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tendency in America to charge up ey.
cry shortcoming to some institution.
Concerningthis matter, he said:
"Our soft and luxurious age wishes
to escape personal responsibility. 1t
traces all trouble back to the institu-
tions on the outside instead of indl-
viduaS on the inside. Is a youth
truant hating his books? Blame the
teacher and the school administration
everybody excepting the youth him
self who will not feed his love Of learn
ing. Is man drunkard, tramp,
a vagabond blame competition,
corporations, anybody excepting the
individual who loves idleness and
hates work. Are there multitudes to-
day in concert rooms, dance halls, at
their spol s instead of in churches,
blame the church-some because SER
mons are too long OF too deep to swal-
low; blame anybody excepting the in
dividual who has no noble discomfort
and hunger for higher life.
This is the everlasting truth. Some
people call Christ socialist. But
where in all literature is to be found
a more sweeping statement of the
doctrine of individual responsibility
than is to be found in the parable of
the talents? Every man was held ac-
countable for what he had received.
Christ did not say to the man who had
his talent in the earth, Society is re-
sponsible for this man" He said,
"Thou wicked and Improbable SER
vant," and he took his talent away
from him, and gave it unto him who
had five talents.
Nothing in all the world makes for
character like the sense of individual
responsibility. We have got to face
the hard things in this world. We
have got to realize the stern truths of
life. One of these stern truths is the
law of consequences. AS Emerson
put it, every act rewards itself"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
CARNEGIE PAYS ON $5o,ooo,ooo.
His Assessment Leads Personal Prop.
erty Valuation in New York.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE tax assess
ment books opened to the public show
that Andrew Carnegie leads the list of
personal properly assessment, with
$50, 900, 0,OO0The list includes John ia
cob Astor, $22 1000, ,OO0; J. D. Rockefel.
Ter, S2,5OO,0OO; J. P. Morgan, $500, 900;
howard Gould, $500,00O; Cornelius
Vanderbilt, $25O,OOO; Reginald Wander
bit, $350,OO0.
The real estate valuation of the city
shows an increase of $5,426,611,646
over 1901.
Among those who are not taxed by
reason of having sworn off their taxes
on the ground of being non-residents,
are Richard Croker, William Waldorf
Astor and George ]. Gould.
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SHERIFF'S JURY.
Canvass Damages for Northwestern
Right of Way.

A sneriff's jury composed of William
Mattison, BE n Cruzen, l.. M. Bacon,
y. A. Wright, Jasper Cox and Robert
Kent were out in Yves Des Moines and
Jefferson townships on Tuesday can
vassing the damages wrought by
right of way for an extension of the
Northwestern railroad from Lakonta,
southwest to shaft No. IL of the Con-
solidation Coal Company. The awards
have not been made yet but will be
announced shortly. The jury was ac-
,ompanied by Sheriff Cricket and De-
prty Richard Cricket. sThe six pieces
of land where condemnation was me-
cessary belong to w. IT. Springer, Mr..
White, Mr. Lawrence; Mrs. Pettijohn
and Mr. Taylor.
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WoMANLY VIRTUES.

What are the virtues most essential
to a woman? A Paris newspaper has
been asking that question of its read
ers, of whom S,27S have answered
"Faithfulness," with economy a good
second and goodness a bad third. Or
derliness and modesty follow each 9TH
er closely, while lower down on the
list comes devotion, charity and gen.
tleness. Between two thousand and
three thousand specify patience, ma
ternal affection and industriousness as
among a woman's cardinal virtues,
while 1854 voters-the majority of
voters we're men-declare that cleanli-
ness is a peculiarly attractive quality
in woman. Only minority Of Paris
ians seem to consider honesty, ami
ability, courage. discretion, simplicity
or wisdom desirable; self-sacrifice
polled the smallest recorded vote,
while tenderness and modesty, purity
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
THE TOMATO PACK FOR 1902

The American Grocer estimates the
pack of tomatoes in the United States
in 1902 at 9,282,S12 cases of 2 dozen
tins each, against the short pack in
1901 of 4,26S,221 cases. The pack in
Canada in 1902 was $4,000 cases,
against 25O,OO0 cases in 1901, making
the total pack in United States and
Canada 9,494,S12 cases in 1902, against
4,51S,221 cases a year ago. Almost
one-half of the entire pack of the
United States in 1902 was the product
Of Maryland, that state being credited
with a total of 4,514,3S2 cases. In
diana was second with an output of
992, CSC cases; Delaware, third with a
product of 75O,67O cases, and New Jer-
sey and California fourth and fifth
with a pack, respectively, of 9,845
and 737, 7,490 cases. Upwards of 80 per
cent of the entire pack of the United
States was the product of these five
states.
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According to some statistics

According to some statistics ad.
duced by Congressman Lacey of this
district in a recent speech in congress,
the United States paid 3.6 cents an
acre for the land comprised in the
Louisiana Purcahse. This was the
best real esate bargain ever made by
any nation in the history of the world,
Florida cost us Ill cents an acre. The
first land bought of Mexico was at the
rate of As cents an acre. The Gads'
den purchase in southern Arizona was
at an average of 34.3 an acre, making
it the highest of all our acquisitions
Georgia sold her territorial rights for
10.1 cents an acre. The cost per acre
of Alaska was 1.19. Ihis investment
was thought by many at the time to
be losing one, but recent develop
ments here have fully vindicated the
wisdom of William H. Seward in add
ing it to our domain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
-KeOkIlk Gate-City: 6

-Keokuk Gate-City: Supt. ]. F.
Riggs, of Sigourney, is announced in
the Montezuma Republican as a can
didate for the republican nomination
for state superintendent of schools.
He was born on farm in Henry coun-
ty, this state, in 1860, educated at
Whittier College at Salem and Wes-
leyan university at Mt. Pleasant; was
superintendent of schools of Henry
county for six years and for seven
years following was at the head of the
Mt. Pleasant schools. He is now serv-
ing in the same capacity at Sigourney.
The Republican endorses him as a
clear thinker, forceful writer, able
public speaker and. successful educa-
tor and predicts that he will be an ex.
ceptionally strong candidate.
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THE oldest Iowa convict has died

The Oldest Iowa convict has died.
He was William Dilley, formerly CT
Johnson county, confined at Anamosa
26 years ago for numbering his wife.
His number was 239 and since he went
in more than four thousand men have
entered the institution. He made
considerable money making shell
trinkets, but alleged friends used it
all in what they assured him were eff
forts for his release. Three living
brothers have never evinced much de-
sire to secure his freedom.
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and trnthfulness appear to have escap-
ed everyone's attention. unless they
are intended to be included in some OF
the first characterizatiuns
PRACTICAL OIL TESTS.

Sibley Gazette: A. w. Harris has
a tank near the Rock Island tracks,
which has a capacity of 10000 gallons.
The tank now contains about 5000
gallons of dark, greasy liquid, which
looks like harness oil but is crude Pc
troleum, from the famous Texas oil
fields. From his experience of burn.
ing it in his furnace he figures that it
will take in the neighborhood of $50
gallons to heat his large residence one
month and the cost will be one third
less than the cost of heating with hard
coal. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Knight have
been experimenting with the crude
oil by burning it in their cook stove.
The cost of a burner is about $500
and they are paying cents per gallon
for the crude oil. They burn about a
gallon a day but do not keep the fire
burning much between meals. Two
gallons or less would keep the fire
burning all day. The oil burns with
intense heat and the stove can be
made red hot within seven minutes
after lighting the fire. Mr.. Knight
does not say the fuel is an unqualified
success but he says the longer they use
it the better they like it, and if it con-
tinues to give the same satisfaction
they win use it in place of coal. Be-
ginners will find some difficulty in
learning to use the burners, but such
difficulty can be overcome in time. II
crude petroleum can be burned at a
less expense than coal, people here
abouts would like to know it, as ex
pensive fuel is one of the drawbacks
in this country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

The Chicago, Rock Island G Pa
cific road has decided to discontinue
the building or purchase Of all wood
cars. Instead all new equipment will
be built with pressed steel under
frames. To this end it has just pre-
pared the plans for 1000 box cars
which it will order. 1t Is the inten-
ton of the company to replace its
rolling stock with this type of cars as
fast as they wear out.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Col. Swain, U. S. Consul to Uru-
quay, kindly remembers the Herald
with Thanksgiving card from his far
away home. The inscription is unique
and the sentiment characteristic Of the
Colonel. 1t reads: From an Ameri-
can Thanksgiving table, filed by
Americans, in a remote land, all thank
full for the many blessings and great
things falling on our land; for the
general and a.ounding prosperity; for
the wisdom shown by men in high
places confronting grave conditions;
for that which has passed and for that
which is so luminous for the whole
land in the future-the Cousul at
Montevideo adds his good wishes for
all good things for you and yours in
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The Ottumwa Courier announces

The Ottumwa Courier announces
that Hon. w. w. Epps and Frank MINI
ocks, both of Ottumwa, will be candi-
dates for election to membership on
the Republican state central commit
tee. The Courier concludes, however,
that two candidates from one county
will kill the chances of both, and IA
vors Mr.. Epps because of his priority
of announcement, and longer service
in the party.
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Cherokee Democrat: twenty-five

Cherokee Democrat: twenty-five
or thirty years ago coal famine didn't
cause the least concern among the
people. 1t didn't matter much then
whether it was $4.50-the price then
in western Iowa-or $40 per ton. All
we burned in those days was weeds,
the long, lean, dry weeds, that cover.
ed the sloughs, with strip of slough
grass sandwiched in between. With
family Of four persons it took two
to gather and pack them to the house,
one to continuously break them. in
handfuls and put them in the stove,
while the fourth would nearly freeze
to death trying to keep warm by it.
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The following gem is from the
Montezuma Democrat: There has
been a great deal said about capital
and labor and the greater part of 1T
has been said to no purpose-just to
stir strife and set the man who is COM
PEELED by circumstances to depend on
his toll and the capitalist who helps
furnish employment against each
nther.n
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The Boston Globe has come to the
conclusion that according to the latest
decision of the Massachusetts supreme
court specializing in stocks on a mar
gin is not such risky business, after
all. If the speculator wins he can
pocket his profits and go on his way
rejoicing. If he loses, all he has to do
is to cry baby, go into court and get
his money back from the wicked
broker.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
Minnesota is c,

Minnesota is crazier than Iowa
according to Judge Robinson of the
State Board of Central. Minnesota
has 1892 insane patients and Iowa
1850. Minnesota's population is about
three-fourths of that of Iowa, and it is
apparent from the above figures
Minnesota,s per capita of insane is
considerably the higher.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

The boys tell one on Mr.. Woods,
the new station agent at the Rock Is
land. A rushedup and shout
ed to him through the window, Can
l catch the train to Des Moines?"
The agent replied, That depends op
how fast you can run, sir. It's been
gone three minutes"
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main line to the east. The operator
at the Sac "Y'' reported the occur
renee and an engine started to over
take it. The runaway was finally cap
tured twelve miles away on the up
grade beyond the Coon river.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

What need of man to go steal
ing for living, enquiries the Abba
Union, when there is more work that
can be done. Then the working man
never gets shot and the other does"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

The fact that Des Moines' 375
pounds mayor has lost rs pounds dur
ing his administration, leads the Sioux
City Tribune to wonder what would
happen to a 125-pound man in the
same Office,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Either a new Catholic church or a
parochial school will be erected at FIT.
Dodge. If the former, 100000 will be
raised; if the latter, $4,000. Andrew
Hoover has subscribed $4,000 to the
proposed building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

the coming Christmas tide and the
ushering in of the New Year. God
bless our flag and country-and give
us peace in our day!"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Iowa is, not going to have any
bangings for some months to come at
,st. HRfry Hortman, Of Cherokee,
RehaSd williams of Buxton, will
be executed in March on account
ppeals toNthe supreme court. Phil
land Brooks are also feeling that
have many months or years OF
ahead of them as new trials have
b granted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Law Notes" tells of an inquest
on a case Of suicide recently held in
England, where the foreman returned
this remarkable verdict: "The jury
are all of one mind-temporarily in
sane"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

-Ottumwa has lost out of the
Three-Eyes base ball league. Why
not organize a "Three-O's" league?
ottumwa, Oskaloosa and, well, OIivet
to complete the Trio.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

-Pottawattamie county supervisors
have just purchased quarter section
of land for a new poor farm, paying
therefor $4,000. The sum of $4,000
will be spent in buildings.
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Chronicle

Brooklyn Chronicle: The good
citizen of a neighboring town who
boasts that he has only shoveled off
his side walk once in twenty years has
poor health and will soon be where
there is no snow to shovel.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Hearing about Russell Sages new
valet, the Chicago Record-Herald
thinks Uncle Russ" must have had a
chance to get one at bargain.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

1t occurs to the Rockford Register
that there is nothing left for the demo-
cracy of the country to do but just
blow out the gas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

do you call for those made in Os-
kaloosa when you buy cigars? If not
you are not fair to local factories and
tobacco workers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

Are your New Year resolutions
still on straight" inquiries the Bur-
lington Hawkeye.
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-Oskaloosa is fortunate in having
plenty of coal, if the price is little
stiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

When in doubt say no, and stick
to it.
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"A peculiar incident of the high
.Find last week is reported from Wall
Lake, Iowa. A freight car standing
on the siding was driven out into the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

According to State Superintend-
ent Barrett's annual report 19,400 per-
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THE HERALD

'Tis wrong for any maid to be
Abroad at night alone;
A chaperon she needs till she
Can call some chap her own.
Philadelphia Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-09
THIEvING TREASURER FREE.

COncordia, Kan. July S.-A. J. Tat
lerson, who was convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiJry for three
years for stealing county money while
treasurer Of Clyde. was pardcned to
lay by Governor Bailey. before he was
aiken to the penitentiary
Patterson fwas found guilty of aesS~-
sezzling $4,000 Of the Clyde money col
ected from the Clvoe joints as license
payments. He commended that the city
received the money illegally and could
not hold him accountable for IL
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BIG MINING SUIT.

Butte. July &-The Nipper mine case
one OF the most important mining suits
that has been called for trial since the
Colusa-ParrOtt and Anaconda trial i'm the
I nited States court. has been called for
trial. The case is entitled j. :. Hickey
81 al VS.. the Anaconda Copper Mining
company and the WashOe Copper com
pany. and is over a portion OF the Ripper
lode involving several million dollars.
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STUDENTS ARRFsrED

London. July According 10 a Vienna
iispatch to the Times memorial service
Tor the victims OF the Kishineff massa-
ere was held yesterday IN the synagogue
of the Austrian capital. The students.
wishing 20 show their disapprpval OF the
massacre. decided 10 attend I'm a body.
~ the entrance Of the synagogue they
were surrounded by gendarmes and ar
rested. They viii be prosecuted for dis
turbing public order
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FINED So5o

Los Angeles. Cal. July S-Frank p.
Feiten OF cleveland, who forced the as
sumed name under which Joseph col
goss brother Of the assassin. WIS travel
ing while I'M Los Angeles, was today
fined $3.50 in the United States district
court Feiten obtained SIS on "A postal
money order by forging CzoigSss' name
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Women Form Golf Organization

fourteen golf clubs. including All club
members OF the Western and Emitted
states golf memberships within a radius
or 90 miles of Chicago. met here today
and organized the Woman's Western Golf
association. 10 promote team play and 20
give annual tournaments Miss Alexander
OF ENmoore was elected president
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Turkgy Red Da1Masks.
Remnants.

Our great sale left us with many
remnants Of table damask and
short length towelings. We have
marked them stilI lower than they
sold at the half price sale. See the
remnant table.
The goods are all new.
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D0YEes and Mexican
Drawn Squares

We have left broken lots Of en-
broideries, fringed and hemmed
dOylies. and also many beautiful
Mexican Drawn Covers. For the
week we viii sell them at prices
lower than ever.
$l-49 Mexican Drawn Square ..S1.45
Sl-6J Mexican Drawn Square .$1.35
$3.50 Mexican Drawn Square ..S125
t5c Teneriffe Lace Doyly ...:....55c
65c Teneriffe Lace DOyly .......5Oc
60c Teneriffe Lace Doyly .......4Sc
25c Teneriffe Lace Doyly .......2Oc
HemsGiGched Sets.
We have left several broken hem
stitched sets, such as a cloth and
half dozen napkins. To dispose OF
them we marked the prices way
down.
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CONFERFNCE FNDFn

oyster Bay. n. Y. July S.-President
Roosevelt and Secretary HAY con-
Guided their conference at "A late hour
last night. The secretary left saga
more hin shortly after O'Clock this
morning.
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To make ready Tor fall shipments.
we offer our entire line of beauti-
ful Arabian Lace Centerpieces,
round and square. large and small,
at a special reduction for the week.
We still have left many beautiful
designs in rarest work.
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Frederick Abbott

Milwaukee, Wis. July S-Frederick Alb
bott. former treasurer OF the Wisconsin,
Central railway and for many years land
commissioner OF the company. dropped
dead today. the result OF a stroke Of
paralysis.
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pEATHs ZOE HEAr

Memphis. Tenn. July S.-Two deaths
occurred in the city today as "a result
OF the heat. maximum temperature
81 "a degrees being reported.
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Some Remarkable
MILLINERY
Reductions . .
North Entrance
Rear Main Aisle.

The high character of the product
Of the millinery section-the fash
ionable headWear which has de-
lighted femininity in all spheres of
life emphasized by reasonable
prices ~ makes every announce
ment from that department ex-
ceedingly interesting.
The following reductions in force
for three days only. viii arouse en-
thusiasm.
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Lace GenGer-pieces.

The goods are an new.
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THE DEATH RECORD.
Warren P. Noble.

Tiffin. o.. July S.-Warreu p. Noble. one
Of the Ohio civil war congressman.
dropped dead Of heart disease today,
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Embroidered BaGGem5erg
GenGer-Pieosso

We place on sale this week our
beautiful assortment of Batten-
bergs at special prices. This is a
rare opportunity to secure a collec-
ton Of choice goods at exception
ally low prices.
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WT@lpgrY
Department.
Basement. Section.
Choice lot good quality Curtain
Ends, --.--.-............... 19c each
Figured and Plain Silkolines.
12l5c quality for ..........715c yard
Figured Denims and Cretonnes.
zoe quality for ............ lie yard
Plain Linen Velours for Sofa
Cushion Covers, upholstering fur :
niture, etc, etc, $1.75 goods for 75c +
Summer Carriage Lap Robes. at
SIC, csc, S1.15, $145 each. worth
double. q
Remnants of about l 1-6 yards
long each, Ingram Carpet Samples,
at l2c, lac, 17c each, worth triple.
Grex Grass Rugs, at SOC and ACC,
worth Soc and Csc
Indian Pottery the soc line for
25c each ID.
Indian Pottery. the CSC line for
4Sc each
Indian Pottery. the $3.50 line. for
75c each
Indian Pottery. the $2.25 line for
$1.13 each
Indian Pottery, the $3.50 line for
$1.75 each ,
Genuine Satsuma Jardinieres, the
soc quality for Csc.
Genuine Satsuma Jardinieres. the ,
Sl.25 qualities for 63c.
Genuine Satsuma Jardinieres. the
$500 qualities for S1.00.
Genuine Satsuma Jardinieres, the
$500 qualities for $3.50.
121zc Extension Curtain Rods for I
&c each.
$3.50 Baby Go-Carts for $3.50 (
$500 Baby Go-Carts for $500 .
$4,000 Baby GO-Carts for - $500
$4,000 Baby GO-Carts, for 49,. 5000 !
japanese Porch or Step Seats,
for Sc
Porch Shades. size SKIS and sx1O
rect ...s.-..s..-.......... SOU each
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Imported Japanese ScarGs
and GeMGer-Piecese

We still have left several exaui-
site scarfs and center pieces in
rare japanese workmanship. which
we viii offer at a decided reduction.