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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

back there in the last ten years and
has nieces and nephews working in
the mills. Eight years ago these
mills worked twelve hourse day the
year round, About that time South
of course, other eastern states, partic-
ularly North Carolina, did the same.
You talk to one of these cotton m
men on the question of hours and he
will tell you that he doesn't work
his hands twelve hours a day as they
stop at p. m. on Saturday, which is
correct; but / want to tell the read
ers of the. Herald how he does this.
At noon he gives them forty minutes
for dinner in the place of sixty min
utes. SO you see how near he comes
to getting his twelve hours back in
the course of week. In converse
ton with our nephew eight years ago,
he pointed to the mill and said, IL
! started in that mill ten years ago at
| rs cents a day and / have worked up
to SIPS day and can go no farther,
| He had a wife and four children de-
pending on him for living. The
morning of our departure for Iowa,
an aged woman called on us, one that
we had played with when child.
She was the mother of family.
Upon asking her how she was get
ting along, she said, My husband
and three small children work in the
mill"
How much do they maker"
Their combined earnings are W
day"
How many of you in your family
Mary?" ...
There are six of U.S."
Il hardly see how you live
well, | tell you, Dick, we could
use twice as much, but don't have II
to use" ..
| thought that was the best argu
ment we ever heard on finance. One
day while visiting around the mill
1--we were favored with a conversation
with the owner an aged man, and
complimented him on the magnificent
brick church he had in the little town
and expressed wonder how they
could support this church and regu
liar pastor in a town of their popula
ton. Here he evaded the question
by saying, "A few years ago | took
my people down in the city one Sun
Jay evening W ChulSu SCI NiSSo anu
found that there was line drawn
as they failed to get the recognition
they were entitled to, and on my re
turn home / went down on my knees
and asked the Lord for His help II
building a church of our own, so will
His divine aid, we built the church
and are proud OF 1t.
This good samaritan had 1000 PEG
pie on his pay roll and, to build the
church, taxed them one days wori
each month. That is, every montf
they gave one days work to supper
the church. Our sister informed US
that three of her family had beer
giving one days work a month t.
that church for ten years and didn'
know when it would stop. The writ
err told the good old samaritan a few
days afterward that man could built
a railroad from Maine to California
on the same conditions.
RICHARD WILLIAMS.
Olivet, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
WHEN 1T RAINS.

Sprinkle, sprinkle, little cloud,
Please, oh, please, don't pass us by
Grumble, rumble long and loud
Gee, but things are getting dry.
Sprinkle, splatter, splash and rain,
Pour, oh pour, US down thy flood;
Crash and bang thy glad refrain,
Give, oh give us back our mud.
Dry the well, once cool and deep,
Where we loved to drink and dring;
Now we hold our nose and weep,
Famished, at the kitchen sink.
Boom thy thunder, rip and road,
Flash thy lightning, to and fro;
Make us yell enough and more,
From the cellar far below.
Soak US soundly thro and thro,
Make us wear our rubber coat;
Borrow someone's rainstick, too,
Put on boots and get boat.
Would | rest my blistered feet,
Cool and soothe their aches and
pains;
wading in the puddled street
Well, just watch me when it rains
Nal Rose. b
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
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lowa,s Greatest Wonder

Editor Herald: The greatest won
der in the state of Iowa, and perhaps
any other state is Wall Lake, in
Wright county. The lake is from two
to three feet higher than the earth's
surface. In some places the wall Is
ten feet high. fifteen feet wide at the
bottom and five feet wide on top.
Another fact is the size of the stones
used in construction, the whole of
them varying in weight from three
tons down to hundred pounds.
There is an abundance of stone in
Wright county, but surrounding the
lake for five or ten miles there arc
none. No one can form an idea as to
the means employed to bring them to
the spot or who constructed it.
Around the entire belt of woodland
half mile in width composed of oak
With this exception the country is a
rolling prairie. The trees must have
been planted there at the time of the
building of the lake or wall. The
lake occupies a grade surface of $500
acres, depths of water as great as
twenty-five feet; the water is always
clear and fresh and cold. 1t is the
greatest work left us of former peo
pie and should be preserved. We
have very few lakes in Iowa and few
resorts the people will spend then
vacations in other parts of the coun
try and money. There are thousands
of acres not cultivated in the state
that might be. To drain the lake
would be a great wrong to the state
Any country of large extent without
great bodies of water is burned up in
| the hot summer most of the time
Iowa in the summer time, when the
winds blow from the south or west
! is scorched, but when the winds
blow from the great lakes everything
seems to revive and the air is cooled
and refreshing. What Iowa, needs
most is five acres of water and ten OIL
| timber, one. every square mile or 8
large population cannot be main
tanned. Ignorance of conditions is the
lehrsel of the, earth and our last gen
Grafton had it's full share. II Many &c
to foreign lands to study that know
little of their own. Many voted t.
drain Wall Lake that knew nothing
about it and many other freak laws
This description OF Wall Lake is
good and a possibility of it becoming
a pleasure resort which there are few
in Iowa. JOHN ARNOLD.
Cedar, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
HAMPTON INSTITUTE.

Hampton Institutes remarkable re-
suits in training negroes are wildly
set forth in the forty-fifth annual re
port of the principal, just made pub
lie. From a school of Is pupils and
two teachers the Institute has grown
into a busy educational village of
over a thousand persons, with far
reaching influence, not only for the
races it is designed to aid, but for
the whole nation, which benefits by
the splendid work and example OF
Hampton graduates.
At Hampton practically all the
work is done by the students them
selves. There are buildings to be
kept in repair and occasional new
buildings to be erected; there is a
farm of 500 acres to be cultivated,
with $50 COWS and young stock, 40
horses and mules, hogs and poultry.
There are horses to be shod, harness
to be kept in repair, wagons to be
built, boys to be clothed-these are
few of the industrial opportunities
which the plant itself offers. Last
year the students received over $685.
900 in wages, of which about one
fourth went to the girls for domestic
work in the Institute.
This year the boys of the trade
school have built Clarke Hall at a
contract price of $26,142. The work
called for the services of bricklayers,
plasterers, carpenters, sheetmetal
workers, steam filters, plumbers, cab
inetmakers, electricians, and painters.
The architect who designed the build
ing, after inspecting the brick work
done by the boys, said it compared
favorably with similar work by New
York men: and some of the local
builders pronounced it the best piece
of work in that section of Virginia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

The area OF the whole country is
767, 005 square miles, and the popula-
ton about 100000.
It viii seem from the above inform
alton that nearly one-half of the total
area, and more than one-half of the
population, is under absolutely norm
al conditions.
But this does not mean that the
other half of the republic and the re-
naming 40 per cent, of the popula-
ton dominated by any of the different
bands of rebels.
The states that are more or less
troubled by rebellion are Tamaulipas,
Tabasco, Chihuahua, Coahuila. Nuevo
Leon, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascal-
ientes. Hidalgo, Morelos Sonora,
Sinaloa. Colima, Michoacan and Ia
catecas.
The cities and towns of over 10000
inhabitants of these states which are
under the absolute control of the Fed
eral government, are: 1919 10
Guaymas, Chihuahua, Jiminez, Jag
req, SaltilIo. Torreon Parras, Montere
rey, Linares, Tampico, Victoria, San
Juan Bautista. Mazatlan, Culiacan,
Lerdo, Zacatecas. Aguascalientes, Pa
chuca, Cuernavaca, Laredo, Morelia,
Zamora. All these cities and towns
have combined population of oyeer
100000 inhabitants.
The cities and towns OF over 10000
inhabitants. in possession of the So
nora rebles are Hermosillo and Ca
nanea, with a combined population
of about $4,000.
Only one town, Piedras Negras, Of
more than 10000 is in possession OF
Carranza.
The City OF Durango. with about
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

$4,000 is in possession of another in
dependent force of rebels.
The Custom Houses in possession
of the Federal government are: To
dos Santos, San Jose, Santa Rosalia,
Mulage, La Paz, Guaymas, Ahuabam-
pc, Topolobampo, Alfalfa, Mazatlan,
San Bias, Manzanillo, Acapulco, Pc
chutla, Salina Cruz, Puerto Angel,
Progreso, Campeche, Laguna, From
terra, Puerto Mexico, Alvarado, Vera
cruz, Tuxpam, Tampico, Laredo, Jua-
req Total, 2S. I'll
Ports of Entry in the hands of Car
rama: Matamoros and Piedras Ne
gras. Total, 2.
Ports of Entry in the hands of the
Sonora rebels: Aqua Prieta, Naco and
Nogales. Total, 3.
These figures are conclusive, and
show the exact situation in Mexico,
and the hopelessness of the position
of the revolutionists.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
THE K.OF P.CONVENTION
Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of
Grand Lodge Aug. II, IS, IA.

The forty-fourth annual convention
of the grand lodge of knights OF
Pythias of Iowa and the twenty-third
annual session of the grand temple OF
Pythian Sisters will be held in Des
Moines Aug IL to IA. The knights
will meet at the auditorium and the
| Pythian sisters will hold their meet
ings on the third floor of the Coli.
scum building. More than 500 dele.
gates and visitors are expected for
the sessions. Eir
The program for the grand lodge
| follows:
Tuesday, Aug. IL. 5.a
Reception of visitors by A. c. Saw
age of Adair, grand chancellor.
Meeting of credentials committee.
200 p. m.-School of instruction /;
comforting of grand lodge rank by DR..
Porterfield, supreme representative,
assisted by Ward Ferguson, past
grand chancellor, and Forest E. Out
ing, field deputy grand chancellor.
500 p. m.-Joint session with the
Pythian sisters at Auditorium; music
America" opening, ]. w. Hill, mas,
ter of ceremonies; prayer by the Rev
Mr. Knott; welcome. Mayor James R.
| Hanna; welcome on behalf of Des
Moines lodge knights, Cassius c.
Dowell, p. G. c.; welcome on behalf
of Pythian sisters, Mrs Grace Pierce,
response. A. G. Savage, grand chan,
cellor; response, Mrs. Ida L. Stanley
grand chief; closing remarks, J. W.
! Hill; music; grand ball.
Wednesday, Aug. 10.
900 a. m.-Grand lodge convenes
in Auditorium.
500 p. DISQUALIFICATION of the
IiessOn of friendship by St. Adams
lodge, No. II, Council Bluffs, and
third rank, including floor work by
ColfaX lodge, No. 4, at Auditorium. .
Tuesday, Aug. IL.
Grand Temple, Pythian Sisters.
Reception of grand officers, repre-.
sentatives and visitors at the Wei.
lington hotel.
1900 m.-Lunch
200 p. m.-Grand temple convenes
at the Coliseum, third floor; roll call !;
opening in ritualistic form; appoint.
ment of assistant G. NJ. of r. and c.,
and all absentees on committees; re,
port of credentials committee; con-
ferring grand temple degree; reports
of grand officers.
500 p. m.-Joint session of Pyth-
ian Sisters and Knights of Pythias at
the Duditorium.
"Wednesday, Aug. 10.
$3.50 a. m.-SChool OF instruction,
conducted by Mrs. Dell Phillips Ola
zier, p. S. c., opened with a talk on
the emblems and flowers of the order,
by Mrs. Julia Van Steinberg. p. c.. of
Preston temple; report OF commit
tees; other business.
1870 p. m.-Election of officers; re-
ports of committees.
Thursday, Aug. ID.
300 a. m.-Grand lodge recon
venes.
1870 p. m.-Closing session of the
Grand lodge: executive committee.
400 p. m.-MemoriaI service.
500 p. m.-Exemplifcation of mi
tiatory ceremonies by grand officers,
with Mrs. Daisy Teufel, p. c.. of Du-
rant as NJ. u. c., assisted by the de-
gree staff of Winter temple, Cedar
Rapids; Palmer Penny march.
Thursday, Aug. IA.
300 a. m.-Report of committees.
1870 y. Naturalization of officers;
closing OF Grand temple.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Hitch your wagon to star IL you
viii, but pin neither your wealth nor
your faith to hat, A woman pas
senger on a Milwaukee railway train
between Clinton ana Savanna knows
by experience that ii is dangerous to
do so. She pinned $50 in bills in her
hat TO battle the dishonest. While
the train was crossing the Mississippi
river. gust OF wind took her hat and
laid It, bills and all on the bosom Of
the Father OF Waters.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Iowa win Entertain CATHOLICS.

The annual convention OF the As
ISOLATION OF Catholic Students Socie-
ties OF America viii be held In Iowa
City on Nov. IL TO IS, and plans for
the entertainment of delegates have
already been outlined by the commit
tees. The convention will be enter
tanned by the Newman and c. Y. u.
societies. the ORGANIZATIONS of Cath
Ole students In the University OF
Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

"A school specially designed for
children of mill operatives is a feat.
ure of the industrial education system
of Columbus. Ga. according to a
bulletin just issued by the United
States Bureau of Education The
school was established with the idea
of encouraging attendance among the
large class OF mill children in Colum-
bus, many OF whom were not going to
school at ALL
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Holiness Meeting at woodbine.

Harrison County Holiness associa.
ton will hold ten days meeting at
Woodbine from Friday, Aug. 8, to
Monday, Aug. IS. The Rev. Mr.. Dean,
of Sioux City, and the Rev. Mr.. Dob
son, of University Park, will fill the
pulpit during the special meetings.
Mrs. H. A. Kinney, of Woodbine, is
the secretary of the association.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Ames 10 Have a Fair.

Articles of incorporation for the
Central Iowa Fair association have
been filed in the office of tie recorder
of Story county. The incorporation,
which is the result of one days fair
held at Ames last year, is for $4,000,
divided into shares of IS each. A
three days fair will be held this year
on September 80 to October 2.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

During the week of the national
encampment OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic, and its allied organiza
tions, TO be held in Chattanooga Sep,
TENDER 1920. reunion will be held
by the survivors of Missionary Ridge
at some point on that historic emf
hence which viii be OF easy access by
trolley cars ...'.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Labor VS.. Capital.

Editor Herald: In our business we
often listen to the would-be smart
men talk as to the relationship OF
these two parties, and wonder just
how little they know on the subject
matter before them. In order for one
to familiarize himself with the sur
rounding conditions of labor and CAPT
tai, he should take trip east and
visit one of the large cotton mills.
He will find fair sample by standing
there at starting time, or at stopping
time. He will find that these en-
ployes range in years from IL to 20
years, or, in other words, from the
time they are first able to do any;
thing to the time when they are not
physically able to do anything. Look
ing at their pay envelopes, you will
find that their wages vary just as
much as their age does, as II ranges
from 80 cents day to $1.25 day,
according to what they do. In order
to work these people, the mill man
takes every advantage given him.
On every floor you will see one or
two stout men who do all the lifting
of a weighty nature or render some
assistance that enables the weaker
person to keep the machine going.
Otherwise they could not do so.
The writer has made two trips
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
THE MEXICAN REBELLION.

A student of Mexican affairs has de-
Quoted the following facts from the
great mass OF newspaper correspond
ence and official documents, concern
ing the recurrent rebellion. The Re
public of Mexico is divided unto 81
states and the Federal district.
The zone absolutely unaffected by
disorder includes the following states
and territories: 3D.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
A Remarkable pnllet

A pullet belonging to Mrs. Robt
Schafer at Fort Madison distinguished
itself by laying her first egg when five
months andNwo days old. The pullet
was one OF a hatch which broke their
shells on Feb. 2S last.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Can anybody suggest a reason
why the district steam heat should
not be installed in the new Fourth
ward school building? 1t would do
away with all dust and dirt from coal
and ashes, and best of all, all danger
from fire. The janitor work would
also be lessened,-in fact there would
be little use for a janitor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Latter Day Saints.

The Nauvoo, eastern Iowa and ke-
vance districts of the Reorganized
Church of Christ of Latter Day
Saints vii hold their annual reunion
in the school house park at Montrose,
beginning August % and continuing
ten DAYS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

The number of dwellings in Porto
Rico in 1910 was 202, 404, and the num-
Der of families 219,S27, the number of
families to 100 dwellings being 1886.
The average number OF persons to a
dwelling was SIS in 1910 and in
1899; the average number per family
was 81 in 1910 and SO in 1899.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

"A reunion of the Wilcox and al
lied families will be held at Hartford,
Connecticut, on the 9th, 2Sth and
18th days of August. An interesting
program will be given; dinner will
be served to all present. Address
all communications to Charles G. Fin
ney Wilcox, Secretary, Postoffice Box
I'll, Brooklyn, New York
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Nav Build Crematory.

That Cedar. Rapids will have Gre
matory before long is now assured,
for the movement to organize Gre
mating association met with such Ia
vor that on the evening of Aug. 10 a
meeting will be held in the Sokol hall
for the purpose of perfecting a Bohe-
mian.American Cremating associa-
1.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

The Waterloo Times Tribune
says that John T. Adams will be the
next republican candidate for senator
in Iowa and therefore it credits the
rumor that President Taft will come
to Iowa to make few speeches for
the republican candidate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
viii Have 1000 in Line

Iowa expects to have 1000 Knights
Templar in line for the thirty-second
national triennial conclave which will
be held in Denver, Colo, beginning
August 18th. Many special trains
will carry the Iowa throng to the big
gathering. Seven specials will be
operated over the Rock Island lines
alone
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Sad Accident at Millersburq.

A sad accident occurred at Millers-
burg when the twin sons OF DR.. and
Mrs. L. B. Amick were given some
medicine by mistake. The death of
one fthe babies was the result and
for many hours the life OF the other
was despaired of.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Street sweepers are. keeping the
in mighty nice condition
this season. More particularly is
the work notable on Sunday morning
following the litter and the muss of
q Saturdays trade.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
REV, John Arthur. pastor of

REV. John Arthur, pastor of Grace
Episcopal church. of Cedar Rapids,
has reported to the police that some
one whose conscience is evidently
badly scared broke into the church
chapel Saturday night and carried
away two small banks containing
money. The idea of any omney being
left in a church is preposterous!
Grace church must be too prosperous.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Enlarae loviIia School.

At meeting of the Lovilia school
board held last week the bids for the
addition to the school house were
opened and the school. board let the
contract to Cal w. Guthrie, of Abba,
for the sum of $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

An automobile has been likened
to an elephant-it does not know its
own strength If it did, it would not
allow some of the funny things we've
seen steer it. =.r-.-..-. ... .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
OeceoIa Has Too Much Money,

b Osceola raised $625.15 for the
Fourth of July celebration and the
expenses were $6O3.13. leaving bal
ance in me treasury of $49.02. The
town is now worrying over what to
do with the $49.02.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

1t has been suggested that the
election of two congresses-one to
carry on legislative business and the
other to conduct investigations
might be in the interest OF economy
and efficiency @
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Hoes OWNS bY SCORES.

Hogs are dying in large numbers
around Red Oak, one farmer having
lost 200 young pigs and thirteen old
ones. incubation proved Ineffective.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
still polno Business.

The drouth continues to do bust
ness, and the gardeners have sustain
ed heavy losses, while the farmers
fear damage to the corn crop
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
Farmers To Picnic.

The annual Scott county farmers
picnic will be held at Pinneo's grove,
near Princeton, Aug. ID, and plans
for an attendance of several thousand
are being made.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

They tell us that the watermelon
crop has been injured by the scarcity
of moisture and that the price will
therefore be somewhat higher.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Farmers are obtaining unexpected
results from the oat fields. The yield
is reported all the way from thirty
two to fifty-five bushels per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
TubercuIar Expense,

Polk County's tubercular patients
at Oakdale sanitarium near Iowa
City cost the tax payers of the county
$671.77 for the months of April, May
and June. s.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07
lnfantile PARALYSIS.

|, Two cases of infantile paralysis
have been. reported to the state board
OF health from Hopkinton The pa
tients are 2 and years old
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

No man ever designed injury to
another but at the same time he did
a greater to himself-Home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

Clouds OF Monday were thankfully
received even II there was no rain
drop accompaniment
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-07

1T is an uncommon use of the
common things of life that makes
great men.