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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Lacey. Iowa, Aug. 20, 1917
W. - -
Stewart of Co. Farm.

To whom it may concern:
l hereby testify that / bought one
box of Arab Health Compound,
manufactured by the American Hog
Raisers Association of Des Moines
Iowa., through their local represen-
tative, Arthur Walls, on July 6,
1916. Some of my fall pigs took sick
this spring and started using the
medicine on them. only lost two pigs
out Of the herd. While the company
does not sell this medicine as a cure
they recommend it as preventative
against any infectious diseases lex,
cepting tuberculosis) sold on a guar
antee with the use of the dip (Sano
Dip). Now again this sumemr | did
not use their medicine as directed and
l had three more pigs take sick. ! lost
one of them and the others are getting
better with the results have had with
the use of the medicine. am satisfied
IL will do all the company claims for II
IL used according to directions.
(Signed) HARRY CAMERON,
Lacey. Ia, r, F. D. l,
tn,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Community Wheat a success.

Sixteen acres of spring wheat on
the land just east of Tama owned by
a company of Tama business men was
threshed Wednesday and returned a
yield of thirty-seven bushels per
acre. In addition to the wheat re-
turning a profit there will be a nice
sum realized from the heavy straw
which can be hauled less than one
mile to the paper mill where it is
worth six dollars a ton.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
.PERsHING INSPECTS U. S. MEN
Commanding General Finds American
Soldiers in Excellent Shape,
He Declares.

With the American Expeditionary
Army in France, Aug. 2l.-General
Pegshing thinks his soldiers are pro
crossing satisfactorily" in their battle
training. He said SO, following a sur
prise inspection visit. II am entirely
satisfied with what / have seen," the
American commander asserted, "0ne
thing that impressed me forcibly was
the spirit of the officers and men,"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
More Tall Corn.

Frank Williams. has corn in a bot
tom land piece southwest of town
that measures sixteen to seventeen
feet above the ground and bears three
ears to almost each and every stalk.
He is looking for ITO bushels to the
acre or better.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
4 KILLED IN MILL BLAST
Two Others Injured by Explosion at
Plant In ohio--severaI Buildings
Destroyed.

Cincinnati, Aug. 21.-Three explo-
sions, along what is called the Pow
der line" a series of small buildings,
each a few hundred yards from the
other, at the King Mills Powder COM
panx's plant at Kings Mills O., caused
the Death of four men and resulted In
two being injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACKS
Halg's Men Advance Line Northeast of
ST. Jenshoek-Make Successful
Raid South Of Lens.

London, Aug. 21.-A German cOun-
ter-attack on the positions captured by
the British southeast of Epehy was re-
pulsed completely after sharp fighting,
according to an official statement is
sued by the war Office. A successful
raid was carried out at night south OF
Lens. On the YHes battle front the
British line has been advanced
slightly southeast of ST. Jenshoek.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

U. S. Yards. ILL.,, Aug. 90, a. m
HOGS-25 lower than yesterday
high time; mixed and butchers, $500
@19.75; good to choice heavy, S1S.75
@19.75; rough heavy, $1T90@1S.70;
light $1S.1OQl975; Workers. $3.50
Q19.4O; bulk, $18.4019.75; pigs, $13.O0
@17.O0
CATTLE-Steady; beeves, $1,000
1900; cows and heifers, s5.00@10.50;
stockers and feeders, $6.5009.25;
westerns. $7.OO@12OO; native calves
$8.00Q15.00
SHEEP Steady; native sheep,
$6.00@13.00; western sheep, $4,000
1875; yearlings. $10y00@13.00; native
lambs, $12.00Q16.0O: western lambs,
$1400@16.75: ewes. $60O@1O.0o.
Closing Price b
HOGS-Closing 5 to 10 higher;
mixed and butchers, $l7.S0@19.S5;
good to choice heavy, $1S.75@19.S0;
rough heavy, S17.75Q1s.95; light,
$fS.00@19.S0; Workers., $1S.50@19.40;
bulk, s1S4OQ1965 pigs. $4,000
1900; clearance yesterday poor.
Cattle closing strong.
Sheep closing steady. 3D.
Official receipts yesterday-Hog
1890; cattle, 31,207; sheep, 1920.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
1882; cattle, 1856; sheep, 1903.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
+ y = +++ I. I. I. i..sT r. ID
The MARKETS
+ + II 4 + 1. + I. !. \ i ..... i.
Cash Grain Markets.
Chicago. August %.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Cash Grain Markets.
Cash Quotations.

Chicago, August %. - ,Wheat-No
2 red, $2.21@2.22: No. 8 red, $2.15;
No. 4 red. $2.O7@2,OS; No. 8 hard
winter. $2.26@2.2S; No. 3 hard win,
ter, $220@226; No. hard winter
1920; No. 1 northern spring, $2.27A;
No. 2 northern spring, $2.23@2,2S. I
Corn-No. 2 mixed, $1.73l@l.aO;
No. mixed. S.73a@l74; No. 2 vel.
low. $1.S0@l.8Oa; No. 8 yellow,
$1.79a@1.S0; No. 2 white, $4,000 81 |;
No. 3, white, $3.50.
= Oats--No, 2 white, 53sQ55ac; No.
3 white, 53a@55c; No. white, 533@
53sc; standard, 533@55c.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
To sev.enteen.Year Old BOYS.

If the war continues until you are
q years old, you will be subject to
conscription and service as a pri.
yate. If you take up the study of
veterinary medicine now, you can
graduate by that time and enter the
service of your country as a profess
sional man with rank and pay of an
officer, and will be able to render far
better service than you could as a
private.
For particulars, write Department
.,
St. Joseph Veterinary College,
ST. Joseph, Mo.
Nu1.nH
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
HOLDS DRAFT LAW VALID
Judge speer Of Federal Court al
Mount Airy, Ga, Makes Decision
In Negroes Case.

Mount Airy, Ga, Aug. 21.-Judge
Speer of the federal court held the Sc
lective draft law constitutional in a
decision here in the case of Albert
Jones, negro, represented by Thorn
as E. Watson. Watson contended that
the law is in contraventiOn of. the in
voluntary servitude provision of the
constitution.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Labor Day at Knoxville.

A lot of Oskaloosa people are going
over to Knoxville to help Marion
county celebrate Labor Day and hear
John P. White.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Corn Coming on Well.

Corn is coming into the home
stretch in fine shape and is getting
ready for the finish. Mahaska couR
ty crop is splendid picture.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-23
Divorce Case in Court.

Cora Berdan has brought suit in
District court asking divorce from
George Berdan on the grounds of de-
|sertion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Ancestry of Modern poas.

According to Charles R. Eastman,
writing in the Museum Journal, our
modern dogs have a varied ancestry,
some being descended from Asiatic
and some from African species. The
spitz in all its varieties is a domesti-
Gated jackaL The mastiff and st. Ber-
nard and their kind are descended
through the molossus Of the Romans
from huge. wolflike creature that was
already domesticated by the Assyro-
Babylonians 5000 years before our era.
The Russian borzoi and the Sicilian
hound had their origin in the Cretan
hound, which is still common In Crete,
and 1t and its cousin, the Ibaza hound
of the Balearic islands, came from the
ancient Ethiopian hound, which was a
domesticated wolf. The collie or shep-
herd dog seems to come down direct
from a small wild dog Of the paleolith-
ic period.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
How Wood Shrinks.

Students in the college Of forestry at
the University Of Washington have
proved by experiment that a cord Of
full length wood when sawed and re-
piled In the ordinary stack shrinks on
an average 24.76 per cent As dealers
buy wood in full lengths and usually
measure it for delivery before saving
1t, they are often accused Of giving
short measure.
A "cord" is the standard measure
ment Of wood. and it is defined as 12S
cubic feet of wood. measured by pile
four feet high and eight feet wide OF
logs four feet long.
The discrepancy between the cord as
bought by the dealer and as delivered
to the customer. according to Professor
Hugo Winkenwerder. dean Of the col
Iege, is not entirely explained by the
sawdust When wood is piled up in
four foot lengths there are many spaces
between sticks. caused by knots and
curvatures These spaces are elm
mated when the wood is cut up small
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Signing Diplomatic Notes.

No one can say exactly why our sec
retaries OF state sign diplomatic COM
munications with their surnames only.
except that it has always been so. We
copied the custom from European chan
celleries, and it probably has its origin
in the habit Of royalty, which is to
sign with one name only. Thus King
George of England signs himself
George, r. l." Rex, Imperator-King.
Emperor; Sir Edward Grey signed al
ways as Grey" the democratic Mr.
Bryan when secretary of state affixed
his signature to diplomatic notes as
Bryan" At first sight there seems to
be a profound fattery implied in the
custom. 1t assumes that the signer
cannot be mistaken; that there is only
one George" and Grey" one "Bry.
an" And generally there is only one
In the diplomatic world where these
exchanges take place.-New York Sun.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Wonders of Collar

small anu simple experiment car
be made by any reader which will 20
far to cOnvin e him or her what a good
thing it is we have sunlight. which en-
ables our eyes to take advantage Of the
beautiful hueS OF nature. Make a room
quite dark and then burn some car.
Donate of soda in the flame of a bun.
sen gas burner. 1t will burn with an
orange yellow light sufficiently strong
to illuminate everything in the room.
but you will realize with a sudden
shock that. bright though the light is.
all distinctions Of color have vanished.
Only light and shade remain. A Grim
son carnation, blue violet, a red ia
blecloth, yellow blind-all look gray
or black or white. The faces Of those
present look positively repulsive, for
all natural color has disappeared. No
other experiment win SO well convince
those who have witnessed it how great
Q loss would be that Of our sense for
color.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Alike, q. very Different.

(N'NCS cHSs
On Seventh venue the other evening
| saw small red headed fool of boy
throwing can. An excitement crav.
ing. empty b lded kid" said to my
self, driving ~. On the next block
saw a girl III red curls. dressed In
furs. rather dashing. who gave me a
little provocs tive smile as | passed
Did l say TO myself that she was an
excitement cllving. empty headed kid /?
She was, but ! didn't On the con-
trary, for the moment at least, ! felt
quite drawn toward her. Yet she and
that boy might easily have been broth
er and sister and twin rowdies at
heart Why did one of the two so at
tract me and the other repel?
The strange lure of sex. 1t was
ready to bin d me to the mental de-
fects Of that girl. II was ready to fix
my thoughts on her cheeks or her hair
II I'd sat with her. Now, isn't that
odd? l should never have given a
snap for her kid brothers hair or
cheeks natur lily. I'd have looked him
well over nd seen at a glance he
hadn't much character and maybe less
brains, but could have seen what she
lacked once Id felt her attraction?-
Clarence Day. Jr.. in Metropolitan
Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Many Uses For Samdusk

Sawdust is valuable. 1t can be used
for almost anything except food. Used
as an absorbent for nitroglycerin it
produces dynamite. Used with clay
and burned it produces a terra Gotta
brick full of small cavities that, owing
to its ightness and its properties as
a nonconductor. makes excellent fire
proof material for walls or floors.
Treating it with fused caustic alkali
produces oxalic acid. Treating it with
sulphuric acid and fermenting it with
the sugar so formed produces alcohol
Mixed with suitable binder and COM
pressed it can be used for making
holdings and imitation carvings. If
mixed with portland cement it pro-
duces a flooring material.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Got There All Riqht.

Many years ago, at the beginning OF
November, missive bearing the st
Adams postmark reached st. Martins
The envelope was addressed "lud maj
lunding." Neither tail nor head could
be made out of this by the staff, so the
envelope was opened for a clew. The
letter read. "kenyobiauosfoyosho bill
igs."
The practiced St Martins decipherer
Of puzzles promptly made out the sig.
nature as BILL Higgs." With the key
this afforded the rest was deliciously
easy. The message was, "Can you
buy horse for your shown and "lud
mar" meant lord mayor" So the let
ter, with an official translation consid
erately appended, was delivered to the
lord mayor elect.-London Mail.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
The aOnIy Child.1

When parents have an "only child
1t seems to get as much attention as
six or eight children in large family.
Some statistics show that out Of hun
dred "only children" eighty-seven were
nervous. the girls suffering worse than
the boys. And then the statisticians
say the only child lacks self reliance,
Is precocious, vain and unsociable, is
often extremely timid, being afraid Of
dark rooms and Of sleeping alone
Exchange.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Ivory La Siberia.

An enormous supply Of ivory exists
In the frozen tundras of Siberia, which.
1t Is thought. will probably suffice for
the worlds consumption for many
years to come. This ivory consists of
the tusks of the extinct species Of ele-
plants called mammoths. The tusks
OF these animals were of great size
and are wonderfully abundant at some
places In Siberia, where the frost has
perfectly preserved them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Effects of Arsenic.

arsenic, as science has long told us,
q an accumulative poison" said a
druggist. when one takes it either by
prescription for the upbuilding of an
appetite or for the bleaching of the
skin he does not feel any Ill effects for
several years. The effect Of the drug
Is bracing and makes a person feel
like eating. 1t also aids the digestion.
The average user Of the poison takes
1t in such small quantities that he does
not realize how much Of 1t will &C
cumulate in his system In the course
Of four or five years.
Being an eccumulative poison, 1t
often takes that length of time TO see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may complain Of not being able to con-
troll his fingers or toes. Subsequently
he loses control Of his hands and arms
Paralysis, superinduced by arsenical
poisoning. is the fearful result"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Here's a Tip About Hotel Guests.

here's Tip ABOUT Hotel Guests.
In the American Magazine a writer
says:
Here's a funny thing, by the way,
that I've noticed about hotel guests:
You leave q soiled towel In q room
and the guest will probably complain,
but you can leave a bucket of paint
and paper hangers scaffold In the
hallway and compel the guest to crawl
under stepladder to get to his room
and he will put up with it cheerfully,
because he knows you are painting or
papering by way of making an i'm
provement and he is in sympathy with
that 1t doesn't cost much to make
over a carpet so that bare spot in
front Of the dresser will be eliminated,
but such little details are q vast help
In making hotel prosper"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
It's an I'M Wind.

Rejected you. did she. old manr
"Yes."
Too bad! No doubt you lad plan
ned to buy her ring and all thatr"
yes"
Had your money all saved up, chr"
Il should say so. Had $50 all ready"
Il say, old man, you-er-couldn't
lend me that $50 till you find some 9TH
er girl who will have you, could your"
Boston Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Tree In q Chimnax.

On the island Of Trinidad Is q lone
brick chimney which once was part Of
q sugar mill long since gone to ruin.
The chimney has remained intact and
tree has grown up through the CEN
ter and pushed its branches through
the top.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Worse Still.

Does you father ever comment on
my staying SO late at nightr
mo, Algernon."
That's good"
But he sometimes makes sarcastic
remarks about your staying 80 early
In the morning" - Birmingham Age
Herald
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Causs and EHsct

She-So you danced with Miss Light.
foot at the ball last night? He-Yes.
Did she tell you? She-Oh, no. But I
saw her going into a chiropodists this
morning.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Love

At twenty love is a rosy dream, at
thirty 1t is a thrilling reality, at forty
It Is calm contentment and at fifty
It Il q "reminiscences.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Rehbari

Tom-So you heard that Bill stole
nom his wife. Sam-Yep. he hooked
her dress.-Michigan Gargoyle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
MESQUITE Nettino.

Mosquito netting Is an ancient Greek
II not Egyptian invention, even II II
does seem a Yankee idea.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03

Poor and content Il rich ana rich
enough.-Shakespeara
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03

1t is easier for the generous to for.
give than for ofrense to ask it.-Thom-
son.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03

How do you keep moths out of cloth
ing" asked the girl with needle and
thread.
"Why," replied the girl with a story
book, 81 didn't know they wore any
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-03
Harmony There,

Papa (sternly)-Come here, sirl Your
mother and 1 agree that you deserve
O sound whipping. Small Boy Glitter
N)-Oh, yes; that's about the only
thing that you and mamma ever do
agree aboutI-Christian Advocate.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

Calling Cards at tho Nugget Office
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26
QUIET TIP LURES TO DEATH
 TWO WELL KNOWN MYERS

ton and WittseI remained a few days with Johnson and his partner, and warned them not to attempt to cruise during winter Tn their dory, owing to glacier ice and treacherous waters. This was the last seen of Johnson and McGraw.
 One of the fishing fleet of the New England Fish Company called at Icy bay during the early winter, but could not locate the men.
 On January l5 Felton and Wittsell again visited Johns1o's camp, but found it had been deserted apparently for month or more
 The coast guard cutter Unalga' s commander was appealed to for as sistance in the search and on January P visited Icy bay cruising alnog the shore as far as Yakataga point without result.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26
FAlRBANkSAN ACCOUNTS
 PEN|TENT|ARY EXPERIENCE

hospital. He was given full run of the place as a "trusty" after he had been there short time. He was compelled to go to the hospital hmmdeiately after he arrived at the institution, on ac- count of sickness, and while convales- cling made himself generally useful. He thinks that it was for this reason that he was assigned to hospital duty.
 The work of the larger part of the prisoners consists of quarrying. There is a big mountain on the island and this is being removed every year, lit- tie by little, and carried down to the waterfront on cars. It is in these quarries that Smith and Carmack are engaged in working, while Dan Calla- han is in charge of the unloading of the cars on the beach.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

JUNEAU, Feb. 2S.-J. G. Johnson, we'll known mining maa of Victoria and Seattle, and Jerry McGraw, pros pector of Ketchikan, have been lost in the mountain wilderness of Yakutat region or else drowned at sea, accord : .ng to word received here today by George Gilbert, a prominent business man of this city.
 The information was forwarded here by Capt. Dodge. of the coast guard cutter Unaga, which made a search along the coast from Yakutat to Yaku- tat point.
 Johnson and McGraw left here early last summer, and on August 2Sth left Yakutat for Icy bay, to prospect at Icy bay, according to information given to Capt. Dodge. They met Geo. Eel ton and Charles Wittsell, of Yakataga, who helped them to make camp. Eel
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

but, given the usual time off for good behavior, he secured his parole and immediately started north. At the end of this month the time of his sentence will have expired and he will be an entirely free man again.
 Sutton brings word of the Fair banksans now incarcerated at Me- Neirs. Billy Clark is in the barber shop. Billy Reagan is still in the tailor shop, after having made two i1effec- tual efforts to secure a parole. Dan Callahan is doing waterfront grading on the waterfront of the island, and George Smith and Dave Carmack are working in the quarries. A strict watch is perpetually kept on the two last named, according to Mir. Sutton.
 sutton himself was working in the
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

FAIRBANKS, Jan. Sits a pen itentiary pure and simple and l wouldn't like to go back there. For no man likes to realize that he is shut off from the rest of the world by cement walls and iron bars. But if man wanted to go to pepiten- than McNeil's Island. The peniten- tiary officials are courteous in their treatment of all the prisoners if the prisoners show any tendency what ever to do the right thing, and they work the men only enough to give them exercise. There is no hardship whatever.
 The foregoing, in affect, was the statement of A. Sutton, the well known Fairbaaksan, who returned 10 Fairbanks last night after an eight months sojourn on the outside most of which time was spent within the confines of the United States pea1ten- tiary at McNeil's Island. MT. Sutton came in over the trail in charge of the live stock shipment of United States Marshal Erwin, whom he met in Se- attle, and who persuaded him to take charge of the outfit. He was sent up from Fairbanks about year ago after pleading guilty fo n statutory offansa under sentence of a year and day,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

sutton says that the larger part of the prisoners at McNeil's are young men. And talking about society" he continued. There's where you find more bankers and postofiice clerks than you ever thought existed"
 The week at McNeirs Island con- sists of five working days, one holi- day and Sunday. Saturday is the holiday and on that day the inmates of the benitentiary do anything they please within the bounds of the rules which have been laid down for the day. Sunday is the day of religious worship, although on that day, also, the men are treated to a picture show.-Citizen.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26

The suppositIon is that the men thought they could make their way in the dory and were upset or else met with an accident and could not walk out
 Johnson is well known in every port along the Pacific coast. At one time he was al associate of James A. Moore in Seattle. The Johnson family Is well known in Victoria. McGraw has been q resident of ketchikan a number of years. He was engaged in the fish business. It is believed the men had a tip regarding the location of a prom ising mining property, as they main tained great secrecy while outfitting here last summer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-04-26
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
 In ToKLAT COUNTRY

rock, according to the report The shaft sunk by Gleason and Grant was put down only twelve feet, but they are exhibiting a few coarse co,ors, which they took out as iadisputable evidence that there is gold htere. They are of the opinion, however that noth-
 ing has yet been found which would
 warrant a stampede. They had in-