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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

l suspect 1t Is the sequel of the story
of the statues. In that case our friend,
the image breaker. has begun opera
tions In another quarter of London.
There's coffee on the table, Watson,
and have a cab Mt the door
In half an hour We had reached Pitt
street, quiet little backwater just
beside one of the brskest currents or
London life. No. 1871 was one of a
row. all fiat chested. respectable ana
most unromantc dwellings. AS we
drove up we found the ratings in front
Of the house lined by curious crowd
Holmes whistlcd
"By George, it's attempted murder
at the least. Nothing less will hold the
London message boy There's decd
of violence indicated In that fellows
round shoulders and outstretched neck.
What's this. Watson? The top steps
Swilled down and the other ones dry
Footsteps enough, anyhow. Well. we'll
there's Lcstrade at the front window,
and we shall soon know all about 1t.
The official received us with very
grave face and showed us into sitting
room, where ap exceedingly unkempt
and agitated elderly man clad In q
flannel dressing gown was pacing up
and down. He was introduced to us as
the owner of the house-Mr Horace
Harker of the Central Press syndicate.
"Its the Napoleon bust business
again." said Lestrade. You seemed
interested last night, Mr.. Holmes. 50
I thought perhaps you would be glad
to be present now that the affair has
taken very much graver turn"
"What has It turned to, then!'
ITO murder Mr.. Harker, will you
tell these gentlemen exactly what has
occurred?"
The man in the dressing gown turned
upon us with most melancholy face.
Its al extraordinary thing said
he, .'that all my life | have been col
lecting other peoples news, and now
that real piece of news has come my
own way am so confused and bother
ed that can't put two words together.
If had come in here as journalist
should have interviewed myself and
had two columns in every evening pa
per. AS it is, am giving away val
liable copy by telling my story over
and over to string of different people,
and can make no use Of it myself.
However, I've heard your name, MIR.
Sherlock Holmes, and If you'll only eX-
plain this queer business ! shall be
paid for my trouble in telling you the
story"
Holmes sat down and listened.
ut all seems to center round that
bust Of Napoleon which bought for
this very room about four months ago.
] picked it up cheap from Harding
Bros, two doors from the High Street
station. A great deal of my Journal
istic work is done ut night, and l Of
ten write until the early morning. So
it was today. l was sitting in my den,
which is at the back of the top Of the
house, about 3 o'clock when l was
convinced that heard some sounds
downstairs. listened, but they were
not repeated. and l concluded that
they came from outside. Then sud
denly. about five minutes later, there
came most horrible yell-the most
dreadful sound, Mr. Holmes, that ever
heard 1t will ring in my ears as
long as l live. sat frozen with hor-
ror for a minute or two; then ! seized
the poker and went downstairs. When
entered this room l found the win
dow wide oven md at once ohservcd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Essay ON Lions.

The following is a little schoolgirls
idea of lion:
1.-THE lion is the king Of all animals.
1t is very fierce. Lion has very big
pause. 1t has a dark brown skin 1t is
got peace of heir on it's tale and all
round it,; neck. The lion life on raen
and other things. When the lion is
young it is called cube. The lion is
very useful. It's skin is used for max
ing frs and other thing. It's tees are
very useful. The lion is used for
showes."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

that the bust was gone from the man
telpiece. Why any burglar should take
such thing passes my understands
ing, for it was only plaster cast and
Of no real value whatever.
"You can see for yourself that any
one going out through that open win
dow could reach the front doorstep by
what the burglar had done, SO l went
round and opened the door Stepping
out into the dark, nearly fell ovel. Il
dead man who was lying there. l ran
back for a light, and there was the
poor fellow, a great cash in his throat
blood He lay ON bis back, his knees
drawn up and his mouth horribly open.
l shall see him in my dreams. ! had
just time to blow on my police whistle.
and then | must have tainted, for |
knew nothing more until l found the
policeman standing over me in the
hail.
well. who was the murdered MANI"
asked Holmes.
",rheres nothing to show who he
was" said Lestradc. "4ou shall see
the body ut the mortuary but we have
made nothing Of it up to. now. He Is
tall man, sunburned, very powerful,
not more than thirty He is poorly
dressed, and yet does not appear to
be laborer A horn handled clasp
knife was lying in IL pool of blood be-
side him Whether it was the weapon
which did the decd or whether it be-
longed to the dead MIN do not know.
There was no n;lme OH his clothing
and nothing in his pockets save an
apple, some string, shilling map of
London and Il photograph. Here it is. =
1t was evidently taken by snapshot
from a small camera. 1t represented
an alert, sharp featured simian man.
with thick eyebrows and a very Pc
culiar projection of the lower part of
the face, like the muzzle of baboon.
"And what became of the bust?' tsk-
ed Holmes after Il careful study of This
picture.
I'VE had news OF 1t just before you
came 1t has been found in the front
garden Of an empty house in Camp
den House road. 1t was broken into
fragments I am going round now to
see it. Will you Gomez
"Certainly. | must just take one look
round He examined the carpet and
the window 1.-The fellow had either
very long legs or was most active
man." said he. with an area beneath,
1t was no mean feat to reach that win
dow ledge and open that window. Get
ting back was comparatively simple.
Are you coming with us to see the re-
mains Of your bust, Mr.. Harker?"
The disconsolate journalist had seat
ed himself at o writing table.
II must try and make something OF
it, said he, though have no doubt
that the first editions Of the evening
papers are out already with full de-
tails. It's like my luck! You remember
when the stand fell at Doncaster? Well
I was the only journalist In the stand
and my journal the only one that had
no account Of it, for l was too shaken
to write it. And now I'll be too late
with murder done on my own door
step"
AS we left the room we heard his pen
travelling shrilly over the foolscap.
The spot where the fragments of the
bust had been found was only a few
hundred yards away. For the first time
our eyes rested upon this presentment
Of the great emperor. which seemed to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
How's This?

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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Was WASTING Away.

The following letter from Robert r.
Watts, of Salem, Mo-, is instructive:
II have been troubled with kidney dis
ease for the last five years. l lost
flesh and never felt well and doctored
with leading physicians and tried all
remedies suggested without relief. FL
nally tried F'oley's Kidney Cure and
less than two bottles completely cured
me and am now sound, and we'll"
B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
interesting to Asthma Sufferers.

Daniel Bante Of otterville, Iowa,
writes. Il have had asthma for three
or four years and have tried about all
the cough and asthma cures In the
market and have received treatment
from physicians In New York and
other cities, but got very little benefit
until 1 tried Foley's Honey and Tar
which gave me immediate relief and
will never be without it In my house.
sincerely recommend It to all" e.
A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
MOVING PICTURES.

Simple moving pictures may be ma de
as follows: Hang sheet across an
open doo,way-the wider the better;
seat your spectators on one side of the
sheet and set up your apparatus on the
othe-th,,t is, in another room. From
a large sheet of cardboard cut out your
figures. Two or three will be enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Cuban piarrhoea.

United States soldiers no served in
Cuba during the Spanish war know
what this disease is, and that the ordi-
nary remedies have little more effect
than so much water. Cuban diarrhoea
is almost as severe and dangerous as
a mild attack of cholera. There is one
remedy, however, that can always be
depended upon as will be seen by the
following certificate from Mrs. Minnie
Jacobs, of Houston, Texas: II hereby
certify that Chamberlain's Colo, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy cured my
husband of severe attack of Cuban
diarrhoea, which he brought home from
Cuba. We had several doctors but
they did him no good. One bottle of
this remedy cured him, as our neigh
bors will testify. thank God for so
valuable a medicine" For sale by
all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Jumbled Words.

Here are some sentences that it is
fun to repeat quickly:
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Seven selfish shellfish showed some
shrimps sideways.
Prudently peel prime potatoes.
Royal rulers rarely really read riddles
Faint flames frequently feed fierce
fires.
Truly rural.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Low Round Trip Rates Daily to Port
land, via tho Northwestern Line.

Account Lewis and Clark exposition,
via direct routes or at slight advance
via San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Send 2-cent stamp for illustrated fold
err and full information as to extensive
choice Of routes going and returning,
with low rate side trip to Yellowstone
National Park and Alaska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

things nobody would think of as fright
full, also that they love, hate and re-
member for years injuries that have
been inflicted on them. Strangest of all,
they are as sensitive as child to being
laughed at and made fun Of
In the Philadelphia zoo was mon
kay about the ugliest that ever was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

Very Low Rates to Baltimore, Md.
Via the North Western Line, for tick
cts to be sold July 1, 2 and 8, with fa-e.
vorable return limits, on account Of
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vention Choice of routes from Chi
cage. Apply to agents Chicago &
North Western Railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
The Obedient Coin.

Take match box and remove the
drawer. Hold the box in. horizontal
position and place small coin upon the
middle of the top. In order to make the
coin go inside without touching it give
it several light strokes on the side
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

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makes you well and keeps you well.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
The children's Favorite.

For coughs. Group, whooping cough,
ETC., One Minute Cough Cure is the
children's fsvorite. This is because It
contains no opiate, is perfectly HARM
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all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Law Rates 70 Portland, Ore, via Chi.
caqo Great Western Railway,

Tickets or sale frequently beginning
May 23rd till September 18th. Also
very low rates to Seattle, Tacoma,
Eellingham and Everett, Wash, Vic
toria and Vancouver, B. c., and San
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Cal. For low rates. dates Of sale and
other information apply to ]. r. Hard
ing, agent, Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
An inference.

] Clerk-The old man thinks you are
pretty. The Typewriter-Really? Has
be said SO? Clerk-No, but he doesn't
criticise your spelling. = New York
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
Riddles.

Who was the first whistler? The
wind.
Why was Noah's ark unlike Joan of
Arc? One was made of wood, the other
was Maid of Orleans.
Which is the strongest day in the
week? Sunday because all the rest
are week (weak) days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

177----- WV I1OlluCS, lUI lHCS G-ltptSl
him to keep III touch with all that was
going on at the police headquarters.
IN return for the news which Lestrade
would bring. Holmes was always ready
20 listen with attention to the details
Of any case upon which the detective
was engaged and was able occasion
ally without any active interference to
give some hint or suggestion drawn
from his own vast knowledge and ex-
perience.
On this particular evening Lestrade
had spoken Of the weather and the
newspapers Then he had fallen silent,
putting thoughtfully at his cigar.
Holmes looked keenly at him.
'.Anything remarkable on hand?" he
asked.
ooh, no, Mr.. Holmes nothing very
particular"
''Then tell me about It"
Lestrade laughed.
''Well, Mr.. Holmes, there is no use
denying that there is something on my
mind. And yet 1t is such an absurd
business that tesitated to bother you
about 1t. On tho other hand, although
II is trivial, it Is undoubtedly queer,
and know thai: you have taste for
Ill that is out Of the common. But, in
my opinion. 1t comes more In Or. Wat
sons line than ours"
'Disease?'' said l.
Madness, anyhow, and queer mad
nees too. You wouldn't think there
was any one living at this time of day
s who had such a hatred Of Napoleon 1.
that he would break any image of him
that he could see"
Holmes sank back in his chair.
4 '@That's no business OF mine," said he.
Exactly. That's what 1 said But,
then, when the man commits burglary
IN order to break images which are
not his own, that brings it away from
the doctor and on to the policeman"
Holmes sat up again
Burglary! This is more interesting
Let me hear the details.".
Lestrade took out his official note
book and refreshed his memory from
its pages.
tho first case reported was four
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
$1,000 to st. Paul & Minneapolis and
Return via Chicago Great Western

Tickets on sale daily to September 30
Final return li1rjt October 81. Also e.
qually wv rates to Minnesota North
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
points. For further information APP
ply to any Chicago Great Western
ticket agent, or address S. Grevs, g. p.
& T. A., st. Paul, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

which you wish it to enter. AS soon as
it reaches the edge tip the box lightly,
raising the end where the coin is until
it is balanced upon the edge. Another
gentle stroke of your finger. and it will
drop inside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
The Adventure OF
the Six Napoleons
No. s of the Series

s(c.,,,,sss 1864, BY T. cawas Deyl. and coil,er's
Keeib.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
- RoBABL'Y the best conclusion
to come to about animals

like those of people, although the poor
creatures cannot tell us what these are
The higher in the scale of being, too,
the animals are the more keenly they
suffer apd enjoy, just like people again.
Experiments made on horses, dogs,
lions. elephants and monkeys as well as
some other beasts show they can be
scared almost to death with little fool
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20
A Bunch of June Roses.

Cut out the picture of this pretty
bunch of June roses and color them
like those you see growing in the gar
den.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-20

: was no very unusual
thing for Mr.. Lestrade
Of Scotland Yard to look
In upon us Of an even
ing, and his visits were
welcome to Sherlock
Holmes. for they enabled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
PRICES WATERING.
There Has Been a Quiet Week in the
Iron Market.

New York, Aug. 17.-In pig iron the
week has been ratnel quiet, taking the
country as a whole, says the Iron Age.
Pun chases by the United States Steel
corporation will probably not be made
until early in September. In the east
there has been a further moderate
movement in basic pig, one interest
taking 10000 tons at concession,
while another buyer took 1000 tons in
addition to previous purchases of g.
600 tons. In the Pittsburg district a
leading maker of cast iron pipe has
bought 10000 tons of gray forge pig,
while in the Chicago district one foun-
dry is in the market for $4,000 tons.
In the east there has been a little
Wavering as to prices, one large pro-
ducing company offering iron at some
what lower figures.
Steel billets are scarce, and the stu
anon is rather acute, particularly in
the Chicago district. At some points
ace ssible to ttdeWater, small ioSs eff
foreign billets have been sold.
Orders for steel rails for 1905 de-
livery continue to roll into the works.
The Hartman roads have just placed
$4,000 tons. 1t is not known whether
this system accepted the offers for Pa
cific coast delivery made by works in
eastern Germany who are not associ-
ated with other German mills.
The pressure upon the structural
mills is exceedingly heavy. and the pay
ment of premiums for prompt dellv-
cry and the importing of occasional
lots of foreign shapes seems to fore
shadow an upward movement.
During the week car builders have
gathered in additional work. It is ex-
pected that an order for 1900 steel
cars will be in hand either this week
or early next week.
In nearly all the heavy lines the
tonnage on the books is enormous and
further work cannot be taken in many
instances from sheer inability to meet
even distant deliveries
In the lighter lines the most i'm
portant development is that a heavy
buying movement has set in all along
the wire trade The tonnage in sheets,
too, is picking up. but the merchant
pipe trade is afflicted with sharp cut
ting of prices.
In bars the agricultural implement
makers and other consumers who con-
| tract for their requirements for six
months and year ahead, have now
pretty we'll covered. The aggregate
/ tonnage has been very large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
TORN TO PIECES.
''Ring'' Theory of the NebuIar Hypoth-
esis Demolished at Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Laplace's Ring
theory of the nebular hypothesis for
the creation of the universe, which has
stood service for more than a century
in the scientific world, was torn to
pieces yesterday by Prof. F. R. Moul-
ton of the University of Chicago, who
believes that he has made the real So
luton of the evolution of our solar
system.
Assisted by Prof. Thomas c. Cham
berlain, head of the geology depart
ment, Prof. Mou1ton has been working
for more than four years to disproVe
the ring theory and to set up what
he terms the spiral theory. The re-
suits of their researches were made
known in a lecture on the evolution
of the solar system delivered by Prof.
Moulton.
1.-The ring theory was brought out
by Laplace in 1895, and has been ac-
cepted almost universally up to the
present time" declared Prof. Moulton.
1.-THE theory which Prof. Chamber
lain and myself hold is the spiral
theory. We believe a second sun-a
disturbing sun-moved down near our
sun and caused on our sun enormous
tides, thousands of miles high. The
tides were similar to the tides of the
sea. One tide was at the point nearest
the disturbing sunand the other tide
was on the opposite side. The matter
shot towards the disturbing sun.
Ordinarily it would have been straight
up, but the disturbing sun moved
around in an eliptical sort of orbit.
Consequently all the masses thrown off
were in a spiral direction, one after
another, which accounts for the orbits
of the planets. The swollen masses
were attarcted to the large nucleish
which made them into plantes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
MELONS BY THE SHIP LOAD.
Five Thousand in Schooner Sixty-five
Feet Long.

Philadelphia. Aug. 1.-THE Henry
Disston, a little two-masted schooner,
came in the other day from North
Carolina and made a berth at Spruce
street wharf. She is only a few inches
over IS feet in length, but she is broad
of beam and her cargo consisted of
5000 good sized watermelons. These
were loaded loose, like SO much coal,
in the hold of the vessel, but each one
had been carefully placed and packed
so that it would not roll.
They more than filled the hold, how
ever, and those that would not go in
were piled on the deck. There was
scarcely room left for the crew to
work the boat.
This is not an unusual way to bring
melons to market, but for a day after
the Disston's arrival she was gazed at
by crowds of idlers, some of whom
looked with longing eyes on the lus-
cious fruit she carried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
Tours in the Rocky Mountains in Cool
Colorado.

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
offers to the tourist and the trans
continental traveller the choicest resorts
and the grandest scenery in Colorado,
Utah and New Mexico. This route has
two separate and distinct lines through
the Rocky Mountains, all through
tickets being available via either. The
direct line to Cripple Creek, the grand
est gold camp on earth Three trains
daily with through Pullman palace
and tourist sleeping cars between Dem
yer, San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Portland, and Chicago, st. Louis and
San Francisco. The best line in Utah,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Wash
ington via the ogden Gateway
These trips are made more enjoy
able than ever by reason of the new
open-top observation cars now oper-
ated on daylight trains through the
Royal Gorge and the Canon of the
Grand river. These cars are of mod
ern construction throughout, but diff
fer from the ordinary passenger coach
in the fact that they have no top and
low sides, thus affording an absolutely
unobstructed view of the magnificent
scenery through which the trains pass.
Write S. K Hooper, G. P. & T. A,
Denver, Colo, for illustrated pamph-
let's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-17
GUARD is DOUBLED.
On Account of a Feud in Vicinity of
Brooklyn Navy Yard.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE guard of
marines at the gate of the Brooklyn
navy yard has been nearly doubled
this week on account of the feud ex-
listing between the marines and a gang
of roughs in the neighborhood.
The feud dates back to the night of
February 3, last, when Private Law
renee T. Milton, who was on sentry
duty. shot and killed man who was
attempting to steal copper from the
yard.
The thief was a member of a gang
that freQuents low saloons in the
vicinity of the gates and his comrades
recently have attempted to make good
their threats of revenge by attacking
the marines whenever they appeared
alone outside the gates.