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a Mans Job for conores,men.

Kansas City Times: Congress IL
getting out Of the casual labor class.
One of the individual problems to be
solved is how to give regular work to
workers. President Wilson seems to
believe that as good place to begin
as any is with the representatives in
congress. Instead of casually work
ing at tariff bill and tinkering at odd
jobs on postoffices and pork barrels, a
congressman is now enjoying a real
mans work for eight hours day, six
days week, fifty weeks a year. Or.
if he is not enjoying" 1t, he is trying
mighty hard to look pleasant and
make the folks back home think he is
enjoying it.
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PREPARE FOR NEW
COMPENSATION Law
Insurance. Companies are Ready for
Business Under New Act
Effective Now.


Casualty insurance companies fro
quently reinsure their risks by pool
ing them for self-protection. This is
true In assuming risks for fires and
explosions where an unusual disaster
may expose the company to extrava.
CANT losses. The risks assumed for
railroad companies and other large
employers are reinsured by the com.
panies. Joel futile, general agent.
says:
Under the Iowa compensation law,
a. well as the laws of some other
states. the casualty insurance com.
pany taking the risk Of an employer
must assume the entire liability under
the act of the employer to his EN-.
ploye. This creates an unlimited liza
bility on the part Of the insurance
company and on risks where a large
number OF persons are employed the
possibility OF an excessive liability
due to catastrophe, such as q fire
or boiler explosion, is very great.
This is referred to as the "catas-
trophe hazard and the insurance COM
panies in order to protect themselves
against an excessive loss Of this char
acter which might run up to a million
dollars or more, have an arrangement
whereby each company can relieve
itself OF liability In excess Of s25, 900
by distributing such excess liability
by reinsurance among all Of the other
companies.
"The charge for such reinsurance
service is based upon a percentage Of
the volume Of premiums thus rein
sured. The liability Of an individual
employer which Is too great for him
to carry himself or is too great for
any one insurance company to carry
in his behalf is protected by the
united loss-paying power OF practical.
ly all Of the companies writing this
class OF insurance, which is estimated
to be somewhere in the neighborhood
of a hundred million dollars"
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DEBT.


Debt is the. one'sthing which goes
contrary to the, laws OF nature. be-
cause you contract and expand 1t at
the same time. Nothing exceeds like
debt, is the conclusion reached by Life.
Everyone is always In debt to some
one else. Every debtor Is creditor.
every creditor is debtor. There be-
ing no clearing house Of humanity,
the thing goes on from day to day get
ting more complicated.
When you borrow money from a
man who is willing to lend it to you
you are his creditor to the extent that
you have favored him with an oppor-
tunity.
Everybody starts by owing the gov
eminent his part OF the interest on the
national debt. AS this is increasing
all the time. the fatal habit some peo-
pie have of putting off the day of their
birth counts against them.
It is declared to be immoral for poor
people to borrow money. Rich people
who have inherited money which really
doesn't belong to them can, however,
borrow all the money they can get, a
practice considered highly proper.
Debt is poor sleeping companion.
He won't stay hitched. II you put him
off in room by himself and draw
down the blinds, he always breaks
loose and interrupts you just when you
are beginning to enjoy yourself. Il
you fail to pay his board and lodging,
he grows larger and eats mora And
what a9witless companion he is!
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EARLY SETTLERS DEMOCRACY

Sarah Lindsey, an English Quaker
ess, made trip through Iowa with
her husband in 1858, and she found
many things which did not quite suit
her tastes. .Delicate persons should
not come into newly settled places,
as there are not the comforts to be
found which they require" she wrote
at one time in her diary, which is
printed in the July number of The
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
published by the State Historical so
ciety of Iowa THE soil here is of a
rudy brown, and the boys not wear
ing shoes or stockings, their feet look
like those of colored people 1t is the
custom in thees parts for all classes
to sit down together at meal times,
and If there are any workmen, how
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-06

For many centuries Mexico has
been the home OF many races. Most
OF US are wont to regard It as the
home OF only the Aztecs, with whose
civilization Prescott and the early
Spanish chroniclers have made us
more or less familiar. The archaeolo
gist and student OF pre-C Columbian and
prehistoric times, however. knows
that there were races, especially In
southern Mexico and parts OF Central
America whose ancient civilization
had no connection with the empire Of
the Montezumas, and whose wonder.
full works. long ago fallen into decay
and ruin, are now the subjects OF
scientific research and study. To
Americans at least these should be
as interesting as the ruins Of ancient
Egypt or the buried cities Of Asia
and the far east.
Under the title Ancient Temples
and Cities Of the New World" the
monthly bulletin Of the Pan American
union, Washington, D c.. has been
publishing series OF articles dealing
with these relics OF splendid but
long-forgotten people. One OF the
most interesting Of the ruined cities
bore the name Of Chichen TIA, once
the Holy City" OF the Mayas, q peo-
pie Of whom Sylvanus g. Morley
writes:
Long before the discovery Of
America there fourished in southern
Mexico, Guatemala, and parts OF Hon
duras a great civilization, which has
been called the Maya. 1t may be said
without exaggeration that this civili-
zation had reached height equalled
by no other people OF the western
hemisphere prior to the coming Of
the white man. In architecture, sculp-
ture, and in painting the Mayas ex-
celled. Their priests were astrono-
mers OF no mean ability, having OBJ.
served and recorded, without the aid
Of instruments Of precision such as
are known to us. the lengths OF the
Solar and Venus years. and probably
the lengths Of the Mercury and Mars
years. In addition to this they had
developed calendar system and per-
fected a chronology which In some of
its characteristics was equal to our
own.
But the ancient glory Of this peo-
pie had long since departed when
fernando Cortez first came In contact
with them On the coast of Yucutan in
'Yucutan in 1919. Their star had set.
Their greatest cities had been aban-
doned and lay in ruins. Even the
memory Of the older cities of their
culture, such as Palenque, Copan and
,Quirigua, for example, seems to have
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ever ragged or dirty they may be.
they are treated with marked atten-
ton and sometimes take the lead In
conversation" At another time she
remarked that "the feeling OF indie
pendence runs through all classes,
few Of the poorer girls will go out to
service, and those who do go out
want one and one-half dollars week
for imperfect work, and are apt to
leave at unawares."
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aaekhone ssiIl O. K

Ottumwa Courier: Defending the
widely criticised George w. Perkins
and condemning the popular Charles S.
Whitman, within two days after his
arrival in this country, indicates that
Roosevelt's backbone has not weaken
ed If his larynx has.
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THE SHADES.

~ Under oaks and poplars
and elms. because the shadow there
of is good" Hosea w., 13.
This tree, which stands with arms out
spread,
With leaves like fingers tremulous
To seize all GOODNESS overhead
And softly watt it down to US,
This tree--it means hundred years
OF rain and sun. OF drought and
Before this shade which rests and
cheers,
Into today's perfection grew.
Some kindly one-forgotten now
May thoughtfully have placed the
seed,
Foreseeing that each reaching bougf
Would satisfy worn ones need.
.Whoe'er he was. that unknown one,
Who set the seed. or sproutlet slim.
He knew not that he had begun
What stands monument to him.
The trees-tne kindly trees-that
blaze
With springs green flame or aut-
umn's blush,
The sentry fires that line the ways
Into the Woodlands peaceful hush
Through all the years they slowly
Until they shield the Powered sod;
The trees-tne kindly trees-they
The patient thoroughness OF God.
This tree, which stands with arms
outspread,
Seems to pronounce, while standing
thus,
"A blessing, and to gently shed
A benediction over us.
The sunlight shuttles through the
leaves
With threads OF gold that flash and
play,
Across the warp of shade It weaves
The mingled fabric Of the day.
w. D. Nesbit.
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Like q Fifth Wheel.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: A few
more decisions like the recent one con-
corning the authority of the interstate
commerce commission to fix railway
rates and it won't make much differ
ence who the states elect as railway
commissioners.
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Ex-senator Albert J. Beverage says:
Argument should not be necessary
to convince people that thrift is one of
the foundation stones Of success in
any line of endeavor. Economy, &C.
quired in youth and nurtured through
middle age, rarely fails to make old
age honorable and secured"
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claring that "the prosperity OF Amer
lea depends to a large extent upon
the presence, the right treatment and
the happiness Of the immigrant here"
DR.. Gulick urged that the children be
taught to look with good will upon
migrants Of all classes.
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Paul e. Stillman of Jefferson, who
was speaker of the house in the Thirty
fourth general assembly, has been ap-
pointed temporary chairman of the re-
publican state convention by State
Chairman. !. Charles Rawson. w. S.
Cooper, Of Winterset was named tenn
porary secretary.
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Poor Business.

Marshalltown Times-Republican
About the poorest summer activity a
town can indulge in Is to hold street
carnival. 1t doesn't get anybody any.
thing unless the easy money sharks.
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The average length of life, it is stat
ed, rose from Fl IA years In the six
teenth century to 401s years in the
nineteenth century.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.


The Cherokee Times assures Sena-
tor Kenyon that he need not repu-
date his alleged statement that it is
unthinkable that the voters OF Iowa
would replace Senator Cummins with
Maurice Connolly,"-that most peo-
pie agree with the statement" any
way. = aS
1T. IL unfortunate for the friends OF
the statewide primary that there are
some convention contests this year, "
observes the Des Moines Tribune.
Somehow, as the old convention
tactics are being brought out Of the
political garnet and refurbished for
use, the split of hostility to the con-
vention and all it stood for is revived.
The people Of Iowa would never put
up with the old fashioned convention
Don't worry about the state Of af-
fairs between the two Iowa senators"
says the Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can. "The only place they are having
trouble is in the fiction columns of
the democratic and bull moose news
papers,
"The Fort Dodge Chronicle, demo-
cratic, thinks the assumption of the
Clarke men that capitol extension and
high taxes were eliminated as issues
by the primary vote is a mistake"
Evidently the Chronicle is Of the
Opinion that these issues, SO called are
preferable as campaign material,
even in their dilapidated and frayed
out condition, to the record which
democratic congress is making"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette points
out that 'in spite Of the report that
Iowa farm valuations are too high,
county records continue to show
transfers Of land at prices ranging
from 500 to S277.5O per acre.
IT it was legal for the last legisla-
ture to create 100000 debt with
out submitting the question to the
people as provided in the constitution,
then. why cannot the next legislature
find Some pretext for greater deb.
without the formality OF following the
plain terms OF the constitution" de-
mands the Iowa City Republican.
mo longer is SITS an acre an I'M
usual price for farm land in Iowa."
says the Cedar Rapids Republican.
THE price has to be over $500 now
adays to be entitled to headlines"
The employers liability law is not
an instrument to enable one class to
put II over on another class" ex-
plains the Des Moines Capital. "It is
in no sense class legislation. Rather
should it be viewed as an enlignten-
ed recognition OF that newer and bet
ter relationship which exists between
capital and labor
The Algona Courier thinks /. is
high time for reform in our court
procedure" basing its conclusion on
Judge Elliot releasing Harry B. Muir
ply, alleged white SLAYER, on legal
technicality.
ut may not be possible for the
city council to legally enact an ordin-
ance prohibiting the wholesale mas
sacre of civic loneliness by circus bill
posters, but properly owners should
have sufficient pride to prohibit tle
use Of buildings for the display OF
these gaudy Autographs" declares the
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Waterloo Tribune, which thinks such
decorations "detract more than any
other one thing from the civic beauty
of the city"
1--WE have had most everything
from Ames, but up to this writing one
thing has been neglected-no experts
have been sent out to instruct US in
the art Of fly swatting.' remarks the
Cherokee Democrat.
THE bull moose schism and the
$4,000 i-Cummins republican votes
make sure beyond the peradventure
of doubt the election Of Maurice Con-
molly as United States SENATOR as
serts the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
The financial laws Of the state and
the nation are not made by the bank
ers, who have practical knowledge
of sucn affairs, but are made by the
farmers Of the country" says the Ma
son City Times, taking exception to
the theory that the county experts
desire to 'show the farmer how to
run his own business. The farmer Is
the regulator Of all public affairs and
his cooperation must be secured be-
fore legislation in any line is put to
a vote"
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DR.. BRUCE 1. ofLFILLAN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ONCE, gin Main street, Over
Winger Bros. store. Bell phone Nv
Black.
Residence, ST North Fourth street
Bell phone 12S0-ReA.
Hou1-10-13 .. M; - p. m; ~
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
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The Rockefeller Institute for Medi-
cal Research now has an endowment
of SO, 900.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.

PHYSICIAN.
Or. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ONCE, Is North Fifth stree: IN ths
Howell building.
once Hours-10 to IL a. m, . 70
3 p. M; evenings, Z to s; sundaya
II to p. m. United States civil scr
vice examiner.
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the indicted labor leaders, aideo y
Attorney Angus Kerr of Calumet TO-
Grafton counsel in the copper coun'i .
and several other lawyers.

Had dyspepsia or indigestion ~
years. No appetite, and what u's
eat distressed me terribly. BuIuo :.
Blood Bftters cured mel. H. vs.
er, Sanbury, Observation-Disclosures
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
GEORGIA BOASTS OF
 STALLINGS AS WE'LL
 AS COBB AND RUCKER
Worcester Post)

Boston, Sept 1S-For some years Tyrus Cobb and Napoleon Fucker have rnonopoIized the spotlight among native Georgians in the world of base ball Any reference to Georgia was not complete unless zTyrus and Ma poleon were mentioned as products of that state. Those two birds were the last word in diamond affairs from Catoosa Country to Traders Hill, and they constantly deserved all the praise heaped upon them by their fellow citizens
 But this year the Georgia popular ity trust has expanded Ty and Nap have been compelled to move over anotheT sCracker. known far and wide ak .eBig Chiefs' George StaIlings, manager of the Boston Braves
 Today Stallings is as well known and equally as.-poDular among the fans as either Cobb or Fucker. But unlike these two he has not gained his place among baseball celebrities as player (oId-timers declare that StalIings was only. 9 mediocre player at his best.1 His reputation is baS- ed wholly on his successful work as a manager. In making over the tail end Braves into a pennant possibil- ity he proved his capabiHty in this di- rection. In addition, he piloted many minor league champions between the years 1891 and 19o9
 SLalunSS feached ms 4oln D1Tlnqdy yesterday. Augusta, Ga. was the place of his birth. He raduated from the Virginia. Military Institute and later took a course in a Balti- more Medical College. It was as a member of the medical school base ball team that he first donned the spangles. He was an outfie1der and catcher. His work attracted the at tentIon of the Philadelphia Nationals and he was signed by that club in 1887. After mid-season the Phil1ies loaned him to Toronto. which club won the InternatiopaI League pennant that year. So Stallings finished his first season in professional baseball with winning outfit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
SINGERS TO PLAY
 ELTZABETHPORT AT
 SEASIDE TOMORROW

Tonnorrow afternoon at s-so o'clock at Seaside park the Singer Mfg. Go. team of this city will meet the Singer team Of Elizabethport- The local team were the representatives of the factory in the Industrial league of this city and made quite a reputation. After losing six straight games the locals won seven out of nine games. Since the league closed the Singer team has defeated the Warner team, the league champs.
 Last Saturday &ne locals journeyed to Elizabethport and defeated the Singer team of that place, to 3. but the Jersey boys are confident that they can take the measure of the local team and Manager Andres arranged a return game for this city. No. dia- uaond at the park has been secured for the game and 1t is expected a large crowd will turn out to witness the con- test. Doo1an. a pitcher of some repu= tation in New Jersey will twirl for the visitors and Champion, the leading eemi-pro pitcher of the city. will be in the box for the locals with Lavery on the receiving end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
fully hard boy and can take world

fully hard boy and can take 9 world of punishment
 The decisive defeat of Knockout Mars by George Chaney Aat Cincin- nati last week. puts a very promising boy out of the running. for feather weight honors and brings into the limeIight 8 boy who appears to have great deal of class. Mars has been one Of the awkward style of boxers and has made good in his home town at Cincinnati, so much SOL that the fans of that city we're willing to back him against most any featherweight in the country. However, his defeat by Chaney, who halls from Baltimore, puts him out of the running. Chaney has been coming along at very ra- pid gait the past year and he, has the distinction of being the only fighter wflo scored a Knockout over Kid Will Hams, the worlds champion bantam, also of Baltimore. Chaney. scored a practical Knockout over Mars as the latter's seconds threw in the sponge in the fifth round to save their boy from. taking the count of ten It is very probable that Chaney will now 4be groomed for a match with the champion, Johnny KfIbane, and he seems to have lAs much right as any boy in the country to demand match at the featherweight limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
RUDOLPH IN
 SHAPE AND
 BOSTON WINS

Boston, Sept. 1s-The steady con sistent pitching of Dick Rudolph en- abled the Braves to hold their three and-a-haH-game lead over the New York Giants. Rudolph made it two straight over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Braves winning rather easily, the score being s to 1.
 While Rudolph was moving down the opposition the locals made their hits count against Harry Sal1ee, the slim left-hander of the Huggins team. The Braves finally drove SalIee to re- tirement. and then lit on Hank Rob- inson. another southpaw. who auo- ceeded him.
 The batting of the schmidt-sn1it combination was largely responsible for the Boston scoring, as they rapped out five of the nine Brave hits. Smith hit a. double and two singles. while Schmidt had one double and one single in his collection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
GIANTS ARE
 WILLING TO
 PLAY YANKEES

There seems et tat De considerable doubt as to Whether the Giants and the Yankees will meet in post-sea- son series should the Giants fail to win ~1ne pennant- President Harry Hempstead of the Giants said there is no agreement between the clubs in regard to an annual fall series, but said he would be glad to play such a series if the Giants lost, and President Farrell od the Yankees was willing
 q would like to see the players make a little extra. money, said Hampstead, eff they lose their chance to get into the big series. but at pGaD ent I hope there will he no reason for us to play a series with the Yankees :"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
YALE SCRUB
 ELEVEN WINS
 FROM VARSITY

Madison, Sept. 18-Yale's football squad held it's first scrimmage of the season yesterday and for 15 minutes the two eIevens were driven sharply over a gridiron considerably shorter than the regulation size which was laid out on the links of Madison Golf club. W
 The veteran backfe1d players were divided and the presence of the veter- ans lAinsworth and Knowles, togeth- CT with the freshman star of last sea son-Harry La Gore-on the second eleven, gave the scrubs victory. A touchdown by Ainsworth and a pretty field goal by Le Gore registered 8 points for the substitute aggregation, while the regulars had to be com tented with a touchdown by Duryeas who played quarterback: He was the freshman quarter last season.
 Two new players were promoted to the varsity eleven, Alexander HarEbi- son, brother of the veteran guard, Hugh Harlbison, and Robinson, who was the freshman quarterback last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18
HALL WINS FROM
 BRYAN AT TENNIS

Tn the city tennis tournament at Brooklaswp yesterday pr. R. Warren Hall won from Gregory S Bryan, 4-6 6-S, 6-4- It was a hard fought match Bryan took the f1rst set, but Hall then rallied and took the next two in spite Of stiff opposition. William Seabridge won from G. o. Tamblyn, 6-1. 4-6, 6 a Seabr1dge then lost to w. g. Lacy, 64, 6A. F B. Hawley did not play yesterday. but was scheduled to meet Lacy today A double match as- signed for this afternoon was Sea- bridge and Fosdack against Grout and Bryan.
 The summary
 Singles, second round: Lacy defeat ed S5eabridge 6+. 6-4. Semi-dna1 round: EsAlF defeated Bryan 4-e. 6-s; 6-4.
 Doubles, first round: Grout and Bryan defeated Lasf1er and Baldwin 6-3, 6-8. Second round: Wheeler and 1Eeithercut defeated Glover and Perry 6-s. 6-s. 90 5ennt-final rounds Hall and Hawley defeated Burnes and Briggs 6-s. 6-d.