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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

through the constantly increasing de-
Ivastations of harmful insects upon
which the birds feed, but greater
loss their slaughter is bringing to all
who love Gods great outof-doors.
The measure now before congress is
,nonpartisan and nonpontical. 1t
should have the hearty Endorsement
IQf all patriotic and nature-loying
Americans"
The protection of birds should be
"a matter OF concern to everyone, old
or young. Major Lacey, while he was
IA member of congress, secured legis-
ilation to protect song birds, and to
otherwise increase the numbers of all
varieties of feathered pets. For the
efforts he was highly honored by the
Audubon Society aud has been known
as the father Of bird legislation. Fol
lowing his fight for protection of
birds, various state legislatures have
passed laws on this subject, but they
are not uniform or well enforced.
The .IcLean bill now before congress
is an extension of the provisions OF
the lacey law. and provides for uni
versal protection of birds through the
Iagency of the Department of AgriCul.
tt1rn- .
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
TWO WILL BE ENOUGH.

Editor Herald: In recent ISSUE
you make the suggestion that the
legislature pass adequate good roads
law and adjourn. would like to sup
plement that by making another sug-
gestion While | am heartily in ia
yor of any law that will be the means
Of giving US better roads, would
suggest that attention be called to
another measure-bill for which has
been introduced--that is of vast i'm.
portance to the property owners, and
especially the farmers of this state,
and one that ! fear will receive but
little consideration. and that is the
Torens system of land title. t.,.. ,
Good roads and the Torens law and
we will get along very we'll for two
years more.--W. A. Hamaker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
The IOWA cLoThIERS,

Oskaloosa is honored this week by
the presence of the members of the
Iowa Retail Clothiers' association.
Last week we entertained the Under
taken, and the men who dress us
and care for us after the spirit has
taken its fight, were found to be a
live bunch of fellows. >And aside from
the shop talks on their program, there
was no suggestion of the gruesome
duties that devolve upon these men,
in their visit with us. Ill.,.
1t is natural, however, that we turn
to the fellows VINO tell us what kind
of underwear to buy and what kind
of clothes to wear to look well in
polite society, with a more cheerful
strain. Death is sure to oVertake us,
but life Is uncertain. and there is al
ways something in the suggestion of
chance that puts the ordinary Ameri-
can in the game up to his shoulders.
So speeding the departed" and vel
coming the guests of the hour, we
v ish to again remark that we are
glad to have the Clothiers of Iowa
visit Oskaloosa, and we hope you
well like the town as well as we do.
The Herald has been here nearly 63
years and it bias yet to see the town
that it would swap for Oskaloosa
We hope that when you return to your
homes you win have pleasant recollec'
lions, aud that you will decide to
come often. AS you already have the
keys to the town there is nothing
more to say, other than Chief Mahas'
ka's greeting, "How."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
ROSE HILLS DO|NGS
JONAH MITcHEM HAS SOLD HIS
FARM TO SILAS DOUGLAS AND
HAS PURCHASED THE BURT
BEACH PLACE.

l
| Rose Hill. Feb Mrs. Willis
Wilkes, OF Oskaloosa, was at Rose
Hill the past week to see her uncle,
u. N. Wymore, who has been seriously
ill. She returned to her home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. Bump, of Clarin-
Clarence and Fletcher Bump, near
Rose Hill, and friends at Delta
| Mrs. Lud Lowland and Mrs. fetch
er Bump returned from Des Moines
Monday evening, where they had been
called to see Mrs. Rowland's sister.
Mrs. r. r. Bump, who is on the sick
Hist.
Frank Gabilka, OF indianapolis, pass
ed through Rose Hill last Monday Oh
his way to Oskaloosa, where he was
itransacting business.
Jonn A. Magee, of Oskaloosa, was
at Rose Hill Tuesday.
! Mrs. Smothers, of Delta, came to
Rose Hill Tuesday and was driven out
to VIII Musgrove's to see her daugh-
ter, who is on the sick list
| Rev. Lockhart, OF Des Moines, will
preach next Sunday, the 18th, at the
Christian church in Rose Hill at IL
o'clock d. m. and at 1880 p. m Every
body is invited.
! The house on the farm of WIN
Wharton was burned down last Sun
day night about o'clock. There was
no one living in the house and the
cause of the fire is wrapped in mys-
terry. There was $500 insurance on
building in the Prairie Farmers COM
pany.
I T. w. Denney, Lud Rowland and
Writ Brown were passengers for Os-
kaloosa tuesday ON the noon train.
( The barn on the DIR. Roberts farm
near indianapolis, where Lyle San
ders is living was burnt down Mon.
Two mules, four head of hogs and
three sets of harness and hay and
grain and farming utensils were des-
troyed. Fire was discovered about
IL o'clock in the night by neighbors.
who aroused Sanders from his sleep
when the building was too far gone
Ito save anything and the fire was
whipped with strong wind. DR..
Roberts, OF Oskaloosa, drove out
Tuesday in his auto to find his barn
gone up in flames.
Mrs. Howard Wilcox and children,
of Oskaloosa, are visiting at Rose Hill
with her sister, Mrs. DIR. Jarvis.
Tom McCumber and Chef Wyman
have filled their ice houses with a
good qualify of ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Il. McCurdy and
son Ronald from near Wright, spent
Sunday at Rose Hill at the parental
Wan. S. Hawkins home.
, Ora Blake's horses ran away Tues
day and broke up his buggy. Aside
from the mashup other injuries are
slight.
! Ira Holllngsworth has rented a
farm down east of Union Chapel and
will move there the first of March.
Jonah Mitchem has sold his farm
on the south side of the river to Silas
Douglass at $50 per acre and bought
60 acres of Burt Beach. north of the
river at s9J per acre, better known
as the Joe Reynolds farm. He will
move there March l, 1913.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
LlsELINo THE IOWA FARMER.

The editors of the big Chicago pa.
pers have very vague idea OF the
Iowa farmer, says the Burlington
Hawk.Eye. To him the man Of the
soil In this state is a seedy long hair.
cd chump, who, with open mouth and
wondering eyes goes to Chicago With
his pockets full of money and be.
comes an easy victim OF one OF the
numerous confidence men which that
city supports and permits to prey
upon its innocent visitors. These
editors cannot refrain from referring
to the Iowa farmer. many thousands
Of whom are their subscribers. as be.
ings thus depicted. II any man Is
held up Oh the streets Of Chicago aud
the intelligent police Of that city can
not ascertain his name or location,
he Is dubbed an Iowa farmer Thus
one OF the Chicago morning papers
relates a case OF alleged swindling as
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Involving a farmer from this state.
THE story Is headed, Iowa Farmer
Buys County Building 1t tells how
a speculative cornshucker gives
$4,000 for option on criminal courts
The paper admits that the story Is a
/ "rumor," but one has to wade through
the glaring headlines, libeling the
Iowa farmer, before ne discovers that
the story contains nothing on which
the editor can base his headlines. The
story Sits down to the vague. state
ment of an elevator boy who claims to
have overheard a conversation be.
tween a young man and person who
appeared to be farmer" The -ele-
vator boy does not even hint that the
man who appeared to be a farmer"
was from Iowa But the editor as
sumes that any man who looks like a
farmer and is swindled must neces-
sarily come from Iowa.
! 1t is quite probable that farmer
or some other innocent person was
swindled in Chicago. The thing has
happened very often, aud as rule
the Chicago police do nothing in the
matter when their attention is called
to such an occurrance except to look
wise. In all likelihood the swindled
man was not from Iowa. The sturdy
tiller of the soil OF this state Is not
the. kind Of Individual the Chicago ed,
itors assume him to be. He is a,
shrewd well-educated and well-inform-
ed gentleman, who goes to Chicago
when business requires, attends to
that business and comes home and
does not go gawking around looking
for trouble or confidence men. With
the rural mails, the telephones, the
splendid schools to which all farmer
boys and girls go-with the best mag
azines and newspapers coming to
their homes daily--the Iowa farmer
and his family are quite as we'll post
ed on the worlds affairs and on the
ways of the Chicago swindler, as are
these intelligent Chicago editors. The
days of the country "hayseed" have
long since passed in Iowa, and the
Chicago newspaper men, and their
funny writer's and Cartoonists should
get acquainted with that fact at once.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
the BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

General business continues active.
The abnormaliy mild winter checked
distribution in some lines and aided
It in others. In the steel. cotton,
wool and leather industries conditions
are generally satisfactory. The tariff
is no longer a matter of serious dis
turbance, its effect having been dis
counted, while the belief is general
that the bill will be chiefly on the lines
advocated by Chairman Underwood a
year or so ago. One encouraging feat.
ure in the news from Washington Is
the improved prospect for banking
legislation. The outlook in this re.
spect is better than it ever has been,
and Presldent-elect Wilson is under
stood to be strongly in favor of pass
ing a bill containing ceatral reserve
features during the special session of
congress which ne proposes to call
next March.
A firmer tendency has developed in
the money market This is due very
largely to continued gold exports, rem
dering it more difficult to build up
local bank reserves. European bank
reserves have been much Weekend
by the boarding consequent upon the
bdihdH Wal. 4 ne outward movement
of gold now amounts to over $40, O00,-
00O the bulk of which has gone to
Argentina, chiefly on Paris account.
More Is likely to follow. The relief
thus afforded In Paris has impaired
much better tone there and on the
other European bourses. or course
there is an ample supply OF gold in
this country, SO this efflux need cause
mo concern. In fact 1t Is an indirect
advantage, inasmuch as 1t prevents
forced liquidation in Europe, which
would react unfayorably here. 1t has
been estimated that as much as $40,-
100000 will be shipped on this move
ment, all of which will return later
on when foreign hoarGings are releas-
ed. In the west the tendency of
funds is to accumulate when releas-
ed from crop-moving purposes. This
is helpful and tends to offset gold
ShiDmentS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
CEDAR ROUTE NO. !

Frank Moore was business caller
at the John Ross home one morning
last week
Miss May Forsyth, Of Kirkville, has
been working for her aunt, Mrs. Geo.
Ward, for a few days.
Mrs. Lydia O'Neil has moved from
her farm TO property near kirkyille,
which she has purchased.
Mr., and Mrs, Selgle Allison visited
at the parental Allison home recently.
John Ross was a caller at the w. j..
Brown home Friday of last week.
The farmers are Smelling corn IN
this vicinity
/ Miss Myrtle Brown. Of Eddyyille.
Route 8, who has been working AT the
hotel in Blakesburg for some time.
has returned home.
Emerson Elliott, of Blakesburg. Wis
tied at the w. j. Brown home recently.
George Wards baby, who has been
on the sick list. Is some better.
Feb. ~. SNOWDROP.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
m BEHALF or the BIRDS,

Two of the best known naturalists
Of the country, John Burroughs and
Ernest Thompson Seton, have issued
an appeal to the school children OF
every state. urging them to induce
their parents, friends and teachers to
write or telegraph TO congressman
asking support OF the bill to protect
migratory birds by federal power
Says the appeal In part:
"Such law is greatly needed. II
II Is not passed our birds will continue
to decrease--to the great and ever
lasting disadvantage and shame ol
the American people. The destruc
tion OF bird life Is costing American
farmers millions Of dollars annually
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

en- shipped two car loads of hogs to
Chicago last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Schut were visitors
at the home of A. Van Duren last Fri
day at Pella.
Two young men of Leighton, Ben
DE Roof and Herman Meppelink, have
each bought q new buggy.
J. Schut and " Van Der EEaar ship
ped two car loads Of hogs to Chicago
Wednesday.
John Tilma, from Otley, was visit
ing at the home of J. Schut over Sun
day.
| Herman Meppelink and sister Rena
were visitors at the home OF i. Tvs
selling over Sunday
! MI and Mrs. A. Van Duren OF
Pella were visiting in Leighton Mon
| day.
Fred Else shipped car load of cat
tie to Chicago on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Huyser were shop
lping in Oskaloosa Monday.
John Sedrel returned home Satur-
day from a trip to Chicago.
/ Feb. II. Rainbow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
In a letter to the New York Sun

I'm letter to the New York Sun
u correspondent says he can never
understand why the drunken man Oh
the stage Is always represented as a
noble, whole-souled, generous char
acter; such a man as it would be
well lor all Of US, young and old, to
initiate. The fact is, drunken man
is always repulsiyely disgusting more
or less, and such exhibitions on the
stage, generally covering up the more
disagreeable features OF the ordinary
drunk" must have disastrous eff
feet, especially on the young men in
the audience. Such acts should be
"cut out, unless the character is
truthfully represented. y5a. '..r.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Tho New York insurance depart,
ment has introduced in the legisla.
ture bill requiring instruction on the
dangers and chemistry of fires and
combustions for not less than fifteen
minutes each week of the public
school term. The commissioner OF
education, acting with the superin'
tendent of insurance, is to prepare
textbook, which is to be printed and
published at the expense of the state.
Any principal, teacher or other per.
son who refuses such instruction shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
LEIGHTON.

Ii. oyerbergen was visiting at Rose
Hill Tuesday.
Tunis Dykstra and sister Lizzie
were passengers to Pella Tuesday.
A. Van Duren, OF Pella was shop
ping in Leighton Wednesday.
Andrew Cool. who is sick In the os-
kaloosa hospital, Is improving nicely,
Mrs. . fleek of Leighton Is sick
with Ia grippe
Miss Jennie Sedrel is helping In the
store Of Baron a keperus.
G. Van fieukeiom and A. Engelhov
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
ANOTHER TRIP NORTH.

V. Stefansson and K. NJ. Anderson,
Iowa's famous arctic explorers, are
planning on another trip north, and
have secured an option on a gasoline
auxiliary schooner now Lying at San
Francisco, which was 1confiscated by
the American government from Japan
csc seal poachers, and have decided to
make the purchase tor $4,000, They
expect to leave in the spring on their
second arctic expedition, to" explore
the vast area extending from the
north pole in the direction of Siberia,
and lying several hundred miles north
west of the mouth of the Mckenzie
river. This country Is denoted simply
by white space on the worlds nap,
and il Is not known whether 1t is land,
ice or both. The vessel on which
we have secured the option" said
Mr.. Stefansson, lis OF 100 tons, very
compactly built, a good sailor and will
carry enough gasoline to run for two
years, which means taat, with the
amount OF sailing We can do and the
length of time the boat is tied up OF
ice-bound the fuel will last five OF
six years. The schooner after its
capture was converted into whaleI
and has made one trip. II Is especitl
ly well suited to the purpose of this
expedition" The second expedition
is to cover a period OF three years. II
is backed by the American Geogra
phical society and other organiza
tons, and will cost about $4,000
making it six or seven times as ex
pensive as the former expedition. AL
fields OF scientific research Will b'
covered. including oceanagrsphy
MIR. Stefansson- and Mr. Anderson arr
comforting With Professor q {. Nut
ting. OF the University OF Iowa, whit
Is the leading American authority o.
marine zoology. about methods 0
deep-sea dredging.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
MAYNE ARNOLD OPTICAL CO.,
Scientific Opticians.

provinces, possibly all of them, have
adopted that system of registering
deeds. | believe, too, the system has
been adopted by Illinois.
1 believe that no such bill has
been introduced in this assembly, but
if later on ] find that | am mistaken
in the matter, shall mail you a copy
of the bill. Yours very truly,
John F. Ream."
Des Moines, la, Feb 10.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

--'Them's our sentiments too" The
Fremont Gazette says: Every week
we receive orders for advertising in
exchange for articles ranging from
blue sky to the latest patent. We turn
them down, but some papers accept
them. The advertisers figure that II
they can get one paper in ten to fall
for the scheme 1t pays. If all papers
would turn down these exchange ads,
the advertisers would soon begin to
offer cash ....r..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The item going the rounds OF the
press, to the effect that "a rabbit with
two horns two inches long was shot
one day last week by hunter in Mills
county" convinces The Knoxville
Express that that genial liar that sent
out the story about the likeness OF
the Villisca murderer being photo
graphed ON the eye OF one Of his vic
tins is stiIl alive and doing business,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

-Halsey Corwin, one of the "gild-
cd bloods" of New York, who inherit
ed $1,000,000 few years ago, is now
wreck financially and physically,
and calling to former friends for help.
Three-rourths Of his fortune helped to
pave Coney Island and the great white
way. The wage of sin Is poverty.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

For her ability in producing crops
that paid her $53 from a tenth of an
acre of land, Miss Viola Lewis, girl
farmer of Arkansas, was presented
with diploma of merit by Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson. Miss
Lewis raised a succession OF crops OF
tomatoes, beans, beets and turnips.
Some OF her produce she sold fresh
and canned the remainder.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Vocational work in high schools
is now fully recognized with other
subjects for admission to the Univer'
sity of Kansas Three of the requlr-
cd fifteen units may be in manual
training, domestic science, stenogra.
ply, bookkeeping, agriculture or
commercial law.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The negroes of Iowa are organ
izing to obtain from the legislature
all appropriation of $4,000 for the
purpose of putting on an exposition OF
the work of the colored people OF
Iowa. Much more public money has
been spent on much less worthy
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The directorate of the Nebraska
Poultry Association is made up oil 7.
M. CUT, Edwin Cult, e. S. Cult, Mich.
ael b. CUT and Thomas f. Cudahy. A
call Tor directors meeting, we fancy,
sounds something like CUT, Cult,
Cult, Cudahy, Cutt.'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

An old.time Milwaukee engineer
died of heart failure while making his
first run into Ottumwa, We knew 1t
was doubtful, but we never before
realized that Ottumwa's reputation
was quite that bad.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The Abba Union has found out
that Governor George Clarke is the
first fellow at, the state house OF
mornings, and adds He did not bring
home the COWS on his fathers old
Davis county farm in his boyhood
DAYS for nothing" -L---
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Have you seen that beautiful
sight in the west these evenings? The
evening star directly above crescent
moon. Take good look and tell us
If you can say that the works of the
Creator are not wonderful indeed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

And right on top of all the invest
ments made by Oskaloosa people in
that uncertain land of promise, comes
the declaration by scientists that
Florida is gradually sinking into the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Don't monkey with the bees in the
winter time If they are quiet, even II
the weather is warm. advises the
agricultural editor OF the Brighton
Enterprise. Thanks, we do not care
to monkey with bees at any time-or
hornets, either, for that matter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

"A Vieuna astronomer calculates
that "21S 900 900 tons of cosmic dust
falls on the earth every day" Prob
ably this accounts for the dirty con,
dition of the streets and alleys this
winter .s.r
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Upon Investigation the House
keepers League Of Philadelphia has
discovered. what others have known
for a long time that the consumer IN
some way or other pays for trading
stamps given away at grocery stores.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The Ottumwa Courier declares that
the man who is working all the. time
at a fair salary and yet doesn't try to
save any money, is not the man to be
trusted. He will eventually be a bur
den to some one.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

Henry Clews says: Opportunity
knocks at every mans door at some
tine during his younger years, and the
fellow who is wise enough to open the
door and grasp what Is good is the
one who achieves SUCCESS"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

The number of students in the
high schools of Wisconsin who take
Latin decreased IL per cent during
the past year, while the number oil
those taking German increased 10 per
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

u. p. Tumulty, who has been
chosen by Presldent-elect Wilson to
act as his private secretary. has had
experience for the position he il to
hold at the White House, inasmuch as
he has been Governor Wilson's pri-
waite secretary and sim retains that
ONCE, which be held through the ex-
citing presidential campaign last year
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13
HERE'S TO DER KLoolERs.

Hurray; Velkome to der Holders!
or Iowa, great state OF hogs und
fame!
Mine Heirs, vot drow in der suspend.
erS,
But make US pay fer dem yust der
same!
No lager beer We can draw on tap,
Der town is der prohibition gone;
IOber good old Skunk, Zach, himmei
Yot nameD
Win holdt der giggle. Not ISIS?
smile on.
: Germs in der sausage? Sauer kraut"
Ach nine,
We pay Doc Boyd to keep dem oudt;
ODER der grub, ecf you. don't like,
Bawl NIGHT der Mayor des tlngs
aboudt.
We do der bestest dot We cant, untli
We get der plan commission in;
Und den Ply chimminy, We pay our tax
Year all WOOL klothes, und swear una
grin.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

AT the Ball: "Ah, Miss Mandy,
am you program full?"
"Lordee, no, MIR. Lumley. 1t takes
mo an San'wich an two olives to
fill NAH program"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-02-13

According to the Knoxville Ex-
press if meetings would work roads
and enthusiasm do for surfacing, the
problem would have been solved long