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The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05
VOL. SO. NO. 45
HARBINGER OF SPRING.

HARBINGER OF SPRING.
1t amt the song of birds as makes me
feel that spring is here,
Nor yet the flow of brooklets, fallin'
softly on the ear;
1t amt the leafy rustic as the wind
goes wanderin' by,
Nor yet the blossoms springin' up to
cheer the weary eye.
i don't feel sure that chilly blasts
have gone away to stay
Till the CALI ope performer gifts up
steam and starts to play.
There's the man that suits me proper;
for there's no one kin deny
He does lot o. things that Paderew-
ski dassn't try.
He's got to play them classic tunes
with all his heart and soul,
An likewise watch the safety valve
an shovel in the coal.
feel that real genius has at last
come round this way
When the calli-ope performer gifts up
steam an starts to play.
Washington Star.
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Burlington Hawkeye

Burlington Hawkeye: What the
business world clamors for is men
who can do things. Many can talk,
many can promise, but the fellow
who achieves is the one who is want
ed. Does anyone know of success
full railroad manager who was born
to the purple? With rare exceptions,
if any, the practical railway man
ayers started at the bottom of the
ladder.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-06-05

--"Jevver hear of more appro-
pirate name for preacher than that
of Loveall, the Methodist dominic at
Sigourney?" inquiries the Keota
Eagle. swell dunno" replies the
What Cheer Patriot, "we've got Rev.
Handy" Bithewa, What's the
matter with Rev. Good, of MARITIME
hnru9
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The British have a new evidence
that war is what General Sherman
once called it. BY canceling their
contract with the Lothrop, Missouri
Mule Camp they were compelled to
surrender forfeiture of 81 ,O0o, 900.
Their agreement was that the camp
should continue five years, whereas
it has been in operation less than two.
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The Bussey Banner observes that
the season of the year has arrived
again when a great many of the local
newspapers overburden their col
umns and overwork their mechanical
force in setting up and printing many
columns of graduating orations which
nobody ever reads. But think ofthe
oratory and good advice these papers
are laying away for future genera
tions.
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-one Of the public schools Of Boz

-One of the public schools Of Bos-
ton has divided a large vacant lot
forming part of its grounds into
eighty garden plots, each Of which Is
cultivated by grammar school boy
or girl. The work last year was car
ried on under competent direction
and q large amount of vegetables
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AT What Cheer the other evening
company of barn stormers were
trying to act, when one of them
broke out with the song, sis There
no succor Near?" The Patriot sug-
gests that there were'at least fifty in
the house at the time.
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-"Instead of Iowa money seeking
investment in Minnesota and Dakota
land. Colorado coal and wildcat mines
why does 1t not stay at home and as
sist in making Iowa a manufacturing
state9" is the timely query OF the
Centerville Citizen.
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were raised. Parents were interest
ed as well as the pupils, and many
back yards were utilized In the same
way. The active preparations going
on for the coming season show that
the pupils are eagerly devoted to
this new branch of education.
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Score one for Iowa as manu-
featuring state. She has more button
factories and makes more buttons
than any other state in the Union.
The homely clam and Hawkeye en-
terprise is combination not to be
lsneezed at.
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The postoffice department has
some strange contracts to award.
Last week it let contract for carry
ing mail on canoe route in the Phil
ippines and the same day closed q
contract for mail delivery in Alas
ka by dog sled.
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"A travelling man is responsible
for the suggestion that Bryan ought
surely to acquire good horse sense,
now that he is living in a six thous-
and dollar barn"
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The naturalist of the Globe DEM
ocrat has observed that the rarest
bird in Europe is an immigrant from
the United States.
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There is both wit and wisdom in
the observance Of the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald that no captain of indus
try ever watered stock without in
tending to soak somebody.
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The Burlington Hawkeye is re-
sponsible for the information that the
state authorship has been set to
music in which the Davis county man
does the carolling.
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Many people do not attend church
now, as they claim it is too hot, but,
suggests the Davenport Republican
in an admonitory tone, "by not at
tending they may contract habits
that will lead them to a still hotter
place by and by"
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--Tama Free Press: 1t appears al
most certain that the Oskaloosa .Sk
Tama Railway viii be erected, and 1t
is almost as certain that 1t win be
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The second eruption at Mount
Pelee killed over 100 persons who
were looting, and who had stolen
thousands of dollars from the dead.
Their swift punishment was well de-
served
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-Oskaloosa is always

! -Oskaloosa is always starting
something. Since the suggestion was
made by Alderman Baker the city
council of Dubuque has abolishedt the
office of street commissioner and as
signed the work of that office to the
city engineer.
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Rodney Wells, the we'll know

Rodney Wells, the we'll known
and deservedly popular hustler Of
the Marshalltown Times Republican,
has received splendid promotion on
the STAFF Of his paper and he will
hereafter be known as the news edi-
tor of that publication vice Mr.. Wild
man, resigned, on account Of Ill
health. Mr.. Wells has "grown up''
with his paper and he has developed
a won derful talent for news gather
ing. There Is not brighter or more
capable young journalist In the stats
of Iowa aud his many friends In al
parts OF the state will extend CON
gratulations.
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Simon Sam, president of Hayti,
stole $4,000, 900 while in office, it is
charged; and there are now eighteen
candidates for the presidency.
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Why would Martinique not make
good place for that Anarchists
colony, recently discussed SO vol
umnously?
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paying investment for those who put
their money into it, and great con-
venie nee to the residents of the ter
ritory through which it passes.
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Our naval operations in the Phil
ippines have cost nearly $40, 900, 900.
That's big sum but Dewey's vic
tory alone was worth the price.
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The average price of every word
telegraphed from Martinique was
Sc 70. News is an expensive article
but it must be had .a
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Kansas is calling for 20, 900 har-
vest hands. This proves that the
tariff ought to be revised.
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They fell devoted but undying.
The very gale their names seem
signing;
The tiniest rIil, the mightiest river.
Roll mingling with their fame for
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

President Joseph Smith of :th Q
Norm on Chucrh declares that Reed
Shoots connection with the church
does not in anyway affect his
eligibility to the officeof the U. S.
Senate This is nothing more than
could be expected from Mr.. Smith.
Smith is a mormon and so is Smoot
and mormons should not be allowed
in Congress Smoot should be turned
dow sa Roberts was, not even seated.
Mormonism has always stood for
palygamy and until sufficient time
has elapsed to demosartate that
palygamy is eradicated from the
association of 1normonism, no
person advocating this creed should
be allowed to hold any local or
national government office. The
way to handle such things is set
down on them and set down hard.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05
In tho Philadelphia Termina

In the Philadelphia Terminal
market recently a dealer in all kinds
Of game said that the skins.sof frogs,
if carefully remove and cured have
some slight value. They are used it
seems, in book binding; not in
general book binding but in the
fantastic, precious sort-used, in
a word, as chicken skin was used
in fan making in the time of Carlo
Van Loo. Frogs skins make a fin Q
soft leather and in dying it will
take the most delicate colors.
Hence it is inlaid, IN circles and
stars for center pieces, into the calf
or the crushed Levant of sumptuous
book covers, and it makes of a very
striking and beautiful decoration.
A noted English binder has achiev :
ed some of his best effects by the
judicious employment of frogs skin
as decorative agent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Washington Dispatch to the
louisville Courier journal: Not
the least interesting feature of the
recent elections is the enormous in
cease in the socialist vote of the
Uunited States. From 1926, AS in
1900 this vote, BASED upon official
returns already received amounts
to more than 100000, as cast in
the United States at the congress-
ional elections just closed. The first
heard of socialism as suffrage
factor as in 1892, then it's candidate
Simon Wing, Of Massachusetts,
polled:.21, 1874 votes. In 1896 the ticket
polled over SO, 900 votes.
An analysis Of the returns seems
to show that the socialists vote has
generally come from the republican
vote instead of from the democrats.
This is especially true in Massa chus-
otis, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania
ia. In Rhode Island the socialist vote
polled is thought by many to have
carried the state for the democrats.
The returns from Pennsylvania
indicate that it has become the
banner stat for socialist vote 8.
President George Baer's precinct
alone cast ninety-six socialist votes,
while that party carried Cokeville.
The small Pennsylvania cities show
ed heavy gains. In Coyington, KY,
an increase Of 1852 socialist votes
is shown.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Much has been said in regard to
the increase of wages on some
systems Of railways, but if there is
an increase the consumer pays
it, if there is a decrease in railroad
rates the employees pay, tt because
the stockholders are determined to
realize a good dividend on their
investment. The following from the
New York World: Close on the
heels of the 10 per cent advance in
railroad wages an advance of freight
rates all over the country is in con.
experimentation to cover the
increase in wages twice over. The
general mass Of consumers are, it
seems, to''pay the freight''for every
body. They are now paying 81 per
ton more for coal than last year
before it is even decided whether
coal miners wages shall be advanc-
ed at all. They are to pay twice as
much in freight rates as will cover
the 10 per cent rise in railroad
wages. And the general mass of
consumers include the wage earners
who will feel the further rise in
the cost of living mors quickly than
any other class.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

It is right and natural for man.
to magnify his calling or vocation
You cannot succeed without conf
denoe in yourself and in your
cause or funtion. Work without
enthusiasm and faith is drudgery.
The versatile editor Of The Com
moner, whose name is not wholly
unfamiliar to nonsubscribers OF his
readable and breezy periodical, BE-
leive that there is a great furture
before weekly journalism. Let us
hope so.
But MIR. Bryan is entirely gratuit.
GUS in his assumption that the
weekly will supplant the daily as
the political guide, counselor and
friend of the people.
The increase of business and OF
advertising, according to Mr.. Bryan,
will prevent the editor of the daily
from expressing himself vigorously
an honestly on the great public
questions, and his editorial columns
will tend to become colorless and
uncertain. The people will be
forced to turn to other organs fol
to expression Of their views, and
as the monthly cannot fill the bill
in this strenuous and rapid age,
the growth of the weekly is the
logical conclusion.
No, Mr.. Bryan. not the logical
but the jumped-at conclusion. There
is much truth in the remark con-
corning editorial timidty and weak
ness but the condition will supply
ira own corrective. The very
increase of business Mr.. Bryan
| speakes will enable editors to
! preserve or acquire independence.
Demand creates supply, and since
the people want lively, forceable
fresh, honest comment, they will get
it. Does Mr.. Bryan suppose that
they will wait week for. such
comment? Then he utterly fails
to appreciate the spirit of the
age. Hourly bulline are more likely
to be the next stage in newspaper
revolution than weekly political
journals.
Mr.. Bryan is right in saying that
no American is prepared to vote
intelligently until he has read both
sides and that every man should
take more than one paper. And it
may be added, attend more than
one party g political meetings. We
are growing liberal and open minded
skeptical and inqusitive. The daily
paper is the gre Attest enemy OF
bigotry, humbug and sophistry'
At is 80 often in spite Of it SELF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Chicago Evening Post: Unreason-
able, arbitrary and impossible are
the terms applied by the operators
to the miners demand for a 20 per-
cent. increase in their wages. MI.
Wilcox asked Mr.. Mitchell at the
Saturday session of the commission
whether he was aware that the
wages paid in the anthracite region
reached the 100000, 600 mark and
that the advance desired meant an
increase of $12, 100000 in the cost
of production. These figures are
indeed startling at first sight.
There is however another way
of determining the reasonableness
Of the demand. Mr.. Mitchell has
had much to say ..about "a living
wage''-a wage that would cover a
miners actual necessities, according
to the American standard and
permit him to educate his children.
But what is a living wage and what
are actual necessaries? Generalities
do not advance the discussion, and
the commission wants Concreate,
tang ible and definite statements.
Such, it is interesting to know,
it has now obtained. Mr.. Mitchell
stated in Saturday that he should
regard $500 year as living wages
for miner. Judge Gray asked
him if he meant to say that $500 a
year would enable a family to live
decently and spend a portion of the
income for education, and thus
escape the necessity of resorting to
child labor. The answer was in
the affirmative. On the question Of
the minimum age a boys might be
permitted to go to work Mr.. Mitchell
declared that he would advocate
fixing it at IA years.
With out the slightest intention
to PREJUDICE any aspect of the pend
ing case, one may safely venture
the observation that three is nothing
outrageous or wild in a demand for
aliving wage as defined by the
miners spokesman. If the miners
are as happy and prosperous as the
operators have persitently represent
ed them to be, they must surely
be earning more than the minimum.
If they are not, there is something
loose in the glowing account sent
out from the operators officers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05
-Chica 20 Evening Post.

Chicago Evening Post.
Pittsburg Gazzete: The increase
of age by the Pennsylvania railroad
system and the tribulation disclosing
that the Pennsylvania railroad will
in to years.spend 100000, 900 for
permanent improv ements is an
indication that the prosperity of
the country continues on a Solid
base. Flurries in Wall treet at
the present time have no bearing
on the business situation. They
are almost as separate and apart
from it as though taking place in
another lanet or at Monte Carlo.
The New York stock exchange is
of the moment mere sideshow
to the substantial development
of the county, and it's toubles are
due to the circumstances that
money is too we'll employed in the
legitimate lines of commece and
industry to be diverted to the
other issue. The only trouble in
the business world is tine in ability
of the railroads to move the pro-
ducts of industry. This is indeed a
serious matter relieved only by the
proof it gives Of the healthy relat-
ion of supply and demand in the
exchange of COMMODITIES. The freight
congestion judging from the re-
ports received by the Gazette, are
as bad as they have been at any
time. When eighteen miles of cars
loaded with freight accumulate
at one point and an embargo is
placed on perishable goods the mat
ter has the appearance of shortage
motive power and OF men. But what
ever the fault may be is proving a
serious check to business enterprise
The wage increase and the expendi-
lures for betterments, proofs Of
presently, as has been noted are
also proof that the railroad man
ager are also proof that the railroad
manages are working on the problem
that has confronted them for two
years. The situation is no better in
its immediate aspect. In the promise
for the far future it may be improv-
ed but it is the present that is vital
to the shi ppers. Unless the doctors
find a way to cure the congestion
of the freight yards general bust
ness must suffer severly. Only a
few are WORT ing about Wall street,
but every one is bothered con-
corning the lack of movement of
freight. That is the one and only
bad feature of the entire business.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

The Herald-Luverne gives an
account of John Bufford G. A. R.
Post at Beaver Creek surrendering
it's charter because of the loss OF
mem bers by death or their removal
to other localities. In this we are
reminded Of the passing of tho old
soldier. They are gradually beng
removed from our midst by death,
and the time is not far distant W hen
we shall see them no more No one
should fail to show their respect
and esteem for these old boys while
they are here and on every
opportunity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

We often hear people make state
ments AS to the life of fruit trees,
the following may be an exceptional
case. Webster City Freeman
Tribune: Mrs. Prudence Bishop,
who resides at 625 F. Ulm street,
was recently the recipient of a
present the likes of which few
people ever have an opportunity
to possess. It was a basket of Bell
flower apples picked from a tree in
Livingston county, Illinois, grown
from seed planted by her. own hand
sixty nine years ago, when she was
Is years Of age They we're sent her
by broth or who resides near the
old Illinois home
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory are asking
Congress for admission to statehood,
they are pretty good states and
would undoubtedly obey the laws of
the country as well al Utah.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

In a lecture in Chicago John F.
Fnerty.. explained as follows why
the Irish do not rise in arms against
England: 1.-THE Irish people are
not allowed to possess arms They
cannot even drill. The whole
country is 80 thoroughly parolled by
English police and soldiery that it is
impossible not to secretly organize
a single regiment. The possession
of a gun in Ireland means term of
two years in prison"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

A Chicago waiter has been found
stealing hot potatoes and selling
them. If he had practiced this last
year there would have been more
profit in it, but he might have
escaped penalty by stating that he
was carrying them instead of a hot
water bottle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Denver News: AS Mr.. Carnegie
adv ances in years he loves more
than ever to get newspaper man
in a corner and tell him what a
tremendous burden the Carnegie
fortune is, and low happy it's owner
would be if he could get rid Of it.
But it will be notice that Mr.. Car
negie' g hold on his capital does not
grow more lax as he grows older.
The business operations an stock
exchange manipulation by which
the Carnegie Millions we're swollen
a dozen times in the course of a
couple of years furnished capital
so huge that the revenues from it
have suffced to cover the multi
millionaire expenses OF. living and
his donations to libraries and other
benevolences. The amount which he
netted when the United States Steel
corporation was formed remains
unimpaired. and there is no indica
tions that the laird of Skibo has
any serious idea of Kidding himself
of it. While the average human
being apprecites what Mr. Carnegie
has done for education, the though
occures to hi m that if a man is
troubled by the care of big fortune
there are good many ways of part
ing with it and a good many people
who would like to be loaded down
with a peice of 1t. Indeed if Mr..
Carnegie is suffering, we suspect
that volunteers enough to take
charge of bis money could be found
in Denver alone.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Newcomb of railroad fame has
discovered that his wife refuse to
promise to obey at the altar in the
year of bliss 10 66. He would not
press this trifing formality today
if the lady had not emphasized her
neg lect by kicking her spouse oot
of a special six-foot bed" This
was too much. To be kicked out of
an ordinary bed is humiliation
enough, but t. be kicked out of a
special six-foot bed is wound that
even time cannot heal Mr.. Newcomb
therefore, pray dieliverance through
the fundamentally of righteous
law and a mercifull judge In view
Of the fact that several important
weddings are booked for the pre-
sent week the happy bridegrooms
should SEQ to it that the word ''obey''
is pronounced in clarion feminine
tones, lest more serious consequent
ces results thirty five years hence,
when specially constructed furniture
added to the household improve
ments. Young married folk should
start right.-Chicago Evening Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

An opera company refused to take
a new chair car provided for their
service by the Omaha road at Eau
Claire. Wis. because the car was
mum bered 10. The car was switched
from the train and the actors made
themselves as comfortable as
posi- bic in the regular cars Of the
train. This illustrates how super
stitious some people are of the
mum Der. or figures 13.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

A democratic party has been
organized in the PHILIPPINES. This
may enable them to keep up their
organization as they are very near
extinct in this country now.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Cedar Rapids Republican: If the
Cuban people were to draft a decla-
ration of independence they would
probably incorporate among the
inalienable rights of nan the right
to fight ROSTERS. In Havana the
other day great public demonstra-
ton was held in the interest OF
legalizing cock fighting in Cuba
and resembling the military order
prohibiting it. There we're many
bands of music, illuminated streets
great crowds of people and brilliant
transparencies. Several winning
game cocks we're exhi bited in the
possession. After the noise and
fuss was over huge petition was
presented to the senate favor of cock
fighting and other petitinos are
said to be pouring in from all parts
of the island. Verify, these Cubans
are about as much like George
Washington patriots al. the African
is like the white man.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-12-05

Among the Recommendations
made to Congress by the postmaster
general is. that towns of five thous
and population or. where the gross
business exceeds five thousand
dollars. have free delivery. If such
a law is passed Worthintgon would
be entitled to free delivery as the
receipts exceed six thousand dollars.