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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-23
Democratic Caucus Todav.

Tomorrow morning will decide the fate of the Panama canal treaty. According to information at hand tonight. Senator German this evening called a caucus of Democratic Senators for 10 o'clock to- morrow morning at which 1t will be deter mined whether the canai treaty will be made a party, issue.
 If 1t Is decided to make it a party ques- tion. the caucus will bind all Democrats to vote against the treaty. which would make certain its defeat by the Senate. If the caucus decides the negative. each Democratic Senator will be left. free to vote as he wills and the treaty in that event will be ratified.
 Senator German is of the opinion it is time to act one way or the other, and hence the call for the caucus.
 The present outlook is that the caucus win not put on the bride, although a very decided majority of Democrats seem extremely 10th to cast a vote that any way may be construed as sustaining the administration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-23
S0MEKANSASCITYHISTORY
Prince David'S Vote Cast
 Through Gratitude.
Knew Nothing of Free Silver and Cared Less, But Vented to Do
 What the Nebraska
 Man Desired.
Advertiser Bureau.
 Colorado Building,

Washington, Jan. -z
 An interesting bit of convention history Is revived by M. D. Garwood. Chicago Democrat, who is in Washington.
 Speaking of the Nebraskan's desire that the Democrats should continue 70 stand for free silver, MT. Garwood says:
 "A good many people win recall the fact that Cosonel Bryan got. at Kansas City, reafflrmation of the platform of 1856 by the slender majority of one vote. Prince David. the delegate frakn Hawaii, cast the vote that saved the old plat form with its declaration in favor oe the 16 to.l theory.
 .The inside of this affair Is interest ing, and up to this time has never been in print. This Prince David, an amiable and fairly intelligent young Kanaka. was a delegate to the convention. He knew but little as to the merits of the free silver cause, and in reality cared less. His adhesion to the Bryan wing was, as he told me, based on a sentiment of grati- tude.
 He said that when former Queen LII had been despoiled of her throne Colonel Bryan had taken her side, and expressed the opinion that a great act of injustice had been perpetuated. The prince had at last got to place where he could re- turn a kindness. and he threw his vote in favor of again affirming Democratic allegiance to free silver"
 The way Gordon Russell. a native Ala bamian, bearded the pension lion in his den today, smacked him and cuffed him and pulled his tail. absolutely set the old Republican aghast and made the Demo- crets expect soon to see the audacious Texan chewed up with not a button left as a relic of his daring.
 The fact is. though treading upon dangerous grounds the representative from the Third Texas DistHf6t dashed into the sacred arena in which pensions are handed out patriots and 'coffe coolers and camp-bummers with unconseionable inl- partja lity ye'assd tore the mask off the frauds right and left with ceieritg and dexterity truly amazing. sf+
 Mir. Russells main attack was upon the hoary old practice of reporting and pass. ing pension bills with the least possible consideration to the merits of cases. He stood out in the open and then moved right upon the muzzles of the enemys big guns and turned loose fierce and effec- tive rapid fire of talk that so hurt that they were glad enough to hustle out of range before he finished what he rose to say.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-23
Troops Held in Readiueag.

Bloomington. Ind, Jan. 22.--Judge Will son said tonight that in the event of the murderer being caught an attempt would H under Captain Lauden is being hel1 in readiness to leave for Bedford. should the occasion require.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-23

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The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15
December meeting of the Des Moinet
Woman's Press Club.

December meeting of the Des Moines
| Woman's Press Club.
A. N. Burgess and wife, of Oak
land, Calf, who have been guests at
the David Thatcher home for the
past two weeks went to Davenport
this morning for a visit.
John E. Whitaker departed this
morning upon a northern and western
trip in the interests of the Hanna
Penn Garments. He will be absent
from the city a number of weeks.
Jacob Hols and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Albers ,lof Pella, who have been visit
ing in New Sharon were in the city
Saturday enroute to their home. They
were met here by their daughter, Mrs.
P. Dingeman, of Lacey.
George Twaddle is home after an
eight months absence. He has visit.
ed at the H. H. Seerley home at Cedar
Falls with.his daughter, and has been
in ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Saltwater,
Madison and Albert Lea.
Abba Union: HMrs. Emma Roths-
child, who has been employed in the
cloak department at Strasburger &
VerVeer's has resigned and gone to
her home in Oskaloosa. She expects
to assist her husband who has gone
into business in Washington, Iowa.
j. w. Thomas, of Cedar, made this
Office a pleasant call on Saturday.
He says Mr.. Arthur Brown living near
Kirkville, Iowa, has a copy of the
book entitled Life of General Francis
Marion by Peter Horny" This is the
bookiwhich is supposed to have gone
completely out of e~xistance.
Mrs. N. w. Pond went to Grinnell
Saturday for a visit with her mother
and sister.
Mrs. Gid Whitaker and Mrs. Marie
Barr wentstoHNew Sharon Saturday
to visit Mrs. Barr's sister.
Rev.ID. G. Smith and wife, of Pella,
were inithe citythis morning enroute
to Hedriek to visit a sick brother.
Miss Ada Sexton, of Lacey, who
has been a.guest of Mrs. Win Camp
field returned to her home Saturday.
MRS. Margaret White went to
Hamptoni Saturday called there by
the severe. illness of a granddaughter.
Mrs. b. e. Mason, Of Ollie, who
has been in the city visiting at the
NJ. Hedge home returned to her home
to-day.
Mrs. a. Moody, OF Kansas City who
has been tho guest at the Henry
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15

Omaha this morning for an over holi'
day visit with her father.
Mrs. j. Wake, of Beacon, was in
the city this morning enroute to What
Cheer to visit her daughter.
Miss Lynn Silverthorn, of Beacon,
arrived this morning for a visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Ross Mccormick.
Ralph Burnside came home yester-
day, having completed invoicing at
their several lumber yards in Iowa.
J. H. Helm and Mr.. Gibson have
gone to Wapel o where some excel
lent quail Eshooting is reputed to be
located.
MissesrBlancheI McCutcheon and
Matte Lounsberry, of New Sharon,
drove to .Oskaloosasthis morning to
some shopping.
Mrs. G. NV. A~rganbright, of FIRE.
mont, who has been the guest of her
brother, H.iB. Fellows, returned to
her home this morning.
Mrs. WilllNash, of Fremont, who
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Walker, for a week,
returned to her home yesterday.
Mrs. J.R. Roberts and sons, Masters
Harry and Lloyd, of Rose Hill, who
have been guests of the lady's daugh.
ter, Mrs. Chas. Mckinley, returned
home this morning.
Lewis Cruzen returned this morn
ing from California where he has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lake
johnson. He was accompanied home
by his little granddaughter, Mildred
johnson.
FremontiGazette: VIM. Gilchrist,
of Oskaloosa, and VIM. Swearingen,
of Uniontown, Pa, rel Sunday visit
ors at the7Sam Rankin home. Mr..
S~wearingen Ireturned home on Mon
day with. Hiram and John Rankin.
Fremont Gazette: Mrs. j. O. Al
bertson was forty-two years old Sum
day and ainumber of her friends
made theH occasion memorable by
meeting at .herI home and enjoying
the day socially. Everyone brought
well illedIbaskets and ffty-ive per-
sons sat down at the dinner table and
partook of the good things spread
before them.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Carpenter,
OF Hoosick Falls, New York, are in
the city foria weeks soiourn. This
is their first visit TO oskaloosa and
they are delighted with the place.
Mr.. Carpenter has owned property
here for a number OF years. He
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15

bought it ''sight unseen," but he says
he has never had occasion to regret
the investment.
A Chicago dispatch speaks as fol
lows of a former Oskaloosa young
man and a graduate of Oskaloosa Col
lege: The Rev. Bruce Brown will
leave the North Side Christian church
of which he has been pastor for the
past two years. He has accepted g
call to Mansfield, Ohio. SIT has come
to the time when the church here
must build" said DR.. Brown, land
as 1 have been building churches fol
a number of years, / did not wish &c
go into another building enterprise
at this time DIR. Brown was in
Denver for a number of years, pre-
ceding his call to Chicago.
(From Mondays Daily.)
John Mcvey, of New Sharon, was
in the city Saturday visiting his
brother Fred.
Mrs. Louisa. De look of Pella, visit
ed with friends.over Sunday return,
ing home this morning.
Mrs. J. A. Thomas and daughter,
Miss Yena, of Sigourney, was in the
city shopping on Saturday.
Mrs. ]. s. Chew, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
L. Baker land Miss Jane Dupree, OF
White City, werein the city Saturday
Miss Grace Rowland, of Rose Hill,
who has been the guest of her brother r,
Roy Rowland, returned to her home
Saturdaysevening.
Miss Katie Faulds, of Ottumwa,
who has been the guest of Mrs. Ka tie
and Mary Roberts returned to her
home this morning.
Miss Cressie Spates, of Rose Hill
who has been the guest of relatives
in the city for a week returned to her
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. S. H. Hiatt,s of Batesville,
Ohio, who has been a guest at the
Frank Hiatt home went to Rose Hill
Saturday evening fora visit.
Miss Meta Page, of Washington,
was in the Tcity Saturday enroute
from New Sharon where she had been
attending to business matters.
VIM. CoolyIi is home from Abba,
CentervilleEand. Corydon whore they
boughti10S.head OF horses for the r.
J. Baker agency on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Floy McCready returned this
morning from a trip to Des Moines
where she was In attendance at the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15
J Churchill home returned to her home

Churchill home returned to her home
Saturday.
A. M. Dunmire, of Butler, Ohio,
who has been the guest of his son, J.
e. Dunmire, departed for his home
this morning.
Mrs. Crate Murphy, of Ottumwa,
was in the city this morning enroute
to What Cheer to visit her sister,
Mrs. Charles Stentz.
Mrs. Jessie Shoultz and baby ,Leota,
OF Richland, who has been the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Ella Reed, left tor
her home this morning.
Misses Mamie Fleener and Lizzie
Davis, of Des Moines, who have been
guests of Mrs. Lou Mitchell, returned
to their home Saturday.
j. H.. Helm, who has been off on a
hunting expedition to WapeIlo, re-
turned to the city last evening well
laden with a burden of game.
Mrs. w. b. Lake, of Fancy Prairie,
Illinois, who has been the guest of
relatives in Pella was in the city this
morning enroute to her home.
There is a life sized rumor afoat
that Fred Klepper, the popular night
clerk at the Hotel Downing, is to re-
nounce bachelorhood this evening.
Mrs. Cal Chord and niece, Mrs. A.
w. Chord went to New Sharon Sat-
urday to see Mrs. Cal Chords daugh-
ter, who was injured in a runaway.
Mrs. Sarah Chadwick, of Hedrick,
who has been the guest of her daugh-
ters,i Mrs. Rose Weaver and Miss
Lizzie Courtney, returned home this
morning.
Miss Vida Kellogg went to Cedar
thisimorning to attend the wedding
other cousin, Miss Alice Kenworthy
to Charlie Mcconnell, of oskaloosa.
TheIwedding III this evening.
e. e. Austin, of Fremont, and Mrs.
John Busby and daughter, Lois, of
Rose Hill, were in the city to-day en-
route to Lynnville to visit their moth
er, Mrs. Henry Austin, who is SER
iouslyAill.
Mr.sand Mrs. Il. v. orvis Sundayed
in the city with the gentleman's
brother, Q, O. orvis, city solicitor.
They were enroute from their home
In Waukegan, H., 10 Des Moines to
attend 10 court affairs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

A DMINISTRAToR'S NOTICE.
IA Notice is hereby given to ali
persons interested, that on the 9th
day OF December, "A. d. 1904 the under
signed was appointed by the district
court of Mahaska County, Iowa, ad-
ministrator of the estate of j.. H.
Boston, deceased, late of said Ma
haska County, Iowa. All persons in
debted to said estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned, and those
having claims against the same will
present them legally authenticated
TO said court for allowance,
Dated December 9, 1904.
J.F. BosToN, Administrator.
II. X. DAVIS, Clerk. l9w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15
DROBATE NOTICE.

DROBATE NOTICE.
Il In the matters of the last will
and testament of A. P. Mintonye,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that there is
now on file in the office of the clerk
of the district court of Mahaska Coun-
ty, Iowa, an instrument of writing
purporting to be the last will and
testament of A. p. Mintonye,
deceased, and the same is set for
hearing on the 9Th day of December,
of the next term of the district court,
to be begun and held in Oskaloosa
on the 9Th day of December, 1904, at
which time objections can be made to
the approving of said will and it's ad-
mission to probate.
Dated this 25th day of November,
1904.
1sw3 r. X. DAVIS, Clerk.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-15

A number Of permanent walks have
been placed on numerous streets in
the First and Fifth wards this season,
but there is still Dor for improve.
ment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24

but told the distance and direction Of
each.
We had been walking perhaps ten
minutes. when he said Hist" and.
following the direction OF his eyes, I
saw on a hillside above US a deer
quietly browsing at n patch of brown
grass which the sun had cleared Of
snow, it was quite unconscious Of our
presence as we stood there. but as we
started forward again IL caught the
sound. and raising its pretty head,
started straight at us For just a mo-
ment we saw the full face, with he
long ears standing out on either side
like the wings OF d butterfly. The
next instant il wheeled, and SpraaS
away up the hill, it's -broad-white tail
i'm the air. Barring its path was
clump of bushes; at least five feet
high they looked from where L stood.
but, turning neither To the right nor
the left. the 1.-THE creature simply
rose in graceful arc. and cleared
them as a bird might have done. on
reaching a. safe distance, the deer
stopped. turned round and looked at
Us again for moment. and then,
with a scornful flirt of the TAIL trot-
ted into the woods.
on every hand were signs Of deer.
sometimes well-tTodden paths through
the snow, at other times a single trail
And my guide gave each a glance in
passing, occasionally calling attention
to some popularity IN the footprints.
"That deer was lame" he would say.
or that track was made by a last
years faWn." on examination the
truth Of the statement was plain
enough, but this mans examination
consisted of a glance.
Once as we We're making our way
down little valley. the bottom of
which was marked by a foaming
pitching torrent, three large birds
few over head, screaming wildly.
asked the guide what they were, and
he said they were woOdpeckers, and
from his description of the birds IL
was easy to identify them as pileatsd
woodpeckers. a species with which I
am not personally familiar. And a few
minutes later I heard one Of these big
birds hammering on a tree. though
had we not been several miles from
any dwelling, 7 should have thought
for a moment that il was carpenter
mailing clapboards on a house. So
powerful are these birds that they
sometimes cut down large trees in
their search for insects.
Several times during our tramp, we
saw small herds of deer file past
through the trees, and once, far away
upon a bare hill top. we caught sight
Of a COW moose. Now and then we
came upon porcupine. or fhedge-
hog" as my guide called him, and we
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
Japan's Misfortune.

Chicago Record-Herald)
The poor benighted heather cannot swear
In Japan
They possess no ardent cuss words over
there
II Japan
When the wind blows off their hats
When their darlings prove untrue
When they slip and crack their Stats
Oh, 1 wonder what they do
In Japan?
Does the hammer never fall upon thumb
In Japan2
Do insistent bill collectors never come
I'm Japan?
When they think they've got down stairs
And the bottom far away.
If the jap man never swears.
oh. l wonder what they say
In JaRan?
Do they never miss the last car out at
night
In Japan?
DO they, never hit the Sidewalk when they
In Japan?
When they put I'M all their cash
And are therefore brought to grief
When the market goes to smash,
How do they obtain relief
In Japan?
Do the people never chance TO step on
In Japan?
DO they never get their fingers caught in
cracks
In Japan?
When they don new clothes and fihdA
At the office far away. ssr Z
That they've left their keys behind ea-
oh, I wonder what they say
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24
A DAY IN THE FOREST.
BaVn

ONE aight last week / found myself
u at "a neat New Hampshire farm
house. which stands on the border
* forest which 1 expected TO ex-
plore on the following day. The coun-
'ry was new 10 me, and ] had ar
Hanged for a guide 10 take me where
] wished 10 go. I arose at daylight.
- hear robins, bIuebirds and red
"inged blaCkbiirds calling across the
brown fields, and by the time the sun
was uD 7 had had breakfast and was
ready for the start There was still
plenty Of snow in The woods. and on
the hills. 50 VIC Sung our snOw-shOes
ou our backs. and set out. The air
v as Just frosty enough 20 be braClng:
t. was the kind of morning tine New
England farmer chooses for the first
tapping OF the sugar NAPLES. And
sure enough. as we passed the farm
houses set far apart along the road,
we saw that the sugaring had begun.
Into the trunks Of the big leahess
naples. q row OF which grew I'm front
Of nearly every house. one or more
'ugar-hOles had been bored. and into
each hole a wooden tap had been
driven, ana below each tap there hung
from metal hook a shining tin
bucket. into. which the sap. clear as
distilled water, fell with a 'ting-tlng-
ting" for as yet there was but little
IN the buckets.
But presently we came 20 the point
where we were to enter the forest
and here we knelt TO put on our snow
shoes, Ny guide, with a skill born Of
long practice, twisted the long. elk
hide thongs about his feet and an
kles. and was ready before I had one
shoe fairly adjusted. He was a rath-
er remarkable-lOOking man, short II
stature. but with a wellSnit frame
brOad-shouldered and muscular. His
face was dark as an Indians. and
from beneath a pair Of black. shaggy
eyebrows, two small keen eyes looked
out past 4 nose which somehow sug-
gested the bill Of a hawk. He wore
- suit which matched the color Of the
bare woods and the whiteoak leaves
which still hung shiveTing oil the
trees. Like the wild things which he
had spent so many years in hunting
ne blended with his surroundings per-
fectly.
As we walked along in silence, he
was as interesting to me as any other
inhabitant Of the forest. Nothing
pertaining to the animal life about US
did he seem to miss. His eyes were
everywhere, on the sky, in the trees
and on the ground, and he not only
saw things but he knew what they
meant. His ears. too, were wonder
folly acute. and not only sorted out
the different sounds which came 20 rs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-24

always stopped for Il minute to hear
the 'porly" whine his disapprovai at
our interruption of his meal, and to
watch the clumsy fellow climb a lit
tie further out of our reach. Foxes
we did not see. but, judging from
their tracks, they must have been
plentiful, a fact which doubtless ac-
counted for our seeing but one rUffsd
grouse during the whole days tramp.
Speaking of porcupines, I am sorry to
learn that there is a bounty of TWEEN
ty-fiYe cents on them in New Hamp-
shire. Surely there is no more inof-
fensive creature in the woods if he is
left alone. and If he does thin out
few trees by eating the bark off, it Is
a very small matter when compared
with even a very insignificant lumber
ing operation. Long life to him, he's
one Of the most curious and inter-
estirg Of the wood folk in New Eng
land. and I for one would be very sOr-
~ to miss him from my walks.
With these and a few other craa-
lures my guide and ! amused our
selves until nightfall, when we
trudged hOmeward past the sugar
houses on the roadside, whence is
sued the smoke of burning wood and
the odor Of boiling sap.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19
Points IN Buttermakino Contests.

The Farmers Advocate gives the
points for judging the participants In
ALTERNATING competitions held by the
Royal Ulster Agricultural Society. as
follows:
Preparation and cleaning OF churn
and utensils 10, use OF thermometer 5.
time for churning Z, granular condition
OF butter when churned Is. washing
churn 5, condition when In worker 5.
working n making UP 10. quality OF
butter Including color is, weight OF but
ter made 10. general style Of doing work
10, appearance OF competitor as re-
CARDS dress S, total 100 points.
According to my ideas as to butter
making. says Mr.. ]. III. Monrad, In the
New York Produce Review, the above
scores should be divided by four so that
all OF those points counted for rs points
only, n preparing OF a starter and
cream ripening be given rs points.
Mr.. Monrad Is doubtless correct in his
estimate OF h relative Importance OF
preparing a starter and ripening the
cream. but as we understand these
English butter making contests, the
cream is given TO the contestants III
what ia supposed to be a fit condition
for Immediate ~churning.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-19

GoEFFREY

Three weeks later than the date Of
his sudden attempt upon his life. Max
was stIll an invalid. confined to his
rooms.
TO account for his desperate act. he
had told his father OF his visit TO Monte
Carlo. HIS loss at h tables OF the mon
ey ne had borrowed OF Lord Surrey
sAe4lnod frarn fhA
~lafters solicitors: frankly stating that
he had proposed 10 Edith that. IL ac~
scepted by her, he might borrow from
the money lenders. He finally added
that, in his rage ait being refused. ne at
tempted his life that ne might be re-
fvcng@d on her and escape his creditors.
The count had heard the confession
In TnMEe misery for he could not reproach
his non who had Just escaped a suicides
d@zths bat fnas he was terribly dts
dressed NJ MAS plain 10 Max, who
kS&ped Oh himself the r~eyr0aches hi
kaft8&g RAD SCARED, declared he only
bsw1xnk NsESeFy on those around him
sal promised amendment.
n kxDws ne said with &uiky regret.
gfufssH9,~T hare NFhut myself ogrfrDn
&EASahe& good 9FAcea forever. hay.
f&se her afraid 0f me and she vii
MMte 4nH In the future. What q fool
NM kcg : khail certainly never ge
es2<h . chaHe@ 81 marrying a FORUM
Mxatn.v and his gfnaii eyes nxed them
! selves die~sonsDiately on the wall
WHATS 70 be done; Oh. what's to b