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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
ion on her part was necessary.

ton on her part was necessary.
The fact that the current Jumped an
open switch and made connection,
then jumped from a brass rim ON an
electric light globe to a human hand,
which rested on the glass--a non con-
ductor-is mystery to electricians
Such a thing is seldom heard or ana
from this it, is judged that the voltage
was exceptionally high. There ls no
doubt as to the truth OF the statement
for Mr.. Wooley hand shows a burned
place the size of a light globe and the
scored skin, which was left on the
glass from the burn, relieves all DOUBT.
The switch is turned on and off by
means of button on the first moor,
and as was shown after the accident
the current was broken at the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
LOVER FOOLS GUARDIAN.
Arlson l.. Webster, Of Des Moines, Gets
Girl Thru Arrest.

Des Moines, June 26.-Arlson L..
Webster and his pretty sweetheart
Eva Shook, worked clever ruse, and
foiled the designs of the girls guard
ian. Job Weiss, who objected to their
marriage Webster swore out an In
formation, accusing Miss Shook of dis
turbing the peace. He hid In cup
board in the Justices office when she
was brought into court with her
guardian to answer they charge.
The justice sent the guardian out TO
get bonds for his ward, and while he
was gone Webster left the cupboard
took the hand of the girl and the JUS
tice tied the nuptial knot. Weiss had
forbidden the girl from meeting Web
ster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
MISS sToTzER WEEDS.

Married Jay Bennett, Well Known
Young Man of Iowa Falls.
Special tosTimes- Republican.
Iowa Falls, June 26.-At Fort Dodge,
last evening, occurred the marriage of
two well known young people of this
city, the ceremony being performed at
the home of the groom's sister. in that
city. The contracting partes were Mr..
Jaw Bennett and Miss Maud StotZer.
The groom was reared to manhood here
and since leaving school has been In
the employ Of ]. M Rhinehart as clerk.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Stotzer of Robertson and a
young lady well known here, having
served for some time as a nurse at
Ellsworth hospital
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
THIEVES GET s24o.
Store Of Charles Gesenhaus, Musca-
tine, Robbed.

Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, June ga series OF pet
ty thieveries eliminated Saturday
night in the robbing of the store Of
Charles Giesenhaus. aegrocer, of $240.
Many creditors had paid their bills and
1t had been a good day. AS is his Gus
tom Mr.. Giesenhaus left the store In
care of a ferocious bulldog, and went
over at II o'clock to get shaved before
the shops closed. He returned in fifteen
minutes and when he unlocked the
door found the drawers of the safe
empty ON the counter and the cash
register rifled. The back door which
unbolts from the inside was open. The
thief must have hidden in the room.
He was evidently known to the bulldog
and it IS from this fact that the police
hope to capture him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
DRINKS. ARE DISCIPLINED.
Plastered With Eggs and Then Rolled
in Mud, at Bayard..

0PeCIdI 10 Observation-Disclosures
Bayard, June 26.-Drunks need not
expect very pleasant treatment in
Bayard from now on, the young men
and women of Bayard having formed
an association which-~proposes to deal
hereafter with DRINKS who. it is
charged are permitted too great lib
erty by the city authorities.
The first appearance of the new as
ISOLATION came Sunday night party
of young people, on their way home
from church, saw several DRINKS on
the street. The party secured collec-
ton of bad eggs, plastered the sots
with the said eggs and then rolled
them over into mud puddle. This
drastic treatment is to be repeated
whenever necer AIRY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE
Well Known Clear Lake Resident
John McCIay, Seeks Separation.

John MccIay, Seeks Separation.
Special to Tlmes-F.epublican.
Clear Lake, June 26.--The sensation
of this city is the petition for divorce
asked for by John McClay, a travel
ing salesman and a well-known and
old resident of this place, who asks a
separation from his wife, Margaret
McClay, on the grounds of unfaithful-
ness. Mr.. McClay names prominent
young men of this city as the para
mours of his wife, and alleges because
of this unfaithfulness he will not live
with her longer.
Mrs Clay is handsome young
woman and has lived here many years,
marrying Clay four years ago. The
petition of her husband and the allie
cations have produced almost conster-
nation among her friends. who declare
her innocent She has left the city.
The case will come up at the coming
term of court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
PICKLE FACTORY BUILDS

Acreage of Heinz Vegetable Farms
Also Increased.
Special to Times Republican.
Muscatine, June Exhibitions to the
great Heinz pickle factory here, which
will double its capacity, have been
completed. Floor space 14Ox6o feet
has been added. The acreage OF the
Heinz vegetable farms about the city
has been increased and the Heinz con-
tracts with the Muscatine Island grow
ers call for more Of their produce than
ever before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
Lodge Memorial at Iowa Falls.

Special to Times Republican
Iowa Falls June 26-Invitations have
Just been issued for the annual me-
mortal service Of the local chapter of
the Eastern Star The service will be
held at $3.50 next Sunday afternoon at
the Masonic hail. At the conclusion
of the services at the hall, the graves
of the deceased members of the order
buried in Union cemetery will be dec
grated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
cHIsMs TAKEN TO PEORIA
Eldest chisnn Reaches cInton Too
Late to Prevent Confession Of His
Rrofher.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, June 2e.-Special Officers
Patterson and Alllnen left Clinton for
Illinois yesterday, having in charge
Earl and Roy Chism, from near Peoria.
the two boys who were arrested. for
postoffice robberies in Taylor Ridge
and Reynolds ILL.,. and the first Of
whom made confession to the local
police. The eldest brother Of the boys,
Walter Chism, reached Clinton too late
to prevent the confession Of his BROTH
err Earl will be arraigned in the Unit
ed States court at Peoria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
EPIDEMIC OF CRIME.
Three Arrested In Last Two Days at
Mason City. Accused Of Entcing Lit !

Special t. Tunes Republican,
Mason City. June 26.---Mason City is
Jus. now suffering an epidemic of thugs
who have been doing all sorts of mean
ness and three arrests have resulted in
two days of men accused of msddling
with little girls, The last arrest made
Aes Of man nicely. dressed. who gave
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
A Brave Eiaht

against Stomach. Liver and Kidney
Trouble, is always successful, if car
ried on by means of Electric Bitters.
so cents. Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
eriea the Conductor.

As conductor of orchestra Grieg,
the noted composer, was all fire, and
his concentrated energy transfused
itself to such an extent into the
members of the orchestra that the
whole band became merely an Incl
dental part of its lc,der, who filled
the concert hall with his personal
ity. One would think that such in
tense vital energy would, so to
speak, be burned out by its own
flame; but, slight and small though
he was, Grieg lived for forty-fiye
years with only one lung, and even
if he had to husband his strength
and sometimes to interrupt tour
of concerts he still infused his fiery
soul into orchestras and audiences.
William Peters "Grieg the Man"
in Century.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
A Mark of Identification.

During the holding of an inquest
which had been adjourned several
times an important witness from
the north was being questioned by
the coroner when the following dia-
logue took place:
Coroner-You knew the deceased
pretty well, l believe, and could
identity him.
Witness-Yes; 1 should know i'm
ag'in.
A photograph of the deceased was
then handed to the witness.
Coroner-Do you recognize that ?
Witness Shaking his head)-No;
l dunno who that is.
Coroner You said you should
know him again if you saw him.
Witness-So l should, sir. But l
don't think I could tell lis picture.
Coroner-What was there about
the deceased that you would know
again?
Witness (brightening up)- His
stutter, sir. e suffered awful
London Judy.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
THE nIARRATTA METHOD


Queer Devices BY Which Sofae Sltt
Are celle6spd IN India.
Many queer stories are told Of ths
persistence and clever devices Of
the collectors Of bad debts, but ersn
a professional humorist would End
it hard to invent anything more ab
surd than the method actually ia
use among the Mahrattas at least
if travellers tales are to b. .rusted
In that country, 50 they saJs when
a creditor cannot get bis money and
begins to regard the debt as desper.
ate he proceeds to sit adhurna
upon his debtor-that is, be s9uata
down at the door Of his Victim'a
tent and thereby in some myste-
rious way becomes muster Of tho
situation No one can 60 IN or cut
except BY his sanction. he neither
himself eats nor allows his debtor
TO eat, and this extraordinafy star
vation contest IS kept up until ei-
Ither the debt is psid OF BE cted-
itor gives up the siege, and IN the
latter case the debt is held to be
Cancelled.
However strange it may appear to
Europeans, this method of enforc-
ing demand is an established and
almost universal usage among the
Mahrattas and seems to them q
mere matter of course. Even their
"scindiah," or chieftain, is not ex-
empt from it.
The laws by which the @dhurna"
is regulated are as well defined as
those of any other custom what
ever. When it is meant to be very
strict the claimant takes with him
a number of his followers, who sur
round the tent and sometimes even
the bed of his adversary to make
sure that he obtains no morsel Of
food. The code, however, pre-
scribes the same abstinence for the
man who imposes the ordeal, and
of course the strongest stomach
wins the day.
A similar custom was onoe 80
prevalent in the province of Benares
that Brahmans were sometimes sys-
tematically put through course of
training to enable them to endure q
long time without food. They were
then sent to the door Of some rich
person, where they publicly made
VOW to remain fasting until GER
tain sum of money was paid or until
they perished from starvation. To
cause the death of a Brahman was
considered so heinous an offense
that the cash was generally forth.
'oming, but never without a reso-
ute struggle to determine whether
he man was likely TO prove stanch,
or the average oriental will almost
IS soon give up his life as his mon
ey.-London Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Reason Enough.

Even a lunatic may not wholly
lack the power of reason. This
truth appears in story Life tells
of the inspection of an asylum by
the trustees:
Walking through the grounds,
they came upon a party of workmen
who were repairing wall. One of
the harmless patients, apparently
assisting in the work, was pushing
a awheelbarrow along upside down.
"My friend" said kind hearted
trustee, "you should turn your
wheelbarrow over"
Not on your lifel" replied the
patient. Il turned it over yester-
day, and they put bricks in It'll"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
A rAcTEUL GIEI.
The Way Philip D. Armour Aided Or.
Henry ri. Field.


When DR.. F. ". Gunsaulus was
in the pastorate Of Plymouth
church, Chicago, Philip D. Armour
was his most eminent parishioner.
Mr.. Armour had long admired the
New York evangelist and was dis
tressed when he heard that the de-
cline Of the journal threatened to
leave its editor and owner, DR.. Hem
~ II. Field, in penury IN his old
age
The packer asked DR.. Gunsaulns
to invite The editor to Chicago, and
then he himself invited them both
to dinner in his home. At the table
Mr.. Armour turned the converse
tion almost immediately to the ed
TORS brother, already long deeeas-
ed, Mr.. Cyrus ", Field, inventor
Of the ocean telegraph. Said Mr.
Armour:
q am sorry that in Jour brothers.
lifetime ! did not recognize more
clearly my debt to him. Now every
day / sit in my Office and communi-
cate with my agents all over the
world, and my business multiplies
wonderfully just because ] can keep
in touch with markets for my prod
ucts in every country. And owe
it all to your brother. If it hadn't
been for his faith in the ocean cable
l could never have built up such a
trade. keep wishing i had done
something while he was living to
show him that l appreciated his
achievement"
The packing king kept up the
same strain of conversation through
most of the meal. Toward the last
a plate set down before the editor
contained among the viands of the
course a small slip of folded paper.
DR.. Field opened it doubtfully and
found written within:
"Good for $4,000, payable at the
Office of the Armour Packing COM
pany to the brother of Cyrus W.
Field"
The venerable editor was over
whelmed with confusion and scarce
ly was able to express his feelings.
But, of course, as his host had cal
culated, he could not decline a gift
given in his brothers memory.-In-
terror.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
A Sailor No Lono.r.

Painting is almost a continuous
performance on some of the ocean
liners. "0n a certain ship one
day." said traveller, fT put my
hand on freshly painted ventila-
tor, and while removing the white
smear / fell into conversation with
the seaman who was responsible for
the trouble. He was an elderly
chap, and he had visited many out
landish places. As he piled the
brush we had an interesting chat.
How long have you been sailor 2
said / finally. 'Sailor?' the old man
grumbled, Dipping his brush into the
can. Bless yer heart, sir, Pm no
sailor nowadays. Pm a bloomin'
artist, that's Eot / amp"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
stilI WONDERING.

Worn out by long series of ap-
palling French exercises, wherein
the blunders were as the sands of
the sea, hapless high school mis-
tress declared her intention of writ
ing to Florence's mother.
Florence looked her teacher in
the face, 'cMa will be awfully an
gry," quoth she.
81 am afraid she will, but it is my
duty to write to her, Florence"
81 don't know" said Florence
doubtfully. 4fYou see, mother al
ways does my French for me-"
The teacher is wondering wheth-
81 she viii write.-London Express.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Helping Out cabby.

A cabman once drove a lady and
her little girl from Euston to Char
ing Cross.
On the way particle of dust en-
tered the eye of the driver, causing
him considerable annoyance.
On arriving at their destination
the lady gave the cabby just the
bare fare, and then, this being the
first opportunity the cabman had,
he took out his handkerchief and
attempted to extract the cause of
his pain.
The little girl, perceiving this,
spoke a few words to her mother
and then ran back to the jehu, say
ing;
'fPlease, cabby, mother says you
are not to cry. Here is another six
pence. e."-London Tit-Bits.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Drawbacks Of Culture.

There is a certain matron of Chi
cago's smart set whose devotion to
matters social precludes any excess
i've amount of attention to her chill
dren. 1t happened recently that she
was just about to telephone to her
physician for the second time to
attend her youngest, girl of three
years, just then suffering from some
minor ailment, when the doctor
himself put in an appearance.
I I'm so glad you've come at last,
doctori" exclaimed the matron. 81
don't know what on earth ails little
Marie. The French nurse left this
morning, and there's not a soul in
the house can understand what she
says. ."-HarpeFs Weekly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
MARRIAGE LoTrERIEs.
Business Schemes IN Which Husbands
Were the Premiums.

WV ~ttN y lNttttattiaa
Some years ago a tailor of Brus-
sells took into his employ young
man on the stipulation that he
should be allowed to dispose of him
IN marriage.
/ When the agreement was signed
the tailor widely advertised the fact
that he had in stock a husband to
sbestow upon the widow or maiden
who should bring him the most Gus
tom during the year.
Keen competition resulted. At
the end of the year it was found
that the prize had been won BY q
widow of sixty years. Quite giee-
fully she took her husband home
and introduced him to her eight
sons 1t is said that she was so
well pleased with her bargain that
she induced a large number of rela-
tiyes TO give their patronage to the
tailor permanently,
This idea OF the tailor seemed
good to number of other business
men of the continent, and for a
time there was quite an eruption of
advertisements and posters an
nouncing husbands to be disposed
of.
Every New Years day a large
Viennese firm of bootmakers was
wont to offer a husband to the lady
whose foot was considered to be the
smallest and most shapely of the
year, guaranteeing at the same time
to set the couple up in business
should such help be needed.
For over twenty years was this
practice continued, until the head
of the firm, an old widower, fell in
love with and himself married the
Cinderella footed lady, who, being
of an ultra Jealous disposition,
sternly vetoed the customs contin-
uance.
Only recently Berlin tradesman
issued circular promising to be-
stow husband, in the person OF
his son, upon the spinster who shall
within a years space collect the
most coupons, one of which is given
with each purchase to the value of 5
marks. To the prize husband as a
wedding gift he has promised to be-
stow share in his business.
Some years ago Leeds firm cir
culated among its customers attrac-
tive tokens, whereon was depicted a
stylishly dressed man surrounded
by the legend, "a Husband For a
Guinea" signifying that such as
expended t,lat amount on the firms
goods we're allowed one chance in
rattle for an eligible young man,
the junior partner in the house.
London Tit-Bits.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Winning His WAGER.

A tall, herculean Gascon astride
a wretched pony encountered as he
rode over bridge a richly dressed
cavalier mounted on noble steed.
Saluting the horseman, the Gascon
said to him:
'1 will bet you ten golden pieces
that ! can do with my horse what
you can't with yours"
"Done," said the cavalier, where
upon the Gascon dismounted from
his miserable hack and, taking it
up in his arms, threw it over the
battlements into the river, thus
winning his wager, to the great dis
eomfiture of the owner of the noble
steed.-London Mail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
The Farmers wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds 1t thoroughly after using, and gives
1t 3 sun bath TO sweeten it. She knows
that II her chlIrn IS sour It will taint the
butter that Is made In It. The stomach Is
a churn. In the Btomach and digestive
and nutrltive tracts are performed pro-
cesses which are almost exactly like the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that II this stomach-churn is foul 1t
makes foul all which is put into itp
The evil Of a foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by 1t. but the corruption OF
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
ination of disease throughout the body.
: DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what tho washing
and sun bath do for the churn-a bsolutely
removes every tainting or eorrupting ele-
ment. In this way 1t cures blotches,
pfmples, eruptions. scrofulous swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and all
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
II you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and respondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or Irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating ard poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number Of them, indicate thatyou are
suffering from biliousness, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indf-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
The hest agents known 10 medical sc,-
ence ior the cure ol .the above sYmptoms
anQ Qcon1l lions. as attested by the Wfitings
OF leading 1eaebats and -practI Itloners Of
all the several Schools Of medical nracf!ce.
have been skill aud harmQnIously
combined In pr. Plerce,s GoldenA Medical
DlscnYerY4 That this Is absolutely true
will be readily proven to your satisfaction
II you will but mail postal card request
to DR.. r. v. Pierce. Buffalo, n. Y, for
free copy Of his booklet of extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names OF all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
Ing what the most eminent medical men
of the age say of them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
A Little Ambiuuoun.

A group of interested citizens
was observed standing in front of
"a billboard in one of Chicago's sub
urbs reading large poster that had
just been put up. Some of them
were greatly amused, while others
were highly indignant.
A. nearer inspection showed that
the purpose of the poster, was to
advertise arsgenuine5 colored min
strels' entertainment" that was to
be given at one of the local amuse-
ment halls. The particular portion
that had reused the emotions of the
crowd was printed in great, aaring
letters:
sit will be enough to make a mule
laugh! Bring your wives and chill
drenp
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Tn. Business lnstlne,.

The teacher was trying to impress
upon her class the necessity Of reg
ulating the sinful human heart, and
to drive her point home she pro-
duced her watch.
"Now, boys" she said, "you all
see this watch"-an assertion SO OBJ
viously true that there was no dan
ger of contradiction. 'Now," she
continued, 'just suppose for a mo-
ment that it did not keep correct
time, that | found it was willing to
go any way but the right way, what
should / do with it7"
There was the usual pause which
pupils indulge in because it Aatters
the teacher by making her suppose
her problem is very deep one and
that her wisdom is therefore pro-
found. Then a bright little boy
held up his hand.
'FPlease, miss" he said, "you
would sell it to endP-London
Answers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-12-25
Fruit Cures.

"Grapes are wonderful things .
said a wine grower. an Switzer-
land they have in the autumn a
grape cure. Thousands of anaemic
and nervous persons are benefited
by this cure. Eating huge bunch
of grapes every ten minutes all day
long, their cheeks soon bloom, they
soon recover their health again.
Fruit, all fruit, is medicinal. AS
a drink cure and as a blood purifier,
what is there better than an apple
Did you ever hear of currant leaf
poultices for gout? They are excel
lent, / assure you. And black cur
rant jelly in water is remedy for
sore throat.
"Pineapples are good for diphthe-
ria, strawberries for rheumatism,
mulberry juice for feyers, elderber-
ry for chills and lemon for colds,
for headache and for bile" cincin-
matt Enquirer.