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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27
CORRESPONDENCE
MADISON.

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Arthur Dilley took $50 bushels OF
oats TO Oskaloosa at one load Mon
dly.
Ed Cofiiin ate Sunday dinner with
his friend Herbert Padsett last sun
day
Ollie Padgeut and Arthur fDilley fin
ashed Milling their ice honses last
week es nag p@'
Neal Van de Haar and Afaimily speLt
day recently at the Flock home al
Ilenwood
John Coffin is still in serious con
dition and the doctors have little hope
Of his recovery.
Byron Cruzen and family were en-.
tertained at the G. b. Coffin home ars-
er church last Sunday.
Byron Cruzen and wife attended the
revival services at the M E. CHURCH
IN the city Sunday night av,sies.'
John Hendryx and family spent Sum
lay at the John Else. ST., nome. Mrs.
else returned with them to Mahaska
9enter for a visit. e~
Carl Beal moved his household
FOODS from Searsboro this week and
will occupy the vacant house on the
Nred Coffin farm the coming year
There will he preaching at Madison
1hapel next Sunday at 1900 a. m. by
Rev. Lounds OF the University A
cordial invitation Is extended to all.
Miss Fannie Baxter came from the
city Friday evening to attend the
,ox social and visit her sister Mrs.
da Dilley returning to her home Sun
lay evening
John Else Jr., sold two car loads OF
at cattle to Ohet Reed and w. ].
leans, delivered in Oskaloosa Satur-
Jay They averaged 1,400 lbs. and
brought $6.15 cwt
Those at Will Cruzen's after church
asst Sunday were, George Lounds and
Mr.. Gundry from the University. ].
. Cruzen and wife, Neva Coffin,
iladys Coffin, Minnie and Celia Wal
ayen.
Mr. Bailey had trouble with his
,eaTt for an hour and a half Sunday
light and for three quarters OF an
your Monday morning which left him
iery weak. Friends hope for com
,lete recovery son.
John Whitehead's little daughter is
10 better and there is little hope OF
recovery. A telegram sent to Mr.
md Mrs. Frank Whitehead who are
listing in Pennsylvania Informing
hem OF the condition of the child was
answered Saying that they would
tart Immediately.
Mrs. G. B. Coffin received a message
Monday saying that her brother had
Seen Instantly killed by a train hit
hitting him at Washington, iowa. She
vent there in the afternoon and Mr..
Ioffin and Neva went the next morn
ng. They have the sympathy OF
lany friends here.
The box social held at the school
youse hast Friday evening was well
ttended, young people coming from
yeighton, New Sharon and other
urroundlng communicates the spell
ng contest Miss Fannie Baxter was
he champion, The boxes were sold
| ~ Neal Van Hemert and $l1.50 was
realized which will be used to buy
dictionary. All had a fine time,
The death of Chris Howar at his
,ome in the Else nefghborhood was
announced Sunday evening. Another
rioneer Of Madison township has been
allied to face the dawn OF eternity
md serve as warnig to the living
o be ready for the summons. for
One by One Our Friends Pass over"
rhe funeral will be held at Madison
,hapel Wednesday at 1900 p. m. We
xtend sympathy to the relatives and
specially to the two children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

~ License 10 practice 0ptometry. No
262. Mayne Arnold, 2l5 West High
Ave. 0skaloosa. Scientific glass fit
ting guaranteed or money back
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

The public roads are In excellent
condition for travel
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Rolfe, who
have been entertained by oskaloosa
and Beacon friends during a few days
.xisif. returned Sunday to their home
30 Fiagier
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Iowa State Board OF
Optometry Examin-
ers. Certificate No.
262. Mahaska Coun-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-27

Arthur Dilley took $50 bushels OF
oats TO Oskaloosa at one load Mon
,ily ,af
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to their shoulders. and then it went af
high up into the air as their two hands
could reach. Other signals caused then
to lower it slowly, until it again reached
the ground. There was a motion for
each tap of the gong. and the work wen,
on for hours at a time. am told that
the fatigue soon becomes terrible and
that the men will welcome any other
punishment to escape this.
The Rangoon prison is excellently
planned and well managed. The build
ings are great sheds of one and two
stories, running out like the spokes of
wheel from a circle. in which the
guards stand, so that they can inspect
a half dozen or more shops at one
time. The dormitories are arranged the
same way. Everything is clean and
sanitary. the prison death rate being
only sixteen per thousand. Among the
Jail institutions is q large garden. where
anti-scorbutic vegetables are raised for
the prisoners, nearly all such food being
produced inside the Jail
The prisoners have enough to eat to
keep them in perfect condition, and their
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breech cloths although a few wore calico
jackets as well.
In this description, however. l have
omitted a suit which nearly every
criminal has and which he wears Ill
his life. ! refer to his suit of tattooing
This runs from his knees to his waist.
1t consists of a pair of breeches made
up of the figures of tigers. monkeys
and other animals which have been
pricked into the skin with blue and
black ink. Each animal is surrounde j
by a tracery of letters from the Bur-
mese alphabet, and diamonds. squares
and triangles Of various sizes fill up
the vacant spaces. This has been the
custom with the Burmese naen and boys
from time immemOrial 1t is not con-
fined to criminals, but is common to
men and boys of all classes. In addi-
ton, the arms, chest and back are Often
tattooed with charms. isolated figures
done in red ink. Love charms in red
are sometimes tattooed around the eyes
and a quail tattooed on the jaw means
love.
The ink used for the breaches is usI-
ally a solution of lamp black obtained
from the smoke Of sessamen oil.
understand that the boys Of the cities
are more or less giving up the tattoo
ing of their legs, but those of the lower
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amount of money for rations, each man
doing his own cooking.
1t takes something like 5000 military
policemen to keep the Burmese people
In order, and in addition there is civil
police which numbers about 1900. The
military police has European officers In
command of each battalion. and the men
are largely East Indians. The native
3urmans do not make good policemen.
although some of the natives of tine hill
tribes have proved fairly good.
AS to the civil police. every district
has its own force. made up Of the ma
tives. Training schools for such men
have been established I'm many localities.
and the British are endeavoring to have
the natives police themselves. As It Is.
crimes of violence are decreasing al
though thefts of cattle and other things
are still common. A close watch is kept
upon all Migrants, and villages are fined
if they harbor criminals or do not main
tain a good police force. The system
of keeping track of bad characters BY
photographs and finger prints is We
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sleek, fat forms are In striking contrast
to the lean coolies from India. who
are to be seen everywhere upon the
streets. The convicts eat three meals
a day. Between ) and 6 am, before
going to work. they have rice and vege-
tables, and a similar meal is given them
between and 10. They have ter
last meal about 4 o'clock, when they
quit for the day. Their meals are served
simply. They squat ont of doors in
long rows. each having a tin wash
basin before him. Into this the guards
ladle the food, and the men use their
fingers to convey the stuff to their
mouths. According to the government
reports, the average cost of feeding each
man is about cents per day, or two
thirds of l cent per meal. The cost
here in Rangoon is S. per year for each
convict. The total charges for clothing
are likewise small, the average per head
being about 81 of our money. The pris-
onerS / saw were clad in little more than
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demned to hard labor for three months.
and that TO the screening of the sixty
other mills connected with the cells in
this ward.
With the other kinds of work car
ried on in such cells is the making OF
coir. In this the prisoners sit fiat on
the floor and pound upon cocoanut fiber
to reduce 1t to the consistency needed
for rope. They keep up their pounding
hour after hour and day after day, and
II they stop are urged on by the
guards. Such punishments are for men
sentenced to hard labor and solitary
confinement. of whom there are. per-
haps 1000 in all Burma each year.
have before me report Of the jails. 1t
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known here. and many of the
have been detected thereby. oood
The British have established forcs
courts all over Burma. The laws i y, and
are modelled upon those OF lhula ,o,i As
upon the statutes of England. as wei, NO. q
upon the laws of the Hindoos anu .,ases
hammedans. In every case the Gus
take into consideration the naon. We TO
toms and rules of the tribe OF Cough
which the criminal belongs. an N,.,,. well
these and equity justice is 1airis .o,rts
administered. The costs of the ov
are now more than a million oohe de-
year, and litigation is said ,o-TrR,
creasing. FRANK q. CARPEN
Hoax-The widow is entitled TO NJ
third, isn't she? .,,e me
Joax-Gee. One of them is chasn,ss
around trying to make me her wv"
Philadelphia Record.
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classes, to which most Of the criminals
belong. still practice the custom.

classes, to which most Of the criminals
belong, still practice the custom.
x
/ am told that the Burmese make fairly
good prisoners. They. are high strung
and proud and will fight at the drop Of
a hat They are not backward about
getting into trouble. but once in jail are
amenable to the laws. The number Of
convicts is large in comparison with the
population Of the country. The jail pop
ulation is row more than one to the
thousand Of the actual number Of citizens.
This includes what are known as the
civil prisoners-men who have been in
generated for debt. There is a special
department Of the 'Rangoon jail for such
offenders. They are allowed a certain
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twenty feet high and they inclose many
acres Upon their corners are watch
towers in which dark-bearded. brown
faced East Indian soldiers, with great
yellow turbans their black heads,
stand day and night ready to shoot down
the prisoner who attempts to escape.
There are other watch houses midway
between and others scattered throughout
the vast Enclosure. keeping prisoners under
surveillance both tda ~ and Night A squad
of soldiers was drilling in front of the
entrance when l drove up TO it this
morning, and inside the Jail l found
guards everywhere.
was able TO visit the institution
through a note of Introduction from the
lieutenant governor OF Burma and Capt.
Knapp the superintendent, gave orders
that | was to be shown every part Of IL
and allowed to make such photographs
as ] wished
i was accompanied by one of the
Burmese clerks Of the main Office. ..
bright young fellow with yellow face,
/ brown eyes and black hair about which
q pink turban was tied. He wore u
khaki jacket and below this silk SKIRT
wound tightly about the legs from waist
10 ankles. He was known to al the
officials, and. at his word all doors were
opened and all cells unlocked. We walked
together through ward after ward and
visited the workshops, where more than
1000 criminals labor from in the
morning until In the afternoon. as they
serve out the sentences.
The i.rst division we entered was the
one devoted to the incorrigib!es. The
most OF the prisoners, as | shall show
later, labor in companies. side by side, in
ct,n IF Ifndc IN
ward every man worked alone in his
cell. shut in by thick walls. He could
not see nor hear anything hut the sor
rowful Shrek of the machinery which
himself and his fellows were operating,
and these noises sounded To me like the
walls Of the damned. Imagine a long
hall fifteen feet vide. upon which per-
haps three score cells opened. Each cell
is ABOUT the size of a hall bedroom light
ed by a grated window up under the
roof. so high that the man cannot
see out. The cell is walled and foored
with cement, and its only furniture is
eight inches high. with a coarse BLANKET
upon 1t. This is the prisoners bed His
pillow Is log of wood of about the
size Of a five-cent loaf OF bread
wrong. There is also great crank i'm
the cell. attached to a bar which ex-
tends through the walls, and which. by
an r. 1ss pa Of eSs wheels Wheel turns
tains raw peanuts, and the prisoner
within must grind them to oil. The
crank is such that 1t exercises the whole
upper part of the body. 1t is turned
with both hands. and the man keeps II
moving throughout the day.
The mill / first inspected was that
of Pc Sa, Burmese. who had been
convicted of an assault with intent to
kill. He was bare to the waist. ex-
cepting a ..ght iron collar about his
neck, on which was a metal tag giving
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industry known to the Burman and are
living example of the skill of these peo-
pie. There is a large printing Office will.
about 500 presses, and there are fully
that many convicts at work there and in
the type foundries and engraving estab-
iishments nearby. Each printer has an
iron collar on his neck and iron rings on
his ankles, and this is the case through
out the whole Jail.
Next to the printing establishment il
large carpenter and cabinet-making
shop, and farther on are rooms where the
criminals carve wood and weave wicker
furniture. This work is very artistic.
We next went by groups Of tailors and
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his number. From waist downward he
wore only a breech cloth, and l could
see his muscles rise and fall as he
strained at the crank. He acted SO ]
thought he was shamming. and l asked
the guards to let me try it myself
Thereupon the door was unlocked and
took his place. The crank moved easily
at first, but after a hundred revolutions
every cord in my arms and chest was
sore, and at two hundred | was ready to
drop. Nevertheless, this man was con-
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shows that there are now something
like $4,000 convicts in the various
prisons, and that 10000 have been on
their rolls this year. OF these 5000
were sentenced to rigorous imprison-
ment and S7S were whipped in addition.
asked my guide whether flogging was
common. He replied, NO, but 1T is done
now and then to keep the convicts in
order"
During my stay I spent much time In
the workshops. They include almost every
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HE biggest Jail in
the world is here
at Rangoon. It has
a capacity of more
than 1900 convicts.
and there are 2.@
incarcerated in 1t.
The jail Is situated
right in the heart
of this city OF two
hundred thousand.
Its lilac coiored
brick walls are
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Copyright 1910. by frank G. Carpenter.)
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RAEGOON. 1910.
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n @sS'>>><$>4s S0O WI
by HERBERT KAUFMAN
No vulnerable the coxcon,b whose egotism has
exaggerated his confidence.
Prominence does for audience you have
achieved something worthy Of notice escape attention;
results declare for themselves
To uaunt possessions talents in the face of another to
an consciousness Of his shortcomings reminder Of
mental material poverty bitterness in the huebe
lowy to feel the ambition BE and
utmost
Successful forced the very Of their career
realize hs otherwise they the good will Of the
Many with which all progress is measured They quickly
learn to subdue offensive display Of superiority
When exhibits ponposiy and bombast, his demeanor
such sharp contrast to those whom now be important
that we instantly challenge his importance.
From the beginnings Of society," the hardest problem that Civ
zaon has encountered impose the rule of theader Man
kind has consistently ebeed against the
So that when papabe shallow superficial strutter
seeks nct his shoy prefension he anosy
uiont that would handicap the strongest and the
abLest.
As Old Man Benson used to say, "MOST BOOSTERS WEAR
THEIR CROWS TOO LOUD AND THEIR SPURS TOO St1ORTw
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THE BOASTEI
The who loudly later learn
eat his crou On of life "roast the logical
after boast
The proofo solid North and stability modest de1eanor
under the stress of success.
The applause of Vanity is the song Of Crce-o listen too
long and weA mufes the alarm which that he
is making fool Of himself
No deceit half dangerous insdious that of
ce Sefcongatulaton usually baseess because weighed
upon biased and therefore unfair scales.
big head and big mentality seldom found above the
collar The truly great meet with much attery and
aduaon that its flavor quickly clogs and them
Men about whom the uDorld IS talking called
discuss themselves; their performances speak sufficiently
clear voice.
To proclaim the fact that have reached hilltop
that the hill can't Dery much Mountain peaks
self-eyident
Determination and confidence basic essentials the
struggle Of but unsafe It has
been tested only justified when based past
performances.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-13
OPERA STARS AT WHITE HOUSE
President Shakes Hands with Mem
bers OF Manhattan Company.

bers OF Manhattan Company.
President Taft received the members of
the Manhattan opera Company, at the
White House yesterday morning. He
was an enthusiasts listener at the per-
Torrance Of Lucia" on Monday, and ex-
pressed a wish that all the singers would
come and shake hands with him.
Accordingly, under the leadership of
Mr. Lyle D, Andrews, general manager
Of the Hammerstein forces the singers
assembled at the White House, and Mr..
Taft had pleasant word and q hand
shake for each one. At the conclusion OF
the reception. the singers were posed on
the east steps for a group photograph.
with the White House as a background.
The local photographer who made the
picture is inundated with orders for the
picture, from the members Of the COM
pany, most Of them sons and daughters
Of sunny Italy, who viii thus be able "a
carry back TO their native land a con-
vincing souvenir Of their visit to the
Capital Of the nation, and a proof of their
having shaken the hand Of the Chief
Executive.
Miss Mary Garden was also a caller
during the day, and together they chatted
of the possibilities Of an opera house al
the Capital City. This is Miss Garden
first professional visit to washington, and
she expressed surprise that there is nc
opera house here. and also that there has
been no one with sufficient leadership to
start serious movement for the accom-
plishment OF the enterprise.
Both Miss Garden and Nine. Tetrazzint
are charmed with the reception which
has been afforded them here on their first
appearance, and hope to sing here many
times again. Both expressed themselves
as delighted with the cordially of Wash
ington audiences, and said It was a pleas
ure to sing here That il has been g
deep and lasting pleasure TO Washington
goes without saying.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Q. 3. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

g. 3. Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington wednesday. Jan. Il BIDS D n.
The storm that VAS reported Tuesday as develop
ing IN the extreme Southwest has moved rapidly
eastward AMI Wednesday night its center was over
MsSlc.L whence IL VII lnOse slowly eastward
This disturbances dLTuS the last tTenty-iour hours
caused general SHOWS b the Plains States, the
Upper Mississippi Valley and The northern portions
Illinois. Indiana, and OhiO. and rain II the Ohio
reported from the Rocky Mountain region and
rlln continues on the Pacific Coast Heavy snow
fell in South DuEcta during WEDNESDAY. Fair
weather, With considerable cloudiness prevailed In
the Eastern and Southern States
4 further rise Ia te1rpaEtuTe has taken place
in the Eastern and Southern States. and it has
changed httls elsewhere.
The weather will be unsettled with snow Thurs
day and Friday in the North Atlantic States. the
Lake region. and Thursday in the Upper Mss
tssppi and Lower Missouri valleys. followed By
fair Friday. There Will be rain Thursday and Pm
day In the Atlantic States, tbs Ohio Valley, Ten
nessee. and the West Gulf States. and In the
South Atlantic and East Cuff States by Thursday
night OF Friday Fair weather VII prevail Thurs
day aud Friday ia the Plains States, and the
Rocky Mountains and Plateau regions
Colder weather is indicated for the West Gulf
States and the Lower Mississippi Valley elsewhere
the temperature changes viii not be decided during
the next forty-eight hours
The winds along the New England coast wiz be
Hight To moderate variable, becoming easte7iy; on
the Middle Atlantic coast moderate east and south
east; on the South Atlantic and East Gulf costs,
light 70 moderate east and southwest; the West
Gulf cost moderate variable; Lake Michigan,
briSk east % northeast
Steamers departing Thursday for European ports
will have moderate easteriy winds rain or snow
u the Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1910-01-13

In lie Jongleur de Notre Dame" the
miracle play by Maurice Lena, expressed
In operate form by the great French
composer, Massenet, Mary Garden again
finds opportunity for the use Of that ex-
traordinary combination of dramatic ex-
preston and vocal power with which
she is gifted Her Interpretation Of the
role OF Jean. the juggler, as regards both
elements is a revelation OF her artistic
power that aTOuses the OnlOOker TO en-
thusastio interest AS regards the act
ing. it will take rank with that of the
most eminent: not a single effect Is lost
nor yet IS a single point overdone, while
the facial play IS as potent in its express
sion OF feeling as that OF Bernhard or
NazInova AS regards her singing. we
fear that some people have been con-
fused by the complete subordination OF
the tonal to dramatic effect, and hence
led to the expression Of a conviction that
she is not really q great singer. Such is
evidently not the case. If deprived of
her acting power. she would shine as a
vocalist alone, for, after all, expression
Is the thing I'm singing as well as acting.
although opinions may differ as TO quail
lty and other attributes. Leaving ali
technical discussion out OF IL, however,
no one after hearing Mary Garden will
dispute the singular power or her de-
| Ifneations, whatever may be its sources
I OF clements.
Another feature Of intense enjoyment
was the singing OF NJ. Hector Dufranne
as Boniface, the abbey cook, also accom-
panied by superb acting, especially in
the sage bush legend. while NJ Huber
deau, as the prior, and NJ. Crabbe, as
the musician monk, and N. Scott, as the
sculptor monk. all contributed signally
to the success.
The opera In its entirety is one Of sin
gular beauty. both as regards the theme
and score. The first is of deep religious
sentiment. while the latter is resplendent
with all those beauties of composition,
both technical and sensuous, for which
the great composer is noted. The orches-
tration is particularly attractive, the con-
duction bringing again TO the front NJ.