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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
SALE OF ISLANDS.
Danish West Indies win BE Disposed
of to United states Daring
Trhis Year.

Copenhagen, Aug. Pa prominent
politician, in the counsels of the min
istry, Saturday, told representative
Of the press that the sale of the Dam
ish West Indies, it was confidently
expected, would be consummated he.
fore the close of the present year.
The king and the new cabinet have
both concluded that it is absolutely
necessary for Denmark to dispose Of
the islands; and a majority of the
rigsdag favors the sale, as does also
the public. The only dissatisfaction,
the correspondents informant fur
ther said, arises in connection with
the price, S3,750,0OO being considered
too small. However, the final approx
al of the rigsdag is believed to be- as
sured, and it is expected that legisla-
tive ratification will be given in Wash
ington in December.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
PLANS A HUSBAND BOUNTY.
Japanese Government Proposes to
Reward Girls Who Marry COL
lege Students,

Maidens of Japan who succeed in
interesting young Japanese students
long enough TO induce them to get
married will be rewarded in the near
future with matrimonial dowries by
the mikado's government if the plans
of leading japanese statesmen prove
as successful as expected, according
to Secretary Homma, of the Japan
csc consulate in Chicago, reports the
Chronicle.
What led the secretary to make the
announcement as to the prospective
husband bounty bill was the pub
hshed account of the lecture in which
Prof. Starr, of the University of Chi
cago, made the sensational state
ment before his class in anthropol-
ogy that the marvellous advance of
the japanese in the learning and civ
lHzation of the western countries had
proved too rapid and was making
them the victims of an epidemic of
brain fever that threatened their ex-
tinction as a nation.
statistics show that students in
Japan are affected more by eye trou-
bles from overstudy than by brain
fever,' said Secretary Yomma. ut is
true that our young men are very
studious, but our young women are
not expected to be scholars. They
are encouraged in the cultivation Of
feminine graces and charms, and it is
becoming a fad with some of our
statesmen to advocate a liberal mar
rage bounty for the maiden who
proves herself sufficiently fascinating
to cause young man at college to
forsake his books long enough to get
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
BRIDE AND THEN WIDOW.
QuartermHster Joseph Matthews Dies
Day After He WEEDS Miss Eva
May SaIn.

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 26.-Quar.
termaster Joseph Matthews, of the
United States cruiser Newark, who
was married Friday to Miss Eva May
Saln, of Camden, shortly before un.
dergoing an operation, died early Sat.
urday at the hospital here. Matthews
had recently returned from the Philip
pines. He came here for brief vaca-
ton, and while bathing August is
dived from the board walk into two
feet of water. His head struck the
sand and his spine was badly injured
Matthews was engaged to marry Miss
Saln, and on being informed that he
was not likely to survive the opera ion
he sent for his fiancee and the pair
were married.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
Civil Service Men Reveal a Big
TraGc in Chinese.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Probably the
most important arrests ever made in
connection with the smuggling of Chi
nese across the Mexican border into
the United States were made Friday
in Arizona when William NJ. Hoey, col
lector of customs at Nogales; b. f.
Jossey an immigrant inspector;
Frank How, Chinaman living in
Nogales, and another Chinaman living
at Clifton, Mexico, just across the bor-
der from Nogales, were taken into Gus
tody by special agents of the treasury
and secret service operatives. Other
arrests are expected to follow within
day or two.
Many Involved in Plot.
1t is stated that with two or three
exceptions the whole customs and i'm
| migrat ton administrations at Nogales
are involved. Some time ago an Of
! fetal of the treasury department hav-
ing Nogales as his headquarters wrote
the department that he had reason to
believe the official force at that point
was corrupt, and that Chinese in large
numbers were being Struggled across
the border for a consideration. A Sc
cret service operative was sent there
at once and plans laid to secure evil
dence against the persons under sus
| pcion.
Cinnamon Used as Detectives.
Several Cinnamon were furnished
with money and sent on to buy their
| way through the official Gordon. This
was accomplished without difficulty,
the price demanded being from $50 to
| 5000. The secret service men also ar
| ranged with one or two employees
whose honesty had been tested to go
into the collectors office at a certain
| time and demand a share of the money
beng received from Cinnamon and TO
be admitted into the combination, so
| that they might get their share of the
| proceeds of future deals. This was re-
| luctantly agreed to and considerable
sums of money were handed over in
| the presence and full hearing of a Sc
| cret service man who had previously
| secreted himself in a nearby office
closet. The officials soon found that
Cinnamon who presented "a certificate
marked with the letter A were allowed
to proceed without question, while
those having certificates that did not
bear this cabalistic mark were turned
back without ceremony.
Secure Positive Proof.
Later on it was developed that the
| letter A on a certificate indicated that
the amount demanded had been paid.
| Several Cinnamon were sent through
with the requisite A mark on their GER
tifica ties made by one of the secret
| service men. The utmost care and Sc
crecy was maintained from the first to
secure positive proof against each man
under suspicion. A special United
States attorney will be detailed to
prosecute the persons arrested,
Hoey was appointed collector about a
year and half ago. ...y
The number of Cinnamon who have
bought their way into the United
States through the connivance of the
Nogales officials is not known. but j.
is believed to be large. \ special agent
has been ordered to Nogales to take
charge of the office if he finds it nee
essary-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Cities That Remind You of Peopr

According to a writer in the July
number of Harper's Magazine, cities,
like human beings, have distinct per-
sonalities, are frivolous, progressive,
somber or gay, much after the people
about us, and produce as vivid impress
sions on the mind. Denver and Chi
cago are cordial good fellows who slap
one on the back and call new acquaint-
ances by their Christian names. When
Salem or Annapolis is mentioned a
vision is invoked of mittened and kerr
chiefed old ladies drinking tea from
dishes of rare Marking. New York is
theresplendent wife of banker, push
ing her noisy way in the world and daz-
cling foreign courts with her dia-
monds, much to the disgust of passe
Mistress Boston.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

Washington market, the largest in
New York, was established in 1873
Fulton market in 1921, Catharine in
1856. Center market, part of which
is now used for court purposes, in
1917, and Clinton market in 1929. JEFF
ferson market, established in 1892, is
partly used for court purposes, and
Tompkins, established in 1926, is
partly used as an armory. Wallabout
market in Brooklyn was opened in
1884, Harlem market, on East One
Hundred and Third street, in 1891, and
West Washington market in 1889
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Electric Devices in Homes.

Many electric devices are now avail
able for use in the home. They in
clude small hand lamps which light
at the touch of spring; a pocket lamp
and battery made fiat like folding
camera; ornamental candles with min
iature lights at their tip; tiny lamp
attached to the front of the clock, and
small lamps for decorative purposes.
A current is introduced in house to
supply power for fiat irons, curling
irons, coffee mills, ice cream freezers
and sewing machines, and heat for
chafng dishes and tea kettles.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Loss of Life Feared,

greensboro, KY, Aug. 26.-Reports
have just reached here of a terrific
waterspout on Barnett's creek in
Ohio county. A number of houses
were washed away and much live
stock drowned. The Rough river, in,
to which Barnett's creek flows, is
backed up for ten miles by the food
water. 1t is feared some lives were
lost.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Rooms In the vaticAn.

The Vatican, the largest palace In
the world, will soon receive another
addition to its bulk. which will bring
up the number of its rooms to 1900.
The Pope has decided to erect three
new buildings. One, containing 500
rooms, will be used to house the pill
grims coming to Rome, while the
other two, which will be much smaller,
will be added to the Vatican Museum.
In the last mentioned buildings will
be placed all the artistic offerings that
Leo Kill has received during his Pom
titieate.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
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lawn Fair Opened,

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 24.-The Iowa
state fair, which will continue TO,
seven days, was formally opened Fri
day morning with larger list of ex'
hibitors than has been entered upon
the books of the association in years
Entries for exhibits we're closed Fri
day night at midnight. The attend
ance Friday consisted largely Of ex'
hibitors who were still engaged in ar
ranging their goods.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Lawyers Go Sightseeing.

Denver, Col, Aug. 25.-About 400
persons, members or the American
Bar association, relatives and friends
left Denver Saturday morning in a
special train on the Colorado d
Southern railroad to visit points OF
interest in the. mountains. In ac.
cordance with custom next years
meeting will be held at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y, August 81, % and 20.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Most Beautiful Woman.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. ga pri-
vate telegram from Charlottesville,
Va, announces the death of Miss
Maude Coleman Woods in that city.
Miss Woods was pronounced the most
beautiful woman in America by a
committee from the Pan-American
exposition and her profile adorns all
of the medals issued by the board of
awards.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

London, Aug. ga meeting of 100
ballet and chorus girls this week dis
cussed the best way of protecting girls
against immoral managers. Among the
propositions is one that white list"
of theatrical managers who properly
protect the women and girls in their
employ should be prepared and cir
culated, with a request that the public
patroniZe only the managers named,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

London, Aug. 25.-The American line
steamer Philadelphia formerly the
Paris and known as, the Yale during
the war between the United States
and SPAIN, arrived at Southampton
Friday night from Belfast, where she
was reconstructed after going ashore
on the Cornwall coast in the spring of
1899. Her trial trip was very sue
naSsful
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
New system of Te1egraphy.

London, Aug. 26.-The new Hun
garian system of telegraphy, the in
PRODUCTION of which was announced
IS months ago, has been a marvellous
success. The system has been in
stalled between Buda-Pesth and
Flume, a distance of S75 miles, and
is in practical working order, at
speed of 10000 words an hour. The
messages are written in Roman char
acters and require transcription.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
SYYeepInE Injunction.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 26.-Judge
Baker, of the federal court in this city
has issued an injunction, said to be the
most sweeping ever issued in the west
restraining so former employees of the
w. B. Conkey company at Hammond
from interfering with other employees
or the business OF the concern.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
Grange Week.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. Officially
this week at the Pan-American ex-
position is designated as Grange
week and as furniture manufacturers
week. The four million mark in at
tendance has been passed and the
average attendance for the month of
August has been so per cent. greater
than any previous month.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29
burned Mt the stake.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. Go
Henry Noles, the negro who criminal
ly assaulted and shot to death Mrs.
Charles Williams, wife of a prominent
farmer near Winchester, Tenn, last
Friday, was captured near Cowan.
Tenn, and taken to Winchester and
placed in the county Jail. A mob took
Noles from the Jail and burned him
at the stake.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

A. H. Davis, Mt. Sterling, Ia, writes:
II was troubled with kidney complaint
for about two years, but two one dollar
bottles of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE
effected permanent cure"
GREEN & BENTLEY DRUG Co.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

l hear your daughter has broken her
engagement with the Duke. Fact, she
found she could get Rocky Mountain
Tea at the same price, and took the Tea.
Sensible girl.
BERTscH- BoAL DRUG Co.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
OF the skin of any sort, instantly re-
lieved permanently cured. Doan's Oint-
ment. At any drug store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29

What knowest thou of the worth of
Rock Mountain Tea, made by the Madi-
son Medicine CO.. thou foul substitute,
who scarcely breathed one summer?
BERTsCH- BoAL DRUG Co.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-08-29


At present the cars subjests are
divided into four general classes-the
nobility, the clergy, the inhabitants
of the towns and those of the coun-
try, says a st. Petersburg corre-
spondent. The nobility is itself of
two kinds, hereditary and personal.
An officer acquires a life nobility on
acquiring a certain rank in the army
or navy. Those who attain the rank
of colonel in the army and of captain
in the navy become hereditary no
bles. 1t is most probable that when
the proposed reform of the Russian
system of class organization taxes
place the nobility win cease to exist
as a separate class in the nation.
The best physic- Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. Easy to take.
Pleasant in effect. For sale by
All DRUGGIsrs.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21

He was born in 1713. His 'sTristram
still excite the laudation Of the best
critics of this time. The characters are
creations Of undying vitality. Uncle
Toby Corporal Trim DIR. Slop,"
Yorick the parson, Widow Wadman
and Susannah survive and live with
Scott. Sterne had fine humor and del
icate pathos and yet he was a fraud
and a ~hypocrite. His end was sad.
Rev. George Croly wrote Paris in
1876" angel Of the World" "Cata-
line" a tragedy, and "Salathaiel," all
vogue when we were a boy. He died
in 1860. But just now his most popu
lar book, his fine "Salathiel' is is
sued by a New York house with a new
name, which is an outrage. 1t was
never known save as given above.
Henry Brooke wrote one book so good
that the celebrated Rev. John Wesley
published it from his own Londo press,
novel though it be. Rev. DIR. Deems
told us forty years g nearly, that
THE Fool of Quality had been of
more service to him than any book he
ever read, not CT the Bible, save Bum
vans unapproached and immortal
allegory. 1t is a very remarkable pro-
duction indeed, and we wrote of it at
some length about 1863. in the Raleigh
Christian Advocate. Charles Lever
and Samuel Lover wrote funny, laugh
able, entertaining novels that are stifl
published and read. Levers Comics
sions Of Harry ~Lorrequer" Charles
O'Mally'' and Jack Hinton" have de-
lighted many tens Of thousands. They
are full of life, fun, frolic. dash, and in
lively style. Samuel Lover wrote
noted Irish songs and most enjoyable
books of rollicking humor like Handy
Andy" and others. But we must stop
here for today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21

was SO. Green says his crop "a con-
signed to Charles Pope & Co, New
FORK
Judge ". A.. Hoke passed through
this morning for a weeks vacation at
Lincointon. his home. having finished
the Green county docket
Rev. ID. A. Atkinson. coiored. was
robbed OF between Sc and s. on Thurs
day. A negro boy about is years OF
age entered his home and took this
money. The boy purchased q ticket
yesterday and boarded the Southern
for Raleigh.
Justice Humphrey will have an IN
teresting Iase before him on MONDAY
There are nineteen witnesses. he mas
called in to sit with him Magistrate
Cox. II is an action IN claim and de-
livery. brought by a husband against
his wife and father-in-law for the
recovery OF personal property.
Elder j. w. Gardner went to Little
Creek church. Johnson county, today
A deed was recorded today convey
ing the mouse and lot OF III. and 5.
We'll. opposite the Manly property. TO
Miss Kate Galloway. the consideration
being $3.50
Miss Lille Grant. the 1~s-year-old
daughter OF ex-Sherif ]. II. Grant.
who suffered a broken limb. after a
confinement to bed OF several weeks.
has quite recovered, her friends VIII
be glad TO know
Frank Mcneil. member of the cor
poration commission. will be here
Monday for the purpo OF comforting
and advising with list-takers and as
sessing officers as to duties imposed
upon them under the revenue act
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21

In all history no such sudden trans
formation has occurred as that which
has befallen the chief Aguinaldo who
fought the United States He was cap
tured in a disreputable way. and now
he accepts the situation and asks his
suffering countrymen to do likewise.
This greatly tickles Mckinley and
company and their claquers and or
gans- The great and most marvellous
change moves the Salt Lake Herald to
note this great whirlabout OF the po-
liticians and their tooters. It says:
The whilom bandit and cut-throat has
become a gentleman and a patriot. In
the brief time it took him to prepare
his manifesto and have it edited he
managed to she'd his cloven hoofs and
grow a very respectable halo. He who
was formerly referred TO only as muir
derer' and "brigand" is now spoken Of
by the administration press agents in
h Philippines as courteous and dig
nified' and n who made an excellent
impression" How difficult 1t is bear
with such provoking incincerity and
deception
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
Il was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite-gradu-
ally growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians a given me up. Forum
ately, a friend advised trying Electric
Bitters; and to my great joy and sur
prise, the first bottle made a decided
improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well
a I know they saved my life, ano
robbed he grave of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only
so cents; guaranteed at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21
SOME CURIOUS THINGS IN ELKc.
TONS.

How many ade OF the Messenger
remember what occurred in the cleo
ton of Abraham Lincoln in 1860? They
will be astonished to know that so dam
gerous an enemy Of the south was elect
I'd by only receiving 80 per cent of the
whole vote polled. This is a fact.
Harrison was also elected in 1883. by a
minority vote. Do o know that &C
cording to the senatorial system that
a majority Of senators represent
a minority Of the whole people? 1t is
true. It is also easily possible for a
majority of the members Of the United
States house Of representatives to be
elected by a minority vote of the people.
The common idea is that majorities
rule. 1t is also equally certain that a
president chosen by a minority may ap-
point the justices of the United States
supreme court. and tina a senate elect
ed by a minority Of voters may confirm
these appointments. The constitution
is silent here-says nothing as to re
curing or empowering a majority OF
the nation to elect or control any de-
partment of the government" If you
you will consult that most valuable
and really able work by Hon. BENJAMIN
Franklin Grady, ex-representative in
the congress. entitled THE Case of the
South Against the North" he may
learn all stated above and hundreds of
other enlightening facts. 1t is a book
that ChnIlI6 he fa1IOhf in SnrItharr L;-l
schools. colleges and universities. AT
page IL. we are told that the census
shows that there are twenty-three
states, including certain mining
camps that AVE an aggregate popu-
lation Of II, 597, 263, or about Is per cent.
These states send forty-six United
States senators to the congress-a ina
jority of two. See the anomaly? Less
than one-fifth Of the population send
ing more than one-half of the United
States senators to Washington. Mr..
Grady says it would be possible for less
than 10 per cen of the whole popula-
ton of these twenty-three states to
| elect their senators if political parties
were nearly equal in strength. He also
| points to another census political re-
suit. The aggregate population of
Montana. Wyoming. Nevada and Idaho
is less than half (about AZ per cent? OF
the population of West Virginia. And
| yet these four states send to the United
| States FOUR members %equalling the foul
! West Virginia sends. This is a curious
arrangement. and in some respects
! unjust as we'll as unequal.
Take another view. In 1900, New
York had 7,26S,O O9 inhabitants. Rhode
Island had 42S, $50. But the latter has as
many United states senators as the
former. Delaware has but 1874, 755, but
it has as many senators as Pennsylva.
mia has with 6,301, 365-