply a striving for
appreciation and admiration. And
it is thing Of the imagination,
not of the heart.
Out on a glorious green island
viewed only by the sea gulls and
the sympathetic sun a garb of
weeds would satisfy.
The seaShells with their SHIN
mering rainbow tints would be
acknowledged beautiful.
But progress has turned things
topsy turvy.
We must pretend. The fash
ion of the day must be recognized
and bowed down to. We have
bartered truth, beauty and free
dom for Style.
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By Maude LIE Page.
Written for The Day Book by
the girl who offers her soul for
$1,000.
Eyes, eyes, eyes! Glittering,
sparkling, beautiful, but alas,
blind They look out onto a
wondrOus world and see only the
things external. Oh, of what con-
sequence are these things exter-
nal?
The eyes behold shabby coat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-05-02

ers full. or rough sort of pit,
for weaker forms Of life, the SEN
/ timent is at least creditable
Among women on the millinery
question. the like feeling spreads
with difficulty In the city OF Lon
don alone in a recent six months.
fi5.0D0 heron plumes were sold at
auction The piumage hunters. act
ing as the agents OF civilized fem
lninity. do not respect the mating
season as does the male sp0rtsmen.
Furthermore, they select that
very season for their work. AT
that time the exuberance and high
tide OF all life. the plumage Isl
more brilliant. And the birds are
50 absorbed in the care Of their
young. that their natural shyness
They are more read
iy taken. Each plume means a
dead bird and starving little ones.
Much feathered plumage IS sold
under trade names as artificial, or
from domestic fowls. Somel
81 these names are merely tagged
)n real plumage 10 make cOnscien- /
.iOus persons feel comfortable, /
and many domestic feathers
never saw the inside Of a
chicken coop.
10 the woman a handsome bird
llumage Is worn as a mark al hap
ly conformity To- a social type.
Many observers. however can't /
lelp thinking Of the empty nest.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-05-02
LEATHER USED IN AUTOS.

For over a year past the value OF
leather in the construction Of au-
tom0biles has been rapidly de-
crcasing As The demand for low
and medium-prlced cars has aug
mented and the call for the more
expensive machines corresponding
ly decreased, both the quality and
quantity of leather used has been
diminished Tanners now, hOwey-
or, are confronted with a new fac
tor, which is more alarming than
any happening heretofore. and
this is that some Of the large au-
to makers intend to eliminate
leather altogether as material
entering into the production of
popular-priced machines.
II Is reported in the trade that
one OF the largest automobile man
has decided 10 substi-
tute imitation leather next season
for uphOlstering, etc, and the I'M
pOrtance Of this change for oven
this one concern alone can be rea-
lied as last season this manufac-
turer built 1900 cars, in which
two hides Of leather were used for
each machine. aud the company
planned TO produce 100000 cars this
season. which would consume fO0,-
W0 hides II must not be sup
posed. however. that the enlirel
hide IS used when the term hide
Of leather is used. The raw hide is !
split into five portions, Of which |
three are adapted for use in auto
mobiles. The first portion, con-
sistlng Of a thin substance taken |
off the top Of the grain. is known |
as the "buffing, which is used
Tor different purposes, such as
)OOkbindlng, suitcases, etc. The !
leM portion. known as the grain /
5 the best quality and the most ex-
)ensive Of any of The five portions, |
md between this and the flesh |
tide Of the hide are three splits, /
# which two make fair quality of
Gather and are extensively used |
n low and medium grade automo-
lilies. as they are obtainablc at
bout half the price of the
grain portion.
The facts have been previously /
tated in this column of how the
grains" on account of their high
ost, have been accommodating on
he tanners in Newark and other
laces where automobile leather is
reduced, while splits have been
n very brisk call. Now, however,
he trade in splits" is threaten
d by the possibility that other
beside the one large
oncern cited above may eliminate
sather as an automobile material.
ONE years ago leather was prin-
ipally used for tops on motor
ars, but other materials have
nce been gradually substituted
IT this purpose and few leather
Ups are now used. even in high
rade machines.