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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
LITERARY LEAVES.

The May number of Everybody's
Magazine is full of that sugar-coated
information of which it's conductors
are making specially. There is not
dull page in the book nor one which
sounds educational" but no one can
read this number without adding
materially to his store of knowledge.
~
Adequate and becoming apparel
makes stronger impression on the
person it clothes than on any who
observes it," writes Mr.. Thomas b.
Bryan in The Saturday Evening Post.
''If every business man now going
about his affairs in garments which
are a little below the reasonable
standard of presentableness could be
clothed with those which fully meet
this requirement, the business world
would feel a sudden and unaccount-
able impulse of no mean proportions. "
~
The coming total eclipse of the sun,
due in the United States on the morn
ing of the 2sth of May next, will very
probably materially advance our
scientific knowledge of this strange
phenomenon. An article directly in
this line is published in Appletons'
Popular Science Monthly for May
written by Prof. F. H. Bigelow of the
United States Weather Bureau.
~
The April number of The Smart
Set, the new literary organ of New
York society, is quite as unique and
sensational in it's contents as the first
number, which attracted such wide
spread attention a month ago. 1t
cannot be denied that The Smart Set
iustifies its daring subtitle, "a Maga-
zine of Cleverness."
~
In McClure's Magazine for May,
Prof. Dean @. Worcester, of the Phil
ippines Commission, give an accoupt
of General Lawton and his last cam.
paigns as Professor Worchester came
| to know them in the course of his
intimate association with Lawton in
the Philippines. The article is illus.
trated with series of portraits oi
Lawton and other pictures.
~
AMONG the timelier artiolaS in The
Century for May is an essay by
Andrew Carnegie entitled popular
Illusions About Trusts" The writer
contends that the popularl welfare is
increased by trusts; also, that such
aggregations of productive capita
are usually short-lived. ''The only
people who have reason to fear trusts
he says, "are those who trust them.
-
Just II 900 square feet of floor spac,
are set apart for printing presses il
the building just erected for Th'
Ladies' Home Journal. 1t is in tn,
rear of the present publication office
eight stories in height,g and within
short time will be occupied by tn,
mechanical departments of the mag
azins. The constant, rapid growtl
of the Journals circulation neces
STATED greatly extended facilities 70
printing and mailing, Kand the new
structure meets these demands, pro
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

-"Itis strange how many people de-
part this life without leaving enough
money to pay for their little six feet
of earth and without friends to give
them a bulial," says the Iowa State
Register. ga report just issued
shows that during the past year the
potter's field used for the burial of
the pauper dead of New York City
has received 1877 bodies, and since
the place was founded in 1869 the
number received has been lie, ,571. I"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Perry Heath calls attention to
the fact that the rural mail delivery
is one of the republican educational
movements which started under Pre-
sident Harrison, was stopped under
Cleveland and was revived under
Mckinley. The republican party be-
lieves in scattering information
among the masses.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
1T is really wonderful the

1T is really wonderful the number
of brainy articles that the average
newspaper (the only one in your
city is offered for 81 per. Each one
of course, and they come about four
times day, is the chance of a life
time. For real down right interest
to the fellows who pay for the paper
we would rather have the unpublished
productions of the court reporter or
the society gossip.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
"A news report says:

"a cannon ball weighting three
pounds was found 40 feet below the
surface by we'll digger near Ham
burg a few days ago. There has
never been a we'll in that neighbor-
hood, and how the ball got there is a
mystery"
That's easy, it came from the op-
ening gun of the campaign fred by
Horace Boise. ..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Palmer Brown of Marshalltown
is captain of guards at the United
States exhibit at theP Paris exposition.
He is handsome, we'll built young
man standing feet inches in his
stocking feet, and looks like a giant
by the side-of an average French
man
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

I'm as much as the mumps have
become cry prevalent in town, the
il - hs been suggested by lady
Yaa y lrhaps the virus with which
sl...ss -sswere vaccinated to ward off
small pox was taken from lumpy
iawed COW.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
The Metbodista will bo

The Methodists will hold their
general conference in Chicago this
week, and one of the most import
ant matters to be considered will be
"Article number 24s" of the laws of
the church, this article being the one
injected in 1877 for the purpose of
forbidding the members of the church
to dance. Many prominent Meth
odist ministers are going to the con-
ference with the intention of making
a fight against the article, for they
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Gov Shaw will issue parchment
commissions to all the officers of the
Iowa volunteer regiments serving
during the Spanish-American war.
The original commissions were on
ordinary paper and will be recalled.
There are about 200 such commits.
rinns
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

The Iowa City Republican fears
John Herriott is turning to popu-
list. ut seems certain, anyway"
says the Council Bluffs Nonpariel,
"that the populists are turning to
John Herriott.D
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
TO THE MANOR BORN.

The Washington correspondent of
the Globe-Democrat says that Major
Lacey of the Sixth Iowa district is a
born promoter of Legislation. When
he rises in the house and looks around,
the spirit of antagonism ebbs. In
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

believe it to be uncalled for and the
cause of the church losing thousands
of members. DR.. ]. j. Reed of the
Washington Square Methodist church
of New York is at the head of the
movement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
CHANGE IN FOUR WEARS

The editor of the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican has been investigating pri-
ces as they were four years ago under
tariff reform andIlcomparing them
with prices that obtain now. The
changed condition is.simply marvel
GUS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

odd Fellowship was first institut-
ed in Iowa in the city of Burlington,
April A, 1874, Washington lodge No.
I, was the first lodge instituted. The
home of the grand lodge of Iowa was
first located in the city of Muscatine,
Iowa, in 1866 it was relocated at Des
Moinas
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

-"The withdrawal of Mr.. Water
man, says the Sioux City Journal,
'insures the easy denomination of
Maj. Lacey, of Oskaloosa, whereby
it is believed in this quarter the best
interests of the district will be con-
conserved
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Three hundred weavers in car
pot mill in Lowell, Mass, are on a
strike because one of the members of
their union insists upon doing more
work every day than the rules of the
organization permit, ard the mill
will not order her to do less work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Knoxville Express: The pro-
posed coinage of half-cents will fill a
long felt want. Many newspaper
men have conscientious scruples
about dropping pants buttons in the
contribution plate, and yet if they
go to church every spring and fall a
whole penny is pretty big drain on
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

When Rev. ia Sutton of Nashua
went to that town five years ago there
was not a Baptist family in the town
and he held his meetings in tent
Today he has church numbering
z60 members, worshiping in a fine
edifice en- which there is no debt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

I'm speech before the Demo
cratic convention Saturday, George
E. Taylor said he had worn the same
suit of clothes for four fears. How
many laboring men can wear clothes
that long, please ct nd up and be
counted. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
New York Tribune /:

New York Tribune: There is
something worse than the "black re-
public" which has been held up as a
bogie. 1t is an illiterate republic,
and that, with a vengeance, is what
Cuba would be today If it were made
independent and endowed with un.
iyersal suffrage.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
RE ON HAND

Much Importance attaches to the
Republican county convention to be
held In this city next Saturday, May
5, and every delegatellselected in all
the townships shouldimake a special
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
viding at the same time for future ex-
pansion in all departments.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
May is bright and dainty Springtide
number, full of timeliness and variety.
"a Klondiker's Diary" from Seattle
to Dawson City, pictures step by step
the hard road travelled by the gold
seeker in Alaska. Joaquin Miller
writes upon the thoughtful and poetic
side of life in Klondike cabin.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

1T is reported at Des Moines that
the state house janitors have been
notified by the governor that they
are expected to do six days honest
work every week. The governor is
right.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
THE fact that s2oO OOO 600 a

The fact that $500, ,000,0 900 a year
is annually paid for the ocean car
riage of our imports and exports, go
per cent of which goes to others than
Americans, of itself shows that an
increase in the merchant marine of
the United States is to be desired,
and promoted by all possible means.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Monroe county will urge the Sc
lection of Hon. w. A. Nichol as dis
trict delegate to the national repub-
lican convention, Jasper county will
urge Chas. M. Hinsdale, Davis county
will urge James A. Dunn, mayor OF
Bloomfield. Three good men, and
worthy, but places for only two.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
Dubuque Telegraph: In

Dubuque Telegraph: In looking
about for son-in-law, Mr.. Rookie
feller, like the late George M. Pull
man, has honored Iowa by selecting
Mr.. e. Parmelee Prentice, native OF
Davenport. If Iowa can not always
achieve greatness, it Is able some
timet to marry it.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

The heirs of the late Charles F..
Blake of Ottumwa will receive $40, 900
each as a result of the development
of copper mining claims owned by
the late banker.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
------------------
EONT OE Ia RDR IK1R

The labor troubles in Chicago are
causing heavy loss to both employers
and employees, as the following esti-
mates indicate.
Number of men out of work
in Chicago. ..... 100. 600
Number of men outside Chi
cago unemployed because of
strike. ...... $4,000
Number of people in families
of unemployed ...... -. $50, 900
Capital Of contractors tied...
up ................, s25 ,OOo, 900
Contractors made idle. ..... 700
Loss In wages to workmen for
each day ay................... $3.50, 900
Loss to contractors a day.. s400, 900
The Chicago street railway COM
pany report that it is losing 81 500 a
day as result of the labor trouble
and the Union Traction company
s30, 900 a month. Department stores
ascribe decrease of rs to 40 per
cent in their normal business to the
strikes and other forms OF business
make similar companions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Whether you think this is the
20th century or not, we would like to
ask you how to write 1900 in Roman
characters Year 1899 was written
MDCCCXCIX. Is MCM proper for
1anoo
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
ROW
Absolutely BAHZ>NG-
Pure -P0kAER
Absolutely
Pure

No inferior or impure ingredients are
used in Royal for the purpose of cheapen-
ing its cost; only the most highly refined
and healthful.
Royal Baking Powder imparts that
peculiar sweetness, favor and delicacy
noticed in the finest cake, biscuit, rolls,
ETC., which expert pastry cooks declare is
unobtainable by the use of any other
leavening agent.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

the ST. Louis Globe Democrat thinks
the great preacher-editor is anxious
to get focus on the guilty man and
walk in his steps few minutes.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

-Marshalltown's bill for small pox
cases during the past three months
has reached a good-sized sum and
now stands between SO, 600 and 81, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

1T is suspected that the burning
of DR.. Sheldon's barn last week was
the work osgon incendiary. AS there
was no insurance on the building,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03

Alum is used in making cheap baking powders. If
you want TO know the effect of alum upon the
your tongue You can raise biscuit with alum
baking powder, but at what cost to healthl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-05-03
VOL. so. NO. 40.
official County Paper.

Mahaska County Fair, September
4, 5, 6 and z.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
TILTONSVILLE.

TILTONSVILLE, o., Dec. 15.-Sev-
eral real estate transactions have ia
ken place here on the strength of the
pottery boom.
Frank Ullum, one of Uncle Sans
employees, is home from Washington
on a furlough.
Mrs. Mary AIKEN is visiting relatives
at Smithfield.
Mr.. William Medille has been
drawn on the petit jury which will
meet the third week in January.
Thomas Wise, engineer of the new
pottery plant, has moved his family
here.
The building boom has struck Til
louisville. Early in the spring new
addition will be added 10 the town, TO
be known as Medille's addition.
The Standard Heating Company of
Martins Ferry, will begin the work of
putting in the new heater at the VI. E
church the coming week. The heater
will cost 5000.
Cards viii be issued this week an
nouncing the nuptials of Miss May
Coffman, OF this place. and Mr.. Elwood
Thompson, of Yorkville.
Rev. Harris is still continuing his
meetings at Rush Run.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
AN ENGLISH ESTIMATE
OF American statesmen-Pubiic and
Press at Variance with ForeiEn

OF American statesmen-Pubiic and
Press at Variance with ForeiEn
ONCE.
LONDON, December 15.-"The Unit
ed States have many able men, but no
one of conspicuous merit" This state
ment appears in the Daily Mail Year
Book, just issued 1t unfortunately
represents the bulk of press and pub
lie opinion in England. Nothing so
well explains the attitude OF the Eng
fish press toward American action in
Nicaragua, China and other quarters
OF the globe. How utterly this is at
variance with the opinion of the For
eign Office and the highest govern
ment officials here is apparent from
the fact that in almost every recent
case where the English papers have
attempted to advise or to forecast the
attitude of their government towards
propositions suggested by the United
States, they have taken exactly the
opposite line from the course eventual
~ pursued by Lord Salisbury and the
Marquis of Lansdowne Hence, while
the mass of English comments on the
Nicaragua Canal question undoubted-
ly represents the views of a large sec
ton of the public. it must not be con-
Sldered in any way official.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
SHE CALLED UP AL.

Chicago Record.
She was a dark-eyed good-looking girl,
perhaps II or IS years old, with a self
possessed manner that took no account of
the druggist, the cigar drummer behind
the counter nor the woman who was
waiting to have her prescription filed.
She seated herself at the telephone desk
and then unclasped her chatelaine bag.
from which she took a stick of chewing
gum and a dime. The gum she slowed
away N one of her plump checks, and
the dime she held in reserve until she
got the number she called for.
will you ask Mr.. Wilcox to come to
the phone?" she called presently; and
then "Oh, AL, you must have been ex-
pecting me.
Why, of course I did. You couldn't
fool me. 1 knew the minute you spoke
Certainly. Oh. know I'm a good one
You're not the only one tells me that
What are you doing Al?
I'm going to school in about half a
minute. l don't feel like it, either I'm
not more than half awake now. What?
Il think they'd make you sit with the
girls You wouldn't object, either, would
you?
Il suppose you think l believe that.
Did he say anything? Did he take the
top of my head off? Mamma. too? He
says you're getting altogether too nu-
merous l guess you'd better stay away
for a month or two and give him a
chance to-what?
'Oh, l guess l can stand it. You tell
your friend that Ella thinks he's ali right.
1 do, too. Mr.. Chase. Who did you
think l meant? No, he isn't as sweet
as you are, Al. so don't you worry. Are
you coming over tonight?
Il was just fooling. He doesn't really
care; he just likes to talk because he
thinks l need holding down
Maybe I do, but I'm not well enough
acquainted with him yet l think you
must have taken your nerve to the office
with you this morning. If you come
around tonight 1 want you to leave it
on your bureau.
Yes, you can Well, you can bring a
little of it. Oh, Al, I've got some news
for you. I'm going away to Boston
Aren't YOU glad?
"Tickled to death. Probably a year
I'm going to be finished.
mo, I'm not much more than begun
now, and papa thinks 1 need some alter
atoms.
do you? Oh, don't know; sometimes
l think there's room for Improvement
You won't care one way or another in
years time.
II believe all you tell me.
why, I'd do anything for you, AL. Oh.
l think you are good!
Il might if l took the notion, but I'm
not going to promise You'd better wait
any way, or you'll wish you had Don't
you want me to ring off?
I'm not going to tell you.
Il won't, either.
mo, l won't AL.
IF you do I'll tell your papa. I mean
if You try.
Yes, and loud enough for him to hear
| can reach the high notes all right if
have to, if l haven't been to musical
conservatory and had people tell me my
voice was something wonderful.
IN tell her you said so. Shall I?
No; / wouldn't be so mean. She
would feel bad If l did Al!
We'll. what. Well. I think that'sf a
nice way to speak to me.
II cant hear you; you are too elise
to the phone.
"Oh-h-h I should think you'd be
afraid some Of the boys would hear ypu.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
SPOKE A SWEAR WORD.

Special to the Register.
KINGWOOD, w. Va, December Is.
A very peculiar question has come I'D
in Reno district, Preston county. In
district No. 5, Boss Leonard, a young
man holding third grade certificate,
was employed to teach the school. and
after teaching one month and four DAYS
was fired. He experienced considerable
trouble with the big girls from the
start and sent a number of them home.
This angered the trustees, who began
at once to watch Leonard very closely
to find some excuse for dismissing him.
The excuse was found one day this
week, when in the presence of one of
the trustees the word dam" was pro-
nounced to a spelling class. The trus-
tee reprimaRded Leonard for pronounc-
ing swear words and called a meeting
Of the trustees to discharge Leonard.
which was done without ceremony. He
will carry the matter to the higher
courts.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16

I'll say 'Good-by' after that. You'll be
around this evening?
1--WE been here long enough. III be
late now. Good-by!
mo, I can't AL.
well, you ought to know. l can't now.
Good-by!
We'll, I'll say it to you this evening
when 1 see you. Win that do you?
Not over the phone. Good-by!
"All right. Good-by, AL!
Are you still there? Good-by!
"Good-by!'
She hung up the receiver, tucked her
books under her arm and fiirted out.
"Good-by." said the drummer as the
door closed behind her. Say, l wonder
what it was she thought was too strong
to tell Al over the phone"
you want to make allowances for the
shrinking modesty of a young girl" said
the druggist.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
THE CREEK PROJECTS.

The Register regrets to observe that
upon the question of the reclamation
and utilization of portion of the val
ley of Wheeling creek within the city
limits, involving as an absolute neces-
sity some change in the course of the
stream as it now runs, few people
adhere to the timeworn and thread
bare idea of a tunnel through the hill
to Jonathan's ravine, while a few
others are converts to the idea that
the stream from the river to some in
definite point in the vicinity OF Full
ton can be walled up and arched over.
OF course, engineering skill and I'M
limited money might accomplish either
one of these things, but neither one
would be desirable.
To turn the creek into the river
above the city would be Objectionable
alike to river men and to all those cit
liens who reside on the east bank or
the Island, from the ravine to the
present mouth of the creek. To arch
the creek in its present bed would in
volve mile and half of practically
such a structure as the Main street
stone bridge, for the retaining walls
would necessarily have to be heavy
enough to carry an arch OF not less
than $50 feet span and ten to fifteen
feet higher in the center than the
present general level of the banks.
Two millions of dollars, sum men
toned in this connection, would not
build the retaining walls alone, even if
the idea was desirable one.
The cheap, rational and proper
method Of treating wheeling creek is
to follow the lines suggested in a conf
municat'on to this paper 2 few weeks
ago. That = TO say: Make 81 Gran
cut through the neck Of the peninsula
either just south or just north of the
Baltimore & Ohio tunnel, and make a
practically straight shoot for the
river. That would give the new chan
mel fall sufficient to keep the
streams bed secured OUT and best of
all would allow the utilization of all
the present valley from the tunnel
bridge clear around past Fulton to
old "Berry's Hole" where we used to
swim when We were boys. The cost
woulls not be one-ffth of either of the
other propositions, and the benefits
would be substantially the same.
The Registers suggestion has the
endorsement of competent engineers
who have given the subject thought.
1t has the additional backing of COM
mon sense We take the liberty of
recommending the idea to the Board
of Trade, when it has the leisure to
turn its attention to such a PROPOSE
ton.