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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

The Burlington road has been re-
ceiving part of large consignment
Of new engines, from the American
Locomotive Works Of Schenectady.
They are large class d As, weighing
$4,000 pounds and having hauling
capacity of 1000 tons. This means
even longer trains than those now
seen on the Burlington, where over
one hundred empty cars sometimes
constitute one train. These engines
appear to be as large as they can be
built, but designs are being made for
the class D 5, which will be even
larger.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

We are obliged to the Sigourney
Review for printing large cut of A.
r. McCook. Up to that time we were
at a loss to know VINO was running
on the democratic ticket for state SUI
perintendent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

-"If it was game Jerry Sullivan
wanted he went to the right shop
when he raped at Governor Cum
Minis door," remarks the Sioux City
Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

The largest localized industry in
any one city in the world is said 70
be the meat-packing industry of Chi
cago with an annual aggregate value
OF $257.0OO,000. Next comes mems
clothing in New York, amounting to
100000, 900. Iron and steel in Pitts
burg. amounting to s9O,O0O.OoO, print
ing and publishing in New York again
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

-"Once more. Hurrah for Iowa!"
exclaims the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
"a bushel of potatoes is worth $4 in
common steel stock and the potatoes
are going higher"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

-Blairsburg, Iowa, has new pa
per called "The Eye" TIE Bur
lington Hawkeye remarks that it will
have the advantage over other papers
of being able to see its own finish.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

The announcement that the coin
age of one-cent pieces is to be aban-
doned will be sad news to the $9.s9
bargain man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

The Dubuque Times reports that
that city has but 14O saloons, a de-
cline of one-third from the high beer
mark" of prohibition times.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

amounting to $7S,OOo,oO0, and milling
in Minneapolis amounting to $4,000
600. ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
offIciaI County Paper.

The republican county ticket is
All Right-with a capital letter at the
beginning of both words.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
LAnIEs, REar -RnnM

There were not less than seventy
out of town guests at the Ladies' Rest
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08

"Governor Cummins is as good a
standpatter as anybody wants." says
the Davenport Republican.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

"Thc Isle OF Pines shall be omitted
from the properly constituted bound
aries Of Cuba. the title thereto being
left TO future adjustment by treaty"
Leading statesmen IN Cuba have all
along taken the view that the de facto
government of the Isle of Pines Is only
temporary. and that until its national
fly is determined It should pay taxes
To- Cuba, as q part of the Province Of
Havana. The determination of Cuba To-
tax the inhabitants of the Isle Of Pines
brought the situation to crisis. The
300 Americans who live on the island
became defiant They went TO the Al
cade or Mayor, Of the principal city.
and said they would use force If ncces-
sary 10 prevent n tax levy by Cuba.
They insisted that the country should
belong to the United States, and as
soon as the American flag foated over
them they would pay their taxes to
Uncle sam, but never to any one else.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

practically transformed Into two land
areas. for the reason that the sen
mandates a chain Of lagoons ccross tie
southern part OF the Isle The northern
part, facing Cuba. however, is noun
taln0us, with peaks more than 1000
feet above the sea- Here dwell nearly
all Of the 5000 inhabitants, and those
who have been stimulated by American
enterprise to till the soil finds that Il
responds with wonderful fertility.
Potatoes are produced which bring q
higher price in the markets of Havana
than those from the United States.
Tobacco grows even too lUxurianty.
Sugar cane Is cultivated successfully,
and the pineapple, which grew wild IN
such abundance that 1t gave It's name
TO the island, is being Systematically
raised for american tables
The population OF the Isle Of Pines is
distinct from that of Cuba, and Is a
mixture Of the native Indian, the In
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
rAYING FRrIT TREES.

In some parts OF the West box icrl-
cation is practical as a cheap method
Of saving fruit trees, vines and gardens
from drought The boxes are made Of
rough planks, usually about six inches
in length and inserted in holes a foot
or more in depth. a few lnche3 from
the tree or plants to be irrigated. Wa
ter is filled in the boxes and left to find
its way to the roots. This places the
water where II will do the most good,
precludes the possibility OF waste, and
oy5rcomcs the objections to surface
irrigation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
pOWDERY MILnEM.

P0wdery mildew ordinarily affects
young cherry and apple trees. II up
pears in white spots on the leaves; the
fungus threads send little suckers
Gown in the plants cells and alb
Gorb the juices there. Black spores are
formed later and these, with their
thick walls, live safely through The
winter and germinuate in the spring
The disease defoliates young trees and
robs older ones o. much nourishmcat.
Burning the leaves. in the spring is an
effective preventive. Finely powdered
sulphur busted over the diseased parts
Of n tree kills the fungus, and potas-
stun sulDhide soiution-one-half ounce
to a gallon Of water-is nearly Cs &C.
Ccctivc.-Thc Cuitivator.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

Of Pines, reports that the American
residents there are clamoring for Amer
lean sovereignty, and say that they
have made extensive purchases Of land
with the understanding that the Stars
and Stripes were 10 float over their
houses. The Pine Islanders can appeal
to Congress for relief from the ruling
Of the Secretary Of War.
About the size of the State Of Rhode
Island and situated sixty miles south
of the western end of Cuba, the Isle Of
Pines would prove a valuable accession
to any country interested in South
American affairs. In the same lonCi-
tude as Tampa, Fla, and the same lati-
tude as YUcatan, Mexico, the bit of
land is regarded as a strategic key to
the Caribbean Sea and the Yucatan
Channel, which connects this sea with
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

IS the system is open TO trickery and
deception. An ingenious device has re-
emily been designed by an English firm
whereby not only every sack can be
weighed, but time and labor are both
saved. This apparatus is shown in
he accompanying cuts. 1t certainly
has the advantage of being simple.
The ordinary double trap-door. such as
8 found over the matches Of any ware
house, is made to do duty rs the plat
form Of a Weighing machine, the long
and short lever bodies Of the machine
being so arranged round the hatchway
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

the Gulf of Mexico. Attention to the
island as a military base has recently
been still more strongly focused by
the Venezuelan imbroglio.
The circumstances which orphaned
the Isle of Pines grew out Of the recent
Spanish-American War. At the end of
the conflict Spain relinquished her an
cient sovereignty to the island, and the
nations wondered as to its fate. Some
said it would come into the possession
of the United States; others seemed to
regard it as geographically a part Of
Cuba, inasmuch as Cuba, by reason Of
its cOncaye shape embraces the Isle Of
Pines in the segment Of it's are. Inter
national curiosity, therefore was great
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
AN ENEMY on THE CHERRY.

Frequently the black cherry tree lice
90 completely cover, distort aud smea"
with excremcnt the cherry leaves that
they are disgusting to behold they
not only stop the growth Of the tree,
but take much of the nourishment tk1t
should go to the fruit while maturing.
AS with all plant lice, they winter in
the egg stage, Matching early in the
season into females which soon COM
mence to produce young. and by the
time cherries are ripe we have several
generations, each Of which is pro-
duci"g young each day. About July
the c disappear to the roots Or to
other plants In the fall winged males
and females are produced and the fe-
males return to the cherry trees, there
depositlng their eggs around the buds.
Remedy.-If kerosene emulsion is
used on the lice before they roll and
knot the leaves around themselves,
they can be very easily killed, hut
when protected by the leaves it is diff
fcult to reach them with any remedy
National Fruit Grover.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

In its independence from govern
mental control, the Isle of Pines has
simply been true to its traditions. For
more than two centuries after Column
bus discovered it this piece Of the world
was the home of fleets Of pirates, who
preyed on the commerce Of the Allan
tic Gs far north as the CarOlinas and
to the southwark as far as Rio Janeiro.
The island was peculiarly adapted by
nature as 4 haven for the buccaneer,
and some Cubans say that even ut the
present time, should this island come
into the possession of n foreign power,
it would become a strategic base Of op-
cratlons for smugglers.
\ line OF reefs encircles the island
for the most part, and between it and
Cuba lies q chain of little isles, called
the Isles dc Mangles. The principal
port on its northern shore is Nuava
Corona, short distance up the Rio de
CeTO. Should person in Havana
wish to visit the Isle of Pines, he would
cross Cuba by rail. by a journey Of
thirty miles to Batabano, and take a
steamer from there for Nueva Corona.
Though the entire distance would bt
only ninety miles, nevertheless, under
present conditions, it would take the
traveller a whole day.
Were it not for a long, projecting
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

rs to permit of 4 free opening under
the flaps. The levers can be made to
operate spring balance, as shown i'll
the illustration, or else an ordinary
stecl-yard. In the one case a movable
sliding indicator is attached to the
periphery Of the dial face, so as TO
show the weigh5 which the pointer
should show. In the other, of course,
, do, proper weight is put on the steel
nov; and the operator observes
Of yajther the lever is up, central or
'ingSn.
nceThe method of procedure is well
shown in the cuts. The sack is hauled
up through the double flaps of the
hatch in the ordinary way. When the
flaps have fallen back into place the
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

prise characteristic of their race they
are rapidly turning the natural wealth
of the country to commercial ends
They have found that many woods
abound, such as cedar, oak, pino de tea,
ocuja, sabrina, capeche, fustlc, cocoa,
ebony, mahogany, walnut, ceiba. nn5a
ronon, majugua and the royal T-whcr
which tree furnishes most of the AND
stiles of life, including food, words ,Umr .
shelter and r0iment. Many rare Nwhispe
have long been used prodigally byHnscie
natives, who did not realize their value
and thus the Spanish prison at Nueya
Corona. in which politically prisoners
were at one time confined when the
island was used as a penal colony, is
finished in mahogany and ebony, over
which has been daubed whitewash, for
ornamental purposes"
Marble quarries, containing fine vayi-
cites of white, green and pink stone
are now being operated, and company
has been organized to build sana-
forum at Santa lie, in the interior,
where there is the largest OF the many
magnesium springs which has long
made this island a health resort for
rich Cubans. Naturalists say that the
island possesses 200 species Of birds
and fully 700 Of fish The most pic
turcsQrc member Of the bird family
IS one which walks about On lily pads.
and possesses blue head feathers. with
creamy white body, scarlet breast legs
Of green and bill Of orange. In the
everglades in the southern part TEEN
countless forms of insect and am
phibian life, and after nlghtfall tray
clcrs say the lagoons glow with phos-
/ phorescent lights, will-o-the-wisps and
other unearthlv forms Of misty fire.
7 New York Tribune
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

Jack is lowered onto them, and The
weight indicated on the dial 1t Will
lie seen, therefore, that there are not
ivo landings OF any one sack, and
IN the time lost is that involved in low
ering the sack onto the platform, or
u0p-doOr.
A lever will be noticed to the left Of
he pillar carrying the dial. This is
or disconnecting the latter when il is
lot desired to weigh the sacks passed
trough the trap-door and to save the
machine from unnecessary wear and
lear.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
pLANT sOME sWEET rEAs.

II only one Towering plant is grown
the one TO choose Is the sweet pea. It
is easily grown gives plenty of flowers
for a long time, and is as gay and
cheerful as q flock of humming birds.
Sow az early as common peas and treat
in tho same way, except that wire net
ting Is more neat and satisfactory than
brush. If brush is used, sow the seed
In small cumps and set the brush
around IT, growing hnlf q dozen nlants
TO the clump. With mixed varieties
this plan gives q beautiful effect.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

yading SDaniard and the negro slave.
Before the advent Of the Spaniard the
aboligines were divided into two
classes, one owning the lands and cul,
tiyating them by means of negro
slaves, and the other a shlftless totally
savage race, which subslsted on raw
fish and fruits, and wandered naked
up and down the coasts.
Three hundred Americans have set.
tied on the island. and with an enter
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

distinctly outlined and var.eg2tcd star
that appears in the centre Of every
open flower. The petals, which serve
as a background, are of rich and varied
shades of yelvety crimson and rich
maroon, while the flve-raycd star,
broadening halfway Up, then narrow
ing to a point near the margin Of the
flower, is Of pure snowy white o. int
ings OF blush or pink.-PhnadeipA-a
Record
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
EARLY TOMATOES.

Tho earliest tomatoes are those that
are rather small IN size. especially the
varieties that grow in clusters. Tho
best varieties are the late ones. though
seedsmcn are now Offering new yarle.
ties that ere somewhat early, as well
MS being much improved In quality.
Every garden should have a few to
nato plants
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
A NEW ANNUAL.

One CT the newest ANIMALS that may
be started from seed in the spring with
every assurance Of success belongs to
the Petunia family. The new star
Petunia is one OF the most curious OF
the seasons novelties because of a
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

Editor Webb, Of the Bosworth CSIol
Weekly Star, puts this headline over
his announcements OF births, marriages
and deaths; Wells, Bells and Knells.r
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

There is a movement in North Wales
to raise a monument to the famous
chiestain, Gwen GlyEdwr.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

cape much resembling Cape Cod. at
the western end OF the southern shore.
The Isle of Pines would have the
square outline Of the uupoetic Block
is.a- At high tide the islaHd Is
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

1y aroused when Cuba ratified the P.att
amendment, which, in defining the ter
ritorlal bounds Of Cuba, omitted the
Isle Of Pines, and rcre-ged 20 it by say
4ng:
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

. OF the twenty-five men who have
been President Of the United States
ten have to-day 20 descendants.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05
A SACK-WEICHlNC
MACHINE

Platform Scales and Hotehway Doors
Combined.
A usual way OF checking the weight
of material going into a warehouse or
factory In sacks Is to take. say, every
third sack and place 1t separately on a
weigh-brldge This procedure has sew
eral disadvantages 1t takes time and
labor to do H. ana the exact weight
can never be asceralncd absolutely,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

protesting 1t had eagerly expected 20
call Uncle Sam padre" and. now that
It's aatieipatlons have been snubbed, It
has, Ia true lnfantile fashion, "sct up a
howl"
Herbert @. Squlers, the United States
Minister to Cuba, who returned TO lin.
vaaa recently from a visit TO the Isle
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-05

'F the coast OF Cuba there
Is an orphan island by the
name Of the Isle OF Pines.
Secretary Root has just au-
nounced that Cuba is rs
guardian, but the orphan Is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
$3.50

Jas. A. Banister's Shoes in Oxfords
and high shoes, both in patent kid and
plain kid, patent kid and Oxfords,
$500 and $500; plain kid shoes. $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
BIG BANK NOTES.
Thousand Dollar Bills Are Plentiful
But Seldom Seen.

From the Philadelphia North American.
A New Yorker recently dropped a $1,000
bill in the cabin of a ferryboat and had
difficulty In attempting to recover 1t be-
cause he could not remember what Its
number was or when 1t had been issued.
This unusual case induced a man who
is fond of statistics to ascertain just how
many notes of such large denomination
there are in the United States. What he
learned Will doubtless surprise his fellow
citizens. most of whom have never seen
anything larger than 500 bill of the
stage.
From figures complied by the treasury
department 1t appears that there was
outstanding in the month of January of
the present year s26 900 in notes Of
$1,000 denomination.
OF the treasury notes of 1890 $5640 900 was
outstanding in $1,000 bills, $4,000 was out
standing in national bank notes in such
bills, SAG, 1876, 500 in gold certificates, maxi
ing the grand total $73,515,500 This would
seem TO prove that there were outstand-
ing, according to the treasury estimates
on January 81 last 7S5l55s $1,000 bills.
How to account for the fraction at the
chN - dihiCNlL CANtpl OH the HuDpOblllOn
that one of the valuable notes was acct
dentally torn In half by some one who
was in a great hurry to possess It,
Most of the paper money issued by I'm
Gle Sam is In the comparatively modest $40
notes, and there are enough of these float
ing around through the country to foot up
the magnificent sum of $440, $50 1872.
Bills of the IS size come next In point Of
numbers, and of them the treasury re-
turns give $349 .2O4 as outstanding Com
ing next are the $50 notes. and these
amount to 1896. 566. Silver certificates
comprise majority Of the smaller bills
such as the ones. the twos and the fiyes.
The treasury goes as high as $1,000 notes
at times. but according to the latest re-
turns there Is only one issue of these out
standing, while two issues of notes for
5000 are in existence.
More than half the tens are United
States notes, while national bank notes
and gold certificates make up the bulk
OF the twenties Beyond the $1,000 limit
there is practically nothing but gold GER
tihcates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Ike POkeberry'S Marvellous Mechanical Cow
From the Almost Veracious Memoirs Of Oliver Thumm

ply lowered its head and mooed and gave
Ike dig in the ribs with its horns.
Ike cursed and howled and the COW did
everything all over again. with varia-
lions, while Ike frantically tried to reach
that row of buttons, and every time the
thing mooed Ike got another rap on some
portion of his anatomy. Sometimes Ike
was on top and sometimes the COW and
the entire neighborhood turned out to
make a book on the result with odds
three to two in favor of the COW. Finally
Ike got his hand on those buttons and
Jared them up some, and there was an
other three-ring circus with Ike playing
the part of the tan-bark for about three
minutes. Ike did some ground and lofty
tumbling and got out from under looking
like an ash-wagon in a windstorm. Just
as he was shaking himself into shape
again the crowd yelled at him but they
were too late. Ike tried to jump, but the
COW had lowered it's head and charged
and Ike once more bit the dust into very
small chunks, while the COW, with an ex-
ira loud moo, tore up the street, headed
in the direction of home, at the rate of
, about verst a minute.
Ike was game. He got up once more
and limped off after the COW in hopes to
catch 1t before any further damage was
done. He loved the COW too much to
blame II Tor the tumbling he got and he
knew the COW would seem to feel sorry
when 1t had time 10 cool down.
Alas 1t never had a chancei It tried to
cross the railroad track just as the fast
express came in, and 1t got cut square in
two. OF course all that artificial milk
had become churned and a solid streak of
fine butterine stretched the full length of
the lightning express. The engineer
scraped a seven-pound chunk off the cow
catcher and took 1t home to his wife that
night. and she thought 1t was fine.
Well, of course, the hind legs of that
COW gave one convulsive kick and staid
right there. but the front part ran on
home. 1t turned into the pasture and ran
around and around In a circle until Ike
came and then with one mournful moo"
1t ran right up to him, laid its head in his
arms, rolled its sad eyes up to him and
died. 1t was so pathetic.
Mrs. Pokeberry still takes In washing.