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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
RURAL DELIVERY "ExTRAVA
GANCE."

Sioux City Journal: the postoffice
department has made a preliminary
estimate of the cost of rural free de-
livery in the fiscal year 1906, for which
the forthcoming session of congress
will make an appropriation. The es-
innate is that about $20,000,000 will
be required for the purpose If the ser
vice is permitted to expand at about
the present rate of growth. 1t is the
policy of the department to continue
the expansion year by year until the
service will call for an annual appro-
priation of $4O,O00,O0O. BY that time
it is believed the rural field will be
pretty we'll covered or at least such
part of it as can be economically
served by the free delivery system.
1t would be interesting to ascertain
just what Henry Gassaway Davis
thinks of the rural free delivery prop.
osition. The sum of $40,000,000 is a
large item for governmental expendi.
ture. Back in the good old days
wherein Henry Gassaway's memory
still fingers, and which he character.
ICES as the best period of our national
development, there was no thought OF
free delivery of mail to farmers
There were not SO many farmers as
there are now, nor was there so much
mail to deliver. But the farmers man.
aged to get along somehow, and the
government, according to the eloquent
showing of the democratic vice pres
idential candidate, managed to keer
expenses down to what he considers a
reasonable basis per capita. Nova
days the great prairies are dotted
with farms, and the farmers are lib
eral patrons Of Uncle Sans mail ser
vice. The questeion is whether the
government shall spend a portion oi
the public revenues in adding to the
comfort of the farmers, as it has long
added to the comfort OF urban dwell
ers. The feasibility Of doing SO at g
reasonable cost has been demopstrat
ed and the present administration II
disposed to go to reasonable limits in
carrying out the idea. But it cam
be done If we are to adhere to Mr.
Davis idea Of keeping expenditures
down to somewhere near the basis Of
the good old democratic days whose
example he cites with such affection
ate recollection. The free delivery
Of mail in the rural districts would
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

have been classed as an unwarranted
extravaganza in those days, and there
is reason to fear that away down In
his boots Henry Gassaway Davis
would be inclined so to classify It
now.
Whatever Mr.. Davis opinion on the
subject may be there is little doubt OF
the disposition Of the people as a
whole and of their representatives in
congress. The rural free delivery OF
mail is one Of the most popular better.
ments in the public service made dur.
ing these days Of progress. The
farmers out in the agricultural dis
tricts and the business men in the
cities find equal advantage in the
means of easy communication thus
afforded. The cry goes up for more
of the same sort of facilities. It Is
easy enough to talk of reduced ex
penditures, but it Is not so easy to re-
duce expenditures without reaction
airy result not in keeping with the
spirit of the times
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
AN AGE OF YOUNG MEN.

This is pre-eminently the age of the
young man. Great corporations. banks
railroads, newspapers, pulpits, the bar
and nearly every business and profes.
sion is crying for young blood. 1t may
be said, but it's true that in most
places today age is at discount
How great, therefore, the responsible
tiles. as well as the opportunities Of
youth
Make UP your mind to do something
and do it quickly, persistently and
honorably. Every road to true sue
cess runs through righteous pur
pose. Don't wait for something te
turn up" but go OUT and turn it up!
The world admires hustler There
is no promise in the Bible to either Q
lazy man or coward. Humanity de
spises both Opportunity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The next senate will be republi-
can however the elections this fall
may result. If Judge Parker should
be elected there would be a divided
administration, which would be bar
to legislation. To ensure the best re-
suits the majority in congress and
the president should be of the same
political party, and it goes without
saying that the republican party is
more successful than the democratic
party in administering the affairs of
this country. That has been proven
by experience. --
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Massachusetts, sight hours constk
tutes q. days work, city, town or
commonwealth
Missouri, eight hours, but does not
apply to farm hands
Montana. eight hours but only ap-
plies to engineers.
Nebraska, eight hours excepting
farm hands.
New Jersey, eight hours when any
election Is held.
New York, for all classes excepting
farm hands, eight hours il not other
wise contracted.
Ohio, eight hours in mines. except
otherwise contracted.
Pennsylvania, eight hours Is le-
gal days work unless otherwise con-
tracted, !.
Tennessee, eight hours for state
work
Utah, eight hours upon all public
works and in mines, smelters and
ore refineries.
washington, eight hours for state,
county and municipality.
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
the same hours control them.
The United States, eight hours and
full pay.
So labor is benefited by twenty-four
states, and may the other rwenty-one
states soon adopt liberal laws. AS Ia
Dor day is everybody's day, SO all
turn out Monday and celebrate It.
st. Paul said that he who would not
work shall not eat. Paul was gsner-
ally an orthodox fellow.
u. w. J.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
CONGREGATIONAL CHANGES.

Several important questions con-
front the Congregational denomina-
tion, and they will come up for ad-
justment at the National Council,
which is to meet in Des Moines from
October 13 to 20. A question of pop
ular interest is the proposed union of
the Congregational, Methodist Pro-
testant and United Brethren bodies.
This will be discussed exhaustively,
though few are of the opinion that
actual unioR will be achieved for
some years to come.
The council will be historic in one
sense, in that for the first time there
will meet with it several of the be-
nevolent societies. al of the princi-
pal benevolences save the American
Board are to come together with the
National Council. The Board will
meet the week previous, in Grinnell,
Iowa. If this meeting Of the Council
and the Benevolences appears to work
well this year, it IS probable that
hereafter the benevolence will meet
at the same time and place, and that
the sessions of the National Council,
now triennial, will become annual.
The administration of the Home
Missionary Society will be another
subject for discussion. The program
Of the National Council, is considered
strong one Features of it that have
a popular turn are discussions of la
| Dor, educational, and immigration
problems. The readers who will con
fer include the Rev. DIR. Charles e
Jefferson, the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott
the Rev. DIR. Newell Dwight Hills, land
the Rev. DR.. Henry A. Stimson, Of
New York, and some of the principa
pastors of Boston, Chicago and st
Louis. 1t is said that the next mod
orator, in succession to the Rev. DR.
Amory H. Bradford, of Montclair, il
likely to be the Rev. DIR. washington
| GLADDEN., of Columbus,
Congregationalists have of latt
talked a good deal about a reawaken
ing, forward movement. Yet they
have kept up their ratio of growth
fairly well. In 1864 their membership
was 100000, and in 1902 at was 652,
500. In 1871 home expenses of al
churches were $1,150,00O, and in 100:
they were $7,921,00 Benevolence.
in 1864 were $410,oOO. Now the tota
amount is $2,250,000. ...'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Abba Union: The old reliable
Sixth should hustle from now I'LL
election night for a complimentary
surplus of votes to show its apprecia.
tion Of Congressman Lacey's record
as servant Of the people. He stands
second to none in ability, integrity,
honesty and alertness, and there is
not a page in his career at Washing,
ton that is not crowned with SINGER.
ity Of purpose and his conduct as a
representative has in 1t the elements
Of logic and wisdom and bespeaks for
him confidence that viii compare
with the constituency of any congress.
man in the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

cost Of either raw or refined sugar.
Our imports from the islands have In
creased from $34,694. .6S4 June 30.1902,
to $76,sS3,41s June 80, 1904, while our
exports to Cuba increased only $5,147,-
34S the past year In the first SIX
months of the present year the bal,
ance of trade against the United
States in sugar alone was $27.873, ,694,
Reciprocity with Cuba seems to be
justified only as a measure OF charity
1t hasn't paid us and it probably nev.
er will pay us. What the United
States wants is reciprocity which will
give her some advantages.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Shortening the working hours Of
drug clerks
increasing the salaries Of New York
City school teachers.
Extending to other engineers the
law licensing New York City engin-
GERS and making It a misdemeanor for
violating the same.
Licensing stationary engineers in
Buffalo
Providing for the examination and
registration Of horseshoers In cities.
Registration Of iaborers for rnunic-
ipal employment.
4 Relating to air brakes on freight
trains. VI
Providing means for the issuance
OF quarterly bulletins by the bureau
Of labor statistics.
In addition to the foregoing. while
governor Of New York he recommend
ed Legislation (which the Legislature
failed to pass) in regard tor
Employers liability
State control of employment Offices.
State ownership of printing plant
Devising means whereby free me,
chanics shall not be brought into com,
petition with prison labor.
AS president of the United States
he signed the following bills:
Renewing the Chinese exclusion act
and extending its provisions to the
islands and territory of the United
| States
Prohibiting the employment Of Mon
golian labor on irrigation works and
providing that eight hours shall con
Isstitute days labor on such pro
| ject.
Abolishing slavery and involuntary
servitude in the Philippine islands
violation of the act being punishable
by forfeiture of contracts and a fine
of not less than $4,000.
Protecting the lives Of employees il
coal mines in territories by regulating
the amount Of ventilation and provid
ing that entries, etc, shall be KEEP
well dampened with water to cause
coal dust to settle.
Exempting from taxation in the Dis
trict of Columbia, household belong
ings to the value of $1,000, wearini
apparel, libraries, school books, fam
| lily portraits and heirlooms.
| Requiring proprietors Of employ
ment offices in the District Of Colum
bia to pay license tax Of $40 pc
year.
Creating the department OF com
merce and labor and making it's nea,
a cabinet officer.
Improving the act relating to safet.
appliances on railways Al.
i Increasing the restrictions upon th,
immigration Of cheap foreign labL
and prohibiting the landing OF aliei
anarchists.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
LABOR DAY IN UNITED STATES

Editor Herald d:-Labor day is the
American gala day without regard to
any organization or people; from the
president of the United States down
to the humblest laborer AS labor is
dignified, SO every man, woman and
child who Iabors is true nobleman
and princess of our common country
Whether with brain or hand, labor to
the United States and its people is
the organ Of music; without it al
are drones. In this connection it is
interesting to recount labor 1egisla
tion.
States PROHIBITING boycotting on
terms are Colorado, Illinois, Wiscon
sin.
States prohibiting bIacklisting in
terms, Alabama, Connecticut, Florida
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana
Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma
West Virginia, Washington, Wiscon
sin.
Eight hour laws California, eight
hOulo uh1Soo OIuSE WISE COulIdClCu
Child labor strictly eight hours.
Connecticut. eight hours unless
otherwise agreed.
District Of Columbia, eight hours
constitute a days work in behalf oi
the District of Columbia,
Idaho, eight hours lawful days
work for state, county or municipal
ity.
Colorado, eight hours for stats
county, township, or school district
or municipality or incorporated town
Illinois, eight hours is a days work
excepting agriculture. Child labor il
forbidden under IA years Of age.
Kansas, eight hours In behalf d
state, county, township or municipal
ity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

"A. Simmer, the Waverly phil
anthropist, who has given his palatial
home to the city for a hospital and
old folks home, has made the city a
further proposition. He will give
the institution $4,000 in cash if the
citizens contribute a like amount. Mr..
Simmer has removed to a modest
little cottage, where he has ample
room and opportunity to satisfy his
simple wants. While Mr.. Simmer is
a Jew, the institution will be strictly
nonsectarian, but it will be managed
by the Catholic Sisters of Mercy, of
Dubuque.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
ENOUGH.

Oh. what a fool were
TO fret the Lord with prayers
For wealth to raise me high,
For gold with which to buy
Release from worldly cares,
If may only, when
The fields are gemmed with dew,
When mist lies on the fen,
And joy is in the glen,
Go forth and know that through
The busy day my heart
Shall harbor hope, that night
Shall find that I, in spite
OF every bruise and smart,
Have bravely done my part.
IS. E. Kiser.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Igorrote from the Philippines, who
happened to meet at the Philippine
reservation, easily understood each
other and conversed for an hour. Now
etymoiogists are studying the matter
and seem in fair way to discover
that the Indian and the Philippine
savages are OF the same original
stock.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The Fairfield Ledger points out
that while the wheat states of the
northwest are confronted with par
tial crop failure Iowa moves along in
the same old way, safe and sure
crop state. There are a great many
people in the great northwest" it as.
serts, who will wish they were on
the Iowa farm again, not only this
year, but many times in the future"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Records Of the public land Office
at Washington for the fiscal year end.
ed June 80, 1904, show that 16,25S,S ,S92
acres Of public lands were disposed OF
during the year, as compared with 22,'
650,92S acres last year. The total
cash received for these lands was sS,.
700.793, as compared with $10,55561s
last year. The number of entries was
,172.S77.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

--"Our contempt for the Chinaman
is sometimes modified, ''says the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil, when we re-
membered that he discovered the cir
cnlation of the blood, invented gun
powder and the compass and gave to
the world the art of printing with
movable types,"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The Union is authority for the
statement that "the drowsy citizens Of
the quiet town of Abba were rudely
awakened from their slumbers early
Monday morning by the whistle Of an
Iowa Central locomotive"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
One of the most notable incident.

--One of the most notable incidents
in labor affairs occurred in New. York
Monday when $500 delegates to a
meeting of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers representing locals
within 500 miles of New York, took
the stand that they would never re.
fuse to work with non-union man SO
long as he received the union scale
of wages.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Society, like the dinner courses.
is toocomplex," exclaims the Burling.
ton HayksEye. here is great nes4
of a return to simpler living. Heart
conscience and stomach cry out for
more simplicity and less elaboration.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Secretary Shaw will be heard in
Iowa during the campaign. He has
been assigned to the Second district
for one speech for September 26. The
secretary is in demand in all sections
of the country, his work upon the
stump being very effective.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The Burlington Hawk-Eye is of
the opinion that Editor Brewster of
Ottumwa will be somewhat of wiser
man after Major Lacey gets through
with him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

When the Democratic orator be-
gins to urge reciprocity, just read him
few extracts from the Democratic
campaign book of 1902 in which reci-
procity is denounced as bitterly as
the gold standard was in 1900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

while the show management no
doubt does all in its power co prohibit
thugs from following the institution,
yet it would be well enough for every
body to exercise extra care in lock-
ing their houses the next two nights.
Don't rush out to see the parade and
leave your back door and safe un-
locked. A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

There is always much to be
thankful for" exclaims the New
Sharon Star. That is all very nice
to talk about, Brother Vail, but wait
till New Sharon INDUCES in a pro,
fessional base ball club. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The wag on western Iowa paper
tells Of crafty Council Bluffs hus-
band who. after exhausting every
available excuse for not going to
church, expressed great admiration
for the pretty girls in the choir. Now
he couldn't go If he wanted to
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

-"Of course the political campaign
viii be more or less wearing on the
nerves." says the Keokuk Gate-City,
"but it will be gratifyingly free from
certain features incident to the chau-
tauqua season"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The manner in which that long
since predicted big Russian victory
over the Japanese has been delayed
from time to time reminds the Bur.
lington Hawk-Eye of the. way the
British forces in South Africa were
going to eat Christmas dinner ins Pre-
toria, A@E
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

"A Chicago man who expects to
vote. for Roosevelt gives as his reas.
on: 81 can't, see what have to gain
by voting for Parker" and the Boone
Republican says that after all that is
the campaign in a nutshell. What
has anyone to gain by voting for Par.
kAr2n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

I'VE believe in reciprocity with
foreign nations on the terms outlined
in President McKinley's last speech.
which urged the extension of our for
eign markets by reciprocal agree
ments whenever they could be made
without injury to American industry
and labor" President Roosevelt's
speech accepting 1904 nomination.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

One thing Uncle Joe Cannon has
against the democratic party is that
it always reminds him Of alcohol. But
he is ready with an explanation. AL
cohol, he says, kills everything alive
and preserves everything dead"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

1t will no doubt be long time
before as many big attractions will
be crowded into one day. again in Os-
kaloosa. Any one of the three af,
fairs, the Labor Day celebration, the
Barnum C Bailey circus, or the close
Of the base ball season, would have
been an event in itself, but combined,
they are too big to describe.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Iowa is a wonderful state, "con-
cludes the Des Moines Register and
Leader I'VE saw man at the fair
grounds make cider for three hours
without using a single apple"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

--Oskaloosa has another -distinc-
ton 1t is one of only three cities in
the United States which holds union
Sunday school weeks, such as are car,
ried out in September. Chicago and
Philadelphia are the otner two.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

According to the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette, Under the base ball rules the
Japanese should have been able to
get into Port Arthur by picking UP
foul tips that went over the fence"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Nothing better illustrates the
general respect which Iowa people
have for law" says the Rockford Reg,
lister, than the fact that thousands
of them had their gasoline cans paint.
ed red on the false rumor that the law
renuired it"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

What insurance company would
insure old man Davis, the candi.
date?" inquiries the Mason City Times
Herald and asks, IF none, then why
should a nation take chances that a
business corporation would not &C.
cent?"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Gables announce that Port Ar
thur is being pressed on four sides,
just like King Edwards trousers and
Harry Lehr's head.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Gov. Cummins has returned from
a journey Of several weeks through
the eastern states. 1t is his opinion
that New York will certainly cast her
electoral vote for Roosevelt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08
ROOSEVELT AND LABOR.

Theodore ROOS6VeIL from Ine Ody VI
his first entrance into public life over
twenty years ago, has been consist
ent and unselfish friend of the man
who tolls. AS a member of the New
York assembly, as civil service COM
missioner, as assistant secretary OF
the navy, as governor of New York,
as president Of the United STATES he
has never failed to show a real loyal
ty to the true interests OF labor. Ia
afis ne @ 1890 - Son ssess Ss =
ident he said:
"The most vital problem with which
this country, and for that matter the
whole civilized world, has to deal
is the problem which has for one side
the betterment of social conditions,
moral and physical, in large cities, and
for another side the effort to deal
with that tangle Of far-reaching ques-
tions which we group together when
we speak Of; labor" ~
His entire record as legislator and
executive is consistent with that ut
terance. s.,.. u.
AS a member of the New York as
sembly he voted for the following
bills: ......
Abolisning tenement-house cigar
making in New York City.
Restricting child labor in factories
and workshops. ~ -
Regulating the labor hours of min
ors and women in manufacturing es-
adjustments. .t. r
Safeguarding the lives and limbs
of factory operatives.
Regulating wage rates Of laborers
employed by municipalities.
Making employees preferred credit.
ors. @ a.,
Providing for building mechanics
liens.
Prescribing the lien rights of work.
ing women. . a<
Protecting mechanics and laborers
engaged in sinking oil or gas wells.
Abolishing contract child labor in
reformatory institutions.
Creating commission to examine
into the operation of the contract sys.
tenn of employing convicts.
Establishing the bureau of labor
statistics.
To promote Industrial peace.
For five-cent fare on the New
York City. elevated railroad.
Incorporating the New York City
Free Circulating library.
For free public baths in New York
City.
While governor Of New York he ap,
proved the following measures:
Creating a tenement-house commits
sion.
/ Regulating sweat-shop labor.
Empowering the factory inspector
to enforce the scaffolding law.
Directing the factory inspector tc
enforce the act regulating labor hours
on railroads.
Making the eight-hour and prevail
ing-rate-of-wages laws effective.
Amending the factory act
(1) Protecting employees at work on
buildings.
(2) Regulating the working time Of
female employees.
(S) Providing that stairways shall
be properly lighted.
% Prohibiting the operation oi
dangerous machinery by children.
(5) Prohibiting women and minors
working on polishing or buffine
wheels.
(6) Providing for seats for wait
resses in hotels and restaurants.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

According to a new encyclopedia,
poverty is caused by four things
drink, ineficiency and shiftlessnesa,
crime and fondness for rowing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

James G.Berryhill, OF Des Moines.
has been investigating Cuban reci-
procity and comes to the conclusion
that it has been Of practically no ben
eft to the United States, Under IT
there has been no reduction in the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Colorado Springs Gazette The
Denver democrats are going to hold
"a ratification meeting ov Parker
and Davis, Il Is, safe to ~ that any
thiisaaeR .Rs. III ta.. 1
~ - T'f1s
i TicKct VII. aIaVe 90 be carried to th,
meeting in bottles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

The Rockford Register says that
the democratic campaign bids fair to
be little more than case Of disturb
ing tho peace.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

Never miss the opportunity to
say good word for Oskaloosa made
goods and Oskaloosa merchants.
Boom your town.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

If anybody's cousins, or his un.
cles, or his aunts were not all in town
today, it was not because there was
not enough doing to interest them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-08

isn't it about time for Charlie
Walsh to make another Of his famous
predictions that never come true?"
asks the Ottumwa Saturday Herald.