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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-06
The Afternoon Sports.

Y. NJ. c. A.-Gatewood, 3d.; True,
S.; Sopher, c.; Wray, p; Baldauf, IT,;
Purdy, Oh; Hoover, Van Dis and Bull
lers in outfeld.
Farmers-Everett, 2b.; e. Cameron,
p; Holiday, If; Dixon, 3d.; A. Jam
eron, c.; Branson, S.; Martin, CT;
Mckinney, IT,; without, IF.
Chas. Bass did an acceptable piece
of work as arbiter of the game.
Immediately following the game
came an exhibition of tumbling by
Harry Schmitt, Clyde Williams and
Paul Bonebrake, of the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium, and the youngsters did
some very surprising stunts. They
received the plaudits Of the multitude
present.
Then came a sprint that was a sur
prise for the crowd and likewise the
runners. The boys, Secretary Van
Dis of the Y. M. C. A, Ed Bowen of
the Green & Bentley store, Max
O'Brien and Lee Kalbach. Two dash
es were tried. Secretary Van Dis, so
it is said, got away in the first ahead
of the starter and the dash was re-
peated. The secretary with giant
stride was easily the winner of the
second trial wiz Ed Bowen second
and Lee Kalbach ana Max O'Brien fol
| lowing.
Then came a nine inning game of
ball between the Little Giants, an am
ateur but a fast bunch from Oska-
loosa, and the "All Star" team, picked
from the best farmer teams of the
county. The picking of their men is
what defeated the farmers so badly.
While the town boys were a perfect
team with organized play, the farmers
had never played together and al
though all of them were good players.
they showed up to disadvantage
against the more finished work of the
town bunch.
The Score.
1884 1918 g.
Giants ...5 4 3 l 0 2 *-22
Farmers ...0 0 l 0 0 2 0 /
The line ups we're:
Little Giants-Donnelly, c.; Lewis,
IT,; Stanley, 2b.; German, S.; Brock,
3d.; Mendenhall, h.; Collier, CT. !;
Brock, If; Shoemake, p.
Farmers-Cameron, IT,; Mckinney,
h.; Kittsman, p; Burris, c.; Brown,
3D.; Baker, 3d.; Ruby, S.; Smith, --.;
Stringfellow, IF.
The program was concluded about
six o'clock and the crowd was well
satisfied with the entertainment fur
nished them.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-06

In the district court of Mahask
county, Iowa. ......
Matte NJ. Knicely, Plaintiff,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-06
Two Hundred Dollars Cleared In
Athletic Carnival.

Labor Day was not celebrated on
an elaborate scale in oskaloosa, but
it was glorious day for the oskaloo.
sa hospital, and a day of fun for the
people of the city and the surround.
ing country. The athletic carnival at
Base Ball park drew crowd of near
ly 1000 people, furnished sport for
all. and netted the hospital building
fund about 5000 This amount added
to the subscriptions already made,
brings the grand total up to $9,S25, or
only $175 less than the $4,000 de-
sired. The day was perfect and the
events of the afternoon were pulled
off in fine style. The Odd Fellows
band under Bandmaster LaRue fur.
nished music for the occasion gratis,
and helped materially to make the
day the grand success that it was.
The Afternoon Sports.
The first event of the afternoon was
the ball game between the Farmers
team, that heretofore had not been
beaten, and the city Y. M. c. A. team.
1t was battle royal, but the town
boys proved little too swift for the
heretofore champions and the score
resulted as follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-06

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Partisan Glove Fad.

Gloves adorned with golden or sill
yer mirrors, attached 10 the palms, is
the latest fad in Paris.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Fancy Blouse Waist.

There seems literally 10 be no limit
TO the possibilities OF the blouse. II
is constantly appearing in new and
attractive forms and il is il possible
always bit more charming in the
last and seems likely To become a
perennial favorite. This one includes
an unusually shaped yoke with effec-
tive trimming finishing its lower
edge, and is adapted alike To the
gown and to the odd waist In the
illustration il is made OF crepe de
Chine in the new shade known as
sherry wine and is trimmed with vel
Vet and combined with chemisette
OF lace. 1t could, however. with pro-
priety, be made from any material
that is thin enough and soft enough
to be tucked with success, and as
that is true OF almost everything
fashionable, 1t means a long list OF
available materials.
The waist is made with the fitted
Innings and consists of the front and
the backs. The lining is faced to
form the chemisette and the front OF
the waist Is tucked, while both front
and backs are gathered at the waist
line. The trimming band finishes the
upper edge OF the waist, and a reg
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Rihe-Shooting.

It is not only the muscles of the
arm which are tested by properly or
ganized rile-shocting. It supplies
an excellent exercise for the chest
and lungs. One of the first things
the young rife-shot has TO learn is
how TO take a deep breath, TO fill the
lungs with air, and then to hold the
breath while the rife is kept abso-
lutely steady and the finger is grad
ually tightening on the trigger. A
glance at any successful rife-shot
will show you man with a deep
chest and full powers of breathing
Any form of recreation which
trains the muscles OF the arm and
exercises the chest and lungs would
seem likely to be beneficial TO health;
but il that is not enough, there is
the unequalled training which rife
shooting gives to the eye and to the
hand working with the eye. The
writer remembers hearing mus
kerry instructor boast that he had
heightened not only his own sight.
but the sight of scores OF boys whom
ho Hau tduShb nv" w uot Iutll 'stS
in aiming at target, by two or three
hundred yards. simply by continued
practice at long-distance shooting
1t is astonishing what results can be
obtained in this way by placing a
rife on a sandbag raised on a tripod
and making the pupil aim as accur-
ately as he can at any distant OBJ
ject. The eye can be trained, OF
course, equally well, though the
sight will not necessarily be length
ened, by aiming at objects close at
hand.-London Spectator.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14

OF dark blue cheviot with the vest
and the cuffs OF leather colored
broadcloth, but there are almost in
Vulnerable combinations that might
be suggested. Velvet with broad
cloth is always handsome, and where
velvet or velveteen make the ma
terial for the gown, there are a great
many figured materials that can be
utilized with success. The garment
is finished in tailor style with stitch
ing of belding silk and is held by
handsome buttons, buttons making a
notable feature OF all the season )
garments.
The coat is made with fronts. back
and the vest portions. There is a box
pleat at each front edge. beneath
which the vest is attached. and the
trimming strap finishes the neck.
The pleats extend from the neck to
the waist line at the back. and there
is a basque portion which is separate
and scanned TO the coat beneath the
belt. The sleeves are In coat style,
with oddly shaped cuffs.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size il four and one
four yards tventy-seyen. two and
one-fourth yards forty-four, or two
yards fifty-two inches wide, with
three-fourth yard forty-four inches
wide for the vest and cuffs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Could Take His Choice.
At recent inquest in a Penn

At a recent inquest in a Pennsyl-
vania town. one OF the jurors, after
the usual swearing in, arose and with
much dignity protested against SER
vice. alleging that he was the general
manager of an important concern
and was wasting valuable time b. sit
ting as Juror at an inquest.
The coroner. turning TO his clerk.
said: Mr.. Morgan, kindly hand me
'Jervis' (the authority on juries) ="
Then. after consulting the book, the
coroner observed to the unwilling
Juror:
Upon reference to Jervls.' find.
sir. that no persons are exempt from
service as Jurors except idiots, i'm
beetles and lunstics. Nov. under
which heading do you claim exemp-
tion?"-suecesa
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14

ulation stock completes the neck.
The sleeves are in the favorite three
quarter length with cuffs that har-
monize with the band and can be
finished with lace or left plain. as
liked.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one. three and three-eighth
yards twenty-seven, or two yards
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
PIANO MAKES MUSCLE.
Else How Could Women Capture So
Many Burglars.

-hs'hs Dui -i.i -
There are many indications Of the
coming supremacy of woman, not
only in the realm OF the intellectual
but also of the physical. That she is
more of a reader than is the average
man was noted not long ago by the
observing novelist. w. ID. Howells.
While the man devotes himself. mind
and body, TO his business. owing to
the sharp competition and to the fact
that il is easier to keep on working
while he confines his reading mainly
10 newspaper headlines, woman reads
nearly everything that is not humor-
Gus. from the newspaper editorial
article TO books. Book dealers as
sert that vast majority OF the book
buyers are women, and the same is
true OF library readers. The in
eyitable result is the intellectual su-
periority of the sex which was long
charged with inferior brains. A re-
cent divorce case in New England
shows how woman will subordinate
everything TO the pursuit of culture.
The man in the case is a photog-
der that the wife might educate her
self. In her application for legal
separation she admits that the man
Is good and indulgent as husband.
but she affirms that it interfSres with
her ambition TO associate with a per-
son OF his defective education.
Woman's progress is little less
marked physically, but still IT is posi-
tive. However it may be explained.
the fact is significant that of the
burglars apprehended by others than
the police a great majority are seized
by women. Nearly every day we read
of the smashing OF an impudent male
Tending herself. Besides the gym
nasium. the manual training school
and the like, il is learned that piano
playing is OF all means OF physical
development the most effective. In
an address before the Philadelphia
Music Teachers Association Mrs.
Murray declared that the playing OF
this instrument brings into play ev-
cry muscle OF the body. This con-
firms and explains widespread opin-
ion. That a tender young girl OF APP
parently frail body can produce noise
enough on a single piano to distract
a whole ncighborhood is convincing
proof that she has concealed about
her small person muscular power to
excite the envy OF bOilermaker. AS
nine-tenths Of all who take piano les
sons are girls, and as the average
period of study is eight years, the ul-
innate physical supremacy OF woman
is plain to every mathematician.
To insure the earlier achievements
Of this revolution, an eminent Berlin
surgeon denies what was a prevalent
belief in that city, that piano play
ing is injurious TO health. He de-
clares, on the contrary. that musi-
clans, nearly all of whom wrestle
with the piano, live longer than any
other class Of persons. The contrary
opinion was announced by a medical
! man who believes it is right fo~ a
doctor to lie in order to save life
his own life, in this instance. He
neighbor's girl menace TO his
health. AS an ordinance has been
| adopted in Berlin limiting piano prac-
tice to certain hours in the day, it il
no longer necessary to deceive the
performers.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Growh of the Telephone in
Thirty Years
BY John Udughn.


by
Z unknown thirty but
Of employ
i entirely on the factories
- sheathing generators bat
Office other appliances
their operatives
should The Bell
added them well
maintain others their
brother
These supple
number miles
- number
The network connects
~ ctIes WI villages and haHles
telephone but would
and better There would
radical
has raised the utilization OF electricity to
of
@ c Fortunes experiment and investigation before
telephone limited
carried by 16so
contnent the
had could
Omaha "Thirteh
Xnniversary OF a Invention" In scrioner
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Mania For Flowers.

There is a positive mania for the
ningling of flowers on hats. Wreaths
~ field flowers - immense oK-eyed
laisies, poppies. wheat. oats. barley
are carefully arranged as trim
ming on the exquisite leghorns that
,re so universally worn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Garncts in Favor.

Garnets, jades. turquoise, canoes
and many OF the other semi-precious
stones are in favor and may be seen
in great abundance in most appro-
pirate and charming settings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Revival OF Russian Blouse.

All the new wraps. even in cloth
and serge, are rather Eastern In
style. The Russian blouse will come
into favor again. and with II heavily
braided and thick gimp effects.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14

'h Through must
some These lmu
are composed of all heard things
words objects perceived In
bodies thoughts pushing little rehecion
waking
a
number OF reading cnue
the left hemls
lion cells number but
millions
In lifetime OF cells Tor
cepon and These
fact and should Dc
sparing OF the cells Weekly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
'c2S"~~~~'~~>9 G~'~'~>-"~~"uc)
; Capacity of the Brain !
BY DR.. Frederick Peterson.

UTHORTIES differ TO the capacity of the average brain
to receive the impressions Of lifetime II Is pretty won
believed that there Is In the brain centre OF cohse''
ton distinct from the centre of perception We oi course
know nothing the nature Of the relation Oh DIlih
cells to perceps conservation but do know the
there must be relation The latest researches tamWe'
berg and Thomson show that the number OF cells In tue
brain Is nine billion two hundred million. All stimuli ex-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
nifser.

The amber craze has brought out
all the oldfashioned buckles and
brooches 10 fastep girdles and belts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14
Soft EeltS pODular

Soft felt hats are popular for town
Is well as country wear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30

a few weeks; they needed the money and
were willing To take the risk. In this case
there was little trouble in sitting the wheat
from the chat, as some OF the applicants
almost tainted with fright at the sight OF
the most genial looking lion in the show.
A little later IN advertisement called
for a fine horsewoman. Again, good
physique was one of the first requirements,
as the successful applicant was to be a
conspicuous figure in the streets OF the
city, mounted on a white horse, az the
advertisement of a coming show.
There was little trouble in finding Just
the woman TO fill the bill. When, again,
the same manager advertised for -the
prettiest girl in New York" such a dazzling
bunch CT beauty put in Al appearance
that il was difficult to pick and choose.
Another recent advertisement that
brought woven tocking for she SAKE OF a
few dollars was that Of a corset manu-
f%actlrer who was ~nXiou TO secure models
10 he photographed for an illustrated cata-
logue. Good figures were wanted but in
several distinct styles-slight. medium, large
and extra stout.
Again the advertiser had no trouble in
picking out from the great assortment Of
figures Just the proportions desired for the
exhibition OF the goods. One OF the moaa
desirable models at the crucial moment
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objected to having Der tace appear In q
catalogue for general circulation, but whan
the photographer suggested that q radical
change In the style Of wearing the hair and
a profile view would conceal her identity
from even her own family tbs objection
was speedily Get aside.
A recent advertisement which appealed
10 hundreds Of women ON the outlook for
employment read II follows: Wanted;
fifty women as models. Small, large and
medium. Experience unnecessary.
This brought such a gathering 10 tho
rooms Of the fashion establishment Ad-
vertising as taxed the capacity Of the re-
oeption room and made Il necessary TO
hold an overflow meeting In the hall. The
more timid women stationed themselves
on the stairs breathlessly waiting 70 hear
what the others had to say when they came
out.
Il turned u that while fifty were adj
vertieed for only three were wanted and
those three, a. chance would have II, wero
picked out from among the very last to
arrive.
Now, to the impecunious woman. whose
only stock in trade 10 q fine physique, the
word model il like the smell OF battle
TO a warhorse. She at once pricke up her
ears and begins 70 take notice. But this
time good figures weren't wanted.
II was soon whispered among the crowd
OF waiting women that the poorer tho
figure from q physical standpoint the
better for this especial purpose, a. the mod
els were TO show Oh the advantages OF Q cer-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30
From the London Timer.

T TWWN ~ N~VN|'W' 7 "TNN8
Prof. W. D. HodgkInson suggests a means Of
preventing the eating away OF our coast, especially
on the 60 stern side. by the sea. PROT. Hodgkinson
would build structures Of sheet iron, lengt IN about
A feet. height 4 feet to 5 feet and breadth about I
feet or q little less. Strength Of sheet Iron two
mnnmetreg iron to be hot pitched when new. A
series OF these structures to be mOOred BY means
Of a wire OF chain cable IN a position az low water.
40 that thsy form a sight arc with the coicAve side
20 the set Of tide and current when one set hss be-
come logged with SIND and gravel another series
could be pIacedln frOntOfthe gaps In the nrSt series.
The distances apart would be about the width OF
the stricture itself. Made OF common rolled iron
they would be very cheap. Construction would
he A mere tribe. the main cost being really In the
blaming down Of the holding cable. Iron doss not
rust very rapidly ia sea water after the nrst few
weeka II made OF metal 80 milllmetre thick they
wouId laat for years. even exposed 20 wind and
watsr. when eOmplstely covered Wtah sand and
,wntw shey would Inst IN lndsfnits tina
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30
WOMEN READY FOR ODD TASKS
FORTY WANTED A CHANCE TO
ENTER A LIONS CAGE.

Number willing 70 ne selected A. the
PrcttIest Girl In New York Hundred
Of Good Figures for Corset ManUTac-
turers 10 Exhibit Their wares On.
There are all sorts OF unusual way for
a woman to earn money in a big city like
New York and there are any number Of
impecunious women continually on the
look out for just such opportunities.
Large numbers Of women GENERALLY ap-
pear in answer to advertisements promis-
ing a good return for temporary employ
ment. Many Of lthese advertisements
have the added inducement Experience
not necessary"
One instance of this sort occurred a
month or so g when the manager OF an
animal show advertised for a fearless woman
of fine physique to Exhibit in the cage with
a couple Of trained lions. The salary
offered was large, and more than forty
fearless women applied for the Job.
They evidently reasoned that it was only
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-30

tain corset. After this information became
spread many women with n~oticeably fine
figures hauRhtily withdrew with an air OF
not being appreciated, while those with
less good points took courage.
we're 10 be exhibited, scanily cl ad, al a
lecture for women on how to put OF a corset,
there was a decided thinning out in tho
ranks and many left with an air Of injured
dignity. q
THE very idea Of asking a respectable
girl to do such a thinRl' said one blonde, ~
she chewed gum viciously,.
-Such a FOOLS errand,' exclaimed an
other, -and l came all the way from The
Bronx and haven't had a mouthtul Of break
fast"
And all day long the procession Of women
filed ND and down the stairs, living testimony
20 me Tact that there are hundreds OF women
in New York constantly on the watch for
odd ways Of picking up extra dollars. 49,
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when We went to the school We found
an old building, the roof Of which had
recently. been taken from an old church.
The grounds were small and out up with
Rullies, covered with trash, leaves and
decaying stumps. The steps were nearly
gone; window lights were broken out.
the county gave US panes; the boys
put them in. BY Christmas we had en-
larged our yard to about twice its original
size, taking up twenty-eight stumps. We
levelled the grounds and secured the floor
and desks.
I'VE celebrated Thanksgiving Day and
gave a free concert Christmas. We gave
q measuring party and festival for the
purpose Of raising money.
After Christmas we celebrated St. VRlen-
North Carolina Day. We got up 4 pro-
Rramme for Parents Day and gave another
free concert on the last night OF school.
To raise money we had an apron hem
ming and an Toe cream supper and the
young ladies' Of the association made q
memory quilt.
.The men OF the nsIghborhood fxed the
yard, built an addition 20 the house and
made some new steps. The schoolchildren
set out the flowers, secured the floor and
seats and swept the yard once a month.
we hired a painter to put two coats Of
paint on the inside and outside OF the house.
The children were all anxious to do some.
thing to raise money to buy a picture and
some books. SO one Saturday We all wenS
to a cotton field and picked cotton.
AT II o'clock we spread our luncheSi
later candy was served. We then had
our cotton weighed, received our money,
which was SS.75. and went home az merry
and happy a. you please.
The little six-year-old tots worked just
as hard and felt Just a. important ~ any.
All OF my schoolchildren were small. l
had only ore boy II years old. All the
other boys were under II years. had
four girls over II years OF age. All the
others were small, but they all worried
willingly and cheerfully as membersi Of
the Bettorment Association"
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WORK OF CAROLINA WOMEN.
They Are Doing wonders Tor the schOol'
Of Their State. =

They Are Doing wonder for the schools
Of Their state.
Four years ago In nearly half b counties
OF North Carolina the average value OF the
schooIhouses, including grounds and all
eouInment, was less than $40.
There were 1 900 districts with only a log
schoolhouse. There were 1000 districts
with no schooIhouse at all. In many cases
even the best were ugly and dirty.
In 1907 some OF the young women OF the
State determined to try to remove this dis
grace. They went to work. They organ
lied a State association. The first nesting
was held at Greensboro in April OF that
Q Next came county associations, OF
which all white women were invited TO be-
COM members. These now exist in ninety
six counties Of the State.
Many Of these offer prizes to the district
showing the greatest improvement. A
tvpical case Is that Of Wayne county, away
up in the mountains. Last August the
association in that county offered a prize
Of 500. which was won by District No. l..
The district Is described in the Worlds
Work GA containing only sixteen families
with children Of school age. There are only
forty children on the census. The average
attendance for the four months term was
twenty-seven. .
OF the sixteen families all are farmers
and only eight own the land on which they
live. Only one Of them has had the adj
vantage OF q high school education. Seven
OF them tended only a a horse farm
Not a mother in the district had any help
except what the children could give night
and morning.
Here b the account given By thE teacher
Of the way tho school earned In prize: "a