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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
PERSONALS.
Saturday

turned from a brief visit In 81. Louis.
Ed Foster, who is on the road for
a St. Paul paper house, is home for
the holidays.
Mrs. A. p. Spencer and daughter
arrived home TO day from an extend
ed visit in the east.
w. A, McNein viii depart Monday
for Seattle where he has business in
terests that demand his attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Green and the
children, of Fort Dodge win be guests
at the parental DR.. Jackson home for
a couple OF weeks.
Mrs. Martha Weir, of ottumwa, ar
rived this morning to spend Christ
mas at the home Of her son, Ed Weir,
of East High avenue.
Mrs Frank Marftz and little daugh-
ter Lucille. of Ida Grove, arrived to-
day to visit at the parental Hutchins
home on Second avenue
Esquire Ross is in receipt of a letter
from his son Frank stating that he
viii be home from Arizona early in
January for a months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Geneva, of What
Wheer, arrived in the city this morn
ing to be guests of their son, L. r.
Geneva, during the holidays.
Mrs. Silas Mcclure and the baby of
st. Louis, and Mrs. Fred Esgen and
children, of Eldora, viii be here to
spend Christmas with parents.
Misses Donna Green and Fay Fer
rail-, who have been at school in st.
Joseph's academy, Des Moines, are
home for the holiday vacation.
Homer Rosenberger departed yes
terday for Chicago in company with
an uncle, Nathan Rosenberger. They
viii visit with friends in Indiana.
Mrs. JIG. Hammond and daughter
Miss Lulu, of New Sharon, were In
the city yesterday. The family vii
leave soon for Utah to spend the win
ter.
Miss Anna Shepherd, of the Oska
loosa High school, departed yester
day afternoon for her home in lows
City where she will spend the holi'
days.
Miss Gertrude Spencer departed
to-day for Omaha where she will bt
entertained during the HOLIDAYS Al
the home of her friend, Miss Hattie
Searle.
John Benson, who has been in the
city for a number of days visiting al
the homes of relatives and friends
departed this morning for his home
In Lincoln, Nebraska.
Miss Beatrice Barnard, of Lowell.
Kansas, assistant principal of the
Lowell academy, arrived this morn
ing for a holiday visit with her par
ants and many friends here.
Miss Ethel Cowan arrived home
from her studies at Iowa Wesleyan
university this morning and viii
spend her holiday vacation at the pa
rental home on North Fourth street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Corwin Tolbert, oil
Iowa City, arrived this morning to
visit during the holidays at the home
of the gentleman's mother, Mrs. E.
d. Parks. They will also visit with
Ottumwa relatives. ..
Harry Edwards, who was brought
home from Cedar Rapids very i'll, is
reported some better to-day. The
man is suffering with an abscess on
the liver and complications, and his
condition has been critical.
s. H. Hull is home from an extend
ed trip east, calling on the harness
manufacturer and jobbers. Mr. Hull
has been away most Of the time for
the past three months and is finding
a ready sale for his patents.
Monday.
Prof E. b. Warman is in the city
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RAILROAD GOSSIP.
News Cleaned from Station,
Round House and Office.

The belief generally obtains thatthe
railroad from Iowa Falls to Des
Moines viii be built early next year
by the company of which Mr.. @. 3.
Ellsworth is the head Engineer B.
Schreiner, formerly city engineer of
Des Moines, who has been laying out
the route for the Iowa Falls road, has
just completed The surveying from
Iowa Falls to a point only a few miles
out of Des Moines. The road will
enter Des Moines over the tracks of
the Des Moines Union railway from
the east, crossing the Rock Island on
a viaduct near the state fair grounds.
The road runs through a fine country
and its construction will near the
building up of several new towns in
Polk, Story and Hardin counties.
During the last fiscal year there
were S51 ,712 casualties resulting from
railwayaccidentsi in the United States,
the number of persons killed being
1928. OF this number, 2,210 were en-
ployes of the road, and of the injured
the proportion was still higher, a.
600 out of the $4,000. injured being
employees.
~
Sincel its incorporation the c., B.
& @. Co. has paid 125 regular divi-
dends, amounting in the aggregate to
s129, 900, 900. In addition it has paid
five stock dividends, increasing this
amount by s6,7O1 800. The regular
dividends declared amounted to 3204
per cent ON the stock. At one time
the road paid regularly 10 per cent on
its stock, but the average has been
little more than ~ per cent.
~
Western roads have been unable to
agree on the interchangeable mileage
question and there is little prospect
that the minimum mileage to be sold
will be raised above the 1900 miles.
The whole question has been referred
to a committee consisting of the AL
ton, Northwestern, Rock Island, Chi
cago Great Western, Milwaukee and
Wisconsin Central to report on ii
some time in the future.
~
Keota Eagle: They are talking OF
a wonderful run that was made on
this branch a week or so ago. En-
gineer Cy Hayes with his freight en-,
CINE No. 345 hauled the Innes band
from Oskaloosa, distance, So miles,
in so minutes, making one stop at At
wood. The boys say they whirled
through here like a missile hurled
from ONE giant catapault, so swift
one could not see the numbers on the
nEine. We wonder did Innes' fel'
lows play as smoothly that night al
usual, after SO nerve breaking a ride
as that. Old No. 345 does common
duty up and down this branch every
day and you'd suspect her Of
so swift a pair of heels.
~
Brighton Enterprise: The Iowa
Central is doing lots of extra work
this winter in shaping up the track
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

Save doctors bills by giving Fojey's
Honey Ind Tar to infants and children
ia time 10 prevent pneumonia or Group,
which are fatal 10 50 many thousands Of
babies. Green & Bentley Drug 90. !
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
A NEW HORN.
Band Boys Present Frank Shoemake
with a Handsome Cornet.

Frank Shoemake was horned Sun
day afternoon in a that he
will never forget. He was presented
with a handsome Boston three-star
c~ornet'all handsomely engraved gold
trimmed and decorated in most elab-
crate pattern. Frank is one of the
oldest members OF the X. of p. or
ganization. He has been footing a
horn with the band continuously
since 1880, a service of twenty years
in band and orchestra, with a faith
~fulness unsurpassed in the history of
the organization.
The band boys met Sunday after
noon at the Chas. Farmhouse residence
on First avenue and wentto the Shoe
make home in a body. Frank was out
but was soon induced to come home
He came into a room filed with the
band members and before he had
time to demand explanations T. r.
Hay had handed him the instrument
with the following verbal explanation:
Brother Musicians and Members
of the Iowa Brigade Band:-We are
called together by our director and
officers to confer a Degree of Merit
upon a worthy member and brother
musician, namely, Frank Shoemake,
who for twenty years or over has
been a faithful and efficient worker
in the interests of the organization.
We now have great pleasure in pre-
senting to Mr.. Shoemake a token of
our esteem. Engraved thereon is the
number of years of faithful service
performed, and it appears there as it
is engraved on our hearts. Wishing
our brother long life in which to en-
joy continued years Of service in our
organization we herewith present him
with the material so to do. now
tender brother Frank this token OF
our esteem"
On the bell of the cornet was en-.
graved the following inscription:
Presented to
Frank Shoemake,
by the
Iowa Brigade Band.
The victim of the surprise was over,
come with emotion. He attempted to
say something but was unable tc
speak and his companions evidently
enjoyed his embarrassment. Some
one finally came to Franks rescue
and suggested that he try the new in
strument Suiting action to the word
he attempted to execute a few notes
but his lips again refused to act anG
he was unable for the time to give
audible expression to his feelings
The affair was a complete surprise in
all ways and one that will be remem
bered alike by Mr.. Shoemake and the
band boys who were present,
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AT THE THEATERS.
METROPOLITAN.

METROPOLITAN.
Hernes Hearts of Oak drew good
sized audience to the Metropolitan last
night In spite of cold weather, the play
scored the usual hit and again proved its
right to be considered one of the strongest
and most beautiful of modern dramas.
Hearts of Oak will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night, with a popular price
matinee tomorrow afternoon.
The cinematograph pictures of the Pas
sion play were presented at the Metro
poIftan yesterday afternoon and the Won
derful drama of Christ on earth made a
powerful impression on the audience that
gathered to witness the presentation
The Passion Play will be repeated this
afternoon, and also Thursday and Friday
afternoons and Saturday morning.
Mile. Fiji will be seen at the Metro
poIitan opera house on Thursday evening.
and during the rest of the week with a
matinee Saturday.
GRAND
In "Fuigora's Stars" each act is star
and nothing more enjoyable of a vaude-
willie nature has been seen in this city in
a long time. A genuine novelty, however,
is afforded by Little Fred with his dogs,
pig and pony An excellent feature Of the
programme is the fact that not vulgar
word or act of any kind is introduced In
any way Tomorrow at 2:30 the first pop
ular priced matinee of the engagement
will occur.
Through the Breakers" returns to the
Grand next week.
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treaty stipulations to the contrary, an
act of congress would speedily repeal
the treaty. That is a proposition OF
law that will not be disputed anywhere
What is wanted is freight carriers upon
the sea, to carry and exploit American
goods abroad Exploitation Is as much
as carriage at the present stage of the
game The vessel should have RESPONSE
bility to the flag and to the manufac-
turer. If the manufacturer own the
boat. so much the better. An export
tax is not talked of, and there is not
word in the constitution about export
bounties, or ship subsidies. Slow or
fast, If the ship carries the goods out.
pay her for it, if it be an American YES
sell And presently, when the ship
masters ceme home and tell the merchant
maker that England Is selling three
times as many goods in Africa or
Asiatic or South American ports as the
Americans, there will be some tail hust-
ling to know the reason.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
FARMERS FIRE COMPANIES.
state Association Holds It's Fifth
Annual Convention Today.

state Association Holds It's Fifth
Annual Convention Today.
The State Association of Farmers Mu-
tuaI Fire Insurance Companies will meet
in fifth annual convention at IL O'Clock
this morning in the hall of representa-
tiyes at the state capitol. A number of
delegates to the sessions were in the city
last night, and large number in addi-
ton will arrive today by the early trains.
Those who arrived are: President A. d.
Stewart, Redwood Falls; Secretary A. E.
Beckwith, Cheney; Carl Hagen, Biscay;
J. M True, Mapkato; III. w. WadsWorth,
Madelia; j. j. Furlong, Austin; f. M
Payne, Pipestone; C. E. Felt Mountain
Lake.
The representation In the convention
consists of two delegates from each of
the 125 mutual farmers fire insurance
companies operating within the state.
The matters which will be brought up
for consideration are such as pertain
particularly to the conduct of mutual in
surance business and questions of gen
eral Importance will be discussed. One
of the most important matters which will
be considered is the establishment of a
uniform system of issuing, policies among
the different companies. 1t has been
found that the cost of risks varies con-
siderabiy, and that the expense to policy
holders is different in different COM
panies. While this cannot be adjusted
to a set scale the delegates hope to Sc
cure the establishment of methods which
will regulate the business of the different
companies throughout the state in such
a manner that the manne- of issuing
policies and the cost of the same will be
practically the same in all localities.
The election of officers will take place
this afternoons The delegates who ar
rived last night showed no disposition to
create contests over the choice of new
officers. and 1t was considered probable
that the reelection Of those now in pow
err will occur. The reports of the asso-
citation officers will be presented this
morning. This afternoon delegates from
different companies will present reports
of the standing of their respective con-
Germs. Gov. Lind has consented to adj
dress the association, and Insurance Com
missioner Shaughnessy Is booked for
an address S. M Owen. of Minneapolis.
will also speak.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
SMART SHORT STORIES.

George @. Cannon, the Utah statesman,
once attended an irrigation congress, at
which a drowsy delegate read paper on
artesfan wells, which he declared always
brought water except where they struck
rock. He repeated this statement several
times. At the fourth repetition he de-
fed any one to deny the proposition,
whereupon Cannon looked up. and, in
his full, musical voice, asked: How do
you account for Moses SUGGEST"
Sir Henry Erskine once quelled riot
in Edinburgh when Mrs, Siddons was
playing to crowded house in the largest
theater in the town. A surly fellow In
the pit refused to sit down, and howl
went up from all around him. The crowd
was likely to do him and the house a
damage, when Sir Henry came to the
front of his box with the quiet statement:
'Pray excuse the gentleman; don't you
see it is only tailor resting himself?'
The man sat down without further urg-
ing.
Gen. Butler was once IN company with
Lord Charles Beresford coming down the
Nile, and as their boat approached the
First cataract a sharp discussion arose
as to which was the proper channel to
take. The soldier advised one. the sailor
another, but in the end Buffers channel
was followed. with perfect success. You
see, was right" the general exclaimed.
exultantly. What of that?' retorted
Beresford; 81 knew 1t was the right one
myself, and only recommended the other
because I knew you would oppose what
ever / said.
On one occasion there was an argument
going on before the United States SUI
preme court in Washington, and the at
torneys were using map to illustrate the
case One attorney, in the course of his
presentation of the case, pointed to the
map in question and was proceeding to
dilate upon the same, when Justice Gray
asked him what the map was. why.
your honor, it is just bird s-eye view OF
the land in controversy" answered the
counselor 'WelI," said Justice Gray. Il
wish you would bring the map little
nearer: I haven't got birds eye"
When Otis Skinner, the actor, played an
engagement in Memphis recently. his
matinee performance of 'The Liars" was
graced by the patronage of bevy of the
seasons most attractive debutantes.
After the curtain went down the man
ager escorted the debutantes back OF the
stage, where they met and conversed
with the actor I'VE enjoyed everything
very much" said one of them; but, do
you know Mr. Skinner, we could scarcely
hear a word you said?" Now, that s
certainly strange" replied the actor; L
could hear everything you ladies said.
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ODD BITS OF INFORMATION.

Buclsinghamshire, Eng, reports a
plague of frogs
The water buffalo is the Philippines
beast of burden.
Baltimore is said to contain the largest
negro population of any city in the world
The coming census is expected to show
at least $4,000.
The division of forestry of the depart
ment of agriculture at the present time
has sixteen men in the state of Wash
ington gathering data regarding the
growth, of red fir and how best to keep
the land III a productive condition.
Various devices have been used in Eu-
rope for the ventilation of tunnels. In
some cases oil burning or electric loco
motives have been substituted. for the
trip through the tunnel, and In other
cases Artificial ventilation has been used.
Twelve black cats were put in New
York cold storage warehouse. At the
end of six months their hair had turned
white. 81
oJ e
Some students OF. the Chicago university
are going down into the mountain regions
of Kentucky to study the peculiar So
Geological conditions that prevail there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
FAIR PLAY.

President Mckinley need not have
congress urging fair play to Puerto Rico.
If that island was worth treating for at
all, and worth taking over as territory
of the United States. 1t is worth placing
in the same condition as regards trade
with the balance of the country as Alas
ka. If the balance of trade against us
in sugar and coffee is ever to be balanced
up and cut off, such possessions as this
must be put upon the same plane as the
gold regions OF Alaska, for they will
in the long run bring more gold into the
country
Perhaps there are good many Span
ish owners of lands in Puerto Rico who
might be suspected of a desire and inten-
ton to remit their plantation profits to
Spain in the event of free trade relations
between New York and Ponce, but his
tory satisfies that such intention could
not continue long in the face of trend
of trade or of our coastwise navigation
laws me SpiniSn pIdntatlon owners
would in very few years be putting in
their business vacations at New York or
Baltimore, for to those ports and others on
the Atlantic coast would go most of their
shipments of coffee and sugar Extend
the coastwise navigation laws to Puerto
Rico, and no subsidies are necessary to
promote vessel building for that trade
II the goods come into port the same
es from other American ports. It is sur
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
ANOTHER BRITISH DISASTER

The second defeat of Gen. Butler seals
the fate of Ladysnith. Whether or not
the advices indicating that Gen Roberts
has directed the abandonment of the
beleaguered city are we'll founded, 1t re-
quires no military knowledge to reach
the conclusion that the campaign of the
British forces cannot be maintained with
any prospect of success along the lines
on which it has thus far been maintained.
To lay readers the failure of the Boer
forces to follow up any of their successes
thus far seems difficult of understanding.
The recrossing of the Tugela by Butler
would have been impossible without the
most serious loss on any lines of military
operations with which students of our
own civil conflict are familiar Unless
such inaction is due to the avowed pur-
pose of the Boer commanding general to
take no avoidabIe risks and to confi1,e
himself to defensive fighting for the con-
servation of his forces of men and NUM-
tions, no explanation which the intelh-
gent onlooker may offer can be consid-
cred as of any value
With the surrender Of Ladysmith the
Beers will have gained the advantage Of
the military stores which are concentrat-
ed at that point, and will have consid-
cradle addition made to British prisoners
already in their hands What the stra-
tegic value of Ladysmith may be to them
does not seem plain. That the British
should have made such tremendous sac
rifices in the effort to relieve it seems
to have made plain one of the weakest
spots III the entire British military prs
gramme.
Whatever way. If any way whatever,
Is opeE=for the British forces to Johan-
nesburg and Pretoria, it must seem plain
that the way does not lie along the lines
on which Butler has fought 1t is now
plain that the initiative, whatever direc-
ton it may take, will be devised by Lord
Roberts. II the Beers adhere to the de-
fensive courses adopted thus far with
reference to Buffers forces, there will be
ample time offered to the demoralized
army south of the Tugela to devise
new line of operations. Just what that
line of operations may be will probably
not make itself known for some weeks
to come. But whatever course may be
determined on by Roberts and Kitchener
1t is quite plain, judging from the ex-
perience of the past three months. thai
the kopjes and veldts of South Africa
will furnish a last abiding place for
many a brave man before the Transvaal
capital comes into the possession of the
British forces.
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prising that any Republican admlnistra-
ton, after precipitating a war and win
ming it, calculated to save the American
people so much money upon two articles
of import-$56, 100000 on coffee and $685.,
100000 on sugar in 1Ss9-should have its
period of hesitation about giving the
coded territories the same privilege that
other Americans enjoy, of trading with
each other without the intervention of
customs officers Puerto Rico is Ameri-
of no account. Being American terri
tory it should at once be put under the
rules of interstate commerce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
FIRST AID TO INJURED.

Y. M. c.. A. VIII Graduate Its First
Class This Evening.
The graduation exercises of the class
In First Aid to the Injured will be held at
the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium this evening
at O'Clock.
The programme Is in the form Of prac-
teal demonstrations of what to do in
the various emergencies which occur so
often. Painting. fits and fractures will
be treated successfully before the audi
ence.
Ten diplomas in First Aid to the In
jured will be given to as many success
full candidates. Members of the associa-
ton and their gentlemen and lady friends
stre invited. A special invitation has
been extended to the members of the po-
lice and fire departments of the city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fair Tuesday, with colder
in eastern portion; brisk northwesterly
winds; Wednesday fair.
Iowa-Fair, with cold wave Tuesday;
brisk northwesterly winds; Wednesday
fair.
North Dakota-Fair Tuesday, with cold
er in southern portion; northwesterly
winds: Wednesday fair.
South Dakota-Fair and colder Tues
day; northwesterly winds; Wednesday
fair.
Montana-Fair Tuesday and Wednes-
day; variable winds
Wisconsin-Fair and much colder Tues
day; high northwesterly winds; Wednes-
day fair.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau. ST. Paul.
P. f. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
highest temperature ..........- ...'.... z4
Lowest temperature .................... .
Average temperature ..................
Daily range .....,.. ..........-......s.... do
barometer .ES. 10
Relative humidity .............. u
Precipitation 49,. -. ............... .01
z p. M, temperature ........ ............ 3
Z D. m, wind, northwest; weather, clear.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.
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mittee is weak without the personal att
tendance of Representative Boutelle, it
is nevertheless conceded that with Rep
Foss in charge the Maineite
will not be greatly missed. so far as the
method of pushing legislation of i'm.
portance to the navy is concerned.
j. s.. Van Antwerp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
FUNERAL OF MRS. NILSSON.
1t VIII BE Held This Afternoon
From the Residence.

The funeral of Mrs. Eva c. Nilsson will
take place this afternoon from the resi-
dence of her son, j. August Nilsson, OIL
Olive street. The deceased was born 10
Sweden. and came to St. Paul in 1891.
Her husband died In Sweden in 1872. She
is survived by four sons, August anG
Oscar. of this city. the former an ex-
member of the legislature; Gustave Nils
son. of Albert Lea. and Rev. A. A. Mis-
son. who lives in Sweden.
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standard Oil DivIaends Big.

by c. T. Dodd, solicitor of the Standard
oil company, concerning dividends of
that company from 1882 to the present
time. has been made public by the indus
trial commission 1t declares that the
companys dividends have varied from
81 per cent per annum in 1882 to 36 per
cent in 1897.