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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

$4,000 to Prinsloo, the Dutchnan who
owned the land, and used the balance
as a working capital"
and what became Of the Dutch-
man -
HE is still living in a little mud
hut not far from here replied MI.
Cullinan. HE made a good bargain
in selling his farm. He paid only $500
for I and he got e52,0O0. He refused
to give me an option on the property
at G150,000, allowing me three months
to prospect to see whether | would take
1t or not. He afterward sold another
farm, which cost him less than this,
for 100000, so that altogether he re-
allied about $500, 900 of your money for
his lands. Nevertheless, notwith-
standing his wealth, he still sticks to
his mud hut"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
FIRST SPECTACLE MAKER.

e Ono OF the companies which observes
extremely cerernonious rites Is the Wor-
shipful Company OF Spectacle Makers,
who number among their ..freemen"
some Of the most distinguished person.
ages OF the day. 1t Is curious in this
connection to note that the first maker
of spectacles is said to have been Sa-
Vino degli Armati of Florence, Italy,
who first worked some glasses into tho
form of tense in the year 1915. On
this gentleman's tomb may be seen to-
day the significant inscription: Here
lies SAVING degli Armati. Inventor of
Spectacles, May God forgive his sins"
Doubtless this inscription was COM
posed by orc of Mr. Armatis victims,
who evidently did not regard his lenses
asup tothe mark. BE this as it may,
the Spectacle Makers company Of Lon
dor obtained It's charter as far back as
1929, and now numbers 1900 members,
with $50 persons ''of the livery" that is,
entitled TO wear the classic uniform OF
the company, and what is more inl-
portant, to share in the company's PEN
sion fund
Membership in many of the city
companies Is attended with certain
Very substantial priviledgcs. Persons
claiming the freedom" OF the COM
panies are entitled to pensions out of
the charitable funds. while Livery
mem have other honors and perqui-
sites. Each of the companies has a
special dress--hcnce the term livery"
Some of these are green and blue:
others "a darby red" and one COM
pany boasts II livery Of "murrey and
plumlSet," whatever that is.
IMPORTANT INFLUENCE.
Certain OF the companies exercise
an important influence on the trades
which they represent; others are of
national. Importance. For instance.
the Goldsmiths' company has charge.
Of the Royal mint, and all British
the trial of the pyx,' The "pyN is
great chest of very ancient design
into which is deposited each day gold
and silver coins of the realm-a sam
ple of the days minting, called a
tourney" When the box gets full
the presence of the lord chancellor
and other officials. The coins are
rolled into a large ingot, and are
tested. II the ingot does not come
up 10 4 certain standard of analysis
1t reflects ON the mint officials, and
they may be proceeded against, The
coinage always has been q proper
standard, however
ORIGIN OF HALL MARKED,
The Goldsmiths' company always
has had the marking or standardizing
of al gold and silverware. and hence
has arisen the term '.haIl markell
takes place 1T the Goldsmiths' hall,
which, by the way. is the finest private
hall in London.
Another company exercising q nati-
$onal function are the stationers, who
q control Stationers' hail. which looks
Z after English copyright The magic
words. Entered at Stationers' Com
& T. < r. Il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
THE PREMIER NINE.

st asked Mr.. Culinan to tell me
something about the Premier mine. He
replied:
1T is so big that VIC really cannot say
Just how big 1t is. The pipe has an
area OF about so acres 1t is shaped
somewhat like a pear, and the walls
are almost vertical. We have already
sunk diamond drills to a depth of n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

, cheaper the prices r. ~
mo, + think the high prices are g to e
N large extent the cause of-the. deinhll y;
Make diamonds as cheap !, as sis'tss's s'iu
~, nno ,yo,iId wear them. ses5
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
cuRIos GALORE.

In addition to his Noah's ark in
Rrittain's court. Janarach has another
esta b,lshmcnt Just around the corner
In st. George street. II possible, this
latter place-as Alice in Wonderland
would SAYS 'curiouser and surious-
CIR" Apparently, from the outside, 1t
IS an ordinary bird store, where parrots
and other members of the feathered
tribe, disport their plumage and rend
the atmosphere with their shriil calls.
III the rear OF the bird, shop. how
over, Jamrach conducts You through
several short passages, and opens
door when you find yourself transport
cd into another world. In a large hall
that resembles a sort of abandoned
chapel, with beams and Orders run
nlng across the roof. and species OF
gallery extending all around the sides,
lie has an enormous collection of east
ern relics, old carvings. Japanese and
Chinese works of art, clubs from can
nioal tribes, implements of savage war
fare, and endless oddities from all
parts OF the world. In one corner or
the room huge Chinese dragon threat
ems with instant destruction tiny
JAPANESE humming bird while Budd-
hist monk. with a great dome of a
head, looks on with a leer as if neither
dragons nor humming birds appealed
strongly to his aesthetic sense. Among
some OF the most curious things in this
marvellous collection are little Japanese
arnulets, or ''mascots," wrought in the
ancient style of Japanese carving.
JAPs BUYING RELICS BACK.
Those little figures. the Japanese
who come here tell me-" said Jamraci,
Should never have left Japan. and now
tho Japs are buying them back When
the first white people began trading
with Japan exclusively. they bought
LOT Of these little figures. They are, ii
seems. q species of heirloom which
never should have left the country. At
tacned to them are the personal spirits
OF the grandfathers aud other ances-
tors - the families to whom they be-
lonSed, and now the Japs are anxious
70 get all these spirits back into their
country They are buying them back,
and putting on the market instead a
lot of close limitations of the same OBJ
Jects.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
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64,ooo,oo

Beet sugar produced in 1907,
(pounds) ,,................. $1,000, 600
WASHINGTON.
Value farm products ......s 100000
Number cattle on farm and
range .............. 100000
Sheep on farm and range !. 4 100000
Wheat (bushels) ............. 27.OOo,o0O
Lumber and timber productsS 81. 900, 900
Manufactures .,........... S104, 100000
Flour mill production ........S 100000
Mineral products ...........S 6,SO0,00O
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
REGISTRATION SUGGESTIONS.

The registration which closed Sat
urday evening would lead one unac-
quainted with the facts to suppose
that Oskaloosa has decreased in popu-
Lation since the registration of 1904.
Anyone conversant with the facts
well knows that Oskaloosa has in
creased many hundreds of people with.
in the past four years. Inc registra-
ton of the city is not always indica'
i've of its actual population.
The Third ward is the largest ward
N Oskaloosa, according to the show
ing of the registration boards. The
first ward formerly had this distinc'
lion, until it was divided in 1888
when the Fifth ward was added. The
Second ward then became the largest
ward in the city in point of numbers
The third ward now steps in and
claims the title of the most populous
division III the city.
The new state laws make possible
no more than five wards in any city
Dr. town. Where the wards are popu
Gus, precincts may be established
FOR the purpose of convenient voting
Two of Cskaloosas wards have almost
six hundred voters, and with the in
crease in the complications CT the
voting system new voting precincts
must soon be established 20 divide
the labors of the election boards.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05

Lewis Martin of Searsboro, re-
Gently returned from Panama. He
had been employed there several
months as railroad construction fore
man. He has been working at the
Gutun Dam and says he has put in
~ switches and built miles and miles
of road. Each time the excavation is
deepened all the tracks must be err
laid and it makes an endless job for
the construction crew. Martin says
the canal will be built but that it is
a job requiring time. The worst
drawback is the continual rains. For
nine months out of each year the
rains fall practically every day. Sick
ness is quite prevalent but he wasn't
in the hospital at all during his stay
there,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
Importance Of Drainage.

With an average of $4,000 tons of
water falling in the form Of rain on
each mile of public road in the United
States annually, it is scarcely to be
marvelled at that the ten command
ments of the road builder can be sum-
med up succinctly in the wore" drain
age"
The saying has truth for a basis, as
good drainage is the primary requisite
for all roads. Even in sand roads
this holds true, for there good drain
age" means such as will safely re-
move the storm water without erosion
or outlying and still retain the sur
face moisture.
To secure good drainage one must
take into consideration both the sur
face water and the underground wat
er. The surface water must be re-
moved quickly and completely and
without subjecting the road to excess
i've scour or erosion. For this reas-
on, the center of the road should be
raised and the slope towards the side
bitches should be from " to 1 inch to
each foot distance, or so that the wat
er will run freely to the side bitches
and not flow down the,road or remain
in puddles on the roadway. itThe side
bitches should be of ample size to
care for the severest storms with a
fall of not less than G inches to each
100 feet. Frequent and ample cross
drains should be constructed and ev-
cry opportunity taken to get the wat
er away from the road as quickly as
possible. Any road along which you
see water standing in the side bitches
or on which puddles of water have
collected or which has been badly
quilted and eroded by the, rains has
poor drainage and is in need of imme-
date attention. In fact earth roads
nearly always require little atten-
ton after each rain. The split-log
drag is essentially a tool to maintain
good, drainage on our earth roads, and
should be used after each rain. On
a heavy clay or gumbo, soil the drag
when properly used, tends to puddle
the road surface, keep it free from
'ruts, dense smooth; and hard, thus
securing the best surface drainage
possible. .;..,. ...~ .,..,,,+... a..
Is But in many places the under
ground water is too near the surface
and must be removed before good
road will be possible. This means
that some form of sub-drainage must
be resorted to, usually tile drains, of
clay or concrete. Water from what
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
CLUBS AND SOCIETY
Enjoyable Occasions In The City's
Homes And Halls.

Homer Reynolds entertained a COM
pany of friends, among them being
number OF members of the Third
Year Penn Academy class, at his
home two miles northwest of the city
Saturday evening at Halloween par
ty. The affair was held in the garnet
and fully two dozen guests enjoyed
the jolly good time which had been
arranged for. The rooms were elabo-
ratelp decorated and appropriate
games and fortune telling were the
features of the evening, while deli
cious refreshments were not the
most unimportant event on the pro-
gram. The occasion was a most hap
py and agreeable one.
~
The Needlework department of the
Oskaloosa Woman Club met Monday
afternoon for their regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. Herb l.. Coke, 2O2
North Third street. About twenty Ia
dies were present and the afternoon
was spent in the customary manner
with sewing and an informal social
time. Light refreshments were serv-
ed. Mrs. Godfrey of Abba and Mrs.
Davis of Lynnville were guests at the
meeting.
Mrs. Jas. Loughridge entertained
goodly number of the ladies' of the
Educational department of the Oska-
loosa Woman's Club at her home, 500
A avenue east, Monday evening. The
department has now taken up the
study of Chas. Rawn Kennedy's popu-
lar book, THE Servant in the House."
This work is now attracting consider
able attention and is being widely
studied and criticised and the ladies
expect to read it and make a thor
ough study of it each evening. Mrs.
Loughridge, chairman of the depart
ment, took charge of the reading last
evening and led the discussion and
the other members will read alter
nately at succeeding meetings. When
this book has been completed another
work OF fiction will be taken up.
49,
A jolly crowd Of comrades and w.
r. C. ladies' dropped in on Comrade
John White and wife on South Mar
ket street last evening, proving to
them that they are not forgotten.
Comrade White has been confined to
his home for many months, but we
were glad to seeehim cheerful and pa
tient, and enjoyed to. the fullest the
mask costumes which both comrades
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05

lever source must be gotten rid of eff
BIO invariably equals mud when mixed
in spring and summer. Water be-
comes ice in winter and as water in
freezing expands one-eighth its vol
ume, the road heaves out of shape
and when the ice melts the road dis
mud constantly fed by rains, melting
SHOWS and underground springs.
In seepy and Doggy places the sub
drainage in order to be fully effective
should lower the water level to not
less than three feet below the road
surface. If tiles are used they should
be carefully laid, true to grade. Most
failures in tile drainage can be at
tributed to carelessness in laying, or
too fiat grade. Tile less than 4 inches
in diameter should rarely be used, nor
should a grade of less than 6 inches
to the 100 feet be used unless abso-
lutely necessary. In a very dense
soil, it is always advisable to cover
the tile to a least depth of to IL
inches with. coarse sand or fine gray
|el.H Care 81 ould always be taken to
secure, a free outlet for the drains
and to protect the outlet with a con-
crete ibulhead or catchbasin. which
can always be kept CLEAN and the out
let free.
The kind of tile to be used depends
on local conditions. Concrete tile if
properly made are equally as good as
clay tile. Which kind to use is en-
tirely local question of dollars and
cents. If concrete tile can be made
more cheaply than clay tile can be
had, use concrete; if not, use clay
tile.
One great advantage of the con-
crete tile is that they can be easily
made by the local users at or near the
place where they are to be placed, SC
that the. freight charges are dispensed
with as well as the large breakage
losses due to handling. Placed in the
ground, both are durable. II concrete
is used great care should be taken to
see that a good grade of Portland ce-
ment is selected, and that the drains
are properly constructed. The inn
preston, which prevails to some ex-
tent, that tile disintegrates is errone-
lous.
A bulletin is now in course of pre-
paration by the United States Office
of Public Roads telling how to make
concrete drains. This bulletin will
treat the subject fully, explaining
carefully every point that may arise
in making drain pipes and culverts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
SOUTH WHITE OAK.
Fall Term of School Closed With
Exercises.

The South White Oak school closed
Friday, Oct. 80, 1908, with Miss Nora
Alexander as teacher. The following
program was given:
Recitation, in the Orchard"-John
Norris. 'I- ...,'. .. 49, .. ..
F., Recitation, THE Frog" - Milford
McBurney. r1' 20 nrcl..r rrl
ID Recitation, Going to SchooP'-Vera
Allsup.
Song, The Brook and River'-Five
Girls.
Recitation, Our Parlor'-Edna Nc
Burney.
Recitation, The Postman
Allsup.
Recitation, My Clothes''-Harold
Bridges. .a.' n,' s.t...@
Recitation, Wee Bessie's Mistake"
Mamie Wright
Song, "Washington's Birthday Par
ty"-Eight Boys.
Recitation, Did You Ever?"-Earl
CASTOR.
Recitation, Daisies aude Nor
ris.
Song, Come and Play in My Yard"
Alma CASTOR.
Recitation, when Teddy Smith
First Put on Pants" - Raymond
Bridges.
Recitation, Don't Make a Noise
Harlan Lindsey.
Song, Hammer Song'-School
Recitation, Farmer john How
ard McCrea.
Recitation, "The Lost Arm"-How-
ard Lindsey.
Recitation, when Henry Gradu-
CASTOR. -
Song. "A Little Boy and Little
McBurney.
Recitation, Our Telephone'--Ernie
Allsup.
Song, Goodbye to Books"-School
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
EXIT POLiTiCS-ENTER BUSl-
NESS

The Herald is heartily glad the cam
Daign is over and that the election
will end political discussions for the
time at least.
The Herald is not ashamed of the
hearty support it has given republi-
can principles and republican men,
because it believes in these principles
and the best way to keep them alive
and make them stronger is to sup
port the men whom the party selects
to represent it.
AS to the other parties and men,
the Herald has tried to be fair and
II had no grievance
against them. and tried in every way
to steer clear of unjust criticism or
incorrect statements. 1t feels that II
has done this, although in the heat
of argument. it may have said things
that might have been better unsaid.
II it. did it is willing to be forgiven,
and honestly regrets them.
We take this opportunity Of wash
ing the slate clean. fumigatlng it's col.
umns and starting all over again. Re-
CARELESS of who is elected, the Herald
10 for oskaloosa and Mahaska county,
first. last and all the time, and its
long residence here has convinced it
that our people are the salt OF the
earth.
Let US all turn from politics to
business and moral growth. and push
with equal energy those principles
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05

statistics in Iowa are planning to
again change the law in regard to re-
ports of births and deaths. The old
system of compelling doctors 20 make
reports was defective and did not
bring results, but it is found that as
SCISSORS cannot or will not make COM
plete reports of these matters. A new
law will probably be devised that
will compel all doctors to make
prompt reports and provide penalties
for noncompliance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05

These beautiful autumnal days,
when Indian summer has made our
wild woods glorious, recalls the sim
lie once used in a public address made
by Hepry Ward Beecher, when he
said: Did you ever see the fond,
loving mother about to leave her
babe in the nursery, caressing, and
again caressing it. then going to-
wards the door to leave, return again
to caress the sweet child before final
leaving? So we have now summer
indian summer, returning to kiss dear
nature just once more, before leav-
ing it for the chill of winter"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Judge Byron W.Preston held brief
session of the district court Saturday,
the last before election, and disposed
of considerable probate and miscella-
neous business.
J. V. Green VS.. H. Massink, replev-
in defendant given leave to amend Pc
tition.
Chas. Kienast VS.. Ellen Kienast. Iii
vorce; defendants motion for tempo
rary alimony sustained and amount is
fixed at $50, to be paid as follows: So
per week Tor five weeks and the bal
ance of $35 to be paid in thirty days,
same to be paid to the clerk and it is
ordered that the defendant make such
payments.
Probate Cases.
Guardianship of Harry l.. Sheahan,
Minor, Elizabeth A. Sheahan, guard
ian; trial and 1t appears to the court
that an order mas heretofore been
Is not readily saleable, and that ward
is a consumptive, and that the guard
ian has paid out for him $3.50. 1t is
ordered that guardian as such may
deed to herself the undivided one-half
interest of ward in real estate for $500
and credit the $3.50 aforesaid and ac-
count for the difference. And guard,
ian is authorized to spend $50 per
month for the support of ward, and
medical treatment.
Estate of VIM. Kent, dcd.; A. J.
Augustine, administrator; hearing of
final report fixed, for Nov. IA at 1880
o'clock.
Guardianship of VIM. Morgan, in
COMP, c. Woodruff, guardian; final
report approved, guardian discharged
and sureties released.
Will of w. F. Richie, .sr., dcd. !;
widow allowed $500 for her years
support. ~.
Estate of David w. Clevenger, dcd. +;
final report and distribution approved,
administrator discharged and sureties
released.
Guardianship of Homer l.. Cochran
ct al; final report and settlement ap'
proved and guardian discharged and
sureties released
Guardianship of w. s. Wharton,
dcd.; trial and ward restored and it
appearing that guardian defacto has
accounted for funds in his hands to
ward. guardian is discharged, and any
liability on bond released.
VIII of Elizabeth E. Lundy, dcd. |;
trial. and will admitted to probate,
James p Kemble appointed executor
to give, 5000 bond. ..
Estate of Mary J.. Waiting, dcd.;
hearing Of final report fixed for Nov
IA at l 80 O'Clock. ..'
Estate of JAS. A. Stewart ldcd.; II
appearing to the court that the bond
of the administrator has never been
filedj with, the, clerk and that the ad
tninistfator has never given notice; ot
his appointment, lit is now ordered
that said bond shall be filed as OF
date of its execution and notice given
as required by, law
Re-guardianshfp of Minor Heirs OF
Phillip Herbig. dcd. hearing of appli
cation to mortgage real estate of mi
nor heirs fixed for November IA, at
1870 o'clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Rev. A. O., Broyles, of the Baptist
- Church, Will Preach.

Arrangements have been made by
the various churches of the city tor
the holding of the annual Thanks
giving services Thursday, November
26, in the United Presbyterian church.
Rev. A. o. Broyles, pastor of the First
Baptist church, will preach. Owing
to the fact that the United Presby-
terrain and Christian churches ex-
,pected at that time to be engaged in
a series of evangelistic services, the
Thanksgiving sermon will this year
be preached at 1920 o'clock a. IN.
A special program of music will be
arranged.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-05
Closing Quo Sale.

B. J. Snyder will offer at public sale
one mile north of square, on the Mrs.
Jennie Gibbs farm, on Tuesday, Nov.
10, at 10 O'Clock, % 3-year-old steers,
81 2-year-Old steers. mich cow, 3
yearling heifers, Jersey heifer two
years old, Short-Horn bull, spring
calves, draft mare years old, draft
mare 8 years old, driving mare .
years old, city broke; pony years
old. broke to ride; colts 2 years old !;
3 2-year-old geldings; driving mare 3
years old, 3 mules, Is tons hay i'll
NOW, 80 bushels seed oats, farm ma
chinery, harness and other articles.
Easy terms. |. NJ. Reed, auctioneer.