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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE

The Des Moines Register and Lead
er says now that it does not demand
the retirement of Capt. Hull from the
congressional race in the Seventh
district, but says that the people de-
mand 1t. We presume the people in
this case is Mr.. Prouty and his
friends. But the real way to test the
matter is to let the people of the
Seventh district decide for themsel-
YES at the primary next June. And
whatever the Register and Leader
may say in its afterthought, the Ian
guage OF its first demand cannot he
changed, and as first impressions
come nearest the heart. the Register
and Leader no doubt still desires for
special reasons to see Captain Hull
relegated TO the rear. Continuing in
its philosophical argument the Reg
lister and Leader says:
I'm the early days the fact that
Captain Hull had served accept
ably for a long term. instead OF
being an argument for continu-
ance would be an argument for
retirement Retirement was just Z
as much part OF the programme
: as entrance upon public life Can
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
CENSUS ENuMERAToRs.

ANY person of good judgment, who
has received an ordinary common
school education, can readily and cas-
lily pass the test to be given appli
yisor's district for which they wish tc
on Saturday, Feb, 9Th, the date finally
set by U. s. Census Director Durand
according to an announcement from
the Census Bureau. This will be
comforting assurance to the several
hundred thousand who are believed to
be contemplating application for the
places.
All persons, whether women or men
who may desire to become census
enumerators must be citizens of the
United States; residents of the super
visir's district for which they wish to
be appointed: must be not less than
is nor more than 20 years OF age:
must be physically able to 40 work;
must be trustworthy, honest and ol
good habits; must have at least an
ordinary. education and must be able
to write plainly and with reasonable
rapidity.
Those who can comply with these
requirements are invited to put in
their applications, as there will be at
least sSS, 900 enumerators' places to
be filed by the middle of March In
preparation for the enumeration be-
ginning April 18th.
Application forms, with full instruc'
items for filing in, and completet in
formation concerning the test and the
method of appointment. can be secur'
ed by writing to the supervisor o
census for the supervisors district III
which the applicant lives. All appli'
cations. properly filled in must be
filed with the supervisors not later
than January 25th, as. any received
after that date cannot be considered
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

have shelled and ground this corn
would have cost three million dollars.
In order to feed out whether or not
such an expenditure would be justi-
fed. the Animal Husbandry Section
of the Iowa Experiment Station con-
Quoted series of experiments in
which corn prepared in all these diff
erent ways was fed to both young and
old hogs. These experiments, which
were conducted during 1907 and 1908,
produced some interesting and valu-
able results. The data and conclusions
obtained from these experiments have
been published ins Bulletin No. lO6. A
careful study OF this bulletin will be
of great value to- every hog grower
in the corn belt and give a definite
basis on which to plan future feeding
operations. Copies can be obtained
from Director c. L. Curtis, Iowa Ex-
pertinent Station, Anes. Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Valuable Old Documents.

The chance discovery of a secret
drawer in an old writing desk which
has been in the family of Charles
Beckel of Bethlehem. Pa, for genera.
tons as a treasured heirloom, reveal.
ed that the drawer contained an in.
teresting and valuable collection of
historical letters and documents. The
papers. score or more. are war de.
partment letters. letters of Gen.
Anthony Wayne and others, and proc.
Iamations that date back to the rev.
dictionary war and early days of the
federal government Prof. Allison Of
the historical department of. Carnegie
institute states that taken together
the letters form a valuable source OF
iirst'hand information of an important
period in the nations history.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Will Develop Victoria Falls.

A company has been formed to de-
velop the great Victoria falls. on the
Zambesi river. in Africa. as a source
of electric energy. These falls rank
among the greatest cataracts in ex-
istence. The total of the water is
more than 400 feet. At Niagara the
total amount of energy running to
waste has been reckoned at 1000. 900
horsepower. but the corresponding en-.
ergy of the Victoria falls Is said to be
no less than 35,O00.000 horsepower.
When utilized. it is thought that this
energy can be employed for working
a large part of the South African rail-
way and that it can be transmitted by
cable to the gold mines of the Rand,
300 miles and more away.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
INCREASE IN EXPORTS.

November exports, which exceed by
20 per cent those OF November last
wear. are shown in some detail by a
special statement just prepared Wy
,las Bureau of Statistics OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. 1t
news the value OF 80 principal artf
Giles exported in November and the II
months ending with November, 1903
connared with corresponding periods
of last year. OF Ile 3l& million dol
lars increase, 16 millions, or over
one-half, occurs in cotton; yet the
Quantity of cotton exported in Novem
Der is materially less than in Novem'
Der of last year The quantity OF cot
ton exported in November, 1909, was
552 million pounds valued at 70 mil
lion dollars, and in November OIL last
year the quantity exported was 69l
million pounds valued at CO million
dollars. The average price OF cotton
exported in November was 14.3c per
pound, against Gle in November, 1908
an increase of 81 per cent in Dl7ce,
Another marked characteristic OF the
statement is that nearly all food-stuffs
show falling off. In the II months
ending with November, wheat exports
were nut II million, dollars, against
81 millions in, the same period of last
year; -four, Al miliiohS, against 56 mil.
lions in 1908; bacon, 21h millions
against 25 millions last year; hams
arI shoulders, 20 millions, against
22k millions last year; fresh beef
3 millions, against 141s millions last
year; and cattle, IA millions, against
% Is millions in the corresponding
period of last year. Corn showed an
increase OF 100000 worth for Novem,
Der, butsronly 100000 for the entire
eleven months. .rr ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

The Iowa law requiring dealers
in stock and poultry foods to pay an
annual fee Of 500 and to label all
packages showing the net weight of
the food and It's contents having been
declared valid in the federal court.
Commissioner II. r. Wright of the
state food department is making
preparations to enforce it. The law
would have gone into effect In 1907
nad not its enforcement been held up
by the suit by dealers in federal
court testing It's validity. AS result
no fees have been paid and 5000 is
now due. 800 for 1907. 1908 and 1903.
Under the law manufacturer of a
product can pay the 500 fee and then
Iowa dealers can handle II without
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Printing and PLAYING Carols.

There is pretty good evidence OF a
Chinese Gutenberg. one ri Ching, who.
in l04l. carved cubes OF porcelain
paste from Chinese characters. after.
ward baked them and set" the porce.
lain type by help Of parallel wires
on plate of iron in cement bed.
II is certain that the art OF printing
was known in the Celestial Empire for
centuries before II came to light in
Europe. Playing cards were probably
invented in India, as modification Of
chess, and from India found their way
into China, and thence into Europe
by way of the Arab,ans, about the
year 400.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
GROWING APPLES IN IOWA

Success in fruit raising does not
depend SO much on location or eli,
mate as upon the care bestowed on
the trees and the avoidance of too
large an orchard so that the ripe fruit
can be properly and promptly har.
vested.
This was demonstrated by the eX
rerience of c. E. Miucer OF Hamburg
Iowa. who carried off many honors at
the recent horticultural Congress at
Council Bluffs. Mr. Mincer has been
making exhibits at the congress for
several years but never before has
won any OF the big prizes or come
off with the honor of being one of the
attractive exhibitors.
Last year when Mr.. Mincer saw the
fruit from the irrigated districts he
asked the growers how they produced
such perfect APPLES. He found that
as a rule they have small orchards and
give them the best of care. Mr.
Mincer has only 20 acres, burt ne real
ly put in most of his time on seven
acres. and has found that the small
orchard. we'll cared for, is the one
that produces the most perfect fruit
and makes the most money He
had fine crop and sold it at bic
prices. He was offered SO box fol
the fruit, samples of which were ex
htbited at Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Gelwioks. CT Franklin county
Pennsylvania, had a like experience
He had a 30-acre orchard which be
came SO badly Diseased that he had
decided 10 cut the trees down. Fin
ally ne hired an expert, sprayed the
trees and devoted more time to Their
care. Apples that went begging on
the market at 10 cents per bushel ia
1907. sold for 40 cents in 1908. an.
in 1909 his $500 bushels brought s,u
$4,000 on the trees.
There is no reason why, the yer,
best OF certain varieties OF agsples can
not be raised in Iowa. Good tree,
and proper care will do the work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
TsleuTE TO TOWN SCHOOLS.

1t appears from statistics collated
by the state superintendent office,
that the patrons OF rural schools in
iowa last year paid In tuition to CRY
and town school districts, for chill
iren sent to these schools. the sum OF
SOS, 375.75. In remarking upon this
EXHIBIT STATE superintendent Riggs is
quoted as saying that it is the tribute
OF rural districts TO ne schools OF the
towns, and that it is only a small part
of the drain on the rural communities,
inaslmEcn as in almost every good
.aWn OF the state there are families
which represent farm tribute to the
owns. They are farmers who have
moved up town to educate the chill
dren
1t is said that a very considerable
part of this tuition represents school
ing in grades below the high school.
The stale superintendent is quoted as
saying further:
1T seems to be difficult to convince
.he people of the rural communities
that there is any need OF improve
ment in their schools. A great many
on them take the stand that their
schools are all right and as good as
it is possible to be and they will lis
zen to no suggestion of change in the
system. But the patrons of these
rural schools, by the very fact of their
willingness to pay SO much tuition for
bsJ.er school facilities confess that
tAere is. really some need of improve
nent in the rural schools of Iowa"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

we afford to abandon the old
standard is this regard Can
we afford to change from expect
ing a short term of service from
a number of men to go TO long
term of service?
The Herald may probably
consider all that is involved in
this notion of making a life SER
vice of the public business. 1t
means civil pensions in the de
partments at Washington-the
end of which no man can foresee,
and it changes congress from a
debating and -aegislating body
fresh from the people, to a bu-
reaucracy organized along lines
of precedence in service and per-
sonal pull"
Here again the Herald insists thai
the people in any congressional dis
trict have the right to say who shall
represent them in congress. Politica,
trickery often defeats the will OF the
people, hut there is no occasion to
encourage such trickery under any
guise whatsoever. The possibility Of
the government being compelled tc
establish an age pension system is
too remote to need consideration. The
people OF America, and especially
those in Iowa, are generous enough
to look out for the men who have serV
ed them faithfully and we'll. And be
sides, Captain Hull has been no long
err in office than other men in Iowa
who might be mentioned.
In this connection 1t is also amusing
to recall. that it has only been few
weeks ago that the Register and
Leader was throwing out feelers and
trying to work up sentiment against
Governor Carroll in his candidacy FOL
only a second term.
All of which would indicate that the
Register & Leader has several axes
to grind, and the tools are not being
sharpened for the good of the Repub
lican party of Iowa as whole.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
The Epworth Herald, Chicago

The Epworth Herald, Chicago,
prints symposium this week by thir-
teen men whom it calls Representa-
tive Pastors" chosen from the At.
lantic to the Pacific Rev Eugene
Allen, of the Central church, Oska,
loosa, is one of the number. The Her,
aid asked: Judging from your ex,
perience, what proportion Of the
members OF your church were convert
ct in connection with special revival
effort?" DR.. Aliens reply was as fol
lows: "As near as ! am able to esti
mate, fully nine-tenths of the mem
bers Of the churchs | have served
came at times of revival. OF course
personal work played its part, but the
revival for the most part bourght the
prestige of such work. This has been
the fruitage equally true of country
and city. In my present charge be
lieye even more than nfne-tenths have
been brought in by the revival, for
this society is highly envangelisic in
spirit
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Market Notes.

The cattle market lacked snap Tues
lay. Steers were slow, those sold
vent at about steady prices.
Tom Sawyer, buyer and feeder at
Humboldt, was in market yesterday
with a shipment of cattle and felt
pretty good over striking such an adj
vance.
Hogs climbed to the highest level
If the year on Tuesdays market for
prime heavy sorts when shippers
bought two loads at $S.75, passing the
previous top by 5 cents.
]. H. Carter, feeder at Waukee,
lad two cars of hogs arrive last Fri
lay. They were carried over until
.onday and the two loads averaged
290 pounds and sold at $50.
Car lot receipts-Wheat, 81 cars,
with 43 of contract grade; corn, 404
cars, with 2 of contract grade; oats,
173 cars. Total receipts Of wheat at
Chicago, Minneapolis and Duluth to
day were 523 cars compared with 366
cars last week and 81 cars the cor.
responding day year ago
Grain statistics-The total clear.
ances of wheat and flour were equal
% .331, 900 blu; primary receipts were
I,07S,000 bu, compared with 100000
ou the corresponding day year ago;
The worlds visible supply as shown by
Bradstreet's, increased $4,000 bu;
estimated receipts for tomorrow
wheat 80 cars, corn 1852 cars, oats 261
cars, hogs $4,000 head.
The horse receipts were light Tues
day, the majority of eastern buyers
that are in the market, owing to very
light receipts, will remain over to take
advantage of the large receipts antici'
pated. They are making a co-opera'
tive attempt to stimulate heavy fresh
city receipts with which to open the
new year trade. Dealers from Ohio
are buying choice feeders at $175q
225. The local inquiry Ia improved
since the heavy fall OF snow. as there
is large demand for teams to clean
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
As Jack sprat. Might Have Been.

As Jack spratt Might Have Been.
On Bostonese)
John Spratt was temperamentally
opposed to masticating or partaking OF
any comestible which was oleaginous
or pinguetudinous even to the most
infinitesimal degree,
His helpmeet was equally idiosyn-
cratic, being unable to assimilate by
deglutition any meat that was rich in
proteids or hydrocarboniferous con-
comitants except that which was de-
void of unctuous tissue.
Consequently 1t was remarked that
by a wise provision of nature as evi.
denced in their being affinities and
therefore conjoined in tho bonds of
hymen, and mutually dividing the
meat that was provided for their appe.
tency.
They invariably rendered the plat.
ter devoid of any remainder whatso.
ever. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Great is Des Moines.

Great is Des Moines. Murder
after murder occurs in that city. Rob
berry after robbery occurs there. Al
ways a big "write-up" in the news
papers. but never any arrests or con.
victions. But recently a poor, little
newsboy was found TO be carrying a
few obscene post cards in his pocket
undoubtedly given to him by some
dealer to dispose of. The police force
got busy. The boy was captured.
The court for the purpose of making
a Horrible example" sentenced him
to sixty days in prison. But big heart,
ed Governor Carroll has come to the
poor little boys rescue and has par
doned him as a Christmas greeting
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Growth of Cloves

The principal source of the worlds
Glove supply is Zanzibar and the
neighboring island of Pemba, east
Africa. A ten-year-old plantation
should produce 20 pounds Of cloves
70 the tree. Trees OF 20 years e.
quently produce upward of one h n.
dred pounds each. Besides the buds.
the stems are gathered and form an
article OF commerce, commanding one.
fifth the price OF cloves and having
about the same percentage of strength.
To this is due the fact that ground
cloves can be bought at lower price
than the whole cloyes.-Dundee Ad.
vertiser.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Snow stopa a Dance.

The Beckman orchestra started fol
White City Saturday afternoon tc
Keep an engagement to play for q
dance at that place The party en-
eounterei such impassable roads thai
the rig was broken down and they
could not proceed. The party was
forced to walk back to Beacon. or tc
wade through snow waist deep to the
interurban line, glad OF the oDportun
ityltc"fide back to Oskaloosa instead
OF lienco6nterihg' two more miles Of
drifts. fNrsei g
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Wheat = No. 2
ed, $1.2S@1.2615; No. 3 red, $1.1S@
L.2314; No. hard, $116@11S; No. ]
lard, $1.12@1.15; No. 1 northern, II
D1.20; No. 2 northern, $1.15@1.1S; No
} spring, $112@117.
CoTn-NO. 3 white, Civ @62c; No
}, Gle; No. yellow, 61k@61%c;
10. 4, 5S18@591ac; No. 4 yellow, 5S1a
D5912c; No. 4 yellow, 5Sh@59bc.
Oats-No. 3, 4+14c; No, 3 Write ,441s
D45Ac; No. 4 white, 44@44hc;
tandard, 45@46c.
Flour-Firm
Rye-No. 2, 79kc.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 5S@61c;
fair to choice mailing, 66@72c.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
The fake which DIR. Cook has e

The fake which Dr. Cook has evil
IDENTIFY perpetrated on the world. re-
calls the famous "Cardiff giant. and
the sensation he created in 1869. In
October of that year there was dug
up near the village of Cardiff, Ononda-
ga county, n. Y, a rude statue of a
man ten and half feet high. 1t de-
ceiyed many men of science as "a
petrified giant" and was exhibited
throughout the country for several
years with great financial success till
it was confessed as a fraud. The
Cardiff giant" was cut in Chicago
from block of gypsom sent from Fl.
Dodge, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

S. A. Brewster, formerly pub
Usher of the Ottumwa Democrat and
weM known politically in the Sixth
district of Iowa, has again taken up
newspaper work Mr.. Brewster, who
has been living for the past year In
Chester. Massachusetts, has accepted
a position on the news and editorial
staff Of the Daily News of Joliet, Ill
Mr.. Brewster before going to Ottum'
wa was editor of the Creston Adyer-
User
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

Henry Clews insists that tariff
does not immoderately affect prices
but holds that the high prices OF
securities and commodities are part
of a worldwide movement arising
from the depreciation of gold, the ac
tivity of trade, the comparative scar
city of agricultural products, the ad
vance in land and numerous other
causes which enter in the complex
makeup of prices.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
PREPARING CORN FOR Hogs.

In the corn belt where corn Is the
principal hog food. and hogs one oil
the principal farm products, the best
method OF preparing corn for feeding
to hogs is a question worthy OF the
attention OF every farmer. The most
common method of feeding corn is In
the ear Just as it comes from the
crib. Other methods that are often
used are Smelling and soaking. grind
ing and feeding dry, grinding. and
soaking, and grinding together with
the cob. II Is estimated that 1t took
a hundred million bushels of corn TO
feed the hogs OF Iowa last year. To
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

Abba Uuion: The newspapers OIL
the state have lined up Hon. John L.
Clarkson as a candidate for congress
on the democratic ticket against Hon.
N. E. Kendall in the coming Novem-
Der election. In talking with Mr..
Clarkson he informed The Union man
that he had no legislative aspirations
but he did not deny that he might be
a candidate for judicial honors-an
aspiration Iaudable in any lawyer OF
ability
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

Selma Lagerlof, who won the
Noble prize of $4,000, is over fifty
years of age, and her book that has
attracted so much attention. 1.-THE
Adventures OF Nils" has been adopt
ed as a public school book in Swed-
en-. It is a sort of geography and
natural history, kind Of fairy tale,
with all sorts OF valuable information
tucked into it. Her 50th birthday
was observed as a national holiday,
and she is greatly beloved by the
people. FEs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

Ell Katif Temple, OF Spokane, A.
A. O., Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
claims the youngest Shriner in the
world in ]. B. Talsch, who was one of
a class of A taking from the fourth
to the thirty-second degree of Scot
fish Rite Masonry during the recent
convocation.' Mr.. Talsch was born in
January, 1888.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
"A Kindly offer.

Excuse me, sir" says the gentle
man who enters the Office. clutching
his thumb tightly in the fingers OF hts
other hand. (Take your choice as to
hands.) I've cut my finger. Have
you some courtplaster?'
I'm sorry" says the occupant Of
the office. II haven't bit"
well. could you let me have a two
cent stamp? Ill stick that over the
wound"
Haven't a single stamp" regretful-
ly answers the other. But I'll let
you have two postal cards"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30
New Year,s celehrations

Oskaloosa has taken pattern after
the effete East and New Years eve
will be celebrated in the hotels and
restaurants with short order dinners
OF more or less elaborateness. Spe-
cial space has been reserved at local
dining rooms for tables between
stated hours. This Is becoming met.
ropolitan with vengeance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

According to the new directory is
sued recently, Des Moines has a pop
ulation of 1O7,962, a gain over last
year OF $500 and the largest gain In
a single year in the city's history
That looks nice in print, but wait I'M
til the Federal census man gets
through with Des Moines next year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-30

Those beautiful pictures OF the
sunny South" which are being print
ed to induce people in the north to
locate there, must have been taken
before the recent freeze when Jack
Frost chased the mercury down to
zero. even in Texas. a