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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

That most attractive of pleasures, a
moonlight sail has been planned for
this evening by some of the officers a
the Fort Screven. Among those who
will be in the party are Lieut. and Mrs.
Orr, Miss Freeman. Miss Righton.
Habersham, Miss Myra Wilcox, Miss
Fannie Meldrim, Lieut.. Beckham, Capt.
William M. Cruikshank. Lieut. Willis
G. Peace and Lieut.. Gilmer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

Allas Taylor and MISS cruteh0eld,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

Mrs. w. e. Behnker, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Florine Beh1fken, will leave
this morning over tbe9esSouthern Rail-
way for Blowing Rock, N. c.. where
they will remain until November.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

DR.. and Mrs. w. e. Norton left yes
terday for Baltimore. 5Fhey will visit
Washington, Boston and New" York
before returning. 1s~a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

In little supper party last evening
at the South End, Tybee, were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Oliver, Mrs. Ashurst of
lM1cltgoslery, Mr. Robert NJ Coburn,
Mr.. NeyIe Colquitt Mr. Clarence S.
Connerat and Mr.. Robert M. Coburn.
Mrs. Ashurst of Montgomery, Ala, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. NJ.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

Mrs. ]. B. Chestnut and Miss Con-
stance Chestnut left last night for
Washington and Baltimore. Miss Ches-
mutt will not return with her mother,
but will attend school in Baltimore
during the ensuing winter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

The weekly ball at the South End
pavilion, Tybee, will take place to-
morrow evening.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-20

Miss Marie Harry will leave to-day
to visit her cousins, the Misses Ford,
in Atlanta.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
WILL GRADUATE.
John william Lewis Will Finish His
Medical Course this Spring.

Announcements have been re4.
ceived by Oskaloosa friends of John
William Lewis for the graduating ex-
ercises of the medical class of the
Bennett Medical College of Chicago.
The commencement will be celebrate
ed at the Powers Theater Tuesday,
May 13, when diplomas will be grant
ed to a class of 21 students. The
name of John W. Lewis, Phi. g., ap-
pears in the list. The young man
takes his degree after four years OF
work in the college and he deserves
great credit for the manner in which
he has accomplished his ambition.
John has beer. confronted by difficult
ties during his college work that
seem ed scarcely to be overcome but
he has met all hard places with de-
termination to win the fight and he
has won in splendid way that caus-
es his many friends in this city to
have just pride in him. In letter
to personal friend Mr.. Lewis states
that he will remain in Chicago dur
ing the summer before determining
upon a permanent location for the
practice of medicine.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

to the different homes, thereby Great
ing an unwholesome atmosphere,
making bath after each shopping
tour an absolute necessity, amounts
virtually to such violation and impels
one to ponder on whether "cleanli-
ness is next to godliness." am
speaking of things as they are and as
they are known to exist.
The Hottentot and Fill Islander
practice economy in dress which is
said to be conducive to their health;
and yet, those barbarians were not led
to select their raiment by the crying
need for dress reform. To initiate
to a slight extent and in the right
direction those orientals seem to be
the true solution of the problem OF
the trailing skirt.
A habit which lessons the respect
ability of it's victim is deplorable
one, for in spite of the helplessness OF
the individual the world insists in
holding him to a strict reckoning.
How much more should 1t when
a style is adopted which leads to a
practice abhorred by the fairminded
and condemned by the offenders them
selves.
1t seems immaterial who is respon-
sible for this state of affairs. The
thing to do is to correct the evil and
the remedy lies peculiarly within the
power of those most vitality and dir
ectly affected, namely, the fair sex.
Let it's members curtail the super
fIuous appendage and the public will
applaud the deed.
MRS GRUNDY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
HELPS SMALL TOWN.
what am Electric Line Does for q
Country Village.

r. A. Hall, of the Oskaloosa G.
Tama Electric line is in receipt of
a couple of letters that set out fully
the electric roads.
r. E. Babcock, a publisher of Den
yer, Iowa, writes: "The people are
all satisfied with the new road. There
has been no line of business harmed
by the road, but the road has in
creased business. From circular en-
closed you will note the outlook for
the town since the passage of the road
through the place, has been frightened
and materially benefited"
r. W. Phillips, another resident Of
Denver, in speaking of the benefit that
the road has been to the place, says:
"The population of Denver prior to
the building of the road, was about
$50, and has increased to three or four
hundred. The merchants of Denver
have far better trade than they did
prior to the building of the road. The
farmers and people of the town do
considerable trading at Waterloo, but
it is for clothing and such other
lines of goods that would not be
purchased here. The farmers along
the line think it great benefit, as it
has increased the value of their land.
say ten dollars an acre. Twenty-Five
or thirty new houses and several
business buildings are going up, in
Guiding new bank. All kinds of prop
erty is on the UP grade and the town
offers splendid opportunity for remun-
erative investment"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
Express: Some

Knoxville Express: Some pro.
moters are in Abba, trying to get the
people of that quiet town to take
stock in a college to be built there.
About everything else has died at
Abba, 80 it is thought to be good
place for college. The Express has
no particular grudge against Abba. SO
it cherishes the hope that this new
calamity will not overtake her. No
one thing will so handicap town as
cripply college that is continually
passing the hat. AS general rule a
college in a small town is financial
failure and perpetual mendicant.
AS a business proposition for the
small town, "a home for superannuated
tom.cats would usually prove cheap
er Investment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
DIET AND THE MEAL TRUST.

If every fellow was as much of a
philosopher as the pungent editor of
the Washington, Iowa, Press, there
would be no need of law to reach the
Beef trust 1t would soon be thing
of the past, with a natural death"
inscription on its tomb stone. Hear
him:
Nobody needs to eat flesh, certainly
not at every meal, or even once a
day. It's gross food. 1t is not
innocent, like fruits, cereals, vege-
tables. Something has to die for you
if you have meat on the table. A
murder is committed, and if you eat
flesh, from fish to chicken and steer,
you are particeps criminis. For one,
we do not want anything or anybody
to die for us, either gastronomically
or theologicaly. There is something
repugnant and abhorrent to the imag-
ination, in eating the flesh of a Great
ure slain for us. Cannibalism is, es-
thetically, just as respectable as
butchering. The idea of cutting a
chickens head off, cutting calf's
throat, numbering a lamb, shooting a
deer, bird, that we may stuff our
|
ing. Our gorge rises at it. The
Chicago stock yards are, to us, ter.
rible, as horrible as the Black Hole
in Calcutta or any other human
shambles painted in history. We may
be thin-skinned and finicky, but we
could see, with perfect complacency
this whole scheme of flesh-eatine
wiped off the earth. and the race &c
back to cereal, vegetable and fruit for
sustenence-go back to Eden, when
folk kept garden, and lived off from
it's products, and, so far as the record
goes, never soiled their gullets with
roasts, boils, frys and the like dis
gusting things. We don't for nom
ent believe tnat anyone needs flesh
diet. 1t is not necessary. There are
plenty of substitutes, that are Away:
innocent and just now much cheaper;
| and if enough folk knew it, believed i
and had the courage of their convic
| tions, they could cook this beef trust
| if there is one-which We hardly be
lieve as yet-they could cook 1t in d
days, by so simple a program as Adam
days, by so simple a program o
menu as Adam and Eve had.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Governor Cummins talked briefly to
the boys ana girls of the Burlington
High school on tie occasion of his
visit to that city Tuesday. What he
said was not only interesting and
pleasing but instructive as we'll. He
admitted that when he confronted a
room full Of Iowa boys and girls he
was in the presence of the keenest and
most intelligent critics to be found
anywhere, because their ideals are
higher, their desires purer and their
characters more noble than any other
assembly Throughout the length and
breadth of the country. Among other
things he said to them
"You are living in a golden age OF
opportunity. We older people had nc
such teachers and advantages as you
1t is joy to be young. l envy you
from the depth of myheart. Chances
for success and advancement are now
ripe; never so much as at present was
the opportunity to rise. Never were
there before so many laurels as green
and beautiful as there are now to be
plucked.
My one word of advice to you is
(if may give advice, and my only ex
cuse for so doing lies in my gray
hairs) this: AS you go through this
period of preparation, learn to dc
some one thing better than anybody
else is abe to do it. 1t is the kew to
success. The world is sternly just
Despite the individual sympathy OF
friends (and thank God for their help
ing hands, the Judgment of the world
is inevitable and sure. 1t knows nc
sympathy. Learn to bear up under
competition; you will have it always
There will always be some one look
ing over your shoulder asserting that
he can perform your task better than
you yourself are doing it. The only
way to hold your title is to demon
strate that you deserve your honors
better than those who are competing
with you in Ine same race"
The governor also told his young
auditors that the future will bring q
need of sharper weapons and broader
intellects than the present demands
and that to meet these demands per
feet character is more essential thar
books.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

-Anent the Beef Trust the all wool
and yard wide, Simon pure, Demo-
cratic editor of the Montezuma DEM
ocrat says: "How about the Beet
Trust anyway? Did you ever stop to
think that it was the only trust said
to exist in this country that has
proven a real benefit to the farmer
and stock raiser? This trust has
caused higher prices to be paid for
everything produced and raised on
the farm. Where. ia the Iowa farmer
who is kicking because the prices are
too high on what he has to sell? We
haven't 'hearn tell of one anywhere.
There is great deal of buncombe
and balderdash in all this howl about
the Beef Trust, anyway. We would
like to be one of the trust!"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
If the colored people of the United

-Ifthe colored people of the United
States expect any favors from the
present management of the Demo-
cratic party, they will find but little
solace in the speech made in congress
last week by Senator Tillman. He
was very out spoken and insisted that
in order to maintain their self-respect
the white people of the south had
been obliged to subdue the negro, by
whatever means they could using the
shot gun as one of the means. He
frankly described how the negroes
had been defeated at the polls, ad-
mitting that the whites had gotten
just such majorities as were neces-
sary
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
THE DECLINE OF WALKING.

Washington, Ia, Press: So many
modern improvements help out the
head and the love of ease at the ex-
pense of the body. Professional and
other men in sedentary occupations
take no exercise, there being nc need
to run around. Instance, the telephone
we used to walk around the square
for groceries and other goods, and so
stretched our legs little and breath
ed pure air. Now We ring up the
merchant and stay indoors.
We go to the postoffice two or
three times day, and get a little
stir of the blood in so doing, but when
the carriers shall deliver mail at the
office, store, shop, home, We'll slough
that advantage, and wear out the seat
of our trousers in our chairs still
more persistently.
A II things are in conspiracy against
us in the use of our legs, the swing Of
the arms, the expansion of the lungs
etc. We are running down at theheel
physically, inviting paralysis, dyspep
sia and general fiabbiness.
When the frog starts out to paddl
his own canoe, he begins as tadpole
and uses his tail as steamship screy
| to propel himself. But as he get
wiser he absorbs the tail or trolle,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

pole and converts it into e pair of
hind legs, and goes TO kicking on gen.
eral principles-leaping, swimming,
etc. He is wiser than we are, who
enfeeble our legs. which were designed
to carry around our upright boiler.
Inert habits beget corns, bunions, var
icose veins, rheumatism. Our running
gears become so f1abby and weak it
winds us to walk two or three miles.
A little muscular action nips our
wind. We are on the road to invalid
ism, and if an emergency comes We
are too flaccid to cope with it, and
fail. We are sapped of gumption,
nerve, muscle, fiber, and are no better
than oysters. What chance is there
for vigor, for ambition, for resolute
purpose? What chance for heroism?
What can human bleached, tender
celery stalk do?
We do not walk; we ride or sit
still. At this rate our legs threaten
to abort and atrophy and fall off. We
are not near as wise and forelooking
as the tadpole.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

1t might go off the wrong way; their
better single barrels list at $3.50 to-
$3.50, and so 1t goes. The wonder
fully worded deceptive descriptions OF
their wares bring inquiries and or
ders, for these leaders, then the Gus
toner is led. If possible, to buy some
thing better and higher priced; the
majority will follow and pay the
difference and secure bargains he
could easily duplicate at home and see
the article he buys.
Many decline, however, to be led
into the trap, and the goods are sent
for examination. Men of judgment re-
fuse them, thereby losing the cash
they have advanced with order, and
the result is that there are packages,
implements, stoves and other mer-
chandise in nearly every express and
freight office in the country awaiting
adjustment for damage in transit, or
orders to return.
This is one of the weak spots in
this leader style of mail order busi-
ness and our merchants should every
one be vigilant and watchful, and take
advantage OF every circumstance of
this nature in your community; don't
forget that the mail order people,
however, hire Masters of the Art" to
apologize and suppl "Hot Air" to
these dissatisfied customers with
view to getting them to try again,
and they are persistent. Go after
these buyers, get them to promise you
at least, an equal chance to figure on
their needs. Stir up your merchants
in other lines to work with you.
Hustle for business, support your
state association-don't grumble--do
business-hold your own-make them
work for every cent of business they
get.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

James Pinnock, the English explorer
and traveller, who is visiting Honolulu,
says: "When one remembers that it
is only some three years since the
country was taken over by the United
States, the great strides that have
been made in SO short a time are
simply marvellous. The number Ct
banks, merchants offices, public
schools and colleges give me, as an
Englishman, most exalted idea of
what Americans do when they mean
it,, and put their minds, money and
hands to it with will" Great is
Uncle Saml
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
SCENE OF THE CATASTROPHE.

The ill fated island of Martinique
is a French possession in the Lesser
Antilles group, lying between the
British West Indian isles of Domin-
ica and St. lucas, and has an extreme
length of As miles, breadth of 10
miles, and total area of 3S1 square
miles. There is not county in Iowa
as small as 3S1 square miles, so the
size of the island can be easily imag-
ined. The city of st. Pierre was the
principal port of the island and it had
a population of some $4,000, while the
aggregate population of the island was
reported as 1T 900, of which nearly
10000 are blacks. The island was
one of the most densely settled spots
in the world. averaging over 465 to
the square mile. Hurricanes are not
unusual there during the summer
months, and the island has had many
calamities, tornado in 1870 sweeping
the place from end to end and call
ing for the sacrifice of over 5000 lives.
st. Pierre lies in low lands, and
sanitary conditions have not been of
the best, but on higher ground and
back some distance from the sea the
wealthier people, of whom there are
many, made their homes. 1t was a
beautiful city with substantial homes
and business blocks, and the st. Pierre
botanical gardens were among the
most famous in the world. There are
several mountains on the island from
5000 to 5000 feet high, and these
were all at one time active volcanoes
there being a big eruption as late as
1851. Fort de France, the next town
in Importance to st. Pierre, has three
times been leveled in ruins by earth
quakes and once by tornado. The
island mas ever been pursued by ar
unrelenting ill fate, but this last hor
ror is by far the worst in the known
history of the continent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

The Iowa City Citizen notices
that, according to the Democratic
papers, when the price OF grains and
stock is low the fault lies with
the Republican party, and likewise
when the price of grains and stock is
high the fault again lies with the Re:
publican party, and the party should
be put out of power. sit is apparent,
therefore," the Citizen concludes,
"that the price cuts no figure for
the Republican party should be put
out of power anyway"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
STREETS VS.. SKIRTS.

EDITOR HERALD:-Among the many
discretionary powers delegated to the
state is one for the protection and
promotion of the public health. 1t is
question whether that power is not
sometimes abused. 1t is also doubtful
whether, If the state should exercise
that power in demanding the aboli-
tion of the trailing skirt for street
wear on the ground that it is a men,
ace to public health, 1t could be legally
enforced. But if some recent measures
in force in this and other cities re
lative to the public healt.l can be up
held the presumption would be In
favor of the validity of such law.
Fashion, in reality, is much abused
by its blind votaries and their sat
elites. Fashion never decreed tha
the fair sex should violate the laws o.
hygiene and morals; by dusting th'
streets with an article of dress, no
designed for the purpose, which gath
ers in It's course specimens OF thing
seen and unseen and carries them in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
The mayor of snlly opt

The mayor of Sully opens q
proclamation with this preamble:
Whereas, the long and tedious win
ter has disappeared and spring has
come, it becomes our duty as citizens
to see that we are not found wanting
on our part" We are afraid some
of his constituents might be COM
PEELED to doctor the balances to get
into that happy condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
-The wise man of che ottumwa

The wise man of the Ottumwa
Courier explains: "The P. E. o. is
a secret society which had its origin
at Iowa Wesleyan university at Mt.
Pleasant, thirty-three years ago.
That women can keep secret is
evidenced by the fact that the real
meaning OF the letters "P. E. o." Is
not known beyond the pales Of the
order. 1t has been suggested that
the letters really stand for motto Of
the society, protect Each Other"
but this is neither affirmed nor denied
by the members themselves. The
fraternity cry is "We are the P. e.
O.-ple."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
Health Culture for NAV

Health Culture for May comes
out in a new illuminated cover, and
opens with a very thoughtful paper
by DR.. V. P. English discussing the
causes that produce the various tenn
peramental conditions, the writer
claiming that we make our own tenn
peraments, and not as is sometimes
supposed, that our temperaments are
the controlling factors in our lives.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

H. 9. Moore, who is now sojourn-
ing in California, has our thanks for
a copy of the Los Angeles Times ,giv-
ing an account of the great flower
festival LA Fiesta" In the same
issue is horribly exaggerated report
of the recent wind storms in Iowa.
The Times is the paper that called
THE HERALD down once for publish
ing the particulars of sand storm in
California. Honors will be even now IL
the Times will stand corrected as
The HERALD did.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

We are not seeking the job of
running the Iowa Central's business,
but we believe it would look long
time before 1t would find better man
to take Mr.. Huntington's place than
e. E. Kerwin, who is at present tenn
porarily filling the position. He Is q
railroad man from the ground up.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
LAWN TENNIS.
First Round of Home Tournament at
Penn College

The first round Of the home tennis
tournament was held at the college
courts yesterday afternoon. The
single sets were played between
White and Thornburg, the sets being
won by White with scores of q, 5, 8
and 4. Thornburg put up fine
game and the round was one of the
most interesting ever seen on the
courts. II these two could be induc-
ed to represent the college In the
doubles at the state tournament next
Friday they would undoubtedly make
winning team.
The doubles were won by the Rob-
erts brothers in close game against
Malcolm and Thornburg. Owing to
the strong wind all the playing was
somewhat below the average but
some very creditable work was done
and there are hopes Of Penn making
good showing Friday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

DIR. Edward Everett Hale gave
three practical working rules to an
audience OF University of Chicago
men the other day, as follows:
Keep out in the open air as much
as possible.
Have faith in your neighbor.
Make practice of engaging in con-
versaticn each day with some one
whom you know to be your superior.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

-Eddyville is now in the midst of
an epidemic of measles, said by the
oldest inhabitants to be the greatest
in its history. Every family maxi
ing any pretensions to respectable
ity," says the Tribune, "has from
one to three cases. Fortunately they
are of very mild type, and no fatal
tiles have as yet resulted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

Mr.. Carnegie has resumed his II
brary gifts, his latest donations going
to Taunton, Mass, and Middleton,
Ohio. His benefactions in all amount
to SGT 900, ,000,o which s53, 1851 1873 has
been bestowed in the United States;
Canada, Ss76,500; Cuba, s252, 900;
Ireland, $4,000; England, s420,00O,
and Scotland, s13, ,O78,75
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
Fremont Gazette:

Fremont Gazette: Attorney
Byron w. Preston of Oskaloosa was a
business caller at Fremont Monday,
and was also incidently looking after
his political interests. Mr.. Preston
is a candidate for judicial honors,
We feel sure that If he succeeds in
securing the nomination and cleo
tion as one of the three judges of the
sixth judicial district Mahaska county
will have a most able man on the
bench.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15

-Keota Eagle: 5000! Boss!
Sook Sock! Sock! An Oskaloosa
genius has invented and patented a
cow mixer. No kick a-comiDg ex-
cepting from Bessie herself, and we
venture she'll register good hard
one against this uupoetic innovation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-15
What a relief it is to 20 from IL

WHaU reIIeI II ID 10 30 IrOn VHo
corey gridiron to the manly
sports of field day meet such as
was held in this city on Friday be-
tween Penn and Des Moines colleges.
Physical contests without danger of
injury, are just and proper, and in
the main elevating, but the brutal ex-
hibition of foot ball game are dis
gusting and demoralizing and should
be washed from the college cur
riculum.