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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

4 One day last week read in a Cork
daily newspaper Of the terrible suffering
from heat and the many prostrntions in.
New York city. That same day was
making a trip through .'1he Golden Vale
Of yipperary,'fand ! wore my thickest
clothing and had my overcoat buttoned
up close about my throat, and now and
then stamped my feet to keep them
warm This is no exaggeratipn. The SUM
mer temperature here sometimes falls
us low as forty and forty-ftve degrees.
IT never gets above seventy-five or eighty,
and then the day Is marked and handed
down ac something remarkable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
TFE MALACON- AT HAVANA, MADE BY AMERICANS

will put on new line Of steamers next
year which will go from New York to
Nlpe Bay, the new port of4northeastern
Cuba, and that through tickets will then
be sold from New York to Havana, land
ing the passengers at Antlla, the port
on Nipe Bay, and carrying them across
cuba by railroad. IT Is probable. that shi rs
will be put on from Now York to Jamaica,
calling at NIpc Bay, SO that Jamaica pass
sengers will be able to come to Havana
u their way to and from New York.
At present there are regular steamship
lines from Copenhagen to Havana con-
meeting this island with Antwerp. Havre,
and Bilbao. Spain, and Spanish steamers
from tho Spanish ports which call thrice
n month. Tho North German Lloyd has
steamers from Bremen to this port, and
the IIamburg-Amerlcan have monthly
salings from Hamburg.
Our New Winter Resort.
Cuba In fact is fast becoming a winter
resort for 4\mericans, and 1.-THE present
health conditions prevails, which seem
probable, this island will be tho RIVERA
OF our continent. There were three times
tos MANY American tourists here last year
as ever before and were IT not for the
lack of hotel accommodations the travel
would be enormously Increased. In talk
ing with one of.the leading railroad man.
ayers of Cuba was told that tho several
american tourist associations were anxl-
Gus to send parties to Cuba, but that this
was discouraged because there was no
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tBy. pttjMMER F8IJoN1s.)

4. + Z.
DUBLIN, IRELAND, June 24.-AA An
American travelling IN Ireland does not
hava To 70 fur before he finds that. TO
( his, mind at least, he is In y land OF pecu1-
liarltes. or necessity, tho first place
that nc begins to observe strange things
Ii In the hotels. As soon rs nc enters
an nttcndant in livery usliers hin to the
chief clerk, who Is always n lady, and
4 trocures for him, without asking any
= questions d room. the number OF which
ia generally written upon n slip OF paper
~ n small notc-b book, which Is handed
ID rim after his name has been asked.
Thcn tho guest Is handed q key, invari-
nbly one OF the old st. Patrick pattern,
made ofliron and weighing half q pound,
moro or less. and the exact fac-simile
OF the kind DIR old Virginia grand
mothers and grcat-grandmothcrs used to
lock their smokchouscs with century,
ago. ! have travelled through all the
south, middle and west OF Ireland. and
nowhere yet, when was fortunate Tor
unfortunate, as the case might be)
q enough 10 DC uDlc W pun W AZ AZ AtoeSif
at ALL have ] failed to gain possession
q for the time being OF Il key that might,
from all appearances. have belonged to
the front doorway OF the oldest castle IN
Ireland. No tag Is ever attached TO the
key, ms Ia the case OF the American no.
tells, for the Irish seem to know intui-
lively that no one will ever bear one OF
these weghty relics away.
Not Place to Hurry.
' After you get your key you are con-
Quoted through long, mouldy and mlsty
passageways. down short flights OF steps.
up other long flights. then across. then
around and back again. three Or four,
times. and behold you are at your dcsti-
nation.
= Your conductor asks you what YOU want
for dinner and you proceed to tell him
or her. as the case may be- While they
are preparing the meal for you you can
wash up. shave. put o., clean collar and
come cuffs, go out and walk all over
town. come back, write a letter or two,
send off batch OF souvenir postcards.
ana then go into the dining room. where
after probably three-quarters OF an hour
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yoi Will be served, by a typical 1rishmari
| IN full dress Even the very small towns
and halnlets observe Nil these customs 10
+, tho very letter. ono should never try to
hurry people In Ireland; they are Ike the
Chinese or the hour hand Of q clock
made for one speed only. .fg "a
But the fare at most Of tho hotels Is
good. | have mover seen such mutton ana
beef anywhere and the butter ID the
finest In the world. Everywhere cail.
Indulge my weakness and get pot OF
the finest cocoa at nominal prices
When you leave the hotels an lteflized
statement Is given you and receipted.
There are practically no public or stree:
bootblncks In Ireland. The character.
called Boots in the hotels attends to
all pedal ma tiers for YOU, and his SER
vices arc charged up on your bill.
There is not barbcrshop In Ireland,
so far as / know. I have diligently IN
CURED, and only In one case did find
man who pretended to dress hair"
and that was at n hotel at Killarney, the
great tourist resort. II had not thought
fully, slipped a razor In my grip before
lcrt home. I'm afraid I would have
borne marked resemblance to Rip Van
Wrinkle By the time / decided to return
to America. 3 5g8G& fa
Stick to the Old Ways.
In the old city OF Limerick, founded III
teen hundred years ago, was enter
&taIncd for night Mt n hotel bearing n
royal name. think the head walter might
have been the same man who attended
sir Walter Scott when he visited the hotel
early In the nineteenth century, and am
sure the dress suit he wore was older stu.
j was told the next day by o. lady that
not a single Improvement had been made
Z In the hotel in fifty years. though It was
the best fostcry In a city of $1,000 people.
Imagine the old Exchange and Ballard, OF
Richmond. being conducted to-day without
n single modern Improvement or change,
II you imagine this you have In youi
minds eye the picture OF some Of the
swell hotels OF Ireland.
There are no lobbies in the Irish hotels.
and have had TO search for the chief
clerk sometimes for nearly an hour be-
T. fore being nbla to find her. 6s
But the hotels are nothing In strange,
ness compared with the weather and the
length OF the days IN Ireland. The Their
mon,eter went UP to seventy degrees here
I IN Dublin yesterday, and everywhere !
hard the widest protcstations that IT was
the hottest day on record. 55f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

a few days ago that Il gets light at 2
a NJ 4 il,
And the western section Of Ireland
is tho rainiest country on tho globe.
Every day while ] was in Cork. Kerry,
Limerick or Galway counties 1t rained
,rhe rain generally falls in cold misty
.fitful showers, totally unlike our show
ers OF ralnbows, heat and sunshine in
America,
The railroads in Ireland are curiosities
to Americans. One soon gets used to
$its&pccuiar carriages Of travel. however
and their strangeness becomes less no.
ticeabea on more Intimate acdualntahce
vii them. There are three classes Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

ireland Is on the latitude with cold,
black and barren Labrador. or North
America. and the gulf stream IS all that
keeps 1t from being as cold and barren IS
that land. On account of It's extreme
northern situation, the days In summer.
and nights in winter are excessively long.
The Days Very Long.
Ia. 1 have not seen any darkness since I
arrived in ireland. l go to bed by day
light and get up after the sun has been
shining about half an American day.
I'm told 1t gets dark shortly after IL
o'clock, and the almanac says the sun
rises at $3.50 A.. NJ. Some one told me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

travcl--fIrst, second and third. 1 have
tried MI three and studied travellers of
every grade. Nino out Of ten In Ireland
travel third class. Tho fares are about
one-llalr our fares In America The
second class fares are little Ill excess
Of our fares, and tho flrst-cass inren
equally as high as our highest pullman
rates. f4 .Ft-iI 81 4
Every couch Is entered from tho SIDE,
md Ia cut up Into three or four com-
partmcnts, extending from side TO sido
Of the coach. There arc two seats. fac-
Ing each other. like seats In hotel om-{
ntbus. each built to seat SIX persons.
only5in third-class carriages are these
seats fully occupied.
Limerick Galway, / got into n crowd
Of typical fish Ut Athcny, iown ~
Western ireland. I was greatly tier
cstcd in the study pr the many iiin ~,
discomfort / experienced was mort man
made UP by the chance which Sot 10
study Western irish character--a thing
which really came TO Lrel. u g., - Island.
MI or them arc called medical halls.
This name is universally Wr, tt t,, o ,,,at
the apothccary shop doors al. th e. va, way
from Queenstown9to the Giant N s's's'
way. a @e1 3s,5{
Popularity Of Irish Brogue.
The popularity Of the Irish brogue IS
something remarkablc. I never uPpto-
cIatcd IL fully until 4 got to Ireland. Ilere
ii Is Il treat to hear. It is at once strong,
rrusca and pleasing; and however ~" Pr
culitir 1t may sound. must confess :. - :
lkc ii. lIare In Dublin the finest SianEn sii
ii tic world is spoken. could n1,,1 not ,r tS1l
a typical, educated citizen of$Dublin iroi,r
Il Bostonan or Il Rlchmonder one th m
/ have remarked with Interest, anu tn la.
is tho pronunciation OF WORDS ! ike is Gir,
Garden. carpet, etc. THEY like the NE. y,r.
rinians. still retain the old classic Enslis 81,
Spronunelaton and everywherte one 9, hears Is
''cyar" "gyarden,' "cynrpet, - e e.c. ~
makes me feel decldedly at home. II
tic west Of Ireland they say cyar'e
| for carr. M 81 I. !, . 4. 4 I, I, :, +o,,,e
and rural sections Of Ireland, nave s si.at
m, sc1l that is intercs ting and much t tnais
| / expect to use in a literary way. ne :.
| study Of the Irish from tho seat o. 9. q
haunting car Is not an unprotas,b - o. u
nifns roadways with their old stons
walls and hawthorn hedges, ono sees ana
| hears the most Interesting things l nv
On i, be Imagined. The landsca PES OF llre-
land nre the most beautiful In the woria,
and tho roads are as near, pcrfeclon o.. us
skill can make them The :, ~ Urn p,
! pike, from Stanton to Winchester li teS'' -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
What We Did for Havana.

Tho Americans, indeed have done much
to beautify Havana. The Malecon ut tho
foot Of tho Prado Is now one Of the
most beautiful promenades of the world.
It was a stone pile and garbage heap.at
tho tmo we took hold of the city. we
began tho sea wall which extends from
The Malecon around the edge OF Fla,
vnnn, and this has now been continued IT, ~,
on and on until there Is q drive tae ,h,
drive some fine-looking buildings are bs-a
Ing constructed, and It may one day Pc
Tho Prado Is the Fifth Avenue OF Has
vann, It runs out Of either end /, q the
Central Park. extending toward the sea
nj ono end and out through the city on
tho other Tho street Is wider thanS
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, i has b two EoWs
OF magnificent trees running thpeua an, ~. v.
The Prado was remodeled by the Amer,
leans, who constructed these walks. a9d
IL is due TO them that improvements J
have been made In the parks,i lid
FRANK G.. CARPENTER. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

lounglng and chathg place for the family
il tho evening. The latter is especially
SO OF a moonlight night. s. N 81 4FsS5
Some Of the houses Il have described
belong to Havnna's milllonnires. This
is wealthy city and 1t has magnificent
residences Just below the InElatsrr;l
Hotel, where I am stopping, between IT.
tino homes, and, indeed, cost y: houses are
to be found hero and there all oyer, the
city. A curious thing Is that the good
and bad are mixed together, icarpen-
tors shop orr blaoksmiths establish
ment often adjoining the house OF rs a
rich man, and a cobber or timer living
below the homes Of well to-do people,.
which here are largely upon the second
floor. 5al i55i e. RI asaF
I notice that many Of them have tho
peep holes so common In the interior
cities of Europe. These are perforate ed
brass Sits so fastened over q hole III
the door that one can peep out and
see who is knocking before abe mani
tests her presence. If the caller IS an
agreeable person. her ladyship throws
open the door and Is gladly at home.
but, on the other hand, II he is a credit
or or some one she does not wis !, TO
see he may knock and knock and no ono
will hear In Europe this contrivanco$
Is called a Judas slit. 5
Some OF the most beautiful homes Of
Havana are outside tho city. The sub
war, sand especially In that quarter boz
You'd Tho Malecon, facing the sea, known
as vedado. Here have grown up beau u
3tful villas not unlike those Of Pompeii.a
save that they are larger and better
constructed They are nearly all Of ono
story, with massive walls and great coll
4limns. III n IA 4 "a llj5
They have flat roofs and beautiful
porches. These buildings are painted in
the most delicate hues. and many Of
them have gardens filed with roses and
other flowers. Royal palms shade them,
and. they lie right on the edge Of the &
sea Farther out still are other suburbs
on the hills overlooking tho sea, wheraH
tho minister from the United States, our
consul-gcneral and some well-to-do#
A m cn q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13

from Kintzley's youngest daughter
Mary Kintzley, one evening last week
during the summer festival. 1t seems
that u Boone youth asked to see the.
watch and failed to return it to the
owner. He suddenly disappeared and
no trace of him or the watch was dis.
covered until Tuesday, when clev'
obtained in Des Mones led Mckintzley
and Marshal Wiley to believe that It
had been disposed of in Marshalltowli.
In company with policeman, they
made the rounds of pawrshops saloor S
and slums and not until on the vers e
of giving up the search was cleW
found. The watch was finally Local
ed and turned over to the right II
owner, it having been hawked for the
sum of Sc.
A strenuous effort is being put foIh
by McKintzley and Marshal Wiley 10
locate the culprit that disposed of the
watch, and if he is apprehended it will
likely go hard with him. Both Nc
Kintzley and Marshal Wiley desire to
thank the chief of police of Marsha a.
town for their valuable assistance and
willingness in making the search Tor
the lost treasure. Mr.. kintzley states
that never before has he been shown
the courtesy that was extended to
him in Marshalltown by the police
force
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
Northwestern Passenger Train
No. 8 Ditched by Derail
ut Tama
AN ERROR in THE ORDERS
Apparent Failure to Notify Tower
Of Change Of Train from the North
to South Track - No Passengers In
jured-Ensine Demolished and Cars
DeraIed.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, July 13.-Passenger train No.
8, arriving in Tama at $50 p. M, was
wrecked here last night by running
off the derailing switch. Fortunately
no one was injured seriously, the fire.
man being the only one to suffer any
thing more than a shaking up and he
was only bruised caused by his jump
ing from the train. The engine was
ditched and damaged considerably. The
mail and baggage cars were derailed
but did not turn over.
The engine Is lying directly across
the c., M. & st. p. tracks and no
freight traffic has passed on that road
since the accident happened.
AS to whom was to blame Is still a
question. 1t seems that the agent at
Montour received orders to have No.
8 cross over and come into Tama on
the south track instead of the north.
the regular track for all east bound
trains Then for some reason no or
ders were given Tama, and the en-
ploye in the tower at the interlocking
switch here cleared the north track
for the incoming train, but the switch
the accident.
Two wrecking crews are working on
the wreck and the tracks will probab-
~ be cleared for traffic by noon to-
day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
FOURTH OF JULY VICTIM.
Clinton County Boy Dies of Lockjaw,
Caused BY Toy Pistol.

Clinton July 13.-Tetanus has
claimed it's first victim in Clinton
county as result of the recent Fourth
of. July celebration. Eddie Iverson the
10-year-old SON Of Gunder I. Iversion,
died at o'clock Tuesday evening at
his home In Grand Mound from lock-
jaw, which followed infection in a
wound inflicted by toy pistol in Gin
ton on Independence day. The wolnd
was but a trifling one and no serious
results were apprehended, the boy re-
turning to his home in Grand Mound
after his visit here, suffering but little
from the effects of the accident. A few
days ago. however, blood poison SCI in,
and Tuesday morning it was apparent
that the boy was suffering from the
dread disease. Anti-toxin was Admin
istered without effect, the germs llav-
ing spread thru his system and done
its deadly work. During the day the
boy was unconscious and in the early
evening he passed away.
The funeral was held from the home
in Grand Mound at ! o'clock this after
noon. Interment will be made IN the
Norwegian cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
Livery Barn, Together With
Sixteen Head of Horses, We
hicles, ETC., Consumed
HAY NOW WAS ALL ABLAzE
Only Six, Out Of Twenty two Head Of
I, Horses, Could be Saved by the Pro-
] rietor, Mr.. Hardyman, and His Son
! -DifficuIt to Save the Adjoining
Duildinss.
Special to Tiraes-Republican.

Special to Tirnes-Republican
Manson, July 13.-One of the worst
Qres Manson has experienced in many
vears took place here when the Main
Street Livery Barn, together with six
teen head Of horses and all vehicles.
harness, etc. that were in the barn,
burned. About O'clock M. Hardyman
che proprietor Of the barn, who was
sleeping with his son in the office,
noticed smoke coming in and hurriedly
woke his son and by heroic efforts
managed to sslve six head Of horses out
Of twenty-five haed in the barn, when
the smoke became so dense that they
could work M, longer in 1t. Mr. Hardy
man was quite badly kicked in the
thigh by one Of the horses he was try
ing to save, which luckily did not
knock him down or he woui have met
the fate of the horses. It was found
that the hay NOW was ablaze the full
length Of the building when first no
xiced and in q few minutes 1t became
10 hot that H. was impossible to go
near the burning building and by hard
work the firemen were able to save
che adjoining buildings, which would
have been impossible had there been
wind at the time Of the fire. The barn
was owned l,y G. "A. Whittlesey. who
mill rebuild 1t again in the near future.
Both stock and building were insured
Tor about half Its value. Mr.. Hardy
man had orl.y recently purchased this
stock and was conducting very good
business. He has the sympathy OF all
the people here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
CHANGES At eowR'E.
A Large Number of improvements Are
Being Made This Season.

Special to es-Republicnr.
Gowrie, July 13.---There have peen
MANY changes in Gowrie Of lace. A.
r. Daughenbaugh has moved out the
old Commercial hotel and put 1t on
his lot one block east and there ex-
poets to refit 1t for hotel, which Will
be a good thing for Gowrie. He also
expects to build a two story brick
building where the old hotel stood with
two stores and office below, and flats
above. The entire building viii be
modern and have city water and steam
heat turnout. This will improve the
business street great deal besidWs
giving suitableI rooms for business
houses.
The old school building has been at
last settled to it's new location II nav
ing been moved on to the town lot and
there will be converted into an opera
house and council room. This Is some
thing Gowrie has needed and VIII ne
greatly appreciated by the people.
The Johnson Hardware Company
has changed hands and now Henry
Klipple, Of Lena, has bought In the
interest of Frank and Wesley Johnson,
the retiring members and Earnest
Johnson remains in partnership with
Herry Ripple.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
YOUNG MAN cREMATEDs
Samuel Howard, Living Near cIarinda,
Burned to Death.

Clarinda, July 13.-Mr. Samuel q.
Howard, young man living about six
miles south Of here near the town OF
Shambaugh, was cremated in his home
Tuesday night about IL o'clock. There
had been fire in the heating stove in
the sitting room in the evening and the
house in some way caught on fire from
this.
When the family. consisting Of Mr..
Howard, his wife and little baby about
q month old, went to bed Tuesday
night the door between the sitting room
and the bedroom was closed. About
12 o'clock Mr.. Howard was awakened
by the smell Of smoke and on rising
and opening the door into--the sitting
room he was almost stifed by the
smoke which rushed in from the sitting
room
He quickly helped his wife and baby
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
FAF.M BARN BURNED.
Storm Causes Loss On Brooks Farm
Near Hampton.

Storm Causes Loss On Brooks Farm
Near Hampton.
Special to Times-Republican
y Hampton, July 13.-During the thun-
der storm Of Tuesday right the barn
Ion the Brooks farm, west of this city,
was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. The place is occupied
BY D. Z. Honeck and his loss was four
horses, considerable grain and a new
binder which had been placed in the
barn. The dwelling house upon this
same plact, was struck by lightning a
few months ago and burned to the
ground. The fire in the barn was not
discovered until 1t was too late to save
any OF the horses from burning. 1t oc-
CURED IN the middle Of the night and
was first ilscertaind by the boys In the
house, who were awakened by the
bright light In the window.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

and the council voted to settle her
claim for $500, and this was vetoed by
Mayor Hanrihan. She claims she was
earning $3.50 per week as dressmaker
at the time of the accident and for this
and other expenses she claims $500 and
$1,000 for the suffering, pain and an
guish, in all $500.
Merrill.
John Ross was the victim Of what
might have been a serious accident.
John Bonn was fooling with a revolver
loaded with blank cartridges and
accidentally discharged it 50 that the
powder struck John on the cheek.
blowing a cash the whole length.
nearly striking the eye.
Hinton.
Claus Junck dismantled the Born
holtz eighty last week. This process
is going on all over the state and is
the reason why the rural population is
falling away and the towns increasing.
There have been three farms in this
neighborhood that have gone this
way. Simply the process of the big
fish eating the little ones.
Reinbeck.
The merchants Of Reinbeck have
united on novel idea. All the fire
works that were left over from the
Fourth will be punched together and
grand display will be made on Thurs
day evening of this week during the
band concert. This will make grand
display as everything in the descrip-
ton of fireworks in the town will be
shot off an that evening
Council Bluffs.
The firm of Wickham Bros, consist
ing of O. p. and James Wickham, has
been named by A. o. Meneray as a
joint defendant with the city Of Coun-
ell Bluffs in his suit for $500 damages
on account Of personal injuries and
damages to Q team aud wagon in an