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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

The children were made as comfort
able as possible for the night, and
soon ali but the mother were asleep,
while the moistened eyes and CULVER
ing lips Of the passengers--tne tray
cling men with their grips, the poll
tician with his schemes, the business
man with his worries, yes, even the
old reprobate of The News, paid q
silent but mighty tribute to the great
est civilizing agent of all ages, the
Christian religion.
Here, oh We teachers OF theology,
is sermon greater than you ever
preached.
Here, oh we choirs, is an anthem
sweeter than We ever sung.
Here, we hosts of Israel, quarreling
over creeds and doctrines and torn
with strife and envy, is lesson more
powerful than you ever taught.
God save the mother and her brood,
bring them to their homes In safety,
and to their last days in peace.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
-"The plow in uniYersa

THE pillow in universal use by
the farmers in this locality" writes
the consul at Mannheim, Germany,
would not be tolerated by an Ameri-
can farmer. The farm wagon Is as
antiquated as the pillow. Many Of the
smaller farm implements are Of the
clumsy patterns in use a century ago.
The carpenter uses neither hatchet
nor hand-saw, and his other tools are
not nearly so complete as those Of an
American carpenter. Furniture is
largely handmade ana is correspond
ingly expensive. Although the high.
ways here are nearly perfect, the light
American buggy and phaeton are un-
known. Though much is made of all
navigable rivers for purposes of trade,
small pleasure launches are rarely
seen. The barber chairs used even
in handsome city barber shops would
not be tolerated even in the smallest
towns in the United States"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
cLlMAToLoGY oE 1909.

According to a bulletin issued by
the Iowa Weather Bureau, the mean
pressure throughout the state for the
year 1903 was 1904 inches. The high
est observed pressure was 3O.6S
inches on February 18th and Deem
Der 14th at Des Moines; lowest pres
sure, 29.19 inches, on October 9Th at
Sioux City. Range for the state 1.49
inches.
The mean Temperature for the state
was 47.3 degrees, which is 0.3 degrees
below normal. The highest temper
ature reported was 101 degrees on
Aug. Gath at Logan. The lowest tenn.
perature reported was 81 degrees be-
low zero on December 18th at Sibley.
Range for the year 1913 degrees.
The average amount of rain and
melted snow for the year, as shown
by complete records of So stations,
was 1856 inches, which is Ats inches
above the normal, and 8.65 inches be-
low the average amount for 1902.
The greatest amount recorded at any
station for the year was 50.53 inches
at Onawa. Least amount recorded
26.41 inches at Ames. The greatest
monthly rainfall was 17.74 inches at
WOODBURY. in August; least monthly
amount, trace at Alton and thirteen
other stations in January, November
and December; the greatest amount
in any consecutive twenty-four hours
was 11.22 inches at Cherokee, August
9th. The average number Of days
on which .01 inch or more of rain fell
was go.
The prevailing direction of wind
was northwest. Highest velocity re.
ported, seventy-two miles an hour, in
Sioux City, from the northwest and
southeast on January 6th and May
21st. Average daily wind movement
210 miles. There were 156 clear
days, 100 partly cloudy, and 1os
cloudy days; as against las cler days,
Ill cloudy and 100 partly cloudy in
1902.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

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The republican party has declared
In favor of reciprocity and has made
some advancement along that Tine.
But in matters of this kind the ma
tons with which we deal all want the
best possible terms, and most usually
terms that can not be wisely conceded.
Republicans are heartily in favor OF
reciprocity, but they want 1t Of the
kind that will reciprocate.
At this juncture it is proposed TO
solve the question by the simple meth
cd of free and unrestricted trace with
Canada. We have about S0,000,000 Of
people, she has about 100000 1t is
proposed to furnish Canada 80,000,000
of the best customers in the world in
free and equal exchange for the trade
of 100000 of people.
What product of Iowa farmers will
be sold in Canada under the proposed
arrangement? When we make an
agreement with Canada the burden
should not be all thrown upon the far
mers' products, as is proposed by the
scheme of "free trade in natural pro-
ducts"
The farmers of the west have fav-
ored and do favor protection. They
believed in ii because it has built up
a home market, and because under
protection, that home market was pre-
served to them. They believed in 1t
because the market was greatly in
creased. The consumption of their
products by the employed workmen in
the protected industries furnishes
them great pecuniary interest in the
doctrine of protection.
If we should have free trade with
Canada because she is a gooo custom
er, we have still stronger reason for
free trade with Great Britain, and GER
tainly he must be strong in the Cob
den faith who would be willing to ex-
pose our manufacturers to a peril like
! that.
| do not desire to condemn reciproc-
| ity with Canada or any other country
with which we can make fair trade,
but the proposition to surrender the
rights of the farmers of Iowa in order
to help some other class of our people
has not one of the elements of repub-
| lican reciprocity. AS the farmer has
more than once saved the policy of
protection by his vote, he has the
right to be fairly considered in the
making of schedules and treaties af-
| fecting his interests.
Reciprocity has been defined by Mr..
Roosevelt as "the hand-maiden of pro-
| lection" 1t should not be made the
! sexton Of our Industries. When we
hear of free traders agitating reciproc-
ity, we may know it is not of the
| "hand-maiden" variety.
The Dingley law was enacted in the
well.grounded hope and expectation
that it would produce a change. The
| hoped-for change came, and has re-
manned for more than six years. If
there are to be changes in that law,
in order to meet changed conditions,
only changes should be made which
will rebound to the retention or pro-
motion of our prosperity. But upon
the question of tariff revision, prud-
ence and conservatism are of the first
Importance,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

an unbrolsen region tributary to the
Gulf Of Mexico. amounts to nearly
one-tnird of the total increase Of the
country. IT is interesting to note in
this connection that the exports of
grain via he buff ports have been
very heavy during the past year. OF
the wheat exported from the ports of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Norfolk. Newport News, New
Orleans and Galveston over SO per
cent passed through New Orleans and
Galveston.
1t is interesting further to note
that Missouri, Iowa and Arkansas, all
located west of the Mississippi, were
well toward the head of the list, Ar
kansas being fifth, Missouri seventh
and Iowa eighth. Only one eastern
state, Pennsylvania, outstripped Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
WHEN BED TIME CAME,

On the Santa Fee train coming out
of Kansas City recently was mother
and her brood of five-four girls and
one boy. They had left Illinois the
day before and were on their way to
the new country, where the husband
and father had claim which is to be
their new home, says the Wellington
(Kas.) News. The elder girl appear.
ed to be about fifteen, and from that
age they ranged down to the only
boy, little fellow of about four.
Their dress and manners showed that
they had not been reared in the midst
of luxury and opulence, but withal
they were model children and scrupu:
lously clean. The mother was thin
and bany, her face slick and shiny
from much washing, and haggard
from the worry of the long trip and
the care of her precious little flock,
for there were twenty-four hours yet
before the journeys end. 1t was af-
ter bedtime when the train left Kan!
sas City, and the younger ones were
soon yawning and scarcely able TO
stay awake. In fact the boy, the pet
of the family, had closed his eyes
and was fast approaching shut eye
town." while the next older tugged at
him as she looked appealingly to her
mother with an expression that was
pitiful. He mustn't go to sleep yet.
The others began whispering among
themselves and then to the mother
as if something exciting had happen
ed or would happen soon, all of which
attracted the attention of the other
passengers who sat in wonderment
as they tried to divine the cause OF
so much whispering and such strenu-
GUS efforts to keep the least one
awake. They occupied seats in the
front end of the car, including a long
seat which runs along the smoking
car partition.
Presently the cause of all this ex-
citement was made plain--it was bed
time and they had not said their
prayers. Quietly, modestIy, without
ostentation or display-yes, even tim
idly, the mother and her children
knelt together at the long seattle
baby bowling his head with the rest,
and rubbing with chubby hands eyes
thatwould hardly stay open, while
the evening prayers were said. Just
for a moment, and then they arose.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
PUBLIC SALE RECORD.

Auctioneer /. M. Reed has been
casting up figures for the business he
has done about the county, and he
discovers that he cried sixty-six pub
lie sales during the past year, which
number does not include the Satur-
day afternoon sales ON the streets Of
Oskaloosa. He secured a little over
SOC, 100000 at the country auctions, or
an average of almost $1,500.00 per
sale.
He has started out this year to
break the previous very excellent rec
ord, and judging from the nature of
the start, he is well along in the eff
fort He secured some exceptionally
good prices at the Herman Pike sale
northwest of Cedar. The sale con-
sisted mostly of horses, and the fol-
ening of the year:
Three-year-olds, $14700 to $4,000.
. Two-year-old mare, $161.0O.
Five-year-old mare, $1,000.
Other horses, $125 and up.
Sucking colts, $4,000 to S60.50,
Span of six-year-old mules, 100000.
These animals weighed one thousand
pounds each.
Corn sold for 43Ac per bu., and the
sale announced to 100000.
The Dave Doll sale at the Without
place brought out a fair sized crowd
and the property offered sold well. A
sucking colt brought $4,000, and hay
brought $500 to $3.50. A large
amount of farm machinery was Of
fered and sold well.
At the w. S. Griffin sale near Bus
sey corn was sold at 4SAc per bu.
Chas. Robbins, administrator of the
w. S. Lundy estate near Tiogay dis
posed of the property offered in Snort
order and good prices were secured
for the kind of goods put up.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

One of the chief industries of
Grenoble,in France, is the growing of
walnuts. These nuts, Familiarity
known as Grenoble walnuts, are I'M
surpassed in quality and are grown
for the most part in the valley of the
Graisivaudan. The nut region ex-
tends through the valley and along
the side hills, covering an area fifteen
miles in length by eight miles in
breadth. Hundreds Of small farmers
and their families are occupied
throughout the late fall and winter
in breaking and Smelling the nuts, and
practically the entire crop is sold to
houses in New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia and Chicago, IN the United
States. The opening prices in Octo-
Der last for the 1908 crop was $15.44
per 100 Kilograms (220 pounds). The
crop averages from 100000 to S,00O,-
900 pounds Of unshelled nuts and
about 1,375,O00 pounGs OF shelled
nuts. ..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
POLICIES AND NOT MEN.

The Register and Leader takes a
biased position 1t seems to us when
it avoids the discussion of the issue
and attempts to excite sympathy
with declarations like the following:
There are a few newspapers
in Iowa whose idea of republican
harmony seems to be to read Gov
ernor Cummins out of the repub-
lican party. If he advocates rec
iprocity they at once discover
that reciprocity is not republic
can tenet. If he should turn
about and become stand patter
they would within twenty-four
hours be suggesting that he had
repudiated Blaine and Mckinley.
Their whole attitude is one of'op-
position to Cummms.' In so far
as they are concerned it is case
of'damned if he does and damned
if he doesn't"
The Herald has watched the lead
ing papers of Iowa pretty carefully
for the past few weeks, and it has
failed to discover a single personal
thrust at the governor from stand
pat organ. They have all differed
with him on the question of free trade
and reciprocity and have not been
slow in saying so. But as a man, and
as the governor Of the great state of
Iowa they have treated him with hon.
or and dignity. After the convention
last summer the stand patters buried
the Ratchet, and the republican pa.
pers. on the so-called reservation,
stood shoulder to shoulder with all
the free lances in the state, and fought
a good fight, as results in these dis
tricts snow. Everybody hoped, and
the stand patters the most sincerely
of all, that the grave would not be
disturbed, but when the governor op'
ened up discussion again with a red
hot wedge like the following, it went
beyond the forbearance of old time
republicans to remain silent. In his
inaugural he said:
81 have never been a disciple Of the
doctrine expressed in a phrase that
has now become famous-'Let well
enough alone Abstractly viewed
the maxim is beyond criticism, but
it's fatal weakness lies in the fact
that there never was, nor will be, 9
! day in which it was, or will be, vel
enough with any community. witt
,hS uss-y55 f5uc6- ----s- - 49,:
any fsCaCe, or with any nation. When
any society ceases to grow better, il
has begun to grow worse. There is
no such thing as rest in the economy
of the universe, and no such thing as
stand pat in the order of the living
world. The dead may heed the in.
junction, no others can"
No one, SO far as the Herald is able
to Judge, wishes to see any republi.
can driven out of the party, but When
any leader undertakes to dictate the
policies of his party, advocate radical
changes, and dub those dead VINO may
differ with him, he must expect sharp
criticism and stiff opposition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
The Boons RepubIican has

The Boone Republican has small
faith in boy preachers. 1.-THE gospel
OF the bible" it says, as the deepest
and most perplexing philosophy ever
given to man, and it is ridiculous to
think Of ten-year-old kid expound
ing the scriptures. There isn't a boy
in the country who would be listened
to If he were to discuss the tariff OF
any other political question, but when
it comes to religion, which Is infinite,
~ deeper and harder to understand
there are great crowds go and listen
and make a great ,hubbub over him
Funny old world, this
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

In 1873 Mexico had but 335 miles
of railway and the receipts from all
sources were $1,S4S,375. In 1900
there were $500 miles of railway in
operation in the republic, with re.
ceipts of $49,425,47S, and since 1900
the mileage has gone on increasing.
The roads have been equipped in the
best modern way and many of the
lines have been constructed in the
face of almost insurmountable nat.
ural obstacles-up hills, over noun.
tains and climbing precipices. Amer.
lean methods prevail, and the lines
are largely managed and operated by
Americans.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
SIXTH DISTRICT DELEGATE.

Bloomfield metropolitan: On
last Saturday the Ottumwa Courier
announced the name of Hon. H. L.
/ Materman, of Wanallo county, as a
delegate to the republican convention
at Chicago in June. Senator Water
man is well known in Davis county,
and has many friends who would like
to see solid, substantial republicanism
mould the platform of the republican
party for the coming national cam
paign. Should the Sixth district de-
eide to place upon Senator Water
man the responsibilities that will this
year belong to the Sixth districts
delegates, there is no doubt of his
ability to give us a strong business
representation. The next republican
national platform must be written by
the strong men of the party. And in
this supreme hour of national pros
perity the voice of Iowa republican
ism should contain no uncertain sound
in relation to the protection Of Amer
lean industries. The delegates we sc.
lect at our district caucus must rep
resent us on the Iowa delegation, and
the place that Iowa statesmen are &C.
corded. in the councils of the republi-
can party of the country adds to the
power and prestige or our delegation
in the Chicago convention. Senator
Waterman is patriot and one of OF
tumwa's enterprising business men,
and a republican who would exercise
safe, conservative judgment In mat.
tiers of party policy, and fully under.
stands the necessity of enunciating
correct principles of government by
the next republican convention.
The coming national republican
convention will be one Of the greatest
political conventions in the history of
the republican party Since March 4,
1897, the country has had to do with
a republican administration. The
campaign of 1896 was one of the most
enthusiastic and heated In the his
tory of American politics and the bit
terness engendered only faded away
before a tremendous revival of busi-
ness. Eight years ago the people of
the country were in the throes Of a
general business depression and fl
nancial stringency, caused by the un.
favorable tariff legislations under Mr..
Cleveland's administration, but charg-
ed by the democrat press to the crime
OF 1873 and our financial system. Mr..
Bryan made his campaign on a free
silver platform and met an over.
whelming defeat at the hands of the
American voters. President McKin-
ley was elected and the Dingley tar
iff lays enacted and national prosper
ity followed. The circulating medi-
UNI has increased and we have en-
joyed seven full years. Debts have
been paid, labor employed, values
have increased and all the people
are happy, our foreign commerce the
largest in history. In other words,
the republican policies have been
tested and time and experience have
demonstrated their wisdom. When
the Chicago convention assemblies 1t
will be time of Just Fluctuations up
on the accomplishments or republican
craftsmanship.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION OF 1908

The preliminary statement publish
ed annually by the Railway Age, re-
lating to the increase in railway
mileage shows that 5,72S.45 miles of
track were laid in the United States
during the year ended December 81,
1903. This total does not include the
nanny hundred miles OF second track
and sfdings also constructed during
the year. While the aggregate mile
age herein recorded does not repre-
sen complete returns, it is believed
that the few railroads yet to be heard
from viii not materially increase it.
Oklahoma Territory shows the
greatest Increase in railroad mileage,
having 653 miles to her credit Louis
lana is second with GAG miles; Texas
third, with $40 miles; and Indian Ter
ritory fourth, with $40 miles. The
total increase in these four states and
territories, which taken together form
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04

-Centerville Iowegian: Political
rumors from Des Moines are to THE
effect that it is probable Nate Ken,
dali will contest the nomination OF
Major Lacey in the Sixth district this
year But this is a rumor that has
come out regularly for the past hall
dozen years and may not mean much
after all. Kendall is both ambitious
and brilliant and the time will proba
bly, come when he will be promi
nent candidate before a Sixth district
convention. There are other good
raen over in the district with covet.
GUS eye on Washington who will
probably be heard from about the
same time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
The Mason City Globe.Gazette

The Mason City Globe Gazette
thinks if the Iowa farmers want free
butter, free eggs free pork, free hay,
free oats and all the other farm prod
ucts of Canada free they ought to
have it. If it does not effect them 1t
will not hurt anybody else. If they
want free hides and free wool ana
free cattle from Mexico and South
America they should have a chance
at this kind of competition and then
sing psalms to the new and pictur.
esque champion of that kind of reci-
procity. But you can't fool the Iowa
farmer into any such belief.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
Governor Cummins, tariff

Governor Cummins' tariff views
are warmly endorsed by the demo.
cratic Burlington Gazette which fe-
dictates itself and other newspapers
of its party faith that "the seed we
have sown has found Judgment in the
fertile soil of Iowa and we now have
our chief executive agreeing with us
on these great and important events
in the politics of this country on the
eve of a presidential election" The
Gazette also congratulates the gov.
ernor on again having put himself
in good standing with democrf ~"
and now standing on solid foe ng
with what the democrats have been
advocating for the past half century"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
IThe democratic party in

&The democratic party in advocat-
ing free trade for the United States
has always pointed to England as the
most prosperous country in the world
because it was a free trade country.
But the growing demand in England
for protection takes that argument
away from the democrats. When
England, that has long prided itself
upon free trade, turns away from it,
the United States will be wise to adj
here to its policy of protection that
has made this country the mast pros
porous in all the world. 3SN
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-04
The pack of canned corn IN

The pack of canned corn IN Che
United States and Canada for the
season of 1903 amounted according to
n recent estimate of the American
Grocer, to 4,751 JAG cases of two doz-
en- tins each, against 4,2SS,664 cases
in 1902. The figures are said to rep
resent the minimum quantity packed
and are based on direct returns from
packers. OF the grand total Iowa
packed 1,199,449 cases, as against
S57,700 in 1902. .....E ...