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Arizona republican., 1901-03-11
Synopsis of preceding chapters.)

Synopsis of preceding chapters)
 Mir. Harper, straigAtlaced Massa- chusetts clergyman, who snatched from ruin a fallen girl, gave up his hope of union with another. married the girl, to avoid scandal, moved to 1lli- nlis. settled on farm and served the Master in the hardest circuit in the state. He prospered financially. and twins, Jack and James, were born. At 2l the twins married twins, and the father died. leaving each son $10,000. Jack borrowed Jims money and went into mercantile life and lost all James had, who studying for the ministry, wrecked by his brother. went to work in the c,al mines. following that voca- ton for twenty years. By reason of poverty he was ostracized by society and friends. Jack and Jim each had a son. born on the same day, each nam ing the babe after his own brother, Jack, son of James later became the hero of the story. The cousins resem- bled each other almost to an exact like ness. They met at school and when James he elder died the two boys sought fortune together in the west. On an Arizona range dwelt a woman known as the Cow Queen" She had an eye to business alone. Years before she had married a man named Graham. a daughter resulting from the union, Graham was by nature refined, and his daughter, Vahatha, inherited his in- stincts, Graham separated from his wife and took up the life of a prospec- tor in a lonely gulch of the Grand Cam yon, where Vahatha joined him. Mrs. Graham took fancy to Jack. He repulsed her advances. Jack Har- lated the story of Spence, a cattleman trying to defraud the government in a beef contract, and Graham's interfer- ence. Jack tells Yahatha of his part nership and relations with his cousin Jim, but purposely avoids reference to their remarkable resemblance. Jack leaves for San Francisco to sell his cat tie and buy furniture, but having a presentiment that harm would come to Mir. Graham he visited the hermft of the Grand Canyon and asks him to look out for Mir. Graham. Returning from San Francisco he was arrested for the murder of a man whom his cousin Jim had murdered in self defense during Jacks absence. Jim visits Vahatha to deliver a message and ring from Jack and basely allows the girl to be deceived by the remarkable resemblance between the cousins and receives from her the affection she means to bestow upon her lover. Jack released from jail. inadvertently witnesses their love making and hastily departs down the canyon. A cloud burst occurs, swells the stream and en- gulfs Jim and Jack sees him, curses him at first, then relents and saves him
Arizona republican., 1901-03-11

from the sandstone wall. This rocky trail zig-zagsd and doubled on itself. and circled and looped in the craziest of tortuous trails to the far-away rock strewn bed.
 It took them two hours to descend: then they mounted their ponies and rode for three hours more, when they came to an abrupt stop before perpendicular wall more than thousand feet high. There seemed to be no possible way of egress without wings CT a balloon to scale the solid wall.
 Mir. Black got off his pony and bade Moha do likewise. The jaded animals were then teth%rad wiIn long rawriGe lariats to low cat-claw mesquite bush es. and left to crop the scant but lus- cious aliilaria. Mir Black led the way confidently to the lowest depression in the gulch. where he applied his lips to a tiny hole that seemed to trembling and wondering Moha to have been bored there by some industrious hor- ret-and whlstled thrice in rapid sue cession, which he followed after an in terval of thirty seconds with blast of long duration.
 After waiting a few minutes Moha was startled 60 observe large. fiat stone that seemed to be imbedded in the earth move slowly and cautiously aside. She shrieked with superstltious fear, and chung hard to her partner, as n thin. swarthy face, so covered with long tangled hair as to effectually con- ceal every feature but the nose and eyes and promIncnt cheek bones, peered frCm the round hole beneath.
 Hello, Black. Yeou, eh,' drawled a voice that seemed to the terrified pirl to come from a spirit hialen in the bowels of the earth.
 Hello! Gentleman John," responded Black. cordially. Yes, it's me. and I've brought sme fresh meat for your dogs"
 He sazcd at Moha when he spoke He strove to fathom her for suspicious. He found nothing but curiosity and wonder Despite past unfafthfulness she still believed him true And even at such time he wondered at woman's trust and was thrilled by sense of a loyalty that he knew not For months she had been his plaything but now that he had decided to secure ! possession of Nahatha he feared her ] jealous rage. lie would rid himself of her. But the deed must be as secret as the dead, for there was her tribe 10 be ! reckOncd with. He might tempt the white mans punishment. It was so | loosely guarded by legal sentinels as to | make escape possible. Bue he feared | the red mans summary vengeance
 CHAPTER XXVI.
 Hey, eh? Wall. they need it. Comr in"
 Black leaped nimbly down and was very reluctantly followed by Moha She was all a tremble with dlrefui ap- ' prehsnsions.
 Gentleman John cleverly adjuste the cap-stone leaving them in utter . darkness. He speedily lighted a cam i dle made O. bears grease, however. whose dim, llickerng light disclosed a long, narrow Assure, smooth as glass. leading away into the solid mountai". Th.s Assure had been hewl out cons ago by the rush of mighty waters seeking an outlet to the sea.
 With a gruff 'foller me" Gentleman J An turned and led the way along the tortUOus passage.
 His bushy maEe almost swept the
 rock-paved floor His finger nails were
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CHAPTER XXI.

Mrs. Blacks position was reversed. From an autocratic queen she had be- come most abject and cringing slave. If her husband looked at her she trem- bled: if he expressed wish she hast ened to gratify it. no matter how diff ficult or hazardous. He sometimes amused himself by expressing his de- sires in vague terms and watching her anxiety to understand. She was his. body and soul. She would have obeyed him in spite of armies. Fear had work ed in her a change that love never could. When she married Mir. Graham in her young days she loved him lit- tle-at first: but she never respected him. He was too gentle asd kind for her naughty. independents spirit. She wanted a master, and soon grew to de- test a lover.
 It was different now. She respected Mir. Black because he had proven his right to govern. She feared him-often she feared for her life. but this fear drove all other thoughts out of her mind and he was enthroned there day and night. Thinking constantly of lit- tie ways to please him he became her idol. She worshipped him instead of gold. Her will was completely merged in his stronger one-so completely that she would have been utterly miserable If he had suddenly died and she left to shift for herself. So tire!ess was she in her efforts to please him that she gained an enviable reputation among the scattered populace for being the model wife, and many were the compli- Al, less sincere because couched in homely garb.
 For time her servitude pleased him greatly. It was new experience. But he became tired Of it after time and started to carry out his original design of turning all the property into cash and desertins her. He was out round ing up cattle at one of the outlying ranches when Vahatha came to live at the l.. O. ranch.
 He had longed for years to possess Vahatha. Her beauty and lJveliness charmed him but her poverty repelled. Each of his half dozen or more wives had been more or less homely, but this natural deformity had been offset by bank acJunts or saleable real estate.
 Her poverty was now no longer an obstacle He had money enough for both and her beauty would be adequate consolation f)r material short -comings.
 Long and earnestly he pondered over the various plans suggested by h.s spiritual adivser for the ac- cOmplishment cf his scheme, and decided on one at last, not be- cause it promised greater success, hut because it's cruelty fascinated.
 He arrived at the ranch shortly after his daughter-in-law's arrival. Mrs. Black saw him coming. and after a con vulslve shudder hastened to tho door to greet him
 Come in, Billie. dear she cried in apparent joy. You have been absent so long you are almost a stranger. But I'm SO glad you are home again"
 They each had a part to act before the girl.
 Thank you. my love- he said. as he kissed both her cheeks ard em- braced her warmly. Not half so glad As l am to see you. 1 think. It seems an age since I tasted the sweetness of your kisses and-helo! who Is this?"
 My daughter. Vahatha Graham"
 q am delighted to have you here--at home. Vahatha.' he said. warmly, and he gallantly kissed her hand.
 And how Is your father?"
 Very we'll. 1 thank youy
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CHAPTER XXV '.

Mr Black kept an ancient promise and went to Moha's camp. She was happy as a child and fairly flew around to make things pleasant fr her liege lord.
 T so glad you come, she said bright
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Continued on Sixth PageJ
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
DEMOCRATS MEET.
keokuk County Faithful dominates a
Ticket at Siaourney.

Sigourney, Aug. Especially The
democrats of Keokull county met in
regular annual convention here yes
terday. AT IL O'Clock they assembled
and appointed w. H. Hamilton, of Sig
Quincy, as temporary chairman, and
Dir. Galbraith of What Cheer, secre-
tary. After appointing committees on
resolutions. permanent organization
and credentials they adjourned to
meet at o'clock. On re-assembling
at the appointed time the convention
received the reports of the several
committees. The temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent The fol-
lowing ticket was nominated: A. NJ.
Utterback, of Hedrick. for representa-
tive; treasurer. Henry Snakenburg, of
Sigourney; sheriff, John Beatty, of
What Cheer, county superintendent,
Cap E. Miller. of South English; men,
Der Of board of supervisors Matthias
Biewen, of Clear Creek township; cor
oner, ]. B. Jones, of Martinsburg; sur
veyor, Louis Follman, of Lancaster.
The convention named fifteen dele
gates to the state convention and fiji.
teen for the senatorial convention
There was large crowd in attend
auce, and the convention was quite en-
| thuSiaStic
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
RECEIPTS ARE OFF
Hogs Not Moving so Rapidly as a
Short Time Ago.
PRICES HAVE TAKEN A SHARP DECLINE
Quality and Quantity Are Both Quite
rregular-severe Drouth Cause of
Present Conditions Late Rains
Tend to Give More Confidence.

[From Saturdays Daly.l
1O,526 hogs were packed in Ottumwa
last week against 1886 the week pre-
vious. Total western packing 505,0O0
compared with $4,000 the preceding
week and 10000 two weeks ago. For
the corresponding time last year the
number was 100000, and two years
ago 100000 From March 1 the total
is 9865,000, against 100000 a year
ago-an increase of 5O5,000. The
quality is irregular, some being very
good, and considerable running poor
Prices have declined, and at the close
the average is about S565 per l0C
pounds, compared with $3.50 week
ago, and s5.25 year ago, for promi
nent markets.
Special reports to the Cincinnati
Price Current show the number 81
hogs packed since March / at under
mentioned places, compared with las
wear as follows:
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Tot Causes NIGHT Alarm.

Zone night my brothers baby was
Snider, of Crittenden, Ky. it seemed
it would strangle before we eoulo get
a doctor so we gave it DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which gave quick relief and
permanently cured it. We always keep
it.in me house to protect our children
from Group and whooping cough. It.
cured me of chronic bronchial trou-
Bile that no other remedy could re-
lieve" Infaliible for coughs, colds.
throat and lung troubles, SOC and 81.
Trial bottles free at Clark & Mc,!i-
sons.
= = 49,
Rural route No. 2 out of Boone may
be discontinued on account of bad
roads.
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members of the family severely i'll. 1t
was thought that the family had been
poisoned from eating ice cream which
contained vanilla flavoring.
William O'Malley foreman of the
killing and cutting department, and
John Brackey, foreman of the dry salt
meat curing department were in Ell
don Thursday on picnic business.
Ben Long, who for long time has
held the position of stock keeper, has
been transferred to the foreign depart
ment. Clarence Thompson has been
assigned to the position vacated by Mr..
Long.
A Jolly hayrack party was given the
first of the week by the classes of
Miss Mabel Lewis and Miss Marie
Chodat, of the East End Presbyterian
church. The party went to Garrison
Rock, returning to the city in the
moonlight. Those who composed the
party were: Misses Stella Slater,
Chattie Twedsll, Violet Young, Lottie
Steinberg, Lulu Jones, Chloe Crawford,
Margaret Elder. Esther Anderson, Glen
Peck, Nellie Osler; Messrs. Sidney
Steinberg, Albert Loring, George
House, Fl. D. Richardson, Thomas
| Wright, AlonZo Crawford.
Visitors at the packing house dur
ing the past week are as follows: |.
N. Woods, Drakeville; S. Blivans, H.
w. Blivans and r. Blivans, Terre
Haute, Ind; Andy Wind, Dudley; E
F. Henderson, Fremont; VIM. Rarling,
/ Webster; G. w. Allen, Libertyville;
DR.. w. Millikee. Philadelphia, Pa; F.
Dorns, Hedrick; VIM. c. Starns, North
English; w. Thompson, Floris: Mrs
j. R. Spilman, Ottumwa; Miss Blanche
Hart, Eldon; Miss Anna Spilman
| Laddsdale; Misses Eva Stubenraucf
and Blanche Van Der Linden, Pella
Misses Bertha Evans and Evelyn Nc
Elroy, Ottumwa; Miss Fora Croker
Martinstown, Mo-; r. Garrison, ALI
son City; Miss Anna Tierney, Keokuk
Misses Elizabeth Renwald and Nora
Caughlin, Ottumwa.
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Packing House News.

S. A. Gillum was in Chicago We'd
nesday on business
T. D. Foster has returned from a
business trip at Chicago.
L. Schaub has returned home from a
visit at Nebraska City, Neb.
Charles Walker of Eldon made a
brief visit here last Tuesday.
T. H. Spilman was in Batavia Thurs
day, the guest of M. Copeland.
George McElroy, purchasing agent,
has returned from his vacation.
Andrew Wind has returned from a
short business trip at Chicago.
Miss Lydia Slater and children are
visiting relatives at Libertyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Buxton were in
Hedrick last Sunday visiting relatives.
D. Enyart has gone, to st. Joseph,
Miss Gertie Allott of the cashiers
desk is enjoying her annual vacation.
Mrs. Ernest Mangus has returned
from visit with relatives in Nebras-
ka.
John Scott of California has accept
ed a position as stenographer in the
Office.
]. M. Fleener, of Hedrick was at
the engine room Thursday visiting Will
Hines.
Peter Santeen of the firemen's de-
partment spent Sunday with friends
at Belknap.
John Stiles severely cut his left
hand last Tuesday while at work in the
emitting room.
Earl Bott formerly journal clerk, has
resigned his position and has accepted
one at Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker resid-
ing on Hayne street are severely i'll
with typhoid fever.
John Lunkley has returned from
Marrinette, Wis, where he has been
playing in the Third Regiment band.
| Dr.. Savage of Chicago, who has been
here filling the place of government
meat inspector, has returned to Chi.
cago.
R. Warburg, who has been at the
hospital for the past ten days, has re.
turned to his duties in the cutting
room.
Joe Lynch and family of Eldon are
visiting at the home of Mr.. Lynch's
brother, John Lynch, on East Main
street
i A. A. Lewis, weighmaster at the
scale house was off duty last Saturday
attending the funeral of relative
which occurred at Dahlonega
Wilton Wallen, one of the clerks il
the local room, was bitten on the lii
by spider last Sunday evening ant
was compelled to be off duty for few
days.
f. w. Sanborn of st. Joseph, Mo-
city salesman for the Nelson Morris
packing company. former employt
\ of the Morrell company was at the
packing house Friday.
John Denefe. who works in the loca
room, was compelled to quit work las
Monday on account of sickness. Whel
! he arrived home he found nine othe
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
DEATH OF MRS. C. E. ERLAND.
Occurred Yesterday Afternoon-Fune.
raj to Be Held Tomorrow.

[ From Fridays Daily.l
Mrs. Hilda Erland. wife of G. E. Err
land. died at $40 o'clock last evening,
at her home, sos Grant street. aged
81 years, months and "a days.
Hilda Samuelson was born October
s., 1873 in Holland, Sweden. She
came to Ottumwa from her native land
in 1890 and was married to Edward En-
land in this city on September II,
1900. She had many friends in this
city who regret deeply to learn of her
untimely death.
Beside her husband and daughter,
the latter ten days old, there are left
to mourn Mrs Erland's death, her par
ents, both of whome reside in Sweden;
one brother, Alfred Samuelson of this
city and two sisters, Mrs. E. Carlson,
of Des Moines and Mrs. R. Roland OF
Rockford, Ill.
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ADDRESS TO THE LEADERS.
County Superintendent Beniah Dim
Mitt Talks to Normal Students.

[From Saturdays Daiy.]
County Superintendent Dimmitt de-
livered an address to the students in
the Wapello county normal institute
Thursday morning of this week. 1t
was full of good advice and useful in
formation, by which the countys
teachers will profit. An abstract of
the address is as follows:
Fellow Teachers and Fellow Stu
dents:
Once more we have rounded out a
years labors. Once more we look up
on our individual and relative efforts
with a sense of satisfaction, resultant
of conscientious duty, or we lament the
many opportunities that were noticed
too late; or, We reflect upon the tickle
ness of human nature or strength Of
character; the silent and psasasSaar ~
fluence of environment or a4ssa VA,
or stupidity Of intellect, or Hss$5ssS2
Of the race, or We ctnr
great pqssIbilitt OF shs HSS M
ture. We are at The tfre E ARs
other fields; We await the sumlmonA
| to action. We are all buoyant with
1 hope, strong in intellectual vigor and
muscular energy. We view with com
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GOES TO CLEVELAND.
Louis schaub Signs to Pitch for the
Strong Semi-Professional Team.

Louis Schaub, the well-known
"southpaw' pitcher of this city, has
signed with the Cleveland semi.profes-
sional team and left last myth to join
it, Cleveland has made several trips
all over Iowa and has made an excel
lent record: With the acquisition of
Schaub they have gotten a. first-class
pitcher and he will lead them to vic
tory a great many times before the
season closes,
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rAMA CORN is AL RIGHT.
Or. C. H. cronk Brings First Class
Sample to the Courier Office.


Sample to the Courier Office.
[From Saturdays Daiiy.l
DR.. C. H. Cronk and Fred Corrick,
of Tama, were in the city last evening
and made a call at the Courier Office.
The gentlemen have driven overland
from Tama. and are enroute to Bloom
field. their former home. Besides his
practice DR.. Cronk has large farm
near Tama, and he brought an ear of
corn with him which was raised OF his
farm. From all appearances the
drouth in that vicinity was not so Sc
we're as it was here. and DR.. Cronk
will undoubtedly have a good crop.
He is remembered in Ottumwa, having
visited here many times. He was in
iured in a wreck north of Bloomfield
last April and recently brought suit
against the Wabash company in this
city for damages.
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members of the family severely i'll. 1t
was thought that the family had been
poisoned from eating ice cream which
contained vanilla flavoring.
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Continuing, Mr.. Barrett said: I'VE
enjoy the citizenship of the great
state of Iowa, but often we forget the
trials and the successive steps which
make it possible. If We trace back in
history to that memorable day on the
banks of the Thames. when King John
of England was forced by his people
to sign that great document of free.
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an enormous sum of money for public
schools! In some districts in Wapello
county, more than one-half of all taxes
is expended in the support of the pub
lie schools. Under free government,
public schools represent the wants,
spirit, and ideals of nation. Unlike
European nations, we have no strong
ly centralized national system of edu-
cation. We have multiplicity of
state laws, many special provisions in
the city charter, widely and differently
constituted boards of education; thou
sands of town or country school Off
GERS; thousands of district trustees;
under these diversified conditions and
management exactness in uniformity
and system is impractical and unde.
sirable.
| By the very nature Of things, our
system is elastic, adjustable, and prac-
| ticable, in response to the demands of
our kaleidoscope, soclal, civic and eco
nomic national life, and if we some
times become impatient of the evolu-
ton of our public schools, we must
not forget that they reflect the senti-
ment of the people of the individual
community. They are under the direct
control of the people and are vitalized
by the Industrial, political and educa.
tional advancement of'society.
The public schools of Ottumwa, OF
Wapello county, of Des Moines, Chi
cago, New York. are what the people
make them. Our administration OF
thu public schools is the, most demo
ersHc feature OF our American govern
tNAnx; shsefe7 the system and you
IEs1 SsataX9d the diraet dictates of an
i ns4ehla. Today the public
Y ~ IS f$M at every ftresihe Ii
Isss 49SxW We talk Cd the rura
800 &@ ESsgAga schnol and he city
sstyssoE tfie normal school, the college
Fand the university. We discuss thei,
defects: bow they may be improved
what changes shall be inaugurated IL
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Richard R. Rowe, whose, parents re-
side at Wilton. was run over and killed
in the yards at .atchison, Kan.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-07
THE MOST COSTLY LOG CABIN.
Maine Island Structure On Which
$4,000 is Being Expended.

| BANGOR Me, Jan. 6.-What will be the
most costly log cabin in Maine. if not in
/ the whole world. is now being erected on
Warren's Island. which lies just outaido
the mouth of Gilkey's Harbor, of the town
OF Ilsesboro, on the Maine coast. The
cabin will cost, when completed. in round
numbers $4,000.
1t was begun by the late W. H Forwell
Of Philadelphia, and is being completed by
his SOB, Nathan =. Forwell to whom the
property was wiIled with the express re-
quest that the house be finished according
TO the plans decided upon By Mr. For
we'll sr.
The cabin is 1O0x1O5 feet on the ground.
is made OF unpeeled spruce logs, cut upon
the island and is made after the style OF
the Old-time houses OF Virginia by an ex-
pert log-cabin builder. Fred Heald from
the Old Dominion.
The first floor is twelye-fo foot posted. the
second ten-foot. The house will contain.
when completed. twenty-five sleeping
rooms a living hall 30x60 feet. dinidg
room 20S30 feet, kitchen 20X25 feet laun-
dry 20x25 feet, and a storeroOm ijN25 feet.
There will be a private dining room 20x15
feet and a bathroom 20x23 feet. There
will be 12S windows to furnish light FOR
the place during the day. OF these there
will be II dormer windows, 6 bay windows
and 100 ordinary windows. \ large num-
Der of the windows will be fitted with
lights of glass AXIS feet in size. The roof
Is of the old-fashioned gable style and the
whole effect of the place is most pic
turesque.