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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
Davenport Democrats:

Davenport Democrat: II is pleas
ing to note that the man of the hour
in the Mexican war situation is a nat
i've 1owan. Rear Admiral Frank Fri
day Fletcher was born at Oskaloosa.
probably on Friday. judging from the
manner In which his parents called
In apt alterations artful aid when
they gave him his lispy name. When
the congressman OF his district de-
cided TO hold competitive examina-
Ito for the Annapolis cadetship Frank
entered and won. He was honor man
In his class later; was doing more
important work In an executive Office
during the Spanish.American war
that kept him on the lighting line,
much to his own grief, and undoubt.
eddy Is happy now that good piece OF
work had TO be done at Vera Cruz.
that he was there to do II.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending May 10, 1914.
DeS Moines, Iowa.
The average temperature was
slightly above the normal in the eX.
treme eastern districts and below in
the central and western. Light froSts
occurred on low places in many To-
CalitieS on two or three nights, but
no damage was done except to check
the growth of vegetation and the ger
mination of corn. Local and general
| ly light showers occurred in nearly
all parts OF the state on one or more
days, but the rainfall was not heavy
enough to interfere with field work
Flowing, and in some sections, corn
planting progressed rapidly In few
localities more than half of the corn
has been planted. and If favorable
weather continues the bulk of the
crop will be in by the close of the
coming week. Grass and small grain
are in good condition. Winter wheat
is jointing and rye Is heading in the
extreme south eastern counties.
The following report by the secre-
tary of the Iowa State Horticultural
Society shows the average condition
of fruit on May list: Apples SO per
cent; pears 7S; American plums SO:
European plums rs; cherries 80;
peaches SO; grapes 80; red raspber
ries "a; black raspberries rs: black
berries SO; currents 81; gooseberries
SO; Strawberries IS per cent of per-
feet condition. The average condi-
ton of all fruit Is rs per cent, or 7b
per cent less than in April
George M. Chapel.
Section Director.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
NEW TELEPHNOE RULES
Cooperation of Patrons and Public
Asked to Aid Enforcement.

The OskaloOsa Home Telephone
company and the Mahaska County
Rural Telephone Association earnest
ly solicit the hearty cooperation of
all its subscribers and the general
public in enforcing the following
rules, which will take effect May 20:
First-All conversations other than
urgent business, are limited to five
minutes.
SeCond-The entire elimination of
all visiting" over the rural lines, be-
tween the hours of 500 o'clock and
900 a. m, and 1900 o'clock a. m. TO
100 O'Clock p. m.
We feel sure that every one will
appreciate the increased efficiency In
service if the above rules are strictly
enforced. See instructions and sug-
gestions on first page of your new
directory. Signed:
Oskaloosa Home Telephone Co.
Mahaska Co. Rural Tel. Assn.
215d2w1.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
LOCAL DASHES

w. w. Marsh, of Waterloo, who has
been in Oskaloosa before. won many
new admirers by the talk he made
when the Iowa Boosters visited this
dty last Monday morning. He is
iuii OIL ginger and puts enthusiasm an
TO any cause he champions. He feels
that IL would be a disgrace TO the
state of Iowa were IL not creditably
represented at the Panama EXPOSE.
ton in San Francisco. Answering
the criticism often heard that Worlds
fairs are back number. he said: Il
challenge the man who makes such
remark. Since the st. Louis Elk
position, only ten years ago, the
wireless telegraphy and the moving
pictures have been perfected. two
of the most remarkable inventions
known to man. Development in ev.
cry line OF industry has been lust
as wonderful In the same length of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
G. A. q. Enters Protest.

In making preparations for their
annual observance of Memorial day
the members of James Brownell Post
No, 20. G. A. n. of Cedar Falls, took
occasion to voice an emphatic protest
against measure now before con.
gress proposing to recognize the
"secessionists" In the civil war
through the pensioning of rebel veter-
ans, the addition of portion of the
rebel flag to the United States flag
and the placing OF statues OF confeder-
ate leaders In the capitol. s.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

There are 100000 babies die each
year In the United States, and the
Childrenis Bureau at Washington
says that One-half of all these deaths
would not occur IF individuals and
communities applied those' measures
of hygiene and sanitation which are
known to he available" There is no
question of the correctness of this
startling estimate. as ii has been alb
solutely verified by the government.
Miss Julia c. Lathrop, chief of the
Children's Bureau, comments that lit
was once thought that a high infant
death rate indicated a greater degree
of vigor in the survivors" But this
oldfashioned fallacy has been ex.
ploded; and when the public gives
the same attention to the conditions
surrounding the raising of babies as
has been furnished by the govern
ment TO hogs and other animal life,
then this terrible needless loss of
100000 babies each year will be
checked
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
One Of the Oldest Miners.

Edward Wytcherly is one OF the old.
est miners In this country. Mr.. Wyt-
cferly was born in Chesterton, Eng.
land, IN 1889, came TO America In
Incl, went to work at Long Run mine,
Ohio, He went to Marceline, Mo.
! nable to work on account OF his age,
he Is still member of the Mystic,
Iowa, local. One of his great.grand.
children Is working In mine at Mar
.cellne, Mo.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
IN THE SPRING

Father. dear father, come home will
me now,
For ma has some carpet to beat;
She's got all the furniture out in the
yard,
From the front porch clear down tC
the street.
The stoves must come down and be
put in the shed,
The yard must be cleaned of dead
grass;
For it's time to clean house and the
devils to pay.
And the front windows need some
new glass.
Father, dear father, come home with
me now,
And bring some bologna and
cheese;
It's most twelve o'clock and there's
nothing to eat,
I'm so hungry I'm weak in the
knees.
All the dinner we'll have will be cold
scraps and such,
And We'll have to eat standing up,
too;
For tables and chairs are all out in
the yard,
Oh! | wish spring house-cleaning
was through.
Father, dear father, come home with
me now,
For ma is as mad as a Turk;
She says you're a lazy old thing,
And she proposes to put you to
work.
There's painting to do and paper to
hang,
And windows and castings to scrub;
For it's housekeeping time and you
must come home,
And revel in suds and cold grub.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
iust announced

Plans just announced by the
Missionary Education Movements
thirteen series of INSTRUMENTATION.
al summer conferences the coming
summer, provide for FIVE conferences
in the United States, covering the
East, South. Middle West, Rocky
Mountain Section. and Pacific Coast.
There will be two more conferences
than were held last year, the new
ones being in Colorado and on the
Pacific Coast
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
was the only one

Oklahoma was the only one of
the Central States which showed a
larger output of both lead and zinc
in 1913 than in 1912. The value of
the silver, lead and zinc produced at
mines in Oklahoma for the year 1913,
according to the United States Geo
logical Survey, was S1,S55,217, com
pared with S1,101 ,O42 in 1912.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

time, and the education of our people
broadened and multiplied by such
exhibits. Ii is also remarkable
fact that within those ten years, the
! people OF Iowa have spent over ten
million of dollars for automobiles
Let us get right with the world and
look over our crouch to broader
and greater life, for Gods best gifts
are not in things but in opportunit
les"
! The Chinese students of the Col.
| lege OF Hawaii, at Honolulu. who
| were in Oskaloosa one day this wee,
1 were a surprise as we'll as an inspir-
alton to those of our people who
come in contact with them. While
base ball is the Great American
game, the young Chinese have mast
cred it to a wonderful degree, and
they put up a game that made some
of the strongest teams in Iowa hustle
They were also gentlemen and be-
haved in an irreprOaChable manner.
And they were bright as new coins,
speaking fine English and writing in
a penmanship that would put many
shame. The visit of a bunch like
this to a town is a good thing oc,
casionally. Ii helps to take the con.
|eeit out of some of our people who
think the Heather Chinese" is in
capable OF advancement. To the
contrary they outshine some othe>
crowds that have passed through
Oskaloosa.
= - - -
Oskaloosa is surely we'll represent
ed in the war with Mexico. Admiral
F. F. Fletcher who has been the most
conspicuous figure in the trouble is
an Oskaloosa boy by birth. Irwin
Mcbride who was born near Wright
and attended school in UskaloOsa is
an expert mining engineer and is be-
ing held in Mexico as aprisoner of
war. George Davidson was among the
first marines landed in Vera Cruz and
was among the first four wouRded in
the skirmish Harry Garner. son of
Hon. and Mrs. Fillmore Garner was
also among the first marines to en-
ter Vera Cruz. He was in the midst
of the fighting, but escaped injury.
If needed there are a lot more Oska-
loosa boys who will be found on the
firing line.
.. -. ::
The death of Mrs. Alice w Ben
nett this week recalls, that she was
born in the first frame dwelling
house erected in Oskaloosa. 1t was
built during the summer of lS45 by
her father Micajah 7. Williams, who
did most of the work with his own
hands. There were several log
houses in town before that time. but |
this house was the first to have |
and siding. 1t was located |
on the corner where the Federal |
building now stands, and was pre- |
pared as the abode of Mr.. Williams |
young bride Virginia Sewers. sister |
Of the late Judge w. H. Sewers
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

1t is significant, that during the
first seven months under the new
Democratic Free Trade law, business
failures in the United States have
Increased both in numbers and the
amount of liabilities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
Recent state legislation req

Recent state legislation requires
twelve weeks of normal training OF
applicants for teachers certificates
after July /. 1915, and the crediting
of three points on salary for six
weeks of approved normal training.
After July 1915 teachers must pass
in agricultural and home economies
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The Oskaloosa Times says: Hon
ST. Kirkpatrick will arrive in Ottumwa
today. Friday, from Washington and
will devote the balance of the month
to his campaign in this district. Mr..
Kirkpatrick comes home with the
record of having been with the ad-
ministration on every matter of i'm
portance coming before congress-
Whew! How about free canal tolls,
and Mr.. Kirkpatrick's burning de-
sire to wipe Mexico off the map?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

1T is the observation of the Of
tumwa Courier that the workman
who doesn't dring doesn't care to en-
danger life and limb by working with
the man who does drink. 1t does not
take nearly as long to get hurt as
il does to get well.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Ben |. Salinger is one of the
best attorneys in the state of Iowa
and would be a strong man on the
bench" declares the FontanelIe OBJ
server He is one of the best things
that ever came out Of the melting
pot OF American assimilation"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
According to it's Year Book. Trir

According to its Year Book, Trim
ity church corporation of New York
City has property at $1,000, 5i2,
which makes it the richest single
church in this country. Trinity is
now considered a reformed landlord,
getting an average of 81 per week
per room from it's tenants. the an
nual income totaling $977,29S.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The AnamOsa Eureka accuses
Louis Murphy of nursing an ambit-
ion Ito be boss of the Iowa DemOc-
racy." 1t is our guess that being the
collector of income tax in this state,
would be glory enough for one man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Score one for Iowa" exclaims
the Washington Democrat, On land
or sea you cant lose Iowa. Admiral
fletcher, commander at Vera Cruz,
is an Oskaloosa boy. And some en-.
vious folks say Iowa can't raise any
thing but corn ang hogs"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
The 1913 exhibition

The 1913 exhibition was lowa's
greatest state fair both in attendance
and in receipts. The total attendance
was 278,S56 as against 272,023 in 1912.
The receipts were $1S4,626.12 as COM
pared to 1881, 1892 the year before.
The paid admissions were much larg-
er than they have ever been.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

TO be honest, to be kind, to
earn IL little and to spend little less,
to renOunce when that shall be nee
esSary and not to be embittered-
here is a task for all that Il man has
of fortitude. Robert Louis Steven
son
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

By the death iof 57,459 civil war
veterans the pension appropriations
this year show falling off of $1,000
900 from those of last year, and next
year will doubtless show a still larg-
er uronortiOnate decrease
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

-Gannet Peak, Wyoming. nearly
$4,000 Ieet in elevation, and the
highest mountain in the state, is on
the divide between the Bonneville
and Bridger national forests.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

1t is most unspeakable and ut
terly useless crime" DIR. Anna Shaw
said the other day when informed of
the hacking of the beautiful Bokeby
Venus" b" an English suffragette.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14
OUR NEIcHeoRs OPINIONS.

Washington Democrat: The Oska
loOsa Herald, we believe, is inclined
to exaggerate in pinch. Last week
it had an item about "a home talent
play entitled The Doodlebug," and
it said about some of the players
that they were as good as profession
ais. We have attended a great many
home talent shows, and either Wash,
ingtOn talent is not up to OskaloOsa
home talent, or the Herald stretched
the truth a little. We never saw any
home talent quite as good as pro-
fessiOnals. We believe the Herald
uses poetic license
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The simplified spelling experts
have reformed total of eight
thousand words. But the public goes
right along spelling the way it al,
WAYS did,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Don't" urges the Brighton En-
terprise, ''misjudge people. That man
who is out in the garden with his
spade may only be digging bait"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Many failures are caused by lack
Of thorough analysis because those
responsible are too busy" to inves-
tigate.-System.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

/ curing dangerous uncertainties.
When business gets a rest from legis-
lative meddling, courage will revive:
and their is no doubt but that bust
ness will quickly respond.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The merchant who is out of what
you want, but will have it next week,
is usually the one who does not be-
lieve in advertising
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Ill health, worry, i'll nature and
lack of fresh air and exercise will
produce wrinkles quicker than old
age.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The Journal figures, if the Sioux
City ball club can win about so more
games il may cinch the pennant.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

According to Alex Miller, the
richest man in Washington County
doesn't look il.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Bill Richards insists that he is
a victim of chance so he is says
the Abba Union, "He took the chance
and got caught.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Special privileges" are described
as those which you do not enjoy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

When eggs are cheap they do
not taste as good.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

If you can't boost, crawl under
the bed and weep as long as you
want to.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

The logical candidate" is the
one who can win.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Where was Coxeys army when
the war was on?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

What this city needs is a fiusher,
Cedar Rapids Republican.-Fore or
otherwise?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Moderation is the noblest gift
of heaven"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

And some times, also, the early
bird catches cold.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Burlington Hawk-eye; The Keota
Commercial club will devote $500 to
Oiling the streets. 1t is apparent to
the Keotans that something will have
to be done. OF course, the use OF oil
on streets is still to some extent an
experiment. In some places it seems
to give satisfaction, while in others
the result is far from satisfactory.
But Keota is hoping for the right
kind of results. and if the oil does not
work out as well as is expected, per
haps there will be the occasional
showers at the right time, which have
all other systems of fighting dust alb
sOlutely beaten to a frazzle"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

New Sharon Star: Fifty years ago
Charles Sumner declared that school
masters and good roads were the
greatest known forces for the ad.
yancement of civilization. 1t is a
satisfaction to know that the school
master has arrived and that the good
roads are coming.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-14

Oskaloosa Times: 1t is funny to
note the number of newspaper men
throughout the state who want to
fight Mexico. Personally we have no
desire to go to Mexico. at least not
at this time of year. But we would
suggest that in the event of hostiities
a company of newspaper men be re-
cruited. Harvey lngham, of the
Register and Leader should be capt.
ain and Alex Miller lieutenant. Both
have been spelling for trouble for
month. OF course there are others,
but the detail and roster of minor
officers could be worked out later.
Give Ingham and Miller chance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-09-10

Maya tribes were beaten one by one.
It is significant that as late as 1900
there was organized Indian opposi'
ton to Mexico. In that year the Next
can troops took the citadel OF Chan
Santa Cruz at the end of long. hard
campaign.
President Wilson's hope in resur-
recting the Mexican Indians lies in a
belief that with O restoration OF their
land their lost qualities will return.
With his land gone the Indian has be-
come a peon, a degraded laborer. With
land, he is represented to have been
a contented cottager, fairly virtuous
and deeply religious.
With a restoration Of his lands, how
will 1t be with the Indian? That is
the great riddle OF Mexico.
To get an idea of the best that may
be hoped one might turn to the pages
of Diego Duran. the Spanish mission
airy. who wrote sixty years after the
conquest:
There was never q nation in the
world where harmony, order and po-
likeness reigned 30 supreme as In this
heather nation. In what country Of
the globe were there ever so many
laws and regulations Of the state at
once so Just and 30 we'll appointed?
Where have kings ever been so feared
and obeyed. their laws and orders 80
well observed as in this land?
In regard indeed to their laws and
ancient mode of living all is much
changed or wholly lost. Nothing but a
shadow remains now Of that good or.
der Our admiration is compelled by
the strict account and census which
they kept Of all persons in town or
country. who were by this means to
be called upon for help in anything
they might be ordered to do. They
had their presidents and chiefs and
lesser authorities to look after the old.
or the married. or the young about to
be married, with such system and or
der that not even the newly born es-
capped their notice.
$50 thorough was their superlnten-
dence OF public works. that the man
who labored one week was not al
lowed to present himself for toll the
next. everybody taking his turn with
much harmony and order to the end
that nobody might feel aggrieved."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-09-10
MEXICAN REPUBLIC
CONTAINS MILLIONS
OF INDIAN RACE
Problem More Complex Than
That Which Confronted U. S.
MANY INTELLIGENT TRIBES
Some Are Still In q state Of Primitive
savasery, While Others Have Fol-
lowed the Ways Of the White
Man.

New York.-Mexicos Indians pre-
sent q problem vastly more difficult
and more complex than any the Uni
ted States bureau Of Indian affairs
ever tried to handle, says q writer IN
the New York Sun. In the first place
there are more OF them.
There are now 260, 900 Indians In the
United States, while there are more
than 100000 pure blood Indians be-
tween the Rio Grande and Guatemala
besides q larger number Of mestizos,
or mixed bloods.
According to the best figures obtain
able 81 per cent of the inhabitants OF
Mexico (about 100000 souls) are
wholly or partly Of Indian blood. This
Is 80 times as many Indians as are
now living In the United States.
Moreover, the Indians Of Mexico
have been more conspicuous in public
affairs than the Indians Of the United
States. Benito Juarez, the Mexican
patriot who overthrow the Emperor
Macmillan. was pure Zapotec. Man
uel Altamirano, the Mexican author
and critic; Huerta and DR.. Urrutia
are other Indians.
The prominence which things Indian
have In Mexico is difficult for the New
Yorker who has never travelled in that
land to comprehend. The Mexicans
hold an annual national festival In
honor of their aboriginal heroes, de-
spite the fact that the dominant ele'
ment in the population is the strain
descended from the Spanish conquer
ors. The Mexicans are as proud OF
Montezuma and Guatemotzin as the
Americans are Of the signers OF the
Declaration Of independence.
Even the national seal comes from
the Aztecs, who, tradition says, were
induced to settle on the marshy islets
which are now the City OF Mexico by
a sign from their gods. an eagle
perched on a prickly pear strangling
q serpent.
Scholars have declared the Aztecs
calendar system was superior to that
in vogue in Europe at the time Of Cor
tez. The Mayas Of Yucatan are held
by some students to have been even
further advanced than the inhabitants
OF the Valley Of Anahuac, or Mexico.
But the intelligence Of certain In
dams only emphasizes the completely
Of the Mexican Indian problem. One
student OF the languages Of Mexico,
which correspond pretty well with the
tribal divisions. concludes there are II
families of tongues and $50 dialects.
These dialects are not slight varia-
tons, however. but present differences
so great that man knowing only one
dialect probably could not understand
man speaking an allied dialect The
mountainous character Of the country
has kept tribes apart and emphasized
their differences. Association in Mex.
leo does not always mean the melting
pot. however. One finds sometimes
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-09-10
PAPER ITSELF WAS EVIDENCE
In This Case Examiner Required No
Pledge That Student Had Done
the Work Itself.

At a certain college custom ordains
that at examination time each OF the
candidates shall write the following
pledge at the bottom Of his papers:
II hereby declare, on my honor, that
l have neither given nor received as
sistance during the examination"
One student, after handing in one
Of the papers, suddenly remembered
that in his haste he had omitted to
write the oath. On the following day
he sought out one Of the examiners
and told him that he had forgotten
to put the required pledge on his pa
per.
The examiner looked at him over
the top of his glasses and dryly re-
marked:
quite unnecessary. Your paper In
itself is sufficient evidence. I've just
been correcting it,"