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The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
THE POWER OF TIE PRESS,

Some days ago the Herald called
attention to an annoying custom -prac-
ticed by the shipping clerks of the
American Press Association, one of
the largest printers supply compa-
MES in the world with twenty-five
branch houses In the larger cities of
the United States. The Herald ex-
.pected that the criticism would pass
UNDECIDED, as a business corporation
'of the magnitude Of the American
Press was supposed to be so we'll or
ganiZed and systematized as TO need
no suggestions from customers.
Imagine our surprise when our mail
brought lis a copy Of the following cir
cular letter sent from the main OF.
fees in New York TO all branch
houses:
American Press Association.
General Offices.
-,.. New York. Jan. 2S, 1918.
To Resident Managers:--The fol-
lowing is taken from the Oskaloosa
Ua.) Herald: - .a
1t was the poet Young who
said, God bless the man who first
invented sleep We shudder to
speculate what he might say
about the man who first began
driving those staples in Ameri
can Press plate boxes"
The practice OF driving staples in
box lids is not. only an annoyance 10
customers but materially shorters
the life of the boxes, and must Ne
stopped. In cases where the regular
spring fastener will not hold the lid
securely. one small nail driven part
way into the. lid directly back Of the
iron band will bold the lid tightly in
place. Allow the nail head to pro-
ject a trife SO that It can be easily
removed.
Yours very truly.
w. BR0GAN.
Vice President and Manager.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

with the history of the family is the
fact that although engaged in a most
hazardous occupation not single
death has been due to violence or ac-
Cident. All of the boys were noted
for daring and dash and yet not one
Of them in all Of the years of railway
service have had IA serious accident,
and what was true of the elder
Coles" applies to the younger men.
Attendance at the funeral service at
Moulton was large, many being pres
ent from distance. Accompanying
the casket to the last resting place
were Mrs. Lottie Johnson from Rich
land; frank Cole, of Monmouth; Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Cole and daughters, OF
Marshalltown; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam S.
Cole, of Moulton, and Messrs. Kiley
and Hughes, of Moulton. Pall.bearers
at New Sharon were the, three sons,
Sam, Frank and Ed, Messrs. Kiley and
hughes and George Could, of New
Sharon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
TIoGA.

Last Saturday evening the home of
Ralph Lisk, about IL miles north.
east of here, was the scene of a hap.
Ply gathering. Saturday being the
5Oth birthday anniversary of Mr..
Lisk, Mrs. Lisk and daughters had
planned surprise. About 1880 the
guests began to gather and when all
had been counted, numbered about
seventy. After a delightful three.
course luncheon was served, consist.
ing of oysters, pickles and chicken,
peaches and cake, good old social
chat and music was INDUCED In. IL
was late hour wnen the guests de.
parted and everyone voted a most eX.
.celient evening and wished Mr.. Lisk
many more happy birthdays.
The sale of Chas. Fuller, north of
here, was largely attended and
Things brought the best of prices.
business meeting was held AT the
Church Thursday night and the trus.
tees for the ensuing year were elect.
ed The church has been reinsured
for five years. STTf
Rev. Hudson has been elected IN
MI the pulpit of the ehareh' for the
next year and preached his first ser.
mon In the church Sunday, Feb. 2.
Charles Lisk sawed wood at Earl
Augustine's Wednesday, Jan. 81.
charlie Fuller and wife have re.
turned from Ottumwa where thew
have been looking after his farm,
ne expectes to move the first of
Feby. 8. HOO
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
rhg HORSE IS s1lLL AERE.

The general nse OF automobiles in
cities and on the farms OF the United
States has not displaced the horse or
mule. The estimate OF the number OF
those animals on farms Jan. I Is an
Inounced by the Departemnt OF Agri-
culture. Ii shows more horses than
ever before, except In 1909 and 1910.
and more mules than In any other
year on record.
Horses and mules were OF greater
value than ever before except In 1911.
The number OF horses increased 5ss-
600 over last year and the number of
mules Increased $4,000.
The number Of food animals on
farms decreased. Mich cows showed
a decrease Of 100000 since Jan. l..
1912: other cattle decreased 100000;
sheep decreased $780, and swine De-
creased 4.23z 900.
IN average value a head compared
with 1919. horses Increased $3.Sa.
mules }160. mich cows $s63. other
eattle 3C.le. 1Asep is GENTS swine
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

1916 In total value the Increases
were: Horses, $l05,52S 900; mules,
$19,5SS, 000; mich cows, sl07.369 900;
other cattle $i59.5s1 900; sheep, $2l !,
I01e,000; swine, SIS ISL 900.
The total yalne of all farm animals
increased $i93, i66.O0a, or 30 per cent
over 1912.
Animals on farms and ranges Jan.
I were valued AT $5.50l 1888 900, com
pared With SIS, 0ss,327 900 last year.
The niimbeiy value head, and aggre-
gate value compared with last years
Figures were: sIs .ea- e v
Horses, '2d.567000, compared with
20,509000: value, $l10.77, compared
with $105.94; aggregate value, 81,
z7S,222,000, compared with $2,li2,694,-
1000. s.. ..... Fp
Mules. 4,3S6,OO0, compared with A.
100000; value. $i24.31, compared with
$l20.51; aggregate value, $545, 245,000,
compared with $525, 1857 900.
Mich cows. 20.497 ,9OQ, compared
with 20sb99,0O0; value, $4502, com
pared with $39.39; aggregate value,
1922 ,783, 600, compared with $815,4f4,'
000.
| Other cattle, 36,O3O,OOO. compared
with 37.260.000; value, 1886, com
pared with $2l20; aggregate value,
I$9l9,645,O 900, compared with $790,064,-
! 600.
Sheep, 5l,4S2,000, compared with
52,362, 600; value, 1894, compared with
$3.46; aggregate value, 1902 ,779, 600,
compared with 1881, 10000.
Swine, 61,17S.000 compared with
e5,4l0OOO; value, 1886, compared
with S.; aggregate value, 5000, l09,-
900, compared with 1923 1928. 900
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

concerning politics, II should ne
remembered that much Of the present
agitation comes from what is called
social unrest" says Henry Clews in
his weekly New York letter. The
latter is a complex problem and
springs from various sources. Its
main Indictment. however. is the
wages question, arising from the
present high cost of living. The lat
ter is being slowly, albeit painfully
adjusted In some cases prices are
declining, particularly Of food pro
ducts, as a result of last years ben
efcent harvest. In other cases re-
lief is being partially effected through
wage concessions where the scale of
pay has been aprticuarly low. II
should be noted that most of the la
Dor troubles are In the ranks of low
paid labor. Business in general con
tinues active in spite of surface dis
couragement. Distribution is active
and mills as a rule are still running
full time. Barring. a slight and not
unexpected slowing down in the iron
trade, there is no important diminu-
ton of business activity. Our for
eign trade continues large. the heavy
outward movement of grain being an
encouraging feature. Clearing House
returns and railroad earnings con.
tinue incontrovertible testimony as to
the large volume of trade. In the
second week of January bank clear.
ings at all cities of the United States
were nearly IL per cent over last
year. The increase in railroad
earnings during, the, same period was
Is per cent in excess Of a year ago
Such facts are significant
New York is relatively the cheap.
est money market in the world, a
condition which naturally facilitates
the outward gold movement. thus far
TO over $6,000,000. An
other. $30,0O0,000 may go to satisfy
the heeds Of Europe. Our credit
situation abroad, however, is in eX-
cellent shape, and we are abundantly
able to give assistance where it is
most needed. The European banks
are gradually strengthening them.
selves after a protracted strain. and
now that the Balkan war is practi-
cally ended, there Is reason to hope
that the hoardings which that srug-
gle melted win soon be released. AS
a matter of fact, there is scarcity OF
gold in Europe, none Of the great
banks there having sufficient in their
reserves To meet the present credit
strain, and this in spite of the talk
OF the gold faddists who maintain
that the increased production OF gold
was the great cause of present high
prices. Indian hOardings have been
enormous. amounting to fully 80 per
cent Of the years production, while
another 30 per cent was consumed in
the arts. This country is estimated
to have retained fully 20 per cent of
the years supply, leaving only 20 per
cent of last years product available
to meet the requirements of the great
foreign banks. This, it need hardly
be said, was not adequate 10 meet the
demands of the worlds rapidly grow
ing commerce"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

--Uuitfng the factions of the re-
publican party VIM no doubt be ac-
Icomplished easier after the democrats
take control of the government, says
the Bloomfield Republican. The
whole difficulty emanated from a de-
sire of few ambitious men to con
troll the party and the patronage. A
defeat, such as happened last Nov
ember and the lessons to be gained
from that defeat, will do more to
place the republican party in fighting
trim again than all the compromise
schemes ever proposed. Sweet are
the uses of adversely.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

The most distant point from the
power house on the new central heat
ing, system is Warren Kalbach's home.
It is fifteen city blocks as the streets
run, but counting the lateral and the
distance from the plant TO the street.
and the doubling back from First ave
nue. to High avenue. the distance is
over one mile. II is a source of con-
graduation to the Traction g. Light
Company TO know, also, that Mr.. Kal
bach's home is one OF the best heated
properties on the entire system.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
At eiEry.

Should fifty years knock out man? ,
Three score and ten. that Is the span
Allowed to him by holy writ
In which his body should be Mt
To meet the average strain; II he
Fail short of that, then II must be
Not nature, but himself, 10 blame
II he be dotard, blind and lame,
AT fifty. years a man should be
But half way TO the point where he
Should lay fun mans burden down
At thirty years he takes the crown
OF manhood, and for. forty. shares
In all the labor and the cares
OF kinship in his class, and when
Those years are gone. three score and
ten
May see him lay his crown aside
And rest until the time betide
When he shall quit ii all and go
To that mysterious Weisnichtwo
From which he came-but that's no
sign
That he must leave the firing line
At fifty with his fight half won
And strength TO do it'good and done
New York Tribune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

"A moving picture film entitled
Tooth Ache" is one OF the agencies
employed by the National Mouth Hy-
gkene Association 10 demonstrate the
Importance of instruction in the care
OF the teeth. DR.. W. G. Ebersole, of
Cleveland, Ohio, who is secretary of
the organization, says: Il believe that
II each child be taught to keep thor
oughly clean and healthy the gate
way to his system, the mouth, we
shall have healthier, more self-re-
speeding, and all-around better class
of citizens for the next generation"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

In the city. His strength in the race
for that position. however, encourag-
ed him to seek Office as representative
of the Thirty first senatorial district
in the Illinois house of representa-
Itives
Four candidates appeared for the
three positions In the Thirtyfirst dis
trict. Franklin s. Catlin and Harry
Shaver, republicans, We're elected,
with Mr.. Mckinley, democrat. Frank
j. Seis, democrat. failed of election.
Mr.. Mckinley Is serving his first
term in the Illinois legislature, and il
is his first occupancy of an elective
office He is a neighbor of Governor
elect Dunno, and friend, political
and personal, of both Mr. Dunno ard
Roger c, Sullivan.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

TESTS Of different varieties of
grain and OF different methods of
growing alfalfa and red clover will be
carried on by hundreds of progressive
farmers in all parts of the state this
season In cooperation with the Iowa
Agricultural Experiment Station. To
every farmer who makes the tests,
the station distributes free seeds and
other materials.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
-There are 695 colleges a

versities listed by the United States
Bureau of Education in thn current
Educational Directory. Ohio and
Pennsylvania each have AZ instiu-
tons of college rank, and New York
and Illinois 49, Missouri has %,
Iowa and Tennessee q, Virginia %,
North Carolina %, Indiana and Ken
lucky 81, Georgia 70, Kansa 10. and
Massachusetts Is.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

The Officiousness of the Des
Moines newspapers in the permanent
roads matter arouses the suspicion
of the Fairfield Ledger that there
may be a scheme to have the rest of
the state make good roads for Polk
county
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

culture in the normal schools of the
United States, according to figures
compiled by the United States Bureau
of Education. Eighteen of them teach
agriculture alone; ~ teach agricul-
ture in combination with one or more
sciences; nine teach two other sub
jects; and one three other subjects.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

, PARKER.-Mrs. Nora O'Brien Par
ker was born in Templeglantine, Lin
,erick county, Ireland, Sept. n, 1863,
and came to this country when three
years old Died at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
Jan. Is. 1913. aged 43 years, 3 months
and 10 days. She was married to
Henry Parker, of OskalOosa, Sept. II,
1894. She was the mother of five chill
dren, four of whom with their father
survive here. Baby Leroy having
gone several years before. Those liv-
ing are Anna Marie, seventeen years
IOld; Catherine Lenore, thirteen years
old; William X, ten years and Grace
Vivian, seven years. Mrs. Parker's
girlhood days were lived in southern
Iowa. AS a wife and mother she was
of the old school, which placed home
and family above everything else.
She cared not for the whirl of social
pleasures. Although slight and OF
delicate health, assumed the RESPONSE
.bilty of large family and for then
she lived and by thems she is deeply
mourned. As well as by her husband
her father and mother, three brothers
and four sisters and a host of rela-
,tives and friends. While visiting at
the home of her parents last summer
she suffered slight stroke Of paraly-
sis, since which time she has lived In
constant fear of repetition, which
came Jan IA and was the immediate
cause of her death The most anX-
lOus care OF loving ones and an able
physician could not stay the Reaper's
hand, and she survived but few
hours, passing away as she had lived,
peacefully and quietly, January Is.
She died as she had lived, strong in
1.-THE Christian Catholic faith, in which
she has faithfully reared her children.
COLE.-rDied, al his home, the
residence OF his son, Samuel Cole, at
Moulton, Iowa, "a seven o'clock p. m,
"Wednesday, January 20, 1913, follow
ing an Illness OF about three months,
with liver trouble and complications,
Charles Cole, aged 20 years. Ii months
and 90 days. Funeral from the late
home Thursday evening, January 81.
The body was taken TO New Sharon
Friday morning for interment by the
side Of the father, Jairns Cole, and
other relatives
Charles Cole was the eldest son OF
Jairns and Anna Cole and was born
In Canada lie was The second OF q
family Of eleven children. seven sons
and four daughters Father" Cole.
as he came 10 be called, was farmer.
He and HIS excellent wife len Can.
ada and game 10 Iowa along n fhe
u .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Edward Rowley of Ward. and
David Anderson Of. Ottumwa, have
been appointed as a legislative COM
mittee by the United Mine Workers
OF Iowa. TO look after matters OF in
terest 70 the wage Garner.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

lin Scotland there are $50 boy
scout troops representing practically
an enrolment OF $4,000 scouts. That
number was an increase of more than
1000 boy scouts over the correspond.
ing day of 1911
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Knoxville, as we'll as Abba. is
out of water. Knoxville proposes to
remove and rebuild her present plant
at a cost OF $50, 900 to $4,000. Such
are some of the drawbacks 10 mu,
nicipal ownership.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

-Fifty-four eastern railroads have
compiled figures. showing that as the
result of the recent award in the En-
gineers' Arbitration Case, the enginr
GERS received a total annual increase
in pay of about S2,O00,000 or ap-
IprOximately five per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

The Hawk-Eye thinks that with
Tom Hayden and Dick Rohn at the
head of its base ball affairs again this
season, Burlington is sure to shine
How about rain-checks II they don't
ghinR2
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

That fellow is not good fan
who suggested that poker instead of
base ball should be recognized as the
great American game, because the
chips are red, white and blue. p
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Last wintef will have to look to
it's laurels. The New Sharon Star
IS dug up an item of thirty years
ago which says: The mercury stood
thirty degrees below zero Monday
morning"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

"A daughter was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Walker Of Morrison. III.
This makes the fifth generation on
the maternal side. The head OF the
family is Mrs Harriet Evans OF New
ION. Kan. who IL seyenty-seven years
old and has 100 descendants.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

the hospital. The lower half of his
body became paralyzed and began to
waste away. Nothing could be done
for him and he finally passed away
Monday afternoon The body was
taken 10 Buxton this morning by the
family.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Necessity is the mother of inVeps
ton. Since the suffrage cause has
come into prominence the stereotype
has been so perfected that 1t will take
dietation at the rate Of 592 words a
minute
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Wyoming, which has an average
elevation estimated at $500 feet, is
the second highest state In the Union,
being exceeded only by Colorado. The
lowest point in the state is on Belle
Fourehe river, 3,100 feet above sea
level N MIN
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

For country that prides itself
on IDS progressive spirit, Japan Is not
yet much OF an automobile center.
There are only about 300 cars in the
whole Of Japan. and most OF these
come from the United States. show.
ing that here az least Is one foreign
country that fhe Americans have not
been slow 10 ipyaae. $500
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

A stained glass window is TO be
erected In 81. Mary's church. Bulphan.
Essex, England, TO be known as the
Mary window, II will be sub
scribed for entirely by women hear
Ing the name OF Mary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

"A temperance lecturer said re-
Gently Whenever you see an old
hat or coat stuffed in a window, it
means whisky" Or sham pane, as a
Photographer added.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

-Longfeliow says: The rapture Of
pursuing is the prize the vanquished
gains" This has no reference TO the
man who chases the last ear II night
and misses IL,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

The Boy Scouts Of America in La
Paz, Bolivia, are the highest boy
scouts in the world They live in a
place l2500 feet above sea level.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

According 10 Elizabeth Towne,
the way to learn to be good mixer
is to practice it. Join a club or
church, or both, and he in on every
thinE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Some men have become SO patri-
otic since the establishment of the
parcels post, that they will not even
express an opinion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

He was no idle dreamer who
said: The govt may make a man
irritable, but il is a lame excuse for
poverty"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Farm wages, with board, in the
United States, averaged, for men, $40
a month in 1866, 1888 i'll 1875 and
$20S0 in 1903
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

The most popular refrain among
the baseball fans just now is, 1T
won't be long.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Don't condemn the churches I'M
less you go al least once in while
to see what is going on.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

There is much in the breed, but
more in the care of live stock that
counts ..... ......
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Pictures or Goyernor-eisct Dunno
OF Illinois and his Rooseveltan family
look like views of a Sunday school
picnic.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

We are not cutting as much ice
as We did at this time last year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
W. A. De Walt, Fremont 80.
1859 and
Ruth Mcdonald Oskaloosa ....

JACOB. - Newt Snyder, secretary
of the Eagles Lodge OF Oskaloosa, re-
Iceived telegram Monday afternoon
from the Eagles organization Of FL
Paso, Texas, stating that William +.
Jacob was dead at that place and ask
ing for Instructions as to disposition
of the body. Remains will be sent
to Knoxville, Iowa, the former home,
and the residence place of the par
Ients. MI. and Mrs. w &. Jacob. A
funeral announcement later
William Jacob was suffering with
tuberculosis and left Oskaloosa for
New Mexico. September 3. 1912, to go
TO Albuquerque, New Mexico, In quest
Iof health betterment.
PETERSON Died, al the Abbott
Hospital, AT 400 p. M Monady. Feb'
49, 1913, of paralysis of two months
and half duration, Herbert Peterson.
aged "a years. 5 months and IL days.
Deceased was born and raised IN
Mahaska county. He was a member
OF the Swede church and leader of
the Young Peoples Society. De
ceased Is survived by his father and
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. O. v. Peterson.
Funeral from the Swedish church In
Buxton. Thursday, and interment at
Abba. In July Mr.. Peterson went TO
Keokuk 20 work on the government
dam. Some time In October there
was an accident In which a man fell
III or $50 feet. Peterson In trying 10
save the man. wrenched his back In
b manner which made him uncon-
aciona. He recovered all right hut
from that time on he hogan % all He
was home Tbank6ei9inE day and was
moi 1eehng yfry wxIfs z (. op' pffenbef
"a he wan 70 bad that ne was put ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Some one has noticed that when
the police raid bucket shop the
proprietors look pail"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Spring is on the way. They are
planting cotton in Southern Texas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Can it be that the peach crop
viii get through without being killed
several times?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Another straw In the high cost of
living. The French sardine catch has
been the poorest recorded for many
years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Pennsylvania savings banks hold
$377 .025, ll6 in deposits.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Sunday is ground hog day. What
will he do?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

He is a poor lawyer who might
take the will for the deed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

They seem TO have a new disease
at Newton The Journal tells of a
lady who died with little warning"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

A foul mouth is as bad as a foul
breath.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06

Next Wednesday is Ash -Wednes-
day and marks the beginning of Lent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-06
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rnE sEcRE1 OF AIS poWER.

w. bHOuAN,
Vice President and Manager.