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The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
SENDING OUT SAMPLES.
A Seeming Trife That Costs Great Dea


OF Money.
"I wonder whether one person in a
thousand who asks for sample of a
piece of dry goods ever stops to think
what it costs the merchants of this
country a year to satisfactorily re-
spond to the simple request?" asks q
dry goods merchant.
~ had talk with the managers of q
dozen o. more big houses not long ago
and among other things discussed was
that of giving away samples and send
ing out samples of dry goods, etc, by
statesmen. Finally we got to figuring
on the matter. The result was most
appalling. Some of us had been con-
nected with big factories in our time,
as well as other large houses, whole
sale and retail. We found that, placed
at conservative figure, there are
more than S3,0OO,00O worth of goods
given away, and consequently de-
stroyed, in samples every year in the
United States.
This 81, 900, 900 or more, eventually,
of course, comes out of the pocke ts OF
the purchasers, or, more properly
speaking, the consumers of dry goods.
The sample feature of the dry goods
business is at once one of the greatest
nuisances and blessings that we have.
Where the nuisance comes in it is
easily to be seen; the blessing of it is
in the fact that it saves us, or, l should
say, the dearly beloned people, many a
thousand dollars which otherwise
would go for the expense of sending
out more travelling statesmen. Thous-
ands of dollars worth of goods are
sent out every day to retail customers
over the country from which we never
hear a word. But do we lose it? Oh,
no-never! We simply count upon it
as being so much clear loss or neces-
sary expense, along with clerk hire,
taxes, etc, and ask the more for the
goods that we sell.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
AT FIT. DODGE

the Des Moines river rose seven feet
during Tuesday night; and morning
found it a raging torrent. This rise
was the most rapid ever seen here. The
river is now at a dangerous height and
still slowly rising. Duck Island is sub
merged, and Soldier Greek bottom Is
covered with water. Several families
living in small houses on the fat were
driven out by the water during the
night. The big Heath oat meal mill Ia
again in danger. A dyke has been
built that keeps.th back water away.
but rise Eof two or three feet will
bring the main stream to the mill. The
railroads are suffering. On the Illinois
Central from hereto Sioux City not a
train has moved to-day. West OF Mar.
Gus Supt. Quinby sa three thousand
feet of track are washed away. Be-
tween Manson and PomerOy there Is
300 feet washout. Tara bridge, over
the Lizard river, threatens to 20 out
every moment. The track cannot bs
in condition for business for two days
The town of Cherokee is again flooded,
but no serious damage Is reported.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

Mrs. Frank Leslie is the author of
something new in marital ethics, which
is not down in the conventional mar
riage service. The English dudelet
whom she took to ths altar few
months since failed to perform his part
Of the contract as business manager OF
her publishing business. The only
part of II he lived up TO was the draw
ing Of his salary Of $500 per month. and
spent his time In clubs. Mrs. Leslie
has therefore called meeting of his
relatives in England and Is taking him
over for the trial. Among some saw
age tribes when the husband is not
satisfied with bis wife he simply takes
her back to her fathers hut and depes.
It's her,-no questions asked. Mrs.Les-
lie Is taking her Adonis back to the pa.
rental roof, and after they get bis case
settled they should try bis more mature
spouse. and the court and jury should
be fool-kiIIers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
1T DEPENDS.
The Enjoyment of Getting Home In Sun
shine or In the Rain.


The Enjoyment of Getting Home In sun
shine or In the Rain.
"Isn't it pleasure to get home after
an absence of month or six weeks?''
he asked as he shook his friends hand
warmly.
"Um, yes; ordinarily it is" admitted
the friend.
"You come back to the place you
have lived in for years and find the
sun shining and the birds singing-I
tell you it warns the cookies of a
mans heart"
"Well, that depends" returned the
friend doubtfully.
Depends? Depends?"
Certainly. Now, if,you go away tc
escape a spell of bad weather that is
expected along about that season OF
the year and come back on bright,
sunshiny day, your friends are sure tc
tell you that that's what the weather
has been right along"
THAT'S so; they do"
"And then you feel that you have
been to considerable expense to get the
worst of it."
'EI admit it; I've felt that way"
"But if it's cloudy, dismal, and
sloppy, they can't bluff you. You just
throw your chest out with the proud
consciousness that you know a thing
or two about enjoying life. 1t all de-
pends. Sometimes I'd rather get home
in dIizzling rain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
FA1rpD The Ottumwa Dapers fsi
What will ii cnra.

DR.. John Bulls Sarsaparilla will cure
scrofula, syphilis, pimples, bOils, sore eyes,
Scabby-head, bone-aches, ach-
ing-joints and muscles, sore lungs, sore
kidneys, sore liver, lame back, the after
effect of mercury and potash, dyspepsia,
asthma, nervous debility, female COM
plants, general weakness, unnatural IA
tigue, etc. 1t is strange that anyone will
continue to suffer from any of the above
complaints when the use of Bulls Sarsapa-
rllla will restore perfect health and
strength. 1t stands unequaled as yege-
table tonic and blood purifier, and no other
remedy approaches it in curative virtue.
1t is highly concentrated and never fails
to have a good effect on the system, and
has proven itself in thousands of instances
q cure for all forms of weakness, sores and
pain. You have only yourself to blame II
You remain an invalid when this remedy
will restore your health.
w-K. B Roby. Viucennes, Indiana
writes: 81 would not give one bottle ot
BULBS Sarsaparilla for twenty bottles o.
any other blood medicine have ever tax
en-, and believe that / have used barre
Of other medicines fIr my blood"
John ID. Park 81 Sons Co., wholesale
agents, 175, 177 and 179, Sycamore street
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Green g. Bentley, Agents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

RESOLUTIONS have been introduced
into the Methodist general conference
asking that the bishops be assigned to
given episcopal districts during four
years residence and that the rules re-
quiring the clergy to be changed about
so frequently be amended so that the
Methodist. clergy can, 'like other minis
ters, build themselves homes and not
be wanderers on the face of the earth
Both OF these smeasures will pass.
Both the bishops. and the clergy favor
them, and the days of Methodist NOV
ing is drawing to an end, and 1t is very
questionable whether it BODIES i'll or
good. The itinerant system is the
strength of that great church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
gaVed FroaIl tita fsrave.

NORTH WAsHIsoT0E. Iowa Meh.. 1891.
Ths wonderful discovery Of Pastor Koenig's
Nerve Tonic has syiaently aAvsd ne from tns
gzavs Of an insane asylum; and and my kind
sld raothsr cannot thank you enough for ths
happiness yoa hare bestowed upon ns. fez which
us thank you many thousand times. and vim
rsnasnbsr yop Ia oar prayers.
UAFWae4Esazs nApp
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
AT DIES MONIES

the twenty-four hours of heaviest
precipitation was nearly two inches.
which makes theltotal rainfall for the
month up to date some three inches
above the normal. This is only equaled
by the fall of 1853. Previous to the In
uniation OF the bottoms known as the
Central place, the wafer in the river
was some twenty-three inches lower
than upon the bottoms. Notwithstand-
ing this, the houses, some forty IN
number, were surrounded by water
from six inches TO ten feet deep, and
several OF them were submerged to the
caves. The inmates were busy moving
their household goods to higher ground
and all were In safety when the flood
came. This makes the second time
several families have moved out with
in ten days.some having returned ainc'
the baby tlood last week. The watei
poured over the levee and nearly sub
merged several Of the houses. II val
one unbr0ken lake from the belt lin'
tracks to the blutEa across the river
| The belt line track Was Get elx inche1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
He Caught Them.

W. II. Needham, in his Sigourney
News, recalls "reminiscences of early
times in Mahaska county, which will
be remembered by many citizens here,
as follows:
A man owed Keokuk business man
q dollar, and influenced the latter TO
accept three chickens in settlement OF
the claim. When the chickens were
delivered it was found that they hadn't
been hatched more than a week. The
Keokuk business man was in luck.-Ex.
The above reminds the editor OF the
News of transaction that happsned
in Mahaska county in the 5Os, In a
chicken and calf deal between two OF
the prominent citizens, Major Neely
and Enoch w. Eastman. Eastman was
an attorney in Oskaloosa, (afterWard
elected Lieut.. Governor while resi-
dent of MarshalltowD) and Major
Neely at that time lived on farm one
mile and half south Of town. Gov.
Eastman had a very tine calf and be
did not care to raise 1t himself and
wished some one to take it and raise IT.
so 1t would be well cared for. He cam
across Nicely one day and asked him II
he did not wish to buy fine calf. The
Major remarked that he did not have
the money to spare, but would like K
have the calf, that he had more chick
ems on his place than money. That
struck Eastman in tender spot, the
same as most preachers have for th'
feathered tribe, so he told the MaJol
that would suit him as well as the
money, and the trade was consumated
but the major told him the chickens
were little wild and he would have u
catch them himself. That suited hi
friend Eastman, for he thought 1t Wa'
good chance,to make choice. So on
evening along in,,the fall, the governo
and his wife drove out to bring In SOM
of the chickens, and on their way the!
talked so much about the feast o.
chicken they would have that it almos
made their mouths water. In du
time they arrived at the home OF tn
Msior, and found him there to receive
them, and after passing the compli
ments of the day, Eastman informe'
the Major that he was after some o.
his chickens. The Major said all righ
and told his friend to go with hir
while the ladies visited together, an
started across a stubble field and II
due time a big flock of prairie chicken
flew up in the distance, and the Majo
pointing to them said. There are you
chickens" The governor took in tn
situation, and made the Major promis
not to give him away. and he shoul
have clear title to the calf, but ii
joke was too good for Mrs. Eastman
keep, and she told it on the governor
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
Go tell M him right straight to his face

THE REAsoN.-Phil Hoffmann,the &C
complishised poet, author and all around
local hustler Of the O3kaloosa HERALD
has quit the newspaper business and
gone into the laundry business with his
brother Charles. Phil does this as a
matter of self defence. He has polished
up the characters of so many of the
unwashed Oskaloosians that it becomes
necessary TO even up things by looking
after their shirt bCsoms and linen and
giving them an outward appearance of
respectability to tally with what he has
printed about them. Brooklyn Chron'
fnLe
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
Tho National EditoriaI Associ

The National Editorial Associa-
tion is now iI session in California
every State in the Union being repre-
sented. They were welcomed at the
border with a Car Gload OF roses, "a
cases of wine, and "a cases of oranges,
and some"et ceteras." We trust that
A. w. Leesand Jack HOrnstein, who
are of the party, are among the salts
fed. John Springer should have been
there-and it is his ault that he is
not among the "irrigated."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

Commander Steadman will appoint
III. w. Leonard, commander of Crocker
post, Des Moines, assistant adjutant
general, and DR.. R. J.. Chase, of Kins-
man post, department quartermaster.
He will make Des Moines headquarters.
The Register says that sit is probable
that a room will be secured in the base.
ment of the state capitol, which will be
made permanent headquarters for the
department, and that war library as
we'll as all the department records will
be placed there for safe keeping"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
The American PeTcheron Horse
Breeders Association.
CERTIFICATE OF PEDIGREEs.

This is to certify that the black Perchsron
stallion "Allmayer," 1872; strip In iace) loal-
ed March II, 1898; imported In 1889 oy Slngmas-
ter & Sons, OF Keota, Iowa; bred by MIR. herve,
of Vouvray, Department OF Sarthe; got oy Se-
ducteur 1852, (T22T) he by Butor CAD he by Fa.
yora 1872, (76S he by French Monarch. 20o CIsD
he by nderine (S3o2), he by Valentine lSSol), ne
by VIeux Chaslin C71S), he by Coco CID. ne oy
Mignon C7l5), he by Jean Q. Blanc CIS9l; dam
Rose (54S7), by French Monarch 2oo IS4l, etc.
has been duly entered for registry In VOL V. OF
the PercherOn Stud Book Of America, and his
recorded number is 1885.
Dated at Chicago, Illinois. December II, 1889.
This certificate Is invalid unless that OF So
cIete HIppIQue Percherotne is attached.
7. n. PALMER, s. ID. THOMPSON.
President Secretary.
This horse will make the season OF 1892, com
mencing April |. This beautiful black weighs
1900. ..o -
Terms.-I will insure living colt for $i2, or
insure the mare to with foal for $40, money 10
be due as soon as known. but II not paid Defore
foaling It will be Sl2. Any one parting Win
mare before she Is known to be with toal VIII
be held responsible for the insurance.
Care WILL be taken to prevent accident, Dut
will not be responsible should any occur
JOSEPH VoTAw, Owner.
First barn north OF Wright station.
Also, Prince Victor the great Roadster, ,Welgn-
ing l ,SS5, will be found at the same barn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
For Fiy Time.

A correspondent of an English phar-
maceutical paper recommends the fol-
lowing receipt for making a seductive
and never-let-go fly paper. The paper
must first be sized with a -four paste,
made by mixing one pound Of -four
with one gallon of water. The mix
ture should be brought to a boil anc
the shetes of paper thoroughly sizet
with the paste and dried. Then mel
together one pound of white rosin and
eight ounces of castor oil over slow
fire, and apply the mixture to the sizet
sheets. In a warm season use a LITTLE
more rosin and in a cool season a little
more oil
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
The Iarrest Pair of Shoes.

A Georgia shoemaker has finished
the largest pair of shoes ever made for
actual use. 1t took piece of leather
containing 1,O4O square inches to make
the uppers, and one of 1850 square
inches to make the soles, or exactly
5000 square inches of leather alto
gether. If the leather contained in
that pair of shoes were cut into strips
an eighth of an inch wide it would
make a string 1000 inches long. The
soles of this gigantic pair of shoes are
fourteen inches long and five and g
half inches wide. The two combined
tipped the scales at exactly eight and t
half hounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
RAILROAD NEws.--The 9;

RAILROAD NEws.--The eastern
board of directors of the Iowa Central
have just finished their annual inspec'
tion trip over the road prior 20 the
June election. They express them.
selves as highly pleased with the work
of General Manager Ackart, who by
untiring efforts and general ability is
rapidly moving to the front as a rail-
road manager. 1t is to be noted that
the management OF this road have less
trouble with the railway commissioners
than any other in this state. Traffic
Manager Banks, who expected to ac'
company the directors, was confined by
illness to his room at the Miller until
Friday evening, when he returned to
MarshalItOWn,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
DRS. BELTS & BELTS,
5Ie Walnut ST.,
DEs MONIES, IOWA.
InIfa HNnrnf Tsnrrla

IN Us W0Rbb N0rtzas
BNToN Lnf. Co. Via. Dee, %.
Rev. ]. O. Bergen vouchos for the following;
James floonsy who was suffering from Sc. Vitas
Dance IN STE worst form for about II years was
treated by several physicians without effect
two bottles OF Pastor Koen1gs Nerve Tonic
eured him
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
CALIFORNIA FYc SYRUP co.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE. kY. NEW YORK M
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

-Montezuma Republican: ut is a
plain case that Maj)r Lacey will be
the Republican candidate for congress
again this fall. No other name is sug
gested. lie is the strongest man in
the district and will be elected without
doubt"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

WOLF BoUNTY.-By an act OF the
twenty.fourth general assembly the
bounty on wolves is increased to 50 for
adults and 50 for cubs. The law above
referred to is changed in another re-
spect. The entire pelt must now be
brought to the county auditor when a
claim for bounty is filed, and that OIL
Ger must so mutilate the pelt that 1t
cannot be made to do duty in securing
another bounty in an adjoining county.
The act will not go into effect until
July 4th, SO that 1t is hardly available
for this years crop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

No nation in the W rid in any age,
has reduced national debt so speedy
as the United States. In 1870 the ma
tionsl debt was 80. 1886. 100000. In 1890
it was s998 100000. a reduction of ST.
39S 100000 in twenty years. Before
the century closes the debt will be en-.
tirely discharged. OuI present per
capita debt of S2S is less than that of
any other nation. This remarkable
reduction of debt which would have
crushed most nations has been effected
through the bene0cent Influence of the
protective system.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

The political editor of the Times
comes out for Congressman VIM. l..
Wilson as senator from Virginia to
succeed the late Mr.. Barbour. AS Mr..
Wilson lives in West Virginia the
Times man is inaccurate as usual 10
his political knowledge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

The sage and philosopher Of the
Davenport Democrat can find fruit
full topic in trying to find out why so
many Davenporters commit suicide.
1t is a lovely place to live, beautiful
scenery, lots of saloons and bulge ga.
lore, yet more men and women kill
them selves in Davenport than any
other two places of like size in the
State or the west.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

Over at Rome there has been bat
tie on the school question, as presented
in the Catholic church, and represented
by the policy of Archbishop John Ire
land. and this able minister tells of vic.
tory in despatch stating that he has
succeeded in his public school policy
ain spite of the opposition of the Ger
mans and JPanits ="
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

The present Congress, for its first
session, has exceeded the billion dollar
Congress by several points-and the
end is not yet. The Democrats have
found out that this American land is
not a peanu. stand and that it takes
due ats to run all its vast and varied
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
FnrnisbInp work at a Loss.

A Walla Walla, Wash, man about
year ago started man out with a
band of sheep on the range. A few
days ago he received the following
from him: 'If you want me to remain
here any longer, yon'n have to get
another band of sheep; them's all
zone"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

-Kookuk Gate Oity:"Keokuk is we'll
salts fed with the G. A. II. With Col.
Steadman for department commander
and the next encampment of the Grand
Army to be held here, Keokuk feels
victor doubly."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

The democrats Of the House not
only went back on silver, but they now
decline to consider BANDS proposition
to coin into silver dollars the bullion in
the treasury.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

That dreadful Mckinley bill comes
up again. Now Spain opens her ports
to American pork under its reciprocity
provisions. No wonder democratic
congress does not dare to talk Of repeal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

The tale of woe that comes from
Sioux City is simply horrifying since
the death of a number of the people
who were drowned was self-sought-
they refusing to move out WHEN
warned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
KIND ADVICE.

When behind mans back always mind what
you say,
II you can't do him good. do no harm;
II you don't like back-biting, don't do 1t your
self,
And your good name will spread like charm.
We've all got to live, so let's try to make life
4 broad open field for the race.
And If you have cause of complaint 'gainst q
man,
Go tell him right straight to his face.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
Tara Boom-le-av.

hear 1t ln the otiice, hear 1t In the street,
From mlilionaires and paupers, the lowly, the
elite;
Philosophers and fools unite, ,as men OF common
clay,
In bawling Tara ra Boom-de-ay, Ta-ra-ra
Boom decay.
1t ceases not the whole night through; police
men on their beat,
To cheer their spirits in the dark the awful
phrase repeat.
And burglars softly whisper 1t. and revelers
who stray,
Run into lamp posts to the tune OF Ta-ra-ra
Boom decay.
The organ grinders got 1t and plays it night
aud noon,
As though his hurdy-gurdy could perform no
other tune;
Salvattonists are after IL; we soon shall hear
them pray.
Ta-ra-ra AilelIlla -AlleiulIa Boom decay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

There are twenty thousand mem
hers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie in Iowa or about twO.thirds of the
soldiers resident in Iowa are enrolled
as members.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
HUI Phi REYS'

This Precious OINTMENT is the
triumph Of Scientific Medicine.
Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with it as a CURATIVE
and HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used over 40 years, and always affords
relief and always gives satisfaction.
For Piles-External or Internal, Blind
or Bleeding; Fistula in Ano Itching. or
Bleeding of the Rectum. The relief Is
immediate-th the cure certain.
For Burns, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. The relief is instant
the healing wonderful and unequaled.
For Boils, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Fistulas,
Old Sores, Itching Eruptions, Chaiing or
Scald Head. 1t is InfalIble.
For Infamed or Caked Breasts and Sore
Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
Price, so Gents. Trial size, 2s Cents:
Sold by Druggists sent postpaid On receipt Of priOS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ccptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50C
and 81 bottles by all leading drug,
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE kY NEV YOPE NK
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26

-"The No Meat Eaters" is the name
of a new sect in Virginia. 1t is sus-
pected to bear some relation to certain
political elements that subsist on wind.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
VOL. AZ. NUMBER IL,
THE HERALD.
IOWA;

John +. Duncombe is said to be
booked for the speech in the democrat
ic convention nominating Boies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-05-26
cor SPRING.

Come verdsnt Spring. thy sweetness bring;
Cast OF this cruel cloud
From thy fair face-'Jis not lite place,
Nor should Il be allowed.
Send forth that bright, celestial light,
Which. with its heavenly ray,
Can put to flight the darkest night,
And crown the deed with day.
We love the rain; IL MAKES the grain
In rich luXuriance grow,
The pumpkin vine TO twist and twine,
fhe cisteIn overflow.
But we would ask that to our task
You give US leave to 20,
For, though the grain may need the rain,
We first the grain must SOW.