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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
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lay and Mpt ia Shows TIC err ~. o,

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strain snssgs undergoing. She tooNS
long drive Sunday afternoon, which ap-
garently benefited her Miss Phelps re-
NAMED at the apartments so as to be
present in case her services We're needed.
The senator frequently asks for his
secretary, Elmer Dover, but pretexts
have been used to shift his attention
from business matters. Mr., Dover had
expected to go to Chicago to attend an
important meetings of a subcommittee
Of the republican national committee,
but remained here ON account of the
senator's condition. Mr.. Hanna was not
foldthe reason for Mr.. Doyer's remaining
here and believes that it was.due to i'll
ness in his secretary's family. He has
made frequent inquiries upon this
poinr and Mr. Dover Ito avoid having the
senator's attention focused on business
matters, has found it necessary to avoid
seeing the senator except once since the
illness reached serious stage. On that
occasion the senator showed that he was
deyoting considerable thought TO bust
ness cares and question about one mat
Ter concerning which, he wanted TO give
instructions led him to make numerous
other inquiries. 1t is this mental effort
which those attending him are earnestly
striving TO avoid.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11

way of showing
his regard for The
late President Me
Kinley on January
20. The flowers
sent 20 the presi-
dents desk on That
day w ere I h e
choicest of red
carnations. The
same flower was
in great demand
by members OF
congress and Off
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
In Memory of Mckinley.

! The superint >dent of Lhe White
.so,ae their nanA-s pai Uueu ,,-.,S., =.
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lHy(ise Conservatory chose q delcate
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
. AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Rights of Nebraska Irrigators to Use
of Water of Republican River
Brought Into Question.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. S.-The supreme
court Saturday handed down an opin-
ion in which it holds that Nebraska ir-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
washington LETTER.
Timely. and Interesting Gossip from
the National Capitol.
THE FAME OF J. ADAM BEDE
A Reputation ms n Humorist Achieved
An nm Hour--McKinIey's Love for
Carnations--Gymna
for the Army.

Washington. --It is exceptional for a
man to achieve fame in an hour in the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
A,helics in one ARMY.

The continued agitation of the sub
tect of physical culture has at last
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
Lnri.t pend.

Bloomington. III, Feb. s.-Judge
Thomas +. Upton died here Sunday,
aged 10. He was circuit Judge for
n years and member Of congress
zroin 1877 10 1879.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
The Marquette statue.

For a long time there has stood in
Statuary hall, in the national capitol,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11

Berlin, Feb. s.--The reichstag Satur-
aav passed the bin prolonging for one
wear the maintenance Of the army at its
S-.-eat. neaee strength.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11

Not Friendly to Reporters.
During the recent sessions of the
joint hymnal commission of the Meth
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
a restless Night.

The senator was very restless Satur-
day night and gained little sleep. This,
together with the general course of the
feyerrit is stated, accounts for his weak
err condition and increased nervousness
Sunday The physicians explain that it
is to be expected that the fever will in
crease until the crisis is passed, but they
dcnot make any definite date when that
crucial point viii be reached.
The senator is taking no nourishment
except milk He is too weak to talk ex-
sept an occasional few words to those
who are attending him, Mrs. Hanna and
Miss Phelps, his riece, being the only
ones permitted TO see him, besides the
physicians and Trained nurses. Mrs.
Hanna has beeE steady attendant at
- Ii
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
HANNA'S DOCTORS
STILL HOPEFUL
No Reason to Change Belief in His
Recovery.
THEY SAY He is DOING WELL
seem to he Very Confident In Spite OF
the Fact That His Weakness
Is More Marked and Tenn
perature Higher.

Washington, Feb. S.--Senator Ham
ma passed Sunday without any radical
change in his condition. His extreme
weakness was more marked than here
tofore and his temperature was a little
higher. Those attending him, however.
insist there is nothing significant in
these conditions and that there are no
developments on which to change their
expressed belief that the outlook is hope
full for the senator's recovery. There
was consultations of DIR. Rixey and
Two out Of town physicians during the
day, but the only important development
that transpired as to the consultation
was that it had been decided to omit the
evening call of the attending physician
so as to give the patient more rest The
consultation was held about four O'Clock
In the afternoon. Those who partici-
Fated beside Dr. Rixey, the surgeon ger
sral Of the navy, who is the regular at
tending physician, were DR.. 0sler, the
expert diagnostician of Johns Hopkins
university of Baltimore, and DR.. Brewer,
Of New York, who has frequently at
tended Senator Hanna in New York and
who is familiar with his general condi-
ton. Immediately after the consulta-
ton the following bulletin was issued:
Senator Hanna is doing we'll His
morning temperature was little higher,
but the hearts action is good and there
are no complications"
1t was announced that DR.. Edward
Perkins Carter, of Cleveland, Senator
Hanna's family physician, will reach
here to-day at the request of the senator.
Or. Carter viii remain at the Arlington
hotel where the senator's apartments
are located.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-11
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
The Yield to Expect.

"a farmer should have some fairly
well-flxed idea of how much crop he
should get from certain piece Of land
and then hunt about for the reason if
his expectations are not realized" says
Farmers Review ut does not pay to
be too easy with nature. The exacting
man is the one that gets most from her.
We have been surprised to see certain
men satisfied with the very meagre re-
turns they received from land. The re.
turns were seldom more than enough
to pay the expenses of growing the
crop. Yet they were satisfied appar-
emily and merely remarked, "Oh, well,
that land never does better than that"
The men in question belong to that
group known as hand farmers" That
is, they farm by the use of their hands
and not by the use of their heads. We
know of place where some OF this
kind reside. A man that farms with his
brains came along and said, How. much
corn did you get this year?' About
twenty bushels. Why don't you get
more?' I don't know; the land never
does better than that amount here
The man, that farms with his head
thought it worth while to find out for
the sake of these farmers what was
the trouble. AS the land was rich in
humus he asked one OF them If he
would use some potassium il he sup.
piled it. He replied he would and he
did. On the piece treated with potas-
STUN the yield the next season was
at the rate Of siXty-fve bushels OF
corn to the acre. That showed that
the land lacked potassium, yet the men
that farmed with their hands had never
tried to find out whether it lacked any
thing >or not. Why could not they have
done the work Of finding out?
Some people are helpless in circum-
stances and others try to control the
circumstances. Those that try to con-
troll the circumstances are wise, for
the circumstances can generally be
controlled in q remarkable degree
when man sets himself about it. A
farmer should not be contented with
any yield less than good yield, as
the average yield is usually money
loser
"There are few farms where the
yields OF crop, cannot be greatly in.
creased except those farms under the
management of our most advanced
farmers. The problem should be not
how to increase the number of acres
producing poor crops, but how to pro-
duce greatly increased yield on the
acres already under tillage.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
Men Put Lifetime SAVING on Vase.

The fruits OF 25 years of labor and
having are visible in curious vase
made by Edward Hausch. The vase is
over 5 feet high and 80 inches at its
largest diameter. It's exterior, from
ton to bottom, is composed of coins,
ancient and modern, great and small,
representing the money tokens of all
peoples, which have been carefully
made fast TO a surface of copper.
Some of the coins are extremely rare.
Among them are crude bars, rings and
bolts, which were once used as the
medium of exchange by African and
other savage tribes. Spanish coins of
early date are seen in abundance, and
some early Greek coins are there. Sicl.
liam spoon money, early japanese bars
and forks. African horseshoes, she'll
money of sea coast savages, as well as
the most modern coins are to be seen.
The value OF the vase Mr.. Rausch
places at $4,000. Its maker is
cornice.maker, and by birth a Ger.
man. He says the vase is the only
one of it's kind in the world. He be-
gan to collect the coins of 1879, and,
though not possessed Of wealth and
dependent for his living on his daily
foil he collected SO rapidly that he
soon conceived the idea of making
the vase. He found, however, that
what looked like an immense pile Of
coins when loose covered only small
match on the vase, and then he devoted
his life to finishing the article.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
1REfizzRb : fandz and:
lAz=y(G1ARDEN
gESsSSsF55s gESsSsSF55ss2S@%eSsszG5Ss ESQ

clover hay is worth $40, enough Of it
goes into the manure heap TO equal 81
worth of fertilizers. A ton OF cotton
seed meal, which may cost $40, will re-
turn in the manure about SIS, and that,
too, after the farmer has used those
foods for producing meat, milk and
butter, though the estimates depend,
of course, upon the market price OF
plant foods. The reason is that much
of the food is composed of fat and
starch which create heat anc lat lor
the animals but fat and starch come
from the air. and not from the soil,
hence the real plant foods Of the ma
terials purchased for use on the farm
are those portions which are added to
the manure. In fact, at $40 per ton
for cotton seed meal, it can be (and Isl
probably used on the land as fertilizer,
but in so doing the farmer loses some
portions which can be utilized by stock
and which are of no value as manure.
By feeding all foods to stock they are
simply passed through the body to
the animal and rendered more ac-
ceptable to the plants, the animal be-
ing a machine for reducing foods to a
condition fit for vegetation. 1t may
be several seasons before the whole
OF the materials are exhausted from
the soil, while every year the land in
creases in fertility and produces more
than before.-Missourian, in the Epi'
tomist.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
Show fst siat,tseers.

When President Roosevelt was 60.
Ing from Oyster Bay to Washington
recently he and his party passed
through Thirty-fourth street. the chief
executive bowling and smiling to those
who saluted him.
!, AS the mounted policemen who rode
ahead reached Thirty-fourth street q
big automobile with sightseers drew
up on the north side of the street to
let the carriages pass.
Suddenly the man with the mega.
phone yelled out:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Hero
comes the president Of the United
States. | was one Of his Rough Riders
and arranged it with him to get here
at the same time as this machine.
You see we are strictly up to date"
The passengers grinned, but the
grin changed to a puzzled expression
when, as the barker shouted, Hello,
Colonel; you see I'm on deck" the
president bowed and smiled cordial
ly. They were not aware that he
would. do the same to any one who had
the nerve to salute him as did the
bogus Rough Rider.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
The Modern Girls Weapons.

The presentday girl carries about
her person ct least two concealed
weapons in the form of the newest hat
pins. The breadth of the crown OF
the up-to.date hat has made it neces-
sary to add two inches to the length
of the already sufficiently dangerous
hat pin, and the result is astonishing.
The old-fashioned gold OF silver pin
OF seven or eight inches H. length is
of no use whatever in securing this
summers hats. The new pin meas
ures ten inches from tip to handle
and is made of an infieXible metal to
pierce the heavy straws. Plain gold
heads, either round or oval in form,
are seen on many of the new pins, al
though some OF the more expensive
designs are set with jewels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
The Potato of the E uture.

The new potato is purplisl-green In
color. and is said to be so far superior
to the common Irish" tuber, both in
flavor and in yield, that it is destined
to drive all competitors out OF the
market. 1t comes from the banks OF
the Mercedes river. in Uruguay, and
is probably the result of happy hor-
ticultural accident Claim is made
that it is immune to diseases that or
dinarily aff1ict potatoes, but whether
or not IL can resist the operations OF
the predatory potato-bug is not stat
ed.
There is no vegetable to the i'm
movement of which more attention
has been devoted than has been be-
slowed upon the potato. 1t has been
mainly, however. for increasing the
size of the tuber and to augment the
Weld. Flavor has been almost wholly
ignored and. as a consequence, the
potatoes of today have less flavor
Than those which ollr grandfatners ate
80 wears ago. Furthermore, all of the
market varieties taste pretty much
alike, whereas formerly there were
recognizable difrerences.-SGturday
Evening Post.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
The News and Observer.

OF Raleigh, improves with each issue.
The editorial department has always
been particularly vigorous, and this de-
partment is kept up constantly to the
past standard, while the news features
gain strength and add scope day by
day. Published at the States natural
news center, few items of interest es-
cape the attention of it's alert cores
pondents, whether pertaining to the af-
fairs Of the States centers OF popula-
tion or happening on the coast or in the
remote mountain sections. Enough to
say that from every standpoint Of
clean and vigorous newspaper The
News and Observer covers the ground
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
A NEW.sIYLE cAskET.
An innovation Which Does Away Wit

An Innovation Which Does Away With
the Uncomfortable-Appearing. Coffin.
II is not SO much what you pay for,
nor what you pay, but what you get
that needs your attention in the selec-
tion of casket, for the genius of the
twentieth century has been Just as
busy in the way OF funeral furnish.
ings as in other line, until today
the styles Of caskets are quite differ
ent from what they were fifty years
ago and changing every day.
This is especially true in Metallic
Caskets, the old style heavy cast iron
goods having given away to the more
up-to.date copper Innings which are
neatly fitted into the best grades CT
vanished or cloth covered work.
:, One of the latest designs as recently
brought out by the National Casket
Co., is what is designated as Couch
Casket, which has the appearance OF
comfortable couch when open, yet re-
tains all the requisite outlines Of the
best styles in regular caslket woHi
when closed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07

washington. Specldi.-Au lupoi Iahe
meeting OF the cabinet was held to-
day. Two questions of concern, par
ticularly, were considered, the first
Icing the appointment by the Presi.
dent of an American naval officer on
the North Sea tribunal, and another
being an opinion rendered by Attor-
ney General Moody. regarding the le-
gality under the lottery laws, of guess
ing contests, which have been con-
Quoted bysmany newspapers and mag
-ss.ircs..Sz--fftt-wa szircs.. settled dcnnitely that
the appoi,ltee to the tribunal would
be a rear admiral OF the navy 1t is
practically certain that the selection
will be made from among three OIL
cers-Rear Admirals Davis, Chadwick
and Sands. Admiral Dewey let it be
understood that he does not care fol
the honor.
Attorney General Moody's opinion
on guessing contests is CT q most
sweeping character, and while the
Postmaster General has no inclination
to work hardship upon anybody, he
will put the Attorney Generals jndg-
laent into effect as soon as may be
practicable. He realizes that many
Thousands OF people have invested
small or ,argn amounts of money in
the various schemes in the hope or
expectation, in the words of the opin-
ion, that luck would epeble them to
win large returns. "a comparatively
small per centage of tte participants
will realize their expectations, con-
tinues the opinion. Thousands will
get nothing" The Attorney General
says the schemes are in effect lotteries
under the guise OF guessing contests.
Hitherto the Postoflce Department
has been operating in respect to guess
ing contests under opinions rendered
by the Department of Justice. These
opinions have held that where the
Lersons could use dope book or
records. OF scientific information, in
making their calculations, their guess
es were an application Of knowledge
which, in the view of the Attorney
General, eliminated to an extent, at
least, the factor of chance. The opin-
ion held, 10 quote one of them direct
ly, that calculation, foresight. knowl.
edge, inquiry and information enable
the participants to approximate the
correct results and the use Of the
mails in promoting such enterprises is
not violation of the law" Attorney
General Moody points out, however,
that "since these opinions were writ
ten. the Supreme Court of the United
States and the Court of Appeals OF
New York, have ruled that cases iaen-
tical in principle to these under con-
sideration were guessing contests"
Postmaster General WyIne tonight
gave out a statement, saying: CAS- a
number Of legitimate business enter
prises have adopted the estimating or
guessing contests as a means of adj
vertising, and in view of admission to
the mails of matter pertaining to these
contests within the last few years,
the elimination of these schemes from
the mails cannot bc made immediate
" absolute. If such scheme has
air, ady been entered upon in gcod
faith, the Department will not issue
an order that will seriously injure
legitimate business. Each case
will be handled separately, and nc
scheme which involves the plan ruled
against by the Attorney General will
hereafter be allowed to commence op.
rrstiOnS"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
Build up the Soil.

Don't be over-persuaded by the class
of people who tell you it is best to buy
a large amount of commercial fertlll-
ger. We say, don't do it, but make
your piss, as well as your COWS anu
your horses, help you to enrich your
land.
One ton of skimmilk contains about
eleven pounds of nitrogen, four pounds
of phosphoric acid and four pounds OF
potash. One ton of corn contains thir-
ty-six pounds nitrogen, fourteen
pounds of phosphoric acid and eight
poub is of potash. Thus does the jul
dicious combination of corn and skim
milk give you. not only cheaply
grown pig for the market, but also
handsome return in fertilizer. Pigs
should be put upon the market when
they will tip the scales at two hundred
and $50 pounds. The first hundred
pounds Of growth costs less than the
second hundred, and very much less
than the third hundred. The practice
of some farmers of feeding a pig upon
clea- skimmilk until it weighs one
hundred 10 125 pounds and then lit
orally stufsng it with corn meal until
it is "fat." is far from economical.
There should be no distinct fattening
.period.-J.- A. Roberts, in The Ameri-
can Cultivator..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
A Cover Crop.

The plan of having cover crop 1oF
all barren soil during the winter
months has not been universally adopt
ed. Many farmers do not realize lac
Importance Of a cover crop.
The wearing" out of land is due
more to surface washing and teaching.
Plant food made available is lost dur.
ing the winter months upon a soil un'
covered and without growing crop.
Corn stubble land constitutes the great
er area exposed to mushing and leach
ing.
Rye is the universal cover crop for
winter. This is not nitrogen gather
err; it does not add plant food to the
soil but forms carpet with its net
worl, of roots and blades that hold the
surface particles together. Plant fooa
not used by the corn plant is taken up
by the green rye. On good corn land
this favorite crop is often grown con-
tinuously for many years, where rye
is used for a winter covering. In fact,
many report increased yields from year
to year where rye is turned under
every spring. Rye is savings bank.
It checks the waste of valuable plant
food. 1t will hold in one Wlntef
enough plant food to grow severai
crops of corn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07
PROGRESS of "open Shop" Idea.

New York, Special.-Members of the
Citizens Industrial Association repre-.
senting all sections Of the country
wefe present when the second annual
convention Of the organization opened
in the new Hotel Astor. 1t is the
aim of the convention to bring about
a complete organization Of manufac-
turers, business men and a., large en-
ployers of labor to advocate the open
shop idea. President David NJ. Par
ry, in bis address, reviewed the growth
OF the ''open shop" movement and said
that within year 1000 factories have
opened their doors to workmen with.
out regard to their membership in
unions. i:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-12-07

The especial advantage Of the Couch
Casket is found in its relief from that
stiffness usually noted In all other
designs, and impressing the minds OF
the friends as well as that Of the fam
lily with a feeling Of peace and rest
fulness not known before.
If it is desired to retain all OF the
preservation qualities as found in the
copper Innings, the Couch Casket can
be enclosed in metal lined outside
box, which will then answer the dou-
BILE purpose of preserving both the
casket as we'll as the remains.
All undertakers in the south should
be in position to furnish these latest
improved goods, as the National Cas-
ket Cos. large plant at Nashville.
Ienn., has been especially fitted up
tor. furnishing them on short notice,
and large sales already proves that
their efforts are being appreciated ay
the best class OF people everywhere.