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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-18
While / Am Alive to Hear.

How much would I care for it. could
That when I am under the grass or snow.
The rayeled garment of life's brief day,
Folded and quietly LAID away:
The spirit let loose from mortal bars,
And somewhere away among the stars,
How much do you think II would mat
What praise was lavished upon me.
when,
Whatever might be Its stint or store,
1t neither could help nor harm me more ?
II. while was telling, they had but
To stretch a finger, would have caught
Gladly such aid to buoy me through
Some bitter duty | had to 90;
Though when 1t was done. they said
tmay be,
To others-they never said to me
The word of applause so craved, whose
worth
Had been the supremest boon on earth
II granted TO me them: I'VE are proud
That one OF ourselves has triumphed
So
What use for the rope, II II be not flung
TIL the swimmers grasp to the rock has
chung?
What helm in a comrades bugle blast,
When the peril of Alpine heights Is past
What need that the squirting paean roll
When the runner Is snfe beyond the goal
What worth In eulogys blandest breath
"hen WHISPERED in ears that are hushed
In death?
No! no, II you have but word of cheer,
Speak 1t while | am alive to hear!
Margaret j. Preston,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-18
Prospect Strenuous.

A dry goods merchant was explain
ing the situation to the new traveller
he had just engaged. Your predeces,
sor." he said, has got his business
all tangled up. and II you take his
place you will have difficult task get.
ting order out of chaos" II don't
know who Chaos u.s." cheerfully re.
piled the newly appointed traveller.
but bet you I'll sell him some goods,
II have to hang or 10 him week."
-Tit.Bits.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-18
Suicide Wind.
Italian Newspapers.

Italian newspapers have few sub
scribers. They are sold mostly In
the streets.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-18
WROTE "AeIDE WITH ME-"
immortal Hymn the Last Work Of
Oevout Christian.

At the age of fifty-four Lyle found
himself doomed to die of consumption.
and in sorrow at having to leave his
task unfinished he prayed that at the
least it might be granted to him to
write something which would live to
the glory of God when he was dead.
Then on the last evening he ever
spent at Brixham, after preaching his
farewell sermon. he took pen, and as
the sun was setting over the ships
that lay in the harbor Abide with
Me" was written. Next morning he
started for the Riviera and there died
a month later.-!sondon TELEGRAPH.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
YOU HAvE TO REGISTER.

Every four years, under the Aus
tralian ballot law, the voters Of cities
Of Iowa, of over 5000 inhabitants, are
compelled to register anew. If they
vote. This law does not Apply to ru-
raj precincts, or cities and towns of
less than 5000 inhabitants.
In cities the size of Oskaloosa,
where registration is necessary, and
registration books are used on cleo,
ton day, and it is necessary to. vote
under the registry, it is absolutely
necessary to register every presiden.
tial election, or citizens cannot vote.
This is one of the years that it is
necessary to register, if you want to
vote, if you are a citizen of Oskaloosa.
The registry boards will be in SEES,
sion on the 9th, 2Sth and goth ot
the month, to give a chance to every
voter to become registered, if he is in
the city on those days, either or all of
them. If he is a legal voter, and out
of the city on those daps, he may reg,
lister on the Saturday preceding cleo.
ton, when the boards meet to correct
lists and make up copies. If he is in
the city on all these days, and fails to
take advantage of his rights as a vot.
er, then he loses his'right to vote. But
on the other hand, if he is a legal vot,
err, and is out of the city on all Of
these days, when the registration
board meets to fulfill it's duties, he
may yet register and vote on election
day, but in no other way can ne reg.
lister on election day and cast his
vote.
These are the absolute rules gov
erning the registration of voters, all
of whom must register this year, be,
ing a presidential year. Every Oska.
loosa reader of the Herald is urged
to take notice of the registration no
tice, when it is published, and regis.
ter, or he cannot vote.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
GOOD ROADS,.

In an address at Keokuk, Hon. T. ..
Harper, of Burlington, president Of
the Iowa Good Roads Association, said
that in the state of Iowa there is
over SO, 100000 road tax collected ey-
cry year. OF this amount Lee county,
probably, contributes $50, 900 annually.
81 defy any man in this county to find
penditure of that vast sum of money,
In ten years that tax, to this county
alone, will amount to $4,000 00. Car
anyone of you who are citizens of this
county point out that value in perma
nent road work? This is not the fault
Of any officer or set of officers, but a
defect in our laws. The trouble is
that the money is divided up into
such small . amounts, distributed
among so many persons, and expend.
ed over such a wide territory, that no
substantial work is done anywhere.
ITO correct this, l contend that the
unit of the road district should be the
county instead of the township. There
should be a county superintendent OF
roads and bridges to work under the
direction and jurisdiction of the coun,
ty board Of supervisors. This would
enable the board to expend this mon,
ey upon the important roads, and ii
would relive the people in the rural
districts of the care and expense OF
the construction and maintenance OF
such roads.
ITO do this, legislation is needed. 1t
is also needed to establish a system
Of road drainage. Our revenue laws
should be amended so as to require
every dollar of property in the state
to bear its just proportion of the cost
Of construction and maintaining the
common roads.
why should the farmer alone be
asked to make and maintain these
roads? In the name Of goodness who,
ever invented such a proposition -?
Whoever imposed such a duty upon
the farmer. AS long as this inequit'
able system exists, no townsman
should ever be heard to complain
about the condition of the country
roads"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
THE INcREAsg 81 sulcIpE.

Carefully collected statistics show
that there is a steady decrease in The
valuation set upon human life in this
country, with a corresponding increase
in the number of cases Of suicide. In
1903 nearly 5000 persons took their
own lives, against $3.50 in 1891, with
a progressive increase from year to
year since the latter date except in
1899, when there was a slight falling
off.
Analysis Of the figures shows that
cases of suicides of women are in
creasing faster than those Of men;
that more children kill themselves
nowadays than in former years, and
that more physicians commit suicide
than members of any other profession.
In the last thirteen years 535 physi-
clans killed themselves, as compared
with ninety-eight clergymen and six
ty-one lawyers, and the theory ad.
vanced to account for this is that doc
tors are usually overworked and that
their intimate knowledge of symptoms
and the effect of drugs leads them to
save themselves from long and unne-
cessary suffering. Another interest
ing fact in this connection is that bus
mess losses are a motive for suicide
in a comparatively small number of
cases, compared with insanity, i'll
health, domestic infelicity, liquor and
disappointed love.
In fifty American cities the suicide
rate is seventeen per 100000 Of popu.
lation. st. Louis, Hoboken and Chi.
cago lead the list in number in pro-
portion to population, while Camden,
New Bedford and Fall River show the
fewest suicides. Furthermore, the
census returns show that the suicide
rate for native Americans is 6.S per
loo, 600, against 81 for those of irish
origin, 1913 for those of German orr
gin and % for those Of French origin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
And POOR FARM
Grand Jury Makes Reports on
County Institutions.

To the Honorable District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa:
The grand jury of Mahaska county i'm
paneled for the October, 1904, term,
beg leave to report that they visited
the county Jail and made a thorough
inspection of the same;they found the
prisoners safely restrained and the
cells and corridors of the Jail kept in
a neat and sanitary manner. We were
present while a meal was served to
the prisoners and found that they
were receiving sufficient, wholesome
food, served in a clean and palatable
manner.
Respectfully submitted,
w. A. Stephenson, Foreman.
The Poor Farm.
To the Honorable District Court of
Mahaska County, Iowa:
The grand jury of Mahaska county,
impaneled for the October 1904 term
of said court, respectfully report that
we have made a careful inspection of
the poor farm of Mahaska county and
find that the farm of 800 acres has
during the past cas- been farmed in
a farmerlike manner, the outbuildings
are in good repair and the stock be-
longing to the farm is in good condi-
tion. The buildings on the farm are
we'll constructed, are properly arrang-
ed for the purpose for which they are
used and are kept in a clean and san
itary condition. The inmates kept at
the poor farm are safely restrained
and properly clothed and we'll fed;
from all appearances receive kind
treatment from the hands of those IN
authority.
We would urge the board of super
visors to provide the farm with a set
of farm scales for the a that a
farm of 800 acres, with the buying and
selling of stock and grain, we believe
that it will be a matter Of economy to
| equip the farm with a good set of
farm scales.
We would further recommend that
the board walks, particularly in the
ear of the buildings and badly worn,
that they be replaced with good ce.
ment walks for the reason that many
Of the persons confined there are old,
and with the ordinary board walk
which is liable to get out Of condition
it is not unlikely that some of the
persons might be injured by defects
in the board walks, and it will he
cheaper in the long run to put in a
good cement walk than to replace the
present board walks.
Respectfully submitted,
w. A. Stephenson, Foreman.
r. K. Davis, Clerk:-You will
Eplease e that his report is published
in the official papers of the county.
Jno. T. Scott, Judge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
1.-THE MINERS FRIEND"

Fellow Miners of the Sixth District:
We as miners are generally warm
friends towards those who prove to be
ours, so l give you a short. sketch Of
your honorable friend, Congressman
John F. Lacey, and what he has done
for the miners. When you have read
these facts, fellow miners, you will
agree with me that acts speak louder
than words.
The Hon. John F. Lacey was born
in Virginia of English ancestry. He
came to Iowa when IA years old, and
worked on a farm. He also carried a
bod and laid brick to earn money to
go to school, and soon became a
bright scholar. When the Civil War
broke out he enlisted in the Third
Iowa Infantry, also in the SD Iowa
Volunteer Infantry IS a private, but
soon his merits called for his promo
ton to corporal, sergeant, lieutenant
and major. So, fellow miners, you
a see that Mr.. Lacey's career as d
brave soldier was a brilliant one in
his country's needs.
Ever since Mr.. Lacey has been
elected to congress he has looked to
the benefit of the working men, and
especially the miners. Other con.
gressmen had been in congress before
Mr.. Lacey, but had never done any.
thing for miners. So Mr.. Lacey is
the only Congressman that has won
that distinction above all other con-
gressmen. It was Mr.Lacey who first
thought of the protection Of the min.
ers in our territories. 1t is called the
Lacey Act; also his amendments to
said law in the 57th congress are, bet.
ter ventilation, sprinkling of the dust
in mines and all mines in the terri
tories to have shot frers.
The miners of Indian Territory and
the National Convention of the M. w.
A. at Columbus, Ohio, sent resolu-
lions Of thanks to Mr.. Lacey
for his kind appreciation of the min,
ers, and his me~ritorious acts for
them. Also President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers of America con
graduated Mr.. Lacey for his acts.
These are the only laws protecting
the miners Of the territories, on the
statute books Of congress, and no
doubt every miner will appreciate this
good act Of Mr.. Lacey's.
Also let the miners of the Sixth dis.
trict bear in mind that it was Con.
gresham Lacey who b%efriended the
miners of the Sixth district by secur.
ing the release of their fellow worker,
Mr.. Haddow, Of Keb, Iowa, who was
imprisoned in the Virginia Jail. Mr.,
Lacey i~nterceded in behalf of Mr.. Had
dow and President Roosevelt pardon,
ed him.
So, worthy miners Of the Sixth dis,
trict, cast your votes for your worthy
friend, John F. Lacey, and by so do
ing we honor ourselves by honoring
him. An Old Miner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
THE SEATTLE SPIRIT.
Influences That Are Making the West.
ern CITY Greater.

influences That Are Making the West
ern City Greater.
Orison J. G. Dutton, who is now 10
Gated in Seattle, and who is here on a
visit, is still in love with Oskaloosa,
but he thinks there is no place fCr
business equal to Seattle. The Seat
tie spirit, he says, grabs a man when
he sets foot in the city and never
leaves him. 1t is the same spirit that
has been pushing Oskaloosa to the
front during the past few years, only
it is larger because the city Is larger.
Everybody e by Seattle, is will
ing to put up money to prove his
claims, and first, last and all the
time p~atronizes Seattle institutions
Seattle as a consequence is growing at
the rate Of 10000 a year and is build
ing up in every way. 1t is only a
question of time until it becomes the
greatest metropolis of the coast, sur
passing San Francisco.
AS an illustration of the enterprise
Of the Seattle people, the Nebraska
b~attleship incident may be cited
When the government asked for bids
on the vessel, the Moran Brothers
Company Of Seattle filed their offer,
1t was 500, 900 more than the eastern
shipbuilders' bids, made so by eason
Of freight rates and the delivery OF
the ship in Atlantic waters. 1t was
found, however, that the western men
were favored and if they would reduce
their bid they might have the con-
tract. The Seattle Chamber of Com.
merce took the matter up at once,
raised the $780, 900 by public subscrip.
ton, turned the amount over to the
Moran Brothers and thereby won the
honor for the Seattle shipyards of hav.
ing built the first ~battleship on the
Pacific coast. This is the way great
cities are bidding for and encouraging
enterprises and is a good object les
son for smaller but equally ambitious
cities. AS Harry O'Neill says, III
takes money to buy whiskey."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

the old guard who have held to the
faith they had in the town and county
to hear the expressions OF surprise
and admiration made by those who
emigrated from this county to the
great west twenty and some more
than thirty years ago, who have now
returned for the first time to visit rel.
atives and old time friends, at the
wonderful improvements made and
now in process of building. 1t makes
the most Of them homesick and awak.
ems a strong desire to return to the
scenes of their boyhood days and live
the rest Of their days among a happy
and prosperous people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For secreta.y Of state-W. b. Mar.
TN. Of Adalr.
For Treasurer--G. 8. GiIbertson, OF
WInnebago.
For Auditor of State-B. r. Carroll,
Of Davis.
For Attorney Generate. w. MuI.
Ian, Of Blackhawk.
For Supreme Judge-H. e. Deemer,
OF Montgomery.
For Railroad commissIoner-N. 8.
Ketchum, of Marshall.
For Electors-at-Laree-coI. {. II.
ormsby, Of PaIo Alto, and j.. II. We.
win, of Linn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
Fishinu About Over,

The fishing season will soon be
over. November Is marks the close
Of the open season and the local fish,
ermen will have to wind up his lines,
unjoint his pole and put away his flies
for seven long and weary months. II
is hard lines but the fish commission,
er says it must be done, and there Il
no way to avoid that official. All win.
ter and until May Is, 1905. the local
man Of the rod will have to content
himself with telling his friends how
long the one was that got away and
recommending his favorite brand Of
bait.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
Horses Are Valuable.

Knoxville Express: John B. Elliott
purchased Grattan Boy 2:0S at Lex
ington for $2,100,and before ne got MIN
home had several offers of an advance
price. Senator Thompson, of Louisi.
ana, who offered $4,000, on Monday oi
this week telegraphed an offer of S..
900, to which Mr.. Elliott replied that
nothing less than $500 would bus
the horse. He now has Grattan Boy
In his stables here. and all horsemer
who have seen him feel sure that Mr.
Elliott made a big stroke when hi
bought him.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

81 am a protectionist because ]
can see very clearly that the political
independence which every patriot
would sacrifice his life to preserve TO
his country "a only be safely assured
when we are industrially independent
and am glad. il 1t requires that less
er sacrifice, to forego a few pennies
of my savings to do my part to secure
that assurance."-Prof. r. H. Thurs
ton, of Cornell university.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

-Creston Advertiser: Editor Brew
ster, of the Ottumwa Democrat, made
his initial speech at Bloomfield, Davis
county, Saturday night, and the same
is published in the Ottumwa Democrat
Of Monday. 1t covered ten columns OF
the paper. Naturally all of the type
cases in the Office were exhausted OF
the capital a." while the Mes" were
a close second.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

IF the American people really
want a change from the present con
ditions to those which prevailed be
fore McKinley's election in 1896, they
know how to get it. Every vote for
the democratic party is a vote for
such a change.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

IF a tariff law on the whole work.
ed well, and if business has prospered
under it and is prospecting, it may be
better to endure some Inconvenience
and inequalities for a time than, by
making changes, to risk causing dis
turbance and perhaps paralysis in the
industries and business of the coun
try."-President Roosevelt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
DEMOCRATIC PENSION ECONOMY

A good deal has been said about the
economical administration which Is
characteristic of the democratic party,
particularly in the matter of pensions.
1t may interest the veterans to know
how the democrats economical. On
October IL, 1898, the New York Trib>
une called attention to the estimate Of
the Hon. Hoke Smith for the Depar--
ment of the Interior, observing:
He seems somewhat proud of the
fact that this is a decrease from last
year Of SO, ~30S496.1S. But ne omits
to call public attention to the sug-
gestive fact that he gets all and more
than all of his apparent saving out OF
the pension bureau. His estimates
show a decrease for pensions of $5,-
000, 900. Further than that, he wants
an increase Of 81, 600, 900 for examin-
ing surgeons, 500, 900 for clerk hire
and 100000 for expenses Of investi-
cation. This is a total of $1,400, 900
which he must have in order to cut
down the pensions to the extent of
IS, zoo, 900, and the secretary proposes
to make the old soldier pay it ALL"
Instead Of spending money on pen
sions for veterans, the democrats
secretary of the interior proposed to
cut off that appropriation and spend
money instead to prevent their get,
ting pensions. That was his way OF
economizing. 1t had the merit of pro
viding places for a good many clerks
and surgeons and pension agents anv.
way; but what do the old soldiers
think of it?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
savings banks when the protective
system is in force.

The Harvey News last week pub
lished two columns Of Knoxville news
and less than half a column Of Har
vey news. Why do SO many small
papers make this mistake? Home
news is what the people want.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
THE FIRST KILLING FROST.
October Weather Of This Year Makes
An Unusual Record.

Saturday night was quite cold anu
a killing frost came with the clear
sky and the quietness Of the night.
The mercury went to about 81 ie-
grees, which was registered at six
o'clock in the morning, and in low
places the cold was still lower in de.
gree. All Of the vegetation that has
endured throughout the fall was cut
by the freeze.
The record for October has been
very unusual. Twenty-Five davu
without a killing frost is a record that
will likely not be made again in many
years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

IF the publishers of Sunday
school papers expect to retain their
hold on the interest Of their youthful
readers they will have to add the
comic supplement" suggests the For
est City Summit. y 81.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

THE obstructionists are here,not
elsewhere. They may postpone but
they cannot defeat the realization Of
the high purpose Of this nation to re.
store order to the islands and estab.
fsh a just and generous government
in which the inhabitants shall have
the largest participation Of which they
are capable President Mckinley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
DRoBATE NOTICE

DROBATE NOTICE.
Il In matters of the last will and
testament of Elizabeth Williamson,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court Of Ma
haska County, Iowa, an instrument
of writing p%urporting to be the last will
and testament of Elizabeth William
son, deceased, and the same is set for
hearing on the 9Th day of Decembcr of
the next term of the District Court,
to be begun and held in Oskaloosa
on the 9th day of December, 1904, at
which time objections can be made
to the approving of said Will and it's
admission to probate.
Dated this 1ith day of October,
1904.
12w3 R. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

The last number of the American
Bank Reporter just issued makes q
still better showing as to the actual
amount of money on deposit in the
banks Of Iowa, state, national, savings
and private. The report brings 1t up
to August Is of this year when the to
tai was $253,530,000
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
DRoBATR NOTICE.


IL In the matters of the last will
and testament of John Frederick
Schwartz, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk
ty, Iowa, an instrument Of writing
purporting to be the last will and
testament ofJohn Frederick Schwartz
deceased, and the same is set for
hearing on the 9th day of December,
of the next term of the district court,
to be begun and held in 0skaloOsa
on the 9Th day of December, 1904, at
which time objections can be made to
the approving of said win and its adj
mission to probate.
Dated this 14th day of October, 1904.
12w3 r. K. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

Governor Odell says that Roose-
velt's plurality in New York will be
from $4,000 to $4,000. Murphy says
the state will go 75.0C" for Parker. It
is these slight differences of judg-
ment that make horse races.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

Chicago Times-Hera' J: ANson Of
the author of America" has been sent
to the penitentiary in Iowa for embez.
element. He will now proceed to
break a few of his native rocks, and
probably pity himself for being the
son of a great man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
-"What,s the matter with ottnm

whats the matter with Ottumwa
having a representative in congress
once?" asks Mr.. Brewster in the OF
tumwa Democrat. well, at present.
replies the Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican, "the trouble seems to be
mostly Mr.. Lacey"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

Action will be taken at the com.
ing session of the Iowa state confer.
ence of charities and correction at
Sioux City in November to place the
county and city jails under the super.
vision OF state inspectors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

Bryan declares in his Commoner
that "the nomination of Judge Parker
virtually nullifles the antitrust plank
Of the democratic national platform,
and yet Bryan says he is supporting
Parker!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27

Changes in tariff schedules can
with safety be made only by those
whose devotion to the principle Of pro.
lection is beyond question" - From
President Roosevelt's speech Of &C.
e~eptance. --