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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

|, turned white faces touched with the
glow OF fire II seemed as IL the com
papy wac unusually slow. Before the
ladders had reached perpendicular.
before they had trembled, swaying
!, over toward the building. a dozen faces
appeared Ut the upper windows beside
the child with her charge, beckoning
frsnticaIIy for help.
"See. See tberem Barton cried again
with the same nervous tension which
he had shown since leaving his rooms.
A figure leeped out Of the upper win.
Cow, whirlsd ever twice, striking the
upper extension Of the ladders. and fell
into the street. The crowd groaned.
A second rgure stood out on q window
ill and, throwing up its arms, with
shrin cry more bessuy than human.
nung itself out toward ths ladders now
leaning over toward the building. II
was q woman. She actually touched
one Of the ladder rounds with her fD-
gers and for second the crowd
thought she had grasped st. but for
Why psNOhN' he DUus buot N0Wu-
ward, and Barton and Gordon closed
their eyes and invohntariIy put their
hands up over their ears 70 shu: out the
horrible sound. Again the crowd
groaned. and u wild beast yell arose.
THE Life blankstw some one shrek
Cd, and It was only after the Whole
thing was history that Bowen street
learned that owing to the, narrow
courts and the broken payements the
department was fatally hindered In all
its movements and the wagon carrying
the life blanket had overturned ut a
corner, killing the driver and mniming
one Of the horses 10 that IL had 10 he
SHOT. Make out another indictment for
murder against u municipality which
Deliberately robs the people OF Its
rights In order TO keep the wheels OF
the political machine moving. What
are human lives compared with the
spoils Of Office and the plunder that is
part Of political service 10 the powers
[ that Def
The ladder fell over and touched the
window sill where the child Of the
tenements was standing with her bur
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

A north Missouri editor I'd
note the other day telling Ii
of his subscribers was deat, u
that his paper be discontirH4
days later the editor me, tsh
subscriber on the street, r!r
about the nota. II wrote tTr
SELF" returned the subsc-x
for?" asked the editor. "Ws-
to stop yer paper" said ta.s
candidly. AN known hu
need the money, I ditn'; hH1
to come right out an do Z
wrote you the note about bs-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

A royal commission Is
from London TO study ~
road systems In America
English men want TO lean
the largest number Of -
the smallest possible sDsn
no further than New ioh
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13
In oriental countries the ul,
OF the best sleeping place, II.
Roof-Dwc,i,nr the house, al1
q. Summer. the Oestli'4
sSs q, a..

Roof-DwelI,nr the house, u,
4. suuu.r the bestliv3l
is not negss)
is strange that In northern an
and especially In ours, the ovsrl
has not been seized. Becauas,
months. at least. so far as cliu,,,l
cerned. most Of the United Srts
cidedly oriental. says Ameru
ictne. Is It the energetic Dr. NJ
Philadelphia. to whom We ssa
for the Inauguration Of the Din,
top Of the building OF the PIN,
hospital IL to be used as a roau
for the tuberculous patients M
pital roof. 2s by $50 feet, is c0rs}
q canvas roof. to which an 4,
side flaps for use when pru.ssaI
sun or rain 10 necessary, sat m
ted up with beds. 80 tha, hi
may be kept ID the open air ~
Of the day. II IL expected .rh
and shrubbery will be scsaau
roof and that II will really IN
(. with walks and shade. arrss
patients. In planning The ~
Of hospitals hereafter viii nsi
have to allow for this eIcslx1
Of treating patients? And WI
the tuberculous? And WHY'D
alone?
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

And now there is taH ,
bureau scandal is ~
anything more scan'a
weather bureau thaI -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

There were four blllin
passengers in 1902 and but
thousand of them hur-
mortality among chauass1|
greater. But there is iAS
in favor Of automobllils
don't live long-you hsws
It lasts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

A Texas man IN Q sif''
foot high was ARRESTED ,
for scattering q handful .,
dimes among q mob Of ns'
can't understand tha'
like they can In Texas
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

Unrehective minds posses
only as q jug does vats', y
ing them. In q discips|
knowledge exists like nu
the physical frame, ready .
ed to tongue. or hand, or
thither. anywhere, and %
desired. .-~ .--
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

IL is estimated that "
man who died from tSso
Ing 100000 ten cent y
20 years also burned "
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

The public men who s
cartoons Of themselves
slider the awful alterns'"
ing their pictures IN tAs
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

The man who play -
tho girl who sticks be-
niture He never -
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DI Hobbs Epatagns Pills cuTo al kidney llls Sam
pic free ADD sierliDg Remedy Co, Chicago lr NY
EEURAJGIA cured by Dir. Miles ran
PuJS 'fpDo cent dose ~ all drugdiatf
The plague Of '9l-La Grippe.
Ihe destroyer Of LaGi IySe = Miles NeHips
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

He ladders went up
quickly. but to the
breathless crowd
that now blackened
every housetop and
choked Bowen street
with q mass of up
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

To BIZ CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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WIN O00Do u110R ne Impression that
the aftesDosfs expesseDes had brought
them s0ne closer toeeebes.
How ttt1e any one q - Fseks0s %
the changes ,hsf eolne into an or plans
by The accidents Of nfe, and yes bow
many 0eat eveuts owe their greatpesG
10 apparent trifise that are called acci.
Ceuts Tor wafrt of a better name.
Gr000 hsd sVne ny 10 see David
Barton that same evening. Barton hsd
greeted hhD cheerfualy and again a.
tOnished him BY his appearaDce. They
bad hnssrsd Iong over Their evening
talk. and Gordon had interested Barton
tremendously 10 his account Of the
meeting With Tommy Randall
You scorsd Oh him" Barton cbue.
kied.
II DON'T know. He In deep In certain
direcuons. But VIII kDoH the secret
Of his bold. In fAct, think have n
ALREADY. he will never best me-" Cor
c0D answered firmly. but Dodestly.
They sat on, postpohBg bedtime until
She clocks struck IL.
Time 10 pat the cough On tbs shelf, {"
Barton said. He bad not had q spell all
the evening, 70 CordoD's relief.
Gordon went into his room, which
had windows commanding q view Of
tie lower part Of the city.
He came back instantly aHd called
~ Barton:
Come here! Look, Isn't that O
Ore over near the end Of Bowen street,
Waterside disuictf'
Right you are" Barton exclaimed
quickly. The Moss street cars win
take US within block. Let's go"
David you ought not 10 risk"-
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ocUfeU tfluInpb WIZ LOo(e fuDeRUI
ss the background
TIE quartet sat out In The evxridR.
spc tbs minister stood In tue doorway
where be could be heard by the crowd
II The rvoins and outside. The three
rooms were jamrDed with prvmiseu-
vW moi that was packed Into every
vUDcefvabbe corner and bsft sbe uoder-
Sxker and Tommy Randall merely rVol
enough TO squeeze themselves IN Close
up by the coffin. Gordon was assigned
g place by Airs, Cayl0r. Out Oh the
soofs that commanded q view Of the
minister aud the singers motley
crowd " children, boys, yvung IDen
and old women aud babies was cius-
tered IN various degrees " Dors Or less
aoisy Interest, which quIsted down u
~ intense Stiffness when tie quartst
rvse to sing the first selection
The singers had evidently made up
their minds 10 make tie best Of q
very bad situation. They were tscb-
ricaily sldIiful and from @ vaK1ety
of reasons they sang with a power
that probably astonished IhemseNes
The unwonted surroundings, tie very
squaIor and inhunan aspect of eysry
repuisiye physical thiug, tie starring
white faces that grow w IL tenement
atmosphere unul they become types
chat can be fitted on TO any other tene-
meDt house grown person, all this act
I'd with q definite measure Of excite
meDt upon the quartet and as q mat
ter VI fact Rey. Paul Falmouth ssid 20
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17

ways Roosevelt has antagonized the
moneyed interests of the nation by rea
fusing to receive dictation from them.
One of the most mysterious things ever
knowns is this sudden change of SEN
Itiment toward a man who a few
months ago was hailed as the positive
nominee of the republican party. We
do not know anything about any other
candidate in the west except the rus
mors brought us by eastern travelling
men and the stuff we read in the news
papers. 1t is very easy to start some
antagonistic talk but it is another thing.
to follow this up with votes and the
people at the polls are prepared to
show what they think of the brave and
uncompromising man who has occu-
pied the White House for the last
three years.
This was the sentiment expressed
by a number of other western and
southern committeeman. These strong
statements are made without any re-
Election whatever on any other candi-
date. In fact all have the best words
for Senator Hanna but they say:
we a say nothing better for Cen
eral Hanna than that we take him at
his word when he says that he, is not
a candidate against President Roose.
welt, but on the other hand will loyalty
support him for the nomination."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
ISLANDER RIFE
ROOT SAYS WRONG REPORTS
REGARDING WOOD ARE
CIRCULATED. 4

Washington. D. c., Dec. To- The
senate committee on military affairs,
which is Investigating the charges
against General Wood has received a
letter from Secretary Root in which
he says:
Il enclose a letter from B%rigadier
General Tasker H. Bliss asking attens
ton to the report of his recent testi-
mony before YOU commission as a wit
ness regarding certain objections to
the confirmation of General Wood.
"At the same time I wish to call at
tention of the committee to the fact
some persons seem to be persistently
furnishing the press false statements
the perversion of the evidence in every
case to the prejudice of General Wood,
IF the evidence actually given call
ed for General Woods presence, I
should of course. bring him back from
the Philippines.
1T hardly seems fair that an officer
whosis not here to protect himself but
is serving his country faithfully,
should have his reputation stabbed in
this way s
Testimony of Gen. Bliss.
General Bliss says he testified that
he served directly under the orders of
General Wood for two and a half years
and knew of no action of his that was
not consistent with the character of
an honorable officer and a man of in.
tegrity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
SYNOPSIS.

AfI--.E oAos Nt#NA
Quincy Adams Sawyer, the son of
the Honorable Nathaniel Sawyer. a.
prominent lawyer of Boston, is at
Mason's Corner, Mass, for the bene-
fit of his health. His courtesy to the
young women of the little town make
him the object of spite on the part
OF Obediah Strout, the village singing
master, who tries to enlist Ezekiel
Pettengill, a young farmer. with him.,
Sawyer is staying, has a daughter,
Hubby, who loves Quincy but is loved
by Pettengill. Quincy finally tells
Hubby that he cannot marry her, and
the girl, excited by his words, forgets
herself and causes the horse she is
driving TO fall and upset their buggy,
whereupon she falls out and breaks
her arm. Quincy then changes his
boarding place to Ezekiel PettengilFs
home, being invited there by Petten-
gillss Uncle Ike, and Ole friend of the
elder Sawyer. Here he meets Alice,
home from Boston, where h was a
b~oo,Skeeper until her eyesight failed
The Young man loves her but does
not betray his feelings. Meanwhile,
Mrs. Putnam, a rich old woman in
the neighborhood tells Quincy that
Though 10 n else is let into the SCI.
cret. Indy Putnam, who is is also
rich in her own right, and the only
daughter OF Mrs. Putnam. tries to
learn from Quincy her mothers secret
but fails. Hubby and Ezekiel come to
q complete understanding n join
with Quincy to be even with Strout for.
the gossip he has started regarding
their arrangement. The next day
Jim Sawyer dies and Quincy has the
body Inferred side by side with his
wife and children. ON his return from
the funeral he learns that Strout has
been circulating more false reports
against him and prepares to fight
Strout in his own wav. A snow storm
occurs to keep all inside the house sew
eral days and meanwhile Quincy falls
act as her amanuensis while she is
preparing a story for publication. She
develops an appetite for writing both
poetry and prose, LIrs. Putnam gives
Alice an envelope which must be de-
stcoyed "a hours after Mrs. Psltnam's
de9th without it's contents being read,
but Quincy decides to learn what it
says, having been told by Indy that
she is q founding and her foster
mother refuses TO disclose her true
identity. Leopold Ernst. a college
friend of Quincy. and q literary critic,
promises to place Alice's stories and
says they have merit. She selects the
pseUdonym, Bruce Dou~las. Strcut
arranges a. surprise party for Hubby
and omits to invite Quincy or the
SPettengills, but Mrs. Mason Innocent
ny invites them and Quincy prepares
to humble Strout.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease, and In
order to cure it you must take internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken In
ternally, and acts directly ON the G-ood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is
not a quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one Of the best physicians In this coun.
try for years and is n regular prescription.
1t is composed Of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers, act
ing directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredi-
ents Is what produces snch wonderful re-
suits In curing catarrl. send for tcstl.
months free. f. j. CHENEY x co.
Props, Toledo. y.
Sold by druggists. price Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
.(Chapter XXY.-Continued.).

"oh. / see,n"h. said Quincy. How
stupid / have been! i knew all about
It and that it was to be next Monday
but Mrs. Mason asked us honestly.
to cone to tea n Hulda Joined in so
heartily, that. for the time being l got
things mixed, and besides, to speak
frankly, Miss Pettengill 1 was thinking
of something else.
.tAnd what was it?" asked Alice.
well" said Quincy, determined to
break the ice, Il will tell you. ! was
wondering why 0 said you would
come to tea if Ezekiel would come"
oh" said Alice, laughing. You
thought / was very ~ungenerous to
leave you out of the question en-
iGerely."
.Honestly, I did think So" remark
ed Quincy.
well, now said Alice, II did it from
the most generous of m%otives.;I thought
you knew about the surprize party as
well as / did. / knew Ezekiel would go
with me ana / thought perhaps you
had some other young lady in view for
your companion.'
WHAT" asked Quincy. "Whom
could i have had in view?"
Shall / tell you whom / Think"
asked Alice.
7 wish you would" Quincy re-
piled.
Well a Alice, II thought it
might be Indy Putnam"
Quincy bit his lip and gave the
reins a savage jerk as he turned up
the short road that led to the Pet
tengill house. What could make you
think that, Miss P~ettengill?"
well, / nave only one reason to
give" Alice replied, for that opinion,
but the fact is. when we made our call
on Mrs. utnam she pounded on the
floor three times with her crutch be-
fore You came up stairs. Am 1 justi-
fled, Mr.. Sawyer"
I'm afraid you are" said Quincy.
Il should have thought SO myself if
had been in your place"
But when he reached his roomshe
threw his letters on the table, his coat
and hat on the bed, and thrusting his
hands into his pockets, he walked rap
idly up and down the room, saying
to himself in a savage whisper: "Con-
found that Putnam girl; she is a hoo
doc" /,
Quincy was philosophical and his
excited feelings soon quieted down. 1t
would come out all right in the end,
Alice would find that he had not in
tended to take Miss Putnam to the
surprise party. He could not betray
Iindy'S confidence just at that time
even to Justify himself. He must wait
until Mrs. Putnam died. 1t might be
years from now before Inc time came
TO destroy that letter, and he could
not, until then. disclose to, Alice the
secret that Indy had confided in him
Yes. it would come out all right in the
end. for it might be if Alice thought
he was in love with Indy that she
would give more thought to him. He
Had e somewhere that oftentimes
the best way to awaken a dormant
love was to appear to fall in love with
someone else.
Somewhat ~reconciled to the situation
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17

1t is the perfect confidence we have
in our treatment that warrants US in
adopting the above terms. We do not
require any money Except pay for
medicine) until a perfect cure is
made.
DR.. Stockdale's reputation for. cur
ing chronic diseases is unsurpassed by
any other specialist in the state. He
is thoroughly reliable and invites any
who are interested to investigate his
standing, both financially and profess
sionally.
He positively cures Chronic Catarrh,
Diseases of the Eye. Ear, Nose, Throat,
Lungs, and Kidneys, Dyspepsia, Con-
.stipation and rheumatism.
Men VINO are suffering from nervous
and physical debility, a positive guar
antee to cure.
Blood and Skin Diseases and
Diseases of Women. C0nSuIta-
ton Free and Confidential.
ADDRESS,
DIR. Is. A. STOCKDALE
Citizens National Bank building.
Des Moines, Iowa.
To see DR.. Stockdale in Des Moines
office, call Mondays and Saturdays.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
FOR a TREASURER.

Fred Kretschmer of Dubuque to Seek
Place on Ticket.
Dubuque, Dec. 15.-County Treasur-
er Fred K~retschmer will probably be a
candidate for the republican nominal
ton for treasurer before the next state
convention of the republican party. His
friends are already at work generating
a boom for him and they are authority
from interior counties. Mr.. Kretsch-
mer probably carries more personal
strength than any other republican in
Dubuque county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
HELEN GOULD DECLINES POST.
Will Not Accept Presidency of Board Of
adv Mananers IF E,ir

Lady Managers of Fair
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Miss Helen
Gould has notified her friends among
the board of lady managers of the
worlds fair that under no circumstan-
ces could she consider acceptance of
the position OF president to succeed
Mrs. James L. Blair. This, according
to the members themselves, leaves the
contest practically between Mrs. Walk
err Horton, of Buffalo, and Mrs. Daniel
Manning, of Washington.
No mother wishes her son harm, but
in her innocence she dreams of him in
politics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
CREDITORS BUY ASSETS.

spever G. Co. of New York Bid in 500
Corpany's Property.
New York, Dec. 15.-The assets of
the Consolidated Lake Superior COM
pany. held for a loan of SIS, 1850, 900, We're
bought in at public auction by Spever
& Company today for $4,000, 900,
theirs being the only bid. The sale
was held in spite OF several protests
by representatives of other creditors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
ROCK ISLAND BUYS A LINE.
Gets Pine Bluff and Western Road ii
Arkansas for 100000.

La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 15.-The W.
w. Cargill Company of this city has
sold the Pine Bluff and Western road
running from Pine Bluff, Ark, to Ben
ton in the same state to the Rock Is
land road for 81, 100000. The local
company retains the right of perpetu-
al use of the line for it's numbering pur-
poses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
A SECOND
Daily News of London Says Kaiser

Again a Patient.
London, Dec. 15.-The Daily News
this morning that it learns
from well informed quarters that a
second operation has been performed on
the kaiser's throat. The paper adds
that a third operation may be neces-
sary. This is in direct contradiction
of all the recent dispatches from Ber-
lin regarding the kaiser.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-17
TO CAIN FLESH

TO a FLESH
The life Of food issthefat|
within 1.-THE more Fat the!
more real benefit from the
food; that is why cod liver
oil is q powerful builder Of
flesh !
! SCOTS Emuision Of pure
cod liver oil solvesS the
problem of how TO take cod
liver oil. 4 That IS one reason
doctors have been pre-
iscribing SCOTS Emulsion for]
all wasting diseases, coughs.
and bronchitis forI
almost thirty years.
We'll send you a sampled free upon s-qrestN \
SCOTT e. BOVINE. 4os PERT Street, New yo1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-04
PINNED UNDER HIS OWN TRAIN
Third Rail shoe OF Another Motor knocks
Down Elevated Road Conductor.

Gustave Gressig, 50 years old, OF Glendale
L. l., a conductor ON the Myrtle avenue
and Ridgewood division Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company's elevated system.
was knocked down and pinned under his
train at Myrtle avenue and Lawrence street
yesterday morning and received injuries
which may prove fatal. Gressig was in
charge Of commission train, used only
during the rush hours. About 10 o'clock
the train was being shunted TO middle
track. Gressig jumped to the roadbed
and was signalling the engineer OF his train
10 back up whom a Fifth avenue train,
bound for Bay Ridge, came along.
The third rail shoe Of the Fifth avenue
train hit Gressig, knocking him fat on his
face under the forward truck of the first
car OF his own train. Although tie engin-
Ger saw the unfortunate man fall he was
unable to bring his train to a stop until the
wheels had pinned him down by his left
leg. For more than twenty minutes he
was held fast, waiting for the arrival Of
jacks to lift the car.
All traffic was stopped until the removal
OF Greesig. The stalled trains reached st.
Marks avenue and up Myrtle avenue to
Grand avenue.