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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20

General and Mrs. Draper entertained the
Massachusetts -elegation in Congress al
dinner Wednesday night.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryan and Mr..
Grenville Lewis, jr.. will spend the holidays
with Mrs. Granville Lewis at lexington.
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Mrs. Otis Johnson announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Helen Bird, to Mr.;
Orson Carey Hoyt of Buffalo, N. Y.
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Senator and Mrs Depew are in New York.
and after Christmas will join the Vanderbilt
house party at Biltmore for few days
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A pleasant time was spent by the Tues
day Evening Assembly at the home Of Miss
Riordan, No. 1925 7th street. The musical
features were cleverly rendered by the
Misses Day. Mcintyre, Riordan and Mr..
Wolfe. Before adjournment the party was
invited to the dining room. where a light
supper was served by the charming hostess.
The next meeting was announced to be held
at the residence of Miss Mcintyre. No. 1884
K street northwest, New Year eve.
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ton Conservatory OF Music, is the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. A. N. Hacker. during the
holidays.
The meeting Of the Columbia Heights Art
Club December Is, at the home Of Mrs.
Frances M. Eddy, wife of Representative
Eddy 511 c street southwest. was OF I'M
usual interest, as the hostess had arranged
varied and attractive program for the
members and guests. The president, after
a few preliminaries, introduced Mrs. G. W..
Miller, chairman Of the day. After reading
of the minutes by Miss Roadway. Mrs. s. r..
James was elected member Of the club.
The topic for the day was an essay on
Napoleon" by Mrs. Geo. Roadway. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey was then introduced by Mrs.
Eddy and gave an Interesting talk on Incl
dents. After the formal program the tea
room, attractive In decorations of red and
green. was presided over by Mrs. Rudgard
I. Saith: assisted by Mrs. Montague, Miss
Graves Miller and Miss Copeland. Miss
Hadley. Miss Petersen and Miss Roadway
also assisted. The invited guests were:
Mrs. Joseph v. Graf and Mrs. Waiter
Reeves, wives of members from Illinois:
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Speidel. Mrs. Stij-
meyer, Mrs. Hansen. Mrs. w. A. Munger.
Miss Marie Collins, president of Rausleton
College: Miss r. A. johnson. Miss G. e.
Miller, Mrs. Rudgard I. Smith. Mrs Monta-
que, Miss Kimball. Miss Miller. Mrs. Nc
Michael, Miss Copeland. Miss Elizabeth r.
Pierce Of Boston. and Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey, the latter extending an invitation
to the members OF the club to q tea Decem-
her 80. fna4 5. to 9. at 2141 X street.
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Particular attention is given here to the selec
tion OF varied. interesting and wholesome line o
works by authors whose names stand for all that Il
best in the heldgOf cnaldren's books. Just few
volumes mentioned:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
IOWA AT THE FAIR.

Iowa's connection with the worlds
fair at St.Louis is already not incon-
siderable. Not only is Hon. Fred
arick w. lehman one of the princi-
pal directors of the fair, but Frederic
w. Taylor formerly of Iowa, has been
elected chief of agriculture and act
ing chief of horticulture. Mr.Tay-
lor's father was William Taylor, who
was for many years a we'll known
nurseryman and hGrticulturist in
southwestern Iowa. Young Taylor
lived at Creston, Iowa, and worked
in the nursery business during his
early life. At the time of his remov-
al to Nebraska in 1887 he was presi-
dent of the Southwestern Iowa Horti-
culture Society. After removing to
Nebraska he became an officer of the
Nebraska State Horticultural Society.
In 1891 he became professor of horti-
culture In the University of Nebras-
ka. In 1897 he was at the head of the
agricultural and horticultural de-
partments at the Trans-Mississipp
Exposition. From there he went to
Buffalo in the same capacity and is
now at work for st. Louis Exposition.
1t is interesting to note alec that
one of the six most beautiful woman
in the Louisiana Purchase is Miss
Myrtle Bakewell, of Lansing, Iowa,
daughter of Thomas H. Bakewel.
She was born and educated in Lam
sing, where she is favorite in social,
musical and literary circles. She is
still in her teens and is neither a
blonde or brunette, She is fond of
horses and outdoor exercise, and is
oted for her many var acc omplish-
ments. She was selected for Iowa by
competent bench of judges chosen by
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, and
the judges were members of the st.
Louis Artists Guild.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
a SERMON IN TYPE.

Some twenty-five years ago the
editor of this paper was invited to
wedding. He was not acquainted
with the parties to the transaction
but notice in the newspaper was
expected and it was thought that If
the editor was there in person he
could more nearly do the subject just
ice, aud that conclusion was certainly
a most correct one. We were there
in our best "bib and tucker" but
that was not a very lavish affair
when the occasion is considered.
We wore "hand me down" suit of
jeans that we had gotten on adver-
tising of course, ,and while we evil
IDENTIFY "looked at our best" we were
wonderfully out of harmony with the
surroundings. There was style there
in large chunks. The bride was hand
somely dressed and the groom was
arrayed in faultless black. All the
guests wore wearing apparel "strict-
ly up to date"-except the lonely
editor. The minister said some very
nice things about the hsppy couple
after he had pronounced the cere-
mony land we did not propose to be
outdone by the minister, so we said
some more nice things about them in
our paper. The minister received
ten dollars for what he said and the
editor well he sold quarters worth
of extra papers as a result of the
handsome writeup.
Not long since we met the man
who figured in the happy event. He
was wreck and an outcast. The love-
ly woman whom he had plighted at the
altar to love, cherish and protect died
year ago in poverty and rags.
Three Children were born to them.
One was called home in it's infancy
and the other two are inmates of a
house of shame. An awful condition,
do you say? Yes, indeed it is, but
this old world presents many others
| just as bad or even worse, land just
one word tells it all: Whiskey. Mon
tezuma Republican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
NO "CITIZEN' IN HIS,

Editor Burke, of the Times, has at
last joined the majority of his party
in Osksloosa, and is disgusted with
the misnomen of "Citizen" under
which the Democrats of the city have
been masquerading in municipal cleo
tions. "The Times" he says is a
Democratic paper and until the 700
Democratic voters of the city of Oska-
loosa can muster up sufficient courage
to nominate Democratic ticket, this
paper will be free lance in muni-
cipal politics.
Saturdays issue then goes on to
reproduce the following editorial
published after the land slide last
spring:
"Once a year the Democratic party
in Oskaloosa loses its identity by
affiliating with anything and every
thing that comes along under the
pseudonym of "Citizens. The effect
is necessarily demoralizing to the
Democratic party. There is nothing
in the principles of Democracy nor
in the name that Democrats need be
ashamed of. Every victory gained
by the so.called citizens party in the
past was in reality a Democratic
victory.
The citizens ticket has been sue.
cessful in the pact because the Dem.
cracy was strong. The citizen q ticke,
was defeated Monday because the
cohesive force of the Democratic
party has been destroyed by subter
J fuge and evasion. Oskaloosa is ma
turally Democratic but the Democrats
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
POPULAR RESORT.
Sunday Dinners at the Downing Being
Largely PatrOnized.

One of the largest crowds ever
handled at the Downing hotel except
on extra occasions was that of Sunday
for elk O'Clock dinner. Eighty two
people were served besides the or
chestra, making nearly hundred in
all. The regular Sunday evening
concert by Schmitt's orchestra, an
appetizing menu and popular land
lord made the combination that
proved such drawing card. Follow
ing is the bill of fare:
Olives Sailed Almonds
Mock Turtle Soup
Baked RedSnapper. .Hollandaise sauce
Escalloped Oysters, Home Style
Asparagus
Roast Young Goose, Apple Sauce
Lima Beans
Peach Fritters, Brandy Sauce
Roast Young Turkey with Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Cream Slaw
Roast Sirloin of Beef
Mashed Potatoes
Chicken Salad
Cocoanut Pudding, Cream Sauce
Cherry Pie Lemon Pie
Raspberry Ice Cream
Hickorynut Cake Assorted Cake
Figs Stuffed Dates
Water Crackers Preserves Cheese
Tea Coffee Milk
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

never will be able to win another
victory unless they stay at home and
attend to business when the spring
election comes on, instead of mas
querading around in citizen Is costume
making ridiculous show of them
selves. The citizens movement in
Oskaloosa has proven disastrous to
the Democl attic party in county
affairs as well as in municipal matters.
With a good working majority in the
city the entire Democratic county
ticket could be easily elected. The
county outside the city is Democratic.
The Democratic ticket usually comes
into town with majority. 1t is the
city vote that defeats it. This fact is
discouraging to the active Democrats
over the county.
The first step in remedying an evil
is to remove the cause. Maintain and
build up the Democratic organization
in the city and nominate a Demo-
cratic municipal ticket every year. 1t
may suffer defeat, for time, but it
will surely win in the end.
The Times is done with the citizens
movement.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
LACEY ON SHAW.

Washington Post: The other day
a member of the House asked Repre-
sentative Lacey of Iowa during chat
in the cloakroom to tell him how ex.
Governor Shaw obtained his remark
able reputation for integrity in
business. Lacy INDUCED in lone Of
his characteristic wrinkles and very
gravely replied: :"I'll tell you just how
1t happened, as know all the cir
cumstances in the early life of this
distinguished citizen of Iowa. Shaw
started out as very poor young
man.
In fact he was so poor that he was
unable to pay railroad fair from
Dubuque to Des Moines and 80 walk.
ed all the way. When he got There
he was wholly out of funds and rea-
lized that he had to do something to
gain livlihood. So what didahe do
but strike as peddler of fruit trees.
Shaw had such an impressive way
about him that he sold the farmers
of Crawford county all the fruit trees
they could possibly plant. And then
right in defiance of fate, settled down
in Denison topractice law. Well, sir,
in short time Shaw built up very
, large practice, and among his best eli
ents were those to whom he had sold
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Iowa at " ashington.

Washington, March lO.-Postmas.
ters appointed in Iowa: Coalfield
Monroe county, H. V. Smith, vice j.
B B.Alexander, resigned; GAIA, o'Brien
county, w. Q. Gutiner, vice @. F.
Reefsteek, at Anamosa.
E. II. Hurd, of Newton, and e. A.
Smith, of Whiting, have been admit.
ted to practice before the treasury
department.
A civil service examination will be
held at Des Moines on April % and 2;
for the position of Inspector OF boil
ers in the steamboat inspection ser
vice at Dubuque at salary of 1,5Ot
per annum.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Fireman Caught In Belt and
Whirled Numerically.

Newton Strain met with a very
serious and probably fatal accident
at the Iowa Manufacturing Company
foundry Monday afternoon about
four O'Clock. Mr.. Strain for several
weeks has been employed as fireman
and Monday he was looking after
some work in another part of the
shop. He desired to throw a belt
from pully and used his hands. He
was in company with MARC Burket
who was working near him a part of
the time. Mr.. Burket had passed to
another part of the house and hear
ing cry turned to see the man be-
ing whirled rapidly about the shaft
ing. He had been caught in the belt
and pulled to the shafting above and
there was moving with it. Frank
Risney also saw the accident and ran
to stop the machinery but before
this could be done the man had been
whirled against the ceiling fifty or
more times. When taken down and
an examination made by attending
physician it was found that the man
had sustained terrible injuries. One
side of the face and the head was
terribly pounded by coming in con-
tact with the ceiling. Three ribs
were broken and the rIghtleg broken
above the ankle andIthere were num-
erous bruises and scratches about
the body. Internal injuries are also
feared by DR.. Homer who is caring
for the man. He was taken to his
room In the j. L. Nelson home on
South Market street. He is resting
as easy as can be expected under the
circumstances but he is very badly
hurt and the injuries may result
fatally. The patient was no easier
this morning and it will be impossible
to foretell the outcome OF the acci-
dent for number of days.
The injured man is about forty-five
years of age and has family resid-
ing at What Cheer. He came to this
city a few weeks ago looking for
work and found employment with
Mr.. Frank Baker OF the Iowa Manu-
featuring Company. 1t is the wonder
of all who we're witness to the acci-
dent that the man was not killed and
literally torn to pieces by the revolv-
ing of the shaft. He was rendered
unconscious for the time but re-
covered quickly after being taken
from the shaft.
Mr.. Strain is well known at What
Cheer where he worked for number
of years. He has been engaged as
mine foreman for almost every mine
IN the What Cheer district. He was
we'll liked by the miners and the
operators and was ever a popular
fellow where ever he chanced to be.
He has wife and two children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
O,NeII in Town.

Mr.. Harry O'Neil came to the city
yesterday and will be here to care
for the interests of the Inter. Urban
Construction Company pending the
election on the ordinances of the
company for the electric line and the
electric light plant Tuesday, March
%. The money for the expenses of
the election has been paid over to
the city treasurer, Walter Campbell,
by Mr.. O'Neill. Everything is NOV
ing along toward the first of the elec-
tons that is to be the making of the
Greater Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

-Sully Ledger: The Montezuma
Republican says Mahaska county is
entitled to one of the judicial nom
inees. On the hypothesis that she
contains more criminals and has more
"hogs" than any other county in the
district, the Republican is possibly
correct in claiming Mahaska entitled
to one of the nominees. If she has
more logical claim we would be
pleased to read of it, We really ad-
mire fat hog, but we kick on the
idea of the fat hog wanting to eat all
the corn there is in sight.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

Although no official call has as
yet been issued, in all probability the
Sixth District Judicial Republican
convention will be held at Grinnell,
Wednesday, June 4, at which time
candidates for succession to the
terms of the present judges will be
nominated. The present judges
Scott of Poweshiek, Clements of
Jasper and Dewey of Washington
are candidates to succeed themselves.
The first two named have served but
one term and are asking renom-
ination for a second Judge Dewey
has served the District for three
terms and asked for the fourth.
Other candidates for the position so
far mentioned or announced are
Wilson of Washington county who
will contest with Judge Dewey for
the support of their county, Messrs.
Brown and Stockman OF Keokuk
county who will "cross words" at the
primaries for that county's delega-
ton, and Byron W. Preston of Ma
haska who will have the the hearty
support of tt ! county's de elsgation,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
BELGIAN HARE CRAZE.

Speaking of the way in which the
public sentiment in regard to the
Belgian hares has changed in Cali
fornia the Minneapolis Tribune says:
"After the demand for breeding
stock was exhausted, the profits of
the business fell off, as the mass OF
the people were unable to see that
the flesh of the high priced pets was
any better than that of his wild con-
gener. In only one thing did the
Belgian hare come up to expecta.
tions, and that was in his fecundity.
After the demand subsidized, the rap
itity of the increase was truly alarm
ing, ano many in their perplexity as
to what to do with the swarming
lepines, turned them loose. Then
the supervisors of various California
counties fearing recurrence of the
Australian rabbit plague met and
resolved 60 impose heavy fine upon
all who should thus expose the COM
munity to pest and scourge."
About the same experience was
undergone in Oskaloosa except that
as the craze had not been so violent
as it was in California the industry
did not not fall with quite so dull a
thud. But we no longer hear of any
body sitting up nights to figure out
the prospective profits Of his rabbit
warrens.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

DIR. j. E. Brown, now of Chatta-
nooga, has our thanksI for a copy of
the Chattanooga Times of Sunday,
giving an account the visit OF Prince
Henry to that city, The Times is an
excellent paper of twenty-four pages,
and though published in town not
half so large as Des Moines is equal
in every way to any paper published
in our capital city. The new South
shows healthful signs of great pros
perity and no doubt our former towns
man is contributing his full share to
the progress of his adopted home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The city council of Shenandoah,
Iowa, passed resolution for the paw
ing of nine blocks Of thesstreets Of
that city with brick, and the Sentinel
says that it is probable that the paw
ing will be completed this year. That
will be good start toward paved
streets, and it can be safely.said that
as soon as the citizens of that place
have the opportunity to compare
paved and unpaved streets, during
one muddy siege, the pavements will
be extended throughout that city.
One good brick pavement will last
more than an average lifetime on the
residence streets of that and all 9TH
or small cities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
THE REAL BOY.
A Splendid Lecture Before a Large
Crowd at Central m. K. Church.

The lecture given by DR.. j. w.
Haucher, president of the Iowa
Wesleyan University, at the Central
M. E. church Monday evening was
we'll attended. Chairs were placed
in isles so as to accommodate the
people. The lecture was numerous
as we'll as instructive. DR.. Hancher
says "the real boy is not an ideal boy.
The real boy can be as bright as the
ideal boy or he can be as dumb as
any other dumb thing. He is the boy
that ties tin can to the dogs tail
and denies it, the boy some despise,
but others love, the boy that likes to
fish, hunt, fly kites and play marbles.
He is also the preachers boy who
was bad and was punished by having
to eat by himself in one corner and
ask his own blessing. When his
father had said grace Willie's turn
came and he said, God bless this table
set before me in the presence of mine
enemies, When the real boy is 21
years old you are wondering what to
make of him. Better make an honest
hod carrier than failure of lawyer
or preacher. Keep him on road to
manhood and he will take care of
| himself.
Let manhood and achievement be
the watchword. DR.. Martins Success
| is next to the bible for boys. The
real boy starts in the form of the
new baby. When 8 years old he is a
real boy with pockets, when six years
old he is the terror of the neighbor-
hood.
Jimmie Watts was real boy when
he was examining the steam of the
tea kettle. Industry and honest toll
will produce higher secrets in the
coming century than has been pro-
duced in past"
The lecture was under the auspices
of the Brotherhood OF st. Paul and
was managed in novel way. About
sixty gentlemen guaranteed all ex-
penses and accepted 10 tickets in pay
/ for their share These cost the MEM
| bers only 10 cents piece, and most
of them were given away, so that the
lecture was really free to the great
majority in attendance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

"A standard policy for fire insur-
ance business is likely to be placed
on the statute books of the state. A
bill to that effect has been introduced
in the house by Mr.. Dunham, pre-
sumably with the advice of the state
auditor. The senate committee on
insurance has been considering the
advisability of preparing such a
measure. 1t will follow the lines of
the New York law and will supplant
a great deal of law on the books now
relating to insurance. 1t will provide
for bill that will give the state in
surance policies all alike, or where
they are not alike the companies will
have to regard their contracts as
conforming to the law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Somebody is alter Iowa Central

Somebody is after Iowa Central
and M. and st. l.. stocks, and is will
ing to pay an advanced price for
them. On the New York stock ex-
change Saturday, 1,C00 shares of
Central common and 400 of preferred
changed hands, the former at a price
from 500 to 5O% and the latter at s3H
to S311a The price of this stock has been
advancing steadily of late and few
months ago was selling around 40 for
common and 20 for preferred.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The people of the United States
say good deal but they keep on saw
ing wood just the same. The recent
census report states that there are no
less than 33, ,035 saw mills in the coun-
try, and that in 1900 they employed
2S3, ,26J wage earners who we're paid
s104, $40, ,591. Iowa mills are reported
as turning out product valued at
IS. III. .nhS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

The Eldora Herald says the con-
tention that the regularly elected
county officials should enforce the
taxation laws without the assistance
of ferrets "would be all right if Off
GERS we're eligible only to one term
of office" AS they are not thus res
tricted, however, the Herald believes
they will hardly care to attempt to
enforce unpopular tax laws, and it
concludes: "Let the present tax
law stand"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Sinner visor James stephenson /,

Supervisor James Stephenson is
a strong advocate of the proposed
state law, making road tax payable
in cash and putting the township
under single supervisor. In this
way the roads could be worked sys-
tematically and at the proper season
of the year. AS it is now farmers
are too busy to help with the work
when it should be done and the eff
cheney of the work suffers as q con-
seuuence,