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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-29
Children's
Books.

OOONSs
An invitation is extended to par,
ents and children to call and inspect
our magnificent display of books for
children. 1t has never been SO COM
plete, fresh and attractive. We make
a special study of the requirements
OF the young folks in the literary line
and gather the very best in both the
moderate price and the more expen-
Slve ones. Handsome and attractive.
wholesome and interesting series of
choice literature for Young Peoples
Library are here, all moderately
priced.
Just hint of some of the books:
The wlnktum Book, by Henry Clayton Hon.
hns' with delightful Illustrations in colors.. SOc.
he Chinese Boy and Girl, by Isaac Taylor Head
the authors formey of h askin; all whe enjoyed
MoIHEk GOOSE, will welcome this unique G, ~
''.'.'..-.'..'.....
Caldwell's Annual for Little People origi-
mai stories and poems, fully illustrated. 30.
Iroiics of the A. b. C.'s round OF pleasure for
little folks. 10y Fannie T. Ostrander; illus -
trated by X. w. Hirchert. OOC.
Guess: child's book OF riddles. Illus
rated Ia Doi9rs with riddles and answers, 81 90
U. Il. d. brldemah. .-...-.-.....-........ pf'~>o
The Further Adventures of Foxy GRANDPA, 10,
ny DUNN! --.-.'...-..-.-....--... wv
A Series OF Stories for Boys and Girls more thnn
ings of large number of popular authors OF fuye-
nile stories and particularly adapted to Interest
and supply attractive and wholesome read
Basement.
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well, wish you would read the arti-
Gle. never heard of it before: but 1 think
that cooking school contest must be a
perfectly lovely idea"
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SHOOTING STARS.
Interested.

Charley, dear said young Mrs. Tor
kins, Il saw a headline in the paper about
events on the gridiron.''
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Children's
Dress Hats.

Children's
Dress Hats.
A very attractive assortment of
Trimmed Hats for children, made up
in our work rooms, especially for
Saturday, Children's day. Pretty
and becoming effects, trimmed with
fancy quilts, breasts, pompons, rib
bon and panne velvet.
Special price, $500.
Also School Hats, with ribbon streamers or corJ
ana stitched brim-red. blue. gray. tan and brown.
7Sc. to $2.oo each.
Millinery Pariors. second floor.
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Cuban Politics.

From the Toledo Times.
In Cuba the presidential campaign has
reached the ugly narne-calting stage.
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Bows Clothing.

boys OIOUT11mgo
In clothing for boys and children there's splendid combination
OF qualities fauls fit genuine comfort We these
advantages higher than asked for oaed cheap cloth
All the styles
here full assortment and the following values:
Boys Reciprocity Suits at $500.
neVersochoe line of famous Reciprocity"
mixed chevos and bu-as
silk sewed throughout pants doubled
reinforced parts liable
best-wearng suit that be obtained;
Price always, SIS. 90 each.
Fine Irish
s
Special value 5000 each Special price Soc pair.
wihan o
to
Special value, $500 each. 9loo each
dt l
Special price, $3z5 each. SOC each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-29

Misses Separate Skirts in variety of shades
and materials, CheviOts and Venetians being much
used; trimmings of silk braid and velvet ribbon.
All the newest and most effective styles.
$3.75, $3.50 and $3.50 each.
Third floor.
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Woodward & LOt11rOp.
New York-WASHINGToN-Par.
Saturday is Childrem's Day.


children
departments special invitation
fisfmase
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Dolls of Every Kind and Size,

dressed and undressed have clothes
est STYLE they fit for make them ourselves, using
clothes models
We call special attention to our 81 90 Doll.
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$3.50 each.

Girls Cheviot Blouse Dresses, sailor blouse style,
with regulation collar and tie; plain gored skirts:
rows Of stitching collar and cuffs; sizes to II.
$375 each.
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Girls Clothing.

Girls Paris Dresses of beautiful Etamine. made
blouse effect with vertical box plaits front and
back: yoke of fine tucked white taffeta producing
guimpe effect: novelty taffeta trimming; Zouave
sash; skirts all-orer box plaited-royal blue and
brown sizes G and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
HOW YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE.
eryday Time Account L.
Sleep.

Did you ever stop in your daily round
of rush and rest to inquire how you
actually occupy the hours of your life?
Sppposing you are an average New
York business man, he" Will your ac-
count on the book of time appear when
II is balanced at the end of three score
and ten years? asks the Sun.
The largest item win be sleep, which
has consumed IS years-a little more
than one-third Of your life. 1t counted
rapidly during your childhood, less
rapidly in age, and was at minimum
during the working days OF middle life.
These working days will count 81
years. and in the course of them you
will read for two years and write for
year and seven months.
The next item will be that Of pleas
ure, which viii have consumed nine
years, and your walking will have con-
sumed six and one-half years more,
Then your eating accounts will show
that you have sat at the table, stood al
lunch counters or cuddled elsewhere
for five years. You will also have a
dressing account OF three and one-hali
years, which have been devoted TO but.
toning and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IL
is a man who is being considered. In
this dressing account you will find
eight months charged to bathing ac
count and seven months to shaving.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
VIII Build.

Warren Johnson is making prepare
tons to build during the coming sea-
son on the site of his old foundry at
the corner of Fifth avenue and First
street, that was destroyed by fire late
last fall. The old brick foundry is
being torn down aud the material
saved is being sorted and piled fer
future use.
Mr.. Johnson has couple of plans
in view differing widely in nature.
One is for the erection of a number
of residence properties on the site of
the old building and the other is for
the erection of machine shops and q
foundry that will cover the entire
corner of the block. The plans in
neither case have been determined
upon but it is certain that one of the
courses will be pursued.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
TOCUT | HE REVENUE
Senate Finance Committee Revis-
ing War Tax Measure.

Washington, Jan. 81. The senate
oonmittee on finance was in session the
sreater part Of Sunday, making an Ell
Tort TO complete consideration Of the
WAR revenue reduction bill in order to
be able to present its report to-day. 1t
did not succeed. but the work was so
nearly completed that it is believed one
er two more meetings will suffice for
that purpose. There are still many
itexns Of the bill which have not been
hnaliy passed upon. but all of them
h@ve been 50 completely canvassed that
Mere via not be great difficulty in
reaching a conclusion. The committee
~ still Withholding Official announce
meat Of its proceedings from the pub
Acs but some facts concerning its con-
cAusions are known. 1t is not probable
that there viii be very much greater
total reduction than was made by the
bill as it passed the house, but the re-
aUction viii be differently distributed
fhe most important conclusion
reached is to reduce from IL to nine
cents the tax on tobacco. There is
also to be reduction of the tax on
cigars and snuff. The housce left all
these items untouched. The senate
committee's decision as to those ar.
ticies will reduce the revenue re.
ceipts about 100000 This reduc-
tioa will be made up by declining to
accept all the house reductions. Con-
seQHently many Of the articles from
which the house took of all the tax
via be given half of the former rate
~ the senate committee. It is prob
able that on proprietary articles, the
formula of which is pubic, the tax
wiH be entirely removed, while upon
those the formula of which is secret
st win be retained entirely. The tax
on steamship tickets viii be reduced.
The tax on steerage tickets may be
removed entire,y. The tax on stock
transfers probably will be continued
on the par value of the shares, as at
present, but this matter has not been
definitely passed upon. The members
q the committee express the opin-
fOn that 70 place the tax upon the
selling value of stocks wou.u be an
invitation to fraud. The beer tax has
been discussed at considerable length
but no absolute decision has been
reached. The present tendency is to
leave the rate as fixed by the house.
the tax on kilograms also remains
undecided Some Oh the members of
the committee have made an effort TO
have the law amended so as to reduce
che tax to half cent per message.
but to make the telegraph companies
pay it. This proposition has not been
accepted in its entirety, but the re-
auction seems probable. The form of
the bill win be altered materially.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
THREE ARE GUILTY.
jury Returns Verdict in the Boss.
chieter Case.


New York, Jan. 19.-Walter c. Nc
Alister, Andrew ]. Campbell and Viii
liam Death, three of the four persons
indicted for the murder of Jennie Boss
chieter, mill girl of Paterson, n. j.,
who was murdered on the night of 0c-
tober IS last, were adjudged guilty of
murder in the second degree. Accord
ing to the New Jersey law, the max
imum penalty for the prisoners is 80
years Imprisonment The jury took
IA ballots, and after summoning Judge
Dixon and the prisoners, filed into
the courtroom. The prisoners APP
peared very nervous. McAlister
seemed more excited than any of the
others. He sat biting his lips while
waiting. Campbell thrust his hands
into his trousers pockets and clinched
his fistsin them. Death looked anxious
ly about the courtroom for moment
and then assumed the same attitude as
Campbell. When the verdict was an
nounced the prisoners evinced neither
elation nor grief. Judge Dixon thanked
the jury and said he believed the YER
dict just one. He then dismissed the
jurors until Monday morning. The
court then rose and the prisoners were
taken hook fn fIa foil
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
LEPROSY IN PHILIPPINES.
Fully Thirty Thousand Gases In tn e
Islam dis, According to Fran
ciscan Fathers.

An appended report to Gen. Mac
Arthur's review of the civil affairs of
the Philippines for the last fiscal year
gives some rather startling facts re-
garding the introduction aud preva-
lence of leprosy in the islands. Ac-
cording to the estimates of the Fran
ciscan fathers, says Maj. Guy L. Edie,
the writer of the report, there are no
less than 10000 lepers in the archi-
pelago, the major portion of these be-
ing in the Viscayas. Leprosy was in
troduced in 1888, when, the emperor
of Japan sent a ship with $50 lepers
on board to the Philippines as a pres
ent to be cared for by the Catholic
priests.
Thus the seed was planted, and as
no practical methods ever were adopt
ed to eradicate the disease or pre-
vent its spread it has taken firm root
A house-to-house inspection begun
last January found more than 100
lepers concealed in dwellings. These
were sent to San Lazaro hospital in
Manila, but many others escaped into
the surrounding country. A commits
sion is now engaged in the work of Sc
lecting a suitable island or islands for
the purpose of isolating all the lepers
in the archipelago.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
NATIVE AFRICAN PRINTERS.
DweIlers on Lake TanEanyii<n Who
Have Turned Out Their
First Book.

The Catholic fathers have flourish
ing mission station on the west shore
of Lake Tanganyika, at a place where
the forest comes nearly down to the
waters edge. This place has been
known for Is years on the maps as
Mpala, and much has been written
about it as a station where the Cath
Ollie missionaries have been trying to
introduce civilization in a most prac-
teal manner.
Here in the depths of Central Africa
they have been teaching the natives
how to make brick and lumber. how to
improve the quality of the iron they dig
from their hills, how to make better i'm
plements from this useful metal and
the best methods of filling their crops.
A great many natives have come from
far around to enter the schools at
Mpala.
A year ago the natives who had been
taught to set type in the printing Of
fee made their first book. A few copies
of il have reached Europe and attracted
considerable attention. The little book
is a geography. 1t tells, in the native
language, and in the simplest man
ner. something about the world. 1t
gives the most interesting facts about
the geography and peoples of some of
the great nations. There are only Sc
pages in it, but they contain a great
deal Of information without being
crowded with so much detail as to make
the story hard to read.
Father G. Van Acker wrote the lit
tie volume, superintendent the typeset-
ting and printing, and made the map
which adorns the work. The natives
under his tuition attended to every me-
chanical detail, from typesetting to
binding. The book is an excellent spec
linen of Typography, considering that
it is the first effort of the black print
ers who made it, and it furnishes con-
elusive evidence that progress is max
ing in the heart of Central Africa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
HITS AT INJUNcTIoNs.
DtIi In the Illinois Legislature to
Abolish CoRtEoI of Strikes
by Courts.

Springfield. Ill. Jan. 1.-Two bills az
feeling workingmen's interests were pre-
seated TO the house of representatives
Wednesday and referred to committee.
Csc. introduced by Representative Drew.
81 Joliet, republican. aims at so-called
''gsxernment by Injunction" and indict-
Ment Of strikers for conspiracy. The
second measure is a revision of the lien
Saw code. by Representative Kilt Gould
81 Chicago.
Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. 1.-THE senate
"Wednesday morning went into executive
session and ratified appointments made
hy Gov. Tanner during vacation. On mo-
eg@1 of Senator Campbell the governors
message recommending an appropriation
IN aid OF the Pan-American exposition
was ordered sent to the committee on
Interpretations when appointed Senator
NcAdams introduced a bill amending the
school law Senator Andrus introduced
q bin amending the inheritance tax law.
Senator Fuller Introduced bill requiring
the manufacturers of process and rem
dered butter TO label it as such before
offering II for sale. Senator Hall intro
duced a bill reducing the salaries of the
Judges Of the circuit and superior courts
81 Cook county from 1900 per annum to
s 90 per annum. The senate adjourned
Mnfil ten O'Clock Thursday morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
NANCY JOHNSoN'S CABIN.
Log Structure Being Erected by SEN
.eca Indians at the Buffalo
Exposition.

On the south bank of the lagoon
skirting the government building ac-
tive work is being done on the ten
acres of ground allotted to the Six
Nation exhibit, says the Buffalo Ex-
press. At present there are three
Seneca Indians from the Tonawanda
reservation working on the old log
house which is to shelter Nancy John
son, herself. one of the most remark
able and interesting features of the
Indian exhibit. Nancy Johnson is a
Seneca squaw who has reached the
age of 12O years. For the last 100 years
She has been a resident of the Tona-
wanda reservation, and has lived in
the little log house which is now be-
ing put up on the exposition grounds.
One of the conditions upon which Mrs.
johnson consented to appear at the
exposition was that suitable provision
should be made for her shelter. Then
it was that the idea of transporting
her cabin to tha grounds was cen
ceived. 1t is not certain when the cab
in was first built, but it was shortly
after the revolutionary war, and it is
estimated that the timbers in it were
hewed somewhat more than 100 years
ago. The sidewalks are composed of
huge, roughly cut logs of red beech,
and the roof is matched with elm
bark. The beech logs have attained
the hardness of iron, and when cut
take on a polish like ebony. They are
thoroughly seasoned, and in appear
ance bear out the story of their great
age
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
GIVING OUT.
The Struggle Discourages Many
a Citizen of 0skaloosa

Around all day with an aching back,
Can't rest at night,
Enough to make anyone "give out
Doan's Kidney Pills will give re-
newed life.
They will cure the backache;
Cure every kidney i'll.
Here is Oskaloosa proof that this
is so.
Mr.. r. O. Brown, of 1106 West LIST
street, proprietor of dray business
stand in the public square, says:
81 suffered considerably with pain
across my back and from too fre-
quent action of the kidney secretions
causing great annoyance. My back
hurt me SO at times that could hard
ly straightsn, and if lifted anything
the pain was much worse. went
across the street and procured
Doan's Kidney Pills from Blakesles
& Heinzmsn's drug store. While
taking them / found my backache
leaving and soon it disappeared COM
pletely and there was a general ina
provement in my system, while the
kidneys were strengthened"
Sold by all druggists. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. w
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's, and take
no substitute.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
Deaths Harvest

Never before in the history of the
city has there been such call made
upon the funeral equipment of the
place as was the case for the three
days past. There were eleven funer-
ais depending for service from the
city and in order to accommodate all
the closest of arrangements was nee
essary. The arrangements COM
meneed with one funeral Friday af-
ternoon and were continued through
Sunday afternoon and there were
fewer carriages and conveyanees
than could fill the orders. At one
time hearse was called into service
to carry the dead to the cemetery
while the funeral was being held
over another that had been taken to
a church.
On Friday last there were nine
deaths recorded, which is a very
large number for Mahaska county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
THE SENATE VOTES.
Passes Army Bill by a Majority
of Twenty.

Washington, Jan. 19.--Just before
six o'clock Friday evening the senate
finally disposed of the army reorgan-
ization bill. The measure having
originated in the senate, the final
question was not upon its passage,
but upon agreeing to the senate
amendments. They We're agreed to
by vote of 43 to %. The detailed
vote was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison Ford, Burrows,
Carter, Clark, Deboe, Dillingham;, Dolli-
vers 1lkins, Foraker, Foster, Frye, CALM
ger Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley
Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, McComas,
McCumber, McLaurin, Mcmillan, Mason,
Morgan, Penrose, Perkins, Platt (Conn.),
Pritchard Proctor. Quarles, Scott, Sew
ell. Shoup Simon, Stewart, Sullivan.
Thurston, Warren, Wetmore-43.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caf-
fiery, Chiffon. Clay, Cockren. culberson.
Daniel, Harris, Jones (Ark), Kenney,
Mallory, Pettus, Rawlins.. Taliaferro, Tel
Ter, Tillman, Towne, Torley, Turner, Wei
lington-23.
The bill has occupied practically
the entire attention of the senate
since the Sd of January, when it was
made the unfinished business. While
the opposition to it at all stages was
vigorous it never was bitter. Nu-
merous amendments were made to it,
but in general the committee was
sustained and the measure, with the
exception of the elimination Of the
canteen clause, is not widely differ
ent from that reported to the SEN
ate. A determined effort was made
to amend the bill so as to provide
against the sale of liquor in the Phil
ippines and to prohibit the importa-
ton of any kind of intoXicants into the
islands, but it was defeated. A nota.
BILE speech was delivered during the
day by Senator Hale rep, Me-, who
while opposing the increase in the
strength of the army. stated cogently
his reasons for supporting the bill
Every effort to prevent the increase
in the strength of the army was de-
feated by a decisive majority. AS
the bill originated in the senate ii
now will go directly to the confer
ence committees appointed by the
two branches of congress.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
KRUGER is UNDECIDED.
America or Not-Wanfs to ne
Received OmciaIIy.

London. Jan. 17.-Mr. Kruger is I'M
decided whether to visit America. He
will do so If assured that President
Mckinley win receive him officially as
president OF the Transvaal. The friends
of Mr.. Kruger do not desire the old
man, in his present state of health, to
undertake any arduous and fruitless
journey in cold weather. John Il. Mil
holland, representing group of Amer
lean pro-Boers, visited Mr.. Kruger a
fortnight ago, with w. T. Stead, and in
yited him to visit America. Afterward,
while i'll, Mr.. Kruger wrote saying his
health forbade him TO do so. He has
since recovered and has declared he-is
willing to make the trip if he could be
satisfied that his visit would tangibly
help the Beers. He tells his friends
that he mas reason to hope for the
cars moral support.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
KILLS HIMSELF.
After wrecking Bank, Its Cashier,
Fearing Exposure, Biows
Out His Brains.

St. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 1.-THE State
bank, of Wathena, Kan, has been
wrecked and the business of the town
practically paralyzed as result of the
acts of the cashier of the bank, jacob
f. Harpster, in using the funds of the
bank in mining and other speculations
that have turned out disastrously.
Harpster late Wednesday afternoon,
when State Bank Commissioner John
Breidenthal appeared to inspect the
books of the bank, endeayored to con-
ceal the true state of affairs. He failed.
Harpster entered an undertaking es-
adjustment and blew out his brains.
The crookedness of the cashier was a
complete surprise to the other officers
and stockholders of the bank. The eX-
act losses are unknown, but $4,000 is
known to have been absorbed in one
mining venture.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-01-24
COOKING AT GREAT HEIGHT.
Recipes and Practices Reliable at
Mean Level worthless at
High Attitudes.

AS attempts are being made to
found domestic science and to intro
duce exactitude into the operations of
the kitchen, note in the Monthly
Weather Review recording the actual
experience of housekeeper at Albu-
querque, N. NJ, is of interest. 1t APP
pears that cooking recipes and prac-
tees which are trustworthy not far
from sea level are worthless at AL
buquerque, the altitude of which is
1888 feet. Water boils there at 2O2
degrees Fahrenheit, instead of 212 de-
grees Fahrenheit; hence articles Of
food the cooking of which depends
upon heat applied through the medi-
UNI of water require longer time for
cooking than is given in the cookery
books. On account of the extreme
dryness of the atmosphere, farina-
ceous food, such as beans, corn, etc,
lose so much Of their moisture that
they have to be left for long time
in water before cooking in order to be
softened; but the worst difficulty is
with cakemaking. Ordinary recipes
as to number of eggs and amount OF
baking powder break down altogeth-
er, and housekeepers have to modify
them II they wish their operations
to be successful. AS the barometric
pressure determines to what extent
the disengaged carbon dioxide shall
expand and aerate the dough, this
may explain the different action OF
baking soda and egg batter. In any
case, the observation is interesting
and chemists may find it worthy Of
their attention.