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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20

For sale-A matched team of brood
mares. Inquire at M. Miller's dairy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20

Despite the very cold weather
Tuesday evening the Eastern Star
ladies had a very good crowd indeed
at their valentine party given in
Masonic hall. The interior of the
room vas decorated prettily with a
colored hearts and these were also
distributed among the guests to be
used in the game during the evening.
The game of hearts vas played and it
caught a good many without much
knowledge of the game. The head
prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. Fl.
Scriven and A. B. Seaton, while the
consolation prizes were awarded to
Miss Bent and w. E. Turner. The
tables used for cards were placed to-
gether in pairs and refreshments of
ice cream, which was served in heart
form, and cake and coffee and canoy
hearts were served. Mrs. Emily
Bras-Grace very happily entertained
the guests with n of her pleasing
songs and she was encored, to which
she responded. Miss Jennie Boice
played the accompaniment. Dancing
was INDUCED in for an hour or so.
the music being furnished by Frank
Winsor, Walter Adams and Miss
Florence Winsor and the young folks
did very nicely indeed for dance
music. The affair was a pleasant
one altogether.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
AN RIG TRIUMPH.

The United States has triumphed in
the Venezuelan controversy and that
issue may be regarded as practically
settled sc far as any danger of war is
concerned, says the Omaha Bee. That
is to say, the European powers having
shown what aggression they dared to
put themselves in an absolute warlike
attitude that incidentally challenged
the United States, have at last decid-
ed that it will be the wisest policy to
abandon the position in regard to
Venezuela and permit the United
States to have a controlling interest in
the settlement of the controversy.
The position of the United States in
regard to the Venezuelan dispute has
been absolutely fair and straightfor-
ward. Our government has simply
said to the European powers that it
does not propose to shelter any of the
southern countries from payment of
their obligations. The United States
is not the protector of dishonest gov
ernments and will not shield them
from their just obligations.
This has been adequately demon
strated and the southern countries
ought to learn a lesson from the Ven
ezuelan matter which would be of per-
manent value to them. If they have
hitherto fancied that the United States
would defend them in their dishonesty
they must now understand that this
country has no such idea, but on the
contrary insists that all the common
wealths of this hemisphere shall act
in good faith and failing to do so must
suffer the consequences.
The adjustment of the Venezuelan
dispute is a matter of very great i'm
portance. 1t is a renewed and very
great lesson in the influence of the
United States. While our government
has maintained a strictly neutral po-
sition, it has still been well understood
that we had a very vital interest in
the controversy and this a had its
effect upon the powers. 1t is another
evidence of the greatness of Ameri-
can influence in national affairs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away.

My wife had lung trouble for over
Is years." writes MI. W. W. Baker, OF
PlainView, Neb. I'VE tried a number
of doctors and spent over a thousand
dollars without any relief. She was
very low and l losC all hope, when a
friend suggested trying Foley's Honey
and Tar, which I did; and thanks be to
this great remedy, it saved her life.
She is stronger and enjoys better
health than she has ever known in
ten years. We shall never be without
Foley's Honey and Tar and would ask
those afflicted to try It," The proven
ton Of consumption is entirely a ques-
ton of commencing the proper treat
ment in time. Nothing is SO well
adapted to ward of f. lal lung trou-
bles as Foley's Honey and Tar.
Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

Prof. Holden, of the Iowa State
Agricultural College, has issued a cir
cular warning Iowa farmers sending
to other states for seed corn, as he be-
lieves it will not mature satisfactorily,
besides he insists that there is plenty
of good seed corn in Iowa. Farmers
should take extra precaution in test
ing seed this year, for it is highly prob
able that much of it will not grow,
and nobody can afford to plant poor
seed. Test it thoroughly and be GER
tain. Take a box of dirt, half full,
lay down a piece of cheese cloth, o "
er it with corn, put on another piece
of cloth and then more earth. By lift
ing the upper cloth you ear tell exact
ly what the corn is doing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
AN oklahoma paper prints t

AN Oklahoma paper prints this
story: She was from Boston, he from
Oklahoma. you have travelled a
good deal in the west, have you not,
Miss Beacon?" ooh, yes, indeed-in
California and Arizona, and even in
New Mexico" Did you ever see the
Cherokee strip" There was a pain
full silence, but finally she looked over
her glasses at him and said: in the
first place, sir, 1 deem your question
exceedingly rude; and, in the second,
you might have been more refined in
your language by asking me if I had
ever seen the Cherokee disrobe."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
KINDLY REMEMBERED.
Many Friends Pay Tribute to Memory
of Little MagdaIena Scheuerman.

The funeral of little Magdalena
Scheuermann, who died as the result
of an accident, falling into a pan of
boiling water last Monday, was held
in the German Lutheran church Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
funeral was very largely attended and
there was a large following to the
cemetery. Rev. H. w. Voigt, who con
Quoted the service, held a brief pray
service at the Scheuermann home
and the casket was then taken to the
church where the funeral was conduct
ed. Mesdames Mcneil and Lofland
sang two duets and there were three
hymns in German by the congrega-
ton. The sermon was a touching and
beautiful tribute to the memory of the
departed.
Many and beautiful floral tributes
were given by the friends of the sor-
rowing parents. The casket was piled
high with flowers and rested in a bank
of the floral tokens. Interment was
made in Forest cemetery.
Card of Thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheuermann are
deeply grateful to many friends and
all those who offered assistance
and were with them in heart and by
deed during their bereavement, the
loss Of their little daughter. They
take this means of expressing the
thanks they would extend to any and
all who were with them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
ITCHING eczema
And Other Itching, Burning and
SGaly EFupfOls.
Instant Relief and Speedy
Cure Afforded by
CutGUra Soap, Ointment and Pills
When All Elise Fails.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, Sl.O0.

The agonizing itching aud burning Of
the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in SCALED
head; the facial Disagreement, as in
pimples and ringworm; the awful suf-
fering Of infants and the anxiety of
WORKOUT parents, as in milk crust, tet-
ter and salt rheum, all demand a rem
edy of almost superhuman virtues to
successfully cope with them. That
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills are
such stands proven beyond all doubt.
No statement is made regarding them
that is not justified by the strongest
evidence. The purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy, have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
civilized world.
Battle the affected parts with hot
water and C%uticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface of crusts and scales and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply C~uticura ONT
ment freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and, lastly, in the severer forms, take
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single set is often
sufficient to cure the most torturing,
disfiguring and humiliating skin, scalp
and blood humours, with loss of hair,
when all else fails.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
The Easy Pill.

DeWitts Little Earl Users do not
grippe or weaken the system. They
cure biliousness, ~Jaundice, constipa-
ton and inactive livers, by arousing
the s~ecretionn moving the bowels
gently, yet ~effectually, and giving such
tone and strength to the stomach, liv-
err and bowels that the cause of the
trouble IS removed entirely. These
famous little pills exert a decided tonic
effect upon the organs involved, and if
their use is continued for a few days
there will be no return OF the trouble.
Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
Low Rates for Homeseekers.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
February, March and April, 1903, the
Iowa C ntral railway will sell excur-
sion tickets for Homeseekers to points
in the West, Southwest, South and
Southeast at the low rate Of n fare
plus $500 for round trip; limited IL
days from date of sale. For full par
ticulars inquire Of any Iowa Central
ticket agent, or address A. B. Cults,
G. P. G. T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
WAS BADLY HURT.
DeIta's Victim of Cedar Rapids Fire
a Great Sufferer.

Special to Daily Herald.
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 21.-L. o. Yer
non, of Delta, Iowa was on the third
floor of the Clifton hotel in room No.
80 when the fire reached him. He
kicked the window through and grasp
ed a number of electric light wires
which he found dangling near it.
Down these he slid for a story and as
he went the wires cut deep gashes in
TO his hands and burned his shirt as
it was held against his body. When
he reached the second story his wires
reached an end out his feet struck a
ladder and he escaped to the ground.
The deep gashes in his hand threaten
ed to cause death from bleeding and
he rushed across the street into the
Pullman hotel. There with wet tow
els they bound his hands until DR..
French came to his assistance and
bound up his wounds temporarily. He
was then taken to st. Luke's hospital
where he was given a bed for rest. AS
he threw open his room door the
flames flashed in his face, burning his
hair to a crisp and also burning his
hands, thus making his slide down the
wires the more painful.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
RECKLESS DRIVING.
Montezuma Man Goes Too Fast a
Pace for OskaIoosa.

B. j. Mellefont, of Montezuma, was
arrested this morning and brought
before the mayor for fast driving. He
had obtained a horse and buggy at the
old Bashaw barn and was driving it
about town at a furious pace. AS he
came down First avenue j. w. Lewis
and others stopped him just west of
the square and took him to the barn
to wait until they could get an officer.
The horse was nearly exhausted.
Mellefont had been drinking and the
mayor put him in Jail to give him a
chance to sober up. The case will be
heard Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
BIG PRICE FOR STRAW.
A Chicago Man Pays $7.3oo.oo for
One Pound.

Chicago, re3. GA pound of straw
was given in exchange for $1,000 yes
|terday. The mcuey represented the
lie savings of Charles Bartholmei,
proprietor of candy store at 1928 Mil
waukee avenue, and the hay, until it
passed to the possession of Mr.. Bar
tholmei, was the property of two
~swindlers, who posed as Italian noble
men.
The swindle was carried out in a
private dining room of the Hotel Bis
marck, 100 Randolph street, within
half a block Of the city hall.
Bartholmei made the acquaintance
Of the swindlers two weeks ago, when
they entered his store, made a small
purchase, and fell to talking between
themselves.
Their conversation dealt with large
sums of money and the candy maker
at once became interested.
Il tell you. count" said mi of the
men to the other, who later became
known to BarInolmei as Count Bon
nelo, there's a lot of omney in it for
the right man. It's all legitimate, too.
Count Bonnelo" turned to Barthol-
mel, paused a moment as if hesitating
to express himself, then said:
"We are strangers in Chicago and
are here on a strange mission. Back
in Italy where we are members of the
nobility, is a prince who is planning to
marry again, but who fears the pres
ence of his 15-year-old daughter in his
palace would be Objectionable to his
young wife he is about to take.
"The prince is extremely rich ana
wants to find a home for his daughter
here in Chicago, where she a have
the advantage of a thorough educa-
ton, and we are looking for someone
who is willing to care for her. The
pay will be liberal"
The upshot of the matter was that
Bartholmei offered the girl a home,
for which the swindlers agreed to pay
him 5000 a month. He was required,
good faith, and that is how he was in
duced to take his money to a down
town hotel. Here he placed his cash in
a sack supposed to contain $4,000 of
the princes" money, then the swind-
lers made the switch that left him
only the straw.
The swindle was reported to the po-
lice and a dozen detectives were de-
tailed on the case, but up to a late
hour no arrests had been made.
One of the 'noblemen," however, is
believed to be the man who swindled
\ntonio Talmerson, a grocer at 1895
Clark street, out of $4,000 a month
ago by means of substituting a tin box
filled with scraps of iron for a similar
box containing the grocer's cash.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

known him all his life said: Charlie,
be you maxim much at the law busl-
ness?" mo, / am not getting any
thing, being only a student" WELL"
said the old man, strikes me you're
gittin' purity well paid, anyhow"
The Critic publishes a skit purport-
ing to reproduce a conversation be-
tween Andrew Carnegie and King Ed
ward. The former confides his rule
OF life" to the monarch in the follow
ing words: 1T may be summed up in
the phrase, When in doubt found a IL
brary.' l find the rule admirable and
most restful. If I receive a begging
letter and don't know how to reply to
it l found a library and when that is
over the solution is simple. If l miss
a train l found a library. The other
night l couldn't sleep. l got UP and
founded three libraries. On wet days
when l can't play golf it's something
fearful the number of Libraries 1
found"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
nawltta Mltch Hazel salve.

The only positive cure for blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
cuts burns bruises, eczema and all
abrasions OF the skin. DeWitt's is the
only Witch Hazel Salve that is made
from the pure, unadulterated witch
hazel-all others are c~ounterfeits. De-
wits Witch Hazel Salve Is made to
cure-counterfeits are made to sell.
Green & Bentley ] rug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
r WEARS AGO.

Inc auJnOr OIL the following well
known poem, Mr.. A. j. Gault, died re-
Gently at his home in Wheatland, la.
Its text will no doubt be treasured by
many Of our readers, who will enjoy
its pleasing rythm:
I've wandered to the village, Tom,
I've sat beneath the tree,
Upon the school-house playground,
That sheltered you and me;
But none were left to greet me, Tom,
And few were left to know,
Who played with me upon the green,
Just forty years ago.
The grass was just as green, Tom,
Barefooted boys at play
Were sporting, just as we did then,
With spirits just as gay.
But the master sleeps upon the hill,
Which, coated DER with snow,
Afforded us a sliding place,
Some forty years ago.
The old s~chool-house is altered some;
The benches are replaced
By new ones very like the same
Our jack-kniyes had defaced.
But the same old bricks are in the wall,
The bell swings to and fro;
Its music's just the same, dear Tom,
Twas forty years ago.
The spring that buboled meath the hill
Close by the spreading beach,
Is very low; twas once so high
That we could almost reach;
And kneeling down to take q drink,
Dear Tom, l started so,
To think how very much I've changed
Since forty years ago.
Near by that spring, upon an elm,
You know, l cut your name,
Your sweetheart's just beneath it Tom,
And you did mine the same.
Some heartless wretch has peeled the
bark;
Twas dying sure but slow
Just as that one whose name you cut
Died forty years ago.
My lids have long been dry, Tom,
But tears came in my eyes;
1 thought of her I loved so we'll,
Those early broken ties.
/ visited the old church-yard,
And took some flowers to strew
Upon the graves Of those we loved
Just forty years ago.
g: Some are in the church yard laid,
Some sleep beneath the sea;
And none are left of our old class
Excepting you and me.
And when our time shall come, Tom,
And we are called to go,
1 hope we'll meet with those we loved
Some forty years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
A Night Alarm.

Worse than alarm o. fire at night IS
the brassy cough of Group, which
sounds like the children's death kne!l
and it means death unless something
is done quickly. Foley's Honey and
Tar never fails to give instant relief
and quickly cures the worst forms of
Group. Mr.. P. L. CordIer, Of Manning
ton, KY, says: my three year old
girl had a severe Ease o. Group; the
doctor said she could not live. l got
a bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar, the
first dose gave quick relief and saved
her life"
Green G. Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
w. w. JUNKIN DEAD.
Venerable Editor of the Fairfield
Ledger Passes Away.

Fairfield, Feb. 21.-Hon. w. w.
Junkin, the venerable editor of the
Fairfield Ledger, died at his home here
today. The funeral will occur Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.. Jun
kin was the Oldest editor in Iowa in
point Of service on n paper having
guided the destines of the Ledger for
more than fifty years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

American manufacturers are now
putting on the market a watch the
size of a scent piece, all of the parts
made by machinery. Small watches
have heretofore been made almost ex-
clusiyely by hand and by the Swiss.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief
in one minute, because it kills the
microbe which tickles the mucous
membrane, cruising the cough, and at
the same time clears the phlegm,
draws out the Inflammation and heals
and soothes the affected parts. One
Minute Cough Cure strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia and is g
harmless and never failing cure in all
durable cases Of Coughs, Colds and
Group. One Minute Cough Cue is
pleasant to take, harmless and good
alike for young and old.
Green & Bentley Drug Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

TO haul a ton of freight 400 miles
by rail costs in Great Britain $2.35, on
the European continent $3.50. In the
United States it costs but 20 cents
and yet the wages paid for the labor
involved are four times as high here
as those paid in any other country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

New Sharon Star: The Oska-
Ioosa banks contain deposits amount
ing to $2,O53, 934.O2, and the other
banks Of the county will make Mahas-
ka's deposits larger by 100000, and
there are 80 counties in Iowa that will
average a like amount. Figure 1t up,
and tell us who is %squaking.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The Board of Registration for the
school election will be in session n
day Only, election day, Monday, March
8. only those who have come to
town or have moved from n ward to
the other since the last general cleo
ton will have to register at this time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

"A Pittsburg firm has recently TAX
en- a single order for 1900, 600 quart
bottles to be delivered this year. Time
was when pint bottles met the de-
mand, but everything is on a larger
scale these days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

II 0 were properly registered last
fall and have not changed your resi-.
dence since it will not be necessary
to register at this time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The Keokuk Gate-City believes
the only effective way to stop the
practice of introducing freak bills"
in state legislatures is Ito quit elect
ing freak men as representatives"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The idea of Greater Oskaloosa
has a better footing this year than
ever before. Keep the idea moving,
and help build that electric line to
Buxton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26
INCIDENTS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

General Dewet, in his recently pub
lished book, tells this story of an at
tempted transaction on the battlefield
at Nicholson's Mex during the heavy
firing: A man who had been a mer-
chant before the war come up to a
burgher who was lying behind a stone,
on a piece of ground where boulders
were scarce. Sell me that stone for
half a crown" whined the man.
Loop" the Boer cried, 81 want it my
self" 81 will give you Is shillings,"
insisted the other man. But there was
no sale.
Last July Congressman Williams, OF
Mississippi, "the poet of the Yazoo,"
was a guest Of Congressman Sibley's
summer home on the banks of Lake
Champlain. The other day he said to
Sibley: Joe, I'm writing a poem
about that place of yours. It's about
a young couple sitting on the fence OF
that fine park and making love in the
cleaning" ooh, that won't do" pro-
tested the Pennsylvania. why not?
Don't young men and women of north
ern New York make love?" "Of course
they do, John, but it's a barb-wire
fence"
In his biography of Alexander Du-
mas, Harry A. Snurr says that the i'm
provident French author, who hated
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The secretary Of a woman's club
III a western state resigned her office
because she was obliged to carry so
many books that her new muff had to
be left at home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

Saint Louis is evidently giving
heed to President R~ooseyelt's good ad-
vice. There were sixty more births
than deaths in that city last week.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

rg- BOOK MAILED FREE.
A.A, lFEVERS, Concessions, Infiammns
CURES tiOns, Lung Fever, Milk Fever.
ID. u. lsPRAINS, Lhmeness, Injuries,
CURES Rheumatism.
c. G. }sORE THROAT. Quiusy. EpizootIc.
CURES Distemper.
dGn I; WORMS. Bots. Grubs.
Il. Il. COUGHS, Colds. Influenza, InHamed
CURES Lungs, Pieuro-PneumOnin.
T.. r. COLIC, BclIyache. Wind-Blown,
CURES Diarrhea, Dysentery.
G.G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
lMI;IHH: KIDNEY & BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL lsKIN DISEASES. Mango, Eruptions.
CURES Ulcers, Grease, Farcy.
CURES Indigestion. stomach StRggers.
6Oc. each; Stable Case, Ten SPECIFICS, Book, &C., 81
At druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Humphreys Medicine c., Cor. William & John
Streets, New York.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The Cubans consume upwards of
100000 boxes of soap per annum.
They at least cannot be referred to
as "the great unwashed."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-26

The Rock Rapids Reporter thinks
it is time to lay aside the Iowa idea"
and prepare for battle with the COM
mon enemy.