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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09
AVERAGE Normal Nation.

The object of the average normal
nation is to have more prosperity to
raise more taxes to build more bat
tleships to seek more markets 10
sell more goods 10 have more pros
perity to raise more taxes to build
more battleships to seek more mar
kets to sell more goods to have more
prosperity and so on until something
unforeseen happens.-Life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09
GOING SOME

MY uncle used to smoke his pipe,
and blow smoke-rings that would float
across the room and ring the door
knob . ..r..... ......
MY uncle" said the other liar,
dreamily, used to blow some that
would ring the door-bell."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09

Washington, Feb. 6.-Rescue Or
ders for the japanese ship Asama,
ashore and breaking up on the Low
er California coast were cloaked IN
secrecy here yesterday to proteci
the neutrality Of the United States
On the theory that information
of the disabled Japanese ship might
become of value to German men-of-
war in the Pacific, the navy depart
ment kept secret its latest dis
patches from Rear Admiral How
ard, commander OF the Pacific fleet
sent from his flagship, the cruiser
San Diego, in the neighborhood OF
Ensenada, and refused information
of the movements of American men
of-war going to the Asama's aid.
1t was believed here, however,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09

Marriage Ii always . failure when
the woman In the case II unable
to distinguish between the husbands
peace Of mind and . piece Of her
own
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09
THE HAPPY FAMILY

Mr. Scrappington-Only two weeks
ago paid for a new spring suit for
YOU H.
Mrs. Scrappington-Yes. know you
did! and you screeched as loudly as
= you were paying for lawsuit
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-09
Farmers, Attention!

II you are looking for the best In
sale bills, get them at this oDce.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
A..aoc.,,ted charieies Report

The first annual report OF the
CIarksbnrg Associated Charities has
INST been issued in booklet form Cop
is have been mailed to members and
Others. The contents OF the booklet
are most Interesting and The report
should prove quite helpful In tnas
branch OF the conrmuniry's public
while- the Telegram makes no. e2-
tensiye review of the report, its ed
lrors have examined the. same and
they find many features not only OF
interest, but also instructive.
The report shows that careful
and painstaking work has been done
by the bureau and that many de-
serving person has had the attention
OF the associated Charities and has
been made happy with relief from the
distress adversely and misfortune hao
brought upon them
Although this charitable institu-
ticn IS young In years, 1t shows itself
old in efficient service and its first an
nEaI report is a guarantee Of the per
nnanency Of this agency of relief dis
rribution.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

Isfngs, private and public. bondeH4ng
che broad avenues. whfefi sraidkahe in
the form of an expanded 1ansSfro
the Palace place The city is sur
rounded by beautiful parks and gar
dens,s unders whose ee-coEered
walks the people enjoy the contenteds
mild philosophy OF tl1eirtfra1ltt iO1s
Since the estabaIshnaent cot the
empire IN 1871. the commerce and
industries OF Karlsruhe have gone
steadiy ahead. and the city has
rapidly multiplied its wealth ard
popuIation- Its numbaES nor about
II5.0OO. not including sa eeouaiders
able peace times, military stationed
there. It is the head quarters Of the
XIV German army corps- eExtensfye
railway shops and a. gearnsIfac-
tory. are two Of the most Inn esrtant
Industrial branehes-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
ZINC Break-up i'm the South.

Eventually the Democratic party
IN the South viii break. 1t has held
as long as it has because OF the par
tisan emotions which grew out OF
the Civil war Those emotions are
showing thin at Last. after fifty years
OF wear The attitude OF the Dem
ocrats OF the South. the rank and
dIe, is changing and the change is
away from the traditional tenetS OF
the party The change Will cause
inevitable party disruption
Henry Watterson, In deploring the
departure from the conservatives OF
the past, points out that home rule.
shibboleth Now, he declares.
men calling themselves Democrats
are fagrant1y denying it" He says
again, Those are best governed who
are least governed, used to be am
other. Dem ocratic axiom; and, In the
teeth Of this bureaucracy. pro
NOTED by Democrats. is springing up
on every hand. Government owner
ship, government by commission, and
paternal government are eyerywhere
the order of the day, leaning inevita-
bly, toward a Capitalization of power
such as JEFFERSON warned US against
and as even Hamilton never con-
temp1ated.
All this is true. 1t is mostly the
younger Democrat in the South who
leads the revolt AS yet he is bound
to the party name which binds him
to party Organization But the same
spirit which led him to divorce be-
lfefs In Democratic doctrines will
lead him into the paths of political
Independence 1t is neyitable.
The leaven IS working When the
disruption comes it VIII mean new
south, and. with the Temoyal from
the map OF the only section that has
but one party. new nation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
FR TIE
GRAZ.
BY Niksah.

Graz capital OF the Austrian pro
vince Of Syria. is today a busy town
of 100000 IN the smilingly prosper
our valley of the Muir. shut in, by
low hills with. the. vague loom of
the Carpathtans beyond Literally
standing oEerSthe modern town Is a
steep height, crowned by red
walled castle, speaking OF age in
every line and tone. This Old castle
is typical of the story OF Graz.
which has. been carefully cherished
and wri.sen.bySonae -o&s the inhabi-
tants- This story Of the making of
an Austrian city is particularly in
teresting because II shows how that
strange mixture of races and nae
fionaHties was made
The first inhabitants of Graz are
only a legend, but far back in the
dim past the place was visited by
the Etrascans, an artistic people from
North ITALY. Later came the Ro-
man merchants. some of them to
stay and to leave the impress OF their
race and art and customs. In the
fifth or sixth century before Christ
the land was oyerrun by a branch
of the Celtic race, hardy people
who knew mining and agriculture
and were great traders Of that most
indisYensable OF all commoditteS-
salt. Later the: Teutons invaded
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

n.,,14a,,+ 800, .,J,rc,r,,aI .rondffious
t,.;+s ~ zzf3Se MS
$500, - oF of1,5rs :, m ms 41e sun
nroraS+- e : zs,see,- ,,.,sia mon whicn
70 $500 .a-os,ser5ty,
a n - TsSe1S = 4r = And there
no. 1,+sI -sz<-eect3 IN 1emocratic
{. noffcies
WSi1a tT,a-e re come Ia the Dntted
60 = sres+ 1sIlsf ~ Sareien rade IN
= - snci1sTtsI wavE there has
..bea a nc4,,31gS zone nv the admins
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
That Big Trade Baiance.

IAnAI 1ESaUG
It would have panied Secretary OF
Commerce Red6e9d @tos=read ~yeSter-
days Baltimore Sun Dem-). Mr.
Redfeld is the prosperity movie OF
the Democratic party, says the Pitts
burg Gazette-Times. He devotes
much Of his time to pfctu-ing our
immense trade balance. which will
be approximately $1,000, 900. 900 by
aune 80. Under ordinary domestic
conditsons that would spell prosper
itsy overhowing. But this trade bal
ance Is created by the manufactures
OF war5materialsa and theSsaIe oE var
supplies as to exports and By the
redo ced volume of imports Oh. the
otheH hand s.--,s -
Now the SUN wants to know what
Is to become Of the 5Eade@ ba1anse
when war ends The flush tines
81. VIII sch Democratic speh-bindeS
and papers talk so glow1ngly are de
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
a MAP OF LIFE ZONES.

The easiest way to understand the
distribution of living things upon
the face of the earth is to learn
From the tropics to the arctic circle,
any part of the earth viii be found
to belong to one Of these zones. ac=3
cording to its temperature and eleva--5:
ton, and the plants and animals OF
a given zone are very much the same
everywhere
Thus, at an elevation Of nine
thousand feet in the southwestern
Rockies will be found the same types
mails that are common to southern
Canada, and this zone is called the.
Canadian zone wherever it occurs.
The United States Biologieal Sur
vey has plan under consideration
for teaching this zona1 distributor
of life, in the public schools, by
placing IN each of them map show:
ing the life zones of, this country.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

Graz. and the Komans helped the
Gets q. dght then After the fal lE
of the western Roman empire a.
9eat wave of Arars and SdayS.
poured into this rch district and,
settled there Later. however,. the
Slavs and Ayarx fought. Whereupon
the BayarIans came to the aid of the
SaEs The Bayarians were later.
crushed by Gharlen4sne king or
mans poured into the country. Thus
By the arriving Of many peoples from
an directions to gain hold In the
rich valleys Of StyTia, was formed a
people OF almost Incredible complex
ity Of race and language and re-
1igion; and IN this regard the story
of Graz IS the story OF all Austria.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
PoNuted Ksrm Water

| In selecting country home for
. the summer special attention Should
be. given to the question OF z pure
! water supply. Farms, which are
generally remote from towns, cities.
or other areas OF congested poDuia-
tion> seem to be. almost Ideally sit
uated for Obtaining pure and whole
some water. In reality. however.
polluted water IS exceedingly CONS
mon ON farms. and typaoid-fever
rates are usually greater In country
districts than in cities Typhoid
fever is transmitted largely in drink
| or. food taken, into the stomach and
Els especially likely to be commune
Gated by polluted waters obtained
from shallow wells near spots where
the. discharges OF typhoid patients
have been deposited and SUISSE
Equent1y carried into the wells. and
It is doubtless, principally this fact
that makes the disease SO common
in farming regions
The sources OF the water used out
on the farm are numerous-lakes,
streams springs, wells Of various
kinds, and cisterns-al1 being extern
ksively used, although the water from
lakes and streams is generally used
only for stock. Each Of these sources
under some conditions may yield en-
tirely safe and satisfactory supplies,
while under other conditions certain
Of them may be a constant menace
to health
OF the various sources Of water
Supply the ground water is the most
satisfactory for farm USE because 1t
is least liable to pollution, and
streams and ponds are the most un-
satisfactory, because of the ease and
frequency with which they are con-
taminated- Fortunately, however.
they are very seldom used for drink
ing and domestic purposes, being ut1l-
lied mainly for stock, on which the
effect of slight general pollution IS
not serious, though some severe cpl
denies of disease among cattle have
been traced to polluted streams The
underground supplies, whether from
wells or springs, although safe in
many localities. are far from being
universally so, the safety depending
mainly on their location and on the
nature of their protection.
Many Of the failures to protect
Adequately the water supplies used
for. drinking arise from lack OF
knowledge of the manner In which
waters circulate through the ground
and OF the ways In which they may
become polluted Information on
these subjects should be Of value,
and it is with the object of supplying
this information that the United
States Geological Survey has pub
ished Water Supply Paper 255, on
underground Water for Farm
Use, copy Of which may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the
director of the Geological Survey,
,washin gton. D.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

Qualities that have come to mark
the life OF the striving. rapidly pro
crossing cities of the efafherland. are
nnellowed and softened in ,the-atmos
phere ofthe town Of 2arlss rest
The sky-bomharded city is the
capital OF the grand dnchy OF Baden.
educationalIy and so
cfaf9y of -mgh-ranka among the cities
OF the empire is situated to the
east of the Rhine. on the Franhort
.on-the -MainBaseI railway about
of HeideIber 1T is sabout seventy
miles from the French border, and
some forty@sm miles northwest OF
,Strassburg
Many Eine Buildings.
e Karisruhr contains many fine build
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

Democrats who agree with Bar
mum that the American people like
10 be hunbugged, viii have chance
to revise their theories after the next
election. The desire to be fooled
8 uuntted to entertainment and does
not. apply to business and govern
menf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
Greatly Benefited BIZ CnanDerlaln'
TIiniY1fent

Imminent
al have used Ghamberlain's Linf-
nent for spralns, bruises and rheu-
matte pains, and the great benefit
nseased with the prompt relief which
have received justif1es my recon-
nnendfne It In the highest terms,
Iwrites Mrs. Florence Slife. WABASH.
ind IF you are troubled with rheu-
matte pains you VIII certainly be
lSna7nberiain's Lin1ment affords OBJ
[tainabIe everywhere. - advertise
lment
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

fnIIy attacked recently by sduasS
ron of French aeropanes de-
scribed IN today ssMar primer OF the
National Geographic Society as fol-
lows
1.KarIsrhue. which might be an
licised as :Charles peace of mind.
was founded by Karl Wilhelm, mar
grave of Baden, who built himself
a hunting lodge here in us. where
he might escape the grumbhng and
disputes of the people Of his resi-
Sdence at DaElach- Consistent with
the ideals Of It's foundation. the
calm peace of Karisrh1e:
Has Nerer Been BroIen-
1t IS the most unruffled, temper
ate and composed of all German
.cities. Push, alertness. nervous an
bition. business energy. al seese;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26

KarIsruh- contains many dnebund-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-26
III e All y
NO We LET e
a LITTLE PEP.
INTO the same small channel.
Graf minds do often run,
Making many a mix-up.
And. many a bit OF fun.

-
Claire Upward was nice Strd ana
all tnAt, hut whenever IL was her TURN 1a:
ia get the supper on the COOKS cay
ont. she never put enough pepper II
anything. And she hated TO be re-
minded
It was her turn on the Thursday
OF which we write
Sally Upward came home from the
button factory about 8 O'Clock. Wnen
Here's a fine chance to put a little:
pepper in things without hurting!
cIaire,s feelings she thought. and
selling her opportunity when Clare
was IN the back yard digging few
oaions for desert, she seized the pep
per bucket and sprinkIed pepper LIB
orally over everything When wa
duct Upward, the brother, came home,
the same thought struck him
: Hey, Claire, look at the strange
cat on the fenee." he cried, and while
the unsuspecting Claire was looking
out the kitchen window, Viaduct
clipped into the pepper bucket and
sprinkled
when Mother. Upward came home
she was struck by the same thought,
Also Father Upward, and they both
managed to sprinkle pepper on their
own account while Claire wasn't look;
nag
Claire had a brilliant idea
They cant. accuse me of not pep-l
pering things tonight" she thought,
and dosed everything once more.
II.
Five minutes later the entire Up-'
ward family sojourned to Smoker;
mocker,s cafe and had something toll
eat
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Submarine Badge

As crown is the badge Of kings, as
three balls are the badge OF pawnbro-
kers. so the badge OF a submarine OFF,
Ger Is a handful OF cotton waste. When
the half dozen officers OF a modern sub
marine, clad In their black leather wa
terproOf suits. come aboard a sailor
stands on the tiny gangway to receive
them, and to each he hands his waste
rolled In a neat ball The reason Is
that the steel doors and steel walls OF
a submarine sweat oil eternaIly. The
steel seats sweat oil The submarine
ofhcer before opening a door or before
sitting down wipes the oil from the
knob or from the seat with an uneon-
scious gesture Ike that OF pulling up
the trousers to keep them from bag
ging. Jovial young submarine lieuten-
ants say that even the dishes sweat oil
on a submarine trip. They say that
before filling their plates with meat
they mechanically wipe the oil from
them with their balls OF oily waste
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
The City Of PoIa.

Since the Austrians made the city Of
Pola their chief base In 1S4S they have
accomplished wonders there. It Is
claimed that with the assistance Of
submarines and aircraft Pola Is vir-
tually impregnable- Its commodious
harbOr. almost land locked, has been
enlarged so that it easily contains the
entire Austrian feet It Is divided into
two basins by chain Of small islands.
The entrance is strongly defended, and
an extensive system Of Qualifications on
the hills inclosing the harbor insures
complete protection. There is q good
rOadStead in the large chaunel OF Fase-
na, which separates the mainland from
the BriOnian islands. The marine ar
selal Of Pola is a vast establishment
with all the requisites for large fleet
Artillery laboratories and powder mag
1zneS are situated on the north shore,
and behind the arsenal Is San Policar-
%, with huge barracks and hospitals.
-ArgOnaut
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Hiahland Mary.

Small as Is the number of statues of
women in Britain, there are two Of
one woman. concerning whom very
little is actually known save that she
was Of humble origin and was assO-
ciated with the life Of Scotland's great
est poet Passengers by the Clyde
steamboats, are familiar with the statue
OF Mary Campbell, whom Burns i'm
mortalized as Highland Mary, which
overlooks the pier at DunoOn. There
was a good deal Of controversy about
the memorial at the time Of its cree
ton, and the late Mr.. Henley referred
to 1t in his famous Essay on Burns"
as a fantasy In bronze" Liverpool,
with which Mary Campbell had no as
ISOLATION whatsoever, has also chosen
to commemorate her, and a marble
statue stands In the palm house at Sef-
ton park. encircled with choicest blooms
all the year rOund.-London Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Rxron,a Famous Swim.

Byron was cruising up the Darda-
neIes in a British warship, the Sal
ssus when he accomplished his IA
nous swim from Abydos to Sestos,
tie distance "a little over four miles,
bshg covered In seventy minutes.
%Tou viii smile at this exploit" the
poet wrote to r. G. Dallas In a let
ter describing the swim, ''but as It
made an ancient immortal I see no rea-
son why a modern may not be permit
led to boast Of it, particularly as 1 had
no mistress to comfort me at landing"
According to Hobhouse, his travelling
companion. Byron had previously
made more perilous but less eelebrat-
ed passage, for I recollect that when
we were in Portugal he swan from
Old lisbon to Belem castle and, hav-
Ing 70 contend with q tide and counter
current the wind blowing freshly, was
01t little less than two hours in Cross
ing the HTG."-Pan Mall Gazette
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Marriann sunar,titions.

In some parts OF Germany the duties
Of the bridesmaids are tinged with su-
perstttion. 1t is one OF their duties on
the morning Of the marriage day to
carry to the bride a myrtle wreath, for
which they had subscribed on the pre-
vious evening. This they place on her
head and at night remove it, when It Is
placed IN the brides hand, she being at
the time blindfolded. The bridesmaids
then dance round her. while she en-
deavors to place the wreath on one Of
their heads. Whoever is fortunate
enough to be thus decorated win, It Is
believed. be a wife before another year
has passed. In removing the bridal
wreath and veil the bridesmaids are
careful to throw away every pin or the
bride viii be overtaken by misfortune,
while any unwary bridesmaid who re-
tains one viii lessen her chances Of
marriage-Dundee Advertiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Napoleon Ussd Milton, T,e,i.,.


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is not the
inst English author whose writings
have been studied for hostile ends by
his eountry's enemies. Napoleon as
sured Sir Colin Campbell at EIba that
he greatly admired Paradise Lost"
and had read it to some purpose. The
plan OF Austerlitz was borrowed from
book 9 Of that work, where Satan
brings his artillery to bear upon Nj
chael and his angelic host with such
direful effect:
Training his devilish enginery. ImpaIed
On every side with shadowy squadrona
deep,
To hide the fraud.
This mode OF warfare appeared to Ma
poleon 50 likely TO succeed II applied TO
actual use that he determined upon its
adoption and succeeded beyond his ex-
pectations. By reference to the details
Of the battle Of Austerlitz It win be
found to assimilate so completely with
Millions imaginary fight as to bear
out the emperors observation-disclosures
Chronicle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
q. MouIdnn CHI. Thanks.

An eighteenth century clerical hu-
noctSt, one Thorn OF Govsn, the Glas-
gov herald states, had great fond
0e1 for days Of nation. fasting OF
even Of Thanksgiving. Al he close Of
me American war he commenced q
sermon thus: NY friends, we are COM
nanoed by royal authority 70 inset this
cay for the purpose Of public thanks
giving Now, should like TO know
FnAt 1t is we are to give thanks for.
Is 4 for the loss Of thirteen proTineesI
Is It for the slaughter Of 30 many
thousands Of our countTymenf u It
Ior % many millions Of increased na-
oonal debt? l see, my friendA you
are al laughing at me, and l am not
surprised at it, for were ! not stand
ing where 1 am would be laughing
myself"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Nothino 20 Wear.

There are women who live to dress,
and the more frequent and radical the
changes are the better they like It If
their pOcketbOoks can stand IL, no great
harm Is done. But the great majority
Of women can't afford to keep up with
this pace. The result Is that some
stay at home because their clothes are
not In the latest style, many are made
unhappy, and others keep up with the
procession. II matters not what may be
the cost
II a man can wear the same dress
suit for eight or ten years and not look
ike freak, why is 1t not possible to
design an evening gown for women
that will be in good style as long as It
may be worn? II is absurd to hear a
woman say. 81 haven't a thing to
wear" when she may have a half
dozen gowns all in good condition
Frances Frear I'm Leslie's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-06-26
Lost Votes.

A parliamentary candidate lost quite
a number Of votes by making a gen.
erous promise to his own wife. BE
promised his better half that II be
were successful at the poll be would
buy her q new sealskin coat and hat
to match His wife was so pleased
with this kindly offer that she at once
went and told all her lady friends
about It Every lady to whom this
piece Of news was impaired. OF course,
said to the candidates wife at once,
"Oh, how very nice, dearP' but equal
ly, Of course, Immediately went OF
home to her husband and said: 'Taks
care you don't vote for Mr.. A. dear.
Fancy that stuck up Mrs. A In q new
sealsktn while my old one II % shah
byF'-London Express