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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Demonstration or Perkins.

A most .ignifisant feature of the evening
was the tremendous burst of enthusiasm
with which the name of George d. Per-
kins was greeted. 1t caused Cummins
men in the audience to turn pale and
tremble to hear such a demonstration for
Perkins right in the home of the govern
CT. Secretary Shaw did not work his audi
ence up to climax for the Perkins boom
by artful oratory. The mention of Mr..
Perkins name came without a word of
warning to tn. audience and was really
a mere casual reference without a single
word of laudation. But the entire audi
ence went wild as soon as the name OF
George d. Perkins was uttered and the
secretary could not proceed with his
speech for severs.. minutes. The Perkins
demonstration was so unexpected and so
enthusiastic that 1t is the talk of the town
today.
But Secretary Shaw himself was not
sighted by the audience. When President
w. NJ. Mclaughlin of the Polk County
Republican club declared In his introduce
ton of Secretary Shaw that he was
broad enough. grand enough and intellI-
gent enough to be tn next president of
this great nation" every person rose with
one accord to cheer and cheer again. while
the orchestra struck up The Star Span
Hled Banner"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
PAID WITH A BLESSING

A maiden lady was blowing around
the market-house on the last windy
day. AS she turned into Ninth street
she saw an ancient colored woman
sitting behind plank stand under
the shelter of the market caves. On
the stand were some badly frostbit-
ten cabbage heads, a few sprigs Of
herbs and twist or two OF tobacco
The woman behind this layout was
huddled in what had been a blanket
shawl in its prime, and a woody some
thing was wound around her head.
Nice cabbages, LADY,
They were abominable cabbages,
but the too generous description, so
pathetic when told by a very old and
forlorn creature to entice a few cents
her way, caused the maiden lady to
stop.
ITS dreadfully cold for you out
here" she said. You must be nearly
frozen"
"Yas'm. It's right tollable cold, but
/ got my laigs kivered wiz a quilt an
my shawl's right smart comf'able;
some nice tobacco twisses, lady?"
No genteel maiden lady wants to
bacco twisses."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
IN QUIET FRENCH VILLAGE

You don't see scattered farmhouses
set In the midst of their lands here,
as with us, but the farmers live to-
gether in villages, says the Metropoli-
tan Magazine. This is a real farm
village and at dawn everything Is
astir, the Gathering OF sabots and the
confused murmur Of voices mingling
with out early morning dreams. For
the rest of the day 1t is quiet as an
American Sunday, men, women and
all but the crones and babies having
gone in the outlying fields a-harvest-
ing. At intervals heavy carts drawn
by two, three or even four big horses,
tandem. magnificent in their heavy
harness and gay with tassels, come
back to the barns with towering loads
of hay or wheat. 1t is the same on
Sunday, now in the height of the har.
vest season, only they stop early, and
on weekdays usually come strag-
Cling along the streets at nightfall,
their sickles and scythes glistening
in the moonlight.
What hardworking life they do
lead! We sat by the roadside and
sketched some harvesters one after
noon. The men were grading the
wheat, the women following at their
heels tied 1T into bundles and tossed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Railway Rate Legislation.

The consideration of the railroad rate
regulation bill by congress occupied the
closing part of Secretary Shaw's speech.
He urged Iowa people not to be uneasy
because the senatc>wa taking time to de-
liberate over the provisions of that i'm
portant measure. "A prominent demo-
cratic senator came 10 my office the otner
Cay and expressed the opinion that the bill
as it now stands Is absolutely unconsti-
tutional,' said Secretary Shaw. He then
pointed out the difficulties in making a
rate regulation bill that will be in accord
with the rights granted railroads by the
United States constitution. There Is a
grave doubt, according TO Secretary Shaw,
if the rate making power can be delegated
by congress to a commission. 1t has
never been tested and the courts will I'M
doubtedly have to pass on the question.
There Is also serious difficulty In the court
of review provisions of the Hepburn DIii
Il express no opinion" concluded Sec
rotary Shaw. Il am not prepared to. but
you must not get it into your minds that
congress Is untrue because 1t Is taking
time to study these questions. We want
congress to pass a law that will stand
AS Knox said to me, The people are ask
ing bread and we must not give them a
stone
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Shaw Given Great Ovation.

The demonstration kept up for several
minutes. Secretary Shaw saw that he had
no reason to fear that he would have to
"fght for the state" as Governor Cum
minis declared from the same platform
last October. II he becomes a candidate
for the presidency. Ho ever. the secre-
tary did not make single reference to his
future ambition other than to assure his
audience he will be glad to get back to
Iowa to, resume. his residence at Denison
in a few months.
Secretary Shaw also enjoyed the addi-
tionaI compliment of being greeted by the
most distinguished audience that ever
gathered in the state OF Iowa. A quorum
Of both the state senate and the house of
representatives sat on the stage and the
entire state officiary. with the noticeable
exception of the governor. was present In
the audience. Lieut. Governor John Her.
riott and Speaker Geo ge w. Clarke oc-
cupied the box at the right of the stage.
The veteran TippecanCe club occupied the
two front rows of the parquet. The Polk
County Republican club assigned the up
per boxes to officials OF national banks a S
a compliment TO Mr.. Shaw's position as
head of the treasury department.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
THE WORLD AND RELIGION

Religion? Yes? Every Sunday you,
In certain church and cretain pew,
With solemn face and with earnest
eyes
Hear the preacher tell about paradise
And you think great thoughts while the
anthems roll,
And you feel grace In your inward soul
Religion? Yes? Is it something that
Goes With Wit long frock coat and with high
On the six week days is your conscience
mute?
Do you put it on with your Sunday suit? ?
Of course one knows that on Sabbath day
He must put the wiles of the world away
And must view all folk with a kindly
scan,
And must have some thought of his
brother man
For the stores are closed, and the banks
are shut;
It is through the week the coupons are
cut;
It is through the week that We grub for
pelf w." PEI .r
And the man who works has to think Of
self
But religion? All, when the day is here
Do you put 1t on with your Sunday gear?
Do you take it down from a wardrobe
hook,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
SOME 0LD-TIME APPETITEs

A fourteenth century manuscript,
still extant. records the festivities at
tendant on the marriage of violante
Visconti with the Duke Lionel Plan
tagenet, son of Edward III. of Eng
land, at Milan, Italy. The wedding
dinner consisted of eighteen courses,
as follows: First course sucking
pigs wrapped in a thin coating of
gold. fish with their mouths giving
forth fire; second, hares roasted and
gilded; third, veal roasted and trout
incrusted in gold; fourth, quails, part
ridges, and again trout roasted and
gilded; fifth, bucks, game and more
fish; sixth, beef and capons unadorn-
ed; seventh, capons. meat and fish
done in lemon; eighth, beef and fish
Of different kinds; ninth, cells and
more meat; tenth, galantine of meat
and fish; eleventh, lamb roasted;
twelfth, hare and wild boar with
onions; thirteenth, venison; four
teenth, capons and chickens with red
sauce Of apples and lemons; fifteenth,
peacocks with beans, sailed tongue
and roasted carp; sixteenth, peacocks
again, this time boiled in spices; sew
enteenth, cheese, and eighteenth cher
ries.
From an epicurean point Of view It
lacked much in the way of prepara-
ton and manner Of serving. To the
modern mind the thought Of fish and
meat so lavishly garnished with gold
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

From sheltered place in a quiet nook?
DO you keep 1t nice, while the week goes
through,
Till on Sunday morn 1t looks neat and
new,
And no one who sees you would ever
You would .wearYsuch a'earb to your busI-
ness?
Has 1t neither wrinkle nor speck of dust,
Nor hidden patch. nor trace of rust?
Do you keep 1t spick, and serene. and
Do you put it on with your Sunday wear?
Do you keep It free from your Monday
scowl
From your Tuesday rush. and your We'd
nesday growl
From your Thursday sneer. and your Fri.
day frown.
And the Saturday scheme that you work
downtown2
Your religion? Yes? Can't you make It
mix
With the Sabbath day and the other six?
Do you. carry it through the dust and
mire,
Or assume, its grace meath the high
church spire?
On the six week DAYS Is your conscience
mute
Do you put 1t on with your Sunday suit7
w. ID. N. in Chicago Tribune.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

would tend to revolt rather than
tempt the palate. In the succeeding
years the manner of preparing food
changed little by little and certain
fondness for dishes trifle bizarre
and grotesque began to be felt. The
wags of the day made many jests
and the street poets earned many an
honest penny from their PAROLES on
the foolish tastes of the day. The
coming of the French influence, .caus-
Ell revolution gastronomically. The
feavy repasts disappeared entirely. A
6elicacy of taste made itself felt
French cooks were imported from
Paris to teach the Mllanese, and 1t is
Is due to them that at the present
time. in Italy, Milanese cook is
priced and ranks next to French
one.
This delicacy of taste was felt
throughout all classes. In his mem
oirs the Ambassador de Brosses re-
cords with much surprise the Lom-
bard's love of sweets and relates hav-
ing seen a carter leave his horse to
take care of itself while he entered
neighboring tavern to eat an ice
cream. With this great love Of
sweets came a certain effeminaey of
manner. The gay banqueters sat at
table with their frills and furbeloNs
completely covered with paper In or
der that in eating the much-relished
sweets they should not dribble on
their gewgaws.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Hundreds Couldn't Get In.

There was not a yacant seat In the en-
tire theater and oser 200 people were
crowded on the stage. while every avail
able space for standing room was packed
with humanity. Hundreds Of people were
unable to even get inside the theater. and
had to return home. The Auditorium
would not have held all the people who
tried to get rto Fosters theater last
night to hear Secretary Shaw, while hun
dreds of others who wanted to attend re-
manned home, ecognizing that they coulf
not get through the throng that surge1
about the thes.ter doors nearly an hour
before they were opened -
Secretary Shaw was escorted to the the
ater by a committee of the Polk County
Republican cit under whose auspices the
meeting was held. The club had invited
Secretary Shaw to speak here the first OF
February when he intended to retire from
the presidents cabint, but owing to the
urgent request OF President Roosevelt
that Secretary Shaw remain with him,
he was unable to accept the Polk county
clubs invitation until last evening.
The committee who acted as an escort
70 ths secretary Of the treasury consisted
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
WHERE EDITOR GOT EVEN

Tie Hon. William G. Salter Of
Lynn refused to serve on the commit
tee to which he was appointed during
ais first term in the House of Repre-
,entatives. The press generally con-
lemned his action in this respect,
md among the most severe was the
daverhill Gazette.
One day Mr.. Salter called on one
If the employees of the Lynn Item,
who was close friend of his, and
asked him to edit letter, handing
him a number of sheets of manu-
script which proved to be addressed
Mr.. Wright, editor of the Haverhill
Gazette, now deceased. After the
item man read the letter he advised
Or. Salter to assign 1t to the waste
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Faith in Republican Principles.

In closing his speech Secretary Shasg
left this message with the audience, and II
made a deep impression: I'm the repub-
Hcan party and It's principles is wrapped
all the hopes of this country, and not I'M
til the republican party f0rsakes these
elementary principles will you be in dan
ger"
That was tie keynote of his entire adj
dress. The secretary's statements clearly
showed that he fears the present dissen-
sions In the republican party may result
in the loss Of the next congress to the re-
publfcans and he sounded a warning to
republicans to be loyal to their party and
its principles.
I'm a republican" he declared. You
may have heard that before. l believe
in republican principles and believe that
the hope of you and your children and
your children children are locked up In
those principles. Go hume and tell your
boys that 1t will be just as true when yau-
children are grandfathers as when their
grandfath Tiers were child en-. II l didn't
believe in the principles of the republican
party I'd join another party or keep STILL"
This declaration of loyalty was endorsed
by a mighty cheer from the audience and
yells of That's right! "1hai tile Iusi.
ness"'
Secretary Shaw said that he expected to
take some part in the coming campaign
"such as the duties of my office will per-
nit, he addea. and the audience laughed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Shaw's Story of the Duel.

THE Englishman and the Frenchman
chose dark room as the place for their
duel and selected pistols as the weapons
to be used. When they went armed into
the dark room one became afraid lest IN
the darkness he might get hit. and he
crawled up the chimney. The other man
became afraid lest in the dark room he
might hit his opponent and he went and
discharged his pistol up the chimney.
I'm doing the best can not to hit any
one" concluded Secretary Shaw as the
audience saw the point and yelled with de-
light. IF there is no one up the CHM
ney no one need be afraid" he added and
again the audience was convulsed.. ~
In discussing the lack of acquaintance
of the general public with candidates as
a weakness of the primary election sys-
TEN, Secretary Shaw related several
amusing mistakes to the enjoyment of his
audience. One story was about the CASH
Ter of a national bank In northern Iowa
who addressed a letter to Mr.. Shaw as
governor, asking about a notorial certifi-
cate, during the last few months. II
asked my secretary who the JoKe VS. on,
myself or my successor as governor of
Iowa." said Secretary Shaw. He replied
The joke is on your successor, because
the fellow has evidently heard that you
were governor but he hasn't heard that
you have quit"
Toward the close of his speech Score
tary Shaw looked at his watch to see 10 ?
the time was going. You'll pardon me
If look a. my watch" he remarked, land
I'll pardon you If you don't look at yours.
Mrs. Shaw says I'm like the fellow clock.
He told an Irishman that II would run
eight days without winding and the Irish
man replied, 'Begorrah, and how long
would It run il you wound II up?"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

paper basket, informing him that Mr..
Wright was one of the most sarcastic,
as well as one of the brightest, edi-
tors in New England. This Mr.. Saltef
would not listen to. Accordingly, he
fixed up the letter as best he could
under the circumstances.
A few days later Mr.. Salter called
on the Item man again. and, with a
very forced smile. handed him a let
ter he had received from Mr.. Wright,
and 1t certainly bore out ali the Item
man said about him. 1t was short
and sarcastic, and closed with these
lines:
you act like an ass, you write
Ike an ass, and. from this distance.
you look like an ass
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Natural Beauties In Trinidad.

Great butterflies, of a beauty un.
seen in temperate climates, are plen.
dful in Trinidad, and make the island
fascinating place for the collector.
But the bird life there is the most
beautiful of, all. Birds of bewildering
brilliancy of plumage are as common
as English sparrows. and the hum.
mingbirds are the most plentiful Of
all; indeed. Trinidad Is known as the
home of the hummingbird.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

In Brazil servants will not sleep in
the house, as rule, but expect to
leahe at z at night and not return
until z or 8 the next day. AS a result.
many houses have a pane of glass in
one OF the windows taken out, through
which the baker. and the milkman
pass their. goods on their early morn
ms rounds. without troubling a mem.
Der OF the family to get up and open
the door. ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Offers Ss,coo Tor Giraffe.

At one time the London Zoo had
standing offer of $4,000 for a good
adult male giraffe. Not only are the
animals scarce in Africa, but the
work Of transporting them oversee is
the despair Of every wild-beast i'm
porter. And even when, after infinite
solicitude and care, they are landed
safely in New York. Hamburg or Lon.
don, they are apt to die like flowers
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Sure Cure for Snake Kite.

There is surer cure for snake bite,
though perhaps a less pleasant one,
than any brand of whiskey, 1t is
strychnia sulphate, nitro-glycerin and
potassium permanganate, which may
be carried in tablet form and
must be dissolved in water and in
jected hypodermically.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
SUPPLEMENT- TO
Oskaloosa Herald
oskAl oosA, IOWA
Thursda-, April 8, 1906.
Thursda.. ApriI 5. 1905.
se,rothal RIna Centuries Old.

5etrothal Ring Centuries Old.
A laborer breaking stone recently
on the roadside at Marlborough, Eng
land, the site Of an old Roman camp.
discovered ring, which he sold for
few shillings, Experts now pro-
nounce 1t to be Of great interest and
value. An inscription on it seems
to show that It was betrothal ring
belonging to Buccried, king of the
Mextcans, who married Ethelwitha.
daughter of Ethelwulf. king of Wes-
sex, In the year 853.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

Thousands of Londoners, Truth
says, lunch and dine at a restaurant,
have tea at club. spend their even
ings at a theater, pass the intervals
between meals in the street or in q
motor car. and when they are i'll go
to a nursery home. All they do at
home is to Sleep dress and quarrel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
To Soothe the Nerves-

A Hindoo practice for soothing the
nerves is to take deep inhalations, ex.
polling the. air alternately through
each nostril. keeping the other closed
with the. finger. This has wonder
fully Quieting effect when, the brain
is inclined to become too active in
reviewing the events of the day that
is past and the duties of tomorrow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Artificial Pumice Stone

J Artificial pumice stone Is now being
made by mixing sand and clay. Nat
ural pumice stone for Industrial pur-
poses comes from the islands of Lipa.
ri, and is nothing but lava which was
cooled rapidly under strong develop
ment of gases. 1t is not firm enough
to last well. r.....
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05

when up against prominent officials OF my
own state and my own party who say that
these things are wrongY
"Am to admit that the party Is wrong
when Theodore Roosevelt has not recon-
mended a revision of the tariff ~ The
mention of Roosevelt's name was loudly
cheered by the audience and yells OF
Good, good!'' were heard all over the
house. 1T may be said the president now
has too much on hand. Theodore Roose-
welt never has enough on hand.
Am I to be disloyal to my chief that /
may be loyal to my governor?' great
mol" came back from the audience.
IF the people of the United States are
being robbed then my chief has failed to
do his duty or else he doesn't know as
much as some other people.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
BARGAIN Counter Incident

A London periodical reports IRE
gretable" incident. In a bargain
counter rush a valuable ostrich feath.
er became detached from a lady's hat
and was sold as remnant before the
lady had discovered and could ex.
plain her loss.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Japanese School Ace,

japanese children are not allowed
to attend school until after six years
Of age. at the Japanese believe that
science has conclusively proved that
school education before six is phys
iologically and mentally detrimental,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Rubber from Ceylon.

I According to information supplied
by the Institute of Tropical Research
recently founded in connection with
Liverpool University, Ceylon, has, in
the last season, shipped 100000
pounds Of rubber. all produced from
the island plantations.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
check on Paris Motorlats.

Paris automobile owners must make
two declarations at the prefecture OF
police, one as to the type of vehicle
ana power Of The motor, and the other
for obtaining permission to drive after
IN nation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Mention of PERI Name.

'Oh, we've slad them in Iowa Back IN
1874 the legislature passed a memorial to
congress to issue more greenbacks If they
wished to do something for the common
people, The anti-monopoly party was
then for the common people, and it constl-
tuted half of the house. Only eleven votes
were cast against the resolution, and one
of them was cast by George d. Perkins
of Sioux City They didn't sweep the old
man. off his feet" ...
This reference to Perkins brought forth
cheer after cheer from the auden2e
In referring 10 The :act that tae Eliins
anti-rebate law was one of the accom-
plishments Of the republican party, Secre-
tary Shaw said, Il do not know who wrote
the Elkins law. 1 have never inquired.
The Elklns bill has been kindly spoken OF
by the chief executive of this state, who
said 1t was as strong law against spe-
cial privileges and rebates as could be
made, or words to that effect. ! am glad
to agree with him"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Japs Bar Babes from Flats

japanese proprietors of three large
modern apartment houses for orien
tails in San Francisco have decreed
that no children shall be allowed with
in their walls. ..:...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
yVilline no. Answ Democrats.

IT want to tell you said the secretary
with much earnestness. I'VE haven't met
such a campaign as we're entering on
since the 90's. I'm willing to answer Jonn
Sharp Williams, Champ Clark, Alton b.
Parker or any CT the men who profess -
believe in free trade. but what shall ] say
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-05
Effect of whistIlnq.

Whistl.ng, according to some physi
clans, will do much toward the devel.
ment of robust physical frame.