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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
First Ward o-Third Ward O.

The regular scheduled football
game between First and Third wards
was played on the Penn college cam
pus Friday evening at 4:30. Oldham
and Utterback of the High school act
ed as referee and umpire. Six min
ute quarters were agreed on by the
captains at the beginning of the
game. From start to finish this was
one of the most interesting games of
the schedule thus far from the fact
that the teams seemed to be more
evenly matched than In any previous
game. Neither team was successful
in finding the weak spot in the other
and every play that was tried seemed
to be blocked and held. Every man
was so determined to win the game
that neither team could score and
the game was to 0 when time was
called. The other game which was
to be played between Second and
Fourth wards was postponed until
Monday, when ii will be played at
the ball park.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

: The entertainment committee of the
Oskaloosa Country Club is making pre-
parations for dancing party to be
given at the club house on Hallode'en.
- = =
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Whitmore en-.
tertained a company of forty-one of
their friends at their coy home IN
Madison township on last Thursday
evening, Oct. II. A grand supper was
served at 1880 o'clock, which consist
ed of fried chicken and everything
good that goes with fried chicken;
then pumpkin pie with something
good to drink, and last the fruit and
cake, with plenty of good cream, like
country folks have, and good, rich
milk, all that everyone could drink,
and that just touched the spot of the
town folks, who left Oskaloosa about
five o'clock in hacks and autos, re-
turning at midnight, Mrs. Beryl Rey-
nolds and John Mccormick carrying
home the honors of the whist contest,
which followed the supper. while Mrs.
Earl eITte anu JOhcS
home the consoling prize. The crowd
decided they never had such a royal
time before and are anXiously waiting
for another party in the country. Mr..
and Mrs. Whitmore had spent all the
time they could possibly find in decor
ating the house and arranging the best
way to entertain the crowd, which
was certainly carried out to the letter
z, as nothing more could have been
done. Nothing more could have been
fixed to eat is the decision of the
crowd.
- - -
The Klatter Klub of young ladies
enjoyed an AT Home" with Miss Cor
della Myers Saturday afternoon. The
diversions were guessing contests,
music, "kodaking" and readings. At
the close of the afternoon the lunch
,eon was served.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
WRIGHT.

Mrs. Angelina Hoover spent two
weeks in Indiana visiting friends, re-
turning home Tuesday.
J. L. Hoover went to the southern
part of the state to visit a sister.
Some of our people went to Oska.
loosa Monday to hear Bryan.
j. A. Haines shelled about 5000
bushels of corn Tuesday and deliver
ed same at the Unsicker elevator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Tennis went
to Dakota Monday to visit their son,
Otis, who is sick.
Rev. Williams and J. A. Baitsell, of
Fremont, were in Wright Wednesday.
The severest penalty should be
melted out to the crank that shot
Theodore Roosevelt.
Rev. Collier, of Cedar, gave quite an
interesting lecture at the Union
church Wednesday evening. His sub
ject was, Travelling on the Ocean. I"
He has crossed the Atlantic five times
and was able to give some interesting
Oct. 10, ". w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
THE LITTLE CLIDDEN
Autoists Arrive Here and Are Es-
corted by Local Enthusiasts.

Participants in the Little Glidden"
run that left Des Moines
Tuesday October 10. completed the
swing about the state today. passed
through Oskaloosa and ended the run
of over eight hundred miles at Des
Moines this afternoon.
Several cars of the Oskaloosa Auto
Club ran out east on the Iowa City
road this morning to meet the tour
lists. The company arrived at the Sa-
voy Hotel where dinner was served
at 1885 o'clock, and eighteen took
dinner at the hotei. The company
was escorted out of town by number
of Oskaloosa car owners and We're
met this side of Pella by a crowd of
enthusiasts who will pilot the tour
lists over the road to the home goal
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
The Poultry Fanciers,

The Sixth District Poultry Associa-
ton held It's first meeting of the year
in preparation for the show which Is
to be given January 7.l0, Saturday
afternoon in the parlors of the Farm
ers' National Bank. Great euthusi-
asm was shown in the work and the
prospects, according to Judge Dagle,
are that the Oskaloosa show will be
the best show in the state of Iowa
this year. The association is work
ing hard to secure the state meeting
OF the American Poultry Association
and II 1t does 1t will be held the same
dates as the show. An invitation was
also extended to the Northwestern
Bun Rock elID TO hold its meeting
here again this year. The club met
with this association last year and
were very much pleased with the os-
kaloosa show.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
The Most Appreciated.

or all the tokens of kindness and
cheer received by DR.. E. II. Waring
upon his recent birthday, none were
more appreciated than that of a
splendid cake sent by his daughter,
Miss Grace s. Warning. She is at
present doing some service 10 st.
Catherine Catholic hospital in Omaha,
Neb., and If the cake is correct
sample of the provisions made in that
institution for It's inmates. they are
certainly well cared for.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
Examinations for Miners.

The state board OF examiners will
hold an examination for mine foreman
and hoisting engineers in the office OF
the state mine inspection in Des
Moines Tuesday and "Wednesday The
examination will be given to prepare
mine employees for work in RESPONSE
BILE positions which the state requires
that they he examined upon as 70 tit.
meas before they can do the work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
Echo Of Titanic Disaster,

Chrlstiania, Oct. 2i.--A report from
Reykjavik, Iceland, says bottle was
picked up on October 4, near Sko-
garnes on the vaxafjord. which con.
tanned note reading: Il am one Of
those wrecked on the Titanic Harry
Wilson"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

LATTlMER.-Died, at the hospital
in Pueblo, Colo, October 81, 1912, F.
C. Lattimer, aged SO years. The re-
mains will be brought to Oskaloosa
for interment. Mr.. Lattimer was man
ager OF the electric light works at
Florence. Colo, and had gone to
Pueblo to undergo an operation for
appendicitis. The disease was so far
advanced that the appendix had rup-
tured and peritonitis had developed.
Mr.. Lattimer was son.in,law of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W, CAVITY, having married
Miss Maine CAVITY about three years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Canty have been
with their daughter number OF days.
The family has the sympathy of All in
their sad bereavement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

MARTlN.-Died, Tuesday morning,
October %, 1912, at $3.50 o'clock, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. A.
Younkin, in New Sharon, Mrs. Emily
Martin, (widow of the late William
MARTINI, aged 10 years, 6 months
and Is days. Funeral announcement
later.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

WILLlS.-Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
L. J. Willis, No. 404 Fifth avenue
east, Saturday, Oct. 10, 1912, fine
1919 pound daughter. All are doing
nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

Dr. Asa X. Bowie, New Sharon. 20
1854 and
Maude Lucille Scary, New Sharon, 20
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

Fred Knox, Oskaloosa. ..........24
1853 and
Lucretia Thompson, Oskaloosa. 20
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
Turks Are Advancing.

Vienna, Oct. 10. Special: The
Turks are advancing through Juma
Pass from Sofia, the Bulgarian capt.
tai, and also by way of Tumruah to-
wards Philiophilis, an important Bull
gariani city. l ...z...... ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24

well, well, James, just listen to
this. Anna is coming home for her
vacation, and will be here this after
noon. You had better harness the
horse now. and so to meet her" Mrs.
Metcalf exclaimed, as she sat on the
porch, reading q Letter
which had just been received. She
arose, and, going into the house, wrote
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"a real good cry"

a real good cry"
One Of his greatest difficulties wa.
In the final choice Of q title. "Bleal
House" came near to being callet
tom All-Alone's." He had ten Other
titles In mind for it. David Copper.
field" was at first to be called Mag,
Diversions" After fixing on 'Davit
Copperaeld" he changed his mind siz
times. Among the titles he had In
mind for "A Tale Of Two Cities were
"One Of These Days." Buried Alive
1.-THE Thread Of Gold" and THE Doc.
tor Of Beauvais." For Hard Tines
he had fourteen different titles under
consideration. debating their suitabil.
ity with Forster.
These things indicate the extraor-
binary fertility Of his invention. and
also his remarkable dramatic genius.
for he felt all tho pity and Joy with
which he inspired his readers even
more keenly than they. Had he writ
ton regularly for the stage. AZ he some.
times did, he would have been q SEC
ond Shakespeare. He IL certainly the
greatest humorist Of the English race.
though he made but one contribution
to Punch" and that was never pub.
lished. (Some critics might adduce
this a. evidence Of his genuine comic
geniuA)
His Histrionic Bent.
It II significant that Dickens' first
literary attempt was in dramatic form,
and all his life long he was Diseased
,hHy thu III T.
face when he gave his readings, and
it IL recorded that he frequently acted
out the scenes Of. his novels ~ he
wrote them. His son, Charles Dickens
the younger. told William Winter an
anecdote that occurred 1T 0ad's Hill.
the splendid home Dickens bought
with his earnings. ~
"Noisy brawls sometimes occurred
in the neighborhood." said young
Dickens. but we did not regard them.
One morning heard . great din.
shouts and screams. a. Of . violent,
drunken quarrel. At first I did not
heed 1t, but after awhile. ~ it steadily
continued, went out to our grove,
across the road. where I found my
father, alone. Have you heard the
row. asked. Did you hear any
noise?' he answered. Yes I ~
piled, Il thought somebody was being
killed. What can have happened
Did you shout?' 7 made the row. he
replied; I have been rehearsing the
murder scene in "Oliver Twist" 1t
was the wrangle Of Bill Skies and
Nancy that you heard: I have Just
been trying to kill Nancy" WELL I
said, I should think you have sue
ceeded. for . more damnabls racket
was never made" ~.
Dickens acted many times In quasi.
amateur performances, and - 0ab-
blewig, the garrulouS barrister In N
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thorn a. Walter Savage Landor. The
explanation that Dickens had meant
M harm and had .,aasal,, Italian tia

morn ~ wafer savage A00QOf. INT
explanation that Dickens had mean,
no harm, and had merely taken the
lighter and more amusing phases OF
character, without imputing the SIMS.
ter elements to the originals, did moi
always placate the people who felt
hurt, a. Hunt had some right to feel.
Many choolmasters wanted to sue OF
thrash the author. because they saw
themselves in squeers.
Sam Vale. q popular comedian. was
the original Of Sam Weller. He used
to appear a. Simon spatterdash In q
farce called "The Boarding House. %
tn which he got of many Of those
curt, incongruous comparisons that
are now known ~ Wellerisms. Come
on. a. the man said to the tight boot"
why. here we're al mustered. a. the
roast beef said to tho Welsh rabbit
I'm down on you. - the extinguisher
said to the candle"-these were some
Of Wales sayings. and plainly show
the origin Of tho delightful Sam.
Tho Brothers Cheeryble were named
Grant in real life. They had come
penniless to Lancashire. and in the
cotton trade amassed . great fortune.
which they dispensed quite ~ freely
~ the CheerybleA It was Nasmyth,
the inventor Of the steam hammer.
who csme to Manchester a. a young
engineer with . capital Of less than
100 pounds, and was told by the
head Of the firm that IL he ever want
ed for wages on . Saturday night he
would find 500 pounds ready on de-
mand. and no security" This offer
was accompanied with . most excruci-
ating wink, and Nasmyth learned later
that the elder brother had q glass
eve. which sometimes rot out Of place
when he smiled and required these
facial contortions to get It back.
Caricatures, indeed! Most of tho
Dickens characters seem overdrawn
because true to the models. Little
Dorrit died only year Or two ago.
His Methods OF Work.
The way in which Dickens worked
has been described by his son. Henry
F. DickenA He always wrote with .
quill pen. The ink he used was blue.
At Gad's Hill he had table on wheels.
to accommodate his peripatetic tastes.
He derived Inspiration from long
walks. ten to fifteen miles sometimes,
and midnight rambles through the
London streets were frequent. While
he wrote "A Christmas Carol he
laughed and wept again, and excited
himself In . most extraordinary man
ner." While writing The Chimes he
got up at seven o'clock In the morn
ing, had . cold bath and breakfast.
and then ''blasel away. resolutely
and red hot, until three o'clock or %.
when he usually knocked OF Tor the
day." When he haA Anlohod this tale,
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thor's fortune was made. The publish.
ers at first suggested the Nimrod Club
az title. but Dickens got the name OF
Pickwick from that Of q coach-pro-
prietor at Bath. as he virtually admits
in chapter IS. Seymour. the artist,
had first sketched Pickwick with q
lean and hungry look, like Cassius.
but Chapman, the publisher. suggest
ed the portraiture Of "a fat old beau"
and friend Of his by the name Of
John Foster Ii the bodily prototype
Of the greatest comic figure since
Falstaf.
From "Oliver Twist" to "The N.Y.
terry Of Edwin Brood" Dickens poured
forth series Of novels thnt are today
the most popular books in English
literature. Perhaps no greater tribute
to the genius Of their author has ever
been penned than that Of his disciple
and literary follower, Bret Harte -
the poem entitled Dickens In Camp"
The roaring campfire with rude humor
painted
The ruddy tints Of health
On haggard face and form that dropped
and tainted
~ SuC 0CGSS EoC0 1VE WS2ltOS
Till one arose. and from his packs scant
treasure
A boarded volume drew,
And cards were dropped from hands Of list.
less leisure
To hear the tale anew;
And then. while round them shadows gath.
cred faster,
Aud a. the areliRht fell
He read aloud wherein the book the Master
Had told Of Little Nell"
And 30 In mountain solitudes-oertaken
As BY some spell divine
Their cares dropped from them like the
needles shaken
From out the gusty pine
Thus Bret 4arte describes the pro-
found Impression made ON q camp
gathering Of rude Western miners by
the touching tales Of the London nov
elist. and he closes with the fine trib-
ute:
And on tha. grave where English oak and
And laurel wreaths entwine,
Deem 1t not all a too presumptuous folly
This spray Of western pinel
Even Walter Bagehot's striking title
conferred upon Dickens-"a special
correspondent for posterity"-does not
exhale subtler praise than this poem,
BY an American author who owed his
style and his philosophy Of life both
to DickenA
! Originals Of Characters
Dickens drew most Of his characters
from life. and drew them 20 we'll that
they were often identified without any
trouble. Sometimes the identiAcation
caused trouble. - when Harold okim-
pole In BLEAK House" Was recognised
- Leigh Hunt and the boisterous Boy.
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person."
Ono ,aractcristic of these Dickens
characters is that they carry an aroma
with them that reveals them almost
at once for what they are. Peck
sniff would be known as a sanctimoni-
GUS hypocrite by people who had never
read Martin Chuzzlewit." Uriah
Heep is recognized as fawning cur
1T once 49, there Is something sleek.
sinking and Shiny about his very
name.
They form small army-these men
and women and children that are
more real than next-door neighbors-
an army that will 60 marching across
all the lands where English will ever
be spoken. and will help to conquer
many countries now unsubdued by
that world-conquering tongue. 1t
is an army that wins its battles by
the spell of sympathy. and overcomes
nations by the might of wisdom and
smiles.
DNACUS k1umOIe Of1R1Us
Dickens understood the common
people 50 we'll and loved them so
warmly because he was sprung from
them. David Copperfield" Is known
to be largely photographer. and
the original of the impecunious and
impractical wilkins Micawber was the
novelist's own father. Perhaps his
early trials must be accounted for by
the fact that he was born on a Fri
day. 1t was the 7th Of February,
1912: the scene Of his mundane de-
but was near the city Of Portsmouth.
and the full name with which his
parents endowed him was Charles
John Huffam Dickens.
No school except that Of expert
ence. no university but that Of life can
claim credit for his genius. HE may
be said to have educated himself" in
the words of Micawber. Fortunately
his father had fair library Of we'll
selected works. Among the books
read by the boy were 1.-THE Arabian
Nights" Don Quixote." gil Blass,"
the works Of Smollett, Fielding and
Goldsmith. the essays in 1.-THE specta-
tor" and THE Taller" Fed upon
such food. his imagination expanded
into rich sympathy. and an innate
power Of observation completed his
equipment as a great artist. He
might have become a vagabond and
a derelict Of society: but somehow he
was rescued from the maelstrom Of
destiny, and drifted from an attor-
ney's Office to the desk Of a shorthand
reporter. and from that into the pur-
lieus Of Grub Street, to wind up in
the Poets Corner Of Westminster
Abbey. among the remnants Of roy
atty and genius.
Dickens earliest literary effort was
tragedy-''The Sultan Of India
written during his intermittent school
days. THE Dinner at Poplar Walk"
printed in 1.-THE Monthly Magazine in
| 1888. was the immediate precursor Of
the Sketches by Boz" which appear.
| ed In the same publication. and were
collected in book form in 1886. How
he came to adopt the pseudonym Of
Boz is story that has been often
told-a younger brother was nick
named Moses, after . character in the
Vicar Of Wakefield:" pronounced
through the nose this became ''Bosse."
which was shortened to Boz.
PickWick Makes q hit,
It was the publication OF ''Pickwick''
in 1887 that first established the fame
OF Dickens upon secure ground. Lon
don read and laughed. and the ~.
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It was the publication Of ''Pickwick'
in 1887 that first established the fame
Of Dickens upon secure ground. Lon
don read and laughed. and the ~.
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Dickens drew most Of his characters
from life, and drew them 20 well that
they were often Identified without any
trouble. Sometimes the identincation
caused trouble. - when Harold 0kim-
pole In BLEAK House" Was recognised
~ Leigh Hunt and the bolsterous Boy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
GET TOO MUCH COIN
Maqnates Anxious to Revise Rules for
Division of Gate Receipts Of
" Worlds Series. ,#

If. certain baseball magnates have
their way the rules governing the di-
vision of worlds series receipts will
be radically amended.
; 1t will be suggested that the mon
ey set aside for the players of the
two contending teams in the worlds
series be limited to a guarantee for
each man instead of a percentage.
No less a person than August Herr
mann, chairman Of the National base
ball commission, favors a plan by
which each member of the winning
team in the worlds series will re-
ceive $1,000 while each member of the
losing team will get $3.50.
This money, according to the Herr
mann idea, will be deducted from 60
per cent. of the first four games, the
balance to be distributed equally
among the players of the other four
teen major league teams.
If such an amendment should be
adopted, the worlds series would de-
velop into big benefit for all the
major league players.
It is also limited that the national
commission may find it's 10 per cent.
rakeoff reduced one-half. The com
missions share of the spoils has stead
fly increased each year until $4,000
was set aside after the recent strug-
gle between the Giants and Red Sox
Several club owners insist that the
commissions portion should not ex-
ceed $4,000, in which event the bal
ance could be split up among the men
who pay the salaries of all major
league players.
The worlds series has grown to
such enormous proportions that the
impression prevails among baseball
men that the players are getting too
much money.
If the plan to curtail the shares OF
the teams taking part in the worlds
series is adopted, it will be Interesting
to learn the attitude of the recently
organized Baseball Players Frater
nifty.
The membership list includes nearly
300 major league players, all of whom
would be glad to receive a piece OF
world series coin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
Training Dates.

The training dates of the Cincinnati
Reds have been announced. They will
leave Cincinnati on March 4 for
French Lick Springs. They will re-
main in Mobile until March 26, when
they return direct to Redland. On
March 29, 80 and 81 the Reds; will
play the New York Americans, April
4, 5, and the Boston Americans, and
on April z, 8 and 8 the Detroit Amer
Jeans, opening the regular season on
April 10.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
Unique Stadium for Yale.

unique Stadium for Yale.
The new Yale stadium to be started
shortly will be the largest of it's kind
IN America and unique in many re-
spects. The amphitheater will be
bowl-shaped, a feature entirely individ
ual. It will be 60 feet deep and will
seat $4,000 persons and can be ex.
tended to seat 100000 If desired. It
will cost 100000 and other improve.
ments to the Yale field athletic equip.
ment will make the total expenditure
100000.
Funds for the work of construction
will be provided by bonding system,
which will allow the general public
to purchase at face value tickets to
all the games in the stadium. In case
500 bond is bought the purchaser
will be allowed to buy two tickets to
every game for fifteen years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
White 9ox Sensatio1.

Babe Borton, the first sacker of the
White Sox, is looked upon as a sensa-,
tion for the coming campaign. Jimmy
Callahan did not think Borton had it
in him to make a finished first base
man in the big show.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16

Harness Racing on Christmas.
The Toronto Driving Club will dis
tribute $1,000 in prizes for harness
races to take place during the Christ
mas holidays. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
MCCARTHY HAS GOOD RECORD
Plttsburg Player Lands In Fourth
Among Second Baseman Of All
National League Teams.

One of the most promising players
on the Pittsburg team is little Nc
Carthy, who filled in at second base
when Miller was put on the initial
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-16
Second Baseman Mccarthy.

sack. Late in the season Mccarthy
was supplanted by Butler, the St
Paul star. Mccarthy participated in
;105 games, finishing with a record OF
1862.