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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
STORM SEWER
BUILT At ONCE
To Extend From High to Eighth
Avenue Between A and B Streets.
CITY THREATENED WITH SUITS
New Sidewalk Ordered on Second
Avenue-"Froa Pond" on North
First Street to be Abated-
Other Council Doings.

Bids for city cement work were
opened at a special meeting of the
Oskaloosa city council Friday even
ing. The session INDUCED much talk
but aside from acting on the bids
much important matter was left oVel
for the mid-month regular session
Monday evening.
Two bids were offered, the Carbon
Construction company and John NJ
Price. On repair work Cartons bid
was IL cents a square foot for new
cement placed, 9 cents for work re,
laid, and 6 cents for brick work On
new work, under the specifications
recently adopted by the council the
Carbon company bid was liz cents
for new work, cash, and 1917 cents
where work is assessed; curbing 80
cents per lineal foot and combined
curb and gutter 60 cents.
John NJ. Price bid only on repair
work Thirteen cents for new ce-
ment placed, 91a cents for old work
relaid and brick cents.
Each bid was accompanied by the
required certificate checks. Mr.. Car
Ions bid on repair work being the
lower was accepted and on new &C.
ment work, being the only one offer
ed, was accepted.
Threaten Suits
Mayor Reynolds read a letter from
Mrs Ed Donnelley, No. zoo South B
street, threatening the city with dam
age suit in case the city failed to
give relief from the flood waters that
pour over her property at every rain,
destroying gardens and rendering the
yard useless. Harry E. Snider, No.
COZ South B street, has served notice
on Mayor Reynolds that he will start
suit against the city in the fall term
of court for damage arising from the
same cause, and Tom Gossage, No.
209 Fifth avenue West, has joined
the crowd of property owners in de-
Tense of his rights. Numerous other
property holders in the locality are of
the same mind. This situation of af-
fairs brought the council face to face
with the relief they have promised
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
LEGAL NOTICE

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that in the
case of the State of Iowa vs.. Winter
ct al, that an application will be made
for a remission of the fine to the
Governor of Iowa, on June Gath, 1912.
]. o. MALCOLM,
J. A. DEWITT,
47w2 Attorneys for Applicants.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

of flowers and the floral offerings from
friends and relatives were of great
number and beauty. The bearers
were w. H. w. Jones, J. c. Van Alta,
H. H. Kinney, John Shear, E. F. Perk-
ms and Harold Watrous."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
George w. Adams, Ottumwa. :. 20
1860 and
Edna l.. Packwood, Ottumwa. 10

WOODCOCK.--Died, Sunday, June
Is, 1912, at 12:45 o'clock p. m, at her
residence in Garfield township, Annie
C. Woodcock, aged Al years, s months
and 16 days. Funeral from the M. E.
church at Evans, Wednesday at 1880
p. M, and interment in Forest GENE
terry.
Deceased is well known throughout
the county, having resided in this
community for the past twenty-three
years. She is survived by husband,
two daughters, one son, six brothers
and two sisters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

vice in 1866 and is about eighty years
of age. He is survived by son,
James Brown, brick layer, now in
Champaign, Illinois; by two brothers,
Rev. Albert Brown and James Brown,
and two sisters, Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs. Edward Boyles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
New Railroad in Jasper.

A new railroad is to be built in Jas
per county. and articles for the Colfax
Northern have been filed, with cap
ital of 100000, by Thomas w. Griggs
and others to build the new road.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

PORTER:--John T. Porter, one of
Mahaska county's pioneers, passed
quietly away at his home in New
Sharon Thursday evening, June 9Th,
at 1880 o'clock, aged seventy years.
He came to Iowa and settled on a
farm in Union township in 1870 and
has been a resident of New Sharon
since 1902. He suffered stroke of
paralysis Christmas night in 1903 from
which he never fully recovered. He
received a second stroke Wednesday,
June 5th, from which he never regain
ed consciousness. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Hanawalt at
the M. Z. church, Tuesday afternoon.
STEEN-SANDERSON:-Howard J.
Steen, only son of J. NJ. Steen and
wife, and Miss Opal Sanders, daugh-
ter of Reuben Sanders, were. happily
married at the brides home in New
Sharon Wednesday evening, June 5th,
at o'clock, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. Gilbert of the Monte
yuma Methodist church. A reception
was rendered them at the home of the
groom's parents Saturday evening and
they have gone to housekeeping on
the Steen farm, eleven miles south
east of New Sharon, as his parents
expect to spend about year in travel
ing. These are two of the communi-
ties finest young people and host of
friends unite in wishing for them many
years of happiness and good fortune.
BROWN.-Word was received this
morning by c. Woodruff for Phil
Kearney Post G. A. R., of the death
of w. R. or Riley" Brown, as he was
more Familiarity known, an old sol
der, member of the Fourth Iowa
Artillery, at the Soldiers Home at
Marshalltown, after a decline and i'll
ness of several months duration.
Funeral and interment will be in Os-
kaloosa.
The deceased has resided in Oska-
loosa since the muster out of the SER
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Zelma S. Hughes, Unlonville LIB
1853 and
James II. Miller, Abba ..........23
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-20

Recent showers have been a great
benefit TO local gardens.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
Hats In EIizahsth,s rims.

The Oldest material used for hats Is
felt, which was in use at the time Of
the Conquest, while in the Canterbury
Tales a merchant is spoken Of as wear
ng "a flaundrish beaver hattie" Ladies
probably did not begin to wear hats
until about the tenth century, If so
early, and then it was the lofty head
dress draped with some material.
which it must have been most trying
to keep on even indoors and quite i'm
possible to wear in a wind. According
to the Anatomy of Abuses" written
in Queen Elizabeth's time, ladies' hats
were very nearly as perplexing then as
they are today. ''The fashions be rare
and strange, so is the stun whereof the
hats be made divers also; for some are
Of silke, some Of velvet, some Of tAf-
fettie and some Of wool, and which is
more curious, some Of a certain kind
OF fine haire, these they call bever
hates, Of Xxx, xxx or XII shilling,
price, fetched from beyond the seas,
from whence a great sort Of other va
riety do come besides" In the reign Of
Henry VIII. hats assumed a create
richnesse and beautie," but in the time
Of the first James they became even
more ornate, jewels of price and occa-
sionally small mirrors being used In
their adornmeDt-London Spectator.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
LITERARY FREAKS.

Curious Styles of Composition That
ABUSED Old limo Writers.
With many writers, especially in
olden times, various curious styles Of
composition were much in favor. One
author. for example, would compose
verses with some particular letter
omitted from every stauza. Others
would write in such a way tkst the
line read the same backward aud for
ward, and still others made anagrams.
It was fashionable 3 one time 10 write
verses in fantastic shapes
The form of bottle, glass or fan
was initiated, and this was done by
frightening or shortening the lines as
required, though with sad detriment te
the verse. Where the design was q
bottle a number Of short lines would
go to form the neck; gradually length
ening, the shoulder would be formed
and then body,
There were also verses arranged In
the form OF pair of gloves, a pair Of
spectacles, etc. Specimens Of this kind
Of literary friyolity are to be found ii
French, Spanish and English books Of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches, Colds, Indigestion,
Pans, Constipation, Sour Stomach,
Dizziness2 Il you are not, the most
elective, prompt and pleasant
method Of getting rid Of them is to
take, now and then, a desetspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t is
well known throughout the world
as the best Of famil y laxative rene
dies, because 1t acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without I'M
ta6ng the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it is
always necessary to buy the genu-
me, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co, bearing the name
Of the Company, plainly printed on
the front Of every package
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
the sixteenth century.

the sixteenth century.
Both in China and Japan such lit
erary feats are held in great esteem
even at the present day. In the lat
ter country the poet not infrequently
arraages his verses in the shape Of a
mans head. thus perhaps giving a IA
cial outline Of the subject of his verse,
and though the Chinese may not maeno
so nice a choice, choosing perhaps q
COW or other animal for the design,
they display greater ingenuity.
Among the most curious Of all liter
airy freaks are the npogrammatc
works composed by the old Greeks,
works in which one letter Of the al
phabet is omitted. The odyssey" Of
Tryphiodorus Is composed In this way.
He had no alpha In his first book, no
beta in his second, and so on with the
subsequent letters one after another.
This Odyssey was an imitation of
the lipogrammatic "Iliad" Of Nestor.
There was an ode by Pindar where
from he had purposely omitted the let
ter sigma. This ingenuity became q
literary fad, encouraged even by those
who, it might be thought, would be
the first to oppose such literary trininG.
In Latin there is a work by Fulgen-
thus divided into twenty-three chapters
according to the order Of the TWEEN 70
three letters Of the Latin alphabet.
From A to o are still extant. The first
chapter is without A, the second with
out B, and so on.
The Persians also appear to havs
been given to this freakish work.
There is a story to the effect that a
poet read to the celebrated Jami a
gael Of his own composition which
Jami did not like.
The writer contended that it was a
very curious sonnet, for the letter allf
was not TO be found in any one of the
words. To this Jami very appropri-
|, ately remarked:
You can do a better thing yet-taks
away all the letters from the words
you have written. New York Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

fsun-thugs; I'm thinking Of real
farmers.
You Of the latter class will agree
with me that the great manure ques-
uon is "a vital one in real farming.
7 never heard one Of you own up that
he couldn't use a few loads more OF
manure any spring, if he only had
T. I never expect TO hear any such
statment We're all OF US short, every
season and most OF Us would be
mighty glad 10 know some way in
watch We could supply our needs.
Of course, we can buy commercial
fertilizers. In many cases. we have TO,
Tor there Is no other supply from
which We can draw. But this is not
only q mighty expensive form OF ma
hure it's also far from satisfactory,
as generally used.
Don't think that hold any retainer
against commercial fertilizers. I've
been more criticised for defending
them than I ever shall be for abusing
item But they do cost like sin; that
We al know And they don't always
work. that everyone knows who has
tried them. No doubt they are often
Of great value. no doubt they some
times more than pay for themselves
IN increased crops. Heaven forbid that
7 should question the exact accuracy
~ any OF the testimonials" printed by
tie score In all the fertilizer hand
books.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
PassIru os In. TeIloa4s.

The passing today OF the old tom
gate at the northern entrance to the
city is we'll worthy of the fireworks,
oratory. and general jubilation which
it has inspired. Strangers entering
Baltimore by the Reisterstown road
could hardly believe that this was
really city of the fifth order, when
a village functionary had first TO lift
a bar and demand their pennies be-
fore shey we're permitted 10 enter the
sacred metropolitan confines. The
coed reads movement. so iDtelligently
urged and fostered by Governor
Grothers and the Democratic PARTY,
has already done more 10 iHstill life
and enterprise and, new spirit into
the counties of this state than all 9TH
er movements of recent years com
blned. The passing of the old toll
gate is symbolical Of the new order
and the larger spirit of enterprise
and progress.--Baltimore Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
Tomb of Omar Khayyam.

Omar Khayyam's tomb at Nishapur
is in one wing Of the mosque erected
in memory Of the Moslem saint Imam.
zadah Mohammed Mahruk. Although
the poets prophecy concerning his
tomb-that it would be in a place
where the north wind would scatter
roses over it's not literally true. the
garden of the mosque is so rich in
roses as almost "to make one in love
with DEATH There is no inscription
upon the tomb, a simple case made OF
brick and cement, to tell the story, or
even the name, Of its occupant, al
though il is well known TO be Omar's
grave "Vandal scribblers" Professor
Jackson, who lately visited the spot,
says, have desecrated it with random
scrawls and have also scratched their
names upon the brown mortar of the
adjoining walls. disclosing the white
cement underneath. A stick of wood,
a stone and some fragments Of shards
profaned the top Of the saFeopbagus
when we saw II. There was nothing
else, 1t is to be regretted that some OF
0mars admirers in the occident do not.
provide suitable inscription on the
spot to show the renewn he enjoys IN
the west. "-Argonaut
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

Ewntten Specially for The Bulletin.)
pia you ever hear of a farmer with
rauueh manure2 mean, of course,
a real farmer. farming a real farm
Turning it with the IDEA Of getting
EamcThere Farming It with the hope
II raising things 10 sell Farming It
With the thought OF future years and
future crpps an the time in the back
81 his mind
Did you ever hear of such pro
rressi.... fore sighted farmer as that
having all the manure he felt he
could probably use2
! don't think ] ever did. / don't
sec how such a being could exist in
any part OF tho east ! happen to be
acquainted with.
Out west, some people never think
81 saving or using manure. They pick
nut Few quarter sections Of new
land where nature has been storing
un plant food for several thousand
wears whop the turf over and raise
things on t without any fertllizer-or
Fcg much effort These critters call
themselves farmers. no doubt A good
many ciy people. whose only idea Of
farmer Is drawn from the carica-
lures paladed ON the comic stage, ac-
rragarines ana newspapers published
g. Che biz cities. who haven't any COM
rrehension oil what farming Is, nor
any idea Of what farmer really looks
like. also take them the same way,
ana print big Yarns about them
But they are not farmers-never
were and never are likely to be.
They're miners they're iand-robbers;
they're grafters. perhaps: but they
aren't farmers. They are about the
worst enemies real farming has.
They're spelling what is naturally
good farm land They're doubling
the work OF coming generations which
will have 20 reclaim with great labor
and az much expense the fertility
these present wastrels are misspend-
ing. They're pestiferous parasites;
"oiF bugs" no doubt, just as some
lice are. and getting their living and
their fairness much as those vernin
GO. by stealing IL Ont Of the land and
then deserving 70 when 81 has been
sucked dry by their foul rapacity.
I'm not talking about this sort Of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

I've had experience with complete
FERTILIZERS" that would have made good
advertising. In every such case, IL was
when ] had bought the raw materials
ana mixed them myself. with a shovel,
on the barn floor. varying the proper
uons, every few hundred pounds, to
meet the requirements Of the different
crops 20 which they were applied.
Also. I've had experience with them,
when they failed to produce single
extra potato, where used, or a single
kernel Of corn above the normal yield
o. the field where none Of them were
applied Once "a manufacturer from
whom had bought a small shipment
wrote asking me for nay opinion as to
results ] returned MIN a truthful
answer. IL was. in effect, that ] had
used the sun on about a dozen gar
den cr0pss that I thought the lettuce
and spinach did a little better for it,
but in the ten other crops ] couldn't
See a cents worth OF Improvement
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
To commun. Win sphinx.

while Uncle Andy takes the stand
and tells things, j, p. Morgan discpest-
" goes to Egypt,-St, Louis Globes
Democrat
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

Most Of us farmers would do better
il we would only save all of our own
farm made manureS. and use them in
such way as to do the most good.
Years ago. | remember reading a sin
gle phrase which has chung to my
memory. 1t referred to the SPLEEN
did economy of daily drawing out
manure. The longer farm IT. the
more l come to appreciate the posi-
bilities of this truly splendid econ
Cmy.''
Now, don't get huffy, and abuse me
for a crank, because you may have
tried that very scheme and found it
Improbable. My dear brother, there
isn't any one single farming method
or device in the whole civilized world
which is a sure thing on every farm,
every year haven't the slightest
doubt that there are some farms where
daily drawing wouldn't pay. If yours
happens to be one of them-and you
know it-all right. Don't get mad;
I'm not talking to you, but to the
other fellow.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

II depends a good deal on your soil;
somewhat on the kind Of manure your
barns supply; not a little on the way
It is applied. I don't think manure
spread during the winter on steep,
wash-y side hill with a brook at the
bottom, would be a wise investment.
/ don't think that manure spread
daily during the entire year on
'1eachy," thin-soiled land would be apt
to stay near enough the surface for
the plant roots to get much good
from it, eight or ten months after It
was put on. | don't think that coarse,
straw-y manure thickly spread in June
over half-grown grass, could help the
hay crop one little bit
Some years ago a farmer out in
Schenectady county, N. ", bought a
truck farm without anV good fences
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03
FARM MANURE AND IT'S PROPER APPLICATION

due to them. That letter did not ap-
pear in the manufacturers next sea
sons testimonials" There is no oc-
oasion to doubt the truth of the stor-
les these advertisements actually tell
But there is strong ground for sus-
pecting that the stories of failure are
not SO apt to get into print as those Of
success.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

Have you ever tried ths experiment,
to End out for yourself? II you haven't,
wouldn't it be worth trying? If it
should turn out to be ineffective with
you, you'll be no worse off than now
will lose nothing by the test II it
should tnrn cut good thing, why then
you remember the old song. when
you've got a good thing, keep il, keep
it,"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

Why such fertilization should pro
ducs fine results for a Schenectady
county farmer and no results at all fol
my neighbor may be because Of differ
ences in the soil, or because of any one
Of a dozen other things As you and
I don't own either of the farms. the
real question for US is which If the
two ours most resembles in its recep-
ton Of manure.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

fsm-thugs; I'm thinking of real
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

There has been strong movement
among economists, business men and
others interested in economic investiga-
ton to secure the appointment Of an
International commission to look into
the cause for the high prices Of the Ne
cessities OF life. There is no doubt but
that a commission could be appointed
of such unpFeiudieed and impartial per
sons, experts in Investigation of eco
nomic facts, that great deal of very
valuable light could be shed upon the
reasons for the high prices that have SO
distressed the people Of the world and
information given upon which action
might be taken to reduce the cost OF
living. The very satisfactory report
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-03

The White House, Feb. 2, 1912,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL
HAD KEEN INSIGHT,
Classified Golf Clubs as Agrl-
cultural Implements.

zone Of the first men l ever played
golf with was Cleveland Dodge" said
Woodrow Wilson just before he sailed
for Bermuda. Neither MI. Dodge nor
myself had more than a theoretical
knowledge OF the game, and our first
performances were unique.
1.-the trouble is,' said Dodge, that
we haven't the right sort Of clubs.
I'll import some
$50 he sent to Scotland and got an
invoice Of the finest golf clubs that
money could buy. There was an in
strument for every possible golfing con
tingency. When they reached the Gus
tom house the officials did not know
how to classify them. They knew al
most as little about golf as Dodge and
myself, and there had been no pro-
vision made In the law for an import
duty on golf clubs. Finally they levied
on them as agricultural implements.
THAT said Dodge, is a deliberate
insult
"The next day he went on the links
with his new clubs. When he return
ed that night he had changed his mind.
"'Those customs officers knew more
about the game I play that I did, said
he."-Cincinnah Times-Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
Time to Change.

Inspector James l. Hughes Of the
Toronto board of education was illus
trating the differences In child minds
at a lecture before the City club Of
Chicago. Il have a little girl whose
tastes are strongly mathematical, while
her brother has no gift for numbers,
but still manages to think quite clear
~. My daughter was specializing on
the degrees of relationship OF her two
half sisters, Jane and Helen, and on
other possible combinations In frac-
tional slsterhood and brotherhood.
Papa she asked. II mother were to
die and you were to marry again and
have some more children, what kin
would they DO to Jane and Helen?
Would they be half sisters tooT I had
not replied when my small son volun-
teered an answer after his own kind.
4 think he said, II anybody's going
to die. it's papa's urn this tlme.'"-
Everybody's Magazine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
HOUSES TO LET.

TO LET'S room house, all improve
ments except bath and gas; rent
$500; near corner Smith and King. In
quire Boynton Bros. & Co., 81 Smith
st. 13445-12-6-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
The Value Of knowIsdoe.

Mrs. Featherton had embroidered a
gown for herself. Butterflies were the
design, and she had made them look
SO natural that-so Mr.. Featherton
said-one would think they were ac-
tually alive. But Mrs. Featherton's
little son was more critical. He re.
garded the decorative insects long and
earnestly, opened his lips to speak and
then, with remarkable self control for
n SO young, closed them again with
out speaking.
We'll. Frankie" said his mother at
last. tell me what you think of my
butterflies"
"Ihey are very nice, mother" replied
ne seriously, "but the next time YOU
embroider butterflies would you mind
putting the antennae on the other
end?"-New York Press,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
Osculation Coniuoatjoa.

Sam Slick once said that kisses were.
IKE creation. made out of nothing and
very good. and another American writ
er thus corrugated the verb ito kiss"
"'Buss,' to kiss: rebus. to kiss again.
plurlbus, to kiss without regard to
numbers; syllabus. to kiss the hands
instead of the lips: blunderbuss, to
kiss the wrong person: erebus, to kiss
IN the dark; omnibus, to kiss every
one In the ROOM"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-06
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
When MeIba's Music Won.

Tourists abroad dread few things so
much as the customs inquisition. OF
all the ports at which the unfortunate
traveller has to bother with customs
officers Toulon is one Of the worst.
The mall steamer from Australia ar
rived there just after dusk n day.
A lady sat d~isconsolately on a box
waiting for the mercuriai officials to
examine some ten trunks heaped upon