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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06

n tons, eztrav aas IS. a term
capable of wide latitude Of
meaning, but it is always dubbed I'M
reasonable. Therefore, we conclude
that extravaganza is something op-
posed to all reason, which, Of course,
insures its attractiveness.
To have extravagant tastes in mate
rial things means simply that one rs
willing to barter what one needs but
doesn't want for what one wants but
doesn't need; but to the World Extrav-
agant luxuries are necessities, even If,
in order to obtain them, necessities
have to become luxuries. This is un-
reasonable, but the World Extraya-
giant lies outside the pale of Reason. s
And why not? Extravagant people
are happy lot, and Happiness and
Reason were never good friends.
Reason is a cold, hard master, and
though he allows his slaves certain
modicum of mild, matter-of-fact hap
piness, it is not the same article that
is known by that name in the World
Extravagant. -
10 many people the term extrava-
.gance. connotes merely the lavish ex-
penditure of money. Though this is
only detail in the World Extrava-
giant, it is, OF course, a definite one.
A truly extravagant person loves to
spend money, preferably for unneces-
sary things, but always for. things
beautiful and enjoyable. = ~
And if these expenditures preclude
his buying the prosaic, homely neces-
sites of everyday life, that only rem
ders his 'extravagant purchases the
more alluring and satisfactory.
Nor is his pleasure married by the
fact that his lavishness, squanders the
result of his own hard work. Nay, he
but turns again to his labors with
greater zest,, that he may earn the
1wherewithal to be extravagant again.
However, money spending is but a
small portion of the disbursement of
the denizens of the World Extrava7
giant. By nature lavish, they, expend
time, affections, emotions, sentiment
and all the other Christian graces at
a rate to make the economists gasp.
AS the erudite dictionary asserts, all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
The NeLO York Society
Leader U1h0 First Rode
MQn=FdShiOn GiOeS Her
Reason for Introducing
the innovation
BY FRANCES CARRUTH.

! touch by the big
bow of black taf-
feta ribbon tied on
to her hair, snugly
braided in the nape
of her neck.
In the larg e
cities, where rid
ing is chiefly con-
fined to trotting in
the p a r k S an j
S c h 0 O S, sitting
astride is, for safe
ty, less important
than in the dash
ing gait of cross
country ri din g.
But for health and
comfort the new
posture is as i'm
portant in a trot
as in a gallop. So
say the devotees
of the new cult.
Also, they de-
clare, on a side
saddle a woman,
however accus-
toned to it, is in
a strained posi-
ton, and, sitting
on one side, she
only develops one
set of muscles.
Whereas, astride,
all her muscles
come into play,
while, in addition,
she has a firm seat
and a command of
her horse not
dreamed of in the
old position,
Further, croak-
ers, opposed on
principle to limo
vations, have been
heard to cry that
the new posture
brings too great a
strain on the femi-
nine knee, which
can't grip a horse
as a mans can;
but this is rubbish,
for a woman S
knee, if not SO
strong as a mans,
is equal to all that
is required of it in
riding astride.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
Many Women of High
Social Degree
Are Following Her Example

Now every hunt club meet reveals
one or more fair converts to the man
saddle. Miss Alice Roosevelt is, per-
haps, the most distinguished recent
recruit, and many of her young Wash
ington friends are following her ex-
ample.
Mrs. Hitchcock, who has ridden all
her life, says she never knew what
comfort in the saddle was until she
adopted her present mode of riding.
She regards it, too, as the safest and
most healthful way, and because OF
her firm, free seat takes hve-barred
fences like a bird and plays a game
of polo of which any man might be
proud.
So thoroughly does she approve of
the mans saddle that she is having her
small daughter taught to use che, and
little Miss Hitchcock, galloping about
astride her pony "Doughnuts, is a
familiar figure to the countryside
wherever the Hitchcocks may be.
Converts to riding astride are not
of one mind in regard to the proper
sort of habit. In conservative Boston,
where, oddly enough, fashionable
eGuestriennes have made it pronounc-
edly the vogue, the divided skirt is the
popular and only cut countenanced.
AS a Compromise the
Divided Skirt
Is Condemned
Mrs. Hitchcock and her followers,
on the contrary, condemn the divided
skirt as an ugly compromise, and
come out strong for riding-coat and
breeches cut similar to mans, but
adapted to the feminine figure.
MANY women and girls said Mrs.
Hitchcock, enthusiastically, in discuss
ing the subject, ARE slow to try the
new way of riding, because they do
not know just what to wear or how
to wear it. | think if more women
only knew a comfortable and nice
looking way to dress, riding astride
would be more popular than ever,
especially with the young girls COM
ing on"
Mrs. Hitchcock's habit is model
of its kind and one to which, it would
seem, the most prudish could not offer
objection. 1t consists of long
sllirted, single-breasted coat buttoning
snugly down the front like a mans
the skirt parting in front across the
saddle and falling straight on either
side below the knees. Inverted pleats
in the back, which is, of course, open
give a little fulness and improve the
hang of the skirt. Built by an expe-
rienced tailor, the lines of the coat are
perfect. The style can be easily copied
and would be becoming to any woman
whose figure shows to advantage OF
horse.
The Skirt of the
Costume
Falls to the Knees
With the coat are worn riding
breeches of the same material AM
shade-brown is Mrs. Hitchcock
favorite color-which do not show
for they are covered to the knees
where the skirt of the coat falls, b,
high-topped boots.
A comfortable soft felt hat com
pletes Mrs Hitchcocks costume
which is given distinctively fe1ninin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
THE WORLD EXTRAVAGANT

A CCORDING to the large and
N enthusiastic dictionary dehni-
4 u tons, extravaganza is term
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06


ciety, whose proves i'll the
hunting field has made her known as
a horsewoman the country over,
adopted a mans saddle and rode
astride, Eastern women gasped III
amazement at this bold introduction
east of the Mississippi of the Western
woman's unconventional way of rid
ing
But a little 1eaven leaveneth the
whole loaf. Mrs. Hitchcock was so
enthusiastic over the advantages of
the change of position. and demon
strated them so expertly about her
country place in Westbury, L. l., and
in Aiken, S. c., where she leads the
stag hunts of the winter colony, that
she rapidly won recruits among her
set, and, the news spreading abroad
that these fashionable DANES and
damsels were abandoning the side
saddle, other horsewomen followed
suit.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-06
LAMBERT.

- EVERAL years ago, when Mrs.
- Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., a leader
~ in fashionable New York So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
Authorities at Eldora Have
Strange Young Woman on
Their Hands
HER MEMORY ENTIRELY BLANK
She is Unable to Either Write or
Speak Her Name-BeIieved to Be-
long at cherokee and Thought to
Have Been Formerly Resident of
Wright County.
pecial to Times Republican

Specials to Times Republican
Eldora, March 5.-One of the saddest
cases of insanity with which the au-
thoritias have ever had to deal is that
of q young girl brought here from Iowa
Falls this morning. She came to Iowa
Falls cay before yesterday and the au-
thoriti'ss believe there she was sent
from lows. She is about 19 or 20 years
old, well dressed, and has beautiful
face and figure. Her memory appears
to be g. blanfi although she realized her
terrible. predicament. She is unable to
give her name and thus far has been
unable to utter an Ineligible word.
She has made ffactual attempts to
write her name but Wa is as far as
she can get with it. The poor girl is
visibly frightened at the situation in
which she is placed and makes desper-
ate attempts to articulate, only to find
that she cannot do so. The officers be-
lleve that she has escaped from the as
sylum at Cherokee and that she was
sent there from Wright county The
board of control has been notified and
requested to take some action in regard
to the strange case. The girl appears
to be Of Norwegian descent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05

| the person. forgery and uttering forg-
ed instrument.
The three charges against him nave
followed In his daring holdup of Mrs
G. w. Rosane on Fifth street, Thursday
afternoon and relieved her of her
purse. 50 in cash and a $40 check, a
crime to which he has confessed.
The holdt-up occurred about s o'clock
near the alley north of the postotfiee,
building. Buck snatched Mrs. Ro-
sene's purse and ran down the ;llley
with it.
Mrs Rosene was unable to describe
the youth who made the attack and
his apprehension by The police was
made through the assistance of the
German Savings Bank yesterday morn
ing. The. police had notified every
bank in the city to be or the watch for
the check as described By Mrs. Rosene.
At 10 O'clock the lac appeared at
the bank, presented the piece of
paper and a few minutes later was ar
rested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
SOULE'S BIG SHORTAGE
Suit Filed in Hardin County Court
Shows the Iowa Falls Mans EN-.
hexzIement Was Over $4,000.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, March 5.-Another suit has
just been filed in connection with the
defalcation Of Edwin o. Soule, fornle.
cashier Of the Home Savings Bank OF
Iowa Falls. In this case the Home
Savings bank seeks to recover s54 1928,
% of and from Defendant Edwin 0.
Soule. The petition states that during
the years 1901 and 1902 and until Sept.
80, 1903, defendant was IFS cashier and
while acting, as such cashier he I'M
lawfully, wrongfully ant, fraudulently
embezzled and converted to his own
use the funds of the Plaintiff in the
above sum. Plaintiff asks judgm en-
for the above amount and interest at
6 per cent from Sept. /. 1902 the aver
age time for which sail funds were
withdrawn. The amount sued for
doubtless represents the extent of the
defalcation and it will be surprise to
many to learn that ii is so large.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
SUDDEN DEATH AT DuMoNT.
Hyman Levy Found Dead In His Roo,
Where He Lived Alone.

Special to Times Republican.
Dumont, March 5.-sOne of the famil-
dar characters about town the past year
has been Lyman Levy, commonly call
ed il. Hyman and still better known by
the nickname of "Dubbery." The old
man was tailor and lived alone In a
room over Holloran's drug store. Tues
day morning he was found dead in his
bed.
It IS thought probable that he pass
ed away in the violent fit of coughing
his neighbors had heard. Marshal
Bandy telegraphed his wife in Chicago
of the death and she refused to believe
The news until she had 1t from Ralph
Harris. Mr.. Harris photographed her the
facts and she replied that she would
leave Chicago on the first train She
arrived In Dumont on the $40 over the
Great Western Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Levy was member of the Macca-
bee order and carried $4,000 worth of
insurance. The body was shipped to
Chicago last evening.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05

Company in connection with their
business, is to come up in the April
term of court. The plaintiffs, it is as
serted, claim that the use of the word
"Elgin" by the defendants is injuri-
Gus to the business of the former At
torneys for the defense say that
Messrs. Loveland and Record have
never directly or indirectly represent
ed themselves as connected with the
Elgin National Watch Company.
Luther.
A peculiar accident, which came
near costing human lives and a team,
occurred near here a few days ago.
Mr.. Thomas Page. of this city, accom-
panied his son to their farm two miles
away for load of straw. On their
way home the son was letting the team
trot, when they We're startled by flames
of fire from the back end of the load
coming over their heads. They barely
succeeded in deatching and saving the
team. The fire was caused by the fric-
ton of the iron bows or tenders on the
rack over the hind wheels becoming
pressed against the tire. thereby caus-
ing heat enough to ignite the straw.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
keosauqua.

| keosauqua.
Among those going from this stat,
to the worlds Sunday school conven'
ton to be held at Jerusalem is Rev. II
A. Ingham. Mrs. Ingham was former,
| iy Mintie Townsend.
EIdora.
Eldora is to have system of SAM
! tary sewerage: the city council vii
award the contract for the work or
the evening of March Z. The sewer is
to be two miles in length, in total.
Soldier.
A. J. Baker, Of this place, while
stretching a barb wire in building 3
fence a few days ago. was very Sc
verely hurt, his face being badly LACE
Grated by the. cruel steel pointed barbs
The wire broke in two, owing to the
great strain In stretching it, and one
of the pieces struck him about the
head and face.
Bellevue.
Fire, believed to be of incendiary
origin, totally destroyed the dwelling
belonging to Aaron Huff The house
which was of two stories. was unoccu-
Pied Mr.. Huff and family, who are
living in Waterloo, intended moving
into the dwelling. The loss will be
about $1,000 and is only partially COW
cred by insurance.
Rockford.
A. c. Michel fell from windmill
near Dougherty and as a result died
early the next morning. MIR. Michel
was at farm near Dougherty repair
ing the MILL and after he had finished
his work he started 10 come down
While descending, elect to the ladder
broke and he was precipitated to the
ground, distance of thirty five feet.
Jesup.
The recent death Of George w Wat
'1lns, an old and respected citizen of
this place, was very sudden. Mr. Wat
Sins had just finished eating his dim
aer and had gone to the barn to hitch
up horse While thus engaged he
ell to the floor and died before he
sould be taken to the house. He had
Uttered from heart trouble for some
ime
Sioux City.
j. W. Davis and J. Holdbrook, two
sesidents of Crescent Park, pleaded
.suiltys in the police court here this
week to the larceny of a sidewalk be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05

r A GRIPPE is epidemic catarrh. 1t
IL spares no class or nationally. The
cultured and the ignorant, tho aristocrat
and the pauper, the masses and the
classes are alike subject to la grippe.
None are exempt-all are liable.
Have you the grip? Or, rather, has
the grip got you? Grip is well named.
The original French term, Ia grippe,
has been shortened by tho busy Ameri-
can to read "grip." Without intending
to do SO new word has been coined
that exactly describes the case. AS If
some hideous giant with awful GRIP had
clutched us in its fatal clasp. Men,
women, children, whole towns and cities
are caught in the baneful grip of ter
rible monster.
The following letters speak for them
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
BIG TAX PAYMENT.
Northwestern Life Pays State $780,
1926, One Years Taxes.

Des Moines March 5.-The state
treasurer has received what is probaD-
ly the largest tax payment of the year.
1t is from the Northwestern Life In
surance company of Milwaukee. and
amounts to s26, 142.35, 2 per cent OF the
business done by the company in Iowa
the past year. This company has led
for several years in the amount paid
into the treasury, altho the New York
Life is only few hundred dollars be-
hind them this year and the Mutual
of New York made a big gain, their
draft received this week amounting to
s1s,5ss.3o.
Auditor Carroll states that the
Northwestern company pays to the
state of Wisconsin more than Iowa re-
ceiyes from all foreign companies au-
thorized to solicit business in the state.
In 1903 the Badger state got S253. lil.ol
of the premiums collected by the Mil
waukee company, which has almost
monopoly of the business of Wiscon
sim as only one other home life COM
pany, an assessment concern, is re-
ported in the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
The GrinneII News.

Special to Times Republican,.
| Grinnell. March 5.-The work o
painting and decorating the Congrega
tional church will begin at once that i
may be in good condition for use at TX
Grinnell emi-centennial celslhra ton
June 10. The decorating will be dong
by Mr.. johnson, of Burlington who dii
the work on the interior of the Colon
ial.
Miss Gertrude Trigg, who has been
for some weeks visiting her sister. Mrs
S. c. Btirk. was called to her home in
Rockford by the illness of her father
j. S. Tri gg, editor of the Rockford Reg
lister.
c. A. Wheelock celebrated his 95th
birthday yesterday He is the oldest
inhabitant" in this town which can
show large number we'll up in the
eighties. Mr.. Wheelock has been a
strong and active man through these
many years but is quite feeble at pre-
sent.
Mr. ]. G. johnson has been for some
time Diet aimed from business by the as
thma which has been his trouble for
many years but is especially severe just
now The situation is rendered more
serious by complication of other ply
steal ailments.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Roby entertain-
ed company of friends Wednesday
evening, closing with four course
supper
The funeral of H. w. Clark, of Ewart,
brother of v. M. Clark OF this place.
occurred today at Ewart, the X. p
lodge having charge,
II. E. Babb and family have just
moved into West Grinnell from Sheri-
dan township.
Mrs. John Herriott Stuart has been
visiting mt the home of D. NJ. Cox.
AT the meeting Of the Poweshiek
County Medical Association, papers
We're read by Dr. Wilcox, of Malcolm,
Pneumonia" DR.. Reynolds, of Brook
lyn, Throat and Nose as Sources of
Injection DIR. Sherman, of Grinnell,
Obesity" The meeting is reported as
especially interesting and profitable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
ELECTRIC COMPANY SELLS.
Boone Parties Said to Have Purchased
Plant at Nevada.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, March 5.-There is Wesi
founded llmor afloat here that the
Nevada Electric Light Plant has been
sold by the Nevada Electric Company,
the present owners. composed of Mar
shalltown capitalists. to parties az
Boone, represented by ]. G. Holmes
who until lately has been interested in
the gas plant in that city. Under the
sale the new owners will have to car
ry out the provisions of the old cont
pany's contract with the city, regard
ing improvements made at the re-
cent special election, at which time
new twenty-five year franchise was
granted the company. 1t is also con-
jectured that there is movement on
foot to install a gas plant here by an
other company than that interested m
the electric deal, but there seems to be
little show of the matter coming to
head at this time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
FROM ALL OVER IOWA.

/! longing to J. w. Rose. The two men
had been building barns on their
places in Crescent Park, and. finding
that they had not lumber enough with
which to do the work and complete a
| chicken yard they had in mind, they
removed a section of sidewalk twenty
| feet long and six feet wide. The miss
! ing lumber was found in the building.
Madrid.
| The county primaries came off qui-
ety. The total vote cast was la. Not
great deal of excitment prevailed,
which is probably as well or better
than if the thing would be ebullion.
as in Des Moines for example The
men walked quietly UP to vote. return
ing at once to their work. II. W. Hull
and r. A. Anderson were clerks and
George Simmons judge of the primary.
| Sherman.
Mr. Clark the pumper of the Short
Line at Cambridge. while here repair
ing some machinery, was going down
into the we'll with lantern when there
was an explosion. Some weeks ago
some gasoline had been split into the
WELL but every one thought that by
this time 1t had all evaporated. Such
was not the case and consequently an
explosion followed. He received quite
severe burns about his head.
Rockwell City.
County Recorder Smith reports that
the transfers during February have
been only about two-thirds as numer-
Gus as they were in the same period
last year and the receipts of the office
will show a great falling off for 1904,
unless business picks UP. The pros
poets now are that the total will fall
short of the salary allowed and the
recorder will have to stand the differ
ence This seems hardly right, as Mr..
Smith has turned into the county over
81 900 in excess fees since he has held
the office and has been one of the best
recorders in the history of the county.
Iowa City.
The matter of the bill of complaint
filed in the federal court for the north
ern district of Iowa by the Elgin Ma
tional Watch Company against 7. o.
Loveland. j. L. Records and c. w.
Harrison, of the Equitable Manufac-
turing Company of this city, asking for
an injunction to restrain them from
using the name of the Elgin Watch I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05

ter further except in a small way. When
it is known that it costs only $4,000
this year to handle the $45o,O00 worth
OF business or less than one per cent IT
is easy to see what the local merchant
would be up against The old oiftcers
were reelected.
The auditing committee reported a
surplus of $4,000, an increase
OF $4,000 the past year. Out
of this surplus a dividend of SIS per
share was declared which is one hum
dred and thirty per cent or about ten
per cent annually as this is the first
dividend paid.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP
RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA.l

what it is, serving on public boards .
number of times. He endorses Peruns
in the following words:
81 amos years old, am hale and hearty
and Peruna has helped me attain e
Two years ago had la grippe-my life
was despaired of. Peruna saved me.
J. r. GULL.
A Relative Of Abralsam Lincolh
Mr.. Silas S. Lincoln, who resides aS
9l3 /. Street, N. W., Washington, d. O.
has the honor of being third cousin 70
Abraham Lincoln. He writes:
~ had la grippe five times before
using your medicine. Four years ago /
began the use of Peruna, since which.
time have not been troubled with that
disease. can now do as much work ct
my desk as / ever could In my life. I
have gained more than ten pounds In
weight."-S. s. Lincoln.
Ps-ru-na Not Only Cured La Grippe hue
Benefited the Whole System.
Miss Alice NJ. Dressler, 1913 N. Bryant
Ave-, Minneapolis, Mimi, writes:
"Last spring suffered from Ia grippe
and was partially cured but the bad
after effects remained through the sum-
mer and somehow did not get strong
az was before. One Of my college
friends who was visiting me asked me
to try Peruna and I did SO and found
it all and more than had expected. rs
not only cured me Of the catarrh but
restored me to perfect health. built NJ
the entire system and brought happy
feeling of buoyancy which I had not
known for years. Alice NJ. Dressler.
An Actress Testimonial.
Miss Jean Cowgirl, Griswold Opers
House, Troy, N. Y, is the leading lady
with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the following:
During the past winter OF 1901,
suffered for several weeks from sewers
attack Of grippe, which left serious
catarrhal condition of the throat and
head.
"Some one suggested Peruna. AS :
last resort, after wasting much time
and money on physicians, I tried the i
remedy faithfully, and in few weeks
was as we'll as ever. Jean Cowgirl.
a Southern judge Cured.
Judge Horatio J. Goss, Hartwell, Ga,
writes:
"Some five or six years ago had
very severe spell Of grippe, which left Il
me with systemic catarrh. A friend
advised me to try your Peruna which +
lid, and was Immediately benefited and
cured. The third bottle completed tie
,ure."-H. j. Goss.
Ifyou do not derive prompt and >satis
factory results from the use Of Peruns
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
'ull statement of your case and he Will
De pleased to give you his valuable q
'ice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President q
The Hartman Sanitaricm. Columbus. 1As,eI