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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
TREND OF THE TIMES.

The abuse of liquor is condemned
by everybody and it's use is coming
more and more under the ban all the
time. The regulation of the traffic
is the burning question in Iowa com
munities at the present time and il
is over this point that people dis
agree. If, with one fell swoOp, the
whole thing could be wiped out there
are no doubt many who now honestly
advocate a licensed saloon as the
best means of regulation, would
a hundred fold rather see the traffic
RELOCATED to the ash heaps of the
past. And whether the present peti
tions stand or fall the result, anyhow
will be further contraction of the
traffic and greater. incentive for
people to shun the cup and hold clos
er to, the ways of sobriety and absti
hence.
Even in Chicago, where until Re,
Gently there has been little regula,
ton of the traffic, the railroads and
other large corporations have mott.
fled their men in most emphatic
terms that they cannot use liquor
while on duty and hold their jobs.
What is true OF Chicago applies
generally throughout the business
world. The old type of hale-fellow
well met commercial traveller whose
first thought was to take drink" is
rapidly passing. There are few of
them left capable of attracting Gus
tom, who are tolerated because of
long service, but the young men en-
feriDg on that line of work either cut
out liquor for themselves or are com
PEELED by their employers to do so.
One does not have to be very old TO
have witnessed an amazing revolution
in this matter II Is one of the marks
of uplift that the observer OF open
mind can notice in American life all
along the line.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
ROAST CATCHES FIRE.
Mrs. Little Has an Exciting Expert
ence in Getting Dinner.

Mrs. William Little, 109 c avenue
west, had an exciting experience this
morning In getting dinner she had
large meat roast on the stove, and
in some way it took fire. Mrs. Little
was in another part of the house at
the time and, when she reached the
kitchen, the whole room was envel-
oped in fame and smoke, She at.
tempted to take the kettle out OF
doors but it was too hot and she
dropped it on the floor. The flames
came so close to her that her hair
was badly scorched, After dashing
large pitcher of water on the burn
ing mass she was enabled to control
the flames before much property
damage was done.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
Eat at Dolls, the lead
ing Restaurant of Oska-
looSa. blvd
WHITE OAK.
w4

Orville Morrow, who has been work,
ing for the Great Western railroad
at Des Moines, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Inez Woods.
Add Alexander is baling hay this
week for f. r. Hackley.
Mrs. Nancy Summer and Miss Eva
McBurney spent Sunday at the Dav-
id Bedford home.
The Roy Gatewood sale Wednes-
day was well attended and things
sold high.
Mrs. A. B. Francis is able to do
her own work with the help of as
sistance.
William Gilchrist and son Leslie,
who has been prospecting for coal
on the Frank Alexander farm, re-
ports three-foot vein OF good coal
and will prospect some more.
Martin Olson has purchased a
David Bidley manure spreader to use
on his farm next summer.
T. A. Bedford and wife were trans
acting business in OskalooSa We'd
nesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
ROSE HILLS DO|NGS
SELMA WOODS INSTALLS A GAS
OLINE PLANT -- AUGUSTINE &
SON SHIP CATTLE AND BEATTY
ANC DENNY HOGS.

Rose Hill, Dec. 14.-W. l.. Spates,
who is holding down a claim in South
| Dakota, returned on last Saturday to
Rose Hill to spend the winter with
his mother and other relatives.
Brown Brothers, hardware mer-
chants at Rose Hill, at their stove sale
last week of malleable steel ranges
sold fifteen in five days.
Chef Quick and Eli Hawkins, of
Oskaloosa, were here Wednesday on
| business.
| Elmer Silverthorn is building a
large addition on his house for the
accommodation OF his guests.
Marcus Utterback, OF Delta, was
here Monday talking real estate to
! his many friends.
Dan Augustine and son returned on
Tuesday from Chicago, where they
had been with five car loads of fat
steers.
Charles Bass left here Sunday for
! Chicago with two car loads of fat
cattle of his own feeding that were
extra good stuff.
! Stoner, of Delta, was here Tues
day and put in a gasoline light plant
for Selma Woods in his restaurant
and short order house.
| The writer received a card Wednes-
day from Mrs. Elizabeth Goodspeed,
that locates her at Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, amongst sunshine and flowers
of that beautiful city.
Byron Bolles sold Augustine & Son
car load of fat steers of his own
| feeding.
| John Morrow, of Kansas City,
was the guest of his brother-in-law,
! Selma Woods, here Tuesday. He
left here twenty years ago and notes
many changes.
Orvil Morrow, of Hardin county,
was here Tuesday, the guest of Selma
Woods
w. f. Stout, of Delta, was at Rose
Hill Tuesday to visit his father, who
is in very poor health.
Frank Dickson, who is attending
business college at Oskaloosa, spent
Sunday in Rose Hill with his mother.
Tom Beatty and Tom Denny ship
ped two car loads of hogs from here
Sunday for Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
A SWARM OF BEES.

b patient, B prayerful, B humble,
b mild,
B wise as solon, B meek as child;
B studious, thoughtful, B loving, B
kind, t.4
B sure you make matter subservant
to mind;
B cautious, B prudent B trustful, B
true,
b courteous to all men, B friendly
with few:
b temperate in argument, pleasure
and wine,
Be careful of conduct, money, of time
b cheerful, B grateful, B hopeful, B
firm,
B peaceful, benevolent, willing to
learn. rr..- --.-,~
B courageous, B gentle, B liberal, b
just,
B courageous, B humble, because
thou art dust;
B active, B devoted, Be faithful till
death,
b honest, B holy, transparent and
pure,
B dependant, B Christlike and you'll
b secure. Unidentified.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

world in point of population. We
are surpassed only by the British EN-
pire, upon whose soil the sun never
sets: by the Russian Empire and by
the ancient Kingdom of China. At a
rough estimate 1,5QO,000,000 human
beings today occupy this sphere of
happiness and woe. of pleasure and
travail. About one-fifteenth of these
atoms i'm the scheme of the universe
live under the flag OF the United
States of America.
The populations of leading foreign
countries in their last census were
as follows.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
OUR POPULATION.

We are growing some according to
the figures just made public by the
Director of the Census, r. Dana Du.
rand We now have 91,972,226 inhab-
itants in the United States, exclusive
IF outlying territory. The popula-
ion. Including Hawaii, Alaska and
Porto Rico. is 93,402,151. Including
the Philippines and the islands Of
Samoa and Guam. il is estimated that
the total population of the United
States and its dependencies is about
101, 100000. ~ .M
! Though only a little more than q
century old. the United States today
stands as the fourth nation OF the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

III President Tafts ideas on econ
omy are carried out by congress he
believes that the treasury deficit OF
the present time Will be replaced by
a surplus reaching s50,O00,O00 by the
close OF the coming fiscal year. As
that year win end on June 80, 1912.
the surplus would be large asset
among the republican party's achieve
ments. This would make thousands
of votes for the party in the presi-
Dental campaign.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
Fancy China at a saving.
Bee Hive Going Out of Business Sale
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Corn Exhibition.

Marshalltown, "a Dec. 12:--spec.
ial The annual Exhibition and con
test Of the Central Iowa Corn club
will be held at LeGrand, this county,
Dec. 1917. With the quality of the
seed corn available this season it is
expected that the exhibition will be
great success.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
-Attorney General Buyers bias de

Attorney General Byers has de,
cided that under the new law, chang
es in county and state Offices will be
made on January 3, which is the
second secular day OF the year, in
stead of January /, which would have
been the time for the change under
the old law. Certificates for state
officers have been made out in accord
ance with the Change, Inquiries re-
ceiyed indicate much misunderstood,
ing out in the state as to the mean
ing Of the new law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
Roosevelt in Boston,

Boston, Dec. 14.-Special Colonel
Roosevelt arrived here at 7 o'clock
this morning and took breakfast with
Judge Francis C. Lowell of the Unit
ed States Circuit Court. This even
ing he will deliver the Noble lecture
at Harvard University.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

The second short course in agri-
culture and domestic science. will be
held in Oskaloosa December 26 to 81.
The first was the greatest event in
the history of Mahaska county, and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
LIN the use of legal Terms the G,

In the use of legal terms the Ger
man lawyers gain in a saving OF
number of words over our equivalent
expressions seems to be lost in mul
DUPLICATION of syllables in the words
used by him. For example, he says
"Zuruckbehalttungsrecht" for right
of lien" and "gesammtguttsverb
chkeiten" for liabilities of common
property" What an awful word he
must have for an equivalent of juxta.
position,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Oskaloosa merchants are eXper-
fencing an unusually good business
this fall in spite of the fact that we
have no snow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
According to Paul Morton. pr,

According to Paul Morton, pres.
ident of the fourth annual meeting OF
the Association of Life Insurance
President, says Fifty years ago life
insurance in the United States aver.
aged s5.25 per capita. Ten years ago
ii had risen to 500 per capita, and
today it is estimated as amounting
To about $3.50 per capita.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
PAUL w. Black. of Iowa CITY, i

Paul w. Black, of Iowa City, is
preparing a history of lynchings in
Iowa, and TO make the record com
plete he is DESTROYS of getting in
touch with old settlers who may re
member the early executions. If you
can remember an incident of this
kind, write to Mr.. Black
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Germany is growing faster than
any of the modern countries except
ing the United States, but it's popu-
lation, according to the latest figures,
was only 60,641 ,0O0 The census of
this year, it is expected, will show
about 65,O0O,OOO for the German EN-
pire. In the ten years just passed
the United States without it's depend
encies has grown from 75,994,575 to
81 ,972 1858, IA gain of 15,977,6S3.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

The Jacksonvilln Courier has
stood by DIR. Cook so long and faith
fully that it finds it hard to believe
that he is telling the truth when he
admits he is liar.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

This is the first time report has
ever been printed making this COM
prehensive showing as to the finan-
ces of the state and the way the mon
ey is spent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Fifteen cents is all that it cost
Geo. w. Kootz, of Iowa City, to be
reelected to the state legislature.
The Office must seek the man in
Johnson county
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15
TAXES AND EXPENDITURES.

The state treasurer's report for the
last biennial period, just issued, con.
tains full financial statement OF
the taxation and expenditures not OF
the state alone but of all the counties
From this it is found that the people
of Iowa paid in taxes in one year a
total of $3l ,2S1 ,2314S. In addition to
this large sum there was the collec,
ton of fees in state and county of.
fees which is not included.
OF the sum named as raised by di,
rect tax leyies the state tax amount
ed to $2,317, 06l.36 in 1909, the largest
sum in the history of the state. The
taxes for roads amounted to two and
half million dollars and for bridges
like sum. The schools cost over
twelve million dollars.
The various items of direct taxa,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Our SC counter is wonder.
Bee Hive Going Out of Business Sale,
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

The New Sharon Star is correct
in it's diagnosis when it says: AT
this time of the year the poor ne
something more than warm sympa,
thy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

English elections are much like
ours; good many of them don't
settle anything.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

The schools of Iowa cost last
year $13,711,467, which is about a
million dollars more than in the pre-
yious year
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

There will be only ten bachelors
in the next Iowa legislature. But
this is ten too many.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

-"One example is worth thous
and arguments" See that yours is
worthy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Buy your toys at Bee Hive, Coins
Put OF Business Sale. ssd2,wl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

If in doubt, boil the milk and
drinking water.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-15

Our SC counter Is a wonder.
Bee Hive Going Out of Business Sale.
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
Masterpiece Of Glass Work

In the British museum, in London. on exhi-
bition Is the Portland vase, the masterpiece
of ancient glasswork A chance discovery led
to the rescue of this magnificent urn from the
grave where 1t had lain for hundreds of years,
hidden and unknown. The vase was found
early In the seventeenth century by some Ia
borers, who digging on hillock in the neigh
borhood of Rome, broke into small vault.
On further examination 1t revealed suite
of three sepulchral chambers. In the largest
room they found a finely sculptured sarcopha-
gus, which contained the beautiful vase. 1t
was full of ashes, but 1t bore no inscription as
to the remains it held, nor has the mystery
ever been solved which shrouds it's origin
The vase was deposited in the Barberini pal
ace where 1t remained until 1870, when the rep
resentative of the Barberini family. Roman
princess, was forced to part with 1t to pay her
gambling debts. The vase changed hands
twice, then 1t was disposed of to the duchess of
Portland, but with SUCH secrecy that her own
ia nily was not aware of the transaction until
after her death.
At the sale of the duchess of Portland's col
lection 1t was purchased by her son, the third
duke OF Portland. for the sum Of $5.145, and 1t
was deposited in the museum by his successor.
The vase was wantonly smashed In pieces by
! drunken visitor. but the fragments were,
its mysterious figure In Phrygisn cap, was not
replaced.
The material of this vase long almost
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
State Board Frees Fifteen.

Members Of the state board of con-
troll returned from Green Bay where
they considered applications for parole
at the reformatory.
Fifteen inmates were granted con-
ditional freedom.
Work on the addition to the tuber-
eulosis sanatorium at Wales has so
far progressed that the new part will
be ready for occupancy next month.
The extension makes room for about
thirty more patients but will not more
than accommodate those now wait
ing. There are now ITO patients in
the institution.
At the state hospital at Mendoza a
new we'll has been completed and
will soon be equipped with machinery
to make better provision for fire pro-
lection.
The well is 500 feet deep. The sup
ply Is pure artesian water and be-
sides being used for fire protection
will furnish the regular domestic sup
ply Water for fire protection here
tofore has been by a main coming
from Lake Mendoza but 1t was not
satisfactory.
The board is about to submit pro-
posals to receive bids on specifica-
tons for q new powerhouse at the
Mendoza institution. The estimated
cost is about s3,500
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
INCREASE OF PAY
IS VOTED DOWN
HIGHER SALARIES FOR LEGIs.
LAToRS is RE-
JECTED.
DEFEATED MORE THAN 2 TO |
Vote on Proposal to Do Away With
State Census Is Also Lost on the
Vote So Far Returned-Re-
turns for Senators.

Returns from So counties
show that the vote on the proposal to
amend the constitution by increasing
the pay of legislators from $500 to
$1,000 was defeated by more than two
to one. the exact vote in the counties
reporting being:
ASainsI '''''''....'..... 4o,oo5
Majority against. ..... 26, 1922
The vote on the proposal to do
away with the state census also was
lost on the vote so far returned, the
vote in the SO counties being:
against ................... 32,61S
The amendment relating to internal
improvements probably has carried by
a good majority.
The official returns from seven
senatorial districts filed in the office
of Secretary of State Frear give the
following results:
Third District-Isaac T. Bishop,
b.319; Samuel s. Walkup, 1853; Will
liam Hunsche. 1855; Bishops plurality,
1856.
Ninth District-Edward Kileen.
$3.50; Thomas H. Patterson, 1851 !;
c. A. Bowman, $50; Kileen's plurality,
2,472
Twenty-first District-Edward E.
Browne, 1856; T. H. Hanna, 1899;
Frank Lear, All; Brownies plurality
3,O76.
Twenty-third District-Carlos c.
Douglas, 4.102; c. A. Shower, 5,01S;
VIII E. Mack, 1872; Frank Hrobsky,
S75; Showers plurality, 916.
Twenty-ffth District-W. N Dan
iels, 1882; W. W. Albers, 5,076; Al
bers' plurality, 1874.
Twenty-seyenth District-John M.
True, 4,S1S; Clarence S. Powell, 3,173;
James NJ Blackley, 293; True's plu-
rality, 1,645.
Thirty-third District-G. e. Hoyt,
6,544; William Schinners, 1892; Gus
tave A. Voight, 1893; Hoyts plurality,
612.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
Workers, institute a. Y. W. c. A.

Workers institute at Y. w. c. A.
The first volunteer workers instt
tute ever held in Wisconsin under the
auspices of the Young Women's
Christian association opened in the
Y. w. c. A. building, 3S4 Jackson
street.
For the first time in the history oil
the Y. w. c. A. seven national do
partment secretaries gathered at @
state conference. and for the first
time in the history of this state the
surrounding Y w. c. A. organizations
are to send delegates to this city to
confer upon methods of cooperation
in the association work.
Delegations arrived from Madison,
! Racine, Beaver Dam and La Crosse,
to remain until the close of the In
stitnte.
Some Of the important questions to
be discussed will be how best to pro
vide recreative and social work, and
the best means of continuing indus
trial work. The industrial depart
ments which send representatives
into the shops and factories to inter
est the girl employees at noon or after
work at night. Lave made remarkable
progress in the past few months.
The department is comparatively
new and is considered one of the
most important in the association
work
One of the interesting features of
the institute will be the woman's
mass meeting In the association
building. 1t will be addressed by DR..
Anna L. Brown, national secretary
OF the department Of physical educa.
ton, and by Miss Louise Holmquist
Doctor Brown has made reputa-
for herself among Y. W. c. A. work.
ers by her introduction of the ideas
of special training of girl workers in
the care of their health in respect to
their work. She believes that each
girl should receive special instruction
of this kind. as her health needs diff
ferent consideration If she is doing
sedentary work than IL she is much
upon her feet; If she is in an unven-
tilated work room or If she is out OF
doors. She is also an exponent OF
the movement for the dissemination
of wider knowledge among young
girls of their physical bodies and the
| functions of the different organs.
This she believes necessary IL the
social evil is to be stamped out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
Romance of Old Portugal

The recent deposition of King Manuel of
Portugal and the events In the young kings
life that led up to 1t will no doubt bring back
to the minds of some of the older residents
Of the city the story of Elise Hensier, the
Springfield girl who married king and be-
came the Countess Edla.
The king she married was Don Ferdinand
H. of Portugal, great grandfather of King
Manuel Elise lived in Springfield about 60
years ago. probably for about four years
The Henslers we're humble people and
lived simply. The daughters Elise and Louise,
were well received here and were given a
good musical education, especially Elise, who
had quite remarkable voice. Signor Guidi,
an Italian, at the time a well known teacher
of the voice, took an interest In Elise and 1t
was when Signor Guidi went to Boston that
the Hensiers went there, largely through his
influence. He believed that Elise had fu-
ture as singer and wished her to be where
he could continue teaching her.
Elise Hensler after her removal with her
family to Boston continued her studies She
was perseverant In her work and progressed SO
we'll that she not only appeared In concerts In
the large cities in this country but also In Et-
rope. where she sang before royalty. 1t was
while singing in Lisbon several years after the
death Of Queen Maria that King Ferdinand
heard her voice and felt the attraction that
led him to marry her.
Ferdinand was the titular king of Portugal
having been the second husband of Queen
Maria II. of Portugal. Ferdinand married
Maria in 1885, when he was 90 The queen
died in 1853, and he was regent during the mi
nority Of his son, Pedro w. who was the IA
Their of the assassinated King Carlos the
grandfather of the deposed King Manuel The
regency ended in 1885, and June TO- 1869,
he married Miss Henser
When the European powers decided the
time had come to restore Spain to a monarchy.
following the overthrow of the short republic
which existed from 1873 to 1875 considerable
pressure was brought to bear upon Ferdinand
to induce him to accept the vacant throne
But his wife could never be queen of Spain.
and 1t Is possible that this fact alone induced
him to refuse.
This absolute refusal on his part to accept
the throne of Spain, with all the pomp and
splendor of royalty In exchange for the roman
tic life that he was living with his morganatic
wife, had far-reaching consequences The COM
plications and jealousies resultant on the at.
tempt to find king acceptable to all the pow.
ers helped to bring on the Franco-Prussian
war, and Alsace and Lorraine went back to
Germany, whence they had been wrested By
Napoleon Bonaparte
In consequence of these peculiar historical
facts, which geographically practically changed
all western Europe, Elise Hensler, Countess
Edla. became famous throughout the world as
the woman who changed the map of Europe"
During the life of the king they lived In the
beautiful castle of Cintra. 1t is certain that
their life was above reproach. In 1885 the
king died, and after that the countess lived In
retirement in a cottage near the castle.