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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-04
(CHAPTER XVI. Continued.)

mo, no! My word has gone forth
TO my government; there is wall be-
hind me, and l can not go back. To
stop means worse than death. My
property will be confiscated and my
name obliterated, my body rot slowly
in the frozen north. Oh, know my
country; one does not gain her graf
itude by failure. l must have those
plans, and nowhere could I obtain
such perfect ones"
Then you will give her up?" There
was broken note.
The count smiled To her it was a
smile scarce less than a snarl
"Give her up? Yes, as mother gives
up her child, as a lioness her cub.
She has refused me, but nevertheless
she shall be my wife. Oh, am we'll
versed in human nature. She loves
her father and | know what sacrifices
she would make to save his honor.
Tonight" But his lips suddenly
closed
well, tonight? Why do you not
go on?" Mrs. Chadwick was pale
Her gloved hands were clenched. A
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GIRL ASSAULTED
WHILE AT HOME
YOUNG WOMAN IN MARSHALL
TOWN HAS PECULIAR
EXPERIENCE
Upon Going to Bed Her Lighted Match
Is Blown Out and She Is Grabbed by
Man Hiding Behind the Door-He
Escapes.

Marshalltown, Aug. 2.-While in the
act of entering her bedroom Tuesday
night about 1875 o'clock, to go to bed,
Miss Daisy Matthews, 412 South Third
street, was seized In the darkness by
an unknown man, who had in some
manner entered the house. Once she
got away from her assailant, who seiz-
ed her again. She then screamed for
help, and the man, rushing part way
down the stairs, leaped through an
open window, and made his escape.
The mans purpose in the house can
only be guessed, as nothing was found
to have been taken. 1t is presumed he
entered the building by climbing tree
near the rear of the house and from it
getting on the kitchen roof, from which
a window opened into Miss Matthews
room.
Blows Out Light.
Two boys of the family had already
gone upstairs to bed before Miss Mat
thews followed them. When at the
threshold of her door, she struck a
match, which went out, but In the
momentary CLEAN she saw the door,
which was open. move. She struck an
other match, which, she is now conf
dent, was blown out by the man from
behind the door. He then seized her
and forced her against the door casing.
She released herself, only to be seized
again and pushed against the railing
which guarded the stairs. She then
screamed and her assailant made off
down the stairs, and out the window,
before the other members of the fam
lily, who were below, could catch sight
OF him. In going out the window, the
man jumped to the ground, a distance
of nine or ten feet.
No Police Report.
Miss Matthews, in the dim light, saw
only enough of the man to be able to
give limited description. She says
he was Of ordinary size, wore straw
hat, and white cloth or tennis shoes.
The assault was not reported to the
police.
Miss Matthews believes the man fol-
/ lowed her to the house earlier in the
evening, and the family afterwards re-
membered hearing sounds upstairs,
which was thought, were made by one
of the boys moving in his sleep.
Miss Matthews is the step-daughter
of Ed Scott.
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BREAKS TWO MILE RECORD.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug. AT the
Ardmore Driving club races on the Ea.
gle track near here yesterday E. Bry.
am, bay gelding, broke the worlds
trotting record for two, miles on a
half-mile track The horse covered the
distance in 1850. The best previous
record was STA. held by Temple bar.
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sURRENDERs POSSESSION OF
CONSTANTINE AND THE
IRON GATE
WILD RUMORs ABROAD
Fierce Artillery Battle at HeIsingfors
-Russian Commander Is Forced to
Flight With Two Thousand Loyal
Troops,

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2.-During the
night mutinous sailors, soldiers and
sappers and miners seized Fl. Constan-
tine at Cronstadt, but they were subse.
quently dislodged and compelled to
surrender, after heavy fighting with
the loyal regiments. A hundred men
we're killed and many wounded, in
Guiding Admiral BoaKlwisneff. Some
mutineers succeeded in boarding a
steamer and escaping to Finland.
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WILL DIE FROM INJURY.
Marble Rock Man Falls Under Cars at
Mason GiSv

Mason City, Aug. ESPECIALLY -
Elmer Hugett of Marble Rock, aged 20
years, who was working here in res
taurant, fell between the cars on the
interurban line last night. His right
arm was severed at the elbow and his
right foot, below the knee. He was
taken to the hospital, but will not re-
cover.
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Startling Evidence

is daily advanced of the curative pow.
ers Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. SOC
and $10O. F. B. Clark, Court and Sec
ond; J. H. L. swenson & Co., Court
and Main.
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
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No Police Report.
ALI Are United

in saying that for all Stomach, Liver
or kidney diseases, there is no remedy
like Electric Bitters. Soc: guaranteed.
F. B. Clark, Court and Second; j. H.
L. Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
A COLLEGE MERGER

A proposition in line with what seems
to be Il general trend toward unity
among Christian denominations is
under discussion in this county. II is
plan to merge the collegiate interests.
for specified time, of the Congrega-
uonal, Baptist and Christian churches.
The proposition, as understood, ema-
mates from Pomona college. which is a
congregational institution. 1t is pro-
posed that the three denominations
combine, for a period of five wears. in
an experimental effort to make Po-
mona a greater institution of learning.
on general lines satisfactory to the
three participants.
If the plan thus outlined should be
adopted, as now appears to be probable.
and if its feasibility subsequently
should be demonstrated. it might lead
to wide expansion, If three Protestant
may merge their collie
giate interests successfully in Southern
California, why may not the whole
group of Protestant churches in this
section find 1t expedient to adopt that
policy? And if the plan is practicable
in California may it not be initiated
throughout the United States?
1t is a well known fact that the
minor American colleges are heavily
in efforts to compete with
the greater colleges and universities.
The latter class, with their vast re-
sources and splendid equipment offer
advantages that cannot be paralleIed
by the smaller institutions. A powerful
sentimental drawback to the weaker
class is found also in the ambition of
the average student 10 have for his
alma mater university of the highest
type and of worldwide fame.
Southern California should have a
world-famous university of the high
est type. 1t might have such an insti-
tuition if all the minor colleges of the
southwest were merged as a basis for
one great seat of learning. Possibly
The Pomona proposition may pave the
way to such an ultimate achievement.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
A LUGGAGE SECRET

The salesman brought out a superb
ktbag Of cowhide, a rich brown bag,
hand-sewed. a. big as a trunk.
This he said, "is $40"
I'D take it," said the patron "only
brown leather luggage gets so dirty and
shabby after a few months use. / have
leather steamer trunk l paid $75 for,
and it is scratched and stained and dis
colored so l am ashamed of it,"
The salesman froWned.
Haven't you sense enough" he said,
Ito clean your brown leather luggage
with tan dressing, the same as you
clean your brown leather shoes? AS
brown shoes, uncleaned, become un-
slightly, so brown luggage does: but this
luggage, cleaned whenever it is used is
the most imposing and the most beauti-
full you can have.
Get bottle of brown leather dress
ing, apply it 70 your brown trunk, and
rub with woolen cloth for five min
utes. I'll guarantee that the trunk will
then look better than new. 1t will have
richer, deeper color
Suit cases, valises all sorts of
brown leather things should be rubbed
up each time they are used. Then, in
stead of shabby luggage we would see
everywhere spick and span luggage, of
the richest brown"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
MAKE STREET FUNDS AMPLE

The chairman Of the finance commit
tee Of the city council is credited with
| saying that the street department must
be well cared for this year i'm the mat
ter of funds, "even If other DEPART
ments have to be scaled down from
their estimates The conclusion is
fully justified by last years experience
In the cheese pairing policy adopted for
| the street department. The streets of
Los Angeles during the fiscal year lust
closed we're, generally speaking, a dis
grace to the city and menace to the
public health.
As the question Of street caretakirg
is financial one, primarily, the fnan-
cial returns from appropria tions there
for should be considered along with
the question Of public health and con-
yenience. An examination Of the oues-
tion in this phase shows that the citv
could make no better investment than
by putting all its streets in prime order
and so keeping them on the other
hand, we have last years experience to
demonstrate the wretched financial
policy Of allowing the streets to be
neglected because Of insufficient funds
wherewith to care for them.
Members Of the city council make y
mistake if they think the public will
commend them for cutting the street
Appropriation to the quick. as was done
year ago. All citizens know that
clean and wholesome streets enhance
the value of property. They know that
It makes a material difference in the
value of every Los Angeles home
whether the street upon which it fronts
il kept in good order or the reverse
In view of the increase of $500, 900. an
proximately, in the city's revenue for
the present year, there seems to be no
reason why the street superintendents
estimate for his department should he
reduced. A year ago, wher
the estimate was cut to ribbons. the
superintendent frankly declared that
while he would do the best he could"
1t would be impossible to meet public
expectation with the available means.
Now he intimates that if his estimate
Is accepted he will guarantee that there
shall be no further public complaint
about neglected streets,
Give the street superintendent the
funds necessary to insure well kent
streets and then hold him TO strict re-
for the result.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
MATCH HIM, IF YOU CAN

TWO leading questions concerning the
presidential nominations in 1908 have
been settled within a few DAYS. The
first was in the positive declaration of
President Roosevelt to a Colorado in
qurer that the latter would have to
vote for some other candidate for presi-
dent next term" The settlement of the
other question is embraced in the letter
from Stockholm, written by William ].
Bryan to Senator Jones. who was
chairman of the Democratic national
committee in the campaigns-of 1896 and
1900.
Mr.. Bryan's letter is characteristic
ally frank. Not a word in it suggests
the political hnesse that usually marks
the utterances Of men in similar cir
cumstances. The Democratic party is
assured, once for all. that IF when the
time for the nomination arrives the adj
vocates of reform are in control of the
party, and think that my candidacy
Will give the best assurances of victory.
l am willing to become the party candi-
date"
w. j. Bryan will be the Democratic
candidate for president in 19OS Theo-
dore Roosevelt will not be the Republi-
can candidate, The assurance is posi-
tive on one side and negative on the
other. Democrats are enabled to peer
into the political future far enough to
see the nonination for president in the
national convention. Republicans, on
the contrary, are groping in darkness.
They can make out the lank and ice
outline Of the statesman from the Wa
bash who warns the Vice-presidential
chair; also that of the animate anti-fat
advertising picture who "holds down
the lid" at Washington In the absence
of President Roosevelt. But beyond
these two figures the darkness is too
dense TO distinguish anything In the
similitude of presidential timber.
The Democratic candidate for the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
HE LOVED THE OLD CUSTOMS

Even before the days when Mr.. Ar
mOur was able to step to the telephone
every morning and fix the meat prices
of the world, it was almost universal
| habit of the individual hog buyers to
see to it that they stood no chance of
loss in purchasing the hog raisers' pro-
ducts The method was to juggle with
the scales.
An honest hog buyer started up in
business and guaranteed the farmers Il
fair deal. lie always weighed the
porkers twice to guard against mis-
takes. Once in weighing a bunch of
pigs the second time, he found their
weight had increased to the amount of
zoo pounds.
He was at a loss to account for the
condition until an empoye confessed
that at the first weighing he had in
serted the toe of his boot under the
scales and pried it up, thus cheating
the farmer out of one hog. The buyer
was indignant.
What did you do a trick like that
for?' he asked. you couldn't have
profted by it. anyhow
Il know it, John" said the guilty
man, but l just couldn't help it,"
1t had always been the custom 10
cheat the farmer and the man couldn't
bear to see the old customer passing
aWay.-Kansas City Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
PAMPERED POULTRY

AT the National stock yards at East
st. Louis chickens lead a life of luxury
1t is not for them to scratch in the dirt
Tor worms and run eagerly after corn
They are placed, as it We're under the
w cir Mitchell treatment. They live
chiefly on milk diet, and are carefully
excluded from anv undue excitement
Two meals are given them daily. and
after each meal the house is darker ed.
that nothing may interfere with their
after-dinner nap. The food given is a
careful combination of buttermilk,
ground cereals and ground meats. To
insure impartiality, large quantities are
prepared al time. To each bird is
allotted certain amount. Attached to
the feeding stand is a rubber tube,
which is pushed through the coop: next.
chicken after chicken is taken out and
fed, by inserting a rubber tube into each
beak. When the chickens become ac-
customed to this they open their mouths
eagerly for the nursing bottle, as the
feeder passes from one to the other.
After tWenty-One days of this diet the
pampered fowls are usually ready to go
down the elevator to the killing de-
partment. 1t is asserted that chickens
which have been fattened by this pro-
cess are equally tender all over when
they reach the table-that the drum
stick is as toothsome as the breast
This elaborate plant has a capacity OF
10000 birds at q time.-Country Life in
America.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
Dock Houghton, Poet

Dock Houghton, Poet
Dock Houghton in the public eye is
known both far and wide;
He has repute in council halls and also
much outside:
He makes a rampant speech whene' 'er
occasion will permit.
And let scrap start anywhere Dock s
in the thick of it.
But what dye think?
This is the worst
Our Dock Houghton
Is a-writing verse,
Dock Houghton as the lab'rers' friend
stands very high bove par,
He spouts about the workers wrongs
whene'er they get a jar;
He fights the corporations bold by day
and eke by night
But Docks new freak will cause a fit
wherever he may light!
For, what dye s'pose?
Don't swear and curse!
Our Dock Houghton
Is a-writing verse.
The Sixth ward has repudiated Dock
since it was known
nat III lllS moments lew 10 spare ne S
written of a "pome"
The laborites denounce the Dock as an
effete young man,
Since he began to say things on the
versifying planl
Now, what dye guess?
Think that he burst?
Our Dock Houghton
Is awrting verse!
Dock thinks that he's about the size to
be this cty's mayor.
He really believes that he would fit we'll
in the chair.
But since he took to poesy his partisans
are hot:
will Houghton git our votes?" they
say; well we should smile
yes!-not"
Now, what'ch reckon?
Into the hearse.
Our Dock Houghton
Is a-writing verse!
w. H. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

In response to a call for bids for oil
with which to sprinkle the streets, only
three bids We're submitted to the board
of public works yesterday, and these
were so similar that the board was
compelled to divide the contract among
them. The board and the public gen
orally are thereby convinced that a
combine exists among the oil producers
to hold up the price of. oil to 50 cents
a barrel, nearly double the price at
which the city has previously purchased
oil. In view of all the circumstances
the city should call for bids from
Bakersfield and the surrounding inde-
pendent companies, There is no law
compelling the city to buy Of local pro-
ducers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
A GOOD OLD eoRRLER

Mrs. ed Roop came i'm Monday to
bring a big lot Of blackberres of which
She has great crop, and she told the
best turkey story heard in these parts
for a long time. She had two turkey
hens to die Of cholera. They left tweu-
ty-three little turkeys that did not
know what to do with themselves. In
their distress they turned to the old
gobbler, who at first treated their adj
vanCes with scOrnful indgnity. But
they kept after him, as he looked more
like the real thing than anything else
i'm the neighborhood, and almost tor
mented the life out of him. They even
followed him to rOOst, but he could fly
up and they couldn't, so in that way
he had a temporary rest from their
persistent opportunities Finally his
masculine heart melted, for the mother
less brood began to droop and grow
faint for the lack of sympathy and
he did the handsome by squatting down
and lowering them beneath his big
wings. once done it was easy to do it
again, and when night came his majes-
ty did not fly up to his lofty perch, but
he wandered away to a secluded spot
with his gladstone brood and lowered
them in the most approved manner.
since that he has been unfailing in his
attentions to his adopted family, talk
ing them out each day to the pastures
and teaching them how to find the
tenderest and best bugs and grass
hOppers. And woe be it to any other
turkey male or female. who comes
near. He can whip anything i'm the
country and wherever he goes with
his cheerful flock everything else must
get out of the way. Now that is a
gobbler after our own heart and when
he dies he ought to have a monument.
(Mo) Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
WHITE DUCK IN WALL STREET

There are any number Of strange
sights In Wall street nowadays. Amone
them the girl who wears a white duck
suit white canvas shoes and a white
lingerie hat. Perhaps she is on her way
Ia the seashore. where she can sit on
the sand. watch the waves and think
of Saturday night when Charlie comes.
Not bit of it.
Every morning she disappears into
one Of the great tall skyscrapers and
every evening she energies and goes
back to Brooklyn on the 80 O'clock
ferry boat No seashore. no sand. no
waves, no Charlie-no nothing. Just
,wOrk.-New York Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The poor banks, which are annually
making an increased showing of bust
ness and prosperity, are telling their
tales Of woe to the county board of
equalization. Happily these tales are
only for board consumption. Forum
ately also, a number of banks have
proudly notified the board that they
are satisfied with their assessments.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Well, stackpole may not legally be in
custody, but, like the old negro whose
attorney told him the authorities had
no right to put him in Jail, he also may
answer: "Yessir, All knows dat, but
hyah All is"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The general movement toward merg-
ing Of the various religious denomina-
tions is a most welcome sign of the
timol 1t shows that after nearly 2OOO
years the followers of the Master are at
last learning the purport Of that new
commandment that he gave unto them:
THAT ye love one another"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

presidency is in the open, with the
limelight fully turned on. lie is a fa-
miliar figure in the eyes of the Ameri-
can people, but one whose magnetism
is more striking in evidence now than
1t ever was before With this splendid
champion in the presidential arena the
Democratic party confidently turns to
its Republican opponent with the chal-
lenge-"Match him"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

It must be getting near the millen-
MUM when the Kentucky feudists be-
gin to make confessions of downright
murder. Heretofore they have proudly
claimed only "a little trouble with
ouah neighbah, sub"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

President Luther of Trinity college
says the American boy is oppressed.
Sure he is; doesn't dad always find
work for him to do just when he wants
to go fishing?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The superior courts decision that the
state speed law is not applicable to
Los Angeles and other chartered cities
does not remove the city ordinance
against fast going.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

If Boss" Parker is called to his
political reward in San Francisco it
won't abrogate his boss-ship; it will
merely transfer his activities to a
broader field.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

There may not be any connection be-
tween the Golden Rule and he Monroe
doctrine, but the latter comes. pretty
near to being a paraphrase of Love thy
neighbor as thyself" ... ..:..
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The Chicago & Alton railroad is
mulcted $4,000 for rebating. But the
fellows who suffered because others
received low rates don't benefit by that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

With owl cars to take home the people
caught out after 1890 o'clock. there
wouldn't be such need for more
policemen.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Boyle Heights boys have organized a
brass band. Residents on the hilltop
hearing any strange noises these nights
need not be alarmed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Harry Thaw declares he is not insane.
Then there's less excuse for the Thaw-
White shooting than was supposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Up in Placerville there are the Par
dee Patriots" Just how they reconcile
the two words is one of the mysteries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Walter Boss" Parker may succeed
Lynch as collector at San Francisco.
Important-if true.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

mo one shall force me out" says
Police Commissioner Mason. Being a
good Democrat, he means it, too.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
Population of Los Angeles 238,4I9

"Dock" Houghton is writing poetry
Helpl Help!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

How would Abe Ruef feel about the
poaching Of Boss Parker on the Ruef
preserves?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Let us swap our American timed ham
for the English timed jam, and all die
together.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

An owl car every now and then would
please even the best Of men.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Kansas City also has an ice trust.
Kansas City also has Jail. Will
Kansas City now Toledo the ice mag
mates?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

More bloodshed in Russia Pretty
soon they'll have to print that country
in red on all the maps
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Evidently the English jam factories
need Jungle" too.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The fellow with grand stand seat.
I'll wager, like as not
Would swap it quick to pitch again
Within the vacant lot.
-RrOOkIVn TJfa
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

The Independent movement may have
scared Boss" Parker. Keep it up!
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12
SOME RESULTS OF
THE MACHINE RULE
WHY THE INDEPENDENT MOVE
MENT SHOULD WIN

Interesting and Important consideras
tions Which OUGHT to Attract the
Attention Of Every Taxpayer and
Voter
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

"Jinks is a true optimist Ask him
now things are going and he'll always
say he can't complain.
HIS mere limitations do not make
him an optimist. The true optimist is
a man who can complain but WON'T
Louisville Courier Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-12

Giving parties is like washing dishes
By the time a woman thinks she has
every one paid up she is invited again
son Globe.