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The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
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Ifthat old saying be true, that"the
songs of a people represent their
characteristics better than their laws"
then the hearts of the English peo-
pie are turning toward America with
deeper and kindlier feeling than
has ever been known before. Alfred
Austin, poet laureate, and conse-
queutly the recognized leader in
English Ii erature, ,is not above court
ing our favor, and he contributes
the following beautiful poem to the
current number of the New York
Independent aud dedicates it with
warmest sympat ~ to the American
people,"
Who say we cherish far-off feud,
Still nurse the ancient grudges?
8 iow me the tie of this brood
OF self-appointed judges; -.
Their name, their race, their nation, clan,
And We will teach them whether
We do not, as none others can,
Feel, think and work togetherl
Both speak the tongue that Milton spoke,
shakespeare and Chat ham welded,
And Washington and all his folk
" hen thei- just claim was yielded.
In 4 both lisp, both learn. both pray,
Dirge death, and thus the tether
Gro as tighter, tenderer, every day,
That binds the two tog, ther.
Our ways are one. and one our aim,
And one will be our story.
Who fight for Freedom not for fame,
From DUTY not for glory;
Both stock of the old Home. where blow
Shamrock. and r. Sc, ard heather, -.
And every year link arms and go
Through its loved haunts together.
Should envlous aliens plan and plot
'Gainst one, and now the other
They swift would learn strong the knot
binds brother unto brother.
How quickly they would change their tack
And show the recreant fe,ther,
Should star-and-Stripe, and Union Jack,
But float mast.hgh together.
Now let US give one hearty grip,
As by true men is given.
And vow fraternal fellowship
That never shall be 'iven;
And with our peaceful flags unfurled,
Be fair or foul the weather,
Should need rise. face all the world
And stand or fall together.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
with return card printed on the
corner it uo-'d not have been loss.

AN elaborate rural trolley system
is projected in Dallas county. A Des
Moines man Is working up the scheme.
He is going to organize a company
with $3.50, 600 capital, and win buy the
right -of-way from land owners with
stock issued for that purpose. Then
the people in the small towns and
cities are to be asked to become stock
holders. 1t win be provided that the
board of directors shall consist of
persons living along the line. The
towns OF Perry, ,Adel, Waukee, Dallas
Center, Redfeld, Woodward and 9TH
ers will be connected.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
IOWA IN TIE CABLNET.

Gov. Shaw will be the seventh Iowa
man to serve as a cabinet officer.
The following is the record to date:
James Harlan, secretary OF the in
terror, 1s65-1ss6. Appointed by Lin.
coin.
w. W, Belknap, secretary of war,
1869 1876; President Grant.
George w. McCrary, secretary. OF
war, 1s77-1s79; President Hayes.
Samuel j. Kirkwood, secretary of
the interior, 1ss1-lss2; President
Garfield.
Frank Hatton, postmaster general,
1884 1885; President Arthur.
James Wilson, secretary of agricuI-
ture, 1887. Appointed by President
Mckinley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
-Des Moines News: AlIison, lea

-Des Moines News: Allison, lead
er of the senate; Henderson, speak
.er of the house; Shaw, secretary of
the treasury; Wilson, secretary Of
agriculture; Kasson, reciprocity com
missioner; Conger, minister to China;
Roberts, director of the mint; Hep
burn, chairman of interstate and
foreign commerce.; Cousins, chair
man of treasury expenditures; Lacey,
chairman of public lands, and Dol
liver; Have any got away?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
P0sT oFFIcE RULING.

The Post Office Department is at
tempting to make some much needed
reforms in the abuse that has attend
ed second class mattef-or the post
age rate for legitimate publications
and in these reformations, publishers
of various sheets without any legitf-
mate subscription list and whose sole
purpose on earth is for advertising
have sought TO embarrass the depart
ment by appealing to the country
newspapers to take up the fight with
them claiming that the newspaper
would be like sufferer. In these
appeals they have used all sorts and
conditions ofuntrue and dunwarranted
statements. For long time the au-
thorities paid no attention to these
statements, but they finally became
SO bold and unscrupulous in their
work that the department has felt
compelled to Issue a general instruc-
tion circular in regard to the matter
which we publish herewith:
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
OFF cE OF THIRD Ass'TP. M. GEN'Ls
WASHINGTON, d O., Dec. 80, 'O1.
To AL PoStmdsteTs..
A certain publisher's bureau in Chi
cago, ILL.,, is distributing to publish
ers in general throughout the country
the following statement:
"The Post Ofice officials at
Washington, ID. o., have JUST
RULED that subscription to any
publication, entered as second
class matter, MUST BE DISCON-
TINUED, when the time for which
it is PAID IN ADVANCE has ex-
pired.
"This ls sucn a radlcal ruling
and directly opposite 10 all law
and previous rulings, that It means
a complete change and revolution
in the publishes business. This
ruling will Rf9atiy reduce the cir
culation of'hearly all papers and
cause the withdrawal of many adj
vertisements until lower rate is
put into effect. This vitally af-
fects you for 10 PROHIBITS ertentling
credit to your Subscribers, and re-
duces your circulation and value
to adver isers. Any violation of
this will deprive the publisher of
his pound rate"
Postmasters viii Immediately notify
allpublishers in their respective cities
that the statements made in the above
quotation are untrue, and misrepre-
sent the attitude and purpose of the
Department, and that there has been
no such change in the rules.or prsc-
tice with regard to subscription to
legitimate second class publications
as is represented.
The report grows out OF a ruling In
an individual case of New York
publication which was carrying an
enormous list OF expired subscriptions
which were largely first induced by
premiums and where due notice had
been given to the subscriber, who had
failed to renew or to order continu
ance with promise to pay, express
ed or implied.
When general rulings are made they
are published in this Bulletin for the
information of the hepublic and all post
masters. A ruling snch as is present.
cd to have been made would be un-
warranted under the law.
Postmasters win take Immediate
action under these instructions.
EDWIN O. MADDEN,
Third ASST P. M. Gen1.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
-Twin brotbers living in Anders

Twin brothers living in Anderson
county, KY, are said by the Har-
rodsburg Democrat to have married
sisters, and to each have been born
three children of the same sex, with
the same birthdays. One felt shock
In his foot and said the other, who
was ten miles away, had been hurt.
In the evening the absent brother
turned up with three mashed toes.
The twins weigh the same to an
ounce,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
-The Iowa soldiers Home is at

The Iowa SoIdiers' Home ls at
present taxed to its utmost capacity
to meet the demands made upon it
for applications for new member
ships, and to furnish accommoda-
tions to furloughed members who are
returning to the Home because Of the
present severe cold snap. Every
room in each department of the in
stitution is full, and sixty more beds
are in use now than at this time last
year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

The January number of Table Talk
published at Philadelphia, opens with
an article entitled, "The Conventional
Way of Setting the Table," by Mrs.
Burton Kingsland, of New York City,
an acknowledged authority on eti.
quette. This article alone.!is well
worth the subscription price of the
magazine for year, as it is inEalu-
able to women who are interested in
knowing the latest fashions of the
table that will be ini vogue for 1902
housekeeping in Mexico" by one
who resides in the City of Mexico is
also very interesting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

Keokuk County News: Only the
very worst men make filings at women.
Men can stand all the i'll said of them,
but every man feels like ringing the
neck of the fellow who is coarse
enough and low enough to think evil,
speak evil, or hintevil of any woman.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

The Traer Star-Chpper notices
that "one of the first bills introduced
in congress was q measure to
repeal the bankrupt law, by our
Cousins" 1t declares that "this law
is becoming unpopular and the in
edications are that it will go this
winter.r
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

The Register scores those who
get in comfortable pews in churches,
while their horses stand in the storm
with the thermometer below zero,
and without blankets. The editor
may be little severe in his structures,
but it is point worthy of consider
alton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

Miss Lillian Norton of Boston,
who is superintendent of postal fin
ance at Washington, receives a sal
airy OF s2,25O per year, which makes
her the highest paid woman employe
of the federal government.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

lin excavating for new building
on High avenue west, workmen had
TO use wedges and sledge hammers
to break the frozen ground Friday
morning. But oskaloosa is to busy to
let frost stop it now
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
LITERARY LEAVES.

If the old saying, "All the world
loves lover" is true, then the tic-
ton in The Cosmopolitan for Janu-
ary should be popular indeed. All
the stories vary in treatment, plot
and action, from Frances Courtenay
Baylor's charming story, "Cupid's
Practical Joke" to "Maarten Maar-
tens strong domestic tragedy, "Her
Fathers Wife," but all have love for
a central theme.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

There is only one ''best" electric
line proposition now before Oska-
loosa, and the thing to do is to stick
to that one until we get line to
Buxton, Bussey and Barnes City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
MINERS LIKE ScHEME.

Des Moines Register: 81 have not
hesrd any serious objection among
the miners to the plan of the opera
tors to hire commissioner to look
after their interests in this state,"
said John Werner, of Oskaloosa, one
of the state mine inspectors, who was
in Des Moinos Thursday. "They are
of the opinion that the employment
of commissioner will wofk tueD no
injury at all, and are well satisfied
with the prospect Of having q COM
missioner to treat with, providing
that he is fair man. The experience
of the Illinois miners with the COM
missioner employed by the operators
has been most satisfactory. The plan
has also worked we'll in other states,
and there is no reason why 1t should
not prove satisfactory in Iowa.
"The duties Of commissioner are
to look after the interests of the OPP
orators In the first place. Wherever
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09

Illustrated short fiction has APRON
inent place in the January Scribner.
The story of the return of an artist
from Paris to the ''Pennyrile" dis
trict of Kentucky is most amusiugly
and even pathetically described by
Evan Macpherson. The illustrations
by Keller are reproduced in color.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
-Tha National dead letter of

The National dead letter Office
received s,507, 1857 pieces Of mail dur
ingIthe past fiscal year. The letters
opened contained money to the ag-
gregate of s42, 2,s5472; and drafts,
money orders, mortgages, etc., to
the aggregate of q J7a, 80 20 ~ 7,
ls,...e tsat nv from IA Dig eastern 81
.,s".s .s - q =, scepted place as rep
a,ss pe..eu = '. er s. Newbrand 81
= n"u Dsou $50 dIOa VIZ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
PIGEONS MONEY FOUND
Left $34O in Trunk in Pauton be
Coming to 6urlington-W Vas Subject
to Heart Disease.

Fergennes, Dec.7-The mystery surround
ing the disappearance OF $3.50 which wa
supposed to have been deposited In tn
savings bank or found on the person a
Alonzo Pigeon, who was found dead in til
Russell house, Burlington, mas at las
been cleared up. Saturday Henry Dan
you of Addison. father-in-law Of the ii
ceased went TO Thomas Buffers in Pa,
ton, where the dead man had recout,
been employed to claim and take pusse.
sion Of his effects Before leaving al
house he opened a trunk which belongc
to Pigeon and looking over the content
found In compartment of the cover con
monty used for collars and cuffs $40 t.
gether with the missing revolver, whic
II was supposed he had with him.
The above amount with what was foun
on his person and the money which it
known he gave away and witdh an allow
ance for what he might have spent won
account for all the money he was possess
ed OF before he left this city for Burlinl
ton.
1t was learned to-day that Pigeon sui
fered sometimes from acute attacks O.
heart trouble. Whether that had anythir
TO do with the cause of his death or his be
ing found dressed and in the positio
in which his body laid is a subject fc
conjecture Probably the mystery sun
rounding his death will never be solved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
DECISIONS ON TROTTERS
Horse Eaterod as Trottsr Whicl
Paced in kaco suspesdsd-Awe
tor u orse Z ~ Out

New York, Dec. 5.-The board of review
of the National Trotting association reIi-
dered these decisions to-day.
The case of the b. G. Lyman, started
by Dane & Burke Of Rowloy, Mass, AT
Newburyport, Mass, on july 4. last, was
the first one OF it. kind ever considered
by the board. The board decided that the
horse. having been entered a s a trotter and
having paced all the time after the thir !
heat without protest was not competent 10
win. the winnings were ordered to he re-
turned TO the horses entitled to them and
Dane ~ Burke and The horse Were suspend
cd until the order is complied with
Applications for removal OF suspension
for non-payment OF entrance were denied
the following: T.. Guiterriez, Huntington
Pa, and ch. m, Fannie Stubbins, en-. g. Dr..
Glencoe w II. Mofiitt Picton. Ont, and
b. s., Sidney Pointer; f. L. Swarts, Penn
Yam, \. y, and b. g.Werewolf; A. L.
Cross, Swanton, VT, and b. g.. Sher-
man Wilkes; John Awkward, Syracuse, n
Y. and b, m, Omblem. b. m Laura ".
and b. s., Ninto; G. j. Russell Lewiston
Ne, and b. g.. Twinkle Wakes; r. Bris-
son. Montreal, and b. m. May Day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
NOT TRYING LIQUOR CASES
States Attorney OF Addison COUNTY
Does Not Produce Evidence against
Persons Compl3insd of C. w. by
Morrow.


MlddlepurY' Dec. Tn Addlson Count,
Court Yesterday the criminal ket wa
called WIN the result thAt several case
"sr' disposed OF.
Inc case OF STATE VS.. Herpert POLAND
ana otherS was continued Oh account
ne absence IN Montpelier OF w. W
RYDER attorney Tor the RESPONDENT
NO order was mace ny the court In th'
case OF state va. Marshall ;. Eroughtan
as the respondent Is outside Of the stat
ana his bail mas been called and for
t'lted'
The state case against Harriet lttptur
was continued the respondent ing un i''
the 'NarEe OF the pr"nat.oh oIucer' WA
reported that she was living quietly In
neighboring town.
the case Of State VS.. Amer Hyer ALA
Fllner hyer' Will he called for trial l3tl
IN the term, as an order was made al Ill
last term Of court that the bail should
forfeited II the respondent was not pro
duced AZ thiF term OF court.
In the cases against Lizzie Goodale and
Henry scott no action was taken IN.
Sar'e bong left open until the probation
officer can make further report.
\ mol prose- was entered IN the case
al STATE vs. Dahiel paN.
IN the state case AGAINST Bert HI k"li'
no action conId oe takon as the respoAuent
Is supposed 10 nc IN lotlda'
S'7te attorney ponoWaF suggest
nor PROSE- proce' Iln'ss IN the cases against
RI 'TS' ~ 80 VIII idItE JdHtllI9' d. 20
CORD A o. Dudley ana ". W. Mo'r ,
lHese cases grew out or the enorts ~
GEORGE W. MORROW 10 CONVEX an Aodlson
county dealers VINO 500 raise alarm
heer iast spring ne only evidence IN
tie StH'e mas asthst the respondents Is
me IdC1 NAV At me uhle oil tnelr arrest
they he!o lHlled states government tax
uy'e'Pls, aHo"lhS tn'h TO sen MATT hquor'
NJ court seated t'at IL Would take the
S'H'e attorney suggestion ana report
ldItr m inc TERM
The state case against Arthur steele was
nts'eu as the respondent Is out or the
state
Inc hGuor case or state against Jerry
= hrlen' FORMER cigar dealer in this
town was passed being placed with the
other cases IN whlch Morrow instituted
the prosecution
the case against Don a, Blshee and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
LANDMARK gone
Brick Stera in Winston Destroyed by
Fire saturday Esrslns.
RURAL

Tho brick store. an old landmark ir
Williston village, was completely ruined
by fire early Saturday morning. The
building was owned by George l.. Peasc
o. this city and was occupied by A, Il
Page, who conducted a general merchan-
disc store. The fire was discovered hy
the clerk when he opened the store In
the morning ard must have been smould-
ering all night for the flames made such
rapid Roadway that nothing in the store
could he saved, There was storehouse
ana sheds attached 10 the building and
they were also destroyed, hut not until
the goods H. the storehouse had been re.
GOV cred. The surrounding buildings were
saved this being due largely to the fact
that the heavy brick walls kept the flames
confined to the interior OF the one struc-
ture
Where the Are started is mystery. A
p1sser-hy saw light in the basemen,
early in the morning but thought that
some one was fixing the fires and SO paid
no attention to the matter The building
is valued at s. $50 and there is $3.50 in
surance on il. The stock was valued al
between $4,000 and N,500 and was covered
Earet and Frederick
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
NARROW ESCAPE FROM BURNING
TO DEATH.

William Pearsons of Poultney, who was
50 terribly burned Saturday that it was
believed he would suCt umb to his injur-
les, is now so much improved that it is
thought he will recover. 1t IL evident that
Pearson's life being spared is due entire
ly TO remarkable exhibit of courage on
his own part. A lot OF rubbish had been
gathered together on the old fair grounds
and thrown into heap. Pearson had set
fire to the pile and was working about
that had been accidentally thrown into
him. throwing nre all over him. His
clothes caught fire in several places
and he made q desperate effort to ex-
tinguish the flames but they spread
rapidly, and seeing that It was no USE
to attempt to save his life in that way
he, with great presence Of mind, rush
ed to a deserted quarry only q few feet
away, and threw himself In. The
quarry is very deep one and there are
not over 4 dozen feet of water at the
bottom, but Pesrsons was entirely un-
injured by the fall. The flames were i'm
medately extinRuished, but not until he
had been horribly burned. Had he been
few seconds later In jumping into tho
water he would not have had any chance
OF recovery. Pearsons managed to crawl
out OF lie quarry and walk quite a dis
tsnce until he met some men who took
him in \ carriage to his home. How the
can OF powder happened to get into the
FIRE cannot he explained but the occur
renee Is believed to have been purely
accidental
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
Prompt Measures That Should BE
Accepted in Our State.

If the alarming accounts that are be-
ing Sent out about the foot and mouth
disease are correct, Vermont farmers are
race to FACE with a terror that at times
has brought ruin to sections of Europe.
We have a State board of cattle COM
missoners and 1t is fair to ask what
should they do, and what have they done.
1t seems to me that the first and most
evident duty was to send broad asst, all
over the State. a statement giving the
symptoms Of the disease so that its
presence could be detected, and next di-
rections for treatment, so that each far
mer could know what was lest to be
done with his herd. Now as to what
has been done, the Free Press Of the Sd
inst says that the board were before the
committee of agriculture in Montpelier.
and made the following statement among
others: The disease is not necessarily
fatal ana no remedy is known for it
only TO prevent the affected animals from
taking cold" The first statement will be
generally understood as implying that the
disease was usually fatal whereas the
books say hat II is almost never fatal
unless complicated with Somc other.
The second statement Is astounding,
coming from such a source. We might as
we'll say that that there was no remedy
for smallpox, measles or sCarlct-fever.
The standard work on diseases Of cat
tie is one published by the United states
and the article therein on root and mouth
disease is written by the late Or. Thco-
bold Smith Of Massachusetts, one Of the
great mon Of that State, and who stood
second to none In veterinary science in
this country He was assisted in this
particular work BY Or, Salmon, now
head OF the bureau of animal industry.
They say. page ~ under head Of treat
ment, u.r boraX one ounce in three
pints OF water. or alum one ounce in a
quart OF water, or water containing
vinegar and salt, each to be applied to
the blisters that appear on the lips
mouth and hoofs. Many other minute di-
rections are gwen and s-lould be in the
hands Of every farmer . once.
But what is wanted rrst or all is the
appointment OF not ony capable board
Of cattle commissioners, but a board in
whom the people will have confidence.
The subject i. one OF immense import
nnce and the governor must take the first
step.
RURAL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
SUFFERING IN BOSTON
Bins Hmp'y-Poor People Obliged
- Stay in Bod 20 Keep Warm.

Boston, Dec. 7,-Rarely. II ever, has
Boston experienced such a day of suffer
ing as to-day proved to be. With a snow
storm raging, with the temperature far
below the freezing points, and with thou
sands OF coal bins empty. the prospect
which confronted a large section OF Dos
tons population was something appalling
With hundreds 1t was a case OF beg or
borrow coal or wood. Coal Offices were
hcsicEed. Coal teams worked all day but
they could not do one-tenth OF the work
required. On this account hundreds Of
men and women carried home the TO or
100 pounds of coal which they were for
tunate enough to secure.
In the poorer quarters Of the city many
people had to remain in bed all day to
keep warm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
A MISSOURI EPITAPH

On a pine board in a Daviess county
cemetery is the following epithaph, which
e liz q sad tale:
John Cup he dallied by the way.
Until he'd had his fill,
And then he slept upon the track
The railroad paid the bill
o pity John-misguided John,
Too bad the corks he'd pull,
But pity, also, Johns poor wife
Poor girl, her Cup was fun,
-kansas City Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
PERSONAL.

The marriage OF Miss Louise lie Vann
Parker, daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
Myron NJ Parker to the Hon. Edmund
Spencer Blackburne, member Of Congress-
from North Carolina. will take place at
the family residence, 1910 Vermont aven-
We. Washington. D. c., Tuesday noon,
December Is. to be followed by a recep-
ton from ! to o'clock. Miss Parker is
one of Washingtons most charming young
ladies' and leader in society, and she
will receive the best wishes of her legion
of friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11

Justice-"And why should ] make your
sentence thrty-on instead of thirty
daysY Uncle Mose"As humane favor
Jedge. lie expiration of a thirty-day sen
tence would jist bar me out of de jail
|rhanksgiyin' turkey dinnah, sah!'-Puck,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11

81 see whore a Missouri man requested
on lis death-hed that no flowers be used
at his funeral, save the artificial one.
from his wife's hat" He knew they
couldn't got anything more expensive, /
guess. Cincinnati Commercial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11

Il believe" said the young physician,
that bad cooks supply us with half our
patients" That's right" rejoined the
old doctor And good cooks supply US
with the other half. Chicago News.