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The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
MARK HANNA'S CONTROL.
Where the ohio Boss Gets His Power 10 Dictate Nominations to
 Suit Himself

A word or two will suffice to bring out the almost complete mastery of party machinery which has fallen in- to the hands of the national commit tee since it became continuously active body and took to itself such new and great powers, says Rollo Og- den, in Atlantic. When the chairman now calls to order a national conyen- ton he is really facing large num- Der, sometimes majority, of dele gates who are there because he willed them to be there. To "call" the con- vention has, in fact, come to be pret- ty nearly the same thing as deciding who shall be among the "called." & $ This has especially been the case with Mr. Hanna and almost all the republican delegates from the south. They have been peculiarly his progeny for eight years past. When he first began to look about for a profita ble field in which O invest the money he had raised to nominate Mr. Mckinley for the first time it was to the southern states that he turned. He bought Reeds niggers," in even more wholesale way than that in which Senator sherman had accused Gen Alger of buying his in 1888. Since then, in the nature of the case, that colored brigade has been abso- lutely under Mir. Hanna's command. < t They are naturally his crea- lures. and the sheep of his pasture. What he does so sweepingly with them he does in less degree and sporadically. but still effectively, with the delegates from other sections. Large numbers stand ready to do his bidding. They vote as he prays. The result is to give him enormous power in dictating nominations in advance and in molding the convention like clay to his hand.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

of decrepitude. His family Bible is still preserved, and it shows that the date of his birth was written IA years ago.
 Surely few words from this remark able old gentleman, who has had IA years of experience to draw from, would be interesting as well as profit able. A lengthy biogra phical sketch is given of this remarkable old man in he Waco Time s-Herald, Dece m Der 4, 1898. A still more pretentious biogra phy of this, the oldest living man, illustrated with double column portrait, was giv en the readers of the Dallas Morning News, dated December II 1898, and also the Chicago Time Herald of same date. This centenarian is an ardent friend of Peruna, having used it many years.
 In speaking of his good health and extreme old age, Mr Brock says:
 'After a man has lived in the world as long as 1 have, he ought 10 have found out a great many things by experience. I think 1 have done so.
 "One of the things have found Ouf 10 my entire satisfaction is the proper remedy for ailments that
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
Myv~e, MeeN,

For a free book on catarrh, address The Peruna Medicine Co, Colum bus, o.
 If you do not derive prompt and sat- isfactory results from the use of Peru na, write at once 10 Dr. Hartman, giv- ing a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his val uable advice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

n00DSN NEW DISCOVERY; gives qu. K relief and cures worst cases Book of testinonisls and 0 days treatment Free Dr. II. II. GREENS soas. Rsx ID, ATLAHTA, GA.
 A. N. K.I 1902
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen-

ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen- | nan county, Texas, has lived for
 IA years. For many years he re- sided at Bosque Falls, eighteen miles west of Waco, but now lives with his son-in-law at Valley Mills, Texas.
 A short time ago, by request. Uncle Isaac came to Waco and sat for his pie ture. In his hand he held a stick cut from the grave of General Andrew Jackson, which has been carried by him ever since. Mir. Brock is a digni- fled old gentleman. showing few signs
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

to be that unless a compromise can be effected, favorable 10 Admiral Schley's vindication. and which shall wipe out the slight put upon Admiral Dewey, the naval ring will be completely over hauled by a congressional investiga- tion Perhaps that might be the best possible result of the whole contro- versy The naval ring is badly in need of an overhauling, and the public in- terests would be subserved by a thor ough investigation, wholly apart from the Schley controversy.-Albany Ar gus.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
Victoria Rape

Greatest cereal food on earth-s0 bus. grain and ( tons magniaeens hay per acre. That paya.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
5000 for foc.

3 We visA you so try our ~ great farm seeds. hence
 offer to send 10 farm seed
 sampies, containing Thousand 1 Headef kAle, Teosiute, Rape, Alfalfa, Speltr. etc. tfally worth 1000 lo get sstartl together with ar great atcAtaiog, for loo postage.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors Many Winters by Using Pe-ru-na.


 he climate. For IA years have wifhsfoOd fhe changeabIe climate of fhe United States.
 "l have always been a very healthy man, but of course subject 10 the ht- tic affections which are due to sudden changes in the climate and tempera- ture. During my long life have known great many remedies for coughs, colds and diarrhoea.
 "l had always supposed these affec- tions to be different diseases. For the last ten or fifteen years I have been reading Dr. Hartman's writings. have learned much from his books, one thing in particular: that these affections are the same and that they are proper ly called eatarrh.
 "As for Dr. Harfman's remedy, Pe-ru-na, have found 1t 10 be fhe best, if not fhe only, reliable rem- edy for these affections. K has been my standby for many years, and attribute my good health and extreme old age 10 fhis remedy.
 "lt exactly meets all my require ments. It protects me from the evil effects of sudden changes; it keeps me in good appetite; it gives me strength; 1t keeps my blood in good circulation. have come to rely upon it almost en- tirely for the many little things for which I need medicine.
 ''I believe it to be valuable to old people, although I have no doubt it is just as good for the young. should be glad if my sincere testimony should become the means of others using this remedy, because 1 believe it to be the greatest remedy of this age for oa- tarrnal diseases.
 When epidemics of la grippe first began to make their appearance in this country 1 was a sufferer from this dis ease.
 ~ had several long sieges with the grip. At first { did not know. that Pe-ru.na was q remedy for this disease. When heard that Ia grippe was epidemic cafarrh, ' fried Pe-ru-na for Ia grippe and found if to be Just the thing.
 Tt has saved ne several times from siege of the grip. l feel perfectly safe from this terrible malady so long as 1 have Peruna at hand. l hope that Dr. Hartman may live to be as old as I am, 10 continue the good work of teaching people the value of his great remedy, Peruna.
 Very truly yours,
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

Miranda rallied under careful treat ment: but her hold on life was gone, and when the wild cherry was in blos- som the end came.
 There was much speculation as to what had become of her fortune. but whether its original amount lad been exaggerated. or Mirandy had spent, lent. or given it away, was never known.
 "Poor Mirandy." said Mrs Ober- bau2h, as she turned away from the broken sod; "she had hard row 10 hoe" and she kept the dead woman's secret.-People's Home Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
Suggestion Promptly Adopted.

Canvasser-Do Don't let me disturb you, sir
 Busy Merchant-I won't. Williams. show the gentleman out.-Chicago Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

Born before United States was formed.
 Saw Z Presidents elected. Pe-ru-na has protected him from all sudden changes.
 Veteran Of four wars.
 ShOd q horse when go years old.
 Always conquered fhe grip Wifh Pe.ru-na.
 Witness in a land Suif at age Of TO years.
 Believes Pe-ru-na inc greatest remedy Of the age for catarrhal diseases.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31
9romus lnarnnIa.

Most wonderful grass of the century. Produces 6 tons Of hay and lots aud lots Of pastarzgs besides per acre. Gro-s wherever soil is found. salxer's sesd is warranted. That pays.
The Forrest City times., 1902-01-31

SALzER's MAGIC CRUSHED SHELLS. Best on earth. Sell Ct sI.3e per POO lb. hags s3.75 for 500 lbs: e5.5e for l, 900 lbs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
THE MN OF ONE IDEA.

In commenting on the growing
tendency toward specialists the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpariel observes: "The
man with one idea like tree cannot
be healthy and growing unless 1t has
many varied roots striking down into
the earth for it's sustenance and
many varied branches reaching up
toward heaven for foliage and fruit
age. Otherwise the man of one idea
is only a hitching post, firmly plant
ed, and success SO far as he goes,
but he doesn't 60 far enough. Eager
to make money he hears music in
nothing but the jingling of the coin,
and sees sunshine nowhere but In
the simmer of gold, and beauty only
in the piles of brick and mortar. His
ear is deaf to some of the sweetest
melodies Of life and his eye blind to
some of the greatest charms Of earth.
He has one idea, but 1t is simply q
lifeless post, giving no spread Of
shade to the weary and no fruitage
TO the hungry"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

Jim Hill, owner of the Great
Northern, the o., B. & @. and several
other railroads together with score
of gold mines al d oil companies, Wis
tied Burlington in his palatial spe-
cial train the other day. 1t was the
first time he had visited the village
for IS years but he felt perfectly at
home. The whirligig of time, how
ever, has wrought quite change for
Jim. When he was in Burlington
last he was mud clerk" on Mis-
sissippi river steamer at 81 week
and board,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

kaloosa let 'em come this way. They
ask too much. Let 'em earn their
money the way got mine and they
cent committee to make q tender OF
the SIT, 500 and tell the road that IL
they did not want that magnificent
sum to take their road and 60 to
- They went to Ottumwa In
stead, but Oskaloosa's loss was not
500, 900 but many times that. They
repeated that same fool thing when
the Keokuk- -Des Moines line was pro-
posed and the road even after they
had their ties laid to the corporation
line, pulled them up and put the road
~ miles nearer the Des Moines river
and built up Beacon. This stubborn
bit tofmanagemento of on the part of their
leading citizens cost the town $780,
900 in bus fares alone the next decade
to say nothing Of the other inconveni-
ences In delays, loss OF values and all
that"
That is all too true Fra Johnson,
but Oskaloosa has gathered wisdom
with years. Since that time 1t has
induced the Rock Island to relay it's
line to Oskaloosa, and with this week
train service of ten passenger trains
every day was inaugurated. After q
long pull, and hard pull, it is also
to have a main line of the O., B. &
@. with through service from Chicago
to Council Bluffs. In other words IL
has found out that all the good things
in this world must be paid for, and
the way it has been giving up its cash
for public improvements during the
past few years is worthy of emulation.
You will notice also that within the
past ten years-or since the revival
came on-Oskaloosa has grown from
a town of 5000 to city of 10000 by
actual count. Nothing succeeds like
success and the best lever for that
purpose is the ready cash.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

Washington Post: When Mr..
Lacey, of Iowa, was making his
speech in favor of one state out of
Arizona and New Mexico, he revert
ed to the prospects OF Delegate Smith
and Delegate Rodey as United States
Senators "What fine pair they
would make" observed the Iowan.
ITO draw to, said Delegate Rodey,
soto voice, sitting near by. The
Delegate says TO draw to- added
Mr.. Lacey. 81 do not know what
that means" But great roar of
laughter went up from the house,
which seemed to indicate that great
many members of the house did know
what was meant.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

OF the 1888 delegates to meet in
Des Moines on the 3Oth of July to
nominate state ticket for the Re-
publican party, Polk county will have
40, much the largest number of any
county. The only other counties hav-
ing above 20 are Dubuque, Linn,
Pottawattamie, Scott, Wapello and
Woodbury.. The smallest represen-
tation will be from Osceola
five and Winnebago, six; the
next smallest being Z. and in this
class are Clay, Humboldt, Lyon and
Worth. A nomination will require
617 votes. Eight candidates will be
nominated, viz: Secretary of State,
Auditor of State, Treasurer of State,
Attorney General, Judge of the Su-
preme Court, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Reporter of the Supreme Court,
and Railroad Commissioner.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

In registering its claim that one
of the three Judges to be elected this
fall should be from Keokuk county
the Sigourney news takes occasion
to remark: proud Mahaska has
the congressman, counsel to a
foreign country, an Indian inspector,
an oil inspector, several Washington
d. G. appointments and a dozen
other minor Office grabbers and
squatters. On top of this the town
of Oskaloosa has just been given by
the government 100000 building
Mahaska county cast at the fall elec-
ton only six hundred more votes
than Keokuk county," Please don't
be so severe Brother Needham. The
fact that we have the major portion
of the ability as we'll as the votes
over this way is one of the ironies OF
life, and we just can't help it. 'Rah
for Preston.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
deem River Record.

Deep River Record: Oskaloosa
has expansion and Identification in an
q ,grevated form. The woman's club
and the city council have joined in
offering cash prizes for school ground
adornment by the pupils, for the best
kept lawns, for the best garden and
for landscape gardening and flower
display. The citizens are thoroughly
alive to the interests of the town and
it is that spirit which pushes and
keeps town or city to the front. We
are glad to see her wake up from her
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and shake out
her hoary locks and go after business
in the modern way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
"PUREn MIX IN CITIES.

Mrs. Mary Waldo Calkins of the
Golden Chain Humane Society de-
clares that she has discovered in a
st. Louis dairy conditions that equal
in horror those depicted by the late
Paul Leicester Ford in his work,
"The Honorable Peter Stirling" In
describing her investigation to the
Board of health she says:
"We found in low-ceilinged barn,
so feet long by 25 feet wide, 26 cows.
They were crowded in there like the
cattle shipped in cars.
"The cows we're chained with their
heads down in front of long trough,
into which their food was poured.
They could never raise their heads.
A COW when she once entered this
place is never taken out until she is
dead. Then she is dragged out.
"rbere is no yard, and the animals
are never given any exercise. There
Is no ventilation t. speak of. There
are doors and windows in the ends,
but none on the sides. The barn with
sides so feet long have not single
window.
"The condition of some of these
cows chained in this den is deplor-
able. We entered the place and the
ordor was almost sitting. The place
is filthy beyond description. Four OF
the cows were nothing more than
skeletons. They were covered with
sores. 1t would be impossible to draw
the milk without communicating it,
even we're the other conditions favor
for pure milk supply.
"The food given these cows is unfit
and has been condemned in most
places. The food is swill obtained
from the refuse OF the big brewery
plants. No other food is used.
'The cows, crowded into this place
consigned to a living death, are re
duced to mere machines. The milk
that is produced is menace to the
public health"
Though conditions In Iowa may moi
be so far advanced, yet in the inter
ests of public health the laws relat
ing to pure food and better milk can
not be too rigidly enforced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

Universal suffrage has been Sc
cured by basty action of the legisla-
tive bodies Of Sweden, and the 2oo,-
600 laboring men who have been out
on a strike are resuming their work.
Heretofore in Sweden every man had
one vote, and some as high as 1000
votes, graduated according to the
wealth of the individual. The unfair
ness and abuse of this principal led
to great upheaval, and to riot and
bloOdshed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
The ordinary reader ofnews from

The ordinary reader ofnews from
Martinique little realizes that cable
messages from there now have to
travel 10,276 miles in order to reach
New York. Ordinarily there are five
lines in use but now the only one in
working order is that leading from
Martinique to Paramaribo, in Dutch
Guiana, from whence the message Is
sent to Para, Brazil, thence to Perm
ambuco, to Cape Verd Islands, to
Madeira, to Lisbon, to the Azores,
and then to New York.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

We have waded through "Dor-
othy Vernon" and "Buell Hampton" !"
and both of them are good stories, SO
far as historic novels go. The former
deals with Queen Elizabeth's time,
and the situations are so strained at
times, and there is so much blood
shed, that one wonders If any of it
be true. "Buell Hampton" on the
other hand Is Kansas hero, whose
good qualities are suddenly shaken
out by the discovery that he is a
cattle thief. The conditions how
ever are more reasonable, and the
only tragedy in the book is the hang
ing of Buell. Hampton, which after
all proves to be farce. The novel
is distinctly 9, western story, and 1t
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

Director Sage of the state weather
bureau is of the opinion that there is
an increase in the acreage of corn
this year, but that 1t is not as large
as Is generally supposed. Last year
the acreage was about $500, 900, and
he thinks it is doubtful II it will be
much in excess of 9,0oG, 900 this year.
He is now gathering statistics on the
subject and his report will be awaited
with general interest. All who are
in touch with the situation are conf
dent in the belief that the outlook
this year is better than was ever
known before in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

The following item from the What
Cheer Patriot is respectfully submit
ted to the side walk committee,
"Notice has been served upon the
property owners along the east side
of Barnes street between Broadway
and the B., @. r. & N. tracks to have
their permanent cement side walks
as ordered by the city ordinance
passed last winter. within 80 days
from this date or they will be put in
by the street commissioner"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
DATE OF WFsLFY,S BIRTH.

DATE OF WESLEY'S BIRTH.
Editors Herald In the summary
of the history of John Wesley, the
founder of Metbodism, given at the
anniversary of the Epworth League
at the Central M. E. church on Sun
day night, the date OF his birth was
given as June II, 1903. have seen
notices also Of the action of several
of the Annual Conferences looking to
celebration of the bi-centennial of
his birth. But have nowhere seen
any discussion as to the true date of
his nativity. John Wesley was born
at Epworth, Lincolnshire, England,
June II, 17o3, Old Style. Forty-nine
years later, in 1852, by Act of Parlia-
ment, the New Style was adopted in
Great Britain. Prior to 1852 the cal
endar of Julius Caesar was in general
use, which made the year 1861 days,
which did not agree with the move
ment of the sun by about eleven min
utes to the year. Pope Gregory XIII.
who assumed to have direction in
these matters, to correct the error
thus caused, ordered October 5, 1882,
to be called the 10Th, and made some
other arrangement of the leap years,
in order to bring the calendar years
in more exact agreement with the
heavenly bodies. By the action of
the English parliament before refer
red to the Sd of September, 1852, was
called the 14th. Adding, therefore,
the eleven days difference between
the calendars to the 17th day of June
fixes the 2Sth day of June, 1908, as the
bi.centennial of John Wesley's death,
reckoning according to the New Style.
This will occur on the Sabbath and
will afford an excellent opportunity
for the celebration contemplated.
However, as the discrepancy is pro.
gressive one, and it is now reckoned
that fully twelve days difference ex-
lists between the Old and New Styles
perhaps strictly the real date should
be fixed on the 2sth, rather than the
2sth, E. II. WAR1NG.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
Though self praise NAV

Though self praise may be half
scandal, we do not believe we are
claiming too much when we say that
Saturdays edition of the EVENING
HERALD,-so far as legitimate and
up-to-date news is concerned, was
the best paper ever issued from an
Oskaloosa press. The expense of its
production, also was more than that
OF any except holiday or special edi-
tions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
-Keokuk Gate City: It is estimate,

-Keokuk Gate City: 1t is estimated
by competent authority that the
teachersin the rural schools of Iowa,
for twelve months in the year, aver
age a salary of not to exceed s12 to
SIS per month. OF course trained
teachers cannot afford to work for
that sort of wages and the result is
that many teachers in rural schools
are indifferently qualified for their
work. The way to get better teach
ers is to pay better salaries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

TO think of boy of is becoming
king OF any nation is a parody on
human government, observes an ex-
change. He Ia rather mere figure.
head or a failure. Alfonso will per-
haps do as well as any boy of his age.
The idea that the mere accident of
birth should entitle a human being
to rule people seems to twentieth
century people as the very extreme
of absurdity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
william Jennings Bryan,

William jennings Bryan, the
most frightfully afflicted victim of
the crime of '73, has recently COM
pleted a $4,000 barn on his s5 acre
farm and is living in it until his $780,
900 residence is completed. Both
buildings are of Clipped brick and
are remarkable examples of the re-
suits OF the crime of '7S and also of
the depressing effects Of the gold
standard.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
FTELD FOR MISsL0NARIKS.

EDITORS HERALD:-My attention has
just been brought to an article in the
May Philistine on White Slavery In
the South. by Elbert Hubbard. Any
American who can read this article
and go on with his daily work. unar-
fected by the horrible misery de-
scribed, certainly must be dead In
heart and soul.
The article is directed against the
child labor in the mills OF South Car
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22
The publishers of Trnth have an.

The publishers of Truth have en-
tered into contract to transfer their
magazine to the women's organiza-
tions of the United States, to be ed
tied and conducted by them at their
"own sweet will" The former pro-
prietors will finance the venture until
the organizations have time to DEM
onstrate whether they can sustain a
magazine OF their own.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-05-22

The Rev. ]. A. Earl, of Waterloo,
preached sermon 20 women last
Sunday that has attracted consider
able attention aud discussion. The
Waterloo preacher numerically
scored dancing, the theater and novel
reading for young ladies', and told
them that modesty should be their
jewel and not gayety and beauty.