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The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Business of Regular February
Meeting.

The regular February meeting of
the city council was held at the city
hall Monday evening, but there was
no business of great Importance
transacted. ~
The minutes of the three preceding
meetings were read and met with
the approval of the council.
A multitude of tax matters were
called up for consideration during
the evening and the usual avenue of
disposal resorted to.
The regular monthly claim list was
allowed and in addition to this the
hydrant rental for the past 6 months
was ordered paid. The claims
amounted 70 81 ,495 is and the claim
of the water company for hydrant
rental was SO, $50, making the total
of the claims allowed 81 ,645 16.
Harry Phinney desires some sewer
accommodations for his new build
ing on First avenue west and the city
was asked to furnish some relief in
the matter. There is private sewer
in the neighborhood that would ac-
commodate the necessity of the i'm,
provement. The owners have offer
ed to sell it to the city for $3.50 and
the city will offer them SIPS for the
same.
A communication from the govern
ment was read enquiring concerning
the location of sewer, water and gas
pipes with reference to the govern
ment site. Mr.. Shannon was in
structed to furnish the information
desired by the officials at the ear
lest possible moment.
The report of the mayor for the
past two months was read and placed
on file as were also the reports of the
other officers of the city.
The report of the mayor shows the
collection of the following monies:
Dec. 10, 1900, to Jan. IA, 1901.
Miscellaneous Licenses. $50 80
Goo uapoar oronndo q m
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List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for in the post
Office at Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the
week ending Feb. 9, 1901.
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Parties calling for letters from this
list will please call attention to adj
vertised list of this date. The above
letters will be held two weeks from
date and then sent to the dead letter
office.
CHAs. v. HOFFMAN,, p. M.
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Asthma.

Soiey's Honey andI
Tar isgIgrGnteed TO GjyeI
rr3mpt relief in an cuacsl
I-i Asthma. Do not Cirss.
IihiJ with other mcdicinel
Ilhab hes failed to givol
you relief.
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PNEUMONIA.

PNEUMONIA,
Or. j. G. Bishop. Of Az.
new. Mich, says: II hayn
used FoIcy'S Honey
and Tar in three very
,sa.ere cnses Of pneumo-
mia tho past month. with
good results"
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u nriEPE.

Ia CE!T Pc.
,Lf ypu have had the Grit
lyou prohe Sly need q re
I!iaa'o wo4!cjnelil.o Fo-
2 70 Honey and Tai
vs. heal your lunrs and
sep tho rac,stng court
liaci9CGtnltotlis diseass
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-14

/, GROUP.
thousands OF infants
tand children die yoarly
sof Group. every one OF
these innocents could
.have been saved had Fo-
,!ey's Honey and Tar
lOeen given them in time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-14

CONSUMPTION.
5 oisy'S Honey end
TICS does not hold Cat
Ifalso hopes ia udyauc, q.
s'a es. but claims % Eve
IrulTOf IN the very worst
cases, and in early stages
TO effect q care.
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NJ. an. Star Bottling Co ,oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
How Much to Provide.

In preparing for church suppers and
similar entertainments, the following
eysmate Of the amount of provisions
required, may be useful. A writer in
the New York Tribune is our authori-
ty:
For fifty guests, the chicken salad
will require five medium sized chick
ems and twelve heads Of celery; 100
sandwiches, ~ pounds of coffee and
three pints Of cream, two gallons of
ice cream, two molds of jelly and five
loaves of cake will be needed. If
escalloped oysters are on the menu,
one gallon Of oysters, 2 pounds OF
crackers and 1 pound of butter will
be wanted for them. With sandwich
es five dozen biscuits and 2h pounds
of butter will be sufficient; 8 pounds Of
boiled ham with 2 pounds of butter
will be an ample allowance for 100
minced ham sandwiches.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

made serviceable. We have before re-
ferred to the Nopal or giant cactus that
needs only be rendered spineless to be-
come an article of forage OF great
value. A scientist that has been at
work in the line OF collecting grasses
that may prove useful says that nun =
Der of most excellent grasses are at
present precluded from becoming gen.
orally introduced into cultivation or or
commercial Importance by reason or
the great difficulties surrounding the
thrashing, cleaning, and general man
ipulation of the seed Among these we
may mention particularly the forms
provided with long, rough, and trouble
some awns, as the feather grasses,
needle grasses, and beard grasses, and
some Of the wild ryes. Others are very
troublesome on account OF the cottony
down with which the seed is surround
ed. There is little doubt however,
that by the proper cultivation and Sc
lection Of varieties some OF these
grasses may be so modified that the
Objectionable parts may be eliminated.
We believe that experiments in this
direction would prove very interesting
and profitable, and that they should be
undertaken at as early a date as pos
sible.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Rnnra Horses In wyoming.

]. B. Sparks of Greenriver Wyo..
in discussing Wyoming range horses,
is quoted as saying:
81 cannot say how the supply is cast
of Wyoming, but in that state as well
as Utah, Oregon, Idaho and Washing
ton I find fewer animals than last year.
You see, when buyers come out to the
ranges, as they are doing now, they
clean out about everything in sight
from the ranchman, make a contract
for the whole business, colts, mares and
stations, with the result that some OF
the smaller owners haven't got enough
horses left to run an automobile; In
other words, have sold everything.
They are generally stocking up again
from the big ranches, but neverthe-
less the drain is heavy, and I think is
in excess OF the breeding. The range
gras: is not extra at present, but horses
and sheep are both in good condition.
In Idaho I think they have had more
rain. and a better season, on the whole,
for live stock than they have had for
years."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

Something should be done by repu-
table nurserymen to prevent the sale
OF orchard trees not true to name. One
man mentions, in an exchange, that he
ordered large number Of winter va
rieties of apple trees, and among them
only ten summer varieties. When the
trees came into bearing he found that
he had 225 trees of summer varieties.
This is very discouraging 10 the plant
er of orchards, and it reacts on the
nurseries. II the farmers were sure
always Of getting the trees they buy,
they would plant far more extensively
than they do at the present time.
A western fruit grower tells new
plan for stopping the formation OF
wood in the fall. He deals with prune
trees principally. He says; The
scheme was to twist the limbs SO as to
break the wood and not crack the
bark or break the limb off-so as to
check its growth and not let 1t bleed.
1nis. Mr.. Porter says, would permit
the limbs to grow in thickness and not
in length. This was done In August.
| note the effect and believe it would
be beneficial for all trees that grow
so tall and spindling to twist them
back in season so as to permit the
wood to mature and the body to grow
before the winter sets in. This treat
ment Is not expensive and the effect
can be noticed by anyone trying IT,
Last season l tried it on a few trees
and the effect was marvellous. can
now go and cut just below the twist
and give the top perfect bell shape
being careful to twist them properly"
The people that advocate the plant
ing of apple trees along the roadside
are very philanthropic-by proxy.
They are willing that farmers and
other men interested in the growing Oh
fruit should purchase trees at their
own expense and set them out to grow
fruit for the public. But we know IN
what manner such philanthropy Is re-
paid AS soon as the trees get large
enough to blossom the limbs are bro
ken off by whoever comes along, Tor
the sake of having the bloom-laden
branches in the home for few brler
hours. What is left of the tree ulti-
mately bears fruit that is picked be-
fore ripe by some man who is afraid
if he leaves it some other man will get
it. The public, in such cases, ruth
less,y plumbers and destroys. The man
that has set out the trees can hardy
be expected to go to the further ex-
pense OF putting a guard over them
Moreover, fruit trees set by the way
side are, in this country, almost in
variably set in sod, and are uncared for
in the respect of cultivation. Inc
farmer cannot afford to spend precious
time cultivating trees that are to bear
fruit for others, nor can he afford to
spread around them manure that he
needs on his fields. Altogether the
idea of setting out fruit trees by the
roadside is not one that appeals to
the men that understand all the cir
cumstances Of the situation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Wild Horses of Nevada.

About three years ago the legisla-
ture of Nevada passed law legalizing
the indiscriminate slaughtering of the
wild horses on the ranges. 1t is esti-
mated since the passage Of that meas
ure upwards Of 5000 horses have been
destroyed as burdensome cumbers OF
the grazing districts. Now that the
demand for range horses is in excess
of the supply, the owners are bewailing
the loss of a quarter Of million dol
lars, which at current prices the horses
would have brought IL rounded up. The
range horse industry is doomed, and
the unexpected demand comes as sal
wage to the ranchmen TO- the closing
out of the residue of the herds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
A Wyoming SchoOImarIn.
BY EDGAR S. BRADLEY.

BY EDGAR S. BRADLEY.
copyright, 1900. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
"Hey, Bill, why do you call this
place D,amond?"
The "shockhead" extended itself
into a tall, broad-shouldered young
man Of twenty-three, dressed in the
usual loose wooden shirt, corduroy
trousers covered with leather leggings,
below which cleaned the long, star
shaped, single spur Of the cowboy.
Grace Loveland suddenly paused in
the burst of Caiety with which she
greeted the appearance of the shock
head" around the corner Of the dilapi-
dated log hut used as a station by the
Cheyenne & Northern road, towards
which she was tripping with her COM
panions on tour of investigation as
a relief from the long hours of the hot.
dry ride across eastern Wyoming. She
became impressed with the fact that
the "shock-head" was more of silky
texture and less unkempt than that of
the regulation cow puncher, while
something in the clear, blue eyes,
turned sharply upon her and then
dropping as though in bashfulness,
caused her own to droop.
oval, l 'spose it's COS it's set In
the rough" replied the man.
Say, Grace" cried Jennie Waterton,
a strongly-built, handsome brunette.
You. seem to have found more than
one Diamond, from the sharpness Of
that reply"
Grace blushed deeply as, in response
to this sally, the stranger slowly
drawled:
Wall, diamonds amt a-plenty
about hyar, but of there be two on us,
we beent alone on the ring. Jest
now there do seem to be a mighty fine
pearl settih' along with the dia-
monds."
This gallant compliment was fol-
lowed by an awkward but expressive
bend of the body in the direction Of the
group of teachers, who were return
ing to their districts from the annual
examinations just closed at Cheyenne.
Rapidly as girls tongues will roll
came volley of mirthful shots, which
were responded to with equal readi-
ness of wit, though with the slowness
of utterance and monotone of the
ranchman, unaccustomed as he is to
lively or continued conversation.
Grace, however, had grown strangely
silent, though she was the acknowl-
edged life of the party, and showed
some signs of embarrassment when
the stranger boarded the train with the
party at the signal from the engine.
An indefnable impression that the
stranger was not all that he seemed
crept over her, and his occasional
lapses from the dialect OF the ranch
to smooth, polished utterances, served
to confirm her opinion. The other
girls, however were delighted with the
advent of this unexpected wit of the
prairies, who would serve to shorten
the wearisome journey.
AS the train proceeded the heat Of
the car forced the party to the door
way to catch the slight breeze impaired
by the motion of the train. Grouped
in as comfortable attitudes as the con-
dltions permitted, the party was in
the height of merriment over dis
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

first girder, across which he sprang to
the rescue of the silent form. which
might be that Of life or death.
An involuntary shout Of Joy came
from him before he reached her side,
lifted her head from the side of which
the red blood was slowly trickling, and
discovered she was breathing and was
apparently not seriously injured.
Something in the white, blood-stained
face, the pitiable weakness of the
dainty form now nesting closely
against his breast, caused strange
fiuttering at his heart strings. Strong
ly impressed by her gentle manner, her
piquant form and fary-lilIe face dur
ing their ride up the road, he had cast
more than one glance of deep interest
in her direction, and now as she lay
painting, broken, helpless, senseless in
his arms, a strange yearning to which
he had never before yielded, took pos
session of hi mand he cried despair
ingly:
Grace. Grace, come back. can
not let you die. Live, live for me-"
AS IL recalled to life by the pleading
Of the tones, the pretty brown eyes
opened, and a look crept into them
which caused the young stranger to
more strongly clasp her to his breast
and his heart to beat furiously against
hers.
AS full consciousness returned,
Grace realized the position in which
she was held, and blushing divinely,
gently drew herself away.
She quickly returned in terror, for
below her she saw the death she had
escaped and the fright took from her
all her strength. Notwithstanding her
feeble protests the stranger took her
again into his arms, as lightly and ten
derby as though she were a child, and
started along the narrow, dangerous
ledge, from which misstep would
hurl them both to the cruel. sharp
pointed rocks far below.
Fortunately the ledge rose to the
top of the canyon, and a few moments
the head and slight nervousness from
suspense resulted in Grace being re-
stored to her friends, unframed, ex-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

Grace. / have come for you"
cept from the light cut at the side Of
fright.
At Wheatland, the next station, the
stranger took his departure from the
train. Grace babe him farewen with
a sinking of the heart, but it was re-
placed by pleasant calmness, when
as he bowed over her hand, he muir
INJURED so she alone could hear: I'VE
shall meet again."
1t was not until after the train hal
passed beyond the town that it was re-
membered the strangers name had not
been learned in the excitement Of the
incident in which Grace had so i'm
portantly figured and chagrin took the
place Of the wondering comment Of
the girls as to his identity.
Two months passed, when one day,
sitting in her school room at Lusk, the
scholars just dismissed, Grace was
dreamily recalling the incidents Of
that day near Chugwater Suddenly a
stalwart form passed across the limo
of her vision from the open door, and
6ldAClAS uP III didi LII ~
the unexpected intrusion, she looked
into the eyes of her rescuer. For a
moment neither spoke, then with a
soft light spreading over his features,
he opened his arms, his eyes beaming
with manly love, forced hers to remain
within their light, and he said, almost
in a whisper, but every word pene-
tratlng her heart:
Grace, | have come for you.
could not keep away. From the mo-
ment l met your glance that day at
Diamond, l knew l had met the one
in whom the happiness or the despair
Of my life would lie. My fate is in
your hands"
She stood silent and tear cleaned
across her ruddy cheek, splashed to
the floor and was tamped lightly with
the delicate foot. This stranger,
strong, handsome, the pleading manli-
ness of his tone, the wealth of love
in his eyes, caused her breast to pant
and thrill with conflicting emotions.
Again he spoke and more earnestly
the words of passion poured forth I'M
til she could no longer resist, when
suddenly the incongruous position OF
both struck her fancy, and unable to
control her risibilities, she emitted
peal Of laughter which caused the
stranger to shrink back with an ex-
preston of pain at her seeming care
lessness of his feelings. But as she
quickly and roguishly exclaimed:
Why, do not even know your name."
he caught the infection and Joined
heartily in her laugh.
Well, call me Frank, until you
know me BETTER" he said, and then
resuming his seriousness, he pleaded
for her love until she was fain to SUBJ
NIT as he drew her slightly resisting
form to him, tenderly raising her face
to his she succumbed.
AS they were leaving the school, his
arm about her, his eyes tenderly gaz-
ing into hers, seeking for assurances
of her love, SHE quantity asked:
Frank, what will my name be-"
Lady Grace Caverleigh."
Grace had gained an English title.
Frank was one of the proprietors of
what is probably the largest ranch in
eastern Wyoming, and had been on
one of his occasional trips to his
property when he met his fate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Managing Young Boa s.

AS 1t is now time to use young boars,
for the benefit Of young breeders l will
give my method Of managing them
The young boar should be put in lot
by himself, entirely away from other
hogs, as he will fret too much and not
eat enough If allowed to run near
otner hogs. Some times 1t Is good to
put pig or two with him for COM
pany and for an appetizer. Often
young boar that is little tasty about
eating will eat better II there Is q pig
or two with him. he will eat his feed
to keep the pigs from getting it-hog
like. Then the young boar should be
frequently handled; if he is not tame
he should be confined in small pen
so he can't get away, and rubbed and
handled to get him tame, and then
let him out in his lot; and he should
be taught to drive and to know his
master. He should be driven from
his lot to the breeding lot and back,
so that he can be driven anywhere and
handled like bull. We have our boars
all trained so we can drive them any
where and handle them as we please;
and they have to be broken to handle
when young. He should have good
warm bed and plenty of pure water
and have free access to wood ashes
and salt The feed should consist Of
variety of food. The best feed would
be shorts and skim mllk, supplement-
ed with pumpkins and sugar beets or
finely cut clover hay with little corn.
Now for breeding: Every breeder
should have breeding lot or house,
with breeding crate. A very cheap
breeding crate can be made by making
it six feet long and two feet wide and
three feet high; nail few cross Stats
across the front end Of the crate. two
feet back and leave the balance of the
crate without a top. Then make a
bridge three feet long and two feet
wide and five inches high; put this
bridge at the rear of the crate. After
the sow Is put in the crate put rod OF
iron across the crate behind the SOW
to keep her from backing out. Then
let the young boar serve the SOW and
then return him to his own lot and let
the SOW remain in the breeding lot or
house till she goes out, unless the lot
is needed to breed other sows. The
young boar should be allowed to serve
a sow but once, and he should not
serve over three or four sows per
week The young boar should be well
fed and kept growing all the time. In
this way he will get strong, healthy
pigs.-Old Breeder.
The silk-Worm Is liable to over LOG
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are SO placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many OF
whom suffer, and suffer for lack OF
intelligent aid.
To women. young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women do not let your lives be
sacrificed when q word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first app zach OF
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy joy.
"When 1 began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound l was
not able to do my housework. suf-
fered terribly at time of menstruation.
Several doctors told me they could do
nothing for me. Thanks to Mrs. Pink.
hams advice and medicine I am now
well, and can DO the work for eight in
the family.
81 would recommend Lydia q.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to oil
mothers with large families. Mrs.
CARRIE BELLEvILE, Ludington, Mich.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

"Grace, Grace, come back. l cannot let
you die"
cussion of the reason for calling the
station they were approaching by the
strange and unpleasantly sounding
name of Chugwater. when sudden
lar, followed by a frightful, crashing
sound, caused each to grasp at the
nearest support. At the same instant
a slight female form was seen flying
out over the trestle spanning the
canyon they were crossing, and Jennie
shrieked:
Grace has fallen into the canyon"
She leaned far out over the plat
form of the now stationary coach, but
before she had completed her startling
sentence another form few past her,
down over the side Of the trestle and
could be seen working its way hurried
ly along the steel girder to the side
of the canyon, and to ledge of rock
on which she now saw the petite, I'M
conscious form Of her companion, ly-
ing doubled and soiled, twenty feet be-
low.
A coupling had broken, the two parts
of the train had come together with
such momentum as to force Grace to
release her grasp Of the platform rail-
ing and che was now lying where the
slightest movement on return to con-
seriousness, would precipitate her to
the bottom of the canon, two hundred
feet below.
Instantly the stranger had grasped
her danger, and with the agility of a
trained athlete, had clambered over
the side of the trestle, allowed himself
to slide down the steel supports to the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
s O N @

She is not fair to outward view
AS many maidens be.
Her ,oyeliness l never knew
Until she smiled on me;
Oh! then l saw her eye was bright,
A well of love. a spring of light.
But now her looks are coy and cold.
To mine they neer reply.
And yet / cease not to behold
The love-light in her eye:
Her very frowns are fairer far
Than smiles of other malden's are.
Hartley Coeridge.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01

that have become curled and dried.
They attack all of the cucurbits. Both
of these plant-bugs can be controlled
by manipulating or by capturing them
in inverted umbrellas, bags or special
ly prepared nets saturated with kero-
sene, the best time for their capture
being in the early morning or late in
the evening
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Best Emergency Ration.

So far the best emergency ration Is
one devised by American army officers.
1t consists of one pound Of raw lean
beef and one pound Of bread, seasoned
with salt and red pepper, eaten dry
without cooking. One pound Of the
mixture sus aims soldier in good con-
dition for twenty-four hours.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Modifying Plants.

The work of modifying some Of our
native plants and grasses Is one that
may we'll engage the attention OF our
scientists. Around us are large num-
bers of varieties of plants that may be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-01
Best Heat and Light.

When q coal IRE Is In use for heating
and the electric light for lighting an
Inhabited room the air is purer than BY
any of the other plans tried for heating
and lighting.