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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

ing to the scaffold could have formed
a more pitiful sight, but there was no
mercy in the eyes of the man watch
ing him.
Speak, you cringing hound!"
Slavin gripped hts great hands to-
gether convulsive1y, his throat swell.
ing beneath it's read beard. He knew
there was no way of escape. Il
had to do it! My God, Captain, I had
to do it,"
"Why?"
81 had to, tell you. Oh. you devil,
you fiend! I'm not the one you're at.
ter-it's Murphy"
For single moment Hampton star
ed at the cringing figure. Then sud
denly he rose to his feet in decision.
Stand up! Lift up your hands first,
you fool Now unbuckle your gun,
belt with your left hand-your left, !
said. Drop it on the floor"
There was an unusual sound behind,
such as rat might have made, and
Hampton glanced aside apprehensive.
Nv. In that single second Slavin was
upon him. grasping his pistol-arm at
the wrist, and striving with hairy
hand to get death-grip about his
throat Twice Hampton's left drove
straight out into that red. gloatins
face, and then the giants crushing
weight bore him backward. He fought
savagely, silently, his slender figure
like steel, but Slavin got his grip at
last, and with giant strength began to
crunch his victim within his vise-like
arms. There was moment of SUI
perhumau strain, their breathing
mere sobs OF exhaustion. Then Slavin
slipped and Hampton succeeded In
wriggling partially free from his death
grip. 1t was scarcely an instant, yet
it served: for as he bent aside, swing
his burly opponent with him, someone
struck a vicious blow at his back; but
the descending knife, missing Its
mark, sunk Instead deep into Slavin's
breast.
Hampton saw the fash of a blade, q
norton of an arm, and then the
clutching fingers of Slavin swept him
down. He reached out blindly as he
fell, his hand closing about the de-
serted knife-hilt The two crashed
down together upon the floor, the
force of the fall driving the blade
home to the gamblers heart.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
CHAPTER XIX.

The Door Opens, and Closes Again.
In one sense Hampton had greatly
enjoyed Miss Spencer's call. Her
bright, fresh face, her impulsive
speech, her unquestioned beauty, had
had their effect upon him, changing
for the time being the gloomy trend
of his thoughts.
But gradually the slight smile Of
amusement faded from his eyes.
Something, which he had supposed
lay securely hidden behind years and
distance, had all at once come back
to haunt him-the unhappy ghost OF
an expiated crime, to do evil to this
girl Nadia. Two men, at least, knew
sufficient of the past to cause serious
trouble. This effort by Slavin to hold
personal communication with the girl
was evidently made for some definite
purpose. Hampton decided to have
face-to-face interview with the man
himself; he was accustomed to fight
his battles in the open. and to finish.
A faint hope, which had been growing
DINNER and DINNER, with every pass
ing year, began to flicker once again
within his heart. He desired to see
this man Murphy, and to learn exactly
what he knew.
He entered the almost deserted sa-
loon opposite the hotel, across the
threshold of which he had not stepped
for two years, and the man behind the
bar glanced up apprehensively.
Red Slavin?" he said. well, now.
see here, Hampton, we don't want no
trouble In this shebang.'
"Tm not here seeking fight, jim :"
returned the inquirer, genially. Il
merely wish to ask Red an unimpor-
tant question or two"
Hes there in the back room, I
reckon, but he's damn liable to take a
pot shot at you when you go in"
Hampton's genial smile only broad
ened, as he carelessly rolled an un-
light cigar between his lips.
He walked to the door, flung It
swiftly and silently open, and STEP
ping within, closed 1t behind him with
his left hand In the other glittered
the steel-blue barrel of drawn revolt
yer.
"Slavin, sit down."
The terse. imperative words seemed
fairly to cut the air, and the red
bearded gambler, who had half risen
to his feet, an oath upon his lips, sank
back into his seat, staring at the APP
partition confronting him as II fasci-
mated.
Put your hands on the table, and
keep them there!" he said. Nov, my
dear friend, l have come here in
peace, not war, and take these slight
precautions merely because have
heard a rumor that you have INDUCED
in threat or two since we last part
ed, and l know something Of your inn
petuous disposition. / regret the ne
cessity but tpust you are resting COM
fortably."
"Oh, go to hell!"
1--WE will consider that proposition
somewhat later" Hampton laid his
hat with calm deliberation on the
table. mo doubt, Mr.. Slavin,-if you
move that hand again I'll fill your sys-
TEN with lead-you experience some
very natural curiosity regarding the
object of my unanticipated, yet hope
no less welcome visit
Slavins only reply was curse, his
bloodshot eyes roaming the room fur
lively.
Il suspected as much" Hampton
went on, coolly. Indeed, l should
have felt hurt had you been indiffer-
ent upon such an occasion. 1t does
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
Oddly in the Mems
BIG FROG EXPLODED.
Theory is That He Dined OFF Guam
tity Of Missing Dynamite.

Chippewa Falls, Wis-The question
whether frog ate dynamite is puz-
cling residents at Emet. While stumps
were being blown out of a road, ten
pounds Of dynamite disappeared mys-
teriously Yesterday, George Humber
accidentally stepped on bull frog,
which exploded instantly, tearing up
a large hole in the ground, and hurting
him several hundred feet. Humber
came down on a soft spot and beyond
being shaken up was uninjured.
While some of the farmers are posi-
tive that the frog ate some of the
dynamite the more conservative are
of the opinion that the frog was prob
ably resting upon the explosive when
Humber came along
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09
All Well

The least thing wrong with your
bowels makes you all sick. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills make you all well. Csc.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-09

Contributed by an Unsuccessful Angler
Then there's the educated fish.
You know him by this sign:
He eats your bait off, slick and clean
And doesn't jerk your line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

"Anna, YOU wished to buy die
tionary2n
4 have married a professor instead. #
-Aieggendorfer Batter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
Nurses and cancer.

Il find the trained nurses brave
enough in most cases OF contagious dis.
ease" said a Brooklyn doctor but
there is Que thing at which they balk. !"
Whats that" asked friend
smallpox"
NO; cancer. They have all the un-
trained woman's horror Of that dis
ease. The most faithful Of them will
go without an engagement for weeks
rather than take a cancer case. Yet
the peril is slight compared with what
they face almost without thought
Isn't It contagiousg"
A malignant case is If a scratched
hand is brought into contact with the
cancer Three cancers out Of four.
however. are not malignant and can be
dressed without gloves safely. The
trained nurses balk at all Of them
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

The West Hill Sewing club will be
entertained by Mrs S. W Hayes to-
morrow afternoon at three o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

Continues to Draw The Crowds and 10
teregt is Growing

Revival services in the big tent on
Kansas avenue were well attended on
Sunday morning, and there were two
additions to the church BY letter
An immense audience gathered un-
der the tent for the night meeting
while several hundred people listen
ed on the outside to Rev. Dinger's
earnest and forceful sermon.
Choir and orchestra, under the ef-
ficient management of G.. G. Gardner,
did excellent work, while the congre-
cation made the air ring with its CO.
operation in the singing
Services tonight beginning prompt
ly at 3 o'clock, and everybody is cor
daily invited to be present Strang-
ers in the city especially invited
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

Concerning the life history Of the
particular little midge that patronizes
the arum in England very little is
known, yet It is certain that when
arums are blooming these midg 5 give
little time to anything besides drunken
orgies within their shelter. You have
only to cut open a bloom at the narrow
neck portion and look down to the
lower part TO see the helpless insects
lying in heaps, all more or less intoxi-
cated-intoxicated from overindulgence
In arum pollen.-Strand Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
DEATH OF MRS. HARRIS

Mrs. G. N. Harris Of Cache, Ok.
who has been i'll for some time with
appendicitis, died last night, blood poi
soning having set in. The remains
were brought to Chickasha this morn
ing and the funeral held in the Cath
olic church at 2:s0 p. M, interment
taking place in the ]. 0. o. F. ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Harris was formerly a res
ident Of Chickasha, her husband hav-
ing been in the grocery business here
at one time, and she had numerous
friends in the city who unite with her
family III grieving their loss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
LAND FOR SALE"

2S5 acres Of fine land for sale Il
miles north Of Chickasha, 9 miles
southwest Of Minco and miles north
west Of Poeasset. This is all raw
land. but very fine, About 1875 acres
of fine creek Valley land. Water at
a depth Of to l5 feet on valley land
This land is all newly fenced with
fine new oak posts, rod apart and new
wire VIII take S35. per acre or will
trade for Chiekasha property VIII
give five years time on $4500 at a
straight z per cent loan; also terms
on the balance s5475. as follows: So.
600 cash down and s2475. il y
months at per cent. Anyone inter
ested will do well to see me at mu-
sic store. Charles S. Williams,own-
er. go 6td
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
TOUeHS or PARIS.
They Are Known as "Apaches' and
Work In Gangs.

f"rJ Fi0 NHpWu ~ ApaCnc8 ana
Work In Gangs.
Les Apaches-
They work in gangs. In the under
world their associations are complete
and distinct Fame has come to them
Ito the gang Of Bebert Of Montparno.
Of Gegene of the Courtille, the Green
Crayats the Costands Of the YllIette,
the Mont-en-l'air Of the Batignolles.
Against these bands the police war in
vain. They wage their battles In open
day-for some "mome" that Bebert has
stolen from Gegene. A band comes
down from the heights Of Belleville or
Of Charonns and raids a peaceful quar-
ter-a home going cab is surrounded.
the passenger stabbed through the win.
dow and robbed They prey on the
public. Band wars upon band. There
are nightly duels on the Notifications
or under the bridges when the Beau
Totor meets Poigne d'Acier. knife to
knife, In savage and not unloyal way.
Young all, from sixteen to twenty-five,
rarely older Where do they come
from9 Everywhere. They grow on
the pavements Of Paris. along the gut
ters-foundlings or deserted children
sons perhaps Of that laboring class
which is on the edge Of crime and beg
gary. The life Of the Apache Is short
but for every one sent to the jail Of
the guillotine two stand ready at the
door Of the slums. They used to haunt
the den Of tae Pere Lunette. From
The Slums Of Paris" by Vance
Thompson, in Outing Magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
NAMES FOR BIO GUNS
Two signifaart ones Thal Were 81.
-..--a -n- a.-.a-aa

Two slgnIfoant onsa That Were So.
Isoted and Rejected
AT the Fort Ptt foundry. Fort Pitt
PA, were cast in 1867 FOR the monitor
Puritan two twenU-lnch guns. which
Captain w @ Wise, then chief Of Che
naval bureau Of ordnance, proposed to
call Satan and Lucifer This PROPOSE
tlon called forth a protest from the
pastor of a Presbyterian church at
Plttsburg, who characterized it as
most unseemly. II not impious.n His
letter was referred by the member Of
congress to whom it was addressed to
the department and fiually came into
the hands Of Captain Wise for .eply.
In answer be called attention to tie
foreign custom Of giving to vessels
such names as Jupiter. Juno. Vulcan,
Venus, IuggHrnaut Inferno and Luci-
fer and Satan to convey an idea Of the
power Of the destructive agent used III
battle These guns, argued the learn
ed captain, were not Intended for
peace and the utterance of good will
toward men, but TO infict as much
mischief and destruction on human be-
ings in time Of war as their namesake
the devil, tries to do at all times He
further reminded bis clerical critic that
a number Of clergymen had witnessed
without protest his act Of "christen.
ing In presence Of a large assembly
Of ladies' and gentlemen the first twen-
ty insn gun cast for the navy as Beel-
zebub. However. the argument did
not prevail for religious sentimentwas
effective IN preventing this use Of Bib
lical nomenclature Army and Navy
Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
DRUG sI0RE SOLG

f. L. Bailey. proprietor Of the Bal
ley Pharmacy. sold out TO Fred Weir
of Royse City Tex. this morning. Mr..
Weir took immediate charge Of the
pharmacy and Mr. Bailey expects to
leave Chickasha soon and take a va
cation and rest for his health
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
GOVERNMENT ISSUES
BULLETIN ON COTTON CROP


Washington, Sept. 9-The Census
bureau bulletin issued this morning
from ginners shows the total cotton
up to Sept. 1st. is 1916 bales as
compared with 4O7.55l bales up to
the same period last year. The fall
ing off is attributed to the lateness
Of the crop. The condition Of the cot
ton crop is 72.7.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

What a pity you are engaged SO
young, my dearw said the maid who
was beginning to carry weight for age.
You will never know what fun It is
to refuse a man"
NO. | suppose mol" rejoined the fair
debutante. but You can't imagine how
much fun there Is in accepting one. -
Chicago News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

Tommy Did the fowl hurt you. MIR.
Squiress Mr. SQuires- What d'you
mean, my dearg What fowl9 Tommy
We'll, ! wanted to know il It hurt,
cause mummy said You had been hen-
pecked for twenty years.-Strand Mag
azine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
The One rhina Left.

"But what win there be left for you
to do after your toiling and seheming
and self denial have brought you the
millions you covetg'
Whatll there be left2 Gosh. can
60 to New York aud spend EN-. can't
IT- Chicago Record Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
NICK lHTIMATES THAT
TEDDY MIGHT RUN
(Associated Press.l &

New York, Sept "a special from
Honolulu to the American quotes
Congressman Longworth as saying
the President will not become a can
didate for denomination unless the
er tire country demands it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09
MASKED MEN DO BJSI-
NESS WITH THE AGENT


Ell Dorado, Kan, Sept O. Masked
men early today bound and gagged
the Missouri Pacific railway agent
here, robbed the safe Of $1,000 and es-
eaned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-09

FOR SALE One mare and colt
viii be sold at a bargain if taken at
once; inquire Of Robinson's second
hand store. 80 g
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL TIMES.
In Many Ways They Had Easier Lives
Than Their Descendants.

The women of the sixteenth century
and earlier times had easier lives than
those Of our generation. To be sure.
there are a hundred labor saving de-
vices to-day which were unknown to
them. But in at least two important
respects they had the advantage over
their descendants. They waged no
conflict against dirt such as we carry
on from morning till night. The Eliz-
abethan had no prejudice against gar
bage in his front yard. vermin in his
bedroom. decaying rushes on the floor
Of his banquet hall. or soiled lace in
his sleeves. The strength Of arm and
spirit which now goes to keeping clean
was left to the medieval lady for other
tasks. Moreover, although her cloth
ing was gorgeous-rich with embroid-
cry and lace. and heavy with jewels
1t was not subject to rapid changes of
fashion. The cut of sleeve or the
hang of skirt was settled for five
years rather than five months. Life
was then free from the modern terror
of looking like last Years rag bag"
Youths Companion.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29

norance or for mercenary reasons are
opposing the sale of all household
remedies, yhy is 1t not equally neces-
sary for patients to knoU the compo-
sition of the remedy prescribed by q
physician! Does any sane person be-
lieve that the opium in PHYSICIANS
prescription is less potent or less like
ly to create drug habit than the OPT
UNI in a proprietary medicine? AS q
matter of fact, more opium-dddicts
and cocdin-fends haze been made
through the criminal cdrelessness of
ignorant physicians than by any other
means.
Unquestionably, there are number
of proprietary remedies on the market
the sales Of which should be prohibit
ed, and no doubt they will be when
the requirements of the Food and
Drugs Act are rigidly enforced; many
are frauds, pure and simple, and some
are decidedly harmful. OF the aver
age proprietary remedy, however, 1t
may truthfully be said that 1t is dis
tinctly better than the average physi-
clans prescription; for not only is its
composition less secret, but it is pre-.
pared for the proprietor by reputable
manufacturing pharmacists in magnifi.
Gently equipped laboratories and I'M
der the supervision and advice of able
chemists, competent physicians and
skillful pharmacists. 1t should not be
considered strange, therefore, that so
many physicians prefer to prescribe
tlcse ready-prepared proprietary rem
edies rather than teust those of their
own devising.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
ALL RELIGIONS IN LONDON.
Faithist Community Latest Addition
to Its Queer Sects.

The Faithist community which has
established modest footing in Bal
ham, and whose comprehensive gospel
ranges from the creation of man to
the glory and labors of the gods and
goddesses of the Etherian heavens" is
the latest addition to the long list OF
London's religious sects. which are
now almost as many as the days OF
the year. In London the Chinaman
burns his incense stick in more than
one joss-house in the east end. the Ma
hometan has his mosque. the Malayan
his temple, near st. Georges street
east; the Parsees worship the sun In
Bloomsbury. the Mormons have mis-
sion in Islington, and in many parts
of the metropolis the Buddhists and
Ancestor Worshipers perform their
strange rites. OF Christian sects in
London there are at least 300. includ-
ing the Cokelers. the disciples of VIII
liam Sirgood, the Walworth shoe
maker; the Peculiar People, who pre-
fer prayer to physicians; the Sande-
manians, the followers of Joanna
Southcott, the prophetic serving
maid; the Shakers and the Seventh
Day Baptists.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
THE LOAD OF THE LAZY.
This Man Worked Hard In His Own
Particular Way.

One of the neighborhood loafers sat
comfortably smoking his foul pipe. &C.
cording to his daily custom, in the pre-
scription room of a drug store. He
was soliloquizing aloud to the clerk.
Here is sample of his sound. con-
tented philosophy: "Tll tell you what!
A man is mighty miserable If he amt
got nothin' to do, when he amt work
in at somethin'. know tive tried
both ways an l find that there amt
nothin' that makes man more miser-
able than dom nothin'. But, you
know. there's two kinds of work; one
of them is where a Teller goes to work
at six in the mornin' an works with
his hands till six at night. The other
is where Teller sits around an thinks.
amt never happy unless I'm work
in, but 1 don't believe In that first
kind Of work. believe in thinkin' all
day long, an that's harder than the
other kind, can tell you-you just
try it If you don't believe me; a man
is mighty miserable when he amt
workin'."
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
AFFLICTED ONLY At TIMES.
Good Reason for Capt. Bascomb's In
termittent Hearing.

When Capt. Bascomb had left his
old friend, Capt. Somers, and the new
school teacher sitting on the south
porch, and had disappeared down the
road, the young woman spoke Of him
with some curiosity.
Il understand from Mrs. Bascomb
that her husband was very deaf, al
most stone-deaf,' she told me, I'm
sure said the school teacher. But
he seemed to hear all we said with
perfect ease"
Capt. Somers leaned toward her
and spoke in low, cautious tone, al
though there was no eavesdropper to
hear him.
Don't let Mis- Bascomb know it,"
he said, hurriedly. He does seem
to hear pretty well when she amt
round, but none of us folks ever let
on to her. She's a good woman as
ever lived, but most tremendous
bosser and an everlastin' talker. An
we all think that Gersh Bascomb be-
gun to realize ten years ago that II
he didn't want to be harried right off'n
the face O. the earth, the thing for
him to do was to grow def, gradual.
but steady-an' he's done it, to all
intents an purposes, ma'am!"
Youths Companion.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING.
Rash Covered Face and Feet-Would
Cry Until Tired out-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

my baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face and
feet. Her feet seemed to irritate her
most, especially nights. They would
cause her to be broken in her rest, and
sometimes she would cry until she was
tired out. l had heard of SO many
cures by the Cuticura Remedies that
thought I would give them trial.
The improvement was noticeable in a
few hours, and before I had used one
box of the Cuticura Ointment her feet
were well and have never troubled her
since l also used it to remove what
is known as cradle cap from her
head, and it worked like charm. as it
cleansed and healed the scalp at the
same time. Mrs. Hattie Currier,
Thomaston. Me. June 9. 1906"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
FULLY UP WITH THE TIMES.
Oklahoma City Surprised Narrow
Minded New Yorker.

Oklahoma amazes an easterner. The
wide, asphalted streets, the plate glass
fronts of department stores. the clean
sidewalks. the well-dressed, unhurried
shoppers, the finish. the metropolitan
air you find in Oklahoma City, for ex-
ample, seem marvels to find in ter
ritory only II years old. But do not
say so.
A New Yorker who went there on
business complained that fate was
thrusting him into wilderness, and
his Oklahoma associates could not re-
assure him. But coming down to
breakfast the first morning, at his
hotel in Oklahoma City, he stared
around in wonder as he entered the
dining-room.
This" he exclaimed, this is Okla
homa!! Why. do you know conf
dentially, II even found a porcelain
bathtub in my ROOM
WELL" said an Oklahoman, drily,
don't you have those in New York;"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-29
In Praise Of the Pie.

Laura Simmons tells in an article
why good New Englanders should
stick to pie, and calls attention to the
fact that Emerson ate 1t three times
a day. and says that pie is the ladder
by which New England has climbed
to its place of proud eminence. She
questions whether any sensible per-
son was ever known to forage at the
midnight hour for predigested cereals
or the innocuous prune. She does not
believe that many New ExSiAnd ances-
tors died of apoplexy. due to pie, but
counsels all to go on pie-eating, despite
the fact that the fiat has gone forth
that 1t is vulgar to eat pie.