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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

member of the national board, where
he has been an able and a valued
worker. His ability as a speaker was
not generally known locally, however,
and he appeared before many of his
hearers yesterday afternoon for the
| first time. His address was of an
analytical character pertaining to the
ganizatiOn, showing what it has done
under former administrations and
pointing out the things to be accom-
plished. Mr.. Rodgers was appreciat
i've of Mr.. Whites abilities and con-
graduated the organization upon its
choice of so capable leader.
Another feature of the reception
program was the special music fur
nished by the Iowa Brigade Band
VIM. Beckman, the director, was un.
able to be with the band by reason of
a recent bereavement and his place
was taken by Nh Farmhouse for the
day. Edward Blake, tenor solOist, of
Ottumwa, rendered a difficult selec-
ton to band accompaniment, and was
called upon for a second appearance.
Oskaloosa was in holiday dress for
the occasion and flags were unfurled
from almost every building top in
town. Special store and window dec
orations were seen and across one of
the business streets was tsretched a
great banner, John P. White, The
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

net the hearty approval of the crowd
and the speaker was frequently inter-
"upted by applause.
Edwin Perry, who was elected to
succeed himself as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the national organization, and who,
in being an Oskaloosa man, shared
with Mr.. White in the honOrs OF the
day, made brief talk along the line
Of the accomplishment of the United
Mine Workers. He contrasted the
conditions that existed at the time
he organization was born, when the
ing, and sought the seclusiOn of the
back streets and alleys to and from
work, with the splendid accomplish
ment of the mine worker of today
Organization has brought about rec
ignition, has corrected abuses and
has secured for the mine worker priv
,ileges and rights accorded others. Mr.
Perry pledged Mr.. White his earnest
support in the work that was before
them and stated that he also appreci-
ated the fact that he was assured of
able counsel and assistance in the
work of his position.
William II. Rodgers, of Ottumwa,
who is a candidate before the Iowa
Mine Workers to succeed Mr.. White
to the presidency of District No. 10,
was another of the surprises of the
afternoon. MI. Rodgers has been a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
TO PREVENT TYPHOID.

| The menace of typhoid fever In
country districts-a menace arising
from polluted drinking water-is thor
oughly considered in report by My
ron l.. Fuller, of the United States
Geological Survey, in which the vari-
GUS sources of pollution are indicated
and suggestions are given for means
of protection. ..'s
Typhoid fever rates are usually
greater in the country than in cities,
despite the prevailing belief that
farms, isolated as they are from areas
of congestea population, are ideally
situated for obtaining pure and whole
some water.
Failure to protect adequately the
wells in farming districts is given in
the Surveys report as the most COM
mon reason for their pollution, and ig-
norance of the manner in which
ground water circulates is the cause
of the faulty protection. Chemical
analysis is not rated high by Mr.. Full
Ter as a means of detecting polluted
water, for he asserts that a careful
common-sense inspection OF the dis
trict is usually much more to the
point.
Sources of pollution in the vicinity
of a well or spring should be noted
wherever possible, and drinking water
should not be drawn except at a safe
distance from them. The distance
required for absolute safety varies
greatly with the character of the rock.
For wells sunk in sandstone, slate, and
shale, 100 feet may be sufficient;
where the surface stratum is COM
posed of fine sand 200 feet should be
allowed; and where it is limestone or
granite much greater distances will be
necessary. Water may run polluted
in limestone for miles, so that wells
in regions where limestone makes up
the greater part of the surface rock
should be carefully examined after
rains for mud and floating matter, for
these are pretty sure indications of
pollution.
For protecting wells, springs, and
cisterns Mr.. Fuller advocates, first of
all, a water-tight lining to keep out
surface water. Wells and springs
should always be covered and protect.
ed from animals, dust, and falling
leaves. Watering troughs should al
ways be located safe distance away,
though the custom prevails in country
districts of having we'll and trough
side by side.
Mr.. Fuller's report is printed as
Water-Supply Paper 255, which may
be obtained free by applying to the
Director, U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington, ID. C..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
SPuRTs DON'T COUNT.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Mr.. Ache.
son, representing the Curtis Publish
ing company, gave an interesting talk
to the members of the AID Club. He
spoke about municipal advertising, the
kind of advertising that some of the
western cities have been doing and
also about advertising in general. He
did not hold out much hope for those
who believe that advertising is a sud.
den transition. He said it must be
carried on year after year. A city
that goes into the advertising bust
ness must not expect results imme-
diately, they must be made cumula-
tive and he named a three year per-
iod. He cited his own company which
in spite of the fact that it is a pro-
Queer of publicity Incompatible, still
spends nearly half million dollars
year for advertising its publications
through the medium of other papers,
mostly the daily press. He also cited
the Quaker Oats people, an institu-
ton with which Cedar Rapids is fairly
familiar.
Even advertising could not build ur
business in a trance, 1t must be
through continued effort and those
efforts must be along the right lines
to attract attention and to multiply
interest.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL

Editor erald:-The school chill
dren question is getting to be quite a
problem. Why are the scholars so
unruly and disobedient? The par.
ents blame the teacher, and in many
instances take their children out of
school. Now, if this keeps on, what
will the next generation be like?
think, if a child is trained right in
the first seven years of its life, there
would be little cause for the teacher
to correct their behavior in school.
Now, how many mothers send their
little children to school in the morn
ing with a kiss, and tell them to be
good, and welcome them home in the
evening, and talk over their little
troubles, and tell them which is right,
and which is wrong, (which is the
parents duty, and not the teacher's)?
Now, if the parents would wake up.
and do their duty toward God and
their children, and help the discour.
aged teachers, l think that this Ques-
ton would soon be settled, and there
would be no more complaints, and
hard feelings.
Go and visit the school and help
the children to love and obey their
teacher
From An Interested Mother.
Cedar, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENTS

Our good friend, w. W. Wright, OF
Wright, sends the Herald the append.
ed list of homogeneous advertisements
that have really appeared in print.
They were collected by the London
Chronicle, which offered a prize for
the best specimen of unintentionally
humorous business announcements.
The best ones follow:
- = -
Annual sale now going on. Don't
go elsewhere to be cheated-Come in
here"
"Wanted.-Experienced nurse for
bottled baby"
Wanted a room for two gentle.
men, about thirty feet long and
twenty feet wide"
Furnished apartments suitable for
gentleman with folding DOORS"
- - -
'Lost-A Collie dog by a man on
Saturday, answering to Jim with a
brass collar around his neck and a
muZZle."
- - -
Mr.. Brown, Furrier, wishes to an
nounce that he will make gowns,
capes, etc., for ladies out ftheir own
skin"
- - -
"A boy wanted who can open oys.
tiers with a reference"
- - -
Bull dog for sale. VIII eat any.
thing, very fond of children"
- - -
"Wanted.-An organist, and boy
to blow the same"
"Wanted.-A boy to be partly out.
side and partly behind the counter"
- - -
Lost.-Near Highgate Archway an
umbrella, belonging to a gentleman
with a bent rib and bone handle"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

dali was the only member, from lowe
that took this stand, but he was de
termined to hold .ieven congressmel
from Iowa II 1t were possible to dc
so. and It looks like his efforts would
not be in vain.
Unless there Is a reconsideration
OF the vote-which is not lkely--the
house of representatives OF the Six
ty-third congress, which will be elect.
ed in November, 1912, and convene
in regular session in December, 1918,
will be composed of 433 members,
and in addition one each from Arizo-
ma and New Mexico should those
territories be admitted as states in
the meantime.
The increase of forty-two in the
membership of the house, as provid-
ed for, will be distributed SO that the
states of Alabama, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Utah and West Virginia will
each gain one member; Illinois, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, Texas and
Washington will gain two members;
California and Oklahoma, 3; Penn.
sylvania, 4; and New York, 6, with.
out any state suffering the loss of
member. 81.
Had the bill adopted by the repub-
lican caucus, calling for a house OF
391 members, been adopted, the dele.
cations O Thirteen states would have
been reduced. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North
Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia
and Wisconsin would each have lost
one member and Missouri would
have lost two.
The senate is disposed to let the
house regulate its own affairs and
the measure adopted will undoubt.
eddy pass the upper chamber without
debate. .,-.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

was comparatively "a young man at
that time, destined to a. greater work
and a broader fame as editor of the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, which in those
days was the greatest paper in the
upper Mississippi river valley. The
Herald at that time received no news
by telephone or telegraph. The rail
road had come up the Des Moines riv.
er valley as far as Eddyyille. The
Morning Hawk-Eye. was brought as
far as Eddyville by rail and then by
pony express to Oskaloosa. DR..
Beardsley condensed the war news OF
the week in the following paragraph:
From the army there is no
news of special interest. The
Smelling of Charleston still eontin-
ues without any very decisive re.
suits. 1t is reported that Long
street is again menacing Knox.
vile, Tenn, with an army of 49,.
900 men, having been reinforced
by Ewell. The Potomac Army is
in winter quarters. General Banks
is meeting with great success in
Texas"
Though the Weekly Herald was
published Thursday evening it was
to report:
THE legislature met on Mon
day and the permanent organiza-
ton was likely effected on Tues.
day, receiving the message of
Governor KirkwOod. The canvass
of the late vote will likely be made
Wednesday, and Governor Stone
inaugurated today Thursday.
We expect to publish the message
of Governor Kirkwood and the in
augural of Gov. Stone next week,
if they are not too lengthy for our
space"
Life also seemed as strenuous in
he newspaper shop fifty years ago, as
t does today,-so strenuous in fact
hat they forgot to change the name
Of the month in the headlines of the
paper and were publishing the Janu-
Try issues with December captions.
Two cows are reported to have frozen
% death in Poweshiek county, dur
ng the recent cold SPELL" and R. Du-
mont, the clerk of the courts, gave
official notice to "all whom it may con.
,ern," that he had two stray calves in
lis possession, that must be redeem
ID at once" The penalty is not stat
ID but it was perhaps that they would
otherwise be converted into veal.
They were appraised at SIS each.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
Man Who Made oskaloosa Famous"

Man Who Made Oskaloosa Famous"
The special excursion trains left
the city soon after the supper hour in
order that the mine workers who
came to the city from distance might
be taken to their homes as soon as
possible ana not be Inconvenience in
the work of the following day.
The several committees under
whose work arrangements for White
Day were made, the members of the
city administration, Trades Assembly,
Commercial Club, business men, citi-
zens, and all who contributed to the
success of the day have the grateful
acknowledgment of the Iowa Mine
Workers in recognition of the honors
conferred.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The monthly figures on the i'm.
portation of precious stones and au'
tomobiles, which are taken more or
less as barometer of the country's
prosperity, show a depression in the
trade of gems and slight decrease in
the purchase of foreign made automo.
biles. The s3,060,00O worth of pre-,
cious stones and pearls imported dur
ing January, 1911, is nearly a million
and half dollars less than the value
of similar importations in January,
1910. Seyenty-nine automobiles were
brought into New York during the
month, however, as compared with
seventy-four in January, 1910.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
RELIC OF WAR TIMES.

Mrs. Dan Mattix, living west of
Beacon, has page of the Weekly Her.
aid Of January IA. 1863, which con-
tains some valuable and interesting
data of war times. The page was I'M
doubtedly originally preserved for the
History of Mahaska County which it
contains. The history was written by
William Edmundson, who was the first
sheriff of the county and one of the
commissioners who formulated the
county. 1t is perhaps the most com.
plete and accurate history of the
county up to that time.
In another column of the page is an
interesting article, containing a re-
port made by Rev. Davies Z. Jones,
General Agent for the American Bible
Society in Iowa, Among other things
the Rev. Jones greatly deprecates the
fact that: n
According to the last census
(1860D we have a population num-
bering 7l1,983,-a gain OF $1,000,
since the Federal census of 1850.
Hence we have 1898 families in
Iowa. How many of these do you
suppose are destitute of the Ri.
BILE? Would you believe it?
have found upon visiting 81 coun.
ties that the average Bible dis.
tribution is one family in every
eight. This gives US 1879 fami.
lies and 1896 persons destitute
of the Word OF God" ,,ag,,.s
DIR. Charles Beardsleyi was editonof
the Herald In those stirring DAYS He
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
WILL SOON COMMENCE.
provements on the Beade Building
Will Occupy Four Months.

improvements on the Beadle build.
ing, corner High avenue and A street,
will commence in about two weeks,
according to statements made by the
contractors. Workmen have been EN-.
ployed and the work will soon be in
progress. 1t is said that three or
four months will be required to com.
plete this improvement which prom
ises to be one of the largest of the
season.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
GOOD SALE PRICES.
Obtained at the Littlejohn and Ten
mis- Public Auctions.

The auction sale of Walter and
Otis Tennis, near Wright, on Feb. s,
conducted by Auctioneer Carpenter,
was hummer. Horses brought $199
to s27l per head; cows 500 to $751;;
brood sows s27 to $50; shoats s12 to
s14. Total 1896. At the Will Lit.
tlejohn sale, IN White Oak township,
Feb. 7. span of biemished drivers
brought 1886; gifts 500 to $50; year
ling sows, s33 to $40 per head; mich
cows $40 TO $50 per head.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
TRYING TO SAVE IOWA.

A determined effort is being made
to cut down the number of congress
men by increasing the number of
people necessary to gain representa-.
tion. All plans thus far proposed
would take one congressman away
from Iowa. The republican majority
In congress decided In caucus to vote
for the re-arrangment and cut down
the number. Congressman Kendall,
OF this district along with 81 other
republicans bolted the, caucus and
voted with the democrats. Mr. Ken
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The earliest day on which Easter
can fall is March %. Twice in the
nineteenth century 1t fell on March
90, and this will be the date only once
in the twentieth century,-in 1913,
The latest possible Easter Day is
April %. This was the date once in
the last century and will be once in
the present,-in 1943. Easter this
year comes on April l6.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The Newton Record sees the point
when it explains that the people of
New York are willing to erect mon.
ument to Horace Greeley provided
that the rest of the country is will
ing to dig I'D the funds,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

Although Des Moines numbers
nineteenth in the list of twenty-eight
cities having population between 49,
900 and 100000, it stands first in the
list in percentage of school enrolment
to population. This is one thing
which 'Des Moines does" that is
worth while.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

Alex. Miller says dog and a
boy are much alike in one way. When
either gets licked" he yells great
deal louder than the punishment justi-
fies. ......
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The nation shall under God, have
a new birth of Freedom, and that gov
eminent of the people, by the people,
and for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.-Lincoln's Gettysburg
Speech.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The Sioux City Journal recalls
that Canadian reciprocity was another
one of the things that President
Roosevelt didn't try to handle, with
or without tongs. ...
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
Reached the Bottom.

Eggs certainly must have reached
the low water mark. Twenty cents
~ dozen Is the lowest they have been
fofs~oHie time. ~ ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

The Grinnell Short Course was
a great success. After all expenses
were met there remained a surplus of
$3.50 in the treasury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16
THE J0HA WHHEII1.
RECEPTION DAY
Mine Workers and People Of the
City do Honor to New President.
REMEMBERED BY OPERATORS
They Present Him With Fine Gold
Mounted cMereschaum Pipe-spe,
eial Music by Iowa Brigade
Band a Feature.

The city OF Oskaloosa was at home
Tuesday, st. Valentines Day, to the
Iowa Miners. in honor of their recent
ly elected National President, John p.
White. People came from far and
near for the occasion and the day was
great success. The formal recep-
ton was rendered by the city of Os-
kaloosa to Mr.. White and to the Iowa
Mine Workers and the spirit of the
affair was in keeping with the desire
of his co-workers and associates to in
some suitable way give expression to
the hearty approval of his leadership.
The Mine Workers and the people
OF the city We're not alone in their eff.
forts to show Mr.. White special atten-
tons. The coal operators of the Ma
haska county district came forward in
the course of the reception program
and through Mr.. James A. Dewitt, the
chairman, presented Mr.. White with
a handsome gold-mounted mere
schaum pipe to the case of which was
attached a heart-decorated card bear
ing the following printed personal
note:
"A Valentine from the Operators"
"A great many good, sincere
things have been said about you
lately, John p, but here are some
real puffs.
Rex Fuel Co.
Garfield Coal Co.
Atwood Coal Co.
Green Ridge Fuel Co.
Cricket Coal Co.
"Bolton-Hoover Coal Co.
&c. E. Fraker & Co.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
'CaSCaretS' End I'll
the Miserable DAYS
A ten cent box inslIres you against
Sick Headache, BiIiousness, Con-
stipatiOn or a Bad Stomach for
long time.

Primitive men did not need Cas-
carets. They lived outdoors, ate
plenty of fruit, and all of their food
was coarse. We modern people are
different. We exercise too little,
eat little fruit, and our food is too
fine, too. rich.
We can't have the bowels clogged
up and keep well. 1t means that
the food retained there decays. The
decay creates. poisons. And those
poisons are sucked into the blood
through the very ducts intended -
suck in the nutriment. So we must
make our choice. We must live, to
an extent, like the primitive man,
else we must eat Cascarets.
Cascarets do what the right food
would do, what plenty of exercise
does. The effect is as natural from
one as the other. The question is
one of convenience. If you choose
Cascarets, take them as you take
food, not in large doses rarely, but
a tablet at a time. That is the way
to keep we'll. Get a 10 cent box
NV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
FIRE BUILDING TO
PROVE IT FIREPROCF
Will Start Fires in Rooms ar 1
Close the Doors.

Wilmington, Del, May 13.-Arrange-
ments are being made by John J. Ras
kob. assistant treasurer of the Dupont
Powder company. to prove that their
100000 office building at Tenth and
Market streets is absolutely tireproo.
At a demonstration to which the TIE
chiefs of various cities, insurance IN
derwriters and contractors and bulls
ers are to be invited, Mr.. Raskoh D.
to set the office afire. 1t is his iHten
ton to start fires in various room
and then close the doors.
He contends that when these are
opened it will be found that the fire
will have burned itself out.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
Saved Child From Death.

after our child had suffered
from severe bronchial trouble for a
year." wrote G. T. Richardson, of
Richardson's Mills, Ala, 1--WE feared
it had consumption. 1t had a bad
cough all the time. We tried many
koA.edies without avail, and doctors
medicine seemed as useless. Final
1y We tried DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry, and are pleased to say that
one bottle effected a complete cure,
and our child is again strong and
Ihealthy." For coughs, colds, hoarse-
hess. lagrippe, asthma, Group and
Sore lungs, it's the most infallible
remedy that's made. Price SO cts.
- 81 Trial bottle free Guar
anteed by all druggists.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
We like to
talk Kodak.

We are always best satisfied when
our customers are best satisfied.
That's ,ne reason why we like par
ticularly to talk about the goods
in our Photographic department.
The Kodak goods have quality
written all over them. They are
our kind of goods because our kind
of customers, the quality kird, can
them.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
LADY DECIES UNDER KNIFE
Former Vivien Gould Operated on For
Appendicitis.

London, May 13-Lady Decies, who
before her marriage to Lord Decies
Wa Miss Helen Nivien Gould, OF New
York. underwent an operation for ap-
pen@icitls.
The operation was performed at the
residence Of her mother-in-laW, Dow
aggr Lady Decies, and is announced
tc have been most satisfactory.
It was rumored last week that the
American bride had experienced an
attack OF appendicitis that would ne
cessitate an operation. At the same
time it was said that the operation
would be delayed so as not to inter
fere with the presentation OF Lady
Decies At the second court of King
Geor2e on Wednesday night last.
Lady Decies was presented as had
been planned and the medical treat
ment required has followed after an
interval OF one day.