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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
SAW HIM DRAW A REVOLVER.

i SAW t1lM Una w "A 11GNOAV LII.
to find the door shut. He shock it by
the knob and called my name In vain.
1t will be admitted that my friend
had reasonable cause to think that he
had met with something unusual in
the way of an experience. Billy Abb
bolt had disappeared and left no trace.
and now I had vanished in a manner
even more remarkable. Possibly man
of highly nervous temperament might
have felt some vague suspicion that
his own turn was next and that the
safety of the open street was prefera-
BILE to his present position. No such
notion, however, was possible TO Jack
Powell He drew back his foot and
kicked the locked door so hard that l
felt the floor tremble under ME, and
while he prepared for another assault
the door slowly and silently opened.
From PowelPs position he looked
straight across to the broad. family
shining window. Not human form
was visible; not sound disturbed the
quiet of that room, which seemed de-
tached and hushed amid the noises of
the city. 1t seemed that Invisible deni-
zens of the place invited him to enter,
for there stood the open door.
In his reportorial experience my
friend had learned much about the
ways of violent men, and he made a
fair guess of the state of affairs in this
instance He guessed, and RICH .ly, that
there. was a man upon each side OF
that door waiting for him to enter;
waiting also to rush out IL he should
raise his voice in an alarm, and as he
weighed the chances in tina: brief
pause his eye was attracted by a shin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
Observation-Disclosures

BY.
Wills Emery

to accentus.te the revelation Of his ap-
petite for peril Jacks was change
able countenance, however, despite it,
look of firlnness, and within minute
after / had made my little joke abou
the likeness to the iron visage OF the
burglar / was witness Of my friend:
gentlest possibilities, for just then we
arrived at Julio's, and there, dining
alone, sat Miss Amy knight. whose
name you will see quite often upon IL.
Illustrations in the magazines. Miss
Knight calls herself a Bohemian, bu
she could take her sort of Bohemian
ism straight to heaven with her nne
not be criticised there for any eccen-
tricity of behavior. Jack loved her
poor fellow, and his chief joy and pride
was in her growing success, which was
lifting her farther and farther above
the level of such hopes as his worldly
wisdom would permit him to indulge.
1 had learned from him that she was
an excellent adviser and perhaps it was
from his habit of appealing to her judg-
ment upon vast variety of questions
that he now submitted the problem OF
Danny Gilbert. The result was mirac-
ulously good.
why, yes, know this man." said
She HE has been posing for Billy Abb
bott."
At this Powell and I suddenly faced
each other open mouthed. and we spoke
in the same instant:
That's it!''
you've solved the riddle"
For we both remembered having seen
Danny Gilbert with Abbott at the
street door of the building in which he
has his studio. We had been riding by
in an open car and had called to ABB
bott but had not succeeded in attract
ing his attention. Beyond a doubt the
individual with him was the burglar
upon whose head a price was set. The
hunter that is in the breasts of all men
arose and became dominant in us. We
proceeded 20 capture Danny Gilbert
While we ate our dinner, and we spent
the reward many times and in increas-
iii5iy tttlidSIiNe ways oNSi LIE 'SOAASS.
Miss Knight, indeed, expressed GER
tain pity for the man. If he had taken
up an occupation so arduous as that of
posing he must at least have tried to
rectify his life. Any suggestion of hers
was wisdom from on high to Powell.
What do you thinR?" said he. turn
ing to me.
Il think Danny is probably planning
another robbery" said 1.
But he can't rob Billy Abbott" pro-
tested Powell. Not even a landlord
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

ation as is the doctor or attorney The
retired farmer of today. who had lit
tie or no education and who has made
a fortune out of the industry In this
state, may pessimistically say that an
education is not a requirement.. Most
amy of them will tell you today that
frugality and hard work will count for
more than all else. They believe that
the actual experience is the greatest
teacher. Their contention is natural,
but erroneous. Modern Improvements
and sharp competition along all lines
have made farming more difficult IN
Iowa today than ever before. The de-
mands for living are not so simple.
Prices on necessities are higher and IN
many instances the prices for produce
are lower These variances must be
met by an increased production from
the farm One acre must be made 10
produce more than it did then. The
rent is twice as much. Land is worth
double its former value. In order TO
make 1t paying investment the farm
err of today must find more produce
from the same acreage. He must pro-
duce a better quality of stock and
turnout the country these very same
things are being impressed upon the
students They go from these schools
prepared to handle all lines OF farm
work more easily. They are taught to
raise the standard of the produce ana
AS u consequence the value is raised,
Better qualities of corn and oats are
raised than ever before. Stock is of a
quality now than ever. An education
along the line of agriculture Is soon
ia be an absolute necessity to the man
who expects to succeed as a farmer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
Story Of TITO Literary R1ef. and Burglar;
15avo Interested IN Latter

ing object on the wall beside the win
dow. 1t was an old cutlass. a part OF
Billy's haphazard decorations.
The next instant Powell was clear
across the room. The two men sprang
out. They rushed against each other
and nearly fell, but they were no nov
ices in brigandage, and within frac-
ton of second they had recovered
themselves. But meanwhile Powell
had got the sword, and he must have
looked desperately formidable, his tall
and heavy form outlined against the
window.
The man nearest me uttered some
thing between an oath and a groan,
and saw him draw revolver. Then
was as happily inspired as ever in my
life. Trussed up as / was and prone
upon my back, still had some use OF
my legs, and with all my force kicked
that mans feet from under him. The
result was indescribably perfect. The
man turned completely upside down
and struck upon his head beside me.
rolled across his body but he made no
movement. He lay limp beneath me.
At the same instant Powells mighty
arm swung the old cutlass, and IL the
weapon had not turned a little in his
hand l think he would have cut his OPP
ponent lengthwise into two pieces.
Half minute later my mouth was
free of the gag, and my agonized lungs
received the vital air. The lights were
turned up, and we examined our two
prisoners. The victim Of my prowess
was already reviving and must be Sc
cured with the rope taken from my
own limbs, but the man whom Powell
had struck down needed no such at
tention. We knelt beside him. and 1T
surely seemed to US that Danny Gill
bert, the burglar, had gone to his ac-
count.
In wall of the room there was a
promising excavation which In the
course of a few more hours would have
been enlarged to give access into the
adjoining building, where upon the cor
responding floor are the offices of Cor
nelius Wiegand, dealer in diamonds.
This fact sufficiently explains the adj
venture.
1t remains only to be said that our
little circle of Bohemians was enter
tanned at a great banquet some three
weeks later to celebrate the payment
of the s1,25O, and upon this occasion 1t
was my pleasure to announce to the
company that the news from the hos
pital regarding Danny Gilbert was ia
vorable Then at Amy Knights sug-
gestion we drank to Danny's health
and reformation in that mild red bey-
erage which Julio serves by the name
of wine.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
DO Not BE Sensitive.

We frequently see unfortunate in
stances of extreme sensitiveness In
families in which the mother or one OF
the children is all the time quivering
from the pain inflicted by some per-
fectly innocent remark made by
brother or sister or one of the parents.
Thousands of people are out OF situa-
tons and cannot keep good places when
they get them because of this weakness.
Many good business man has been
kept back or even ruined by his quick
ness to take offense or to resent a fan
cied slight There Is many clergy
man, we'll educated and able. who is so
sensitive that he cannot keep living
long. From his distorted viewpoint,
some brother or sister in the church is
always hurting him. saying or thinking
unkind things or throwing out hints and
suggestions calculated to injure him In
the eyes Of the congregation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

can rob Billy for more than the first
two months. Then Billy begins to rob
the landlord, and presently he has to
move"
Hes getting along much better
now" said Miss Knight. He's taken
up really clever line of work-for pot
boiling, I mean. He is making designs
for stationery and that sort Of thing.
The last time l was in his studio he
was working on the design for a check,
and it was very artistic in it's way"
"a check" cried Powell. AHA! That
explains it."
So we fell to discussing the possibili
ties of crime in that direction and had
evolved many impossible schemes
whereby Danny Gilbert could win
wealth by stealing the design Of some
body's check when Miss Knight inter-
rupted us by announcing that it was
time for her to go home. We walked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
HOPPER's SAD STORY
OF MANAGERIAL LIFE.

De Wolf Hopper is fond OF relating
his experiences as manager. BY the
death of his father Hopper came Into
possession Of some property. about $780,
900, and with the confidence OF his own
ability. born Of ignorance and inexpe-
rience, he proceeded to invest this MON
ey in theatrical venture.
An organization which was called the
Criterion Comedy company was got
together, with Jacob Goshe as manager
and F. E. Mackay as stage managUf.
Hopper made his professional debut "a
Talbot Chamneys in "Our Boys The;
company also included caste" In its
repertory, but neither play seemed to
find remarkable public favor as acted
by the aggregation, and the company
concluded to smash. This ended the
first stage in the process of separating
De Wolf Hopper from his money.
The gentle operation was continued
in a production known as zone Hum
man as star. Hopper relates the 10.
ry of this enterprise in the following
characteristic style:
with heart fired with ambition and
the dazzling prospects of rich rewards.
UOLu pSCuLldLy dlu PAO4OSSAOAA0AS - ASAs
New York as manager Of the One
Hundred Wives company. The gaudy
visions of wealth and fame which lured
me far from the metropolis failed to
materialize, and it was season rich
in experiences. and one that l shall
never forget. After many vicissttudes
we at length reached certain one
night stand on Saturday about II a. m.
" 1.nl >fs%~ "a
were determined not to be barred out OF
giving an extra Christmas matinee even
If we had to give 1t the day before. So
we sent a man through the town with q
big bell and sandwich poster over his
shoulders announcing that the colossal
aggregation of talent from New York
would give matinee promptly at ~
o'clock.
Twelve o'clock came, and not pens
ny in the house. had often heard this
expression used figuratively, but its
cold literal significance never dawneds
on me till then. The advertising man
was called in after consultation and
supplied with a new announcement
which informed the public that the
matinee would positively be given at q
o'clock. But when the hands pointed to
1, to use the language of the advance
agent, we couldn't get them in. This
is to be taken in literal sense.
"After further conference our adver-
Using agent was again Withdrawn from
the public gaze, and we printed 9 new
poster which set forth that the curtain
would positively be rung up at 2 o'clock.
We also kindly advised the public to
come early to avoid the rush. Two
l,~H oil
idea of giving a matinee. When the
audience assembled that night 1 fig
ured it's size through a peephole in the
curtain. There was not woman in the
house, nothing but men, and discov-
cred before the performance was half
over that they were in various stages
of intoxication. There was not So
Der person in the audience. F1fty-four
dollars of masculinity STEPPED in alco-
hol witnessed the performance.
"That was enough for me. We closed
the company that night, and I've never
been a manager since"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
Huue Task.

It was huge task to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney d.
sease as that Of c. +. Collier. of Cher
okee, Iowa, but Electric Bitters did IT.
He writes: my kidneys were SO far
gone / could not sit on a chair with
out cushion and suffered from
dreadful baciache, headache and de-
preston. In Electric Bitters, however,
I found cure. and by them was re-
stored to perfect health. l recommend
this great tonic medicine to all with
weak kidneys. liver or stomach" Guar
anteed by Mcdonald & Mahood Co..
druggists; price so cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

with her to where she lived, and from
across the street we watched the light
flare in her window as sign that all
was we'll.
do you know" said Powell, there's
something in the life of big city that
carries man back to the most primi-
tive instincts of his nature. I never
part from her"-and he looked upward
toward the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that
sense of danger which must have
haunted early men when all the world
was strange and every creature hostile.
In village or even in smaller cities a
certain kinship unites the people. You
do not say Good night and leave one
utterly alone, as l am leaving her. See
them! See them across the way there
passing the door! The animals that
royed the forests were more akin to
cave dwelling man than those people
are to her or to one another They do
not speak the same language, think the
same thoughts Oh. well. what's the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
Third Meeting of the Ceder Val
ley Circuit Closed At New
Hampton This Week
MANY HORSES WERE ENTERED
Owner Burns, of Colorado Springs
Team Throws Up the sponse-eil
bert Makes Great Record-A. A. ".
Meet For Portland-sulivan and
Britt to Meet at Frisco.

The race meets OF the Cedar Valley
Circuit are going on merrily. Friday
the third ore closed at New Hampton
and during the two preceding weeks
those at Nashua and West Union were
successfully pulled Off AT each one
Of the meets the entries have been
larger than those of the one just pre-
ceding, which is accounted for prin-
cipally BY the fact that the season is
advancing further, and horsemen are
getting their animals in better con-
dition. From now on it is expected the
racing or this circuit will be Of much
more Importance than it has been In
previous years. Another feature which
has proved an attraction is the larger
purses which several OF the cities have
hung up. In more than half of the
towns purses of $500 for each event
now take the place of $500 purses for
similar events of previous years, and
in one OF. two cities some of the races
are good fol. as high as $500.
sAa
The Chicago Inter-Ocean selects this
all western college team: Pitcher,
Sanger, Of Michigan; catcher, Leahy,
of wisconsin; first base, Cutting, of
second base, Weinberg
er, of Northwestern; short-stop, ana
captain, Campbell, of Michigan; third
base, Vands.grift, of Illinois; left field,
Baird, of Chicago; center field, Wen
dell, OF Michigan; right field, Paul, of
Chicago.
Owner 7. F. Burns Of the Colorado
Springs Western League base ball team
has thrown up the sponge. This an
nouncement was officially made Friday
by Burns, and Zip O'Neil, president
of the Western League. Burns says
,he cannot stand for a losing team and
that all efforts to strengthen the nine
have been futile. He claims to have
lost $4,000 on the team this year, but
says it is for no financial reason that he
gives the team up. The Colorado
Springs team will be transferred to
some other city, either Pueblo or Lin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

sQuently had a dollar or two in his
pocket, but since he began to devote
himself entirely to literature he has
probably borrowed more money thar
he has loaned even inside our own set
On this occasion, however. he had 81
cents, so we decided to go to Julio's
where a dinner costs half a dollar.
While we were on our way to the
restaurant Powell took card photo
graph out Of his pocket and passed il
to me, asking whether knew the face
beheld a crude portrait of man OF
about forty years, bold, determined
countenarlce distinctly evil, but not
without a certain rough comeliness
and at the first glance had flash OF
recognition. 1t seemed to me that ]
should say at once who the man was
and where had seen him, but the i'm
preston vanished as rapidly as it had
come.
who is hep" said I.
'His name is Dan Gilbert."
Never had the pleasure of meeting
the gentleman" said /, "arM yeti
And YETI echoed Powell as I paus-
ed. IT'S tie same with me. have
seen him, ard recently. But where?"
"How did you come by his picture ?"
asked.
"a couple of years ago." he replied,
II made, the acquaintance of Ebert
Seybold of the secret service We
came to be quite friendly. Today 1 met
him on the street, and l asked him how
he happened to be here, for had un-
derstood that he was located in Pitts
burg or the.-eabout. He said he was
looking for q man-for Danny Gilbert
in brief. Danny, regret to state, is a
burglar"
'Tll bet he's a good one said l,
studying the photograph.
My friend Seyboid," continued Pow
ell, gave me certain distressful details
of Mr.. Gilbert's career and especially
OF his more recent wanderings from the
paths Of peace. About a year ago he
opened a merchants safe in Allegheny
City and had the misfortune to meet
the night Waterman as he was leaving
the building. am happy to say that
the Waterman recovered. quite contra
ry to the Expectation of his physicians,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

but the affair is not yet forgotten, and
there is a reward Of about s1.25O for
the capture of Danny"
At the mention of this noble sum OF
money respectfully removed my hat
and when my emotion had sufficiently
subsidized stared hungrily at the pic
ture of Danny Gilbert
Its a moral certainty that have
seen this fellow within month";" said
Powell was equally certain on his own
part, and he said that. singularly
enough, was associated closely in his
mind with the vaguely remembered i'm
age of the burglar.
Il have the same impression with
regard to you,' rejoined. And it was
true. "But it may be only the re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

coin, unless some public spirited citi-
Otherwise the league will finance the
team until some disposition is made
of it. President O'Neil will take tenn
porary charge and will travel with the
nine.
At the third days shoot of the Du-
buque Gun Club Thursday. Fred GIL
bert of Spirit Lake, made the phe-
nomenal record of 1919 out of a pos
sible 200
The championship committee of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the Unit
ed States, has decided to hold the an
nual track and field championships in
Portland. Ore, in connection with the
Lewis and Clark centennial on Aug.
and 5.
Kid Sullivan. of washington. has
accepted the offer of the Hayes VAL
ley Athletic Club. of San Francisco, of
a purse of $4,000 for a twenty round
fight with Jimmy Britt in that city
July Is. Sullivan will go to the coast
next week.
Myle Jones halfback on the Uni
versity of Iowa foot ball team, was
elected manager for next season. Jer-
ry Delaney was reelected trainer.
In the general shooting tournament
of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Sportsmen's Association, which just
closed at Ardmore. l. r. the worlds
squad record was broken.
Shooting from eighteen yards, the
squad broke 142 targets out of $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
NEW GOLF CUP.

The United States Golf association
has given perpetual challenge cup to
the Intercollegiate Golf association, to
be inscribed each year with the name
of the winning team in the intercolle-
giate tournament This cup. in addi-
ton to the regular championship tro-
ply. will be awarded in October at the
close OF the Garden City IN. ~ cham~
pionship competition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

ines'-"trbes Cor families), not men?"
These devout, we'll meaning cham
pions of verbal inspiration were beat
Ell before they began to fight They
are attempting the Impossible and
withstanding the irresistible Their
impassioned discourses remind us,
rather pathetically, of the bells of San
Bias in Longfellow's poem. We have
MT ale book within reach just now, but
the asst stanza of the poem is some
thing like this:
40, bells OF San Bias, in vain
Ye call back the past again,
1T will not come at your prayer.
Gone are the shades of night;
The world rolls into the light;
lit is sunrise everywhere"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17
Homeseeker. to tho Northwest

On every Tuesday until December
the Iowa Central railway will sell
homeseekers round trip tickets to
points in Iowa, Minnesota. South and
North Dakota, and the Canadian
northwest. at one fare plus two dol
lars. Tickets limited twenty-one
days and stop-overs allowed.
For rates and particulars call OH
agents, or address A. B. Cults, G. r. 4
T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-17

light from the window I saw only two
figures Of men. l could have made
oath that there must be dozer.
The game was up SO far as l was
concerned. Let me therefore now shift
the scene to the other side of the door.
which had been closed the inst;lnt that
entered.
So quietly. had I been disposed of
that Powell had received no hint of
any misadventure. He was surprised