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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

New Sharon Star: All reports
from Oskaloosa agree that Supinten-
dent Dodds has conducted, If not
the best, one of the very best normal
institutes ever held in Mahaska
county. He provided an excellent
program, secured some of the best
educated talent in the country, and
the sessions have been largely at
tended. Those of our people who
have been in attendance speak in
high terms of the institute, and agree
that most excellent work has been
done. OF course we expected this,
but it is highly gratifying to know of
the actual result. Mr.. Dodds is.
practical, careful, thorough educator
in whom all have confidence.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

Every day the HERALD is assailed
by some catch penny premium prop
osition that is guaranteed to dupe
the people while you sleep and double
the subscription list without the aid
or consent of any other element OF
merit on earth. Each mail brings it
wonderful chances to trade advertis-
ing for household goods, bicycles,
buggies and washing machines, pro-
viding it gives three times the value
in advertising and pays in cash twice
as much as the article could be
bought for in Oskaloosa. And re-
markable as it may seem, the HER
AID is also losing millions of dollars
every week by not boosting some oil
or mining company, and accepting
it's pay in stock that sells for cents,
but is easily worth 800 or the market.
But with all it's varied experiences,
it never until this week was invited
to commit suicide The father of the
last proposition is Chicago genius
who has fallen heir to some pattern
charts. AS he has no use for them
he invites the HERALD to relieve him
of the trust at good figure and use
them for premiums. He then goes
on to say that they were originally
purchased by Chicago publication
for that purpose, and by their use the
publication built up such wonderful
business that it "busted"-went so
dead broke that the only thing left
to levy on was the pattern charts. In
the nomenclature of Senator Dol
liver's campaign language, "Now
wouldn't that jar you?" AS the
HERALD has no good reason for 60
ing over the styx just yet it has de.
clined the offer with heartfelt thanks.
P. S.-Might try the Knoxville Ex-
press.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
A NUMMLNS GEN

In his speech of acceptance before
the state republican convention at
Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Mr..
Cummins gave utterance to many
excellent sentiments. One gem from
the casket of Grafton follows:
ut is an honor anywhere to be a
republican,; but it is an especially
high and distinguished one to be a
republican in the state of Iowa. Our
delegation in congress, led by that
master spirit in craftsmanship, has
taken it's rightful place at the head
of our nation. Our state administra-
tion in years past extorted and COM
manded the admiration and conf
dence of our people. The republican
party has a past of which we ought
to be and of which we are splendidly
proud and future in which we have
an everlasting confidence. 1t meets
every new problem with a courage
to grasp it with intelligence and to
solve it righteously. 1t has history
that enables it to point with pride to
those issues that have been so we'll
settled. It's history makes it the
power of the republic. 1t is indeed
the hope of the world. 1t is an an
chor to good government; it is the
guarantee of prosperity; it is the
harbinger of peace, good will, good
government and fellowship among
the people of the earth, and if / can
add one tithe to it's strength, shall
reckon my life we'll spent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

Mayor Spaulding, of Grinnell, is
trying the doubtful experiment of
using stranger in the Office of city
marshal. The foreigner was imported
from Des Moines where he has served
with credit on the police force, 1t is
claimed that drinking and bootleg
ging are getting so notorious in Grin
nell that home man cannot mete out
justice in an impartial manner. If a
prominent citizen or the son of one
goes wrong he is inclined to cover
the matter up, but stranger is not
supposed to condone any breach OF
law no matter who the guilty parties
rae.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

Arthur 1. Eagan, a Chicago boy
of II, has fairly won the title of
champion life saver. Young Eagan
has saved life for every year of his
age, and last Monday, for the sake
of rounding off mis- record, jumped
into the lake and prevented man
from committing suicide, much to
the latter's disgust and indignation.
That made the eighteenth life that
Arthur has saved in the last three
years along Chicago's lake shore.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
GOOD NIGHT.

Little boy sweetheart, with eyes that
shine
Blue as the skies on summer morn,
Lips that are wreathed with smile
divine,
Yelvety cheek that is pressed to mine,
Life has seemed fairer since you
were born.
Fold up your petals, my rosebud white,
Good night, my baby, good night,
Good night.
Little boy sweetheart, love you so!
How deep that love you will never
know.
Night after night, when my work is
through,
Worn out and weary / come to you,
Bend o'er your couch till upon my ear
Falls faint music yearn to hear,
Made by your breathing so soft and
light.
Good night, my baby, goodnight,
Good night.
Then by your side as / nightly kneel,
To the All-Father l make appeal,
That He win guide you and guard
and bless,
Touch you with love and unselfsh-
ness,
Mold you and lead your life's path,
along,
That you grow manly and true and
strong,
That He may grant you future
bright
Good night, my baby, good night,
Good night,
Sometime in days that are yet to be,
In the last hours you shall come to me.
You who shall stand at your life's
proud prime,
/ whose head shall be touched with
rime,
There shall we part for the last sad
time;
Then as the world recedes from view,
On your dear face will turn my sight
And out of death l will call to you,
<'Good night, my baby, good night,
Good night"
Denver News.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

The Beet Sugar Gazette observes
that it is an i'll wind that blows no.
body any good. The recent prolong-
ed drought in Nebraska and else
where served to show in a surpris-
ing manner the vitality and strength
OF sugar beets iu resisting unfavor-
able climatic conditions. While
other crops were literally burned up,
sugar beets continued to grow and to
make sugar rapidly, and when the
rains came the beets recovered in a
remarkably short time, whereas for
other crops the relief came too late
to secure even an average crop.
This lesson will not be lost upon the
observing farmer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
ONE RESULT or STRIKE

The order is issued and on Satur-
day nighI all union men in the big
steel mills Throughout the country are
to lay down their tools. By their
action the trust and the strikers are
very persistently and effectively
playing into the hands of their
rivals on the other side of the Allan
tic. The longer this contest lasts
the feebler will be the competition
for Europe from the United States.
Messrs. Morgan, Shaffer and the
rest of the leaders on both sides have
done more in the past week or two
for the old world than the British,
the German and the French steel
workers could do in decade If the
strike is prolonged until noth sides
are exhausted, the ground lost
abroad will have to be fought for
again and that immense balance of
trade in our favor which has caused
Sc much jubilation at home and tre-
pidation abroad will diminish, and
the hours and the wages of the home
worker, on account of the lessening
of his market, will shrink. Here is
an aspect of this labor contest which
ought to receive the immediate and
earnest attention of both parties to
the feud,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

Taking frogs for market as q
business has SO steadily increased
during recent years that, according
to the estimate of the United States
fish commission, the annual catch in
this country is but little less than
1900, 900 frogs, with total value to
the hunters of about S1OO, 900, and a
corresponding cost to the consumers
of not less than S15O, 900. .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

Now it maybe after all that Ma
haska county will have a candidate
for governor. ALI Reed, secretary
of the Iowa populistic state central
committee, says when he gets his
forces together in convention they
will give the nomination to either
Harry Engle of Newton or DR.. J..
Weller Long, of Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
EXPLANATION,

AS this Office was closed on Wednes-
day, in order that employees might go
to Clear Lake, this edition of the
WEEKLY HERALD was printed one
day earlier than usual. This will ac-
count for the omission of any local
news.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
DOVE SHOOTING.
Complaint From the Country of Un-
lawful Slaughter of Doves.

There is complaint from several
sections of the county of the unlaw-
full and merciless slaughter OF doves
by number of shooters and hunters
from the city.
There is law against this shoot
ing. 1t will be wise for the shooters
to resist as the country people in
several parts Of the county where
there has been an unusual amount oi
the shooting are determined to see
that the practice is stopped.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

THE HERALD has just thrown in
the waste basket a proposition where
by if we did 100 worth of adver-
tising and in addition paid S14.O0 in
cash we would be entitled, f. o. b. at
shipping point, sewing machine
which we can purchase of local
dealer for $3.50.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

-Sully Ledger; For the benefit Of
republicans elsewhere in the district,
we will say that Jasper county has no
candidate at this time for congress
sional nomination honors next year.
Neither is it likely to have. All talk
of such thing is mere moonshine,
and moonshine of very pale order,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

That was unkind in the state
democratic committee to fix the date
for the state convention on Aug. 81.
Waliace's circus is to be in Oska-
loosa that day and it will be great
sacrifice for the Mahaska delegates
to pass the big tent up for a side
ahow
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
-Rv a vote Of 16s,to !. the ex.

BY vote of 15s..to q, the executive
committee of the steel workers OF
the Chicago district refused to obey
the mandate of the Amalgamated As
sociation. They declared that their
contracts with their employers were
more sacred than the commands OF
President Shaffer. This view of the
situation is favored with common
equity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

As our local democratic contemp-
oraries would say under similar cir
cumstances, "If Sheriff Cricket
would pay more attention to official
matters and less to booming his third
term ambitions it is possible a few
less bars in the Jail would be sawed
in two by prisoners.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

The Abba Republican thinks no
competent county officer should be
turned down by his party with one
term. At the same time it expresses
the opinion that it is evidently not
safe for any official in Monroe coun-
ty to ask for third term.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

Fast driving on the streets must
be stopped, whether the drivers be
drunk or sober or from the city or
country and regardless as to whether
the horse is fancy bred or just a "com-
mon plug.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

BY order of the allied powers in
China the Tsung-li-Yamen has been
replaced by the Wee-Wu-Pu. About
the only Improvement noticeable in
the change is the extirpation of that
middle Ii,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
Prairie CITY News:

Prairie City News: If the man
who rides along the strest after dusk
on still summer evening when peo-
pie are generally sitting out on their
lawns, and swears one big curse af-
ter another, while conyersing with
someone in the buggy with him, knew
how silly it all sounds, he would quit
the vile habit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

We fear the electric line will not
oe complete in time for the Mahaska
fair this year. And there are citizens
who doubt that it's construction will
be even commenced by that time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

You can be pleased in all your
wishes for good strictly up-to-date
buggy at Lewis Bros. Montgomery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

During the last year the Amer
can Bible society distributed in for
ign lands 973, ,615 copies and in the
United States $50, O,513.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

q A - II @ REA.
Bears thu HIhs Kind You Ram AlMsE SsGgk
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

-Mahaska County Fair, September
IL, II, and13.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
4 Strong Political Fight.

Judge a. d. Watkins, with eye sim
gle to the party's best interests made
some timely suggestions in the Herald
last week and it is our hope that they
will be needed by the Democratic
County Chairman and all the precinct
officers of Prince Edward
The Republicans are holding their
meetings throughout the state prepar-
atory to putting up the strongest fight
made by them in Virginia for ten
years past. The Democrats are to COM
bat them and without thorough organ
ization and the most active work our
county may be wrested from us.
1t is particularly important that the
precinct meetings proposed should be
largely attended. Nothing is more
dangerous than the Indifference of the
stay at homes, and it should be urged
upon every Democratic voter to attend
his precinct meetings which will be
called for the purpose of electing dele
gates to a County Convention.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02

Arrivals at our hotels have been goo
Of late.
Blackberries all gone and the gull
plums. Hurry up with the peaches.
1t is a pity that the Farmvile ban,
should have died so young and s.
violent a death.
Watermelons, the home variety ar,
on the market and as good as ever
Let us have the weight Of the largest
Baled hay is now S. cents hundred
The home made can and ought to drive
1t out of the home markets.
If it is Bill-head or Statement you
need The HERALD can save you money.
We have 100000 order at the New
England Mills, bought low and they
are offered low Workmanship guar
anteed to equal that found in any city.
Get our prices.
Another severe hail storm visited
nearby places last Friday night. The
extent Of injury donet is reported to be
very great although the haflfellwithin
narrow limits. Much lightning ac-
companied the storm.
Mrs. Frances NJ. Davis, of Bucking-
ham, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss COrnelia f., to Mr.. w
Richard Smith, Of Appomattox county,
on August llth, at Concord church.
All friends of the family are invited
TO attend.
Mr.. Henry Hundley, of Nottoway,
drove down our Main street behind the
noblest specimen Of horse we have seen
in many a day. The animal has three
white feet and yet her movements are
well nigh perfect BY the way, it is a
Prince Edward horse by birth though
Nottoway is its adopted home.
DR.. WI. ellis is happy in possession
of the highest mark upon his examina-
ton papers received Wednesday from
the State Examining Board. The
compliment Of appointment as assist
ant surgeon to the 10Th Virginia Regi-
ment was also paid DIR. ellis while in
at Ocean View last week.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
Pleased With This Section.

We were privileged recently to read
a letter from a leading citizen of Iowa,
which was addressed to Mr.. Geo. A..
Lindsay, of Scotland" in which he
gave unqualified endorsement to this
immediate section Of Virginia in con-
trast with other portions which he had
visited and examined carefully and
critically. He added, however, and
this we have often urged, that the
great need of the community was the
liberal and judiciOus use Of printers
ink. Our advantages ought to be
known and read Of all men. The Won
der is that we have waited so long
when with effort so much might be
accomplished. We have a suggestion
and would like to make it in person
to one or more wide-awake citizens.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
Felden Facts.
FELDEN, VA, July 81, 1901.
SMALL Boy,

FELDEN, VA, July 81, 1911.
The George Hudson Mission Band"
met last Friday night at Mr.. 5. j.
Aliens. There was large crowd pres
ent and a nice program had been pre-
pared by members of the band. 1t be-
ing the regular time for election of Off
GERS the following were elected: Miss
Gladys Allen, President; Miss Mamie
McCraw, Vice. President; Miss Bessie
Barksdale, Secretary and Miss f.
Maude Allen, Treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs J. III. Hines, of Crewe,
left Saturday for Belspring, where they
will spend quite time with Mrs. F.
ID. Calhoun.
Rev. j. n. Tyler and family, of Ken
lucky, are spending the summer with
Mrs. Tyler's mother, Mrs. Sallie Stokes.
Mrs. 5. J. Allen is quite sick at her
home at present.
Messrs. Sims and Rufus Chappell
spent Sunday in the neighborhood.
Miss Bessie Calhoun, of Belspring, is
visiting Miss Alcye Allen at present.
Rev. Mr.. Franklin, pastor of MI.
Pleasant church, will begin a series OF
meetings at his church Sunday a. m.
He will be assisted by Mr.. Yves Dixon.
ZERO.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
The Norfolk 4 Westerns New Super.
intendent.

Major DuBarry has been transferred
from this division of the Norfolk d
Western To the terminal at Norfolk
and in his place has come Mr.. Theodore
Low, formerly Of the Shenandoah Val
ley division.
Mr.. Low, accompanied by Mr.. Sam
uel Nicholson, chief dispatcher, spent a
portion of last Friday in Farmville
shaking hands with our business men,
and acquainting himself with the
town. The new superintendent ex-
pressed the desire of knowing the peo-
pie in every village and town on his
division, which is from Roanoke to
Norfolk on the main line, aud the
Lynchburg and Durham. He says he
has not missed stopping at every sta
ton where there is even just one house,
and acquainting himself with the peo-
pie. He is genial, aflable and yet
strictly business, and the Norfolk d
Westerns interests will not suffer in
such a mans hands. While in Farm
vile Mr.. Low visited every store,
shop, office and school, and went
away convinced that ours was town
of which he and the company have
reason to feel proud.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02

The Executive Committee Of the
Fair Association was again in session
on Monday evening and made another
advance on the line of success. The
special premiums offered by Mr.. w. II.
Hubbard having been omitted from the
regular premium list, the Committee
authorized their publication in this
issue of the Herald
They are as fallows:
The Blackstone Guano Co., of Black
stone, Va, offers through their agent,
Dir. w. II. Hubbard, of Rice, Va, one
half ton Of Belefonte guanO as a special
premium for the best sample Of ship
ping tobacco made with Bellefonte
guano and exhibited at the Farmville
Fair to be held in Farmville, Va, Oct.
1925, 1901.
The Richmond Guano Company
offers through their agent, w. II. Hub
bard, of Rice, Va, One-half ton Gilt
Edge fertilizer for the best sample Of
dark tobacco made with Gilt Edge
fertilizer.
The same company also offers through
the same party one-half ton Special
Premium Brand Fertilizer for the best
sample dark tobacco made with Special
Premium Brand fertilizer
The f. 5. Royster Guano Co., of Nor
folk, Va, offers through their agent,
w. II. Hubbard, Of Rice, Va, one-half
ton Of Orinoco GuanO as a special
premium for the best sample of bright
or mahogany wrappers made with
Orinoco Brand fertilizer.
I'M. Venable, Tucker Johnson and
J. ID. Watkins, Judges.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
FarmYiIIe Warmly Praised.

Hon. J. J. Owen in a lengthy com
munication to the Examiner says:
Modernism demands that we should
have better roads. l know of no pub
lie improvement that appeals more
particularly to the farmers interest
than good roads. They not only in
crease the value Of his farms but enable
hime to market his produce with
greater speed and convenience and less
cost. Every road leading into the town
Of Farmville ought to be macadamzed,
and you would see this prosperous town
of which we are all proud, double in a
few years
Farmville has natural advantages
unsurpassed by any town in this state
She is in the centre of the finest tobacco
belt in the state, she has a splendid
water power, she has money, she has
business men of brains and business
push, she has control of the entire or
der for Austrian and Italian tobacco;
her educational and social advantages
are unsurpassed. Macadamize every
road that leads to her borders and she
will at once become the largest and
most important tobacco market in the
state.
The growth would not only benefit
the people of Farmvlle, but it would
bring to the doors Of our farmers
market for all kinds Of farm products.
We ought to remember, in this connec-
ton, that the Southern Railroad aud
Norfolk d Western Railroad and few
Of our rich men pay over half the road
tax Of our county, and the poor man
gets his full share of the benefit.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
Their Secret Il Out.

All Sadieville. Ky, was curious TO
learn the cause Of the vast improvement
in the health Of Mrs. 5. p. Whitaker.
who had for long time endured untold
suffering from a chronic bronchial trou-
BILE ITS all due to DIR. Kings New
Discovery writes her husband. 1T
completely cured her and also cured our
little grand daughter of a severe attack
of WhoopiDg Cough" Ii positively
cures Coughs, Colds, La Grippe. Bron.
chitis. all Throat and Lung troubles.
Guaranteed bottles SOC and 800. Trial
bottles free at White & Co f; II. J. Carter,
Of Prospect, drug store.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02

Editor Herdid:-I sat with many
others in the Presbyterian church last
Sunday evening and aided in the sing
ing Of hymn from which | take the
following verse:
"Were the whole realm Of nature NINE
That we're present far too small
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all"
And as | sang | emembered that /
had contributed less than dollar when
the basket was handed around in the
morning, that persons who handle
church funds often remark on the
number Of nickels and one cent pieces
found in the collections, and that not
long since while sitting in another
church not located in Farmville, how
ever. when an adult member Of that
church, and a man Of some means,
asked me to change a dime that he
might have the proper amount to give
to the Lord.
ask again, what do we mean when
in song we offer "soul, life and all' to
the service Of our King and III practice
chip in a copper cent?
If we could do no more the "wldow's"
encomium would be ours, but when
ON Saturday night we throw away a
dollar in bai Der shop and bar-room and
save a nickle for Sunday | think it is
about time we were having new hymns
and were living new lives.
GUILTY.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
SUNDAY IN FarmVillc.

Our pulpits were all occupied Sunday
morning. Revs. Thompson, Southall
and DR.. Harding preaching at their
respective churches, while Rev. DR..
Halves preached for Mr.. Hunter at the
Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Hunter
ofliciated at the union services which
were held at the Presbyterian church.
DR.. Smith, principal Of our High
School, conducted the Y. NJ. {. A.
meeting at 4 p. m.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-02
The Right Thing TO DO.

Editor Herdld:-I thought once of
going to the Buffalo Exposition, but
now am saving all my money for the
Farmvile Fair. / know we will have
lots of fun and ! do wish you would
tell me now who will be married.
Give us the best show at the opera
house you ever did have.
SMALL Boy.