The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-09-08

Burdette denies the truth of the popu-
lar pTOVer5 that ''the best is not always
the cheapest. He says: Remember,
my boy, that the good things in the
" orld are always the cheapest. Spring
water costs less than whisky; box of
cigars will buy two or three Bibles; a
state convention costs more than re-
Vival of religion; you can sleep in
church every Sunday morning for moth
ing, but nap lu Pullman costs you
50 every me; the circus costs so cents,
the theater 81. but the missionary box
is grateful for penny; the race horse
scoops in $4,000 the first day. while the
church bsZ4r lasts a week, works twen-
ty. five of the best women in America
to death, and comes out $40 in debt"
LAID TO REsT.-OttumWa Courier,
August 81: "Ail that was mortal of
the late Judge Morris j. Williams was
laid to rest in Ottumwa cemetery this
afternoon. The services were held in
the First M. Z. church, and were in
charge of Rev. 1. p. Teter. pastor Of
Simpson M. E. church, OskalOosa, an
old and warm personal friend of the
deceased, and were most impressive
throughout. Rev. Teter is one of the
most eloquent pulpit orators and his
tribute to the memory Of his deceased
friend to-day Was most worthy one.
The text was taken from Rev. z: 1874,
the subject being Cor ftct, Character,
Destiny and Exaltation.' The church
was packed to its fullest capacity with
friends of the deceased, the members Of
the O:tumWa bar attending in a body"
THE Iowa NINTu.-One of the most
successful soldier reunions at the State
Fair grounds was that of the Ninth
Iowa Cavalry, which was managed by
Capt. j. r. Gentry as President. His
address was model of earnest, patri-
otic sentiment, pitched on the very best
plane of thought, and it was we'll re-
ceiVed by all of those old troopers. The
officers of the association are Capt.
Frick, Burlington, President; J. S.
Martin, LIE Mars, Vice President; Capt.
j. r. Gentry, Secretary and Treasurer.
There were over 100 of the boys pres
ent, and the next meeting will be at
Eddyville. in 1894, from which place
many joined the Ninth. The Ninth
Iowa had very hard scouting service in
the south-west-hard and taxing work.
Capt. o. G. Howe, of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas, made notable speech to the
boys-one Of the very best. The dec
orations of the camp. which was
spe cial one, were of the most ample and
tasty character. There were twenty
small tents, and the boys and their
families were cared for in the best way
possible. Mrs. Gentry and daughter
were the active and efficient asSi3tants
of Capt. Gentry in the work Of good
comradeship.
HAMMoCKING.-Th latest fad in the
amusement line for lawn socials and
parties is progressive hammOcking.
A bright young lady TINS describes it:
You see each girl is provided with a
hammock, in which she reclineS grace
fully or ungracefully, accoT ding to the
extent of her experience in hammock
ing. The hamm cks are hung far
enough apart so that no one can see or
hear their neighbors, and above each is
suspended Chinese lantern with a
number on it. A chaperon is required
preferably two-a lady and gentleman.
To start the game the boys draw mum
bers from hat, and then each hunts
up the hammock which corresponds to
the number drawn. at given signal
he begins to tell the girl in it love
story. By the rules the stories must
be impersonal. Well at the end of q
given time the chaperon rings a bell
and the boys move up one hammock,
and each tells another story to q new
listener. The stories must all be differ
ent-that is, one cannot tell the same
story to two girls" When the rounds
have been made, and each of the six, say,
has told six amorous tales to the six
tender maidens, secret ballot is taken.
the girls voting for the best story teller
and the boys for the best listener, and
the prizes awarded accordingly. The
scheme, they say, is to be very popular
and already it has big run in the east.
Try it.