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The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
The Rural Carrier AS the Connecting
Link Between the Old and New
BY C. M. Adams.

The Rural Carrier AS the Connecting
Link Between the Old and New
BY C. M. Adams.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men: am indeed glad to meet with
you good road makers at this time
and to bring you greeting from the
Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Associa.
ton, the largest and best organized
good roads association in the state.
And while say am glad, l am in a
very bad position as | am before you,
not without speech, but Supt. Spill
man who preceded me has covered the
field so thoroughly that he has said
my speech as well as his. So, Mr..
Chairman, with your permission will
change my subject and speak on the
Rural Carrier as the Connecting Link
Between the Old and the New.
You must all agree with me that
the rural carriers certainly know a
lot about bad roads and that they
have often thought how nice it would
be If the roads were only good the year
around. Now in Iowa we have 1920
carriers that are going over the roads
3O6 times each year in all kinds of
weather and on all kinds of roads.
Each day we travel over three-fifths
of the roads in the state. am sure
that you will all agree with me when
/ say that no one is more vitality inter
ested in good roads than we are, and
am just confident enough TO say that
only a few-are better qualified to act
as good road advocates than we are.
The nine speakers that have preceded
me have all made mention of the ru-
raj carrier as an important factor in
the good road work, and eight out of
the nine have said that we must win
by organization and agitation.
We now have good strong associa-
lions in over two-thirds of the counties
in the state and are endeavoring to
make the good road work prominent
part of all of our county farmer insti-
tutes. We are in close touch with and
are working in conjunction with the
Highway Commission, in fact, we think
the Commission is a large generator
or power house with Prof Thos. II.
Macdonald as chief operator in
charge. who is busy in getting togeth-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14

verts; Redwood Falls, Mimi, 600; Ma
son City, Ia, 1000; Canon City Colo,
$50; Macomb, H., 1880; Canton, ILL.,,
1,120.
In the season of 1906 Mr.. Sunday
made the following conversions: Ran
tout. ILL.,, $50; Aledo, H., 974; Burling-
ton, Ia, $500; Rochester, Mimi, 1890;
Princeton Ill, 2,325; Austin, Mimi, 1888;
Freeport, H., 1855; Prophetstown,
H., 800.
This season Mr,Sunday opened at Sa-
Ida, Colo, with 500 converts. Mr..
Sunday made his worlds record Of
conversions at Kewanee. when S.018
came forward. There were 1000 con,
verts at Worthington, Mimi; 1850 at
Kankakce, H.; 2,1s0 at Murphysboro,
III; 1,1lS at Fairfield, Ia; 1000 at
Knoxville, Ia, and 1000 at Gibson
City Ill.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
patrol seIna Repaired.

The hurry up" wagon, which was
wrecked Saturday evening on Third
avenue east, was taken to the H. s.
Woods repair works this morning, to
be overhauled, and win be put back
into service In a few days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
chantIand Wins out.

An order issued from the governor
and the adjutant general confirms
the claim of w. T. Chantland that he
was elected colonel of the Fifty-sixth
regiment OF the National Guard on
October 2S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
panaerous obstruotIons.

Some of the side streets of the city
are strewn with objects that are liable
to cripple horse or puncture a BIZ
cycle or automobile tire. There should
be an ordinance passed prohibiting the
nuisance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
Having accepted a position with
HOFFMAN & BAKER,
The Pure Food oroeers,

The Pure FOOD Orocers,
/ will be pleased to meet all my old
friends and a host of new ones.
TOM WHITE,
Formerly Of the East End Grocery.
62d1 -64d1-16w1-3Sw1
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
Repairlna Church.

Repairing Church.
The Congregational church is UNI
dergoing repairs to put it in shape for
the winter season. The approach to
the old church is being made over,
an Improvement that has long been
needed, and other fixing" will be done
here and there about the building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14

Monroe county paid out over sl4.-
900 for criminal prosecutions for the
year ending In September.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
ROADS IN IOWA.

(NOTE-There will be printed in this paper each week
synopsis Of one Of the talks given before the road school Of
the Iowa Highway commission at Council Bluffs Sepsem-
Der End to 7th 1909
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14

Several car loads OF live stock will
leave the city this week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14

Barrel salt always in the dry at
Hoffman & Bakers. 16w1-3Sw1
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

At a recent live stock meeting in
Topeka, in the breeding Of the
Shorthorn cows with q Hereford bull,
Col. j. w. Robson denounced it as
a step backward. He said:
Take the best Shorthorn bull In
America and the best COW of any other
breed and cross them and you have in
their produce destroyed the quality
and value of both breeds. You have
introduced the system of scrub breed
ing. and you cannot correct or undo in
a lifetime what you were able to ac-
complish in one illy-advised cross.
'As to the color in certain breeds,
Shorthorn cattle, Percheron horses,
etc, 1 disprove the color idea entirely
as having anything to do in indicating
quality in the animal In horses the
demand is for black color west of the
Missouri river and gray back east in
Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. One
is as good as the other color, only a
matter OF fancy. We must raise pure
bred stock on our high-priced land
The scrub animal will not pay, and
the cross breed is nothing but scrub
when Viewed from a breeding stand
point.
an Shorthorn cattle the color will
not materially affect the quality of the
animal, because all colors-red, white,
roam. red and white or spotted-prevail,
and the matter of color in this breed
of cattle is a fad or fancy. ANY one
OF these colors, or all of them, may
come from the same parents"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

Assistant Paymaster Sypher. e. S. ",
has been dismissed from the navy on ac-
count of technical embezzlement.
Marx Twain has had made for him an
evening suit of white broadcloth, as a
protest against sonlber effects in clothing.
The House committee on naturalization
and immigration has decided to make ia
vorable report on bills providing an appro-
priation of $4,000 each for immigrant
stations at New Orleans, Galveston and
Charleston, s. c.
Pleas of guilty to q violation OF the
Sherman antitrust act were entered in
the United States Court at Savannah,
Ga, by the S. p Shelter Company, the
Patterson Downing Company. the Stand
ard Naval Stores Company and s. 2.
Shelter and j. f. c. Myers, individuals,
known as the ''turpentine trust" Fines
aggregating $4,000 were imposed.
Spontaneous combustion caused $780,,
600 damage in the supply warehouse of
the Arizona Copper Company at Clifton,
Texas.
Driving into New Brunswick. y. j..
Ira Warne, a farmer of Madison town
ship. came upon the body of an unknown
man lying by the roadside. The head was
terribly gashed as though By blow from
an ak.
The plaintiff in the case of the Colo
NAL Trust Company. executors of the es-
tate of w c. lutte. deceased. against
+. \. Hofstot and j. W. Friend. fled
bill of exceptions at Pittsburg to the
findings of fact and conclusions of law
The differences between the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and its hremen have been
adjusted The iremen are not to get an
advance in wages, but their work will be
made easier. as was done in the case of
the engineers. The company is still ne
gotiating with he trainmen. who have
presented grieva ices
President Roa sevelt has told Represent
alive Taylor Of Ohio that he would not
be able to acc I the invitation TO visit
the negro indus rial and agricultural fair
at Columbus e. " in June, when he will
be in the midd west. 1t is understood
that the Pres lent cannot arrange his
itinerary so as conveniently to 90 20 Co
lumbus.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
HOW 70 Treat Garden soi1.

There is no other piece Of ground
that has to grow such variety Of
crops as the garden patch. 1t is hard
to find a small plot that will be ideal
for all plants. There are plants like
the tomato, melon and bean that would
likewise be benefited by such soil.
There are others, such as late cabbage,
parsnips, beets and other slow-growing
plants, that would be better on heavy
soil with a north slope.
AS a light soil is more apt to dry
out in midsummer, 1t Is advisable to
have water handy, to turn on II nee
essary or to give constant cultivation
to form a dust mulch in case the land
Is to be occupied in midsummer. By
planting to have the extra early truck
on the sandy south slope it will be gone
in time to put melons, early sweet corn
and similar crops on the same ground.
The garden soil should be rich
Fine, weIi-rotted manure will give rich
ness and humus. If the sand pit Is
handy the farmer can haul few loads
when not busy and scatter that over q
portion of the garden If it needs warm
ing up. By all means keep the soil in
fine filth, so the wheel hoe will work
easily. Poultry and sheep manure are
good for the garden. Coarse manure
or weed stalks half plowed under are
an abominatlon and cause much loss
of time and crops.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
Tarsn Wars.

In Germany they do not have trusts
such as we have, but they organize
combines, syndicates and cartels, which
are as near monopoIies as the law VIII
allow Thus for instance, in place OF
German sted trust they have have
steel syndicate. which is now composed
OF thirty-six firms aud individuals who
are steel manufacturers, whose total
output is 11.0T9,0S4 tons. To each firm
is allotted the maximum tonnage II
may produce and this tonnage Is di-
yided into two classes, Glass A being
Semi-finished products, such as rails
and shapes, and Glass B being finished
products. The average increase of all
lotments from January l, 1896, TO jan
cary /. 1907, has been % per cent,
and prices have advanced in about the
same percentage as in this country.
though values are lower.
Germany, like ourselves, is cursed
with high protective tariff and the
syndicates there flourish like our own
trusts. and, trust-like, sell cheaper
abroad than they do at home, as the
tariff protects the syndicates in doing
So like our tariff protects our trusts.
There is, however, a vast difference
In the two countries in the reason for
high tariff, for whereas in Germany
the tariff was so greatly increased to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
Wisconsin
State News
KILLS TWO; THEN HIMSELF.
Former Convict shoots Divorce
Wife and His Stepmother.

Former Convict shoots Divorced
Wife and His Stepmother.
Late on a recent afternoon Roscoe z.
Miller. former convict, shot and killed
his divorced wife and also his stepmother
in Beaver Dam. He then committed sui
eide. shooting himself in the right temple.
1t is said there had been trouble over
some property that was left TO his step
mother when his father died about year
ago. Miller being cut off without a cent.
Miller went to the home of his daughter,
began quarreling with his wife, and after
beating her shot her through the right
side of the face, killing her instantly. He
then attempted to shoot his daughter,
Mrs. Max Shirinacher. and hit her over
the head with the butt of his revolver, but
she escaped. He then proceeded to the
home of his stepmother, Mrs. K. G. Mil
Ter, which is about three blocks away,
and entering the house went up to his
stepmother, who was seated in chair,
and put his arm around her and attempt
ed to kiss her. She demonstrated. He
then shot her through the right side of
the jaw. the bullet passing into her head,
killing her Instantly. Twent. years ago
Miller killed Lot Campion a fellowwork-
man. in Milwaukee. whom he accused of
stealing his dinner pail. He was sentenc-
ed to twenty years in prison, but was re-
leased after serving fourteen years. He
was 56 years old, his wife a and his
stepmotaer 90
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
sARMEasr MILLIONS AHEAD.
aureaus. of Agricultural Department
Estimafe YearIx BENEFITS.

b
Estimate Yearly BENEFITS.
The people profit 1921 100000 annu-
ally by the work OF the Agricultural
Department, according to the estimates
Of the bureau officials, just made public
in the report of the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the Agricultural Depart
ment, which has spent the entire ses-
sion investigating the department.
The Bureau of animal Industry leads
the list with an annual valuation of
100000, of which 100000 is be-
cause of the experiments making hens
lay more plentifully.
Chief Willis J. Moore, Of the Wealth
er Bureau, says his bureau annually
benefits the people S30,O00,000.
The Bureau of Plant Industry places
its value at $29O00.00O. OF this $780,
600 is because of the saving by intro
ducing the resilient COW pea.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley of the Bureau
of Chemistry thinks his Office does $780,
100000 of good. He places the inyes-
tigation of sorghum syrup. the saving
from the investigation Of the sugar beet
and the utilization of waste in max
ing denatured alcohol at 100000
each. He estimates the value of his
poison squad experiments ia deter
mining the effects on health of food
S5,OO0,000. DR.. Wiley thinks his inyes'
tigation of the "sweet" or hot corn
industry is worth annually $250000.
The Bureau of Biology, which, in
support of its estimate that it annually
benefits the people 100000, submitted
beautiful orange-colored maps labeled
skunk area of the United States" as
gerts that 81 100000 benefit was derived
from its work among coyotes and
wolves" The biological survey appro-
priation was left out of the agricultural
bill for the reason that the money
| asked was to be expended in mapping
districts in the United States which
would make ideal homes for frogs"
The Bureau of Entomology thinks il
saves the people S22,000,000 a year, OF
which $5,000000 is because it was in
strumental in the introduction of the
Australian lady-bird beetle"
The Bureau of Public Roads is the
most modest of all, and only asserts il
benefits the people $4,000 a year.
The report severely criticises Chief
Moore of the Weather Bureau for his
expenditures on Mount Weather." the
research institution which he estab
| lished in the Blue Ridge Mountains al
cost of $161 900, for which Comptrol
Ter Tracewell says, under existing law
| there is no authority.
Secretary Wilson of the Department
| of Agriculture is criticised for exceed
ing his authority in eXpending the ap
preparation for the new Department Of
Agriculture building Instead of com
| plotting structure for the entire de
| partment, he spent the money in build
| ing single wing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

poration controlled Senate is holding
it up, which would look like the bland
ishments Of the lobbyists were success
full. In the thickly settled States the
demand for the two-cent rate is reason
able, especially as the free pass and
rebate evils have been in great meas
ure abolished, but in the more thinly
settled Western States on branch lines,
at least, it may be unreasonable to re-
quire it just yet
But the question of cent mile for
passenger fares is not the great ques-
ton, for it adds but slightly to the
annual expense of the people, especial
ly the farmers and workingmen, who
have but little time for pleasure excur-
sions The constant and unreasonable
freight rates are OF much greater inn
portance to the general public, for ev-
erything sold is increased in price by
the merchant adding the high freight
rate to his profit, and on the transpor-
tation of products to market high
freight rates reduce the profit of the
farmer, the miner and other producers
The railroads are now telling us they
must increase rates, as their expenses
are increasing both for wages and ma
terials, but this is a bluff to prevent
freight rates and passenger rates from
being reduced and the fear of the ac-
tual value of railroads being in
quired into, 50 that what are reason
able rates may be determined
With the great majority of the Re
publican politicians helping the rail-
roads. secretly at least, it will be a pro-
longed fight before these law-breaking
corporations will be thoroughly curbed,
and a fair, just and reasonable basis
of charges established. The railroad
officials are already declaring that
their sins should be forgiven, and that
no more rate legislation should be at
tempted. But so far the pzblic have
gained nothing but some facts Of rail-
road wrongdoing. and although restitu-
ton will never be made to plundered
people, yet it must be made certain
that the plundering will not be con-
tinued
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

the child labor question must be set
tied by the States, for constitutionally
1t cannot be included as coming under
interstate commerce. The Judiciary
Committee of the House of Represen-
tatlves reported Unanimously against
the bill to so control it, but the House
appropriated $4,000 for the Census
Bureau to investigate and report on
child labor. which it is hoped will Soon
give the actual facts of this traffic in
human flesh and blood. Hon. John
Sharp Williams the Democratic lead
er, said
1T is true that this is social prob
lem, problem of suffering, and a prob
lem to some extent of murder, and of
something worse than that, because it
not only kills the little child that is
working at an unripe and immature
age intellectually and physically. but
it renders those children unfit to be-
come the progenitors of the next gen.
Grafton. Everybody wants an impair
tial report"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
JUDGING Live Stock.

In the fat stock shows, and also in
the large stock yards, experts can
quickly select the best animals for the
butcher, and, according to the ability
of the judge, be should be assisted to
select an animal by the sense of feel
ing, and. In judging cattle, the touch,
as we'll as the eye, is. therefore. brought
into requisition. Except in regard to
certain points of conformation and col
or, some experts are by no means sure
that touch is not the most Important
qualification. The skin and the flesh
can only be fully examined by touch or
handling in ascertaining II the bones
are we'll covered with flesh. and also
If the latter is soft TO the touch and
ample in quantity on the examined
points The squeeze of the palm of the
hand Is not so delicate as the touch of
the tips of the fingers; the former as
certains the quantity. the latter judges
the quality The touch may be hard or
mellow, thin or harsh, good or bad. as
ii is frequently termed. A slow feeder
is said 10 be marked by having thick
set, hard. short hair, which constitutes
a bad touch; a THU, meager, papery
skin, covered with thin. silky hair.
though opposite of the one just men,
toned. does not constitute a good touch,
but is indicative OF weakness OF con.
stitution, though probably OF good
breeding qualities A good touch will
be found In a thick. loose skin, on a
layer of soft fat, yielding TO the least
pressure, spring back toward the I'm
gers like piece OF soft. thick channels
leather. and covered with thick. soft,
glossy hair, which looks rich and beau.
tirul and seems warm and comfortable
to the animal. A curly pile OF soft hair
indicates vigorous constitution and
also propc. sity 10 fatten. The sensa-
ton of a fine touch is very gratifying
TO the handler; the animal is liked,
and more especially IL it is accompan-
led by symmetrical form. Long prac-
tice is required to appreciate . fne
| touch
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

Where It is possible To do so there is
no way OF keeping the growth Of grass
down along the tree rows in the or
chard that excels a heavy mulching
with coarse manure or straight oar
straw. This mulch will not only serve
To check and practically prevent the
growth of the grass, but Will keep the
ground in moist condition favorable
70 the growth OF the trees. While mice
and rabbits might find a harbor in the
straw during the winter months, dam
age from them can be guarded against
by wrapping the trees with wire screen
or wooden shields
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
FIERCE FIGHT ON A TRAIN.
Smoking Car Wrecked in Conflict
Started by Two Lumbermen.

Smoking Car Wrecked in Conflict
Started by Two Lumbermen.
News has reached Appleton of big
woodsmen's fight in which smoker OF
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
was wrecked before the belligerents could
be quelled. 1t seems that the train was
running between Trap and Wausau when
over some slight matter two lumber
''jacks" much the worse for drink engag-
ed in istic encounter in which every
body on the train took part. For several
minutes a fierce battle on the moving
train ragged Coincideht with the wreck
ing of the car seats, lighting fixtures and
water coolers the brakeman shouldered
his way into the fight and was making a
heroic effort to stop the battle when he
shivered his lantern on the head of one
of the fighters. The train was suddenly
stopped and all the railroad men joined
the effort to quell the fighters. The en-
gineer then started up at full speed and
dashed to- Wausau, where after a show
of weapons the fighters were placed under
arrest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
ROADS ADOPT 2M-cENr FARE.
New Wisconsin Rate In Effect on
Lines Within the State.

New wisconsin Rate In Effect on
Lines Within the State.
Without any eurtailment of existing
service, the principal railroads of Wis
consin have put into effect the new pas
senger rates ordered by the State railroad
commission. The roads have not only
complied with the commissions order re-
ducing the maximum rate from 3 to 212
cents per mile, but also have followed its
recommendation regarding the sale of 500
mile family mileage books for SO. The
new rates apply only to points within the
State. Those to Chicago and other out
side points remain the same as they have
been 1t is estimated that the reduction
in rates will save the residents of the
State about $1.000000 a year. The
roads that were ordered by the State COM
mission TO reduce their rates are the Chi
cago and Northwestern, Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul, and thu Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. The Wis
consin Central voluntarily followed suit,
fearing that competition would force it
to do so anyhow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
rrrtsatinx sweet Corn.

One farmer in Winchester. Mass,
who grows ten acres OF sweet corn.
plants his corn five feet apart. He irri.
gates the corn with water pumped by
one Of those pumps which deliver 12o,-
600 GALLONS a day. He says 1t cost
MIN not over So day to supply the
water TO the corn.
HIS corn rows are about GOO 10 roo
feet long. and the water will run from
one end OF the piece To the other with
out going out of sight. As soon as his
corn is picked. about the 18th or the
2sth of July. lie sells the whole thing
to milkmen in the neighborhood. plows
the ground and plants it to celery five
feet apart, and he irrigates for the eel
ery In the same way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19

his photograph and to developing his sys-
tenn of submarine telegraphy. All of this
was interesting, if true, but on the follow
ing day friend of Edison said that this
playtime idea was one of the inventors
lifelong Illusions, and that it would prob
ably be impossible for him to finish the
commercial work he was now engaged in
for ten years or more. Nevertheless it
was true that he hoped to close his life
with period devoted exclusively to hui
manitarian work