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too. Miss Williams, in her new play by
Charles e. Blaney. entitled my Tomboy
Girl" Is truly worth seeing many times
over; there is no mistake about that.
In this city. as well as in all others, for
the past three years. she has proved to
be what was undoubtedly the biggest hit
OF the seasons bookings In her former
play. only Shop Girl she played
to mountaineering business at almost
every performance. In the present pre-
sentaton of MY Tomboy Girl Mr.
Blaney has surrounded the little star
with company OF half a hundred people.
Miss Williams will be seen in several de-
lightful roles. She plays a boys part in
one act. and later in the play resumes
her original character of Josie. Still
another interesting character Is that of
Captain Charlie: and Miss Williams is
said to make the most fascinating pic
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ART DISCOVERY IN
CORC0RAN HOUSE

Society is much interested In a dscov.
cry that has lately been made in thu
attic of Corcoran House, Washington.
been let to different tenants, among
the family having been away in other
lands or located temporarily in some
other dwelling.
When the present occupants, members
of the Corcoran family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Corcoran Eusts. took possession this
autumn they had the place thoroughly
renovated. During this process two old
paintings were discovered slowed away
in the attic. Mr. and Mrs. Eustis sent
the pictures Immediately to dealer,
had them cleaned and reframed and
incidentally discovered who the artist
was. They are landscapes from the bend
OF the artist Boucher. a;t'ttl
or course their friends had n great
deal of fun out of the find" and many
In Joke laid claim to the paintings And
1t was indeed. strange that with so many
tenants no one should have ever un-
earthed them before.
The present owners have made inquir-
les and think they have settled definite
~ that the original owner was their
ancestor and the builder OF the house.
old Mr.. Corcoran himself. who, in order
not to have his property confiscated
during the war, he being Southern
sympathizer. leased the property to the
British Grown, 1t becoming the British
Legation. In the garden an attache of
the legation, Edward Bulwer Lytton
s("Owen Meredith'o, wrote "Lucile.''
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HUMPTY DUMP TY
ALL THE WE Elk
The Great Drury Lane Spectacle
Will Hold the Boards at the
Academy.
CAST OF THREE HUNDRED
Miss Lotto Williams in MY Tom
Boy Girl at the
Bijou.
CAST OF THREE HUNDRED
Academy of Music.

Every night at o'clock, n1atinees
"Wednesday and Saturday at 2:t5-The
Drury Lane Spectacle, "Humpty- Dumpty."
Bijou.
Every night at $50 o'clock, natinees
Tuesday, Thursday and saturday-Lottle
Williams in my Tom Boy Girl"
The Big Beauty Spectacle.
.'Humpty Dumpty.'' which Will be seen
at the Academy ali this week, beginning
o-morrowInisht, is said to be the biggest
and most brilliant of all the Drury Lane
spectacles that have ever been presented
In this country by Klaw and Erlhnger.
"Humpty Dumpty'' is not pantomime
nor revival. as the name might imply.
but massive combination of fun, fan
tasy and frolic. constantly interspersed
with sparkling musical features. set in a
wealth OF scenic investiture and cos
tuned In manner that is only seen In
these Drury Lane importations. In I'M
porting this great effort and adapting it
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however. the head clerk stunts the .pras-
tical suggestion off on his first subordi-
nate. and so the laws of official gravita-
tion bear 1t along until 1t lands, like a
milestone, on the neck of n mild-eyeu,
submissive OK, drawing fifteen dollars
week.
1t may make this particular OK puff and
blow. and II 1t eats into his nocturnal
leisure. 1t may even gall and chafe him,
but he knows what he can do II he doesn
like it. Why. sure, he can lump 1t ana
TO take the Job. Everybody knows. any
how. that he's not being paid to furnish
gray matter. It's thought that come high
these days. t}t
This theory of government is beautifully
exemplified at every session of the Legis-
lature when the general appropriation
bilisis discussed seriatim, and certain law
makers strive TO win the highly original
and not altogether ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
qiet, "Watch-dog of the Treasury.
On such occasions the economical solons
below with rage when proposition IS
made to raise some poor. snippy little
savey of a stenographer or human count
ing machine from $50 to $40.
But they don't touch the operator of the
think-tank, and they never Will. for hes
so strong on practical suggestions.
So here's to the six-hour day and a fat
tened wad for the. worltingman-ba he
horse stenographer, cub reporter. or yei-
low dog government employee. HIS line
of goods isn't brains. they. say. and his
ideas are but frappe on, the intellectual
menu: hut when ii comes 10 honest, nn-
sduealing toll he Is cheerful Johnny-on-
the-Spot with all four feet. and plenty
corns on his working apparatus.
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DVflinls. Of the Idler.
S Everybody Works But Father Etc, Etc.

wise one on the planet.
For Pa. by abstainlng from the process
does hot thereby p lake short cut Il
starvation and condIgn1 punishment.
{ On the contrary. his laudable. Il inlmita--
+ bile, inertia, puts him in line for the fut
of the land.
We see e I tina. he gets his milk ana
I IN course OF time, we even learn to respect
mo FAX we Father aa'rs 50 strong
gosh! amt he bird at making practical
$suggestions?"
In this amiable style OF reasoning. we
toptimistlcally overlook. tho fact that most
bucket OF ice-water can prove himself II
pretty husky thinker when It comes to
aepns out T9 bb fer p eoh sks 70 as 3D. 10
say that Pa has had his proto'type for tho
sSy sS o yaT kPnrnS m se
sously. and-perhaps with u sly twinkle in
his drowsy eye-has seen others take him
For generation after cooperation she has
children OF men say Of him, the boss:
inize q days work II he met 1T on the
street, but, then that = ai IN t.I line OF
sSSetds he's 81 dema
that commands the price,
Another class q doeile, human asses.
fully to the yoke OF authority 60 even
further in their defence OF Tather ana
his ilk They si.y that what q The casual
ease with 8dgnity-s really the hardest
Kind OF work --tlie very lappseo OF rcre-
ibral activity These saplent ZONES insist
that nobody works but lfat her--th that When
he sits around all day. the suggestion
'of idIeness which his. envled personality
5breathesS Is really n disguise for Titanic
mental blacksniithings. 3, s ;, /, S6 a.
They would have US believe that IN the
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ture ever seen when she appears in the
military clothes She is conceded to be
one of the cleverest condolences on the
stage to-day. She can bewitch any au-
dence with an evenings entertainment
and cause each auditor several hours of
keen enjoyment. for she knows how to tug
at your sympathies. There are stirring
scenes and situations in the play that
serve TO quicken the pulse and cause the
heart to beat rapidly. Some OF the sets
represent the Bandits Cave, Captain
Charles daring ride for life, the Docks
In New York city. and plantation scene
In the South. There is a large chorus
of pretty girls and some of the pre,tiest
scenery to be seen on any stage. spe-
cialties and musical numbers are worked
out on an elaborate scale during the ac-
ton of the play.
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THIS thing the working man calls an
"eight-hour day is proposition not to
be contemptuously sneezed at. and there's
at least one citizen In the Common
wealth who would be quite willing to
treble the present pay and chop the period
of toll down to six times sixty minutes.
Not that work Is the worst thing IN the
world. however, hut because there's some
strange law on this eccentric orb Which
arranges wages on a scale that gives
the biggest compensation to the indl-
vidual who sweats the least.
Consider the boss Of the gang, for ex-
ample, He sits around in the shade all
day, and after judlciously pointing out
the hard, sun-baked spots. directs the
thither and energetically furrow the
sullen-earth with the implement of toll.
For actually doing the work. the man
with the pick-nxe gets his measly one
while comfortably ensconced in Ills
outrageous retreat, gives orders as to
how things shall be done. draws his cool
two fifty, and at TINT, thinks he is get
ting a raw deal OF 1t.
Indeed, as betweenShim and the mapip-
ulator OF the pick-axe, he Is the more dis
,contented. This doesn't 1ean, however.
that the boss mnnNls willing to step our
into the sunshine. resign his $3.50 job,
take up the plcA-aXe and change places
with his horny-asted freckle-necked
brother who Is graphing with the sod.
Not much 1t doesn't,
It simply means that the boss man
takes himself seriously. and thinks that
he ought to receive ~ per diem of three
fifty for en- coufaging the otherGduffer TO
go ast hard ct one 1. and a half
(. The sweet, dainty little lyric, ',Every-
body Works But Father which we mum
so ,,cheertl n owadays, lis a nugget of
( fact that this world, taken collectively, Ia
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luminous lexicon OF the boss mans drowsy
sphere there's no such word as rest-no,
not even cat-nap or a biennial day on
Two things however, they rail to eX-
plain. One is why. in the face OF such q
hardships, the. boss man doesn't shuttle OH
ms responsbilies ana take TO rnn nr.Vo, On
The other is why they themselves. his
perennial sympatiizers are , SO Wiling TO
sugglshness. literally rrsts out and per-
force Is forced TO "croak.
Yea, the wonder of wonders Is how
gregarious humankind so cheerfully sticks
out Its collective nose, allows me Doss
mits to being led around at the will OF
Yo% dons ss es Ssuts ae wh them
be be- he auadruped' or biped. is root pig or
True. they have their leaders. but this his
strongest and the most ,sa enerbSeti6s onkIn ne
anserine wedge through the painless
heavens at eventide, gets glory. a-plenty,
Ills true. but ne has to hustle site, for r, 1T IL;
guard laiin for their hocks Or herds.
Ri. NOT so with MANTLE noblcst animal
of em al He xocldero dnaih yei And them
forthwith SCOTS off to find somebody to
boss and bulldoze him. And. as general
thing, he doesn't have to look far
Although everybody works but Father.
there's a moderately big bunch of US VINO
will cheerfully attempt an Imitation or
Pas modus opernndi And the Iio ,e
brazen the bluff we put up the more we
are respected-the more we are reFer-
This homage is predicated on the as
sumption that the chiefs brain work. even
in one grain capsules. is. more moylns
and vexatious than whole Sedlitz powders
of subordinate physical or mental ACTIVITY.
II must be admitted, however, that civil
official civilization-has
sort of chromatic scale of bossism., For
Instance, the head of bureau TN Latin
it would be "caput mortnum') drowses at
mahogany desk with cut glass INK,
stands and once month receipts for, u,
salary aggregating 5000 per annum. he ~,
Is Fathcr-the man who 'sits around an
dav" and occasionally heaves practical
suggestion involving the expenditure OF
somebody else's energy.
There suggestions are caught on tne
first bounce by his first assistant Ssaiary.
5000 per- with semi-annual periods OF
perspirationD. and passed down ttie m, inc
, to the head clerk--a man willing to lnuuise
in quarterly sweats for the consideration
of $3.50 year. ,,,ea
i
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to the American stage. the American
managers have spent fortune. 1t repre-
sents one OF the most costly productions
ever seen in an American theatre. In 1t
picture after picture, each more wonder
full and enhancing than It's predecessor.
follows In rapid succession, until the
spectator is bewildered by the very opu-
lence OF gorgeousness. 1t Is staged In
three acts and seventeen scenes, and 800
people take part In the performance.
During It's presentation 1,s0O different cos
tunes are worn. Many of the principals
In the cast are well known in this city
through their appearance in other promi-
nent productions. among the most impor-
tant being Frank Moulan, Maude Lillian
BerrI, Nellie Daily. William Schrode,
George Schiller. John McVcigh. Joseph
e. Smith, Diamond Bonner, John Is.
Schrode, Madeline Seville and the
Grigolatis flying ballet. There are two
ballets in the two big scenes of the play.
first and second act, in which three hun
dred figurantes appear attfred in superb
costumes. The first is In Fairy For
ests'; the second is called The City of
Corals," and serves TO Introduce mer-
maid ballet evoluting under the sea. The
third tableau represents the -Four Sea-
sons of Wedlock." In this, married life
is symboized. the wedding itself being
shown, and following this the silver.
golden and diamond celebrations. More
pretentious and more magnificent In scope
is the ballet under the sea. The rare,
opalescent tints of the nautilus and other
shells; the flashing, eyer-changing lights
|. OF deep sea pearls; the glisten and sheen
| of wondrous treasures buried in old
Oceans depths, are brought into display.
the eliminating picture being study of
coral I'm red black and white. The night
performances will begin at s o'clock
promptly, and at the ednesday and Sat-
urday matinees at o:l5.
Lottie Williams at Bijou.
The bewildering little comedienne, Miss
Lottie Williams, 1.-THE girl with the
wink will lift her audiences out Of the
dull routine OF life and keep them busy
laughing at the Bijou Theatre all of this
week.
Every one will be certain to go away
from the theatre thinking of many things
that never occurred to them before In all
their life; and there are lots of new ideas
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But not so with man-the noblcst animal
of 'em ali. He yoclferously yells. Give
me liberty or give me death!' and then
forthwith scoots off to find somebody TO
boss and buldoze him. And. as genera
thing, he doesn't have to look far
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Ii The sweet, dainty little lyric, .Every-
body Works But Father which we mum
9Waasys
fact that this world, taken collectively, -ls
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01

the bride and groom descended the
stairs and took their places in the
parlor, which was tastefully decorat-
ed for the occasion, and where about
ninety of the relatives and friends OF
the contracting parties were assem-
bled. Miss Carry Jones acted as
bridesmaid, while the groom was at
tended by his brother, Mr.. Oren
Moore. Following the ceremony an
elaborate wedding dinner was served
to the guests in the dining room of
the home. The bride was becomingly
gowned in white mohair, trimmed IN
all over lace and applique and carried
a bouquet of brides roses. Miss AL
exander is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. Alexander and is a young
lady of very winning character and
is greatly beloved by her hosts of
friends. For the past four years she
has been a successful and popular
teacher in the schools of the county.
Mr.. w. w. Moore is the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Moore and is an
industrious and successful farmer of
many sterling qualities. He has pre-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
Pure Water For Family Use.

Owing to the continued drought,
and approaching cold weather, water
is getting scarce aud many people
who heretofore have been depending
on wells and cisterns are putting in
city water. The physicians of the
city all agree that the water now fur.
nished by the water company is free
from impurities and is much softer
and better for family use than water
from shallow wells in town which are
so likely to contain germs of disease.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
A|!GI!|l;ly4'!l|!A||I1 |
LAI1a9iKl HOUSE
Railroad Watch inspectors.
Fine and Intricate
Watch Repairing.
27EODtf

don and hunted up Mr.. Bowen. Upon
finding the old man the stranger ex,
planned that he was out to buy three
farms, one for himself and two for his
relatives, and asked Bowen if he
would go with him and look over the
land. The stranger said that he I'M
derstood that Bowen was we'll &C.
quainted with the value of lands and
offered to pay him So per day for his
trouble.
On Wednesday he and the stranger
drove to the farm of George Warren,
three miles north of Eldon, to look
over some timber. While there they
met another stranger who said that
he was somewhat of a sport, being a
native of Kentucky. He wanted tc
play cards, but both Bowen and the
man with him refused
The Kentucky man then got sore
and wanted to bet that he had more
money than Bowen and his companion
together. This bet was accepted and
the three men drove to Ottumwa. Ar.
irving here, Bowen went to one of the
local banks and borrowed 1888 with
which to make his bet good, and the
result was that he and the Des Moines
man, with what they had with them
and the 1888 additional, had more
money than the man from Kentucky.
Then the money was all counted
and put in a little box which was CIV
en- to Bowen. The Kentucky man,
having been made penniless as a re-
suit of the bet, secured railroad fare
from Bowen and left. Then Bowen
and the Des Moines man started back
for Eldon.
The Des Moines man and Bowen
drove as far as Agency and there
Bowen got out to walk home. The
other man told him to keep all the
money in the box, and that he would
come to Eldon in day or two and
get his share. Bowen, in confidence,
told some of his friends about the
winning and they asked him to open
the box and show them the money. At
first he refused, saying that he want
ed to wait until the other man came.
Finally he was prevailed upon to open
the box and upon doing so he found
no glittering gold or rolls of bills
instead two little rocks.
The matter has been reported to
the police, but so far no clue to the
whereabouts of the strangers has
been found.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
SHERIFF,s SALE


- Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of general execution to me d.
rected by the clerk of District Court
OF Mahaska Co, Iowa, against the
goods, chatteIs, lands. tenements etc.
of Fl. w. Lyman and OskaIoosa Land
and Loan Co., defendants, in favor
of Oskaloosa Savings Bank. plaintiff.
l will Offer at public sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the door
of the Court House, in the city of
Oskaloosa, county of Mahaska, Iowa,
on the Bird day of November 1906,
all of the defendants right, title and
interest in and 10 the following de-
scribed person i property situated in
Mahaska County, Iowa, to wit
Two card ledgers, one note in favor
of III w Lyman, amount S25 dollars,
signed by Mrs. lingo, nine office
chairs, one desk and contents, one
table, one Faysho typewriter with
desk for same, one electric fan, one
hat rack, one lounge one letter hold.
or, four maps and rack for same,
one supply cabinet and contents,
three gas mantles and globes, two
thermometers, two glass ink stands,
one pen rack, one picture and frame,
about two thousand envelopes, one
cupboard and contents, one Code of
Iowa 1887, one book of Law and
Forms, and six real estate list books,
one letter scale, ~ two fibre Office
rugs.
Sale to commence at the hour of
900 O'Clock p. m. of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day
of October 1905.
e. L. VALENTIAE, (12w2)
Sheriff Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Married,
at the home of the brides parents in
White Oak, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Al
exander, on Wednesday, Oct. "a, zoe,
at high noon, Miss Effie NJ. Alexander
to Mr.. William W. Moore, Rev. l..
Burdock officiating. Preceding the
interesting ceremony that united
these two young people, Miss Lille
Alexander, youngest sister of the
bride, sang Faithful as the Stars
Above" being accompanied by Miss
LYDIA Woods. AS this melody was
changed to the strains of the wedding
march, rendered by Miss Alexander,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01

pared a home for his bride near Guy.
mon, Oklahoma, for which place they
will depart in a few weeks to make
their future home. Although friends
will greatly miss them from their
midst, they join in wishing them hap.
piness and success in their new home
A number OF handsome and useful
presents were received as evidence OF
the esteem in which this worthy cou,
pie are held.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
NOTICE

DROBATE NOTICE
j. In matters of the Last Will
and Testament of Richard O. Davis
deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that there ia
now on file in the Office of the clerk
of the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa, an instrument of writ
ing purporting to be the Last Will
and Testament of Richard O. Davis,
deceased, ano the same is set for
hearing on the 9th day of November,
of the present term of the District
Court to be begun and held in Oska-
loosa on the End day of Oct 1905, at
which time Injections can be made to
the approving of said Will and its adj
mission to probate.
Da ed this 18th dsy of October 1906
CLIFB B. WEST, Clerk.
BY L. E.,CoRLETT, Deputy. 13w2
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
RICH ELDON MAN
WISER BUT POORER
r. M. BOWEN, PROMINENT cITI.
ZEN, LOSES 1888.
WORKED BY CONFIDENCE MAN.
He Meets First One Stranger and
Then Second, Who Says He
Is a Sport and Proves

Ottumwa, Ia, Oct. pr. NJ. Bow
EN-, prominent and wealthy citizen
of Eldon, is poorer but wiser man
and two clever confidence men are
1888 better off as the result of an old,
old game which they worked on Bow
en- last week.
Last Monday, stranger whose
name is unknown, and who claimed
to be from Des Moines, arrived in FL
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
Notice Of Removal.

Notice of Removal.
DR.. w. w. Talbot, veterinarian, has
removed his Office to a new location,
the Morris Freeman brick building,
406 High avenue west, first door east
Of Scott Longs feed yard. where he
is ready to attend all patrons prompt.
ly. Residence, corner South B street
and Third avenue west. Telephones,
ONCE 240, Residence s1S Black. Good
hospital accommodations.
3Sd312w3
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Special sale of plush, wool and fur
robes, coats, trunks, suit cases, grips,
etec. ia North Market street.
5Od3-w1 L. L. Hull.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01

Mike Grimes, of What Cheer, was
caught by fall of coal in the Kiltie
mine, last week, and was consider
ably bruised.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
WANTS 4 FOR sale.

FOR SALE; - Two yearling Aber-
deem Angus bulls. Also one 2-year-
old heifer, bred. All recorded
stock. Prices reasonable. VIM.
Bartlett, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Phone
X. 12w3pd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-11-01
MARKING THE BALLOT.
"A Cross Must Be Placed In Every
Square This Year.

Owing to the changes made by the
recent legislature in the election laws
of the state. it will be necessary for
the voter this year to put a cross in
the square before the name of each
and every candidate he wishes to vote
for. The circle is taken off OF the bal
lot entirely, and to vote straight
ticket it must be marked like the
following sample:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-15
A Timely Shake.

Some years ago the Duke of Con-
naught visited Japan and was taken
by Sir Edwin Arnold round the bazars
of Tokyo where he bought many Curl
Gus toys and specimens of Japanese
art. In the evening he remarked to
Sir Edwin that he had seen most of
the sights, but had not experienced
any Of the earthquakes which are so
common in Japan.
Il suppose you cannot show me
one?" said.the duke jestingly.
Immediately the house shook. the
chandelier swayed backward and for
ward, the china and glass on the table
ratified, and the door burst open.
why, Sir Edwin, you are Il magi-
cian- remarked the duke as the shock,
which had happened at SO curious q
moment, subsidized.