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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
longs Bury the Ratchet.

Many influential Chinamen of the various tongs in Los Angeles have joined forces to make a remarkable display for the benefit of the presi- dent. They will be given place in the floral parade at Los Angeles on May 9th, and have spent nearly fir teen hundred dollars in carrying out their plans. This does not count the original cost of the costumes or the immense dragon, which alone is worth more than a thousand dollars. The dragon is the only one on the coast, is 1S0 feet long, and requires the ser vices of sixty men to keep it wriggling in sufficiently terrible manner to suit the Celestials' ideas.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
Organization of lnyaIidS.

A society of Locomotor ataxia sui ferers has been organized. The ob- ject of the society is to make a deter mined and exhaustive search for a permanent cure for the disease, and with this object in view advertisements are being inserted to get together those similarly afflicted, and raise a fund for the establishment of labor. atory in New York where experiments can be made. The best specialists will be engaged to conduct the ex- periments.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
Fredericks' Fishing Sory.

R. N. Fredericks, one of the best known business men of Prescott, Ari- zona, is a guest at the Nadeau. He is returning home from a two weeks trip to Santa Catalina Island, where he was the hero of the latest fishing yarn sent out from that resort of fish ermen.-Los Angeles Times.
 The Journal Miner has been scan- ming the Avalon news in the Times very carefully in the hopes of seeing a big fish story connected with the name of Prescott's financier, but if such has been published it has es- capped notice. MT. Fredericks has been on Catalina island for about d month, and being a successful fisher man, his friends here naturally looked for a record from him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
Gained 40 Pounds.

rI very glad to let other poor sufferers know what Dr. Pierce's medicines have done for me,n writes Mrs. Edwin H. Gardner, of Beechwood. Norfolk Co.,, Mass, Box 70. VYou know I wrote to you last summer. I read what your medicine had done for other people, so thought I would try it. and found that is a blessing to me and my family. began in June and took six bottles of your medicine. and three vials of Pellets took your medicine a year when had ten pound girl. had the-easiest time ever had with any of my three children. : have been very well since I took your medi- cine. took three bottles of Favorite Prescrip- ton, three of Golden Medical Discovery and three vials of Pellets had no appetite and could not eat much without it distressing rue before took your Favorite Prescription and only weighed ISs pounds Now l weigh IFS pounds"
 themselves as a family laxative. They their use does not beget the pill habit.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
Between life and Death.

HI think Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery the best med iciues in the world, writes Mrs. Amelia Dough- erty, of ReTrigan, Wayne Go, Mo. "My baby was born last summer. After baby came be came i'll, had the best physician that could be got, and he diagnosed my case as uterine trouble tending to dropsy. Medicine seemed to do me no good; I fingered between life and death for quite while, every day growing weaker, until could not walk across the room. My friends were looking for my death every minute. A friend wrote and told me about Dr. R. V. Pierce, and at once wrote to him for medical advice. He replied immediately, giving me full instruc- tions as to what to do. I at once followed his I had taken 1t about one month felt as strong as I do to-day. took four bottles of each kind and two vials of Pleasant Pellets. Many thanks for the medicine. It has cured me per t1rr Q
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08

with her own phy- sica1 health and cheerful disposi- ton. Many a wife who had dreaded motherhood be- cause of past ez- perienoes of pre- natal misery of mind and body has found a new era open to her with the use of Dr. Pierce's Fs- vorite Prescrip- ton It gives physical strength,
 soothes the nerves,
 and induces re- freshing sleep. It gives vigor and elasticity to the Orpauk of mater
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
hogg Makes Millions.

Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, it is said, has made approximately S3,OOO.- 900 in oil and kindred interests at and rear Beaumont. In addition to hay ing procured possession of 800 acres of rich oil lands at Beaumont. Hoge has acquired 15,0O0 acres of iron ore land surrounding New Birmingham and comprising the pick of the great iron belt in Cherokee county.
 With the land he has got control of big foundry, furnaces, buildings and everything connected with the indus try that makes it ready for immediate operation against the iron pipe and sheet iron trusts. It is figured that the oil will be delivered at New Birm- ingham at a cost of ten cents per bar rel. Three barrels of oil oil equal one ton of coal.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08

R. H. Row, one of the best and one Of the most successful miners in this county was in town today from the Treasure Vault mine, in Mineral Point district, where he is engaged in sinking the shaft. It is now down to a depth of l30 feet and there is four feet of ore in the bottom of it. The shaft will be sunk to a depth of 16O feet when drifts will be run to deter mine the extent of the ore bodies. Some good shipping ore has been taken from the shaft in sinking.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08

Unless she is a healthy mother. No woman can. If the baby has drained her vitality; if its care is a tax; if, in short, the baby is a burden instead of a blessing, how can she enjoy it? She loves 1t, but she cannot feed it. She yearns for it, but has not the strength to fondle 1t.
 There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a healthy mother and her healthy child. The madonna is the highest reach of human art. In the serene strength which art gives to the typical mother and child there is distinct denial of suffering and weakness as a necessity of motherhood. But how few women are there to whom motherhood is naturally an abiding joy. In how many cases a woman dates her loss of health from the birth of her child To all such suffering women Dr. Pierce's Fa- vorite Prescription comes as veritable god-send. It prepares the mother for her hour of trial, tranquilizes her nerves, encourages her appetite, and brings her restful sleep. It makes the baby's ad- vent practically painless, and gives the mother abundant strength to nurse and nourish her child.
 Every CldlIn Hdue IOI "TdNOIlle TIc- scription {" is supported by the testimon- ials of wives and mothers, thousands in number, and covering in their several experiences the whole range of womanly suffering. In a great number of cases after the utter failure of all doctors and medicines, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- scription, tried as a last resort, has ef- fected perfect and permanent cure.
 Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter free. All womanly con- fdences held under the seal of strict professional privacy. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
 There is no alcohol in rFavorite Pre- scription" and 1t is entirely free from opium, cocaine, and all other narcotics.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
THE FIRST STEP

to baby's health must be taken before baby's birth. The child can have no more health than the mother gives it.
 A healthy mother, strong of body and cheerful of mind, will endow the child
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
Murder at Needles.

Conductor York, at about II 80 last Thursday night, went into the Harvey house lunch counter to get something to eat. As he entered the room Switchman McSherry playfully pushed him. From this an angry dispute arose, and the two attempted to ge.sto each other to fight it out. Their difference was finally adjusted and Mir. York had gone to the door and was in the act of leaving the building when Brakeman Norton pulled six-shooter and fired, shoot ing McSherry through the breast. The testimony concerning the shoot ing is contradictory, and for fear of doing an injustice we refrain saying more concerning it. McSherry lin gered until o'clock Friday morning when he died. Norton and York were arrested and placed in the lookup. Yesterday morning York gave bond and was released.-Needles Eye.
 The New York Herald has taken a census of the number of milliOnaires in the United States, and finds that there is a colony or 3,S25 of them in all. Of this amount only five is cred ited to Arizona, as follows: F. NJ. Murphy, E. B. Gage, E. w. Wells, w. c. Greene and Dr. J. Nj. Ford. Ari- zona is not at the bottom of the list, either, as New Mexicois only credited with four, Mississippi with three, and North Dakota one. West Virginia and Arkansas have only six each. Wyoming has none, and Nevada is credited with none.
 Out of twenty-one prisoners in Yuma serving life sentences eighteen of them are from Yavapai county. This is not a record to be proud of, out we are informed that such is the fact,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
4 College Yell.

Armour X Company's beef house, one of the largest buildings at the Chicago stock yards, was damaged by flames to the extent of Sl0O,0O0. Six teen hundrad head of cattle awaiting slaughter, were rescued with the greatest difficulty. The building also contained 4500 carcasses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

Excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, the center
of the area of the United States is in
Northern Kansas, or three-fourths of
a degree north of and thirteen de-
grees west of the center OF ofpopulation
which is now in Southern Indiana
about six miles east of Columbus.
The greatest change in the center
of population was in the decade end
ing in 1860; the slightest change, the
decade ending with 1900. AS there
are no more new states to be thrown
open to settlement in the West, and
as many of the Eastern states are
showing steady increase in inhabi-
tants it is believed that there will be
as little change in the center of popu'
lation in the next decade as there was
in the last.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
Soldiers
.A- IN nAn
NEGROES COMING TO FRONT.

With all his disadvantages the
American negro is doing fully swell
as many white men. Rev. G. T.
Walker, the colored pastor of the
Mount Olivet Baptist church in New
York City, has compiled some statis-
tics as to the growth and develop
ment of the colored people, which
refutes the statement that the negro
is regenerating ana incompetent.
Mr.. Walker shows by figures, which
cannot be questioned, that there are
2, 100000 negro pupils in public
schools in this country; $4,000 stu
dents in the higher institutions; 35,-
600 negro teachers; 10000 negroes
learning trades, and 5000 pursuing
classical and scientific courses; 1900
taking business courses. The negroes
have raised for educational purposes,
since their emancipation, S13 200, 900,
acquired church property worth s15,-
OOO, 900 and $50 600 farms worth $780,
900, 900. This does not look like decay
or decentralization. 1t must be remem-
bered that this has been done in the
first generation of negro freedom and
while the ways and means were un'
tried and new and the lack of ex'
perience a handicap. 1t is wrong &c
denounce as unworthy or incapable
any body of citizens who are coming
out of a condition of generations oi
slavery, ignorance and dependence
who have been able to make such 6
showing in so short time. The Ameri
can negroes have demonstrated theil
capacity in many ways, and will
probably more discouragements thar
ever met a race in any civilized coun
try, they have patiently and inteli
gently overcome adverse conditions
and have reasons to be proud of thei
achievements.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
"cHINAWARE" swINDLE.
Several Parties In Iowa FANS RePuIed
10 BE SwindIed.

Iowa Falls, May Is. Several part
les in this section are the victims of
smooth "chinaware" swindle that
is conducted by an eastern publishing
house. A striking but very tempting
advertisement is placed in many OF
the cheaper publications that circu-
late among the rural and poorer
classes, who are less able to stand
the loss, that nibble at the temp.
ting bait ultimately entails. The
offer is to send a complete set of
dishes of fifty or sixty pieces as an
advertisement in the subscribers
neighborhood, slight advance over
the regular subscription price being
charged. This amount is forwarded
to the publishers and on its receipt
communication is mailed stating that
the dishes will be forwarded by ex-
press provided dollar is sent to pay
the charges or the charges are guar
anteed by the local express agent.
Having cinched the express charges
small box i5 forward the subscriber
containing three pieces of the set
and circular stating that ii the sub
scriber will secure five new SUBJ
soribers at the price he or she paid
the balance of the set will be for.
warded. The inducements thrown
out are nicely worded and escape any
liability from federal prosecution,
but the seductive "ad'' is sufficient
to tempt those desiring something
for nothing" t. bite, and as result
a number of three-piece table sets
that could be bought for 81 from the
average retailer are for sale cheap.
Few secure the additional five sub
scribers and as a result the publisher
is ahead of the game sufficiently to
buy full set for the more tenacious
: subscriber if he wishes to follow the
game further, but the average pur-
, chaser has had enough by the time
he pays all he has invested in the
little scheme.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

THE HERALD has neither pass
nor mileage on the "Qn road or its
branches, nor on the Northwestern or
its branches. Still we are opposed to
Cummins for governor. And Mr..
Cummins will find thousands of re-
publicans in Iowa in like position.
They do their o own thinking and select
their own leaders, and they will re-
sent the insult that they are
against him because of 1.-THE power of
the passes and patronage distributed
by the autocrats"-J. w. Blythe OF
the 90" and Judge Hubbard of the
Northwestern-a set forth by Mr..
Cummins in his speech before the
Polk county convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

THE HERALD publishes to-day an
editorial from the pen of Hon. John
Mahin of the Muscatine journal, call
ing attention to the fact that Iowa
republicans are facing a serious
danger, when candidate seeking
the nomination for governor raises
the issue aud declares to the world
that very large portion of Iowa re
publicans are not to be trusted, and
are merely puppets in the hands of
men at the head of railway organiza-
tions, who handle them as they see
fit. That these same republicans are
bought aud sold by railroad passes.
We ask our readers to carefullylperuse
the editorial and give it careful
thought.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

The Sioux City Journal thus
tersely and pointedly says:
Maj. Conger, on the stump this
fall as the republican candidate for
governor, would not have to inquire
how republicans were lined up in
the last fight, and among them
all he would have no enemies to
punish or abiure. He could just go
ahead and make republican
speech for everybody, and by way
OF diversion report much of inter-
est in regard to affairs in the orient.
All republicans would be equally
entitled to the front seats at Maj.
Conger's meetings.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

-Oskaloosa is growing at rate
that she confidentially hopes to
maintain for number of years to
come. The town never has been much
in spurts and booms-in fact has
never taken any stock. in them but
has always been a great finisher in
the race for business growth and
permanent Improvements and in
creased population. The building i'm
provements now in sight means in
vestment of more than half million
dollars, and the season is compar-
atively young at present and before
"snow flies" there is expectation OF
adding almost as much more. There
is not bad investment in Oskaloosa
and not business receiving proper
attention that is not making money.
There is no dead wood in the city and
there are plenty of signs of great
growth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Happenings at the National Capital In
which Iowa is Interested

Washington, May l4.-=The post
Office at Williams in Hamilton Co.,
will become presidential on July 1.
Geo. A. Potter has been commits
stoned at Patterson.
b Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished on July / at Ireton, Sioux
county. Three carriers; length of
route rs miles; population served
1 ,5S5; carriers, F. H. Sergeant, G. A.
Linderman and M. s. Satterlee.
The comptroller of the currency
has approved the Iowa National
Bank at Des Moines as a reserve
agent of the Peoples National Bank
of Independence.
Harry W. Clifford has been ap.
pointed rural delivery letter carrier
at Nora Springs, and Lewis Lem
strum at Forest City.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

would not have had Lincoln, we would
not have had Sheridan, we would not
have had Logan, nor scores of others
whose energy, tact, persistency,
genius, and common sense have given
the brightest luster and added the
proudest laurels to the American
name. The fields, the groves, the
running brooks, the free air, these
constitute the nursery of our i'm
mortals.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
VOL. 81. NO. AZ.
0ffIcisI County Paper
"PooR SOUL 1 BE-"

poor SOUL l BE-"
How wicked is this world poor soul l
be,
Ont in this wide world to roam;
No home and no friends, forsaken,
alone,
o, just and Almighty, have mercy
on me.
Homeless and friendless, how lonely
and sad
Forsaken, forgotten by those 1 once
had.
Ragged and tattered, oh, look at me
now,
Ashamed 1 be, no one cares for me
MY time has drawn nigh ,oh how plain
ly see
That the heavenly gates are open for
me.
The Just and almighty Creator above
Has had mercy, had mercy on me.
The beautiful vision l see.
NV eyes are 80 dim, is it real or q
spirit that whispers to me
OF that beautiful, beautiful city that
/ fancy l can see,
With father and mother with out
stretched hands,
Waiting and watching for me.
No, it is real, the time has come
That must bid this world farewell.
Breath is fast leaving this most life
less clay.
Please deliver this simple message l
say:
World, some think you cruel, some
think you kind,
But for me, have not the time.
Farewell for now and forever, fare
well.
Mrs. ETHEL THOMAS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

The Missouri gerrymander,
whereby the republicans, casting 46
per cent of the vote of the state, are
allowed one congressman, while the
democrats, casting 81 per cent, get
sixteen, is outdone by the Polk coun-
ty convention, where Sid Foster, re-
ceiving SO per cent of the votes cast
at the primaries, gets nit, while Cum
Minis, the attorney for two railroads,
was allowed to name the whole thing
by overriding the customs of 25 years
standing.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

The Oskaloosa Times, which
claims for itself the distinction of
being the only democratic paper in
Mahasks county, comes out this
week in favor of the nomination of
A. B. Cummins for governor by the
republicans. After the convention
regardless of who is nominated, the
republican party will have no more
bitter foe than The Times and it's
aditor
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
PLAIN LANGUAGE NEEDED.

PLAIN LANGUAGE NEEDED.
Sully Ledger: This gubernatorial
question has reached that stage
where there is no longer time for the
mincing of words, and if plain, yes
forcible talk, is needed to awaken
the people to just sense OF their
duty, 1t is best that such talk be in
dulged in, rather than for the want
of it a mistake be made at the con-
yention which will nominate the next
governor of Iowa. In the interest of
republicanism, to the end that fac
tional strife be buried, in the interest
of the people of the state, irrespect-
i've of party, Major Conger is the
man, of all men, who should be the
nominee of the republican party of
Iowa for governor. He has been
tried and never found wanting;
brainy, honest, determined, he
would make an ideal governor, one
in whom the people could and would
place implicit confidence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
KILL AND EAT THEIR CHILD.
Parents of I2-year-OId Girl i'm Styria
Admit Their Guilt.

London, May 14.-The Vienna cor"
respondent of the Daily News reports
that the parents of l2-year-old girl,
residing in the village of Prassberg,
Southern Styria, were accused OF
butchering their child and eating all
of her body. They tried to burn the
bones, and the discovery of remnants
of these led to their arrest. When
confronted with the evidence of their
crime they confessed their guilt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

From present indications all the
railroads in the country will be en-
gagged in a passenger war the coming
summer. The Pan-American expo
sition at Buffalo is the prime cause
of the trouble between the eastern
roads, and also affects the western
lines, but the chief controversy be-
tween the western railroads is over
low rates to and from Colorado.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
R0YS ON THE EARN.

Congressman Landis: Every few
weeks some periodical or minister
cries out in agony, "What shall we
do to keep our boys on the farm2"
My answer is, Nothing" Rather
would ask what can we do to get
our city boys on the farm, where they
can learn to work and reason with
their hands and minds. Had the
country boy remained on the farm
we would not have had Grant, we
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

The democratic Cedar Rapids
Gazette is weakening little in it's
support of Cummins. Here is its
latest: B..
"But it is just as we'll to remember
that the Des Moines papers, with
out exception, had Cummins nom
mated for the senate. +"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
IN A NEW FIELD.
United States syndicate TO Build Big
Factory In Russia.

London, May 15.-Commenting
upon the growth of American enter
prise in Russia and the American
endeavor to supplant British, Ger
man, and Austrian undertakings, the
Odessa correspondent Of the Stand
ard says that an American machin-
cry syndicate has received a con-
cession to establish works in Odessa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16

The Wayland News editor had
one of those thinking spells the
other day and this was the outcome:
eff the time ever comes when men
are as good as their obituaries,
and women as good as they look
to be when at church, then the re-
cording angel in heaven can take
his much needed vacation"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
EIdora Mincer Attempts TO End Her
Life With Poison

Grinnell, May 14-Eldora Mincer
attempted to end her life Sunday
morning by taking dose of carbolie
acid at the home of her brother-in-
law, Amos F. Thompson. She is still
alive but in a critical condition .NHer
little baby was also badly burned by
the deadly drug, although it is not
thought the mother intended to des
troy the child.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Oklahoma City business Men Settle
Dispute With GUNS.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 15.--G.
B. Stone, real.estate dealer OF this
place, shot Elmer E. Luke, another
real-estate dealer here last night,
fatally wounding him. The men had
desksln the same Office and quarreIed
and fought over real-estate trans.
action. Stone 10 In jail.