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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

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Chnelty NalnM. " AlhlN. NaA 4 sik
lsot Nj lhp elN shlk week.
Rey. NJ VI txpkwoOa kAA been I'LL
fpting ~ shu psat week from i ne
we're cold ard sore throat
wnlsef amltA, II cbsssrs. il ii sav
city for 4 few dAya visit win hin
mother, MFs John williams
william nteenwAy ii MuhoAtsna.
spent last sunday IN the city. TIE
guest ~ Mlea !. B sheney. lie Win
come again soon.
Mrs. Emma Humbert, of Dea Molnes.
came down Saturday for 4 short visit
with her colgsin,Mrs John Marquette,
and returned 70 her home Tuesday.
Mrs. Pearl Banks. Of Cnlcago, has
been the guest OF her sssterinlaw,
Mr.. John Barquette. for the past
week, being here 10 visit her little
daughter. who ~ making her home
with the Baruuettos.
Al splendid luncheon was served to
the ladies Of the A. M. Il. church by
Mrs. Peter Williams. az her residence,
200 A avenue east, Friday afternoon,
and was well attended. rho next
meeting VIII BIO announced sunday.
Maple Grove Lodge No. te, A. r. q
A. M, at its regular meeting In De-
cembcr elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: w Nj, Robert
Franklin; s.. W. Bobt Johnson; 3.
W., I'D IL, Jones; secretary, Henry
Taylor; treasurer, simpson Mitchell
Mr.. and Mrs. john Marquette enter
tanned a company Of friends Monday
evening at their residence on Al avenue
east, in honor Of Mrs. Pearl Banks OF
Chicago and Mrs. Emma Humbert Of
Des MoInes. An elegant supper was
served, after which the company en-
Joyed itself at whist, while Miss Har,
.dy and Miss Sheftey furnished music.
These present were Messrs. and Mes
DANES "A. q. Clark, ., r, Barquette,C.
g. Lee, Madames Belle Cannaday,
Pearl Banks, Emma Humbert, Misses
Jennie Hardy, L. s.. sheffey, Annie
Smith, Nettie Davis, Annie Myers.
Messrs. A. Hardy, Will Crump ana
Earl Hubbard.
Eugene ", Marshall representing
the University Of Wisconsin, with an
Grafton on Hamilton and the Congtt.
tuition" won the first prize Of st0O IN
the Hamilton birthday oratoricai %
test held by the Hamilton Club OF
Chicago, at stclnway Hall Thursday
evening. Mr.. Marshall, who ~ color.
ca, mo only received the decision Of
all the judges, but his victory was .
popular one AZ well Although b
~Frcshman at Wisconsin, ne Is q gradu
ate Of the Michigan law school. He
played end on the Wisconsin foot ball
team last season and was rated BY
Walter Camp as the best end among
the western colleges. -Four colleges,
Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa and Indiana,
we're represented In the contest, and
were placed in the above order.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The sheep business has had its ups
and downs during the past hfty years.
We have sold wool for 81 a pound
and fos 10 cents, have seer sheep sell
for 80 cents per head and at 80 for the
run OF the Hock. The situation today IL
more encouraging than we have ever
before known II. The American people
are acquiring a wonderful taste for
mutton, and the mutton chop or the
mutton roast, from being a rarity on
bills Of fare nt hotels and restaurants,
10 becoming almost as common as SIR
Ioin or po~rterhouse steak. SO great In
the demand for mutton as d meat food
that 1t Is said that we are steadily cat
Ing up our hocks. We believe that the
sheep may now be taken up as one OF
the most important and profitable OF
all d domestic animals, with the GER
tainty that no future colf3ttspn III likely
to arise which win maize the keeping
OF them Improbable. There should be
q flock Of seyenty-hYe well bred ewes
on every quarter section farm, and
such a tiock would prove 10 be as good
money makers as the hens In the poul-
try yard or the dairy herd. In selecting
d few sheep as the foundation for d
flock reference should be had to their
meat making quality more than to
their ability 70 produce q fleece.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The tendency in connection with
most homes, whether in city or u
try, IL to have a back yard dedicated
to a dumping ground for all the odds,
ends and debris OF modern living. This
back yard Is quite often the great blem-
ish In connection with otherwise pleas
ant homes. There IL really no real need
to permit tGis accumulation Of ash
piles, old shoes, boxes and barrels,
empty cans, bits OF lumber and trash
Of an kinds. by having proper recep.
tacles for garbage and removing II
often the back yard may b. easily made
just as attractive as the front yard.
II there are unsightly outbuildings and
fences, a few vines will hide them.
Morning glories, a hop vine, Virginia
crcepeT, or, better yet, g~rapevines,
have a great mission in connection with
nearly all the back yards Of our Ameri-
can homes. The grape will thrive lusti.
Iy under the stimulus OF soapsuds,
dishwater and the castaway bones OF
the kitchen. In some Of our cities a reg
ular campaign OF back yard improve
mept Is being carried on 70 the won
aarful Improvement OF every place
treated The good citizen will not only
have an attractive front yard to his
home, but WIN also have q clean back
yard.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

DesfHQineA n gssal The republican
s SSSs1 q y = Ias ssssl " ssru wss D sSsil
ana went lore country with
clearly defined principles. This the
party did in 1896. And after being
elected President Mckinley made a
practically non,partisan admsEdstra.
tlon. He conducted the government
Tor the good Of all. In bis work nc
wag succeeded By President Roosevelt,
who continues on the same lines The
so-caIIed "progregsiycg republican,,
nearly all Of whom are former demo.
Gratis. contributed to none Of these
things and helped TO bring none Of
those resuItE. Whatever the country
IS enjoying ia tho way OF reform and
housccleanlng AZ the present time 10
due to md republican party as an On.
ear1zntion and not TO any progress
ives a majority Of whom came In as
camp followers. Nov they r AZ
tempting to take MI the glory Of a
glorious republication.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

M nAssNA ~ rIAeA lhs ol,Sf 6hY
fkfMlFhN NlANt fltM n NlpkiNf NfYA4 A
NSdN AHA NntM II hfaAtM dawn euAk
d h68iAhN Win bVN whpvt mlsAlhR And
Mhhl III fhn tAelh nlak 4 AefnnNt LIND
81 barn doofs "a ohe htnNA Ieheeh
patched with ufd rails. lhn lFHnl yard
grown No 10 hfambleH sud tnil afans
tkuept whNrN cha pigs which lAn Al
large thtFt. haA rooted a cieAf apAnn
~ tho nearby 1ulds WN noticed thAl
Tho h~ayNlhgks were ipYajaed ana that
me field had been poorly rBked. and
10 spite ~ tho fact that the time WINS
past lhs middip III 6sptsmber i fuid
III onta, storm bonlan aud dlscolored.
atlll atood IN enc shock. An overdrawn
picture, you aay, Or perhaps lhs home
of some phiftless renter. Neither. good
friends. merely The abiding place or
him who farms with loose ends. This
man owned bis farm and was prac-
ticaily out Of debt, hence the excuse OF
poverty cannot be urged. what thonf
Tooao endsl The barn door and the
front yard wilderness, the patched
fence and the implanted house were
still waiting for the rainy day, which
never came. when they should DO re.
paired. The broken down and weather
beaten machinery gave mute evidence
Of the shed which was never built TO
cover them. while the grain stood IN the
shock waiting for the thrashing ma
chine which was still coming. Just
such pictures as the above give a black
eye to life On the farm In the minds
OF many people. OF course none of
our readers has a home In tho least re-
scmbllng the one described, but per.
hnps your neighbor has, and II you
think 1t would be OF any use you might
put this little word picture where he
could cast bis eye upon II, thereby be-
ing the scans Of making him sec his
place as others see 1t and bringing
himself to the realization that the farm,
like other walks Of life, calls for q
careful attention to loose ends II II Is
TO be either pleasant or successful.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
oAnr ANp rnn Frsn PoNp.

Al friend OF ours nnds that with a
little trouble he can make q FIRST class
flsh pond upon his farm, one fed from
the water Of an artesian well. lie
writes as that he is thinking Of putting
carp, black bass and croppIes In the
pond and wants to know II this is the
right thing to do. II IS not. A few
years ago the carp vas introduced into
many OF the streams and lakes Of the
country under the s~upposition that II
would prove a valuable food fish. II
turns out that II Is d regular fish hog, a
water scayenger. a gross feeder upon
the spawn OF all other FISH and 80
rolls the weter II lives iii that other
nsh win not stay with IT. The value
Of this hsh as food Is very low indeed,
being the next thing to worthless. In
many places every effort is made to
get rid OF this 6sh, and no greater mis-
take could well be made than to intro
duce IL into a fish pond. Our friend
VIII 6nd that tho black bass, wall eyed
pike, perch, sunfsh and croppies viii
live together all right In his pond, and
be cannot do better than to use them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Last Year Made Good Showing But
Not Quite Equal 70 1904.


The Oskalooga postoiice for the past
year shows something of d decrease
In the number Of registered packages
to be sent out from the once. the
loss In business was only nfty.two In
the aggregate. The latter part OF the
year shows an increaGe oyer the bus.
mess Of the preceding year, while the
first yix months excepting May show
a falling on over the preceding record.
The holiday business OF this season
was the heavies in the history Of the
once ana boosted the record up over
all previous marks.
Al comparative statement Of tho reg.
~istered record Of the two years, show.
ing the record OF each month, " here
presented.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

A crawfish dug through the wall In
the big reservoirs ut Council Bluffs.
The leak was gradually growing larg.
er when discovered. Over seven mil.
lion gallons Of water $50 feet above
the city threatened a second Johns.
town Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The crawnsh republicans Of Iowa
will 10 the same thing for the bust.
ness, agricultural and industrial inter-
eats on this country II they ever ret
q chance to dig through the protection
wall. However, such a calamity
seems hardly even a remote possible
ity since the presidents standpat de-
claration In his messase-coIfax Clip.
per.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

ottumwa Team Carries of Basket
Ball Honors.

The Employed Boys Of the oskaloo-
ga X. M. O. A. physical department
were defeated last night At basket ball
by a team representing the employed
boys Of ottumwa. the score was ~
to 10.
The game was marked by repeated
fouIIng and was almost the limit in
that regard. Otherwise, the local lads
being outwcighed, were also outpIay-
led. Umpire sopher Of OskaIo0sa,
Referee, Robinson Of Ottumwa. The
Oskaloosa lads we're: schmitt and
Jones, forwards; Rakow, center. with
Roberts sui: Williams and Lchtcn-
held. guards.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

nsa MdlMRa NeNA Nm wnfhlnk
Uo hnlA. NF WNfh IA kiillMA nAa
KhU mbh mlffAhNh' W@fN Nnts
Nnk kili MttM n medNdnp 10 lhN
bhay ana mind ana sViFsi. WuFk n
the salvation IL mhiA wbth cafpA !
thunKahdA ma.
Worry iiIlA
Dissipation hlilAs
VERY ii largely a matter ~ nerves
o. inaiwNlion ur llyet. Of Il may be
a qnallty ef Temperament. OF Il may
spring from envy o. some ether hale
nj habit ~ thought, IN most cnaes
worry II c0ncefnlnE things purely IN.
nglnary things that cannot be helped.
One uf tho hhst cures FOR the worry
habit II work. hard work on body and
mind. Work requires concentration
OF effort and mind. That makes one
forget his troubles Work may DO
made a io,. And Ia tho Joy Of work
Ing thcro ID no room FOR worry. Right
living. right thinking. work~thnso are
specifics for most Of the Ills caused
by worry.
Dissipation killg.
And dissipation ID m~anysgided. ok.
coaaiye use OK liquors gambling, ca
rousing are not the only ways in
which one may dtssipate. One may
dlssipate in eating AZ well az In drink.
ing. Or In loss OF sleep. Or in any
form OF acknowledgement. Or in a fool.
iah worry that weakens. And not
only 80. The man who does not read
and inform himself about what the
world Is doing. tho man who neglects
TO take physical exercise, or TO prac-
tice deep breathing, dlasipates, And
dissipation OF whatever sort kills.
Work does not kin.
The cdict that requires man to earn
his bread by the sweat OF his brow is
q blessing and not a curse.
Whose goes 70 his work, eager 70
DO, rs blessed. whose puts his mind
to his work will find the burden OF
worry clip from fig shoulders. And
the pleasure of the task well done
viii become his daily Joy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

prior to tho meeting OF congress
the MarshalItown Times-Republican
WA jnsistent that the standpatters
were not with the president on inc
tariff Issue. II claimed him ag an ar.
dent reyisionfst and reproached the
friends OF protection for not sustain
Ing him. Since the president express.
cd himself in his message the T-R.
has had but little to say, and that in a
minor key. Tho Marshalltown papers
course In the matter reminds Bailey
Of Britt Of the pilot who wag taking q
vessel into a harbor. Are You sure
you know this harbor?" asked the cap
tain. Eyes, captain, every rock In the
harbor,p said the pilot. Just then the
ship struck one with a crash. There's
one OF EN- now" said he.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
Ar CENTRAL NJ. Z. CHURCH.
The Meetings FOR Men Come TO suc.
ccssfui Close.

The series Of special meetings con
Quoted by men, that have been in pro-
gress at the Central Methodist church
during the week, closed last evening.
The meeting was characterized az be.
Ing especially for miners and mechan-
les, but no n was excluded. The
thought Of the meeting, however, was
directed along lines applied TO this al
vision Of workers. II was the largest
Of the week. and a satisfactory close
to one Of the mos eucceNHful and
fruitful Of any services ever held IN
the church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

II we had q nice farm with good
buildings and a pleasant home wo
would not sell tho privilege to some
fakir or agcnt OF painting his advcr-
tiscmcnt on the barn or dislguring the
pasture lot with q billboard proclaim
Ing the merit OF some brand OF cIgnr
or patent medicine. This Ia q cheap
business. The whole country Is mar
red with this sort OF advertising, and
nowhere IL Il more out Of place than
on our nice farms.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

1.-The Legislative Investigating com
mlttee, which has been holding ses-
sionB In Des Moince, reports that pracD
ticalIy all manufactured foods shipped
into Iowa and many OF those produced
Ia the state are aduIterated. There Il.
fine opportunity IN this matter for the
general assembly at its coming sen.
zion 10 do some good work IN the In
terest Of the public health.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Exclusive Of Mystic and Plano, tho
u. M. w. Of A. locals u ADpanoose
county for the month from Nov. 40
10 Dec. Is paid TO the national defense
fund SIe0s.S9. which Is per cent
Of the total wages received by the
men. This wonId indicate that loayr
Ing out the two locals not reporting
the other miners 81 tho county in that
month we're paid sls04ss IN wages
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Ono OF the great wastes In the west
ern farms is the waste and loss Of al
most all the valuable fertilizer made In
the feed yards where cattle and hogs
are fattcned for market. The common
way 10 to select q dry side hiir for the
yard, In order that such yard may be
kept clean and dry. with the result that
all the hi Is washed out and In
solution goes into the creek. Where
this 10 done there Is q waste Of fertility
which 200 tells % the farm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

1T don't know nucn about this
primary election business" said a
representative farmer TO the writer to-
day. but its association Is against It.
Gov. Cummine is one Of It's promoters,
and any man who could 80 20 far
wrong as he aid on the tariiK question
is not D safe leader to follow In any
d~irecfion.0
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The poorest lands ID tha states Of
Missouri and Arkansas grow tho boat
peaches. The rough and stony ianda
which are ~impoaaibls III cultivation In
any crop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Very satisfactory nas plants hfe now
being Installed IL many uf The small
towns of the country The gas being
produced from a ~hyproduct of Tho Oh
rennoriea known ~ gna OIL Tho cost
OF such plants II not heavy. while The
gaa 70 produced furnishes an lllumis
nant of tho host quality.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Tho question win never DO settled
which Is tho best breed OF cattle, OF
hogp, horses or hens. Any Improved
breed T. hptter than stock Of no breed.
III 4 tan has amy likes or disiikcs this
way Ie win do tho best 10 take the
breed which be iIiteg tho best
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

There N lots of farming done with
out any donnito plan or purpose % a
guide. Men SOW or plant this crop or
that crop governed BY some temporary
condition or whlm, and tho result IL
that ~ ~ doing they are utterly pre-
vented from carrying out any desirable
system Of rotation OF crops.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

was q former Iowa man who
iu,fuduced the resolution In tho New
York assembly asking for the reslgna-
ton OF Senator Depew. You can't
lose Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

HhlN SNAk lhe Mhefaeh cate. imported
from Russia NJ NbhrNnha A few years
ngol have Alxen a. Increased ylsia W
nfleptl bushels per here pyof other.
varieties where they have been planted
III che west
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

W. p. Hall has agents in southern
Iowa purchasing horses for his circus
While 1906 was a losing year for him,
largely because Of unfavorable wealth
or, he win take the road this year with
a bigger and better show than be mad
last season.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Il 10 almost impossible to secure a
1ne quality OF celery, white. tender and
nutty In flavor, when IT IL bleachcd In
any other way than with earth. The
use Of boards. tile or paper for bleach
ing IL a mere makeshift. The best
celery literally grows underground, 10
not grown above ground and afterward
fblenched.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

According 70 the Topeka Herald.
time nles 80 faas as q man grows old
: that Il seems 20 him he has his
aday clothes on ali tho time,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The good horse win always bring
moro money II ho In fat than ig he is
just IN good working condition. Al
sleek hide and well rounded out form
always count with The buyer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

II Is getting TO DO snow time. and
one Of tho first duties Of agood citizen
- to see that his walks are kept free
from snow. If too busy 10 do " him
self. there are plenty OF bright boys
who win DO glad 70 earn a dime or two
IN this way. II IS a good idea to look
after the Widows sidewalk also.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Tbs fact II remarked by che Sioux
CITY Journal that ptatistica arc par.
ticularly odlvus when they take the
form of ltBmixod bills.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Two-thirds OF the food consumed by
q flock Of sheep on a farm would be
utterly wasted did the sheep not use
II. Sheep prefer most Of common
weeds to our best grasses and as weed
extcrminators are worth all they cost
on any farm. One can easily tell a
sheep farm by the almost entire alb
sence OF weed growth. Then the distri-
button Of fertilizer by the sheep counts
much IN Us favor, all lands over which
sheep are allowed to run not only be-
Ing free from weeds, but enriched as
well.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18
our 81 rHE ORDINARY.

Charley Needham cf the Keokuk
County News, In his write-up OF a re.
cent trip through the Gulf states, gives
this illustration Of southern hospital
ity. while going across country in
Alabama ! went 10 a farmer TO ask
him the way 70 the nearest town. II
waB about 1890 d. NJ, and / wanted
TO push on; but these here southern
fellers Is 80 hospItable no would not
let me. He says, Light, stranger, an
come TO dinner 80 I lit, They had
q great big dish OF fried potatoes In
the middle OF the table. The host
pushed the dish toward me and says,
Have some stronger 1 took a
spoonful and pushed 'cm back. He
pushed 'em I'VE again and gaya, Have
some more, stranger, / took another
'bUoonfuI and pushed 'em back. He
says. Take a whole lot, stranger 80
i took another spoonful and pushed
,em back. Then he pushed them over
again md says, Take did near all d
'em, stranger
The following note was received BY
a country teacher from the ambitious
mother Of some Of her pupils: Deer
Cir--Y0u will plez not Tern my chill
dren emmy thing more about nzzeolIogy
stun. / don't think II ii purity To talk
70 children about their Skilton and
bonez and wont have H. I want my
children razcd Mise. You can Tern
them to spek gramer and talk correch
butt / don't desire them to kno thei
they hey sich things a bonez. pleage
let them cum hum befoar the fzzyol
iogy elias begins tew talk"
At s~partland, Ill., the story ID told
about the building Of a church and q
wealthy farmer who had been buying
largely Of Montgomery, Ward e Co.
was on the committee TO collect funds
He went to the leading grocers Of the
town for a donation, and the grocer
said: Il viii give two dollars for every
one that Montgomery, Ward 4 Co
will gtyeD The farmer told his wife
the result and she said the grocer
was right. The farmer wrote Ward
& Co, and after some delay theJ
sent him IS, saying they we're not IN
the habit Of giving TO outside churches
The grocer promptly gave the farmer
so. On the day the church was ded
icated tho farmer went into the gro
Gerry and ordered about 500 worth d
groceries, paying the cash for them
He raid: MONTGOMERY, Ward & Co
have received the last dollar from MOI
only me, but from a lot Of other farm
ers I induced to trade there that theJ
win ever receive"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The lard hog Il the natural product
OF the corn growing section OF the
country. II Is not easy to produce any
other kind Of a hog, even the 10 called
bacon breeds, no matter whether they
are brought from Canada or from the
south, inevitably assuming the lard
hog type In a few generations when
brought into the corn belt. The bacon
hog 10 the product OF less fattening
food--the mast Of the timber lands Of
the south and the barley and peag
which constitute the pork making ma.
teriaI OF Canada.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

We regard all catch crops sown In the
cornfield, such as rape, cowpeas or even
clover, as injurious TO the crop Of corn
to q greater or less extent. II may
DO urged that such catch crops cannot
hurt tho corn more than do weeds,
which 10 probably true. but then weeds
in The cornfeld are e and always
hurtful 10 tho corn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

We read Of a man who shot five peli-
cans the other day merely for the sake
Of the ~notoriety which would accrue 10
him thercfrom. lie represents a class
Of yandals which are rapidly clearing
the country Of every wild bird and ami
NAL, Don't be n OF this kind, boys,
but II there are many wild birds and
animals on the farm Of whose dam
aging character you have no proof, let
them live In peace and seek rather to
cultivate their confidence and make
them yonr friends than to make your
self their executioner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

We read much today about the trou-
bies Of the unemployed people OF Eng
land. II seems that there are hundreds
Of thousands Of people with nothing TO
DO and nothing 20 eat. In this connec-
ton wa note that the game preserves
Of tho nobility are constantly being en-.
iarged and vast areas Of fertile land
being incIosed and devoted solely to
the propagation OF game to make sport
Tor the lords and barons Nothing bet
ter could be done for England today
than 10 break up these enormous feser-
vations included Ia these game pre-
serves and put these hungry people 10
work on the land 10 produce food TO
eat. A condition such AZ this would
produce an resurrection IN this country
and appeals loudly to the statesmen Of
England for correction.