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Evening journal., 1908-11-11
Entertains Lodoe Manners.

Mrs. Arthur Aston. chief templar
of Wilmington Lodge, No. ia, 7. Q. O.
T.. gave the members of the lodge a
reception last evening as a token OF
her appreciation for the honor con-
ferred upon her.
Evening journal., 1908-11-11
supper At old Swedes.

The annual supper by the women of
the congregation of Old Swedes Church
will be held at the parish house to-
morrow evening from TO Q o'clock.
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sooietv 10 Give Dance.

st. Benedicts Beneficial Society will
give a euchre and dance in Sacred
Heart school hall tomorrow evening.
Dancing will begin at $50 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1908-11-11

Some OF the Germans are calling upon the kai-
Ser TO abdcate. but the latest report from Berlin
is that he is still sitting tight on the job.
Evening journal., 1908-11-11

be welcomed instead OF Stunned by youl
friends. c. L. GAUSS Marshall, Mich
Fill out coupon below.
Evening journal., 1908-11-11
Wednesday, November II, 1908
VACATION OF JUsTIsoN STREET.

w L DO not expect any trouble over the var
cation OF Iustison street, as requested by
The Washington herald., 1908-08-16

I elimination. a gallant with the ladies
. He owns one Of the most elegant house
II town L is furnished in ey---fs4-a an.
( C1errlls taste. its domestic usr-f-=-
runs smoothly. and he en1ertai7s con
slantly and handsomely. which ne is quit,
/ able % DO. as his wife. who was a dsugh
/ Ter Of the late Senator Zachariah Chan
{ der. Of Michigan. brought him a fa--.
I fortune. which he has added TO by c7-eS1
Investments II the AIalneites Llrov-aTI this
and they probably do. for they are OF AZ
i11giriug mind, they give no sign OF an.
p7oval or disapprovaL Il sufHces them
that Nr. Hale IS their faithful and ee7.
cient servant. and they are quite content
to attend 70 their own affairs and leave
their Senator 20 attend 70 the affairs they
have intrusted 20 his care.
Is Always Consistent.
One reason. the caias reason. 7s--
haPs- for M Hsle's popularity IS rhs- h
has never PLAYED double with his con
stituency, but has invariably taken then,
INTO his confidence and az the 1f-7a ~
great crises he has outlined his course
especially when the course rra--ez -
quite against the popular feeling An
Illustration OF this point was -b.
spanish war Il VIII be remembered. thar
senator Hale was bitterly opposed IN
t. nothing could reconcile him TO q mol
Icy that the whole country f7do-va5
and he would not admit the nes5 ~ -.
struggle that nearly every one was clam
orlng FOR, the people OF his own S-ss-
as vigorously as the rest When be
realized that he stood practically alone
there he called his supporters together
and carefully explained the stand he had
taken, stand he could not change r-a
said though they were at liberty 70 re-
IRE him at Will The reply was his
prompt reelection, although there was
probably no state IN the Union so sBx-
ious for war as the one that elected f-s
most violent oPPoser 20 succeed bins-If
IN the Senate
-hoSe who can remember the time when
Ny Hale went By the name o. .-s--r.,
Hale. because he was looked .soon as Mr.
? names 5 henchman. find L hard 10 rea1iza
nat ne has recently passed his seventy
second birthday and that he IS now one
" me veterans in politics. oua OF -bs
-aJhers Of the Senate But Mr.. Hale dos
aol impress one with his age. for bs Sc
'ouns IN appearance and his -n51d k ss
4ieFL his vii as keen. and his .nte-as-
2 affairs as great as when he enta-a5 4
public life. half century ago; f7,3,.e5 4
us own people think OF him as SIN a
'oung man. This man from Maine fs o7a
4 the most scholarly mer IN the senate
'et he had only an academic education
nd was beardless minor when he be-
an the practice Of law. Even The, be
must have known his Chesterfield bv
cart for lie at once started out 70
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ters the express Office and injuries If a
package has been received for John. smith
he is answered in the affirmative. and
after receiving The package departs in
peace.
The prohibition laws in the south are
not Uniform in their operation. and as a
result some strange business freaks have
come about In Chattanooga. for in
stance. prohibition failed 10 carry. and as
a result 1t has become the leading Wild
cat distributing point in the south. A
saloon man named Rose exIIed from drv
I Atlanta. moved his traps 10 wet Cnarra-
| nocga and started a distribution agency.
( his business has reached mammoth pro-
poruo1s- He operates through the ex-
I press companies. and daily sends lur
many thousand packages TO all parts OF
| the South
After prohibition struck Dixie mid
ships, Chattanooga became the harbor
OF refuge for firewater artists throughour
Georgia. Alabama. and Mississippi The
saloon men. accompanied by the fixtures
Of their dismartled saloons. pfIed into
Chattanooga from all sides. and the stor-
age places of the town under Lookout
Mountain now contain enough second
hand fittings 70 rig out another Hoboken-
The ChattanOoga brewery found itself
showed under with saloon fixtures which
il had originally furnished 70 places
handling its stuff throughout the south.
MOOnshlne Trade Picks I'd.
The oId-time mooush5ne trade in the
upland sections OF the South. which had
been well nigh exterminated by Uncle
sam promises 10 spring up again as an
adjunct OF the blind tiger business 4
real. case-hardened old soak. If he can't
tickle his palate at some local Quenchery. I
viii HE himself 70 a nearby mountain /
trail and get a line on a moonshine plant |
This bodes no good for the 'revenooers.' I
for. be il remembered these oficers-who /
under old conditions upheld the dignity I
OF the law at a mere pittance-wiu now
have TO work overtime. and even then not !
cop all the truck
The reason is plain Formerly ATr.
Moonshiner stood alone in his defiance Of 3
law When the cohorts Of thirst from
hill and dale, fleeing before the pravinz.
shouting exhorting army Of drink fight
ers, reach the laurei-fringed foothills Of
the smoky. the Grandfather. The. Chill
howie. the Unoka. and the Cumberland I
with red eyes, parched lips, and fever
ohsters on their tongues. the moonshiner
VII ind himself among friends who VIII
keep his secret"
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l and seated herself near young Hale. who
F Immediately began a 7antoulne Of love
T making with the uuch-behooped BIddy
I For the amusement Of Mr.. and Mrs. FRYE
and 20 pass the time tfor the ride was
/ long and u0notonoUs and the roads
rough he would pretend 10 put his arms
about Bi5Ey's volUmiuous waist and Per
. form other antics Biddy was sto-id. and
+ pretended not 20 notice. until. finally. at
one OF the stopping places. new pas
serser put his head in through the win
dow and asked Il there was any room
inside
No there's no room here replied
Mr. Hale Then. turning TO his com
paniou and making auorous eyes. he
asked. with mock tenderness. We don Z
want any one else II here. 90 We. my
dearc-
No answered Biddy promptly and
with a pronounced b-ogge Ny hoops
are prutty large. and say you faIe prut-
- large ana there's no room here
Nr- Hale's marriage 10 Minnie Chandler
IN l>l came as a surprise 10 his friends.
who had known him as a gay and dash
Ing bachelor. worship a. many
shr7nes for so long thar il was hard 20
think OF him as a sober benedict. but the
marriage was an sdyantaSeous one IN
every way. His bride and her mother
were the only inheriJors Of her fathers
fortune, which was considered colossal
for those days. and. as the daughter Of q
senator. she had become familiar with
the duties Of 9 woman in Official LIE The
people Of Mr.. HaIe's district-h. vas rf,e-
in the lower House-were most curious
TO meet the wife OF their petted son and
much gossip circulated anent her arrival
among them II was feared that she
would play the fine lady. be naughty ana
plFSe-proud. and scoru the simple life
ana the simple people But when she
came 20 Ellsworth. Mrs Hale dissrme5
all criticism She took up her life there
as II she had been born and brought I'D
n Jhe place and. without overriding II.
was as democratic as any woman in
town Her final coup. and on, that nal
her equally popular with her husband.
was when she went TO the village store
TO order a broom There were plenty
OF brOomS. but no one to carry them
home. so Mrs Hale carried II herself. and
the people felt very much like cheering
when she went through the streets of I
he town so armed.
No DOuEhnuts for breakfast.
There Is one thing that one Of his con
7utuents holds against the Chesterfield 4
of the Senate It happened a long while
lso. but IL is stiT quoted. This worthy
vent TO Washington for an outing. and
naturally called upon his Senator. who.
IS is his wont, undertook his entertain
nent- The Maine voter had a delightful
ine, but he missed from the menu the
aised dougEnUts that grace the table.
specially the breakfast table. Of every
household in the Pine Tree
'tate- He made no complaint 10 the
senator, however, but when he returned
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home shook his head d1bs5vsr-- 7-ra- -
visit was discussed. and boxed v-f-l,
QUESTIONING faith ar the future OF r-z-s
Hale for what. he asked. e--r= Iz -
pectec OF a man who had abandoned -rs
eating Of douEh-urs al H-ezLzf-s--
The Hale home i1 Maine is nor a.
lIe'eatiols as their Washington palaces
but II is handsome and roouv r7arz+--
Pleasantly situated ca a bI1T on the our
skirts OF Ellsworth with which town gr-.
Hale has been identified ever since "a
hung out his shiuE-e there df-~--vo years
ago The Haies pass al their time a..
-he Pines as the place Is called. when
they are not il Wasli7a-o-. and -rfz
pleasant custom OF coming home and
STAYING there when Congress IS nor s. s.z-
SION further eldearS The graf0s Sa-z-rs
20 his supporters Tie house is 1s-vz
enough 20 accommodate Ny. IIa-s-s family
beside many OF his friends. and there q
mlc1 entertaining there in the summer
Air- Hale has two sons The arE---.
chandler, is married 90 Rachael Came
ron. daughter Of the former Senator
from Pennsylvania by his first wife and
when not visiting their father in Els
worth. 1ir- and Mrs Hale make rb-=-
AeacG -arre-S az Pleasant EaIf-v Farm
lneiT country place. Near Gladstone. n
y Senator Hale Cherlshes great sr-r+
ions for his eldest son. whom he 7o..15
Ike O. have succeed him. but Chandler
Haie health has never been OF the besr.
ana ior this reason after serving as Sec
reJary at both Rome and Vienna he v,,z
compelled to abandon a dinlomstfc c7-as--
ne young son Frederick Hale is a law
yer 10y profession. and a member OF -rs
hrm oi Hale & Haulin. judge HauIi7
.I TINS hrTn- being a son of Vice Preside--
itanlin. who Was elected with Lincoln
LoF MS first term and who was s1.bsa-
qusntly Senator from Maine. Fresa-f~l,
f1aie mas the same pleasant address. and
m1cn OF the suavity Of his father and "a
hiHen more likely 70 attain political hon
~ 'Na5l ms elder brother. who IS ve-y
reserved and self-contafned
Fred Powers-eve-v one in gr7g-s rs47g
every one else by his first name and .
nickname at that. II one can possibly -
has fixed his ervi1us cvas
on Mr. Hale's seat. Is a c1mns-ariy-el1s
young man. and was born oniv ten
years before the present Senator started
'0I on MS successful career. He Is an
Z -I1nlnus ot that fine old alma mater.
SoNaoin- and studied law IN the Office OF
ms brother. the late LleweIIyn Povs-s-
sh9 was his political sporsor II ss
nan or parts Of tne personal appearance,
-nd much personal magnetism but "a
70 AIr. Hale lie IS as the -rr5
rom a kindergarten would be 70 a phflos-
'pher and seer. and for him 10 enter
ne arena against him is. as the peopls
u Maine say and think. an almost .fncon-
ei'aole pretension, for. whether Mr.
Powers Is IN the secret or not. the ,-o-s--
q Maine have decided that Eugene Eara
hail succeed himself as long as he sIects
o 90 so, and. If Ee does not die In ha--
less, he viii name his successor.
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DREAMS OF YOUTH.

TIE lo-g. Ueen blades Of waving ON
In ny fathers field. 50 Ioug AZ.
StlL4e9 og me WIGS o1 the dewy mrn-
fiutter1us- sEaytng 70 and f-o
Whispered % ne a story sweet
Of life wheu youth and manhood me-.
Somctimes II the res-rrll everzt5e
As I watched the s-1uIy--isi-g r,oo,
Climb up the cd earth 8 eastern si5e
And scatter is rays in gay fsst-1,
The tasks q the field were the- f1-r,+
Ard vas chained With hsppy tA17-zr
An, hught weTe those castles IN the air
Fo1e IN the midst Of Natures bes--,
They cane bright hopes. and stiI a. +b,-.
And wouid not have them % ders-+-
They are sweet a. s0uss Of The h7-r-er-s -
Inosa dreams dreamed mid The fields Of eor,-
happy food o. light ard tboneh+
Wo1.d III me with cuchant77,e7T y7l5-
rs promise as I t0iied ana urourbt
was food f1- ne. fell taucy's child
A SHADOW played between the r4zs
And ] a king and With no foes
The dclTs q ufght cane gently down
In blessings rch on coru biades -.
Ine siieuces al sound would drown
Save some los1d-buzzing iusec4-s so---
Bright houss OF youth. Ike f.Ile7 leave.
have ncsn as Tine has reaped his sbsav.,
Sometimes my bu7dened heart o'eraozs
In uusing o'er the scenes q life.
God II his perfect vision knous
IAe purIose q The stress ard strife-
The years have longer paths re7ealed
han we're the rows in ny fathers fslA
And vet II may be after all.
\ crown VIII come fo- all ny toI.
For Farne's rich urfzes often fan.
To those who bum the midnight oil
Who kncEsl As the years unfold fo~Sootb
Iheg nay cone tue. those dreams Of yos-tb o.,
--Nlik George EmeTsou.
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FRED POWERS SEEKING HALES

The Pine Tree state Is having an ex-
citing time this sumner IN discussing the
p-etensirn OF Fred" Powers 70 enter The
lists against Eugene Hale for the Senate
rial t0ga. which the latter has worn with
such distinction for nearly thirty years
when he succeeded that grand old man.
Hannibal Ha@l.1. al the same tine his
colleague tel Lelr 20 the seat left vacant
By the appointment Of James G. Blaine as
Secretary OF state According 10 the gen
=raI sentiment OF the Down East poll
ucIals- Fred Powers IS a likely enough
chap. not Is 5ig q gun as his brother,
perhaps, The late Lew Powers. but
chsn q good, all around man. a man 70
tie 20, but they amt no sortsr Use n
lIn sstrll' himself Up against q man
ike Gene Hale Yer see. it's Ike this
with Us here Down East % explained
local politician. When there's need 70
sand some one 10 Washington We look
about for the best and lIzaliest feLe- We
can find he must have some learnin'.
some experience, and a darn lot Of horse
sense. We don't expect 10 find any one
taet's broke TO Official harness. but we
give him his head Jrot him OF an il
faint long before he's a v0rkin' al his
JOB Jest as though he lad been brought
Up 70 It from a colt OF course now an
then Re does make mistakes. goes too
fast. an loses his wind, OF goes too slow
an lets others outdistauce him. an
there's many Of 'en won't stay hItched-
When they are too bad we bring EN-
back, ouc when they git along vel
enough We let 'em alone. an that's only I
what caII fair. Vow. 8Ir. hale has done
better than well 'luh. We sent him down I
there when he want much more an a 4
boy an ne forged ahead until he has be- I
come one Of the biggest men in the Sen /
ate. why. I've been told by them thet
knows that the State Of Maine is a greater
power IN Congress than the State OF New
YORK ar IT'S OWN 10 the smart men We 4
send there Fred Powers, It's the most
a1dacious thing I ever heard. him per
soouing 10 run aginst Senator Hale. an
when IL comes 20 vouin' he'll be frozen
olt SO stiH that he won't peep
Hale Well Liked
This is --- Kind Of talk one hears every
where OF the coast. IN the interior. in
cities and country towns. for Senator Hale
has the respect. confidence. and admira-
lln OF his constituency Whatever else
may be alleged against him. he has never
failed his people. and he Is rewarded by
their answering loyalty. His hold upon
them Is surprising. indeed. when one con-
siders his personality. OF. al least. his
personality as It IS understood IN Wash
lgton. where he IS known as the 'Ches- .
.erdeld OF the Senate a bon vivant. a .
5ilettanu. c0nnOisseur Of wines and Z
-a-2A = Htterateur Of hne taste and dis !
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in blind tiger hotel he viii find q 81
bottle Of whisky iu the room. Il ne calls
for S room. he VIII find two bottles or
a jug Of drewater under the bed.
A Hint TO MarIzSmen.
7 went into a shooting gallery in
wen, l won't give II away-and was told
that my poor shooting was due 10 un-
steady nerves A wink went with this re-
mark. some pantOmime followed. and
then little brown Bette was fsbsd
out Of e closet tt was disclosed later
that my poor craftsmanship had been due
TO the fact that the bell had been Dur
posely removed from the target. The av-
press companies stock Up with r5,,-,-,,-
packages. and when the thirst -Ic+i-7 -,
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DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING A DRINK DOWN SOUTH

/ Deputy Surveyor John II Bishop
known 10 his friends as colonel. chiefly
because he IS native of Tennessee. has
returned from a visit 10 his old home at
I Tate Springs with some Impressions OF
I the political battle down there between
the forces of prohibition and wlar the
QroElbir0uistS and others call the Demon
Rum, says Jhe New York sun. The col
oIel says he has made something OF a
study Of the situation in Tennessee.
The ingenuity Of the man with a thirst
down there" he remarked. is working
overtime. I never heard OF or saw so
many schemes for getting drinks on the
sly The umbrella menGer. even. is in
the business, carrying two or three short
nlps IN the hollow Of each umbrella han
die One Of q group Of commercial trav-
elers with whom I talked told me story
OF big. angular colo-ed woman who In
creased the symmetry Of her figure BY
sJrapping around It certain buIbous re-
ceptacIes-demijohns I suspect-the con-
tents Of which she sold on the quiet. thus
reducing her girth and increasing her
wad.
Many arrests for 'bootlegging' are be-
ing made IN the State. and the blind tiger
IS everywhere a merchant selling d bill
OF goods always slips in a bottle as a gift
BY many devices storekespe-s manage 50
they can dig up a sip Of good cheer
water when It IS urgently sought by a
vayfarins brother.
Beer and Real Beer.
a brand OF soft stun- known as 'pro-
hibition beer is on the market Being
It may BE- sold within the
law The merchant. in addition TO his
stock Of prohibition beer. viii have stored
In his blind tiger department "A stock Of
sure-enough beer when a stranger. a
man unknown 70 the community. and who
may be a spotter, comes into the Joint
and calls for prohibition beer he gets #.
But il the caller be a citizen whose beer
-hirst IS q matter OF common knowledge l
n the town. the storekeeper fishes out a I
bottle OF real beer.
In the mO0nshine districts a dollar
placed on a blind tiger stump VIII turn
% bottle Of booze before morning. An
improved scheme In this same class is 10 /
ave blind drawer in partition wall. /
dollar placed In this drawer Will t1,rn
o whisky when the drawer is again
'Dsned- II one Is assigned 70 a s. room l
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IN circulation regarding his fascl-arions
and his co1ouests
The late Mrs FRYE used 20 -eU with
great gUsto and relish the following story
whenever Mr- Hale's gaLlantries were
under dizcrssiol- It was n the DAYS Of
The old-fsshtoosd stage coach. and she.
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with Gr. Frye and AIr. Hale. was max
ing a trip from Lewiston 10 some point
farther on They had the STAGE 20 them
selves for while. but AZ one Of the stop
ping places large Irish woman.
wearing an enormous hooQsElrt. such as
were IN style in the early SOS. entered
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model his bearing ard regulate his con
duct after the preceTrs OF that social
philosopher and polished gentleman.
The friends Of Gene Hale were wont
10 say that he felt his oats Certainly
ne was the beau Of Ellsworth when he
began his career there. and tales are stu
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BRIGHTON.

Brighton.--The Presbyterian, Meth
odist and Christian churches will all
have a Christmas program this even
ing
Mrs. F.. A. Gray of Trenton. Mo,
came to spend the winter with her
daughter Mrs. G. c. Walker.
VIII Stouts are moving in from the
country. into the house formerly oc.
cupied by their son Tree. They are
repairing the house considerably. Ira
Stouts is moving to the farm and at
tending the farm work
Chas Bennett is erecting the James
Jones new house.
The funerals OF the, late Mrs. Jake
Werner Sr.. and George Martin were
held Sunday.
Union prayer meeting OF the Pres.
bgterian and Methodist churches was
held Wednesday at the Presbyterian
church.
The union revival meeting of the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
will begin Sunday night. Tuesday
evening Rev. r. Hayes WilIet of Vino.
ma Lake, Ind, Will come to hold the
meetin&
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SEYMOUR.

Seymour-The meetings at the Bap-
list church closed Sunday evening
with total of about fifty converts
At E. meeting to be held Tuesday eve
ming arrangements will be made t.
continue the weekly cottage prayer
meetings.
The Sunday schools of the various
churches of the city are practicing fol-
Christmas entertainments to be siver
at their respective churches tonight
with programs suitable for the coca
sion and presentation of presents
Word was received here Saturday of
the death of DR.. Glendenning of Line
vile, one of the oldest if not the Oldest
practitioner in southern Iowa. The fun
eral was held at II o'clock Sunday
morning.
Mrs. John A. Scott went to Abba
Sunday to visit her friend, Mrs. Phil
ip Geneva till Tuesday when she will
be accompanied home by her sister
Mrs, Rineheart of Marshalltown.
Ida and Ira skipper came home Sat
urday from Kirksville, Mo-. where they
are attending school,.
Mrs. John Arnold returned home
from Allerton Saturday bringing lei
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Roberts who
weeks. She will remain with her par
ents until her health improves.
Nathan Jennings of Ottumwa is Wis
iting. friends III this city.
Miss Joy Manning who is attend
ine Parsons college at Fairfield, came
home Saturday for the Christmas va
cation. She was accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. T. y. Foster, who wilk sisii
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friends and relatives until after
Christmas.
Frank Scott of Os4taloosa came Sat
11rday to spend the holidays with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. a. Scott.
Francis Bateman is home from OF
tumwa for the holidays.
Harry limerick has moved his res
taurant stock from the Bryant build :
ing on Main street to the Evans
building on the east side of the square
formerly occupied by the post office
Walter Boysal is moving from the a
F. King property on Wall street to his
own property in the north part OF
town.
Mr.. Schultz Of Bushnell. ILL.,. who
has been visiting his niece Mrs. T. T.
Adams, went to Cincinnati, Ia. Monr
dav to visit his sister, Mrs. Mcfarland
and niece Mrs. George Lintz.
t. c. c. Miller has opened UP a
restaurant in the room Just vacated
by Harry limerick.
Miss Mary Yenger went to Flakes
burg Tuesday afternoon to spend the
holidays with her parents.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown died at the
home of her son Ira 7. Brown on Mon
day December 81, aged II years ia
months and IL days. Thd funeral sSr-
vices We're held in the Methodist
| church at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday Inter-
ment was made at Southlawn Gem
etery.