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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

The Ottumwa Courier comedies
that almost any boob could grasp, an
opportunity If a set of printed in
struction went With IT, s'7h'""H,''
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

The official estimate for Iowa this
7ear in round numbers is 100000
bushels of apples. Yum, yum!
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

"Where there's clean living there's
saop," declares the keokuk Constr
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

III If a referendum on other ques-
|lItions, why not on the Tariff?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Hot weather hint No. BATS: Buy
your coal now.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

OF course, a fortune in four ng
lures might mean only S232S.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Put the district steam heat in the
lew Fourth ward school building
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Some of the preachers that have
to have a vacation make Alex Miller
laugh.
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of which the payments for salaries
and wages constituted somewhat less
than half.
The production of iron ore in crude
form was 51,947,129 tons, but some OF
the ore produced in New York is con
centrated at the mines, and the net
production, after concentration, for
the country as whole was SLIT.
800 tons. The quantity used by blast
furnaces at the mines or shipped from
the mines for use in affiliated blast
furnaces at a distance or for sale was
SO, 521, POS tons, and its value at the
mine was $40 ,539,574, besides which
manganiferous ore and other by-pro.
ducts, TO the value of $407,50S were
produced, making the total value OF
products $106,947,0S2. The value of
iron ore produced in other industries
(gold and silver mining, limestone
quarrying, and brick and tile manu-
fscturing) in 1909 was reported as
SIZES which, added to the net
value of ore at the iron mines ($106,-
539,574), gives a total value Of iron
ore for 1909 amounting to S1O6,715,-
539.
The Lake Superior district, which
comprises Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Michigan, and the southern district,
which comprises Alabama, Georgia
and Tennessee, were the principal
producing districts, the combined pro
duction of these two districts repre-
sentfng 91.9 per cent of the total ton
mage OF ore used by the operators I'm
their own blast furnaces or sold in
the market The predominance of
the Lake Superior district in the iron
mining industry is shown conspicu-
ously. More than four-fifths of the
ore used and sold in 1909 came from
ore, including by-products, represent,
ed nearly seyen-eighths Of the total
for the country. ~.
i,. ,.. Leading States.
In 1909 Minnesota led in the. output
of iron ore in the United States With
production of 2S,314,713 tons, or Sc
per cent of the total output for the
United States. Michigan was second
with 1924 1895 tons; Alabama third
with 4,3l2.360 tons; New York fourth
with l,024,173 tons; and Wisconsin
fifth with 1,002,666 tons. Other scat
tering states produced together 3,942,-
30l tons.
There was an exceedingly rapid in
crease in the iron mining industry
from 1879 to 1909. The gross amount
of ore produced was more than eight
times as great in 1909 as in 1879, and
the expenditure for salaries and
wages about three and a half times
as great. The production of ore more
than doubled between 1879 and 1889,
and again more than doubled between
1889 and 1902, while between 1902 and
1909 there was an increase of 46.1 per
cent. 49, .-. ..., .-..
Mining on leased land has increased
in importance, both absolutely and
relatively, since 1879 In that year
the total amount paid in royalties was
S1,02O,429, as compared with $6.503,-
sos in 1902 and 15,174,735 in 1903.
The amount of royalties paid in 1888
is not available In 1903 royalties
were paid on more than two-thirds of
all ore mined. but in 1879 on less than
one-third The average royalty per
ton decreased during the 30 years,
from 40 cents to AZ cents. ...-'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

The oldest Mason in Iowa is dead
again. This time at Fairfield.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

story County Veterans to Meet.
The thirty-flfth annual reunion of
the Story County Veterans associa,
ton will be held at Cambridge August
Ia and 10.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14
DsdIeatIon september "a.

The new Christian church at Knox.
Vile is TO be dedicated September ia.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

the designation of lands under this
lam
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-08-14

Berlin has decided to follow the ex-
ample Of Dresden and Liepsic and is
stationing polygot policemen at the
chief street corners OF the business
center Twelve OF the most prumis-
ina hnguists on the Berlin police stan
have already mastered the English
tongue. AZ mark OF recognition
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ideas and with your money? Are
you enough of a good sport to put on
purple and fine linen and take me to
change of scene when your feet
ache for slippers? Are you enough OF
a man to bear scolding good-natured-
ly If your wife happens to be tired?
Are you enough of gentleman to re-
fratn from adverse criticism of the
cuisine? Are you wise enough to
keep your nose out of the said cuisine
and generous enough to give your
wife the best end Of it whatever it
may be? Will you always be devoted
and adoring and considerable and help
ful?' That's what should ask him."
Suppose he answered that he was
all that?" inquired Aunt Jane.
Gle would be an unmitigated, inten-
tional, deliberate, colossal and wilful
liar, to borrow a phrase" Mrs. Merri-
wild answered. 1.-THE man never
breathed who was all that. But, aun~
tie, what I want Is man who is will
ing to go ahead once in while and
take chance on being right"
you'll never get one any othet
way" said Aunt Jane.
Copyright, 1913. by W. g. Chapman)
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SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks man to
Intercept his daughter, Molly. who Is
for the post An indian Hamn
geant who has just arrived with mes
Eages to Mcdonald, volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead of schedule. She decides
company with "sutler Bill Moylan. Con
gales, a gambler, Is also q passenger
Hamln meets the stage with stories Of
hepredations committed by the. Indians.
ans appear. The Indians are twice re-
darkness Molly is wounded. Hamlin is
much excited at finding haversack
that he was in the Confederate service
and dismissed in disgrace under charges
of cowardice At the close Of the war he
enlisted In the regular service. Ee says
the haversack was the property OF one
responsible for his disgrace. Troops APP
pear and under escort Of Lieut.. Gaskins
Molly starts to Join her father. Hamlin
leaves to rejoin his regiment He re-
turns to Tert Dodge after sumner +her Of
Shots are heard in the night Hamlin
bushes out. sees what he believes IS the
figure Of Molly hiding in the darkness
End falls over the body Of Lieutenant
ing him. The sergeant is proven limo
cent. He sees Molly in company with Mrs
dupont whom he recognizes as for
Hner sweetheart. who threw him over for
lFevre forced her. to send him a lying
note. Hamlin declares he has been look
ing for LeFevre to force him to clear his
secord Later he overhears Dupont and
plot. Molly seeks an interview with
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assured her. "still, he might put a.
wrong construction on some of the
things I've said. For instance, you
know that sweet, simple, little lingerie
dress that Mercedes charged me a.
sweet, simple, little seventy-eight dol
lars for? Well, you know I wore that
one night he was here, and I asked
HIM If it wasn't doing pretty we'll to
make that in couple of days at a
cost Of less than five dollars for ma
terial?"
ANY fool would know better than
that" commented Aunt Jane.
"Any female fool, dearie," Mrs. Mer-
riwid amended. "Mr. Farsite said he
really preferred little simple gown
like that to the more elaborate and
expensive creations. could see that
I'd made a hit with him right there.
Another thing. seriously chided him
for his extravaganza, buying parquet
seats when we could have seen just
as we'll from the balcony. He liked
that. could see the CLEAN of APP
prevail in his eye. On the occasion
Of his last visit, / entertained him
with few innocent little anecdotes
illustrative Of my invincible good ma
ture. and recited recipe for York
shire pudding that I'd learned out of
the cook book before he came. was
extremely soIicitous about q cold he'd
taken, too"
II really cannot imagine how you
can lend yourself to such deceit, Me-
lissa," declared Aunt Jane.
"I'm just playing his game, dearie,"
said Mrs. Merriwid. Hes conducting
careful investigation and I'm pro-
viding him with things to find out.
As / said, he's preparing for leap
that will give him foothold in my
affections. When he makes it, he'll
simply find he's put his foot in it."
"'Mr. Farsfte,' shall say. You
have a fair-seeming aspect and an
agreeable and insinuating maner and
a good tailor, but before / commit
myself to anything definite, I would
like to satisfy myself on the follow
ing points: Are you liberal in your
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Moving Pictures Of Aurora 6orea'Is.
A new camera for photographing the
aurora borealis has just been COM
structed for Prof, Carl Stormer Of the
Christiania university. The apparatus
will be used to measure the relative
brightness of the northern lights al
different periods. and to enable cine
matograph reproduction of the phe-
nomenon to be made afterwards. The
pictures are to be taken at night. and
will consequently require a long e1-
posture, which will extend from two,
and half to eight minutes each. Il
is expected that the results will prove
of the greatest scientific value.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Molly Tells Her Story.

Molly Tells Her Story.
Her breath came in little sob, and
she sank back on the bench.
For ME? How do you mean?"
Surely had every reason to dis
trust her, to question her character,
and could not believe you realized
the sort of woman she is. I felt it
my duty to discover her purpose here.
and to warn you If possible"
"And you have succeeded? You
learned her purpose in your inter-
view" ~-
"Not exactly" with regret. my
suspicion was merely stimulated. To
tell the truth, we rather drifted into
a renewal of our old quarrel. How
ever, between what she said and parts
Of another conversation overheard, l
know there is a blackmailing conspir-
acy on foot In which you are in.
volved. May l speak very frankly?"
u certainly desire it," proudly. II
am not aware that have anything to
conceal"
apparently the scheme these
people have on foot originated about
Lieutenant Gaskins. He is wealthy,
| understand"
Il have been told so; yes, know
he u.s."
'This knowledge, coupled with the
fact of your engagement"
"My what?"
your engagement. l had heard it
rumored before, and Mrs. Dupont as
sured me it was true"
But it is not true, Sergeant Ham
in"-indignantly. II cannot imagine
how such report ever started Lieu.
tenant Gaskins has been very friend
ly; has" her voice breaking slightly,
"even asked me to marry him. but
but / told him that was impossible.
He has been just as kind to me since.
but there is nothing, absolutely moth
ing between us. have never spoken
about this before to any one"
If Hamlins heart leaped wildly at
this swift denial, there was no evil
dence of it in his quiet voice.
"The point is, Miss Molly, that Mrs
Dupont, and those connected with her,
think otherwise. They are presuming
on Gaskins' being in love with you.
Mrs. Dupont can be very seductive.
Little by little she has drawn the Lieu
tenant into her net Believing him en-
gagged to you, they have him now
where he must either pay money for
silence Or be exposed. Just how it
was worked, do not know. The shoot
ing last night was done to convince
him they were serious. The fact that
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digging secret tunnel from their hut
to the beach. At the end of the tunnel
they followed out a chamber, in
which, with pieces of driftwocd and
little bits of steel and iron smuggled
into the hut. they fashioned boat,
the metal being at first used to make
tools and afterwards to form bolts and
rivets.
Then with infinite pains they built
an engine to propel the boat, and aft"
er laboring nightly for seven years
they completed their task.
Everything was ready except the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-07-17
MELISSA WOULD TANTALIZE
TOO CAUTIOUS MAN.

what in the name of goodness do
you want with darning egg, Me-
lissa?" asked Mrs. Merriwids mater
nal maiden aunt Jane, in accents Of
profound establishment, land what are
you doing with my stockings?"
Mrs. Merriwid smiled as she rum
mayed in her relatives workbag. I'm
not sure that I'll tell you," she an
swered. "1s this a darning needle,
dearie?"
Its a bodkin," Aunt Jane informed
her "You put my things down and
tell me what you want and I'll try to
get it for you. Are you intending to
darn stockings?"
You're a wonder when it comes to
making an intelligent guess" said
Mrs. Merriwid, admiringly. "Some
might have deduced that I was about
to make an omelet. Yes, ma'am, I'm
going to be busy little housewife
this afternoon during Mr.. Farsite's
visit-just to please him. I'm taking
lots of pains with that sensible and
level-headed gentleman, If you've no
ticed."
1--WE noticed that you have been
unusually nice to him." said Aunt
Jane. "But why should you, of all
persons, try to darn stockings? You
can't do it, anyhow. You don't know
enough to pull basting threads. l
never saw anybody in my life as un-
utterably ignorant of any useful thing
as you are. And what makes you sup
pose that the sight of you darning
stockings will afford Mr.. Farsite any
pleasure?"
II shan't really darn" explained
Mrs. Merriwid. Il shall merely be
overwhelmed with blushing confusion
when he surprises me with the mate
rails. You see, he's a cautious per
son, Mr.. Farsite is. He isn't leaping
to any great extent without taking a
good long comprehensive look first
There are lots of people like him, my
dear. They look SO long that they gel
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Gaskins later denied knowing who his
assailants were-even endeavored to
accuse me-is abundant proof of their
success" He hesitated, wondering at
her silence. What puzzles me most
is why you were present"
present? Where?"
AT this quarrel with Gaskins last
evening. AS l ran by toward the scene
of the shooting | passed you hiding
at the angle of the barrack wall OF
course | have mentioned the fact to
no one. That was why made no at
tempt to defend myself when arrest.
ed"
She gasped for breath, scarcely able
to articulate.
"You believe that? You think that
of me?"
81 may have been deceived; l hope
So; there was but little light, and
got merely a glimpse" he explained
hastily.
"You were deceived" impetuously
81 was not out of the house that eve
ming. l was in the parlor with m,
father when those shots were fired
You are sure you saw a woman there
---hiding?"
"There is no doubt of that; he
footprints were plainly to be see,
in the morning. This discovery, to
gether with the size of the weapon
used, resulted In my immediate re
lease. saw her, and imagined her t,
be you. l cannot account for the mis-
take, unless you were in my mind, an,
possibly what had heard Of your con
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when no trolley or other wheeled
transport can be had. Besides, II you
walk in these days you may be thought
to be devil-wagonless; and what ia
man. woman, life itself without that
shoe of swiftness? Old men can re-
member when bicycling was about as
common as taxes. Do folks bicycle
now? In less golden or snobbish re-
gions. yes. In this United States
workmen and old-fashioned folks and
a few others; but here again the
neople who can afford bicycle mua'
have a motor car.-NeW York Sun.
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eye-strain and they very seldom land
anywhere. Mr.. Farsite has been
crouching for spring SO long that
his trousers are bagging at the knees.
But he'll jump"
ooh, you think he will, do you?"
said Aunt Jane.
"Just as soon as he's satisfied him.
self that I'm all right" replied Mrs.
Merriwid, with confident little nod.
"All he wants to be assured of is that
I have an amiable disposition, that
I'm economical and Industrious and
domesticated and unselfish and SEN
sible and robust and fairly accom-
plished; and I'm doing my little best
to assure him. He knows that age
will dim the brightest eye and spoil
the most elegant figure, while we'll
cooked dinner never withers or loses
its charm. He knows also and full
we'll that If man would prosper, he
muse ask his wife's consent, and that
true happiness lies In a well-ordered
household with the sweet companion
ship of a wife who never mentions
her own aches and pains. but who has
q ,sympathizing heart and a soothing
hand for her husbands. He doesn't
mind me being beautiful. as long as 1t
doesn't make me vain, but he wants to
be mighty sure that have the more
solid and lasting qualities that have
mentioned"
"Well, suppose we all want the
best we can get" observed Aunt Jane
"True, dearie," agreed Mrs. Merri
wild; "but we haven't, all of US, got
the nerve to ask for q very large
quantity Of sugar for a cent. Yet
you'll notice the more worthless q
man is. the more exacting he'll be
| when he goes after a wife, and the
very sad part of 1t is that he gener
ally gets what he asks for. It does
me good though to look Mr.. Farsite IL
his watchful, calculating. observing
and appraislng eye and tell hin
things" ..
II hope you don't tell him anything
that Isn't strictly true" said Aunt
icne.
Il wouldn't for worlds" her niece
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1T is all right, Miss Mcdonald" he
murmured hastily, arising. There is
nothing to fear
you are here-alone?"
Yes smiling in memory. "There
were occupants when | first arrived,
but they were persuaded to depart
had a suspicion you might prefer it
shat way"
!. YES" puzzled by his manner, yet
softly pushing the door back so as to
exclude the light. II can see better
now. Are-are you sure no one can
overhear? l have something to tell
you-something important"
There is no one else here, yet some
one might stumble into this room.
1t is not private, you know. We shall
be safer on the porch outside. Will
you take my hand, and let me guide
your"
She did SO uEhesitatingly, but her
fingers we're cold, and he could feel
The twitching Of her nerves.
you are frightened-not of me,
surely?"
"Oh, no." a slight catch in her
voice, "but l am running such risk
Fenturing here. IL had to pretend a
sick-headache to get away. You must
not condemn me until you hear why
came"
Il condemn? Hardly, Miss Melon
aid. l am merely a soldier receiving
orders; mine not to question why
Here is the window; now sit down on
this bench. I'll keep guard, and
tisten." His voice sank lower, little
couch of tenderness in it impossible
10 disguise. Are you in trouble? Is
1t something l can aid you to over.
Gomez"
She did not answer at once but rest
ed her chin in one hand, and turned
her eyes away. Her breath came swift
,ly, as though she had not yet recov
cred from fright, and her face in the
dim light looked white and drawn.
Yes, you can," she began slowly
Il am sure you can. II came to you
because there was no one else in
whom l felt the same confidence.
know that sounds strange, but | can
not explain--only it seems natural ~tc
trust some people even when you dc
not know them very we'll. | do not
suppose l know you very well; jus
these few hours we were together, bu
somehow think you are true"
Il certainly hope So" he put in ear
nestly. Il couldn't very we'll hell
baing-With Won"
Il believe that" and she lifted he
eyes to his face.
yet l do not wish you to think M
bold, or-or indiscreet. You do no
think So do you?"
THAT idea has never once occurre
70 me, Miss Mcdonald. l am onl
too glad to be of service"
ut is good Of you to say that; 20
eco, there was no one else"
Your father?" he suggested
''Bur that is the very trouble" sh
insisted, rejoicing that he had thu
1nconsciously opened the way to he
confession. ut is because my fathe
Is involved, is completely in her toll
That am compelled to appeal to yo1
He will not listen to word again.
her"
., "Her? You refer to Mrs. Dupont
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OPENED WAY TO FREEDOM
ingenuity Of Prisoners in Effort to Es-
cape Awakened the Admiration
Of Their Jailer.

Amongst the prisoners in the French
convict settlement of New Caledonia
we're two marine engineers who NOT
hong ago received pardon-strange
as it may seem-for making daring
and ingenious attempt to escape.
Living together in the same hut.
these c,en were engaged for years in
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provisioning OF the vessel. when they
were betrayed by a fellow-convict to
whom they had confided their plan
But SO impressed was the French COM
mandant by their marvellous energy,
skill, and patience that he managed
after a year to obtain a pardon for
them.
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"But l cannot understand. Why
should you! Do you"
mo; wait" he interrupted, ventur-
ing to touch her arm II came, not be-
cause OF any interest in ter, Miss
Molly-but for you"
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A Mechanical Defect.

Agent-Here, you've had that typc-
writer for six months and you haven.t
paid me a cent for it.
Student-Well, you said 1t would;
pay for itself In six months.
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Where Are the Walkers ?

Excellent days for walking, the
glory Of the year. but where are the
feet? Can Americans walk? Will
they, do they walk? A few, perhaps.
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Somethinq New to Her.

Childish sarcasm seldom is so In
tended. Usually it is the result, OF
the keen, clear judgment springing
from instructive and instantaneous
realization of the truth. But some
times it has cutting ring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stubs, for instance.
are devoted home missionaries. Their
children are we'll used to being told
that highly desirable articles of food
and clothing are not for them but for
the Lord" or some ecclesiastical
equivalent This fact occasioned little
Jessie's recent sharp speech.
"Oh, mother. those cookies smell
good!" she cried, entering the kitch-
en- in which her mother was busted.
Are they for the Young Peoples so.
ciety or the Sunday school picnic?"
Neither. DEAR" was the answer.
they are for you"
! Jessie, who had forgotten all about
her imminent birthday, was surprised
and delighted.
"Oh, mother" she exclaimed again
, her eyes dancing. ARE we really going
to have some ourselves?"
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Quite Another Thing.
Marks hear that you have been
operating in the stock market.
Parks-You've been misinformed
I've been operated upon.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-07-17
CHAPTER xix.-continued.

ut Is all right, Miss Mcdonald" he
murmured hastily, arising. There is
nothing to fear"