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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
PRIZE WINNING ESSAY
"Why / Expect To Be A Farmer
By David Yer Steegh.

Following is the essay which won
the first prize in the county contest
for boys:
Every boy has, before he reaches
his manhood, thought and planned
what he should be when a man. Many
of the brightest boys are, with good
reason, contemplating careers in the
towns and cities and are preparing
themselves to that effect, but will
try to tell Why | Expect to be a
Farmer"
Having lived and worked under my
fathers supervision on the farm all
my life, / am thoroughly learning the
business. / have had the chance, and
tried 10 avail myself Of IT, to study
and learn about farming. The farm
journals, the agricultural fairs and
agricultural associations have given
me such aid toward becoming sue
cessinl farmer as have never had in
any business. Since it takes several
years TO learn any trade well, farming
included, ! feel that ] am better adapt
ed to this calling than any other. IL
would take me too long to learn
trade that would be a better aid TO
hungry humanity.
Farming to my mind is the most in
dependent OF all trades. A farmer
may manage his business almost en-
tireiy independent OF any other man
or corporation This, In view OF the
falt Thai love to manage my own
aso.k 40 matter how hard i may pc,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
FALL. FESTIVAL -. = .
=. COMM TTEEs
AN ARMY OF BOOSTERS CALLED
TO THE coLoRs.
EVERY TOWNSHIP is ORGANIZED
Preliminary Work is Being. Thorough
~ Done To Insure Great Crowd
For the Big Annual
County Event.

The executive council of the Mahas-
ka Fail Festival has appointed fifty
men in your township, a Booster Ad-
VeTtising Subscription Committee, OF
which you have been chosen a mem-
Der.
There is one man designated as a
Lieutenant for each township and the
committee of fifty men are divided
into subdivisions OF ten, each ten
men having a chairman. These sub
divisions have been made with refer
enCe TO locality and neighbOrhOod and
there should be little difficulty in your
getting together. These names with
chairman and lieutenant will be made
public through the newspapers.
The object of this committee is to
boost and advertise the Mahaska FAN
Festival and to assist in securing
money for the expense of this insti-
tuition. Each subdivision of ten men
is responsible for not less than $1,000
and the more secured the greater the
Fall Festival will be.
These subscriptions should be Sc
cured at once and the chairman OF
your committee should make a report
to his lieutenant as early as possible,
either turning over the subscription
and names OF those who have sub
seribed or asking for further time as
each subdivision is responsible for
not less than $4,000 and this amount
must in any event be subscribed and
collected.
Last year the Mahaska Fall Festi-
val cost $4,000 to carry 1t out, the
greater portion of this money going
in the shape of premiums for exhibits.
The coming Fall Festival promises to
be even greater than those preceding
1t and our list of premiums must nee
essarily depend upon the amount do
mated to carry on the Festival. This
premium list will be gotten, out at
an early date. Hence the necessity
for prompt action on the part of your
committee.
Your name has been proposed for
the further reason that the Fall Fes-
tiyal needs suggestions from you, and
these we invite freely, In addition to
this we need advertising in your
and have prepared a
Mahaska Fall Festival Button which
is your official authority as a com
This button has been
enclosed and must be accepted by you
upon condition you will wear 1t in a
place. The wearing OF
this button may seem unimportant,
but il is one of the best means of ad-
yertising and keeping alive the spirit
Of the Festival and If you and every
other man on the committee wears
the button, we will have eight hum
bred men scattered in every part OF
The county designated as being con-
nected with the Fall Festival Ia an
official capacity, ready to answer
questions, boost, give, and smile, and
with eight hundred smiling, giving,
boosting men in Mahaska county we
viii create wave OF good cheer that
will be OF lasting benefit to us all.
GEO. c. TRUE, Secretary.
Boosters Advertisine Subscription
Committee:
Adans Township--E. r.. Hanna, Lieu
tenant, Lacey, Iowa.
Northeast Adams-J III. Graham,
hartman, Lacey. Iowa: j. b. Melon
ugh, w, A. Moots, Lester Robinson,
Dougherty. G @ Mootg. VIM
.lateer, John McDonough, J. II Bos
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
MAHASKA COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
boys were uniformed and decorated
with coiored caps and saches.
Continued from Page IL


with coiored caps and saches.
- - -
Beacon Sunday school we're credit
ably represented. A handsome float
held the cradle roll, real babies in a
real ctadle and created enthusiastic
applause along the way.
-. - -
OskaloOsa Congregationalists organ
lied as classes had a big number in
line.
Hawkeye union, a banner winning
school for several years had six diff
ferent divisions in It's delegation all
ages being represented.
- - -.
One of the prettiest specialties of
the parade was the little folks OF the
Christian church. Every flag and ev-
cry nation on the face of the globe
was represented in costume. The
children of this school had yells which
they gave as they marched and the
banners they carried likewise spoke
for themselves Loyal Men and 10y
al women had over one hundred mem
beers in line.
- -. =.
Elm Grove rode in autos and bug
gies.
- - ~
Leighton schools, mindful of prev
ious victories in line Of parade made
another excellent impression with
their young men and women.
- - -
Central NJ Z. Sunday school from
its cradle roll to the adult classes was
out in force Miss Lillian KiIlburn and
her beginners holding onto their life
line were a pleasing feature. Then
came the primary, juniors, informed
iates, seniors and the more adyanC-
ed classes.
- - -
The Home Dept of the Sunday
school was we'll represented in the
parade almost every school having
a special division devoted to this de-
partment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
.OSKALOOSA FACTORIES
Little Journeys to Local Industrial
Plants By Herald Reporter.

(Similar articles will ap-
pear in these columns every
few days. Watch for them
and buy goods made in o.
kaloosa)
Our series of industrial and factory
articles has been interrupted lately
on account OF the press Of other at
fractions and news features. On
Monday 1t was our pleasure to visit
the yards of the Oskaloosa Vitrified
Paving Brick Co, and here we found
a scene OF decided activity Some
three loads of new machinery OF the
most modern type has been installed
since the new company took posses
sion in March. In the FIVE months
that have passed since, a radical
transformation has occurred and a
new dry pan has been installed, with
also new pug mill, a new brick
forming machine and also a new cut
ter
This machinery has involved an
outlay of about $4,000, and this was
only a beginning, as the entire plant
has been fully oyerhauled and defect
i've parts made good The capacity
of the plant is now about 10000 brick
of various kinds per day The com
pany now makes a fine new paving
block. common building brick. hollow
building tile. both single and double,
and 4, and 6.inch drain tile. At
present there are FIVE kilns in work
ing order and these have also been
oyerhauled and new fire boxes and
ends have been put IN. Tie com
pany expect soon 10 build more and
are also intending TO erect new
power plant. and a new building for
both the power plant and the brick
A new dryer viii also
be added.
The new management has disposed
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Sidney Parry In The Tolls Charged
With Abusing His Wife.

Sidney Parry, colored, was arrested
at Bolton by Sheriff ID. T. Henley on
a charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily injury upon the, person
of his wife. Mrs, Jennie Parry, at
Bolton. Information was filed before
Squire c. Woodruff. by a Mrs. Ford.
Hearing was set for Tuesday morning
August "a, and witnesses subpoened
b ythe constable at Bolton Upon
application for a change of venue
Tuesday the hearing was transferred
to Squire Laffollette. Evidence in
troduced. Attorneys o. ". Downs and
o. G. G. Phillips appearing for the
defendant and the state was repre-
scented by County Attorney John Me-
Cutcben Defendant was held 10 the
grand jury in bond OF $1,000 in de.
fault OF which he was committed TO
jail pending the investigation and &C.
ton OF the October grand Jury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

Hawkeye union, a banner winning
school for several years had six diff
ferent divisions In its delegation al
ages being represented.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

Hazel nuts are ripening but the
crop will be limited.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

Mahaska county win have an
abundant grape crop
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

Tel your friends about the Mahas.
ka Fan Festival.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
NO WAR TAX ON
CANADIAN LANDS
UntruthfM Reports Circulated by
interested Parties.

Defaming a neighbor at the expense
OF the truth does not help those who are
guilty Of the practice, and II may be
said that those spreading false re-
ports about Canadian lands, in the
hope that they may secure customers
for their own, will certainly fail Of
their purpose. False statements so
maliciously circulated will sooner or
later be disproved And, as in the
case OF the lands OF Western Canada,
the fertility OF which is now SO well
known TO people of every state in the
United States, the folly of this work
shows an exceeding short sighted
ness on the part OF those guilty OF the
practice.
The present war has given some OF
these people the opportunity to exer.
else their art, but in doing It they are
only arousing the curiosity OF those
who read the statements and a trifling
investigation will only reveal their un-
truthfulness.
A very foolish statement hase re-
Gently appeared in number OF pa
pers. reading in part as follows;--
1T Is believed that as result OF the
war tax on land imposed by the Cana.
dian Government a number of former
Dakota farmers who went to the Brit
ish Northwest viii be compelled to re-
turn to the United States. Informa-
tion has been received that the tax
will amount to about $500 for each
far,, 80 1Cn anras uhfnh In tho caea
OF many Of the former residents Of the
two Dakotas would practically amount
TO confiscation."
To show that the public has doubt
ed. hundreds Of inquiries have been
made the Government at Ottawa,
Canada, only to bring out the most en-
phatic denial A full-fedged lie of this
kind has, OF course. only short life,
and will tell in the end against those
who forge 1t and spread II, but, as a
Winnipeg paper points out, II is most
complimentary to the agricultural pos
sibilities OF Western Canada to find
that rival farming propositions need
audacious mendacity of this descrip
tion to help them.
What is the truth! Ine Saskatcne
wan Government has authorized levy
of $40 per quarter section on uDculti
waited lands owned by non-residents
The Alberta Government has imposed
Provincial tax Of 10 mills on the as
sessed value of all uncultivated lands
There are some special applications OF
these taxes, but the main provisions
are as above. Those vacant lands
held by non-residents In Western Can
ada form a grave problem. They are
making for poor communities, pool
schools and poor social and economic
conditions generally. BY having them
cultivated the owners as well as the
districts in which they are located
will benefit alike. II is for this reason
that the Government has recently
asked the cooperation of the non-resi
dents. The high price OF grain fol
some years to come, and the genera
splendid character OF Western Canads
land viii make the question wei
worth consideration.-Adv
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
LETTER OF APPRECIATION.

The wonderful transformation OF the
Russian people as the direct result of
the stopping Of the sale of alcoholic
liquors in the cars domains has been
watched by the white ribboners of the
United States with intense interest
and deep thankfulness. The following
letter, giving expression to these feel
lngs, was sent to the czar by the pres
ldent OF the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union:
ITO His Majesty. the Gar Of Russia.
"Sire: 1t is my high privilege on be-
half Of four hundred thousand men,
bers OF the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union OF the United
States, to extend to your majesty an
expression Of their profound gratitude
for the far-seeing action of your ma
jesty in abolishing the liquor trafiic In
Russia
This act of your majesty is exert
ing a mighty influence for good in the
United States of America and will
prove an incalculable blessing to the
whole world.
with great respect,
ANNA A. GORDON.
President"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29

testimonial. Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
I1N, IL King s., Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. cat the Change Of
Life l suffered with pains In my back
and loins until could not stand. also
had night-sweats 30 that the sheets
would be wet / tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound 1 began to improve and I
continued its use for six months. The
pains left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and in one year was
. different woman. / know have to
thank you for my continued goot health
ever since. - Mrs. M. ]. BRowNELL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled in such cases.
II You want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman, and held In strict confidence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful
That He Should Not Shock the
Nerves Of His Friend.

In Liverpool there is man, writes
a contributor TO Pearsons Weekly,
who is famous for his calmness on
every occasion. One day he strolled
lelsurely into the Office OF friend.
I've just had a chat with your
wife," he began.
why. didn't know she was in
town"
"Oh, she wasn't in town." replied
the other. Il called at your house."
Il didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some sur
prise. II thought she had head.
ache"
"She didn't mention II to me-" said
the calm man. There was quite a
crowd at the house"
"A crowd" echoed the husband.
YES" went on the calm man. They
came with the fire engine"
The fire engine!" gasped the hus
band.
"Oh, it's all right" went on the calm
man. IT'S all out now. 1t wasn't
much of fire. but thought you't
like to know of IT,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
WHO DRINKS MUST CO.,


This is the title of an article in a
recent number of the Technical
World" a magazine devoted to me-
chanics. We quote a few para
graphs:
Drinking will now spell prompt dis
missal for you II you are an employee
OF the Hershey Chocolate company, In
;ernational Harvester company, Sher-
win-Williams company, Shefheld Car
works, United States Steel corporation,
Western Electric company, Pullman
company, Edison, company, Western
union, Interborough company, Stand
ard OIL Company. or any one of a
Thousand other American firms OF the
first rank. Sears, Roebuck & Com
pany forbid employees entering a sa-
loon at any hour of the day within q
mile OF their plant in any direction.
Last spring local-option election
was held In the dry town of Three
Rivers, Mich. The big industry Of
the town is the Sheffield Car works.
The management of these works is
sued a circular letter to the many
thousand workmen advising them that
II they signed wet petitions they
would by that act be placing them
selves in opposition to the interests
of the company.
Yes, and only a few months ago
the great steel works at Homestead,
Pa, employing 10000 men, decreed
that not only would drinking be pro-
hibited during working hours, but that
even the slightest intemperance while
off duty would be cause for immedi-
ate discharge.
This magazine could be crammed
to the covers with similar instances
Of the strong front industry has as
sumed against alcohol during the last
two years. The sentiment Of the ex.
ecutives of industry is pretty well
summed up. in the pointed statement
of Andrew Carnegie; There is no
use wasting time on any young man
who drinks liquor. no matter how ex
ceptional his talents"
&c. l. Close, manager OF the ia
nous Bureau OF Safety of the United
States Steel corporation, a man who
knows the social side of industry as
few men do. declares his opinion that
in ten years, through the combined
effort of American industries the man
ufacture and sale of liquors will be
at an end in the United States"
What does II all mean? TIE writer
of the article goes on to explain thai
manufacturers have discovered the
leak in their business. Scientific ex
pertinent and the practical working o
total abstinence among their employ
ees have shown them that 1t Is causet
by alcohol.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
His Eirs, Sweetheart.

Her name is Milly. haven't said
anything about marrying her yet-not
to her or anybody-but I've carried
her books three or four times and l hit
her In the back OF the head with a
soft SNOWFALL. and guess she likes
me. too. She threw SNOWFALL back
at me when hit her and then, when |
washed her face for her with snow.
she Just said: "oh. George. you mean
thingl" as II she might be willing to
marry me sometime II ! got nerve
enough to ask her when we're grown
up. wonder how fellow gets nerve
to ask them. I don't think I'll ever
have.-Ellis Parker Butler, in the
American Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
PREMATURE BADNESS
Due to Dandruff and Irritation, Pre-
vented by cutleura.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal Daily
shampoos with Cuticura Soap and
occasional applications OF Cuticura
Ointment gently rubbed into the
scalp skin will do much to promote
hair-growing conditions.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticurs. Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid Of "Coffee Habit"

The Injurious action of coffee on the
hearts of many persons is we'll known
by physicians to be caused by caffeine.
This is the drug found by chemists In
coffee and tea.
A woman suffered long time with
severe heart trouble and finally her
doctor told her she must give up cof-
fee, as that was the principal cause OF
the trouble. She writes:
my heart was so weak 1t could not
do its work properly. My husband
would sometimes have to carry me
from the table, and 1t would seem that
I would never breathe again.
"The doctor told me that coffee was
causing the weakness Of my heart. He
said I must stop 1t, but It seemed l
could not give 1t up until was down
in bed with nervous prostration.
"For eleven weeks lay there and
suffered. Finally husband brought
home some Postum and ] quit coffee
and started new and right Slowly !
got well. Now ! do not have any head
aches, nor those spells with weak
heart. We know It Is Postum that
helped me. The DR.. said the other
day: I never thought you would be
what you are used to weigh 81
pounds and now weigh 1853.
Postum las done much for me and
would not go back to coffee again,
for believe It would kill me II I kept
at It. Postum must be prepared ac.
cording to directions on pkg, then II
has a rich favor and with cream is
fine"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum--is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup OF hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beveragt
Instantly. zoe and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost per cup about the same.
"There's . Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocen
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
A Good Job.

The professional joker entered the
Office one morning in fine humor. Say,
Bill" he shouted to his friend at the
next desk, Il heard OF Job that would
interest you. II takes only a few
hours in the evening and pays good
money"
"Fine!" said Bill. Tell us about
t."
We'll, you just go down to the
aquarium and see my friend Mr.. -.
He'll fix 1t up for you. But be sure
TO bring a trap along"
"A trap?"
Sure. You'll have to have trap.
The Jobs catching mice for the cat
fish,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
His Proud Title.

1t was very small pupil who as
tonished his father, a practitioner Of
medicine, by propounding the follow
ing question:
Papa, do you know what the great
Napoleon's nickname was?"
Wishing that his son might have the
pleasure of bestowing this informa-
tion, his father evaded reply by ask
ing another question:
What was 1t, SOM"
His state of mind can be imagined
when the little fellow proudly re-
sponded:
HE was known as the Little Cor
puscle. youths Companion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29

Mr.. ]. NJ. Sinclair. ed for four years
and was in nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi-
cine didn't help me. 80 ! decided to
try Dodds Kidney Pills. and / cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thankfuiness, as they cured me. Dia-
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con-
stipation."
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab.
lets for Indigestion have been proved,
soc. per box.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
ONLY HOPE OF LIQUOR MEN.

Advertising is now the only hope
Of the liquor business said Mr.. James
Schermerhorn, editor of the Detroit
Times, in a public address. THE vets
themselves do not nave any expec-
tation of life running beyond ten
years."
The Times threw out liquor ads. he
said, because II did not wish to be a
selling and distributing agency OF
breweries and distilleries, or a solicit
tor for them in territory that has out
lawed their business.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
The Unexpected.

did you hear about Scootleigh?"
NO"
'He woke up in the night and went
TO the wall cupboard for the bottle Of
Jamaica ginger. He was in such a
hurry he didn't stop to feel for the
electric light button, but chanced It,"
Dear. dear!"
"He grabbed bottle that he thought
was the right one and took swallow
of the stuff"
MY, my!"
1T burned him painfully"
"Oh, that's too bad! What was it,"
"The Jamaica ginger"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
Easy Money.

Burglar Come, now, Just beat up
the janitor and got upstairs here and
want your purse quick.
Flatdweller-You beat up the ,ani-
tor?
Burglar-Yes. Here, where are you
going?
Flatdweller-It's all right. ] haven't
any purse myself. but I'm sure ] can
raise one among the tenants in few
minutes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29
Teeth for speeI Il Occasions.

"Those Bullions SIMPLY roll In
wealth"
Don't they-and say, did you ever
see Mrs. Billions set of state teeth?"
state teeth?"
"Yes-the ones she wears at recep-
tions and dinners. They're made OF
diamonds, rubies. pearls. sapphires and
emeralds in succession. Why. one OF
her smiles is worth sss.000."-New
York World.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-04-29

Inflammation Of
the bladder. La
ter l became so
much worse that
] consulted a
doctor, who said
that l had Dia-
betes and that
my heart was af-
fected. l suffer