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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
JOINING THE REPUBLICANS.

Jerome Hill, leading tennessee
capitalist and cotton broker, writes to
the Chattanooga Star, saying that he
has abandoned the democracy and will
vote for Taft. "a man like myself,
he declares, who was four years in
Lees army and for forty years a
Jeffersonian Democrat, fails to see
in this modern mongrel democracy
anything to appeal to him as patriot
or for the best interests of himself or
his people. From sea to sea this
country is prosperous. The question
is, shall we destroy this most healthy
condition by the election of Mr.. Bryan,
with his many theories and impractic-
able suggestions? He answers that
he will support Taft. The st. Louis
Globe-D Democrat makes this text OF
some pertinent remark, saying:
This is a fair sample of the express
sions which are being published in
papers all over the country, telling OF
the swing of old-time democrats
over to the republican side. While
this drift attracts more attention IN
the south than it does anywhere else,
yet it is under way on both sides oil
Mason and DiXon's line. Every state
in the north and west sees old-tlme
democrats coming over to the sup
port of Taft. Democrats who resist
ed even the candidacy of Roosevelt
are joining the forces of the man
who is to be his successor. This drift
is bound to tell decisively in the vot'
ing of the doubtful states.
The fact that old-time democrats
refuse to believe Bryan when he says
he is safe and sane shows that even
a man of his responsiveness can not
fool all the democrats. 1t is evident
that hundreds of thousands or men
who have been in the democratic
party along to this time will vote the
republican ticket this year. Those
democrats refuse to respect the omis
sion of the Denver platform. Know
ing that Bryan himself is his plat
form, they see base money, anti-im
lperialism and government ownership
and operation of the railroads inYolV
ed in Bryan's canvass. 1t is said
that Bryan intends soon to make
special appeal to the democrats who
are abandoning him. He is booked fol-
many speeches during the campaign
and several of them are to be made
within the next two weeks. 1t will
be interesting to learn just what sor,
Of arguments he will employ TO KEEP
in the democratic line the men who
voted the democratic ticket before
he left the primary school, and who
undoubtedly would have remained II
the party if Governor johnson oil
Judge Gray had been nominated II
1908.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
OUR kNIGHTLY VISITORS.

The Roman legend OF Damon and
Pythias is no doubt familiar to our
readers. Whether il was an actual
occurrence or not. 1t is a beautiful
story, and the example is well worthy
emulation. Damon was condemned
to die, and he pleaded for permission
to go home to see his wife and baby
before he was decapitated. The au-
thorities gave him permission to do so
only on one condition. that some one
would take his place and suffer exc
cution If Damon did not return at the
appointed hour. His good friend
Pythias put MS head in the stocks, and
offered his life as a sacrifice If Da-
mon failed to keep his promise.
Damon almost failed. as his wife
detained him by force. and Pythias
braveiy faced the execution without an
evidence OF regret. This is the sentl-
ment that controls the great fraternal
body known as the Knights OF Py'
thias. Friendship, Charity and Be
neyolence" is the watchword of the
order. and the man who carries out
the teachings OF bis lodge. would new
err wander from the path OF virtue. or
do anything that would invoke the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
cRocKER's IOWA BRIGADE

Burlington Hawkeye: The four
teenth biennial meeting Of Crocker's
Iowa Brigade is TO be held at Oska-
Ioosa, Ia, September Q and 10 next.
The indications are that the reunion
will be one of the most interesting
ever held by the organization. The
membership is made up of Iowa vet
Grams who saw active and strenuous
service in the civil war, and whose
deeds of vaior entitle them to po-
sition of special regard in the thoughts
of the people of this state and the
country generally. For the part TAX
en- by the men of Crocker's Brigade
and the results attained had an effect
on the welfare of the whole nation.
The American veteran is a man
apart and one who enjoys distinctive
lly the regard of his fellow country
men, irrespective of section. While a
veteran Of the civil war may still live
in the state from which he enlisted,
he cannot exclusively be claimed by
that state, but belongs to the nation.
His valer is written on the hearts
of the whole country, and his deeds
are a part of its record.
The history OF Crocker's Iowa Bri-
gade is a most honorable one. Its
service, from April, 1862, 10 July,
1865, was marked with brilliancy, and
stands as a part OF the most thrilling
and patriotic service ever rendered
by American patriots. It's biennial
reunions are therefore of great in
terest to the people OF Iowa.
The Hawk-Eye has already called
attention to the special features of
the program to be given at the com.
ing reunion, and 1t is sufficient to
say that, without doubt, those who
attend will experience an unusually
enjoyable time. No pains are being
spared, according to reports, to Sc
cure. a full attendance and to make
the meeting one OF the best ever held.
oskaloosa is delightful city, full OF
hospitality and good will. 1t always
receives its visitors with open hearts,
and sends them away full of the
best OF feeling.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
AS TO TeFTS RELIGION

DR.. ]. w Caldwell, dean of Ryder
Divinity School, Lombard College,
Galesburg, ILL.,, who is a personal
friend OF both Taft and Bryan, ad-
dressed a large congregation at the
Universalist Church in st. Louis on
the subject, THE Religion Of Mr..
Taft" The address was non-partir
san. He said:
There are few preachers and So
called religious editors who are weak
enough to attack a mans religious
views in order to hurt his political
prospects. I know and admire both
Taft and Bryan, but | want to say |
think more of Tafts religion than !
do OF Bryan's.
81 am almost ashamed to call my
self preacher when see some things
preachers are doing. Don't these
critics of another mans religion know
that what they are doing is contrary
to the spirit of American institutions
to the Declaration OF Independence,
and to the constitution. No man has
a right to attack that liberty of con-
science guaranteed him by the consti-
tuition. Wherever that has been done
there has been revolt, persecution.
and bloodshed. Your forefathers re-
allied the menace in union of church
and state and wisely provided against
Iit.
"Universalism means liberalism.
Mr.. Taft is a Unitarian. Uintarians
believe in God. They believe he Is the
father OF the universe. They believe
that God is love. They believe man
has been endowed with reasoning fac.
ulties and that reasoning faculty is
as divine as the faculty OF faith. I'm
itarianism stands for rationalism.
science and common sense in relig-
ion. As to Jesus. every man in the
Unitarian church is left that question
to decide for himself.
Il believe him TO be great proph-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
RoRERTs FOR JUDGE.

As there was no candidate for the
honors in the Sixth Judicial District
the Mahaska county republicans re-
manned in the family by clinging 10
the Sixth Congressional District,
and on Saturday endorsed Judge Nj.
"A. Roberts, of Ottumwa, as a candi-
date for nomination to the vacancy
on the supreme bench of Iowa, caus-
ed by the recent death of Judge Chas.
A. Bishop. The Wapello county bar
in a recent meeting passed resolutions
setting forth his fitness and claims
to the position in the following elo-
.quent terms.
Judge Roberts is now in his 14th
year. and in the middle of his fourth
term as one of the judges of the dis
trict and our intimate acquaintance
with him both as neighbor fellow citl-
zen and judge. enables us to say, with
out qualification, and with perfect
sincerity, that he has given eminent
satisfaction both TO the people and bar
of the district, in his administration
of justice.
He is a man of rich scholarly at
tainments, had a large and extensive
practice before he was elevated to
the bench, and since he has occupied
that high and important office, has
constantly grown in the esteem OF
the people, both of his district and OF
the state. He has not only administer
ed the law with ability, but has been
fearless and independent in the ad-
ministratiOn of justice. 1t goes with
out saying that he is a man OF the
highest moral character, lending his
influence under all circumstances in
favor of the best things.
I'VE, therefore, unanimously COM
mend him to the state convention as
in every way well qualified for the
high judicial honors, which we seek
for him, and to which he aspires.
Resolved further, that independ-
emily of the personal fitness and quail
fications of Judge Roberts for the SUI
preme bench, that We also commend
him on what seems to us to be the rea-
sonabIe and fair claims of the people
of the southeastern part of the state,
who, for many years past, have had
no representative on the supreme
bench"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
THE AMERICAN NAVY.

in these piping times of peace when
everybody is happy, with the eXcep'
ton of Captain Hobson, and possibly
President Castro, II is interesting to
go back in history and note the
growth of the American navy. Ac-
cording to 1907 statistics the United
States has afioat % first-class battle
ships, q secondclass battleships, y
coast defence ships, II armored cruis'
ers. % protected first-class cruisers, 10
other cruisers, IL seagOing gun boats,
81 river gunboats. 1G torpedo boat
destroyers, Al torpedo boats, 1913 trans
ports. hospital and dispatch boats, 10
subsidized auxiliary ships and b
training ships. These are manned
with 2,257 officers and 32,211 men.
Two other battleships have been
launched this year and more are N
course of construction.
AS a contrast to these figures Den
mis- Ragen, who was rummaging
through some old books the other day
furnishes a complete roster of the
American navy in 1912. The figures
are from a volume entitled Select
Reviews" published by j. F. Watson
of Philadelphia, at the outbreak OF
the war with England from 1872 TO
1914. and the article reads:
AT a time, when the public feels
so much interest in our little navy, we
have thought fit to furnish our read
ers with a detail of its force.
"Frigates in Commission-Constitu
ton, captain cambridge, "A guns;
United States, Decatur, A; President
Rogers, "A; Chesapeake, Evans, A;
Constellation Stewart, So; Congress
Smith, &c; Essex. Porter, SO.
"Frigates in Ordinary-New York
&c guns; Boston, 80; Adams. 80:
THE Corvette John Adams, OF q
guns. formerly a frigate, is made into
prison ship, at New York.
Ships of War-Wasp, of 16 guns;
Hornet, of is.
"Brigs-eren, 16 guns; Argus, 16
Oneida, 16; Vixen, II. The Brig Nau
titus. Capt. Crane, is captured.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, IL guns
Cutter Viper, IL. 10 Gun Boats.
"Bombs-Vengeance; Etna; Spit
fire: Vesuyius."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

who in the usual order of things will
be elected by the next legislature,
which meets in regular session imme-
diately after the first of the year.
Just who the candidates for the
honor may be is as yet undetermined.
1t is practically assured, however,
that Governor Cummins' name will
appear on the ballot, and one or more
of the following three gentlemen Will
also seek the endorsement of the re-
publicans of Iowa, viz: Congressman
Walter l. Smith, Congressman Gilbert
N. Haugen and ex-Congressman John
f. Lacey.
The Herald will be satisfied with
any one of these, but its choice would
be our fellow townsman, Major John
F. Lacey. He is not an aggressive
candidate for the place, but prefers 70
let the republicans of Iowa make their
own selection, and then--as he has al
ways done-will do his best to see
that the chosen one is elected.
There is no man better fitted or
lol paw NhssA - %'sN
Lacey, and judged by ability and ser
vices to the party, there is no man
in Iowa more entitled to the honor.
His fist vote was for the republican
partys candidate, Abraham Lincoln,
and it was cast behind stacked arms
on a southern battlefield. AS he cour'
ageously offered his life in the de-
tense of his country so he has staked
his political career in fighting the
battles of the republican party, and
ne has never wavered from duty, or
sidestepped to let an enemy slip
through the lines.
1t would be a fitting and noble act
on the part of the republicans of Iowa
to send a veteran of the civil war into
the United States senate. 1t would
round out a career for Major Lacey
that would honor the state and pay
fitting tribute to one of her noblest
sons.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
DOVE STUCK IN ORGAN PIPE.
Church People Close steepIe and Birds
Seek Shelter Elsewhere.

Coatesville, Pa.-There is sequel
Of the oldest and most striking sort
to the fastening up of all possible en-
frances to Trinity church steeple with
the purpose of shutting out pigeons
that had overrun the belfry.
Flying about, lost and bewildered,
the birds have since behaved in the
saddest fashion. and even when the
shades of twilight settled into dusk
these birds, accustomed like all others
but owls to go to roost with the sun,
circled round and round the belfry.
During the services, the choir and
congregation were surprised when a
pretty pigeon made its appearance at
the end OF one of the tubes Of the pipe
organ.
The bird had flown down one Of the
ornamental pipes and was only able to
get its head out at the lower end. The
organ will have to be torn apart to get
the pigeon out.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
$500 on Clothesline.

Ansonia, Conn.-Two hundred dol
lars in bills hanging on clothesline
was the sight which attracted atten-
ton in Woodbury. recently. William
Wilhelmy Of this city drove to Wood
bury to visit his brother. He was
caught in a thunderstorm, and when
he reached his brothers his trousers
were wringing wet. He borrowed an
other pair while the hired girl washed
his.
Wilhelmy went calling on friends,
and when he returned he found a
crowd in front of his brothers home.
The sight of his roll dangling on the
clothesline was too much for him, and
he collapsed with laughter.
After the girl had washed the trou'
sers she found the roll of bills, and
with clothespins fastened each on the
line and left them unguarded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

I'm place of asking the state tc
build the necessary new buildings on
the state fair grounds there is no rea
son why the Fair Association should
not do so itself. 1T will clean up $40,
900 on this years exhibition and had
$4,000 on hand before. S65,OOO viii
make all changes necessary for one
year at least. A continuance OF the
same policies of advertising that has
made this years show so successful
will insure great crowds for years tc
come, and as the Herald has always
maintained, the fair should stand or
its own responsibility and not be
subsidized with taXpayers money.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Living on farm near Fort Dodge,
the youthful Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Swan
son mourn the loss of a two-week-old
baby. The mother is II years OF age,
while the father is but Is, and they
enjoy the distinction of being the
most youthful married couple in that
part of the state. Their marriage
took place when the bride was II
and the groom II. the parents OF
both consenting. They went to house
keeping on the farm of the groom's
father, and have earned the highest
esteem of the countryside neighbors
by their industry and thrift.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
power of the law. either human or

power of the law. either human or
Divine.
In the United States there are now
1862 Pythian bands, or "Subordinate
Lodges" as they are called, with a
membership of 69S.575. In the DO
main of Iowa there are 1858 lodges
and 24,012 members.
These 24,0l2 members are represent
ed in Oskaloosa this week by 1000
delegates, and they are heartily wei
coined to the best city of its size in
the world. Along with these good
Knights come $50 representatives Of
the affiliated order of Pytnian SIS
tiers. They have $50 Temples in Iowa
with membership OF over 5000.
May both organizations grow and
prosper, and their good works re
dound 10 the glory of the order and
the welfare of humanity.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

In the case of Truck VS.. Burt, the
son-in-law of plaintiff was janitor of
an apartment house, in the basement
of which he resided. While plaintiff
was there she was seized with cry
sipelas. Defendant, the landlord,
learning this, told the janitor that If
she were not removed by noon he
would call an officer and put them all
out. Thereupon plaintiff left. In the
suit she claimed damages for the re-
sulting aggravation of her malady.
The Supreme Court of Michigan held
the janitor was merely an employe,
not tenant; that he had no right
to entertain a guest obnoxious to de,
PENDANT; and that defendant violat.
ed no duty in causing her removal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The Register and Leader estim-
ates that the 100000 people who visit.
ed the state fair last week spent at
least two million dollars in Des
Moines. And yet the Register and
Leader is not satisfied. 1t wants the
Legislature to reach down in the states
pocket and take out something like
100000 to make the fair still bigger
There is no reason on earth for this
big and prosperous institution being
subsidized with the tax payers mon
ey. 1t cleared $4,000 this year and
had $4,000 in the treasury before
1t is now able to stand alone and
with wise management will take care
of itself. Let the state treasury
lalOnel
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Walter Roscoe Stubs, who was
nominated for governor by the re
publcans of Kansas, belongs to the
Stubs family in southeastern Iowa
and himself once a resident of this
state. He the son OF John T. Stubs
who moved to Iowa from Wayne coun
ty, Ind, in 1861, and settled in Lee
county. There were twelve children
the son Walter Roscoe was second
He was born in 1858, so that he is
not exactly a native of Iowa as he
was three years old when the family
came to this state They resided in
Iowa about eight years and then went
on to Kansas where the family has
since resided.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

eta leader. We believe, like Lin
coin. who said his church should have
over its door, Love to God and love
to. man. Let us attack no mans,
but respect the religion of all men,"
DIR. Caldwell mentioned Emerson,
Lowell, Holmes, Bryant, Longfellow,
Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, DIR. Ed
ward Everett Hale and q score OF other
famous Americans, who"held The same
religious faith as Mr.. Taft. At the
conclusion of his address he was
cheered.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

THE golden rod has come" the
straight green stalk has grown I'M
noticed in the luxuriant life of trop-
ical July and August. The green OF
the delicate blossoms IS turned into
gold and soon from roadside and from
hilltop its sceptre will hold sway.
Standing guard over the corn fields,
bringing back the glory of harvested
grain. the golden rod has come, 10 rule
the fall. to tell of leaves fast turning,
10 whisper menaces OF frost and pro
phesy OF storm and SHOWS and winters
cold
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Mayor Porfirio Diaz, Jr., son of
President Diaz, of Mexico, will WIS.,
it Omaha during the National Corn
Exposition in December and has ad-
vised the exposition management that
he will be accompanied by Lie. Luis
Gorozpe who will deliver a lecture ut
the agricultural congress, to be held
in connection with the exposition, on
the subject of Agricultural Conditions
in Mexico"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Man Ordered to Wed.

Milwaukee, Wis.-When August
Block was arraigned on charge Of
abandoning his four children he gave
as an excuse that he didn't know how
to look after them since his wife
died.
The judge said that II he married a
woman within 30 days who would care
for the children he would dismiss the
charge, and Block is looking for q
wife.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

They had fair at Hong Kong
recently, quite like the bazaars of the
West, and the most interesting thing
about it was that women took part
and sold tickets with quite as much
success as their sisters in the states.
The fair was for the benefit of the
flooded districts, and great deal of
money was realized, one man paying
800 for a drink of lemonade.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
LACEY EoR SENATOR.

II the prospective program is car
ried out by the legislature, which con
venes in extra session today, Iowa
will have a combination general and
primary election on November 2. The
special primary election in contem-
plation is for the purpose OF nominal
Ing successor TO Senator Allison,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Not Quite What She Meant.

The young man who received the
following note from his fiahcee would
have been better pleased II she had
employed a comma or two: Jack
Huggard called yesterday. Jack
couldn't have heard of our engage
ment, for before leaving he proposed.
/ told him was sorry | was engaged
to you."--Boston Transcript.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The Chicago papers are making
much ado about the birth of a babe on
a Windy City street car, but that lit.
tie incident is not remarkable. 10
prove it's insignifcance we have but
to recall the fate of the young mar.
ried couple who took MarshalItown
street car from the Soldiers Home
and when they reached the depot
they had a family of seven grown up
children
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

In Montgomery county some iaL-
has just sold at slO3.33 per acre that
was bought from the government at
SLIPS per acre. This sort of incre-
ment is better and surer than a gold
mine," says the Marsbalitnwn Iimes'
Republican, yet a lot Of people prefer
to speculate rather than invest their
money where they absolutely know ii
will yield richly in time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

1t is announced by State Student
Secretary Paul Smith that the Y. NJ.
c. A will install branches in every
school in Iowa this year. Nowhere
else has such a movement been plan
ned. 1t is expected to drive out high
school fraternites which the school
boards are seeking to Danish.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Frightened the Feminine.

"Spacer out of a job? Why, I
thought he was running a fashion de-
partment in woman's magazine"
Yes, but he caused the magazine to
lose SO many subscribers, they fred
him" How in the world did that
happen?" why, the lobster headed
his column. New wrinkles for
women. The Wasp.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Mrs. ]. H. Larabee, who weighed
62s pounds, died at her home in Sa.
betha, Kansas, the other day. The
coffin was forty inches wide, thirty
inches deep and six feet long. Con-
tanning the body it weighed 900 pounds
Ten pall-bearers were needed. A
strong wagon was used instead OF the
hearse. Mrs. Larabee had once tray'
eled with circus.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

More than $4,000 school children
in Illinois have voted that the violet
shall be the state flower. This is al
so the flower of Rhode Island. The
golden rod was the choice of the child
rem in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland
and Nebraska.