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The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
JUST A WORD OF CAUTION.
Would-Be Purchaser of Land Is Put
Right on Matrimonial
Prospects.

In the boom days of Kansas | wanted
to get hold of a piece of land in which
a widow named Hawkins had some
sort of claim. 1t seemed to be prudent
to find out something about her in ad'
vance, and l went to the sheriff of the
county to do it, relates a Louisville
Courier-Journal writer.
Eyes, sir. l know the Wilder Haw'
kins," he replied to my ~interrogatory'
Been acquainted with her five years
past"
SIS she a business woman"
"Well, | wouldn't say she was. No, l
don't think she knows a heap about
business"
'"Is she what you'd call sharp or the
opposite?"
mo, sir, 1 couldn't say that she was
sharp; but | guess she knows enough
to get along. Got business with her?'
81 may have. l suppose I'll find her
homer"
You may and you mayn't. Is it a
pressing natter"
0dlHSl oO- ~ yOo hhO" 49,
specializing in land?"
Never heard that she did, but you
can never can tell what a wilder WON
an will do. Want to buy her farm?"
mot exactly. How long has her hus-
band been dead?'
Three or four years, l reckon"
was wondering whether to let the
man know just what | wanted, and
nothing was said for two or three min
utes, when he turned on me and OBJ
served:
Stranger, you are sorter holdin'
back your confidence from me and
keepin' me in the dark, but | want to
give you a word of caution. Two weeks
g the Wilder Hawkins would have
jumped at the chance of marryin' even
such a lookin' man as you are, but
four days ago she sold the petrifed
body of her husband to a Snowman
for $50, and she'll be that stuck up
and aristocratic to-day that she'll prob
ably set the dog on you as soon as you
get inside the gate!"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
TALE FROM THE JAPANESE.
Native of Nippon Relates in Unique
English a Touching
Little Tale.

In the morning when | was working
on my business under a window which
is just located for the street, have
heard so many sounds of whipping ac-
companied by enormous voices of ami
NAL, Bow Bow Bow after Bow, a
great many number persons assembled
near the place and the tracks of crowd
invited me to attend what shall be the
accident one COW boy who was leading
his bull, with her calf On their way had
come to a branch street and the calf
refusing to cross it u away off. In
order to drive his animal back the boy
whipped frequently but the calf did
not turn her mind to go. At last the
boy took his rope lashed around the
small animals neck and begun to pull
i IN by the edge. The pity calf having
a rough rope around her throat while
it is increasing more pain pull by pull
still she did not advance and felt down
in the road. A quite aged gentleman
with a fine stove pipe on his head had
a compassionable face come out be-
tween the assemblage to the boy whis.
pered to him to give up such cruelty
But the poor beast could not distin-
guish her preserver of the life-on the
contrary rushed up on the gentleman
to hook him up. There was only a
little space to escape the danger. he
scarcely got away. but tumbled down
in the ground flying away his hat
Then another Teller came out. and tried
to loose the rope from the animals
neck. The u%ngrateful and awful be-
ing sprung up on gain his back and
with her huge horns hooked his side
and legs but he also escaped the diff.
Guilty without no injury. Now all peer
sons could find out no best way how
to drive them. Shortly after a kline
man coming to the matter he told them
to get a wagon and will carry the cali
there it is easy to lead the mother SO
the boy obeyed to his opinion had
called a carriage took the calf in and
drove the horse with the bull together
in safe.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

lived, that they had no knowledge OF
Shakespeare's period, that Milton was
an unknown quantity in their reading,
that many Of them had never heard OF
DR.. Johnson and that the later au-
thors who star English literature with
glory had scarcely dawned upon their
horizon. A certain amount OF me-
chanical work they had done, but 1t
had left very little resulting knowledge
In the memory. To know an author
as n ought it is well to know some
thing Of the period in which he lived.
whether it was E~lizabethan or early
Victorian, or whether it is the period
Of to-day.
II n read Charlotte Bronte or Jane
Austen or Mrs. Oliphant or Charles
Lamb. Dickens or Thackeray, William
Black or Thomas Hardy, the scholarly
way Is to discover what one a about
the places and people of whom they
not be said to know an author.
Do not be afraid Of being a man OF
one book. When the daylight hours
of a mans life are spent in his office.
or behind a counter, when business oc-
cupies him to the exclusion OF other
interests during the freshest part OF
the day, he cannot be expected to read
so widely as one may who can give
his whole time and thought to this
work. But there is profound culture
to be gained by the man who simply
and whole-heartedly takes up a single
line of investigation or a single au-
thor and studies that author for the
evenings of a winter.
l doubt, however, whether culture
ever comes until reading has ceased to
be a task and has become a pleasure.
If the feeling is that of n who Is
driven to read because conscience says
he must. there will be much less accru-
ing profit than if the book is read be-
cause reading is delight and rest and
comfort in sorrow and the greatest
pleasure in life.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
Out Of Date.

Some sensation was caused during q
Sunday schol address the other day by
a little girl who had overheard her
parents discuss the non-eternity OF
punishment. The curate made a feel
ing allusion to the unpleasant charac-
ter Of the lower regions, and then
paused, when in the dead silence the
little girl observed in an explanatory
tone, please, they don't use it now"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
Robbed in Church.

Just think what an outrage it is to be
robbed of all the benefits of the services
by continuous coughing. throughout the
anteed to cure. Sold everywhere. % cts.
F. w. Diemer, NJ. D., Manufacturer,
Springfield, Mo.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
Religions Of the World.

Buddhists, Confucians, ETC., about
500. 900. 900; Mohammedans, 2O7, OO0, 900;
Roman Catholics, POI, 900. 900; Greek
church, 81, 900, 900; Protestants, 1O0..
600. 900; Brahmins, 175, 000, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
Misunderstanding

Foot LighteI understand nc
plays a dual role IN the new piece.
Miss Sue Brette-No, there's no duel
scene in the new piece.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

That glow of good feeling additionally
believed to follow a kind act is damp
ened when one is not exactly sure wheth-
er or not he has been proved an easy
mark.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E.W. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

Remorse is a good deal more popular thai
self-denial among most people.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
You Don't Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
grippe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price 80 cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

The careless reader of a book con-
Germs himself with the book itself and
looks very seldom at the title page, so
that he might finish a story and lay a
book aside without knowing who wrote
it, or having the ghost of an idea as
to it's publisher. To treat an author
in this cavalier way is as discourteous
as to walk into the house of a stranger
and seat yourself without ceremony in
the drawing room. 1t is as ~discourte-
Gus as to go to a party and neither
speak to your host when you enter, or
take leave of him whensyou depart.
The first thing to do when a book
comes into your hand is to ascertain
who wrote it and what house sends it
forth. If there is a preface read that.
In the preface an author takes pains
to explain why he has written his book
and for whom it is intended. Having
read one book and having found it
| profitable, the natural order of procc.
| dure is SO soon as you can, to procure
something else from the same pen.
There is no disadvantage ~intellectu-
ally in becoming very familiar during
q season with a single author. II the
author be thoughtful, scholarly and
wise, read all his books. SO far a. you
can, consecutively. and do not dissi-
pate your energies by taking up other
| books and other subjects until you
have harvested all you possibly can
from the author Of your choice.
Not long ago a professor Of English
literature in one Of our colleges com
mented severely on the slovenly fash
ion in which many young people did
their reading. She had found In ex-
aiming the papers Of hundreds Of
young women, who had graduated
from preparatory schools, that they
seuld not tell for instance, when Dante
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

The trouble with taking a day off i
that you can't put it back.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
TO KNOW An AUTHOR
HOW TO GET THE BEST FROM
GOOD BOOKS.

kore Can Be Learned About Dead
Writers Than Living ones-The
Value Of who's Who"-Authors
No Longer Affect Oddities Of Dress
and Behavior If Strongly. At
tracted to an Authors Works,
Write Him a Letter-The Bad
Habit of Slovenly Reading.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
10 Gents Package. As much nourishment as three leaves Of
One on Man.

One on Man.
.Theo Logge-The minister said in his
sermon to-day there is no marrying in
heaven.
Miss Flirter-I suppose that's because
there's not enough men to go round
N. Y. Telegram.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

BY T..
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph b. Bowles.)
In order to know an author as one
knows a friend, or knows his trade or
business, something more is needful
than the mere hurried perusal of his
book. One does not know an author
in any real sense, unless he gets hold
of the personality behind the work. In
all the world nothing is more vital
than a book. if it be written by a man
who has put his soul into the page,
whose life has permeated the story and
whose purpose in work has been higher
than offering mere amusement, or the
hope of making money. To amuse and
entertain the public is a legitimate OBJ
ject, and we cannot but send our CRATE
full thanks to anybody whose gay good
humor brings a smile to careworn peo-
pie. An author, let us add, like any
other day laborer, is worthy of his
hire, if his work be we'll done.
But the mirth-producing book is gen
orally ephemeral, and should be used
rather as dessert after a meal than as
the meal itself. And as for author
ship, while occasionally a successful
writer makes a fortune, its emolu-
ments are not usually in bank stock
or real estate. The books that will live
longest and that have done most for
the world have not been books whic
paid their authors very much in coin
of the realm.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

It is funny how a man will get up in
church and confess that he is the chief Of
sinners and deny it at home if ANYONE ac-
cused him of simply being an outside
guard at the sinners club.-Atchison
Globe.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

The enormous crops of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel us to issue a spe-
cial catalogue called
sALZER'S ARGAIN sEED
This is brim full of bargain seeds at bar
gain prices.
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed to grow )
tons of grass on your lot or farm this
summer and our great Bargain Seed Book
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit &c and we add a package of Cos.
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw
err K, La Crosse, Wis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
FLOYD FOR CDNN|NS.
Doubtful Precincts Are Carried
For the Governor in the
Caucuses
WILL GIVE HIM THE COUNTY
Main Manager of the Perkins Cam
paisn in That County Not Even
Delegate to the County Convention
Mitchell for cummins-other coun-
ties Hold caucuses.

Charles City, April Ex-Governor
Cummins carried the only two doubt
full precincts in Floyd county last night
when caucuses We're held in the First
and Second wards of this city. He
won by vote of 6S to 62 in the First
and 107 to SO in the Second Charles
Ellis will head the delegation from the
First and DR.. Frank E. Hirsch, presi-
dent of the college, the Second.
These two wards We're the only pre-
cincts in the entire county in which
there ever was any doubt about the
cute ONE. The Third and Fourth wards
will caucus tonight and they are over
whe lmingly for Cummins. The remain
der of the precincts in the county also
will hold caucuses and there is no
question about the result.
Postmaster Henry, the Perkins man
ager here, will not be able to attend the
county convention unless by proxy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20

petition for rehearing will be submit
ted, the court having disagreed In Its
opinion.
The libel case of Mrs. e. M. Berger
against the Freeman Tribune of Web
ster City is on the docket for sub
mission.
From Polk county the case of the
state against Charles Thomas, which
attracted so much attention, Will De
submitted He was convicted of muir
dering Mabel Scoffield and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. The case OF the
against Neal Mathews. charged with
numbering two other negroes, will be
submitted.
The petition for rehearing In the
case of Shaw against the city council
of Marshalltown will be submitted.
The open letter of Representative
Bailey of Mt. Ayr, published in that
town, contains some very interesting
reading for the people for this siren
uous campaign He touches up the
railroad lobby and confirms the state
mentS of Governor Cummins on that
subject. He says:
Il wish to say right here-all stand
patters to the contrary notWithstand-
ing-that never was legislature dog
ged with such a determined and per-
sistent lobby to defeat legislation as
was the legislature the session of
which has just closed. Governor Cum
Minis did not put it any too strong
when he said the railroads were doing
all in their power to defeat the primary
bill. The writer of this knows of men
being approached on the floor of the
house and also has read letters written
by the same railroad attorneys TO
members. urging them to vote and
work against the primary bill.
Some of them say it was not so.
Let no man be deceived, for there are
100 men who will testify to the truth
fulness of this statement Note these
names: Eaton, Trimble, Brady, Wright,
Davis. Behmler, and others-all repre-
sentatives of the different railroads of
the state-being there on the floor and
in the lobby, all of them some of the
time and some of them all of the time
In view of these facts. for certain
newspapers to say there was no lobby,
shows disregard for truth that is
shocking in the extreme.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
REV. MUNGER RESIGNS.
Jewel Pastor to Enter oberIin Theo-
logical Seminary This Fall.


Special to Times Republican.
Jewell, April 20.-Rev Earl A. Mum
ger has resigned his position as pastor
of the Congregational church, the res
ignation being acted upon and accept
ed this week. 1t will take effect about
the middle of June. Rev. Munger's res
igpation is made necessary because of
his intention to enter the Oberlin Theo-
logical Seminary, at Oberlin, Ohio,
at the begging of the term in Septem-
Der. His fathers death made it impos-
sible, for financial reasons, for Rev.
Munger to enter the seminary at the
completion of his college course at Coe
College in Cedar Rapids, as had been
his intention. He has since made neces-
sary arrangements to carry out his
plans and will enter the theological
school this fall.
Everyone who has been associated
with Rev. Munger in his work here and
all who have enjoyed his acquaintance
and friendship, will note with regret his
removal from this vicinity, and will
wish him every success in his future
work
The members of the Congregational
church in accepting his resignation,
took occasion to express their affection
and good will towards Rev. Munger, in
several fattering resolutions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
AGREE ON SCALE.
Resolutions Adopted to Govern New
Biennial Scale for Iowa Field.
Special to Times Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 20.-Tt was expect
ed that if indications apparent last
evening are fulfilled, the scale between
agreed to early this morning and final
ly signed before noon today At the
joint conference yesterday there was
completed the adoption of all resolu-
tons to govern the new biennial scale
for the Iowa field. except the resolution
proposed for the protection of opera
tors against the granting of more fav-
orable scales to competitive fields.
The much talked of resolution for
protection against local shut downs
and strikes was quickly disposed of.
The old penalty was fine of 25 cents
for each day miners participate, this to
be paid to the miners organization. 1t
is claimed that the fines were quite fire.
uuently refunded. The new resolution
provides that the fine shall be 81 for
each day of suspension per miner, to
be paid into the death benefit fund Of
the union, and that under no circum-
stances shall it be RENTED to the
miner.
No other questions requiring discus
sion arose. and the balance of the res
olutions were adopted practically as
they We're set forth in the 1904 scale,
except where figures were changed to
provide for the 5.55 per cent advance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
e. w. Clark, of Mason City, to Run for
Clerk of Courts.


Mason City, April 20.-Another an
nouncement for one of the plums OF
the gift of the county was made today
by E. w. Clark, who will make the
race for clerk of the courts. Mr.. Clark
is the son of j. j. Clark, prominent
lawyer, is a young man, cashier OF the
Iowa State bank and has host OF
friends who will work for his nominal
ton. Two other candidates are al
ready in the field for the place, Editor
C.. x. Myers of the Republican, ana j.
H. Wheeler, of Rockwell, recent door
keeper in the general assembly. r. j..
Wood has announced himself as a can
didate for county treasurer. He will
be opposed by Deputy Treasurer B. f..
Brown, who is a candidate and who
since the Interpretation of Treasurer
Tucker has had charge of the office
Eighteen candidates are in the field
for the six or seven offices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
BUssE GETS RETRIEVE
Instead of Being Executed Today at
Anamosa, He Will be Hanged on
August 10, Unless the Court Inter-
venes in the Meantime = Joseph
Smith Dies on GaIIows at High Noon.

Des Moines, April 20.-There will be
one legal hanging in Iowa today, in
stead of two. Louis Busse. who was
to have been executed at o'clock this
morning at Anamosa has been repriev-
ed until his attorneys can prosecute
the final appeal in the supreme court,
and will be hanged on August 10, I'M
less the court intervenes. But Joseph
Smith will die on the gallows at Fort
Madison prison today at high noon.
Inquiry disclosed the fact that the
appeal has been undertaken with a
view to getting it in the September
term of court. But it is the opinion of
the governor that the supreme court
will consent to advance the case that
it may be disposed of at once For
this reason he fixed the date of the
execution at only three months ahead.
The theory of the attorneys of Busse
is that the indictment on which he was
convicted of numbering his wife was
invalid and Illegal. 1t was returned by
six members of grand jury instead of
seven. The attorney general and ]. H.
Scales appeared for the state to argue
yesterday that this did not raise a
question relating to jurisdiction and
could not be brought forward in the
habeas corpus proceedings, which have
been begun. E. A. Dawson appeared
for Busse and argued for extension
of the time of execution to allow the
question again to be presented to the
supreme court.
The governor said that while the
crime which Busse had committed was
perhaps the most atrocious he knew
about and he had refused communication
of sentence on that account, he realiz-
ed that it was not the province of the
executive to deny any right to the
defendant which he might think him.
selft entitled to in the courts. If a
mistake were to be made it could not
be rectified. Hence the postponement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
Lake City News.
to imes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Lake City, April 20.-Mrs. Lucinda
Martin was buried yesterday from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Abbie Cur
tbs. The deceased was SO years OF
age.
Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Bertch left yes
terday for their new home at Pittsburg,
Kas.
The Wilson Drug Company has sold
out to Mauck, Small & Co. The new
company takes possession this week
H. C. Mauck, of the new firm, comes
from Des Moines, and Mr.. f. A. Small
from Waterloo.
Politics are warming up in town
as the caucus will be called soon, to
see if a Cummins or Perkins delega-
ton to the county convention will be
selected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
gi1tes- 3322eshra, srs|ra1Itu anau, Aprf1 20 1906

~, n Rlakemore, Bedford, Ia: Dear
e,;.I am very much obliged to you
60. vour's of the 10Th inst, which |
80 read with great interest l hope
,,nnr efforts will turn out all right, as
have reason TO believe they will. The
.,1oeastion that Bennett Hamblin run
For representative is a first-class one.
and hope you are right in your guess
nc tn his accepting. | note what you
e.,v about railroad commissioner and
,+torneys general. l have been rather
surnrised that candidates for these
nlaces do not spring up, but it is not
foo late. There are certainly lot of
GOOD men in this state who would like
these places. and / shall be surprised
if they go by default.
"Yours truly,
j. w. BLYTHE.''
With the Blythe letter was another
from Hamblin. Blakemore evidently
having written Hambiin and enclosing
the letter from Blythe for his perusal.
Hamblin, who lives at Sharpsburg, ac-
knowledges receipt of the letter and
goes on to state that he has been trying
TO ascertain sentiment. He says he
finds it for Hepburn, and against Cum
MINIS He states he would be glad to
see Blakemore get the position of COM
missioner, but that as Morrow had the
right of way in his district it would be
necessary perhaps to support him. He
also states that he was pleased to see
In the omaha Bee that Cummins' pet
primary measure had been defeated
and believed that it would be an aid
-Nthe standpatters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
sibIey Students Defeat Citizens.
Snecial to Times Republican

sibley, April 2o.-On Tuesday might
a spelling contest was held in the G..
A. R. Hall, in which ten high school
pupils and ten citizens of the town par
ticipated, and the high schoolers won.
Over 700 words We're pronounced, and
the result was determined by the per
cent missed on each side. OF the num-
Der the citizens side missed SO and the
high school 81. A fine program was
rendered during the evening and the
occasion proved very enjoyable one to
those present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-20
California Excursions.

On account of the Imperial Council
Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine convention, LoA Angeles.
Calf, the Iowa Central Railway will
sell tickets to San Francisc, and Los
Angeles Calf. from April 95 10 May
5, limited to July 81 for return passage
at rate of one fare for the round trip
Rate will apply going via any direct
route. returning via any other .lirect
route. Stop-over privileges gra lted
For further particulars call on agents
or address A. B. Cults, G. P. e. T. A !.
Minneapolis, MINI.