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The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Government To Spend $1O,OOO,OOO
On Good Roads In National
Forests.

One ofsthe provisions of the Fed
eral aid road bill, which was signed
by the President on July II, appro-
PIRATES $1,00O,0O0 a year for ten
years to be spent by the Secretary
of Agriculture for the construction
and maintenance of roads and trails
within or partly within the Nationall
Forests.
The bill provides that, upon re-
quest of the proper officers of the
States or counties, the money shall
be used for building roads and trails
which are necessary for the use and
development of resources upon which
communities within or near the Ma
tional Forests are dependent. The
work is to be done in cooperation
with the various States and counties.
Not more than 10 per cent of the
value of the timber and forage re-
sources of the National Forests with
in the respective county or counties
in which the roads or trails will be
constructed may be spent. Pro-
vision is made for the return of the
money to the Treasury by applying
10 per cent. of the annual receipts
of the National Forests in the State
or county until the amount advanced
is covered.
officers in charge say that the bill
will make possible the construction
| of many roads which are greatly
needed. Since 1913 ten per cent. of
the receipts of the National Forests
have been used in road and trail
building, but the funds have been
| inadequate to meet the needs. Many
| isolated communities within the
National Forests are entirely de-
pendent on the Government roads
and trails. In some instances these
settlements are said to be almost
entirely without means of COM
munication. According to Forest
Service officials the money now made
available will permit the construc-
ton of many roads Necessary to open
up inaccessible territory, and, will
greatly facilitate the development of
large areas.
It is said that detailed plans
covering the policy to be followed
in building roads are now being
made.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Running A Paper.

Running newspaper is just like
running a hotel, only different.
When a man goes into hotel and
finds something on the table which
does not suit him, he does not raise
hades with the landlord and tell him
to stop his old hotel. Well hardly.
He sets that dish to one side and
wades into the many dishes that suit
him. It is different with some news
paper readers. They find an article
occasionally that does not suit them
exactly and without stopping to think
it may please hundreds of other
readers, make a grandstand play and
tell the editor how the paper should
be run and what should be put in it.
But such people are becoming fewer
every year.-Ex.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

The bill recently introduced in
Congress by Senator Chamberlain,
of Oregon, is claiming attention Of
the people of this country as its re-
uuirements are becoming better
known. It's essential provision
follows:
"All able. bodied male inhabi'
tants of the United States, or who
have declared their intention to
become citizens of the United
States, shall be liable to be trained
(military) between the ages of Il
and % years, inclusive"
From ID to IL years of age, in.
elusive, the youth is to be mem
ber of the Citizen Cadet Corps;
from 18 to %, inclusive, he is to
be a member of the Citizen Army
or Citizen Navy.
There is no apparent need OF
such compulsory military training,
Patriotism nor loyalty to our Gov
ernment does not require that such
o bill should become law and in
effect. There is too much of an
effort on the part of few people
and some metropolitan newspapers
to bring militarism to the front.
Some like to call it preparedness
for peace, but that is misnomer.
Notice how the foreign nations
have been preparing for peace
through their military preparations
for number of years. 1t ought
to convince that war, instead OF
peace inevitably results. Ger
many was one of the most aggres.
sive in preparations and was work
ed up in thought of victory, be
cause of its preparedness, that little
or no excuse was wanted to test iti
equipment on other nations.
Our country is in no danger O
invasions now nor will not be ir
the future if we do not let greed
and the love of money and conquest
rule where fairness and justic'
should reign in dealing with
nations, as well as individuals.
Reason and commOnsense ART
much better things to use thai
force in settling public questions
It is time to try to get away from
barbarism. Be constructive rather
than destructive.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
500 Reward, s1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood onrthe Mucous
Surfaces of the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease.
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have SO much faith In the ,Sa curatlve tive
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Ohio Sold by all Druggists. 7bc.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Clergy Pensions.

Certain of the larger bodies of the
United States are addressing them
selves to the task of creating annuity
funds for their superannuated clergy
men. Maintenance, for many of
them, has been a problem for many
years, and while they have been
cared for in one way or another,
there has been no assured means for
assuming the expnse.
The Presbyterians have already
raised $4,OOO,O0O of a $4,000, 900
endowment fund The Methodist
Episcopal Church announces that
$4,000, 900 of a $15,000,000 fund
is in hand. Congregationalists have
begun the raising of $3,000,000 for
this purpose, the Episcopalians are
similarly engaged, and other organ
izations are asking for endowment
funds aggregating $4,000, 900.
The clergy is sparingly paid at the
best; even in the years of their
greatest usefulness. The saving out
of salaries, for old age, is practical
impossibility. Almost invariably the
slender wage is exhausted by the
recipient in daily maintenance
charges. Without an assurance that
old age will be provided for, minis
terial work must continue to be fol-
lowed under discouraging conditions.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist,
,argues that pugilist often makes
as much money in fifteen minutes as
a country preacher earns in fifteen
years.
''The man who wears himself out,
day by day, in the service of others
should not be compelled to worry
about how he will meet the needs of
the body in old age," writes Sunday.
The average annual salary of the
Protestant clergyman is stated to be
$1,000, and saving for the future out
of this slender wage is hopeless
ftask. The church bodies are but
dispensing delayed justice in proyid-
ing for the material comfort of their
clergy in old age.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Cure for Cholera Morbus.

"When our little boy, now seven
years old, was baby he was cured
of cholera morbus by Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy," writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons,
Fir Haven, N. Y. Since then other
members of my family have used
this valuable medicine for collie and
bowel trouble with good satisfaction
and I gladly endorse it as rmedy
of exceptional merit" Obtainable
everywhere.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

The fight for the passage of the
Child Labor bill opened in the
Senate this week.
Despite the opposition to this
humanitarian legislation by certain
Southern Democratic Senator'S, led
by Smith, OF South Carolina, and
Hardwick, of Georgia, friends of
the bill say that when the vote is
taken it will pass by more than a
two thirds vote.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Property Transfers.

Agnes r. Brown to John ]. Abra-
hams and wife, 95 acre farm in
Seventh district, $400.
Robert c.. Thackery, Assignee, to
Sarah Ann Wells, wife of Ira Wells,
property at North East. $1,000.
Lewis E. Mccullough and wife. of
Chester, Pa, to George G.. Patterson,
1% acre property in Fifth district,
5000.
John A. Morgan, ex-Sheriff, to
William A. McMullin, lot of land in
Seventh district, 500.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
just the Thing for Diarrhoea.

About two years ago had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which
lasted over a week. writes w. G..
Jones, -Buford, Nd. ''I became so
weak that I could not stand upright.
A druggist recommended Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. The first dose relieved me
and within two days was as well as
ever Many druggists recommend
this remedy because they know that
it is reliable. Obtainable every
where.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Does sloan's Liniment Help Rheu-

Does Sloan's Liniment Help Rheu-
matism?
Ask the man who uses it, he
knows. ITO think 1 suffered all
these years when one rs cent bottle
of Sloan's Liniment cured me-"
writes one grateful user. If you
have Rheumatism or suffer from
Neuralgia, Backache, Soreness and
Stiffness, don't put off getting a
bottle of Sloan's. 1t will give you
such welcome relief. 1t warns and
soothes .the sore, stiff painful places
and you feel so much better. Buy
1t at any Drug. Store, only 25 cents. ]
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

Bad To Have A Cold Hang On.
Don't let your cold hang on, rack
your system and become chronic
when DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey will
help you. 1t heals the infamma-
ton, soothes the cough and loosens
the phlegm. You breathe easier at
once. DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is
laxative Tar Syrup, the pine tar
balsam heals the raw spots, loosens
the mucous and prevents irritation
of the bronchial tubes. Just get a
bottle of DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
to-day it's guaranteed to help you.
At druggists.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04
Marriage Licenses.

James F. Miles, of Appleton. and
Margaret X. Shellender. of Fair Hill.
Charles Smith, of Towsend, Del,
and Verda M. Zebley. of Earleville.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

We can understand the case with
which a fool and mis- money are
parted, but what puzzles us is how
the fool got the money to part with.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

Letting the other Yellow do it,
may save you a little exertion today
and lose your job tomorrow. Do ii
yourself.
The midland journal., 1916-08-04

The lad who sticks to the farm in
youth will find the dollars clinging
to him in old age. ..s.-.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
ty beds. The capacity of the hospi-

ty beds. The capacity of the hospi-
tai is now strained to the utmost,
and unless more space becomes a.
valuable soon some patients will
hove to be turned away.
Lack Sufficient Room.
I'VE are now lin the same posi-
tion as the man with a narrow
Shoe" says DR.. Arthur Steindler,
orthopedic surgeon in charge. cit
is just as uncomfortable whether it
is one size or fifteen sizes too
small. We CAN now take care of
but seventy-five at once, and
since there is mo provision in The
LAW allowing us to deny admittance
to amy We must turn some cases
out before they have had sufficient
treatment y
Some difficulty is caused through
the fact that there is no provision
of carfare fer the patient to and
from the hospital. The children of
some very poor people are report
ed to be kept from the help of the
law through this lack of assistance
1t is estimated that there are
5000 crippled children in the
state A bare beginning has been
made therefore at the treating of
them Nevertheless there is hardly
a county i'm Iowa which has not
seen concretely just how much good
the Perkins law is capable of do
ing in the building of self-reliant
men ard women out of children
who would be dependents but for
the treatment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED
IN IOWA IN OCTOBER

Five hundred and fifty-five auto
accidents were reported in Iowa
for the month. of October. Twenty
nine people were killed as a result
of various auto mishaps. Six hun
dred and forty-two people were in
jured.
That record is equal to a battle
on the Mexican border in the mum
Der of casualties. If it is main
tanned for twelve months it will
mean 34s deaths and 1904 in
juries in the state
There should be some food for
reflection in these statistics for
people who drive cars. Every driv-
er ought 10 strive to observe safe
ty first rules. 1t is only through
wise precaution that accidents can
be reduced to a minimum.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
KICK OF AUTOMOBILE
BREAKS MANS ARM

Leo Weeks was twenty-three
years old Monday, and late that
evening he Went to town after his
father, Fred Weeks, who WAS Berv-
ing as a grand juror. Leo has been
driving a car for sometime, and
Thought while the roads were
good, that he would give hits faith
er a quick trip to the fireside at
nome. But as lie went to crank
the car to make the homeward
journey, the engine baked and re-
fused to start. FINALLY he got a
'backfire' and the crank flew
back with such force on his ann
that the bone in the forearm was
broken just above the wIist. He
Was taken to surgeon who rem
dered the necessary treatment
The car later was started without
trouble and MI. Weeks returned
home but Leo was a. passenger in
ste aid of the driver. Heret otore
the automobile had given no signs
of trouble and Mr.. Weeks is at q
loss to know just how the accident
really happened 1t brought his
birthday to- rather unpleasant
close, but if no unforeseen complica-
tions arise, he will speedily recover
from the accident, which all are
pleased to- know was of no serious
character.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
where services were conducted in
the afternoon and interme Mt made.
Republican.
THE DANGER OF BAD
HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS

The glad holiday season is here
again. 1t lis the season of good
cheer and goodwill; and down in
your heart you can feel stirring
the warm, kindly spilit that per
suades you to do something to make
others happy.
Just what are you expecting to
do to make Others happy? This is
the important question. Indeed, it
is question in which the Journal
is quite deeply interested, due to
the fact that lit fears you may by
some accident overlook one of your
very hest chances along this line
1t doesn't care to say right out
in so many words, just what it
means. But suppose, for example,
you should make out a little check
and send it hack along the trail
over which the Journal comes to
you until it reaches the end of it.
Can you think of any other posi-
Die way OF giving OtHeTS greater
happiness than this?
The truth is that there simply
isn't any. This is just about the ex
IRENE limit. So now you can see
what is implied above in the yelled
allusion to the extra good chance
that might accidentally be overlook
ed. You won't let amy such accid ent
happen to you, will you? For the
love of Michael, as the educated
folks say, plees don't Instead,
won't you take profer measures to
prevent it right away?
AT any rate here are the Jour
nails heartfelt good wishes that
the Christine slide may be merry
season for yau and for those whom
you love and who love you; and
that happi ess, and health, and
contentment may abide with you i'm
the year tn t lies just beyond.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
CHILD DIES WHILE
UNDE2 AN AxESTHETIC

An extremely sad death occurred
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Nicely Monday in Viola township,
when their one year and nine
months old son James, died very
suddenly The Chi had been af-
flicted with an enlarged tonsil and
was in very critical condition
Two physicians were called to the
home and after consultation it
was deemed advisable to remove
the 'tohsil in order to save the
child's life. The anaesthetic was
administers to prepare for the
but the child died be-
fore it could be performed. 1t
was indeed a hard blow to the par
ents. but everything possible was
done to save his life
IA short funeral service was held
at the home Tuesday morning at
1890 conducted by Rev. Fuller,
pastor of Mt. Zion church. The re-
mains were taken to Oakfield,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
SAHARA IN M|DW|N7ER

How little Thought ninety-nine out
OF every hundred of us give to the
simple but very important matte
of the air in our houses during the
winter time. We sit around our
, stoves or our radiators leaking up
uhe warmth which comes from them
and make sure that the windows
and the doors are tight 50 that no
fuel will be wasted i'm hecEng up
Fall outdoors"
AID this is the result: The air in
practically every house i'm the win
ter time is dryer than is the air in
the Sahara Desert, the dryest spot
which lies out of doors ON this
old earth, perhaps. Yes sir, dryer
than the air of the Sahara Desert
moisture tests of the air in hun
dreds of such heated houses have
proven the truth of that statement
Our skin lis dried out, the lining of
our noses and our throats is dried
up worse than i'm the heat of sum-
mer From these heated, aridly dry
rooms we go out into the cold air
of the out dooIs The inevitable
result is tha. we develop catarrh AN
colds. We wonder WHY, when the
simple answer is found i'm the dry
ness of the air. in our houses. Our
furniture dries out cracks and gets
rickey; and we wonder why it is.
Again the answer is, the air in our
houses is too dry.
There are two ways of overcoming
this extreme d,rynt SIS. One is to have
better ventilation i'm OUT houses.
Open the window little crack AIT
the top all this time so fresh air
can come in while the impure ain
goes out thru the stove pipe. Have
,, broad, shallow pan of water ON
top of every sto e or radiator all
the time so that moisture is com
stantly being evaporated into the
air of the room You will be COM
forta' lie at lower temperature
when the air is moist than g. when
it is dry, so you will be saving
fuel itnstead of wasting it,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
PARALYSIS VICTIMS
COMING TO HOSPITAL

Iowa City, Special Victims of
the recent epidemic of infantile
paralysis are beginning to come to
the hospital OF the University OF
Iowa for the treatment afforded by
the state under the Perkins law.
With immediate attention to the
physical defects which have result
ed from the attack of paralysis,
hope of recovery than many others
whose treatment has come long af-
ter the trouole ar Sc. 1t Us altogeth-
er possible that The facilities now
provided in Iowa Will be to save the
majority Of Iowa children affected
from paying tie most awful penalty
the disease inflicts.
Five Hundred Treated.
Nearly 500 children have already
been treated in the hospital since
the Perkins law Went into effect.
Sixty per cent of them have been
victims of paralysis. The rest have
been divided chiefly between tuber-
cullar trouble and congenial de-
formities.
Two hundred operations have
been performed to relieve defoumi-
ties in the last twelve months, Sue
cess has resulted in the large ma
jority of the cases. lAs the result
of these operations and of The
careful nursing and education and
developm ent of muscles dozens OF
children who came 10 the hospital
Mn stretchers have gone home on
their own legs.
The work is handicapped some
what by lack of sufficient space lin
which to- accommodate. all who
would come. The Perkins law pa
tients soon overflowed the two
floors originally set aside for
them and began to take up all emp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
NEW IDEAS IN RELIGION
SERVICE GREATEST AIM

The Rev p. H Welshimer, pas
tor of the Fl st Christian church
OF Canton, o., is the proud teach
err of uhe largest Bible class in
the word, num- eli .g 800 men,
women and children. 1t is part of
a Sunday school of 5000 with 1913
teachers and more than 100 Off
GERS. The church is one of the
few in the East that is conducted
on u purely business basis with
Christian service rather than hum
BILE worship as the greatest aim
of church activity. In 10 years the
congregation has developed from
one of the small est in Ohio to one
of the largest and most active in
the United States.
The Rev. Mr. Welshimer, the
pastor, is native of Ohio and
preached his first year ait Millers-
burg. He is college graduate but
he declares his greatest lessons in
life have been learned from, the
study of the Scriptures and from aus
sociations with his fellow men,
Pans fog Filling Large Church.
The Rev. Mr.. Welshimer believes
that like all good, progressive
business Interests, the church must
change with the changing times.
No such change, however, is per-
mitted in any May to modify the
creed OF his belief. That the pro-
gressive mi mister regards as the
soul of the church which may not
be changed He believes in adver-
Using and uses the newspapers of
the town to announce important
events, prominent speakers or lead
ing soloists.
Several times the Rev. Mr.. We'll
sinner has used a brass band on
Sunday mornings to attract people
to THE church. They have played
on the streets and on the church
lawn before service. Once the or-
chestra gave an OPEN air recitaR
on the roof while the people fin
ed the church.
The pastor does not believe in
doing work that the congregation
can do so he relies on commit
tee of so to spot strangers
and mike them feel welcome. He
insists that worship is necessary
but that if real service lis lack
ing the church has lost it's great
est aim.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
THE PRICE OF EGGS DE-
STRING { RAISED 10 CTS

Desirimg to ascertain the reason for
high prices changed for cold. stor-
age eggs a NewYork committee re-
GENTLY traced carload of eggs
from time they were released to-
the ultimate consumer back to
when they were first brought to
the city. The Investigators found
that the eggs had changed hands
10 times during the five months
they had been in storage The
wholesale price at which they were
first purchased was "a cents a
dozen; when they were sold five
months later "a cents was asked.
The difference OF 10 cents on each
dozen, minus the cost of storage,
which was comparatively small, was
found to have gone into egg spec
ulator's pockets.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
sunday Sch ool at 1000 A. M.
B Y P,U 700 p M
Preaching $500 P M
Chas F. Thomas, Pastor.

tai attendance of 619,865 persons.
For every working day of the year
the department held an average
of 20 meetings, delivered II lee
lures, conducted IL demonstrations,
Judged 5 exhibits, visited 26 farm
ers on their farms, mailed out 81
farm building plans, reached 1886
people and Travelled 1 ,913 miles.
Bulletins and circulars to the
number of SIS, 900 were printed
$4,000 posters distributed during
the year.
During the year the number of
county agents increased As per
cent, the number of counties or-
ganized and ready for agents 50
per cent, and the number of dairy
test associations II per cent A
seed corn campaign was conducted
which reached every township of 333
counties, representing 100000 a.
ores of corn. Help was given, which
reached the rest of the state
thru short courses and literature.
Forty; ne trips to the Panama
Pacific exposition were given to
boys about the state and 4S4 boys
and girls given free trips to the
Ames winter short course.
These are but a few of the lines
of activity conducted last year by
the department.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
NO DYE SHORTAGE NOW
IN UNITED STATES

1. F. Stone, president of the
National Aniline and Chemical Co.,
told members of the National Silk
Association, in convention in Pater-
son, N. j., few days ago, that
dye-making factories in America
are at present turning out enough
dyes to supply the entire demand
in this country 1t is said that
part of the Deutschlan'ds cargo of
dyes brought from Germany some
time ago still remains unsold at
the Baltimore warehouses.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-12-21
AVlEs COLLEGE

A comprehensive survey of what
the department has done in this
last and most active year for the
farmers of Iowa is contained in
the tenth annual report, just filed.
There We're 6,433 meetings held,
5,475 lectures given, 1856 demon
straticns conducted, 1,7S7 exhibits
Judged, 1921 farmers visited on
their farms, with altogether a to-