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A Blow to Superstition.
"Jmmy's rabbit got drowned In our bath
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Yours,
EAeIEsEYR1F, July %, 1S9!

11<h1o1SoASt&'AAS - ~Socs
DEAR JAcK-This is the bulliest
place ever was. I've got the inside
track of all those other poor chaps, and
Mabel and ride and walk and sail
and dance and do everything together.
You must get up here, if only for a
day. I want you to meet Mabel.
Mabel! Mabel! Mabel! By Georgel I
do like to call Miss Summerson that,
though I've no right to just yet.
Yours, JIM.
EAGIEsEYRrE, July 80, 1899.
DEAR JAcK-You needn't come. I
leave on the first train to enlist in the
first regiment that goes to the Philip.
pines. Good by. JIM.
From Life,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-01-24

Sold by Druggists, 76c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The Porto Rican Bill.

Washington, Feb. 2S. 10 m.-The
hardest fought political battle which
has occurred in the House for years
comes to an end this afternoon when
the vote will be taken on the Porto
Rican tariff bill. Both sides this
morning have claimed the victory
and the actual outcome can not be
known until the roll call is COM
pleted. This condition of uncertainty
is due to the absence from Washing
ton of several Republicans. 1t is
certain that the solid Democratic
vote will defeat the bill but the Re-
publicans are counting on as high as
five votes from the other side which
will insure its passage.
AS soon as the house convened an
amendment reducing the duty to II
per cent was offered and adopted
and the discussion was then resumed
LATER.-The House has passed the
Porto Rican bill as amended.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
IOWA c0AL.

The coal deposits of the western
coal field underlie some thirty coun.
ties of Iowa, comprising almost the
entire southern half of the state;
but in seventeen of these only is min
ing carried on upon a commercial
scale, mining in the other counties
being merely small operations in
country banks, and the product used
for local consumption.
The Goals of Iowa are all bitumin-
Gus except small amount of chan
mel coal produced in Webster county,
and are generally of fair quality for
steam and beating purposes.
In 1888 the total product of the
state amounted to 4,457 $40 tons, but
almost every year since that has
shown slight decrease, except the
year 1888, when it reached 4,952, 440
ton, but the product has again drop
ped to less than four million tons.
This decrease in production is per-
haps mainly attributable to the prox-
unity of Illinois coal fields and their
favorable location for low rates of
transportation by river, which allows
of the Goals of illinois being placed
in the markets of Iowa at a less price
than the product of their own mines
can be delivered by rail.
The average price obtained at the
mines for the product of 1899 was
70 per ton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
CANNING FACTORY.

Like in Oskaloosa the citizens of
Moulton are making an effort to have
a canning factory established there.
The committee there are using the
following figures as an inducement
for subscriptions:
"Twenty-three hundred tomato
plants will plant an acre which will
WELD on an average $50 to 400 bushels
per acre with an average price of
twenty cents per bushel, thus paying
the farmer from $50 to $50 per acre.
Green corn will yield an average of
to tons per acre which brings at
the canning factory $3.50 per ton, a
net price to the farmer of $3.50 to
$50. 20 per acre. Peas will make 40 to
so bushels in the pod worth As to so
cents per bushel."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
HTLL'S HOWL

The published statement of MILFORD
Hull in the Times of Saturday last is
about as contemplate a piece of
trickery for the purpose ofbesmirch-
ing and blackening the character and
reputation of one of our most reput-
able and honored of Mahaska citi-
zens as one could imagine. 1t is
surely beneath the dignity of man
of Mr.. Hull's citizenship, or else the
people of this county have been mis-
judging him for 10 these many years.
Mr.. Hull has switched around con-
siderable in politics, belonging to the
various parties opposing the republi-
can party, and has been known as a
bitter worker and a "crank $50 called,
but never has any suspicion been felt
that he would drop to the wanton
assailing and libeling of honest, up
right and respectable men and neigh
bors, and many are prone to believe
it is in reality Mr.. Hull, but that
he is simply being pushed into the
dirty work by INSCRIPTIONS ward
heelers, that they may not lose their
job in the manipulation of their
party's affairs the coming fall.
Mr.. Hull's statement is that on en-
tering Office two years ago he signed
receipts for all monies, books, un.
collected delinquent taxes and all
other property belonging to the treas
urer's office, after the examining
committee, composed of Messrs. E. r.
Hatcher, L. R. Briggs, VIM. Matti.
son and John H. Warren, had cert.
fed to their correctness. Afterward
Mr.. Hull found that he had receipteo
for SIC, 045.96 more than he'got. This
discrepancy was in the delinquent
taxes, and was an error made by the
committee in making up recapitu
lation of balances. The various set
Element sheets of Mr.. Wilson, the re
firing treasurer, had been carefully
gone over, checked over and founo
to be correct in every detail and set
Element made with him. Then il
copying these balances of delinquen
taxes they copied the wrong figures
copying the amount due January l
1895 instead of amount delinquen
January 1, 1898, for the years 1894
added these and had Mr.. Hull re
ceipt for same. The difference o
the amount collected between Jan
uary /, 1895, and January /, 1898, ha'
been collected and accounted for b.
Mr.. Wilson, and this Mr.. Hull know
and has always known.
| When Mr.. Hull first found he ha'
receipted for more than he received
instead of having the matter investl
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Council Bluffs Nonpariel. The dis
cussion of the possibilities and the
probabilities of the makeup of the
Republican state ticket is just open
ing. From the expression of the
state papers and from the views of
Iowa political matters taken by cor
respondents of the Chicago and other
metropolitan papers outside of the
state, it seems to be conceded that
Jacob Sims of this city is the prob
able nominee of the convention, his
candidacy being looked upon as the
leading one. This is very gratifying
to the Republicans of his home dis
trict, who are giving him such en-
thusiastic and united support and to
his many friends throughout the state
who have expressed in various ways
their endorsement of his candidacy,
Mr.. Sims qualifications for the posi-
ton are unquestioned and the re-
cognition being giving him by the
press as being the leading candidate
and the one most likely to win is sc
general as to clearly indicate thai
the prevailing sentiment Throughout
the state 10 in his favor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

e. P. Barringer announces that
he will be candidate for nomination
for the office of Secretary of State be-
fore the Republican State Convention.
Mr.. Barringer is from Ruthven, Palo
Alto county, where he is engaged in
the banking business. He has as
surances of strong support from his
own congressional district. He is at
present representative from the
eighty-second district, and is chair
man of the committee on public lands
and buildings; also member of the
committees on ways and means, rail-
roads, banks and banking, insurance,
schools and text books, police regu-
lations, telegraph, telephone and ex-
press.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
THE WATER QUESTION.

The water ordinance has again been
defeated, this time by majority of
less than thirty votes. This second
defeat is plainly due to the fact that
hundreds of those who should have
voted stayed away from the polls,
while many who voted did SO because
solicited to do so, and without clear
conception of the provisions of the
proposition. The opposition, which
was clearly in the minority worked
hard and carried the day by their I'M
firing efforts.
THE HERALD has no disposition to
criticise those who honestly expressed
their sentiments, but it does seriously
find fault with those who failed to
exercise their right of vote. AS a
business concern interested in the
welfare of Oskaloosa, and tax pay
er, it believed that the ordinance
should carry, and believes it would
have carried if full vote had been
cast.
The defeat of the ordinance puts
the city in a queer position. The
Water Co. is here without franchise,
and it can 60 on, without any inn
psovement, furnishing water and de-
handing present prices for it. The
city is helpless as it cannot get along
without water. 1t is our candid
opinion that the city will never get
an ordinance that would be more fair
to it than 206 was. For this reason,
and not because we have any inherent
or acquired love for the corporation,
we are sorry the ordinance was de-
feated
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
-Pella Adyertiser: "At die sale

-Pella Advertiser: SAT the sale OF
Philip King near Galesburg on Feb.
Is, the sale amounted to s2,750 of
which 400 was paid in cash. Do
you remember of reading of any
similar occurrence under the rule of
Cleveland with a democratic tariff?
And yet Bryan said, "Times will
never be better until silver is re-
monetized." Honestly now our dem
ocratic readers, what do you think
about it? You don't need to say any
thing but Just think.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Register says the members
of the Legislature are carefully
watching all the state papers for their
opinions on the printing question.
This is good sign, and the members
are to be congratulated upon not ac-
cepting as gospel what the Register
says, as the Register is off in its
theories on this matter. The great
state Of Iowa must remember that
labor is worthy of its hire in print
ing as well as in other branches of
industry.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Daily report furnished by Carl
johnson, Mgr. Oskaloosa Collection
Agency:
van Zante, Maria to Jacob
Grandia, land in 2s-76-i7 5000 90
Ellis, VIM and wife to FS
Thompson, land in 3-74-14. 80 90
Hill, Eva to Clarence Bart
lett, land in sO-77-ls. -. 1900 90
Smith, A r and wife to Geo
Larson, land in 3O-77-15. -. 5000 90
Windle, VIM s to Mary e
Windle, land in 12-76-16. -. 4, 400 90
Tucker r de l. Booth and wife
20 the Salvation Army, lots
and 9 blk o p..... -. 0C
Dewitt, land in aa-75-i1,... Loco o.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Canvassing the Mulct Petition.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Feb. 2s-The board
of supervisors is canvassing the
mulct petition. As yet no opposition
has developed to the matter and the
liquor dealers say they expect no
trouble. They say that if it is found
that any of their 'canvassers have
been guilty of forging a name to the
instrument, they will do all they can
to send him to the penitentiary.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Buffers Maneuvres.
specia. to the HERALD.

Special to the HERALD.
London, Feb. 2S-General Butler
reports to the war office from his
headquarters on Plangwane Plain at
s O'Clock this morning:
Found the Passage Langewachte
Spruite commanded by very strong
entertainments so we reconnoitered
and found another Tugela passage
below the cataract. On the 26th we
began approaching, and finding the
approach practicable, we crossed
with guns and baggage. We then
went back to the south side of the
Tugela and removed the pontoon
bridge that night to the new drift.
During this time the troops were
scattered, crossing under hastily
constructed stone shelters and ex-
posed to a CALLING shell and rifle fire.
The troops however, maintained
most excellent spirits. On the 27th,
Gen. Barton, with two battallions of
the Sixth Brigade and the Dublin
Fusileers, assembled a precipitous
cliff five hundred feet and assaulted
and carried the top of Pietres Hill,
turning the enemy to the left. The
Fourth Brigade under Gen. Warren
then assaulted the enemy's main po-
sition, magnificently carrying it
about sunset. We took sixty prison
ers and scattered the enemy in all
directions. There is still consider
able number of the enemy left on
and under the bulwarks in the noun
tains. Our losses, l hope, are not
heaYY.u
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Will Go Visiting.

Will McCabe will shake the dust of
.Oskaloosa from his shoes some day
in the latter part of the week and will
''hike out" for two weeks vacation
in the south. He will go to New Or
leans to visit friends and see things
for few days, and will later go to
Fort Worth, Texas, where he will be
the guest of his brother, Lou McCabe,
who was in the city yesterday en-
route home from convention of dis
patchers that was held in Chicago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

Senator Depew In his address be-
fore the Senate on Tuesday left no
doubt in any ones mind as to where
he stands on the Philippine question.
He said:
"We are in the Philippines to stay
by both conquest and treaty rights.
We will insure, by the whole power
of the United States, security for life
and property, freedom of religion,
and equal and just administration of
law among the people of the islands. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
TIE BEGINNING OF LENT,

THE BEGINNING OF LENT.
Today marks the beginning of
Lent, the fast of forty days-not
counting Sundays-which begins
with Ash Wednesday and ends with
Easter Sunday, which this year falls
on April 10. The period is observed
in commemoration of the forty days
fast of our Lord in the wilderness,
and is being more generally observed
every year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Burlington Hawkeye thinks
one thing can be said in favor of
Senator Clark, of Montana, he is not
in politics for the money that is in 1t.
According to his own admission, he
paid out s115, 900 to secure his election
and his salary as senator for the term
of six years would only be $50, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Pella Advertiser "roasts" the
Knoxville Express because out of 1876
locals in recent issue only Is were
news locals, the remainder being ad-
vertisements. That strikes us as a
subject for congratulation in place of
criticism, the Express is getting along
we'll toward the newspapers millen-
nium
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
STRENGTH OF EXPERIENCE


Keokuk County News: Major John
F. Lacey is making a record in con-
gress second to none. He is always
right on questions of national import
ance. When he addresses the House
he is listened to with marked at
tention. In fact the Iowa delegation
is considered the strongest intellect
ually of any from any of the
states. The people of Iowa have
learned that in order to have an in
f1uential delegation it is necessary to
keep them there for years, and make
the fewest changes possible. The
Sixth district is proud of their repre-
sentative.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
THE ExyENTNc urpATD or,

THE EVENING HERALD again on
Tuesday demonstrated its worth as a
newspaper, by bringing to its large
clientage of readers the first news
of the surrender of the Beers to the
British. The report was also COM
plete in every detail and was deliver
ed "a hours ahead of any other paper
read in Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The number of inmates during the
month of January in the IA charitable,
reformatory and penal institutions of
Iowa was $3.50. The cost of their
support-with no rent, insurance or
taxes to pay-is estimated at S115, 09s.
The states prison population is just
1 200; the number of insane almost
twice that, or $40.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The Iowa WESLEYAN University

The Iowa Wesleyan University at
Mount Pleasant proposes to raise an
endowment fund of s150,0O0 among
the Methodists of Iowa. Installment
notes payable in five years will be
taken. Thirty thousand dollars were
raised last year and people of Mount
Pleasant have recently given $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Attempted Assassination.

Caracas Venezula, Feb. 2s.-An at
tempt was made to assassinate Pre-
sident Castro during the carnival
parade here yesterday. Two shots
were fired at him but neither took
effect. 1t is claimed to be the work
of crank but fears are entertained
that the incident may cause an up.
rising.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
Missouri Pacific Wreck.
Special 70 fhs HxRAID.

Kansas Citv, Feb. 2s.-A serious
wreck occurred on the Missouri
Pacific railway ten miles east of here
this morning. Two passengers-both
women-were killed outright and sew
eral other persons will die from in
juries, while a great many are badly
hurt and crippled. Relief was sent
out from this city, and the dead and
wounded are being cared for.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
1.-THE administration tn

1.-THE administration thinks of
Macrum," says Secretary Gage in a
st. Louis interview, Exactly what
every reasonable man must think
that he is an ass" Secretary Gage
might not cut an important figure as
diplomat, but he has way of using
the English language as the same is
employed by the common people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

"A tombstone maker at Independ-
ence is in receipt of an order for a
rather unique piece of work to be
placed in Oelwein cemetery. 1t will
represent a log cabin with door,
window, chimney, even latch string
hangs out, and will be cut from solid
block of stone weighing four tons.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

Newton Journal. A chap down
in Monroe County was fined s7.s5
and his gun conficated for killing q
squirrel last week. II all the chaps
who have killed squirrels in Jasper
County since the law forbidding kill
ing them has expired, the school
fund would be greatly increased, and
the court house would look like an
aroanal
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

IOUdl. zSt ss...' iOU
Majority against the ordinance Az.
Total vote cast 1000.
The present ordinance that was de-
feated by so small majority was the
result of the labors of special COM
mittee that was composed of repre-
sentative citizens members of the
city council and representatives of
the Water company. There was pre-
vious to the preparation of the ordin-
ance mass meeting of the citizens
at which the Water company repre-
sentatives endeavored to get at some
expression from the town people as
to what in their estimation should
be embodied in the ordinanf.s 20 be
granted by the city to the Water 90.
Just what will have been gained by
the present defeat does not appear
and the the matter is where it COM
menced about ten months ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The calamity men and the I-told-
you-sos are considerably disappointed
at the record in Cuba during the past
year under American administration.
The island has not only been made
self-supporting, but has to her credit
for the year 1899 surplus of 81, 260, 900.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

When Ex-Governor William Lar
rabee retired from the board of con-
troll he left with the remaining MEM
bers check for $1,000, the amount
of his years salary, to be used in the
purchase Of an organ for the chapel
of the Orphans Home at Davenport,
providing the legislature makes an
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The Englishman may forgive b

The Englishman may forgive but
he never forgets. Lord Kitchenes
was fourteen years in avenging the
death of Gordon in Khortoum, and
sixteen years to day in getting even
for the battle of Majuba hill. Right
or wrong the Englishman must be
commended for his bull dog tenacity.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

"A Newton man, who is daily ex-
pecting to die, has selected the man
to write his obituary and the papers
in which it shall be printed. Wonder
if he has made any allowance to pay
for the space his obituary will occupy?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The late directory census of New
York City shows that metropolis has
of foreign birth within it's limits 9o0,-
600 Germans, $780, 900 Irish, 10000
English, 10000 Russians and $1,000
Italians, making a total of 2.170,0OO
of these nationalities alone
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

Under the head of dramatic notes
the Mail & Times of Des Moines,
makes the announcement of the COM
ing marriage of popular young
couple of Des Moines. Marriage is
generally dramatic, but it is unkind
to make the suggestion so prominent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The Times of this city says

"Hon. Fred White, of Webster,
Keokuk Co., late democratic govern
or of Iowa spent a couple of hours in
this city Tuesday. He was on his way
to South Dakota where he is billed for
nineteen speeches during this and the
next two weeks"
Poor Dakota, will her troubles never
cease!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Woman Suffragists of Iowa
have won their first victory with the
present legislature. The senate COM
mittee on constitutional amendments
decided Monday to report for passage
the resolution for submission of the
amendment for woman suffrage.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Brighton Enterprise is gen.
orally a truthful paper, but when it
says in an early day here a buffalo
calf was killed whose meat was so
tender that it had to be eaten with a
spoon, lurking suspicion is aroused.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The famine in India grows with
alarming rapidity. 1t is estimated
that it now embraces fifty-five mill
lions of people. When it is remem-
bered that the whole United States
contains but $4,000, 900 inhabitants,
the extent of the famine can be real
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

Gov. Taylor has removed his
children from the Frankfort schools
on account of the persecution they
met with. The crime of getting the
most votes in Kentucky is serious
matter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The Davenport Democr

The Davenport Democrat traces
tina wealth of E. Ellsworth, of Iowa
Falls reputed to be worth $4,000, 900,
to the fact that he was defeated for
election to the state senate some ten
years ago. "That decided him to use
his talents in other ways
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

Auditor of State Frank Merriam,
Improving gradually and fairly sat-
Actory to his family and friends at
b Francisco. The matter of re-
hing to Iowa is already being con-
4erad
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
QUIET IN LONDON.
Fear of Ill Luck in Natal the
the Cause.
Special to the HraAnn

London, Feb. 2s.-The city is quiet
to-day after yesterdays outbreak and
jubilation. 1t is like the lull after the
storm. Interest even in Buffers
movements are at low ebb. The feel
ing generally prevails that i'll luck
still attends the Natal campaign.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Clinton Herald prints the
following advertisement: Reward
offered. The Herald will pay SIS re-
ward for the name of any man who
advocated some reform to help the
taxpayers when it took a cent out OF
IDS own pocket"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
A SECOND DEFEAT
Voters Refuse to Ratify the New
Water Ordinance.

The voters of the city of Oskaloosa
in special election held on the 9th
day of February refused to ratify the
ordinance granting new franchise
to the Oskaloosa Water Co., to furn-
ish Oskaloosa with water.
The vote at the election Tuesday
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01

The Keokuk County News thinks
that the parents of Bertha Oliver, the
girl who bummed around with tramps
in box cars several days, quit spank
ing about ten years too soon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-01
The journal of this citv is in th,

The Journal of this city is in the
throes of criminal libel suit, and its
eo4 r ALT Wooster, has gone in
partnership with his attorney in the
practice of law. That looks like a
case of "heads win, and tails you
lose -