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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

ant anHcipatiOnS. Time passed. and
the obStinat" young couple grew hun
grier and angrier. for now each began
to nurse the situation as Il real griey-
ancc. But though the waiter lowered
around with unmistakable anxiety,
no one called him to give the order.
lhe situation was growing tense Hon
eybun was seriously thinking of get
ting up and going straight home to her
mother and hOneybOy was wondering
why men We're fools enough to marry.
The Old head waiter was sufficiently
interested to watch them mcditativcly
by means of mirrors, all unsupported.
Something in the air, or maybe it was
the Christmas spirit, crept under his
vest. and he felt a tuggng ut his heart.
The bride was so pretty and the man
so handsome he could not bear to see
this diScort:, especially tonight Sud
denly he said to himself:
blessed, if | don't do it too"
He called the waiter and gave him
quiet order and then took from his
pocket Il small package, of cards. each
having either a bit of miStlctoc or
holly il colOrs in one corner. On
these he printed in very neat charac-
terS:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVE. VERY
PEPPERY"
The waiter came to him with the
tray, on which We're two plates of soup
ana all the cOncOmtantS belonging
thereto and the proper Wine The
waiter entered the tiny place and de
posted the things with grave bust
neSSllke air, putting Il card ut each
place, and then discrcctly retired
Clinton scarcely noticed the arrival of
the man, but honcybm saw him. The
soup looked good, and the little card
caught her eye. She was the one woman
in this generation with keen sense
of humor. She began to eat
Clinton now turned SuunrcN and
looked at the table. He jumped to
the conclusion that she had rclcnted
and had been adroit enough to give the
order unpcrceiyed, but. though he
would condrSCend to eat, and the soup
smelled very good, he would not let
her enjoy her triumph too soon. so he
took his soup in dgniticd silence. The
next course was ready as soon as he
was. On one large platter filled with
chopped ice We're placed sixteen small
CLAIMS arranged to spell the words:
LOVE ONE ANOTHER"
One small clam oliiciated rs period.
This arrangement was too obvious, es-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

HH, Christmas 10 here.
II I'm It's worth year
Q sarn', an 6Ia2ln' too.
for to get the feel
O the Christmas zeal
coursin yer o. heart through.
Hn' glimpse o the happiness l view,
rs I've assisted 10 brinq.
Is reeompense for all have spent,
Hn' let to boot, jins!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

LINTON. honeyboy. isn't il
cllr:3,ng and awful,y. de-
" Faithfully wicked to- g. off on
this spree all by our'S"lvcSE"
"AhSurdly So" replied the sill mat
uat"d young husband. squeezing the
plump arm tucked so conlidinGly under
his
and Aunt Mary thinks we are in
Connecticut, while Uncle James be
lievcS us to be in Canada ana our
mothers ANA fathers are sure we are
In FloriGa. 1t is just too lovely for
anything, isn't it,"
And SO w" escape the deadly bother
OF Christmas tree and the imtcrnina-
bic dinner party and all the sticky
children. And W" will have our Christ
mas cv" dinner all by our lonesome in
the SWEETEST place in town And here
we are, honeybun."
The happy couple stepped into the
veStihul". shaking the flakes from their
coats and stamping III" snow from
their feet The light fingered lovingly
on the pretty young face with its blue
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

0GS, Christmas is here
Y With its chill an cheer.
Hn' l know one soul forIorn
Hs will dine today
In diff rent way
Chan she fingered on this morn.
II L had not sent that basket down
CO that wilder. would CboRe
H-eatin' my dinner. but now, ye sec,
I'm happy, II l am broRe!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

tin the cash
I've spent
In my little ones
behalf.
v s; s Is Ss's.
Hn' it's mighty
clear
Chat | am cleaned
cut . pelf;
But should l maRe
moan
Ger cash as has
flown
I W Guild be
as banned Of
myself!
for Nancy is wear
in a happy
smile
With the DIRE IS I
bought ,or
her
Chats WORT, about
twenty five
times the price
l am ready to
aver.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

Copgright ln05, In tlthrp j. B,udick
"GLL. Christmas is here
VA Mtth lts chill an cheer,
In | am hapnv an broke!
My surplus has flown
c. the Great Unknown;' -
I've not the price Of y smokc
But Iook at the smile en- my Johnnys face
Hn' listen 10 MoIlY's laugh!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-23

Copyright. l1D-. hU j. /. Edgcrt0u
NTINGCGGN hundred years age
Y Came message sweet and lew;
Ger an infants humble birth
fell new strain 70 thc Garth.
HnTols sang the chorus then,
peace on earth aood will to men
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21

peror the 10th says: "At 4 on the
morning of the 10th the Japanese
on our front, west of the railway.
Sinlautchjouan was occupied by
strong detachments of the japanese.
"In the vicinity of Liao Yang Wo-
peng the japanese withdrew along
the whole line southward to their old
positions.
Japanese on the road from Maima-
kai to Chantufu commenced to retreat
at midday the 10th.
con the east of the railway the
Japanese infantry at 3 in the morning
of the 18th began to advance In the
direction of Banlascha1nyne, but their
advance was stopped at a. IN.
"The Japanese on Mandarin road
also commenced an offensive at )
in the morning. Toward 8 o'clock our
advance posts retired slightly. The
Japanese artillery opened at 10 and
our advance posts retired further and
at noon the Japanese occupied the vii
lage Of Siaochec uschi."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21

bers of the society are loyal to each
other, yet it is impossible for an as
semblage of musicians to successfully
conceal their likes and dislikes, and it
was easy to distinguish last night be-
tween the perfunctory applause and
the bursts of equine enthusiasm. So
ciety submergs% Sitseif and meekly fol-
lowed the lead OF the musical element
in the matter of applause.
The honors of the evening We're
easily won by the members of the Lu-
cia sextet, Miss Lincoln, Madam
Myron, Messrs. Treynor, Seager,
Campbell and Middleton and by Mad
am Myron, Mrs. Amalia Schmidt
Gobble and Arthur Middleton in their
solo work. The sextet from Lucia
was a fine piece of musicianship, and
a stronger combination than the prin-
cipals it would be hard to produce.
The deliciously pure quality OF Miss
Lincoln's voice was never heard to
better advantage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
Another Sensational Develop
ment In the Case of Mrs.
Rogers, Sentenced to Death
ATTEMPTED TO BRlBE WARDEN
Letter Enclosing Package Of Poison
and Promise of Reward Of $4,000 If
the oaIlows Were Cheated Friday,
When the Execution of Mrs. Rogers
Is to Take Place.

Windsor, VT, June PA letter con-
tanning poison and making an offer OF
$4,000 If the substance was given to
Nary A. Rogers, who will hang Friday
for the murder Of her husband, was
received by Superintendent Lowell, Of
the state prison today. The letter
was turned over to the federal author
tiles.
The letter, which bore no signature.
was mailed at Boston yesterday. ac-s
cording to the post-mark on the en-i
velope. 1t says the writer wished to
Save the state Of Vermont and all
woman kind from this impending dis
grace" It requested Lowell to arrange
for Mrs. Rogers to take the powder
which was enclosed promising 'If the
gallows is cheated on Friday" to mail
him two one thousand dollar bills. The
writer says If further details are de-
sired to insert personal in certain
Boston papers to Justice"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
LOOKS LIKE GRAFT
CITY Pound Master at Council Bluffs
Makes Trouble for the City Clerk
and Both Officials Seems to Have
Exceeded Proper Limits In Dis
charge Of Their Duties.

Special to Times-Republican
Council Bluffs, June 21.-Serious
consequences for the present democra-
tic administration may follow the pub
lication of the business dealings of
City Clerk Zurmuehlen and Pound-
master Frank McRaven, in which the
former advanced money to the latter
from the dog registry fees, receiving
for it a good rate of interest. Fearful
that he would lose the money, Eur
muehlen persuaded the council to all
low him to pay the pound-master his
salary for four months in advance.
This money, 5000, he paid to himself,
theoretically, although, practically, he
simply took out his interest money.
At the time of the appointment of
the present poundmaster Frank Nc
Raven a negro, the council passed an
ordinance allowing him $50 per month
from the registry fees McRaven be-
gan his duties on May 1 and on June
5 motion passed the council ordering
the city clerk to pay the poundmaster
5000 from the fees collected. Most of
the council affirm that they supposed
they were ordering the auditor to
draw a warrant for the amount but the
minutes of the minutes do not bear
this out.
1t is claimed by other creditors of
McRaven that they had orders depos-
tied with the city auditor which had
precedence to those o fthe city clerk
and the latter would have been pre-
vented from getting his money for
some time if he had allowed the war
rants to be drawn in the regular man.
ner. This is the first instance in the
history Of the city in which a city Of
ficer has been paid his salary four
months in advance and in which so
large a sum of money has beer paid
out without a warrant drawn so that
different officers can keep check on
each other.
Recent charges Of stealing cows have
been preferred against the pound
master and it is claimed that this also
caused the clerk to urge the council to
take the action complained of. Assist
ed by several colored boys, it is claim
ed that McRaven goes about the city
by night pulling up stakes and cutting
ropes in order to take the cows to the
city pound and there demand the fee
of 81 for giving them up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
Pensions Granted lowans.

washington, June Extensions
have been granted Iowa people as fol-
lows:
Indian Original: Anna Becker
Rockwell, So.
Widow-General Law Renewal:
Priscilla Martin, Council Bluffs, $12.
Widows-Act. June 27, 1S90-origin-
al: Orpha ]. Amber, Wapello, $S;'
Theodore Ballen minors, Cromwell, So;
Mary vos, Orange City. ss.
Invalids-General Law-Increase:
Joseph Adams, Webster City, $24;
Isaac F. Bendsaul, Magnolia, $14; Levi
w. Franklin, Carbon, SIT; Adam La
fallett, Russell, $14; Henry Matter.
Marshalltown, $12; James L. Nash,
Avoca, s12.
Invalids-Act June 27. 1S90-1n-
crease: James A. Augustin, Cedar
Rapids, $40; George Bolton. Kingsley,
SO; William Haycock, Marshalltown,
$40; John L. Leggett, Lathrop. $40;
John H. McComb, Shenandoah, $40;
Edwin r. Mason, Marion, $40; Samuel
Potter, Winthrop, $40; William J.
Pentz, Collins, So; E. Howard Smith,
Dubuque, IS; John w. Seeber, Bel
mond, $12; Joseph 6. Walker, Des
Moines, $40. Additional: Nathaniel
Californian, Brooklyn, $s; Cyrus Fin
ley. Marshalltown, $12; Henry Foster
ling, Weaver, $12; William Shanor,
Burt, IS. Original: William ]. Corner.
Colfax, Sc: Isaac Koontz. Dowds Le-
ando, Sc. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
STANDARD OIL CASE.
Hearings in Suit Started by Attorney
General Of Missouri Begun.

Hearings in Suit Started by Attorney
General of Missouri Begun.
st. Louis, June 21.-Hearings in the
suit instituted by Attorney General
Hadley of Missouri. asking that the
charters of the Standard Oil Company,
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company and
the Republic Oil Company, be revok-
ed, began yesterday before Special
Commissioner D. R. Anthony in the
court room of the st. Louis court of
appeals. Attorney General Hadley-
opened the case with a statement of
the states contention in the premises
which lasted about an hour He said
that the state would attempt to prove
that the Standard and Water Pierce
companies divided the state of Mis-
souri,, the former taking the northern
half and the latter the southern,
where, according to the attorney gem
eral, there is strong prejudice
against the Standard. He also stated
that Waters. Pierce & Co., and Repub-
lie companies handle Standard pro-
ducts and alleged that there is con-
spiracy between the three concerns
to restrain trade.
Attorney Priest, for the defendant
companies. denied the sufficiency Of
the complaint, and stated that the
combination, If one really existed, is
no more than an arrangement such as
any men might make regarding the
purchase and sale of any article in
which they were interested. The hear
ing then adjourned until today when
the taking of evidence will begin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21

the c. A. r. office it the state house.
1t was found on investigation that the
top soon wears off and it looks like
pine floor. With the exception Of the
looks. however, 1t is said to be superb
or to any other carpet and especially
adapted to places where it is desired to
deaden the sound and where looks is
of small consequence. Hence the cap
itol commission. it is said, is consider
ing the matter of carpeting the CALLER
les of the house chamber with it. The
carpet would not be seen a great deal
there and would stop most of the noise.
1t is said to be very elastic, wears a
long time. Is easily cleaned and is more
sanitary than other carpets.
The supply of the bulletins of tie
Park and FORESTRY Association is en-
tirely exhausted. The association
proper prints 300 copies of the bulletin
which are printed on fine paper and
very nicely gotten up. The Horticul-
tural Society made an appropriation OF
$50 and this printed 600 more on
a slightly poorer quality of paper but
in every way very neat and nice. All
of these have been circulated and in
quiries are reaching Secretary Wesley
Green for a large number more. Fifty
inquiries have been received in the
past few da--s since the supply was
exhausted The members of the senate
were supplied with copies but there
were not enough for the members OF
the house. The legislature makes no
appropriation for printing the bulletin.
1t is contanded by many of the mem
bers that the legislature should make
an appropriation for this purpose as
the society is a patriotic one organized
for the good of the state at large. The
association is doing much to create an
interest in the trees Of the state, the
object being to stimulate an Interest
and secure the planting of swampy
land and all waste land to trees. 1t
is the object to secure the preservation
of all the species Of trees in the parks
and on private grounds as well. The
association has never taken up :he
matter OF, raising trees for commerc ial
purposes as it is considered that this
state could hardly do that. The LAND is
too valuable for one thing and again
there is no soft lumber that grows
rapidly in this state that is very SER
viceable.
The clearing of the rotunda Of the
state house Of the scaffolding in 1t is
delayed slightly by the marble work
ers who are fixing the four inches in
the rotunda on the first floor for re-
ceiving the flags. 1t is the intention
to use the scaffolding in the rotunda
for the painters in decorating the walls
and these, can not be decorated until
the inches are fixed. Mr.. Phillips,
foreman for Artist Garnsey, states,
however, that the scaffolding will be
removed any way unless the decora-
tors can get to work soon and light
scaffolding erected later if necessary
for painting the walls. The scaffold-
ing in the rotunda is now the chief
obstruction to the corridors and a
small amount of chatting is being ex-
ercised by some of the state house
employees on account of it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
FlvE.YEAR.oLD BOY BROWNS.
Youngsters Go In Bathing and Boy
Falls Into Deep Hole.

Special to Times Republican.
Burlington, June 21.-A drowning
accident of unusual sadness occurred
yesterday afternoon in the Dry Branch
creek, four miles and a half above
town ON the Bottom road. The victim
Of the unfortunate affair was the s.
year-old son Lawrence. of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Eversman. Lawrence, to-
gether with his sister Annie, aged 3,
was in bathing in the creek, wh .ch is
about three hundred yards from the
Eversnlan farm house. while their sis
ter Marie, who is years old, sat on
the bank watching them. The children
We're chasing one another in about a
half foot of water when the boy having
wandered a little distance up the
stream suddenly sank from view.
Not seeing her brother the little girl
went to shore and her sister Marie
proceeded to dress her. About fifteen
minutes later Mr.. Eversman arrived in
search of the children, and not seeing
Lawrence, inquired as to his where
abouts, Annie pointing to where the
boy had disappeared, and told her
father that he had gone down there
and had not come back yet. Mr.. Evers7
man hastened to the spot and found
his boy lying in hole five feet deep
which the recent freshet had probably
washed out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
BOWEN is DISMISSED.
President Follows Taft Report on
loomis by Ordering Bowen's Dis.

Washington, June 21.-As indicat-
ed in Tuesdays dispatches giving the
report of Secretary Taft on his inves-
t1gation of the charges made by Min
lister Bowen against Acting Secretary
Loomis, President Roosevelt has or
dered the dismissal of Bowen from the
diplomatic service. He arraigns Mr..
Bowen's conduct in the Bowen-Loomis
controversy as "reprehensible."
The dismissal of Herbert w. Bow
lister to Venezuela, and the exoneration
of Assistant Secretary of State
Francis B. Loomis, of the allegations
brought against him by Mr.. Bowen, are
the outcome of the Loomis- Bowen
controversy which has attracted wide
attention for many months past. This
disposition of the case is made by
President Roosevelt in letter ad-
dressed to Secretary Taft made public
last night, approving Mr.. Taft's find
ings and conclusions in the case. The
president scathingly arraigns Minis
ter Bowen, declaring that his conduct
is especially reprehensible, that Mr.
Bowen asked one of his witnesses to
enter the employ of a certain company
for the purpose Sin plain words, of
stealing" documents which he hoped
might incriminate Mr.. Loomis, and
that Mr.. Bowen has "evidently for
many months, indeed for the last two
years, devoted HIMSELF to hunting up
scandal and gossip until it became a
monomania and caused him 'to show
complete disloyalty" to the country he
represented.
The president says he had hoped to
promote Mr.. Bowen, as during much of
his service he had done good work, but
that his usefulness in the diplomatic
service is now at an end. The presi-
dent adds that. he would direct that
Mr.. Bowens resignation be requested
but for his statement that he would
consider a resignation an admission
of misconduct, and the dismissal is
therefore ordered The letter quotes
correspondence, and testimony. The
president states that it appears that
Mr. Bowen, while minister secured the
publication of attacks on Mr. Loomis
and furnished the press documents
pending the state department for ap-
proval, and that his explanation is in
excusable ard shows his 'entire unfit
ness" for the service. Even if Mr..
LOOMS had been guilty, says the pres
ident, Mr.. Bowen's conduct would be
objectionable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
SWEDEN MILL NOT
!. GEORGE NORWAY
King Oscar and Riksdag Agree
That the Union Should Be
Dissolved Practically
WILL NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENT
Bill For Authorization to Enter Into
Formal Dissolution is introduced in
tho Riksdas-kins Oscar Makes a
Speech Favorins Peaceful Settle
ment.

Stockholm, June 21.-The extraord1-
nary session of the Riksdag met Tor
business today. The government m
mediately introduced bill asking for
authorization to enter into negotla-
tions with the Norwegian storthing
and draw UP a conditional settlement
of the union involved in the separa-
ton of the heretofore dual kingdom.
The session was opened by King Oscar
in person. He made speech from the
throne in which he protested against
the charge that by violation OF the
constitution he had provoked the steps
taken by Norway. The council of state
sanctioned the Introduction Of the bill
in the riksdag dealing with dissolu-
tion crisis and both the king and pre-
mier were on the side of pacific solu-
ton Premier Ramstedt spoke first,
pointing out that it was not in Sweden's
interest to resort to coercive measures.
He recommended, therefore, entering
into negotiations for convention by
which guarantees should be obtained
conducive to the mutual welfare of the
two countries. After several members
had acquiesced in the premier's views
King Oscar, with visible emotion,
spoke as follows: ut is a painful step
which the council Of state calls on me
to take. My conscience tells me / have
during my long reign always striven
toward the object had in mind at the
time Of my accession, namely, the wel-
fare of the people. 1t is truly painful
to me to contribute to the dissolution
of union in which I thought I saw
the independence, security and hap
piness Of a united kingdom. If, how
ever, l am ready to act thus it IS in or
der to avoid d still worse evil, and in
the conviction that a union without
mutual accord would bring no real ad-
vantage to Sweden. The bill presented
to the riksdag does not aim at reply
Ing to injustice by acts Of coercion
Union is not worth the sacrifices
which acts of coercion would entail
A union into which Norway would be
forced in such a manner would be of
little value to Sweden"
The king concluded with expressing
the hope that the Swedish people will
be guided by calmness and prudence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-21
President Roosevelt Negotiat
ing With Belligerent Powers
to Arrange, an Armistice
ANXIOUS TO AVOID FIGHT
No Official Confirmation Of the Neso-
Stations Has Been Made, but it is
Known That Important Exchanges
Have Taken PIace-ln the Mean
4ime Japanese Army is Advancing.

pa sh,ngton, June 21.-It is intimat-
"a in official circles here tnat heso-
Aia+ions are proceeding looking to an
.rn,,stice between Japan and Russia.
/ stumbling block in the way OF an
arnaistice appears to pe tnat ieieiei
belligerent is willing to take the mn
stiatiye. The present negotiations. 1t
4 understood, consist Of an effort to
sound one or both governments as to
their willingness to agree to an arnis-
tice.
rhere viii be no OFFICIAL announce
stnent here regarding the probaoilities
of an armistice before the president
returns, nor Is it certain that even
chen there will be. anything to make
public.