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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

for that place from the Pilgrims passengers.
He had wild impulse to rush in quest OF
the manager to beg to be allowed to leave the
Pilgrim.
He realized, after moments reflection.
however, that his pleading would be in vain.
He did not even know that the strange
steamers people would take him aboard.
A grim resolve to seize life-preserver,
jump overheard, and try to swim to the YES
sci, came too late for hope of it amounting
to anything, for, as he glanced after. the boat
again, he saw that it had performed its mis-
sion, and was being rowed back to the Pill
grim, while the New York bound steamer
resumed her course.
The meeting at sea amounted to something
for 10, however. The next day number of
well-thumbed newspapers we're tossed below,
The cabin passengers had exhausted their
contents, and they were distributed for the
edification of the steerage hands.
10 learned that it was customary for ships
meeting at sea to exchange letters and news
papers, and the newspapers, it seemed, had
been secured from. the steamer they had met;
There were q dozen of them, some dated
back two weeks, but 10 devoured them eager
There was Galveston journal, several from
New Orleans and Key West, Florida week
ly, and five Savannah papers.
Jo presumed from this that the New York
that the Pilgrim, in its slow Southern course,
was not yet out of range of the jurisdiction
of the United States.
Reading was a relief amid the almost hope
less apathy into which he had sunk. Even
realized that the plots Of Cyrus Meserve had
doubtless by this time been put into execu-
ton, and friends and enemies alike had dis
appeared from Savannah, leaving only a
trackless trail on the ocean to follow.
He had read two of the Savannah papers
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

comes in sight. So you can wager we'll see
no land till we're far enough away IRON
Uncle Sans territory"
10 saw the boasted plan of the dissatisfied
steerage men carried into execution the ensu-
| ing day.
! He had hoped that some of them would
combine and demand that they be landed
! before the Pilgrim left home waters.
The Prospect of long voyage, however,
did not seem to daunt them. All they cared
for was extra indulgence and pay for being
duped.
TITS mutiny!"
"And you can take care of your own ami
mals!"
These were the resolute and apparently
sincere threats of the coterie of men who
gathered around the manager as he came be-
low the next morning.
Now, see here, boys!"
And the manager dashed off into long
speech, explaining how circumstances forced
him to try his luck abroad, and how, if he
took the show ashore, it would be seized and
the last one of them would be stranded in a
strange city, out of work.
He cajoled them with specious promises.
Ten per cent. of the net earnings of the first
performance should be divided among the
circus employees, in addition to their regular
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

The search Of 10 Morris for his erratie 80 the
who had been missing seven years t~at his
boy to New York, where ne Hafnnd ned gone to
fathers uncle, Arnold Percivai nsu sVS sSaS no
Savannah Thither Jo would 20, ny pss & frinnd
money 20 nav the cost Of travel LIS s n,hich
Nat Davis induced him TO join elredS, iS,clmdin9
was about to sail to Southern citfes h hnaa thss
Savannah, and both boys helped 70 E,.s hafore
circus trappings on the steamer. STaa ashore
STARTING the Circus manager sent MAJ asiioav ~
with a telegram, and the adyentunIsss he yes
encountered SO long delayed him snaa ma. % IN New
sci sailed without him and LETT hsa hna 10 Io's
York where by following Cyrus Mesei' ,a;ns ~
fathers cousin and former partner IN ;,ant S ~
venture, he became Informed OF the in'en' @ ~, @
Meserve. with sailor, Carbeny, 40 ~ "
railroad to Savannah. -, oo,na-al
Meserye, had robbed JOS father; also, snas
Mr.. Percival is anxious to hnd me .hnt mssts ths
man; and now there Is further PROOF ina. s,s one
sailor knows that Mr.. Norris bad hlaoeh sftae az
wealth on one Of the Hermit ISLANDS, on me
South American coast. Meserve's puIpose rs
to induce Mr. Percival to get vessel 70 hahe AZ
a search for this wealth. Nat overnea.u ,an sne
plans and determined to follow the twH W. ex' Iex
Being without money, he has to beat ms MI way; way;
a train and was badly injured in the s.,r legs.
II tried to help him. but couldn't"
He was helpless cripple -.
And 10? Poor Jo was worried enougn wnen
he discovered that Nat had been left In New
York. but when the next day, out on the broad
ocean. he learned that the circus had new
changed, and that he might not be on land
again for three months. but be on cruise
half way round the world, he was utterly dis-
couraged.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
y coPyTiGhr By
Janes Elverson.

1t would have been more endurable if Nat
Davis was with him, and he worried, too,
about that boy.
Every night he carried to restless slumber
all the dread and anxiety caused by what he
knew of Cyrus Meserve's plots; every morn
ing he scanned the sparkling sea with des-
perate craving for some suggestion OF escape.
The Pilgrim was an unwieldy craft, time
worn and slow. The old steamers progress
was steady however, for the first few days,
and as 10 noticed that her course was south
by southeast, he reasoned that by no circum-
stance would she get any nearer to home
territory than she now was.
When week out some of the machinery
broke, and for five days the Pilgrim made
little if any, progress it being almost dead
calm and her sails of no use.
After many failures the engineer managed
to repair the break sufficiently to again get
up steam, and the old "side-wheeler" once
more bore away for Caribbean waters.
One morning there was ripple of excite
ment. The Pilgrim had come to a stop, but
through no fault of her machinery this time;
A boat was put off and rowed to small
steamer which was also lying to.
JOS heart beat anxiously as he heard one
of the men say it was New York bound
craft. and that the boat was taking letters
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
SYNOPSIS

THIs STORY BEGAN SIX WEEKS AGO.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12

the hands of the committee and nearly $4,000 adj
ditional has been collected by held-workers that
has not gone through the treasury Nearly $4,000
in good pledges are left on the books with which
&pay the present indebtedness of the committee
1nd pledges to the amount of nearly $4,000 have
expired within the past three months that may
be renewed for the ensuing year. All this has
been done in the face of active Anti Saloon
League work which has absorbed $4,000 in
Colorado temperance money for each of the past
two years.
During Mr.. Taynton's administration from one
to five persons have been kept constantly at work
in the state and effective organizations have been
working in five counties where nothing was done
two years ago.
H. L. Murray has been selected to take Mr..
Taynton's place and will work without pay. No
definite plans for the future have been decided
upon but headquarters will be maintained and
some kind of agitation kept up. Most of this
will be done through the Scintillator which has
been established since Secretary Taynton's advent
and as a direct result of his work. This paper
has been enlarged recently has a circulation of
1900 and is being promoted by stock company
of $4,000 capitalization.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
ILLINOIS FRAUD CASES
Wilson and Gaumer Defeated by Old Party
Cheating

DANv1LLE, ILLINOIS, November 7-(Special cor
respondence) = Representative Clay F. Gaumer
has been defeated but by fraud. Word comes
from Prohibition watchers all over the district of
wholesale fraud-counting Gaumer votes for old
party candidates. Where Gaumer received three
votes, judges counted one for him and two for
old party candidates. How to remedy this evil
which is practiced all over the state, is hard to
tell. Prohibitionists here believe Gaumer was
elected but was counted out Gaumer received
votes than he ever polled before. His total
vote being 1888 on the face of the returns.
JOLIET, ILLINOIS, November 7-(Special CORE
spondance) -Alonzo E. Wilson, candidate for the
legislature, received almost $4,000 votes in this
district, which is more votes than any Prohibi-
ton candidate for the legislature in the United
States ever before received. 1t is 5000 votes
more than Mr.. Wilson received two years ago,
but he is still about 600 short. He carried his
own county of DuPage, being the high man.
His majority there was two hundred and his
plurality 2,4OO. Mr.. Wilson had the support of
two daily and three weekly papers and the help
of many prominent citizens, including five former
members of the Illinois legislature. His cam
paign won the admiration of all good citizens.
1t is felt here he is defeated only by fraud. The
evidence is being gathered and there may be a
contest for the seat in the next legislature
Mr.. Wilson was successful in the contest four
years ago, when he was shown to have beeen
elected by five hundred and thirty three plurality,
although the returns indicated his defeat by
thirty-three votes Two years ago he was three
hundred votes short but it was generally believed
he had been elected. In this city there were five
hundred more legislative votes than there we're
voters to cast them. Developments are expected
in very few days
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12


PARTY PRoHIBIroNIsr AMERICA
of
O. $4,000
slide with unnshed near
section of the
But the lesson last Tuesday the victories
FIGHTS
gate Presidential poll but the overwhelming triumph which the liquor
spracy with the anti Prohibition leaders both old parties
slant progress of the Prohibition movement throughout the land through
the old bipartisan
strength in support the one political party which seemed certain of
The nationally
on and the unexpected size of the Republican victory the
liquor forces of the nation
The returns far received indicate almost without exception that
Republican politics. while
Taft Cannon through the
the -four
The which of
mediate national
Through the
this hashgh of
O. doomed
Before greatest political history
nauguated.
battle Washington 1872
reveals more definitely of
AS regards the Prohibition
Thousands Watkins
which would had
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
SOUTH DAKOTA REPORT
Good News from Young, Big Northwestern
State

BOOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, November 9-(Spe-
cal telegram -Returns of the Prohibition vote
in the election of last Tuesday yet very
meager, but, judging from the counties already
heard from, the vote for Chain and Watkins
will fall between four thousand and four thou
sand five hundred. DR.. Swallow received 1906
votes in this state in 1904
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-11-12
THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1T1oN1sr

CHAFIN'S CALL OF CHEER
hardest
Preidenteect Taft
the House Representatives
be
Practically Republican
legislation a plurality
The defeat Republican
they will nation
will them that standing The
ont of politics but out
This ocopon nonparzn farce received its deatblow
tcaIy the strength Of the liquor traffic land
will be known o a "GrandOl Whisky PARTY"
save the election ticket could
this
drawn.
When the smoke Of this election cleared
the final battle of be the
WhskyRepubicn
God Prohibition
a
titled to it 1t will It till it takes sup
s "' .., No, ' l. ,, OUR ISSUE r>->16x<
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-02-08
Keeping Open House.

Everybody is welcome when We feel
good; and We feel that way when our di.
gestive organs are working properly. Dir.
Kings New Life Pills regulate the ac.
ton Of stomach, liver and bowels 20 per.
fectlv one can't help feeling good when
be uses these pills. 16c at T. ]. Liable
drug store.
Better than grandeur. better than
gold.
Than rank and duties, o thousand
fold,
Is q healthy body and mind at
ease,
And simple pleasure that always
please,
A heart that can feel for suother's
WOO
With sympsthies large enough to
enfold
All men 20 brothers, 10 better than
gold.
-sovEBEIoN vIaIToR.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-02-08
Suffering and Dollars Saved.

Suffering and Dollars Saved.
Il. 8. Loper. Of Narilla, N. 7, ssys:
Il am . carpenter and have had mauy
severe cuts healed bv Buckleu's Arnica
Salve. 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. It ia BY far the best healing
salve have ever found" Heals burns,
sores. ulcers. fever sores, eczema and
piles. &c at 7. J. Liable druggist.
-Millis & Jennings Dramatic
Company played here Friday. Sa-
turday and Sunday Of last week,
under canvas. The show gave
satisfaction and wss we'll pstroni.
zed.
We arc pleased to say that sll
the Water Works and Electric
Light bonds and interest Coupons
which fell due on February 1st.,
were promptly paid on presents-
ton to the Treasurer. The inter.
est Coupons are payable every
year, and the next series OF bonds
will be due in Eve yesrs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-02-08
ST. MART1Nv1ILE, la, FEBRUARY 8. 1908.
House For Sale.

The property In front Of the Court
House. good residence and good loca tion,
for terms and price apply to
HARRY PENNE,
Deo 2. st. Martinville. La.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
Acute campbellitis.

The Times is always seized with a
bad attack of rabies and froths violent
ly at the mouth whenever the name of
A. c. Campbell is mentioned. In its
last issue it insinuates that in the event
Of Mr.. Davenport's election as mayor,
Mr.. Campbell will be the next marshal.
1t does this in vain attempt to hold
votes for the republican candidate by
appealing to the prejudices of those of
our people who are supposed to be
antagonistic to Mr.. Campbell. The
truth of the matter is that Mr.. Camp
bell was out of town before the Citizens
caucus was held and knew nothing of
it until his return home last Saturday.
Furthermore, if Mr.. Campbell's name
was mentioned in connection with the
marshalship, it was not lone by those
actively interested in arranging for the
Citizens caucus, they being interested
only in securing change in the
administration Of city affairs and have
neither suggested or promoted any
mans candidacy for the marshalship,
being thoroughly satisfied that in the
event of Mr.. Davenport's election he
will appoint as marshal the most avail
able candidate filing an application.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
Wedding Bells.

A home wedding was solemnized at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. w. Scharf, this afternoon.
The contracting parties were Miss
Mary R. Scharf and and Mr.. Fred E.
Rathert, and Rev. H. C. Jephcott was
the officiating clergyman who tried the
nuptial knot pronouncing the ceremony
which united the lives of these esti-
mable young people of our little city.
The wedding was a quiet one witnessed
only by few friends of the contract
ing parties. The bride was attended
by her sister Miss Cola Scharf, as
bridesmaid, while Mr.. George Flint did
the honors as groomsman. The happy
couple will leave this evening on a
short 1-edding trip to Minneapolis and
after a few days there will go to Cres-
CO and Spencer; Iowa, for brief visit
with relatives. The News joins with
their host of friends in extending con-
gratulations and wishing them long,
happy and prosperous life. Fessenden.
N. D., News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
No Partisanship in Municipal
Matters.

At the Citizens caucus last Wednes-
day evening, j. c. Webster, as the rep
resentative of that element which seeks
an endorsement at the polls next Mon
day of the present city administration,
stated that the holding of citizens
caucus was eminently proper-that
there should be no partizanship in mu-
nicipal affairs. By the decisive vote Of
214 to 1856 it was decided that change
in the city administration was desir-
able. Yet in opposition to the ex-
pressed will of the most representative
caucus ever held in Cresco, and in OPP
position to the statement of their
spokesman in regard to the elimination
of partizanship from town matters, the
element that support the present city
administration dominated the caucuses
of Thursday night and nominated q
ticket in opposition to the decisively
expressed will of the people of Cresco.
We believe their efforts will fail OF
success and that the Citizens ticket
will be elected by majorities as decis-
| i've as was the vote in the Citizens
caucus.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
JUST In TIME.
Some cresco People Nav Wait
Till too Late.


Don't wait until too late.
Be sure and be in time.
just in time with kidney ills,
Means curing the back.
Before backache becomes chronic.
Before serious urinary troubles set
in.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this.
Here is Cresco testimony to prove
it.
A P. Mosher, of Market ST., says:
"For number of years had attacks
OF kidney complaint sometimes SO se-
we're that it was painful for me to
stoop or lift. A difficulty with the
kidney secretions plainly proved that
in some way those organs were de-
ranged, and when / learned about
Doan's Kidney Pills got box and
commenced their use. They helped
ms from the first, strengthening the
action Of the kidney secretions and
eradicating the backache.
For Sale by all Dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Go. Buffalo,
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the Doan's-apd
take no other.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
JEFFERSON BANQUET.
To Be Held in Des Moines, April 2
1908.

Important to Iowa Democrats:
The sixth annual banquet to be given
under the auspices of the Iowa Demo
cratic Club will be held at the Slavery
Hotel, Des Moines, on the evening of
April 2, 1908.
William j. Bryan and Senator Bobb
Taylor are to be the principal speak
ers. Governor Haskell and United
States Senator Owens of Oklahoma
have also been invited to speek and it
is quite likely that they will attend.
George F. Rienhart is to be toastmas-
ter.
Tickets may be secured through the
president, thestreasurer, the secretary,
or any member of the executive COM
mittee.
Plates are to be $3.50, the usual price.
All Iowa democrats are urged to at.
tend and all other will be welcome.
1t is expected that there will be great
demand for seats, so do not delay ord
ering tickets.
H. C. EVANS, Des Moines,
President.
| ]. S. CUNNINGHAM, Knoxville
Treasurer.
i A. R. McCooK, Shell Rock
VI Secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
A Good Man For the Town.

The Times, by insinuation, and others
by direct Statement say that E. l..
Davenport, the Citizens candidate for
mayor, has not been long enough in the
city that he should occupy that office.
We fail to see how this objection is
valid. Mr.. Davenport came to Cresco
as manufacturer-the class of men
the town is clamoring for and by
hustle and good businessl methods has
built up nice business which gives
employment to several persons. He
has shown his faith in Cresco and Civ
en- evidence of his intention of perma-
nently residing here by investing in a
home. What better evidence can we
ask Of his eligibility and capability for
the Office for which he is receiving the
almost solid support of the heaviest
taxpayers in the town. What matters
it if his residence in Cresco has been
but term of four years? Has he not
done more in that four Years to build
up the town than some of his oppon-
ents have done or would do in forty?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
Thousands MENACED
BY P|TTSBURG FLOOD
ANOTHER RISE OF RIVERS PAST
DANGER STAGE CAUSES MUCH
APPREHENSION.
DREDGE GOES OVER DAM;
FIVE MEN MAY BE DEAD
Landslides Occur in Many Sections
Tracks Of Several Railroads Buried
Under AvaIanehes-All Streams Re.
ported on Worst Rampage Of Year.

Pittsburg, Pa, Mar. 20.-With sur.
prising suddenness another flood Of
the rivers is being experienced in
Pittsburg and vicinity. A sand
dredge belonging to the Pittsburg
Plate Glass Company, broke from its
mornings at Tarentum, above this
city, and started down the Allegheny
river. The boat went over the gov
eminent dam at Springdale and it is
not known whether the crew, COM
posed of five men, succeeded in es-
Gaping. Nothing has since been heard
of the men. The Pittsburg, Virginia
& Charleston railroad, between this
city and California, Pa, is crippled.
Seven landslides have occurred and
the tracks are buried under tons
of earth. The Baltimore & Ohio
railroad has moved all the rolling
stock from the Pittsburb & Western
division, which runs along the Al
legheny river on the north side of the
city.
Danger Mark Passed.
Thursday the stage passed the dan
ger mark Of % feet, and the water
was rising seven-tenths an hour.
According to the local United
States weather bureau a possible
stage Of SO feet was expected here
Friday. If the prediction of the
forecaster materializes the suffering
! and damage that will result to this
city and vicinity will be wholesale.
Should 33 feet of water come it will
lack but 31s feet of the great flood Of
March Is last All small streams are
on the rampage. Streets and cellars
in the suburbs are covered with water.
High gumboots, improyised RATS and
small skiffs are at premium. Thou
sands of women and children are pris-
oners in their homes. Schools were
lightly attended Thursday.
LowIands Inundated.
The lowlands of this city are in
undated, and owing to the quickness
with which the high water came, few
persons were able to take the precau-
ton of saving valuable goods. Rail-
road schedules are badly disarranged
on account of water and heavy land
slides. On the main line of the Penn.
sylvania railroad, between Larimer
and East Pittsburg, distance of
eight miles, tracks one and two are
out of commission. On the southwest
Penn division trains moved at a
snail's pace on account of numerous
washouts
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-03-24
Democratic Convention.

| The democrats of Howard County
met at the Court House last Saturday
afternoon in delegate convention to
select nine delegates to the State con-
vention at Cedar Rapids this. week.
| John McCook and Coleman Foley were
selected temporary chairman and secre-
tary respectively, and after the report
of the credentials committee, the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent.
The following delegates were chosen
by reclamation:
John McCook, F. E. Howard, Her.
man Kull, John F. Daley, B. A. Nc
Allister, c. A. Marshall, D. r. Con-
Conway, Zach. Kapler, F. D. Mead.
The following resolutions was adopt
ed by the convention:
Re solved, By the Democrats in this
J convention assembled, that the delegates
attending the Cedar Rapids convention
be empowered to cast the full vote OF
the convention and that no proxies be
permitted.
} That it is the sense of this conven.
taon that the delegates selected be and
are hereby instructed to vote as unit
in the State convention on all questions
and that it be instructed to support fol
members of the Iowa delegation to the
National convention at Denver, Colora
do, only such men as are known to q,
favorable to William Jennings Brya,
for president and in favor of giving
him platform on which he stan,
without apology, and that the delegate
be further instructed to vote for in
a structions in conformity Herewith.