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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
HOME FROM CONGRESS
Major Lacey Returns From His
Duties at Washington.

Congressman John #. Lacey and
Mrs. Lacey arrived in the city Monday
evening via the Burlington route from
Washington. The Major is in most,
excellent health after the winters
labor in the halls of legislation and
he wa at his desk in the Lacey law
office bright and early this morning,
and in a couple of hours had attended
to more correspondence than the ordi-
nary individual could master in a
weeks time.
Mr.. Lacey states that the session
has been n of continued and ardu-
u labor and yet he does not feel
orous and able to cope with any work
that may be before him here at his
home. His work this session has been
more largely of a public nature than
during some previous sessions, and he
has had a less amount If personal
correspondence and matters to care
for. All in all the gentleman feels
well satisfied with the amount of work
that he accomplished during the con
gress although there were some meas
ures touching the public domain left
unpassed that he was loath to see die.
Among these were a couple Of bills
providing for the opening Of tracts
of land in Oklahoma, the Dakotas AMI
Montana amounting to about two mil
lion acres in all. Had the bills pass.
ed they would have provided homes
for fifty thousand people.
The end of the session was marked
by flibustering tactics on account Of
bills on the tail of the calendar and
this hindered the completion of the
work that had been planned and in the
case of some measures, was an abso-
lutte barrier.
Mr.. Lacey, although performing an
immense amount Of labor on the legis-
lative committees in the house and in
the detail work in the interests of his
constituency, has been in close touch
with the home happenings, and at a
distance he has a better knowledge OF
local happenings than have many of
us who are here in the home town
from day to day.
The Major has made arrangements
to be in his Office as much as possible
during his stay in the city and will al
so attend to matters in connection
with legislative duties while looking
| after home affairs.
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OUT OF THE

One John Henry gives the following
graphic description of a cold, to the
editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil:
after I had shouted whoa to my
for f%orty-eight hours it suddenly
baked last night and went out of bust
ness altogether. l slept last night
with my mouth open in consequence.
From what the family says it seems
that | l used the mezzo soprano style of
sleeping. l must have been doing
heavy oratorio work for | was all tired
out this morning. Sleeping with the
front gate open is also hard on the
laryngeal plumbing. My bronchial
pipes are frozen up this morning and
| talk with a sharp ripping noise.
Sounds like an old silk dress giving
way in the back. / think my tempera-
ture must be about 212 for the water
sizzled this morning when / put my
head into it.
A cold is a fine prescription for
worry. There is q note coming due
tomorrow but / haven't thought of ii
for three days. A cold is as jealous
as a woman. 1t demands every bit OF
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

withdraw if we would. Great Britain
and Germany, our chief rivals, are rap
idly adopting all our best methods of
organization and equipping their
plants with improved machinery; so
that, with lower costs for labor and
smaller capitalization, they are al
ready able to outrun us in foreign
markets until we come down to their
cost of production. The latter event
must fall with most severity upon
American labor, because its present
extortionate policy plays right into
the hands of foreign labor, enabling
Germany and England to undersell
the American product and secure a
foothold from which they will be
driven out only through costly sacri-
fees and struggle" o.
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Letter to Mr.. J. BIIIick,
Oskalooaa. Iowa.

Dear Sir: Paint is one of the things
that Railroad Companies know all
about. Do you know what''all about
means? 1t means, in paint, where to
get it.
We sell the paint for two-thirds of
the cars and stations and bridges and
everything else that railroad men
want to keep good-looking and sound,
all over the country.
A man who wants q gallon or two
of paint knows nothing about it; buys
whatever Is handy, or gets some
painter to make it.
A Railroad Company asks its chem
list: (which is the best?"
The cheapest thing, to preserve or
beautify anything with, is paint. So
the whole world is painted; except,
OF course, the part of it owned by
poor slow folks.
And the paint they use is peoples
intelligence meter: or ignorance-me-
ter: tells how much or how little they
know.
Lead and oil has had it's day. De-
voc Ready Paint Ia the paint, because
1t wears twice as long.
The Green 81 Bentley Drug 90 ham
die Devoe Paint,
Yours truly,
f. w DEvoR & 90.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
The board Of managers of the

The board of managers of the
state society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can revolution at a recent meeting
adopted a design by Tiffany of New
York for a bronze mural tablet to be
erected in the Iowa historical hall in
Des Moines to the memory of the rev.
dictionary soldiers buried in Iowa.
There are five and perhaps six of
these. Their names, the dates of their
birth and death will be given as far
possible. The society expects to
secure from the next legislature suffi-
cient appropriation to erect suitable
monuments to the revolutionary
heroes dead and buried in Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
In the death Of Mrs. Caroline Lee

In the death of Mrs. Caroline Lee
Sewers, wife of the venerable Judge
w. HI. Sewers, late chief justice of
Iowa, Oskaloosa loses a pioneer citi-
zen, a goou woman-"a mother in
Israel" Mrs. Sewers has been in
Oskaloosa since long before the In
dams left the territory, and in every
good work that a woman's hands could
find to do, she has taken her part. She
is mourned by a large family of chill
dren and grand children, and by all
who have known The depths of her
human sympathy, and the nobility Of
her character.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
3 AND CAPITAL.

In his weekly trade letter Henry
Claws this week takes advanced
grounds that is likely to bring down
upon him a shower of criticism. He
says: The most unsettling factor in
the business situation today is the
threatening and often unreasonable
demands of labor. There are signs
that those demands have been pushed
to the breaking point, simply because
costs of production have been pushed
so high as to seriously curtail, If not
destroy, profits and to check new en-
terprise. Such an attitude on the part
of the labor leaders is foolish to the
last degree and will prove most un-
fortunate, not only for capital, but for
labor, which in the end will be the
chief sufferer from its own excuses.
Should present demands be enlarged
and pushed to the point of rupture, 1t
may easily start a reaction which, II
wisdom and moderation prevailed,
could be indefinitely postponed. Those
who control large capital and large en-
terprises view the situation with seri-
GUS concern. American labor is al
ready securing generous reward; and
if costs of production are to be fur
Their raised our industrial supremacy,
like that of England a few years ago,
will receive a blow requiring years OF
suffering and repentance for recovery.
1t should not be forgotten that we are
unavoidably an important factor in
the worlds markets, and we cannot
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
PUBLIC SALE PRICES.

|. N. Reed, a well known local auc-
tioneer, furnishes new evidence of
the Astounding prosperity among farm
ers. During the month Of February
he says all public sales were we'll at
tended whether weather was favorable
or not, and prices ruled unusually
high. Horses, cattle and hogs especi-
ally sold at good figures, in compari-
son with ruling prices at Chicago. The
fourteen sales cried by Mr.. Reed dur
ing the month amounted to $24, 900, an
average of over 81, 700 for each sale.
At the J. H. Green sale yearling steers
sold at $31.40 per head. At Geo. e.
Keht's and H. T. Stringfellow's sales,
COWS brought from $41.50 to $4S.50.
The same prices obtained at Charles
Matters, where horses brought from
500 to $155, one two-year-old FLY
bringing $155. At Cadwallader's Jersey
cows sold from $40 to $50 per head,
one two-year-old horse for $3.50; twelve
brood sows selling for 1886, an aver
age Of $28 per head. AT John Hunts
horses brought from $40 to 1920, cattle
fair prices, hogs of 100 pounds $500
per head, chickens $5.40 per dozen.
Another fact is noticed this spring
in the small number of sales being
held, despite the high prices possible
to secure. This goes to show tnat
people are satisfied and are so fixed
that they can hold their property until
it is ready fer market. Iowa is all
right and Mahaska county is next to
the pie counter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
BROKE WORLDS RECORD.
H. 3. Hathaway, of Eagle Grove,
Makes Perfect Score.

Eagle Grove, Ia, March 11.-H. B.
Hathaway, in a two-men bowling con
test to-day with G. B. Hodenfield, broke
all records in that kind of contest. Mr.
Hathaway is a man of about 55 years
Of age, and is the proprietor Of the
bowling alley here. In the contest to-
day, in the presence of numerous wit
nesses, he rolled a perfect score Of 800
with twelve strikes, and then kept on
playing until he had made twenty-five
straight strikes without an error. He
has heretofore, on other occasions,
rolled fifteen to eighteen straight
strikes, but his performance to-day
beats the worlds records 10 far as
known.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

By the record of the Cincinnati
Express Gazette, it appears there we're
% train robberies in the United States
in 1902. In the past thirteen years,
according to the same authority, 1928
railroad trains have been held up" in
this country and SO persons have been
killed and 107 injured, mostly by gum
shot wounds, in the perpetration of the
crimes
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
RACING BOARD.
Superintendents of Speed Department
Are Chosen.

The superintendent of speed for
the race meeting of the approaching
eason have been selected by the Rae.
ing Association. The gentlemen r
as follows: John H. Pickett, r. M.
Boyer, Sr., Walter Burrell, John H.
Harrison, l.. c. Bolton and Chas. e.
Lofiand. This makes an excellent
board and one that will make possible
the best sort Of an exhibition of speed
classes at the July meeting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

Fayette Baptist church, OF Buffalo, de-
clared: america is fast following in
the steps Of the old Roman empire.
The home is despised; children are an
encumbrance; a poodle dog is of more
value than a baby. Wealth and pride
consume the life blood Of the nation,
and a~ristocratic weakness saps our
democratic vigor."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
THE HERALD
NOSE.

leEG aE#E.S - 1870 E
(By a Man With a Cold.)
Whats a nose?'
Pshawl
Everybody knows.
It's a raw,
Rank, reeking,
~Squeaking,
Buzzing, humming,
drumming,
Five gallon annex to a steam boiler, j
Full of tobasco sauce and tickles,
And dill pickles, . AZ
And you can't pull
The cork pat# 49,. H.
With a fork, #h
Neither. jg% s.lt tas
It's a damaged breather, Is g9got i
It's a boiled lobster come to: life,
It's a strife, No, s...
It's a p~romontery II g. ,..
OF despair al9%sU, 4.cs. q. ria
And worry, r ssr4 y.na . v,n
And a reservoir of super heated air
With a darky on the 9guage.r .a..m.
It's a rage -r, ...,...,
And an acher v,a r. s-~ >. , .
And a dividend maker
For the handkerchief trust.
Gee whiz! nr
That's, just &
What a nose is.
Acho-o-o-o!
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most.
Noticing that the report Of the

Noticing that the report Of the
condition Of the Mount Pleasant
schools is signed by Superintendent
Else, the Keokuk Gate City is led to
inquire what Else?" The Gate-City
is evidently not acquainted with
Frank, else they would know when he
finishes anything it is done. He halls
from Oskalocsa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

Iowa university, Grinnell college
and the Iowa agricultural college are
accused of trying to break up the Iowa
intercollegiate Athletic association,
and organize a new, exclusive one
among themselves. Penn, Drake, Cor
nell, Simpson, and a few other small
institutions have been winning too
many points at state meets the past
lew years to suit the triumyirate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
William H. Crane, the actor, is re-

William H. Crane, the actor, is re-
sponsible for the following Standard
Oil version of the d~oxology: IL
Praise John, from whom oil blessings
flow,
Praise him oil creatures here below,
Praise him above, We heavenly host,
Praise William, too, but John the
most
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

The kaiser's cigars r half as
long again as those on which the ordi-
nary mortal pulls. They come from
Havana, where they are made especi-
ally for the emperor. Each bears a
Havana ring" ornamented with the
emperor's portrait. He pays 80 to 36
cents a piece for them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

The Muscatine Journal thinks that
the bringing of two factions of the
Iowa Democratic party together at a
love feast is playing with fire, and it
suggests that all the dry places be wet
dow well Immediately preceding the
meeting and that the hose be laid in
a handy place.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
The Herald is pleased to acknow

The Herald is pleased to acknowl-
edge the receipt of an invitation to be
present at the Louisiana Purchase
Centennial dedication services at st.
Louis April 80 and May 1 and 2. The
card is an elegant piece of the art
preservative and a fine herald of the
great event it proclaims.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

A Texas man with wives
has just been sent to the p~enitentiary,
and the Chicago News refers to it as
an instance of the law helping a mar
out of a bad scrape.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

The impossible condition of the
roads leading southwest from Oska-
loosa ought to emphasize the need of
a trolly line. Oskaloosa is losing
thousands of dollars by the blockade.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

River towns all have a spring deli
cacy just now that is not enjoyed by
land Iubbers. 1t is known as ice jam.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.

The most exciting thing about the
school election in OskaIoosa this year
was the closing of the saloons.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

your thought and attention. 1t even
follows you to your Office and sits up
with you at night. Must stop and
cough another joint loose
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

Discussing the Burdick murder
case, Rev. George whitman Of the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

ISSA5h ohNNhNA JpAul AODoSs "l
The Colfax Clipper eacn week runs
a column which it calls 'Cold Facts
One straw from last weeks bundle
runs like this: "By some mistake we
failed to get the report of the hen
party at Pastor Stahl's last week. The
married flowers of his flock combined
in a scheme to each n give him a
hen so that he might raise his own
hen fruit the coming season. The
party was a success, Notwithstanding
the opposition of certain husbands
who objected 10 the unnecessary
waste of poultry material. One hus-
band went t the extreme of mailing
up the hen coop at the last minute
and kept his wife at home, and an
other rung in a pullet OF the vintage
of 1865, that wore spurs and sang like
a rooster. But the ladies got there
with a flock to keep the domino hust-
ling for p%royender for those hens till
angle worms get ripe. Bro. Stahl de-
clares that Smith, of the Tribune,
tried to steal one of those hens-the
one from Charley Crisman's hennery-
but she escaped from his clutches,
and when the pastor went out to feed
his flock of widows there sat that
faithful %feathered female on top of
the coop, waiting to be turned back in
with her sisters. The crop of eggs is
expected to be coming on for harvest
next week.
Bussey Banner: The Banner learns,
by private source that we dare not d.
yulge for fear of breaking up friend
ships of long standing, that Bro. De
Long, editor of the Eddyville Tribune
and postmaster of that place, is laid
up with a very irritating malady, of a
species somewhat similar to that
which afiicts Postmaster and would.
be Senator Potter, except that De-
Longs is of the "seven-year" variety,
and when we received his paper this
week, enlarge d to a six-column quarto
and sporting a new headline we, in
spite of our desire to size up the i'm
provements, carefully picked it up
with an improvised tongs, composed
Of two pieces of reglet, and gingerly
carried it out to the coal house to air
off,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12

It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Inau-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption In first stages,
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles rs cents and 80 cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28
For Sale

Good dry split pina AID lin. wood
has never been flumed and is prirno rcr
use. VIII be sold in quantity t, sun
patrons. Saving done at short notice
cut to suit patropa r SAyACE
Phone 1871
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28

Try Friend for cigars. He leads.
George Dobbs is on the sick list.
A snow blockade has hung up oper-
ations on the N. c. O., railroad.
VIM. Sharon was among the visi-
tors of yesterday
All of the trains were late yester-
day owing to the storm.
Deputy Secretary of State Noel, was
a departure for the Comstock yester-
day.
Judge Murphy was q departure for
the Comstock yesterday where he
held court
For fresh milk and cream at short
notice call Phone 531.
Assemblyman .'.Msre, Who has
been laid up with bad hand, is stead
lily improving. and Lopes to be out in
a short time.
When you wan: some home canned
ox-heart or Royal Ann cherries at gro
GERS prices, you can get them at Da-
vey & Maish's.
Mrs. Fred Dangberb. Jr, was am
ong the spectators at the Senatorial
election yesterday
Furnished rooms for rent. Enquire
! at this office.
The preliminary hearing of the
charges against Harry Butts and W.
d. Phillips, the two men accused of
robbing the S P office in Reno, will
/ be held today
For sale-Furnished house on King
street Of seven rooms, which I will
sell reasonable. Inquire of
! Mrs. Jennie Sprague
Some lively work can be looked for
ward to in the Legislature now that
the election for Senator is over.
We can save you 50 per cent on a
full dress suit Call and see Joe Plat
the Pioneer ClCthier, and get your
measure taken
Keep your eye on the date-Friday
January 80, 1908. The Rathbone Sis
ters have their entertainment well in
hand and good time IS assured to all
who attend. The dance is to be man
aged by DR.. Cavell, Theo Hofer. Will
Mackey, Jim Torreyson and Sam Da
Wis and John Ellis, whose business il
is to see that every one has a jolly
good time.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28

We can save you so per cent on a
full dress suit. Call and see Joe Platt
the Pioneer Clothier, and get your
measure taken
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28

Some lively work can be looked for
ward to in the Legislature now that
the election for Senator is over.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28
Local News Of Carson and Vicinity.

Tris sares br~ises and sprains.
Neckties, 25 cents at the Emporium
Hank Smell, pioneer of Elko, died
at that place last Saturday.
More meat for less money at the Ea-
gle market.
A. w. Hessan, of Elko, is spending
a few days in this city
Miss Annie KitZmeyer, of this city,
is the guest Of Miss ada Powers, Of
Virginia City.
Joe Short was among the arrivals
of yesterday. He drifted in with the
snow
Herman Rolf, pioneer of western
Nevada and resident of the Com.
stock died at that place yesterday at
the age of 72 years
The farmers are wearing a pretty
broad smile since the storm hit them
1t takes all kinds CT weather to please
the people.
Manzanilla olives in bulk. 25 cents
a quart. Kellys, Arlington block.
Mica axle grease, three cans for 25
cents. Kelly's, Arlington block.
China New Years opens today and
continues until the funds of the local
observers are exhausted.
Beef and all classes of meat at re-
duced rates at the Eagle market.
Roland Roy, the small pox patient
is improving and no new cases have
developed.
If you want a tamale that tickles
the palate and is recognized as the
best in the line, leave orders at Mrs
Nuss' residence
Secretary OF State Douglass return
ed from San Francisco yesterday. He
reports his wife as improving.
Even the Leisure Hour Club had to
suspend operations last evening Ow
ing to the condition of the weather.
| FrOr, this time on tamales can be
purchased at Mrs Nuss' residence
only.
Don't forget the entertainment mex,
Friday evening. A very excellent mu
sical program has been arranged and
a very pleasant evening is assured al
who attend.
| For Sale-A seven-room house il
good condition, well located and in g
desirable neighborhcod For full par
ticulars, enquire of D. w. Quill, at the
Walsh grocery store.
Lost-A certificate Of deposit, No
1861, issued from the State Bank {
Trust company, in favor Of Silas E
Cooper, for $3.50. All parties ar
warned against negotiating. Partie
finding the same and returning t,
Silas E. Cooper at Dayton will be suit
ably rewarded.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-28
Psychic and Scientific Palmist.

Madame Destange, the Psychic and
Scientific Palnist, is meeting with
great success, but as her time is lim-
tied here, she would like the people
to call early, as she would like to read
for all who are interested in Palmistry.
Hours 10 a. m. to p. m. to 9 p. M,
two blocks east of the Dostofice, south
side
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-10

expressed by that publication
has little or no backing by the citi-
gems OF Albuquerque, and people here
can well afford to consider the source
of the sneers against this city and
the malignant and uncalled for at
lacks upon the reputation and stand
ing OF many Of our best citizens. Las
Vegas should not let the vituperations
of this paper prevent them from join
Ing heartily with the people of the
Duke City In making the territorial
fair a success. The supposed spirit
OF enmity prevailing between the two
cities exists merely In the disorJcred
imagination Of a news paper
OF no standing. There is the
kindliest feeling between the citi-
Of the two leading cities In the
territory. There should be the heart
lest commercial cooperation. Let US
show our good feeling and our CON
tempt Of u~ndeseryed assaults by CIV
ing hearty support to Albuquerque's
yearly festival.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-10
MORA HAPPENINGS.
A Carriage upsets and Two People
Are Slightly Hurt-voun0 Lady
Dragged BY . Horss.

Az the result u the upsetting Of a
carriage on = steep hill at Diamond
Mine. ten miles from Mora. Miss Mary
Kohn OF Mora was badly injured. Al
fred Romero and Mrs. Rafael Romero
were hurt. but not dangerously. Miss
Regina Kohn and Miss Cecilia Kohn
received slight injuries, as did also
their guest, q lady from Colorado.
Miss Cora Walton of Mora. while
on her way to Penasco with a riding
party. was thrown from her horse and
dragged some distance, her foot be-
Ing caught In the stirrup. The young
lady's face was badly bruised and one
OF her ears was injured.
Reports from Mora say that con
siderable rain has fallen there lately
and that everything is delightfully."-
verdant.