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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
ALHMINLHM

The growth of the aluminium in
dustry is one of the most remarkable
features of the industrial history of
the Uni.ed States. It's production
for commercial uses began in 1889
with total output of AZ, ,46s pounds.
In 1908 it had reached 5000, 900
pounds, and at present the rate of
production is over 1000, 900 pounds a
year. The Electrical Review, dis
cussing this industry, says that four
years ago aluminium was but little
used as a conductor of electricity in
place of copper wire, but now it's lar
gest use is for that purpose, as it has
proved to be cheaper, and in some
respects better than copper. AS it's
electrical conductivity, weight for
weight, is much greater it has been
found practicable to use lighter cables
of aluminium than of copper, and
fewer posts are required for support
ing the cables. While copper has
steadily advanced in price aluminium
has as steadily diminished, although
there is no competition in its pro-
duction. The Review anticipates
that before long it will displace cop
per entirely in the bronze foundries.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

The possible results of hog rails
ing in Proud Mahaska is nicely Illus
lustrated by the experience of Mr..
z. P. Kirk, living north of town.
Two years ago he bought two little
pigs which he carried home under
his arm, and for which he paid $500.
By caring for them in good shape
they yielded him good returns, and
since then he has sold off over 5000
worth of hogs and has ten young
pigs left which will be ready for the
market this winter. If Mr.. Kirk
had had more land and stock he
thinks the result might have been
multiplied. 1t is good picture of
possibilities, however, and shows
what our country will produce when
the hand of q master touches the
reigns.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
WHY SUCH STATENENTS,

The Abba News makes use of the
fallowing preposterous statement:
at is Mckinley who is keeping
100000 soldiers in the field in two
unauthorized wars"
We presume the News refers to the
war with Spain and the consequent
rebellion in the Philippines. If the
News will just refer to any recent
history or almanac, or to its own
files, it will find how absurd such a
statement is. On the 2ist day of
April, 1898, congress, by big ma
jority made possible by democratic
votes, passed an act for increasing
the military establishment of the
United States, and on April 25th
passed another act declaring that
war between Spain and the United
States had existed from April 21.
During the progress of this war
Manila was captured and the Span.
ish feet in the bay destroyed by Ad-
miral Dewey. When peace was f.
nally made, Spain ceded the Philip
pine Islands to the United States.
VIM. Jennings Bryan was the lead
log spirit in urging the ratification
of the treaty by which we acquired
possession of these islands. A re-
bellion against the authority then
arose and congress authorized the
use of the troops of the United States
to quell this. disturbance. Hostilities
would long since have ceased had
not Bryan and others of his makeup
gone back on their own declaration
for political gain and, turning about,
aided and abetted the Filipinos in
keeping up the resistance.
Here is the unvarnished truth from
the pages of history that any school
boy knows. Has demagoguery gone
to seed in the sanctum of the Abba
News?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
FOUND GUILTY.
Franklin County Declares I. C.
Stock Yards Nuisance.

Up in Franklin county in the town
of Hampton the Iowa Central is hav-
ing all manner of trouble and it has
received black eye there that it is
not liable to forget. The Iowa Gen.
tral was indicted in said county for
maintaining nuisance in its stock
yards and the people of the town are
going to throw the yards out of town
or in other words secure an order
from the court to have the yards
abated. The jury in the case debated
the matter for several hours and
finally decided that the road was
guilty as charged in the indictment
and so the verdict read. The fine for
the misdemeanor is not to exceed
81 200 and the court may order an
abatement.
The Iowa Central has done much
for the welfare and the prosperity of
Hampton in the past few years and
they were continuing in the good
work. A slap in the face of this sort
amounts to little less than persecu-
ton. The policy indicated by the
suit against the company will if per-
sisted in succeed in driving the Gen.
trail and its business out of Hampton.
1t is currently reported along the
line of the road, nor does the rumor
lack authority, that if the case is
continued the road will make new
town five or six miles north of Hamp-
ton, and will remove its yards there
and also the Algona branch and di-
vision. 1t is said that the matter has
been considered in official circles and
approved.
The stock yards at Hampton were
built when the railroad came to the
town. They have been maintained
in the same place since that time.
When they were built there was no
town in their immediate vicinity; but
Hampton grew and lands and lots on
all sides of the yards were taken by
the inhabitants and homes were
erected. Now comes some of the
people living in the vicinity of the
yards and declare that the yards are
maintained as nuisance, that there
are bad smells and foul practices and
it is desired that the yards be re
moved from the city. In other word,
the lands and lots have become valu
able and would be more SO il tn,
stock yards were some other place
Some of these people brought actor
,ainst the Central and secured al
indictment against the company 70
the maintenance of nuisance. Tn
case was pushed and tried in the fac
of the fact that the Central has bee
rebuilding its yards in modern yay
The people interested tn the sui
fearing that the rebuilding of tn
yards might have some bearing O
their case had the workmen engage
in the work arrested for violating til
peace as they were doing sma
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

One of the most hopeful features
of the campaign in Iowa, viewed
from the Republican standpoint, is
the good attendance upon the meet
ings that have been held and eager
ness of almost every locality to
secure speakers for future meetings.
Wherever the best known Republi-
can speakers have appeared they
have been unable to get halls big
enough to hold all the people who
came to listen to them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Julia Ward Howe, author of the
immortal battle Hymn of the Re-
public" attended a meeting of the
Medal of Honor Legion in Brooklyn
last week and said of the flag, in the
course of brief address:
NOW that this great, clear light Of
patriotism is with you, see it go on
toward the future, the pledge of pat
riotism and Justice. see that no.
where shall our flag go except on a
mission of justice and liberal thought
and where it has once gone under no
circumstances shall it ever be recall
ed .....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

1t has not been an unusual cir
cumstance recently where important
business contracts have been entered
into for the documents to contain this
clause, says the New York Sun;
"This contract to be null and void
in case of the election of William Jen-
nings Bryan as president of the United
States"
In the consideration of business
plans for the future capitalists and
business men are leaving as little as
possible to risk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

states the Republican pluralities were
not as large as in 1896, but far beyond
the average of the years before the
Democratic party went into part
nership with free silver and Popu-
lism. In Oregon, on the opposite
side of the country, the Republican
plurality greatly exceeded that Of
1895. Oregon was very close in its
state election that year. The Re-
publican plurality was less than 500
in the spring and McKinley's plurali-
ty this year was over 10000. In the
four states mentioned every Republic
can candidate for Congress has been
elected, making a total of ten for
the next House. All the state officers
and Legislatures are Republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
HE KILLED GOEBEL.
James Howard Found Guilty of
Numbering Kentucky Senator.

BY scripps-McIaae Press Association.
Frankfort, KY, Sept. z6.-James
Howard was this morning found
guilty of firing the shot which killed
Senator Goebel. The jury fixed the
penalty at death. The crime occurr-
ed in front of the capitol building in
Frankfort on January 3Oth as Senator
Goebel was walking to the legislative
hall, accompanied by Colonel Jack
Chinn. Goebel died February Sd.
Howard sat unmoved as the verdict
was read. Judge antrill, after con-
graduating the jury, dismissed them.
A long disagreement was had regard
ing the penalty. The jury stood ten
to two for death from the first.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
SIGN OF PROSPERITY.

Larry McCord, candidate for county
recorder, calls attention to peculiar
but unmistakable evidence of pros
perity. In returning from the politi-
cal meeting at Peoria Monday night,
six Oskaloosa gentlemen came via
New Sharon, where they had two
hours to wait for the early morning
passenger train. Being hungry they
visited every restaurant in town and
tried to get something to eat. The
places were all closed and the propri-
etors refused to get up and wait on
them. Mr.. McCord has done consid-
cradle campaigning in his time and
he says four years ago any restaurant
man in the country would sit up all
night to wait on six customers. Trade
is not so hard to get now as it was
then, and prosperity has made the
restauranter more independent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Bryan may be credited with
candor in one statement of fact. At
a lecture in an Indiana town he made
the remark that "when the votes
were counted 1 found had carried
nearly every state in which / did not
speak, and lost nearly every state in
which did speak" Hope he keeps
his health It'll after election.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
"WHYDON,T You DIE. .

An old soldier, who fought through
the war of the rebellion, writes to
the Burlington Hawkeye in reference
to Mr.. w. j. Bryan, as follows:
wish my old comrades of the
civil war to read below what w, ],
Bryan said about them on Nov. IS,
1892.
He says he would not complain IL
the debt were an honorable one; that
it was never earned by any act OF pat
triotism, etc.
Will the civil war veterans, their
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

The growth of the factory towns
is well illustrated in the east. AL
though the tendency of manufacture
ing is toward the west Worchester,
Mass, has increased 40 per cent;
Fall River, Al; Hartford, so; Law
renee, Mass, 40; New Bedford, 90,
and Somerville, 81.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Director of Census Merriam an
nounces that the work of tabulation
has 30 far progressed, as to show
that the congress of 1908 will have
3S1 members instead of 357 as now,
an increase of "a. In this increase
Iowa gets one, making her represent
alton an even dozen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
-Keota has struck a spag

-Keota has struck a snag. The
Eagle says: Secretary Ritchey's
books show that in 1897 the totol
at the schools was 275; in
1898, 23s; in 1899, 226 and now we
start out with 214. Our population is
and yet the attendance at
the schools is decreasing. Some one
explain this, please"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Here are some interesting figures
of the United States Postal Service,
compiled by the Scientific American:
The annual weight of mail carried is
664, 1855, sos lbs. To transport it would
require 1924 freight cars forming a
train 300 miles long, hauled by 500
locomotives having 100000 horse
power and requiring seven miles of
track.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
-Montezuma Democrat:

-Montezuma Democrat: "Lemen
Bros. have come and gone with their
show and also lots of money that
should have been used to pay debts
here. One man who owes us $40 on
his subscription and said he hadn't
the money to spare to pay any of it,
took himself, wife and eight children
to the show! That does make us
weary, indeed %
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

The Journal begs the question and
descends to base insinuations. The
HERALD has no time for mud sling
ing, but 1t still challenges the Journal
to name one labor leader whom the
HERALD has ever misrepresented by
direct word or by insinuation. And
it further defies that sheet to show a
single instance In which the HERALD
has ever belittled labor in any way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

For long time" says the Dav-
EXPORT Republican, ''it could not be
determined just what it was that
made the root of the Democratic
opposition to the Republican policy
in the Philippines, but it is at last
known. The postal revenues of the
archipelago show a surplus"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

"A West Virginia business man,
who is described as being "as close
as the bark on tree" urges the
election of Bryan because he can lend
his money then at from to 16 per
cent and will only have to pay his
labor so cents on the dollar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

I ul6Hbb hb Uu6bS anu SuppOEb w ulihLl
j. Bryan for president? think not
They will without doubt do all In
their power to elect Major Mckinley
who know does not wish our days
to be cut short on account of any de-
ficiencies the government may have
to wrestle with, pensions or other
wise.
R. Root, Veteran Civil War.
The clipping enclosed by Mr.. Root
follows:
Grand Forks IN. d. Herald: When
the boys in blue were marching, fight
ing, starving, bleeding and dying to
save this nation in 1s61-65, w. ]. Bry-
an was babe in swaddling clothes.
Nov. IS, 1892, at the ripe age of 32
Bryan wrote the survivors of those
old boys in blue as follows:
"The next congress will have to
wrestle with one deficiency of S38, ,00O,-
900. This is on account of pensions.
The appropriation for pensions for
the next year must be not less than
$3.50, ,000, 900. 1t is therefore easy
arithmetic to perceive that the APP
preparation that congress must make
for pensions at the next session must
aggregate not less than Sls6, 200 900.
This tremendous sum would of itself
be enough to run reasonable govern
ment. One would not complain If it
were an honorable debt, but a large
proportion is not debt, because it
was never earned by any act of
patriotism or heroic service. The
government is held up and despoiled
of no mean portion of this, and it
seems helpless to defend itself. One
can not help being curious to know
how many more years it will take to
exhaust the generation which feels
itself injured by the war. 1t is safe
to say that never did a generation
such longevity"
Win those of the old boys whose
remarkable longevity" still keeps
them with US, and their relatives and
friends march proudly to the polls
this fall and vote for this Bryan for
president of the nation they pre-
served, or will they not?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

81 am not willing to debate with
one whose responsibility is less than
my own" is Mr.. Bryan's reason for
declining a debate with Mr.. Hanna.
Yet one in reading a Democratic
paper would be convinced that Mr..
Hanna is responsible for everything.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

There are nearly 6,OOO,OOO sepa-
rate farms in the United States and
an immense number of them are due
to the homestead law passed by the
Republican party as soon as it was
given the power to better the con-
bition of the industrious poor man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
OF FOUR STATES.

Since April four states that gave
their electoral votes 10 Mckinley
have held elections, and the Republi-
cans have swept them all by excep-
tionally large pluralities. They are
Oregon, Rhoode Island, Vermont and
Maine. In the three New England
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

committee, is director, has singed
an affidavit in Texas declaring that
it is not a trust. 1t claims to be sim
ply large concern" that has alb
sorbed the smaller ones and now con-
trolls several thousand plants in the
south. A skunk by any other name
smells Just as bad.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Bryan claims to be opposed to
militarism, yet he is making des-
perate effort to be elected President
of the United States which, would
make him Commander in Chief of
the army. Wonder if he would pay
the soldiers in so cent dollars?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
LORD HOWE DEAD.
A Distinguished English States
man Passes Away.

BY scripps-McHae Press Association
London, Sept. 26-Lord Howe died
today, aged seventy Hias. lie saw
much service in the army. He came
from 9 distinguished line, his bro
ther William being the British gem
eral of the Revolution. chief in CON-
mand Of tte British forces 10 America
in I710.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

1t now looks as though the death
list in Galveston will apporch 5000.
The loss of property will be $50, ,oOO,-
900 or SAC, ,OO0,0 Continued relief
work and further contributions are
absolutely necessary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
The j o u r n a !

The Journ a !
says:
"Some Crazy-head-
ed cranks of Republi-
can proclivities
charge Bryan az d the
Democrats with kill
ing Lawton'and other
brave Americans
slain by the Filipinos.
The murderers of
those men were not
those who opposed
warning uponSpanish
enfranchised SUBJ
jects when with our
assistance the yoke
of the Don was
thrown of and max
ing them subjects of
another nation. The
real murderer was
the trust-led admin.
lstratiOn that cast
aside all our honored
traditions of consent
OF the governed and
tried to impose by
force of arms auto
cratic rule without
listening to or offer
ing to consult the
wishes of those inter
ested."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Not all Cinnamon are Boxers.
For instance the Chinese of three
streets in New York contributed $500
to the Galveston food sufferers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

1T occurs to the New Sharon Star
that joining the democratic party for
the sake of respectable political
home is too much like renting a cof-
fin as a convenient residence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
Col. La W ton

OOl. II u W Z D u
said:
II wish to God that
this whole Philippine
situation could be
known by every one
in America as / know
IL. If the real history,
inspiration, and con-
ditions of this insuT-
rection, and the influ-
ences, local and eX-
terual. that now en-
courage the enemy,
as well as the actual
possibilities of these
islands and peoples
and their relations to
this great East could
be understood at
home. we would hear
no more talk of uu-
just shooting of gov
erDment' in the tili-
pinos or hauling
down our flag in the
Philippines.
If the so-called
anti-i m per1a lists
would honestly ascer-
tain the truth on the
ground, and not in
distant America. they
whom | believe to be
honest men misin-
formed, would be con-
yinced of the error of
their statements and
conclusions and of
the unfortunate ef-
feet of their publlca.
tions here. If / am
shot by a Filipino
bullet, 1t might rs
well come from one
of my own men, be.
cause l know from
observation confined
by captured prison
eTs that the continu-
aRce of the fighting
is chiefly due 20 re-
ports that are sent
out from America "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

In serving up daily Bible lesson
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat thinks
Col. Bryan has certainly struck
lead that is entirely new to the DEM
ocratic side.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

do not forget the pertinent guess
tion of Senator Garter, Of Montana,
who asks "if the tariff is the mother
OF trusts, what is the duty on ice9n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Not less than 800 to 1000 Repub-
lican speakers win be at work in
Iowa within the next ten days and
will remain actively engaged until
election.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
Iowa Eiector

JON N. Baldwin, Council Bluffs; Ole
2 Roe, Des Moines,
first District-E. v. Tucker, Louisa
county.
Second District-J. A. L. Bartholo-
new, Jackson county.
Third District-L B, Raymond,
Franklin county.
Fourth District-C. H. McNider,
Cerro Gordo county.
Fifth District-H. H. Read, Linn
county.
Sixth Districts. H. Harper, of
Wapello...
Seventh District-C. Rhynsburger. of
Marion.
Eighth Dissatisfaction Stuckey, of
Decatur county.
Tenth District-Thomas Rae, Craw-
ford County.
Eleventh District-George E. Bowers,
Sioux county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
Senator Dolliver is right-the
American soldier never did American
liberty any harm.

Chairman Jones of the National
Democratic Committee has already
reached "liar" stage and the cam
paign has just begun.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

The round cotton bale monopoly
in which Senator James K. Jones,
chairman of the democratic national
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
ROYAL
Baking Powder

The strongest, purest, most efficient and
wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest
in price, yet the most economical; indispens-
able to all who appreciate the best and most
healthful food
Our country is enjoying prosperity almost
unsurpassed in its history.
For every one there is money enough to
buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good,
wholesome.
Why should we use cheap, impure, un-
healthful articles of food? There is no
economy in them; they endanger the health,
they may cost life. There are reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eat
ing cake, puddingS or biscuit made with the
cheap, alum baking powders.
In all articles for food buy and use only
the best. The good health of the family is
of first consideration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Only four of the forty churches
OF Galveston are standing. This fact
gives the world true sense of the
devastation or the city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27
Congressional Ticket.

Congressional Ticket.
For Representative in Congress, Sixth
District of Iowa,
JOHN F. LACEY,
of Mahaska County.
County Ticket.
For Auditor,
w. T. MARTIN,
of Cedar Township.
For Clerk of Courts,
RUFUS K. DAVIS,
of Monroe Township.
For Attorney,
JAMES A. DEWITT,
of Osl1aloosa.
For Recorder,
L. L. McCORD,
of Harrison Township.
For Member of Board of Supervisors,
JAMES M. STEPHENSON,
of Monroe Township.
NecIaraIIon OF Principles.
Ea..n in President Mckinley.
Support of Gold Standard.
Legislation to Control Trusts.
Continuation of a Protective Tariff.
Reduction of War Taxes.
Building of Isthmian Canal by the
United States.
Creation of New Cabinet Office in
Interest of Commerce.
Retention of Philippines.
Freedom for Cuba.
Township Ticket.
For Justices of the Peace,
EMORY @. RICE,
GEORGE H. BAUGH.
For Constables,
GEORGE ANDREWS,
j. o. GRANT.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

Alum is used in many baking powders because makes
them cheap 1t costs less than two cents a pound
Alum is corrosive poison Think of feeding it 10 chill
dren Yet the manufacturers of weIl-known alum
powders are actually denying that their goods contain it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-27

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST, sswsoax,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-27
EXPECTS RAGGED MARKET
NJ. E. INGALLS, DISCUSSES EFFECT
OF STOCK SPECULATION.

LONDON. June 26-President NJ. E. In
gals, of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chica-
go & st. Louis railway, who will return
to the United States on the White Star
line steamer Oceanic, sailing tomorrow,
after three months spent in Europe, said
to reporter of the Associated Press:
II heard while in Paris that foreign in
vesters were sore over the failure Of the
Northern Pacific to pay an extra divi-
dend, and that American shares were suf-
fering in consequence. Without knowing
the details of the Northern Pacific's &C
ton, should judge it is the fault of in
Vestors and spectators, rather than the
road. When l left the United States, in
March, I believed the quotations were
raised to figures quite unjustifed by the
earnings. To judge that everybody will
get rich as a result of this is perhaps
rash. Judging from the cable advices,
there is much to justify conservative
arrangements in not increasing dividends.
Coal and wages have risen simultaneous
ly. This is bound to affect the net earn
ings, and increased expenses must be
provided for without calculating too much
upon the prospect of good business, which
| sincerely believe exists. I expect a
ragged market with many fluctuations,
until after election, though I do not be-
lieve values will be seriously affected in
the long rum"