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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

in the death of Theodore s..
Parvin, Iowa Masonry loses one of
it's most distinguished members. For
fifty-six years he has been secretary
of the Grand Lodge, and in addition
has held every other honor within
the gift of his lodge. He was an en-
ely copedia of Masonry, and as
librarian for the Grand lodge kept
everything in excellent shape. His
long years OF faithful service have
endeared him to all his hosts of
friends in Iowa and elsewhere. His
work has been we'll done and his
memory will survive the years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.


The Iowa State Sabbath School
association held it's Seth animal con-
vention at Clinton this year, and that
city proved very hospitable to it's
guests. Sunday school workers of in
ternational fame were present, max
ing it an exceptionally good conven-
tion.
Marion Lawrence, general Sec
retary of the international associa-
tion, stated that there was no work
doing more today for Enlightenment
of the individual schools of every
denomination than the International,
State, County and township Iassocia-
tions. The International Lesson
system being one line of the work,
is accomplishing much in systematic
bible study and has done more to
bring the different denominations to-
gether than any other movement.
There are more bibles sold, read and
lived to day than ever before.
This inter-denominational Sunday
school work stands for the presenta-
tion of the best methods of Sunday
school work at the conventions and
the organized effort of all denomina-
tions to gather in the unreached. The
association prints no lesson Shelps,
afBliates with no organization, but is
an association in which every de-
nomination takes part, and every
Sunday school worker is afforded
means for better work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
MASTERY or SFLF

John D. Rockefeller in his recent
speech to the graduating class of Chi
cago university, gave hard prescrip-
ton to them in saving: ''If you are
to succeed in life it will be because
you are masters of yourselves"
A wiser than Rockefeller said that
che that ruleth his spirit is greater
than he that taketh a city" To this
the Springfield Register wisely adds
by way of comment that self-mastery
of a strong nature is the greatest of
victories. A man who is ruled by his
temper or by any other of his passions
is not master of himself. One who
is the slave of any appetite has a
cruel master. Mastery of self means
more than self-control--it includes
self-possession; the absolute power
over and direction of all the faculties
of mind and body.
Very few men have complete mas
terry of self. And this is perhaps why
there are relatively 30 few complete
and conspicuous successes in the
higher and more strenuous walks of
life,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

ALFRED Austin, the English poet
laureate, opens the July number of
the North American Review with a
poem of singular power. 1t is a
dramatic recital of the mythical tale
of the love of the giant cyclops,
Polyphemus, for the beauteous nymph
Galatea, and of his wild jealousy over
her preference for the shepherd ,Acis.
Mr.. Austin has well chosen blank
verse as the vehicle for the sombre
reflections and the vengeful senti-
ments of Polyphemus, which contrast
effectively with the bright and joyous
interchanges between the young
lovers rendered by the poet in light,
rhymed measure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
COLLEGE cANvAssERS.
Notes From the Penn students Who
Are In Minnesota.

Preston, Mimi, June, 2S.
EDITORS HERALD: / know our
friends are all anxious to hear from
the boys. We are all well at present
and taking things as cool as possible.
My! but it's hot up here. Some of
my friends advised me to take light
overcoat along. / ought to have
brought dozen fans. We had a fine
time on the train the day we left. At
different places the boys would 60
out on the platform and give the
college yells.
Ten of us got off at Tanesboro,
Mimi, Friday night and the rest
went on to La Crosse, Wis. Tanes-
boro is a pretty place being sGr.
rounded with cliffs about 800 feet
high and river running by the edge
of it, and a lake is a little
west, where the boys spend some
time bathing and fishing.
Monday, June II we separated,
each taking township. Some had a
ride of about 30 miles before begin
ming work. If you could see the hills
we have to climb you would surely
think we would come out on top. The
opinion l formed of the place the
first week is:
Nothing to see but grain,
Nothing to climb but hills,
Nothing to ride in but sand,
No where to go but broke.
Sand, in some places, is as deep as
the mud in the streets of Oskaloosa
in spring and some Of the hills seem
to have no top to them, for as soon
as you go to the top of one there is
another. The scenery is beautiful in
the country. Crops are looking good
but need good rain. / find few
kickers around here and there who
will talk about "hard times" who
say that prosperity has not struck
them. It's hard job to hit nothing.
find lots of nice people around
the country who treat me as one of
the family. We usually find what
we are looking for in this world.
A man had the audacity to ask me
the other day if was a peddler. I
left and didn't sell him a picture.
Our headquarters is at this place
at present but will leave Monday for
other territory. Preston is a pretty
little village but it has those abom-
Unable places where men, young and
old, can go and quench their thirst
with the breath of hell.
The HERALD, with all it's news,
reaches us safely twice week and is
given warm welcome. After we
have read them they go to the other
boys.
Our first weeks recordl was 4721S
points. That don't look like coming
home "broke."
Roy Devol, or "devil" as the bows
call him, started across the country
on his wheel. to see sights. He ex-
pected to reach home in a week or
so, WALTER w. WHITE.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

Archbishop Ireland, in address
sing the graduating class at st.
Joseph's College in st. Paul Sunday,
stated that one of the greatest evils
of the present time is that women in
so-called high society are coming to
regard with more and more tolera-
ton breaches of moral and civic laws
committed by members of their own
sex. He said: SIN our hurried modern
life, when men are devoting them
selves almost entirely to things
material, women should preserve the
moral and spiritual side OF existence.
If they do not, the world may well
fear"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
A Mean Thief.

Mrs. Elizabeth Swain, mother of
Concui A. w. Swain, complains of
the work of the ever present chicken
thief. The lady had several broods
of fine young spring chickens and
they were all but ready for the mar
ket where the price for large birds is
about at the top notch for this time
of the year. The chicken thief broke
into Mrs. Swalms sheds and made
away with about twenty of the chick
ems leaving her a very few from the
entire number raised. A vigilance
committee will be organized here
some day and hanging win be the
pnnishment meeted out As to horse
thieves. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
A LABOR WAR.

The fight now on between the
striking machinists and the National
Metal Trades association promises to
be bitter war, with little gain and
much loss in the end for all. Organ
lied labor has voted an assessment
amounting to 100000 to aid the
strikers in their struggle. The Metal
association is equally determined to
win, and in statement issued Sat
urday it says:
"We will not use our influence for
any unfair purpose, but will not be
imposed upon. Our issue in the
present strike is simply one of de-
tense against unfair and unjust de-
mands of organized labor, not
against unions or wages. We have
been so harassed by the unions inter-
fering with the management OF our
shops for the past year, that the con-
dition Is no longer bearable. We in
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

up to Saturday night sixty-seven
counties had held conventions and
two have held decisive primaries. Sc
lecting 1920 delegates. Thirty coun-
ties, with 421 delegates, had not held
conventions or primaries. OF the
1,220 delegates selected Mr.. Cummins
has 39s instructed for him, Mr.. Her
riott has II, Mr.. Hartman has 141,
Mr.. Trewin has 9s, Mr.. Conger has
80, and of the uninstructed delegates
1877 are for Mr.. Cummins and 293 are
against him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

Even layman does not have to
look very sharply to see the cause of
the suspension of the 7th National
Bank of New York. Amy bank that will
loan one man or firm a sum equal to
three, times the amount of it's capital
stock is not under capable manage
ment. With a capital stock of $500, 900
the 7th loaned Henry Marquand &
Co. $4,000, 900. The suspension of
the bank is no barometer of business
only danger signal eff poor man
agement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

lone of the statements made at
the recent meeting of old settlers at
New Sharon is attracting consider
able attention and eliciting more or
less comment. The old gentleman
said, "I'm ninety-four years of age
and / read the finest print without
the aid of glasses. have never taken
a dram of any kind of liquor in my
life, have never smoked cigar and
do not use tobacco in any FORM"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

Will history repeat itself this
year? The Chicago Tribune last year
collected the news of the casualties
attendant upon the celebration of the
Fourth of July. 1t found, and its cor
respondence did not reach to every
place, that the killed numbered 70
and the injured 2,791. The dynamite
fire-cracker slew and injured s7S,
followed by 564 by gunpowder ex-
plosions, 4S4 by the toy pistol, 337
from cannon, 24O from firearms, 1874
from runaways and 121 from sky
rockets.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
-one hundred and forty.three /

-One hundred and forty-three life
insurance companies and associa-
tions transacted business in Iowa in
1899. One hundred and twenty-four
are recorded as doing business in
Iowa in 1900. The number of poll
cies in force December 81, 1900, was
1853, ,444, and the amount of insurance
in force the same date was s514, ,24S,-
775. The total number of policies in
force Dec. 81, 1899, was 317,112, and
the amount of insurance in force on
the same date was S46s, ,433, ,543.
While the number of companies de-
creased the increase in the amount
of policies in force in the year was
S45, ,S15,2 ,232.-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
0nIciaI County Paper.
REPUBLICAN STATE coNvEN-
TON.

TO the Republican Electors of the State
of IO1UG:
There will be delegate convention
of the Republicans of Iowa held in the
city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on We'd
nesday, August 9TH, 1901, at eleven
o'clock a. m. for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination a candidate
For Governor,
Lieutenant Governor,
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
For Superintendent of Public In
struction,
For Railroad Commissioner,
And for such other business as may
properly come before the said conven-
tion.
All voters of the sta who believe in
Republican principles and who endorse
the policy of the Republican party, are
cordially invited to unite under this call
in the election of delegates to said con-
vention. The ratio of representation
will be as follows:
One delegate at large for each county
and one additional delegate for each
two hundred (2oo) votes or fraction of
one hundred (Ioo) or over, cast for
John N. Baldwin, Elector at Large in
the Presidential election of 1000.
The representation to which the sew
eral counties will be entitled under this
call is as follows.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

Every Democrat who has been
elected to Office in Mahaska county
for 80 years has been put there by
Republican votes. The election of
last year proves this, as the Republi-
can majorities were all over 500. II
every Republican will this year do
his duty to his party, and to the ex-
cellent ticket in nomination there
will be no doubt about the result in
November. Remember what scratch
ing did two years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
-Editor Richardson, Of the Keota

Editor Richardson, of the Keota
Eagle, is alarmed, and he sounds a
warning in blank verse as follows:
The shirt waist man and the net
waist girl go hand in hand today and
the people year after year keep
throwing their old clothes away.
The coat and the vest are laid to
rest and where is the heecy shawl2
And clothes get fewer and thinner
what will be the end of it all9 Oh,
what will the shirt waist man take
next from the thin things he has to
wear? And what will the net waist
girl throw off from the shoulders now
half bare? The shirt waist man and
the net waist girl go rollicking down
the way. Have we started a trend
that is going to end in the old fig
leaf some day?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
IOWA,S LOSS.

Keokuk County News: 1.-THE Cedar
Rapids Republican says that Iowa is
liable to lose DR.. Knipe the foot ball
coach of the State University. Now
wouldn't that be to bad? An author
ity on foot ball is so necessary to the
existance of the commonwealth. He
does so much for the farmer who has
hogs to market, the laborer who has
several kids to feed. We suppose if
Knipe leaves the state, the Univer-
sity will go down, the corn crop will
stop growing, the trees will shed their
leaves and the sun will no longer
shine, The prominence given to news
of long haired, cigarette smoking
sports by some papers, while they
pass up real news, makes a good
many people all fred sick. We don't
know doctor" Knipe and we don't
want to know him. We would rather
get out and cultivate the acquaint-
ance of some hardworking fellow who
gets dirt on his boots and isn't
ashamed of wearing overalls. They
are the fellows the state can't afford
to lose. We need more of that sort
of citizens and less Doctor Knipes." /"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The police have counted the
cannon in the park and they are all
accounted for. The railing around
the public square still stands, the
patrol wagon is intact and no tiles
are missing from the roof of the
court house. Citizens are once more
safe on the streets without fire arms,
and the Indians in front of the cigar
stands have buried the hatchet. The
Illinois editors have come and gone.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
LITERARY LEAVES.

1t is many years now since Mr..
James Lane Allen gave to the world
a picture of the Brotherhood of
Silence, who live their strange and
holy lives in the Trappist Monastery
of Kentucky. At the request of the
editor of Leslie's Monthly, Mr.. Carl
E. Litsey has sojourned among these
good men, and he tells in an article,
charmingly illustrated, the impress
sions which the community made
upon him.
Modern Culture Magazine was in
advance of all its contemporaries
when it presented in its June number
a critical paper on "Notable Paint
ings at the Pan-American Exposi-
tion." Following this signal success
it gives it's readers in July trilogy
of articles of especial interest to Pan
American visitors.
~.
The Manuscript, this "daintiesu of
miniature magazines" as Printers
Ink calls it, continues to grow in
popular favor. Though issued primar-
lily in the interest of "book-builders
and book-buyers," its clever para.
graphs are appreciated by every
class of readers. To writer's, espe-
cially those beginning the career of
authorship, its suggestions are most
happy and helpful.
~
Ernest Seton-T Thompson, whose
latest short story in the Ladies'
Home Journal is illustrated by one
of his finest drawings, painted his
First picture within year after begin
ming his art studies in Paris. Itrepre-
sented sleeping wolf, and was ad.
mitted to the Salon and hung in a
place of honor on the line.
~.
Scribner's Magazine for July has
an attractive flavor OF adventure
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

sist on our right to introduce new
methods and machines in our
factories and to control our produc-
must keep up with the progress of
the world and run their shops on an
economical commercial basis, not on
any false ideas of restricted produc-
ton. We wish it plainly understood
that as an association, we are not
lighting unionism, but it's abuses, and
viii employ union men or tree men
impartially.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The number of pensions in Iowa
and Nebraska, paid from the Des
Moines agency is steadily decreasing
and the aggregate of annual payments
is growing less. The payments for
the year ended June 80, we're SS43,-
324 So less than the previous year, the
aggregate being S7,7s9, ,21s.19.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
.nea Moinaa Leader.

-Des Moines Leader: The work
of developing inter-urban trolley
lines still continues, and before snow
flies the state will have considerable
mileage. In addition to the lines out
of Des Moines, which are assured the
projected line from Cedar Rapids to
Iowa City seems certain to be built,
and also one from Charles City to
Powersville. Many other lines are
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The democratic county conven-
tion held in this oity last Saturday
made great bid for republican votes
and sounded the keynote of their
hope for success in the fall election.
They made plain statement that the
foundation of their success was the
republican vote that they could in
fiuenoe and claim.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
Numerous Fires

oskaloosa for the first half of the
year, that is to the first of July from
the first of January has had twenty
six fires OF greater or less Importance.
If the ratio is maintained during the
other half of the year the record for
the number of fires during year win
have been broken. None of the fires
however have resulted in great
damage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The HERALD doffs its summer
hat to the vigilence committee for
their efforts in keeping the merry-go
round out of the park, also to Mayor
Wray for refusing the licence, and
incidentally pats itself on the back
for keeping the subject hot until it
was settled. &C.,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

-"The people," says the Des
Moines News, "are awakening to
the situation. And when the people
are awake the bosses die hard, but
they de-" Heretofore the News has
been an ardent supporter of Gum
minis for governor. What's the mat
ter now? Haven't the Cummins peo-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

Iowa under Shaw is a close Sec
ond to the United States under Nc
Kinley. The treasures of each are
filed to over-fiowing. On July 1,
Iowa had in her strong boxes a sur
plus of 81 ,s36, ,s64.9s. This is the most
plethoric condition ever shown by a
quarterly statement for the quarter
ending with June.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

"A British flag was recently raised
over the Canadian customs house in
Skaguay, Alaska. 1t waved about
half a day when an American attor-
ney named Miller pulled it down. A
fight ensued and the incident will be
settled in diplomatic circles. Miller
declares no English flag shall wave
on American territory as long as he
is on earth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The state republican conve ntion
will meet in Cedar Rapids, August 4,
to nominate a candidate for Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of
Supreme Court, Superintendent of
Public Instruction and Railrood Com
missioner. The entire number of
delegates will be 1,641 Necessary to
a choice, S21.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
OUT OF DEBT.
Central NJ e Church Has a Clean Stat,

The $4,000 mortgage debt of Cen
trail M. E. church which was raised
some time ago by the subscriptions of
members of the congregation, has now
been entirely paid and other miscel-
laneous expenses amounting to IS, 900
have been provided for. The church
is now almost entirely free from debt
and its prosperous condition is en-
tirely due to the generosity and en-
ergetic work of its patrons.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
Since the revenue stamp ac

Since the revenue stamp act be-
came law patriotic public has
paid into the government treasury
for the defence OF the nations honor
the great sum of s3O7 900, 900. By the
reductions made on July 1, the gov
ernments revenue viii be cut down
$40, 200, 900 year. But the wars are
over and the nation will go on in
peace and prosperity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

From now on no revenue stamps
will be required on bank checks and
drafts, bills of lading, certificates OF
deposit, sight drafts, express receipts,
money orders, mortgages or convey
ances in trust, power of attorney to
vote, power of attorney to sell prom
issory notes, protests, telegraph
messages and warehouse receipts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

The Montezuma Democrat no.
tices that "For a man who objects
to bosses SO ardently, Bryan uses
the word must a good deal in dis
cussing the future of the democratic
party"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

-Apropos the violent death of Adel-
bert s. Hay, scrapbook man recalls
this stanza of verse written forty
three years ago by John Hay as ap-
plicable:
"Blindly to the grave we go,
Life to- day is death tomorrow;
God has kindly willed it so;
Shorter life is shorter SORROW"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
ReIiei In SIX Hours.

Distressing Kidney and bladder Disease re.
lieved In six hours by'.New Great South Amer
ican Kidney Cure" 1t Is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness IN reliey
ing pain In bladder, kidneys and back, in male
or female. Relieves retention of water almost
Immediately lf you want quick relief and
cure this Is the remedy. Sold by Green & Bent
ley, druggists, Oskaloosa, Ia, f3yl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

1.-THE happiest people in the
world" says the Hedrick Herald,
"are those who keep out of Office, ,shun
notoriety and society, make an hon
est living by honest means, humbly
serve the living God, quietly pursue
the even tenor of their way and
neglect no opportunity for doing
uood -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

"A Cincinnati minister recently
surprised his hearers by audibly pray
ing for those of his congregation who
were too proud to kneel and too lazy
TO stand.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

being surveyed and next year will see
the trolley line in all parts OF the
state. Iowa is to have a secondary
transportation system quite as inn
portant to its material welfare as its
present primary railroad one.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

When President Mckinley was
inaugurated the government was pay
ing S34, 100000 year interest on the
public debt. Despite the expenses
of two wars the interest charge is
now only s29, ,OOO, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04

There is a deal of truth in the OBJ
servation of writer in the Record
Herald that religious controversy
sometimes grows out of the fact that
people like controversy better than
they like religion.