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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
PARK SEATS IN PLACE
They Have Been Reprinted and Set
On New Cement Base.

Seats have been put in placed in
"Chief Mahaska Park" and the con
venience is already noted by the gen
eral public. The seats have been re
painted and are clean and service,
able. They are placed upon the new
cement base from which the accumu
lations of debris, paper, peanut shucks
ETC.. may be easily cleaned by the
application of a stream OF water from
a hose. Park Custodian John Opt has
the park in a most presentabie condi
ton and it is veritable beauty spot
Just who started the name "Chiel
Mahaska Park" or who is responsible
for the origin is uncertain, but proba
bly, on account of the location of the
Edmundson statue of Chief Mahas
ka." The name appears to be popu
lar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
EXAMINATIONS CALLED.
County Superintendent Announces
For May 6 & 7 and II & IS.

Miss Elizabeth Sheahan, county
superintendent .ofvschools, announces
two examinations to be held at, her
office within the next two weeks. On
Wednesday and thursday of this
week the High school normal training
class examinations VI; be given by
Miss Sneahan and on Thursday and
Friday of next week, May Ia and Is,
the regular exams for graduation from
the eighth grades of the county will
be held. The normal training class in
the high school, which is a depart
ment of work numbers over ten stu
dents and those who graduate from
the work. and successfully pass the
examinations given by the state
through the county superintendent
Office are entitled to first grade
Teachers certificates.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
s- TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES,
ROCHE TER.

The Scott Township Sunday School
convention was held" at the Union
Chapel church May 8. A large crowd
was present, but the hail and rain
STORM made 1t very unpleasant for
those in autos. But much interest
was shown by those present. We
were especially pleased with the talk
given by Mrs. Chinn, of Oskaloosa. A
number of other good talks were
given. The address of welcome was
by Mrs. Ethel Hull, and special music
by the different Sunday schools Three
Sunday schools were represented,
while last year there were only two.
The following officers were elected
for the year:
Frank Oswandle, president.
Nellie Thompson. vice president.
Rozilla Robertson, secretary.
Geo. belong Sr., has not been
quite so well the past week.
Mrs. Julia Adair entertained her
sisters last week and little Harry and
Francis accompanied them to Pella
for few days visit.
Mrs. r. B. Thompson was in Oska.
loosa for a visit with her sisterin-
law, Mrs. Jane Thompson.
Quite number of farmers are plow.
ing corn.
Very few apple blossoms are seen
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Pugh entertain
ed the following relatives and friends
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Harris, Mrs
William Thomas and Mrs. Terrell, of
Oskaloosa
The Rochester school will close on
Friday.
Mrs. Kate Blakley visited her
daughter, Ida Cameron, east of Os-
kaloosa.
Mr.. Gilderbloom and family of Oil
vet, visited at the Thomas Johnson,
Sr. home Sunday.
DR.. Barnes and friends of Oskaloo-
sa. called at his brothers., Ed A.
Barnes, Sunday.
Misses Rodgers, of Olivet, visited
ry party to THE Bluffs"
Rev. Downs, of Penn College, Wis.
tied at the Ida Johnson home and at.
tended the convention of Union Chap
Ell and filed his appointment at Oil
vet in tie evening.
Verna Binns visited with Anna
Myrtle Johnson Sunday.
Trix Barnes spent Sunday with
Manervia De Cook near Olivet.
Bert Blakeley and family, of White
City, visited his father. John Blake
Icy, Saturday and Sunday.
MAY 5. JOE.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
JEFFERSON.

This is busy week for farmers
Much corn. will be planted if favor
able weather continues.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lockwood visit
ed Sunday at the Geo. Black home.
Miss Jessie Hoff closed a success
full term of school at Opposition Sat
uiday Several visitors were present
in tie afternoon and enjoyed the pro
gram which was given.
Mr.. Evans. the county missionary
visited the Coal Creek Sunday schoo
May 3. Ae
The Riverside Grange Is planning
to put in an order for binder TWINK
soon. All members who will nees
Irvine should get busy
g. Visscher and family visites
friends north OF Oskaloosa Sunday.
May 8. SNAP DRAGON.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
IN VIEW
Directors of Water Company Are
Making Annual Inspection.

Directors of the Peoples Water
Company of OskaloOsa had a special
meeting Monday afternoon at the
company offices, High avenu east, up,
on the occasion of the annual visit
of the Baltimore directors, Douglas
H. Thomas, H. B. Wilcox, J. Hemsley
Johnson and John B. M, Dunn, who
arrived in town Monday evening for
annual inspection of the property.
James A. Dewitt was elected a resi-
dent director TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late John
#. La'ey.
Careful examination of the property
was made by the directors to-day on
visit 70 tic humping station at the
river. witt 4 possibility Of changes
and betterments in view.
The directors will be in town sever
al days and may possibly arrange for
a meeting with the city council.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07

clio Robes and 500 Juchitecan Indians
were marching up the coast to Vera
Cruz. and that Governor Breton of
Morales had, sent a carload OF arms
and ammunition and cartridges to Ia
pata. The arms were accepted by
zapata, but he refused to join Huerta,
81 Dictamen says
Refugees Denounce Policy. ....
New Orleans, May 5.-Resolutions
denouncing President Wilson and
Secretary of State Bryan for their
Mexican policy" and urging Former
President Roosevelt to return to the
United States for the sake Of his
moral influence" we're adopted by six
hundred refugees from Mexico who
arrived at quarantine on board the
steamship Monterey. 1t was also as
rested in the resolution that the Brit
ish' flag and not the Stars and Stripes
had saved many OF them from exc
President to Meet Funeral Ship.
Washington, May 5.-President
Wilson. plans to go to Brooklyn next
Monday to meet the Montana, which
Is bringing to the United States the
bodies Of the men killed at Vera Cruz.
This statement was made by Secre-
tary Daniels after conference with
the president. In case business makes
it impossible for the president to leave
Washington he will send a personal
representative with a letter from him
to welcome the funeral ship.
n. Americans Leave Capital.
Mexico City, Mexico, May o.--More
than three hundred Americans left
here for Puerto Mexico, with a guard
OF soldiers personally selected by
Huerta. They are the last American
citizens left here. Senior Cardoso, the
Brazilian minister received the prom
Use Of the dictator that the Americans
shall come to no harm.
Mexicans Seize All Property.
Vera Cruz, May 5.--Advices brought
here by mail from Mexico City report
that, the Puebla state government has
seized all the property of the Waters.
Pierce Oil company in the city of
Puebla. This includes hundreds of
eases of oil and large tanks valued at
several hundred thousand dollars.
Mine Sinks Mexican Liner.
City Of Mexico, May 5.---A dispatch
said to come from Manzanillo, on the
Pacific coast, announces that the Mexi.
can steamship Luella was sunk in the
harbor by the explosion Of mine
which had been planted to destroy
the United States cruiser Raleigh
No loss Of life is mentioned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
Prison Baseball League.

A prison baseball league consisting
of four teams of inmates at Fort Mad
ison has been formed. Guard Spen-
Ger was elected league president, and
Deputy Warden Sullivan general SUI
perintendent. The mines are named
according to the color OF their new
uniforms Grays, Foley captain;
Blues. Hunley captain; Maroons,
Bennett captain: Shamrocks. Harrl'
son ctptain. Thu first games were
played within the walls Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
Merchants, Conference.

There will be conference of retail
merchants of Iowa at Iowa City, May
18th and 18th, called by the extern
sion department of the State Univer-
sity. Among the subjects to be dis
cussed are: Buying for the House
hold; Problems that Confront the Re
taller; Where do the Profits go? Get
ting the Business; Service to the Gus
toner; How May the Retailer In
crease his Efficiency
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07

The secretaries of the county fair
associations of Allamakee, Clayton
and Winneshiek counties held a
meeting at Postville last week to
perfect plans for forming a circuit OF
attracting for the three county fairs
which would give the fairs the high.
est class amusement features at a
minimum cost as the three associa.
tions would bear a pro rata share of
the expense.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN
Leak in Roof of Band Stand Caus-
es Darkness in Park.

Persons passing the park streets,
late at night or early in the morning.
have missed the all night light that
has been burned at the center of the
Farmhouse band stand In the park.
The light has been out somewhat ex.
tensively and could not be installed
until leak in the roof was repaired
and short circuitlng of wires avoided.
Repairs 70 the roof have been made
and the service win be resumed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
New Location,

F. J. Crave, who has been operating
paint shop on the second floor, No.
'219 South First street, has changed
his location to the second floor over
No. 21S High avenue West.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
RULES FOR MARRIAGE.

FvrER three months of married life, Mrs Ella Farm
A ham. 20 has left the Brooklyn boarding house
Ia where she and her husband OF 6O had mace Gner
home has sued for divorce, ana gone 10 Worh aS
clerk in a notion store.
She recommends the following "don'ts" based on her
own brief experience to all women contemplating matrl-
mony: ,4uo
"Don't marry man who cannot give YOU cozy little
home OF your
Don't marry until you nave spent at easC 1--we years
in the society Of men.
"Don't be afraid of being an old maid 1t is worse to
have your heart broken by man unworthy OF YOU
"Dont marry too young and with too little knowledge
Of men,
sDon't take men too seriously. Most mems compli-
mentS deceivlng.
'Don't contradict those who tell you marriage is a
farce.
"Dont forget that good. office job is better than
poor man."
All this covers broad ground But broader still might
have been covered by single sentence Don't marry at
all unless there is love enough to last longer than tnree
months"
Love can overcome all adverse conditions make hap
DIV home anywhere, sweeten sorrows and dsappolnt-
ments smooth the wrinkles OF age and lend wisdom TO
the ineXperence of youth, and all fes joys that
are really worth while to hover about it and radate from
it. as fragrance surrounds the rose.
There are 70 fixed rules for happiness in marriage and
never can be any.
But it may confidently be stated nvariable gen.
era principle that lots Of love is needed to prevent wife
kept in boarding house from being like fish out OF
water.
The great mass of happy wives who work in their
homes their children cook the meals mend the co-
thing and do the thousand and unendng tasks OF the
housewife need envy those gttering butterflies who
look upon marriage as opportunity for leisure
The happiest women in the world are the wives whose
love finds expression in Worknot overtaXed drudges
whose lives are ecpSsi iy miserable, but the women
whose time and hands anC minds are ever occupied in
making the home happier and life for all around them
sweeter with wholesome meaning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
SUFFRAGE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEW SEX.

NEW sex is growing up; third sex-women who
"A deliberately abandon all feminine attributes and
IA honestly do not care for love or passion"
This, according to Sir William Bell, member of
Parliament for Hammersmth, in article in the Acad
ey is the real reason for the growth of the suf
frage movement. "The young woman of half century
ago who did wool work also wasted thousands of hours
Of valuable time in practising the piano. said Sir William
Gin nine cases out Of ten she had taste inclination
for music and is defunct her grandmother who
swooned in graceful attitudes every occasion Women
nowadays are taking up more aggressive position in
the world they travel unchaperoned they ride alone in
taxis and live like bachelors by themselves in flats if
they think fit without scandal They want to live their
own lives they do not want to get married expect it.
They initiate far they can in their attire They
smoke cigarettes and lead useful lives clerks typstS
telegraphers actaries DOCTORS and take up hundred
other occupations which formerly the sole occupa-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
Facing Second Boer War In
Which Topography Of
Mexico Will Fight
Back Troops
By Mrs EARRlOT STANTON BLATCH. President
Of Woman's Political Union

you bad terms with family down the street and didn't
want to get into with them you wouldn't go down and
STAND IN FRONT OF THAT ILL HUNDRED NEIGHBORS
DOOR WITH CLNCHED FISTS, would you? tell you
men know what's wrong Mexico and what's wrong this country
1T WAS ONLY THE MEN WHO WERE AsToNlsHED WHEN THERE
WAS 5LooDsHED AT VERA WHEN GAVE US
WARNING THAT WOULD STAND TOGETHER
MEN KNOW OUR MEN CHILDREN, KNOW NEVER A
TIME WHEN PERSON iNsuLTED MEMBER FAMILY THAT
ALL THE FAMILY DIDN'T PITCH IT. HOWEVER MUCH
THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AMONG THEMSELVES
I'll you womans insight into what going face if
go ahead We GOING TO FACE SECOND B0ER WAR, in
which the very natural topography Of Mexico will fight back hun
dreds Of thousands Of soldiers and viii keep them all bay
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

of scandal has already ripened is un-
known, but it seems rather early for
it.
Professor Clarence Melville Nickel
lips has resigned from the faculty of
the O. A. C. He was professor of phar-
macy and had held the position for l6
years.
Astoria stores will all be closed all
day June 3, that being the day when
Hill begins work on the construction
of the Hill terminal docks at Warren
ton.
E. Z. Starbuek, of Portland, fell
while attempting to board Eugene
and Eastern car at Beaverton Thurs
day, and was caught by the wheels.
He lay in such position that the cars
could not be moved without crushing
him, and it was an nour and half
before jacks could be procured and the
car lifted off him. At the hospital one
leg was amputated, and it is stated
that he viii probably recover.
A fire at Astoria on the water front
Thursday did damage estimated al
$4,000. Two men caught in the burn
ing building were critically injured
and four others were severely burned.
Z
Mrs. Eliza Morris, an Oregon pioneer
of 1881 died at her home in Palouse
Wednesday. She was so years old.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

graduating this year will wear a dress
costing more than five dollars. A SEN
sible movement, and it is safe to bet
they will look as sweet and pretty as
though they had hundred dollars
worth of trimming and decoration in
the shape of laees, gewgaws and such
stuff.
More girls were born in Oregon dur
ing the month of February than in
any month in the history of the state
in which a record has been kept. The
report of the Oregon s-are board of
health shows there were SAG girls born
in that month as against 40S boys.
Lane county has 1867 voters regis
tered, and of these it is estimated that
not more than 5000 viii vote. The
election will cost $4,000, and so each
vote will cost more than $1.00. In
some precincts it is estimated that the
votes will cost as much as SO each.
The Multnomah grand jury is inves-
tigating the matter of the interstate
bridge at Vancouver. Just what kind
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

John Carmichael aged 50, few days ago applied to
the county Judge of Baker county for assistance to reach
the little town of Grouse in Waowa county, where
kind-hearted nephew had offered him home. He was
unable to walk without crutches being cripple, but it
developed in his story that his heart and his sturdy indie
pendence were neither crippled, but wonderfully
vigorous He had asked nothing from anyone, but,
able to stand had his knees worked crosscut and
managed to so cents day by cutting cordwood He
home What picture of sturdy independence and how
grand the venerable gentleman for he is that appears
beside the individuals who compose the army of Wont
Works, strong young and abe but filled with sefpity
and other peoples food and whining their hard luck
Brave old John Carmichael He deserves good home the
rest of his years. and if his relatives cannot provide it.
Baker county the state should Such sef-reiance
his should not go unrewarded and the example should not
be permitted to be lost
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
THE ROUNDUP.

st. Johns win reorgNnize it's volun-
teer fire department.
Albany had its rirst public band
concert and outdoor gathering for the
season, Wednesday night. One of the
features was tug vf war, with the
ministers, lawyers and doctors on one
side, and tho merchants on the other.
The merchants had the greater pull,
and won.
More than 200 druggists will attend
the 25th session of the Oregon Phar-
mucoutical society at Newport, July 2
TO 8. There will be clam bake and
lots of things besides prescriptions on
the program,
When Judge Bennett reached his
home in The Dalles Thursday night at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
Editorial Page of The Daily Capital Journal

ton of men, They do not want men; they learning
to be Independent of them.
81 do not pretend that all women who follow these occu
patons are of this class but maintain that there is
large and growing proportion of what is practically
third Inasmuch the proportion of men over wo-
men is increasing see no harm in it, but good Spnster
hood is no longer the reproach it once was and women
lead far interesting and brighter lives than they
ever did before"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

and mice, and pests with Latin names.
The cut worms cut, the ehinchbugs
ehineh, the weevil weaves its i'll, and
other pests come up and pinch the corn
and eat their fill. And then the rain.
works go on strike, and gloom the world
enshouds, and up and down the burn
ing pike the dust is blown in clouds.
And if our prayers are of avail, and
rain comes in the night, it often brings
grist of hail that riddles all in sight.
And still the farmers raise their crops,
and nail the shining plunk; none but
the kicker stands and yawps, and what
he says is bunk. If all men brooded
o'er their woes, and looked ahead for
grief, that gent would starve who gaily
goes to thresh the golden sheaf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

ne oiten uOeo, Niilcn
is exceeding queer,
for bhghts and per
ills fairly b zz
around it through
the year. ! think it
strange that farmers
raise the goodly
crops they do, for
they are scrapping
all h e ir day 5
against a d ea d ly
crew. To plant and
till will not suffice;
the men must strain
their frames, to kill
the bugs and worms
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16
Field Perils

The farmer plants his field of corn
the kind that doesn't pop--and hopes
that on some autumn morn he ii start
to shuek his crop. And shuek his croT
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

The report Of the State Board of Health shows that in
February there SAG girls born in the state and only
408 boys For the first three months of the year there
were 97 males died and only 627 females Can it be that
this the result of equal suffrage and the naughty danes
have concluded to just emiante we poor devils of he
bpeds? nisasggyy,lJ19ggE
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

The race isn't always to the swift;
it often depends on the jockey up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

The returns from the primary election up to time of
going to press indicate that Judge Bennett will head the
democratic state ticket for governor and Dr. Wthycombe
will be successful among the republican asprans Both
are excellent and well qualified for the position
of chief executive of the state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

General Coxey's army started for Washington with IA
soldiers, but three have already deserted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

10 o o'clock he was met at the train by
1900 of his townsmen and brass band
and as he ahghted from the car he
was picked up by his enthusiastic
friends and carried brock to the ho-
tel where he was given a genuine ova-
ton.
Four persons were injured at Med
ford Thursday when an auto skidded
and went over the grade at the ap-
proach to the Bybee bridge. DR.. Law
renee Hill suffered compound frac-
ture of the skull, his son, John, bro
ken ribs and internal injuries; Mrs.
Lawrence Hill, three ribs broken, and
Mrs. John Hill, slight scalp wound. The
doctor and his son are in precarious
condition.
The oratorieal contest between the
universities of Washington and Oregon
held at Seattle Thursday night was
won by Washington.
The girls in the LaGrande high
school have agreed that none of them
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

negro girl in Oklahoma 10 years old has fortune
of 8000000 1t is safe to say that when she grows up
she will be able to find husband who will not draw the
color line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

According to the latest reports Huerta is taking the
advice to ego west"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

Everybody seems to have jumped onto that road bond
proposition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-16

of scandal has already ripened is un-
known, but it seems rather early for
il.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17

". Brown. p. T. Barbour, q. NJ.
kOhn. j Z. Gray, john Temple
Graves, II II. Caban SIS, p. " e
Hinman. T W. Loy'ess, Clark How
ell. William ] Burns. W H. Hal
5, cad and John s. Cohen
World Mana ger Heard.
One Of the most Interesting of the
numerous papers read AT Monday
afternoons session was that of Don
e. Seitz, manager Of the New York
v ord He had for his subject The
Editorial Ideal and Good Business:
DO They Conriict%'
Mr.. Seitz said that without COOP
Grafton of the editorial and business
departments 40 newspaper could hope
to succeed He dWeit at length upon
the necessity Of both departments
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
Poet Poe Incompetent
Drunkenness Witness

CHATTANOOGA, March L.
When is a drunk not a drunk
Explaining this question 10 The
jury, Attorney W J. Counts. defend
ing Early Smith in Criminal Court.
quoted this from Edgar Allan Poe
He is not drunk who from the moor
Can rise and take another drink
But he is drunk who PROSTATE lies
And can neither drink nor rise"
Attorney Genera Whitaker said
that Poe's deposition wasn't compe-
tent. that the attorney for the de
Tense had introduced witness VINO,
"hlle y" was It great poet and well
verSod in drunkenness. was dead