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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

General Roberts being shut of for
the present It would be just as well for
the other British generals TO shut up
until he can be heard from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

Kelly-Kenny says the Boer war Is
the FUNNIEST thing he ever saw But
at what a terrible price IS this rum
miest" OF war spectacles produced.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

Iowa may secure the vice presidential
nomination at Philadelphia, and yet her
ambition may result in nothing more
than a Deliver romance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

South Africans IN London regard the
capture OF Pretoria as an empty tri-
umph How could il be anything else
when the Beers had evacuated Il?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

Aguinaldo is truly between the devil
and the deep sea when our morning
contemporaries play shuttlecock with
him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

The bell Of the bicyolsts IS still heard
on the sidewalks. And very often on
the sidewalks in the prohibited dis
tricts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

General Otis says the Filirlnos are
hungry for books. Evidently they want
to chew the cud Of reflection.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

Admiral Dewey would not accept
nomination for the vice presidency
Sull there are others who would.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

A Connecticut man has made a viii
thirteen feet long II must be
rythmlcal document
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16
Low DO you lIkg our iubIIee numbeT?

"Can We colonize?' asks the Balt-
more sun. To which we reply: "Can a
duck swlm?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-16

The fire department is all ahame over
the question Of the confirmation Of the
new appointees.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
THE MAIL SERVICE.

Estimating The population of the
United States at 75,000,000, it cost
the government for the year 1898 9
for all transactions of the postal
service S135 per capita. This esti-
mate is based on the figures of the
fiscal year 1899, when the total ex-
pense of the service S101 1885,, 100. 80.
The total receipts for the same time
amounted to S95, ,C21 ,3S4.17, or 81 26
per capita for the time covered.
There was deficiency of Sc, $40, ,776.75,
to be made up by treasury grants.
The deficiency per capita was about
cents.
To transact this great volume OF
business there is an army of more
than 10000 men and women en-
ployed, each of whom are paid
amounts ranging from few dollars
in small ,fourth-class offices, up to the
salary of the postmaster of New York
York, which is $4,000. Of this army
about 700 are employed in the de-
partment at Washington, 100 on the
inspecto' s. force, more than $4,000
clerks in the first and second class
| offices, nearly 1900 as letter car
| riers at the 735 free delivery offices
more than 5000 as railway posta
clerks, and there were $4,000 post
masters in the service on June 80
| 1900
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
3 T0 REIMBURSE KEMBLE.

Secretary Gage has transmitted to
congress for its consideration the
claim of j. M. Kemble, collector of
the Southern Iowa district, for 50, 900.
1t seems that on June 30, 1898, a
package containing 1000 2-cent
revenue stamps was shipped to Mr..
Kemble at Burlington. The collector
claims that when received the pack
age contained only 100000 2-cent
stamps, making shortage of $4,000.
This amount Mr.. Kemble had to pay.
The commissioner strongly recon-
mends that congress reimburse him,
believing that the mistake was caused
either in Washington or at Burling-
ton by reason of the tremendous rush
for stamps for short time after the
passage of the war revenue law June
13, 1898.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

hour. The body was quite warm
when found, but rigor mortis was
quite apparent in parts of the body.
The man had been on the streets in
the morning and had taken break
fast at the Dewey chop house. He
was partially intoxicated when he
entered the place. He slipped on
the icy pavement near the entrance
and fell heavily, striking his head
with much force. He talked and
acted very strangely while in the
house.
Coroner Cheesman in making a
more careful examination of the de-
ceased found note book containing
the following information:
Address 1910 Chicago Grand Opera
House, care Fred j. Wildman."
Brother, DIR. George F. Bowers,
102 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn, New
York. I"
"Actors Fund, New York City,"
Robert Morris, No. 30, Philadel-
phia, Odd Fellows"
Mr.. Cheesman telegraphed the
brother, but up to the time of going
to press no answer has been received.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

that are largely the outgrowth of the
saloon should steal in and render men
once trusty unfit for his business,
thereby entailing great loss to the
employer.
AS criminal expenses have been
touched upon pass that; but how
about the paving you speak of? Don't
you know that the paving and curb
ing is charged up to thelots fronting
the streets paved, each one being re-
sponsible for it's share. And that a
special levy of nearly S2O, 900 per year
has been made to pay for street and
alley crossings. Same applying to
College avenue as well as other
streets.
In conclusion, / will say good morals
and good business are so closely con-
nected it is hard to keep them apart.
A man may have good morals and be
a poor business man; but can he be
first-class business man andl have
bad morals? Yours truly,
TEEToTALER,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
That Marriage License.

A good story comes from Keota.
Sam Keiser, one of the we'll known
horse firm of Keiser Brothers of that
town was married the other night.
He made a trip to Sigourney the day
before and secured the license, which
was carefully placed in the safe at
Keota, Some of his friends removed
the license from the envelope and
placed therein the picture of one of
their big horses. When the time ar
rived for the ceremony Mr.. Keiser be-
fore all the assembled guests, pro-
duced the enveloped. The minister,
Rev. Fred Palmer, who by the way
was in on the joke, pulled the picture
out of the envelope and held it up sc
that all might see. The groom was
saved from fainting by the produc
ton of the original paper which hat
been handed to the minister earlier
in the day.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Important Measures Suggested
and Acted Upon.

Des Moines, Feb. 14.-The lhouse
on Monday, with sixteenl opposing
votes, passed Eaton's bill requiring
the appointment by the governor of
commissioners to examine and check
up the offices of county treasurers
annually.
The senate passed the Agricultural
College tenth mill tax bill, which
guarantees to the college i s55, 900
annually for building purposes. Hav-
ing had but $4,000 in three years, it's
friends hope for direct appropria-
ton also.
Representative Ayers, of Chicka-
saw county has come to the rescue of
the saloonkeepers with bill which
makes the present mulct petitions
good indefinitely, the sameIas if the
code had not affected the original
petitions procured prior to 1897.
The senate by vote of "a to 16
passed the concurrent resolutions for
final adjournment March L Senator
Hartman Immediately filed a motion
| to reconsider.
Senator Balls bill requiring ad-
ministrators to pay toathe county
clerk funds in their hands where the
heirs can not be found passed the
senate, receiving bare constitution
al majority.
Senator Harriman's g bill for an agri-
cultural department was unanimously
reported to pass by thel committee
on agriculture.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
Without intending TO do so. s

Without intending to do so, Sen
ator Pettigrew paid high compli-
ment TO the American Press, when
he said in effect that the reason he
was making a public nuisance of
himself by continually trying to use
the Congressional Record for the dis
semination of reasonable literature
was that the influential papers of this
country, regardless of politics, were
too patriotic to print stuff calculated
to encourage the Filipinos to continue
fighting American soldiers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
A WATER CURTAIN.

A "water curtain" was given a
genuine test in Chicago last Friday.
When the Sprague, Warner & Co.,
fire was in progress it was thought
that the city library might catch fire
and be burned, but the "water cur
tain" was called into play and the
thin sheet of water falling from the
caves to the ground formed curtain
of spray in front of the structure
that the flames could not penetrate.
Along the caves of the,building there
is large water pipe which is filed
with small holes, and when the water
is turned into the device a miniature
Niagara Falls is the result. Several
buildings in different parts of the
country are protected by this water
curtain, but this is the first time that
it has been given thorough test.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
Liquor and Morals.

EaitorS Heratd:-Seeing you are so
kind in allowing space for the saloon
discussion, and since the people
honestly differ on the subject, l wish
to add little and will try to take a
business view. For from a moral
standpoint there is but one side to
the question. i admit the saloons are
contributing several thousand dollars
annually to the city and it looks as if
they were truly a benevolent institu-
ton. But echo answers where does
this money come from? Not dollar
of it is brought in from outside or
foreign trade; but it comes from the
pockets of our citizens and largely
from the hard earnings of those who
can least afford to contribute to the
city through the saloon. Perhaps
900 per year is as little as a saloon
could well afford to run for and
allowing 100 percent gross profit on
all goods sold would make trade OF
si0, 900 each or $4,000 of sales to be
made to keepthem in existence leaving
the balance of the city s14O,OO short
on trade, to say nothing of those
who are unfed and unwarmed and
scantily clothed, because of this
drain.
Business of all kinds is on the look.
out and offering premiums for men
who are sober and reliable and who
are not bound down by habits con
tracted by associating with the sa-
loon and its offsprings. / will ven-
ture the assertion thai a man who is
too free a drinker could not hold a
position as bar tender in a first-class
saloon.
That even the saloon man himself,
if he has daughter, would rather
see her marry a young man not in
too close touch with the saloon. That
the saloon man with other men,
would rather his family would ride
on the trains manned by men who
| steer clear of the saloon.
Don't you know my saloon friend
that every farmer who has a pen oi
hogs to feed, every business institu.
ton and corporation are not only
looking for men who let the saloons
| alone, but that they keep an extra
watch all the time for fear the habits
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

to old by then. There are, however,
several bright young men in the Iowa
congressional delegation who are
making their mark. Four years from
now either Mr.. Dolliver or Mr. Lacey
may be regarded as good presidential
timber 1t the Registers prophecy
comes true and Iowa should furnish
more presidents during the twentieth
century than any other state, it will
be to the country's gain, for the men
in public life in Iowa are much above
the average of those in most other
states.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Passion Play at Cbc~arl-
mergau, which was so wildly de-
scribed by J. j. Lewis in the Union
Lecture Course last year, will begin
on May "a, and there will be two per-
formances in May, six in June, six
in July, seven in August, and six in
September. A covered auditorium
capable of holding 1900 persons has
been built at the cost of $780, 900. The
play is given every 10th year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

Taxes are again due, but may be
paid any time up to April 1 without
penalty. If half of the entire amount
of tax is paid by April l the other
half may be paid any time up to the
Oct. without penalty. In case the
first half or first installment is not
paid by April 1, then the whole
amount becomes delinquent from the
first of March, and a penalty of one
cent month will attach.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES

PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES
Chicago Tribune: There is no limit
to Iowa's ambitions. Most of the
people of the state firmly believe that
it is destined to lead all the others in
agriculture and manufacture. These
ambitions are so well understood that
the loyal Iowan counts them as a
matter of course, as if already
| achieved, and his worry is at an end,
although he does what he can to
bring about the result. The latest
boast of Iowa is made by the Des
Moines Register. The Philadelphia
! Press has suggested Albert B. Gum
J minis for vice president. The Register
replies that the National committee
man would never accept the nomina-
ton. "Iowa leads, 'cries the Register.
"Iowa will supply more presidents
during the twentieth century than
any other state, and it is possible
that the first Iowa president may be
elected in 1904" 1t is impossible to
guess whom the Register may have
in mind as Mr.. McKinley's successor
after the expiration of the presidents
second term. The Registers friend
ship for Cummins would suggest that
he is it's favorite. Speaker Hender
son, being foreign born, lis not eligible
Senator Allison seems less posi-
hility than he did eight years ago
while Senator Gear will be entirely
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
The chief of the Philadelphia fire

The chief of the Philadelphia fire
department says that three-fourths
of the fires during the very cold
weather come from overheated fur
naces. Keep the fires steady" he
says, and adds that 1.-THE fire that is
booming one half hour and down the
next half hour is a menance to health
as we'll as. to the safety of the build
ing" 1t is little thing worth re-
membering.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.

Here is Exhibit A in the case of r.
F. Pettigrew ct al VS. George Dewey:
Washington, D. c., Jan. 80, 1900
Dear Senator Lodge: The statement
of Emilio Aguinaldo, as recently pub
lished in the Springfield Republican,
so far as it relates to me, is tissue
of falsehoods. l never promised,
directly or indirectly, independence
for the Filipinos. never treated
him as an ally, except to make use
of him and the soldiers to assist me
in my operations against the Span
iards. He never alluded to the word
independence" in any converse
ton with me or my officers.
The statement that l received
him with military honors or saluted
the so-caIled Filipino flag, is abso-
lutely false. Sincerely yours,
GEORGE DEWEY"
And here is Exhibit b:
Admiral Dewev did recorri,a the
Filipino republic. c.-Senator Pertigrew
in the United States senate, January
81, 1900.
The jury of public opinion may
now take the case under advisement,
weigh the credibility of the witnesses
and the competency of their te5ti-
mony and render the verdict.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
The Brighton Enterprise add

The Brighton Enterprise adds
another chapter to our hospital story.
1t says:
"Oskaloosa has started chain let
ter scheme TO raise funds to build a
hospital. If the chain don't break it
will bring in S2,400,00O in 10 cents
replies up to No. %, which is the
proposed limit. 1t will take three
letters and cents postage for every
ten cents received and the govern
ment would get 81 100000 out of it
for carrying the letters. 1t is a great
scheme"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
THAT was a nice thing for G,

That was nice thing for Con-
gressman Lacey to do,-turn from
his engrossing duties and telegraph
the relatives here as soon as the
news reached Washington of the
safety of Herman Fritch, member
of the 23d U. S. Infantry, who had
been reported captured and probably
killed by the Filipinos. 1t shows a
great humanity as well as the alert
ness of that representative of the
people.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

-Oskaloosa has two railroad prop
ositions in view that she should look
after. One is to secure the North
western before it is extended west
from Mucbakinock, and the other is
the new @. b. & @. line to Des
Moines. A lively interest in these
projects by the Board of Trade and
business men generally may do lots
of good.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

Gov. Shaw is having hard time
to find a man for member of the
board of control. On Saturday he
sent for Representative Mahlon Head
of Greene county, and offered the ap-
pointment to him. Mr.. Head is one
of the most successful business men
in the state, but he said he could not
think of taking the place. n.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
Hibbs Robbed.

Thieves broke into the VIM. Hibbs
general store Sunday night and made
away with aquantity of merchandise.
A couple of strangers were seen
lettering in the vicinity of Lacey
Saturday evening, and they are sus-
pected of the crime. A description
of the men has been sent to the
sheriffs of adjoining counties by
Sheriff Cricket.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

How much "ole'' did you con-
sumo? There were shipped into
Iowa in the year en- ding July 80, 1899
1922 pounds of oleomargarine. But
the dairy commissioners reports that
he was able to locate but between
5000 and $500 pounds of the $4,000
pounds. The rest passed for fresh
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

1t takes good deal to keep a
colored man down. One was buried
by the caving in of the walls of a
well at Pennington thirty feet under
ground. The entire town turned out
with spades and shovels and after "a
hours Of hard work rescued the ne
kro practically uniniured.'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

hiEhursday proved to be the most
.clarkable February day in the his
az of the weather bureau in Chi
TIP. From 81 to degrees above
ay was the record made in seven
4 mohours.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

THE New York Sun figures that
ZEN million votes will be cast for
idential electors this yea ar. In
lection of 1892, the first follow
ng last federal census, the total
rote on presidential electors was
:. $50. .275.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

"W. l.. Culberson, the man who
refuse ed an office!" exclaims the Wat
erloo Courier, in amazement. His
name SHOULD be emblazoned on the
dome of the capitol, where all who
visit Des Moines can read it,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

o,e report that Miss Wilson,
ua ter of Secretary Wilson of the
4 "a cultural department., is i'll was a
-Istake. The report probably grew
'ut of the fact that the young lady is
writing a novel.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Iowa City Republican feels
sighted at the attention being given
t. the Topeka Capital simply because
it itproposes to be edited for six days
as Christ would have done it, ''for
here we have been doing it for years" /"
says the Republican. Another evil
dence that even newspapers miss it
by not advertising.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Mason City Globe Gazette
says the greatest democratic victory
in Iowa since the election of Boies
was the defeat OF Col. Rood. The re-
,publicans who helped them win it will
goubtless not insist on sharing this
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
s. B. Evans of ottumwa bias been

IS. b. Evans OF Ottumwa has been
appointed a delegate to the inter-
national congress of sciences and
enthnography, to be held at Paris
this year, beginning it's sessions in
September. This appointment is
made by the committee on organiza-
tion, under the direction of the
French government.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

An effort should be made at once
to reorganize Co F of this city.
Other towns are after the franchise,
and Oskaloosa cannot afford to lose
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

More persons were killed and in
Iured In the factories of New York
hast year than were killed and
wounded in the war with Spain.
These figures come from state bur-
kau, and suggest the necessity of re-
borm somewhere.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Webster City Freeman
Tribune and other papers give Mr..
I'd. Chassell of the LeMars Sentinel
favorable mention as a possible can
didate for lieutenant governor on the
republican ticket.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The unkindest cut of all was
made by the Abba Union when it
suggested IF Knoxville and Oska-
loosa are to be allowed to trade in old
buildings on the normal school deal
Abba should proffer her court house"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15
LITERARY LEAVES

The Self Culture Magazine for Feb
ruary shows no diminution in the
rapid strides it has been making to
the forefront of the magazine world
during the many months past. It's
new cover is genuine work of art,
and its pages do not belle it's exterior.
Thoroughly healthy in tone and free
from sensational illustration or read
ing matter, it is par crceILence the Mag
azine for the Family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

New York state adopted the
printing by contract business some
years ago and is now looking to the
overthrow of the system and the es-
tablishment of state printery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Charity Ball in Des Moines
netted the associated charities over
$1,000, besides afos ding the attend,
ants the most brilliant event of the
sea on.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The editor of the Ames Times
says he would rather be editor of
country newspaper than governor of
Kentucky.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
February numbers among its literary
contributors such celebrities as Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, Bret Harte, M E. M.
Davis, Egerton Castle, Jeanette Wal
worth, Anna Randall Diehl, Jennie
Belts Hartswick, Harold Bolce, Ma
bry De Zapp, and ex-Superintendent
r. @. Jackson of the Railway Mail
Service.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

Mason City has musical prodigy
in the shape of a blind 4-year-old
child who plays over sixty pieces on
the piano.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Council Bluffs Nonpariel
thinks Kentucky needs to swap it's
election board off for board of con-
hnnl
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-15

The Sigourney News calls itself
"The Old News" That is a good
deal like speaking of white black
sheep.