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The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
WAS NOT ASKED AGAIN.
One Occasion when the Plety of a
Michigan Politician Was Nos
Conspicuous.

NJ. +. Chittenden, the Michigan politician
who died recently, dearly loved a joke. His
own initials, m. f. c. - he always insisted,
stood for Methodist Episcopal church, which
organization, could 1t have secured him,
would have acquired very lively member.
Mart" as Mr.. Chitlenden was famliarly
called, relates the Chicago Chronicle, par.
tally lost his hearing some years ago and
communication with him thereafter was one
OF the fine arts, Being the agent Of
the Standard Oil company Tor large terri.
tory. he Travelled considerably, and on Ger.
tam occasion tel IN with couple Of friends
1t Hillsdaie, who invited him to go with them
to dinner at the house of resident ac-
quatntauee. One OF them quietly SAID 10 the
host: Mr., Chlttenden is an exceedingly
p,ous man and likes to have the feod blessed
before partaking. You must invite him TO
ask the blessing
Accordingly. when all were seated, silence
fell upon the company, while the host turned
10 MIR, Chittenden with Will yeu ask the
blessings' W
Up went Chittenden's hand TO his ear, with
his usual, quick, nervous gesture, as in a
listening attitude he responded in tone
more decided than unctuous.
We grown SO all.tired deaf lately that il
you've got anything to say TO me you Il have
to say 1t devllsh loud.
A roar from the two friends disclosed TO
Chlttenden aud the astonishcd host that
they had been the victims Of practical joke.
But Chit enjoyed il amazingly when be un.
derstood what lad happened.
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never been a matter OF question with
the medical profession.
Many of my sick have gone for more
than a month without food. One very
sick, in bed for more than a month
with acute rheumatism, was able to
wax about the room on the forty sixth
day before the first food was taken.
Another patient, a woman of 81, went
until the forty-third day before she
broke her fast, and without any omis-
sion of her ordinary duties. A dis
eased stomach was cured as the result
and now, after five years, there has
been no return of the trouble"
Physicians are pretty generally
agreed that Americans eat too much
especially too much meat. The no.
breakfast habit may not be so very
silly after all.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
-ue oNe.pRlcE HElFER.


x.w wanter buy thet heiter' 1eos don
,-,,',l,ir,t sell thet heller, sir, to any livin'
=. iii+. If yew should come an lay atty
=. 90 - an; shet the stable door an let thet
heifer stand.
"a tst her stand right where she is till she Is
80 oi1 I'd sell one side of her, thees alive
80 Eeerd ee a wanted to dispose? Yew must
IT, hey heerd 1t wrong;
"a bpv dozen like her. Zeb, II yew'd bring
them along.
y, course I've got a lot of stock, more stock
.en what need.
- am short of stable room, an some
what short of feed;
,., ~ for sellin' thet there beast
wouldn't, no street
i, =, forty dollars come between thet heifer.
.r, 40 a one-price critter, Zeb. no man kin
beat me down.
sss,s wuth a heap more'n forty. Zeb. ask
any man In town.
III bunker wants her purity bad, an so does
Deekin Hale,
Pnt ez said before, of course. the heifer
afu.t for sale.
she's gentle an she's good an kind, an
slicker then an eel;
Aehild could milk her any time, she never
raise heel.
Che never hooks nor jumps the fence, she
never runs away,
An. comes around at milkin' time ez reg'lar
ez the day.
yop,S orter see the milk she gives, it's
WALLER, thick an sweet,
An ez for quantity. by gum, thet heifer
can't be beat,
Thev's iunks OF butter fioatin' round inside
the mlkin' pail,
An speakin' OF her butter, Zeb-but then.
she amt for sale.
yew saw yew're bound to lev her. Zeb?
Yew want her purity bad?
The slickest piece of cow-fiesh. sir. farm
er ever had!
Wuth thirty dollars ez she stands. an not
dollar less;
For I'm a one-price critter, Zeb, yew'll find
thet out guess.
Wuth thirty dollars eZ she stands. I'll tell
yew what I'll dew:
I'll swap her now for twenty-fve-'twixt
me an her an yew.
lest twenty-five, no more or less. for I'm a
one-price man,
An If yew'd want to swap her back. why
durn It, Zeb, yew can.
Joe Cone in N. Y. Sun.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
PAYING DUTY IN KIND.
one Case where a rhtevinS Turk
Was Bttten-Etow JaHtIce Is
Noted Ont.

The rapacity of Turkish officials of
all sorts is notorious. but that of the
customs officers exceeds all other kinds.
An interesting instance of paying duty
in kind is TO be recorded. d.=An official
of the British embassy bought in Paris
dress for his wife, for which he paid
6 10. The customs official valued il at
eco and demanded duty on that
amount. The Englishmau protested.
and, knowing the law, said they might
keep the dress, paying him the value
they had fixed upon 1t, less the eight
per cent. This was done. aud month
later at the public action of confiseated
goods he bought back the dress for
L 6. thus getting the dress for moth
ing and making a profit of { 50 Is on
the bargain.
Justice is meted out rapidly in Tur-
key,, On one occasion kurd picked
up a tobacco box in the street, which
was promptly claimed by an Armenian.
just as they were coming to bows
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

a policeman interfered Both Arme.
nian and Kurd claimed the box, when
the former suggested that the Kurd
should say what was in II. Tobacco
and cigarette paper" promptly an.
swered the Kurd. "Nothiug Of the
sort, cried the Armenian. at contains
only five piastre piece" The box was
gravely opened by the policeman, who
then said: ''The Armenian is right
and the Kurd is liar" Here he Smote
the kurds head. Furthermore, Al.
lah be praised!--fo my trouble in de-
Gliding this complicated case keep
the five piastres."
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
PRESENCE OF MIND.
A Little MT of Hun That Failed 60
work with n Wide Awake
Man.

II there be one thing that more than an.
other admire Il is the having ones wits about
one-perhaps because never had nine To
be possessed only of Fcsprit d'escahers is
SIMPLY an aggrayation, writes John Paul In
Harper's Magazine.
As illustrative Of readywitted men | re-
call an incident that have often told but
never published Let me do that now in
justice to one that is gone.
In company with the late j, r. Osgood
once OF an evening dropped in at Walacks
old Fourteenth Street theater. We could
get no seats, as there was standing room
only. At the end Of the first act two or.
chestra seats were vacant in front, and we
walked down and took them. Barely were
we seated when two gentlcmAnly looking
young men came down the aisle and ad.
dressed me
Deg pardon, but have you checks for
thosr Eeats?'
wsS on the point Of rising, when Osgood
replied: NO, Have your"
They hadn't. 1t was merely bit Of SUI
preme bluff, But how few would have had
the readiness to meet and parry It.
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in ~ hours. therefore the ga. earns
$40 day for travel.
II II is full, which IL generally the
case, receipts from berths. sections and
staierooms amount 10 sis5, making a
total revenue Of t2is Gay. Out Of this
must come the wages Of the porter and
eonduetor-fbe latter. however, Usually
having charge Of several cars-ihe
towtls, sheets, soap, ice. etc, the wa1ls
amounting 10 but q small sum.
Then there are the wear and teaI
and general depreciation. the daily
cleaning, the annual refitlnR and re-.
painting. Set these charges down at
ten per cent. and give the car three
trips a week Of 100 miles each. and We
have lis earnings 81 over So. 900 an
H9alsy. Some can earn a great deal
more,
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
EARNINGS VERY LARGE.
Sleeping Cars Pay for Themselves In
Considerably Less Than
Year.

The well-patronlzcd sleeping car pays
for itself in considerably less than a
year. Take the run from New York 10
Chicago, 1000 miles. Every road in the
United States pays three cents a mile
for the privilege OF hauling sleeper
and contracts to return said car In as
good shape as IL is received and to pay
for all damages. The journey on the
limited expresses to Chicago is made
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
Rnre PhIIIppInc Jewels.

The rarest corals in the world are to he
found in the Philippines. and have now
become American property. As precious a.
this jewel is. there is still a rarer one and
that is the jewel Of health. II may be pos
ton active and the bowels regular with
Hostettcr's Stomach BitterH. the king Of all
remedies for indigestion, dyspepsia, con.
stipation, biliousness, helching, heartburn
and slcepessncss. Try IL.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
Hnnnr on,eame.

6iifoyle-Kiiaurs e.opemsat WASH,
successful. was III
Poindsxter-o. don't know. The
old man caught them before the,
reached the ministsr's.-Ths Smart
Set
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
narh Iush.

Mr.. Timulid-I don't suppose q
1ouid be proper for me 10 kiss you
on such short acquaius anss2
Miss Innit,~So. suppose not; but
isn't IL too bad we haveH't ksen se-
gaaintsd Ionger?-Jgdgs
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
BETTER THAN FLY PAPER.
A Mouse in Philadelphia which
Catches the Pests and
Eats Them.

A tiny mouse that seems 70 have it's
own way in al il cares TO do has taken
up quarters in bulk window on Chest
nut street, Philadelphia. The window
contains a fine display OF travelling
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
labor sayInE Dessert.

Dissolve in hot water contents Of pack
age Of Burnham's IIasty Jellycon, set away
in a cool place until wanted and you will
have the most brilliant. pleasing Jelly. The
1ayors are lemon, orange, strawberry, raSp'
berry. wild cherry and peach. or II a
delicious wine or coffee Jelly Ia desired. get
"callsioot" Jellycon. Your grocer sells IT,.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
WouIdn,t rhi. JoIt Yon.

Mr., Wabash lat the ball)-Is your pro.
gramme full. Miss olivcY
Miss Olive (of St Iouisl-My goodness.
mol I've been waiting more than an hour
for some one to come along and take me
down to supper.-Chicago Evening News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
The rneyi,abIe sequence.

Jane-wIIly got his feet soaking wet,
and caught de Group.
Maria--How did he come 70 git his
feet soaking wet?
Mudder bought him new pair Of
rubber bootsl"-Puck.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

II woman wants 20 work the tremulo
stops on her husband, she should put on her
prettiest dress when size does IT, Nothing
spoils the effect Of tears quicker than a soiled
wrapper -Atchipon Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

Don't allow yourself TO become melan.
choly. Laugh once i. awhile, whether you
are tlckled or not.-ChIcago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15
Mhnt lie Mnntrd.

Shs-Take care, Alfred that isn't the
remedy for seaslckncss. Don't you see the
bottle Ia marked "po,son."
lie (groaning gl-That'a the one l want
N. Y. World.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

With Regrets The true editorial spir.
IT," said the old timer, is declining !" Il
guess you're right" agreed the struggling
author, ut certainly doesn't appear to be
accepting, Philadelphia Press
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

II 10 surprising what a strong case
loafer can make out against an industrious
man.--Atchison Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

A fool at 20 may be wise at dO.-Chicago
Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-09-15

The letter p. like the selfish friend. Is
first in pity and last in hslp.-ChiCago DAILY
News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
MISSING srUDENTIoUND.
Ernest Branch Gives the lows Col.
s leEe Authoritiesn scare.

leGe q scare.
Special to Nmes-Repuhlican.
Grinnell, Get. 30.-Ernest Branch, a.
student at Iowa College, gave his par
ents at Marengo and the college au-.
thorities here scare last week by dis
appearing something after the manner
of young Bagley last year. Bagley, 1T
will be remembered, disappeared, sud-
denly and no trace of him has ever
been found. His case was a very mys-
ltTeious one and attracted q great deal
of attention at the time. So when 1t
was known that young Branch was
missing and his whereabouts were un-
known, Bagley's case was recalled and
considerable alarm felt for Branchs
safety The young mans father was
summoned and q. Systematic search for
the missing student begun. Oskaloosa
and other towns were visited but no
trace OF Branch was found. Those who
knew Branch intimately gave him a
reputation for being q quiet, we'll
behaved student, and the mystery be-
gan to assume alarming proporti ions
Yesterday, however, a week after bis
telegram Was received
from Branch at Denver It is not
known why he left or what his motive
was In keeping his departure a secret.
1t Is surmised, however, that Fat"
Wheeler, the famous foot ball center
rush, who is captain OF a college team
lat Denver, had been in correspondence
with him and may have had some in
fuence in young Branch's sudden de-
|cision. This, however, Is only a suppo-
|sitiOn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
corner q the building. Htinalalantsfy wel
adnsiisittered and the city ambuians

corner u the building. HtinaNlantsfw were
3adnilni6tered and the city nbaianre
6axa1Ioned. ~ N
Mr. Nanship was taken 10 the gamar-
sitan hospital. where an examination Of
his injuries by Drs. Bailey. Hanchette
and Wood showed him 10 have been
:feaffuliy crushed. He had ave ribs
broken which were puncturing the
lungs, causing hemorrhage: both legs
were broken near the ankles; the back
OF the head was cut, but the skull was
not fractured; there was 8 deep cash
above the eye ana another cut below
the eye. The man was put under the in-
fiuence OF opiates. He had complained
about terrible pains in his chest, where
internal injuries had occurred. The
fracture of the left leg was a compound
one, while that Of the right leg was
simple. The tops OF the man's shoes
were torn Off The bone OF the right
leg where the fracture was, was
stripped of the flesh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
WALKED OIL BLUFF
supposed That 30 Walked on Blum.
While Returning Home In the
Darkness.
Man Named Budd Drowned at
Dow City News Of the
State.
pecial to Times Republlcan.

Specialize Times-Republican.
Eldora, Oct. 80. The dead body Of
Thomas Bailey, a laborer aged about 3d..
was found at the foot OF the blum near
the boat house this morning. The head
Vas horribly crushed, 30 that the brain
had oozed out onto the ground. He was
otherwise mangled and bruised and it is
supposed that he met his death by fall
ing over the bluff while under the infiu-
Eence ofliquor. His son-in-law lives near
the mill and it il presumed that Bailey
was on his way thtther. where he made
his home, when he met with the fatal.
accident. He was seen leaving town
about 8 o'clock last night, and must have.
wandered out of the way somewhat.
and having lost his bearings walked oft
the blum In the darkness The coroner.
has been notified and an inquest will be
held this afternoon, but there SCENE TO
be noSdoubt about the manner Of his
DO, 4 n sssssF $50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR.
"A. Manship Meets With Terrible
Accident mt sioux CITY.

& Sioux City, Oct. 30.-E. A Manship
sustained frightEul injuries in an el.-
vator accident in the Toy building Sun
day afternoon. Both legs and five ribs
We're broken and the body crushed. He
is in a serious condition at Samaritan
hospital II is not thought that he is
fatally hurt.
Mr.. Manship has an Office on the
sixth floor Of the buVding. He stepped
into the cage and the operator, Ray
mond v. Hurd. a young man IS years of
age, closed the doed behind him. The
car shot upward with bound and Mr..
Nanship lost his balance. his shoulder
caught against the top OF the door and
as the elevator ascended he was quickly
drawn down to the floor OF the car. The
body passed between the iron frame
work about the shaft and the elevator.
The victim then fell to the bottom of
the elevator shaft, a distance of about
ten feet.
Young Hurd as soon as Mr.. Manship
fell reversed his lever. but it always
takes few seconds for the elevator to
respond and the terrible force of the
car was continued long enough to crush
the body between its floor AMI the
frame work in front. There was no one
In the elevator at the time of..the acct
dent save the operator and the man
who was injured. Mr.. Manship was
conscious when assistance came He
was calling for somebody to help him.
Hurd and George W. Whitworth were
the first to reach him. The bottom oil
the shaft Is abouut two feet below tie
first floor station Of the elevator. Other
persons came and the injured man was
carried into Nichols drug store in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
REMEMBER AMENDMENT.
Urging THAT Biennial Elec
tions BE Favored Arc Scattered.

IL
Sioux City Oct. 3d. Friends Of the IT,
.tus biennial election amendment to the
constitution are taking every precaution
possible that this measure shall not be
forgotten by the voters at the approach
ing election. They have prepared thou
sands of circulars, which are being dis
.tribted in Sioux City and elsewhere
calling the attention of voters to the
amendment and that it is to be submit
ted to them Nov. s on a special yellow
ballot, along with another special propo-i
sition.
The circular lie addressed ITO Every
Voter, w thoutl Regard to- Party II
bears this head: "A Chance to Save
$o0o, 600 Every Other Year to the People
OF low Then follows this appeal to.
voters:
AT the coming election, when you 20
: 70 syo you will be handed the regular;
ballot for candidates and separate
yellow ballot containing what is spok-
en- of as the Titus amendment to the
tuition providing for elections
every other year instead OF annually,
as at present. This amendment passed
the REIMBURSEMENT and Twenty
eighth general assemblies almost una n
simously and is now to be voted upon
by the people.
II is estimated that the cost of an
election in Iowa. including holding Of
conventions. campaign funds, and in
dividual expenses OF candidates, is
100000. II the change is made this
amount will be saved every other year
to the people Of Iowa.
Thirty-five states have biennial
elections.
Eleven states. including Iowa. have
annual elections.
IL you favor the change and would
like to see Iowa in line with the large
majority OF other states, vote for the
amendment by putting an x in the
square opposite the word les. !" where
II occurs next to the amendment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
DROWNING AT DOW CITY.
.sUncie'' Frank Kudd Fans From
Boatin Boyer River.

Special to Times Republican.
Dow City. Oct. 30.'. Uncle. Frank
.Rudd, an old and highly esteemed resi-
dent Of this city. was drowned in the
Boyer river opposite the mill yester-
day. He had been trapping and in
some manner the boat capsized. Sew
5eral boys who We're hunting in the vi
icinity heard his cries for help and
when but a few yards from the mill
dana pole was thrown to him, but he
wanted to save the boat and in again
attempting tosreach it was washed over
the dam. Up to / o'clock the body had
not been recovered and probably will
not be until the water recedes, 1t being
very high on account of recent rains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30
RsGistrasion z, 6 love CITY, N

Iowa City. Oct. es.-The total number
OF voters registered during the llrst
three days at lows City was 1. Sac This
- an exceptionally large number, there
being another day ON which voters may
register. There were Lses votes cast
In the ave wards for governor last
syeAr and this years vote Will he much
larger thaA tai . lsss. II = estimated
that ~ ~ SAN - sesaSo i ~
Iclty ~ AAN1 not
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-30

xlrhS rrfnoipal Causs is surablss rals
GemehalIy (Dvcr.iook id.

s Genstally tver-iookAd.
al 1Any things may Gauge deafness and
very often It IL al ilcult to trace q cause.
Some people inherit deafnees. Acute dir
$500 like xcarlet fever apmetimee catiHe
s6eaSnee0. But by far the MOST common
cause Of loss Of hearing isSa Asrh % the
head ana throat.
ii a prominent specially on Ell troubles
elves az hiss opinion that nite; out OF ten
scaseD Of deafness are traced to throat
trouble: this is probab bly, overetated, but
u II certainly true that more than half
s0f al cases Of poor hearing are caused
Sby. catarsh.
The catarrhal eecretion In the more
and throat inds its way into the eus-
Sta0htan tube and by cloggtng II up very
soon Affects the airing and the harden
Ing Of the secretion makes the losy OF
hearing permanent, unlees the cataTtf
which caused the trouble II cured.
Those who are hard Of hearing may
think this 81 little far. fetched, but any
onesat all observant lmust have noticed
how a hard cold in the head Will AFFECT
the hearing and that catarrh It long
neglected Will certainly impair the sense
OF hearing and ultimately cause deaf
nesss
II the more and throat are kept clear
and free from the unhealthy secretions
SOf catarrh. the hearing will at once
greatly improve ana any one suffering
from deafness and catarrh can satisfy
themselves on this point by using a
30 cent box OF Stuart'g Catarrh Tablets.
"a new catarrh cure, which in the past
year has won the approval OF thousands
of catarrh sufferers az we'll as physi-
clans. because 1t IL In convenient form
to use, contains no cocaine or opiate and
IS az safe and pleasant for children as
for their elders.
& Stuart's Catarrh Tablets il a whole
;aome combine ton Of blood root, guaia-
col. encalyptol and similar antiseptics,
and they cure catarrh and catarrhal
deafness by action upon the blood and
mucous membrane of the nose and
throat.
AZ one physician aptly expresses IT:
You do not have to draw upon the i'm
sagination to discover whether you are
getting benefit from stuart's Catarrh
Tablets: Improvement and relief are app
parent from the first tablet taken.
All druggists sell and recommend
them. They cost but so cents for full
Sized package and any catarrh sufferer
who has wasted time and money on
sprays salves and powders will appreci-
ate to the full the merit Of Stuart . Ca
4arrh TIA bets. III