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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26

1T WAS decided yesterday by the pres
ideat. after conference with Provisional
Governor MsgoOn, to hold the presi-
Dental election in Cuba on January %,
1909. This does not look much like
"Oubs libre" when the United States
ioterleres with the elections in the new
.-.Ll;o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
FOR SALE.

Nice eight room FRAME HOUSE in
splendid condition and good neigh NoIhooC;
water and gas. Inquire of II. c. MYERS,
3l5 south Pitt street. aug26 Tvs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26

ADVANCE information from the forth
coming annual report Of the commits
sioner of pensions shows there has been
an increase in the four years from 1905
to 1908, over the corresponding period
Just previously, Of 87I,OS9 pension
cases. Has there been another war?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YKsIRRDAY's RESULTS.
Philadelphia. 4; Cincinnati, 2.
Chicago, 10; Brooklyn, 2.
New York, 8; Pittsburg, 3.
st. Louis, a; Boston, l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
HOW THRY STAND.

Kennedy's LAXATIVE Cough Syrup is es
pecially recommended for children. 1t tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by W.
F. Creighton 4 Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
FIGHT WITH HORSE THIEF.
William Rice and George Widmeyef,

William Rlce and george Wlomeyef,
prominent farmers of Berkeley county,
W. Va, ran down and captured dsr-
ing horse thief yesterday after a pursuit
thst led across the county into the
mountains and after desperate battle
with the heavily armed thief.
The thief, who gave the name OF Sam
uel Brakebill, of near Hsgerstown, Nd,
broke into the stable of Mr.. Widmeyer
early yesterday morning and took val
liable horse, saddle and bride. The loss
was discovered few hours later, and
ace of the thief WAS secured by means
of telephone. Brake6ill made for the
mountains 10 the western section of the
county, and when he reached the Nor
gan county line tied the horse In some
bushes snd went t. sleep.
When the pursuers overlook Brskebill
he drew revolver and attempted to
shoot them. The men closed in on him,
add after a hard struggle diS'rmed and
bound him. he was given a hesring
and held for the action of the grand jury.
Ethol Hyne Morse, who says be is a
SOD of J. B. Morse, Of the American
Trading Company OF New York, is un-
der arrest at. Piltsburg, Pa, charged
with the larceny of goods valued at 5000
from Brewster P. Kinney, young 30
ciety leader of Cleveland, o. Morse ad-
mitted his identity. He told the police
that he was in love with servant at the
country home OF his family. His father,
he said, desired him to marry New
York heiress and rather than comply
With his wishes accepted the Alternative
OF leaving home and caring for himself.
Mrs, Sam Fitzpatrick, of Colorado
Springs, COL, is in Philsdelphis armed
With a bundle of legal papers, with
which she Intends toprove her ownership
Of the ground on which the City Hall
now stands, as well as ninety other
acres of land in the center Of Philadel-
phis, valued, all told at 1920, 600, 600.
She also expects TO land a fortune OF
500, 900, 900, which she claims Is tied
up in local banks and acres Of valuable
1sl lands in central Pennsylvania. All
of this Mrs. Fitzpatrick says belongs to
her snd 149 others-heirs OF Col. Henry
Baker, of revolutionary war fame.
OF
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

Chicago, 2; Boston, /.
Cleveland 8; Philadelphia, 2.
New York. 8: st, Louis, ],
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-26
The Market.

Georgetown D, c., Aug. "a Wheat 50 %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
A Problem of the Future.
The Baltimore lSun)


The belief prevails among many
Americans familiar with economic con-
ditions in the West Indian Dependent
cies of Europe that ultimately all of
them will be forced into political un-
ion with the United States. 1T may
be many years before the fiags of
old world powers cease to foat over
these islands, or before European gov
ernments voluntarily abandon them
because they are an uncomfortable bur-
den, no longer valuable for commercial
or military reasons, 1t is not prudent
to forecast the drift of public senti-
ment IN the United States az the arf-
nexation of Europe,s dependencies. in
this hemisphere ever becomes a prac-
teal issue. Perhaps Americans of flu
ture generations may conclude that, 1T
will be sound policy to withdraw our
flag for the Philippines and to bring
into political union with the United
States all of those dependencies on
this hemisphere which European pow
ers may desire to cede to US. But
this question may not take practical
shape in this generation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
4 TrsT Of the HIGH SCHOOLS.

Colonel Charles w. Iarned, professor
Of technical and military graphics and
applied geometry At West Point, con-
tributes to the September number OF
the North American Review an article
on ..The Inefficiency of the Public
Schools The article is based upon the
results of the examination, which took
place last March, Of the applicants for
entrance to the military academy The
applicants came from the public
schoolsahigh schools and grammar
all parts of the country.
On an average, they had attended these
schools for about ten years. Three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08

time of sickness and at threshing time;
in short Is an improvement which
farmers would not get along without
at any reasonable cost.
There are, however, some very grave
abuses in the use of these rural tele-
phones.
They are so constructed that when
a call is made for one member it is
heard by all, and any person who wish
es to go to the phone whenever the
bell rings can be in touch with the
gossip of the whole community. In 9TH
er words the telephones are used for
eavesdropping.
This is conceded by all to be one of
the worst of the small vices which a
child may contract, and every sensi-
BILE parent 'alkes every pains to con-
troll the natural curiosity of children
about everything that is going on by
pointing out to them the necessity of
attending strictly to their own bust
ness and paying no attention what
ever to the things which do not COM
Germ them.
How can child be impressed with
the essential 1neanness of eavesdrop-
ping, if parents rush to the telephone
and listen purposely to the converse
ton that their neighbors may be car
rying on? The remedy is easy. Never
take down THE receiver except in re-
Spouse to your own call, and never al
low a child to do SO. Give them to url-
derstand that housekeeping over the
telephone is quite as dishonorable as
eavesdropping in any other way, the
home or at neighbours. The best way
to impress this upon him is to never
take down the receiver except i'm re-
Spouse to your own ring.
Some farmers are taking out their
party telephones simply because they
do not wish to have their conversations
with intimate friends or with their
physician, or with the buyer OF live
stock listened to by their neisshbors;
and in this they are doing exactly
right
There are other abuses connected
with the rural telephone system, but
all could easily be corrected IL the
managers would limit conversations, as
they have done in town, to three min
utes and charge for longer use of it.
Any farmer or farmers wife can say
all that needs to be said in three min
utes, whether it be about buying new
horse. the baby's teething, Johns cold,
or the Few dress pattern. or the pros
poets for weddings in the neighbor-
hood. The rural telephone is a. Won
derful help to farmers, but like all 9th
er good things it may be and in some
cases is very greatly abused, to the
moral detriment of those who abuse
it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
An AMERICAN HOLIDAY.

Yesterday was a great day. how
great few stopped to think and real
lie, for yesterday was Labor day, and
Labor day is the most virile and hui
man of all the holidays that come with
the recurrent cycles of the years. La
Dor day celebrates living active act
uality. 1t is not founded on anything
gone or past. All that it means and
represents and hopes for marches In
the parades and walks the streets,
breathing, sentient, alive to the hour.
If by some powerful incarnation one
might have been caught up above the
earth yesterday to see in ensemble the
mighty army that rested from toll to
relax.and celebrate its own holiday the
sight would have been most Impress
i've. He would have seen the slneW OF
the present and the hope Of the future.
AS an American citizen looking upon
the brawny intelligent men, the splen-
did women and beautiful children OF
s ! j 3 +
those who live by labor he would have
felt q thrill OF pride and a sense of
safety. For these were the real patri-
OTIS. the men who render service and
ask simply for equal opportunity.
From these have always come the
grand armies that have defended the
republic; and from these are bred the
strong citizenship that makes the flu
.ture safe as it has defended the past
and as it guards the present.
It was a day Of clean, hearty health.
full sport and games. Rough, as be-
seems men whose muscles swell with
nervous force and the strength that
comes with toll, rugged but not degen-
crate /. The primitive sufficed. There
was neither need nor call for the de-
reneratiye. II ever the ordinary Amer
lean of the good old type comes out in
mass 1t is on Labor day.
Keep the holiday as it is; and keep
the simple taste and capacity to enjoy
common things. Keep the babies in the
cabs the fresh faced children the
,natronly women and the sturdy bread
winner with the calloused hands. For
Of these are nation made strong and
kept secure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
Topics Of the Times.

If they bolt on the short term what
would they have done had Cummins
carried the primary for the long term?
From the tone OF factionalism at Des
Moines itis clear that Cummins would
have gained nothing but delay in
learning the truth had he not con-
vened the legislature.
It is up to the boiling standpatters
There is neither reason or common
sense in proposition that the major
ity should submit to minority which
proposes to rule or ruin.
Japan is realizing the adage that
asserts you can lead a horse to water
but you can't make him drink. She is
able to whip the Chinaman but she
can't make him buy Japanese gods.
Senator Foraker knew the price OF
hachets when he buried his old one the
other day. It's never far to a hardware
store.
II the boilers only knew it they have
destroyed about all the advantage that
could come to Cummins by an election
to the short term. They ought to turn
regular now and save their state tick
ct.
What will the base ball magnate DO
against the Seeing the Ball Game
1lying machine.
Seven cent hogs offer mighty little
argument to the Chief Calamity Howl
sr.
Mrs. Ann Gridley, mother of the re-
cipient of that historical order you
may fire when you are ready Grfdley
is WORKING for her daily bread as seaier
in land office At the age of 50 this
woman. once an army nurse Ct the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
LET THE LIVING SUCCEED THE DEAD.

Mr.. Gompers, in his Labor day ad-
dress at Danville. ILL.,, told his union
labor audience that the only way to
keep Cannon from being speaker again
was to vote for the democrat opposing
him for congress. The people generally
will agree with Mr. Gompers that the
overthrow of Mr. Cannon's rule in the
house of congress Is worth working for
but the ends of good government will
be best served by beating him with the
live kind Of republicans and that is
the movement that is going on in this
country today.
Joe Cannon is an able man. He be-
longs to the republican party and the
republican party is the safest for both
capital and labor to tie to, but Joe
Cannon is too old for leadership. He
has reached that period in life when
optimism has been banished from his
soul. According to his vision what has
been done so completely obscures
what can be done as to conceal 1t from
sight The optimism of the present
generation seems to the past genera
ton unsafe and ridiculous and when
optimism in mans own soul is dead
he feels especially called of God to
kill it in others. Hence it is that Joe
Cannon and his kind try to sit on pro-
gress and hold it down. They are dead
ones so far as leadership is con-
cerned and unless their party can
shake them off it's back the party will
be a dead one, too.
Let Joe Cannon sit in congress and
vote with the republicans. This is vast
ly better than sending democrat to
vote for disturbing the peace and
prosperity Of country but let the ma
jority of republicans put live man
IN the speakers chair. Let the party
move forward with hope and faith in
the future. This is the movement that
is going on in American politics with
every prospect of success.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08

justly, too, for its school houses on
every hill, and a generous support for
the school system. But at White Bear
Lake, Mimi, there is something unus-
ual. They have two fine large brick
ing, two-story, basement, building.
stands I'm the center of say ten acres
of we'll kept lawn, with cement side
walks, and all enclosed by an orna-
mental iron fence Along this fence are
growing vines of the bean variety,
that is for weeks covered with brilliant
red blossoms. Then they have flower
beds of geraniums, nasturtlums, pam
sizes, rs we'll as cannas, and a walk
border flower whose name is forgotten.
Several hundred children are with and
around these flowers daily, and they
no more modest or destroy them than
an Iowa school boy does the tame
squirrels in the city park. SIT all de-
ponds on how you bring up boys" AT
the other school house is an innovation
worth mentioning, and perhaps copy
ing. 1t is an iron shute for a fire es-
cape. 1t looks like a steam boiler fifty
feet long set on the ground up to
landing on the second story, this at
an agile of say 45 degrees. During
school hours a lid lis opened, top and
bottom, and when the building takes
fire the children upstairs are supposed
to jump in and slide down. shoot the
shute." The boys take kindly to such
an escape" but it remains to be seen
what will happen when the fire oc-
ours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
Looker-On In Iona

Searsboro, Sept. S.-The all-absorb-
ing subject of conversation is the corn
crop. Even the present political fight
is overshadowed. From the Minnesota
state line down here to the edge OF
Mahaska county the writer has been a
close observer and listener. A peculiar
condition exists. Old farmers say
their corn stalks were never before 50
green on this date Corn Is still grow
ing Within sight on these hills near
town the corn fields are as green ana
luxuriant as generally in July. No
brown husks on the ears, no dead
corn stalks, but great, tall corn stalks
with monstrous big green covered ears
hanging down. But a farmer here
says under these green husks the corn
is turning yellow and in some cases
denied and safe from frost. Neverthe-
less this is a fair statement of condi-.
tions from here north. Along here, in
the central portion of the state, corn
needs" two or three weeks more of
good weather to make sound corn. A
hundred miles north, frost before Oct.
will make considerable soft corn.
Further north only a phenomenally late
frost will save the crop from being
soft. And If all of these conditions are
realized favorably the corn crop rec
ord of this part of the state will be
broken.
Nearly all Poweslliek people know
of the blind brothers, Hershom living
here. One of them died a few years
ago. but Steven is still here, the writer
IL, "a
here since 1870 and has been totally
blind since he was a small boy Not
withstanding his affliction he has been
a business man, a store keeper with his
brother for many years. Now he mas
packed up nearly all of his goods put
keeps bachelor quarters in the pack
part Of his store. He cooks his own
meals. buying only bread at the bak-
ers. During all these years, of course
unable to read and white. he mas
handled money making change entire
" by sense of touch and as proof pos
tive Of his business qualities and abll-
ity he owns his tWo-story STORE pulia-
ing on the main street ana Two obllel
pieces of property in town. oullef nilila
men have accumulated money anu
property There are at least two piiha
successful piano tuners in Iowa. There
is also a blind man THAT owns TWO
farms in Blank county, Iowa. but ne
got his start in life by passing the nat
ON the railroad trains Another blind
man many travelling men know, makes
good wages by selling six-inches OF
doggerel poetry lat what price mind
tn give me- But old man Steven
Hershom worked for living.
Iowa takes great credit to itself. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
LOYAL TO CUMMINs.
fDecorah Republican,.

If there was any question as to how
Congressman Haugen's countrymen In
Winneshiek county felt regarding his
proposed candidacy for the United
States senate as against Governor
Cummins, one had but to stand back
and listen, as the delegates to the
county convention and their friends
gathered in knots and discussed the
matter. They did not have to be urged
to declare most forcibly that they
would not countenance any move that
would have the effect of withdrawing
support to Governor Cummins. While
they give freely and fully all credit to
Mr. Hangen in his congressional ca
reer, and are proud of his good re-
cord, in Governor Cummins they rec
ognize leader whom they are anxious
to see occupy the place for which they
believe him more worthy and better
qualified than any other. All consid-
erations of friendship or nationality
ties are relegated to the background
in their loyalty to the governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable CONF und, made
from roots and herbs, hats been the
standard remedy for female Ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, irregularities, periodic pains,
backache. Why don't you try it
Mrs. Pfnkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass. !.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
az MA7-'>>
Iona Newspapers
A CRACK AT PAT"

NMitSiiCilA NlouiAtS AAS'H(
One Murphy, of Vinton, is not salts
fed with the late conference at Des
Moines and rushes into print with
letter accusing the governor of political
"jugglery" Murphy probably thought
he himself was of senatorial size and
that the governor ought to appoint him
when he had the power. hence this
wall. It is an unfortunate thing for the
state that so many of its citizens as
pire to the senatorship who would
look so much better on the Chicago
police force.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
THE PRIMARY GOLD BRICK.
(Odebolt Chronicle)

THE editor of The Chronicle Us not a
constitutional la;wyer-nor any other
kind of a lawyea,-but when the report
of the peace conference" first came to
his notice he expressed the opinion
that the amendment suggested by Sen :
ator Dolliver and Congressman Smith
was unconstitutional. The more he
has studied the scheme. the firmer is
his conviction that it is clearly Illegal.
Dolliver and Smith propose that the
names of the candidates for senator be
printed on the official election ballot
and that no elector voting for senator
shall have his vote counted unless he
also vote for certain other candidates
on the republican ticket. to be desig-
mated by the legislature.
Now. the laws providing for unre-
stricted freedom of choice in voting at
a regular election are of the most rigid
nature and the courts have held that
such freedom cannot be restricted In
any way. No pressure OF any kind
must be brought by the state or Its
officers to induce an elector to vote for
or against and candidate. Yet Dolliver
and Smith would have the Legislature
say to the republican voter:
eff you vote for John Smith, the re-
publican nominee for governor, you can
vote for candidate for senator and
have your vote counted. But If you d.
not vote for John Smith you can't have
your vote for senator counted.
Here are bride and a threat com
bined: an inducement is offered to the
with. a throat iS
made TO, deprive him of primary suf-
frage If he does not so vote. All the
standpat lawyers in Iowa cannot make
this writer believe that the courts wall
sustain such interference with the
freedom of the voter.
In support of his contention Con-
gresham Smith, who has served on
the district bench, says that the leg
islature has the right to define the
qualifications of the voter who desires
to participate in a primary. Granted
But Smith puts the care before the
horse. While the qualifications OF the
voter Of a regular primary may be
defined by law the law cannot say tc
him that he must vote to elect
Smith to office if he wishes to have
the privilege Ol NOplllS " AioLit'ieee ~
Brown for senator. In short. nc
measure which directly or indirectly
brings pressure on an elector to vote
for or against the election of candi-
date can stand the test of the courts
We believe that Dolliver and Smith
knew this when they proposed the
scheme at the conference. They defib-
erately tried to gold brick the pro-
gressives. They wanted the Legislature
to enact an unconstitutional amend
ment and then, after adjournment
have the democrats go into court ano
enjoin its operation. This would leave
the issue in the air and permit
the standpatteTs to howl that Cummlns
had put the state to the cost or al
extra session for nothing.
Since the foregoing was written we
learn thai Attorney General Byers has
pronounced the iDolliver-Smith plal
unconstitutional and that most OF tht
best lawyers in the senate and house
agree with him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08

If you are sufferer from piles, Man
Ian Pile Remedy will bring relief with
the first application. Guaranteed. Price
soc. B. A. Morgan's drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.


tack the vital organs, causing catarrh II
the bladder. or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure IS obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Roo the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corfects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over.
comes that unpleasant necessity Of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
tight. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and Il
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have q
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DIR. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, On evexyi
bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-08

"The proof is in the package" All
the arguments in the world are out
weighed by proof. You prove the
inatchless quality Of "saladao Tea the
FIRST time you drink it ...-....-