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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28
PUZZLED WILD BEASTS.
Wire Fence in Woods Proved to Be
 Good Trap.

Sea Lake 6Canada) Cor. New York Sun.
 It is now three years since the comple- tion of the railway through this part of Canada When the first trains began to run the wild creatures suffered rather severely from their ignorance of the power and speed of the locomotive.
 Bears, deer, hares and even birds used to be picked up every day by the section men. For the first few months cartridges would stand in coveys within three or four feet of hand cars. allowing the rail- way hands to shoot them with revolvers.
 After the first twelve months the wild things learned their lesson. Bears were never caught by the trains.
 Deer were killed only when the fright ened creatures got on the track and ran between the shining rails ahead of an engine, evidently afraid to step across the metals. Cartridges learned that it was safest to fly out of the right of way as soon as the rumble of approach ing wheels was heard.
 Strangely enough the foxes, though sup posed to be the most knowing of forest folk, have been slowest to find out the danger of the track. Three full grown ones have been killed lately on one sec- tion of the line just about this place.
 A whole litter of young ones were cut to pieces on an upper portion of the line near the Indian reserve. On two differ ent occasions fine brushes, or fox tails. have been picked up between the rails, showing where foxes escaped, if they es- capped at all, with great difficulty, and at considerable loss
 But none of the animals seems to un- derstand the philosophy of the meshed wire fences which inclose the track. The head section man travelling along with one of his hands on a hand car lately heard a tremendous noise issuing from the fence, and upon turning sharp cor ner discovered the cause in a buck, which had thrust it's fore foot through one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28

where the trail forked. He didn't know it, though, and hurryin ahead to catch up, he took the wrong branch without ever suspicionin there was another, in the dark. Directly he begun to think 1t was funny he didn't hear the men In front He stopped, and still he couldn't hear 'em. Then he lost his head and started running back down the trail to meet the balance of the company
 He didn't dare yell. l guess he was skairt almost to death. He kept on run min till he stumbled over q root or some thing and pitched on his face. He made so much noise goin' down that he just lay right still where he fell, afraid to move for fear he'd bring the little devil nig- gers down on him.
 Meantime the rest O the company had gone on up the right fork O the trail and by noon the next day them guides had snaked us twenty miles across country without raisin' a sign of an insurrecto. Course we missed Kitson when mornln' came, and some of us that knew how he felt about it morenn half suspicioned he'd just naturally backed out O the rue tion He'd talked about till he q made us believe he was skairt
 Well, you know Kitson always was a fool about eatin'. I guess he lay there on the ground and did nothin but eat all night. Anyway he'd eat up all the ra- tions he had on him when mornin come an he went hungry that day. He was city raised, Kitson was, and out O the gutter at that and when daylight come and he got a look around. he was lost as complete as a fly in barrel O molasses.
 Along In the evenin' of the first day he found some berries and ate 'em by the handful for about two minutes. Then he was took sick violent and sudden, and when he got over it he was too weak to go further, so he spent the night in the brush near the trail.
 When mornn' come he was crazy with hunger He had sense enough to leave the berries alone but he started out with just one idea. and that was somethin to eat He wasn't starvin' yet-couldn't a been, after eatin' two days rations the day before-but he had such never auittln' appetite 1t seemed to him he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28
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 THE STORY OF A HUNGER.
BY FREDERIcK wALWoRTH

, circle round to come in on that hollow. At last it looked like there was some thin doin' besides hixin' the soles off our feet, and it wasn't five minutes fore we had that place surrounded, and were movin' in. eXpeetin a rush.
 Didn't any rush come though, and di- rectly we broke through from all sides and then pulled up, and just stood starln' There in the center sat Kttson, With ms case knife in his hand, a-sliein' off sec tions of his pig and Jammin' 'em into his mouth He had his Krag on his knees all ready for business, an. opposite him sat five little devil niggers, skairt to move an eyelid till he gave 'em the word.
 "Soon as he got mouthful O pig chewed down so he could talk, he'd begin revilin them five. He had 'em cowed to a standstill. They sure thought he was their king. Just as I come through into the clearin he chucked at 'em a handful O ribs he'd picked clean.
 Eat them,' he roared at 'em, and the way they scrambled to get their teeth into his leavins was somethin' to look at.
 About then we rushed in and spoiled the show, and you can believe it or not, but them little heather who'd sat there and let xitson browbeat 'em to a finish fought like wildcats when It come to bein tied up by the rest of us.
 "Kitson was clean off his head. He didn't even know us at first, and wanted to fight the crowd to save his pig. well, now he'd eat everything but the head That much, was stlh on the stick, and somehow or other the ears of 1t looked kind O peculiar to me. So I walked up and twisted it round, and Pm a pigeon-toed highbinder if 1t wasn't the head of a nice little, fat, yellow dog. That fellow was certainly a wonder. He'd ct all O ten pounds O that roast, and he never turned a hair when he found out what it was. Chislett choked us off after a bit, but Kitson never heard the last O that pig, and he never will "The laugh was on us too, only he didn't have brains enough to see it. One | O those five that he captured was Kola, the chief, and the others were all there was left of that bunch oI dozen that we'd been racin over the skyline after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28

TELL you" said Sergeant Hook, 1
 "a man don't ever know what 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-28

for two weeks. And if it hadn't been for Kitson and his appetite we'd "a worn our feet off half way to our knees fore we'd ever come up with 'em.
 But 1t shows what l was tellin' you, that a man don't ever know what he'll do in a tight hole till the hole begins to pinch him. And it's a good bet he won't do what he's figured out he would"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

distribution Of newspapers at cent
pound.
Let it be plainly understood that the
newspaper rate of $40 ton for an av-
erage haul Of say seventy-five miles, is
not responsible for the postal deficit,
and let the responsibility OF the depart
ment in closing mail contracts at out
rageously extortionate rates with
transportation lines be as fully under
stood and comprehended Tho news
papers are not asking charity. They
are willing to pay equitably, but they
are unwilling to pay cents a pound
for a service that might be protitably
conducted at / cent by individuals, in
order that postal magnates may favor
corporations with mail contracts 400
per cent higher than experience has
shown is necessary to good profit
There is an open field for reform In the
matter of second class mail. The best
possible start in the work would be to
make mail contracts with ordinary
business care and common sense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
Tn. World's Way.

This old worlds mighty busy. It has
SO much TO do.
It's got to skip lot o things that
ought to be put thru,
An leave 'enl fur future day VIXEN
it can rest am say,
| AT last we've got things runnin' in
/ some regular sort O way!"
But till that day. true worth will very
oft be thrust aside
the heel . pride.
The road is steep an hilly that this
OF world has to climb,
1t nd like to hefp the stragglers. but
it hasn't got the time.
IT'S sad to see a singer starve, as sing
ers often do,
The old world says. I'VE have the
song. There's no more need OF
you
And honest industry is oft forgotten
when at last
/ It's buildings are completed an it's
own short hour is past.
But the old world says, We're strlv-
I'M ana we're toilin' fur height
When every one kin have his share OF
air an rood an. light.
I'd like to stop each sacrifice. pa
thetic or sublime.
But till the works completed-why, /
haven't got the time.
4 Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

gagged on contracts for future delivery.
Groceries and hardware trade is brisk.
and machinery and plumbers supplies
are steady. Collections are fairly
prompt.
st. Louis.-All lines of trade contin-
lie active and collections are good.
Boston.-Strong prices and scarcity
of goods continue the feature of the
primary market for cotton fabrics.
Rather more duplicate business has
been received by wooden mills. staple
woolens doing rather better than early
in the season Dress goods mills are
busily occupied with fall lines we'll sold
up. Shoe manufacturers are busy with
preparations for the spring run.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
oil, possessed of wonderfully sympa.
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham
q builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days II
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only In specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many OF them gained q won
derful knowledge of the curative prop.
critics Of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took . great interest
in the study Of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just a nature SC
bountifully provides In the harvest.
fields and orchards vegetable foods Of
all kinds; so, If we but take the pains
,to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex.
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses Of the body, and
It was her pleasure to search these out
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends
Chief of these was . rare combipa-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia Z. Pink.
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this SO far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as 9
labor of love.
But in 1879 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. It's length and severity were toe
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
Of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen
NAL year dawned 1t found theirprop.
erty swept away. Some other source
Of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to'the world.
The three sons and the daughter.
with their mother, combined forces to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

(nee Gould), s15,10o,0OO; Mrs. Vivian
s12.oo000O; Baroness Halkett. $4,000,
600. Mrs. Micheal Herbert, 100000;
Lady William Beresford, $3,oo0,ooo'
Princess Colonna (nee Mackay), W.
500 900; Countess Won Larisch, $4,o0o,-
600; Mrs. Paget, $2.000.000.
To what extent the British nobility
has benefited financially from unions
with wealthy American women may o.
gaused from the fact that since 1870
thirty British peers or eldest sons OF
peers have married in the United
States. while of Americans who are
wives of Englishmen with courtesy
titles or baronetcies, there are forty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
IOWA lPlNtons AND NOTES.

The Webster City Freeman Tribune
says ''the claim that the old soldiers
are against Cunlnins Is preposterous.
So far as the Freeman-Trtbun can
ascertain there is only one old soldier
republican in Hamilton county who
will not support the governor"
There is one day in the year at
least when republicans should lay
aside all petty questions Of personal
like or dislike and act as is most con-
sistent with the welfare Of ALL" insists
the oskaloosa Herald. That day this
year comes on November g.
The Davenport Times says the
plans Of the Northwestern for 100000
600 terminals in Chicago afford a hint
of the size of the government owner
ship proposition.
Secretary Wilson is coming out to
Iowa to make speeches for Cummins
and get himself abused by Mr.. Per-
kins He wants to be POPULAR" I'M
kindly observes the Sioux City Trib-
une.
Admitting that Andrew T. Hisey, the
secular government candidate for gov
ernor, is a harmless lunatic, the Sac
Sun considers lit is doubtful whether
so much can be said of the men who
signed his petition, thus requiring the
secretary of state to certify his name
to the county auditors for publication
on the official ballots. They certainly
were not harmless. The addition of
Hisey's name requires the printing of
an additional column on all official
ballots; thus materially increasing the
cost of printing. If the proper course
were taken with the signers, the capac-
ity Of the institutions at Cherokee, In
dependence Mt. Pleasant and Clarinda
might be severely tested"
Nowhere does the Good Book teach
US that poor man cannot be honest.
nor that woman who soils her
hands with toll should be looked down
upon or ostrac.zed from social cir
cles," points out the Dsnont Ni7ette.
"a little more practical Christianity
such as was taught by Christ would
greatly benefit the world
1.-THE personal attack made upon the
governor by the democrats will have
a tendency to increase the probable
majority he will have on election day"
predicts the Cedar Rapids Optimus.
political mud singing Is detestab.e,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
Topics Of the Times

| There should DO spirited move
ment to secure the denatured alcohol
plant.
II every man Is quotation from all
his ancestors" Uncle Georges ances-
tresses had trouble with the ducking
stool.
School teachers In Scranton, Pa,
have protested to the city authorities
against offensive posters on the bill
boards. Particular attention was
called to patent medicine sign. Pop
ular Indignation against unsightly and
indecent advertising is rising.
Even the copious vocabulary of Eng
lish is not enough. in the heat OF a
political campaign, for the editors in
Indian Territory. One of them de-
nounces his enemies in the Creek Ian
guage, and another makes appeals to
new voters in italian. Even here in
Iowa some orators are talking nom
sense.
The old Kansas farmer displayed
such roll of notes that the crowd was
curious.
Come to town to buy an automo-
bile ?" they asked.
mo, neighbors," drawled the old
man. Il came to town to see il could
buy one of these here air ships
"Air ships? What in the world do
you want with an air ship?"
why, to gather my corn crop. of
Chicago News.
THE joint loan Of 100000 made by
England and Russia to Persia suggests
that the two great powers have got
together and are entering upon new
policy in regard to their interests in
Asia--a policy of each recognizing the
others sphere of interest. Eastern and
southern Persia will fall within the
English sphere, while northern and
northwestern Persia will fall to Russia
Just where Germany will come In is
not clear
The efforts of the German emperor
to Danish the Friend wort" while
they may have made changes in the Of
fetal vocabulary. have hot cured some
of the German newspapers from using
many English words for which they
probably have none equally expressive
in the German language. One Berlin
paper of recent date under the head Of
Sports" contains the words "handi-
cap" ticket" start" finish" and "in
front" Under the head of Strikes
it speaks of "scabs" and meetings"
and in another part of the paper speaks
of politician as having "geflirted"
with party"
She does not care for Higher Life,
Nor for The Way to End All Strife:
She does not think of Civic Pride
Nor should our Daughters Ride, Astride,
She does not think Of Creed and Class,
Nor of The Uplift and The Mass
She minds not anything like that,
She's shopping for her winter hat.
Chicago Evening Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
Millions in IL for Foreigners.

Gondon Cable to New York World.)
Most of the worlds richest women
come from America, q painstakjng
statistician figures, and the majority
Of these who take husbands In Europe
marry British peers bringing with
them enormous dowries. Some hve
hundred wealthy American girls have
married titled foreigners, and their
total dowry amounts to more than
5000, 100000. The most heavily lowered
bride was the Duchess OF Roxburghe
(nee May GoeleD. with a fortune OF
SAC, 100000 Others are: Duchess ol
Marlborough (nee yanderbilO, slOs-
100000; the late Lady Curzon (nee Lei
teri. S5.OOO.OoO; Countess Castellane
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from q good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as woman of an alert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

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every way. When woman gets g
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29


Intelligent, patriotic action, and de-
termination to fight 1t out on this line
are essential to success" counsels the
Valley Junction Express. "Spasmodie
outbursts of civic virtue are not ter
rifying to evil doors. And above all thf
devil of selfishness must be cast out
IL permanent good Is the result. When
one winks at an abuse from which he
can reap benefit, that is one mans
vote and influence against good gov
eminent. And there are many such
Cheap land Is good thing to ac-
quire IL 1t is good land" says the Ce-
dar Rapids Gazette Iowa land Is q
good thing to acquire and hang onto
whether 1t Is cheap or not. because II
is good and can always be depende
1taOn :"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
Home Visitors Excursions to Ohio,
Indiana, Etc.

Tho Iowa Central will have on sale
October 10th, special low rate round
trip excursion tickets to points in In
diana Ohio. Western Pennsylvania,
New York, etc. Return limit thirty
DAYS from date of sale.
Call on agents for particulars, or
address A. b. Cults, G. p. and I. A.,
Minnea polls. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

and ought to be condemned until n
one will have the nerve to even at
tempt it in the future"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

The Davenport Times says the
plans Of the Northwestern for O.oOo,-
600 terminals in Chicago afford hint
of the size of the government owner
ship proposition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

"secretary Wilson is coming out to
Iowa to make speeches for Cummins
and get himself abused by Mr.. Per-
kins He wants to be popular" I'M
kindly observes the Sioux City Trib-
me-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29

1.-THE personal attack made upon the
governor by the democrats will have
a tendency to increase the probable
majority he will have on election day"
predicts the Cedar Rapids Optimus.
Political mud singing Is detestab.e,
The statesman., 1906-05-18
Already Taken.

A blushing and pretty Swedish girl
Just arrived from the old country at
tended evening service at Duluth
church. The minister. seeing she was
stranger. shook hands with her at
the close Of the meeting, and raid he
would find pleasure in calling upon her
soon. Whereupon the girl hung her
head and bashfully murmured. Tank
you, but ay have a fells."
The statesman., 1906-05-18
Congo Armadillo.

In some interesting notes on the re-
searches Of DR.. David Swiss natural
list, in the Congo forest, there is ref
erence to find made by him Of an
armadlilo. four feet long, closely re-
sembling its congener OF the pampas.
II frequently assumes an erect atti-
tude. supporting itself on its tail and
holding the tree trunks with its pow.
.rfulful fore claws.
The statesman., 1906-05-18
FEDERATION NOTES.

The State Federation of Colored
Women's clubs will meet In Shorter's
chapel, Twenty-third and Washington
avenue. June 18th and 18th. There
will be three sessions daily, 8 a IN,
p. m. and s p. m. Everybody cor
daily invited to each session.
All out-Of-town delegates will please
communicate with Mrs. s. c. Morris,
1850 Clarkson street, with reference
to stopping places.
A committee will meet all trains
Tuesday. June 18th, and Wednesday
morning. June 18th. Headquarters
will be Shorter's A. NJ. E. church.
We will be glad to hear from all city
clubs through the federation column.
The City Federation held an enthu-
siastic meeting in Zion Baptist church
May 10th. A large number OF ladies
we're present and look forward TO a
very rousing session OF the S. F. OF c.
W. c. The next meeting will be held
at the home OF Mrs. c. f. Jackson,
1854 Gran, avenue, June It'll.
Governor Mcdonald has accepted
the invitation Of the City Federation
to be present and deliver an address
at the state meet. Among other prom
inent speakers will be the mayor.
Judge d. d. Lindsey and the promi.
nent colored leaders.
Delegates elected from the Sunshine
club are Mrs. l. DePriest and Mrs
Irene Fife.
Mrs. DlshmAn reports an excellent
program Of the highes, class music for
tho entire proEraA
The Booklovers' club met with Mrs
r. +. Spratlin Wednesday afternoon.
Everybody ought to attend the Egg
Tree social at the home OF Mrs Irving
Williams. May 18th. Something unique
and new by the Women's league.
Mrs. II. W. Wade is : worthy presi.
dent OF the W. c. T. U. work No more
worthy woman could have been choacn
to preside over 80 good n work.
LEONA TROUTMAN,
City Editor.
The statesman., 1906-05-18
Two Judge Thompson Stories.

Judge Thompson. who sat upon the
bench Of the superior court OF this
state for some years prior 10 his death
suffered drcsifully, but was q g.ea,
joker. says writer In the Boston
Boston Herald.
The hrst case 10 be tried At a SEES.
sion Of the superior court held at
Fitchbure. q short time prior TO his
deoease. had just been opened. the
plaintiffs attorney had said. May II
please the court Turning to tbs
Judge he said:
Can I trouble your honor.
"NN-N-No. Sir" exploded the
Judge.
But l beg your honor's pardon. I
wan. TO make . notion" said the
attorney.
"M.H.Make your motion. sir! You
c-c.can't trouble me-
II was the same Judge Thompson
who was met on the streets In Boston
by another lawyer with 4 book In his
hand. The lawyer asked him what
the book vas. The Judge replied:
"T.T.Thompson's overruled c.c-case,l"
He had a copy Of the latest volume Of
the reports Of the supreme court.
The statesman., 1906-05-18

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