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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
week. The other members OF the Ii
brary force win remain unchanged.
NATIONAL SECRETARY.
Mrs. Rhoda Woodruff Highly Honor
ed BY Ladies Of C. a. r.

The Ladies' OF the c. A. r. Circle
have been honofed by the appoint
ment of Mrs. Rhoda Woodruff as ma
tional secretary, there being Only one
secretary appointed from each state
The appointment was made by the
national president. Mrs Elma Dalton,
OF Winfield. Kansas.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
Tourista Arrive At Javana.

Havana, March s.--The members
of the commercial clubs of Boston.
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and st.
Louis arrived here Friday overland
from Santiago. The American club
OF Havana gave a reception in their
honor Gov. Magoon win receive them
Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14

What Cheer Patriot: on the Mus.
catine division OF the Rock island
road according 70 the time table Is,
sued January LIST Of this year. oska.
loosa has been strlckea from the man.
we don't know that oskRloosa shout,
object but their wspapers are pal
ting up 4 great howl about III
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
New Strike IN portsmouth. o.

Portsmouth, o., March 9.-Seyenty-
FIVE men employed at the Portsmouth
steel plant went on strike Friday at.
ternoon because the foreman OF the
plant rode on street car against
their protests.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
KING u spaIn Is sIek Abed.

Madrid. March s.-King Alfonso is
confined to his bed with a chill. His
majestys physicians say that his all
ment Is not serious.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
Mrs. bowie is Prostrated.

Muskego, Mich, March 9.-when
the Dowie family received news Of
the prophets death this morning, the
wife was Frustrated. She mas been
seriously Ill for three months and
may be unable to attend the funeral.
The son will so today.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

doubt that the primary election idea
is spreading.
1t is peculiar how Republican
statesmen fall into the habit Of imi-
tating Thomas Jefferson even in small
things, although they one and all de-
nounce him. The papers are making
great hullabaloo because Mr.. Post
master General George Bruce Cortel-
you keeps scrapbooks headed "True,"
Partly True Fake "False,"
etc., and give that as a fine sample
of his system in all things. These
writers may be surprised to learn that
even this is not original with Mr.. c.,
but was precisely the way in which
Jefferson labeled newspaper articles.
If Republicans continue to copy from
him they will get to be pretty fair
Americans after awhile.
It seems that that eminent lawyer,
senator and publicist of Pennsylva-
MIA, Hon. Philander G.. Knox. has
walked up to the fact that the Late
Senator George Of Mississippi was
lawyer of exceptional ability, a fact
known by thousands while the great
Mississippian was still in the flesh.
Better late than never is a dictum
applicable to Senator Knox's recent
discovery. CHAMP CLARK.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

issued a policy on his Life for a
twelve-month, but he was not only
alive, but in good health, to eat his
Christmas turkey. e., if they in
dulge in the luxury of turkey eating
in that savage country. The chances
are that he would die a natural death
finally and establish the line of Kara
georgeovitches if his Oldest son,
Prince George, was not most repul-
sive degenerate. Just why the Ser
vians have let Peter live puzzles those
who remember that they murdered
Alexander and his queen publicly and
that no effort has ever been made
to punish the murderers.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
THE LAY OF THE LABoRER.

A spade, a rake, hOe
A pickaxe, or bill,
A hook to reap, or scythe to NOV,
A fail, or what we will,
And here's a ready hand,
To ply the needful tool,
And skilled enough by lessons rough,
In Labor's rugged school.
To hedge, or dig the ditch, &c.
To lop or fell the tree,
To lay the swarth on the sultry field,
Or rough the stubborn lea,
The harvest stack to bind,
The wheaton rick to thatch,
And never fear in my pouch to find
The tinder or the match.
To a flaming barn, or farm,
Ny fancies never roam,
,!%ihe fire I yearn to kindle and burn,
Is on the hearth of home,
Where children huddle and crouch,
Through dark long Winter days,
Where starving children huddle and
cry,
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
A SPLENDID POEM IN PERFECT
ENGLISH.

1t is our purpose to give to the
readers of the Weekly Jeffersonian
some Of the benefit Of course Of
reading which has now extended over
a period of forty years. We will Sc
lect, from time to time, poems, es-
says, short stories, etc., which seem
tn us to have the highest merit. Tn
this way our readers will get the ben
eft of browsing around among thou
sands of books which would other
wise never come within their reach
We begin this reproduction of old
masterpieces in literature with Sc
lection from Thomas Hood. the Eng
lish poet. We begin with this for
several reasons. One is, "The Lay
of the Laborer rings with true
democracy; another is, it is absolute
ly perfect as specimen of English.
If it contains a word which is not
anglo-Saxon in its brevity, strength,
compactness, and purity, that word
has escaped my attention. Again, as
a specimen Of true poetry, 1t seems
to me to breathe the right spirit and
to clothe itself with the right words.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
THE WORKERS CORNER.


sending us SO many new recruits, we
feel sure you can do even better now.
We have been delighted with your
success in the past and we know it is
your ambition to make this paper the
largest and best, from a standpoint
of circulation, of any in the country.
Why not9
No paper goes into the homes of a
more patriotic, big hearted, home-lov-
ing people.
Certainly no paper has as many un-
selfish, devoted workers in the field,
and the end is not yet, for almost ev-
cry mail brings us a modest request
from others who wish to compete with
you in the struggle for the Jefferson
ian's success.
All this that they may experience
that unspeakable pleasure which
comes to us from the consciousness of
duty well done.
We were in such a fever of excite
ment and haste last week that we
didn't have our usual little chat with
the men in the field, but our heart and
our thoughts went out to them just
the same.
And noble work it was they did,
too.
From out in Chillicothe, Mo-, Dix
on and Langford had sent in club
of twenty-nine subscribers to the
Weekly JeAersonian; P. F. Blood
worth, Perry Fla, twenty-four; F.
0. Wimberly, Cochran, Ca, twenty
one; from Newman, Miss, w. D.
Thompson sent in three, while from
here in Georgia, S. B. Tarver, of
Barlow, S. B. Mccall, Athens, j.
W. Diekey, Musella,. J. W. Allgood,
Temple, B. F. Lee, Thomaston and
S. F. Strickland, Alpharetta; M. P.
Roone, Atlanta, W. E. Elrod, Jeffer-
son, j. M. Gilbert, Washington, J.
j. Costello, Georgetown, J. A. Bag
well, Lawrenceville, F. J. Vining,
Thomaston, and Miss Willie Cox, Met
ter, sent in clubs ranging from two to
ten, while there were dozens of single
subscriptions.
Our contemporaries who have club
bing Arrangements with us did the
handsome thing, too. The Atlanta
Journal, The Georgian, and The Con-
stitution all sent in good lists, and so
did the Tallahassee Sun, Editor Claud
L'Engle's paper; The Royston Rec
ord, The Conyers Free Press, The In
vestigator, of Omaha, Neb., Mr.. Bry-
ans Commoner, The Sylvester Tele-
phone, The Barneswlle Union News,
The Elberton Star.
A few Of those who have sent clubs
to The Monthly Jeffersonian are It.
A. McWilliams, Graves, Ca; Miss M.
G. Wilson, st. Louis, Mo-; C. L.
Burns, McHenry, Ga; Byron Bowers,
Athens, Ga. Lester c. Culver, Sparta,
Ca; Union News, Barnesville, Ga;
Frank E. Anderson, Philadelphia,
Pa; The Watchman, Cleburne. Tex;
r. Fl. Cleveland, Pleasant Shade,
Tenn 7 w Staalav Hartford AIo 4.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE.


Many persons who take President
Roosevelt's declaration that he will
not again be candidate for the pres
idency expend considerable ingenuity
in arranging his future after he quits
the White House. Some make him
president Of Harvard, some the great
mogul of the isthmian canal, some
send him to the United States senate
as successor to the effete Platt, while
still others insist that he shall be
made perpetual president of The
Hague peace tribunal, which shall be
sufficiently endowed by Andrew Car
negie to support its president in royal
state One thing may be certainly
assumed, and that is that Colonel
Roosevelt will find something to do
and will command his own salary.
In this connection it is pertinent to.
state that only four ex-presidents
have held offices of any prominence.
John Quincy Adams served seventeen
years in the house Of representatives
after his presidential term expired,
Andrew johnson was elected to the
United States senate, John Tyler died
a member of the Confederate con-
gress, and George Washington was
lieutenant general during our troubles
with France.
Colorado is peculiar in having a
minister of the gospel for governor,
DIR. Henry A. Buchtel. There never
was gang on this earth more in need
of spiritual adviser than the Repub-
licans Of Colorado, who two years ago
stole the governorship from that
splendid citizen and Democrat, Alva
Adams, as barefaced piece Of politi-
cal grand larceny as even the records
of the Republican party can show.
The beneficiary of that theft did not
dare to accept the gubernatorial
nomination when it was rendered to
uIuls oO IL was SANCu W Ii. ouCNCOAt
and, to the surprise Of everybody, he
was elected. Let us hope that he is
at least better than his party in
Colorado. If he is not, he's in bad
way.
Hon. H. j. Simmons, representa-
tive from Shelby county in the Mis-
souri, legislature and prominent can
didate for speaker, has prepared an
elaborate bill providing for nominat-
ing all officers, from United States
senator to constable, both inclusive,
by primary election. In general out
lines the Simmons bill resembles the
South Carolina primary law, perhaps
the best in the Union. Mr.. Simmons
is serving his fourth term in the legis-
lature, has had ample opportunity to
form an idea as to the desires Of the
people and by reason of his long
service, large experience and wide ac-
quaintance is i'm good position to
uLl.sn Poworo1llo 1.ocuIfa Thara Ia no
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17


Aglowing on the haggard cheek
And not in the haggard's blaze.
To Him who sends drought
To parch the fields forlorn.
The rain to flood the meadows with
mud,
The blight to blast the corn,
To Him leave to guide
The bolt in it's crooked path,
To strike the miser's rick, and show
The skies blood red with wrath
A spade, rake, hoe!
A pickaxe, or a bill,
A hook to reap, or scythe to NOW,
A fail, or what you will,
The corn to thrash, or the hedge to
plash,
The market team to drive,
Or mend the fence by the cover side,
And leave the game alive.
Ay, only give me work,
And then you need not fear
That I shall snare his worship's hare,
Or kill his grace's deer;
Break into his lordship's house,
To steal the plate so rich,
Or leave the yeoman that had purse
To welter in the ditch.
Wherever Nature needs,
Wherever Labor calls,
No job I'll shirk of the harvest
work,
To shun the workhouse walls,
Where savage lords begrudge,
The pauper babe its breath,
And doom wife to a widows life,
Before her partners death.
My only claim is this,
With Labor stiff and stark,
By lawful turn my living to, earn,
Between the light and dark,
My daily bread and nightly bed,
My bacon and drop of beer,
But all from the hand that holds the
land,
And none from the overseer.
No parish money or loaf,
No pauper badges for me;
A son of the soil by right Of toll,
Entitled to my fee;
No aims [ ask, give me my task,
Here are the arm, the leg,
The strength, the sinews of man,
To work, and not to beg.
Still one of Adams heirs,
Though doomed by chance of
birth,
To dress so mean, and to eat the lean,
Instead of the fat of the earth;
To make such humble meals,
AS honest labor can,
A bone, and a crust with the grace to
God,
And little thanks to man.
A spade, rake, hoe!
A pickaxe, or a bill,
A hook to reap, or scythe to NOW,
A fail, or what you will,
Whatever the fool Tn n1v
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
throw off that habit which has de-

throw off that habit which has de-
graded them.
The man or woman who makes self
sacrifices in order to help others goes
thru the battles of life unnoticed
yet the good deeds they have done
has placed their name in a roll of
honor rarely recognized by man. yet
higher tribuna! sees these deeds
and gives a reward Of greater value.
a reward that far surpasses that OF
Carnegie or any other human being
The man who labors for the good of his
fellow men, the man who sacrifices
self-interests In order that another
may reap some benefit, the mother
who sacrifices her own pleasure for
those in her home, go down to their
grave with no earthly blaze of glory
with no eloquent speaker to laud their
noble deeds, yet the good they have
done will always live as monument
to them uncrowned, unrewarded upon
earth. but fully rewarded by higher
one
The world is full Of these uncrowned
heroes. We meet them in every walk
of life. Their noble deeds are not
proclaimed by the blasts or trumpets
or the glare of public light but they
shall receive their earned reward.
Let us honor them when we meet
them. without these uncrowned heroes
this old earth would lose its bright
ness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
THE a5 PER CENT CLAUSE.
lRonne News- Renl1hlicaln


The 35 per cent clause is perhaps a
wise provision. AT any rate, it made
the law acceptable both to- the stand
patters and to the democrats and in
sured it's passage by the large major
ity stated above. 1t is perhaps true
that candidate who does not receive
35 per cent of the total vote OF the
primary is not entitled to the nomin-
alton, but 1t Is difficult to understand
how convention can remedy this de-
feet by selecting some candidate who
has polled even less of vote
But in practical use the 35 per cent
clause will very seldom come into play.
Those things regulate themselves nat
urally and when voting time rolls
around there are usually two or possi-
bly, three candidates who have con-
siderable strength Generally 1t re-
solves itself into struggle between
two leading candidates, either one OF
whom is bound to poll more than the
35 per cent limit. This has been the
experience of counties who have used
the primary system and 1t would have
been the same last year In nominating
The governor The strength of Governor
icummins and that Of George D. Per-
kins was practically the entire strength
Of the field and there would have been
no danger Of what the standpat pa
pers are pleased to term minority rule,
even without the So per cent clause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
DEFENDS GOVERNOR CRAWFORD

Montour, Iowa. March %, 1900
Editor Times Republican,:
1 notice in the Des Moines Capital
of this date an extended animadyersion
Of Governor Crawford by Representa-
tive Mann of Illinois.
/ have been personally acquainted
with Governor Crawford for twenty
seven years, and passed with him thru
| the early struggles of the state that
he now honprs, as it's chief executive
1 lived in South Dakota when its pres
ent governor was attorney general and
when he prosecuted the gang of graft
ers who tried to fleece the state to the
tune OF 100000 The same men who
tried to beat the state at that time
have done what they could to Willy
Mr.. Crawford ever since, and they are
now encouraging Mr.. Mann and tigur-
atively patting him on the back for the
false v1tuperation that he has prac-
ticed.
When Mr.. Mann or any other person
attacks the honesty of purpose of Gov
ernor Crawford, he only belittles him
self, where Mr.. Crawford is known.
II Representative Mann did but know
1t he is assuming, in this matter. the
position of "a rotten stump from behind
which coterie of grafters and Wife
heaters are hurting malignant, shafts
at Col I. Crawford.
I am familiar with the facts about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
The Voice Of ko-AI.
(Shangha,i Times.)

There are the two celebrated towers
Of the Imperial City, the, Bell Tower
and the Drum Tower. AS to the cast
ing of the bell in the former there is
this legend: There had been two un-
successful attempts and the life OF the
founder was threatened in case of a
third failure. His daughter discovered
by occult means that nothing but the
blood of a virgin mingled with the
molten metal would insure success. So
at the next casting she sacrificed her
life by throwing herself Into the molten
metal, leaving only one shoe behind
The casting was perfect. But when
the bell was first struck 'all We're hor-
ror- stricken, as after the heavy boom
Of the bell came a low wall as Of a
girl In agony. distinctly saying the
word 'hsieh,' shoe. And to this day peo-
pie when they hear it say. There's poor
Ko-al's voice calling out for her shoe
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
A QUESTION OF NERVE.
(Grinnell Reeister.A


"All a man needs to make money out
of investing in Iowa land" said a pros-
porous farmer of the county to us re-
Gently, is nerve enough It'd buy that
piece of land which the other fellows
want but are afraid to buy, and after
he has bought it, to put 1t in good
shape and wait, for 1t will not be long
before some Of his neighbors will come
around wanting to pay him a sufficient
advance in price to reward him well
for his venture. There are plenty OF
eighties and quarters in Iowa which
are deprecated in value simply because
they have never been rightly farmed
and CARED for, and these are the ones
which offer the opportunities I speak
of-at least my experience leads me to
this conclusion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
UNCRowNED HEROES.
(Burt Monitorl

The world looks with pride upon
that man or woman who by some dar-
ing act or deed place their name on
the heroes roll of honor. And it
should be thus. He who risks life and
limb is deserving of honor. Yet in
everyday life deeds are performed
that passed unnoticed, deeds that are
far more worthy of the hero's medal
than he who risks his life for an
other.
He or she who by virtue Of their
surroundings have formed habits that
are detrimental to them are I'M
crowned heroes if they by hard moral
fighting so shape their lives as to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
Iowa Newspapers
aalsIasaslsIsl,aanaaslslalslnnss
THE FRUIT OF VICTORY.


In many political contests the fruit
of victory consists of the tenure of Of
flee, the control of legislation for some
generous client, the building up OF a
law practice thru friendly relations
with a court, or the grant of some
lucrative contract for public work.
Last year the state of Iowa was fair
ly torn asunder by a political contest
for the office OF governor If it had
been 8, common campaign. we might
expect to find the victor. whoever he
was. reaping a lucrative reward for
himself
But it was not an ordinary cam
paign.
Almost any man in the state would
say frankly today that the fruit Of
Governor Oummins' victory is to be
found in the passage yesterday of a
primary election law. The governor,
instead of compensating himself, has
given the reward of his triumph to
the people of Iowa.
That's the secret of the popularity of
Governor Cummins. as of Governor
Folk, Governor Sheldon Governor
Crawford Governor Hughes, Senator
La Folelte, Roosevelt. lHey ulIIer
from other officeholders In that their
whole political career is centered. not
In self, but in the welfare of the peo-
pie.
When other governors Of Iowa have
PASSED from memory. Governor Cum
minis will be remembered as the one
who gave up fortune, brilliant le-
gal career and personal ease, to obtain
for the state a law giving 1t to the
people, instead of special privilege and
politicians. to choose those who should
serve them in office. That will be his
monument. 1t tells story Of patriot
ism than which none of battlefields is
finer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25

got down to a seven column paper a.
couple Of times during the past week
and looked wonderful improved" add
ing encouragingly: Keep it up, boys
The T-R. is one Of the best papers III
the country, not even considering the
size of the town. Every department OF
the paper is first class in every re-
spect."
I'm the past the people have at times
been unfair with the railroads. In
the great majority OF cases however,
the unfairness has been on the other
side" declares the Alton Advertiser.
The Sac Sun cannot recall single
instance in the twelve primary cleo
tlons he has witnessed in Sac county
in which the successful candidate re-
ceived less than thirty-tive per cent OF
the vote cast"
f'There must be two parties to a
graft deal" asserts the Davenport
Times The men who pay and the
men who sell out. The man who be-
trays his trust and sells his vote is
no more to be blamed than the man
who buys Too often corporations
with respectable stockholders VIII
would hold up their hands in horror
If anyone charged them personally with
being grafters, will employ a lobbyist
and give him plenty of expense money
concerning the expediture of which no
questions are asked If he gets results
Naturally" comments the Burling
ton Hawk-Eye, cit will require several
years in some cities for maturity OF
public sentiment before the citizens
will be willing to be jostled out of the
accustomed ruts in municipal govern
meut, to follow a new and untried
path. 1t will be worth something, how
ever. even to communities that move
slowly In municipal changes to have
other cities make the experiment. If
the tests are favorable, the good work
will spread over tn state. The Hawk
Eye believes the general assembly is
moving wisely in opening the gates OF
opportunity"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-25
DOGS AND THE S. p. C. A.

The New York Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals is IN
serious and embarrassing difficulty.
one Of the principal sources of its IN
come is: threatened and its motives
and effectiveness the objects OF sharp
criticism and harsh accusation. Be-
sides beauests from humanitarians,
etc, it has been In receipt OF the rev.
erue collected from the taxation OF
dogs. Altogether this has produced
ar enormous aggregate and the society
hiss invested a considerable part of the
money thus acquired in the purchase
of real estate. 1t is from these out
ward evidences OF flush prosperity
that it's difficulties and danger arise.
severe criticism of the society has;
arisen from its investments. 1t is
agreed that in the city Of New York
there is a great, constant field for the
exercise Of the society's functions. Yet,
considering what the society actually
accomplished in its mission, as pre-
ventor Of cruelty, in comparison with
what it might have done but did not
do. there was an outspoken, unfriendly
belief that the society was imperative
az a public benefactor, tho active and
successful in matters pertaining to the
ACQUISITION of real estate. TIE So
ciety's magnificent costly office build
ing. Twenty eighth street and Madi-
son avenue, is cited as the real estate
case in point.
It has been conteuded that the legis-
iature had no legal right to turn over
the dog tax to a corporation actively
engaged in acquiring real estate and
suit just decided has confirmed this
assertion. The society prosecuted a
man for keeping an unlicensed dog.
He defended on the alleged unconstitu-
tionality OF the law making payment
due to the humane society, and the
courts upheld him.
Now the society stands to lose, not
only the revenue from the dog tax
but, If the decision is affirmed by the
court of appeals, to defend suits for
refunding the money illegally collected.