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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-01

POWELL Oiled, al the home OF
mis- parents in Spring Greek township.
Friday, March 26. 1909. at $3.50 a. m,
as the result OF premature birth, Floyd
Marion Powell, the infant son OF Mr..
and Mrs, G. s. Powell, aged four days.
No funeral services. Interment in
Bloomfield cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-01
| Cure Rupture
In One Treatment
NO KNIFEs NO TRUss
Ny DePew Method Cures Rups
ture Permanently in a Single
Treatment.

You wear no truss or appliance OF any kind
and your rupture Is cured permanently, and hel
as firmly as though you never had a rupture
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-01

( A $4,000 addition 70 the WoOdbine
Normal school building wsll be erect
sd tlli1 coming la-aer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-04-01

Guy Weatherwax entertained the
members of his class in the Christian
church Sunday School at his home
COL South Seventh street, Friday
evening. The evening was spent in
a pleasant informal manner with mum.
erous selections on the piano and
graphophone. Light refreshments
were served and the nine boys who
composed the comptny Of guests, de,
parted at late hour after a highly
entertaining evening.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-01-09
You Were Asked ~ sa,s a.tssay ys"
"G0Od CI0theS''

Nobody wants poor clothes. The reason that
this Store Stands for Good Clothes" is because
you do. We want to give you what you want
and ought to have for the reason that every time
pay extra dividend in service, style, good
looks, and lasting satisfaction in your clothes We
simply Strengthening and extending the Arm
strong Free Masonry of Good Clothes" thing
this Store has faithfully labored for years to &C
complish. This Store, the Armstrong Store, is
Good Clothes Store pure and simple 1t is i'm
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-01-09

possible to buy poor clothes here. The cheapest
Suit or Oversoat sell is $1,000 The highest
priced garments sell at $4,000 We make little
nothing our $1,000 lines because we cannot
produce them truly good and make legitimate
profit on them and prefer to sacrifice profit
rather than quality. Oud $4,000 garments are as
good and perfect as it is possible to produce Mems
clothing. If we could pay more and get more
value put into the garments would gladly pay
the extra price, but cannot hence $4,000
stands for the best obtainable in Mems clothes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
GLASS TOYS.

Glass toys are the latest for babies.
They are intended to replace the dear
old painted articles that baby would
put into his mouth and consequently
run serious danger of leading poison
ing. But to the onlooker it would
seem as though death by glass were
little preferable to death from paint,
end that baby is quite as likely to
endanger his life through breakage
of his toy as he is by sucking it.
Broadly this is true, but the glass
Of which playthings are made is so
heavy that it takes a regular Sandow
of young one to hold them. The
object Of thickness u.s., of course, to
lessen the danger of breakage, but
even the strongest can chip at the
edge, and splinter is capable of do
ing a great deal Of damage.
AS matter of fact, only the ba-
bies of the rich are likely to be pro-
tected in this doubtful fashion, for
the toys made of glass are by no
means inexpensive. The healthy
youngsters Of ordinary families will
have to thrive upon wood and paint
as did their forbears.-New York
Telegram.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
cHEERFuL wALL PAPERS.

II you can possibly manage it, have
the walls Of your bedroom papered
or distempered in light shade. Dark
papers make dismal people, and there
are few things more depressing than
to wake up each morning in dark or
dingy looking room.
If you can't afford the expense OF
papering, try distempering the walls
yourself. 1t is quite easy work, and
distemper is very cheap indeed.
When doing a room in which the
paper has been up for some time
wash the walls down with a disinfec-
tant before distempering. Carbolic
crystals are the cheapest disinfectant,
and If you tell him what, it is for the
chemist will give you directions as to
how much to use in bucket of water.
Home Chat. asd
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
France is the Worlds Banker
Enormous Yearly Savings Great Invest
ments Abroad Wealth is $IIOO
Per Capita.
Per Capita.
%~HHH-

Paris.-Although general trade
conditions in France, as in other
European countries, suffered in 1908,
largely because of the reduction in
American demand, following the
financial crisis, figures submitted by
M. Leroy Beaulieu and other stats
ticians at the end of the year regard
Sng the wealth of the French people
demonstrate the imposing strength
Of frances financial position and her
right to the title of "the worlds
banker" Frances fortune is grow
inc steadily, as the result of an an
mai saving of $1,000, 900, 900, much
Of which must seek investment
abroad.
M Leroy Beaulieu's figures show
that France now receives $3.50, 000,-
600 as an annual income from for
eign holdings, which are principally
government stocks, the amount hav-
Ing been almost doubled in the last
1lffeen years. He estimates the pres
ant wealth Of the French people at
ls45. 600, 0O0, 900, or more than $11O0
for every man, woman and child,
and as the estimate is based on de-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

an ambitious mining settlement,
where there are a number of private
sanitariums for persons suffering
from tuberculosis. That portion Of
New Mexico is also dotted here and
there with the tents Of consumptivcs
from the East who have not sufficient
means to enter sanitariums. Few
Of these unfortunates recover.
The Fort Bayard sanitarium is now
exclusively for army officers, enlisted
men and the beneficiaries of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, although until
recently sailors also were received.
The enlisted man is ordered to Fort
Bayard at the first sign of the dis
ease, and is discharged from service
at the end Of six months IL his condi-
tion is such as not to permit his re-
turn to active duty within a reason
able time. After his discharge he Der
comes a beneficiary OF the National
Soldiers Home, and IS per week is
paid by the latter for his mainten-
ance at the sanitarium. Army Off
GERS at the sanitarium are charged 81
per day.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

clared succession taxes, 1t is adj
mittedly far below the real figures.
In addition, Mr.. Leroy Beaulieu
takes no account of the great amount
of gold and securities which the
French, especially the peasants, keep
concealed. These probably rival the
hidden treasures of India.
During the last fifteen years $521,-
100000 in gold was loaned abroad,
yet the excess importation amounted
to S785, 100000. In 1900 the gold
holdings of the Bank Of France in
creased by 5000, 100000; they now
stand at $700,000,0 200, the largest
in the history of the bank. The other
banks hold 833,800,000.
The balances of trade, which in
1893 amounted to $140,000,00O
against France, are now in Frances
favor. Increased taxation, however,
keeps pace with the increased wealth,
the budget Of 1909, owing to the pur-
chase of the Western Railroad and
extraordinary expenses in connection
with Morocco. being the highest in
the history of the country, not ex-
cepting the war period.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
I9O8Made Big Suicide Gains
1882 Persons Ended Their Lives, Max
ing New Record in Line of Endeavor.

ing, 1904 by drowning, S25 by cut
ting throat, 85 leaping from roofs or
windows, 65 by throwing themselves
in front of engines, 81 by stabbing,
81 by fire, 3 by dynamite and by
starvation.
Embezz1ements, forgeries and bank
wreckings, amounting to $685.
538, are in excess Of those of last
year. Ten bank presidents, twenty
eight cashiers, eleven bank clerks
and four brokers have made way with
$10,085,472, while agents, forgers,
postmasters, public officials, loan as
ISOLATION managers and ordinary
clerks combined have stolen only
about $3,500,000. Some slight moral
compensation was made on the part
of thirty OF these f1fty-two financiers,
who committed suicide.
A noticeable feature of this record
is the steady increase of murder by
highwaymen and thugs, being 101
more than in 1907.
That more care has been exercised
in hunting is shown by the decrease
in casualties. During the hunting
season proper rs persons were killed
and 81 injured. and out of season
100 killed and 35 injured, total Of
1866 killed and 1875 injured, as COM
pared with 1911 killed and 155 in.
jured in 1907.
The principal epidemic was tha
cholera, which prevailed in Russia
and Eastern Asia and the Philip
pines; ZOO died in Russia, $4,000
in the Philippines and 10000 in
China.
In the innumerable baseball fields
65 we're. killed and SO seriously in
jured. nearly all of whom belonged
outside of the league clubs. In the
football field Is were killed and S1S
injured.
The persons who rock the boat
have drowned 8. and the criminally
reckless who didn't know it was
loaded have killed II and wounded
81.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Lemon Cheese Cake-TWo cups SUI
gar, half cup butter, three-quarters
cup sweet milk, whites of six eggs;
three cups -four; three teaspoonfuls
baking powder.
Sauce For Lemon Cheese Cake
Grated rind and juice Of two lemons;l
yolks of three eggs; one-half cup butt
ter; one cup sugar; mix all together
and set on stove, and cook until thick
as sponge, stirring at the ti1ae; then
use like jelly between cakes.
Butter Scotch-Three pounds SUI
gar, one-quarter pound butter, one
tablespoonful extract of lemon. Add
sufficient cold water to dissolve the
sugar; mix all the ingredients to-
gether and boil until brittle. When
done, butter large, shallow pan and
pour in. When partly cold mark off
in squares.
Bread Sauce-Press five or six
cloves into peeled onion; put the ON
ion and half cup of sifted bread
crumbs, taken from within the crust
Of loaf of stale bread, into pint
of milk and let cook about an hour
in double boiler. Remove the on
ion and cloves, and beat in half tea
spoonful of salt, two or three table,
spoonfuls of butter and paprika to
taste
Fudge Cake With Whipped Cream
Beat half a cup of butter to a
cream; gradually beat in one cup of
sugar, the beaten yolks of two eggs,
three ounces, or squares, Of chocolate
melted over hot water, half a cup of
molasses, half a cup Of sour milk,
half cup of hot water, and then two
cups and one-half Of sifted pastry
-four, sifted again with one teaspoon
full Of soda. Bake in a hot, well but
tered muffin pan and serve hot. with
whipped cream, sweetened and flaw
or with vanilla or powdered CHINA
mon.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Chicago. The crime and casualty
records for 1908, as collected by the
Chicago Tribune in it's annual sum-
mary, show some interesting phases.
Probably the most striking feature
is the steady increase in the number
of suicides and the great percentage
of these that are traceable to the
business depression and embarrass-
ments of the year. Self-destruction
due to these causes grew fivefold over
the record of the year before, despite
the fact that the financial squeeze be-
gan early in the fall of 1907. AS a
weapon of self-destruction the revolt
yer gained greatly in favor.
Entertainments involved larger
total than in 1907, and a peculiar
phase of this record is that more than
tWo-thirds of this crime, figured on a
monetary basis, is chalked up against
bank off1cia1s and employees. The re-
form wave seems to have had a good
effect on public officials.
The homicide record-deaths of
all kinds by personal violence-in-
creased over 1907, but fell short of
that of the previous year. The death
toll for holiday sports aggregated
S68 deaths and 1920 injuries.
The number of suicides for 1908
was 1882 as reported in the public
press. The following list shows the
steady increase of self-murder: 1899,
$40; 1900, 6735; 1901, 7245;
1902, 1921; 1903, 1897; 1904, 9240;
1905, 1882; 1905, 1925; 1907, TO-
782, and 1908, 1882.
The causes Of these suicides are
stated as follows, the classification,
as in the case of homicides, being a
general one: Dependency, 5318; un-
known, 1871; insanity, $40; domes-
tic infelicity, 778; i'll health. 718;
business losses, 632; liquor, 536, and
disappointed in love, 519.
Three thousand one hundred and
two persons shot themselves. In the
remaining cases 2735 died by poison,
1896 by asphyxiation, 1O41 by hang
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
THE NMERICAN ARMYS BATTLE WITH THE "NHTTE RLAGUE.'
ny MRS. &. z. Miller.


One or the most effective remedies
for the prevention and cure Of tuber-
culosis is living in the open air, and
yet the American soldier who spends
the greater part Of his time out Of
doors is by no means immune from
the disease. Shortly after the Span
ishAAmerican War the War Depart
ment found 1t necessary to take steps
for the establishment Of a sanitarium
for the consumptive soldiers. Fort
Bayard, an abandoned army post in
the southwestern part of New Mexico,
was selected for the purpose. There
are now engaged at this point in fight
Ing the white plague" ten army SUR
geons and three line officers, with
about fifty hospital corps men and
eighteen trained nurses.
Fort Bayard embraces thirteen
square miles of land in the mos. pic
turesque part Of the great Southwest.
1t has an, altitude of over 5000 feet,
and at all seasons of the year Is free
from that damp atmosphere which
weakens one suffering with lung trou-
BILE. The nearest town is Silver City,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
FOOD AND CLEAN HANDS.

'Clean food means clean hands,
says Mrs. Ellen H. Richards in the
Federation Bulletin, and the clean
hands she finds so rarely that she con-
siders it necessary to speak plainly
and not be sQueamish." All intelli-
gent women, she says, should turn
their attention to the habits of hand
ling food materials in all places
markets, shops, delivery wagons and
kitchens" Mrs. Richards says that
nine-tenths of human illness is due
to improper food and that six-tenths
of the nine, or more than one-half
Of the whole, is due to unclean food.
In the light of modern science, she
says, the burden of cleaning laid on
housewives is such that the cleansing
of the Augean stables by Hercules
was child's play.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Since 1899 over 5000 patients have
been treated, 275O Of whom were en-
listed men and sailors, while the re-
naming number were officers and re-
tired or honorably discharged SOL
diers. The. patient, on arriving at
Fort Bayard, is put TO bed, and, after
a rest, is carefully examined and sent
to the ward which is best fitted for
his condition. The officers are placed
in an attractive cottage building for
the first few days. and afterward
moved to a big brick building.
The same excellent care is given to
the enlisted men as to officers, and
many Of them have gone back to their
regiments free from the disease.
Cheerfulness and a variety Of pas
times aid materially in fighting the
disease, and to this end all sorts Of
amusements are planned for the pa
tents, the wives of the surgeons of
ten assisting. Violent exercise Of any
kind Is strictly forbidden. The par
taking of alcoholic stimuiants is not
allowed. The men are encouraged to
eat heartily, and the excellent, varied
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

1and well cooked food which is pro-
vided for them would do credit to
good hotel. The department allows
fifty cents per day for the food of
each man, and the best Of everything
is provided.
Little medicine is given at Fort Bay
ard except where there are complica-
tons with other diseases. The SUR
geons are prepared, however, for all
emergencies, and have splendidly
equipped operating room. A labora-
tory is attached, where experiments
are carried out and schemes devised
as to the best method of fighting the
disease. Sleeping out of doors is the
custom there. From Leslie's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Try the Experiment.

A Boston writer says that Goethe
wrote the initials of his name, and,
folding 1t over, was surprired to get
butterfly. It makes a very pretty
occupation for an idle fifteen minutes
to see what you will get, and some of
the designs are pretty enough to be
used as embroidery patterns.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
NURSERY bed OF YOUNG FOREST TREES

bed is Immediately with
small out the birds squirrels which, otherwise would
with resting
AS both the the ath
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13

n UR Letter Box contributors are
asking if women are held in
" bondage under our present social
system.
In view of the appalling condi-
tions which are from time to time
disclosed in our greater cities, we must
confess the advocates of "women's
rights" have much more argumentative
ammunition than have their opponents.
When shocking discoveries are made
in American municipalities, and when
the same dreary old story is told
over again with regard to collusion
between vicious interests and public
officials, when once more it is shown
that the sheep dogs have sold out the
flock to the wolves, students Of public
affairs remember the fact of the eXclu-
sion from all participation in public af-
fairs of the very people who are more
interested in having clean and decent
city than are any other human be-
ings. We refer to wives and mothers.
They are the principal sufferers from
official shamelessness and public i'm
morality. But we do not allow them
to protect themselves. And while we
wax indignant over the protection of
vice we take no step in the direction
of protecting the home from vicious
influences by the adoption of that
great reform which has "cleaned up"
most of the municipalities in Britain
and made impossible conditions like
those which flourished in Los Angeles
unrebuked until The Herald furnished
the evidence on which the transgress-
ors were brought to book. We believe
the time is coming when the women
of the community will demand a voice
in the management of public affairs.
In every city in which women have
been appointed or elected members of
the board of education, or "school
board" as it is called in some places,
most excellent results have followed;
and the application of the principle of
feminine representation in other pub
lie official bodies has met with great
success.
We do not propose that women
should become members of the police
force, although if some one were to
ask why there should not be police
women as we'll as matrons, the ques-
ton might be difficult to answer. But
what answer could any one make that
would be convincing and satisfactory
if he were asked, why, in free America,
the country where government is sup
posed to be conducted with view of
effecting conditions providing the
greatest good for the greatest number
of women as we'll as of men, women
should have no representation on the
city council or the police commission.
This statement by our esteemed corre-
spondent, M. V Longley, is irrefutable:
"Women believe that, because of the
exclusion of the mother and feminine
element and interests, laws not con-
ducive to morality but to vice are en-
acted, which could not exist if women
had voice in governmental affairs"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
The Machines Next Move

@E Southern Pacific political machine, whose local manager
is Walter Parker, responsible for Mayor Harpers
election, shown by The Herald in article which
was published caption as Vice Protected in Los Ange
les ?" on the 10th day of January last
In article the deal resulting in Mayor Harpers election
made between the Southern Pacific machine controlled
bv Mr. certain machine Democrats whose
making the deal Mr. Conng broherin
law of Mayor Harper on the other fully recited
proof of the truth of the statement contained in this
article the fact when the recall election
ordered Parker enlisted all the of his machine III
behalf of Mayor Harpers campaign for reelection
The Pacific machines plans for again forcing
the city Angeles chief the whom had
before placed that position and who in that position had dis
gaced himself and the city, entirely overthrown by the
unexpected withdrawal of its candidate Mayor Harper from the
recall contest
The machine in this shown by the fact that
Mr. McGarvn Pacc local attorneys, acted
Mayor Hapers legal adviser filing his resignation from office
his decinaton of place the recall ticket lh machine
Immediately got busy to reform its ranks IN opposition TO the
and result all its influence cast in support OF the can
ddacy Mr. George Smith for election by the city council as
Mayor Harper's successor
selves to Mr. Smiths candidacy The who are
advocating candidacy and those members OF the city council
who yesterday expressed themselves favorable to a show that
Southern Pacific machine whose elected candidate Mayor a
has lust been forced by of the people
because disgaced the position which he held supporting Mr.
Smiths candidacy.
The members of the city council against
cepting daton of the Southern Pacific machine in choosing
to Mayor Harper Southern Pacific machines mayor
just retired in disgrace
The people Angeles mood tolerate further
interference by this machine in the city government
They lately defeated the Southern Pacific machine IN Its
efforts to adoption the people of certain amendments
which to the future welfare OF the
city
The splendid the people of the city OF Los Angeles has
lately defeated Southern Pacific machine in its efforts to oppose
legislation of San Pedro harbor and its control by
this great city.
popular uprising remarkable for its force and Ponaney
the people lately forced out of the office OF mayor man whom
the Southern Pacific machine put into that office.
They have another selected for them
bv the Southern Pacific machine and they will resent any SUBJ
erveny the of the city council to that machine which
will permit such selection to become effective.
Gentlemen the city council the OF the public are upon
public depends upon do duty as good c
zens of the Of the good citizens OF Los
noee in freeing the city from the of this infamous political
influence which worked only harm to the city OF
which we proud and harm which will continue It's evil
work unless you refuse to be guided by its behestS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13

A MOTHER case in which spooks
IA are said to have dictated living
IA human beings last will and tes-
lament leads us to inquire, more IN
sorrow than in anger, why is it that
ex-human beings cannot mind their
own business, whatever that may be?
Have they nothing to occupy their at
tention and keep them out of mis-
chief? Must they come blundering
back to the glimpses O. the moon, to
stick their ghostly fingers I'M material
pies? to set relatives by the ears? to
influence unduly aged gentlemen about
to say good by to earthly tabernacles
and join the great unfleshed?
Why, oh. why are ghosts such mud
ding, meddling. blundering busybod-
well, no, they can hardly be busy
bodies. But, whatever they are. they
always make trouble. They always
interfere in affairs which cannot pos
sibly concern them. The spooks that
return to earth seem to be mischiev-
Gus Pucks rather than serious, sober
minded ghosts. There is no limit to
human credulity. Barnum was right
Some people love to be fooled.