THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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It is a place of comfort arid conven
ience for country people who do
their trading at Seymour, Indiana : :
Similar enterprise would benefit
any community in the , nation
0V It's a city clubhouse for farmers I
When they come to town to trailo
they may go to a well-appointed
building to meet their friends, wash
up, have lunch, wrlto letters, enjoy
telephono service and lounge around
If they wish. And their wives may,
besides having these privileges, leavo
the children In tho euro of a com
potent nurse whllo shopping or call
ing upon friends.
Quito a sensible, long-needed, mod-
cm convenience, don't you thlrik?
Seymour, n southern Indiana city of about
7,000 population, has a farmers' club with a
membership of more than 1,000. It has been In
operation since October, 1014, and Is n thorough
success. During 1010 tho nvefago dally number
of visitors to the club wns about 100.
Tho existence of the club Is due tho plain truth
must be told to tho public spirit and generosity
of two business men of Seymour, and not to any
special enterprise on tho part of cither tho farm
ers or tho citizens of the town. Tho Bllsh broth
ers own n large (lour mill and grain elevators.
They arc grandchildren of Cnpt Meedy V.
Shields, founder of Seymour, himself a farmer of
energy and vision, whose fortune, It seems, wns
tho nest-egg of the Bllsh estate. For many years
tho Bllsh Interests hnvo dealt
constantly nnd prolltnbly with
the farmers of Jnckson county.
Why, reasoned tho flour mil
lers, wouldn't It bo n line thing
to establish n club here In
town for the farmers? They
thought It would be decidedly
so and out of their estnto
camo funds which made tho
Idea n fact In pleasing archi
tecture .and real convenience.
Not only that; tho malntcu-
nnco or tiia club Is assured by
imiu-up income Insurance
a
policy. So tho farmers should
worry I
Much of Seymour's prosper
ity depends on tho farmers liv
ing within a radius -of 12
or 15 miles of tho city, which
Is tho metropolis of a county
that Is ono of tho most fertllo
In southern Indiana. For near
ly three-quarters of n century
tho "tolling plowmen" and
their wives have brought grain, fruit, vege
tables, butter, eggs, nnd poultry totho town that
Captain Shields started, and hnvo taken homo
With them In tho aggregate, a mighty pllo of sup
plies during threescore years. Such n mighty nllo,
you might sny, that tho legltimato profits on It
hnvo helped to make n vigorous and protty llttlo
city.
But until tho time that Seymour's lending busi
ness men decided to recognlzo tho vnluo of farmer
trado by putting up n clubhouso for tho mar
keters, tho country pcoplo certainly didn't enjoy
tho hospitality that good, steady customers In most
lines of commerco may expect nowadays. In fino
weather they brought their lunch with them and
nto It in their wagons pnrked In sldo streets, nnd
In bad weather they bought crackers nnd cheeso
nnd bolognn and munched it ns they stood around
tho stoves or hot-air registers In iho back of the
stores whero thoy sold butter and eggs. That
wasn't bo bad for the menfolks, but It was mighty
Inconvenient for tho fnrm women, especially If
thoy brought tho children along to town, and
often they did po,
' Is It any wonder then that slnco tho Farmers'
Club of Jnckson County hos been receiving guests
tho morchnnts of surrounding towns within n
tench of 12 nnd 15 miles In every direction nro
complaining that Seymour Is getting tho best of
tho country trado? Especially slnco tho most
prosperous fnrmors,. and thercforo tho most
profltnbio customers, own motorcars nnd can go
fairly long dlstnnces over tho woll-plkcd roads?
Tho Farmors' club Is good to look nt. It Is
Just ns handsomo In tho faco ns tho public li
brary nnd tho government building, and better
looklngthnn tho city hnll nnd tho newest railway
Nation nt Soymour. You step Into n paneled vos
tlbulo from tho street when you enter thoclub.
Tho vostlbulo gives Into a largo lounging room.
Flanking tho lounging room nro two nurseries, t
t-illot rooms, n lunchroom and kitchenette.
If you nro n farmer who enjoys sliding down
to tho small of his bnck In a hugo leather chair
mid toasting his shins beforo a grent fireplace ;
who likes breathing spaco and dark oak paneling
und n pile of mngozlncs nnd books nnd somo
liottcd plants; who thinks It makes llfo more
worth living If he can meet peoplo of hts own
lclnd for n chat now und then, you would rldo
many miles to Seymour for hulf or three-quarters
of an hour of loafing In thnt lounging room.
And If you nro n farmer's wlfo who knows
the drudgery of dragging small children around
for hours from store to storo; who knows what
It 1 to seek lu vain for a place of decent privacy
wjfero fretful toddlero can bo cared for, weary
feeC rested and nn aching back rcllovwt with n
lrlcf rest on n lounge; who appreciates n place
wHiro n letter mny bo written In quiet, whero a
U'lcphono Is nt hand, whero n crib waits to wel
come baby for o nap; who longs for no appor
ninlty to tnlk with other country wrmen, you
would bring pressure to bear on tho tmsbund to
k his marketing nt Seymour. For the nurseries
offer these comforts of women reclining chairs
lounges, cribs.
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ARMY'S ELECTRICAL EXPERT
Gcorgo Owen Squler, lieutenant
colonel In tho United States army, who
already has an International reputa
tion for discoveries In tho fields of
electricity nnd chemistry, Is by tho
war department officially declared to
hnvo made an epoch-marking discov
ery In sea telegraphy. Experiments
Initiated and carried out by him hnvo
shown that Morse signals In cable
communication can be read audibly,
Instead of visually by flashes, as at
present. The device employed Is nn
audlon cnble receiver. Experiments
have been cnrrled on between points
In the United Stntcs and Alaska.
Colonel Squler Is n soli of Michi
gan, whose proficiency In physics and
chemistry, when a student at West
Point, led to his going to Johns Hop
kins university, after his graduation
from tho National Military academy In
1887. He originally entered tho artil
lery service, but nfter 180S ho waS
connected with the signal corps, nnd he Is now of the aviation corps. During
1001-1002 he wns busy supervising the Installation of tho Philippine cable
telegraph system. In 1012 lie was sent to London ns military attache at tho
embassy, and was there when the war began. Later ho was sent for to
organize tho aviation corps of the United States army, In which work ho accom
plished remarkable results, no organized schools for Instruction of aviators
and lnld foundations which promise in time to make this part of the service
thoroughly cfllclent.
, Ills writings on tho sine-wave systems of telegraphy nnd ocean cabling,
multiplex telephony, absorption of electro-mngnctfc waves by vegetable
organisms, and on electro-chemical effects attributed to magnetism, have
given him fame, now to bo. enhanced by this latest application of Ingenuity
to n .detail of intercontinental communication, which has large significance
financial and social.
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Meals nro not served at tho club. Guests aro
expected to bring their own food, which they un
doubtedly prefer to do In most Instances. But
the pantry contains shelves whero lunch packages
may bo checked. In tho kitchenettes Is a multiple
electric heater, where food nnd drink mny b
wnrnied, and hot and cold water faucets. In tho
lunchroom nro dinner tables nnd chairs with
hlghchnlrs of course for tli llttlo ones. And tho
comfort-stntlon facilities offered at tho club?
Well, stlroly nobody Is In a position really to ap
preciate this convenience more thnn tho fnrm peo
plo. There Is n matron In constant attendance.
Tho'clUb has been Incorporated under tho laws
of the state nnd tho organization Is self-porpotunt-Ingr
The trustees charged with tho management
of the ulub are tho presidents of the three leading
bnnks ol Seymour. Whoever happens to bo pres
ident of either of these bnnks becomes ono of tho
trustees. Tho treasurer of tho club is chosen
from among tho threo cashiers of theso samo
banks, preference being given to tho cashier of tho
bntik having tho largest surplus fund and undl
Mldx'd profits nt tho Inst preceding report for tho
yonr.
There aro no fees or posts nttnehed to club
membership. Any legal voter In tho county who
Is engaged In farming or who derives his sup
port wholly or pnrtly from tho farm Is eligible to
membership. Anyone thus qualified mny apply
for membership privileges nt cither of tho trusteo
bnnks. All ono need do Is to tako enough Interest
to nsk for privileges; then ho and his family may
participate In tho club.
Because It was an untried experiment some
thing that hadn't been done beforo, nnd all that
the business men of Seymour probably wouldn't
luno put up tho money for establishing tho club
and maintaining It perpetually If tho matter had
been proposed to thenu Now, If thjy were nsked
to reimburse tho donors fully and mako provisions
for maintenance, they'd Jointly Jump nt tho prop
osition simply ns a pleco of flrst'clnss civic In
vestment; what you might call n trado magnet.
Thoy know that it Is drawing now farmer trado
steadily, und reaching out farther nnd farther to
ward rival markets as ronds aro Improved and
tho prlco of thpso handy llttlo buzz-wagons comes
down.
Tho socretury of tho SoymoUr Commercial club
will tell you for promoters have to put n squirt
of tho poetic nnd n liberal pinch of sentiment Into
business talk that tho Farmers' club 1b "strik
ingly progrcsslvo because It Is n concrete expres
sion of tho Ideal relationship which should exist
between ovcry town ami tho funning community
adjacent."
And furthermore, ho'U tell you "It was certainly
a. happy conception, a JUtlug recognition of tho
appreciation which tho business men of Seymour
have for their farmer friends, that led tho Bllsh
brothers to do this thing for tho farmers of Jack
son county nnd at that samo tlmobulldamcmorlnl
In honor of tho founder of tho city, Captain Shields,
who was a f unit or and whoso dealings with tho
farmers around Seymour crcnted tho basis of his
fortune."
One of tho Indlnnn colleges, which has nn Im
portant agriculture department, has shown much
Interest In tho Seymour enterprise. This school
sends out special trains nnd agents and emis
saries nnd whatnot all over Indiana in lino with
Its policy of mnklng Hooslerdora a paradlso of
scientific farming, nnd these ngents don't often
overlook tho opportunity of telling about Sey
mour's Fnrmors' club and what It is doing to
mako tho city and Its rural customers real busi
ness associates.
Tho word Is going farther, too, thnn tho farth
est reaches of Indlnnn. Grnngo organizations,
commerclnl clubs nnd agricultural colleges hero
and there all over, tho country nro making ln
qulries of Seymour about tho club. So besides
making it easy for tho rural neighbor to enjoy
himself whllo trading there, Seymour is gather
ing to itself n stack of advertising valuable be
yond computation.
What has been done In Seymour can be dono
In any other agricultural community In tho
United States. It isn't necessary that the club
should bo n memorial to anybody; nor that It
should bo n monument to tho generosity nnd pub
lic spirit of ono or two men; nor thnt It should
bo housed In n specimen of classic architecture.
Four or six rooms would servo tho purpose nicely,
If converted properly to club uses. These rooms
might bo found In a detnehed residence or on
tho second or third floor of n business block. Tho
expenses might bo prorated among the business
men, and tho farmers themselves might pay a
modest Initiation fee and nomlnnl dues. Whero
there's a will there's a way as tho fellow said.
Anyhow, it sounds pretty peppy nnd up-to-dnte,
doesn't It, to overhear ono farmer say to his
neighbor on a Saturday morning In town: "Well,
Ed, let's run over to tho club and have a talk."?
REMARKABLE TREE 8URGICAL OPERATION.
Edward Fontaine a treo surgeon of Charlottes
vlllo, Vn., has, according to Inland Farmer, com
pleted tho greatest treo surgical operation over nt
tempted anywhere, nnd this has been dono for Mr.
John Armstrong Chnloncr- of Merrlo Mills. Tho
treo Is red oak nnd Is possibly three hundred
years old. It Is 24 feet In circumference, two feet
above tho ground, with n dlnmetor of eight fcqt,
four Inches in Its widest part. Tho cement filling
was carried tip the tree 83 feet from tho surfnee
oud n cement leg or root was Imbedded five feet
. Into the ground to support tho treo in heavy winds
Tho material used was six wagonloads of sand, VI
loads of Held stone, ts bags of cement, 14 Iron
straps to re-enforco tho concrete, 44 eyebolts nndn
roll of galvunlzed wire. So far tho operation hns
been successful.
NOT LIKELY TO BE POPULAR.
A citizen of Columbus, O., hns appeared on the
streets lately with nn outfit for seeing tho time
without removing his watch from his pocket. Great
surprise was nt first created by what was con'
sldcrcd extrcmo singularity of comfort, and it took
n good deal of explaining on his part to restore to
himself public confidence. It seems, however, that
tho devlco Is perfectly practicable, as it has been
accepted by tho patent ofllco. Notwithstanding,
most pcoplo will cling to tho idea that a man who
is too lazy to tnko out his watch to uco tho time
deserves on general principles to bo shot and It
is very unlikely that tho now Invention will worm
Us way Into popular favor. Exchange
HE UPSET A TRADITION
Forty-two years ago a German
Jewish boy, fourteen years old, land
ed In New York from Hesse-Darmstadt,
Germany, with $13.40 in his
pocket. He did not tarry In New York,
but went West nnd stopped at Salt
Lake' City, Utah. Today hc'ls ono of
the wealthiest men of the state, a
pioneer in railroad building; and on
January 1 ho was inaugurated gov
ernor the first non-Mormon and tho
first Democrat to bo elected to that
high ofllco. Ills name Is Simon Bam
berger. "You people of America you ntr
tlve-born do not know what splen
did opportunities your country offers,"
says Governor Bamberger. "Nowhero
else In the world could I have found
the opportunity given me to rise In
life, and I am the proudest American
citizen in this country. I am an
American, not a hyphenate, but nn
American. It has been an unwritten
law for twenty years In Utah that no one should be governor of the stnto
unless he was n Mormon nnd a Republican. That I, a foreigner, should hnvo
overturned tradition Is gratifying beyond expression."
Governor Bamberger was nsked to what ho attributed his success In the
United States.
"The fact that I have always tried to be honest and square with my'
fellow beings," said he.
MISS, BOARDMAN WAS SHOCKED
Miss Mabel T. Boardmnn, presi
dent of the American lied Cross, Is
what Is known In impolite parlance ns
a "crank" for sanitation nnd cleanli
ness. She believes as firmly In this
principle In peace as In war and her
friends declare Miss1 Boardman be
lieves cleanliness Is not only next to
godliness, but comes nenr being first.
Her horror can be pictured then when
on n recent visit to the South, she
was obliged to view tho shiftless stnto
of personal cleanliness In which tho
darkles, many of them, revel.
She finally caught a grny-linlred
old negro smoking a villainous corn
cob pipe on the steps of his cabin nnd
prepared to do bnttlo with hltn on
tho spot.
"now In the world do you expect
to go to henven with a breath like
thut?" sho sniffed, congratulating her
self on having struck a weak point
In the pious old fellow's nrmor.
"Hee, heo," snickered tho darkey, rocking back and forth In his mirth.
"When nh dies, lady, ah 'spects to lose mah breaf."
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HONORED BY THE SENATE
SOLDIERS MAY TRIM HATS.
Hat trimming Is not generally required of young
soldiers who go to war, yet mnny wounded soldiers
nt tho Canadian sports day held recently nt Grass
mead Meadow, near Orpington, Kent, proved them
selves so tntcnted In tho handicraft that after Uio
victory Is won, Instead of going back to the land,
somo of them may set up millinery establishments
In Cnnndluu towns, equal to any branch of the fa
mous Mulsou Lewis of Now York, London and
Paris. Toronto Globe. .
Senator Wlllord Saulsbury of
Delaware, who was selected to bo
president pro tern of Jho senato to
succeed tho late Senator Clarke of
Arkansas, Is a -son of 4ho Into Senator
Wlllnrd Saulsbury, and belongs to tho
family In which tho Delaware senator
ship has run for generations, nis term
will expire in two years, and, ns Del
nwaro Is normally Republican, It was
felt by his Democratic colleagues that
his election as president pro tern
would aid his chances for re-election.
He is an nctivo politician, nnd be
lieved to bo n very skillful manager.
By marriage ho Is related to tho
DuPont family. Ho was born April
17, 1801, was graduated from tho
University of Virginia, was admitted
to tho bar, took a high place among
tho Delnwuro lawyers and extends his
activities In many directions, no, Is
vlco president of tho Delaware Antl
Tuberculosis society, belongs to tho
Sons of tho Amerlcnu Revolution, Colonial Wars, etc,, nnd has been n mem
ber of all tho Democratic state und untlonal committees since 18.2.
