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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
FOUL PLAY.
iowa Central Engineer Assaulted at
EldOras

BSeeSSI % GAS HmALR.
Marshalltown, Dec. 26.-Engineer
John Norton of the Iowa Central, was
struck on the head in a mysterious
manner while the engine was moving
through the Eldora yards to-day.
His skull was fractured and the in
iuries will be fatal. 1t is supposed to
be the work of an enemy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
Another Hitch.

Picking, Dec. 22.-Once more there is
a pronounced hitch in the proceedings.
The preliminary joint note has not
yet been signed. Mr.. Conger, the Unit
ed States minister, says he does not
believe that there are sufficient rea-
sons why ii should not be signed in the
near future, and Sir Ernest Satow, the
British minister, takes the same view.
DR.. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein,
speaking for Germany, believes that
the existing agreement will be signed
sooner or later. The other ministers
also say that they consider the proba-
bilities in favor of signing. Chinese
sources of information. however, say
there is reliable authority for the
statement that there is very little
chance of the note being signed for
some time. As a matter OF fact, the
members of the staff of Ii Hung Chang
believe that the note will eventually
have to be drawn up either in Europe
or America. probably the latter, be-
cause they claim that the Washington
government has had most to do with
the existing notifications of the vari-
Gus forms Of harshness. The United
States are looked upon by the Chinese
as the onlv power really desiring to
retain the integrity of the Chinese en-
pire. The other powers are regarded
as DESTROYS of breaking it up.
Sir Robert Hart saw Prince Ching
Thursday and advised him against
dallying with the powers in regard
to the punishment Of the guilty Off
Gals. Prince Ching thought the ex-
ecution of two or three possible and
the lifelong imprisonment of Prince
Tuan. quite certain.
joint Note Ready to Present.
London, Dec. ga representative
of the press was informed at the for.
eign Office here Friday that the joint
note of the powers, which has been
signed by all the ministers at Picking,
will be presented to Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang Immediately. The text
will be published as soon as il is de-
livered.
II No Longer Needed.
London, Dec. 22.-Mrs. George Corn
wallis West has received a cablegram
from Hong-Kong saying the American
hospital ship Maine will arrive at
Southampton January 10 with 10s sick
men on board. After consultation with
the naval and military authorities in
China the government has decided that
the Maine will not be further needed,
so, on her arrival here, the ladies' com.
mittee win wind up the business and
hand the ship over to her owners.
ON for Picking.
Berlin, Dec. PA dispatch from
Tentsin to the Frankfurter Zeitung,
dated Friday, says: Prince Ching as
serts that Emperor Kwang-Su, unac-
companied by the empress dowager,
left Sian Flu December 10, bound for
Picking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

ALL goods guaranteed as repre-
sented. We want your trade on this
basis.
20w4 Ed 8. HOWARD.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
EINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE.
II In matters of the estate of

IL In matters of the estate of
William Roberts, Jr., deceased.
Notice is hereby given that on or
before the 18th day of December, 1900,
there will be on file in the office of
the clerk of the district court of Ma
haska county, Iowa, the final settle
ment and petition for discharge of
Ben Mccoy, executor and trustee of
the estate of William Roberts, Jr.,
deceased, and the same is set for hear
ing on the Sth day of Jan. 1901, of the
present term of the district court,
begun and held in Oskaloosa on the
4th day of December. 1900, at which
time objections can be made to the ap-
proving of said settlement and grant.
ing the prayer of said petitioner.
Dated this 18th day of December,
1900.
2Ow4 r. K. DAVIS, Clerk
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
INSTRUCTED AGAIN.
State Department Tells COnger to
Sign Latest Note.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Instructions
have again gone out to Mr.. Conger, at
Picking, to sign the agreement which,
according to Peking advices, already
has been signed by all of the other
ministers at the Chinese capital.
These instructions are sent with some
reluctance, because the agreement as
it now stands does not completely rep
resent the view Of the United States
government. Butt is believed to be the
most favorable compromise that could
be reached unless the negotiations are
to be drawn out to a dangerous length,
for all reports indicate a growing spirit
of unrest in China, owing to the alb
sence of any form of native govern
ment in Chilli and the adjacent prov
inces. So the United States accepts
the ~"irrevocable" condition imposed
upon the Chinese government, though,
after all, this expression is rather a
matter of form, than of substance, for
diplomacy knows no such thing as "ir-
revocable" agreement.
AS to the British condition that the
occupation of Picking and Chilli is to
continue until China has given salts
factory proofs of her intention to
comply with the conditions laid down
in the agreement, it is said that this
will not affect the status of the United
States. Mr.. Conger has, by direction Of
his government, notified the other min
listers that the United States forces
will not again be called into China for
the purpose of occupation, that moth
ing more than a legation guard is to
be maintained by us, and the powers
have accepted his condition. 1t there
fore is expected here that the agree
ment will be signed before the end OF
the current month.
Secretary Hays action in instruct
ing Mr.. Conger to sign the joint notes
was approved by the cabinet at the
meeting Friday.
The Demands.
1t is learned here that the agreement
signed by the ministers of the powers
at Picking naming conditions as a pre-
liminary to the negotiations of peace
terms contains a demand for the Sc
verest penalties shat China can i'm
pose in the punishment of the high Off
cials believed to be responsible for the
Boxer outrages. This refers particu-
larry to the II prominent Chinese no.
bles whose names have been mentioned
in the press dispatches as those whom
some of the nations contended should
be executed. Our government has per-
sistently held TO the position that pen
alties should not be inflicted on the
Chinese government which she was I'M
able to carry out. The demand for the
death penalties was stricken out of the
agreement, and that for the severest
penalties possible inserted. The agree
ment probably will be made public here
to-day if word reaches Washington
that Mr.. Conger has affixed his sigma
fura IN II
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

judgment rendered thereon as prayed
for in said petition.
j. O. WILLIAMS,
22w4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

nRILLING.-We are prepared to
~ drill wells or prospect for coal.
Anyone in need OF drilling would do
well to inquire of r. L. PARCEL & Co.,
care Gesman Bros 214 West High
avenue, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 17tf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

EOR SALE-The AIbers place, Sd
1t avenue west, viii be sold at n bar
gain. Fruit OF nearly all kinds and
plenty Of it. House Ave rooms, good
cave and outbuildings. Inquire OF J..
L. Albers. 1stf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

NOR SALE.-Residence in east
~ part of town, located in good
neighborhood, convenient to school;
house of 6 rooms, grapes, berries and
q few trees; lot 60x120. WIN sell
cheaply for cash or would exchange
for small acreage property worth $500
TO 81 900, balance cash OF time.
The Lyman Land and Loan Co.,
oOS Eaat HfUh
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

NOR SALE OR TRADE. -32o-acre
I farm in Jasper Co within 3 miles
Of good r. r. town; improvements
comfortable but cheap. Can be bought
at $500 per acre; would exchange
for farm in this county or town prop
erty worth $4,000 to So, 900 in part pay.
The Lyman Land and Loan Co.,
205 East High.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
In No Longer Needed.

Berlin, Dec. PA dispatch from
Tentsin to the Frankfurter Zeitung,
dated Friday, says: Prince Ching as
serts that Emperor Kwang-Su, unac-
companied by the empress dowageri
left Sian Flu December 10, bound for
paLfn0
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27

nor SALE.-90 acres of land 40
1t rods northeast OF Lost Greek;
good house and barn plenty of water.
Price, $685. 90 per acre. Address w.
M. Hart, Box go, Oskaloosa. 21tf
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
Value of Dairy Iilood.

In spite of all that has been said on
the subject OF farmers and dairymen
taking advantage of the good work
that has been done by others in the
line of breeding, n good many still
have II strong bias towards breeding
up for themselves, and virtually Great
ing new breed or new strain of an
old breed. The erroneous opinion is
held that it will pay a man to breed,
feed and select to get both heifer
calves and bulls. This is no fancy
condition, but an actual fact, that
men are yet breeding grade bulls to
put at the head of their herds.
Our best dairy strains have been
developed by the work Of thousands
of persons for hundreds Of years. 1t
has been very gradual evolution,
but it has resulted in giving us breeds
like the Holsteins and Jerseys. The
value of dairy tlood is q thing that
can be learned only by experience.
The men that have used only the best
strains Of pure bred dairy bulls have
developed dairies that are to-day
bringing them in O golden harvest.
They appreciated the fact that bulls
whose mothers have proved phe-
nomenal mixers are likely TO have
daughters that are at least excellent
mixers, and in two or three genera.
tions we have seen their native cows
with small udders give place to beau.
tifully formed dairy animals with
large udders. 1t cost something for
the services Of the bulls that wrought
this change. but the expense has been
far less than the value received. When
our farmers come to really rderstan d
the possibilities in good breeding a
new day for American dairying will
| have dawned,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
A BACHELORS DREAM.

Out on tho porch amid the scent
OF honeysuckle rich with bloom,
1 sit and watch the coming night
The fire flies dancing In the gloom.
The moon drops down behind the hill,
The shadows deepen on the floor,
l wander through the yesterdays
With one that walks with mo no moro.
sec an old house long and wide.
And hear the night winds whispering 10
Across the field of rustling corn.
And cotton white as drifted snow.
Tho porch is hung with tangled vines,
That hide the lovers sitting there,
Who dream and plan with happy smiles,
For future days SO sweet aud fair.
slip ring upon her hand,
She leans on me with loving trust;
All, me, how long the years have been,
Since that slim finger turned to dust.
And yet sometimes II seems To mo
But yesternight, aud once again
| sit by her, aud here once more
The darkeys singing In the lane.
I hear again her happy voice
Upon the night air softly fall,
And dreaming of the life ! planned,
wander why | lost II all.
Losel No I did not lose II nll.
She waits for mo somewhere; and yet
Whene'er dream OF those old days,
My faded eyes with tears are wet.
-Adclla Washer, In Lippincott's Magazine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
) FARM TOPICS {
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Benuty and Useruiness In Poultry

Benuty ana Usefulness In Poultry.
The primary aud principal object OF
poultry is usefulness-th secondary
consideration being beauty.
The two requirements being 40
closely united that one can scar cely
separate them. Useful poultry Is that
which produces eggs and flesh which
will repay us for the cost of produo-
tion and leave aproft besides. Beauti'
full p oultry is that which satisfies the
eye, regardless of any returns for the
cost OF raising. Beau ty and usefulness
combined should then be the one
main object which poultry breeders
should strive for. A useful fowl that
produces flesh and eggs--one that Is
Of defined type, as outlined by the
standard Of perfection and beautiful,
as judged from beauty's standpoint,
should not and cannot fail TO be tho
money making fowl for the farmer or
poultry man.
Strive to combine beauty and utility,
MS by 40 doing you may not only renp
profit but at the same time satisfy
that inherent desire TO possess better
fowls than any of your neighbors have.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

The Manila papers say that for
tune awaits the man who shall put up
ice plants in the larger cities aud
towns of the Philippine Islands. The
only ice plant in the archipelago is
that at Manila, which is owned by the
government; and after the govern
ment has taken all the ice it needs for
hospital and other purposes, the re-
mainder is sold to the soldiers, shop
keepers and natives. The supply is
Altogether inadequate to the demand,
and the prices charged are said TO be
Contagious.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

According to the annual reports oi
the Indian agents which have just
been received at Washington aud COM
piled the aboriginal population of the
country at the close of last year was
267, sO5. OF these 43, 507 can read
and SO, ,3l4 can speak English we'll
enough TO hold an ordinary conversa-
tion. Over 1926, 900 has been con-
tributed by religious societies and in
dividuals for their instruction, which
is carried out by 407 missionaries.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

A notable feature OF Massachusetts,
statistics of crime is the comparative
ly recent marked decrease in the num-
ber of prisoners. Specializing on the
causes for the decrease, the Boston
Herald assigns the war as Appointment
one. 1t turned attention to new and
exciting subjects, and many young
men addicted to drink enlisted in the
army. The improvement of business
has also been factor in the reduo.
tion. The more general employment
of men has taken them out of tempta-
tion and reduced the amount of over.
indulgence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

A farmer must be skilful producer
OF crops, but this is only one.half Of
success. He must also be good
marketman or his business will not
prosper. There is a great difference
in men in this particular; some are
good business men, others are not,
and farming, just in proportion as
they fail in the latter. fail to make q
full success of the business OF placing
their crops on the market to best ad-
vantage. A crop well grown is only
half way to market, and some of our
best farmers fail to make a financial
success because they do not possess
abilities in the line OF selling their
crops.
A good marketman needs to be a
genial, candid, clever sort CT a man,
but shrewd and full of character and
purpose as we'll. He needs consid-
erable grit, and must not be easily
discouraged. Just because the first
man who is asked to buy refuses or
else offers price below actual mar
ket valuation, the marketman should
not allow himself to be seized by q
panic and offer his load for less than
it should bring. He must be man
who knows human nature, under,
stands men and can meet them and
work out his own part as we'll.
Cutting under in price should be
avoided, as after price has been cut
it becomes o precedent for future
sales, and it Is difficult to raise it again
upon the old basis OF trade.
A coed marketman is born, mol
made, to a great extent. Yet any msu
can improve by cars and observation,
1t is certainly OF the highest impor'
t-nce that crops should be well sold Al
we'll as we'll grown-M. Sumner Per
kins, in National Hural.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

Since the board OF education in
Boston has provided luncheons for it's
public school children at nominal
prices, it is said that marked improve
ment in the health of pupils is notice
able. The scheme has been in oper-
alton only about three years, and was
brought about after much agitation
and predictions of failure. However,
the experiment has proved success,
and has been made to pay its way,
the substitution of wholesome soups
and baked apples for sweets and pas
try being most beneficial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
A JAPANESE CHARACTER.
Tho Crafty Jinrikisha-inan the Bane and
blessing or Travellers.


Blossing or Travellers.
Onoto Watanna, the gifted Japan
ese writer, writing of 1.-The Horseless
Carriage of Japan" in The Woman's
Home Companion, gives this descrip-
tion of the most picturesque laborer
of her native land: ''rhe jinrikisha-
man waits at the street corners and
solicits fares, though this is contrary
to the exact police regulations. How
ever, the iinrikisha man is not always
as principled as he might be, and has
little, if any, regard for the police or
his regulations. He has no compunc-
tion whatever in overcharging the
scale of fares set by the police, but as
rule the customer himself pays but
little attention to this. The fare is
usually higgled over before riding,
and while they walk, and sometimes
great distances are covered before
terms have been reached. The jim
rikisha-man also generally unlawful
ly) demands drink-money, especially
when he is forced to wait at tea-houses
or pleasure resorts ON the road. He
is constantly being set on by the
police for charging more than agreed
ON, threatening to put down female
customers unless his demands are ac-
ceded to. A woman hiring a vehicle,
for instance, may sometimes find her.
self within impossible walking dis
tance OF any town or point, and a
surly man demanding extra fare or
threatening to dump her. Counter
threats do not affect him. Better pay
and be done with it. However, when
you have melted his heart with hand
, fu of sen he becomes friend worth
having. 1t is true he may spot you
rs one whom it is worth his while to
keep in touch with during your visit in
the city, and you will find it difficult to
leave your hotel without encounteriue
him hard by, approximately soliciting
your patronage, though on each ant
every occasion he will call to you At
though you were an utter stranger tt
him and he has never seen you before
or does not appear to recognize You al
the person who tipped him SO we'll thu
previous day."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

Lompoc, in Santa Barbara county,
California, grows mustard for the
whole nation, according to the San
Francisco Chronicle. In the region
1000 acres are cultivated to the seed,
the industry employing about 200
farmers. No one employs himself ex-
clusively in cultivating the plant, be-
cause OF its refusal to yield two sue
cessive crops upon the same land. Ac-
cordingly the mustard-raiser can only
devote part OF his farm to it each
season. The land from which he har.
vests his crops this year must next
year be planted to beans or barley,
corn, pumpkins, or beets. Indeed,
results show that 1t pays to skip two
years in planting mustard, and only
turn the soil to its use every third sea
son. What active principle there ia in
the soil that is withdrawn by this ex
acting plant to the lands impover;sh
meut has not yet been determined.
When II has been learned how to feed
the soil, in order to replace what tn.
growing mustard withdraws. the in
dustry Is expected TO assume largsl
proportions.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16

Edinburgh, a small town in John
son county, Indiana, not far from In
dianapolis, is held up as a marked ex-
ample of what q municipality can do
with ownership of public utilities.
Incandescent lights for business
houses cost only 20 cents month and
residences Is cents, the light being
better than that for which Indianapo.
lis is paying minimum price of 81,
the Press of that city reports. Wa
ter is distributed for the remarkably
low price of 81 year, and telephones
cost from 80 cents to 81 a month. II
is remarkable that the limited patron
age of small community can make
such enterprises profitable at tn,
rates mentioned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-05-16
NINETY-F1FTH DAY.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
A Weekly Review Of ihe Happenings Through
The Labor World In This and
0lher Countries.


he fires Of fast Atlantic liner.
The granite polishcrs in Barre VT,
struck ior an cight-hour day.
Building operations in East St. Louis.
ILL.,, are at n standstill and 900 men arc
out.
Eleven hundred woodworkcrs in
Minneapolis, Mimi, struck for an in
crease in wages.
Six hundred men employed in the
zinc factory at La Sale, H., have struck
'or an advance in wages.
The working population OF New York
| City is estimated at about LOO, 900, in
1 total OF 100000 persons.
Cutters in seven granite quarries in
Maine have struck on being refused a
new scale OF hours and wages.
One hundred ana sevcnty-fvc union
,oremakers at Detroit, Mich. struck for
an increase from $r75 to $2.25 per day.
Building trades contractors in Kan
sas City, Mo, refused demands for in
creased wages and about 1000 work
Ingmen struck.
| Union granite cutters in Cleveland.
u, were granted their demand for an
eight-hour day and twenty per cent. in
crease in pay.
|
men on the Montana Central Railroad
Montana, went out as a protest against
a new time schedule.
The strike in the building trades in
Chicago has been on now for more than
four months, and has cost the laborers
alone 100000.
Waiter girls in Munich restaurants
seldom receive any pay from their en-
ployers. Their fees amount to from 50
cents to S. day.
Mass, who asked for eight hours and
81. so day, had their demands acceded
to by forty-five firms.
New York City is on the verge OF a
"help" famine. Employment agencies
declare that it is impossible to supply
the demand for servants.
At New Brunswick. n. J., the masons
and bricklayers struck for forty cents
an hour and an eight-hour day. They
have been getting So for a nine-hour
day.
A table prepared by the Indiana bu-
reau OF statistics shows that the average
annual earnings OF journcymen in the
State in 1900 were S577.72, daily aver
age. on a basis OF SI2 working days, oi
SI86.
The railroad telegraphers have, ac-
cording TO the agreement with the rail-
roads, sent notice that within sixty days
they will expect an advance in wages
from $45 to SIS per month as the mini
mum rate.
Trades unions hitherto have been
hut little known in Paris II now is an
nounced that the 1000 assistants employ
ed in the three great shops. the Bon
Marche, Louvre and Samartaine. are
meditating the organization of an asso-
citation OF this kind.
In restoring the White House recent
ly while the workmen were painting the
doors they discovered that they were
OF solid mahogany. bus owing to some
mistake the original wood had beer
painted in imitation of walnut The
paint was at once scraped off and the
doors restored to their pristine state.
The Nova Scotia Southern Railway
now being built, will be III miles long
including New Germany to Shelburne
II miles; Indian Gardens to Liverpool
20 miles; Sable River 10 Lockeport, x
miles.