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The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
BY WHEELsARRoW IN CHINA.
Two Passengers Go 20 Miles Da,
3D.. o.. for Ten Cents Each. .n..

Probably more freight and more
passengers are transported in China
by the wheelbarrow than by any other
land method The wheelbarrow used
in China differs from that used in
America In the fact that the wheel is
set in the center and thus supports
practically the entire load, while the
handles are supported in part by a
strap or rope over the shoulders Of
the man who operates 1t. .a
AS result the coolie in China will
transport nearly half ton on his
wheel. Wheelbarrows are much used
in the country where the roads are
but little developed, and have heard
that passengers sometimes make the
entire trip from Shanghai to Picking, a
distance of 900 miles, by barrow.
A two-passenger barrow will make
about 20 miles a day, and the coolie
is content with pay of about 20 cents
day, or an average of about half a
cent mile for each passenger.
On the level, well-kept streets o.
the foreign quarters of such cities as
Hongkong, Shanghai and Picking the
wheelbarrow coolie will struggle along
with load of six or even eight people
Washington Herald. ...la g
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
THREE PENKANTS ARE WON
INDIANAPOLIS is CHAMPION or
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Sioux City Captures Western League
Flag and Springfield That Of
Three League.

Three baseball leagues closed their
seasons with Mondays games. They
are the American association, the
Western league and the Three Il
league. s.ts.e Is
In the first named Indianapolis won
the pennant. leading Louisville by four
games. with Columbus a close third.
At Sioux City, Ia, Manager Holmes
of the local Western league team
walked to the plate In the third inning
OF the game with Omaha and hit out
home run over center field fence,
winning the last game of the season
and the Western league pennant for
1908. That run proved sufficient for
all practical purposes, but in the sub
sequent proceedings to make assur-
ance doubly sure. the followers of
Holmes accumulated seven additional
scores. Business was practically sus.
pended in Sioux City during the game.
most Of the stores closing at two
o'clock.
Springfield, ILL.,, won the Three |
league pennant by Al points, with a
percentage of sos. Decatur was sec.
ond with .565.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
MoTHERs CAN'T RESIST II.
Rabys Picture on a Pony Gets the
Money Every Time.

With pony as property" en-
terprising photographers have been
reaping harvest. The pony is of the
Shetland variety and calico" in pat.
tern. r
The fond mother who can with
stand the temptation Of having darling
baby photographed, astride Of the
pony, has not yet been found" one of
the photographers explained. 1--WE get
from four to ten orders in each block
In well populated neighborhoods. All
sorts of subterfuges are used by the
women. One Of them forced us to re-
hearse' baby on the pony for half
hour before the picture was taken.
She wanted some of the pictures on
post cards, she said, so she could send
copies to friends back east. She
wished baby to look natural on the
animal so that the eastern friends
would think the family out here had
struck II rich and were maintaining
stable of saddiers.
Another woman who was not salts
fed to allow the picture taken with
her modest home in the background,
asked US 70 take the picture over in
the next block, where there was an
unoccupied house of rather preten-
tfous exterior. We did it and the
woman ordered two dozen copies. Ba.
bies look so cute on the pony, the
women say. Next year we are going
to introduce big. kind-faced New
foundland dog as property. Don't
be surprised II you receive picture
Of somebody's darlingest darling with
its chubby hands lost in the wavy hair
on the dogs neck. We've got Chaun-
cey olcott beaten to whisper in rig.
ging up cut scenes."--Kansas City
Star.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
HEBREW HOLIDAYS.
Rash a-Shona and YOm Kipos Are
Near at Hand.

On September 25 orthodox Jews
will celebrate the Jewish New Year,
Rosh-a-Shona, and on October 5, the
Day of Atonement, Yom Kipor.
The Jewish children will not attend
schools on certain dates during the
holidays because of the religious rites
participated in at these times by the
church to which they belong.
The date in the Hebrew calender
for Rosh-a-Shona is the first and sec
ond of the month of Tyshiri and 10th
of Tyshiri for Yom Kipor.
The celebration of Rosh-a-Shona,
which is annually kept by all the or
thodox Jews, will begin Thursday
evening at shutdown and continue un'
til Sunday evening at shutdown.
During the celebration of Yom Kipor
no orthodox Hebrew will either eat or
drink-he will not so much as take a
drink of water. The day of Atone
ment is a fast-day-a day of prayer
Absolute fasting is maintained in or
der that the sincerity of the prayers
of the supplicant may not be question
ed. The celebration of the Jewish
New Year is not accompanied by fast
ing.
The beginning of the Hebrew New
Year is not fixed by the seasons, II
being alumni year. 1t has no fixed
date according to the Christian calen
dar, and may occur at various dates
within certain specified time each
year s..-'.
The date of the present New Yeal
is 5000, which, according to the He
brew calendar, is the number OF years
dating from the creation of the world
According to the Jewish calendar
September 25th is the fist day of the
month of Tishri, which is the frs
month of the Hebrew New Year.
Orthodox Jews close their places o.
business during the celebration of thu
New Year and the Day of Atonement
No business of any kind is transacted
by them on these dates. They betakt
themselves to their synagogues,w where
prayer is said.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
PROHIBITION LECTURE
Candidate for Governor of Iowa
Speaks in 0skaloosa.

Mr., K. w. Brown, of Des Moines,
the prohibitionist partys candidate
for the governorship of Iowa, gave an
address Tuesday evening at the court
house under the auspices of the Ma
haska County Prohibitienist Club.
The spacious court room was filled
to its capacity by friends of the move
ment and believers In prohibition
The audience was augmented by 6
party of the Prohibitionist Club Of
Central Holiness University which is
the largest club of temperance stu
dents in Iowa.
Mr.. Brown was introduced by Rev
S. II. Zendt of the Christian church
and when presented to the audience
he received much applause. He is al
excellent speaker and his address wa;
interesting. He plunged right into
his subject, pointing out the glories o.
prohibition and the danger of the flu
ture of the country if it continued t.
be run by the democratic and republi
can parties. He told of how the pro
hibition wave was sweeping over the
entire country and that the chances
of the party this year were very
bright. The gentleman's address was
intentlY listened to by his audience
and several times during the address
his remarks were roundly encored.
Prof. John w. Leedy, of the Cen
trail Holiness University, and presi
dent of the Mahaska County Prohibi
ZIONIST Club, gave a few introductor!
remarks before Mr.. Browns address
and his talk was well received.
The delegates to the Ninth distric
convention of the w. c. T. U. whit
we're invited to attend the meeting
were present in a body, each mem
br wearing a white ribbon, the EN-
blem of their work and organization
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Charity Beuins at Home,

In regard to the duties of the club
woman to her own family writer in
a current periodical says: "The hus-
band and home have the first claim
on wife's individual attention, it be-
ing a consideration of the proper
meeting of domestic demands that she
receives her board, lodging and such
other emoluments as are her portion.
For, apart from sentimental considera-
tons, marriage is a business arrange
ment on a cash basis. and woman is
no more justified in delegating her OBJ.
legations to hireling, who can not
possibly be qualified substitute, than
she would be In undertaking CONNER
clal position on a salary and then
tuning over part of her important
work to the office boy while collect.
ing the pay for full service"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
RECEIVES OWN FUNERAL BILL
Mistake in Names Causes Wife
Needless Alarm.

Philadelphia Andrew Keiser
of Seventh and Diamond streets, a
member of the staff of the Office of
the registrar of vital statistics, is not
on the list of dead ones" Is not due
to any fault Of Undertaken Henry
Schneider. ......
Some time ago the wife Of Mr.
Keiser received bill for funeral ex'
penses incurred in the supposed burial
OF her husband Not knowing the
meaning of the bill, Mrs. Keiser rushed
upstairs to her husbands room, where
he was peacefully sleeping, and, awak
ening him, handed him the bill, de
handing to know the meaning.
Keiser looked at the letter in amaze
ment, and proceeded to get in touch
with the man who had charge of his
funeral
He called Mr.. Schneider to find out
the cause of the mistake, and. after a
great effort, he finally convinced the
undertaken that he still is alive and
happy, Notwithstanding the latter's
attempt to put him on the list of the
residents of the other world.
After investigating Mr.. Schneider
found that he had buried man In
Mr.. Keiser's neighborhood who bore
the name of Kayser. and thus what
almost became the official loss OF 6
worthy citizen was ayerted, to the
satisfaction of all concerned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Rats Feast on Baby's Foot.

New Orleans.-After two burly rats
each had eaten enough of his feet to
give them a good meal, Morris Ia
quino, three years old, son of George
Taquino, a ladderman in the New Or.
leans fire department, was taken to
the Charity hospital. where part of
one of the rats tooth was found i'm.
bedded in its foot.
While the rats were feasting on the
boy he was squalling Justify in an at
tempt to wake his mother. who was
lying by him in the same bed. She
did not wake until the rats had eaten
half of one of the child's big toes and
had gnawed gashes in his heel. =
At the hospital where Morris was
taken the injury was declared to be
not serious and after the wounds were
bandaged the boy was taken home
Students at the hospital said they had
never heard of such an injury and
that they had never treated a person
who had been injured by ravenous
rats.
The Taquino home is one of the old
est buildings in New Orleans. and Is
infested with a swarm of rats.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Public Sale.

S. r. Sanders will sell at public sale
at his residence, mile south and a
mile east of Rose Hill, on Tuesday
September 30, 1908, at 1890, Norman
brood mare, weighing 400 pounds, in
foal; gelding coming 8 years old;
yearling filley; three driving horses;
five milk cows; four yearling heifers;
four spring calves; one bull; also ten
stands of bees and other articles
Free lunch at noon. Easy terms.
l. NJ. Reed, Auctioneer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
new SHARON FRIENDS
History Of Church and Excellent
Sample of Devotion.

New Sharon Monthly Meeting was
organized in 9th month. 1857, fifty-one
years ago. 1t was first held in house
standing on the ground now used for
cemetery. This house was moved in
1864 to the ground now occupied by
the meeting house.
The present meeting house was
built in 1881 at cost of about 81. 900.
The parsonage was built in 1893 at
a cost of $1,000.
Ten pastors have served the meet
ing in the last % years, since the pas
toral system was adopted.
In the 81 years, 6720 regular ser
vices have been held, 80 series of re.
yiyal meetings have been conducted,
with total of 1000 special services.
Over $1,000 has been paid the pas
tors
In the fifty-one years over $4,000
has been used in general expenses OF
the meeting.
During this time there has been a
total membership of 1000. We have
enriched other denominations by 300
members and strengthened the rinds
meetings in all parts of the land by
the moving of our members.
Six of our number have gone as
missionaries and about ~ become
ministers of the gospel
For nearly forty years the Sabbath
school has been department of the
church work and has raised for ex.
penses and missionary wark about $50
per year.
The w. f. M. s. was organized in
1888. 1t has raised and expended in
this time over $1,000 for home and
foreign missions.
The Christian Endeavor society has
been organized about Is years. 1t has
been an active ally in all the, pro
gressive work of the church. az
About SIS has been spent by them
this year for home and foreign mis-
sions.
Some of the above figures are esti-
mates
Since its organization we have spent
as a church, in the different depart.
ments of the work, total of at least
100000.
For the year ending Aug. 81, 1908:
Pastors salary, $500; for janitor $50;
for the Yearly Meeting, $lO3; light,
fuel etc, SLIT; placing new furnace,
$2G3: repairs on the church, $500; &C.
ment walks and steps, SAT; other min
or bills, $17; total expenses for the
year, SLABS; amount paid up to date,
1920; balance unpaid, $160.
The above document was sent to
every family or assessed member with
invitation to be present Sabbath
Aug 80, with the announcement that
collection would be taken TO meet
the above amount, which resulted in
a collection Of $163.35, which places
the church entirely out of debt. We
desire to express our sincere thanks
to those who offered so freely.
Com. on Arrangements.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

San Bernardino and Skidoo. This
stretch of sand is ordinarily trayers-
able in an auto in five hours, but one
accident after another occurred. FL
nally the auto was entirely disabled
and, after futile efforts to mend it.,
Brady gave up. The girl worked with
him for some time, then, as he be-
came delirious, she realized that If
he was to be saved at all she must
trust to her own exertions.
She started to go to the railroad
station at Wild Rose. Four miles out
of town her strength failed her and
she was compelled to crawl on her
hands and knees the remainder of the
distance She finally reached the
town, barely alive, told her story,
and searching party was at once
dispatched for Brady. He was found
lying unconscious beside his auto.
They had practically nothing to eat
or drink for four days. -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
CHERIFF's SALE.

CHERIFF'S SALE.
- Notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of general execution to me d.
rected by the clerk OF the district
court Of Lucas County, Iowa, against
the goods, chattels, lands, tenemenss,
etc., of p. Fl. Kirkhart, and
Martha J.. Kirkhart, defendants,
in favor Of w. Fl. Babbitt, plaintiff,
/ will offer at public sale to the high
est bidder, for cash, at the door OF
the court house, in the city OF Oska-
loosa, County of Mahaska, Iowa, on
the 10th day of October, 1908, all of
said defendants right, title and in
terest in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in Ma
haska County, to-wit: The equity
of redemption and right of possess
ion of P. II. Kirkhart in the middle
l q of Lot Three in Block 81 of Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Sale to commence at the hour of
$500 O'Clock p. M, of said day.
Witness my hand this 10th day OF
September, 1908.
K. l.. Valentine,
sw2 Sheriff Mahaska County, Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
OFF FOR TEXAS.
LaRue's oskaloosa Band Accompanies
Land Seekers.

w. p. Sandusky. of the Western
Farm Land Co., and a party of thirty
five hndseekers, accompanied by
Herbert LaRue's Oskaloosa band, left
this morning over the Rock Island
for Nashville, Sherman county, Tex,
to attend the opening of this new
town. A party of over one hundred
landseekers joined the Sandusky par
ty at Des Moines. The EaI,ue's band
rendered several selections on the
streets and at the depot before leay-
ing on their trip.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

A large proportion of the stories in
demand ~ select" libraries are the
reverse of creditable to our views on
women. But 1t is only fair to add that
many of the most pronounced of these
are written by women. Men seldom
write this unwholesome fiction, nor do
they read it with avidity. The study
of Illicit passion appeals most to GER
tain feminine temperaments. am
afraid that cannot be denied,-Arthur
Wallace, in THE Crown"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
YOUNG WOMAN CRAWLS
OVER DESERT FOR help
TRAVELS THROUGH BURNING
SAND ON HANDS AND KNEES
TO SAVE HELPLESS MAN.

Los Angeles, Cal.--Harold Brady as.
sistant superintendent of the Skidoo
mine, near San Bernardino, and Miss
Lottie Davis, postmistress at Skidoo,
recently had the most narrowing des-
ert experience of the year, and both
came near losing their lives. That
they did not is owing entirely to the
heroism of Miss Davis, who crawled
many miles over the burning desert
sands after their automobile had
broken down and reached civilized
camp, whencela searching party was
sent out after the unconscious mine
superintendent.
Brady and Miss Davis spent five
days in crossing the desert between
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
The French Point Of Beauty,

A point of beauty always sought
by the French in the arrangement Of
the hair is to present joll nuque,
that is. pretty nape of the neck.
Effects they produce in this respect
are wonderful, and are chiefly attained
by care in securing graceful line
marked by the hair from ear to ear,
and a charming contour which clever
waving of the hair produces.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Contrast In Wills,

II, as Is stated. the will Of the late
duke of Deyonshire contains nearly
$4,000 words. 1t is certainly entitled
to rank high among lopg-winded ties.
taments.
Probably the shortest win on rec
ord was that Of a Streatham gentle
man, proved few years ago. which
consisted OF the words: "All for moth
or. C, r."-Westminste Gazette.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Public Sale.

Leroy Stephenson will sell at pub
lie sale, 2h miles northwest of Rose
Hill, Iowa. on the Augustine place
Monday, September 81, at one O'Clock
p. m, the following property: 4OC
sheep; consisting of 200 breeding ewes
from to s years old, and 200 spring
lambs. all Shrop. Oxford and Delaine
Liberal terms, made known on day OF
sale. l. M. Reed, Auctioneer
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Male FRIENDSHIPS.

Remarks have been made lately as
regards the apparent decline of close
personal friendship between men. Per-
haps something in our busy modern
life accounts for our lower note in
masculine friendships. Perhaps, too,
much that belonged to interchanges
between man and man is now pos
sible between woman and man, as
equals.-London Light.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
THE EAGLES HOME.
Old Buildings Wrecked to Make Way
for New.

Contractor S. B. Sinclair has made
a terrific attact upon the site of the
new home of the Oskaloosa Eagles
on First avenue west. The entire
front of the building has been re-
moved and about the only parts of
the old building left are small patches
of tin that once served as roof, the
lot wherein the foundation once
stood, and few bare joists and stud
ding. A large force of men are en-
pioyed on the place and the workmen
will make the most of the weather
that permits fast WORK. A great pile
of debris resulted from the wrecking
of the building and this is being
moved.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

ID:--Born, to MIR. and Mrs. F.
B. Reid of Denver. Monday. September
IA, 1908, son. The little stranger
put in his appearance at the J. J.
Seerley home in Burlington. and moth
err and son are doing nicely. This
makes Mr., and Mrs. F. d. Reid of this
city grandparents.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Fine Aples.

T. B. Tufts of this city has raised
some handsome wolf River" apples
this season. He shows samples in
the Herald window fourteen and a
half inches in diameter and weighing
one and one-fourth pounds.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

The warm sunshine of the past two
weeks has done wonders in ripenlng
the tomato crop. The pack of the
canning factory this year will be the
greatest since the institution was
started.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Law Blame on suffraqettes.

Marriage is on the decrease In Eng.
land, and the Throne says very seri,
ously and earnestly that It is because
Of the suffragette agitation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

Have you noticed the northern
lights" during the past several even.
ings? They have appeared specially
brilliant Immediately after shutdown
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

The moon has had luminous cir
Gle about 1t during the past several
evenings that old-timers say note the
near approach of storm.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17

The school urchin now delights in
hands made coal black with walnut
STAIN. The nuts are plentiful this sea
son, If you know where TO find them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
- y PRICE
To Old Soldiers.
ALL THIS WEEK.
DOES NOT THE IMPORTANCE of
Sight suggest the
wisdom of consulting
an exclusive eye
sight specialist?

s@< wisdom of consulting
gyNGk& an exclusive eye
49, sight specialist?
Especially when the prices of the
professional sight specialist are only
one-fourth to one-haH what are charg,
ed by the unskilled dealer in glasses.
Lifelong remorse
attends the murderer, and as sight is
more valuable than life, ought not
those to have even greater remorse
who through ignorance and greed
while protesting skill ruin eyes by
inexperienced adjustment of glasses?
To say nothing of headaches, weak
eyes and torturing eye strain, seven
tenths of blindness is caused by ill-fitt-
ing glasses.
You inquire who can we trust!
For precious eyes take no ones say
so. Investigate! Require to be shown
references of the highest character
and acknowledgements which no one
can doubt.
Such references Prof. Mayne Arnold
will be delighted to show you. He
will exhibit for your inspection strong
letters of commentator from the en-
tire medical faculty of fifteen cities
of Iowa, as also from many cities OF
other states. When men of such sa
gacity put their names under such
strong testimonials, it means some
thing. and leaves not doubt of Mayne
Arnold's ability to benefit impaired
eyes, often beyond his patients most
sanguine expectations.
Mayne Arnold has had GA years
study and experience, which is many
more years service with eyes thar
any optician in America.
32l West High, OskalOOsa. .'
N. B.-Eighteen men who profess
ed TO be competent to fit glasses
have left Oskaloosa since Mayne Ar
| mold located here. Do you say i'm
possible? Call in and see the list
How about their disappointed pa
tents? Most of them came to me.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

LAKKA. - Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
o. c. Lakka, Monday, September IA
1908, a fine 10-pound son. Mother
and son doing nicely.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-17
Annual League Meeting.

According to the rule that the an
nual fall meeting of the Central Base
Ball association shall be held in the
city winning the pennant, the coming
gathering of the association will be
held in Waterloo shortly after the
close of the season. Regarding the
meeting the Waterloo Times-Tribune
says:
THE next meeting of the directors
of the Central association will be held
in Waterloo shortly after the close OF
the pennant race ON Sunday. This vii
be the second time that Waterloo has
had the honor of entertaining this
meeting, it being held here last Sep
TENDER.
"A number of matters of vital i'm
portance to the association will be un
der discussion at this time and the
officers for the coming year Will prob
ably be elected.
THE date for holding the meeting
has not been decided upon, as the
calling of the meeting is under the
supervision of President Justice. He
will, no doubt, issue a call within .
short time"