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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
WHAT GOVERNMENT COSTS.

Carroll d. Wright, United States
Commissioner of Labor, presents
some interest ng statistics in he cur
rent number of the Century Magazine
to show that the federal government
is not living beyond irs means. He
holds that while its per capita expen-
ditures are increasing in a way that
justifies these larger annual budgets.
Commissioner Wright makes the
valid point that mans expenses
should be measured by his wealth
and income rather than by the size
of his family, and thati' lk' manner
a nations expenses sbculi be regu-
lated by its wealth d products
rather than by it's p"pul 'tion. He
shows that on this basis Am+ rirans
have no reason to complain of i'm
providence on the part If the national
government
In 1891 the per capita expenditure
by the federal government was only
40 cents. 1t has gradually risen until
in 1900 it was Sc 80 InIS50 the per
capita exp anditure WIS 81 60 In that
year the private wealth If the nstion
was 81, 1876, $50, 1913 and its produ 'ts
were worth 81 ,O29 1O6,7 1893. In 1900
the nations wealth had increased to
S94 900 1000, 900 and it's prodncts to s1s,-
222 SIC, ,939. From thes- fig res it
viii be seen that while the govern
ment now spends annually ur times
as much per capita as it did tiftN
years ago, the nstton'- wealth and
annual income have m-antime in
creased to fifteen times the total
amount of 1850. The esrnt national
debt of Sl4.52 per cap ia is not suffi-
cient to alter the si'untlon materially
Mr.. Wright is justified IN mis- con-
clusion that the nation i rich enough
to live on a generous seal
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Miss Converse Visits Nh In-ane Asylum
and is Detained

Miss Alberta Conver--, who appears
as Part henia, in G mar, with Rob
ert Downing Thursday nj hit has mad
a host of experience o the road dur
ing the course of he wor but on
that the company lux 10 tell ut her
expense is the best JOKE OF the p es-
ent season.
The adventure happ -neh in Nevada,
Mo-, where there is / cat~d An as' Ium
/ for the care of the SINE. 1t
been told among tn m mbers nf tie
company that ther w-rr t he see
in this asylum s"veral p cullar pa
tients. Among them was n MAJ WHO
imagined himself ga n Of CON con
tinually pecked at ny an Old hrn.
facial expression of pate It lab ring
under such an illus II. rided to
| visit the institution 4 d h p rsuad-
ed two ladies of the company 10 go
with her. In som Wv the la =
were admitted to III place without
the formaiity of a c Il the aaaFe-
agement and of cou th.v had no
card permitting tn III 10 pass through
the Institution NJ Converse be-
came sep trated tri .nds in
! the maze of halls and Nindrngs and
was confronted by an attendant who,
mistaking her for new oatlent locke
her within one of the cells. The LADY,
violent protest ations but convinc- d
the attendant I. at she needed atten-
ton and she wa Il rost forced intn
the cell. 1t required some little time
for the friends of the young lady to
gain knowledge of her whereabouts,
and before Miss Converse was re-
leased an appeal had to be made tc
Mr.. Downing and his assistance 80
icited. Explanations and apologi {
followed and the oung ladies swore
never to tell it, but the ke was toe
good to keep and it leaked out.
The experience taught one thing
however, and the next state institu
tion that the young ladies visit they
will take care to obs.rve the ,rmaIlty
of call upon the manag- -ment's of
fee and g. cure pass before starting
upon their tour of inspection.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
TIE RoUSTAB0UT

Roustabont was gatheredup by Mrs.
Oppenheimer and Mrs. Riley, of the
Associated Charities, the other day
and taken out to see a sample OF the
homes which it deyolvcs upon them
to visit in their mission of relief. 1t
is a stretch of word definition to call
the place a home, as it was in reality
only a small shed boarded up and
down about ten feet square. Within
this habitation were six children, two
beds, two stoves, one chair and few
. cooking utensils. On that day the
mother had deserted the children aud
the father was away from home. The
two older children were sick in bed,
one with deformity and the other
with rheumatism, unable 70 move.
When first found by the ladies the
family was in distress and hunger.
Their pressing needs were soon min
isrered to, but the attending physician
said it would be impossible to relieve
the sick children unless they we're
taken to more comfortable quarters.
Here indeed is an instance in which
"a hospital would have been God
send. Roustabout is sure he could
point to twenty men in Oskaloosa
who would be willing to pay the
charges to have these suffering chill
dren cared for in an institution OF
that kind Roustabout, like many
other people, never dreamed of a
family in OskaIoosa living in the place
he visited the other day. The ladies
who attend to these Important duties
are deserving of ten times the encour-
agement from the public that they
receive.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
GOVERNORS INAUGURATED.
Chief Executives sworn In In the
States of Colorado, south
Carolina and Florida.

Denver, Jan. 9.--Hon. James B. Or
man was inaugurated as governor of
Colorado at noon Tuesday with only
the simplest ceremonies. The oath
was taken before Chief Justice Camp
bell, of the supreme court, in the hall
of the house of representatives in the
presence of the members of both
houses of the legislature.
Columbia, s. c., Jan. 9.--Gov. NJ. B.
McSweeney was inaugurated gov
ernor Tuesday for the second time.
The ceremonies were simple.
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 9.-William
S. Jennings was inaugurated governor
of Florida at noon Tuesday, Chief
Justice Taylor administering the oath
of office.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 9.-The Inaugural
ton of Gov. Herreid was preceded, by
the organization of both houses of the
legislature.
st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 9.--Both houses
of the legislature met at noon Tues
day and organized. The senate being
a hold-oyer body, Lieut., Gov. T. A.
Smith was the only official to be
sworn in, and the caucus officers were
unanimously elected, the minority
presenting no candidates.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
ooNDTTIoNs IN NEBRAsKA

The biennial report of the State
Treasurer of Nebraska gives such
proof of the greet prosper't of that
State under Mckinley and Pro ection
as cannot be gainsaid or belittled.
According to the figures publi- he'd
there we're, four years ago, s7,Ooo,O 900
of back taxes duo; this year only
s3,0O0,OOO remain unpaid, and tnat
amount was owed by persons who
had left the State during the bard
times under Cleveland. Four years
ago per cent. State warrants were
selling at "a and 95 cents, while now
4 per cent. warrantssell at premium
of per cent. Four years ago there
was less than 100000 in the State
Treasury and the State was So 900, 900
behind on its general fund warrants,
while this year there is balance on
hand of s615, 900 and he floating in
debetedress has been reduced to
1924, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Secretary of State w. B. Martin,
Treasurer of State G. s. Gilbertson,
and Attorney General @ w. Mullan,
we're inducted into Office at the state
capitol Monday Messrs. Dobson and
Herriott fled their RESERVATIONS which
we're accepted, Monday morning by
Governor Shaw, and Messrs Martin
and Gilbertson were then appointed
This was purely formal in order to
avoid any question as to their bonds
and their official acts. Mr.. Remley,
however mrrely turned over the Of
fee to Mr. Mullan, without resigning
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
who Gets the Office

There seems to be slight hitch in
the matter of the location of the JUS
tices offices for the new squircs.
Justice Rose' Office was desired by
10Th Mr.. Baugh and Mr. Rice. The
city rents the rooms where these Of
fees are located and the justices
nave made their contracts with the
mayor of the city. 1t seems that
both of the new officials were desir.
'us of having this Office and went to
members of the council about the
natter aid there the ENHANCEMENT
'tarted Mr.. Baugh has opened in
he office but it is understood that he
will seek another location and in 9
few days will surrender the place to
Mr.. Rice.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy and his excellent
company were seen in the city last
4vening in the pretty piece called
"A Bachelors Romance" There was
a large house and the play was thor
'ughly enjoyed. The house insisted
rpon the appearance of Mr.. Murphy
after every curtain.
The play is a refreshing bit of com
edy, the cleanest and brightest that
has ever been seen upon the local
tage. The interest of the play, OF
course, centers in "Tim." but Dor
othy Sherrod in her pretty ways and
c everness shares in the honors OF
The entire play. Aubrey Powell
should also be mentioned for her
C ever work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Decision Day as an international
Sunday-school day was suggested by
E. F. Wescott, of St.Louis, in Novem-
ber, 1896. Though only four years
old. it is a livel, infant, thoroughly
established in many states. The
Iowa Sabbath School Association
-slled for it's observance on the first
inday in February, 1900, and more
nan twenty five hundred conversions
were reported. The association
through it's new general superintend-
ent, Mr.. A. d. Sallee, of Davenport,
is now scattering thousands of cir
culars broadcast over the state in the
hope that the next observance of the
day, which falls on February 3, will
result in twenty-five thousand con-
versions.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Iowa ins france men are badly
frightened. They claim to see, in the
figures which tell what mas been re-
ceived and paid out by insurance
companies from this state, cause tor
alarm While no absolutely accurate
figures can be obtained it is generally
estimated that while premiums
throughout the state increased about
per cent over 1899, losses increased
about 10 per cent. The premiums for
1899 are estimated at 81, ,219, 1855, and
the losses al 81, ,966, 1891, making loss
ratio of At per cent. In 1900 the pre-
miums are estimated at 81, 1870, 500, and
the los es at So 253, $50, raising the
loss ratio to 30 per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

John Pugh and some of the police
ntficr4 of the city have been Setting
'em up" to some of the boys who go'
10 the j Ike. John is minus a fine
buggy cushion and the officers ar
m,uu4 a pris pn-r. The story goes
s m-thing like this: John Pugh haG
an extra tine cushion for his bugg,
seat made to order. Ii was somt-
thing bevoud the ordinary and unlik'
nv thing else in the city.-made after
Johns own i"ea|, and therefore A No
l. Some fellow with loose finger
stuck to the cushion one day and i
di appea, ed from his rig In plain
English, 1t wa stolen. Not many
days ago Mr., Pugh happened to be
pasIlug IA Common old nulk of rig
that va tche d to the p-rk railing.
He gI8net-a- ttf+-seat Il nj I'm t3edf-
arel, was taken With buck fever"
for on that seat va his lost cushion.
Tnere could he no mistaking The
gentleman maze no demonstration,
bu srraight~ay went for an officer of
the law ~ d lat me matter before
hIm IL was planned 10 watch the
rig and h n th- owner wen for it
m Ike al arrest. Mr.Pugh and n Q
officers began th- watch tor the own
or of tn rig They paced up and
dow nr ak in tn neIghborhood
Watching d al i x tor th- moment
when their tri ,n,pn would be- com
plate 1t VS. 4 long and tedious W sit.
Mr. Pugh ~as ad ,isei to take his
cushion aud be sure ot that much OF
the game, but n dsmurred to the
suggestion and stated that he would
bag bo h bird W th pre stone, and
the taking of the cushion also might
arou 90 suspici Nov, the weather
WAS cold. TIE wait was ng and
tedious la adhition t this the own
er of he rig and tn posse>sor OF { {
cushion ny s ne manner of means
had b-come ',u ,,nced at the Off
cer+ w-r- war ching the rig. The signs
boded him NJ g I'd. MOI b-ing under
bond ne faIl-d u make hi- app ar
anc- as the mininna of the lawwouio
have desired Mr. Pugh suggest. {
that el might go into his office
where the wearh rw.sa degre. warm
er, and rom a w dow watch for tn,
prey No -oonee htdIh- Off erS anC
NJ Pu. b statton d themselves at /,
conv-nient win l,w than the ownel
-hot forth fr m -,,ne e~here. Mi'ha,
open kni'- ne slarnsd tie hitch rem
sauhed ie'o ms seat, s-ized Il o. i
ne ha q, whip tsvpther whistle,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

The board of control has recent
ly given orders for the removal of
about twenty five patients from the
state hospital for the insane at Inde-
pendence to the new county asylum
of Fayette county. This step has
been taken to relieve the overcrowd-
ed condition of the independence in
stitution. The latter has for some
time had too many patients, and it
is considered by the board the pa
tients will be well cared for at the
new asylum in Fayette r..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
Births, Deaths, Marriages
OBITUARY.

Alice Ann Brewer was born in
Guernsey county, Ohio, March 8 1925,
and died, of paralysis, in oskaloosa,
Iowa, January Z, 1901, at 9:1O m.
She was united in marriage to John
A Bernard, July 6, 1s43. In 1854 they
came TO Mahaska county Iowa, where
they have slnce resided, excepting
two years in Jasper county. Mrs.
Bernard was the mother of ten chill
dren, five boys and Ave girls.of whom
three girls and two boys have pre-
caded her to the beyo ID. She was
converted and united with the M X.
church in 1S4I and remained faith
ful worker in her Lords great vine
yard until her death. In her earlier
years she was very energetic in the
work of the church and their home
comforts were always welcome to the
ministers of the Gospel. About two
years ag she was stricken with pa
ralysis from which she never fully re.
covered. On the last Christmas day
she had another paralytic stroke and
gradually sank away Her God was
her comfort to the last, and when il
seemed that all power of speech had
lett she again rallied and her last
words were, Jesus died for me-" BY
her death FIVE children are left to
mourn loviag mother, and an aged
husband true and faithful wife.
Verify, her children shalt rise up
and call her blessed
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
= Montezuma Republican:

Montezuma Republican: After
hearing all the evidence in the cele-
brated Kuhn murder trial wherein a
nineteen year old girl was found
guilty of numbering her husbsnd,-
a cripple forty five years of age, the
Sigourney News asks: "Can woman
love a plain mani" Well, if the ques-
ton is submitted to us we will answer
yes. Judging from some of the edi
tors we know it is plain to ua that a
woman can love most any old thing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

off brakes and was out of town. He
was two oc three blocks down street
before the surprised officers could re-
cover from their astonishment and
get down on the street to give pursuit.
Man gone. Cushion gone. This ac-
counts for the expression worn by Mr..
Pugh during the past few. days and
explains why his eyes unconsciously
turn toward the cushions of passing
rigs. THE RoUsTABoUT.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
THIEVES SENTENCED.
O'Brien and Bogard Given Peniten,
tiary Sentence by Judge Scott,

Dan O'Brien and Thomas Bogard,
found guilty in the District Court of
NJ ahaska county, of stealing goods
from the Fair store, were sentenced
this morning by Judge Scott.
O'Brien was sen enced o three years
in the penitentiary and Bogard was
given eighteen months, The men
will he taken to the states prison at
Fl. Madison this afternoon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
ResIgnarion. AIlIn

All of the former county and town.
ship officials Gave presented their
re ignations to the county board
with the exception of former county
attorney g w. Lafferty Messrs.
Ceuzen and Harold, of the county
ffices, and from the justices offices,
R IS and Sianlry, with their con
ST bles Carr aud Hoar, presented
their .signations in writing and tha
same are today effective.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

--Michigan's beet sugar factories
have not yet completed their reports
for 1900, but from the best data OBJ
tainable it is expected that the out
put of refined granulated sugar will
exceed 4s,OO0,0n0 pounds, or 24,0Oo
tons This means that the farmers
OF Michigan have raised close to
200, 900 tons of beets, for which they
have received nearly 81, 900 600.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

Auditor j. Is. Cruzen, who has acted
as clerk of this Board of Supervisors
during his tenure of office the past
four years, we recognize aD efficient,
accommodating official therefore be IL
Resotped, That we hereby express
our appreciation of his faithful labor
and our recognition of his straight
forward course, and direct THE reso-
luton be made a part of the record.
County Attorney James Dewitt then
stepped forward for the approving Of
his bond and the gentleman also re-
ceived from the board certificate to
the district court to the effect that
the bond had been approved, and
with the certificate of election in his
possession the gentleman went to tha
room where the court was ia session
and presented himself in due time
for recognition before Judge SCOTT.
Mr. Lafferty was also there aid brief
ly stated his claims to recognition.
The Judge was brief in his statement
of his ruling on the case and the
words were made of record. In brief,
he said that Mr.. Dewitt had present-
ed certificate Of election and GER
tificate from the board to the effect
that the bond required had been ap-
proved. He saw no reason why he
should not recognize Mr. Dewitt and
knew of no reason why he should
further recognize Mr.. Lafferty in the
capacity of county attorney. Mr..
Lafferty accepted, and then stated
that he would be very pleased to
rended such assistance to the new
official and to the court as might lie
within the scope of his power.
Upon the retirement of Mr. Dewitt
from the board the resignation OF
County Recorder Harold was taken
and read 1t was as follows:
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Jan. z, 1901.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Mahsska County, Iowa:-I
hereby present my resignation as
recorder of Mahaska County, Iowa,
the same to take effect at once.
j. G. HAROLD.
The resignation of the gentleman
was accepted and the board thenpro-
ceeded with the approving of the
bonds of the officers-elect in the sew
eral precincts of the county. The
bonds approved during the afternoon
OF Monday were as follows:
j. A. Dewitt, county attorney,
w. T. Martin, auditor.
Larry McCord, recorder.
M. Irene Thatcher, deputy record-
er.
R. K. Davis, clerk of courts
A c. Remington, clerk, Garfield,
II j. Moore, clerk, Jefferson.
Geo. Andrews, constable, oska.
loosa.
o Graut, constable, Oskaloeaa.
e. @. Rice, justice peace os' a.
w. t Tandy, Jr., constable, Scott,
H. Bryan, constable, Prairie.
Geo NJ. Nevins, justice peace, JET.
| ferson.
w. w. Carey, constable.
/ ne oodTu was 1uSu lu1orEup1ou py
other matters and that closed the
business of the day.
In token of the esteem in which
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.. Harold have
been held in their six years of faith
ful service, Sheriff Cricket, in behalf
of the inmates of the court house,
presented Mr.. Harold with a fine
fountain pen, and Mrs Harold with
gold pen.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

While Byroo w. Preston is good
lawyer, the boys do not entertain the
same opinion of him as 'Nimrod."
Since the game law has become so
stringent. the Roustabout is informed
that Mr. Preston does not get as much
game as he used to, as the small boys
are afraid to sell it to him But he
goes hunting just the same, and the
other day he borrowed Art Little's
red Irish Setter and tramped over
eighty-seven miles of territory. The
dog did good work and ffr. Preston
did not come home empty-handed
He returned the dog to Mr.. Little in
the evening,-or rather shut him up
in the barn After he got home he
teleuhoned to Mr.. Little that the dog
must have gotten out of the barn, as
it was at his house, and that he would
shut him in the cellar and keep him
over night. Mr.. Little consented and
early next morning Mr.. Preston went
er with the ugle.t yelsew eur that
sever came down the pfke.o On be-
ing Informed by Mr.. Little that there
was a mistake out somewhere, as the
red d g had been at home all night
h- tried to settle, but he joke was
too good to keep. Imagine fellow
hunting with a red dog all day and
then declaring it was yellow and only
about half the right SIZE. The Roust
sb ,ut don't smoke, but he has friend
who does.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

"A page advertisement in a single
issue of the Century Magazine costs
s5 o. In Harper's the charge is s490
and in other magazines from s100 to
$3.50. A yearly advertisement in one
solumnlof the Chicago Tribune costs
s2s, $50 for the lowest and $685. for
the highest rate; in the New York
World it costs s46, 900 for the lowest
amp $4,000 for the highest priced
column.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

The HERALD does not pretend to
be posted in constitutional and statu-
tory law, but 1t believes Judge Dewey
has struck the popular chord in de-
clarlng the Titus Amendment invalid.
Very few doubt that biennial elections
would be good thing, but nobody
wants to secure them at the expense
of deposing every officer elected last
November. Law is difficult enough
to interpret at best, and it would be
very poor policy to guess at the maxi
ing of 1t.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10

1T is predicted at President Nc
Kinley will call an ira session of
the senate to meet on tie 4th of next
March, for the purpose of confirming
the nominations of the members of
his cabinet for a second term. The
session is not expected to last longer
than two weeks and will be devoted
exclusively to the consideration of
the new appointments.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
A BLOW TO SOCIALISM.

From upton's Magazine for Janu-
ary: The city of Haverhill, Massa-
chusetts, for two years has had q
socialist for mayor. His election was
regarded as a significant political
event and the experiment has been
watched with interest. The outcome
Is that altar two years the people of
Haverhill, like the people of Kansas
in their experiment with populism,
have had enough. A republican
mayor has been elected by nearly one
Thousand majority over combination
, of socialists and democrats put to-
gether. Vagaries are good to catch
popular applause, but they are usual
ly disappointing in practice, and this
is a very practical world. When we
getto them we find that single-taxers,
populists and socialists in their in
terests and daily action, are wonder
fully like other people. Such expert
ments do but emphasize the fact that,
after all, society Is not TO be sudden
ly made over by fantastic ideals, but
the improvements must come, If at
all, by development and expansion
along the same lines by which all the
progress of the past has come. Ideal
ism is not to be inaugurated by elect
ing populist governor or socialist
mayor, but by gradually improving
the conditions which lead to the de-
velopment of the character and raise
the standard OF life of the people. II
is not miracles but progress that is
uantad
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-10
There are three species o

There are three species of walnut
found in this country; of these, the
black walnut and the butternut are
natives, and the P srian or English
walnut was brought from the old
world, says the American Kitchen
Mag azine. The family name ofthese
trees, juglans, is derived from jovis
and g ans, literally the acorn of Ju-
piter, or the nut of the gods.