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The Washington times., 1905-06-11
The Strain Too Great.

When the strain became too great for
the mother to bear she and Rosa
raond went TO the country. They
visited various resorts, finally return
Ing TO OswegO. The annoyance contin-
ued with such vigor. however. that six
months ago Mrs. Tonkin and the girl
engaged an apartment in Breton Hall,
New York. There they lived, constantly
watched by private detectives. Rosa
mond never was permitted out Of the
sight of her mother The girl had a
maid and a governess, but even they
were not permitted to go out on the
streer with her All the employees of
the hotel also became the voluntary
guardians Of the child. AS there was
no cessation of the letters. Mrs Tonkin
decided to come back here Since her
return no threatening letters have been
received. but the parents fear that this
Is simply an attempt on the part of the
writer to make them relax their vigi-
lance.
instead of diminishing their vigilance,
the parents have increased IL, however.
All Oswego sympat hizes with the sor-
row-stricken parents. and should the
writer of the letters be discovered here
1t is more than possible he may be sub
JNSsSN ~ iiioc ief"- Inc murder or
Cora Sweet has so stirred the commun-
ity that scores OF men are ready to
mete out rough and ready justice TO the
man who has threatened pretty Rosa
mond Tonkin.
The Tonkin home Is one Of tho ,ros.
pretentious in Oswego. It is n three
story brick mansion and fronts a large
garden that is saifeguarded from Dos
sible intruders by "a big brass rail fence
The stable is at the farther end Of .he
garden The house is furnished in mag
nificent style, but the most striking fea-
ture is the large number of portraits
Of Rosa mond and her sister hanging on
the walls. The drawing rooms run the
full length of the left wing of the house
and along the walls hang e limo cf pur-
traits Of the children showing them at
various ages.
Rosaplond, the youngest OF the chill.
dren. is a strilsinGly handsome girl Her
roseate cheeks glow with health and
color. Her eyes sparkle with ANNA
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Father Checks Investigation.

More than year ago one OF the de-
tectives had prepared trap into which
it was expected the woman, If guilty.
would fall Mr.. Tonkin. however. re-
fused to allow the detective TO carry
out his scheme. saying that because Of
the high standing of this woman he re-
fused TO believe she would conceive such
a cowardly plot and he would not stoop
to playing any sort Of trick on her.
With Mr. Tonkin In Detroit. the de-
tectfves decided today. however, to
delve further into the possibility that
the woman had the letters written and
and that she had made arrangements to
have the child kidnapped. They think
that the motive for the crime. although
Il may appear slight to a normal per-
son. might be sufficient IN the mind Of
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
XVIII.

Home Is everywhere a peace word. The
picture 1t projects into the mind is al
was one of plenty and calm However
violently upfeaved, or completely de-
serted. or precipitously transported, it
never loses taat quality OF peace.
They are few who have two such
places of peace. az Annie and 1 had in
those days. The house which we made
our new dwelling place rooted itself
deeper IN our affections every year. The
houses from which we went out into
the world TO make this new home lost
none Of their growing soil In our hearts
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Looks Like a Call.

Schuyler. it looks to me like this
was a call to you. l knew your
father, and 1 knew him well l know
that If he was here in Washington and
had your knowledge Of national poll
tics and the work General Harrison
has been doing, he would want to
jump in and help. Don't you? If you
do this is your chance.
THE General may be beaten, as that
Long Tom of a Congressman says But
1 doubt it. And I'm supposed to know
something about politics, down my
way. Suppose you make half a dozen
good. rousin' speeches for him as a
merit man. You'll be no worse off If
he's licked than you would be any
way, for merit amt going to pillow
deep with that Cleveland crowd; and
If he wins he'll readjust this chief
enough
dozen clerks and messengers walking
up and down in the hall listening. and
did not care to reach a decision to
give up my merit standing and jump
into politics with the whole office
looking on. l stopped In the doorway
and held open the lattice screen to
wave the old man good-by
Let me know what lou decide to do"
he called. IF you will make those
speeches, 1 will see that you get the
transportation and good pay besides"
Transportation TO Indiana % I asked
Yep
For my family?"
For everybody, including the baby
and the cook he called back. And
don't forget to close that door,
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

ton and her forehead is crowned with
wealth of golden hair. the girl is
unusually bright and seems to appreci-
ate the danger she is in from the writer
of the threatening letters.
Il have offered a reward OF SO, coo for
the unearthing of the letter writer"
Mr.. Tonkin said, with the view OF
arousing unusual endeavor on the part
of anyone who may be gifted With the
faculty of detecting crime. The money
also is offered with the hope that some
one Will come forward who has knoWl-
edge as to the writer and tell who he is.
1t will be noticed taat 1 do not offer the
reward for the arrest and conviction OF
the offender. All 1 want is reasonable
proof that the man indicated is really
the one who sent the letters With
such proof in my possession / viii take
care Of the writer Even if he is not
arrested / will see that he stops writing.
1t is the mystery of the thing that
causes all the worry. We do not know
whether the man is simply a crank or
whether he really is bent un kidnapping
the girl. Although hoping that he * a
harmless crank, we live in dread all the
time that some day the girl Will be
stolen. and this fear has cast a blight
on our home. The suspense is terrible.
and it must stop.
Il have given all the letters to the
detectives. Some are in the hands of
the city authorities, while the rest have
been turned over to the New York Cen
trail men. The last letter 1 received de-
manded $4,000. 1t said that unless that
sum was paid at once Rosamond would
be kidnapped and killed The letter was
signed The Three, but the writer for
got to state where he wanted the money
sent or how he expected to receive l.. I
cannot think that it Is the work of some
enemy. for ! do not Fnow OF any man
who feels bitterly enough toward me to
do such a thing
Not only have the letters worried my
wife and myself, but as a result of them
Rosamond is deprived of many OF the
pleasures to which she is entitled l am
a great believer in permitting children
to romp about and play to their hearts
content. Under the circumstances these
pleasures cannot be enjoyed by Rosa
mord"
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

a woman possessing it to concoct a
criminal scheme of revenge. The wo-
man is in Oswego at present, and a
her movements have been watched. AL
though she knows that she is under siis-
piclon, she has pretended to take no
notlVe OF that fact So far, but it is be-
heVeo that the many rumors started
ABOUT her may cause her to give out a
statement.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

wv mond Tonkin beautiful child
" prisoner, daughter of the
nOswego million aire. whose
Aperty and life have been menaced for
Two years by the mysterious "rhree?'
INSPIRED by the promise of thousands
OF dollars and by the pity of the case
many detectives, some of them the
ablest sieuths in the country, are work
ing night and day to clear up the rnys-
uery which has for months cast a gloom
over the Tonkin household Clue after
clue has been investigated but none
mas borne fruit, except perhaps one
"hlch duplicates a woman high in the
social circles of the New York city.
FOR nearly two years Mr. and Mrs
john Jay Tonkin, the parents of Rosa
mond. kept the affair of the anonymous
letters threatening their daughter a
family secret But at length, oppressed
oy the fear of the nameless danger and
stung into immediate action by the
awful murder of another woman's child,
Cora Sweet, which occurred near the
Tonkin nome, Mr.. Tonkin has offered
reward of $4,000 tc the f.rst person
who clears up the mystery of the anony-
nous letters
There are three possibilities at least
to be considered in the search for the
guilty party or parties. The letters
may be the work of a crank, of a per-
sonal enemy of the Tenkin family, pre-
sumably of the father or mother, as
the girl is too young, she is only twelve
years old, to have an enemy, or they
may be the work of a kidnaping gang
merely intent upon extorting money
from the millionaire. OF the three the
Tonkins would prefer the harmless
crank theory. for should he be discov-
cred he could easily be placed in an
insane asylum.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
The "Merit" Systems Reward

My merit work had earned me- first,
an exile TO the record division: second,
the task of compiling the department
laws for the credit of a political supe-
r1or; third, an assignment as a section
chief In order that New York in
nuence' might be propitiated with a
@Z'O0O salary. My merit security
would not help me greatly against an
other o Mara, 1 had been twice pro-
NOTED, 1t was true-once to get me out
or the way and second time as par
tai recompense for inscribing my work
with another mans name-but never
for merit"
The political appointees had Jared
how differently! O'Mara and Mr.. Jen-
nings were fine examples: the one a
knave, the other a fool. and both incom-
petent Every post of great RESPONSE
bility was filled by the party, not by
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

worked on the case in New York, none
of them was able to find the slightest
clue to the writer. Rosamond is of q
very sunny disposition, but it Is plain to
me that sometimes she chafes under the
constant surveillance we have to keep
or her.
She naturally wishes to be out with
the children of her own age and to be
away from the older persons. But, un-
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
A Great Grief.

Of unusual strength Is the affection
OF Mr. and Mrs Tonlsin for their chill
dTen. Three beautiful girls and one son
have been born TO them, of whom one
girl, Virginia, died about three years
ago. Not even in death, however, would
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
WHAT FATE TK HE PRErrY Twelve YEAR DlAlct1El

FRANTIC FATHER OFFERS $4,000.
REWARD FOR THE ANONYMOUS
LET TER WRITER AND ARTIST <
WHOSE LURID DRAWINGS PIC TUREMI
THE LITTLE GIRL IN THE HANDS, III
OF MURDERERS. U@aa@M
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

10 Be Continued Next sunday3
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
WHAT WILL BE.

Some men are natural opti-
mists and view everything
through magnifying glasses. For
instance, many are there who
hold to the opinion that the day
will come when this country will
do the greater part of the manu-
featuring of the world. They
arrive at this conclusion on
reckoning the vast resources of
the country they argue that
such a condition simply must be.
This is all very well, but there
are some features that they fail
to consider. Tie greatest item
the optimists overlook is labor.
We cannot be the greatest manu-
featuring country in the world so
long as the wage-earners Of other
nations work for a few cents per
day. To successfully compete
in any way or in any thing you
must be able to do better work
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18

No woman can look beautiful without
good health. A woman's good health
depends on those organs peculiarly femi-
nine. and which so often become disor
dered, causing misery and dragging-down
pain. Natures laws are perfect, health
endures if you obey them, but disease
follows disobedience. The distressing
complaints of women are often brought
about by catching cold at a critical
long hours of work and nervous tension.
Go straight to Nature for the cure-to
the forest. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is Natures cure for the dis
tresSing complaints of women. Prof.
King, Md. in his American DISPENSE
tory. says of Black Cohosh or Black
Snake-root early American In
dians set high value on this root in
diseases of women. 1T Is SUPPRESSED by
of the parts l0here there are dragging
pains and tenderness"
Lady's Slipper root is a vnerve stimulant
and tonic, improving both circulation and
nutrition Of the nerve centers- -favoring
sleep and cheerful condition of the mind;
of service in mental depression, nervous
headache, irregularities of women with
dependency. PROF. King. Besides the
above ingredients there are-Golden Seal,
Unicorn and Blue Cohosh roots in DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser will be sent free, paper-bound, for
81 one-cent stamps, or cloth-bound for 81
stamps. Over 1000 pages and illustrated.
Address DIR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with rFavorite Prescription when
ever laxative is required.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
Was Wasting Away.

81 have been troubled with kidney dis
ease for the last five years, writes Robert
K, Watts, of Salem, Mo. "I lost flesh
and never felt well and doctored with
leading physicians and tried all remedies
without relief. Finally 1 tried Fo1ey's
Kidney Cure and less than two bottles
cured me and I am now sound and well.'
During the summer kidney irregulari-
ties are often caused by excessive drink
ing or being overheated. Attend to the
kIdneys at once by using Foley's Kidney
Cure.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
Construction and Bonds.

Engineer G. N. Miller of the
Corvallis water system did not
arrive in this city from Athena,
Oregon, last Friday as was ex-
pected, but came late Saturday
evening. Monday he made a
trip to the head of Rock Greek,
OR thereabouts and measured the
flow of water.
This was a matter of great i'm
portance and the measurements
taken were very reassuring. A
measurement at this particular
season of the year is most trust
worthy, as the water is at its
lowest stage. Moreover, it is
reported that the streams all
over the country are right at
present lower considerable than
they average year after year. AS
Mr.. Miller found a great flow
far in excess of what is required
for this citv-it is matter OF
congratulation.
Monday evening the water
committee met with the engineer
and matters of some importance
were discussed. Engineer Mil
Ter stated that as he had been
employed to undertake the over
seeing OF the construction of a
water system for independence it
would be necessary for him to 90
! down at once to attend a business
matter. He thought that he
could straighten OUT his business
affairs there in two or three days,
after which he would return to
Corvallis and be at the service of
the water committe here at home.
Mr.. Miller went to I1depend-
ence, Tuesday.
Such is the condition of affairs
so far as the matter of construc-
tlon work is concerned, but if the
reader will look in another
column he will find a notice re-
lating to the sale of water bonds.
It is evident from this notice that
it is the desire of the committee
to give any who may SO desire
an opportunity to buy bonds.
These ponds are to draw q per
cent interest per annum, payable
semi-annuaIly, and we are assur-
ed will be sold in blocks small
enough to allow almost anyone
to become a bondholder. Should
any person desire particular in
formation in regard to this mat
ter, or any other relating to bonds,
construction or anything else in
any way touching Oh the matter
OF the water system we refer
them 10 S. L. Kline, who is the
clerk of the Corvallis Water
Committee.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18

or produce finer article cheaper
than it can be done elsewhere.
The standard Of living in the
United States is higher than in
any other country and the laborar
who will agree to any proposition
to lower this standard is a fool.
His living is practically all he
can hope for on this earth and
the better he lives the more there
is in his life.
We must look to supremacy
along other lines. In many ways
we will be the power behind the
throne. The most certain item
to reckon on is our raw material.
For example, take Japan and
Chlna---very little of our manu-
factures they desire. Such
manufactured articles as the
Orientals require and decide to
buy abroad would in nine cases
out of ten be secured of Germany
or Belgium on account of cheap
ness. On the other hand, we
can supply cotton, grain, iron
ore and coal to the Orient at
figures that 4beat the world.
These are necessities and in this
line we are 'it. -
So it is and always will be;
there are many ways in which
we may be the leaders Of all
mankind, but the idea that in all
things we are to have our inn
ings is but the imaginings of a
dreamer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
NOT GUILTY..

Poor old Corvallis! On account
of a recent dispatch sent from
this city to the Telegram at
Portland we are to receive a
moral lecture in the form Of an
editorial. It is presumed that
because our city bears the name
Of Corvallis" (the heart of the
Valley the supposition on the
part Of 't:1ose ignorant of our
manners and morals is that our
citizens are responsible for what
ever may occur within so miles
of here, even if in another.
county.
It is plain that the dispatch
inspired the editor to take US TO
task, but it is likewise clear that
the dispatch made no claims that
the city Of Corvallis was the
roosting place of the hoodlums
referred to in this dispatch.
Just why the editorial writer on
the Telegram should presume
that each and every hoodlum
who chances to be aboard an ex-
cursion train bound out from
Newport to various points in the
valley belong solely to Corvallis
is not apparent. True, we have
our heritage Of hoodlum every
mothers son who claims Corval-
lis as his birth place may not be
what his fond mother thinks
him-but, just the same we are
not lonely in this particular.
Other places contributed their
quota of riff-raff on the particu-
lar occasion in question. These
Sunday excursions are not ex-
clusively from Corvallis, but
carry people to and from the bay
from every part Of Oregon, and
from other states. Neither the
citizens of Corvallis nor the
authorities can be held RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of rowdyism
committed on the train while
passing through another county.
AS matter of fact, there is
scarcely an excursion run any,
where that some disgusting hu-
man. animal, idiot-call him
what you like--does not render
himself obnoxious to his fellows.
Corvallis is not alone in case of
this kind.
We well remember a few ex-
curslons that were run through
this city from Portland in the
past. A number of ruffians al
ways attempt to subjugate this
city on these occasions and Cor
wallis has footed the bill tor
extra police required and never
was complaint made or insin-
uation to the effect that Portland
was worse than other cities in
this respect. Nor is she.
In reality it seems that a rail
road company taking money
from a general public should
guarantee respectable people
protection from disturbance and
insult. It should be within the
power and duty of the train crew
to keep order--they should have
authority and be held response
ble accordingly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
Peculiar Disappearance

j. D. Kuuyan. of Butlerville, O., laid
the peculiar disappearance of his painful
symptoms of indigestion and bilIiousness
to DR.. Kings New Life Pills. He saws:
They are perfect remedy, for dIzzi-
ness. sour stomach, headache, consti-
patton, ETC." Guaranteed at Allen &
Woodward's drug store; price 25c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office
Portland. Oregon.
July II, 1905
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3
l87S entitled IAN act for the sale of timber lands
IN the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892,
EUGENE BoGERT,
OF Monmouth, county of Polk, State of Oregon,
has this day filed in this Office his sworn state
ment No. 1854, for the purchase of the E. j of s. w.
of S. Z. of Section No. Is in Township No.
Ii South, Range No. West, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes
and to bsh his claim to said land before Regis
ter and Receiver at Portland Oregon, on Tuesday,
the 10th day of September, 1906
{ He names as witnesses: Charles Fl. Newman, Viii
lard Church, Philip H. johnson, Ernest B. Allen, all
of Menmoth, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 18th day of September
1905.
sALGERNoN S. DRESSER,
Register.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
Card of Thanks.

To the many friends who SO kindly
assisted us during the recent illness, and
whose kind Offices were continued after
the death of our little son, we desire to
exp ess our sincerest thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Lilly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
HI CORVALLIS GAZETTE
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
A Touching Story.

is the saving from death of the baby
girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumberland, Md.
He writes: cat the age of IL months
our little girl was in declining health,
with serious throat trouble, and two
physicians gave her up. We were almost
in despair, when we resolved to try DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consum ption,
Coughs and Colds. The first bottle gave
relief, after taking four bottles she was
cured, and is now in perfect health. !"
Never fails to relieve or cure cough or
cold. At Allen & Woodward's drug store
SOC and 81 guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
G. B. Burhans testifies after four
years

g. B. Burhans, of Carlisle Center, N.
7. writes: About four years ago 1
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ly cured of severe kidney trouble by tax
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-18
A AGreat
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Price!

The GAZETTE has made a
special arrangement with
the publishers of a number
of the leading magazines
and newspapers of the Unit
ed States, whereby we are
offered cut rates on these
publications.