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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
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An Iowa man has discovered, he says,
And strange it IS to relate.
That the garden Of Eden Of ancient
renown
Was located right in his state;
He says he can tell where the apple
tree grew,
And says ne doesn't doubt 1t at all.
That he's found out where Eve got
the pippin Of fate
That caused Father Adam to fall.
He says he has found the tracks in
the grass
That were made by the willy old
snake,
And found the four rivers that water
ed the place,
And he swears that it isn't fake.
Bue ne doesn't say where in the state
of his choice
This beautiful garden was laid,
The place where that Iowa woman
named Eve
From rib of old Adam was mad.
Sioux City might strive for the honor
at stake,
1t has rivers enough and to spare,
Or Des Moines or Dubuque might en-.
ter the race,
And Keokuk's chances are fair;
And poor Oskaloosa and Burlington,
too,
Might claim to cinch on the site,
And brave Council Bluffs might strug-
gle with Boone,
And add to the zest of the fight.
All, who will decide where that apple
tree grew
That plunged our poor race into
woe,
What part of old Iowa furnished the
snake
That fooled the first Iowans so?
For the towns are all jealous and
waiting to hear
Which is entitled to claim
The honor of finding the first human
pair,
And the apple, the snake and the
blame
Pray tell us which town was the spot
of renown,
And where did, old Adam get mail,
And where did they rent their steam
heated fiat,
And where was poor Cain locked in
Jail?
Let someone get busy and settle this
thing,
For the world has it's eye on the
state, #......
And the spot that can claim the birth
place of Eve
Is place that all men will call
great.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

coed. The family was in straighten-
ed circumstances while here and very
likely the desperation Of their cir
cumstances led them to extremes in
obtaining funds.
One Of the ten dollar bills passed in
the city was taken in at the Augustine
drug store. 1t is understood that a
number Of the bills were passed here
and the climate growing too warm, the
Millers thought to get out from under
and moved son ways.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
HOW THREE THRILLING
TRICKS ARE PERFORMED
Feats Of Bcycsts IN Barnum Bafeys Circus Involve
Some Interesting Pfoblems In Mathematics
and Require Remarkable Nerve.

'Thrillers" Is the only word that
aptly describes the sensational fea-
lures of the big Barnum & Bailey cir.
Gus this year, There is an unusually
large number of these "thrillers, "but
three of them stand out with proml-
nence. In the language of the circus
bill, "volo, the Volitant," cycles the
aerial arch; Solo descends ladder
on single wheel while carrying =
companion on his shoulders, and An
cilotti turns somersault on BIZ
cycle while looping the gap" This,
however, gives no adequate idea Of
the character OF the acts nor the sen,
sations they produce when seen for
the first time.
Perhaps the most interesting Of
these three acts is the whirlwind de-
scent and fight OF the daring Volo.
Starting from platform elevated If
ty feet in the air, Volo wheels down
runway ninety-three feet in length,
secures sufficient momentum to fly
fifty feet through space, lands on a
second incline, and descends to the
ground with the speed of an express
train.
The act displays great cleverness
as well as remarkable nerve. The in
cline is less than three feet in width,
and the slightest swerving of the
wheel would cause the rider to dart
over the edge and be dashed to the
ground, The cleverness of the rider
is also shown in bringing tne wheel
down to the second incline. Should
the bicycle strike On the back wheel,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
.aTha car is the richest ruler

THE car is the richest ruler in
the world, the one with the most auto
cratic power" declares the Davenport
Democrat ''He rs also the most mis-
cradle. His future has little Of prom
Use in it. He has hardly more liberty
than a prisoner; and very much less
nrotectinnn
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The Flemish word for automobile
is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
rijtuig." The Council Bluffs Nonpa-
reil says that when an American auto
begins to sound like that the owner
hustles it along to the repair shop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The lightning bug is brilliant but
he hasn't any mind; he meanders
through the darkness with his head
light on behind. Likewise the foolish
merchant, whom no one can advise;
he declares there's "nothin' doin',"
when asked to advertise.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The Oskaloosa Paving Brick Com,
pany is doing its share toward adver.
Using the town. They are stamping
each brick turned out with the name
of the town, "Oskaloosa." Every
little helps.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

"A chafng dish of Japanese coin
silver, representing the continuous
work for nine months of Masuyuk
one OF Japan's most noted silver.
smiths, is exhibited in the San Fran.
cisco building on the Model Street
at the Worlds Fair. 1t is valued al
$500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

1t is asserted that one of the stuc-
co mills at Fort Dodge will be dis
mantled and the machinery moved to
the gypsum fields of Kansas. The
stucco business at Fort Dodge is ov-
erdone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

-Oskaloosa has sent its portion of
patrons to the Des Moines State Fair.
II oskaloosa, as whole, always sup,
ported home attractions, fairs, race
meetings and other enterprises in the
same ratio that it lends aid and sup
port to the entertainments of other
towns, what an immense success we
would make of everything that hap
pens here!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

combination of Butcher Knife" Clark
and "Pitchfork" Tillman as chautau-
qua attraction for next year should
not fail to bring the crowds and the
money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The Grand Army of the Republic
still has a membership of 246,261, but
its numbers declined 10,249 last year
and the number of posts fell from g.,
426 to 6,149. Ten years ago the
membership was 403,024.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The Burlington Hawk-Eye asserts
that Iowa land at $100 or more is as
good an investment as government
bonds, with the one difference that
the Iowa land pays better returns.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
-"While the world has mada wo,

while the world has made won
derful advancement there are some
things" observes the Forest City
Summit, that have not kept the pace
and the settlement of labor difficulties
is one of them. A cost of millions to
adjust matter of cents is the pres
emit difficulty in a nutshell. The
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

Henry G. Davis is no fool" as
serts the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and
proves it's contention by the proverb,
The fool and his money are soon
parted"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

1T requires a high grade of nerve
to the voters to support man who
admits that he voted in two elections
for a money plank which he was con-
WINGED was wrong.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

TO the prognosticator of the Keo
kuk Gate-City it looks as though the
Solid South would be for Parker anC
the Solid North, West, East, North
west, Northeast and Southwest fol-
Roosevelt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
First it was wood, Il

First it was wood, then iron now
cement. Within recent years the ce-
ment bridge is rapidly encroaching
upon a field that was being monopo-
LIKED by the steel or iron bridge. A
number of cement bridges have been
erected in Iowa. and the experiment
has in the main proven satisfactory.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

The children Of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
o. Guthrie, of this city, are abundant
ly blessed with grandparents and can
boast of more than perhaps can any
other children of the city. They have
six grandparents living. Two grand
mothers, three great grandmothers
and one great great grandmother.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
ARE WANTED HERE ALSO.
The MiIlers Of Counterfeit Fame
Worked Game In oskaIoosa.

Maggie Miller, who is in trouble at
Marshalltown, charged with passing
worthless bills, and VINO has been
bound over to the investigation Of the
grand jury, was resident of Oska-
loosa a number of weeks prior to re-
moval to Marshalltown. It is beliey-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

er rate in proportion to value Of ser
vice than he charges for his own: and
this is what an adequate tariff justly
prevents him from doing.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

Those people who love Canada so
much might find that delightful eli
mate in which to live. There is lots
of territory in Canada.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

thing worked just as anticipated, and
| came out all right. When tried it
again I fell. was not hurt much
and was soon on to the knack of it.
There is moment, just as 1t looks,
when practically stand still in the
air. That is when the force of grav-
fly overcomes the upward tendency,
and begin to come down. The ten
dency alllof the time that am in the
air is to fall on my back, and / have
to throw my weight forward It is,
of course, more difficult to control
ia bicycle in the air than on the
ground"
The trick Of riding down a ladder
on a unicycle is a most difficult as
well as dangerous one, and its peril
Gus character is enhanced by the fact
that the rider carries another men,
Der of the circus company on his
shoulders. 1t is difficult to ride a
single wheel ON level space, but to
fly down an incline on unicycle is
a feat that few would dare to attempt.
Solo, however, does it at every per-
Torrance and wins generous amount
of applause for his cleverness and
daring.
Looping the Gap.
Scientifically, however, the most
daring as we'll as the most danger
Gus. of these "thrillers," is the"gap."
Those VINO have seen the "loop the
loop" apparatus will readily under
stand the arrangement of the para
phernalia used in this feat It is, in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

In the face of public debt of
100000, Waterloo has sold $4,000 A
per cent bonds at a premium of s455.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

oskaloosa's prospects for next sea
son include an interurban. public
park. city hall. new armory for
Company F. and innumerable railway
possibilities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
MAKE oskaloosa a factory center

The Ottumwa Courier thinks the
minister of public instruction in Rus
STA has lazy mans Job.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

1t is said that Tom Watson is en-
tirely without whiskers And yet he
pretends to be a populist!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

Keep the Oskaloosa and Buxton
interurban always In sight. 1t may
be in reach s-me of these days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

means employed is entirely too high.
Some less expensive method could be
discovered, surely"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01

ference OF opinion as to the Justice
and wisdom Of these recommends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
BEFORE SPRING CLEANING.
Preliminary Work That Should be Done
How to Wash Blankets.

Il IS he confusion in house cleaning that works
such terrible disaster II is not that object 70
having "A house cleaner-a fact they have been ac-
/ cused OF from spring sprinE-it is rather that
/ they object On seeing &c look dirtler.
Naturally house cleaning seems much worse to
men than to women. because the woman who Is
working in the midst Of the chaos sees some mean
Ing in the dust and confusion. and she has con-
hdence that some time peace viii be restored but
TO most e IS just meaningless nerve-rac king
confusion. and - seems 10 last half the year.
There ways. however. Of Iessenins the burden
OF house cleaning. one Is method Probably tho
greatest help Is to get lot Of necessary work out
OF the way before one actually begins cleaning the
rooms. Get the blankets washed and put away
from the moths. Sort out wooIeu underwear
wash II and pack 70. Get together winter dresses
and furs and pack them in tar or camphor. and
see that the heavy winter draperies are folIed
away, protected from moths. Next. take bed
spreads and thin curtains and pretty linens and DO
them Up and put them away until after the house
Is cleaned. And a last helpful step. tax" day
An excellent way Of washing w0olieus and blank
shrinking and coi,rs from streasins. and not only
cleanses thoroughly, but antiseptcaiy. that
not putting away hosts Of microbes u accept her
hospitality during the quiet spring ard then come
All wool blankets are tn cherished home ~ ur-
sratsig go ESgTs ana borIN - Iaei5 4saay
OF washing blankets and fine wopll-us- Pill tub
Of borax and enough white soap 70 make good
suds. Throw blanket I'm aud squeeze 10 gently.
should board be used else the teecy surface will
mat into hard uttie Jumps and the blanket De
through rubber wriursr into a second tub Of
water Of the. same temperature, and with borax
and soap added Zach riusiUE water must be OK
the same temperature. and even the last must cone
place under a weight for dag or two. then wrap
moths away and place I'm "a chest until time use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
A PLEA FoR urrlE cts,e

- -p'Iis conference OF the Presidents ard
-" "I me cay nurseries belonging "a 81
= ie1ioh o. Day Nurseries. called on Fridav D.,
/ ',-., ellur AZ Dodge. the president. Or. Edward
ace plea for the care OF TIE cb5 80
nursery age-ssy. from seven 20 tuelve-,rto -
49,. ~ o. his house or allowed "a ga, -,
~ - - oscause there r. no one 10 looE &C.
Id ei.o Ter scope 10 include such chfi5rer
-ori - 49,. 80 seLtlernents might undertake. f,,e
sSools ~aris sIa Ieereation centres IN the pubic
- - -noltnt corporation between ERE 49,. -
~ - ,, Iesult m great benent 10 those chsif-.
-.-sL Hiothefs, many OF whom NE &C.,,
49, - wives or widows Many o. sbe ,--e.is.
- - nsufserlos naid that their nurseries, ~ s
~ - wv eraouates'' the girls A. 49,.
- - ~ ~ saia that Wes taking hold Of -. ,r,h
49,. - easy end. IL was more sr1-o-t. :. -
nof r,,os. 80 ai.t dangerous ones and lei 49,
80 ..s fNu Wild than 20 care To- fhe s-e,ts
NC 49, VIC would cot be likely 70 Cet or a.
ur 1evicea 'o sesNe mo boys 20 their
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possIble and bankea n la eorder q dellcat.

possible and banked IN with border Of delicate
ferns.
In localities whore the hepatlca does not begin 20
blossom by Easter the house mother should dig I'D
the budding plants as they in the forest and
force them In very warm. sunny window They
should be sprinlled and cared for intelligentIy In
a few Gays they will be a mass Of purple bloom
and In Ideal condition for the Easter dining table
The most delicate OF all ferns In the early spring
woods IS the maidenhair speenwort, which is ideal
TO group with the blue hepatca IN a fernery II -
even more delicate than the maldeuhsir fern ITSELF
EoIL OF the irpst and SHOWS. 10 d. often mistaken
LoL tIs BeIuin" fnaideuhalr. which however docs
iiLot maze lts appearance until June. SuIaen,yort
- an NtrRreeIl. and shows itself the frst thing
among the rocks and SHOWS Of carly eprlug II
found everywhere. - '--'''o' W
Before thu carly ferns mako tbot- ,,,..... g.,
o-5 Htth liie genuine maideuhair the ep'aau-
!, "a. u lLosls OF autumn and early SHOWS fernrt
loves 20 grow. ''' '"'Na where u
"A places where the EpIecuu-ort cannot Ia found
-'liiiy terms may by secured for Easter firnr
-Altl Il warm localities these cannot De- dut- al
- h.9"h ar ilis season They can hovrover
.IoLEnt from the woods @ Weel, Dr mo- q,
- ~ "I raster and forced into growth 1Y.a-s
O. t,t.tE or small Seeding ferns fust bsrII,.ir
a. rP-nIl- ANA these can uc tsauSUlEut.8 II -,
a. ~ arm room. where they can 81 rtsrt,' "a
ly Easter time '' ''' '''' ''i'9Iy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

robe viii require a thorough renovation This is q
necessity which, although requiring more thought
and attention than usual IS not without its attrac-
ton 10 the mind feminine.
u IS amusing. however, 70 hear the discussions
which their acCeptatiOn OF the inevitable has
evoked among the fair votsries Of fashion. "Of
course We VIII look simply hideous," they all de
clare. but what Is one TO do. cannot be out OF
the fashion"
I 90 not know which style viii suffer most" re-
marked a fashionable girl who was bewafng the
ADVENT o. the fun 1880 skirt The tall sim girls
VINO VIII lose the advantage of their slender lines.
OF the snort stout ones who viii look like tubs"
Just look at me- girls" exclaimed belated
guest al "A wOman's luncheon. My new Paris
spring costume arrived this morning. and put il
o. JUST as II was. I feel Ike barrel with all
lIese P-eats and shrring my hips and going
I hlI@lsht 10 a dressmaker 10 have IL altered.'
some women are In open revolt about the new
SKIRT ana declare that nothing win induce them to
wear it-nut they viii come into line nevertheless
$40 tne long. chuginE graceful garment IS IN
ooeoDSee4iy a hing ~ the past And now, what
neNtf Probably crinoines!
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The faint fragrance Of lavender blossoms about the
bed linen Is always delight. inexpensive sachets
made the length and widen OF the closet drawers
are sometimes used Innings. in preference to the
ordinary white shelving paper These saehets
should not. Of course. be strongly pertuneo' ou1
simply made OF one layer OF cotton batting over
which a little violet or other sachet powder Is
scattered few dried lavender blossoms are espe-
ciallv nice The cotton batting is covered with
cheesecloth in any soft color the housewife may
fancy. The sachet is then tufted with embroidery
silk and tiny bowknOts OF narrow ribbon:
Sometimes fastidiOus housekeepers make sachet
Sins OF white butchers linen, eyeletted at either
end and run with No. l ribbon The perfumed
pads of cotton batting slipped into these. and
NAV be taken out when they sent to the wash.
The simplest way Of arranging the linen chest or
the bedroom bureau drawers IS to line them with
clesn white shelving paper, and place a small
sachet in each one II these sachets are made OF
Elace or India silk in deep colOrs they do not be
come SO easily soled when made OF cotton II
a sachet Is TO be filed with dried rose leaves or
rose sachet powder duh rose colored silk should
be used Lavender colored sachets are filed with
dried lavender blossoms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
RESCUE WORK FOR JEWISH cIRl G

a conference on rescue work for Jewish GIRL,
vas hela last week. under the auspices % The
-o-neil oi Jewish Women. az TeupIe T--,s7,, nm
from which II is expected that definite action Mi
result says CGsrltics' Tho council Is tb. ,,5.
Jewish organization in Neu.-YorI< which, 49, -
systematic work for such girls and vvos,or r.
a year past IL has maintained a visitor ana ,-..
ugator &C the Bedford Reforrnatorv FOR w.
and the House OF Refure
1he council now wishes to enlist other sooto.,..
IN providing as complete oversight Tor Joz,lsh -,
nc 'l.-l A} which Protestant and Roman Csstbo1,,
orBshz~Jlons guard their unfortunate voilnv WON,
en- As nrst step IN this direction the conference
InAoe plans Tor the organization OF a represe,..
i've committee Oh rescue work under tho cb,fr
hAnsHip Ct Mss Sadie American who IS the ,rost
cent OF the New-York section OF the C-o,,ncil ~
'eNlsa Women. and presided at the meeting
Inc principal subjects discussed AT the ron,
ference were measures OF protection for fruiFa ~
sHIs care Tor unmarried mothers and helm for
glrls coming before courts and DISCHARGED from,
lhsutuuons- Preventive work at Ellis Island was
especially urged. need not now met by Hebrew,
philanthropy
Different phases OF the situation were discussed
by Or. Leo NJ. FrankeI manager o. ~. T--,.ss
Hebrew Charities; Miss Frances I Keller ssuo,r
OF the College Settlement Association Nh h.
made IN investigation OF conditions among ir,n,,-
Grant and servant girls: Miss Katherine Davis
sapefintendeut Of tho RoforTnatory FOR Women AZ
beoford; Henry solomon, OF the Prison ASsocis
uoil ana Miss Rosetta Store. the representa- tv,.
tb O If, Souils ot Jewish Women Bedford ana
The conferences was reure-rrsptsv. -, 81. -
- ssSterh ooos and societies Of Jewish vs,o--e-
80 - - expected that the proposed corrr,sftas
tons" Oh ei' thsss o-ssruzs-
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As TO FIRST OFFENDERS.
Hoe They Are Treated in France
4 Ne5C Regime.
TGTRISI

IaIis. March Il
/ The majority Of young girls under sixteen years
/ OF age who are brought before the police magis-
trate are there for the offence called in France
special vagabondage." for which they liable
TO a term OF Imprisonment varying from one TO six
months The whole question Of dealing with such
childish offenders is admittedly UP to the present
only imperfectIy understood. and the system
adopted hero since 1891 may he said 20 be still in
experimental stage. The city Of Paris offers
excellent field for experiment and observation, for
no less than fifteen hundred children OF both
pass annually before the magistrates. The Com
mttee for the Defence Of Children Brought 70 JUS
tics has done a very useful work and has obtained
some very important notifications Of the legal pro-
cedurC.
Occupying myself wholly With guilty children and
leaving out Of the question waits and strays. chill
dren abandoned by their parents and the like. Of
Tenders brought from the streets by the police
ara sent to the depot pending the collection Of evil
dence and inquiries into the antecedents OF each
case. Few visitors to Paris who pass through the
fine halls and galleries OF The imposing Palais de
Justice on their way from the Sainte Chapells
are aware that beneath the vast edihce
tensive Easements which shelter in the course OF
twelve months a population OF no less than eighty
thousand persons. Yet this is the case, and thu
arched foundations OF the Court de Cessation form
the chIldren's quarters Here there is courtyard.
where they take daily exercise under the guard OF
a police constable. a dormitory and refractory, and
here tho inevitable interval between their arrest
and trial IS spent. II is impossible 20 Isolate tho
cases in the DEPOT Vast as is the space at thu dis
posal OF the municipality. Il would not suffice for
that but & Gloss guard prevents as far possible
contamination b. making intimate conversations
impossible,
Previous 10 1891 tho followed by the police
ma gstrats was fOlows After the bTiefest posi-
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ton building az No 2 East Fifte~ut1-sf. A v'.i
secretary viii De lE charge. and the work VIII I'D
I'm the lire Of ureveuucu rather than q resc'7,
whieh IS thought to h-l.HS more properly 20 other
societies organized for that purpose.
IT, order o. dIffuse knowledge Of the plans -
the vice syndicate. as wen as 20 raise money for
preventive measures parIor meetings viii be ar
ranged wherever possible. and speakers familiar
with travellers aid work win address bodies OF
association workers and other gatherings. No
funds have vet been raised for the work.
The meeting yesterday morning was the nrss
held ly the exposition COMMITTEES and four So
cetIes were represented. namely. the international
Board and the American committee. the sxecutvs
bodies % the two organizations bearing the mans
OF Young vomer's Christian Association, t1s
ladies' auxiliary Of the New-Iork Bible 16clely
and The GIrIs, Friendly Society. Mrs. ". 8 Stew.
art. OF Philadelphia. presided
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the beautiful fancy stitches she was putting into a
chemise. 1t passes the time. madame eli deseu-
mule beducOup'0.
There are also correctional cells IN which re-
fractory girls placed for a certain number OK
hours. The windows Of these cells are small and
narrow. and their general aspect far from cheer
fui. One hour day Is allotted for outdoor exer-
else taken in small courts. divided by high walls
each consisting OF square grass plot and a paved
walk all round gallery running along the main
wall OF the building which adiOius these courts en-
ables warder TO keep all urier observation
The penttentiary system ot France applied 70
the young still experimental but the new regime
has so far yielded excellent results. and the prfn-
Ciples on which It is built certainly both en-
Hghtened and generous and within the last five
years have been the cause or complete revoIu-
ton in the treatment Of female juvenile offenders
r