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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28

they are behind with their corn plant
ing and the fields are growing up t"
weeds. IN many places the grades are
washed out and the roads are irnpass-
able, and unless the rain let's UP SOON
there Is no question but that the crops
will be light and collections very close
around this part of the country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28

district conference of the Methodist
church is in session here and will be
thru today. Rev. +. Y. Miller, of Ce-
dar Falls, travelling evangelist and
agent for Upper Iowa University, de-
livered an address Monday on the uni :
yersity, its needs ana its work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
4 ake Shore Tours

is the title Of n very convenient Sum-
mer Tour Book, issued by the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railway,
showing routes and rates to the east
ern resorts 1t will be sent on applica-
ton. NJ. S. Giles, 7. =. A. Chicago,
Ills. c. F.. DAILY. chief A. G. p A.. Chi
cago III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
YOU'LL LOOK WELL

And feel we'll too. If you will only take
q dose of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
before each meal. 1t will aid digestion,
prevent tho bowels from becoming
constipated and the blood impure,
steady the nerves and stimulate the
liver and Kidneys. These are the
secrets of good health and must be OBJ
served. Hundreds of sickly men and
women have been made strong and
healthy by the Bitters. Be sure to try 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
ROBBERS AT RuTHvEN.
The Milwaukee Depot and Express Of
flee Raided-$50 Taken.

The Milwaukee Depot and Express Of
fee Raided-S5o Taken.
Special to Times Republican.
Ruthven, May 2S.-Last night some
where about 8 o'clock the milwaukee,
depot, where the express office is To-
Gated, was broken into and the money
till torn out with about SO in it and
express packages to the amount OF
about $50 taken. AS yet there is no
clue, the town is full OF strangers and
some gre of the opinion that it was
the work of some one close around
here.
The town is having some good i'm
provements this season in the line OF
building. there are at present in the
course of erection six brick fronts and
one frame. and there is talk OF an
other double brick going up.
The wet weather keeps UP and the
farmers are about discouraged, because
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
A cHlNAMAN SHOT.

john Kec, of Boone, Field UP and
Robbed by Highwaymen.
Roone May 2S.-Late last night John
Zee, a Chinese laundiyman of this
place, was held UP at the Milwaukee
depot and robbed of $3.50. He resisted
the robber and the latter shot him, but
il is not thought the wound will prove
fatal. His assailant escaped and is I'M
known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
!, a Weak
SIOnansa oh

Indigestion Is often caused by over
eating An eminent authority says
/ the harm done thus exceeds that from
the excessive use OF alcohol. Eat all
the good food you want but don't lover
load the stomach. A weak stomach
may refuse to digest what you eat.
Then you need a good dlgestant like
kodol, which digests your food With
out the stonach's aid. This rest and
the wholesome tonicS Kodol contains
soon restore health. Dieting unneces-
sary. Kodol quickly relieves the feel
ing OF fulness and bloating from
which some people suffer after meals.
Absolutely cures Indigestion.
k0sses Natures kGnfc.
Prepared only by E. c. DEWITT u o.. Chicago
Vhesl bottle contains 2h times tho soc. siza.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
Cedar Falls M. &. Conference.

Rockford, Iowa. May 27.--The forth
eth annual meeting es the Cedar Falls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
Our Saturday Special.

One Hundred Wrappers at soc Each The coors are
navy grey and red the pattern excellent and phenomenal
NOe.-We have what we advertise but don't expect our
specials always last into the evening
HOMER Fits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
OUR SECOND
Annual Clearance Sale

Clearance Sale inaugurated this store
last The result the remarkable stockcearing
sale had Here again. ready for the Second
Clearance Sale with the attractive lot Of merchandise
offered here such reduction prices The fact Of the is
convert this stock into cash for Fall buying Our flyers
will tell you the story.
Note-The goods all this seasons style There is
big saving here for you for the fifteen days Ladies Suits
Silk Coats Walking Skirts Shirt Waists Muslin Wrappers,
Chidren Wash Dresses Dress Goods Fouard Silks Wash
Goods, Neckwear Trimmings etc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06

The old copartnership being dissolved.
the Union Clio. Go. has severed all eonnee.
ton with the Blue Store (Segel & Brady,
Prop All bills due the Union Clothing
Co. will be settled hereafter at the Union
Clio. Co. store. Nj. Levin. Prom
Barre, Aug. 5, 1908.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
EAST BARRE.

Mr. and Mrs. James Grant 81 Barre
city, were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Bissett Wednesday.
There viii be an advertisement social
and sale Of home made candies in the yes
try of the Congregational church tOmor-
row friday evening. The programme
will be IN charge of the young people. An
are invited. Admission free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
Noticot

All persons owing the Aqua Pura Co.
are requested to settle at once, All per
sons having bills against the Aqua Para
Cs. are requested to send them in at once
Charles Zanle0ni
Successor to Aqua Pura Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Local Happenings Tersely Told For Busy
Readers.
Ballard & Co., reliable insurance.
Excursion to Fort Frederick. See adv.
on page 8.
Consult the eye sight specialist for
glasses at J. w. Holtons.
You win have bread that Is light, white,
sweet and wholesome if you use Wise
King Flour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06

Court Rob Roy No. 6 win hold a special
meeting August 6. Business Of import
anee. All members are requested to be
present. Per order Chief Ranger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06

Special prices on everything in glasses
at Dr. Hanson's Office, Have the children's
eyes examined ready for school,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
GRANITEYILLE.

There will be social dance In Miles,
hall Saturday evening. Admission IS
cents. Ladies free. Williams orchestra
will furnish music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
sOUTH BARR.

Mrs Thomas Tierney and little daugh-
ters, Trena aud Anna, started this morn
ing for Waitsheld te spend few days
with her mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06

old gold and silver wanted at refners
prices in exchange for goods at F, E. Burr's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
The BARRE DAILY TIMES
ILL. 81. AUausT Q. Iaoa


Boston. August Showers 10
JEnorth portion tonight. Friday
fair warmer tonight.
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

FEW old cronies. all residents OF
this city. who were gathered to-
gether one evening recently IN
the bachelor quarters of one OF
The Washington times., 1903-11-15
OF the Anti Prodigal Kind.

[(T SEQ to be an old man 1 knew
in Albany" said State Excise
u Commissioner Timothy NJ
CuIIinsn, whose son hardly was an
initator of the prodigal of olden times.
The old man was rich and his tastes
W re riOtous. but his years were too
many to permit him to roll as high as
his wealth would allow. It laid with the
boy to spend the money. but he wouldn't.
Wouldn't dress up TO top notch, nor go
to vino parties, nor play poker. but was
frugal and saving; and so the old mans
heart was heavy within him.
"One day the old man wrote to a
business friend in New York, who had
a couple of scapegrace sons. and told
him he was going to send Billy down
here on a trip; that he wanted his
friends sons to show his kid the ele-
phant-in short. to give him the benefit
OF the whole menager-e. He gave Billy
three hundred dollars and told him TO
skip out and enjoy himself.
The old man thought the boy was
frescoing the town. particularly as he
didn't hear from him. and he was happy
for two months. Then Billy returned
and broke his heart with the truth.
What do You suppose the kid had
been doing? He'd struck job setting mp
pins in a bowling alley as soon as he
got here and he took $500 home with
him. New York Press.
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

Now. abiding to the burdens 70
which 1 referred, let me tell you that
until the recent ruling Of the Court Of
Appeals in the Tobin case. / could not
enter my place OF business after mid
night. or on a Sunday. even II it had
been on fire or flooded by a burst
water pipe, or no matter what had ham
pened. There was a statute or a munich
pal order against it. and men in the
business obeyed it because, as 1 tell you.
the better class Of saloon keepers (and
they are I'm the majority respect the
law power and the opinions of roper
officials In their construction of the stat
utes. Liquor dealers" remarked Mr..
Walsh, ARE not prone to induce men To
wander from the paths OF rectitude as a
fanatical portion OF all communities
would try TO have IT believed On the
contrary. they would in nine cases out
of ten guide him otherwise. Nor do they
care 20 have the custom OF reckless or
dishOnorable men. 1t would, Of course.
not benefit their business / am speak
Ing now in general way because, as ]
! admitted, there are men in the Business
scattered about here and there who are
not troubled with conscientious scrupIes
OF any sort"
Asked II the various clubs in this COM
munity, where a member could go al
any time Of the night and on Sunday
detracted any from the retail dealer $
profits. Mr.. Walsh said they undoubtedly
did
Some OF these so-called clubs were
merely drinking places organized solely
10 evade the letter Of the law, and Their
existence was an injustice not only TO
the legitimate club, but 70 the legitimate
retail dealer. whose business was fair
and open and whose interest IL was TO
follow the laws dictates Bogus clubs
he thought, should be given especial at
tention by the Excise Bos I'd.
His doctrine concerning the personal
conduct Of the business it to obey
all laws that are passed concerning il
and endeavor by fair dealing with all
men and commendabie citizenship tC
gain the esteem OF the public and to
keep it
The Washington times., 1903-11-15
THE OPINIONS or A VETERAN
WASHINGTON LIQUOR DEALER
his Views as to How the Traffic Should Be Regulated TO
Minimize It's Evils and Do Justice to All.
ftIAM pc Of the oldest. If not. IN !

(t AN one OF the oldest. II not, in
fact, the oldest. OF the retail
liquor dealers OF Washington, -
said Thomas Walsh to a representative
Of The Times. Il am not only the Oldest
IN point OF age. the dean OF the trade,
30 TO speak. but have been longest IN
the business OF anyone in the city"
Having been asked 10 detail some Of
his views concerning the liquor traffic in
this District. Mr.. Walsh frankly ad-
mitted that there were evils associated
with II. but at the same time contended
that the same was true Of many other
sorts Of business in any community. a
man in the liquor business" he remark
ed. "can be as ,;pright in his dealings as
the dry goods merchant, the grocer, OF
any other traficker. know consider
able OF the saloon keepers Of this city.
From my 'ong association with tbs
trade naturally would. I was a mem
Der OF the frs association Of liquor
dealers In this country. and have at
tended nearly All their conventions. and
have been in all the large cities Of the
copntry. and do not hesitate a moment
30 say that az a class Of law-abiding cit
liens and as men Of an average good IN
tenlgence. Washington is far and away
beyond thoss Of any other city in the
country.
Il freely assert that those engaged in
this business have been burdened with
rome very onerous laws. The cost Of a
license to do business is very heavy.
We don't object to a reasonably high IL
cense, but the simple fact is that ths
present tax is one under which few deal
ers can do a fairly profitable business.
Many folks think that liquor deal, =
have few expenses, and that is great
mistake. They have many, and in addi-
ton to that their contributions to char
liable Institutions are not few. They
make no ostentatious display about it,
but IN the Majority OF cases let not their
right hand know what their left hand
doeth.
The Washington times., 1903-11-15
j. DUELS BETWEEN. HOT-HEADED AMERICANS =
Unhappy Meetings FboyD When
No Be Ignoed-Oourenc Not Generally Familiar

There have been a whole lot of duels
fought in California. There always are
in new countries. We all know Of the
Broderick-Terry duel. when Brodericl
was killed. That wasn't a decent duel,
however. 1t was a put up job to kill
Frederick Everybody in this company
remembers Senator William n. Gwin
and Representative J. W McCorlxle.
both of California They fought some
time IN the ffties. They had some kind
of q quarrel on a race track ia their
state. and thought 1t necessary to fight
There was something ridiculous about
the affair. The weapons were rifles. dis
tance thirty p4ces. the combatants to
wheel at the word and fire After they
had plugged at each other three times
the seconds discovered that the princi-
pals were fighting under misapprehen-
sion of facts. and the duel ended. About
the same time there was duel in that
State between Alfred Crane and Edward
Tobey. Crane was q doctor and hailed
from Louisiana. ard Tobey was clerk
of the San FIdHs;sso board OF alder
men Crane v-a l.Ilsd-
The books oac1ra a very interesting
Incident tat haprenla early in the last
century in New lors. \ young man
named Ben Price. who was a brother
OF Stephen Price. the lessee of thu
Drury Lane Theater. took {. lady 70
the theater one night and a British
army officer stared at her so much that
Ben pulled the officers nose. He pulled
1t good and hard. The officer then de-
clared he meant no offense and the
two shook hands. When the officer went
back to Canada. however his brother
officers sent him TO Coventry for not
challenging TIE individual who tweaked
his mas ! orsa .. Tllereupon the fellow
vent to wore. practiced at shooting for
several hours day until he became
abb TO hit dollar at ten PAGES nine
times out of ten. He came back TO
New Yo.I. challenged Price, and they
fought al HoDoken. and poor Price was
killed at the first ire.
Get Out of Bed to Fight.
Some time after that at a dinner
party In New York another British officer
boasted of having instigated that duel
Word was carried to stephen Price of
this boast and he. though I'll in bed
of the govt, got up and went to the
hotel where the officer had his quarters,
hobbIed up stairs and asked the officer
/ if he would accept a Gaming or fight.
A duel was the consequence. 1t took
place on Bedloe's island. and the Brit
/ isher was killed at the first fire.
In old tir,ss aueling was common
occurrence in New England. Fort In
dependence in Boston harbor, once
known as Castle Island. was ia its day
as famous as a dueling ground as our
own Blade nsburg.
"In Sab.ne's history of dueling there
Is an account of a duel near this city
in 1921 between men named Fox and
Randall. Randall. who was clerk in
the Treasury Department. had wronged
the daughter of a lady with whom he
boarded. The girls brother. Who was
cadet at West Point Military Acad-
The Washington times., 1903-11-15
ABALADM &C"

a man with marvellous mug
Rode out of Fort Scott on a nags
He carried a jug in a bag,
And many and many a swig
Reposed In that corpulent jug.
And a cob fitted in as a plug
As snug as a snag on a bog.
The nag had a wiggIety Jig
Which churned up the jag in the jug
And along by its side went a dog.
Which JiggIed along in jog,
With a narrative shaggy and sag,
Which he YEARLY. YEARLY wug.
that jug. and that jog. and that jag.
that jog. and that jag, and that jug.
And took out the jug from the bag,
Then took out the plug from the jug
And then from the jug took a jag,
A terrible, horrible Jag.
Which acted as quick as a drug.
He shouted sYip-yip'' to the nag.
And dug in his heels with dig,
And the nag, who would never renig,
Sprang on with the speed Of a stas'
Then the man with a marvellous mug
Began a vociferous brag-
"whoo-peei I'm a bird on a crasi
I'm thief. and a wolf, and a thugi
I'm q bug-hunter, hunting bug.
o can hold more than a kag,
And have Doodle and swag
That says my grave don't get dug"
To the front, with a yeIp. went the dog
And-shouting ''Yip-yip" to the nag
Pell-mell with the jug and jag
Went the man with the marvellous mug
AID there in the road lay hog
As still as 2 bump on q log.
Then down in a pile went the nag,
And the dog. and the hog. and the jug.
And that was the end Of the hog.
And that was the end of the dog,
And vain was his efforts to wag
The narrative previously wug;
And timber and limp as a rag
In wad on his lug lay the nag.
And then the man with the marvellous
mug
Rolled like a cavalry flag.
Done up like a family rug,
Lay there with his head in a bag.
And twenty feet of stood the jug
The opuient corpulent jug
Unframed, while the loyal cob plug
Held down what was left of the jag
And this is the song OF the jag.
And the jug. and the jog. and the jig.
And this is the song of the nag.
OF the nag that would never renig.
! And the dog. and the hog. and the bag
And the song Of the swag and the
swig.
| -IrOnquin Eugene Wars).
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

FEW old cronies. all residents o.
n this city. who were gathered to-
"A eether one evening recently in
the bachelor quarters of one OF
the marty. were INDUCING in reminis-
cences OF long past days when a eaii
was made upon one of them to relate
facts in his extensive knowledge con-
corning the dueIs in this country The
old gentleman thus called upon was
known in his younger days TO have been
. strict defender OF the code of honor
though he had never been called out
himself and was frank enough to-say
that il he had received "a invitation TO
appear on the field ne didn't think h
would have had sufficient pluck to ac-
cent the invitation He had. neverthe-
less. always taken great interest in duel
ing affairs. had read all the books that
have been written on the subject, and
was well posted thereon.
Willing TO Do the Talking.
He was perfectly wiling to comply
with the request. and for some time en-
tertained the party with many events
of a single combat Srder that he had
heard OF or read Of, ard though his re-
cltal was somewhat rambling 1t was
particularly attractive. First Of all he
naturally turned his attention to the
old BIadensburg dueIing ground
ITS all obmterated now" he said. and
nghting place was not directly at Bla-
densburg. but mile this side of 1t, and
not very far distant from. the jurisdic-
ton of the District Of Columbia. very
easy Of approach from Washington, and
convenient OF escape from the authori-
ties of Maryland. There was certain
part of this piece of ground, he said
"a narrow path that h=-i been trampled
by cattle. That was the particular field
of honor and this was just about fiftS
yards from the. old stage road. Duel
lists came there from all parts of the
county to settle their differences, and
Of course. 1t had ..eytain nationa
fame. The first duel / believe, thai
was fought there was in 1914, when az
infantry officer named Hopkins wa
killed in a duel. There is also in th'
records an account of the hght betweer
Gen. Armistead T Mason. Sena'
tor in Congress from Virginia, and Johr
NJ. McCarty. This was in 1879 Masor
resigned his commission as Senator u
challenge McCarty They fought witt
muskets, loaded with buckshot. at Z
distance of ten feet Mason was kiileC
and McCarty had his arm shattered
but recovered from his wounds"
Buzz and Hamilton.
The gentleman referred TO other ia
nous duels, noting that of Alexande
Hamilton and Aaron Burr, the facts o
which are well known to all readers o
American history. EIe mentioned ais
the lamentable meeting of Jonathan
Cfliey and William J. Graves, of which
nearly everyone knoyss. This affair oc
CURED, he explained. not at BladensburI
but on the old Marlboro Road. The mel
fought with rifles and Calley fell at tn,
third fire, On this occasion Ciiley wa
accompanied by his second, George W
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

island possessions. He is an ardent
Mason. and one of the most popular
members of local orders
Mr.. Gibson is well kno'Nn in Washing
ton, not only as prominent Mason. but
as one of the leading business men OF
the city. He conducts the printing and
bookbinding establishment OF Gibson
Brothers. on the corner of Pennsylvania
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

Jones. Mr. Bynum, a Representative in
Congress from North Carolina, and by
a Dr. Duncan, Of Ohio. as his surgeon.
Graves had for his second Henry A
Wise OF Virginia. and his friends. Sena-
tor Crittenden OF Kentucky and Mr..
Menafee, also Of kentucky HIS surgeon
was DR.. Foitz. of this city.
Almost every school child said tho
narrator OF. these events. knows of the
unhappy meeting at Bladensburg OF
Captains Decatur and Barron. when
both were killed. 1t was one Of the
saddest occurrences that ever ciouded
that dark and bloody ground Deca-
tur,'' he continued. was mixed up in
several affairs before this. Away back
in 1893 he had a difference with an Off
Ger of a merchant ship. This was in
Philadelphia. Decatur's father. who was
a believer in the code. thought a duel
was necessary. The merchantman's Off
Ger refused TO apologize, but accepted a
challenge and was wounded in the hip
His next affair was about two years
later when at Gibraltar he had words
with a Spanish naval officer and the
American challenged the proud Castil-
ian. A duel was averted. however. by
the Pe--,'aslons OF the Spanish captain
general and the captain of the ship Es-
sex. to which Decatur was attached
Not long after that Decatur figured in
another affair not as a principal how
ever, but as a friend. It seems that a
midshipman named cambridge had been
challenged by the secretary Of Sir Alex
ander Bell at Malta. The challenger was
Dracticed duelist, therefore Decatur
chose fer his friend pistols at four PAGES
and the secretary was killed at the first
fire"
Bladensburg's Bloody Record
Referring 10 Bladensburg again the
weii-posted storytener said: There have
been altogether suppose over seventy.
five duels fought at Bladensburg The
late Adjutant General williams. who was
Virginia man, fought there somewhere
In the fifues with another officer. The
only DAMAGE was Williams hat beinl
perforated by bullet Mr.. Bynum OF
North Carolina. who was with Mr.. Cills
when he was killed, had duel Their,
with Mr.. Jenifer Of Maryland, afterwarC
minister to Austria Nobody was hurt
J. NJ. Daniels and E. w. John
son, editors Of newspapers published II
Richmond. fought there and after ex
changing shots were reconciIed by theil
friends. OF course 1 can't recollect al
/ Of the duels OF Biadensburg.
I'VE all know Of the duel between
John Randolph and Henry Clay. Tina
happened on the Virginia side Of the Pc
tomac. Just about the location of TIT
Little Falls. This was in 1905. and wal
because of political differences. Benton
| in his Thirty Years in the Senate de
scribes this duel as absurd. Both meI
absolutely loved each other. but the!
| fought for the sake OF honor They hac
different notions of honor" dryly OBJ
served the old gentleman. than fat old
Jack Falstaff. whose sentiments on tina
point are so comicaly given in ST
Johns solnoquy in shakespeares play o
Henry ~.
The Washington times., 1903-11-15

Avenue and Thirteenth Street. one Of
the best-known binderies in the city.
Until a short time ago his brother, Will
lam Gibson, was with him. but on his
brothers death Mr.. Gibson continued
the business under the firm name of
Gibson Brothers. Like AIr. Bayliss, Mr..
Gibson has long been identified with
Masonic matters. and is as popular with
the craft as he is Prominent.