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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21
NAIL BOX RENT RATE
Uniform Prices Throughout the
Country Explained.

There are six sizes or styles of
boxes in use in the various postoffices
of the United States. These are "a
the small call box of less than 200
cubic inches in capacity; ca the large
call box of 200 cubic inches and up
ward; 90 the small lock box of less
han 200 cubic inches; (4) the medium
ock box of 200 and less than 500 Gu
bic inches; l5) the large lock box of
500 and less than 900 cubic inches,
and 90 the extra large lock box of
900 cubic inches and upward in ca,
pacity.
Three of these sizes or styles are
in the Oskaloosa postofice box equip
ment, viz: go the small lock box;
az the medium lock box, and 90 the
large lock box.
Inc rental of the boxes is by the
late ruling of the department made
uniform the country. over, based upon
the size or style of the box and the
gross yearly receipts of the offices in
which they are used, and in this way
the rent varies from 10 cents to $500
per quarter.
In offices where the yearly gross re.
ceipts are ley than $500, the rent per
quarter is or ~ 10 cents; (2) Is
cents; (3) 20 cents; (D 20 cents; (5)
IS cents, and CO. 40 cents.
Where the receipts are $500 and
less than $1,000, the rent is loo, zoe,
25c, 35c, 45c and SOC.
Wher the receipts are $1,000 and
less than $4,000, the relt is zoe, 25c,
35c, 45c, Coo and 75c.
Where the receipts are $4,000 AMI
less than $4,000, the rent is Csc, S5c,
45c, Coo, 75c and $1.O0.
Where the receipts are $4,000 and
less than $4,000, the rent is 35c, 45c,
Coo. 75c, $1.00 and $1.50.
Wher the receipts are $4,000 and
less than 100000, the rent f. 45c,
6oc, 75c. $1.00, $3.50 and $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21
WARDS

The regular spring vacation begins
March 20 and ends April 7, the for
mer date closing the seventh school
month of the current school year.
Quarterly reviews and tests for the
third quarter of the year will be Civ.
en- during the week beginning March
IL. The third rhetorical exercises
for the year occur Feb %, and appro
pirate programs will be given in the
various rooms.
ESE
On the eighteenth of last month
fifty-three boys and girls graduated
from the grammar grades at the diff
ferent school buildings in the city
and were given certificates of promo.
ton to the high school department.
OF the entire number of graduated
pupils forty-eight entered the high
school on the following Monday AID
one or two others have come in since
that time; some of those not yet in
may enter next fall. This is an I'M
usually good showing and speaks well
for the character of the work done in
,le grades and in the high school, as
well as serving to emphasize the fact
that the youth of our city recognize
the value of a good high school eduI
cation.
Eight young men and nine young
women completed the prescribed
courses of study in the high school
and were granted diplomas of gradu.
alton therefrom, this being the third
class to complete the work at tais
time of the year. Due publicity has
been given in these columns of both
graduations referred to above, hence
we will not repeat. A few of the re.
cent high school graduates are contin-
uing their further preparation in that
department, while several are alread.
in responsible positions in this city
and elsewhere.
Those graduates who have re-earolI
ed are taking work in the commercial
department, as the new course of
study adopted last summer strength
ened this line of work very aerial
ly, and since the additions were mais
so recently it was necessary for those
practically through their respective
courses to re-enter in order to take
advantage of the improved line of
work. Thirty-five are enrolled in the
typewriting course, with a like mum
Der in the bookkeeping and short
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21

that. And the small saving he is able
to make by large purchases Is more
than Offset by his larger expenses.
These expenses must come out OF the
purchaser so the mail order man Is
compelled to make larger profit thaa
the local dealer. II costs him more to
market his goods. He must maintain
large and expensive oflce force and
he must advertise. AS an example
of what the mail order man expects
to make out of his customers, a letter
written by prominent mail order
man might be quoted. Writing to a
magazine he said: Advertising in
your publication cost us IT cents an
inquiry and we made sales at cost
of only Sc cents each for advertising.
This is about half of our regular cost"
This man was selling "A complete out
At of clothes for 1896" He was will
ing to pay dollar for each sale the
advertising brought him. Ask your
local dealer how long he could keep
the sheriff away from his doors IL he
took dollar out of every ten dollar
sale.
You can't buy the same class OF
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houses than from the local dealer.
though one may think he can after
reading the catalogues. The differ
ence comes in the quality of the goods
There is particular class OF goods
known as mail order goods" This
trade term is applied to cheap but
snowy goods and novelties which car
be sold at large profit. 1t means
much the same thing as street fal1ir
goods" and, as is the case with street
fakir goods, mail order goods are not
handled by the regular jobbers and
wholesalers. They cannot AFFORD to
handle them because their customers
want better merchandise. The street
fakir duplicates, in appearance, the
iewelry carried by first class jew
elry house and makes large profits
TIE catalogue merchant does the
"sRo thing but does 1t on a larger
scale and much more cleverly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21
To Domesticate a Cat.

It is said that an unfailing remedy
for cat that will not accustom itself
to a new home is to grease its feet
thoroughly with butter and put it
down the cellar When it has licked
It's feet clean 1t will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21

Mother Ito daughter whose fatheE
goes around the corner every time she
opens the piano)-Emily. you must
stop practicing. Your fathers nose al
ready shows signs Of it.--Translatea
for Transatlantic Tales" from File
gende Batter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21
Real Estate.
Loans, Abstracts
and Insurance.
kllIed romn,s eoldhsh.

The use of sulphate of copper to
rid the Scranton (Pa) reservoirs Of
deadly germs has resulted in the
death of about two-thirds OF the gold
fish in Scranton aquarium. One deal.
err has lost about 600 goldfish in the
last few days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-21
Marrlana DAVIS ln Italu

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage of those persons who
have never been married before
Widows, however, in accordance with
an old custom. usually choose Satur-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
National Lengue standIng.
LIE SULTAN HARD PUSHED.
Moroceo's Ruler Is to Pawn His own
Jewels.

London, Sept. 26.--Dispatches from
Tangier give details Of the financial
straits Of the SaIter AAdel AK Of Mo-
rocco WHO has been forced 70 sell bis
private etTrpts and pawn his iewelry in
order 10 rnise money for the troops, who
are now defending his throne. He Ia
sending his iewelry to Paris in the Gus
tody 81 Mohafnmed FL Taxi, leader Of
the court faction at Fec, and DR.. Yerden,
an Englishman, whose property at Mara
kesh was recently destroyed by the fol-
lowers of the southern siiltan, Mulai-
Hafd. They have instructions to de-
post the jewelry in Paris bank nd
to raise loan guaranteed by the de-
post The spltan's financial position
has been steadily going from bad to
worse. The total debts of Morocco now
amounts to f2,000.0e0. Onye rortion
Of the German loan for s2,250,000, which
dates from September T005, falls due
today, and the French loan Of 5000, 700
must be repaid within few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
RAILROADS HONEST,
SAYS W. D. HINES
Thinks That Rate Legislation Merely
Exploits Political Activity. n

New York, Sept. 20.--Advoeates Of a
continuance Of railroad regulation and
legislation were criticised by Walker d.
Hines, vicepresident and general coun.
sci Of the AteIison, Topeka Il Santa Fe
Railroad company, in an address before
the members of the New York Traffic
club, including the traffic managers and
eastern representatives Of all the large
railroads 81 the country.
What the public needs" said he, IS
less anti-raiIroad talk and less anti rail
road tinkering, and a fair investigation
of the facts and intelligent enforcement
Of the laws already passed.
AT present, railroad laws are so far
reaching as adequately 60 cover All the
substantial evils, and the public has
been Brought b srsiI d state Of mind,
and thu politicians have developed stitfi
an enthusiastic rivalry thai amy further
legislation even thppeh theosel icany
wise. wiz cause a vast HEnebnt Of harm
by stimulating further initiative and
competitive activity on tile part Of The
politicians in general, and ~ The same
time would add little ii anything 10 Vac
practical safeguards which the public al .
ready enjoys.
my experience Is that railroad Off.
eials have striven more faithfully than
any other class in the community TO
comply with both the spirit and the
letter OF the laws regulating them. Con-
sidering the vast amount OF the railroad
business and the bewilderihg multitude
OF railroad transactions / believe that
the railroad companies constitute an ex-
ceptionally iaw.abidiRg class
Railroad companies. generally speak
ing, are earning less than n fair return
on the value Of their property. and any
further reduction in revenue on increase
in expenditures through government ae-
ton Is great injustice to those who
have invested in railroad stocks and
bonds
There Is now condition OF undigest
ed railroad laws. Before passing more
such laws, the federal government and
the states ought TO take time TO Under
stand, and after ascertainment Of the
facts, enforce the laws they have"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
WANT JAPANESE
EXCLUDED
Petition to Laurier From
British Columbians
-
DEMAND THE ABR0GAIION
Of the Treaty # Necessary Opposition
May Make Capital Of Affair-POsition
Against Orientals Likely to
sweep the West,
DEMAND THE ABROGATI0N

Ottauo, SEPT. 26A monster petition
signed BY hundreds Of British colum
hans is On its way to the premier, Sir
Nilfred Laurier. II prays that, regard
less Of foreign countries and all senti
mental and political considerations, the
government Immediately pass such leg
islation al may be required. 70 insure
this absolute exclusion Of 0rientals from
tile Dominion Of Canada.
NV. ID. Scott, Dominion Immigration
agent sent to Cancouver by Sir WilfTed
Iaurier, Is having strenuous time
there. The Asiatic Exclusion league
waited I'D him 1T the hotel Vancouver.
MT. Scott asked the speakers how they
would remedy the surplus immigration
If Japanese, and was promptly answer
ed. eBy the abrogation Of the treaty
with Japan, on the ground that Japan
has broken faith with Canada
It was pointed out by the Exclusion
hague that the evils complained Of wefe
all Investigated BY the Royal Commits
sion and remedies suggested. Mr.. Scott
sSeid he was there to deal with the ques
ten of future immigration.
So far the Jauanese Government has
III de no claim on the Dominion Govern
rent for damages on account of the
Vancouver troubles.
Tie presence If Hon. -. Il. Borden
leader Of the opposition in British Col
umbia, for the ostensible purpose Of
| looking into the Asiatic immigration
problem. has given rise 10 much specu-
ltion concerning the political aspe
of the Oriental situation. Sir WilfTed
lIa1irier's reply to the labor congress
| refusing 10 exert any pressure on tho
| Imperial Government to- haEe thetIapan
est treaty ahrogafed has heel received
| tt ere with something Of a sensation and
! Las intensified the feeling Il T. openly
said that IL Borden now takes the posi-
fioh tine6lnpr0nisiIeIy against Oriental
siianfigrati6n7 lie win sweep the West
fruflI Thunderer Bay, ait tine head Of
fe Canadian lakes, 10 Yancouyers The
three prairie provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta are now
largely affected by the presence Of the
i(hientals, since so many Japanese aad
| Cinnamon have passed over the mount
aims to the East. The labor of all
four provinces is equally affected, and
tie big railroad contracts are being
rapidly filed with Oriental labor. TIE
charge now openly maze that W. T. 4.
Frestony, the Dominion Government
agent IN Japan, is openly promoting the
movement Of japanese into British Col
nj bia, Is aroisiiig vast hostility on Tie
Pacific coat to the Liberal Government
Of Canada.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
FooD FAIR IN BOSTON.
ceylOn Government viii Take Part in
Exhibit

EAAUik.
lie management of the Food Fair and
House Furnishing exposition, which
opens at Mechanics Building, Boston,
Get. q has completed arrangements,
whereby the ceylon government. through
iii commissioner, WI "a. Courtney, will
bring ID the exposition $4,000 ma.
tional exhibit in the form of q Tea
1etem.
Unusual interest attaches to this an
n0uHeement, from the fact that this viii
IL the first time that the Ceylon govern
nlent has ever exhibited at a worlds
fait or local exposition IN America.
The Tea Totem, or garden, viii oe1
ctpy the entire stage in Grand hall,
where it will be the most conspicuous
exhibit in the entire buildingi II win
comprise d perfect rspro3uetionllof q
native CeTlaR tea garden With srchitee.
.tBre copied from Buddhist temples
more than 2 900 years. old, There viii
ba a native Madua 81 house, whiea
viii be tbatehed with Ceylon grass by
native worklDen All Of the attendants
win be Cinglese, who will come direct
from their native land 10 take part in
Aff E&AilUlt. ne NhiAtun Pib1EHnGss VI
tea growing viii be demonstrated, AMI
photographs Of the most picturesque
portions Of Ceylon exhibited Tea,
bIewed by native families, viii be
served, and those who enjoy this deli
cious beverage viii be taught to brew
5it properly. a
The much talked Of $1,000 free at
trao..on, which IS to be part OF the
New England Food fair and House
Furnishing exposition has been also an
nounced.
1t il To be an old fashioned one.ring
circus. Twenty years ago most Of the
and forty years ago the three ring af-
fairs which now travel under canvas,
were unknown. Thus it Is that the
grown-ups Of today VIII recall the old
time one ring shows as the scenes Of
their greatest happiness. It Is, with
the desire to renew the pleasant memo.
Ties 'of youth III hearts Of grown-ups
and to give their Children an opportunity
10 taste the pleasure which no three,
ring gaoa et9l supply, that the manage.
ment Of the food fair has decided TO
give real old-fashioned show Many
schemes were considered but none could
compare with the unering circus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
CHICAGO & ALTON AND THREE
OTHER ROADS IN COMBINE
Granting Of Immunity to Former Re-
81 moves One Obstacle.

Chicago, Sept. 26-7Judge Lands
granting Of immunity to the Chicago T.
Alton railroad for paying rebates to the
STANDARD Oil company removes the only
obstacle in the way Of the ratification
of the sale by the Rock Island railroad
OF a controlling interest in the Alton TO
the Toledo. st. Louis and Western, or
Clover Leaf railroad, and the consolda
tion. ultimately, Of the Alton, the Clover
Leaf, the Minneapolis and St Louis, and
the Iowa Central railroads.
As soon as the necessary financial de-
tails are adjusted, reorganization Of
the four Foads will be effected The in
dependent Organization of each, however,
may be naihtained for some time, and
the eomblnation deferred until tits ccr-
tain that no legal complications will
result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
MONOPOLY TARIFF GRAFT,
4 STATES GOVERNOR FOLK
Protective Policy No Benefit to Work
ingman; Trusts Hit With One
Hand, Fed With other, He

Nashville, Tenn.. Sept. 26.-In speech
at the state fair here, Governor Joseph
w Folk OF Missouri had these things
TO say about the tariff;
Any privilege is a graft, whether il
be a privilege exercised contrar to law
or one that the law itself may give. A
tariff so arranged as to create monopoly
and to give . few people the privilege
Of preying on the rest Of the people Is
legalized graft A monopoly tariff 10 IN.
defensible under the conditions that ex-
isl today.
The protective tariff cannot be for
the benefit Of the worldngman Then
for whose benefit Is It'll There is 4 tariff
Of $50 per cent on oil for the benefit Of
the Standard Oil company, although this
same company sells its oil all over the
world and for less than it is sold here.
We tax hides to hamper the shoe and
leather industry, and pay higher prices
for the benefit Of the beef trust.
I'VE tax steel rails aud obstuct the
development Of our transportation facili
ties for the heneft Of the Steel trust.
We tax wood pulp and hamper the
printing business BY the increase IN the
cost of paper for the benefit Of the paper
trust AS II 70 add insult 20 injury.
these trusts IN almost every instance
sell their products for less IN foreign
countries than at home
Until these tariff privileges are eradi
Gated the trust questions can mover be
settled It Is well enough 60 prosecute
the trusts, and it Is still better to put
some Of the heads OF trusts in stripes
for violating the law, but It is hardly
practicable TO suppress the trusts with
one hand while the other Is feeding them
with the milk Of protection ON which
they grow fat and arrogant"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
RAILROAD TAXES
ARE GIVEN A BOOST,
ofaeials Petitioned Board Of Review a,
Chicago for Reductions.

Chicago, ILL.,. Sept 26 Railroad presi.
dents. railroad attorneys Chief clerks,
auditors and general managers gathered
at the rooms Of the board Of review here,
each to petition for a reduction in the
assessed taxation Of his respective rail.
road.
In two hours time the hoard had liAA
tened TO the aone minute pleas" and
had acted on some 10 assessments az
gregating many millions Of dollars Of
Taiuati0hi
In the~maiorityf If 6asesTtaxes 1yere
boosted III varying amohhtsg Thu mbnn
bers OF the board declared the totals
flis yeAr shbA8p decided iAsrease In val
uation over that 81 last year,
One Of the largest increases was that
OF the nSantai Fe railroad, due IN the
purchase Of considerable real estate in
side the city limits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
WOMAN SEEKS TO
RECOVER 100000.
Petitions to Have Deposition Made by
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
Opened.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 20. Mrs. w. C.
lutte, widow Of the PittAburg coal opc.
rator who committed suicide at Allan.
tic City, filed petition 70 have the de-.
position Of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, in
tile case o. Mrs. lutte against n N.
Hofstott and J w Friend opened. Mrs.
lutte brought suit against Friend and
Hofstott TO recover stocks and secure
ties valued at more than Sl.000,0o0,
which she alleged were taken from her
by undue influence. The case Is now
before the superior court.
The deposition Of Mfs Chadwick in
the case was taken in the prison at
Columbus, o., read to the court, and
then sealed. Some interesting reyela
tions are expected in connection with
the relations Of Mrs. Chadwick and some
Pittsburg milionaires.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26


eminent, with the aid Of Henry G. Fol-
ger, ,Ir.. sitting in the witness chair
Mr.. Folger and @, NJ Payne control
the Corsfeana nominally. and Mr.. Kel-
loag has been on their trail for some
days. The inquisitof's aim was to prove
the governments contention that, since
the Lone Sta state prohibited all opera.
tions within It's borders by the trust
OF any of its subsidiary concerns, the
trust has accomplished It's purpose by
Using the Gafsicana as a Blind His
progress was calculated to satisfy the
most rabid TRUST busters. considering the
limited time consumed
Mr. Folger, who sSperintends the re-
filming business ef the Standard Oil, told
how, through himself and Payne, the
Corsicana plant was built with money
furnished BY the National Transit COM
pany, a subsidiary Of the trust; how the
scheme was suggested to them by Daniel
0Day, then president 81 the transit
company e'hQ died abont two years ago
IA Eff6pe ifews III 1906. when the adz
verse Texas legislation was enacted, they
EpufcilaledT the stock from the National
Transit company this arrangement, IN
yelFiag a large amaunt % money, being
made by merely verbal. agreement with
John d. ArcIfbbid Of THE STANDARD OIL
lmagnate Sr3aat sfov 4he management
remained unchHaaei afterward; how it'd
taaconnts Iyaere Forwarded fegHiafly Ia
20 Broadway. aud how all the profits
still continue 70 20 to the National
Transit company.
This testimony manifestly greatly
strengthened the governments case
along the line involved, serving TO Illus
trate the dummy system which II Is
alleged has represented the trusts ha-
bitual method Of trying to circumvent
adverse legislation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
SAYS OUR STOCKS
ABROAD ARE WEAK
Confidence Has slumped, Says ]. H.
Fiagler; Rooseveit's Acts ATE
Blamed.

New York, Sept. 26,4-J. II. Flagler
who has Just returned from Europe, has
this to say:
sThe standing Of the United States
and its chief executive has been IN.
jured rather severely lately through the
activities Of the administration. There
has been big drop in the supply Of con-
fidence in America
Business men and bankers on the
continent are sore over the way things
are going over here. They are selling
American securities and do not want TO
put more money into them They have
a cynical, almost harsh, feeling against
Yankee stocks. Ia France, particularly,
the credit Of the United States does not
stand well Just now"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
MULA1 HAFID WORRIES
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Fearful That Ne win Fight for His
Brothers Throne.

Paris, Sept. 20. The chief interest Of
the French government at present Is IN
the question whether Mulai Ha6d will
contest By force Of arms for the sultan
ship with his brother, Sultan Adbei.
Air.
The advices on the subject are most
contradictory. Some say that the entire
southwest Of Morocco is enlisted under
MuIni TIafds standard, and that his
kaliif, Mulai Raehid, with strong army,
IS already marching on Rabat
Other advices, regarded as more reli
able, say that Mulai Hahd's star is wan
ing, that he is without money, that his
army Is fading away, and that he Is
seeking pardon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
ORDERED TO PROCEED
AGAINST 81 RAILROADS.
All Are Accused Of Violating Safety APP
pliance Law.

Washington, D. G., Sept &C. United
States district attorneys fl various parts
Of the country yesterday were instruct
ed BY Attorney General Bonaparte to
institute suits against large number Of
railroad companies to recover penalties
incurred by them for alleged violations
Of the safety appliance law
The department Of justice and the in
terstate commerce commission have de
termined upon a rigorous enforcement
Of the law The facts upon which the
prosecutions are to be based we're de-
Yeloped BY Inspectors of the commits.
sion The nHnlhW Of alleged violations
aggregate 2s7 8
Thirty-seven railroads. including
nearly all Of the trunk lines in the cOun-
try, are under charges.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-26
BRITISH TO PROTECT RAIsULI
AND PAY BIG RANSOM.
sim Of 100000 to Be Paid For Release
Of Sultan's Military Advisor.

Tangier. Sept 26.--The Khalif0, sec
rotary Of Raisuli, has communicated to
the officials here that the British lega-
ton has finally agreed to the following
conditions for the release Of Caid Me.
Leans
British protection to be granted 10
Raisuh ransom OF 100000 TO be paid
to him and al the members Of the
tribes under Raisulfa command at pres
ent ii prison in the different towns to
be released. Caid MacLean is expected
An Tangier.