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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
Ru.kIn,s alttsr crtIeIsn.

We are always in these days en- deasoring to separate intellect and manual labor: we want one man to be always thinking. and another to bs d. vsyB working. and ve call one . gen tieman and the other an operstfves whereas the workman ought often to he thinking and the thinker often te be working. and both should be gen tismsn in the best ssnss. Az it is. vs make both ungsntis. the one euvyfnr, the other despistng his brother: and the mass of society is made up cf nor. bid thinkers and misssabis vorkersl- -Jchn Ruskin-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
Irs.lub,e yor E.r,obe.

Here is . remedy for ssrache never knovn to fail: Take a bit of cotton batting. put upon 1t . pinch of black pepper; gather it up and tis it: dip in sweet oil and Insert h the ear. Put e flannel bandage over the head to keep warm It viIl give immediate relief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
poIsfuI wemss pesss.

DoItfuI Womkn Ft&Ws
 It vas the late Hary Mspes Dodge who said that no sooner does Pegzsus feel . side saddle ou hls back than he esnters to the nearest graveyard. meaning that women poets are d. vsys more or iess toiefui h their Etrsinx
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
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Let us every day eulfysts some It. tis flower of vfrtus co that in the eut we nay have a gartsn of character bright and blooming. . solzos and . comfort to curselTes A1d ( delight to eur nsirkbors--Dz. Nssiscz c Pstsrs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
TO MAKE UP FouLARp.
Charming Gown Designed from This x Popular Material.

At no time out of fashion. foulard is tremendously popular this summer. and one sees many charming gowns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22

Enorneus pest omss Rseslp<a Nanhatfsn's poet ozcs rscsfpfz amount to t5<.s7o daily.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22

Lsndeuis Many cns& London has 90 clrbs vith c ueur bsrship Of 7s4ooo
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
u. w.x .f us,Elrd.

Mo1t nen orc apf te bslIsvs vk1l thsy i<azt un<ssstznd--No1t1iu&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22

distress, and he gave me this, but cannot believe he meant It." and she showed me an order on Randolph & Randolph for a thousand dollars. I cashed her check and she went away. From the Battery Bob sought the vharyes. the Bovery, Five Points. the hothouses of the under world of America He seemed bent on pick ing out the haunts of misery in the miseryinfested metropolis of the new world. For two hours he tramped and followed. A number of times l thought to speak to him and try to win him from his mood. but I re- trained. could see there was soul battle waging and 1 realized that upon It's outcome might depend Bob's salvation. Some seek the quiet of the woods, the soothing rustic of the leaves. the peaceful ripple of the brook when battling for their soul, but Bob's woods appeared to be the shadovy places of misery. his rustling leaves the koarse din of the multitude, and his brooks ripple the tears and tales of the man-damned of the great city, for he stopped and conversed with many human derelicts that he met on his course The hand of the clock on Trinity's steeple pointed to four ss ve again approached the of- fee of Randolph C Randolph. Bob vas nov moving with long. hurried stride. ss though consumed with c fever of desire to get to Beulzh Sants For the last IS minutes l had vith dinculty kept hin ia sight Had he arrived at a decisoa. and If co. what was it. I asked myself over and over again as p5owed through the crowds
 ! Bob went str.ssht Beul.a s.nds
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
CAME NEAR DYING
BY TAKING POISON
PROMPT WORK OF PHYSICIANS
SAVES MANS LIFE.
WILL NOT DISCUSS INCIDENT,
Henry -Mesch Telephones His Brother
to Come Home and Then Takes
Some Kind Of Dope
In Beer.

After telepnoning to his brother
Fred to return home at once from
Keota, Henry Mesch drank two glasses
of beer at the John Howells saloon
across the street from the Rock Island
depot about noon Monday Along
with the beeer he took some kind of
drug with probable attempr at
suicide, and came near accomplishing
his end. His brother, who is prom
Using young Holiness evangelist, has
been holding camp meetings during
the summer at Keota and was IN the
tent engaged in service when the
message came from mis- brother.
When he received the word 1t was
Just seven minutes before train time
and he could not ascertain his broth
er's purpose in wanting him to come
to this city, but without hesitating he
took the first train and arrived at mis-
home shortly before noon AMI was
here in pleny OF time to assist In :e-
1ieving the stricken man after he had
taken the deadly dose.
Henry Mesch was for long time
engaged in driving milk wagon for
]. M. Summers, but later purchased
the business and had been proprietor
of the dairy for himself until the In
cident took place Monday when the
property was transferred back to the
original owners, who held mortgage
on the horse and wagon. He tele-
phoned MS brother. from the Howells
saloon and must have waited some
time before taking the dope, for 1t evil
IDENTIFY took effect at once and 1t was
nearly noon when he ran up to his
brothers house on East Ninth avenue,
where he has been making his home,
and asked for medical aid as he fell
to the floor in commissions. A pay
stefan was at once summoned from
the Abbott hospital and by medical
aid his stomach was relieved Of Its
load of poison before it had time to
seriously affect his system.
1t has been impossible to ascertain
what the substance was which he
look, gDuI ne duLltteu haNAh6f sahSn
two glasses of liquor. He Will not
discuss the matter even to ais brotn-
er and will give no reason for having
sent for him. 1t was thought for
hours that II would be impossible for
the young man, who is about nineteen
years of age, to survive as he was
taken with violent commissions and
bit his tongue in many places. Con-
siderable care was given MIN all
night, but this morning mis- condition
was mucn improved and this after
noon he was able to take a ride into
the country on his bicycle. He has
declared his intention of beginning
work on some farm tomorrow. His
brother Fred will return to Keota this
evening. . .. ....
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
BASE BALL MAY CO.
MARSHAlLToWN FRANC HISE
LIKELY TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO HANNIBAL.

MaTshalltown, July 23.-"Snapper"
Kennedy, owner and manager Of the
Marshalltown base bali team and fran
chise in the Iowa State League, has
come to the conclusion that Marshall
town does not need a base ball team
out to the games in greater numbers,
and that, as a business man, he will
be compelled to transfer the franchise
even before the present season has
closed, unless something is done to
make the games pay.
Mr. Kennedy returned from his QUO
of-town tour with handsome profits of
over 5000 from the trip, which was eX-
ceptional, as the base bali game is
supposed to make its money at home.
Sundays game in Marsnalltown Melted
the visiting team only SIS, whereas
the Marshalltown team often clears
$175 when visiting in other towns,
According to Mr.. Kennedy, Halni-
bal. Mo-, would like very much to- get
the Marshalltown franchise. and
Snapper" Kennedy says That about
every other town now IN the state
league would like to get rid of Mar
shalhown,--for the reason that the
games here do not pay. 1t has been
the base bali experience tlat towns Of
MarshalltOwns size play out after a
run of base ball, Mr.. Kennedy explain
ed, and he believes that it would be
money in his pocket TO take on a new
town now. with the possibility that
Marshalltown would be ready for an
other trial after three or four years of
rest.
"If MarshalrCown is going to keep
base ball." said Mr.. Kennedy, some
thing must be done to sell tickets or
get out an attendance" He says that
it would be much more profitable for
him TO transfer the franchise right
away than to finish the season here at
the present rate of loss,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

common national life. There are 35C
summer assemblies OF Chautauquan
type now in active operation in the
United States. They range from the
Quasi.trolley park. with its 100 sup
porters, to the great mother institu,
ton drawing 10000 people to the
shores of the New York lake from
which the movement takes its name
"They are" says the Chautauqua, "a
vast forum. clearing school of ideas
an observatory, social erucible, va
cation school of all-rouad life, for ev,
cry member of the family, center OF
ethical and educational forces"
Consider the national force of this
tremendous institution Consider how
infinitely more honest and vital it is
tnan the sneering thought which
seeks to dispose of it in a smart
phrase.
"Chautauquas are merely vast tea
gardens of the intellect" says a Gym
ical English visitor. "Chautauquas
are the most American thing in Amer
ica,'' says Theodore Roosevelt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
QUEER HOG FEED.

The hogs of southeast Missouri are
fattening on a crop that was planted
seventeen years ago--a crop of seven
teen-year locusts. Since early spriag
the hogs of the farmers in That section
nave been getting fat on something
they found in the woods, and each
farmer kept wondering whose corn
crib his pigs had found, for they came
home each night not for Their feed
but only to sleep; and every day they
brought home layer of bacon and
lard added to their once lean and
hungry bodies. the rail splitCers'
of South Missouri ald Arkansas were
fast being turned into prize Berk-
shires and Polands by what or by
whom the farmers did not know until
few days ago, when the woods burst
into song-the song of the seventeen
year locust. Then every one remem-
bered that just seventeen years ago
this country was visited by swarms
of these locusts and the seed was
planted for this years crop. Since
early sprilg the larvae which was to
develop into a full-grown, singing To-
Gust, had been working its way up
through the ground, where it has lain
dormant for so long, close to the sur
face of the soil, where it was readily
found ahd devoured by the hung:y
hogs of the farmer, who is now reap
ing crop which ne never planted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Conditions In Chicago of Interest
To Iowa Producers.

. Chicago, July 20.
CATTLE-The supply of cattle last
week proved excessive and buyers took
advantage of the heavy run and forced
prices 20c@35c lower on all but the
choice grades. The shipping demani
seemed to be limited and the packers
were able to force prices lower. The
receipts today were not excessive. es-
Innate being $4,000. There seemed
to be very good feeling in the trade
and bulk of the offerings were bought
up at good strong prices. In some in
stances we thought we sold cattle loo
higher. At the close good clearance
had been made with the cattle we'll
bought up. We do lot look for a
heavy run the balance of the week
and expect fair market.
HOGS-The hog market closed up
in very good coalition last week and
prices showed quite little advance
over the fore part OF the week. The
trade is still unsettled with the light
weights being in best demand. There
was not a very heavy run received
here. today, receipts being estimated
at $4,000. Market ruled active and
strong, with prices generally Toe high
er. Extreme top today was Sc. 25. with
good many hogs selling at &c ANA
above. Hog prices are still very good
and for hogs ready to snip, we believe
It is a good time to let them come
along.
sHEEP-The sheep market Is rata-
er in an unsettled condition. Choice
lambs and handy sheep closed up well
last week and were about STEADY, while
the mean, native stuff ruled lower.
There seems to be lot of lambs put
on the market that ought to be trim
med and finished, suca OF which sold
oOc@75c lower than early last week.
Tne run today Ii estimated at 10000.
Market ruled generally about steady.
Iowa Live Stock Commission Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
AN EXCITING BLAzF.
Burning Kettle Of Tar Causes Alarm
But Little Damage Done.

Considerable excitement was caused
Tuesday morning by the burning OF
large kettle Of tar in the lot just
west of the H. l.. Spencer wholesale
house. The kettle mad become over
heated and ignired. giving off dense
smoke which was visible for blocks
A large crowd soon gathered around
tne building but no alarm Of fire was
turned Ia. Frank Underwood came
out from his candy store and re-
moved several barrels which were
near the spot. but no damage resulted
except to the tar which was practi-
cally destroyed before the flames
were extinguished.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
AN INSTRUCTIVE COMPARISON.

Fairfield Ledger: The dispatches tell
US that nflety-one mead of Iowa steers
sold at seven cents a pound, or $95 a
head, in Chicago a few days ago. Get.
ting the matter nearer home, the Keo-
sauqua Republican says that John A.
ly marketed seventeen head of steers
in Chicago which brought MIN $107.S0
per head az 81 hundred, while an.
other bunch of seventeen brought
$3.50 a hundred. William Fritz, an
other farmer of the same county, re-
Gently sold a single wagon load of
wool for $72S.OS. There was a time
about fifteen years ago when cattle
and wool were doing pretty nearly as
good as that. Along came lot, of fell
lows wno were going to give the coun-
try something better if they could on.
" get "a change. Enough of the
people were fooled by their talk to
bring about the change. The cattle
fell to So and 81 a. hundred, wool from
twenty-five cents a pound to ten and
sheep from SO and 81 a head TO 81.
And it took long time to get prices
back to those of the good old time
Now there is another lot of fellows in
these days of good prices for the far
mer and general prosperity, telling
how they are goflg TO make matters
better if they can cut down the tariff
and give away home markets to the
foreigner. How many of the people
are going to be fooled this Cime?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

According to government stats
Tics every person in the United States
uses, annually, about seven dollars
worth of electricity in some form
Trolley rides lead at $500 per capita;
electric light is second with $1.50 per
capita. Every man, woman and child
buys $1.25 worth of electric apparatus
and supplies, uses rs cents worth of
telephone service, and so cents worth
of kilograms and fire alarms.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
BRUTALITY AT HOME.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Twenty years
ago Iowa with the rest of the country
was duly shocked by George Remnants
writings AID lectures, in which he ven
tilated Russian prisons Some time
later we grew highly indignant over
Butcher Weyler and his treatment of
the soldiers of liberty in Cuba. And
quite recently there has been much
ado over the cruelty and the brutality
visited upon inmates of Russian pris-
ons.
We have the word of some of the
most eminent officials in charge of
prisons and reformatories IN our state,
that while we We're being shocked and
thrilled by KEENAN, and were cursing
Russia's despots and Butcher Weyler.
our prisons and penal institutions
were not much better tnan those of
Russia and of Cuba. Thus Superin-
tendent Fitzgerald,at present IL charge
of the school at Mitchellville, recalls
that not SO many years ago boys
were sentenced to thirty-nine lashes
if they had been pronounced incorri-
gible by some one who may or may
not have known anything about it.
the boys were stripped and tied to
table, face down. Every stroke of the
LASH cut the flesh open, and on this
account no boy was considered strong
enough to be given more than five
lashes at one time. When he had re-
covered from his wounds he was given
five more, and so on until the full
thirty-nine was administered" War
den Jones, of Fort Madison, stated
that before mis- administration it was
customary TO inflict the most severe
corporal punishment. Prisoners were
hoisted to the top Of the tower by a
rope and then dropped six feet or so
at a time, catching them again with
the rope, and thus lowering them to
the ground. He stated that rarely, if
ever, was prisoner able to go
through that ordeal without being per-
manently injured for the rest of ais
life. Both of these men intlmated
that there were worse atrocities than
those chat they had related practicei
before their eyes, which they could
not bring themselves to describe.
The above statements were made at
a conference of heads of state insti-
tutions with the board Of control quite
recently. 1t seems strange, almost
unbelievable, that such atrocities could
have been perpetrated in Iowa just
few years ago. Perhaps it might be
in order to institute an investigation
and hunt out and wipe out any yes,
tiges of barbarism that may remain
II Is not pleasant, this revelation by
Messrs. Fitzgerald and Jones. And
still, perhaps it is well that 1t has
been made. 1t will teach us to judge
not, or at least not so severely, what
others may be doing, and to critlcise
| not 100 7larshIy the management OF
penal institutions in other lands. And
then, again, 1t enables us to rejoice
and to point with pride to the fact that
these things belong in the times tha'
lie behind us, and that nothing OF the
sort Is possible in the state OF Iowa
today That we are growing and pro
Pressing in the very best sense OF ths
| word. A
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
cYNIcIsM AND cHAurAueuAs.

Chicago Post: II is easy TO make
fun Of the chautauqua movement
The conventionalized mind thinks
there is something inherently clever
In sneering view of this educational
phenomenon. while the yirile barbar
ian OF the big city ignores It vita
blaad superiority.
Yet the Chantauqua movement to
day IL one o. The great powerful fact'
that can non well be ignored IN ou'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
.EDDYV|LLE MAN IN
JEAN VALJEiN ROLE
w. r. DAVIDSON, CHARGED WITH
MURDER, is INDICATED.
THE CRIME WAS IN MISSOURI
But the Accused at the Time Was {
Resident of Iowa Town-known
and Respected BY
Neighbors.

Hobart, o. T., July 23.-The efforts
of H. H. Graves, sheriff of Macon coun-
ty, Missouri, to arrest w. F. Davidson,
a prominent merchant of this place, on
the charge of committing a murder in
Missouri twenty-seven years ago, fail
ed through the testimony of warn
friend of Davidson, who knew him
when he was boy in Eddyville. Iowa,
years ago.
Graves, the Missouri sheriff, after
making himself odious by delivering
orations to crowd on the streets all
day yesterday, claiming nat David,
son was the man wanted, and claim
ing that he knew him personally, at
5 o'clock turned Davidson loose, hid
out for fear of lawsuit till the first
train out of Hobart, and men left the
city.
Graves was so sure he had the man
wanted that at one time while stand
ing In the center of a motley crowd
of 100 men and boys, he offered to
wager 800 to $40 that ne had the
right man, but when "caAed" he said:
81 amt got the money with me-
Graves made a proposition to Davd
son and mis- attorney. Frank Costello
that he would deposit with the sherifl
of Kiowa county enough money to de
fray the expenses of Davidson and his
attorney to Missouri and return, but
when "called" on that line ne said;
Maybe I'd better wait. I'm sure I'm
right"
Davidson Brings Suit.
After Graves had given Davidson his
freedom, papers were drawn in a SUI
for $4,000 against the sheriff, and Off
GERS were at all outgoing trains thf'
morning, but Graves had decided thai
Missouri was a more coagenial Gil
mate than Oklahoma, and was not tc
be found.
Graves yesterday felephoned for re
ouisition papers, but received a teie
gram to the effect That no papers
| would be issued. ~
The Identification Of Davidson wa
made complete this morning wheI
Lem o. Lyle, of Roosevelt, arrived IL
the city and stated that he had known
Mr. Davidson since he was boy ah'
That he lived with him at EddyVilie
Ia. during the year of the Missouri
trouble. Mr.. Lyle says that ne ais'
was acquainted with the father o
Davidson aad was present at the time
of his marriage in 1876 under th'
name of Davidson.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
Temporary Saw Mill.

A large temporary saw mill has been
erected on the Iowa Central tracks
just north of the stock yards, for the
manufacture of boxes, barrel tops and
the like, out of raw logs. The estab.
llshment Is sent out by the National
Cooperage Co. to various places
around the country where the linn
wood is available. and usually comes
here few moaths eacn year and Is
operated as long as their supply OF
timber lasts,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

AT the close of the Civil war Ala
bama stood second in illiteracy Of he
people among the states of the Union
In 1900 she had reached fourth place
Charles RaTtray, state superintendent
of schools, is hopeful man. for he
writes superintendent John F. Riggs
that at the same rate of progress Ala
hanna can reach Iowa'S plane in S2C
years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

The Pennsylvania Railroad il
about to plant the largest artificial for
est in the history OF the United States
A tract Of 10000 acres has been pur
chased on the slope of the Alleghe1J
Mountains between Altoona and Hol
lilaysburg and there the seeds win be
sowa which at the end of forty years
are expected to yield an annual har
vest Of more than 100000 railroad
ties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
CONTRACT is LET.
Deepest Shaft in the State to be SUNK
Near Abba.

Abba, July 23.-Joseph He1neman
of Centerville has secured the con-
tract for sinking the air shaft for the
Abba Coal Co., and when down 1t will
be the deepest shaft in Iowa. They
will go three hundred feet below the
surface, where the coal has been
found to be five ieet, five and three,
quarters inches thick. The Ramsays
and the Harris boys anticipate a rich
mine and all indication point to the
opening up of one of the largest coal
Industries in southern Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
A FOXY school hoard al column,

"A foxy school board at Columbus,
Ind, decided to employ no school
teachers for the next term until after
the passing of the month of June. For
merly teachers were employed at the
cad of one term on the promise thai
they would not marry until after the
expiration of the next, but experience
showed that promises in such matters
were not considered binding.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

The Evansville, Indiana, school
board has refused to engage the head
of the manual training school for an
other term solely because he always
mad Crouch and never appeared
with smile on his face. The man
was admittedly competent teache:
but the board did not think it wise to
have man in charge of school boys
whose pessimistic mug was never
frightened WITH a smile.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25
An EnIinss Of the Moon.

Weather conditions being favorable
there will be a partial eclipse OF the
moon visible In Oskaloosa tomorrow
evening, Wednesday, July "a. the
Umbra, or beginning win be shortly
after ten o'clock and 1t will cad one
half 1our after midnight.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

Major must be taken iato consider
alton.
OF this array of "prospectoTs" Mr.
Rominger Is standpatter of the va
riety that believes all good comes from
the tariff, we are told. Judge Roberts
also lines up with that element, as
does Representative Offil. Captain
Carr is a progressive and Nate Ken.
dali II is said has kept pretty low on
that fight but Is probably progress
i've. With this buncn already in the
field and with Judge Scott and Audi.
tor of State Carroll TO draw on in a
case of emergency it looks as II the
republican brethren will have a pri-
mary that win be fast and furious IL
the year 1908.
Knoxville Express: The oskaloosa
Herald the other day mad big head
ing over a local article, "The Chew
Reunion" Really, however, That
heading is too Indefinite. Practically
all reunions are chew" reunions
chew "reminiscences, chew refresh
ments, chew the rag.
! " y I.
Iowa City Republican,: The oska-
loosa Herald. now seven column
quarto, has much improved during the
past few months. 1t has another lin
otype coming and when That ~ in
stalled it will have still better facili-
ties for getting out good paper.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-25

1T is said that down at Chanute
Kas., recently boy was bit by moe.
casin and used mixed whiskey AMI
salt to kill the poison. The temper,
ance people insisted that the salt did
the work while the ants declared the
whiskey did the work. The conclus-
iol Of the scientists spoiled the fun
by deciding that the snake bite was
harmless.