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INTERESTS OF MINERS.

I'VE had four times as many miners
in the state of Iowa as there was work
for Is what Morgan Phillips says
in his communication to the miners
relative to the hardships under the
Cleveland administration. Do the
miners remember that, or have they al
ready forgotten the want and distress
of those days?
Mr. Phillips tells just how it hap
pened. He says that although coal
was selling at 65 cents to 81 per ton
on board the cars at the mines, and
the miners were receiving from so to
rs cents per ton for digging it, there
was cry that the tariff Of rs cents
added that much to the price Of every
ton Of coal. There was a demand for
a cheaper product, just as there was
in all other lines. The people were
told that If they would vote the demo
cratic ticket this tariff would be taken
off and that rs cents would be re-
moved from the price Of coal. Enough
people voted the democratic ticket 10
elect Cleveland and a democratic con-
gress and the tariff was taken off.
What was the result?
The Welsh and Canadian coal came
into the fields that had previously been
supplied from the mines of the east.
ern states. The factories had been
shut down and there was less demand
for coal Then the mines Of the east
were shut down and the miners began
coming westward. They would either
go from one state to another or force
others to do it. The result was, as
Mr.. Phillips says, there were four
times as many miners in the state
of Iowa as there was work for.
Not only did this tariff tinkering
injure the interests of the miners di.
rectly, but indirectly. Through the
closing of the factories the demand
for the product was cut off materially.
This, in itself, would have a great
effect upon the demand for labor In
the mines If there was not a pound
of coal admitted free to compete with
what they had taken from the ground.
Under these circumstances can
there be any doubt in the minds of
any miner as to how he should vote
at the coming election if his own
welfare is to be considered? Mr. Phil
lips told plainly what Congressman
Lacey's part has been in the legisla-
ton relative to the interests of the
miner, and each one can have conf.
dence that he will continue to look out
for them if he is returned to col-
gresS
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EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Oct. 31.-Mrs. M. O'Con-
nor was called to Ottumwa Tuesday
morning by the death of her nephew.
Stephen Meany, who was accidentally
killed at Marion that morning, while
working as trainnlan.
DR.. Bay of Eddyyille and DR.. Spill
man Of Ottumwa performed an opera
ton Monday at the Ottumwa hospital
upon B. e. Mick Of near Dudley. L.
Townsley of this place and Mrs. Mick
were at Ottumwa during the operation.
Mrs. c. w. Wilson has been quite
sick, threatened with pneumonia.
Ed Dunn departed Monday for his
homo at Rock Falls, Illinois, after
short visit with his cousin, Miss Ada
Middlesworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Nelson Of Bata-
via returned home Monday, after
short visit with Mrs Nelson's son.
Fred Hull and family.
s.. A. Townsend attended the funer-
al of his grandmother at Blakesburg
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunning have
been moving from South Fourth street
to residence south Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Stuber and
daughter, Luverne, returned Monday
from short visit in Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hatfield of Lo-
villa spent Sunday at the parental L.
Y. Terrell home. Their sister, Miss
Nellie Terrell, who HAD been visiting
them. returned home with them.
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DUDLEY.

Dudley, Nov. Mrs. Olaf Johnson
of Ottumwa is at present at the Gum
narson home, where she was called by
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Christine Gunnarson.
Miss Selma Hanson of Ottumwa
spent Saturday and Sunday at her
parental home west of here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson visited
at the John P. Swenson home near
Christiansburg Sunday.
Andrew Lamis is taking in hogs
here A large number Of the farmers
are bringing in fine specimens of their
porkers.
Mr.. and Mrs John Peterson and
Alice and Alex Peterson visited at the
Charles A. Carlson home near Blakea-
burg Sunday.
Charles L. Swanson was a business
visitor in Ottumwa Friday.
Miss Mabel Swanson called on Miss
Mary Miller Sunday.
Webb Cramblit and Ralph Gardner
attended the entertainment and social
at the Center school house near Bid
well last Friday evening. They re-
ported having very enjoyable time.
especially on their trip home.
Harry Swanson spent Sunday at the
c. A. Carlson home near Blakesburg.
Charles L. Swanson and family
spent Thursday evening at the home II
John Peterson.
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sHAws lNDlANoLA SPEECH.

1t was natural that some curiosity
should be attached to Secretary
Shaw's first political visit to Iowa
since the republican state convention.
However, his speech at Indianola
Tuesday afternoon was just such An
address as might have been expected
by those well acquainted with the
secretary
First of all. it was republican
speech, the same kind that he has
been delivering to the people Of Ill
the states he has been sent to by the
national congressional committee. 1t
was the same kind of speech that
Shaw has been delivering to the peo-
pie of Iowa whenever duty called him
to his home commonwealth to assist
in determining whether republican or
some other principles shall be SUI
preme.
This being his own state, where he
came into prominence politically, he
has ventured further into the local Is
sues than he has in the other states
he has been sent to by the committee.
This liberty is taken by all others who
hold their residence here. 1t was to
be expected, and was undoubtedly de-
sired, that he should state his posi-
ton at this time, although it was quite
we'll and generally known here. He
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of two years from March 81, 1905, the
time the Philippine census was pub
lished, a general election would be
called for choice Of delegates to what
will be known as the Philippine as
sembly. This body is 20 take over all
legislative power heretofore exercised
by the Philippine commission in all
that part of the archipelago not In
habited by the Moros and mont Chris
tian tribes.
Secretary Taft, who is familiar with
the Philippine situation, having been
there In an official capacity for some
time, will be the man through whom
this promise is to be fulfilled. The
secretary has been n man in whose
ability the President and nation have
had full faith on account of his sue
cessful dealings with the island popula.
ton that has come under the guardian.
ship of the United States, and it may
be predicted that all of his great
amount of strength will be available
for the help of those who want to help
themselves.
Many things were said at the time
the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba
were taken in hand by the United
States that would not sound we'll now
Time has shown the policy of Presi
dent Mckinley was right, and that
his successor has been equally con.
cerned as to the welfare of the wards
Of this country. Every promise made
has been kept. More has been done
fo- these people than was expected
by the world would be done The isl
ands have been fortunate, rather than
unfortunate, in falling into the hands
of the United States. Every promise
has been redeemed, and if the Fill
pinos maintain their present state 81
peace until the later part Of next
March they will have the parliament
that was promised They may not be
ready for it, but the pledge of the
United States will be fulfilled and the
islanders will at least have chance
at having a legislative assembly.
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said he was for the republican ticket
Nothing else was suspected. He said
that what part he had taken in the pre-
convention canvass was relative 70
principles and not to men. 1t was
always so with Shaw He said that
Iowa had never been dominated by
corporations and will not be now. II
support of this fact he recalls thai
Governor Larrabee was supported by
more railroad attorneys than any pre-
decessor or successor, but that no
charge can be brought that he was
dominated by these corporations. This
is history, the details of which are
available to all as they are to Shaw
He recalls the number of railroads
that supported Cummins in his first
canvass, but adds that there is nothing
in Mr.. Porter's charge that Iowa is
dominated by railroads. This is also
a matter of history, as available to all
as it is to Shaw
1t was an extraordinary speech, but
not extraordinary for Shaw. 1t is the
same doctrine he has been preaching
since he was discovered" in 1896.
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SHE DIsLIkED THE FARM.

Kansas City Journal-It is not at all
likely that the whole tragic story of
Miss Nettie Brown has been told or
that 1t ever will be told The death
Of this young woman who took poison
and died before the altar of the Cathe-
dral, Eleventh and Washington streets
is one of the lamentable incidents
which the newspapers are called upon
to chronicle from time to time and
then are forgotten. Back Of this poor
girls action lie depths of anguish that
can be speculated upon but never fully
realized. Whatever wrong, if any, she
did, or whether there is or Is not one
who should share the responsibility
the fact remains that in the cruel des-
peratfon Of the moment life had been
robbed of every hope and death held
out welcome arms to her.
IF Nettie Brown had been willing
to stay on the farm at home she would
have been well cared for" This was
the observation of the funeral director
who came here from Lincoln, the
girls old home, to take the body back
to the sorrowing parents. "If she had
stayed on the farm" That appears
to be the secret of her life's tragedy
From all that can be learned the girl
had a good home and her parents were
able and anxious to take care Of her
We may read in her brief career IN
the great world away from home, the
story Of thousands Of young women
although not all Of them go SO rapidly
to their deaths as did she.
The lure of the, world outside Of the
protecting home circle presents TO
seate fascination to the boys and girls
of the farms, and the army Of the mis-
cradle in our great cities is recruited
in a great measure from those who
yield to its temptations. Miss Nettie
Brown was different from a majority
of other girls who fall into desperate
ways in cities only In that she prefer
red death to the obvious course of self
preservation. Was she stronger OF
weaker in this no human being car
judge. 1t must have been more thar
the mere earning of money that deep
ened the gloome Hiss Brown faced Il
1t were only a matter Of securing 6
position she should have had little
trouble. When she went to the high
est priced hotels in the city without
the money to pay for her accommoda
ton it argues that she did not earnest
ly seek honest employment and de
sire to live within her means But
speculation cannot restore the sou
to the body and Nettie Brown has
passed out Of the world. The lesson
she leaves behind, however, cannot be
too deeply impressed upon those young
women who are not willing to stay 81
home upon the farm.
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GO TO THE POLLS.

1t IS the duty of every republican to
be at the polls next Tuesday They
have been called upon quite number
of times this year to perform duties
of citizenship, but this is the last call.
and 1t will all be over for two years.
The law gives the working men time
to exercise their right of franchise,
and every one should take advantage
of the opportunity.
More elections have been lost to the
republicans by men staying away from
the polls than by lack of strength in
this state, and while this is not pres
idential year it is essential that there
should be a full quota of the party's
men on hand. 1T is just as important
that the President have the support Of
republican congress as it is that a
republican president be elected If he
has a democratic house of representa-
tives he is, helpless as far as con
structive legislation is concerned. It
Is true he has the veto power by which
he can head off vicious legislation but
he has other duties at this time. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has gone far in legisla.
tive matters during his term, and he
has other and equally important plans
lOI JIG lulule. 81 tHlS, III realty, Is
not an off year. It is, In fact, a
presidential" year.
Heretofore both parties have had
plenty of money with which to secure
workers and carriages, with which to
get out the vote. There has been a
demand oil the part of the people that
corporation contributions be cut off,
SO shis year tho republican committee
has depended upon popular offerings
for It's fund and the amount of mnnay
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HOW TO VOTE FOR JUDGES.

The presence of several judicial
candidates on each ticket on the cleo
: ton ballot has caused confusion in the
minds of some as to how to vote for
them There are four candidates each
on the republican. the democratic. the
socialist, and the prohibition tickets.
i There are four judges to be elected
and the four receiving the highest
number Of votes will be declared
elected. In this case the voter may
vote for the four on the first ticket, or
he may pick out any four in the list.
However, he must not exceed that
number. There are four judges to be
elected and the voter can vote for any
four he wants to, one on each of four
tickets or four on one ticket so he
does not vote for more than four.
Perhaps the situation that confronts
the voter in marking the ballot for
supervisors has added to the confusion
with reference to the judicial ticket,
but it is different. One member is to
be elected for term Of two years. be-
ginning January, 1907; one is for a
three year term, beginning January,
1907: and one is for three year term
beginning January, 1908.
1t will be seen that one Of each class
must be voted for; that is, it will be
impossible to vote for Adam Decker
and T. j. Reinier at the same time, for
there is only one man whose term is
for two years, beginning January, 1907,
and both of these men are candidates
for that place. G. w. Hatch and Will
liam Wilson are candidates for the
same place. j. S. Redfern and John
W. Reinhard are, candidates for the
same place. 1t is possible to vote for
supervisors on different tickets, but no
two names that are opposits each other
should be marked. That is the differ
snce between the county ticket and
the judicial ticket. On the latter the
names opposite each other can be
marked, providing that not more than
four candidates are voted for.
1t might be added by way of ex-
PLANTATION that there will be no circle
at the head of the ticket The square
at the left of the name of every candi-
date desired must be marked.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Nov. Miss Pearl Lewis
went to Ottumwa last evening to at
tend the England-Ha wedding.
Miss Ada Conner Of Knoxville visit
ed in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Heron Of Oakley
were in the city Thursday on business
Mrs. Ida Week and two children af
Cripple Creek, arrived yesterday for q
visit with her mother, Mrs. John Cor
man.
Don E. Lewis spent the day Thurs
day in Benton township.
Mrs. o. r. Fulton Of Cleveland was
trading in Charlton Wednesday.
Mrs. J. B. Alters Of Lakonta visited
with Mrs. A. ]. Newman yesterday.
Last night, Halloween. tho small
boys had their usual amount Of fun,
while the young people enjoyed parties
at the various homes In the city
The rainfall for October was below
normal. amounting to only "a Of an
inch for the month. The temperature
ranged from 20 degrees above zero on
the 31st to SO above on the 18th. The
month was generally favorable for the
maturing Of the corn cron. and more
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SHOWS HOW TO
/ MARK A TICKET
Cross MUST BE PLACED ON THE
SQUARE PRECEDING EACH
Ii CANDIDATES NAMR i
Ahsence Of Circle Makes It lmpossM
BILE to Vote a Straight Ticket ths
Old Way-There ls Only one Way
to Vote Now.

. -
! IN or6er 10 show how the republican,
dcket must be marked this year be-
cause there is no circle on the ballot,
the following reproduction Of a part
OF the republican column of the ballot
Is given. The township ticket will te
added to this at the bottom.
It will be noted that there is no
circle at the head Of the ticket. There
will be one and only one way to mark
the ballot this year. A cross must
be made in the square at the left of
each candidates name for whom II
As intended to vote. The ticket given
below shows, as marked, straight re.
publican ticket. excepting the town
ship. OF course, which on the ballots
appears at the foot OF the column and
must be marked in the same way as
the other part Of the ticket is mark
La
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

governor, ....... .A.soert B. Cummlns
Lieutenant governor. Warren Garss
secretary Of state. .....W. G. Hay"ar y
Audltor Of state. ...... b. f. CarroN
treasurer of state. W w. MOTION
Attorney general Of state. H. w. Byers
- s'o McLea ,,.' John &. sherwtn
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruc-
ton .... John F., Riggs
clerk OF supreme court. .........
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. John G. Crocke!.
Reporter Of court. .....W. w. Cornwall
Railroad commissioners .........
LEV. L. Eaton. David ]. Palmer
Congressional Ticket.
For congressman. John F. Lacey
Judicial Ticket.
For Judges of Second district
M. A. Roberts Of Wapello county.
-. M Anderson of Monroe county.
F. w. Eichelberger Of Davis county.
g. W. vermilion Of Appanoose
county.
County Ticket.
Senator'S. H. Harper
Representatives.. j. Moore.
Auditor. r. Criley.
Treasurer-W. e. Moore.
Clerk Of co,rt-Fdv-in DUNCAN.
County attornev-W. W Epps.
Sheriff.. D. Stephens.
Recorder. L. Swenson.
Superintendent of schools-Miss
Emma Nye.
Survevor-C. R. Allen.
Coroner-E. L. Scott.
experimentation Decker. 6. w.
Hatch. ]. s Redfe~n.
Township Ticket.
Assessor-Lewis Gibson.
Township clerk-Adelbert CHRISTI
G. FOL, NI
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Ter, Myrtle Lewis, Mabel Rowland
Ohio Rourke, Merle Humphrey.

oIhO INOukhcy AGIlG Z
Grade a-Fayette Bell. Charles En-
yart, Edith Jones, Dan Mace, Hazel
Poncy, Irwin Shank.
Grade mabel Couger. Viola EN-
bree, Ruth Harper, Ray Hillery. How
ard Kibler. Ray Rifle, Sarah Rutlidge.
Ellen Ullrick.
Grade Ruth Wheaton, Mamie
Luippild. Fred Harper, Clara Theilen,
Loie Mace, Effie Howard.
Grade 6-Lela Mace, Joe Woodford.
Clyde Jones. Dora KILLER, Beulah Rut-
ledge, Frank Shank, Oneta Rowland,
Elizabeth Hillery, Grace Mccullough.
Grade Corral Halberg. Snowden
Hook, Anna Jones, Eugene McSpar-
en-, Maxwell Newell, Mary Poncy, Wv
ian Rouke, Mary Thellen. Wayne
Wright, Chester bowers. Ernest How
ard.
Grade s--walter Canny, Blanche
Miller Lula Rutledge, Harold Wood
ford.
High school-Edith Connolly, Jesse
Luippold, Hazel Mcdowell, Meta
Rouke, Agnes Shank. Ralph Van zandt
Edith Foster Tessa Johnson, Veda
per, Emma Johnson Margaret Luip-
pold, Ethel Rouke. Sue Reno, Thomas
Stevens. Fannie Bierley.
Other Items Of Interest.
Mrs. j. v. Bare Of Spokane, Wash,
is visiting friends here.
| Frank Hill Of Birmingham visited
his father, Rev. ]. p. Hill, here last
Sunday.
Ezra and Walter Myers Of Nebraska
are here, called here on account Of the
serious illness of their father. the late
Jacob Myers.
| Mrs. Nettie Heckard of wheatland Is
! here visiting her sister. Mrs. G. u
Gordon.
Chester Reynolds is Ill.
H. H. Mcclure and Miss Elizabeth
Carman went to Fairfield Tuesday and
were married. Mr.. Mcguire said when
he left he would probably go to Chi
cago before he came back AS they
have not returned 1t Is supposed they
| went there on wedding tour. Mr.
Mcclure is rs years old and Mrs. Nc
CURE about 65 years old.
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ALBA.

| Abba, Nov. Marriage licenses
We're issued yesterday to Henry Irvine,
So, Colfax. and Mrs. Susan Galbraith,
81, Melrose, and to Ira Hays, 81 Hamil-
ton, and Matilda Warner, 81, Abba.
The Schildkret Hungarian orchestra
last night at Kings opera house. A
large audience was present and thor
oughly enjoyed the entertainment.
The women Of the Episcopal church
served supper at the Arlington hotel
last night. A large number partook of
the good things and the Guild Melted a
neat sum for its work.
| The Christian name of each candi-
date for the Office Of sheriff Of Monroe
county this year is william. On the
republican ticket is William Griffin,
on the democratic, William Caldwell,
on the independent, William Campbell
and on the socialist, William Shear.
| Smith Easter is improving quite rap
idly since he arrived at home Sunday
night. An abscess under the arm Is
causing considerable suffering, but no
serious consequences are feared there
from.
Charles Griffin, who has been in
Europe with the Buffalo Bill exhibi-
ton, landed in New York last week and
Is expected home soon.
/ John Malone and daughter, Miss
Mamie Malone Of Georgetown. were at
Abba yesterday visiting and looking
after business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Griffin write of
an accident which occurred to the Carl
Hagenback show on the c., f. I. & P.
railroad between Little Rock and Hot
Springs, Arkansas. Four cars were
| ditched, but fortunately no one was In
jured, neither did any Of the animals
escape. The cars ditched contained
the tenting apparatus and things per-
tanning thereto.
The youths Of Abba enjoyed the US
ual Halloween sports last night, but
kept within the bounds Of law and
good order. There were also several
| Halloween parties.
Ed A. Canning has sold his farm and
| will move to Abba some time in the
near future.
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HARRINGTON.

Pennington, Nov. IA most deS
lfghtful Halloween party was given
to the p. e. O.'s and their husbands
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs.
Reta Paisley. Electric lights were ta-
booed and weird jack o. lanterns fur
n1shed the necessary illumination. The
house was Spider webbed" from cell
lar to garnet, and at the end OF each
web was a jack-o'-lantern. but 1t took
a long and seemingly fruitless search
to find 1t. A punch bowl furnished
sweet cider to the thirsty and the re-
freshments consisted Of old Fashioned
vegetable soup, crackers, molasses cake
and apples. The committee who plan
ned this charming entertainment wera
Mesdames Gertrude Turner, Estella
Knott, Anna Hartrick, Mabel Falker
and Eugenia Baker.
Mrs. Emma Nteswanger Of Bona.
parte is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Ann Mcdaniel.
Mrs. J. H. Taylor is visiting relatives
in New Sharon.
Mrs. T. e. Wilkin, who has been
visiting in Monroe for the past three
weeks, returned to her home Monday
evening.
The membership and friends of the
Congregational church were invited to
the home Of M. H. Morse Tuesday
evening to meet the new pastor, Rev.
J. Ball. and wife. Refreshments were
served and a very enjoyable evening
was spent.
Mrs. S. Swan of Morning Sun is
visiting at the home of her nephew,
DR.. G. L. Paisley.
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Cures permanently the cases he UNI
dertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking a fee from them. This
Is why he continues his visits year
after year while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. DR..
Shallenberger is an eminently success
full specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effected In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill of all other physicians. His hos
pital experience ana extensive prac-
tice have MADE him SO proficient that
he can name and locate disease in a
few minutes.
Treats all cases of Catarrh, Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and