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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
Mr.. Young said in part:

Mr.. Young said in part:
Christian Science may be defined
as the science of all that relates to
God, and is science not only in rela-
ton TO healing, but as corrective in
relation to all the problems of exist
ence. Accepted theories of religion
and science have scoffed at the associ-
alton of these words but reason and
logic show conclusively that science
must relate to truth, and therefore to
God, since God is the cause and basis
Of all that is true.
Christian Science does not proclaim
new God nor new law, but comes
declaring the same God, and the same
law that Jesus declared, the one infin-
lite eternal God, and His good and I'M
changeable law. 1t declares the omnip-
otence, omniscience and omnipresence
of God as do all other denominations,
and upon that basis shows that evil
has no power, knowledge or presence;
in other words, that it is unreal.
Christian Science never ascribes
evil to God, or makes Him in any way
responsible for it, but shows that evil
originates in belief of material ex-
istence entirely apart from God, and
unsupported by science or truth. Of
all people, Christian Scientists believe
most absolutely in Christ They accept
the teachings of Christ Jesus without
reservation. They declare that His
command to heal the sick is as bind.
ing as that to preach the gospel, and
that there is no evidence that it was
intended for His time only. 1t was
scientific religion that healed the sick
in the time of Jesus and His disciples,
and it does the same work now, and
must always do it. since His life and
work were an example for all time,
and His method was a universal and
imperishable heritage of man.
THE steps of salvation in Christian
Science are not unusual. AS in other
denominations( they involve the ad.
mission or conviction of sin, sorrow
for wrong doing, or repentance, and
reformation manifested in a correct
life. Salvation in Christian Science,
however, includes exemption from
sickness, want and woe, as well as
from sin. 1t is not contingent upon
death, but is way of life, way OF
Righteousness. Christian Science is
founded upon the Bible.
THE Christian Science text book is
commentary upon the Bible. Other
denominations have commentaries,
but no other in the world has ever ac-
complished as much as this one.
Thousands Of people have TESTIFIED
that they have been healed. some 81
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The annual losses by fire in the
United States, which have averaged
as high as $1O0,OOO,O00 a year at GER
tain periods, were attributed during
a single year to the following causes,
the number of fires from each cause
being given: Incendiarism, 1927; de.
fective fues, 1909; sparks (not from
locomotives), ZIG; matches, 636; ex.
plosions (of lamps, etc.,, 43O; stoves,
429; lightning, 369; spontaneous COM
bustion, 326; prairie and forest fires,
ESQ; lamp and lantern accidents 10th
er than explosions), 23S: locomotive
sparks, I'll; cigar stubs and pipes,
20S; friction, 179; gas jets, 176; en-.
gines and boilers, $50; furnaces, 1856;
and from fire crackers, los.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
JOHNSON FINED $4,000
Speedy Justice is Melted Out in the
Larceny Case.

Walter Johnson, who had pleaded
guilty to a charge of larceny, was pun
ished by fine of one hundred dollars
in default of which he was commit
ted to Jail again for thirty days.
johnson is the colored man arrested
for breaking and entering the Furs.
tenberg place on High avenue west
a few weeks ago and stealing whiskey
and cigars. The defendant was
caught near the scene Of the robbery
and confined, Indictment BY the
grand Jury followed and whsn az:
raisned the man pleaded guilty
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
FAMILY REUNION.
The kents and kissicks Enjoy ocea-
sion Together.

1t is usual for family reunions in
these parts to take place later in the
summer,-say at County Fair time or
Quaker meeting Sunday" but out on
Bethany Hill, the nome of Robt A.
Kent, Thursday a score of Kents ,Kis-
sicks, &C, gathered for "auld acquaint-
ance sake. Charles A. Kent, superin-
tendent of schools at Charles City.
was in town, having given the alumni
address Tuesday night out at Penn.
Frank, another brother, was over
from Buxton; Louise, sister, arrived
home from Cornell college Wednes-
day, and Ira, Penn boy, was to start
Thursday night with Frank Gordon
and his Model Portrait" crowd for
North Dakota
w. l.. Kissick, wife aid charming
family came in from Six Mile; Dr.anc
Mrs. n. r. Hook and Mrs Nettie E.
Green and son Walter were there.
Rev. Jay w. Somervi1le, always gen.
ial and helpful guest, found his way
thither Two daughters of the host,
Mrs. Belle Padgett, of Madison town.
ship. and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Mayer,
of Eddyville, and Miss Mollie Kent,
OF the Central Telephone Exchange,
also attended Mrs. Wright Hull, OF
Ottumwa, was also a guest.
The inner man was refreshed with
a bounteous dinner. Otto Mayer
brought his magnificent graphophone
and discoursed sweet music, and the
day proved one of genuine reminds
cence and reunion. sss
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
j. A. Rominger. editor

j. A. Rominger, editor of the
Bloomfield News-Republican, has
been selected assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the republican national con-
vention to be held in Chicago next
week. His commission to this posi-
ton was received this week from
William F. Stone, sergeant-at-arms of
the convention, and asks him to re-
port at the convention headquarters
by 10 a. m, Saturday morning, June
Is. The appointment is an honorary
one and will be accepted.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The lawn mower of the Cherokee
Times gives this receipt for the ex-
termination of dandelions: Fill a
machine can with gasoline and squirt
few drops on the center of the plant
from which the flower stock projects
and the yellow peril is done for. The
root readily absorbs the fluid which in
a couple of days completely rots it.
If carefully applied there is no danger
of killing the grass"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
As the Bible follows the flag

AS the Bible follows the flag, so
health follows the Yankee. A recent
report from the principal cities of
Cuba gives a highly creditable sani-
tary condition. Soon after the Unit
ed States occupied the Island of Cuba
attention was given to improving the
conditions that effect the health OF
the inhabitants of a tropical country.
A reduced death rate, and freedom
from CONTAGIOUS diseases is the result.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The number of bales of cotton of
the 1908 crop shipped from Mangum,
Greer county, Oklahoma, up to the
first of the year was 1901 and the to-
tai for the season will probably reach
14,5O0 1t took $50 cars to haul these
bales to the compress.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The annual consumption of ties
on 203,132 miles of railroad track in
this country is 114,000,000, and it is
yearly becoming harder to meet this
demand. Granite, metal, and, more
recently, concrete ties have been ex-
perimented with but nowhere perma-
nently adopted, and the indications
are that wooden ties are not soon to
be displaced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23
THE FREMONT BUDGET.
News of Good Town Scissored
From the Gazette.

. + ,
GLASS; Martial Band and the Mar
tinsburg Silver Cornet Band Of TWEEN
ty pieces will furnish music here the
Fourth.
The ladies of the Christian church
took in little more than $50 at their
strawberry and ice cream social Sat
urday night.
r. J. Woody, the Cedar merchant.
took much needed vacation and
went to Des Moines Friday where he
is resting up ana visiting.
Hon. w. S. Kenworthy, of Oska-
loosa, the noted orator of worldwide
renown, has been secured to speak at
Fremont the Fourth of July.
Monday r. W.Moore, the big feeder
and shipper at Cedar. sold Purdin &
Alderman car load of cattle that av.
eraged better than 1,400 pounds.
Mrs. A. P. Norton and daughter
Marcia left Tuesday for Marengo
where they will spend three weeks at
the home of Mrs. Norton's parents
and other relatives.
G. Bergen, section foreman on the
O., is taking well earned vacation.
He left Friday night for Sank Center,
Mimi, where he will spend ten days
sightseeing and fishing.
Fred Aldridge was summoned to
Kirkville Monday by the alarming
condition of his wifes health. She
has been sick since February with
that dreaded disease, consumption.
Miss Ferne Gordon closed a very
successful term of school at Maple
Grove Friday with picnic and a pro.
gram of exercises. Besides the 81
pupils there were present about fifty
others and all enjoyed the occasion
hugely.
Married, at the West End Presby-
terrain church in Ottumwa, at ten a.
m, Sunday, June IL, 1904, Mr.. August
Poeck, of Ottumwa, and Miss Della
b. Zellner, of Fremont, Rev. Duty or
floating. After the wedding break.
fast the bride and groom came to
Fremont where they are for a visit
with the brides mother, Mrs. Nancy
Zellner, who was present at the mar
riage service, They will be at home
to friends after June 26 at Ottumwa.
Monday, June IS, 1.-THE Girls of rs"
held their annual reunion at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Palmer, east or
town. 1t is with gladness that the
| girls look forward to these meetings.
where they congreate and rehearse
the incidents Ct y apgx sgesaeo, .saxs.
Those present were Mesdames Hattie
Funk, Mollie English, Stella watts.
Laura Heinzman, Ida Gordon, Lille
McClain, Anna Ellis, Jennie Caves.
Maggie Wilson, Libbie Coen, Maggie
Ehrenhard, Ruth TripIett, AIDA Ar
ganbright, Emma Springer, Jessie
Palmer and Addie Smith, of Dahlon-
ega.
Walter Springer and Rex McClain
drove to Oskaloosa Sunday evening.
and coming home about midnight the
boys had an experience that hey don't
care about having repeated. West of
Cedar a short distance their rig col.
lided with one going the opposite di.
rection which frightened their team
and a bad runaway was the result.
Ths boys were thrown out and Walter
was run over but not hurt and the
team came on to Fremont The bug
gy was scattered along for distance
and the tongue was all the horses
were pulling when they got to town.
The other party to the accident turn
ed around and brought the boys
home, a gracious act that was much
appreciated. 1t was extremely lucky
that the result was no worse.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

According to the government re-
port the area Of spring wheat sown
this year is per cent short of what
it was year ago. This means de-
crease of 10000 acres. This same
report gives the average condition on
June 1, as 93.4 which is little below
the ten year average.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The William Morris jewelry store
on the south side is to be greatly i'm
proved by way of new steel ceiling
paper and paint. The salesroom is
to be enlarged and new cases and fix.
lures added. The rear room will be
newly equipped for a work room. s.
B. Sinclair has been given the con.
tract and the work will be commenc.
ed at once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

"A custom that has existed for
several centuries is still maintained
in some towns on the lower Rhine
Early in the year-on auction day
the town crier or clerk calls all the
young people together and to the
hlgneSt bidder sells the privilege of
jd2nc Nc with the chosen girl, and her
only during the entire year that fol-
lows
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The town of Protection, Nebr.,
was blown away by cyclone a few
days ago. wind has been trying to
play havoc with protection here in
Iowa for some time," observes the
Des Moines Capital, but thus far
without any appreciable degree of
SUCCESS"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

You must not expect me to give
up my girlhood's ways all at once"
said the happy bride.
"Oh, l won't" he replied. 81 hope
you'll keep right on taking an allow
ance from your father just as if moth.
ing had happened. Superior Owls. }
Telegram.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

Geo. A. Hoffman, erstwhile secre
tary of the democratic state central
committee, is in the city for a few
days on business-and which bust
ness Geo. emphatically denies having
anything to do with politics, espe
cially of the Willie Hearst kind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

&C. Ottoson, of Ottoson, Iowa, was
in town yesterday interviewing the
Mahaska county delegates to the re-
publican state convention. Mr. Otto
son is a candidate for railway COM
missioner and says he is meeting
with marked encouragement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye ex-
plains that the cordiality with which
the Lacey gubernatorial boom was re-
ceived merely indicates how the
great mass of Iowa republicans are
hankering for a man of the stalwart
sort.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

Another evidence that college
education pays is found in the fact
that Walter Clarkson, who graduates
from Harvard this month, immediate
ly goes to work as a pitcher for the
New York ball team at a salary OF
$4,000 a season.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

Bussey Press: The Trades and
Labor Assembly of Oskaloosa an
nounce that they will celebrate Labor
Day, Monday, September 4,1904. They
get at it early and that is the way to
prepare an event of this kind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

"A car load Of freight on the Col
fax-Des Moines interurban the other
afternoon Melted $500 freight re-
ceipts, There are great possibilities
before the Oskaloosa, Buxton and AL
bia line.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

Some people are hard to please.
For instance, the New Sharon Star
man prays: "a good shower would be
very welcome, but please, Lord, don't
send us month of flood"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

A new counterfeit $100 gold GER
tiflcate has appeared. Be careful to
examine your 800 bills as they come
in .. f.......
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

I'm all that is good Iowa continues
to excel. The census figures show
that in the value of all live stock il
stands first. 1t is also first in the
value of animal products, first in the
value of all farm products, first in
horses, first in hogs and first in poul-
try
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

Judge E. H. Thayer, the veteran
editor of the Clinton Age and one of
the best known newspaper men in
the state, is seriously i'll.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

The Springfield Register declares
that mans wife believes every word
he says-when he talks in his sleep
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-06-23

1T, mas been noted by a western
sage that all women reformers think
that only the men need reforming.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25

blame them for that. Even in Ne
braska where men who are the salt
of the earth call themselves demo
Gratis" and the party as a whole is
dominated by sulh men. there are
many old boIrbons who despise a
populist as they would a venomous
reptile, and nothing but the hope of
winning by pcpullst aid prevents an
open expression Of that feeling.
Hence, one can imagine something
of the feeling between pOpulists and
democrats in the south. And a good
deal Of the past bitterness between
the two populist factions has come
about because neither side would try
to look at the situation from the
others viewpoint Undoubtedly on
both sides the desire 70 triumph over
the other has caused popul:sts to be
led astray by the casuistry popularity
attributed to the Jesuils--that tic
end justifies the means" believe
that neither wing can truly show a
clean bill of health for that commit
tee meeting at Lincoln in 1900 wien
the split" occurred. | believe men in
both factions were guilty of practices
unbecoming a populist.
But that is closed incident now.
We should forgive, even If we can't
forget it. AS Morgan of Arkansas
said to me last night, I'VE were act
ing under the pressure of entirely
different motives. You In the north
were fighting for immediate success.
We in the south were fighting for the
preservation of our palty-there was
no immediate success in sight for US. /"
But let us not dwell too long in
the past. Association for the past two
days with that prince among Amcri-
can gentlemen, F.. Gerry Brown OF
Massachusetts,, mas given ne tlnge
Of his fatalistic coloring, that what
is to be will be-" Even those homely,
old-fashioned sayings that .the mill
will never run with the water that's
passed by" AM there's no use cry
ing over spilled milk, substantiate
his philosophy. No man knows what
might have been but mas right to
guess; and as there is little profit in
guessing, unless it will help us in the
future, why indulge in it?
Well, when the meetings began. We
in the New st. James ana Trey in the
Southern, little informal talk
brought out the fact that We preferred
to hold the convention at Indianapolis
or Springfield on July Z, and a con-
ference committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Brown, Calderhead and my
self, was appointed to confer with a
like subcommittee from the mid
readers. They sent over Judge Will
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25
Prof. Waneemann Com
ments or the Result Of
Chicago School "Elec-
tion." ff

wins out-brings results and Doodle,
too.
The teacher conducting that kid
election proudly referred TO the fact
that none of the children had (by It's
vote) declared either Rockefeller or
Schwab or Morgan or Vanderbilt as
the best or greatest person"
That Is readily explained. Our chill
dren do not "Snow" these gentlemen.
The textbooks or our public schools
mentions the deeds OF old knights
like King Arthur. but do not contain,
as yet. the tales OF the modern"
knights and American kings"
Such tales would be neither good
Sunday school literature, nor exactly
the sort OF deeds, which even the
most case-hardered machine republic
can In Nebraska would like to put be-
fore his own son as worthy OF lnno-
cent admiration and as modern
standard example OF virtue"
Standards OF morality change. YOU
know. It's time enough for the kids
to absorb the golden calf' standard
when ready 10 vote as told. Later on
You know,
In the meantime. II tlckles me that
one OF the little voters had tho sense
10 vote for Elsie Dlnsmore. Thtr~'a
the making OF a true American In that
kids A. WANuEMANN Pho.
Consulting Chemist
Edsewater. Chicago. III.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25

be called the northern viewpoint.
Among the prominent "mij-road-
ers" present we're Colonels Mallett
and Park, and James w. Biard OF
Texas, Judge A. H. Livingston, Paul
]. Dixon, James H. Hills, n. Barkis,
and Nat. G. Eaton of Missouri. 10 A..
Parker Of Kentucky Judge Samuel w.
Williams and A. G. Burkhart of Ind
lana, Col. Felter and A. C. Barton OF
Illinois, L. H. Weller, J. R. Norman
and S. M. Harvey of Iowa, w. S. Nor
gan of Arkansas.
Most of these men quite naturally
saw things through southern spec
tacles. am telling no secret damag-
ing to the cause of populism when l
say that the pOrulists of the south are
discouraged They are practically dis
franchised along with the negro.
They may vote and vote, but the cleo
tion machinery is in the hands of men
who count and count. No one can tell
by examining An election abstract
how many popdlist votes were cast.
The men responsible for this state
Of affairs call themselves democrats" !"
They are leaders of southern democ-
racy. With notable exceptions. they
represent the same plutocratic inter-
ests as do the republicans in the
north. And the republican party of
the south is fac-simile of the J..
Sterling MOrtou-Dr. Miller brand Of
democracy in Nebraska before Bryan
committed the Ito them) unpardoIa-
bic offense of actually winning an cleo
tiOn to congress.
Just as DR.. Miller and his confreTes
earnestly desired a little democratic
party in Nebraska, which should be
their very own for trading purposes
with the republicans, SO do the lead
ing republicans Of the far south de-
precate any attempt To make their
party an actuality in government
there To wrest control from the
democrats woIld mean a party big
enough to get away from their own.
ership.
Practically all the mid-road popul-
lists of the south were former demo-
Gratis. The causes which made them
populists- still exist, and they very
naturally view with suspicion any
man who claims the lame demo
crat," and this suspicion goes out TO
populists who have co-operated with
genuine democrats in the north.
Accordingly, it was to be expected
that the "mid-roaders" would oppose
any action of the committees which
would give plausible grounds for sus-
piciOn that the national convention
might he uSpd tn nr0mato tho ir,for
ests of the democratic party. can't
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25
A CHILDREN'S
"ELECTION."

Editor Independent: A teacher in
one of our pubic schools lately asked
for an election" to determine the
"best or greatest or most popular per-
son." Here is the count: Lincoln IA,
Washington IL, Mckinley 6, Roose-
vet A, King Arthur 3, Joan of Arc 3,
Queen Victoria 2, my Father" 8, MY
Mother" 3, King Solomon / and Elsie
Dinsmore /; 81 votes.
1t Is safe to say in anaiyZing the
ballot that the votes for "My Father"
My Mother" and Elsie Dinsmore
were the only true personal" indica-
tlons of a reasonable, discerning judg-
ment. The others are merely me-
chanical reflex reactions of .hc gray
brain tissue OF these children, i'm
pressed with the virtues" OF King
Arthur. Solomon and the rest. im-
pressed by outsiders, such as the teach
ar. textbooks waving bunting, ctc.
rhe children really have no coneep-
tion OF Joan OF Are. for instance. Nor
Of the real lincoln.
mention this play election" mefe-
ly as an illustration Of tho fact that
"grown-ups' often act Just like "ehll-
dren" with whlakera. Does the aver
ago voter use "hla" own individual
iudgmenty or does he not rather rely
on Others" 10 tell him what is best"
for himf What argument" Ia In a
torch procesalon--or a "gunshot slo-
gan" or a ''tlnpall' for intelligent
Americansf Stlil such foollshness