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The Republican., 1905-05-11
,oWSer Tries TO Box
.Ans to Knock Out SickEy NeighbO Huge Joke and
Is In High Glee-Mrs. 3. Warns Victim Her Spouse
Hits Hard-Latter Gets Surprise.

am, and she was afraid I might dam
age your husband. Perhaps we'd bet
ter call it off"
Hear him." exclaimed Mr.. Bawscy
as lie slapped his leg and cliuclled all
over. Il was telling Mrs. Bowser that
| guessed ] had better tie nv hands
behind my back and let YOU do all the
hitting. ana here You are afraid for
me. Well. that's funny
Mrs Bowser couldn't make Mr.. vii
kins out. He was either an aIa,cur
with heap of confidence back Of him
or he understood himself ard had an
object in view. She therefore had nJth-
ing further to say. and the men disap-
peared upstairs. What occurred uD
there she will never fully understand.
as neither man went into particulars
When they had reached the garnet and
We're stripping for the fray Mr.. Bowser
uttered Il chucllle and said:
Nov, wilkins, if l get to going too
hard you must call out"
"Oh, certainly" was the reply. and
l shall expect you to do the same. l
shouldn't want to lay you up for two
or three days"
Lay me up, Ha, ha. ha, Say. VIII
kins. you are something Of humorist
in your way. Wen time ourselves as
near as we can for three minute
rounds, and if you feel like warming
up come for me as hot as you please"
But l shall be careful not to hurt
you. Your wife seemed rather anxious
on that point"
oh. she did, ELI? Ia. ha. ha. BY
George, but l haven't enjoyed myself
as well in Il whole year, Are you
ready? Then, One-two- three"
Mr.. wilkins squared off like novice
and used his arms like an old woman,
and Mr. Bowser had to stop now and
then to laugh. The round closed with
out anybody having been hurt, and
when they stood up for the next Mr..
Bowser went in to make it Il rattler.
TO his great surprise his visitor man
aged to ward or dodge all his blows.
but by such awkwarduesS that it called
for smiles all the time The third
The Republican., 1905-05-11

eGge OF the water trying to rescue
lumber and other fioating wreckage
from tLe torrent. Judge Pauls was
s'i,I.'.,-@ on the bank watching them.
- i!r horse d;S.-.i Gown the bank
tie ncl threw Up ter Eluds warp
lh r.
~ o"hT cross here ".r If them
y--'.- u " sure G";it-..
'''-..;..l = 1l ile o.--ct side dying.
wa i'r. Hess Only a:.-",-.
/" 't. Ga. even T,vmlt to ri-erk
lie .-i'[3. oit plunge. into lie Wa,Cr
al l'.! "..'t.
ill.,. " "-> tie 'a-y '.i,'c #
PR '.! TIL -'r. i.".. FH-so4. ....' le
L,'' "trA t..r u --'sA" j.n -E.r.-i
He,','."" Tie u-l-.-|.s ANA V...'....,. So
anu H--i'.L' ''' 'I ''-' '!''--'''i ii''.. ..-''
the prII" WY low tat Ike l!5-.r MS
apaarCuTlV afraid of ucthta.- II .-,.
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The Republican., 1905-05-11

Y q ~ HEN Mr.. BJWs2t JvIcie!
EAE nome the other evening ne
w w was smiling AS Ee took
eff his OvercUat he cUUc-
= cd. As Mrs. Bowser came out iatD
Sne hall to greet him he burst in;, Il
hearty laugh. She had rather eNpec,c !
him to come home that evening ANA de-
mand to sea the gas bill aul declare
that she was burning too mitch coal
and that there were half dozen yX-
travagances that must lie cut out. ana
her surprise over his great good nature
made her speechosS for Il moment
Then she asked
'Has-has anything happcnei:"
Nothing 50 very great, h@ replied,
but there's d little event To come of
in couple of hours from NOW that
will make even the Old cat laugh. la.
ha, ha.'
Il haven't heard you laugh SO heart
lily in Il dogs age. What event is com
ing Off? If you brought that &riu all
the way home with you folks must
have concluded that YOU had drawn the
capital prize in a lottery"
You don't know Wilkins" said Mr.
Bowser as they got seated at the dinner
table. He lives four or five blocks be
low US and has an Office next to mine.
He is a tall, lathy gandershanEs, and
he thinks he's got incipient consump-
ton. He has begun to take exercise to
broaden his chest. He-he- Ia. ha,
har'
Are you laughing at bis consump-
tion?"
''No, of course not lie wants to take
boxing lessons with it aN, ami he came
TO me today to learn if knew amy
thing of the art. l told him ! couil box
little bit, and he's coming up here to-
night to get a few lessons. Yes, hes
he's
Il don't see where the laugh comes
in," said Mrs. BoWser as AIr. Bowser
had another fit of laughter.
Then III tell you. You remember
when had teacher, don't yon: Well.
one night he hauled off and Knocked
The Republican., 1905-05-11
Proof.

Fanny--I5 your dolls hair real?
Gracie-Course it is. 1t comes off
just like mammals s.--BrOoklyn Life
The Republican., 1905-05-11

HEN Mr.. BJwsec reached
nome the other evening ne
was smiling. rs Lee took
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AN AGED WOMAN
JUMPS FROM TRAIN

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 16.-Mrs.
Drake of Kansas, who has been
visiting Mrs. w. c. Lauder, left for
home Saturday morning, going by
way of Spokane. She is quite an
aged woman and hard of hearing
Just as the train was pulling out of
Rosalia she asked a passenger near
if that was Spokane, and, evidently
misunderstood her answer to be
yes. She at once seized her be-
longings, ran to the door of the car
and jumped off the train which by
that time was moving rather rapid
ly. The conductor did not hear of
the accident till about a mile and
half had been Travelled, when he
stopped, went back with the train
and took the lady on board. She
was not injured to any appreciable
extent, but was somewhat shaken
I'd and very much excited.
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UNION PACIFIC
DECLARES WAR

BOISE. Idaho, Oct. 16.-The
Union Pacific threatens to open war
against the promoters Of the Den.
yer & Boise railroad. When A. l..
Mohler, general manager of the
Union Pacific. was going through
to the Salt Lake meeting three
days ago he wired j. M. Rumsey
to meet him at Rawlins. Wyo.
Rumsey Is a heavystockholder In
the Saratoga & Encampment rail-
road, one of the links of the Den
verbose road. Mohler told Rumsey
that the Union Pacific considered
southern Wyoming as its field ex-
clusively and any attempt to build
a trunk line to parallel the Union
Pacific would be vigorously fought
in the east. where the money for
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One dollar of it attracted his atten-
ton. He hurried to the restaurant,
presented the shining silver dollar
and asked the cashier if she r4mem-
bered receiving it.
She replied that it might have
been given her by the conductor of
the Lake Shore express which left
for Cleveland at 3:15.
The man sent this telegram:
Conductor, Eastbound Chicago
Express, Utica, N. Y: Please ask
lady in section seven of sleeping
car Catawba to await her husband
at Delavan House, Albany.
"a. J. HOBART"
Among the passengers who board
ed the 545 fast mail for Cleveland
when it Numbered into the station,
l minutes later, was the barehead-
ed gentleman of a few minutes ago,
now wearing a stylish derby. Not
until then did the really remarkable
character of the situation dawn
upon him. On the very day which
he had hailed as one of the happiest
of his life, he was travelling at the
rate of about 60 miles an hour
away from the girl he loved de-
votedly and to whom he had been
married just II hours.
At the first stopping place he sent
another message, which read as fol.
lows:
Mrs. A. j. Hobart, Delavan
House, Albany, N. Y; Can not
possibly reach Albany before to-
morrow morning. ANSEL."
With his brain filled with excited
thoughts, the young man entered
the sleeping car office at Cleveland
four hours later and obtained the
address of Conductor Parkins, who
kindly gave audience at once to his
visitor.
Conductor Parkins remembered
receiving cash from woman
whose destination was Erie, and
her name was gotten from the
sleeping car diagram.
At Erie 1t was discovered that the
woman lived in the country. She
proved to be Mrs. Wickliffe and
she said that she received the mys.
FERROUS dollar from her son at Ger
mantown, Pa, whom she had been
visiting.
The unknown man secured the
address of the son and FASTENED to
Albany. where he explained to a
pretty and anxious woman that
their honeymoon plans had been
changed and that they must go at
once to Philadelphia.
Next day the young man called
on DR.. James Wickliffe, who recog-
niZed the shining dollar and said
he got 1t from John Lennon, let
ter carrier.
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GOULD LINE TO
ATLANTIC COAST

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.--Having
completed the work for which it
was created, the West Virginia
Central and Western Maryland pur-
chase syndicate was today dissolv-
ed. The syndicate was formed in
March, 1902, to purchase the West
ern Maryland railroad from the city
of Baltimore and to acquire other
railroads in Maryland and West
Virginia for the Gould interests.
The last link connecting these lines
and forming a through line from
Baltimore to Bellington, w. Va,
distance of about 500 miles, will
be completed in December, and the
final consolidation of all the prop
critics will soon take place. The
syndicate consisted of Myron T.
Herrick, Winslow S. Pierce, Ed
ward l.. Fuller, Alvin w. Krech,
Howard Gould and Joseph Ram
sey. Jr.
The extension which will be COM
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pleted In December joins the West
ern Maryland and the West Vir-
ginia Central properties. Upon its
completion it is expected that there
will be considerable increase in
traffic from the coal fields, which
the railroad owns. to its terminals
at tidewaters. To meet the re-
quirements of the new traffic 26
locomotives and 1900 cars have
been ordered. A large area of new
coal land has recently been ac-
CURED. The securities to be dis
tributed. now that the syndicate
has been dissolved, are $4,000 900
of Western Maryland bonds and
$15,000,000 of the common stock
OF that company.
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m 4 HIS
i OWN SISTER


| HONOLULU, Oct. ia tale of
human interest, almost CHASTITY in
its details, came to light Saturday
when F. Scharch, a young Portu-
guese, was arraigned before Judge
Whitney on the charge of wedding
his own sister.
But in behalf of the defendant
there is a story that is worthy a
place is classic fiction, a story of
misfortune in which very pathos
robs the details Of their horror.
According to the story that has
reached the police, the girl when
a few months old, was given to
another family by the name of
Akina and was rear by them and
went under the name of Jennie Ak
ina. Young Scharch attended
school in Honolulu and some time
ago went to Kauai, where he met
Jennie Akina, and the result was
that the brother and sister became
| sweethearts.
They finally came to Honolulu
and they were married last month
| just about the time that the girls
baby was born. And then came the
unsupported news from Kauai
which, If correct, seems destined
to separate the young couple and
make miserable two young lives
that were ignorant of the awful
doom that now overshadows them.
The utmost sympathy is felt for the
young people.
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construction must come from. Rum.
sey replied that the money had
already been secured for the first
two sections from Denver to Wal
colt and he understood that work
was to be pushed
Mohler then stated that the
Union Pacific was about to carry
out its plans to extend its Encamp-
ment line south into Colorado and
north from Rawlins into western
Wyoming and Idaho. He would not
however, name the objective point
In the northwest.
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Indiana and becoming a farmer. He
has been succeeded by Frank Mason
Gowdy is said to be bringing home
with him 100000 as the savings of
his term of office. This sum he pro-
poses to invest in Rush County farm
lands.
When Gowdy was appointed con-
sui to Paris by Mckinley he is said
to have made a stern resolution to
save not less than $1,000 month
during his incumbency. The office is
fat one, netting from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year, and Mr.. Gowdy had
learned economy in the school of
Hoosier rural life. 1t is further re-
ported that owdy now desires to fin
ance campaign for gubernatorial
honors, with himself in the leading
role.
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OUR Daily Story.
The Mystery of a Dollar

, A Few days before, the carrier
was engaged in delivering mail
from door to door along Vine street,
Philadelphia, when a zig-zag trip
across the street and back again
brought him to the narrow stair
way of dingy brick house, in front
of which hung an enormous brass
key bearing the word "Locksmith."
He heard something fall with a
metallic clink upon the stone pave
ment. He looked and saw that 1t
/ was silver dollar, which rolled
toward the gutter and came to a
stop close by the curb. Fastening
to pick it up, he instantly dropped
1t with a cry of pain.
The coin was almost red hot!
Then he kicked the mysterious
coin into a puddle, flshed it out
again with his fingers, and put it
into his trousers pocket. He was
about to investigate further, when
some small boys call his attention
to the fact that it was the first day
of April, whereupon he proceeded
\ on his way.
The next morning he called upon
the doctor, who dressed the painful
hand and received the mysterious
coin in payment for his services.
That night, behind locked doors
in one of the officers rooms of the
United States mint in Chestnut
street, two men were engaged in a
long whispered conference. The
wife of one of the men, as she sat
in her room in the Continental ho-
tel, anxiously waiting for her hus-
band, was beginning to wonder
whether, after all, marriage was a
failure!
| Two days later, in speaking of
the seizure of over 10000 bogus
silver dollars and the clever cap
ture of three of the most danger
GUS counterfeiters that ever attack
ed the currency of the United
States, the Daily News said:
"The most remarkable part of
the whole story is that one of the
coins, fresh from the machine of
one Of the counterfeiters, fell out
OF third-story window near which
he was working, was picked up
while almost red hot by a letter
carrier, and passed as genuine
through various hands until it
reached Buffalo, where, by the
merest accident, it came into the
possession of Ansel Hobart of the
secret service. That gentleman no
ticed an imperfection at one point
of its rim, and succeeded in trac-
ing the coin to the headquarters
of the gang on Vine street, in this
city, where, under the cloak of a
locksmith shop and green grocery
business, 600 of the spurious coins
were turner out daily. So admir-
ably were these counterfeits exc
cuted as to defy scrutiny save by
experts of the government. The
defect which led to the discovery
was found only in the one coin
already spoken of. and it is sup
posed that it was this defect that
caused the piece to spring from the
finishing machine and fall out of
the window"
And the New York newspapers
OF three days later contained the
intelligence that the White Star
steamer Majestic, which sailed for
Liverpool that day, had among her
passengers Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel J..
Hobart of Chicago, Ill.
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1t Led to a Long Chase and =;
Young Wife's BewiIderment.
Copyright, 1895, by the Short
Story Publishing Coz

Copyright, 1895, by the Short
Story Publishing Coz
1t lacked three minutes of by
the big clock in the tower when
the eastbound Chicago express rum
bled into the station at Buffalo.
The train had not yet come to a
standstill when a hal,ess man
jumped from the platform of the
rear sleeping car and ran across
the tracks into the depot restau-
rant A few minutes later he re-
appeared, carrying a cup of coffee
in one hand and a small paper bag
in the other.
With these he hurriedly made his
way back to the car. When the man
without hat again appeared at the
lunch counter, he returned the Dor
rowed dishes, and ordered coffee for
himself. He had just picked up the
cup and was raising it to his lips
when the conductors "All aboard
rang through the station.
Leaving the coffee untouched, he
thrust SIS bill at the attendant
grabbed his change, and started in
pursuit of the moving train. He
had almost reached it when an un
lucky stumble sent the coins in his
hand rolling in all directions along
the floor.
He missed the train and began
gathering up his scattered change
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BACKACHE

Delicate women who are subject to
nervous spells. backache. bearing
down and periodical pains. take DR..
Miles Anti-Pain pills and find in
them a pleasant and sure relief. They
cure by their soothing influence upon
the nervous system. They do not
affect the bowels In the slightest de-
gree. and are perfectly harmless. 25
doses, 25c Never sold in bulk.
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RICHARD A. M'CURDY.

Age 20.
Native of New York.
Graduated in law from Har-
ward in 1855.
Appointed attorney Mutual
Life Insurance company in
1860.
Elected vice president of
the company in 1865.
Elected president of the
Mutual Life in 1885.
Is a son of the late Robert
H. McCurdy, who was direct
or of the Mutual Life.
Is worth at least 100000
900.
Salary $150,000 per year,
the largest insurance COM
pany salary in the world.
Takes active part in rou-
tine business of the company.
Except for occasional week.
} end parties, entertains very
) little.
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Tvs CURpy IJIAIE Nnae1rNj1oialV =

WsCUEpy SSIATE .ra1eJrxj1oSsav As-
would PROFOUND his question and
McCurdy would deliberate. When
he had the answer framed the way
he wanted it, he would reply, al
ways the same way, quiet, self
sufficient, unalarmed.
Maybe Mr.. McCurdy was not
anxious because Of the feeling Of
secuihe which comes from the pos
session il vast wealth. He is per-
sonally worth not a penny less than
100000, 900, and has enormous hold
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MONTANA SMOKER

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Mon
tana Society of New York, which
was only recently organized, will
hold its first smoker" this eve
ming at Delmonico's. There will be
an informal reception before the
banquet. which will be followed by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-10-16
ROBERT II. M'CURDY.

A6C fVs
Born New York City.
Graduated from Harvard
In 1881.
Began his insurance career
with Mutual Life same year.
Superintendent of foreign
department of Mutual, 1886.
General manager of COM
pany in 1908.
Son of Richard A. NC
Curdy. president Of the COM
pany.
pany.
Draws an income of STAT.
900 per year.
Has received. hundreds OF
thousands of dollars in COM
missions since 1908.
Is also trustee of the Mu-
tual.
Director of Astor National
bank, Windstor Trust COM
pany and of the Casualty
company Of America.
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the territory. Rodey expected to be
reelected as delegate. but he was
beaten for the nomination by VIM
II. Andrews-better known as Bull"
Andrews--a former henchman OF Sem
ator Matthew Quay. of Pennsylvania
Andrews left his native state for the
political good of that state.
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titled at the insurance investigation
of family emoluments amounting
to $4,534, 12O.49, live in no such pre-
tentious style as do the McCalls,
Hydes, Alexanders or other insur-
ance dignitaries who do not receive
nearly as big salaries.
Richard A. McCurdy Of the
Mutual, who gets S150,000 year
for being president, has quiet
tastes and this trait of the father
is shown in the succeeding genera
ton. Mr.. Mccall, president of the
New York Life, gets $4,000 a We r
less than Mr.. McCurdy, but during
the past four years he spent nearly
81 ,000,0 on a summer home.
Richard McCurdy, his son, Rob
ert H. McCurdy, and other mem.
bers of the family have sort of
McCurdy colony in the summer
time at Morris Plains, N. j., not to
mention the business colony in the
magnificent offices Of the company
at 80 Nassau street, this city.
They keep score or more
French servants between them,
have automobiles and fashionable
outfits, tut they are net famous as
"spenders," entertain very little
and lived in quiet comfort.
The elder McCurdy, some time
ago, purchased at swell Morris
town, a winter home. This is a
stone structure of rather imposing
lines surrounded by SO acres OF
beautiful parks, but there is moth
ing about it to suggest an enOr
nous expenditure. The town house
of the McCurdys is at 35 Fifth ave
nue., and it, too, shows the predomi
mating modesty.
Richard Aldrich McCurdy, though
20 years of age, is still the active
head of his great insurance com
pany. He inherited a berth in the
Mutual from his father, who was
for many years director in the
concern. Mr.. McCurdy, 1t is under
stood, has always planned that his
son, now general manager of the
Mutual with an income of $4,000
a year, would follow him as presi
dent. In this connection it has
been recalled that while on the wit
ness stand, the younger McCurdy
called upon another employee of the
Mutual to prompt him when he was
asked what the total assets of the
Mutual amounted TO.
The McCurdy insurance oligarchy
also includes l.. A. Thebaud, who
married daughter of Richard c.
McCurdy; G. A. Gillette, a cousin
connected with the Texas agency
Ellis j. Moore, a brother-in-law OF
the president, and p. Stuyvesant
Pilot, a cousin to brother-in-law
MIR. Thebaud has made a great
success in the business since the
elder Mr.. McCurdy took him in. His
commissions amount to $4,000
which is nearly three times the sal
airy of the president of the United
States. Thebaud lives in fine style
at Morristown. Gillette's income
has been around $4,000 year
Moore gets $4,000 and Pilot SIS,
600.
One of the things the insurance
investigation has put on record is
that the big Three insurance com.
panies have established something
resembling commercial dynasties
The president sits on the throne
and his son inherits it.
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vaudeville performance. William
B. Thompson is president Of the
society and Senator w. A. Clark,
Arthur b. Heinze, DR.. c. X. Cole
and DR.. Maurice Eisenberg are the
vice presidents.
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you killed them in cold blood.
and | can show you no mercy said
a Cleveland judge to a prisoner
found guilty of killing two men.
and he sentenced him to serve
seven years in the penitentiary.
How many men must a man kill in
Cleveland to be entitled to mercy ?"
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NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Richard
A. Nrdy. president of the
Mt ioes not look his 70 years.
H. quite as spry as his son
Q {, general manager of his
".
Jurdy said that he was very
Z a complimented when his COM
trotee on salaries increased his an
thai stipend from 100000 to
100000. He was worth that
amount. he proclaimed; else his
committee would not have given
1t to him.
The president of the Mutual faces
the investigators much as the aver
age man wouh, sit on dock, let
ting his legs hang over to the lap
ping water. Inquisitor Hughes
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fhs Steam Clothes PRESSING ee0p
pany will French dry clean and press
rour suit for 500 or your trousers tor
iSc: only 8 70 Is minutes required;
good dressing rooms; alterations end
repairinE. $40 Second avsnuA Phsas
1854.
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ings in scores of industrial corpora
tons, and his real estate holdings
are very extensive.
Mr.. McCurdy is tall, erect and in
excellent health. His flowing mus
tach glistens gray in the sunlight.
His daily routine includes an hours
journey in a palace car from Nor
ristown to New York. The train
Is known as the "millionaires' spe-
cial." Mr.. McCurdy drives to and
from his home in shiny victoria,
with two men on the box. When
he leaves the train at Hoboken he
takes the ferry to Barclay street,
where a private coupe takes him
to his office. He returns on the
special" each day at A. This he
does year in and year out, despite
his 70 years.