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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
Attacked BY Hoo.

Mason City, Aug. Is. = Special:
With her cheek cut from eye to ear
with intersecting cuts from eye to
mouth and numerous other cuts the
four-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Prestholt, residing in the north
part of the county, was severely
wounded by hog that was loose
about the place. The doctors were
summoned. The wounds were filled
with filth and lockjaw is feared.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
sues rhe G R-Isn nu

Iowa Falls, Aug. 15.--Special: Be
cause satisfactory settlement could
not be made, Fred w. Mccullough, OF
this city, has brought suit against the
Rock Island railway company for
$4,000 damages for the death of his
son, Roy. head brakeman on the Rock
Island.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
'Hitaby Brick. Dies.

Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Special.
Monko Carr. aged 10, died at 7 o'clock
this morning from the effects of d
blow on the head with brick thrown
by either Frank Snyder, aged Il, or
Herman Van Cleve, aged II. All
three of the boys are newsboys.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Local Teachers Are Much Interested
in the Coming Meeting. :,

The local school teachers are inter
ested in the program prepared for the
seth annual meeting of the Iowa
Teachers Association to be held al
Des Moines Nov. 8, 4 and 5. One o.
the drawing cards of the meeting will
be an address from Col. Theo, Roose
welt on Friday evening, Nov. 4th. II
is expected that the attendance at the
convention viii reach 5000 The at
tendance last year was 400, which
was twice greater than at any pre-
iSious convention, san.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
IL.aras EssI.

alto verify Whist stories they have
told o. the large eel caught, Earl
Riggs and p. Parker brought the fish
into the Herald office this morning.
The eel measures feet and 2 inches
in length and weighs 5h pounds.
Messrs. Parker and Riggs caught
the fish near the Glendale mill yes
terday, Various fishermen say that
the eel is the largest they have seen
taken from the river for many years.
The gentlemen WIN have the fish IRE
pared and they together with d few
invited friends will have feast.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18

The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
commences August 29, and continues
over September 4,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18

One year ago Sunday heavy rains
fell in party OF the county.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

DENNIS. Born. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Dennis, No Ala North First
street, Monday evening, August 8,
1915, an eight and half pound girl.
Mother and daughter doing well.
This is the fourth girl born to Mr..
and Ms. Dennis.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-18

DUTToN-HER Formal an
nouncernent OF the marriage of Miss
Harriet Herod and Smith J. Dutton
on Wednesday, August 10, 1910, al
the home. OF the bride, Rochester, New
York, was received here by friends
this morning. AT home after Sept
10, at lib B avenue east, Oskaloosa
Friends here extend warrnest con
gratulations.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
FOR THE SKIN AND SCALP

Because Of It's delicate. emolllcnt.
sanatiyc, antlseptlc properties derived
from Cuucura Ointment. united with
the purost Of cleansing ingredients
and most refreshing OF flower doors.
Cutlcura Soap Is unrivaled for prescrv.
Ing. purifying and identifying the
skin, scalp. hair and hands. and. as.
sisted by Cutlcura Ointment, for dis.
pel.ing itching irritation and in.
Illumination and preventing clogglng
OF the pores. the cause Of many disflg.
uring facial eruptions. All who de.
light In clear skin. soft, white hands.
n clean, wholesome scalp and live.
glossy hair. will ind that Cuucura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment realize
every expectation. Cutlcura Rene.
dies are sold throughout the world
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. sole pro
prictors, Boston. Mass. Send 20 them
for the latest Cuticura Book. an au.
thorlty on the best care Of the skin.
scalp. hair and hands II Is mailed
free on request.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Proposed New Hali-Cent Piece
Would Be OF No Aid.
Chicago Bankers and Business Men
pepreeate Proposed Plan Of New
Yorker TO Aid Americans
See No ADVANTAGE.

Chicago. The American people do
not have half cent" tastes.
They couldn't be educated to use
anything smaller than a cent.
Tho dollar has spoiled the sense Of
proportion OF the people OF this
country.
All articles are sold on a cent ba.
sis, and people cannot lose something
they never hsd.
These are some Of tho answers OF
Chicago bankers and business men TO
statement given out In New York
by William II. Short. banker Of that
city, In which he urged the coinage OF
A two and a half cent piece by the
United States government.
The use OF such coin" asserted
he, would moan saving Of $50 900.
900 yearly by the consumers.
The absence Of such n coin" con.
tinucd the New York banker. has
resulted In the universal custom Of
sellers taking the half cent whenever
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
NEW TEST FOR PRUSSIC ACID
English Scientist Gives Additional Par.
tieulars Of His Latest chemlsal
Discovery.

London.-Dr. a. d. Waller. +. II. s..
professor Of physiology at the South
Kcnsington laboratory Of the London
university. has given additional par.
,iculars Of the wonderful discovery, al.
ready announced TO the Society Of
Arts. by which the presence OF prussic
acid can be detected, even In the
most minute quantities. not only In hu.
man bodies. but In any other sub.
stance.
The discover il likely to have n
great eject upon mcdiColoFll iuris.
prudence. Hitherto. as explained by
Or. Waller analysts have relied chief.
ly upon their scnso Of smell 10 detect
the presence OF prusslc acid. But
he new method Is one hundred times
AS acute as any Of the old methods.
and 80 miCroscopical portion as one
sIXiy.hyc hIndrodth of grain can be-
difcornad hy H. The article to be
Analysed perhaps part Of hu.
mal hody-'s distilled IN solution OF
picrlc OF soda This has the effect Of
turning the article red, and the de-.
gree Of rodnoss determines the amount
OF the poison present
Or Waller anticipates that the now
test will be- highly appreciated ny com.
morcial analysts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
The Hobble skirt.

THE hobhlo skirt, the june ontra.
wee. II a very pretty and graceful new
fashion. but It rs rather lnconyonl.
emit" said Miss Ethel barrymore at
a dinner In Bristol, Il. /.
This skirt is exceedingly ught
from the knees down. but for that
matter, II r. tight an over A Young
woman ln one Of these hobble skirts
came ont Of shcrry's on spring nf.
'ornoun and proceeded, with some ulf.
hculiy, 10 enter her motor car.
What do you think Of that sklrt?'
a man who was passing said 10 his
companion
"'lt reminds me the other an.
swcrcd 'of the bridge trains In tho
rush hours STANDING room only,
and very little of that"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
10 Help the unemployea.

Paris-Furmc Premier Buureuoi
IN opening ON Monday. thr nr-t inter.
national conference un Unemployment
announced that the purpose ut the CON
grC.. was TO luyo.usalc the scientific
cause eft unemployment with the ub.
ioct of organizing methods for con.
serving human resources Besides
discussing means OF combating uncm.
ploymcnt the delegates will attempt
10 establish q basis for labor oN
change between the city and country
districts and between different couu.
tries.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
DOOM SMALL COIN

a tunnctlon does not result In oven
money
lie mid he thought the public lost
yearly from this cause the approx
mate am Of $4,000. 600"
Heres what Chicago things Of this
financial question:
GeoUo 4. Roberts. director Of the
government mint before he became
prosdnt Of the recently merged Com
mercia National bank. thought the
American people too cNtrayagant to
appreciate two and n half cent piece
II thcysCcurod H.
"Mohnyo a one cent piece. and judy.
Ing iron the freedom with which the
American people spend money don't
think hey could be educated to use a
coin that would give them n smaller
unit Qlexchnngc." said MIR. Roberts.
1nhhis country all our units are
higher than they are In Europe Our
wages are better: our standard Of lly'
iig Is different. can't see that we
need a two and half cent piece. be.
Cause we have coins enough. and
don't think the proposed coin would
be an advantage In trading"
len Small. recently appointed
United States subtreasurer ut Chi.
cago. declared over the long distance
telephone from his home In Kankakee
that he had never given thought to
what would happen II We had two
and half cent coin.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
WlNSTED FISH YARN is GOOD
Anglers Haul In Finny Thief and Rec.
ognize Tackle II Stole Five
Years Ago.

Winsted, Conn Moses c. Butler Of
West Cornwall, while fishing In Cream
Inn lake, Ave years ago, rested his
rod across the bow OF the boat 10
light his Pipe. a largo FISH seized
no, bait ana the pole disappeared
John Patterson. W. d. Boslor. Il. ID.
Cartwright and W H. Tuly were fish.
ing on the same lake recently when
Mr. Patterson had a bite After half
nm hour the bass, which weighed six
and onc.half pounds, was landed.
a hook was found fastened through
the roof Of the hsh'a mouth. attached
TO a second line. The line was drawn
In and 1t the end was found a rod.
which Cartwright readily recognized
as the rod Shich Butler had lost Ryo
'aars ago
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23


But On hand" said he. u would
say that our present money takes car,
Of the situation pretty well, | don't
think such a coin would effect much Of
n saving
Henry n Hart. Chicago merchant
said he would have to give the mat
ter consideration before expressing
an opinion. but believed the smaller re-
taller would profit more under IN,
present coinage system than does IN,
larger store
Il can see no advantage Of such O
coin" he added
The mere coinage Of n two and q
half cent piece. or twelve and hall
cont piece. will not remedy the trou
ble." uyorrcd u. NJ Chattoll Of IN,
Illinois Trust and Savings bank. III
Is deeper seated than that
In America we have become accus
toned to two for quarter. thro'
for quarter and. three for a half,
and our manufacturers have govern
ed therpselYes accordingly. No ciga
maker In the United States woul,
think OF selling sigars for four 1--WE
six. seven or eight cents. and yet tina
Is what In done In European countrioi
on a corresponding scale OF thell
money.
The trouble IL. the people Of thl,
country. starting In a primitive way
became accustomed 10 the larger yalu.
Of coins II. instead Of having n dol
lar We had something akin 10 N,
German mark or the French franc ",
would nccustom our people TO NOR,
economical mann r. ol living
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Secretary Birds From South A.
RIGA Do Tricks at Zoo.
Reptiles Destroyed with Neatness
and Despatch by Feathered Flying
Anlmal-The Keepers Are
Astonlshed.

New York.-Two official snake XIII
crs, who have been added to the col
lection at the Bronx Geological garden,
gave an exhibition Of how sorponls
can Do slain with noatness ana dos
patch. The snake killers are known
TO ofniihologists as secretary birds
They hail IRON South Africa. These
two got here on Saturday They are
the hfst ever acquired by the ZOO man.
agement.
The 200 keepers had read o lot
about the way In which the secretary
b.,d' XIII snakes. but they had never
seen the birds In action. Keeper
Riley Of the monkey house, was %
little skoptlcal about thcir exploits
Well,' keeper Charlie Snyder told
him, there are several nuuccount
snakes lying around loose iu the store.
room back O. he reptile house Lots
give tho secretaries Il chance 10 show
u.s."
They did. Snyder gathered mp %
small bundle Of snakes, put them In
bag' and a call was made ON the
newcomers
snyder opened the bag and pulled
out o. threo.foot water snake. The mo.
mont II touched tho floor the snake
dnried toward the closed window. and
both secretary birds made dash for
Oh make. Tho male reached the rep
tI'r .Fst Down came the foot of the
se'..lh ry bird on the snakes back
jus' behind the head, and In AN In
st"ni about two feet Of tail was twist.
ing around the birds legs, There was
severe peck or two. and little was
left OF the water snakes head
The tail slowly unwounI Itself. and
both the male and female began TO
MAKE meal Of the dead reptile.
mats about the quickest work I
ever saw" said Snyder. and Riley ad.
mltted that his doubts had been re-.
moved.
When the birds had finished their
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
sauey Soldier shu, Her up.

Col. Robert c. Carter at Nashville
banquet was talking about campaign
comrades
Then there was Dash OF Company
a" he said Dash had the rcputa.
ton Of being the nasticst tongucd man
In the regiment
1T was Private Dash. you know,
who. out foraging one evening on a
rich estate. came accidentally upon
the owners wife. grande dame In
evening dress.
Dash asked her for food. She re-.
fused him. lie asked again. but. still
refusing. she walked away.
No" she said, "l'll give you moth.
ing. trcspasslng like this: III give
you nothing. My mind Is made up"
Made up. is IT," said Dash. Like
the rest Of you. eh?"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
FETE SNAKE KILLERS

meal another snake was released. and
The performance was about the same
Two more reptiles met with the same
fate. and then the secretary birds had
eaten their fll
After their probationary period Of
quarantine II over they win be put on
exhibition In the ostrich house. They
viii have a runway alongside the os.
trlch corral, so that they can get all
the air they want In summer Tho
birds have very long legs and necks
Vt the base Of each OF thoir skulls Is
long TUT of feathers. which glyos
them the appearance Of having a quill
pen stuck AT the Sides Of their heads
with them In the same shipment
from South Africa came pair
lyrlX. O small animal somewhat rc
scmhliug woodchuck The hytaX
says Director lioruaduy, Is really IA,
ooucy rcforrol 10 so often In the
Scriptures II Is carnyorous Both
specimens arrived In excellent cundi.
'iou. and viii be- placed on exhibition
soon
Do the collection were also an A.
rwu rorcupiue, two zorillns. small
.hunklikD animals. with white stripes
along their sides, % sprnghnns, which
Is described by Colonel Roosevelt In
hIs last story In scHbnors as looking
lilgo n biz inckrabbit, except for a long
uil, and two small monkeys. one q
fIt.r.. a.. GfI.r lVtU.t. Cal. Ga Y.I.4.t
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Fooled.

He was very bashful and she tried
10 make It easy for him. They were
driving along the scashoro and she
became silent for a time. What's
the natter" he asked.
20, ! feel blue" she replied NO
body loves me and my hands are
cold"
You should not say that" was his
word OF consolation. FOR God loves
you, and your mother loves you, and
you can slt on your hands. "-Success
MagnzIno
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
eInht month"; for HeIke.

New York Charles Il. llolko. for.
mor secretary and treasurer ~ the
American Sugar Refining company,
who has been called the imam higher
up" In the sugar trust. was sentenced
on Monday by Judge Martin In the
United States circuit court 10 serve
eight months IN the New York pcnl.
Tertiary on Blackwcll's island aud pay
a fine Of $1,000 on conviction OF con.
spring 10 dciraud the United States
government by the undcrwclghlng OF
suEnr.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23

Paris During the fan am attempt
lH to be- made 10 bring snake skin into
use as o fashion fabric Society WON
ou On the lookout for novelty will b.
sure 10 welcome the innovation.
Marvcls can be achieved By tho
python's skin In the hands of q clever
designer for this skin never pulls or
gives It is both waterproof aud phi,
able. and II can, by skillful manlpula.
ton Of Us wonderful scale marking,
bring into prominence a pretty point.
or hide defect
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23

Washington Lands, including prl.
vate tracts In the vicinity Of the
Truckco,Cnrson irrigation project In
Nevada, which have been opened TO
entry, upon which entry or water
right applications have not yet been
made. win be- closed 10 homostoadcrs
until further notice, In pursuance of
an order Issued Monday This action
was taken pending the requirement OF
additional water storage facilities.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Fear yellow Fever In Texas.

Beaumont. Texas. THAT sailor re-.
moved from the steamer d. r. Land.
which arrived Sunday at Sabine.
Texas. from Tnmplco. Mexico. has
shown symptoms Of yellow fever. Is
asserted by State Health officer
Brumby who returned to Beaumont
Monday night, after conducting an In.
yostigatIon at Sabine. Five days must
olapsc before a definite diagnosis can
be possible and In the meantime the
vessel Is held In quarantine
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23

You will always nnd those who
think they know what IL your duty
better than you know II. II is easy In
the world 10 live after the worlds
opinion; II Is easy In solitude to live
after our own; but the great man Is
he who. In the midst Of the crowd.
keeps, with perfect sweetness. the 10.
dependence Of solitude. Emerson.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
A Queer cn.e.

"Whon are they TO be- married."
"Shc doesn't know She rs worried
because she Is not quite sure OF her.
self"
That's q new one ON me. I thought
@ girl worried when she wasn't quito
sure OF the man. "-Loulsville Courier.
journal
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
lightning Wrecks Statue Of Clay.

Lexington, Ky-LIghnng struck
the statue OF Henry CLAY In the Lcx
ington cemetery SCATTERING an arm
and leg of the figure. The memorial
was unveiled 90 July and took the
place of similar monument which
was struck by lightning ln July 1903.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
m peletmIne4 10 va.

Glenwo.d Springs Colo-That she
might marry the man OF her choice,
Miss DIV, Thomas q 2Oyelruld clup
ing gul of Gunniaun county, suddlpu
her horse ana rode twenty miles over
tine hills ana plains 10 Crystal, where
she met and married William McGlu.
then
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Minister Was Too sporty.

Louisville, Ky-Because he played
baseball and INDUCED In other sports
distastcul TO his congregation Rev
Arthur Brooks pastor of the Mctho.
dist church Of Cre-twood, suburb
has been forced 10 resign
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
indiana 10 the Reseu..

Vancouver. - C,-Thc launch You
and |, with pleasure party Of eight
-four young men and four girls-was
caught In tide rip just outside the
first narrows Of Vancouver harbur and
overturned. Three OF the party We're
drowned, An Indian In a canoe rcs
cucd three of the girls aud. launch
picked up two OF the young men.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
careIess DrupaIst onuses oealh.

Broken Bow when Mrs Eta
Morris, living near here asked drug
store clerk gt Galloway Tor cream oi
tartar he sold her my mistake q qunn.
tlty Of tariaric cmctic She plrtuuk
of the drug and died some hours ar
forwards In agony Tho county prose
cu.ur s Investigating.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
AssassInated at Alrdreme.

Los Angeles Cal.-Whno he was
enjoying the moving pictures In a
roolless "airdromo" here Monday
night Rudolph Gastolum visitor
from CaleNIco, was mortally wounded
by a bullet fired by some unknown.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23

Mr.. Flnlck-"I tell you Blanche.
baseball is the cleanest sport In an
the world"
Mrs FInlck-"You're crazy why
didn't you Just see that follow
they're cheering roll In the dirt at
every base2"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
Could Wait

"Why didn't you stay to ascertain
now badly the man was lnIurcd?" de.
mandod the Judge
why" explained the chauffeur, II
knew could find out from the daily
papers"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
He va Erom MIssourI.

you're the tramp that took my
cake from the window this niuuug.
Didn't you know better than inat?'
"Nnt then, mum That was before
ate 49,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23

When the yellow streak begins to
work out Of some people they have "a
III Of the blues
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-23
sayes Two end a 60 Of s12.5o.

London.-For refusing to pay two.
cent fare IN a tramway car Richard
Hawkins Of Fortune Gate road, Har
lesden, was at Willesden fined $3.50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
Especial to The Tinles-Dfsnatcb

l1pNN4stl 10 Lie llQleS-DlSDatCh.
Norfolk, Va. November 24.--With the
odds before TIE game almost two to
one against II, North Carolina Agrlcul-
tural and Mechanical DEFEATED Virginia
Polytechnic Institute by score of 5 to3
1nthe greatest football game ever ri aged
in Norfolk. Ten thousand people, wno
packed the bleachers and crowded all
other parts OF Lafayette Field, saw the
Laro!ina team fairly and Clearly out
play the Virginia Techs in a struggle
that tested the nerve and endurance OF
Svery man on both clevens.
FIRST blood went TO "A. and NJ, when
Robertson, right halt, in the first quar-
fer, eleven minutes after the start of
the game. received double forward
pass from Cool and Stafford and ran
nfteen yards for a touchdown.
V. p l. scored in the second quarter
after first down, followed by a Tor
ward pass from f. II. Legge TO w. r.
tIesge, good for thirty yards w. r,
iLegge sent the oval over the bar from
"A. and Ms twelVe-yard line for three
lpointS.
TO Robertson, the 1so-pound half.
teams victory. Again and again he
tore off runs that were good for gains
OF fifteen and twenty yards. Taken
as whole, not a single weak SPOT was
there on the Carolina team. Hartsell
I al left end, was a tower of strength
on the defensive throwing the Y. r L
runners for a loss time after Time
Cool and Stafford, who did the punting
for A. and NJ. had g shade of adYan-
tage on V. 3. Hodgson. In desper
ate effort to turn apparent defeat into
victory Coach Bocock sent in three