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The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

SUPREMELY So.- The question Of
good roads leading to county seats is
one of more Importance to the business
interests OF al the people than any
other question. Four good roads for
twenty miles running into this city
from the four directions would prevent
Oskaloosa ever seeing q dull business
day, and wonld insure an unhroken
market for the products Of farm and
dairy. Itiaa movement thsf ought 81
be started IN earnest and atal 81
cnea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

STATE SUNDAY SCHooLs.-The an
nual convention of the Iowa State Sum
day School Association will be held In
the Congregational church, MARSHALL
town, June, 1915. All SIS. people are
invited and will be welcome. Enter
tainment will be provided for all who
send their names to ]. W. Wells, Mar
shalltown, prior to June 1st. The rail-
roads of the state have granted reduced
fare. The program of the gathering
has been issued and can be had by ap-
plication to Rev. John w. Geiger, chair
man executive committee. Marion. or
Mrs. M. M. Bailey. state secretary ,Shen'
an6loah.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
MOOTH'S Tree Of Life.

Moore'ss free or Life isl positive oure for
Kidney and Liver Complaint and ali blood dis
eases, Does IL pay 10 suffer when you can be
cured by using Moore's Tree Of Life, the Great
Life Remedyf
own mouth; q stranger and not thine own
Rev. George Miller, Carlile, Iowa; Rev. An
Pleasant Grove, Iowa; Rev. Z. r. Perry, Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa; Rev. W. A. Lie, Leaven-
v orth, Kansas; Rev. J. T. MumfOrd, Emerson.
Rev GiIman er,sEmerson, Iowa; Hon. T.
J. Abel, Decatur, Illinois; ". A. Strong, Coun'
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. When such men as the above
have given their testimony in praise of Moore's
Tree Of Life and the leading wholesale drug
houses say they have given entire satisfaction
where they have been sold, what better EVIL
dence do YOU want? Why should you suffer
Wheu you Gao be cured by using Moore's Tree
Of Lifel Sold by Druggists. 3tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
A Real Estate Boom

Attracts the attention of every property
holder in the city. But when DR.. Franklin
Miles, the eminent Indiana Specialist,
claims that Heart Disease is durable and
proves 1t by thousands OF testimonials OF
wonderful cures by his New Heart Cure,it
attracts the attention of the millions suffer-
ing with Short Breath, Palpitation, Irreg-
uIar Pulse, Wind in Stomach, Pain in Side
or Shoulder, Smotherlng Spells, Painting,
Dropsy, &c. A. II. Davis, Silver Creek,
Neb, by using four bottles Of Dr. Miles
New Hart Cure was completely cured after
twelve years suffering from Heart Disease
This new remedy is sold by Druggists.
Ranks Free
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

NEW CLoTuRs.-Capt. Stones com-
pany T will have new drsas coats in
time Cor the encampment in July. He
viii lead out one Of the very hsat com.
panles j she Third.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

DELAYED. This long continued
fiooding of the land will knock out
many thousands of dollars worth OF
improvements that cannot now be
made and escape frost. It will hit
hard right here. but our mechanics of
all kinds may be counted on for lnsty
labor to make up the serious loss SO
entailed. Here's hoping for lots Of
Coda sunEhine from now onl The Ia
Dor Is to be done. and willing hands
are here TO do It. Let nature glvs
them ! ahaness
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

A FELLOW SAYs.-It is the duty OF
the newspaper man to boom up his
city for all it is worth, month after
month, and see 500 Woith of printing
90 out of the city because dollar or
or two can be saved by so doing. 1t is
the business of the newspaper to give
every local enterprise enthusiastic and
frequent 'sendoffs." and then catch
sheol because he failed to record the
the fact that some prominent citizen
has had his delivery wagon newly
painted. To subscribe literally to
every public. charitable and church
enterprise. advertise them for nothing,
pay their own way to everything, and
then be caHed prejudiced and mean
spirited because column Is not deyo'
ted to that particular affair. Do you
wonder there are cranks In the news
paper business2 1t is bound to make
either a crank or philosopher out Of
q man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
ESTABLISHED 1850.
, TERRIBLE ITCHING
Used Everything Five Months. In
Three Weeks not Scar or Pimplo.
Cured By Cuticura.

When my baby was three months old his cheeks
and forehead began to break out with white pim-
pies on red surface In a few days itching COM
menced which Waa tarrible After he would rub
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

three weeks time there WAS not pimple not
even a scar on head or face He is nineteen months
old now, and has signs of the disease. His scalp
Is healthy and he has q beautiful head Of hair
(See portrait herewith)
MRS. OSCAR JAMES, woOdston, Kan.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26


IL, matter would ooze
from the points. In .
short time Il spread over
the top of his head, then
scabs soon formed on
head and face. We used
everything we could
hear of for nearly five
months. 1t grew worse
all the time. l saw your
advertisement of the Gu
TICURA REMEDIES in the
Chicago Weekly" We
purchased CuTICuR IRA
REMEDIES and COM
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
COMING THIS WAY.

A four foot rise is reported farther
north on both Des Moines and Skunk
rivers. If this reaches the rivers here
it will leave Skunk yet still lower than
in the flood Of 'S2. But the Des Moines
is at a higher stage than has been
known for forty years, and the low
lands along its banks in the county
are inundated. At EddyVille the dam
age will be serious, many houses being
surrounded, and the people forced to
mnUa ont a-e.l-..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
How l Felt.

WHY, two years ago was just about
crazy, and no wonder that my wife and
children were afraid of me. You just want
to suffer with the neuralgia with no Tefiet
as did until used Sulphur BltterS. They
cured me, and now my wife says | am as
meek as lamb.-RObert Davis, American
House Boston.
FAILED. The Ottumwa papers fail
ed to make any particular mention OF
the greatest food of the age that has
been pounding them for a week. II
was purely an oversight-in the inter
est of boom additions, and things OF
that sort. But 1t was not newspaper
Tell the news, boys. and fear not.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

My infant, eighteen months old, was afflicted with
skin eruptions on his hips. Bad sores came on
other parts. All remedies failed until procured
CUTICURA. Cured year and no return of disease.
MRS. A. N. WALKER, Carsonville, Ga.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
to two feet above the water and in dan

ger of being submerged.
The R8ceoon raised more than three
feet between Wednesday and Thurs
day. Sixteen houses on Pelton avenue
have water fronts, the river having
covered the sidewalks. A rise OF sew.
en- inches more will food the first
stories. The alley between Pelton av-
enue and South Fourth street is food.
ed nearly to Market street. the water
standing in front ofthe doors from two
inches to a foot deep. The sidewalks
are covered from the lower end of
Whitechapel half way to the northern
terminus of that historic locality. Be-
low the old fair grounds, at the foot of
Seventh street, is a broad lake covering
the fences and reaching well up on the
trunks of trees there.
IN NoRTHERNIoWA
the same conditions are found. AT
Emmettsburg the Des. Moines river is
nearly three milesswide and has dam
aged much property on the low lands.
Several iron bridges in the county are
reported gone, and reports of other
damages coming in show the storm
was the most severe of any that ever
struck that country.
at Spencer railroad communication
is cut off. The entire country along
the river is under water. There are no
signs of the storm abating. 800 feet of
the Milwaukee s. st. Paul tracks and
one bridge are gone.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

1t is a curious fact in the history o
our civilization, notes the New York
Word, that the first instrument of trans.
portation, the common roadway, is the
last to receive the attention of science.
The railroad and the ocean steamship
were transformed into modern palaces
before the common dirt road IN this
country began to attract serious atten-
tion. For generations economists have
taught that the problem of the distribu-
ton of wealth is equal in importance to
the problem of its production, and vet
our neighboring farmers are content to
lumber over roads that make the cost of
transportation 50 high that the remote
cultlvator Of the West who sends his pro-
ducts rel q thousand miles OF railroads
a undersell him In the Eastern market.
The real reason sswhy we have so few
good roads, is the lack of appreciation
of their economy.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

Americans consume twenty per cent.
Of the worlds production of sugar;
thirty per cent. of all the coffee raised
thirty-three per cent. of all the iron pro-
duced; thirty-three per cent. of all the
lead; twenty-five per cent. of all the
cotton; thirty per cent. of the worlds
supply of coffee; thirty three per cent.
Of all the wool forty per cent. of all the
coal, and fifty per cent of all the tin,
and yet VT have only FIVE per cent. of
the worlds population.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

In d1!ys of old when much distinction
was had in Westinghouse the spelling
OF our word pew was pue. In French it
was puye, in Spanish it was poye, sbench;
Ia Latin it was podiu m, a balcony or ele-
waited place next to the arena, where the
Emperor sat, and in Greek it was pous,
the foot-and i all cases where the feet
OF the worshiper rested-a raised place
ON the floor of the church where one
might sit or might stand or might kneel.
In Puritan Westinghouse the choice
pews were round about the walls, one
step up, and the deaeons' seats near the
pulpit t VIC steps up, and those of the rul-
ing elders one step higher yet. In these
later days, observes the Chicago Herald,
the best pews are in the center of the
church tho wall peWs fetch less price
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

The position of Memphis, Tenn, ID
peculiar. The treacherous Mississippi
has cut a new channel four miles from
the town, and the San Francisco Chroni.
Gle declares that unless prompt measures
be taken to force the stream into its old
bed the city will be left high and dry.
OF course, as the river is the life of the
city no expense will be spared to bring
its waters back. Those who only know
rivers that preserve the same bed will be
apt to regard this story as a Western
exaggeration, but the people are in dead
earnest. To them it is a matter of life
or death.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

and dark woods alternating and enclIcled by
a broad band OF gold, on which will
of Nebraska" The head of the
hammer will be of solid silver. On the face
of the head will be the seal of Nebraska in
gold relief. DTaping the hammer and ham
die will be the flag Of the Union wrought in
gold. For each State in the Union there
will be a diamond star, and the flagstaff
will be of pearl, surmounted by q golden
eagle.
The idea of b ammer originated after
The of Montana had proposed a de-
sign for the last nail. This last nail is to be
manufactured Of gold, silver and copper, the
most prominent native minerals of the
State. The head of the nail will consist Of
a representation of the seal of the State.
This seal happens to contain mountains,
rivers and valleys, as well as the sky, To
properly represent these features diamonds
and sapphires will be used. Mrs. Eliza ].
Richards is the originator of the nail idea.
After the nail story had been circulated
the Nebraska women took up the hammer
idea. Last come the women of Colorado.
They did not want to fail in doing some
thing on the line of finishing the Woman's
buiI.iing, so they will present the casket in
which the hammer and nail are to be kept.
This casket will be a miniature model, in
precious metals, of the Pueblo mineral
Dalaee.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

How rapid the industrial progress OF
the South has been for a decade and now
is-rapid beyond the realization even Of
the men that are Bringing it about-is
set forth in the Forum by Richard Fl.
Edmonds, late editor Of the Maniac
turers' Record, of Baltimore, whose
life's study has been given to the sub
ject. Among the most significant facts
set forth by Mr.. Edmonds are these:
Since 1854 the corn crop Of the South
has increased seventy-fvc per cent. as
against ~seYenty-one per cent. in the rest
of the country; the cotton crop has in
creased from five and a half million to
nine million bales-an increase il value,
even with the present low price, of two
hundred millions of dollars: in 1891
there were nearly $1,000 miles Of rail-
road in the South. against less than a..
coo in 18SI-a gain Of eighty-seveu
per cent. as against a gain of ffty-six
per cent. in the rest Of the country. The
passenger traffic Of the sane roads in
creased during the same period $50 per
cent. Us against an increase in the rest OF
the country of only 1853 per cent. II
pigiron manufacture the South output
jnmped from Al 900 tons in 1881 ia
1,9l4.o0o IN 189l-a gain Of 223 pei
cont. Is against 4 gain for the rest Of the
country Of s~eventy-eight per cent. ID
other words, in 1881 the North and
West made more than nine times as
much iron as the South, in 1891 they
made less than four times as much. Tht
increase In the number of mill operators
in the South was lbs per cent. as against
40 increase in New England of seven.
teen per cent. And SO il every line Of
productive activity the marvellous rapid
ity Of increase Is explained, showing that
" assessed valuations the property OF
the South has IN this periol very nearly
doubled and increased from s1S7 PEI
capita 70 $2zI-a record that Is proba.
biz Without ! parallel in the whole his.
tory of substantial industrial growth.
And in spite q the temporary depression
caused by 40 over-production II cotton,
the increase goes Oh.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
Called Shad Hard Names.

Abner Stone had lived Finland" all
his days, and knew all there was to be
known about PORK and beef as articles of
food. His acquaintance with the prod
ucts Of the sea. on the othor hand, was
very slight. Once, however, when at
the seashore, he was introduced TO shad,
and asked how he liked it. uWell,n
said the old farmer, with q brave attempt
at a smile, 81 calc'late / shell. when I
get kinder wonted to it, mebbe; but it
does seem, jest at fust, ye know, con-
sid'a5le like tryin' T. eat . paper o.
buttered pinsl'-Argonaut.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
Selling lee Water.

a ST. Louis firm has started a new
business-that of selling ice water to
cabmen, coachmen and Others. A can
Is supplied to each carriage, which is
filled with ice before starting out on a
journey, the contents of which are to be
used both for the horses and occupants
of the carriage. Sponges are used on
the horses heads during hot weather,
and they are saturated with water from
the a as often as necessary.-Boston
Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
OPELOUSAS
Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH. LA,
PENSIONS!

wAoT OF JUNE ~. 1eso-Pensions soldiers and sailors of the war of the
rebellion who served 90 days AMI wr, honoraby discharged from the servicesn
dren, dependent parents, fathers asd mothers All pensions under this Act will
commence from the date of fling the formal application latter the passage of tho
good unless fled lin the Pension Bnrosu o n or after June 81, 1890. Cate of the
Act ~ not in the form, substantially, prescribed by che Secretary. The rates:
child Of soldier under sixteen years; and if the widow dies. the child or children
can draw such pension. The soldier is entitled to aay Fate from So to $la PSF
may apply under this one, or a pensioner under this one may apply under other
laws, but can draw only me pension at tbs sans time. This law requires in q SOL
a. An honorable discharge.
~ That he served. at least ninety days.
vicious habits. ct need no. hive originated in the service)
CASE OF A WIDOW
~ That the sailor pr soldier serve at least ninety days.
CO That he vas hdaorably discharged.
90 Proof Of deah, but it need nj hive bsen thu results of his ANN y
Naval ervice.
N)sThat the widow is without oher mems of support thas he: ily
l. % That she married soldier prior Ito June 81, 1890, the date of he Act.
~ That the soldier or sailor died ofa wound, injury or disease, which, IN
der Nor law, would have given him a pension.
(0 That he left n o wife or minor child.
C0 That the mother or father is at present dependent o. her or his "
mannal labor; being without other present means of support tina III If va m Ms
aa Dof or tn contributions OF others lot legally bound for Their snepp4Ss ~
TIE bsnefts of the first section of the Act of Jlne 81, 1890, are not c'ndoea 70
the parents OF those who served in the wal of the rebellion, but are extended 20
all parents "herep ensonabe dependence has ar1sen N account OF he dest1 a. =
son who served, since said war; "a behalf of the United States, as well as for ans
ebThits contracted before or since discharged.
81 That in case . minor child is insane, idiotic Or otherwise pc nann y
helpless, the pension shall continue duriug tie period ii such disability. ant ny
pouso shall apply TO all penaoas therefore, granted, or her after to be grn mt.
of application therefor after passage of this Act
The rules and regulations OF the Department will govern all appl cans ~
~ Under Act Of June ~, 1890, pensions are granted to Soldiers and san'
dsdth from old ags iaGmiy etc.
H-NoTIcE!-Dr W. r. Lastrapes having recently ben aproiue o. .
irxamnng Surgeon fer Passions at Opeousas, La it is now o. S.. ilin e 4,
daiman of Persons to com to me and make out their april cations. =
Fey zen now be examined without having to ~. tain the expel es of s in. 2
Cs Oneans for nnedicale ram;os,i ~ yhGcb nIos her bv, her + II bea
ethected to go.
HART n. SANDoZ,
U.s Penso1 Cal AZ S.
D @ EW IA with DE- I1hH " q L fh. I'd J31lA h Ist1S
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
Execution by electricity appears to t

Execution by electricity appears to the
San Francisco Chronicle to have been
reduced to a science in New York, for
two murderers have been put to death in
the chair with no eviden ce of suffering.
This new process is as instantaneous as
that by the guillotine and far less
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
MRS. PALMER HAMMER.
With I. She Will Drive the Last Nail in
the Woman's Building.

HE design for
that nluch-talk-
ed-of hammer
wit b which
Mrs. Potter Pal
mer is to drive
the last nail in
the Woman's
Building b a s
been fixed up
on, says the
Chicago Tri-
bune. To de-
terpline what
the hammer
should be like
has Eeen the
work of many
months by the
women of Ne
braska, but they
have succeeded
at last and the
precious nipple
ment is being
executed by an
Omaha ieweIer.
No hammer
of the like OF
this one has
ever pounded q
nail. The hand
le will be COM
nneod af 1tchf
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

Though honey ID not 50 rns,cb au
article OF diet now as it was with Qua
forefathers, there we're GIL, 0GO DOC
FUNDS Of 1t produced in the United
states last year.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

mere was uUG q UO0AOAV w Al
certain namber of miles lessening every
moment, lay between the numbering
freight, with Dave on board, and the
cruel, senseless runaway engine. Be-
tween them was Brier Rose, with just a
chance of safety.
She knew that a loosened rail or any
obstruction would hurl her to her doom,
and still not avert disaster from Dave.
The whistle of the "A shrilled out a uu-
earthly screech continually to warn even
the birds from huttering too near the
messenger of life.
The engine rocked from side to side
at the dizzy rate of speed. For the first
time the odor of hot oil made Rosa feel
faint. She hung half out of the cab
window painting for breath and her
hands clinging crafty to the window
for support.
Suddenly she saw smoke in the dis
lance. Larger and larger grew the
black speck on the track. Faster and
faster flew the A to meet it. Nearer
and nearer came the runaway. When
she could plainly see the shape of the
approaching engine she closed the throt'
tie With a rush that made the A tremble
She reversed her engine, and at little
less than twenty-five miles an hour be-
gan running away from the runaway.
Slowly, almost imperceptibly, il
gained on her brave engine. A horrible
fear took possession of her that it was
coming too slowly, and that they both
would reach Dawes train before she
stopped the runaway. She changed the
speed and let the engine gain on her
faster.
az can signal for the siding if I fail"
thought Brier Rose. "Joe will obey my
signal" But she shuddered.
In sight of Weeping Willow at last.
The A whistled frantically. Rose sig
nailed for a clear track, and only a train
length apart the A and the runa'
way few past the little station platform,
crowded with every man, woman and
child in town.
Joe understood her plan now. He
bounded into the station, frenzied with
excitement, telegraphed to Red Valley
what Brier Rose was doing; then, from
sheer nervousness, he squeezed Foxy I'M
oil he yelped wildly.
Out of sight OF Weeping Willow and
Dawes train in the distance, nearer and
nearer came the runaway. The - enorted
in defiance of being caught. Rose
braced herself for the shock. CRASH
came the ~cowcatcher of the runaway into
the unprotected rear of the gallant ~.
Rose had loosened her hold, and the con-
cussion flung her to the floor, with her
? soft cheek against the cab seat.
Faint with her fall she gathered her.
self together aud shut off the steam.
The with the nose Of the runaway vic.
iously pushing the A, Brier Rose creps
like a cat over the tender, down over the
trembling engine, and on her hands and
knees she crawled over to the runaway,
up along the boiler side into the cab,
and crashed the throttle shut when the
A was within a cars length Of Dawes
train.
When she came to herself she was in
the Red Valley station. Dave was bend
ing over her, and calling her name with
trembling lips. She opened her eyes
and smiled into his face.
E.NI DE- D. H. Anvrfd -AsV do
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

HE Weeping Will
low telegraph office
faced the level
prairie. Up and
down before it. like
shining ribbons, lay
the railroad tracks,
converging mys-
t~eriously until dis.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

pulled the throttle valve out to its full
extent. The engine shivered all over,
and at ffty-two miles an hour the Al,
driven by Brier Rose, leaped down the
track to meet the runaway.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
a SONG IN THE NIGHT.

Yesterdays sunshine
Was SO bright!
Yesterdays burdens
We're SO light!
Yesterdays hand-clasps
Were so sweet.
Yesterdays hours
Were so fleeti
Well-a-lay. Yesterday drops her ross
Petal by petal, aud softly goes
Back to the bosom Of Go rs repose.
Israel Jordan, in Youths Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

iiUss uow she's specially bewitched about
him. After keepin' straight for forty
years he's taken to drink. The girl
knows he'll lose his job il the company
gets wind of it, and she watches him
like a hawk"
"What's Bryan's Runa" a
"Horseshoe to Powder erik. Shs
knows every inch of track and siding.
And / wish you could see her handle tnt
Glitter. She knows all Bryan does, ano
she's a heap sight quicker calc'latin' than
the old man. It's wuth while to see her
oil and clean the machine. She goes
over it spry as a kithen."
"she's handsome" said Dave, SIM
ply.
"Humphi Handsome is as handsome
does" observed Joe, grumpily. "she
is cold as ice and hard, as a rock. TIL
my belief that she amt got no heart
same as other wimmin. And sassy
Lori"
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26

When she came to herself she was in
the Red Valley station. Dave was bend
ing over her. and calling her name with
trembling lips. She opened her eyes
and smiled into his face.
sob, Brier Rose, how could you do
ita" his whispered with a shudder.
stI did it for you, David-for you."-
New York Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-11-26
BRlER ROSE. !

hnsSsA HE weeping viii