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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
NEW ENGINE HERE.
Iowa Central Gets Part OF Its New
Machines.

Engine No. 202, one of the big To-
comotives purchased recently by the
Iowa Central Railway from the Bal
dwin Locomotive Works, at Philadel-
phia, arrived in the city last evening
pulling heavy freight from the north.
The engine is larger than the ninety
class and has six drive wheels. 1t is
a monster and can pull very heavy
loads. The Iowa Central officials
look for the remainder of the con.
signment soon, as the engines are
needed badly.
One of the large Santa Fe engines,
which were borrowed to help pull the
heavy freight, is being used on the
south end, between this city and AL
bia. 1t also is larger than any of the
Iowa Central engines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
The Marshalltown Times-RepuI

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can lays down the dictum that a rioter
who burns or kills an innocent victim
before the eyes of mob is as desery-
ing of soldiers bullet as is the black
fiend who assaults woman in the
darkness of night. 1t is due society
for its own protection, adds the same
paper, that such bullet be sped on
with its message, obey the law"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
The Alaska.Ynkon. PACIFIC Exnost

The Alaska Yukon-Pacific Exposi.
ton which is to be held at Seattle,
Wash. from June to October 16, 1909.
has made more rapid progress toward
completion than any other national
exposition ever held in the United
States. On August l, the management
was able to estimate conservativeiy
that the exposition was 65 percent
complete in its physical work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

story. He said that although he first
saw the light of day in Iowa, at the
same time he had been reared in
Kentucky. After attending college he
went to st. Louis, where he has made
his home ever since. Now he has
been offered the chair of languages at
IOskaloosa, where he is to officiate.
g~s.
Bussey Press: The interurban rail-
way is here to stay. 1t is no longer
a mere experiment, its utility has been
demonstrated and as financial in
vestment it pays.
In Iowa at the present time inter-
urban mileage amounts to 273.42 miles
For the year 1907 the gross earnings
are placed at $9O3,067; operating ex-
penses, $61O,759; net earnings, 1902
317, and taxes paid, $22,633. While
the figures do not make quite as good
showing as in 1906, they do show a
net profit of 80 per cent.
The next interurban project for
Iowa ought to be Des Moines, Ottum-
wa, az i1uA
ton. 1t has greater possibilities than
any other line in Iowa.
sSe
Colfax Clipper: The Abba Union
is out in favor of Hon. John F. Lacey
United States Senate. We do not
know whether Hon. N. e, Kendall fav-
ors this declaration by the paper
which gave him loyal support in the
Ipre-primary campaign or not; but we
do know that if Nate Kendall should
let it be known that he favors Mr..
Lacey for the place it will do more
to unite republicans of the Sixth dis
trict in his support for congress than
any other thing he could possibly do.
Lacey for U. S. Senate and Kendall
for representative sounds pretty good
as a harmonizer in this district.
Fremont Gazette: This township
has been well represented at the Os-
kaloosa Chautauqua this year. Be-
sides the sixty campers on the ground
numerous others Of, our citizens have
spent a day Or Two at the different
sessions. Large crowds were in at
tendance and the talent was the best
ever given at Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Hon. A. C. Rankin, of DEBORAH, has
issued booklet on the rules govern
ing the pitching of horseshoes and
claims that he is tn champion horse
shoe pitcher of the state of Iowa and
offers to demonstrate it for a purse
of 500, the distance to be forty-tive
feet and the shoes to weigh two and
one-half pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Complete returns in Illinois give
Deneen a total of 213,3-. votes and
Yates 199,s43, a majority for Deneen
of 1892 and total republican vote
in the state of 413,52S. Deneen car
ried Cook county BY SOL and the
rest of the state by 5311. The total
democratic vote was under 175,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

As in Iowa, so in Illinois. And
this is the way it was at the Illinois
primary last Saturday, according 10
Chicago Tribune:
He looked at the names and the
squares. In truth.
He scanned 'em, and scanned 'em,
and scanned en-.
Its harder, BY George, than pulling
a tooth!
He said-and he voted at random.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

$50 you are still looking for al
honest MANI" s.# ...I
Il am" answered Diogenes.
What is the lantern for?"
That's to test him with. | am go
ing to lend him the lantern, and if he
brings that back, I'm going to try hin
with an umbrella. Washington Star
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Abba Republican,: Hon. N. l..
Kendall will represent the Sixth dis
trict in congress if the men who know
him best determine the matter. his
record as a doer of things is his best
Recommendation and if he is judged by
what he has accomplished republicans
will be well content.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
County Convention.

Republican County Convention Sat
urday. The delegates who were elect
ed to the primaries of June I'd will
be the delegates to this convention.
Notice has been sent to the delegates,
but don't forget the date.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

The total production of coal lin
North Dakota in 1907 was 347,76C
short tons. having a spot value OF
$3.50, 199-a gain over the output in
the preceding year of 42,O71 short tons,
or 1876 per cent, in quantity, and OF
s10S,617, or 24.11 per cent, IN value.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

1T takes a wman to get around
an awkward situation gracefully. One
up in Maine has named her baby
''william Blank Johnson" the BLANK
to be filled in after the election.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

According to census reports, Mis-
souri, has in her prisonr 2091 men and
~ women. This IS about the proper
ton for men and women in the prisons
OF the different states in the Union,
about 81 per cent of all the prisoners
in the country being women, with the
proportion growing smaller.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

"A jefferson county farmer thresh-
ed forty bushels of wheat to the acre
last week and sold his grain at eighty
two cents bushel $3.50 an acre is
not bad return, even on the high
priced farm land of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

shall the people ruler" asks Can
didate Bryan. AS he has been beaten
twice before by 100000 and 100000
votes, he ought to know.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

the school and the bank. The depos-
its now amount to nearly 100000
Many OF the children are saving mon
ey to go to college.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Van Buren, county had a home
coming at Keosauqua, which proved a
grand success and which attracted
over 5000 people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

No fewer than 372 different ways
Of spelling lpsilanti have been copied
from envelopes and recorded by the
postmaster of that town.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

According to the Keokuk Gate
City, HE is the best Iowa republican
just now who does the most to keel
the Deace."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

The fellows who killed the ,peach
crop early, in the spring ought to be
denied a taste of the delicious fruit
that this year is fit for the gods.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

horses, 20 Jersey cattle, 35 Duroc
hogs. make up the bulk OF the offer
ing Oct. 10th.
Fleener & Peasley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27
THE SENAToRSHIP.

Colfax Clipper: The Sixth Iowa
Congressional district would like to
be represented in the United States
senate. In John F. Lacey we have a
man in every way qualified for the po-
sition; a man whose training in legis-
latiye work has been extensive; man
who has the confidence of the people
of the district, state and nation, and
who is known the world over as re.
publican of republicans without any
ifs or and's that could be construed
as making him "a good enough demo
crat' to draw support because of free
trade leanings; a man who could
work harmoniously and probably
with Dolliver for the best interests
of the nation and to the glory of the
statesman who is in every way big
enough to fill Senator Allison's place.
Give us assurance that We may nave
Lacey in the United States senate and
Nate Kendall in Inc House and there
will be a re-establishment of repuDli-
can harmony in this district such as
nothing else could secure.
SS
What Cheer Chronicle: There is no
need of the republicans getting excit.
ed over the vacancy in the senate
caused by the death of Senator Allison.
By his death Gov. Cummins has the
means of making himself senator un
til March next. No newspapers, Sc
cret caucuses or committees have any
authority. The next legislature w..l
elect the next senator, and ne should
be elected without regard to his being
progressive or standpat. Nothing
should be done to influence the candi
date for the legislature. If you com
| pei him to state his choice, you sim
ply defeat him. Don't try it unless
you want a democratic Legislature
The only thing to do is to join hands
and elect the entire ticket from -op to
bottom Gov Cummins has an undis
puted right TO be candidate fol
| United States senator; so has Major
Lacey, A. b. Funk, Judge Prouty and a
score of other good republicans in
Iowa.
Des Moines Capital: The newspa
pers are getting up a row. We have
clippings enough from Iowa newspa
pers to fill forty columns in the Capt
| tai if all were printed. There has
been no change in the newspapers ex
| cepting that the Ottumwa Courier, the
Davenport Times, the Muscatine Jour
nal, papers conrolled by Mr.. L. a
| Adler, secretary of the state commit
tee, have come out in support of Gov
ernor Cummins. These papers in 6
conservative way supported Senator
gencer, a strong supporter of Allison
is now out in support of Governor
Cummins. These are all the changes
| that have taken place among tho
newspapers. Each and every one oc
cupies the former position. There
fore the row in the party would seen
| to be serious. We agree with Hon
A. B. Funk that the party in the state
is in danger.
The Carroll Herald, a staunch anc
consistent supporter of Governor Cum
minis, advises: "The Governor ough
not to call a special session of the leg
islature. His duty is plain; he SHOULD
appoint successor OF Senator Iii
son. He should appoint a man worthy
OF the succession, then the governor
can go before the people as a candi
date for election with clear con
science and clean hands. The choice
will rest with the republican members
lof the legislature and the republican
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Oskaloosa is reaching out year after
year and new houses are being erect
ed farther from the business center.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Remember we are offering the
best and all of the goou cows.
Fleener & Peasley.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-08-27

Remember the big sale Oct. 10.
Fleener & Peasley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

crowd Of biusjackets thronging q
nickelodeon do not set down Jack as
frivolous. When you 60 on board one
of the big ships ask the chaplain what
books In the ships library are In great
est demand. Jacks life makes him pre-
fer the companionship OF his shipmates
even ashore. They understand the
rules that govern his life and appre-
ciate his point Of view. Below the sur
face he is plain. decent American.
with this advantage over the rest OF
us in the quality Of his loyalty that
he has pledged his hands, heart and
life to maintain the glory Of the nag
under which 80 per cent OF him was
born.
When the city visits Jack the land
1ubber finds the sailorman an induigent
host. proud of the wonders OF his spot
less floating home and ready to answer
the avalanche of questions wise and
otherwise that shore folk turn loose
when they set their feet on shipboard.
It Is not necessary to have letter
OF introduction when you visit Jack
at home. If one sailor Is too busy to
show you what you want to see he
will find shipmate who is at leisure.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

and II your guide II unable 70 answss
your question he will Try and Ind
somebody who can
When Jack visits the city ie means
money In the pockets OF all who min
lister to his wants. When the city visits
Jack Ii tramps much OF the city's mud
ana dust aboard the ship, II drops cigar
and cigarette stumps on spotless decks
and litters alleyways with orange psel.
nut shells and odds and ends OF wrap
ping paper. All OF this means extra
work for Jack. but the knowledge
dampens not one whit the warmth OF
his welcome. Whoever you are he viii
be glad to see you. but II you happen
to hail from his state and know per-
haps the town In which his folks
live he will trot his legs of for you
and show you wonder after wonder un-
til your head swims and you go home
and dream Of range finders. gunlocks.
ammunition hoists. searcElights and
overcrowded launches.
When Jacks visits the city he does
1t for his own pleasure. Let him enjoy
himself in his own way. When the city
visits Jack it viii find him very much
at It's service.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

going to do It. Interfere with his
plans and you will make him unhappy.
Leave him alone and he VIII return to
his ship without the gold that tingled
in his pockets but with a golden opfn-
ion of the city by the sea.
ships company is made up of mon
of every variety of taste and disposi-
tion. The men of the American navy
come from the homes of the people
that constitute the backbone of the
country. They are just as representa-
tive as the children in a public school.
as the students in q state university, or,
for the matter of that, as congress It
self. Many of the men that wear the
blue laid aside when they enlisted what
in Vanity Fair would be classed as high
social advantages. There are college
graduates among them, sons of mer-
chants and professional men, sons of
mechanics and sons of laborers and
they are all bonded together by a COM
mon love of adventure and the spirit of
7e,,' ocracv that makes the rich mans
son proud to serve his country in the
simple uniform of an enlisted man.
This is not intended as an apology for
the bluejacket but as q suggestion to
the Lady Bountifuls that they refrain
from patronizing Jack.
When Admiral Dayton's big four ar
rived here from the orient the men
who came ashore complained that they
had been pestered in certain localities
by beggars, but took comfort In the
fact that 1.-The buns would get theirs"
when the big feet. arrived. 1t seems
that the crew of one of the battleships
has declared vendetta on the great
American leisure class. When the men
from this ship come ashore they travel
IN companies of 10 and 90 If any mems
ber of the party Is accosted by beg
ger or bnnko man all other recreation
is laid aside until the beggar or bunko
man is convinced that Jack is not only
no easy mark but also very rough
fellow.
When Jack comes to the city he WIS.,
It's the theater and he goes to church
He likes picture galleries and he en-
Joys good music. He loves the country
and can extract pleasure unalloyed
from the garish jangle of Barbary
coast dance hall. When he tires OF
walking he rides either in streetcar
hack or automobile, according to his
inclination and the state of his exche-
quer, and when his liberty expires he
returns to his ship clean, sober and on
time, or if not quite all these, conf
dent that If his past record has been
good the eyesight and hearing OF the
officer of the deck will not be too keen
Because you see one bluejacket un-
der the influence of liquor do not con-
ards. On one of the ships of Admiral
Sebree's squadron are nearly 500 total
abstainers. If you happen to see a
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

AN EHEN Jack visits the city II may
Nv be taken as an outward and
w visible sign that he has been
a good sailor for at least some
months prior to his appearance on dry
land. Shore liberty. in the navy. is
boon usually denied to all but "nrst
class" men and to be IN the first class
Jack must live close to a very strict
standard Of discipline. This discipline,
which requires him to salute the
deck" when he goes aboard the ship
and forbids his leaving without GER
tain formalities. is with him all the
time. II regulates his getting up and
sets the hour for retiring. 1t is with
him in his work and his play. His
meals are served in conformity with
law and even his clothes are made ac-
cording to regulations. His collar
must be just so many inches deep. His
neckerchief must be tied in a certain
way. His name must be marked on
every article of wearing apparel in a
certain prescribed place. When he gets
up in the morning the bugle tells him
what clothes he must don and the rest
of his wardrobe and his hammock and
bedding must be neatly slowed away
in the manner and place set forth in
the navy regulations.
After a few months of this who will
deny Jack the privilege of relaxing
when he hits the beach," free for
forty-eight hours from the severity of
ship government, with money in his
pocket and no responsibility beyond
bearing IN mind the date and the hour
when he is due to report to the oficer
of the deck, clean, sober and on time
The discipline on the ships of the bat
tie feet during the cruise from Hamp-
ton roads has Of necessity been strict
and II Jack, turned loose in San Fran
cisco, should happen TO "act UP" q lit
tie, call it reaction and let it go al
that
i; The very discipline, however, that
makes liberty" alluring is IN itself an
assurance that Jack Will respect the
rules Of the game ashore and If allowed
10 have his fun in his own way Will
trouble nobody il nobody troubles him.
The percentage of native born among
the enlisted men of the navy is about
go This means that with few ex-
ceptions every man that comes ashore
from the battleships steps on the beach
with definite idea Of what he wants
10 do with his liberty and how he is
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

blouse Every perry officer has his fn-
sigma, surmounted by a spread eagle
The grade he belongs to Is shown nv
chevrons. chief petty ofncer having
three chevrons surmounted by an arch,
a petty officer OF the first class three
cnevrons without the arch. petty officer
second class two chevrons. petty officer
tnird class one chevron. After the
wearer has served % years his chew
ronS are N gold but otherwise thew
are invariably in red Between the
cnevrons and the surmounting eagle is
placed in white the special mark show
lns wnar kind OF a petty oufcer the
wearer is. Boatswains' mates wear two
crossed anchors. yeomen two crossed
Keys or two crossed pens niachinists'
mates three bladcd proretler hofler
makers and blacksmiths two crossed
MANNERS. Quartermasters ships
Wneol, sail makers mates a pointed
splke' sunners mates two crossed
guns, masters at arms a star what
ever his rating may be. a distineuished
marksman always wears a white xun
on his sleeve
Taken altogether. everything on
BOARD ship--every badge. mark or IN
signin-has relative Importance and
serves 20 place the rank and duties OF
.ne wearer before the one who knows
now % read them. Life on board a nan
OF war Is at once practical and spec
-ecuiar-practlcal because or the pecu-
har htness OF each obioc. to its APP
POINTED place, spectacular because OF
ene ceremonials which invest the life
win such Significance. II is most In
.eFestinE, we'll worth study. for that
the large body or snorc aving citizens
ate ignorant Of the meaning Of the m
sigma flashing from every navy man :
sleeve and OF the duties which JACK
performs as his daily round there ~
small doubt 1t Is new world. Doubt
less there will be many Columouses go
ms exploring while the big fleet IL here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

leaf: lieutenant commander, a gold
leaf: lieutenant, two silver bars; lieu.
tenant. Junior grade, one silver bar;
ensign, the corps badge alone in silver;
midshipman, q gold anchor.
On the gold lace around the sleeve
the corps badge of the line is star
The star corps have no star, their corps
mark being In the shape Of colored
cloth. as follows: Medical corps, dark
clAret color; pay corps. white: con-
struction corps, blue.
An admiral has three broad gold
stripes around his sleeve; vice ad-
Sniral, two broad and narrow be-
tween; rear admiral. one broad and
one narrow. A captain has four half
inch stripes; a commander, three half
inch stripes: lieutenant commander,
two half inch stripes and quarter inch
stripe between; a lieutenant, two half
inch stripes; lieutenant. Junior grade,
a half inch and a quarter inch; an en-
sign. single half inch, and a midship-
man, a single quarter inch
OF the warrant officers the boatswain
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

these navy men at a glance? It is
simple. for every officer in the navy
from commander to petty officer has
his insignia and rank, consisting of
two parts-the corps badge and the
rank badge. The commissioned officers
have insignia on both sleeve and collar
Cor shoulder strap or epaulette) for
dress and full dress, respectively. For
the collar, shoulder strap or epaulette
the corps badge of the line is an an
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

NY San Francisco bay. spills its
Nv hundreds of officers and
thousands Of jackies ashore
into the welcoming arms of the city,
the average citizen is going to be
somewhat nonplused at the difn~-lt,a
Of telling precisely just Who's WI
in the blue book of the navy.
In the navy the different grades of
officers and crew are far more num-
erous than in the army. Four classes
constitute the naval personnel-com-
missioned officers, warrant officers.
petty officers and the enlisted men.
Added to these are the midshipmen,
commissioned officers in embryo, posS
sessing rank and exercising authority
over petty officers and crew, but who
have not yet received their commits
sions.
As regards the officers, there are
two principal divisions. line officers
and stan officers. Line officers are
essentially the naval officers who
alone may command ships or squad
rons. and who are privileged TO reach
the rank OF admiral, the highest in
the navy. Staff officers are those whose
duties are more circumscribed, while
possessing full authority in their re-
spective departments. Fer example,
the stan oficers comprise those Of
the medical pay and construction
CORPS. and the chaplains. As COM
pared with the army, the navy ranks
correspond as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

listed men. It is separated into two
divisions, the first containing only
trained. experienced seamen who are
competent to hand reef and steer"
ordinary seamen, seamen apprentices
and the apprentice boys
In the engineers division the duties
lie IN the engine and fire rooms, about
the auxiliary machinery and In the
various kin<A Of machine and tool work
about the ship. Next to the engineer
himseN rank the engineers petty on
GERS, Then como the firemen and the
coal passers, who are of the lowest
grade.
The man In supreme charge of the
ship is the captain. and next to him
comes the executive officer, who is the
captains prime minister.
Now, how shall one tell the rank of
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

chor; Of the medical corps, a gold oak
leaf with single silver acorn upon IT.
Tor the pay corps. silver oak twig
with leaf attached; for the construction
corps, 2 large oak leaf with acorns; ;
for a chaplain, cross. The rank
badges for all commissioned officers
are as follows: Admiral four silver
stars; vice admiral. three silver stars;
rear admiral, two silver stars; captain,
silver eagle: commander, a silver
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26

has two crossed anchors on hts collar.
the carpenter a carpenters square. tho
sail maker diamond. the gunner
naming spherical shell. the warrant
NJ machinlst three bladed propeller.
none OF these wears either a shoulder
any sleeve lace except the ch,es r,o.
rant officers. who have a quarter inrh
stripe of blue and gold
Rating badges" arc the tistin xulah-
rr - aen
are worn on the sleeves of the shirt or