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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

In financial circles there has been
decided revival of confidence" says
Henry Clews in his weekly review OF
trade. The panic there has done its
worst, and is now working itself of
in commercial and industrial affairs.
This revival OF confidence is reflected
in the greatly improved demand for
high-class bonds and stocks Dy in
stitutions and rich investors. The
bond market is in strikingly favor
able contrast with last midsummer,
when the most desirable issues were
practically unstable, owing to the
abnormal rates for money. Many
good issues are still being offered at
very attractive figures. What with
favorable monetary conditions on one
side and unfavorable business condi-
tons on the other. the outlook is for
fuctuating market without pro-
nounced movements in either direc-
ton. The depression in business is
spreading more rapidly than is gen.
orally supposed commodity prices
are already declining and the process
OF readjustment in the industrial and
commercial world is now well under
way. OF itself. this is not misfor-
tune. since there is no question that
once prices fall to a lower and more
settled basis there will be resump-
tion Of activity ON the lower plane.
The period of transition, however. is
a time of more or less uncertainty
and irritation AS already explained
in these adyices. there are reasons
for hoping that the era of business
depression win be shorter than usual,
owing TO the strong financial eondi-
tion Of our farmers and manufacturers
and the fact that the country is not
suffering form over-production. There
will be, however. more or less curtail-
ment in consumption. because OF the
enforced idIeness OF many hands and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

..... Chicago, Jan, 20.
Opening Prices.
HOGS--Receipts today, $4,000. e
Market very dull One-third, of the
trains back. Mostly 10 lower thar
yesterdays average. .... lid.
Mixed and butchers, S4.1O64.4O.
Good to choice heavy, $4.20m4.40.
Rough heavy, $4.WG415.
Light, S4.05G4.30.
Bulk, s4.25@4.35. ., ...
Pigs, s3.50@4.00.
Clearance yesterday, poor.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
$4,000.
CATTLE-Receipts today, $1,000.
Is to 90 lower than Monday.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
1000.
Beeyes, S3.606605.
Cows and heifers, SL70@4.6O.
Stockers and feeders, $2.SOd46O.
Westerns, S3.65@4.6U.
SHEEP-Receipts today, $4,000.
Slow and steady.
Hosa'eu ieSSipIS lOE totnoTrOWi
3,0O0
Sheep, $3.40@5.65.
Lambs, $5.00@7.3O
Receipts and Shipments.
Official receipts yesterday--Hogs
S2,SS9- Cattle, 5,257. Sheep, 1850.
Official shipments yesterday--Hogs
3,252- Cattle. 1888. Sheep, 4.O24.
Closing Market Prices.
HOGS-yery dull; 10 to Is lower
than yesterdays average.
Mixed and butchers. s4.05@4S5.
Good to choice heavy. $4.1514.35
Rough heavy, $4,05G4I0.
Light, $4.00@4271s.
Bulk, s4.2094.30,
Pigs. $3.40@4.10.
CATTLE-Closing weak.
SHEEP--Weak.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
The Prime lns.itr..

At the Prime Bible Institute on
Tuesday, January 2s, at $3.50 p. m,
the normal lesson was of special inn
portance. Title, How we got our
first English Bible" The history OF
the shedding of blood and burning at
the stake of the innocent ones should
elicit in our hearts a greater love for
the Word of God. We are encouraged
in the normal work, as the students
are now engaged in home missions
and others in gospel work. For we
think 1t means salvation to a number
of lost souls. Come.
Mrs. p. ]. Prime.
Normal Leader.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

scarce as hens teeth. 1t is one of
the stories told ON western roads
that he contracted to haul from Kan
sas City TO Chicago an immense ton.
mage of packing house products. then
cut the rates deep. the other roads
cutting them still deeper, and so deep
that President Stickney immediately
shipped all the tonnage he could get
over the lines of his competitors. The
plan, of which the receivership is a
part, is to pay of the SS,50O,000 OF
notes now due by means OF a s2O.-
000, 900 bond issue and to use the mil
lions remaining in the treasury to
improve his system.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

1t is estimated that If the Mis-
souri, corn crop this year was loaded
into ordinary farm wagons, holding
thirty bushels each. it would require
S.O00,00s wagons. If these wagons
were driven on road as closely as il
would be safe TO follow one team
with another it would make train
twice around the world. The Iowa
crop is so much bigger that the figures
are too big to contemplate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
REMARKABLE RECORD.

The receivership of the Chicago
Great Western Railway seems likely
TO end the unique record made by
President A. B. Stickney OF having
erected a financial structure of S107.-
100000 without any bonded debt. He
started as school teacher in Mime.
sofa and has taught railway managers
some new moves in finance, all the
time maintaining record for integ-
rity, breadth and acumen that has
won the admiration OF his keenest
rivals During the year Of panic in
1894 IN four hours he raised in Du-
buque. Ia, 100000 to meet payroll,
giving as security only his plain note
although gold dollars we're nearly as
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
UNABLE TO AGREE
ON ORGANIZATION
TEMPERANCE FORCES DEBATE
QUESTION ALL DAY.
TWO PLANS ARE SUGGESTED.
Procedure in Re-Submission Cam
paign is Stumbling Block to Big
Convention--Oskalo Man
Prominent in Debate.

Des Moines, Jan. 29-The Temper
ence convention debated all morning
on the plan of organization without
reaching conclusion. They took
the matter up again this afternoon.
There was lively debate on the
plan of prosecuting the campaign Tor
a constitutional prohibitory amend
ment.
Two plans were proposed-one to
form a separate organization to take
charge of the campaign, the other to
federate the present temperance or
ganizations. The latter was support
ed by the anti-saloon league while the
prohibition party supported the for
mer. The issue was directly pre-
sented to the convention so that 1t
had to be fought out.
Gen. James B. Weaver, peoples par
ty candidate for president in 1892, and
now democratic candidate for United
States senator in Iowa, appeared be-
fore the convention in a speech in
which he said that he loved the pro-
hibitory amendment movement better
than his political party. He was
made chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
Prohibitionists Not Pleased.
At a meeting of the delegates from
the prohibition party. Rev. o. D. Elett,
of Marshalltown. and Leedy, of Oska-
loosa, declared that the anti-saloon
league was merely the tail to the poll
tical kite, but charged that the league
was prepared to lay claim to running
the entire campaign for constitu-
tional prohiOitory amendment. 1t de-
veloped that they were afraid the anti
saloon league would gobble all the
committees and give the third party
prohibitionists scanty consideration.
l.. w. Leedy, of Oskaloosa, was the
most bitter against action on the reso-
lutions. He said the delegates should
go into the convention and help or
ganize it. but not as members OF the
party. ut will be well for US to fed
crate with the rest of the temperance
forces three years from now, after
the movement has been successful,
harsh things about the anti-saloon
but we should not participate in its
initiation. Harmony and unity are
beautiful things. but we ought net to
enter anything in which we will lose
our identity"
o. d. Ellet, of Marshalltown, editor
of the State Prohibitionist, who has
been a member of the state central
committee for nine years, said some
league. "The league" he said. is
the laughing stock of the politicians
of the state because of the loose
jointed way it's affairs are conducted.
challenge the league to show me a
single instance in its campaign where
it has not been the tail of some poll
teal party. We don't want to mix
with some other faction. We ought
not to federate with temperance So
cieties, for we are a political party
and not in their class.
I'VE should not join any such slip
shod organization When the conven.
ton decides what it will do, and when
the legislature and the people accept
the amendment, the work of these So
cieties will be- done 1t is then we
want to step in and be very much
alive"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
JUDGE PRouTYs HARANouE.


However much Judge Prouty may
admire Governor Cummins, he showed
poor taste in abusing Senator Allison
and making light of the veteran
statesman's long and honorable ca
reer. An attack on the motives and
good judgment of the Senior Senator
from Iowa can add nothing to the pop
llarity of Governor Cummins.
In contrast with the Judges vim
dictiye and unkind statements came
the admiring letter of Governor Lar
rabee. Though his statements may
be extravagant in some respects, he
nevertheless confined himself to max
ing fattering statements of his friend.
without abusing everyone who does
not agree with him. Judge Prouty
says he made 10 speeches for Gov
ernor Cummins in the campaign OF
1906, and paid all his own expenses.
Governor Cummins might well ay
Judge Prouty to stay at home this
year, unless he can do better than his
maiden effort indicates.
Speaking of railroads, the chief bur.
den of his remarks, Judge Prouty
said:
There is no one thing that has
led to more eviI in this state than
the railroad pass. For more than
a quarter of century it has been
used not merely as an instrument
for showing fayors, but of bribery
and corruption.
There Is something wonderful
about this little piece OF paste
board For it men will do politi-
cal work. show official favors and
abstain from the discharge of an
official duty that would scorn the
acceptance OF cash equivalent
Many a man has accepted these
passes and rendered the service,
never dreaming that he was brib-
ed or Influenced. But you can
rest assured that the other party
was not so unconscious"
1t will be recalled that Governor
Cummins up until the time he was
elected the second time, or until a
great light broke upon his vision, was
a railroad attorney, and no one ever
made better use of these little paste
boards" than did Governor Cummins
in the early days of his political ca
reer.
Finally" says Judge Prouty, and
it is perhaps well that Patrick Henry
is unable to come back at this time
to claim his copyright,-but
Finally: This force that last
campaign carried its war beyond
the convention to the polls, are
now crying, Peace, Peace
say unto you, gentlemen, there can
be no peace until you have loos-
ened your hold upon the state and
nation. | know not what others
may say or do. But as for me,
my voice is stiH for war; war, If
you please, upon the railroads, not
upon their property, but upon
their practices; war, if you please,
upon the Standard Oil company,
not upon its vested rights, but up
on it's burning wrongs; war, if you
please, upon the great monopoheS
and trusts that illegally rob and
impoverish the many to enrich
the few; war. if you please, upon
the captains of industry until they
drop from their hands the scep-
ter of power into the hands of the
only true sovereigns of repub-
lis, The Common People. II
these gentlemen want peace, they
can have it, but it must be upon
the terms of unconditional surren-
der of their right to dictate the
policies and politics of this state
and nation. Then, and not till
then, will we have peace that
is serene and permanent"
Politics is a great game"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The Chicago News is right when
il says: Some stronger term-some
shorter and uglier-Serm-than "unde,
ssfraDl&s cih- is needed to describe
the teamstei% no overloads his horses
and then beats them"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The railroad reaching over the
Florida keys toward Havana now in.
cludes below Miami eighty miles OF
embankment 80 feet or more above
the water, and six miles of concrete
viaduct One Of the viaducts is 10000
feet long and some parts of the exten,
sion have cost 100000 per mile.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Wireless telegraphy has passed
the experimental stage. A station al
the Naval Academy in Annapolis is
now in regular communication WITH
the Isthmus of Panama. Last wees
"a wireless operator on top of a high
building in New York caught mes
sage from Porto Rico 1000 miles away
and the wireless across the Atlantic Is
in steady service.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

"A thoughtful suggestion for the
construction of a theater is volunteer
ed by the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
which says that the only way to build
a theater is first to construct your ex-
its and then if any space is left insert
the theater.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Postmaster Robert /. Garden OF
Tracy, claims the championship Iowa
ear of corn for Mahaska. He has on
exhibition an ear of the famous yellow
variety, known as Mahaska Chief.
which is 161s inches long, 6la inches
in circumference. and has l6 rows OF 6S
kernels each, making totaI of l,OSS
kernels
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The democrats, VINO in the last
session Of congress made such extrav'
agant statements about the Philip
pines. are silent now. The revenues
of the islands last year were $1,000.
900 and expenditures Sl4,OOu.OOO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
The Red And The Blue.

A membership contest is soon to
be started by the Baptist Sunday
school in which the scholars are to
be divided into two factions. the
Reds" and the Blues for the pur-
pose of increasing interest in the
work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The suggestion las been advanced
that some of the minor professional
base ball leagues should put booze
limit on the players as well as a sal
airy limit Better cut it out altogeti-
or
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The Panama canal is likened by
the Cedar Rapids Gazette to the Irish,
mans pig. 1t is going to cost more
than we expected, and we knew it
would. e#
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The same force which moves a
ton over good road will move eight
tons on railroad or thirty-two tons
on canal. Here's another argument
in favor of making the Des Moines
river nayigable
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

I'm the interests of public health,
no doubt, an Indiana county commit,
tee has adopted a resolution forbid.
ding candidates TO distribute campaign
cigars.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
Fine Three Hundred.

In short session OF the district
court held in sigourney on Thursday,
Jerly Riley, OF Hedrick. was fined $500
and costs for the Illegal sale Of in
toxicating liquors, by Judge Willcock-
son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Gains are noted in the postal bust
ness all over the country. This is
another evidence of continued phos-
perity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Chicago denies that her congress
man, Mr.. Sabbath, is any relation to
Rev Billy Sunday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The big fleet has travelled far
enough to have reached San Francis
co, if the Panama canal were finished.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

According to a modern newspaper
small talk was invented to keep small
minds from insanity
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

ing the company's tangible property.
a map of Iowa and a blue pencil, and
thus paralyzing the system.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Geo, A. Newman. adjutant of tho
g. A. r. of Iowa is confined to his
home in Des Moines with a serious
ilInesss
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
AROUND THE CIRCUIT.

Abba Union: The tax ferret ol
Mahaska county is after District No
13, u. NJ. w. of A. and Its officers. The
union is asked to pay taxes on sun
of money ranging from 100000 to
S250,000. The county treasurer and
the ferret may stick them for the
taxes on that benevolent fund, but il
they do they will be the means OF
the U. NJ. w. of AS headquarters
moving to. some other city, which will
mean a loss of population and good
money to Oskaloosa and Mahaska
county
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The Sioux City journal observes
that all the world loves to laugh at a
love letter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30
Cash Grain.

Flour-Easy.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, $1.09@111;
No. 3, 99c@$1.09h; No. 2 red, 96A a
99c.
Corn-No. 2, 5S1a@59c; No. 2 yel.
low, 59G6Oc.
oats-No. 2, $3.50; No. white,
4Sk @51sc.
Rye-No. g. S11&c.
,Barley-Fair to choice mailing, SO
G93c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

The steam shoyels at work along
the Panama canal save the work OF
5000 men,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Sigourney News: There is plenty
of dissatisfaction being expressed over
the taking off of the firefy along the
branch here, on account of the inconve-
nience it is causing all parties who
wish to travel. Before we got used
to the extra train day it was not
so noticeable, but since the train
came into service 1t has seen how in
convenient it is and what hardship
it works when off. 1t seems strange,
too, that the train cannot be run on
through to Oskaloosa, as well as to be
run as far as Washington and left
there over night. The logic does not
seem good, that they are trying to re-
duce expenses. yet run the train only
part way. when they have an extra
train or two more on that line which
we do NOT have over this
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-01-30

Knoxville Express: Counsellor d.
NJ. Perdue, of Bussey, was in town
last Thursday and called at the Ex-
press. He has just returned from a
visit with his children, in Idaho, and
finds his legal business piled up on
him. Mr. Perdue, II should be under
stood, is the general counsel and fl
nancial adviser OF Bro Jay Windy
Johnscn's many airline interurbans,
which now radiate from Bussey like
quilts from the fretful porcupine. His
particular business at this time was
looking after the status OF personal
injury case against the system. 1t
seems that one of Bro. Johnson's
motormen fell on a blueprint OF the
projected Dawson City. Bussey &
Cape Horn Electric Railway and Nav
igation company's line. and was blown
half way to Oskaloosa by 13-inch
stream of hot air which constantly
plays about the general Offices The
man was not much damaged, but II
Is desired to make this a test case
and finally adjudicate the mooted
question as 10 whether 1t is lawful to
start these tremendous hot-air cur
rents and then go of and leave them
running As result Of Mr.. Perdue's
efforts a temporary injunction was
issued by the Old Home Week ceie-
braflon Committee. restraining the
motorman from attach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
wv DIRK is the Real, True,

WORK is the Real, True,
w Ever-present Lot of In
mates of the Workhouse-
Methods Employed to Make
Uncle Sans Unwilling
Guests Mend Their Ways
Bathing the Unwashed Is a
Strenuous Job-All Are Com
fortably Clothed and Housed
Spirit of the Institution Is
Reformative and Progressive
What an Inmate Gains by
Good Behavior.
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a farewell snort or two from the engine
that backed it upon the switch from the
main line of the railway, few hundred
feet off yonder.
Crowds Come With Dawn.
\ negro, shiverng in the morning chill,
stumbles out on the car platform, yawhs
with a prodigious display of ivory and
vanishes inside. Blue smoke wredths be-
gin to ascend from the pipe that pro-
trudes from the roof over the kitchen of
the car Breakfast is under way Pretty
500. voices are heard in the gray ocean
that swirls and pillows over the cornfie!d.
the clink of heavily shod feet scuftllnS
along the cinders and cross-t!es OF the
right Of way. Half Il dozen men Sprlni;
on, of the fog: then a dozen. TWO score, a
hundred until the observation platform
of the car is surrounded.
Here she is cries one OF the crowd
Trey hang curiously and baShtullN Tor Il
minute. until finally the holder spirits
began to cal! softly:
Hey Bill, Come on ont. We want
10 you. Three cheers for TAFT
The cheers are given with about haif OF
the soft pedal on. They grew holder and
more. earnest about it, reinforced by more
people who come stumbling up the track
The door opening upon the observation
platform swings wide. and an elderly
man. with his coat collar turned up
steps out. He is very suavc and phc-
nomenaly smiling. considering that the
morning is cold and his eyelids are stili
weighted with sleep.
Gentlemen. ] am very sorry, but you
will have TO excuse Mr.. Taft says tht.
man, launching up his shoulders i'll Il
SILVER. He is very, very tired, and we
want to let him sleep as long We
can. He has a hard day before him. and
you'll admit that it is pretty early fo:'
you to he paying call.
One can gather from the conversation,
so far, that the car is the one upon which
the republican candidate for President is
campaigning. and that it has been run
for tie night upon switch adjoining a
village. so that Mr.. Taft can rest soundly
after the fatigueS of the previous day 5
jolting and speaking over BOO or 4U1 miles
OF territory. The CollafleSs man is Col
Dan Ransdell serseant-at-arms of the
United States Senate. II is in charge of
the Taft tour His mission is to NAL. =
the trip as easy as possible for the candi-
date and to save him as much bother and
ANNOYANCE as he can. But the crowd is
persistent.
We're up darn sight earlier than
Bill is, "Nsays a tall. -visaged farmer
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FEWER MEDICAL STUDENTS.
Declining Attractions of the Profess
sion Noted in England.

From the London Express.
Medicine is rapidly becoming less and
less popular profession.
This is proved by the continued decline
in the number of medical students entered
for the new session which 'p rs today at
al TIE chief London hos. TIA. schools.
The number OF students has steadily
rallen off each year for the list decade
and the students alreaIN entered this ses-
sion are still fewer.
More than dozen London hospitals
have medical schools. ana tie decrease
is ma: ked at most of them Tie aui hori-
ties are AT loss To account Cor the fallln-
Oft in numbers and of"rln- Increased
inGuce ments in the shape of scholarships
to roadjuSt the balance.
an Express representative who visited
three OF the largest hospitals yesterday
afternoon learned that tic decline in the
num!.er of wouid-be doctors is probably
due to t.cSe causes:
Increasing difficulty of tie final exam
nations.
Heavy cost of medical training.
The owe! crowded state of III" profession
The degree of tie University of London
ranks highest, but students before enter
ing must pass the s,iff Uatricuation and
the preliminary scientific exam nations
These factors are seriously influencing
parents. especially those of moderate
means. to find some ether career for their
sons
While the number OF men students is
growing, smaller more women are yearly
entering the medical profession Most OF
the woman doctors have fiourishing prac-
tees
ANY father who desires his son to he a
doctor must be prepared To spend from
SO TO Gl.Nso or his education. Some
of The chief expenses to be met are:
Entrance $50
Hospital school Observation-Disclosures. 100
Cost Of books and Instrument 49,. 80
Living expenses "A :h!S "A week. .... 3lH
Added to these figures are the cost of
preliminary education until the student is
seventeen or eighteen. the necessary
clothes and other small but unavoidable
expenses.