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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-20

"
Upon her anu enjoy gdod 'fadsh with
her over the letter Yet even while he
smiled at ita very absurdity. sicken
ing quaIul Of doubt. slow fiitting and
ugly as yulture's shadow. passed ovss
bis mind Bupposing II were truef
That was the most unpleasant dap
Johnston ever experienced. Breakfast
was a farce; luncheon. mo perform
ance." Long after the time for the
latter meal he remembered that he had
promised 70 spend the dny with a mar
ried sister over In Jersey.
IIo trntnped tho snowy streets AIM.
leesIy, pausing occasionally to pors
over the mysterious message, whilc 20
llcomon stared cuyiously and house,
holders thought OF RIFLES. All hls
journeys brought him bnck somehow Ia
tho neighborhood Of Carols home. But
bo could not enter. Something held
him back. At 3 o'clock he was at the
ferry and sat himself down with suct
patience as ho could muster 10 walt
for 4 o'clock. "I'll SEQ II through" hs
said.
At ten minutes OF the hour Jobnston'i
heart gave q painful throb. for Carol,
rosy from the searching wind, entered
the ferry building. A tali, athletic
young man, with the air OF the out
lander about hlin.-hc was well dressed
and evidently we'll bred. but not New
Yorker followed her In. He was car,
rying two heavy suit cases.
Johnston confronted them. May ]
ask what this means. carrolf'' he ask,
cd quietly.
Tho girl halted and seemed 10 shrink
from him. The athletic stranger step
ped forward. "And may inquire how
II concerns your" He did not raise his
voice. and the attention OF none OF the
jostiIng scores was attracted to the
group.
Johnston ignored him. ibid I de-
serve this, Carrolr he went on. III
you'd ask. I'd reicase you. When goi
this letter.
Tho girl had determined to punish
him thoroughly, but at the sight Of bis
weary. troubled face she relented.
"Do you know" she interrupted
hiithcly. I'm proud OF that letter?
avoided telling a lie In II, even a white
one. although ! came pretty close te
ibbing. didn't n But blistercd my
hand cutting out those letters. wasn'i
II a real sweet little birthday glftf"
Doubt and dawning comprehension
struggled In Johnston's eyes. "But,
why Why he began.
"Why-why!' Knocked his sweetheart,
her head tilted saucIly. roguish smile
on her face. 'Just TO show that two
can play at practical joking as well "a
one. Thlrty-one messenger boys, sir
You should have whole month Of
anonymous letters.'
But this gentleman He waved his
band toward the athletic stranger who
appeared 10 be enjoying tho converse
tion oyermuch.
MY cousin. Phil Hudson OF Omaha
Mr.. Johnston. He came.last night, but
could only stay with MS a few hours.''
"iou were the victim OF base con
spiracy. Mr.. Johnston" laughed Hud
son as they shook hands, Il beg par
don"
"0h. nothing OF consequence" 70
spondcd Johnston. II Just said
'etungP"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-20

Wf= an ASAt-& SbAAAets
Miss Merrihcid. she opened II with
eagcrness and found a single magnia.
cent American Beauty wrapped care
fully in waxed paper and sparkling a.
II with the dew of June. Within fiys
minutes another messenger with an.
other long. slender package rang the
bell, and this also yielded up rose.
When with the regularity of clock
work ave uniformed imps had come
and gone In twenty-five minutes. all
with similar votIve offerings, tho girl
comnrehended-- Johnston OF tho fertile
mind had hit upon the plan Of sending
her tweniy.thrco roses. ono for each
year OF her life. but the gift was to
DO delivered on the lnstallment plan.
The ingenious idea was pleasing for
time. With the tenth rose the Merri.
Geld family was holding joyous council
over the ever increasing pile OF boxes
In tho library, and Carol was restless
When tho tlftcenth bona tide messen.
ger had come and gone. not counting
four small curiosity seekers. who smll.
cd expanslvely, murmured something
about "do wrong number" and retreat.
cd, Carol was thoroughly angry.
When on tho heels OF the twenty third
accredited flower bearer Johnston ap-
peared, particularly desirable brooch
In his pocket and sense OF duty well
done In his heart. she was composed.
but the anger, though not visible, was
present and controlled
With true masculine density John
ston noticed nothing out OF the ordi-
nary with his sweetheart. She thanked
him gayly and with the proper degree
OF warmth for brooch and roses.
"Mr. Practical Joker must have a
lesson" Miss Merrlneld declared to
herself after his departure as sho nib
bled with lips as red as the petals
themselves at the eighteenth rose. 'T
didn't mind 80 much his other tricks,
but this time he has gone too far"
He'd only laugh II hc knew old Mrs.
Froude sat In her window and counted
those messengers with the extra ones
mixed in--lIttle wretches!-th were
thirty-one Of them.
"She knows today's my birthday and
saw through Hunters scheme as quick
ly as | did. And she'll never believe
but what I'm thlrty.one. So, Mr. Hun
ter Johnston, beware OF an old maids
vengeance" And she waved the rose
theatrlcany In air.
On the morning Of his own birthday,
Ave days later, when his man brought
up the mail Johnston's eye was imme.
dlately taken by one long white envel-
ope. II was certainly peculiar In ap-
pearance, for his name and address
were formed OF letters clipped from
newspapers and posted upon 1t. The
envelope contained the following mis-
slve, similarly constructed: 3a
DO you care to see your sweetheart
eloplng with another man? be at the
Twenty-third street ferry Thursday aft
ernoon at T.
AAlhe HhHy JULIET pEdcLlchI IokeEB, |
Johnston had his "blind" side. He
never suspected that any one would
attempt to hoax him. He took the
nlsslve In deadly earnest and inter
rupted dressing half dozen times to
reread lt.a ns - AIa ataF M
Ills first sensation was one OF anger
that any one would dare libel his sweet
heart 80. He resolved to telephone
Carroll rlmmediately-o better. Il, call !
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-20

The American tradition Ia the expe.
rience Of the world everywhere There
Is Washington and there Is Hamilton,
gently born and gently bred, but some
how the heart turns rather TO franklin
and, to Lincoln, as Of more hope for
the common men "God made so many
os"-Mr. Howells In Harper's Weekly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
Mark Twain on Babies.

Mark Twain at a dinner, replying to
a toast to "The Babies" said:
1--WE have not all had the good fortune
to be ladies'. We have not all been
generals, or poets, or statesmen; but
when the toast works down to The
Babies we stand on common ground,
for we have all been babies.
'Tf you go back fifty or a hundred
years, to your early married life, and
recontemplate your first baby, you will
remember that he amounted to good
deal, and even something over. He
took the entire command. When he
called for soothing syrup did you ven-
ture to throw out any side remarks
about certain services being unbe-
coming to any officer and gentle
man? No. You got up and got it.
When he ordered his pap-bottle. ant,
1t was not warm, did you talk back?
No. Not you. You went to work and
warmed 1t. You even descended so
far in your mental office as to take a
suck at that warm, insipid stuff just to
see if it was right-three parts warm
water to one of milk, touch of sugar
to modify the collie, and drop of pep
permint to kill those Immortal hic-
coughs. I can taste that stuff
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04

easy victory of the latter. DR.. A. An
derson has been the candidate of the
standpat faction for several weeks, his
candidacy having been announced July
/, and an active canvass having been
made in his behalf by the leaders OF
that faction. But now Genes David
Fitzgerald, chairman of the board OF
supervisors, and an Ellsworth town
ship farmer. with his announcement
this week that he is a candidate for
the office, and will make personal
canvass of the county and ask the sup
port of his farmer friends. who. he
says. are entitled to representation In
the legislature. He is shrewd poll
tician and his candidacy complexities
matters politically in this county. If
his farmer friends stay by him in his
campaign, he will receive good vote,
but 1t does not seem possible that he
could get enough to nominate From
this on the fight will be wstged in earn
esf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
Booker T. Washington Draws
An Immense Audience at
Iowa Falls
GUEST OF JUDGE S. M. WEAVER
Meets Thers Miss Washburn Who Was
Instructor in Hampton Institute
When Washington First Entered
That institution - chautauqua to
Close Sunday.
Special to Timcs-Republican.

Special to Timcs-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Aug. 4.--Yesterday was
the biggest day in point of attendance
in the history of the Iowa Falls chau-
tauu,1a. The attraction was Booker r..
Washington, who was the principal
speaker on the program for the day,
and every train entering the city up
to 2 o'clock in the afternoon brought
delegations from towns within ra-
dius of thirty miles. 1t is estimated
that upwards of 1000 people listened
to the address. While in the city, Mr..
Washington was the guest Of Judge
Weaver Of the Iowa supreme court
1t was the pleasure of Mr.. Washing
ton while at the Weaver home, TO
meet Miss Washburn, of San Jose,
Cal, who was an instructor in the
Hampton Institute when Mr.. Washing
ton entered the school and began his
education. Miss Washburn was a
former schoolmate Of Judge Weaver $,
and is visiting at the Weaver home.
The chautauqua closes Sunday ana mas
been the most successful meeting ever
held Manager o. ii. Benson, who has
been in full charge and to whom a
large share of the credit is due for the
success of the enterprise, goes to Gold
field Monday, to take charge of the
Fountain City chautauqua at that
place
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
A. Ready Wife.

The late Oliver Sumner Teall, dur
ing the enthusiastic campaign that he
conducted in New York in behalf of
dinner given by woman's club in his
honor.
Mr. Teall praised at this dinner the
ready tact and the resourcefulness of
women. Then he said:
LET me illustrate with an incident
the quality of which l speak
"a clergyman. a distant relative of
mine, lives in the country. His rich
est parishioner is certain Mrs. Dash
Blank very influential old lady, but
great bore as we'll.
Mrs. Dash Blank called at the rec
tory one afternoon. My cousin, busy
in his study, kept out of her way. He
left his good wife the task of her en-
tertainment.
"a couple of hours passed. Then my
cousin at work at his desk, heard foot
steps in the hall, the closing of the
frontdoor of hercmfwy mfwypmfwyp
frontdoor, silence. Glad to think that
that his wife was relieved of her WISH
tor, he walked out on the landing and
called upstairs:
so that old bore has gone at last,
has she?'
1.-THE sweet, firm voice of his re-
sourceful and tactful wife replied.
I" oh, yes, dear. She has been gone
several hours. But dear Mrs. Dash
Blank is heer now / know you will
want to come up and speak to her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
RUNAWAY KILLS TWO
Children of Mrs. Axel johnson, of
Dayton, Thrown From Wagon and
Instantly kiIIed-Mrs. johnson Ser
iously Injured.

Dayton, Ia. Aug. Awhile Mrs.
Axel Johnson and four children were
driving down the big hill near Lehigh,
the dash board gave way, throwing her
and the two children down under the
horses. who began to run down the
hill. The two younger children were
killed, while Mrs. johnson and the two
older children were badly bruised. be-
ing unconscious when picked up. 1t is
not known whether the two children
were killed by kicks from the team, or
were run over.
While serious, it is not thought that
the injuries of Mrs. johnson or the two
older children will prove fatal, the lat
ter having remained in the carriage
until it struck bridge at the foot of
the HILL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
THE RAILROAD TAX.
Assessment Has Not Been Completed
and Will be Announced Soon.

Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 4.-The assessment
of railroad. express, telegraph and 9TH
er property of the state, has been COM
pleted by the state executive council,
but computation as to the totals and
results in general is still in progress,
and may not be finished for day or
two Final figures may be given out
this evening.
Those who have been making some
study of the matter believe that the
council will stand pat on it's claim
that the assessment as it now exists
is fairly just and not grossly unfair
to other property which is assessed by
other agencies. There will be an in
crease because of the increased earn
ings Of the roads and because of evil
dence as to the greater value of rail-
roads as compared with other years
and in comparison with other property
But this will be a reasonable in'
crease.
Those who would advise that the
railroad assessment be made with a
view to Furnishing the railroads for the
part they have been playing in Iowa
politics are likely to be disappointed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
Hundreds Are Now Leaving For
Harvest Fields in the
Northwest
RAILROADS MAKING 1T EASY
Idle Men Have no Difficulty in Sc
curing Employment and in Many
Gases the Railroads Are Giving Free
Transportation to the Harvest
FieIds-Other News Of Iowa.

Des Moines. Aug. 4.-Hundreds of Ia
borers are deserving Des Moines for
the harvest fields of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota. Contractors here
because of slack building season,
have laid off their crews and there is
vast army of men thrown out on the
labor market
out in the great wheat raising coun-
try, however, there is need of helpers,
Then in the Dakotas railroads are busy
building new lines and men are needed
for construction work. Good wages
are offered and so hundreds are desert
ing what looks like idleness here for
work in the west
one employment agency has already
sent 1875 men to Chamberlain. South
Dakota, alone this week and will the
first part of next week ship sixty more
| men.
The rapid opening of the new coun-
try and the building Of roads has caus-
ed such a demand for workers that
fattering prices are offered. Men who
go have to necessarily undergo some
hardships. but the pay Is ample COM
pensation for the effort. 1t is expected
the men who are now going west will
return in the fall when winter ap-
proaches, with fatter wallets.
SO much are men needed that trans
portation out to the Dakotas is being
offered free to the workers If they will
go and enlist in the army of men which
is building new steel paths into the
west.
Rush to Northwest.
| Few people realize what survey for
a new road in the new country and
cheap land regions means these days.
A striking example was that of the To-
cation of the town of Plaza In North
Dakota few days ago. The place was
just prairie thirty-fve miles from a
railroad or telegraph station. 1t was
| to be the terminus of a new branch OF
the Great Northern, which is now be-
| ing graded.
The railroad company bought the
| land for $40 an acre, plated the place
and auctioned the town lots around the
| public square or plaza, from which the
town is to take it's name. There We're
200 people at the sale and many OF
| these brought tents with them prepar-
ed to stay The town lots sold from
$3.50 to $1,000 each. The sale was held
at . o'clock and before nightfall pur-
chasers of property had commenced to
draw lumber from the nearest town,
thirty-five miles distant.
The most remarkable evidence of
progress was that there on the prairie
without tree or house in sight a news
paper was printed on the first day OF
| the towns existence. An enterprising
newspaper man had drawn plant or
a wagon to the new site.
1t is the opening of these new towns
where carpenters, masons, we'll drill
lers. blacksmiths, laborers and al
kinds of workers are needed that is
causing the cry for help and is offering
relief to men who, because of dull
building season, are stranded withou
employment in the cities of the state:
further east.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
WIDOW ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Mrs. L. G. Mccain, Of Des Moines
Attempts to Kill With Gun-Ma>
to Times-Kepublican.

Special to Times-Kep,lblican.
Des Mones, Aug. 4.--Mrs. l.. G. NC
Cam, of this city, widow of 80 years,
tried to commit suicide at Z o'clock last
night in room on lower Brady street
She had been In the building but a
short time when she became greatly
excited over some ssNtters and in a
few moments those who We're near
were startled to hear the report or
a gun Assistance came to the wom-
an Immediately and the ambulance
was called and she was taken to the
ST. Luke's hospital. A physician was
called and he found that the bullet
had entered the left breast. but had
not penetrated the heart or the lungs.
The bullet had, evidently lodged near
the back.
The wound was cleansed as much
as possible and the woman made COM
Portable. This morning she was rest
ing comfortably and hope of her re-
covery is entertained by the physi-
clan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
EsTHERvlLLE MAN SHOT.
Walter culla, Killed in Nebraska by
Wronged Husband.

Special to Times -Republican.
Estherville, Ia, Aug. 4.-Word was
received here Thursday of the death of
Walter McCulla at Hastings Neb. Nc
Culla formerly lived in Baskerville, but
moved to Nebraska about eight years
ago where he has been engaged in
the horse business. According to a
special telegram from that place he
was shot by a man named Pearson
Pearson came home and found McCulla
at his house. He had suspected for
some time that McCulla was too ipti-
mate with his wife and when he found
them together on his return home, was
so enraged that he pulled gun and
shot McCulla, putting a charge of
buckshot into his side McCulla died a
few minutes later. Both Mrs. Pearson
and McCulla were prominent church
workers of that town. Pearson has
been arrested but refuses to make any
statement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
A Plucky PIGEON.

Now that DIR. F'ridtjof Nansen is
minister from Norway to the court OF
st. james, stories about his exploits
are being told again. And this one is
very pretty.
One day a carrier pigeon tapped at
the window of Mrs. Nansen's home, at
Christiania Instantly the window was
opened, and the wife of the famous
Arctic explorer in another momen,
covered the little messenger with kiss
es and caresses, says writer in Our
Dumb Animals.
The carrier pigeon had been away
from the cottage thirty long months
but had not forgotten the way home. IT
brought a note from Nansen, stating
that all was going we'll with his eXpe-
dition in the polar regions.
Nansen had fastened message to
the bird and turned it loose.
The frail courier darted out into the
hlizard-like air, flew like an arrow ov-
or nerhaps a thousand miles of frozen
waste and then over another thousand
miles of ocean and plains and forests,
TO enter the window of it's waiting
mistress and deliver the message VIII
mistress and deliver the message
which she had been awaiting SO anx-
iously
wv eboast OF human pluck, sagaclty
and endurance, but this loving carrier
pigeon, after an absence of thirty
months, accomplished a feat so Won
derful that we can oily give ourselves
up to amazement and admiration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
Hit With MaIlet; May Die.

Des Moines, Aug. 4.-The 5-year- old
daughter Of John Carter who lives
near Southeast Ninth and Grattin
streets, is lying at the point of death
at her home suffering from frac-
tured skull. The little girl was play
ing croquet with number of small
companions. One of the heads Of a
mallet slipped of. and struck the little
girl on the head. She dropped to the
ground unconscious. DR.. Miller and
Losh were called and attended the
case. 1t was found that the girl had
suffered fracture of the skull. The
parents refused to allow the child to
be taken to the hospital where an oper-
alton could be performed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
DIES FROM OPERATION.
Maurice Smith Buried Today a
Thornton-Other News.

Special to Times-Kepublican.
Thornton, Aug. 4.-Maurice Smith,
living six and one-half miles southeast
of here, died Thursday night from
pyonephrosis He was operated on
about 10: 80 in the morning, but could
not survive He leaves wife and
child to mourn his loss The funeral
was held today at p. m, and remains
laid to rest in the cemetery three
miles southeast of here. He was "a
years of age.
Mr.. Sach, the shoemaker, has pur-
chased the Jenison property in the
northwest part Of town and will take
possession as soon as Mr.. Ell vacates
the same.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Agler and child
rem returned this week from their
Washington trip.
The oats are about all harvested.
Threshng commences this week. and
corn is making great advancement
these fine days.
few of our people are attending
the Epworth League assembly at Clear
Lake this week.
w. w. Careys daughter. north OF
town. is quite sick with typhoid fever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
DESERTED AT ALTAR.
Des Moines Man Says His Bride Left
Him at the Church.

Des iMoines. Aug. deserted by his
bride at the altar is the pitiable story
told by Henry Benson in a petition for
divorce filed in district court yesterday
against E. Katherine Benson. Ben
son claims that he won the consent Of
his sweetheart and led her q couple of
years ago to the altar in st. Joseph,
Mo. He was the happiest man in the
world, but his joy was but of short du-
ration, for without caress, he says,
she wfired from his side and left his
heart empty. She came to Des Moines
and when he learned of her where
abouts he urged her to return to his
home He offered her all the COM
forts of home and all the kindness a
husband could bestow, he says, but
she was determined and would hear
none of his pleadings AT last convince
ed that he cannot win the love of his
own wife, he has asked the district
court here to give him decree of di-
vOrce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
DEMOCRATS At Fl. DODGE.
Delegates Named to State, Judicial and
Congressional Convention.

Delegates Named to State, Judicial and
Congressional Convention.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. AT the Webster
county democratic convention, held in
the court house Friday afternoon, dele
gates to the state convention, the judi
cial convention and the congressional
were named. The convention was in
an uproar for a time, as some MEM
bers wished to have the convention
endorse Governor Cummins.
There was spirited debate for some
time over this, but it ended by the
speakers agreeing that the principles
supported by the governor We're demo-
ocratic principles and that in advocat-
ing such he merited the praise Of the
democrats.
1t was moved and adopted that the
unanimous support of the democrats
OF this county be for William Jennings
Bryan in his candidacy for the nomin-
alton for president. At the mention OF
his name the delegates cheered for
some time. The convention lasted less
than an hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-04
Stomach Troubles and Constipation

Stomach Troubles and Constipation.
No one can reasonably hope for good
Digestion when the bowels are consti-
pated. Mr.. Charles Baldwin, of Ed
wardsville, ILL.,, says, II suffered from
troubles for several years, but thanks
to Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets am almost cured" Why not
get a package of these tablets and get
we'll and stay we'll? Price % cents. For
sale by all druggists.