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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30
GETTING A START
By
NATHANIEL c. FOWLER, Jr.
(Copyrigh 1915 by the Mcclure Newspaper syndcateJ
CRAM MING.

This article is not addressed ex
clusively to students, but also to those
who are using the common methods
of obtaining information by pressure
or force.
So unqualifiedly am opposed TO
examining for examination, and TO any
other similar process, that have he
come a strong advocate OF a reform
in this direction, looking toward the
establishment of a new scheme where
by the pupil will be prevented from
continuing this vicious practice. which
has nothing TO recommend it.
would suggest irregular periods
for examinations, so that the pupils
would not be advised in advance OF
the ordeal, and therefore, would be
obliged to study regularly and persist
emily. if they wished to be prepared
for the tests.
II is quite likely that the pedagogue
Kindred and unconventional, would
take exceptions TO anything which
would disturb the dregs OF his
academic tea. and would claim that
examinations would not be complete
or satisfactory unless they followed
a full term of study.
Perfection in this direction, as in
others. is impossible. Better be near
er right than farther from right. al
ways assuming that there must be OBJ
jections and often valid ones, to every
action, educational or otherwise.
My investigations show that fully
ninety per cent of college undergrad
yates and high school pupils, includ
ing those who are studious. cram fol
examination. II has become custom
and still remains in force.
The examining Denomination meth
cd, instigated in the school. is carried
through life. and enters business an(
profession. Instead of learning by
study and persistent effort what is re
CURED, nearly everybody especially
prepares himself TO meet some antici
pated examination or test. which is
usually scheduled to occur on a defin
tie date. The knowledge obtained IT.
this way does not remain. 1t is forced
in and forces itself out, usually leav
ing the mind as empty as it was IL
the first place.
The business or professional man OF
marked accomplishment is always
ready to meet emergency. He as
sumes its constant occurrence, He
grounds himself in what he should
know, ever studying, ever learning
ever open to suggestion, ever anxious
to obtain information. OF course, il
an unusual task is presented to him
he may read up or study the subject
more intently. but he does not depend
upon this special loading Of the mind
A short period of daily study accom-
plishes more than double the amount
of time spent in examining, and that
which is obtained naturally and regu
larly is not easily forgotten, but re
mains as a permanent asset.
Work, whether you have to study OF
do something else. Keep everlast
ingly at it, whatever may be your duty
or your vocation. Learn something
every day, and do not make special
ty Of overlooking on any one day. II
you do, you will be like the over
charged gun which is more likely tc
burst than to send the shot to the
target.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30
Saved His Life

II is probable that no class of men
is lampooned more unjustly than doc.
tors. Many Of the stories at their ex.
pense, however, are both amusing and
good-natured. A recent addition TO
the list is the tale told by Tit-Bits
about the Chinaman who was asked II
there we're good doctors in China.
Good doctors!" he exclaimed.
China have best doctors in world.
Hang Chang one good doctor; he
great; he saved my life"
You don't say SOL How was that p
Me velly bad" he said. ME callee
Doctor Han Kon. Give some medi
cine. Me callce Doctor San Sing. Give
more medicine. Me grow worse go
ing to die. Blimebly callee Doctor
Hang Chang. He got no timel No
come. Save my life"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30
No Raise Yet Gentlemen.

Tax Commissioners Thomas d.
Kearney and George b. Horton will
continue on the state pay roll at sal
aries of $4,000 per year as the supreme
court has denied their petition for a
writ OF mandamus to compel the board
of state auditors to pay them $500
per year.
In 1913 the legislature increased the
pay OF the state tax commissioners
from s2,5OO to $4,000 per year. The
term of Chairman o. f. Barnes ex-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30
OBSERVATION.

Mary Smith-that isn't her name,
but it will do-was a junior stenog
rapher for a manufacturing concern
Her prescribed duties were limited to
taking dictation and to transcribing
the result upon typewriter. She had
two eyes, and she used both of them.
The headquarters OF the company
are in large Office building. There
is a mail chute on every floor and the
mail is collected hourly. Most OF the
letters Of this company are dictated In
the morning, and large proportion of
them are ready for mailing by noon.
Comparatively few of them, however,
are mailed until the close of business.
The company has a large branch
house in Western city. If a letter is
mailed before noon, it catches linn
tied Western train, and will reach its
destination the next day in time for de-
livery in the early afternoon. If it is
mailed later, it catches the train
reaching the distant city too late for
its delivery on the following day.
Miss Smith discovered this, and, of
her own volition, saw to it that all let
tiers directed to the branch house were
mailed before noon. provided. of
course, that they were ready.
The advantage is too self-evident for
comment.
The president learned what she was
doing. From that moment she was
marked woman in the office, and. to-
day, she is at the head of the steno-
graphic department and assistant Office
manager, drawing a salary of about
$4,000.
John Smith-and that isn't his name
either-a few years ago was office boy
for a wholesaler. He, too. used his
eyes. One day he was obliged to wait
in the post Office. Instead of gazing
into the street, he poked his head into
one of the windows which overlooked
the mailing rack. He noticed that let
tiers enclosed in envelopes of ordinary
size were Immediately placed in the
pigeonholes, and that the distributing
clerk usually dropped the larger en-
velopes onto the mailing table. because
they did not fit into the pigeonholes
and because it was difficult to tie them
up with the ordinary envelopes.
John made inquiries, and found that
not infrequently the large envelopes
missed the earlier mail, and, therefore.
were not delivered as promptly as
were letters enclosed in envelopes OF
ordinary size. He reported this to his
employer.
The incident, insignificant though it
may seem, placed John in the eye of
the man for whom he worked. Today
he is chief clerk.
Your employer expects you to be on
time, to be faithful, and to do the
work allotted to you. For this serv-
ice he pays you the regular market
price. He does not ask you to do more,
and 80 per cent of employees do not do
more.
The fellow who uses his brain is al
ways observant, and he is pretty sure
to discover something which will bene-
fit his employer. It may be a little
thing, or a big one, but it lifts him out
of the ranks and is the beginning of
his success.
Doing what you have to do. or what
you are told to do, means livelihood.
Taking the initiative, and doing what
you are not told TO do, or expected to
do. stand for promotion and a liberal
salary.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30
G.A.> 2z;zaMz

Colored applique trimming. suck as
was used number of years ago, has
been seen upon one recently created
gown. II is doubtful. however, IL IL
will succeed in establishing itself In
this season Of comparative severity
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-30

The Port Huron city commission
has adopted resolution fixing Janu-
airy IL for a special election on the
question of whether 100000 worth of
bonds shall be issued for the con-
struction Of new school building to
replace the old Washington school.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

ant and all who came did not regret
The effort made to come out
The earlier part OF the evening was
given over to Rev. Stranahan, OF the
Friends church. who gave the men a
most interesting talk on the subject
OF Gospel Team Work" His talk
was from actual experience in the
fact that he was state secretary of
all Gospel Team Work in the state OF
Kansas, his talk was instructive as
well. 1t was a new subject for our
class and was eagerly listened to and
thoroughly appreciated.
Following the business session, a
paper was read on class organization,
followed by discussion by previously
appointing members for that purpose,
The paper was ably supported and de-
tended, as well as criticised. 1t had its
spiritual side Yin all seriousness. 1t
was a discussion worth while.
The class appointed committee to
arrange to give a class entertainment
and banquet in the future, the proVis-
ions of which are that all the food
served shall be prepared by the men
of the class, no two men preparing
the same article. President Holmes,
so far, has been the only man to vol
unteer his services as a chef and
claims baked beans" as his specially.
1t will be discovered, however, there
are others.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
THE COMING BIENNIAL
WOmen's Clubs Will Meet In Iowa
City May 18 to II.

When the biennial of the Iowa Fed
Grafton of WOmen'S Clubs meets in
Iowa City, May 1921, the general SEES
siOns will be held in the University OF
Iowa auditorium, which is located in
the Hall of Natural Science, one OF
two largest of the seven Bedford
stone buildings on the campus
The auditorium mas a seating ca
pacity of 1900 persons. Many speak
ers have praised the acoustic proper
ties OF the room.
The LaySau Island exhibit, which is
expected to interest many of the del
egates to the biennial, is also located
in the Natural Science building, just
off the balcony OF the auditorium Ar
arrangements have been made by the
local biennial board to have Profes-
sor Homer r. Dill explain personally
the details of this cyclorama to the
groups of delegates who view it. Pro-
fessor Dill was the leader of the eX-
petition which went to this island
west of Hawaii to secure the mater
ial for the exhibit. He was in charge
of the group of four men who lived on
this island where no human beings
exist and which is populated by $1,000,
600 birds. ~
There are other large assembly
halls in the University of Iowa which
will be used by the committee and
group meetings which will be held in
connection with the biennial. The as
sembly hall of the college of liberal
arts will seat between three hundred
and four hundred and one hundred
persons can be accommodated in the
lecture room in the home economics
building, which is just across the
walk from the hall of natural science.
In case of emergency the large rooms
in the college of law can be used and
also large class rooms in the new
physics building, all OF which possess
comfortable elevated seats and many
of which are provided with desks or
desk arms
There are likewise a goodly num-
Der of laboratory rooms adjoining the
auditorium in the hall of Natural Sci.
ence which will be utilized for COM
mittee meetings. Arrangements prob
ably will be made for voting in the.
basement OF this building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

one that knows would tell us what
tC do Some are in favor o. a cen
traI high schOo, and continuing with
OIL little district schools Please
'at us hear from some one who is
Ostad
Gerald Gay visited last Sunday at
his home.
Fred Heaverlo is able to be around
a&ain.
The Ladies' Aid Sociely met with
Mrs. W. S. Lockwood last Thursday
To next place Of meeting will be
.r.E Mrs. Gladys Mehanna.
,tDrn, to Mr.. and Mrs John Scott,
saturday, Feb. 20. 1915. a daughter
.I.other and baby are doing fine
Moving time will soon be here.
i message was received Monday
.no%ning from Z. o. Gay OF Houstonia,
No, stating his wife was very low
whh the measles. She and six chill
drcn we're all down with the same.
Feb. "a. XYZ.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
GUN CLUB MEETING
Prominent Sportsmen Will Help
Organize This Evening.

Every one and any one interested
in trap shooting is urged and re-
quested to be at the meeting to be
held this Wednesday evening at the
directors room of the OskalOosa Ma
tional bank at eight o'clock sharp,
for the purpose of perfecting the or
ganization of the Mahaska Gun Club.
Men of national prominence in the
shooting world will be present for
the meeting, and =. C. Hinshaw, state
game and fish warden, will talk to
the assembly concerning the posi-
bilities of we'll organized club. the
influence they have oyer well order
ed sport and the rights of snch an or.
ganization in regulating the sport of
community.
Almost half hundred shooters
have already signified Willingness TO
start the organization.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
ROCHESTER.

On Thursday Miss Ollie belong
entertained at dinner the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Harris and
son Roy. Mrs Norma Broerman and
son Gordon, Cara and Daisy Church.
The dinner was in honor of Mrs.
Broerman, who will soon leave for
her home at San Diego. Calf.
Miss JarC Thompson Of Oskaloosa
Is here for several weeks visit with
her brothers and sist-rs. Miss
Thompson house was Yearly de-
stro.ed By FIRE recently, and while it
is being rebuilt she win visit in the
country.
Mrs. Annie Taylor entertained al
dinner Friday, Mrs. Fin Thompson
and granddaughter and her sister,
Miss Thompson.
Mrs. Julis Oehon of Bolton was
happily surprised on her birthday by
thirteen Of her friends coming with
well filled baskets to help her cele-
brate. IL vas a day of rare pleasure.
Clara and Daisy Churgh visited
Wednesday in 0skaloosa al the J. G.
Patterson home.
Frank Barlow was a busI.lass call
er in Oskaloosa on Wednesday.
Mrs. Stella Oswandle has been
quite i'll the past few days.
Mrs A. n. Church and Miss Daisy
visited at the Taylor home Saturday.
We are pleased to note the an
nOuncement of the engagemeut of
Mr.. Guy Taylor and Miss Myrtle
Knott of Cedar. Congratulations.
Don Mcclure and Horace Hawkins
of OskalOosa were out looking after
their cottages during the high water
in the river. .......
Friends have. received cards and
letters from the David George fam
lily at Spirit Lake. Iowa, which report
them all well, but having a lot OF cold
weather and snow so deep. had not
received mail for week
Relatives received word Of the
serious illness OF Mrs. Nellie Collins
Clark at her home at San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. Clark will be remembered as
Nellie Church Collins by her old
friends here and at Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Taylor and Miss Jane Thomp-
son ate dinner with Mrs. A. N.churcn
on her birthday, Feb. 20. 1915.
Feb. a. 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
FOR SELLING LIQUOR
Frank George Bound Over to Await
Action Of Grand Jury.

Frank George was bound over to
await heariig before the grand Jury
upon a charge of selling Intoxicating
liquors contrary to law when given
preliminary hearing this morning be-
fore Justice c. Woodruff. The chief
witnesses against him were Jack
Hourihan and Cora Padgett, who
were ordered sent to the State In.
ebriate hospital last week by Judge
in district court, but
were held here until the George
hearing. Both testified that they
had bought whiskey from the defend
ant, In default of $500 bond, George
was In jail yet at noon, but his al.
torney expected to obtain bond for
him this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
ROSE HILLS DO|NGS

Rose Hill, Iowa, Feb. "a. 1915.-Tom
Beatty shipped two car loads of hogs
from Rose Hill Sunday for Chicago.
Mr.. ald Mrs. Charles Robbing left
Rose Hill. Monday evening fo- Chica-
90 TO yisi. Mrs. Robbins brother, Les
ter Alexander. who is in Mercy Hos
3ital taking treatment for his broken
leg.
Grover Strilgfellow and Miss Villa
Cle9g stole quietly away on Feb. II.
and went down to Ottumwa and were
ma .ried. They are very highly respect
ed citizens ami will locate in the near
future in Rose Hill. Congratulations
are now in order.
w. l.. Rowland and family have
moved to OskaloOsa. By their moving
away We lose one of our best famil-
les. Our loss will be Oskaloosa's gain.
We are ready at any time TO welcome
them back.
Alfred Anderson and family have
located in 0skaloOsa. We are sorry to
lose so many of our good families.
These samples we are sending out
shows what we have in store.
Pearl Thatcher of indianapolis has
loaded his goods ana stock at Rose
Hill TO ship north OF Des Moines.
Harm Taggart Is loading his house
hold goods and stock at Rose Hin TO
ship 70 Emporia Kansas. w. l.. Spates
goes with the car in charge of the
stock.
Frank Asher will move this week
to west OF oskaloosa on the Des Moin-
es river.
Claud Mccormick will move to
What Cheer as soon as the roads get
SO he can haul his goods and win
work in the city.
Charles Saryis and family have
moved near Rose Hill on a small farm
of Emory Goddard and his SON James
has moved to where he vacated.
Dave Smith OF Smith Center, Kan
sas and his sister, Mrs. Champion OF
New Sharon arrived at Rose Hill on
the noon train Tuesday and are the
guests Of their brother r. II Smith.
q. Scharx OF Monroe township Is
his agooas and stock al Rose
Hill TO ship Ato 0skalo0aa.
The heavy spips d Monday night
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy McNeese are
moving this week from the Parrot
property to the Coolwyne property on
Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Powers return
ed Monday from Des Moines where
they have been visiting friends.
Earl McElroy and family moved
this week to the farm which Mr.. Nc
Elroy recently purchased near Kirk
vile. tGe...
A very pleasant social affair took
place at the VIM Surtes home Satur-
day evening when large number of
neighbors and friends gathered at
their home to spend the evening.
Much merriment was afforded by the
masquerades worn by the different
guests. Refreshments were served.
Mrs, LYDIA Fisher has returned
been spending the winter visiting at
the home Of her son, Charles Fisher.
The people of this community were
shocked to learn of the death of Mrs.
Jennie Terrell which occurred at her
home in Eddyville, Sunday evening
at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Terrell was
stricken with paralysis on Saturday
from which she never rallied. She
leaves to mourn their loss, besides
her husband, eight children Otis, of
Irwin, OF Wright; Mrs.
Edith Hatfield, CT Lovilia. Mrs. Mabel
Ross. OF Wright; Mrs. Leonora Ross,
Of Kirkyille; John. Walter and Mel
lie, of Eddyville. Short funeral ser.
vices will be held Wednesday morn
ng at 10 o'clock from the home, az
.er which services conducted by Rev.
Holiday viii be held from Columbia
church. interment viii be made in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
JEFFERSON.

The prospects OF good roads have
come to an end for awhile. Some
were out with road drags last week.
Dan Evans, John Eyeland and Seth
Jones, who are attending school in
Oskaloosa, spent Sunday at home.
Leonard Dixon visited Sunday at
The Dick Eyeland home.
The consolidated school question
Is being discussed In this vicinity al
the present. The time is about here.
Something must be done for our
school houses, and the one important
thing Il. what 20 do. Shall We con-
teliaale our echoolsg we Wish some
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
.EDDYV|LLE ACTIONS

Eddyville. Feb. 20. - Mrs. VIM.
Hays and Mrs. Dolph Templeton
spent Sunday with friends in Ham
ilton
Mr. and Mrs Peter Miller were
called to Abba Sunday by the seri-
GUS illness of Mr.. Miller's brother.
Mrs. Grace MCGEE and mother.
Mrs. Henry Chapman, spent Sunday
in Hiteman visiting their sister and
daughter. Mrs Margaret Beitel.
Mr. and Mrs. b. v. Eastman have
returned from two weeks wedding
trip spenf IN Chicago aud other east,
ern cities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

Columbia cemetery. '".. go 40
Mrs. Pearl Hall of Minneapolis is
visiting this week with her sister,
Mrs. Chas Wells.
A. S. Garland was called to Abba
Monday by the serious illness of his
father
VIM. Edwards and family are NOV
ing this week from a farm north of
Eddyville to the Robinson property in
East Eddyville. ...t
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
The Demonstration.

The Exhibits of tire construction and tire abuse cabureto
sections ignition cooling and ubcatng and
accessories contain valuable information and pointers
understand and have confidence
Moving Pictures show clearly how the automobile made
material the finished and tested product This
$4,000 produce clearer presentation of the
be obtained
The Talks and Demonstrations straight to the ponthe
things guaranteed Engineering
College the best and reliable
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
March | to )
Inclusive.
The Object

The nutshell aims teach how your
operates demands take of it, and
given reasonable chance make good
the loss This program of practical good
The a movable school for owas
boost the sale of machine but
and complete knowledge which will
dollars Talks demonstrations given automo
bile operations and repair No repairing done but expert advice
the everyday problems The service of the
disposal during the institute
discussions
particular troubles which have encountered
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Get a Ticket

Tickets for the entire course cost S 90, and
may be purchased from any member of COM
mittee, Or
Observation-Disclosures, Banks, Dolls Restaurant,
Pixies Drug Store, Blakeslees Drug store.
New Sharon-Shoemake Garage, w. H. McVey.
Fremont-George Alderman; Rose Hll-Busby
Store; Barnes City-Garing Garage; Wright
Dan Unscker; Cedar-Wesley Moore; Eddyville
Herman McCOrd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Incurables are Rrouoht Back.

w. II. Broerman. oyersaef OF the
County Farm. and T. w Denny. chair
man OF the Board OF Supervisors, ac-
companied by their wives, arrived
home last evening alter a trip TO the
State Hospital for the Insane al ait
Pleasant ID the interests OF the coun-
y. They brought with them Joseph
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
TICKETS 81
For Entire Week.
DURING THE FIRST FIVE DAYS IN MARCH.
The Conductor

Mr. R. A Leave, of Chicago who institute
had aWde experience He has only
the Warner Gear Co. the Interstate Automobile Co.. the Sombee
Motor Devises Co., but has been through the mill in
second hand automobile business and has taught automobile v
and and hafin
He
the Esn and Indianapolis speed spent
abroad studying the design foreign
He speaks with authority
Here of the subjects he discusses
mobile Pictures Ignition Troubles
brcaon and Tire Abuse; Automobile Construction
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
THE PUBLIC SALES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
o. n. Davis

.. n. Davis
will sell at public auction at his resi-
dence. Y mile west of Beacon, on
Friday, Feb. &c, at one o'clock, span
good driving ponies 6 and years old
in spring, cows and ! heifer calf; 2
shOats; about ) dozen chickens, most
~ young; 200 egg incubator, also a
brooder; about 25 or 80 shocks fod-
der; harness. Cultivator, wagon,
churn and other articles. Terms
made known on day OF sale. J. NJ.
Convey, auctioneer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25

has started the rivers to make an
C-her raise and made the mud deep
er.
" c. Wharton is attending court
IS a petit juror.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
THELOYAL MEN'SCLASS
Social and Business Session Address
By Rev. Stranahan.

The regular monthly meeting for
social purposes OF the Loyal Mems
Class Of the Christian Bible School
was held last evening at the Girls
Club room OF the chuFeh.
Considering the weather. there
was an unusual Number u men pres
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
Charged With 4Hopplns" Trains.

Three Negro boys. Simon Hergey.
U. Heryey and J. Harris. were hailed
before Justice c. Woodruff yesterday
upon complaint of J. ID. Henry, spe-
cial agent for the C. b. & @. railroad,
who charged them with jumping on
and OFF trains. The offense Is mis-
demeanor Each of the boys was let
OFF with the payment OF costs.