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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-23
EXIT HEDRIcK RACES.
Secretary aud Owner Utterbaclk Gives
up the Enterprise.

Hedrick, Iowa, Aug. 22-The He'd
rick mile track will see no more race
meetings. Secretary and Owner Ut
terback is commencing this week to
tear down the buildings. Local OPP
position is given as a reason for dis
continuing business. The meetings
have been very successful. The
track was built in 1892 and has rec
ord Of 2:05, held by Rubenstein.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-23
For Senator.

Des Moines, Aug. 22-No appoint
ment for senator yet. If appoint
ment is made today it will be late
this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-23
THE HERALD

Published Weekly on Thursdays at
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
PARDON ME, BUT
sssss sss.asas a.as.~~...a

PARDON me, put--
II you were going to rent your farm ia
man, you would feel surer of getting
your money IL that man had had some
experience in farming, wouldn't you? II
you have job steady job, and you
knew there was going to be a change OF
managers OF the business, factory or
whatever concern 1t Is that hires you,
you would feel safer il you knew that
the incoming manager had had expert
ence in managing your line of business,
would You not? You'd feel more certain
of his running the business successfully,
wouldn't you? You'd feel surer Of hold
ing your job, wouldn't you? If you are
hustling around for job, you'd rather
get one II you could, on n farm, in u
factory or in business that is run by
an experienced manager wouldn't you?
For you'd figure it that your job would
be more likely to pan out, to be steady
one, wouldn't you?
And;
When You take ride on railroad
train, you wouldn't feel particularly COM
Portable il just before the train was to
start you saw young dry goods clerk
climb up into the engine cab and begin
to yank the lever. Now would you? You
wouldn't want to be working ut the
mouth of mine and know that poet
was running the hosting engine, would
you? You'd be afraid Of your corpus,
Ell?
Now, when it comes to politics, don't
you think man ought to try to show
just as good sense in voting as he does in
his trade or business? Bryan is long on
wind, we can all agree on that; but Mack
has got the engineers license. He's been
over the road. But Bryan claims he has
an entirely new method, method of his
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19

own. for running the government steam
boiler. He's crazy to try his new meth
od-and IL she busts, she can bust. Mack
maintains, though, that you can't monkey
with a steam engine. 'Twont do to let
the water get too low, and you've got to
shovel something besides air into the fire
box.
Bryan said in 1896
That lust as sure as Mack got into the
cab the boiler would explode, the road
would become foreclosed at auction, the
right OF way given over TO foreign ma
lions and the inhabitants Of the terri
tory along the route would become pau
pers.
But,
Four years have passed away and the
old engine is still doing biz. They We
heightened out her boiler some and hitch
ed ON several new coaches. The eagle
still sits on the cowcatcher and has both
ewes peeled for Instructions. There was
n foreign critter got on the track once,
hut the eagle screeched and Mack, he
turned on fifty million dollars Of extra
steam. They didn't hold any post-Inor-
TEN because the foreigner was so cut mp
and scattered they couldn't find the re-
mains. Because of the fact that the for
eigner, however, did undertake 10 cross
the track, there have been several impor'
tant branches added TO the road.
JOHN LIVINGSTON WRIGHT.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.
CHAPTER vI.-(Continucd.)

"Cynthia, you are not the loyal Popu-
list that you used to be- I'm sorry to
say. You seem to think that every
thing grand and good comes from Nc
Kinley. You seem to have the impress
sion that he was the hero of Manila, but
I tell you that mans name is Dewey.
Now, Dewey, no doubt, Is great man.
I'd just like to know what his politics
Is. I'll bet he's Populist."
well, | suppose that when Schley or
Sampson sink that other fleet Well
have another hero"
ayes, If they ever do, but they haven't
found them yet. They don't seem to
be in any hurry about It, either. They're
drawing big pay, and they're not anx-
iOus to find the feet very quick. l
haven't any faith In them or McKin-
ley, either, but George Dewey is all
right so far as l know"
Political Simon got very impatient,
and spent most of the time fault-find-
ing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19

ket less than eight dollars, for sixteen
dollars worth of gold"
why, papa, that would be paying a
fifty per cent bonus on silver, wouldn't
lt3 1t would be buying it at twice it's
value 1t would be just like the govern
ment buying all the hogs and corn and
cotton at twice their market value,
wouldn't It? That would be nice for the
farmer, papa, but the miners wouldn't
be in it, would they?'
George, hush," interrupted the boys
father.
But, papa, / will hush in minute,
but say, IL the government should buy all
the miners silver at twice its market
value the farmer and the mechanic
wouldn't be in it, would they, and"
Hush, George, don't talk so much.
You don't understand that we are using
III, s16 to l. to fool the miners until after
election"
"Oh! see, papa" said George; 81
We should give an ounce OF gold, worth
sixteen dollars all over the world, for six
teen ounces of silver only worth eight
dollars, we'd have to buy all the silver
in the world-billions of dollars and
Hush, Georgiel hush!' interrupted his
father.
s"And, bye and bye, papa" said
Georgie, 1.-THE rest Of the world would
have all our valuable gold and we would
have their cheap silver worth 20 cent,
on the dollar. see, papa, it's all joke
It's what they call the 'bogie.' It's like
plutocracy and Caesarism and imperial
ism. It's a scarecrow and"
George" said the loving father, 'yoV
must hush. They viii oFerhear you"
Then the fond father put bis arm
around George and gave him big ba
mana to eat
Eat Il. George" said the bogie can
didate, winking one eye, "or the goblinl
viii get you." ELI PERKINS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
BRYAN'S LITTLE BOY
ASKS SOME QUESTIONS.
A Colloquy that Ended In Talk About
tbe "(lOblius."

Mr., Bryan, the handsome Democratic
candidate, was ON the Lincoln train to-
day. A bright little boy, his son George,
sat by the candidate and was asking
childish questions.
Papa" he said, "what did the Hum
garian miners out in Colorado mean
when they shook flags marked 10 TO l
in Roosevelt's face?"
"Why, my son." said Bryan, as he
beamed on his boy with loving smile,
"why, the miners meant that they want
ed our money to be IL to l. That Is,
they wanted 1t so that 10 ounces Of sill
yer would be one ounce OF gold"
but, papa, 10 ounces of our coined
silver will buy one ounce of gold now,
won't it?" asked George, opening his
eyes wide.
"Yes, my son. Congress did pass a
law making that ratio. Sixteen ounces
of our coined silver will buy one ounce
Of coined gold now"
'Then, papa" said George thoughtful
ly, ''if gold and silver are now 16 to /
by act Of Congress, what more do they
want? What do they keep yelling for
'16 to T. for?'
"Well my son." said Bryan thought
fully, "'16 to l. is all right for the farm
err, mechanic and business man, but the
miner wants more for his silver. He
wants to sell his 10 ounces Of uncoined
silver, which is really worth in the mar
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
Didn't Keep MCKINLEY Buttons.

Up in Wisconsin the other day a trav-
cling salesman walked into little news
paper store at Janesvillc. While get
ting his paper he looked around him and
noticed large number of Bryan buttons
for sale. but no Mckinley buttons.
He asked the storckeeper II he did not
keep Mckinley buttons for sale, and
was told
NO. / don't keep EN-. ! sell 'em. They
sell as soon as 1 get en- stocked up
at first with the same number Of both,
hut have replenished my stock OF Nc
xinley buttons four lines now. while
an these Bryan buttons you see here are
1he frztiet 4 bqught. There are no Bry-
m folks arOsns .lauesville. $3.50
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
The IDLE" SOLDIERS.

From the Baltimore American.
(''This country has hundred thousand
soldiers walking around in idleness. -
w. ]. Bryan)
| Walking around in idleness.
Wherever the flags assailed;
Meeting the foe with an idle might
That never yet has failed.
Lawton, and Liscum, and Logan, too
Capron-tle list is long
] Went to their death in "id1eness,"
And their 'idleness" was wrong.
Grant and Sherman and Sheridan
Why should we call the rolf
They idled away in the idle fight
In fights that tried the soul.
~Walking around in idleness"-
Drawing the leaden hail;
What Of the glow of nations pride3
Is that bit an idle tale?
walking around in idleness."
Over the Pekin road;
Scorched and worn by the CALLING sun,
Lugging an idle load.
Fighting with idle energy.
Cheering with idle breath
Thinking with idle love, of home,
And dying an idle death.
Private Smith, with an idle groan,
Gone to n home above;
And idle tears mark the idle woe
And the idle mothers love.
walking around in idleness"-
Lawton and Liscum. too;
Legions more will come idly when
There are idle deeds to do.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
Ito be continued.)
Measure of Coin

Money Is measured by troy weight,
in which twenty-four grains make n
pennyweight, twenty pennyweights
one ounce and twelve ounces one
pound. The silver dollar weighs 412l5
grains. and $1,000. as near as it can be
expressed intelligently In print. weighs
71.614 pounds. or a fraction over sew
en;y-one and one-half pounds. In avoir-
dupois the same. would weigh 5S.92s, or
nearly ffty.nine pounds
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-19
Bryan.s Election and Flock Owners.

Cooling Bros. Of Idaho have seen
contract for sheep which Is typical Of
the feeling among Western wool raisers.
The contract calls for the payment Of
$4,000 for a band Of sheep in case Nc
Kinley is elected and 10000 in case
Bryan Is successful. Mekinley's cleo
ton represents an immediate difference
Of $4,000 70 one flock owner
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
POUNDED BY A POUNDING.
Largo BEsiness Enterprise of Lon- don Which Had Q Very Ro- -4s t, mantle OriEia.

Very curious and romantic arc the circumstances under which certain iourishing city enterprises have been founded. For instance, says the Lon don M. A. F., there stands in the heart of Cheapsids noble pile of buildings, occupied by firm whose nams is a household word throughout the king dom. The founder of that business was mySteriouSiy dropped on the doorstep of city church and sent by the au- thorities to the Founding hospital, where he was named after the church in question. He was afterward intrust- ed to respectable woman, who un- dertook to bring him up with her own family.
 Soon after this inquiries were made at the Founding hospital about the boy by young and beautiful lady, whose namsland rank-She was evidently of aristocratie origin-rsmained shrcrd- cd in mystery. A solicitor was ulti- mately instructed to pay the boys tcs. .tsr-mother certain sum monthly. 7 This continued until ke arrived at the age of about 14, when he was taken away, put to a good school and finally r started in life. Plucky and pushing, he developed his business until it be- came one of the finest of it's class in the city. He died wea.thy man. with out having penetrated the mystery of his birth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
:: EDUCATED. IGNORAMUsEs.
Defects in n Good System-Inductiva
 Method of Teaching Discounts .. .Drudcery of MemorixinE. B.,

Take the old system in it's most mon- strous form-take learning Latin grammar by heart before translating any Latin author, says Dean Briggs, of Harvard university, in. the Atlantic. Nobody now defends practice so stupid; yet that wonderful feat of memory strengthened many a memory for other wonderful feats. The boy who mastered Andrews and Stoddard knew the power of patient effort, the strength of drudgery we'll done. Through natural reaction. memory is underrat ed now. Education at the time when memory is trained easiest and best must be saved from the bar renness of memory work and must be ''enriched.", Even the mu.tiplication table is threatened with banishment. We leave the straightand narrow way, and wobble all over the fowery mead 9ws. We are held down to accuracy so little that it is next to impossible to find youth who can copy list of printed names without nisspelling. We have boys who cannot spell, men who cannot spell. teachers who cannot spell, teachers of English who cannot spell, college professors who cannot spell and have mean. opinion of spell-s ing. xasefs. r. b'Iz
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
FINLAND's sTANps VANISH.
Amusing Method ts WLich the Stub born Finns Have RGsCTted to
 Keep Them Current.

Finland is no longer member of the international postal union, as by an imperial Russian ukaSe the Finnish postage stamp is withdrawn from use, and the Russian postage stamp substi- tuted. While the a Finnish postage stamp until a few weeks ago had no value in the eyes of stamp collectors. it has now at cpe jump reached 10 the head of the -iist,I and will probab bly, be the most yalus ble in the stamp col- lector's albums. The Films are of course furious against Russia for this additional demonstration of the Bear to bot their country of the map of the world. .--s ,s E
 But the Finns are by nature stub- born people, andSthe method tIiey adopted to still conipei the Russian au- thorities to forward letters with the .Finnish1 posthse stamp is amusing. Their correspondence they inclozed in an ordinary envelope, on which they placed the Finnish postage stamp in the usual corner. This envelope was rsthen. inc.osed in thin transparent envelope,' plainly showing the Finnish stamp. The outside envelope was then properly addressed and provided with Russian postage stamp placed by the side of the Finnish. So fasspo. notice has been taken hyithes Russian govern ment of this amusing method. es sf
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY.
1t Is Celebrated in Singular Fash H. ion by Mothers and % sg
 -,i -S f-~ Children. SS

A correspondent of the Indianapolis Press writes from Yokohama, Japan: April 8, Buddha's birthday; is cele- brated in all the temples by bringing out the images of the infant ;Buddha, placing them in large bowl, and pour. ing over them licorice tea with ladle. On this day, 1900, great multitude of women and children focked to what corresponds to the parish house of the Episcopal church, which can be en- tered without removing. the shoes. Each child had a. bamboo cup, and swhennthis was filled with the precious fluid itiwalked away slipping it with ction, for it is believed to be remedy dor worms and other in ternal disnriaers. Fhesmothers had bot
 ties of the same, which they wrapped
 up to takeahame.s tot otiplaee. near the pillar of-the4 house to keep away ants
 and other insect pests. The crowd was
 most tvgeod natured,apushing and iost- ling. to- getznearssthe boy priests that flied thein cups anditook their money. The temples, like American churches, are most freguented by Women.a
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
wArERrowE JoTTINGs
Chicken Tsieyes Agaia visiting our

z a< [
 Chicken thieves are again beginning to appear in towh. Although the thieves have not begun, theird waEk very much as yet, q YeFy 4suceessIni raid was made at Lucius HarS's poultry yards a'faw evenings ago. The thieves came to tAIr Hagts J shortly after midnight, and, carried of in the neighborhood of twenty-seven fouls. The next time these thieves visit Mir Hart they will probably receive some thing besides chickens. Other places have been raided also to some extent, but none very seriously as yet. A watch will be kept for these fellows. and if any of them are caught they will be made an example of.
 "Bryano" Rehearsal.
 The first dress rehearsal of "Bryano' was held in the town hall last evening. The play in itself is very good one, and ought to prove very attractive. The principal singers ill this entertainment are Gerald, Ray mond and Harold Cunningham and James Trewren. These rehearsals at the hall will 90 on nightly from now until the play is put before the pub lie. Seats for the production are on sale at both of our drug stores.
 hCtlluS.
 The Watertown Grange held their regular meeting at the court room of the town hall last evening. The meet ing was an interesting one and also largely attended one. The subjects for discussion. which we mentiQned in this paper q few evenings ago, were ably discussed. The next meeting will be held on Thursday evening, Novem- Der ?. -S,~
 i Lines Changed. "S,
 Engineers have: been engaged during the past few days surveying between Watertown center school and Nova Scotia hill. The object of this is to change the district line so that the house of John Magee will be inside this line. Mir MaGee was voted into this line last year
 The water from the last rains which we have had is about gone. and the wells are beginning to go dry again. The drought which is now in progress is also having q decided effect on the Water company's reservoir.
 4 Notes.
 Mrs H. J. Mattoon. who has been quiet sick for the past few weeks. is able to be. out again.
 Devotions were held in St Johns church last night and were well at tended. Devotions will also be held this evening.
 Before the trolley ever reaches Wa tertown there promises to be great kick, as many of the citizens do not want their drive spoiled.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
"SOUEEZING" IN CHINA.
A System ~f Securing Self Profit 1s Very Largely in OD-
 -. h,...-.. ... cTEtiOR.- , ,,t

A curious instance of the exploits of the Chinese secret societies is given in an interview with NJ. Nage1macll- srs;, who ,spent-the Winter in Pe1zing.
 He states tat China is honeycombed with secret societies, says Paris cor respondent of ther Pau Mall Gazette. It is practically tho exception for Chinaman not to belong to one of these associations, not all of which, however, are intended to serve such
 miSchisvous ends as those aimed at by the Boxers. Many of the societies are comparatively harmless, and much resemble the guilds of medieval Flu rope. Almost every trade and calling has its secret society. The occult
 power wiclded by these bodies is ex- perisnced by residents in China in cen
 nection with their domestic servants. The bepigtailcd cooks and butlers are
 adopts in ths art of lining their
 pockets at their masters S expense, their favorits practice being to over
 charge their employers in connivaEce
 with the tradesmsn. The trouble is that there is nothing for it but 10 pay
 this tax with resignation. It is use
 less to discharge a servant who habit
 ualiy makes you pay more than the
 market prics for your meat, vegeta-
 blcs and other supplies. His secret
 society knows to 2 cent the amount
 of the squeeze" in which you have been mulcted-"squeeze" being the
 suggestive pigeon English expression
 for the ille-itimats profits in dues tion. The now servant is informed by the society of the squeeze" ex- acted by his predecessor, and with
 imperturbablo impudencs he will con- tinus to levy precisely the same toll. In the unlikely event of his having
 laanings towards honesty. the xerv-
 ants secret society would wreak dire 1 vengeance on him for his streachery | to his order. The amount ,soft the t"squee7s'' varies with each employ ger. It is regulated in the main by the .ex7 tortion submitted to by the resident
 on his nrriyal in the country M. Nas gelmackers says that the "sqaeeze" at the. French legation in Pelsing amounts to 1T per cent The other
 legations escape g little more lightly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
A GORGEOUSLY BOUND

Work of art has just been issued at an outlay of over $10O,0oO, for which the publishers desire a manager in this county, also good solicitor; good pay to the right party. Nearly 100 full page engravings, sumptuous paper, IT. luminated covers and bindings; over POO golden lilies in the Morocco bind ings; nearly 50 golden roses in the cloth bindings. Sell at sight; presses running day and night so great is the sale Christian men and women mak- ing fortunes taking orders. Rapid promotions. 'One Christian woman made clear $500 fn four weeks takin g orders among her church acquaint- ances and friends. Write us. It may lead to 2 permanent position to man. age our business and look after our large correspondence which you can attend to right at your home. Address J. A. Knight, secretary, CorcOran building opposite United States treas ury, Washington, D. c. ...--
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-26
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs Edward Stoddard is very ill. She had several doctors yesterday at tending her. Dr Nariel performed an operation and she is doing as well as can be expected. She has suffered with a tumor for a number of years.
 William German. who has been sick with typhoid fever, is sitting up again.
 They are rushing the work on the trolley and it will soon run to this village.
 Miss Clara Morey is reported as be- ing much better yesterday.
 Mrs Isra Lawrence is entertaining out of town guests.
 Miss Grace Jerman returned from Norwalk yesterday.
 The St Mary AIagdalene society will give fair some time in February.
 Frederick Main is very sick with an attack of malaria.
 Mrs Frederick Baird is very sick. Dr Variel is attending her.