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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-10
IN THOSE DAYS AROSE KINGS.

Imagine yourself back two years
and a half before Wild Week, back
at the time when the kings of finance
had just completed their apparently
final conquest of the industries of the
country, when they were seating
themselves upon thrones eacircled by
vast armies of capital and brains,
when all the governments of the ma
International, state and city-were
PROSTATE under their iron heels.
You may remember that l was not
Inconspicuous figure then. OF all
their financial agents, was the best
known, the most trusted by them, the
most believed in by the people. l
had a magnificent suite of offices in
the building that dominates Wall and
Broad streets. Boston claimed me
also, and Chicago; and in Philadel-
phia, New Orleans, st. Louis, San
Francisco, in the towns and rural dis
tricts tributary to the cities, thou
sands spoke of Blackjack as their
trusted adviser in matters of finance.
My enemies-and l had them, numer-
GUS and yenomous enough to prove
me a man worth while-my enemies
spoke of me as the biggest bucket
shop gambler in the world"
Gambler / was-like all the other
manipulators of the markets. But
"bucket-shop" l never kept. AS the
kings of finance were the representa-
tives of the great merchants, manu-
facturers and investors, so was / the
representative of the masses, of those
who wished their small savings prop
erly invested. The power of the big
fellows was founded upon wealth and
the brains wealth buys or DULLES or
seduces into its service; my power
was founded upon the hearts and
homes of the people, upon faith in my
frank honesty.
How had ! built up my power? BY
recognizing the possibilities of pub
lefty the chance which the broad
cast sowing of newspapers and maya
zines put within the reach of the in
dividual man to impress himself upon
the whole country. upon the whole
civilized world The kings of finance
relied upon the assiduity and dexter
ity of sundry paid agents, operating
through the stealthy. clumsy, old
fashioned channels for the exercise of
power | relied only upon myself; |
had to trust to no fallible, perhaps
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-10
Craze Problem for Wife.

who finds it most impossible to live
To see the one she loves daily, in all
the intimate domestic happenings. to
have everything speak of those cords
of married life by which they are
bound together. to know that there
are still times when he is tender and
she is dear-oh, that is not to wish
him TO go He must stay and love
her best, or she will die.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-10

him going for four years at that time,
by giving him tips on stocks and pro-
tecting him against loss. This purely
out of good nature and liking; for
hadn't the remotest idea he could ever
be of use to me beyond helping to
liven things up at dinner or late
supper, or down in the country, or on
the yacht. In fact, his principal use
to me was that he knew how to beat
the box" we'll enough to shake fairly
good music out of it--and | am so
fond of music that | can fill in with
my imagination when the performer
isn't too bad.
They have charged that | deliberate
ly ruined him. Ruined! The first
time gave him a tip-and that was
the second or third time | ever saw
him-he burst into tears and said:
You've saved my life, Blackjack. I'll
never tell you how much this wlndfall
means to me now" Nor did | with
deep and dark design keep him along
on the ragged edge He kept himself
there. How could | build up such
man with his hundred ways Of vast
ing money, including throwing it
away on his own opinions of stocks
for he would gamble on his own ac-
count in the bucket-shops, though |
had shown him that the Wall street
game is played always with marked
cards, and that the only hope of win
ming is to get the confidence of the
card-markers, unless you are big
enough to become a card-marker your
self.
AS soon as he got the money from
my teller that day, he was rushing
away. I followed him to the door
that part of my suite opened out on
the sidewalk, for The convenience of
my crowds of customers. I'm just
going to lunch" said l. Come with
me-"
He looked uneasily toward a smart
little one-horse brougham at the curb
"Sorry-but / can't" said he. I've
my sister with me. She brought me
down in her trap"
That's all right" said /; bring
her along. Well go to the Sayarin."
And l locked his arm in mine and
started toward the brougham.
He was turning all kinds of colors,
and was acting in a way that puzzled
Despite all my years in
New York I was ignorant of the elab-
crate social distinctions that had
grown up in its Fifth avenue quarter.
knew, of course, that there was
society and that some of
the most conspicuous of those in it
seemed unable to get used to the idea
of being rich and were in a state of
great agitation over their own inn
portance. Important they might be,
but not to me- | knew nothing Of
their careful gradations of snobbism
the people to know socially, the
people to know in a business way, the
people to know in ways religious and
the people to know for
the fun to be got out of them, the
people to pride oneself on not know
ing at all; the nervousness, the hys-
-eria about preserving these disgust
ing gradations. All this, | say. was
an undreamed-of mystery to me, who
gave and took liking in the sensible,
American fashion. So
didn't understand why Sam. as |
almost dragged him along, was stam-
nering: Thanks you-but-I-she-
he fact is. we really must get up
own"
By this time l was where / could |
ook into the brougham. A glance
can see much at a glance. as can I
my man who spends every day of /
Every year in an all-day fight for his /
lurse and his life. with the blows com |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-10
Mother in son,s charae.

With the Saxons, Burgundians ana
the Germans. as soon as a son passes
his fifteenth year his mother, II
widow, was put under his charge: shs
cou.d not DO anything. not even re
AIRY. Without getting his consent
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
4 REAL -Aoss- RACE.
Country Fair the Place to See Il n
Its Best.

II you would see q horse strap.
PED, booted, braced and geared to
the limit, you must seek such a
track as you see at the old.time
country fair. Here comes an awk.
ward fea,bitten gray which never
went under 1850 in his life. He IA
hobbled and checked and goggled. and
hltched up sidewise, lengthwise and
crosswise until there is more har.
ness than horse. You wonder how
his driver ever got him into this rig.
glng, and how he, will get him out
again without cutting him free with
a Jackkn,fe. A farmer with a
gray beard and twinkling eye OBJ
serves to his neighbor:
Last time John Martin had that
plug out on the road told him he
mad the old cripple overloaded with
Observation-Disclosures. Them straps
that was cal'lated to hoist up his
knees must ha' pulled too tight and
the critter was yanked clean off the
ground. What John was gettin'
ready for was a race for flynn ma.
chimes, not boss ot."-From "The
Country Fair" by David Lansing. in
Outing. @"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
IOWA STATE NEWS
/ z:::= =: ii
Events OF Recent Occurrence Through. -
out the Commonwealth
SHOOTS TWO. THEN ESCAPES.
eootIeager In Town Near Des Moines
Gets Into Trouble.

Gets Into Trouble.
Des Moines.-Charles Morris, 81,
perintendent, and C. W. Johnson,
storekeeper OF the Enterprise mines,
were shot and possibly fatally
wounded on the 18th by ]. G. Cain, an
alleged bootlegger, whose arrest they
caused few days ago.
The two men had gone to the home
upon his invitation Of Cain to buy
him out, according to proposition
he had made to sell.
4 Without warning he drew ne.
volver and fired. Morris fell with a
bullet in his side. johnson turned
to go and was shot in the back.
Morris will recover II no complica-
lions set in. johnson Is unconscious
and will probably die.
Cain Immediately fed, starting to-
ward Des Moines. The police were
notified and the sheriff's office was
in turn appealed to for assistance.
Three deputy sheriffs, Wesley Ash,
George Curren and Charles Johnson,
started in search of the man. They
were all well armed.
Cain was recently arrested on in
formation filed by Morris and John
son in the court Of Justice Fred cope
in this city. He was charged with
bootlegging and the mine operators
maintained that he was disturbing
element in the community. They
wished to prevent the miners from
buying liquor. Cain went to the
county jail and after his release re-
turned to Enterprise, evidently deter.
mined to get even. He then delibeH-
ately set the trap by which he hoped
to kill Morris.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
i Face and 6ody-Tore at Flesh
Cured by cuticura.

my little son, when about year
and a half old began to have sores
come out on his face. They began to
come on his arms, then on other parts
of his body. and then one came on his
chest, worse than the others. At the
emo of about year and a half Of suf'
fering he grew so bad had to tie his
hands in cloths at night to keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got to be mere skele'
ton and was hardly able to walk. !
sent to the drug store and got cake
of Cuticura Soap and a box Of Cuticura
Ointment. and at the end of about two
months the sores were all we'll. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since, and only for the Cuticura Rem
edies my precious child would have
died from those terrible sores. used
only one cake of Soap and about three
boxes of Ointment. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don, r. F. D. No. l, Woodville. Conn.,,
April %, 1906"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
RHEUMATISM RECIPE
PREPARE SIMPLE HOMEMADE
MIXTURE YOURSELF.
Buy the Ingredients from Any Drug:
oist In Your Town and Shake
Them In Bottle to
Mix This.

A well-known authority on Rheu-
matism gives the readers of a large
New York daily paper the following
valuable, yet simple and harmless
prescription, which any one can easily
prepare at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. a ~
Mix by shaking well in bottle, and
take a teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can
be obtained from any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy at small cost, and, be.
ing vegetable extraction, are harm
less to take.
This pleasant mixture, II taken reg.
ularly for a few days, is said to over
come almost any case Of Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling, If any, dimin-
lshes with each dose, until permanent
results are obtained, and without In.
juring the stomach. While there are
many so-called Rheumatism remedies,
patent medicines. etc., some of which
10 give relief. few really give perma-
nent results, and the above will, no
doubt, be greatly appreciated by many
sufferers here at this time. +
Inquiry at the drug stores Of even
the small towns elicits the information
that these drugs are harmless and can
be bought separately, or the druggists
will mix the prescription If asked to.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
GIVING HIM A CHANCE.
Surely Time for Hubby to Do a Live.
Iy Sidestep.

= Mrs. Wilson's husband was often
obliged to go to New York on bust
ness, and frequently did not reach his
home until the arrival of the midnight
train. Mrs. Wilson had been in the
habit of sleeping peacefully at these
times without fear, but a number of
burglaries in the neighborhood during
one of her husbands trips to New
York had disturbed her calm,
On the night of his return Mr.. Will
son was stealing carefully up the
front stairs, as was his wont on such
occasions, SO that his wife would not
be wakened, when he heard her voice,
high and strained:
II don't know whether you are my
husband or a burglar" came the ex'
cited tones, "but I am going to be on
the safe side and shoot, SO If you are
Henry you'd better get out Of the
way."-Youth's Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
WlIIlou Hands.

There is a good story going the
rounds In Pittsburg ~ young man.
formerly a stock.broker, who dropped
many thousands in speculation during
the early spring.
One night, shortly after going to
bed, the Pittsburger was awakened BY
strange signs. At his first motion to
jump up he was greeted by a hoarse
voice. III you stir, you're dead
mani" 1t said. "I'm looking for mon
ey."
I'm that case" pleasantly answered
the erstwhile speculator, kindly al.
low me to arise and strike light. I
shall deem 1t favor to be permitted
to assist in the search" -Harpers
Weekly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
MOB AssAiLs LAWYER.
thousand Infatuated Davenporters At.
tack C. w. Neal.

Davenport With a throng Of a
cans following him through the
thousand infuriated GerranAmeri.
streets, Captain c. w. Neal Of Dav.
export, veteran of the civil war.
had to draw a revolver to protect
himself in the second demonstration
in two days against the cid" placed
on the Davenport saloons.
The riot followed close upon the
summoning of August Richter, editor
of the Democrat, before Police Magis-
trate Roddewig for Gaming r. H.
Kemmerer, plaintiff in the saloon
cases. Editor Richter demanded trial
ty jury and his case was continued.
Captain Neal, attorney for Kemmer-
err, was mobbed as h. lett the court
room and had to take l.fuge in the
Office of John Berwald. Berwald
ordered him out. Drawing a re-
volver, Neal went out and faced the
Infatuated crowd. With finger on
trigger, he stood the mob off until
a riot call brought platoon of police
men, when he was escorted away.
Neal was arrested later for carrying
concealed weapons, and released on
bail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
pIdn,t Need cyclopedlas.

The canvasser for cyclopedia
came to the home of a colonel, whose
record he had carefully studied be.
fore his visit. The colonel was es.
pecially proud Of some Of his sons
SO the canvasser began with:
"Thcsc are very fine boys of yours,
colonel"
"They are" replied the colonel.
II reckon you are ready to buy any
thing those boys want?"
II am So" said the father of the
fine boys.
"Well, then, let me sell you this
cyclopedia. There's nothing will do
your sons so much good"
But the colonel looked at him
aghast. 'Why, them lads Of mine
don't need any cyclopedia. They ride
mules!" +
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
A Break In the Ceremony.

Little Tom was two years old and
talking before his proud parents took
him to be christened Though limit.
ed, his vocabulary included one or
two choice words picked up from his
father. OF course, he looked like a
perfect little cherub on the eventful
day, with his wide blue eyes and shin.
ing curls and mother had got him up
in great shape for the ceremony. At
the most impressive point Tom turn
ed to his father and exclaimed in ag-
gravated tones: "Why, damn 1t, he
wet my head!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
SERIOUS FIRE AT Low MOOR.
Entire Heart Of Town 10 Burned Out;
Loss $4,000.

eSSS SSSSSNOs
Low Moor.-Fire on the 10th de-
stroyed the entire business secrion
of this city. Eighteen stores were en-
irely consumed and the total loss
wiz probably reach $4,000. The fire
started ut o'clock A. M. and was
not brought under control until 1t
practically burned itself out, between
and 5 o'clock. Calls for help to the
Clinton fire department were unheed-
ed and the little city was compelled to
fight for its life Inaided. The town
was without water supply or fire
fighting apparatus and the residents
were utterly helpless. Low Moor is
the second station east of Clinton on
the Northwestern and was a pros
porous town. It Is located In the
heart of rich farming section and
the stores and stocks carried were
large and heavy for town of it's
size. .
The mercantile establishments were
located on both sides of Main street,
covering a distance of two blocks. A
few residences, adjacent to the busi-
ness blocks, were burned, but the
bucket brigade succeeded In saving
the greater number of houses. The
following buildings were destroyed:
l. o. o. F. block, containing print
Ing Office, Conover's restaurant and
Rasmussen's harness shop.
Eaton implement house.
Postoffice.
Muh's barber shop.
Thompson's barber shop and pool
hall. .,....
Dannatt's general store. ~.
George Crompton's wind mill and
pump house.
Hewsen's butcher shop. .t
Low Moor Exchange bank.
Hunts general store.
Conover hotel. r,
Burns hotel.
Peter Walters saloon.
Bates blacksmith shop. 81
Residences of Mr.. Conover, Mr..
Franzen, Peter Walters and Will Dan
matt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
ELMER PRATT is SET FREE.
Majority Favor His Acquittal from the
First

MAJORITY FdvoT tbs ACQuItId' S'o" wv
First.
Iowa City.-"We, the jury, find the
defendant, Elmer Pratt, not guilty"
This was the verdict returned by
the Pratt jury through It's foreman F.
p Stevens, at o'clock on the after
noon of the 18th. From the first, a
large majority of the jurors favored
an acquittal, but one or two held out
through the five hours for verdict
of manslaughter. -.
When the jury went to dinner all
but one juror, F. P. Stevens, were for
a verdict of not guilty. After the jury
returned to its room some loud dis
cussion was heard and the ballot was
subsequently taken which freed Elmer
Pratt from all legal responsibility for
the death of William Connell.
Pratt entered the court room pale
and nervous, but with clear coun.
tenance Taking his usual seat, he
listened to the reading Of the verdict
by Judge Howell without show Of emo
ton. With Mrs. Pratt and her sister
he shook each juror by the hand,
thanking them for their verdict. At
torney butcher was present for the de-
tense, and County Attorney Mcdonald
for the state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
|nnPPAlRo Watson Z. Csle.an. Patent Attor.
Xif: slas ION: i h & as, .si

~ E.aHs- H Z .
u. Malaprop Just Home from Rome.
A regular Mr.. Malaprop recently
anne home from his first visit to Eu-
| me He grew enthusiastic about
home.
1t was fine" he declared, TO go
It, them churches over there and
|,se the old tombs-cigarrophagusses,
they call 'em. And then the Six
Ven chapel is great. and as for the
Vaccination, where the pope lives,
Idl!"
But his stock Of compliments give
Vt when he got to the subject OF
ksgars.
Il always refused them pennies"
y said, because, you see, I didn't
vaat to set a bad prestige!"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications o. they cannot reach the die
ossed portion OF the ear. There ia only one way
cure d,afness and that BY remedies.
Deafness ie csused BY an tnnsmed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube 10 innamed you have rumbltng sound or i'm.
perfect hearing and when 1t ia entirely closed, Deaf
10 the result and unless the can be
taken out and this tube restored to it, normal condi
tion. hearing will be DESTROYED forever; nine cases
ont Of ten arc caused by Catarrh. which 10 nothing
bot an infsmed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness tcaused BY cstarrh, that cannot DO cured
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY + CO., Toledo, O.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done In a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Not a Hit az an lmproviser.

7s1 N0I d TIL ~ III sIJIPIVvtoS''
'M you ever hear anybody impro-
sIbe?' he asked.
No." said she, and he sat down to
1 e piano and improvised for about an
nuf and a half. At the end OF that
tus he turned around, his face full
q e1pression, and said to her:
What do you think Of it," Is.
lovely" she exclaimed. "Beautt-
sal ] never heard anything like it,"
But this is what she said to the hall.
nv when he was gone: !
i that long, lank lunatic who I'm
levises asks for me again, you tell
~ am out"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

The extraordinary popularity Of line
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter Of great i'm.
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffener
makes half the usual quantity Of Starch
necessary, with the result Of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18

- 0U UoU VILAy
spells. For ten years I could not do
Homework, and for two years did not
get out Of the house. The Kidney Sc
cretions were irregular, and doctors
were not helping me. Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me quick relief, and
finally cured me. They saved my life."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Millburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
A Young Composer.

Rachel, aged IL, wrote an compo-
sition on wild flowers in which she
praised the arbutus, the liverwort
the spring beauty, the blood root, and
all of the other blossoms Of dell and
dale. But she wrote on both sides
Of her sheet of paper, and when she
asked her father, who was an editor,
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides OF
your paper" said he. .-... ....-- p.
"Well," was the reply, "and don't
YOU print on both sides Of yours"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Lightning Throws Man From Bed

Lightning Throws Man From Bed.
Waterloo was visited on
the 18th by severe electrical storm.
Lightning struck the residence Of At
torney Mark Butterfield and threw
him out of bed. He was the only &C.
cupant Of the house, which was
badly damaged. John Douding, jani-
tor Of the court house. was In the
vault at the time and was thrown
several feet by the shock. Hundreds
of telephones were burned out and
damage amounting the thousands of
dollars sustained by the Iowa Tele-.
phone company. IL '.@.#e'.f
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
New Publication for Iowa,

Des Moines.--A new publication
devoted exclusively to the interest OF
poultry sancies and lovers Of pets is
to be Published in Des Moines, the
first is,ue9 to be the LIST Of November.
AS this is the only Journal OF it's kind
in Iowa it is to be hoped that it will
rake srccess. 1t is to be known as
the low. Poultryman and Pet Stock
Jouln nal. c.tt II,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-10-18
Well Qualified.

$50 you want the position OF ad-
vance agent for our circus?" inter.
rogated the manager. well, we need
q man who can Stir up some life
everywhere he goes" That's me,
boss" FASTENED the applicant "Had
any experience in stirring up life?"
"You bet! useA to drive a street
sweeper and stirred up millions Of
germs every day."