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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-04-14

that you should actually have been
engaged in my works without knowing
that it was the head Of the firm who
was indebted to you for his life?"
GAY, the orld's only a sma' space,
after ALL" Duncan replied. II was
apprenticed to the firm, but soon got
sick of humdrum life. So went out
to South America to try ma fortune,
an we met. After the war l went to
Caracas, and then back to Glasgie to
the old firm, where I've been ever
since. I thought that when the new
company took the place over I'd be
discharged as too old. Indeed, more
than once Mr. Rolfe has limited at it."
81 don't think you'd need fear that,
Duncan. Both you and recollect
scenes set in strong remembrance
scenes that are never to return. | had
no idea it was you to whom the cred
liable work turned out at Glasgow as
due until Rolfe told ME all about you"
and as he uttered those words twinge
of conscience shot though his mind as
he recollected how he had ordered the
man to be summarily discharged for
daring to seek an interview. And how
when he had entered his presence, he
had handed him something that was
far better destroyed. They had indeed
destroyed it together.
He saw that Macgregor had no great
love for Rolfe, but put it down to the
fact that his secretary, being practical
ly in charge of the works, had become
out of favour with the men over the
question of labour. The Scot had said
h op1iN
but merely expressed surprise that he
had not been accorded an interview at
once. Then he had urged that he had
something of Importance and of in
terest to impart.
well, you see, Macgregor," replied
the millionaire, half apologetically;
the fact is have to make it rule
to see nobody. OF course, to old
friends, like yourself, am always ac-
cessible, and delighted to have chat,
but if it were known that received
people, should be besieged here all
day long. make it a rule not to allow
anybody here in my house"
"Why?" asked the Scot, quite un.
conscious of the gravity Of his inquiry.
He was in entire ignorance Of the
wherein he was at that moment The
papers never mentioned them for fear
of an action for libel. AS far as he
had seen there as nothing peculiar or
extraordinary about the place. The
hall and the library were very hand
somely furnished, as befitted the home
of one Of England's wealthiest men,
The fact that Levi had been called in
to conference even was not remark,
able fer the reason had already been
explained to him briefly, in half-a-doz-
en- words.
But you have your ain circle Of
good friends here, I suppose?" sug-
gested the Scot, as the great man had
| not replied to his question.
NO" replied Statham Nobody
comes here-nobody enters my door,
"But why?"
Master and servant exchanged
glances. 1t was direct question to
which it was impossible to give a
truthful reply with out the revelation
! of secret.
And so Samuel Statham lied to his
best, humble, yet most devoted friend.
(To Be Continued)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-04-14
Mrs. Irwin Stevenson Dead.

Eldon, April 11.-(SpeciaD-At
lao a. M, today at her late residence
in Eldon, occurred the death of Mrs.
Irwin W. Stevenson after a short i'll
ness. Funeral announcement later.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
MADE THE PASSENGERS SMILE
Absent-Mlnded Man cIinss to Strap,
Though Seats Were Vacant.

A lean passenger with a newspaper
climbed aboard car, looking as pre-
occupied as q man who is trying to
think where he put the receipt for that
bill that the mans dunning him for
over again.
He hitched himself up to q strap,
put his paper in front of his face and
started to peruse the news of a busy
and vexatious world without saying
"nothin' to nobody" He did not even
look around.
BY and by he had skinned through
the tidings chronicled in the paper and
he showed the sheet into his overcoat
pocket.
Then he made discovery. The dis
covery was as follows, viz: There
were only eight other passengers on
the car. OF course there we're plenty Of
seats and had been ever since he got
on. He looked sort of foolish when he
noticed that everybody was smiling
quietly about something. You see 1t
looked funny to see man wearily
holding on to strap when there we're
seats to be had at the same price as
s. R. o. space.
Shows what habit'll do for fel-
low" the lean preoccupied passenger
muttered. I'm used to getting on the
car here along about six o'clock at
night and I never look for SEATS
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
ACTOR WAS BOWED WITH GRIEF.
But Not Altogether Because Of the
Death Of His Wife.

A certain well-known actor was
curiously enough-very much attached
to his wife. She died, after linger-
Ing illness, and the poor old Thespian
was all broken up about it. One night
a friend went to the actors dressing
room and found him in tears He was
making up, and having a hard time
of it.
Excuse me, old chap" he muttered,
brokenly. This is weakness, Of
course, but 1 was just thinking Of my
wife. I'll never get this makeup on
right-the tears spoil it as fast as
put it on. You see, my wife was my
pathways at my side, always SYM
pathetic. I can't get used to her alb
sence.
why, when she knew she was dy.
ing, she said to me, I want you to
put your photograph in the coffin with
me. PROMISED promised, of course.
That's what I was thinking of when
you came in. had no photographs
left, at the time, but had some taken
on purpose. Oh, dear. oh dear!-
"They didn't do me justice!"
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
His Support,

A young colored man in Washington
who recently passed with credit civil
service examination was Immediately
certified for appointment to the treas
ury department.
His cid mother. darkey Of the ante.
bellum type, insisted upon accompany.
ing him to witness his taking of the
oath of office. When the official
charged with the swearing in Of the
new clerk put to him the usual formu-
la with reference to supporting tho
Constitution of the United States"
the old lady's eyes we're seen to bulge
with establishment. But she said moth
ing till she and her son were outside,
when, turning to him, she solemnly
observed:
II didn't wanter say nothin' in
there, Joe; but deed, honey, don't
see how youse goin' to suppote de
United States when you amt been
able till now to suppote your folkses!"
illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Attractions Of the Capitol.

One can wander all day In the cap
itol-I will not say without being
tired, but without ceasing to be in.
terested. 1t is a singularly satisfac-
tory building, inside as well as out.
Among the many fine things to be
seen there none attracted me more
than the four .Trumbull paintings in
the rotunda, partly because, unlike
most historical pictures, they contain
portraits taken from life, but still
more from the artists personal story.
That seemed to me thoroughly charac-
teristic of what Europeans admire as
American-this retired colonel resolv-
ing to learn to paint with the hope
of binding his name to the great event
Of the revolution by becoming the
graphic historiographer Of them and
of his comrades What daring SELF
confidence! He begins to study art,
goes over to Paris to the Julien's of
those days, holds to his purpose un-
daunted for more than 80 years. and
then at last feels that he is prepared,
gets the commission and consummates
his purpose:
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
GEN kEIFER's VAIN REGRET.
Those Who Knew Him Best Declare
It Was Uncalled For.

Gen. keifer of Ohio is the wonder
the everlasting human wonder-of his
colleagues in the house, says tho
Washington Star. The general, az
most everybody knows-they certainly
should, anyhow, for it has been pub.
lished often enough-was speaker Of
the house of representatives twenty
odd years ago, and those who knew
him in those days, when they heard he
was coming to Washington again,
after his election to the Fifty-ninth
congress, expected to see sedate old
fossil, decorated with whiskers and
antiquated notions, totter into the
chamber and fall into the nearest
seat.
Without going into the narrowing
details. they got something Of
shock. The general is as young al
the best Of 'em, and as husky and tire
less as a buckle mate on South seas
pearl poacher. His day begins at
seven in the morning. and he goes to
bed after everybody else-young, mid.
dle-aged or old-has fallen to sleep,
and there's nobody left to talk to.
Then, reluctantly, he can sometimes
be induced to seek the "downy," where
he usU v tears off about 1000 kilo-
watt hours reading and smoking and
such. A little incident which &C.
CURED on the floor the other day best
illustrates his attitude toward life:
On this particular morning the gen.
eral appeared profoundly sad, which
in him Is something of phenomenon.
His mouth turned down at the cor.
ners; the starched shirt bosom, framed
in his full-dress morning vest, cracked
grouchily; his head hung in his
hands most of the time, and every now
and then he lugged out his handker-
chief and swabbed away pale gray
tear. Finally the gloom that he radi-
ated got on the nerves of Jim Taw.
ney Of Minnesota, chairman of the
appropriations committee, of which the
general is member. and approach.
ing Mr.. Refer ut a funeral gait, Mr..
Tawney laid his hand on the SUI.
ferers shoulder and spoke most sym.
pathetically.
What in the world is the matter.
general?" he asked. Have you heard
bad news? Is any member of your
family dead? Can l do anything?"
NO" replied Gen. Keifer with half
sob. as he took Mr.. Tawneys hand In
both Of his. "No, Jim. there's nobody
dead, and you can't do anything. I'm
an old man, and was just sitting
here thinking what lot of time I've
wasted in Sleep"
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Human FIrenjes,

Purveyors of Chinese incense sticks
may rejoice in the fad which has de-
veloped over on Riverside drive. says
the New York Press, 1t is the fashion
for the young people who throng
along the park wall and eaunter up
and down from the Schwab mansion
to Grants tomb to carry a handful Of
burning joss sticks. These they wave
gently back and forth, the glowing
red tips rivaling the fairy lamps Of the
flreflies, which sparkle among the
trees. Groups Of merry girls thus H.
lumine the night, and the soft sum-
mer air is perfumed with this rich
oriental odor. The fad started, Of
course, out Of crusade against the
mosquitoes, which at times frequent
the park. But now the mosquito is
not considered. The girls carry the
Joss sticks because the sparkling ia
pers add to the picturesQueness Of the
scene and because 1t has become q
fad.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
PROBLEM FOR THE BUTLER.
Host Evidently Not Aware That Sole
Was Salt Water Fish.

Frank o. Lowden, representative
from the Ogle district in Illinois. ID
becoming interested in agriculture.
He introduced bill calling for $780,
600 that one of his pet measures might
be scientifically pursued
The son.in-law Of the late George M.
Pullman has one of the best equipped
farms in the west. He lives on it,
too, having recently moved from Chi
cago to Oregon in Ogle county. 1t is
one of his delights there to entertain
his friends from the city. At the din.
ing table he calls attention to the to.
matoes, the lettuce, the beef, the lamb,
mutton, chicken. turkey or whatever
dish there may be served-all raised
by him on his farm.
John ]. Mitchell, the Chicago bank
er, and former Comptroller of the Cur
rency William B. Ridgely. were his
guests a few weeks ago. After the
soup was served there was fish.
"This is fine" observed Mr.. Mitchell.
asking for second helping. What
brand is it?'
Mr. Lowden didn't know. He asked
the butler. The answer was that it
was sole.
Sure enough 1t is," said Mr.. Low
den. Il had forgotten that 1t was the
season for sole. And dare say you
caught them right out of the little
lake this afternoon, didn't you, but
ler?"
And what was a poor butler to DOT
Washington Star.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
"This thing" said Hobart, spurning

"This thing" said Hobart, spurning
with his foot the form on the ground.
is either mailman who in his san
or moments leads the Apaches to
massacres, or he is the devil himself"
Then he addressed the prisoner: You
have the clothes Of one of our party
upon you. That man is missing. Now,
either direct us to him, or explain
how you came by his property-or else
you die!"
We waited that the renegade might
speak, but he only nodded his head
and laughed.
Tom Hazen had been shot dead
from behind; Dick Montrose had been
murdered and mutilated; and now
poor Hillard was missing thought
OF these things. and as Hobart and
Rabe began dragging the prisoner to
nearby tree, remained silent.
A few minutes later and the man
was paying for his evident crimes
with his life. My companions had ia
ken the matter into their own hands,
Npd turned my face away.
Yet still l questioned myself Were
we in some kind of trap? And as
went with my friends from that
CHASTITY swinging thing, a dreadful
feeling of impending evil came over
me.
Again we searched the cave for
poor Hillard or his body, but found
only his knife, lying near where we
had found his watch. Giving over fur.
Their search Of the place, we came out
and looked at the burden of the
mesquit.
A wind had come up, and the body.
though dead, swayed to and fro and
twisted about on the lariat, and as we
looked-sickened by the sight, though
our act had seemed one of Justice
the long, matted hair of the dead man
hair strangely like Hillard's-sud-
denly slipped from the head that it
covered and fell to the ground be-
meath. and slowly that late CHASTITY
white face of the dead man began
turning out Of our view, as the head
and body were turned about by the
wind, and silently, awfully-O, God!
shall ever forget it?-the face Of
poor Hillard came into our vision
black. strangled, horrible, looking
down upon US from the head of that
being whom we had hanged!
Poor, unhappy Hillard! Like Jan.
US, he had been born with two faces:
one in the front Of his head-the face
of brave, intellectual mantle face
we had long known; another in the
back Of his head, which, concealed
through his life by a heavy covering
of false hair, had become colorless,
CHASTITY, unhuman.
Shocked by Dicks death, he had
wandered away from camp, and while
mentally unbalanced, had removed
his false hair and concealed from us
the face we knew so we'll, exposing
in its stead what we took to be the
face Of the renegade leader of the
Apaches.
Thus by the hands Of his friends
died Joseph Hillard: thus horribly!
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
FOR MINE RESCUE WORK.
Men Are Being Trained for Service In
Emergencies.

Since the colliery explosions at Cour-
rieres, and the more recent disasters
In the United States and elsewhere, a
public demand has been awakened for
some kind Of organized rescue work
In connection with mines, which is
now attracting the cooperative aid
OF colliery owners and expert engi-
neers throughout England and Scot
land.
In Austria and France the provision
OF rescue apparatus in mines is made
compulsory. In Germany it is op.
tional, but has been voluntarily adopt
ed. In Russia, where over so men
are employed in one mine, 1t is pro.
vided that every colliery must have
rescue corps trained to work in ir.
respirable cases." that "the number
of men in each corps must be equiva.
lent to four per cent of those engaged
in the largest pit Of shaft work." and
that the number of completely
equipped sets of breathing apparatus
at each colliery must not be less than
three"
What is Of quite as much impor-
lance to the success of rescue work
as to the breathing appliance is the
trained rescue corps. In both Eng.
land and Scotland several rescue sta
tons have been organized in connec.
ton with experimental galleries de.
vised for the purpose of training COL
Tiers in the methods of effective res
cue work in the event of explosions.
pit fires, and all other underground &C.
cidents. A number of men are ex.
clusively identified with each central
station, and by numerical rotation In
structions are given to the surround
ing GOLFERS, all of whom in times Of
emergency thus become available for
intelligent rescue assistance.
The GOLFERS lend themselves to
these exercises with much willingness,
and considerable rivalry EXISTS among
them.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Uncle Sans Employees.

The employees in the executive civil
service are the subjects of a statisti.
cal inquiry which has just been com.
pleted by the bureau of the census.
The results Of this inquiry are pub
lished in Census Bulletin "a, which
was prepared by Lewis Merriam, acting
chief of the division of revision and
results.
On July 1, 1907, according to this
bulletin, the total number of employees
in the executive civil service, exclu.
sive of persons In the consular and
diplomatic service, was 2S6,902; and Of
this number 29,103-practically one
tenth-were employed at the national
capital.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01

Hail the pretty U. z. woman,
Daughter OF our Uncle Sam
She's the queen OF all the empires
And from Butte to Amsterdam!
She has eyes that dance and sparkle
Like pulsing river kissed
BY tho bushes of the morning
Shooting arrows through the mist.
She has lips as ripe and ruddy
As the apple OF the fall
When the autumn azure shimmers
Like halo over all.
She has hair of silk that's braided
BY Diana In the sun.
And the grace of swaying willows
Where the laughing waters run.
And her heart, intrcnched from lacksyu,
Is as pure as crystal dew.
And as beauteous and loyal
AZ the sky's cerulcan blue.
1t is kind and sympathetic,
Quick to sense n woman's part
Or to lift the pail of sadness
From bleeding. kindred heart.
An. the maid OF Uncle sam'l,
Lass of charms and tender grace:
Brave and constant. sweet and pretty.
1.-the OF form and fair of face
or her virtue and her beauty
Genus man expatiates.
Growing her. with bays of glory,
QUEEN of these UNITED STATES!
0-0-O
Poor Man.
Few men realize their utter help
lessness in this world until they try
to beat a carpet to suit the women
folks" The ordinary carpet whacker
was not made for man. Just at the
zenith Of his muscular development,
the handle comes of and the wire
strikes his wife in the eye. While
she is bathing this in cold water the
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Dining Late and Long.

In Sir Algernon Vests early days
society often dined late and long, and
the late Lord Clanwilliam once told
him Of one occasion when he dined at
a friends villa near Putney and the
meal did not begin until eight O'clock
When they at last rose from the
table and went to their rooms, Lord
Clanwilliam flung open his window
and saw the lawmakers coming into
the field. II WONDER" he thought,
what hour they begin work." and on
consulting his watch he found it was
$3.50. The haymakers were returning
to work from their breakfast.-Tit.
Bits.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Puzzle Of pomlcila.

w. e. Murchison of Jonesboro en-
joys the unique distinction Of having
lived in four different counties and
yet moved his residence only once.
That seems puzzle, but 1t is quite
simple. He was born and reared in
Cumberland, and whom Harnett was
created out of Cumberland he found
himself in Harnett. Afterward he
moved to Moore county. and when
the county OF Lee was formed few
months ago he found that he was re.
siding in Lee.-Fayetteville Observer.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01

strong man steps backward into a
pail OF suds the maid has set careless
ly by while she tries to encourage
him. Having been duly rescued. he
gets tough oaken pole from tho
wood-pile and antagonizes the long
suffering f1oor-covering in a way that
bids fair to fray its very warp and
wool When there is no more dust In
1t, his wife comes out and looking crit
ically at the limp texture, says de.
terminedly: "A little more on the un-
der side. please" Then the husband
recalls Bob Burdette's Romance of
the Carpet:
"And she smiled as she leaned on her
busy mop,
And said she would tell him when to
STOP
She seldom tells him, however. He
usually stops OF sheer exhaustion,
which you who have never beaten a
carpet cannot truly appreciate. There
is only one thing worse than beating
a carpet. That is putting up stove.
James Montgomery Bailey, 1.-The Dan
bury Newsman." has a corner on this
story. 1t won't do to trespass-but
perhaps you know from your own ex-
perience about the mixed stove pine.
Any man who can successfully beat a
carpet and put up a stove in one day
has a great future before him. He
possesses what might be termed the
squtntessence Of condensed genius.
600
Expensive Bite.
A precocious, upstart mosquito bit
my wife last Sunday, and Monday
had to spend $36 for screens! Be-
tween screens in the summer and
storm windows in the winter, am in
the sandwich class. that 10, l am be-
tween two millstones.
600
Rummaee Sale.
In Missouri, a Miss May Rummage
married Mr.. Will Sale. I've named
their first male offspring In my head
line.
600
A Difference.
Many good lady's horse 10 not q
lady's good horse!
c:M@e@
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
The Punishment Fits the Crime.

A new consignment of punsters and
professional jokers had just been
brought before His Satanic Majesty
to receive sentence.
"And what shall their punishment
be, sire?" asked the Hades execu-
toner.
ITO the caldron with them" laughed
Satan. THUS may 1t be put on record
that to the very last they dubbed
over with humor!' "-Lippincott's.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Easy Way Out.

'That house have taken from you, {"
said the dissatisfied tenant, lis hor.
ribly draughty. Whea' l am sitting in
the middle OF the room my hair blows
all over my head. Can't you do some.
thing to the windows?"
Don't you think, SIR" replied the
house agent. suavely; 1T would be
easier and cheaper for you to get your
hair cRt?"
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Sulphur Export Increasing.

The development of the Louisiana
sulphur deposits has caused the i'm.
ports of sulphur to this country to de.
crease from 8S,201 tons in 1905 to 90.
299 tons in 1907; while the exports in.
creased from nothing in 1905 to 49,.
925 tons, valued at 1874, 749, in 1907.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Japan's MANY Clock Faetor,e..

JaPan's Many Clock Factories.
Japan has 50 timepiece factories, of
which rs are in Nagoya, one in Tokyo
and six in Osaka. The annual out
put is 209.702 standing clocks, AL.
755 hanging clocks. 1880 watches.
representing q value of $794.9O0.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
WORTHY OF NATION
TRAVELLERS APPRECIATION OF
THE CAPITAL,
Visiting EngIishman Predicts That
Washington Soon Will Be Most
Beautiful Of All the Cities
Of the World,
ITO q modern reader one Of tho
least accountable features of Dickens.

American Notes
is his fatty mega
tive attitude to-
ward the future Of
this country" says
an Englishman in
the New York
Sun, giving his i'm
pressions Of Wash
ington. mot only
does he refrain
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
Japan Savings Increase,

Japan Savings Increase.
On March 81 the Japanese post Of.
fee savings bank had $46.4Oo,00o on
deposit, an increase of $4,000 in one
year.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01

In IL years the coal output of Japan
has increased from 100000 tons annu.
ally to 11,500,o0o.
The Irish standard., 1908-08-01

stantly came to the conclusion that
Hillard, too, had been made away with.
Leaving Hobart on guard, Rabe and
I cautiously entered the cave. There
we found Hillard's silver watch lying
in the dirt!
Returning, we asked our prisoner
whether he was the white man who
had led the Apaches to repeated mas
sacre of the settlers. He nodded and
laughed. We asked him If he had MUIR
dered Hillard, whose clothing he wore.
He nodded and laughed. We asked
him If he were the devil himself. He
nodded and laughed.
Were we in a trap? Had the rene
gade surrendered himself that his
Apache followers might close about
us unperceived, while our attention
was distracted by a prisoner, and MUIR
der what remained of our little band?
I looked down at the twisted, ghast-
ly being lying upon the ground be-
fore me, his long hair matted about
his ears and shoulders; then came Ho-
bart's stern command:
Hang him!
Hang him! 1t was Rabe speaking.
NO." 1 said mot until we ind
billiards. body"
Our prisoner laughed softly; as he
did so, showing his teeth. which were
chalky white, and as brittle as If never
used.