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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
FARMAN IN TWO
:. GOOD FLIGHTS
SUCCESSFUL TESTS OF FRENCH
AERoPLANE ARE MADE.
AERO CLUB is JUHILANT
Machine Sails Swiftly and AIlghts
Gracefully - DlrigibIe Balloon
Man Meets with an Ac-
cldent.

New York, Aug. 1--Rising from the
ground like giant bird and darling
through the air at express train speed.
Henri Farman's aeroplane, the inter-
esting heavier-than-air flying machine
he brought here from France to dem
onstrate his ability to fly, made its ini-
tial flight in this country late Friday
afternoon at Brighton Beach.
1t rose from an especially prepared
runway at the will of the inventor and
after attaining a height of rs feet
flew straight ahead on a direct line,
finally alighting with exquisite grace
when the noted air pilot diminished
the motive power.
Farman Heartily cheered.
During the brief space of time in
which the aeroplane was skimming
over the center field of the racetrack,
the few hundred spectators, most of
whom were friends of the inventor or
rival aviators, watched the flight with
GREATNESS interest. The instant the
trim-looking machine landed cheers
rent the air-cheers far more enthusi.
astic and vociferous than those of a
ractrack crowd. Farman was sur
rounded and literally Rugged by the
jubilant aeronauts. Members of the
Aero Club of America, under whose
auspices Farman will conduct his pub.
lie flights at Brighton Beach, wanted
to carry the successful inventor off
the field on their shoulders.
There were skeptics in the crowd
who would not believe until they saw,
and they watched the tuning up" of
the aeroplane in doubling silence.
Farman's mechanics rushed about, get.
ting the qucer.shaped ship ready for
the flight, and when wires had
been made taut and the motor tested,
the ship was carried to the plank run
way near the field stand.
Makes Two Flights.
Farman gave the order "let geIs
and away sped the aeroplane over the
plank roadway. 1t ran swiftly along
on its wheels for 240 yards and then
Farman turned a lever, which sent
It into the air like magic and away
~ new ihc PiOpShci lnduS q Witt
ring noise as 1t turned 500 times to
the minute. Only $50 yards were GOV.
cred in the air in this flight, but a
few minutes later Farman made an.
other try and Travelled $50 yards in
the air. He could have gone much
further, he said, but feared striking a
pile of lumber.
AS a rival attraction to Farman,
Frank Hamilton, an American aero
naut, sailed his dirigible balloon into
the race course while Farman was
preparing to make his flights. Hamil-
tons balloon scared over the track
grandstand and circled the field.
When 1t was coming back a blade of
the propeller broke and the balloon
was banged up against the grand.
stand, throwing Hamilton out. Far
man was the first person to go to his
assistance. and he shook his rival
aeronaut warmly by the hand when he
learned he had not been injured. Ham
ilton secured new propeller and
sailed away.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Paving Contract Finished.

pleted Friday evening and the second
block of the work was opened to traf-
fic Saturday morning. The alley paw
ing at the rear of the Hotel Lacey has
also been completed and opened. The
work done is excellent in character
and makes big improvement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
The First Here.

Francis Castles, who lives at No
Ala Second avenue west, came to Us
kaloosa in 1854. He says he is oska
loosa's original Irishman. When he ar
rived there was but one other Irisllman
in the place. and he was not perma
nent resident There was also one
negro In the town at that early date.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
FEED STORE CHANGE.
A. E. Peasley Purchases Business Of
Fred White.

A, e. Peasley has purchased the
feed and fuel store known as the
East Side Supply Co." at 224 East
High avenue, from Fred White, the
present proprietor, and will take
charge of the business the tenth day
OF this MONTH Mr.. Peasley has long
been known in connection with his
dairy and truck garden business and
he win control reasonable share OF
the business In his new departure.
Mr., White expects to so to New Mexi-
co as soon as he closes up his bust
ness here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
TAFT PLAYS GOLF.
After Accepting Invitation to Bar Ban
quet and Doing Morning Work

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. "a spec
ial committee of the Virginia Bar Asso-
citation to-day invited Secretary, Taft
to a bar banquet Wednesday night.
Taft accepted and will make an af-
ter dinner speech. After morning
work he played Senator Bourne a game
of golf.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
NONE TO REPAIR ENGINES.
Shipments Strike On Iowa Central
Puts Road in Bad Fix.

Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. 81 AS a
result of the shipments strike on the
Iowa Central, the railroad company
has decided to send all its locomotives
in need of repairs to the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works at Philadelphia where
they will be overhauled and rebuilt.
Six of the company's big freight en-.
gines have already left for Philadel.
phia, in charge of local engineers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

VANDERLINDEN.- of convul
sions, at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Vanderlinden, Nh 2la
South street, Thursday, July 80, 19,$
at AIS p. m, Reese Vanderlinden
aged four days. Funeral services
from the residence at 200 o'clock Sat
urday, August l, and interment In For
est cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
BIG FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Burlington Freight House and Armour
Elevators Go Up In Flames.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Fire broke out
this afternoon in the Burlington freight
transfer house and spread rapidly to
the Armour and Union grain elevators
and threatens to spread further. The
cause is unknown. Three elevators
containing over a million and half
bushels of grain will be practically
destroyed and heavy loss will be sus.
tanned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
rios Are Annreclaated.

Should an accident happen in your
neighborhood telephone the fact lo
the Herald that we may get man ON
the scene as soon as possiharE A lit
tie tip OF this kind nor men is
appreciated by the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Poweshlek County Fair AUG. lie

Malcolm. Ia, Aug. 3.-The Powe-
shiek county central fair will be held
at Malcolm, on Aug. Is, 10 and 20. It
promises TO be one of the best county
fairs in the state. Over $4,000 is Of
Tered in premiums and race purses.
Entries to races close on Aug. is.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Some Large PIums

J. A. Reynolds shows samples of the
new Burbank plums,' They are a
pretty fruit, large and luscious. One
of the samples shown measured six
inches in circumference in any direc-
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
Signs Of The Times.

The campaign novelties and EN-
blems are making their appearance
They win be more numerous this sea
son than ever before and almost
everyone will be wearing some sort OF
pin, button or charm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

KNIGHT.-Died, Friday, July 31st,
1908, at the home of his parents in
White Oak township, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Boone Knight. Funeral
services Saturday, August list, at the
residence and interment made in Hope
well cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
opens in this city in four weeks. The
gathering promises to be unusually
well attended this year on account OF
the nature of the business to be ham
died.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

Hosts OF farmers having their work
caught up came to the city Saturday
and made things lively In trade and
elsewhere. Local merchants had an
exceptionally good day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses.

Following is the list of marriage II.
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report.
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Henry ]. Fleming, oskaloosa. 49,. q
173 and
Anna Lichtinger, Lacrosse, Wis. 90
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

Miss Hannah Carr. stenographer to
Edwin Perry. spent Sunday with her
parents In Hooking.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

CONFERENCE.-The residence Of
Lutte Billick, 5O2 South Market street
was the scene of a pretty wedding
Saturday evening, August 1, at 500
o'clock, when the marriage of Miss
Mabel C. Magee to Mr.. Carl V. Jones
was solemnized, Esquire L. M. Bacon
officiating.
The wedding was quiet affair and
only few friends and relatives of the
contracting parties were present.
The bride is the niece of Mrs. Lutte
Billick and is a charming young lady
The groom is a well-known young Ma
haska county farmer residing with his
parents in Spring Creek township
The young couple will make their
home on farm in the Billick neigh
borhood north of town. Their many
'-''esltS extend to them many wears ui
happiness and success.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

Carl V. Jones, Oskaloosa. ..... rs
ia and
Mabel C. Magee, Oskaloosa. %
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06

ANKENY.-Josep A. Ankeny, for
many years prominent citizen of Des
Moines, and resident of Oskaloosa
during the early sixties, died Wednes,
day afternoon at 500 o'clock at Ash
vile, ~. C He had been in i'll health
for several weeks as the result of a
stroke of paralysis. He was II years
of age.
Mr. Ankeny is survived by his wife
and his daughters, Mrs. Jesse Steven,
son, of Des Moines, and Mrs. Alice
Won Ende, of Boise, Idaho, and a son.
Stewart Ankeny, formerly reporter
in Des Moines. Other Des Moines re-
latives are brother, ]. F. Ankeny; a
sister Mrs. Charles Getchell; a niece,
Mrs. r. r. Rollins, and two nephews,
Harry E. Ankeny and joan Getchell.
Going to Des Moines in 1868, Mr..
Ankeny lived there until 1902, when he
went to Aona. Fla, to restore his
health, which had partially failed.
Mr.. Ankeny was taken to North
Carolina few weeks ago. Mrs. Won
Ende was at the bedside and 1t is pos
sible that Mrs. Ankeny will make her
home with the daughter Alice In Boise,
Idaho.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

about dozen carons and broke down. He
was irritated with himself now. and he thought
he caught me laughing. He didn't. | do not
laugh publicly at my client when this game IS
going on; | only do 1t inside. or save 1t tor
after the exhibition is over. But he thought
he had caught me laughing, and 1t increased
his irritation. OF course | knew he thought
was laughing privately; for was experienced,
they all think that. and it has a good effect;
it sharpens their annoyance and debilitates
their play.
lie made another trial and failed. Once
more he was astOniShed; once more he was
Inundated; and as for his anger. 1t rose to
summer heat He arranged the balls again,
grouping them carefully, and said he would
win this time, or die. When a client reaches
this condition, it is good time to damage his
nerve further. and this can always be done by
saving some little mOCking thing or other that
has the outside appearance OF friendly re-
mark; so | employed this art. | suggested
that bet might tauten his nerves, and that
| should offer one, but that as | did not want
it to be an expense to him. but only help,
should make it small: cigar, If he was will
ing. a cigar that he would fail again; not an
expensive one, but cheap native one OF the
Crown Jewel breed, such as IS manufactured
in Hartford for the clergy. 1t set him atIre
all over. | could see the blue flame issue from
his eyes. He said:
Make it a hundred And no Connecticut
cabbage leaf product. but Havana twenty
five dollars the bOXi
l took him up; but said was sorry to see
him do this, because it did not seem to me
right or fair for me to rob him under our own
roof, when he had been SO kind to us. He
said with energy and acrimony:
You take care of your own pocket. if You II
be so good, and leave me to take care of mInei'
And he plunged at the congress of balls
with a vindiCtiveneSS which was infinitely con-
tenting to me. He scored a failure-and be-
gan to undrcsS. | knew it would come to
that for he WAS in the condition now that Mr..
Doolev viii be in at about that stage of the
contest on Friday afternoon. y clothes rack
will be provided for Mr.. Dooley to hang his
things on as fast as he shall from time to time
shed them. George raised his voice four de-
grees and flung out the challenge:
Double or qlits,'
Done" | responded, in the gentle and COM
passionate voice of one who IS apparently
getting sOrrier and SOrrier.
There was an hour and a half of straight
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disaster after that. and if it was a sin 70 enjoy
it. it is no matter-I did enjoy it. 1t IS half a
lifetime ago; but / enjoy 1t yet, every time
think Of il. George made failure after failure
His fury increased with each failure he
scored it. With each defeat he flung OF one
or another rag OF his ra1ment, and every time
he started on fresh inning he made 1t double
or quits" once more. Twice he reached thirty
and broke down: once he reached thIrty-One
and broke down These nears' made him
frantic, and | believe | was never so happy IN
my life, except the time. a few years later,
when the Rev. ]. H. Twichen and | walked
to Boston, and he had the celebrated cOnversa-
ton with the hOstler at the inn at Ashford,
Connecticut.
At last when we were notified that Patrick
was at the door to drive him TO his tram.
George owed me five thousand cigars at
twenty-five cents apiece, and was so sorry
could have hugged him. But ne shouted:
Give me ten minutes morel' and added
storrnily, It's double quits again. and III
win out free OF debt or owe You ten thousand
cigars, and you'll pay the funeral expenses.
He began on his final effort, and | believe
that IN all my experience among both amateurs
and experts, ! have never seen a cue so care
fully handled in nv lifetime as George handled
his upon this intensely interesting occasion
He got safely up 70 twenty-five. and then
ceased 10 breathe. So did l. He Iabored
along. and added a point, another point. still
another point. and finally reached thlrty-one.
He stopped there, and we took breath BY
this time the balls were scattered all down
the cushions, about foot or two apart, and
there wasn't a shot in sight anywhere that
any man might hope to make. In a burst Of
anger and confessed defeat, he sent his ball
flying around the table at random. and II
CrOtched ball that was packed against the
cushion and sprang across to a ball against
the bank on the opposite side. and countedl
His luck had set him free, and he didn't
owe me anything. He had used up all his
spare time: but we carried his clothes 10 the
carriage. and he dressed his way to the
station. greatly wondered at and admired by
the ladies, as he drove along-but he got his
train.
7 AN very fond Of Mr.. Doolev. and shall await
his coming with atfectionate and pecuniary
interest.
p. 5. SATURDAY. He has been here Let
us not talk about it.
To Be cortrssi h1yr6 p
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

earth's atmosphere through which the light
must pass before II strikes the plates. the OBJ
servatories are located upon high mountains
For this reason. and the fact that Mars was
closer 10 the earth last summer than At any
time since 1902 the expedition 70 the top Of
the Andes was undertaken, and from a study
OF these pictures astronomers hope 10 solve.
the problem OF whether Mars Is inhabited
railing IN this. astronomers VIII look forward
to the summer of 1000, when the planet Will
be even nearer TO the earth than in 1907
Although much closer to the earth than
Jupiter. the planet Mars Is not nearly so easy
10 photograph. The light from Jupiter IS
much brighter, and its diameter Is some two
and a halt times greater. On this account
photographs full inch IN diameter have been
taken OF Jupiter by the aid of the fortv-inch
ferkeS telescope, instrument sixty feet
long, and with ndgnIheT ct five diameterS
10 secure the same SIZE picture of Mars il
would be necessary TO have 4 teescopts some
three hundred feet IN length
10 photograph the sun Is even easier than
to Photograph Jupiter due to its greater brill
lance and SIZE. Ii Mars was aS large as the sun
and located at the same distance from us
with the same brIlhanCe of surface. it would
be possible To secure pictures which would
snow details OF conditions on the planet that
would quickly solve many of the problems
now agitatIng the world of science
some OF the most wonderful photographs nf
the sun have been taken at the Carnegie solar
Observatory At Mount Wilson. California
These reveal much more than the suns spots
and the peculiar Protubcrauces that shoot
forth from It at tirues. They have actually
revealed the nature of the sun composition
Bv means OF an instrument called the spectre
hchogrdph. II Is possible u dip down into the
sun spots and record things Transporting fht.r,
solar storms and disturbances are recorded IN
the photographs with almost as much cNactne,s
aS 10y the Weather Bureau on TIN, plane,
hydrogen, calcium. and other gases can be
detected and their explosions into space can
bc measured almost l. the mile
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

=
concerns the habita-
ton of the planet Mars by people OF animals
similar to those which exist on our planet. In
the last five years hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars have been expended III trying to get near
views of the planet, that the problem of
the Martian canals and inhabitants can be
approximately solved.
Not many years ago astronomers relied en-
tIrely on observations made through power
ful telescopes for their knowledge of the
planets queer changes. Then photography
was developed TO the point where 1t could be
used with greater effect than the eye, and
ever since then pictures of the planet have
been taken in great numbers. The photographs
reveal changes which often escape the eye,
and what IS even more to the point they per
petuate any peculiar phenomena for careful
study later.
In the recent trip to the Andes to take
clearer views of the planet the expedition
brought back over seven thousand good pho
tographS. The huge camera used for this ex-
pcdition had a lens eighteen inches in aper-
ture and twenty-five feet IN focal length, and
it required great skill to transport 1t and the
telescope fourteen thousand feet above the
sea to a bleak plateau on top OF the Andes.
What docs camera of such dimensions
producer If unaidcd bv the telcphOto or power
iul magnif wing lens, the result would bc a pc
ture only one twentieth OF an inch III diameter.
or about the size of pnhead- In the camera
taken IN the expedition to the Andes a lens
was used that magnitled about five dIdmeters.
and even then the photographs were barely
thrce-sixtecnths of an inch III diameter To
secure even such tiny pictures the utmost care
and attention to details must be observed, and
frequently a large number OF plates are wasted
through some slight accident
In photographing the planets the powerful
lenses ground for the leading obSerVatOrIcs
have one deficiency. They were made for
visual observation SO that the yellow and
green rays OF the spectrum. which most affect
the eve. would come 10 good focus. In pho
Biography. however. the red and blue rays
must focus 10 get clear sharp pictures-
The result Is that the powerful visual
telescopes do not make good photographs uu-
less color screens are used. The filter or color
screen and isochromatIc plate must intercept
the rays OF hight from the planets before they
strike the sensitive pilates. The rays must
travel through millions OF miles OF space and
then through the objective ot the telescope.
then through the mIgnitcr. and finally through
the color screens. The atmosphere Is IN "a
constant state OF unrest, and frequently
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
From the Omnibus Box

CARl Of Virginia surveyed the Metropolitan
tier and parterre. with critical ewes then
he turned 10 Monks
When Is "A beauty Mt q beauty a, asked
Give tt up. said Monk
Nnctv-nine tlmes out ot - huulrri "
SAID CARY
New-York tribune., 1908-03-15

slight disturbances
IN the air spoil the
pictures To reduce
the rhTrL-u..ss ~ tho
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Auto biography of Mark Twain

Continued from page 5
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Getting a Near View of Mars
1NE9f shsqgg By GEORGE E. WALSH slight zssartans

.NE Of the ques-
. tons of the day
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among astronomers
concerns the habita-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-06-04
PAGE ELEVEN
THE USE OF GRAY UNIFORMS IN FED
ERAL PRISONS

Atlanta, Ca, May Is, 1908
Dear Mr. Watson:
Referring to enclosed letter of Howard P.
Whiddon.
Three uniforms are used in Federal pris-
ons: Q) sort of blue-gray nearly cores
ponding to what is known as cadet gray
When a prisoner enters he is dressed in this
with his number on the suit. If he maintains
good conduct he retains this uniform; if he
falls into bad ways he is reduced to (2), which
is black and white stripes, and if he becomes
incorrigible he is reduced to (3), which is
black and red stripes
The present gray was adopted some four or
five years ago in lieu Of darker shade of
gray formerly worn This color was adopted
because it is a neat, serviceable and durable
color, and also because about the best quality
of cloth made i'll this country comes in this
shade. Whether it was Confederate or
not, cut no figure in the case. The West
Point cadets are uniformed in gray (hence the
name cadet gray, and this shows that no eff
fort is being made to discredit our favorite
color. Yours,
BERNARD SUTTLER.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-06-04
STATE TREASURER TO THE JEFFER-
SONIAN.
May Is, 1908.

May Is, 1908.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: Your editorial in the Jeffersinian
of May II, the law and the Neal bank de-
posit," at the close of which you very courte-
ously add you will publish anything the State
Treasurer may have to say, prompts this
reply. Although Attorney General Hart and
Judge Ellis, before whom the case was tried,
have both, to use the now historical express
sion of former Governor Colquitt, "vindi-
Gated" me, yet, do not want the ''smell of
fire" on or about my garments but, like
Caesars wife, wish to be "above suspicion
You refer to the Acts Of 1898 limiting the
sum which may be deposited in any one bank
to 100000 but in the Georgia Code, Vol.