davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

suit of gray fiaui4c!. with u panama
hat, n bristling black beard and a
great, aggressive hooked nose. and
fiourishing a cane as lie walked. lie
staggered up the path as if the place
belonged 10 him. ana we heard his loud,
confident peal at the bell.
Il think. gentlemen" said Holmes
quietly. that We had best take up our
position behind the door. Every pre-
caution is necessary when dealing with
such fellow. You viii need your
handouts. inspector. You can leave the
talking to me-"
We waited in silence for 4 minute
one of those minutes which one can
never forget. Then the door opened
and the man stepped in. In an instant
Holmes clapped a pistol to his head,
and Martin slipped the handouts over
his wrists. II was all done SO swiftly
and deity that the fellow was help
less before he knew that he was at
tackled. He glared from one to the
other of us with Il pair of blazing black
eyes. Then he burst into bitter laugh.
We'll. gentlemen, you have the drop
on me this time. l seem to have knock
| ed w against something hard. But
came here in answer to a letter from
Mrs. Hilton Cubitt. Don't tell me that
she is in this. Don't tell me that she
helped To set a trap for me-
Mrs. Hilton Cubitt was seriously in,
jured and is at deaths door,
The man gave Il hoarSe cry of grief
, which rang through the house.
You're crazy" he cried fiercely. 1T
was he that was hurt not she Who
would have hurt little Elsie: l may
have threatened God forgive me,
but l would not have touched hair
of her pretty head. Take it back-you,
Say that she is not hurt
she was found badly wounded by
the side of her dead husband"
He sank with Il deep grOan on to the
settce and buried his face in his man
acIcd hands. For five minutes he was
silent. Then lac raised his face once
more and spoke with the cold com
poSure of despair.
Il have nothing to hide from you,
gentlemen" said he. IF l shot the
man he had his shot at me. and there
no murder in that. But If you think |
could have hurt that woman, then YOU
don't know either me or her. l tell
YOU, there was never man in this
world loved woman more than loved
her l had Il right TO her. She was
pledged to me years ago. Who was
this EngliShman that he should come
between us: l tell you that l had the
first right to her and that ! was only
claiming my own
she broke away from your influence
when she found the man that you are
said Holmes sternly. she fed from
America to avoid you. and she married
an honorable gentleman in England.
You logged her and followed her and
made her life Il misery to her in order
10 induce her 10 abandon the husband
whom she loved and respected in order
TO fly with you, whom she feared and
hated. You have ended by bringing
about the death of Il noble man and
driving his wife To suicide. That is
your record in this business, Mr. Abe
SIaney. and You will answer for it to
the law"
eff Elsie dies | care nothing what
becomes of me-" said the American.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Tuesdays Live Stock Market in Brief.
Big Tuesday supply of cattle sells
steady; upward of 5000 head left from
Mondays run; packers buy all fairly
at Mondays late prices; too many
light plain beef steers coming; smooth
1489-fb steers sell today at $3.50;
trade In butcher stock again quite ac-
tive; v9lues hold up Mondays later
range; Gamers and cutters find quite
ready outlet; stocker and feeder trade
Says under heavy supply; calves COM
mand strong prices-best at $500; hog
trade firm at Mondays best time; run
estimated early 80, 000-later only 26,-
900; quality better than usual for
Tuesday; bulk of sales s4.65 to $3.50
top S4.S7k; good mixed packing went
around S4.70; sheep trade brisk
values steady to strong; prime western
ewes $5,25-eXport wethers $3.50; year.
lings hold steady - demand quite
strong; lambs steady to 10c lower than
late yesterday; best Coloradoes at
$7.60-choice natives s7.65.
Receipts.
.sChicago's receipts thus far this week
compared with a week ago, increased
400 cattle, decreased $4,000 hogs and
increased 2,100 sheep. Compared with
a year ago, there was an increase of
1880 cattle and a decrease Of 1900
hogs and $500 sheep.
Representative Sales.
Following are some OF the r.pre,.n.
tative sales made in Chicago yesterday
showing lowest. medium and highest
fricae Maid. fi"3t-. p. tt .E. #s. .g.-.aE.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
CHICAGO HORSE MARKET.
Demand Holds Good Under Pressure o
Heavy Receipts.

Chicago. Jan. 25.-Receipts are Of
liberal proportions, the run thus far
for the month is of larger volume
than the corresponding period twelve
months ago. The midwinter demand
is broader than a year ago from all
quarters, except southern sources
where orders are relatively lighter. The
enormous cotton crop of 1904, following
the large yield in 1908, and the sharp
decrease in values which featured the
market last year, has restricted opera
tions and planters will not need nor.
ma supplies. The limited surplus Of
southern chunks in the breeding dis
tricts is operating to hold prices norni-
nally steady, with quotations at $500
lis, with bulk sales at s6o@SO. A fea-
ture of the early movement of the
week is the broader demand for ex-
pressers and eastern chunks, the for
mel moving at an extreme range of
$110@176, and the latter at 110@14O
and upward for offerings of extra
quality. General trade displays q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Jan. observation-disclosures
$4,000; strong; good to prime, $3.50
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

fairly active tone for all commercial
at the following prices:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
5 o. H +. STORE
HAGBERG & HARRINGTON.
1924 East Main.
CHICAGO Produce Market.

AS 49, ~.
Chicago, Jan. 25.-wheat-No. 2 red
s1.ls; No. 3 red. s1.13@1.16h; May
opened, $1.15M@1.16%; higest
s1l5&@1.1bA; lowest; s1.15@1.15%
closing, S1.15h.
corn-No. q, 4a@43A, No. 8, 42a@
43; jan, 42$; May opened, AM
highest. 46A; lowest. 4%; closing
oats-No. 2, soA@aoM: No. 8. 80;
Jan, 30S @3oA; May opened, 3o&
highest, 3o% OBI; lowest, soA; closing
30k@31.
Pork-Jan, s13.O2; May, $13.05.
L~ard--Jan, s7.07.
Ribs-Jan., $3.50.
Rye-Jan., Is.
Fiax-cash. s1.15@1.21.
Timothy-Jan., $3.50.
Clover-$12.60
Barley-Cash, $1,000.
Chicago Butter and Eao Market
Chicago, Jan. ,25.-Butter - Easy:
creameries, 1902: diaries, 1Sk@24.
E~ggs-Firm, 19@24.
Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, Jan. 25.-Poultry Easy;
turkeys, 10; chickens, II; springs, 10.
Now York Poultry Market.
New York, Jan. 25.-Poultry-Chick-
ems, liz Oh; fowls, 1904; turkeys,
1920.
Now York Butter and Egg Market
New York, Jan. 25.-Butter - I'm
changed.
Eggs-Firsts, 80: seconds, 27@29;
refrigerators. 17@24.
st. Louis Produce Market.
ST. Louis. Jan. 25.-Wheat = May,
$l.13M.@
CornLMay. 43M.
Oats-May, s31.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

New York, Jan. 25.-Butter - I'm.
changed.
Eggs-Firsts, 80: seconds, 27@29,
refrigerators, 17@24.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
Receipts and Shipments.

Following is the movement of horses
at the Chicago Stock Yords for dates
mentioned. Saturdays figures are
estimated:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 25.-Wheat - May
s1.15B.
Corn-May, 50A.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Mercy is strong and many sinners
are placed on their feet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, Jan. 25.-Corn-No.y 8, AZ.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

The local wholesale quotations this
morning are changed lightly. Hay
timothy seed, clover seed. and wool
are the articles affected.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

ters and postal cards, but how much
the losses amount 90 are questions
which the accounting office has never
attempted to answer Yet in any pri-
vate enterprise ,he figures would be
so segregated as to give accurate in
formation of such details.
No account has ever been kept with
the post Office department Of the
stamps and stamped paper furnished
to it by contractors The amount re.
ceived by posumasters in payment Of
postage on newspapers, magazines,
etc, is collected in cash. but no sat
isfactory means Of accounting for this
cash has been devised.
These brief statements only indi-
cate some dangerous features Of cur
rent methods They have been com
mented on by successive accounting
officers but no attention is paid to
the warning by congress. which alore
can supply a remedy That remedy
would consist Of a thorough reorsan-
izauon of the accounting system, with
new and stringent laws to govern IT
at many points and a largely Increased
force TO carry out this legislation
] can Justly lay claim 20 a modeet
share in the movement for organizing
this national association, which orig
mated at my home in Minnesota
twenty years ago. have occasion
ally participated In its deliberations
and | have always watched IT'S work
with admiration You have done well
% establish a standing committee on
postal affairs. That committee Will
grow, in the near future, 10 be lead
ing factor in your achievement Il
will be a very busy committee. The
subjects considered by it VIII be the
principal but all-suhicient incentive
for your conventions. AS an old
friend and sincere well-wisher
earnestly commend TO you a timely
preparation for the serious duties
which viii soon deyolye upon you, in
conserving your own and the peoples
vital interests IN the United States
postal service.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

"The people Of our sister territory
have accomplished results, in the face
Of great difficulties, almost equal to
those accomplished here, And today
they face grave, complicated and far
reaching economic problems which will
be preciptated by statehood before
the solution Of which the wisest states
men would stagger in dazed uncer-
tainty. The confidence with which
they await their coming Is in our
aspect Of the case childlike; in an
other it is sublime.
But the march Of civilization has
been marked by the continuous en-
couptering and solution OF problems.
In fact, it has consisted OF nothing
else. And grave, complicated and far
reaching problems affecting a whole
people and requiring early solution
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

Of management due TO lavish appro-
priations; working of cross purposes
due to antagonisms and jealousies of
department ohdcials, are a few Of the
drawbacks to the efficiency Of the
service and some OF the causes Of it's
unnecessary losses. Il is growing so
rapidly and extending into SO many
new fields Of useful activity that the
perplexties and the perils increase
eveik year And they are by no
means confined to the administrative
functions.
Such a vast financial Institution nee
essarily involves a great and compli-
Gated accounting system This system
has been in operation since 1886. but
it still has so many imperfecti0hs that
it Is a constant source Of uneasiness.
Official report have pointed out some
of its defects. but the remedy, depend
ing wholly upon legislation By con
gress. has not been applied
Presumably there is double audit
Of all government receipts and ex-
penditures. but literally, under pres
ent conditions ninety per cent Of the
postal transactions have no examina-
tons whatever in the post office de-
psrtment Accounts come direct from
seventy thousad postmasters to the
auditors office
AS to one large item, aggregatng
S40000000 a year paid to railroads for
Transporting the mail the account
ing Office issues warrants based solely
upon the certificate of the post office
department that the amounts certi-
fed are payable.
No accounts are kept to show profits
or losses on the various features of
the system. The entire volume Of the
public business Of the country trans
mitted through the mails, including
correspondence, documents and even
heavy cases of freight, is carried with
out any compensation to the postal
revenues, but at how much loss no
man has ever Known.
Second class matter is carried by
thousands Of tons at one cent a pound,
while the transportation costs eight
cents.
The money order system Is con-
Quoted at a loss Of over two million
dollars per annum.
Practically all classes on mail mat
ter are carried at a loss except let
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

departmtnt furnish the stamps and
allow private enterprise 10 do the
rest. The present gratuity inures al
most entirely to the great business
firms who neither need nor appreci-
ate the favor The plain people get
none Of its benefits, and printers-
employers as well as employed-stand
the loss.
No ella Of business men suffers as
much as the publishers Of newspapers
and periodicals from the lack Of a
safe, convenient method Of making
small remittances through the mails.
Postal money orders are inoonvenient;
postage stamps are a nuisance; paper
currency is unsafe.
Innumerable wouldbe subscribers are
deferred by the absence Of a 1T me
dium, always ready and unquestion-
ably secure. The purchase Of a money
order involves a trip 70 the post Of
fee. with tedious formalities and vex-
atious delays. II spite Of the trouble
caused. twenty-five million people buy
money orders for less than $3.50 every
year. II each spends haa an hour in
the process there Is an aggregate loss
Of time equal to the labor Of fye thou
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

sand men for one year. Uncuunted
millions Of people refuse to suffer this
loss and refrain from ordering the
book, OF the paper or the package
they would gladly purchase if the "a
oilities wee at hand,
A scheme has been devised by which
an intending remitter can. at any
time, II he has the money. take from
his pocketbook a piece OF currency
and by a stroke or two Of the pen
transform it into a check having all
the important safeguards Of the pos.
tai money order. This device is called
the post check II was invented by
Mr. G. w. Post Of Michigan. who has
voluntarily assigned his patent to the
government
A bill is pending in congress, IA
vorably reported by the post Office
committee, to put this simple plan in
operation. The bill provides that all
one, two and FIVE dollar notes printed
in future shall contain certain blank
spaces but will pass from hand to
hand like other government currency
until they come in the possession Of
someone desiring to send money
through the mail Then the blank
spaces are filled with the name Of
the payee and his address, and a two
cent stamp is placed in a space pro
vided in the bill for that purpose. The
scheme would not in any manner
change our financial system-it would
notes.
Under the proposed law the pro-
cess Of redemption. cancellation and
reissue would be simple The post
checks are to be paid at any national
bank or money order post office, where
they viii at once be cancelled and
withdrawn from circulation. They will
then go forward as "mutilated cur
reDcy' to the United States treasury
for destruction and reissue. The two
cent stamp would pay the entire cost
Of printing and distributing the bills.
The boon of a cleaner paper cur
rency of the smaller denominations
is one Of the incidental advantages
which the people, especially of the
west, would have reason to hope from
the post check plan. The constant
flow Of Cancelled bills to the treas
ury and their redemption with new,
clean currency would insure a much
better average condition Of the cir
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

Used for over r thir5 Of century u has
sold more largely than any other blood
medicine Ia the United States. More
bottles Of Dr. pierccs Golden Medical
Discovery are sold TODAY than ever before
that is the true test Of SIS medicinal value
after thirty-seven years Of deserved popu-
lauty. Have you ever thought that II is
probable that the earth supplied us Wit;
the means 20 keep our bodily vigor. Our
health, II we only knew itl The animals
know by instinct what Is good for them
and will search until they hnd in some
plant what they need for correcting indi-
gesuon or constipation, etc. Is II, shere-
fore not possible that there are roots and
herbs supplied by nature which will cure
the diseases that afilict human kind
That Is why Or. Pierce, Of Buffalo, N. ",
has such faith in his medical Discovery %
Years ago, when he was in general and
active practice, he found that a comhiua-
tics Of certain herbs and roots made into
81 alternative extract without the use Of
Alcohol would always put the stomach into
healthy condition, nounsk the tissues,
feed the blood and nerves and put healthy
tone into the whole system
There are some people who can lose yaf
90 advantage, but the loss Of flesh Is one
Of the accepted evidences Of falling health
As flesh making processes begin in the
stomach so naturally wheE there Is loss Of
flesh we look FIRST TO the stomach tor the
cause. AND the cause ~ generally found
TO be disease Of the stomach aud digestive
nd nutritive tracts, resulting in loss Of nu-
rrition aud consequent physical weakness
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
restores the lost flesh by curing diseases
OF the stomach aud other organs Of diges.
tion aud nutrition and enabling the perfect
digestion and assimilation Of food from
which hcsh and strength are made.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
purihes the blood and entirely efadicates
the poisons that breed and feed disease
II thus cures scrofula, eczema. erysipelas.
boils, pimples and other eruptious that
mar and scar the skin. Pure blood Is
essential 20 good health, The weak. run
down, debilitated condition which so many
people experience is commonly the effect
Of impure blood Dr. Piergc Golden
Medical Discovery not only cleanses the
blood of impurities, but il increases the
activity Of the blood-making glands, and II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

eudches the body with an abundant sup.
ply Of pure, rich bicod.
II consider Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery the most wonderful blood
remedy that a sick man can use writes
Mr.. p Schug. Of 6s3 Lake Street, Apple
ton, Wis Nine bottles changed me from
a physical wreck 10 a well man within q
few short weeks. Some two years ago,
through complications IN sickness I be-
came blood poisoned, which spread through
the entire system, making me very miser-
able. Skin became yellow, eyes CLASSY,
and my step slow and heavy A general
falling of Of Ash followed the loss Of 7ppc-
tite, and I became Thin aud cmaciated. I
felt much worried, as the doctors presCrip-
tious did not help me any, but after had
taken only one bottle of Golden Medical
Discovery felt that was on the road to
speedy recovery, so I continued taking Il
regularly for ten weeks, and am glad to
say that at the end Of that time The poison
was eliminated from my system and ! was
Ia wonderfully good health and strength
uOur little boy, Ray NJ Crouk, age Eve
years, Is taking the Golden Medical Dis
covery, having had typhoid fever last
April" writes Mrs. L. ID. CronE, Rcdhcld,
Oswego Co., NJ Y. THc had a four weeks
run of the fever then took cold and had a
left him in a weakened condition He has
taken three bottles Of Golden Medical
Discovery and three viais OF your Pei
let's and is getting to be a nice, IA little
boy Tor which we are very thankful. Nr.
Cronk is going 10 have his photo taken
soon and send you one also little Rays.
so that you can see i7eo more whoSe iiDcs
your W0NdcgItf Niedicineg hare sdued.
Our dealers are selling your medicines
faster than ever before, since my husbands
recovery as every one gave him up TO die,
except myself / had great faith in your
wonderful medicines and knew they would
help and cure him and was not disap-
pointcG,H
A hook OF COMMON sENsE-FREE.
Dr. Pierce's oMedical Adviser will be
sent on receipt Of stamps TO pay expense
of mailing only. Send q one-ceut stamps
for the book in paper covers, OF 81 stamps
for the cloth-bound volume. Address Dr.
K. V. Pierce, Buhs,o. ". Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

tains the title thereto, are worthy Of
your profound consideration and ear
nest study. You are on the ground
in advance of their solution We Of
Oklahoma expect to aid in solving
them and are not afraid to point them
out because we know they will be
solved; solved soon, solved by the peo-
pie OF these two territories whom they
affect and who have been accustomed
10 walk rough shod over obstacles
that seemed insurmountable. II you
will follow the process OF their solu-
ton you will, ] imagine, find another
subject worthy Of study You will,
also, probably see some citizen at
least Of our coming state rise to such
heights of distinction by reason Of
their solution that the fame Of his
achievements will ring round the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07

Seven higher institutions Of learn
ing supp ted by the territory.
An income from the lease Of college
lands Of $4,000 per annum
Oklahoma has an excellent and well
drilled regiment Of militia,
Oklahoma has an excellent and pro
ecient board Of agriculture.
The legislature by resolution asked
for immediate single statehood.
Two United States senators to elect.
Plenty Of raw material at hand,
An income from rent OF commt
school lands Of s42OOOO per annum.
The sum of ss2o,14h5O was dis
burs@d to colleges in thelast two years.
The grit to pay out 81 ,45s 62S.54 for
the support of common schools last
year.
Seventy-one and eighttenths per
cent of the people own their own
homes.
School lands Of Oklahoma are ap-
praised by a territorial board before
leasing
"Our schools are the greatest of
all territorial interests. Governor
Ferguson.
The new state VIII have the great
sst coal oil and gas fields in the
N United states.
Vast deposits Of gypsum and salt
enough to supply the world for a
Thousand years.
First grade teachers get on an ay-