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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

A weather record is never broken
In town that has an oldest inhabi,
tant,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Boston is sinking--but not in its
own estimation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Russian princes are going at $3.50.
900 this week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

gate will soon begin to learn how
much he doesn't know.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The only criticism to be found with
the past of some women Is that it is
lco long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Rooled is when he hangs around a
woman with a new baby
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Santos umon's new air ship is a
wonder 1t sails in the air.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t takes an exceptionally fine brand
. of salve to turn a human crank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

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Even Malta has her coup d'etat.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
CHAPTER XIV.
MINDEN COTTAGE.

Stark naked though I was. she did not finch
as I came; only her eyes seemed to widen upon
me in wonder. And for all my desperate hurry
I had time to see, first. that they were wiser and
graver than other girls eyes, and, next, that
they were exceedingly beautiful
In those days I had small learning have
little enough even now, or I might have fancled
as 1 came near that some goddess stood awaiting
me between the night and the dawn. She stood.
tall and erect. in loose white wrapper, the col
lar of which had fallen open. revealing the bod
ice folds of her nightgown-a cloud. as it were,
at the base of her firm throat Her feet were
thrust into loose slippers, and her hair hung low
on her neck In dark masses as she had knotted
them for the night.
Where do you come from. boy?'' she asked;
but an instant later put the question aside as an
idle one. Some one has been ill treating you.
Come indoors
She put out hand, and l clung TO it. sobbing
She led me TO the door. but turned with her
other hand on the latch rs any one follow
ing?"
I shook my head. for my agitation choked me.
She was attempting now, but gently, to draw
back the hand at which I clung. and in resisting
my fingers met and pulled against a ring-a
single ring OF plain gold.
Seeing that I had observed il, she made no
further effort but let her hand lie. her eyes at
the same moment meeting mine and searching
them gravely and curiously.
Come upstairs she said; but tread softly.
My father is a light sleeper"
She took to room in the corner OF which
stood a white bed with the sheets neatly turned
down. prepared and ready for guest. The
room was filled with the scent of fowers-fra-
grant scent of roses and clean aromatic scent OF
carnations. There fainter scents too, Of
jasmine and lavender; the first waited in from
great bush beyond the open lattice, the second
(as I afterward discovered) exhaled by the white
linen OF the bed. But flowers were every
where. in bowls and jars and glasses; and as
though other receptacles for them had failed,
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

Judge Mcmahon last Thursday announced from
the bench that more people carried pistols IN
New-York than ever before in its history. After
directing a jury aCquit Edward Tracy, on
trial on a charge OF firing two shots through the
door of a fiat at No 223 West Fortieth-st., he
asked:
Has this man been fined in police court for
carrying revolver without permit
He served ten days in the Tombs," replied
policeman
ANY man who carries a revolver ought to
serve a term of ten years said the Judge It's
remarkable that there are not more men Killed
under the circumstances.
Across the corridor in Part " Judge CoWlng
at the same time was presiding at the trial OF
Giovanni Caraci. of No 80 East Twenty
fourth-st., an Italian barber, charged with at
tempting to kill After telling Assistant District
Attorney Sanford not to return the revolver to
the barber who had been acquitted through
lack of identification. Judge Cowing said:
II have a very strong feeling about these
loafers who go around armed with deadly
weapons In ninety cases out of a hundred, if /
caught man carrying revolver, if the law
permitted me- I would send him to Sing Sing
for ten years People who are legally entitled to
carry them seldom do. 1t is generally the loafer
who is found with concealed weapons. 1t is an
alarming fact that to-day more New-Hork peo-
pie are carrying reVolYers III their pockets imam
has ever been the case before. The Majority of
them are young men"
In the last month the pistol permits have been
reduced because of Commissioner Greene's or
ders. from / 249 to 59S \ citizen no longer
does business" with the police captain he
now goes TO station house, fills out a blank
and writes out in full his reasons for wanting
TO carry a pistol. The application and the citi-
Zen's 50 30 are then forwarded to Police Head
quarters and the prospective ''vigilante" is sum
rroned before the inspector of the borough In
Manhattan he goes before Inspector Brooks
The conversation is often in this vein:
Inspector-So you want TO carry a pistol?
Applicant-Yes. sir; need one
Irspector-What is your business?
Applicant-Pm a barber. sir
Inspector-And do you need a pistol in your
business in addition to your razors and shears
Applicant-Well you see, | shut up late and
have lot of money TO take home. and I'm
afraid of the crooks
Inspector-If you're making so much money
YOU had better get a safe. l can't give you a
pistol permit.
II on the other hand. the inspector considers
Continued Eecond paGe-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

one long spray Of small roses climbed the dress
ing table from a brown pitcher at its foot
She notioned me to a chair beside the bed.
and almost before 1 knew what was intended.
she had fetched a basin of water and was
kneeling TO wash my feet
"No-please." protested
But I love children she whispered, "and
you are but child"
So I sat in a kind OF dream while she washed
away the dust and blood. changing the water
twice, and afterward dried each foot in towel,
pressing firmly. but never once hurting me-
When this done, she rose and stood mus
ing, contemplating me seriously, and yet-and
now. for the first tinle-with touch of mirth IN
her eyes.
you are such little one" she said. more
TO herself than to me- Fathers would never
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Harry Revel. a founding in the Genevan Hospltai
at Plymouth and d favorite of Miss FinlimInon,
the matron, climbs a church splre IN ms slsep
and is thereupon apprenticed TO chimney
sweep. Miss Plinlimmon makes him acquaInteu
with her scapegrace nephew. Archlbald, VINO.
with Sergeant Letcher. d fellow soldier. Is 70
trouble the hero's path. While performing ms
duties as a chimney sweep in the house OF an
old Jew sop dealer Harry stumbes on the oody
OF the owner, Rodriguez. who has been muir
dered. He finds Archibald Plinlimmon on the
roof, helps him TO fee from the house. ana mes
himself. He is befriended by Benjamin Jope, a
sailor. who is directing the funeral OF TREND
but also meets and is terrorized by the Rev:
John Whitmore. who seems to know where ne
has been, and hastens him in terror on his
flight. Jope takes him to his sister. on board
the Glad Tidings. who has just been married,
and on condition that Jope himself marr1es sne
agrees to assist the fugitive. On the way TO
Looe the waterguard halls them. having news
of the murder. and looking for Harry. The
latter strips and quietly swims ashore He falls
among smugglerS. but finds friend in Justice
of the Peace Jack Rogers. who winks At the
Illicit traffic. They drive to Miss Lydia Belch-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

thing else of the United States Government
They consult him in manv trivial cases. and the
better acquainted he is with the city and coun-
try wherein he resides the better he dis
tons put to him.
Here is an American who has run over to
Northern France for a vacation, and wants to
know where he can find oatmeal; another has
been inquiring everywhere for syrup; another
comes to find good, cheap boarding place; an
other is searching for American cigarettes: an
other comes for the special purpose Of finding
out how the French live without the luxury of
hot biscuits and genial old gentleman. with a
decided Southern accent, came in not long since
asking was it not possible to find somewhere in
Rouen some sweet potatoes. The majority come
in good faith, not excepting the poor old French
woman who inquired after the health of her
brother in America, and who after being ques-
toned, said the last time she had heard from
him fifteen years ago. at which time "he
was in a place called the Argentine Republic"
Unfortunately, many come merely for the pur-
pose of begging. the schemes and plans devised
&c get few francs without work being various.
One of the most novel that of respecta bly,
Continued on second page.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

she must give before leaving. She was informed
on this point also
Finally she came Indignantly demanding why
the proprietor asked her TO clean the garden
and repair the dining room and hall before
going away. II was the custom TO leave things
in order, she was told
Then one beautiful spring morning she left,
but not without expressing herself very en-
phatically TO the rascality of the American
Consul at Rouen.
This was the reward obtained for the loss Of
much time, for standing security for her at the
furniture dealers. for arbtrating with her pro-
prietor and spending so francs in her behalf
for legal information.
Many Americans abroad have an idea that the
United States Consul is the backbone the me-
6ulla oblongata, the cerebrum. and about every
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

Bray, a lawyer. investigation showed that It
had become a practice for criminals or their
friends to approach witnesses in the corridors
Of this building and by limiting at violence.
seek to frighten them into silence if their testi-
mony would prove injurious.
The judges of General Sessions have accord
ingIy decided on a plan for separate room
where witnesses may be secure from threats or
bulldozing. Even the judges themselves show
some apprehension of harm, and may propose
that all persons admitted to a courtroom shall
prove that they carry no concealed weapon.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
TWENTY THOUSAND NEW WORKERS GO ARMED.
ONLY SIX HUNDRED OF THESE HAVE PERMITS,
AND M4NY UNNECESSARY SHOOTINGS RESULT

This city, was again shown by murder
last week III the Criminal Courts Building.
still has its ''vigilantes." In addition to
the 1900 policemen and the 10000 State
Militiamen who are New Workers, there is dis
tinct aggregation Of about twenty thousand
men, according to police estimates. who go
armed night and day. They not organized
They have no commissioner, no general. at their
head. They never parade up Fifth-ave., nor
drill at target practice in summer camps. Yet
some are said to be dead shots"
The ''vigiante,' in modern parlance, is man
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

er's, an eccentric neghbor of the Justice, but
Harry refuses enter the house on learning
that Whitmore is there. Watching from out
side he sees d party at cards. Whitmore comes
out and he sees him meet Sergeant LetCher1
who extorts money from him They talk mys-
teriousIv of a woman and depart. Rogers comes
out shows Harry a guinea he has Just won
from Whitmore, which had passed from him
marked. to Rodriguez. the jew. and While Jhey
are talking Whitmore reappears. Harry flies
and is taken into her house by a Miss Isabel
Brooks
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21
6be Hd0enfures Of Harry R~e0eI.
By A. T. QUILLER-COUCH cor.

Author Of Dead
t1pyrght Chalas
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

An American lady who understood just
enough French to be misunderstood came to
Rouen once upon time and rented house
she was advised before leaving home TO con
suit the consul" when IN doubt as 10 what TO DO.
She did 60
First. she came with her contract to see II II
was in order. Presumably il was
Then the water meter froZe and she came 10
know II she or the proprietor had to pay fof iis
reparstion. Il seemed to be she
Then she came with story about the man
from whom she rented furniture he nao
threatened 10 take all the furnishings out OF 1he
house unless she paid his bill in advance NOT
having any money on hand at the moment. what
should she dc? The furniture man would pe
seen.
Then the 300 francs for taxes-a thing un-
known TO her until the collector appeared
with the bill-would she nave 10 pay that? Yes.
ell inha abitsnts paid the taxes of the houses IN
which they were living the first day Of the
year
Mex she sagted to know how lonE notice
New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

Continued on fourth page
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
Y.M. c. A. and Y. W. c. A. Picnic.

The picnic given by the Young Mems
and Young Womens Christian associa-
tons will be at the home of F. 0.
Popenoe, in Highland Park. The
crowd Will start promptly at 1 p. m
from the Y. NJ c. A. rooms. Trip viii
be made by street railway to east enc
of viaduct on Sixth street, then from
round-house on East Tenth by Vine
wood Park line to picnic grounds. Any
one coming later than 1 o'clock will be
left. Everyone who owns a hammock
should take it along. Refreshments.
entertainment, etc, are provided in
abundance. Return trip will be made
in evening about O'Clock. 1t is de-
sired that all men who have signified y
desire to go should get tickets at Y M
c. a. Office at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
SANTA FEE SPECIAL.
1t Will Garry Kansas Teachers to
Boston.

A Santa Fe special train will leave
Topeka this afternoon at 4:30 for Bos-
ton, Mass, carrying local delegates TO
the annual convention of the National
Educational association. The train is
to be made up here and will leave To-
peka Immediately after No. 6. The
Santa Fe officials are making every
effort to make the teachers trip to Bos-
ton as much of a success as possible
The special train will consist of five
tourist sleeping cars, three Pullman
cars, one chair car and one diner. All
of these cars are fitted up with every
thing that will be essential to the
comfort of the passengers, and when
they leave here they will be as clean
and neat as it is possible to make them
The train viii carry about 200 pas
sengers out of TOpeka-50 from Topeka
and the rest from other points in KAN
sas. Two cars of passengers are to be
added to the train at Lawrence, and
these together with those from Kansas
City will increase the list to at least
300 passengers.
The train will land the teachers in
Boston about Sunday noon if nothins
interfcres with the schedule that has
been arranged. 1t is intended that side
trips and stops shall be made at Mag
ara Falls, Montreal, Toronto. Quebec,
and Thousand Islands.
There Will be no special train returns
ing. After the teachers arrive in Bos-
ton they may decide to stay over after
the convention and will return when
ever they get ready.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Eases Off on Northern
Rain Reports.
Good Growing Weather Causes
Weakness in Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Range from Steady to
Shade Lower.
Hogs Are Also WeaF and Lose "a
Point.

Chicago. July 1-WHEAT-Wheat open
ed easier on more rains in the northwest
with favorable harvesting weather in the
southwest. September, after opening a
shade higher to 7s4l4c lower, at 761sa767s c,
declined to 75Ac- At the end of tbeh first
hour the price advanced to 76Ac. Re
eeipts at Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
were 100 cars
After selling up to 76lSc. September
weakened and the close was at 751kN755sc,
q loss OF &c
cORN-The excellent growing weather
tember being 5QAc to %Hl5c lower at
bOM4501zc, but a fair demand, due to high
er cables, soon caused advance to sos. 10
b01sc- Receipts were 351 cars.
Corn weakened with wheat and SeDtem-
Der closed NC lower. at 5O1sc.
OATS-Oats opened easier along with
other grains and on favorable weather
with September 4s6p1zc lower. at 33sz q337kc 9.
The market firmed up a trine during the
lrBt hour but trading was featureless.
Receipts were 14s cars.
PROVlSIONS-Provis opened dull and
selling OF pork and ribs. Prices showed
little change the early part of the session.
September pork opened TIC lower at S1555:
September lard was unchanged, at IS. so,
while ribs were down 21zd5c, at IS. 6214.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red. nc; Nc. 3
hard winter. 72675e; No. / northern spring,
79c; No. 2 northern spring 7Sc; No. 5
spring. 746Uc-
CORNING. 2 5O1kG5Oa4c: No. 3. 5od5Okc.
OATS-No. z. 3SQ3S1kc; No s. 37l5Q4Sc.
5SfE ~ ny: 5oazci Sept. 5O5sc.
Sept, 8. 0o1h; July, SOC; Oct. S1.O2.
TlMOTHY-July, 1910.
CLOVER-July, $11.5O
BARLEY-Cash: 42q52c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
Shrinking the Bridge.

City Engineer McCabe has been hav-
ing the Melan arch bridge sprinkle6
daily for the comfort of the men who
have been at work on the new ap-
proach. As soon as the work is finished
there the sprinkling will be stopped.
People have wondered why the bridge
was sprinkled and North Kansas ave
nue. was not. That, says Mr.. McCabe,
is the reason. In the future travellers
into North Topeka may prepare them
selves to choke from the time thel
leave South Kansas avenue south or
the river. Unless the council orders
locality is likely to continue the dusty
choking waste that it has been ever
since the flood subsidized, except during
the welcome intervals caused by rains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
Nav York stank

Wall Street, New York, July l.
SIOCkS-Opening prices showed changes
ulative favorites were lower with the ex-
ception of St Paul, which hardened a
fractions and dealings were light.
The lower level for some of the specu-
llative favorites induced purchases and
there was slight rally in St. Paul, Mis-
souri, Pacific. Rock Island, Pennsy lvania,
Reading and Amalgamated Copper. New
York Central Cleveland C. G. and St
Louis, Lake Erie and Western, I.ackaWan-
ma, Great Western preferred B and 3. r.
u. were lifted point each and the Pacific
Hooking Valley AZ points and Northwest
ern Ia points, but the last named rallied
sharply. Prices dropped away toward IL
o'clock and the list got back to about the
opening range.
Hooking Valleys decline reached 5 points
and the preferred lost points Colorado
Fuel dropped abruptly ga points The list
was inclined to sag and declines reached a
point in Atehison, Southern Pacific, Anal
gamated- Copper and Tennessee Coal Pump
preferred lost Ia points. The stiff rate for
call money, the renewed advance in cot
We're contributing factors to the dullness.
The market showed resistance at the de-
cline. but became almost stagnant Ice pre-
ferred rose l and Baltimore and Ohio pre-
ferred l15 points. Bonds were firm at noon.
A rise of a point in Manhattan in SYM
pathy with the buying of BROOKLYN Rapid
Transit furnished the only feature of the
market The undertone was firmer, but
the demand was too light to have ap-
Room traders offered stock down in the
absence of the large demand of Monday
and Tuesday. The market didn't give way
much, but some important stocks were wen
below yesterdays close, notably Union
Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio lost point
and New York Central its morning rise.
Hooking Valley recovered % points.
With the easing of the call money rate
the traders covered their shorts and prices
retraced most of the early downward
course. Brooklyn Rapid Transit rose >
points over last night. c. c. c. and st.
Louis gained points and Delaware and
Hudson point. Westinghouse Electric
fell points and Pressed Steel Car pre-
ferred / point. The rally was not we'll held
and the closing was dull and rather heavy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01

fair reward. Its vindication is found In
the history of its successes and the ra-
pidity with which our national resources
have been developed and our industrial
independence secured, and we heartily
renew our pledge to maintain it.
Tariff rates enacted to carry this
policy into effect should be just, fair
and impartial, equally opposed to for
eign control and domestic monopoly, to
sectional discrimination and individual
favoritiSm, and must from time to time
be changed to meet the varying con-
ditions incident to the progress of our
industries and their changing relations
in our foreign and domestic commerce..
Duties that are too low should be In
creased and duties that are too high
should be reduced.
I'VE endorse the policy of reciprocity
as the natural complement of pro lection.
Reciprocity between nations is trade for
mutual advantage and both sides must
give and take. Protection builds up
domestic industry and trade and Sc
cures our own markets for our services,
reciprocity builds up foreign trade and
finds an outlet for our surplus
I'VE approve the treaty with Cuba
recently ratified as comforting subStan-
tial benefits upon both countries and
urge that the remaining steps necessary
to make it effective be promptly taken
1--WE believe that the large corpora
lions commonly called trusts should
be so regulated and supervised both in
their Organization and operation that
their evil tendencies may be checked
and their evil practices prevented In
many instances they are efficient in
dustrial instruments and the natural
outcome of an inevitable process OF
economic evolution.
1--WE do not desire their destruction,
but insist that they shall be so regu-
lated and controlled as to prevent mo-
nopoly and promote competition, and
IN &ba fullest Tnea sure subSerVe and adj
vance the public good.
1.-The patriotic and resolute course OF
the president of the United States In
his recommendations to congress upon
this subject and upon the related sub
iect of the further regulation of inter-
state commerce commands our conf
dence and admiration and recent legis-
lation of congress in harmony with his
recommendations meets our hearty ap-
prevail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-01
ENDED FOR GOOD.
Everlasting HiIImon Case Is
Terminated at Last.
Judge Hook Makes Order Wip-
ing 1t Off Docket.
COSTS ARE DIVIDED.
Connecticut Mutual the Last in
the Ring.
Two Other Companies Had Civ
EN- Up Long Before.
COSTS ARE DIVIDED
History of Most Famous Insur'
ance Case on Record.

Leavenworth. Kan, July 1.-The ia
nous Hillmon insurance case was taken
from the docket of the United States
circuit court by order of Judge Hook
tuesday afternoon on a stipulation that
each side should take care of its own
cost in the litigation. The case had been
on the docket for more than "a years.
During this time there were six long
trials, taking up more than 300 work.
ing days of the court. Twice appeals
were taken and passed upon by the
United States supreme court. In each
of the appeals verdicts in favor of the
widow were set aside