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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

Of, that which Is
unknown or mys-
terious." Why it
is that 13 should.
be more danger
Gus than another
number no one
can tell, and yet
there is not a
class influenced
by superstition but
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
First American Post Route.

First American Post Route.
The first post route in the United
States was established in 1872. 1t was
between New York and Boston, and
the schedule was once month. To.
day the yearly cost Of mail transpor.
tation on our railroads alone Is about
$45,000,00O. The railway postoffice
lines cover 208.4S4 miles and employ
over $4,000 officers and clerks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
Not neino Extermjn.4sd.

In the Journal Of the African So
ciety the opinion is expressed by Mr..
Seious that, contrary to the general
belief, giraffes and elephants are in
no danger Of being exterminated in
Africa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
Why He Was Ola.

Why He Was Glad.
The honeymoon had begun to bump
the usual bumps.
George, DEAR" queried the bride Of
six months, ARE you glad you're mar
ried?"
Sure thing" replied George.
why are you glad?" she asked.
Because" he explained, sit will
prevent me from making any more
mistakes Of that kind for the present"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

"one Of the most convincing proofs
that Cook has discovered the pole is the
attitude of the man." saws the Burlins-
ton Gazette He doesn't rant he
doesn't brag and he hasn't sneered at
his rival"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
IOWA lPihloNs End hn1Es.

"Peary's exhibition of jealousy" says
the Dubuque Times-Journal. is calcu-
lated 20 modify the regard that would
otherwise be felt for him on account OF
his own perilous achievement. The
merit of this, unlike its fame. in no
degree depends upon its priority"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
EriahtfuI Spasms.

of the stomach, liver and kidneys the
and weak kidneys are overcome by
Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. so cents.
Bride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
Injured in a Fire

or bruised by fall; apply Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Cures burns, wounds,
sores eczema, piles. Guaranteed. 25c.
Mcbride e. Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
DREAD OF HOODOOS
MOST RAILROAD MEN HAVE PET
suPERsTITIoNs.
Especially Averse to the Number Nine
Friday and Thirteen Also Are
Looked Upon with Consld-
cradle Disfavor.

Webster says that superstition Is
IAN excessive reverence for, or fear
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

NO sir" says the Sheldon Sun.
president Taft will not come TO Iowa
and scold Senator's Cummins and Dol
liver or the progressive congressman
for their stand on the tariff 1t is
believed that the president is reason-
ably wise. and he is not coming TO
Iowa TO rebuke people whose friendship
he desires 10 hold
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
Young. Middle Aged and
Old Men.

II you are troubled with Nervous
Debility, Stupidity, or are otherwise
unified for business or study, caused
by youthful Errors or Excuses, you
should consult this specialist at once.
DON'T DELAY UNTIL TOO LATE.
THOUSANDS troubled with weak,
aching BACKS and KIDNEYS die of
these ailments ignorant of the cause.
The most OBSTINATE cases of this
character treated with UNFAILING
SUCCESS by newly discovered meth
ndS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
DR.. MILEYs SYSTEM

IF Treatment has met with WONDER
Full SUCCESS in hundreds Of cases,
many of them given up by other ply
sicians as hopeless or incurable He
Ices exactly as ne agrees with each
patient, and this is the reason he has
continued making monthly visits for
10 many years.
WRITE your troubles if impossible
20 call. THOUSANDS cured at nome,
but personal consultation most i'm
portant. Bring vial of urine for exam
nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

1T seems to please the grangers that
we have "a governor who is saving
wood and not talking much" says the
Hopkinton Leader The governor
stands pretty solid for a second term
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

"Only one thing" says the Iowa City
Republican. referring to insurgent OBJ
jections to the Ninth district congress-
man. "ails Judge Smith. He is a re-
publican
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15
Eighteen Years Success
full Practice
DR.. L. e. MILEY,

as a Specialist in Chicago and the
East. Consultation and examination
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

In the meantime says the Cedar
Rapids Republican. DIR. Cook is behav-
ing as a gentleman and scientific
man should behave That counts for
something. especially with the Amer
lean people
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

who has been located in Marshalltown
since February last, and now has many
prominent and important cases under
treatment. Office. Stoddart Hotel,
Third avenue and Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

There need be no unseemly contest
between Cook and Peary.' says the
Fontanelle Observer. There are lee
ture platforms enough to go round"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-15

Dr.. MiIey will be in his office at the
Stoddard Hotel on Monday and Tues
day, September 20 and p, 9 a. m. to 9
., m,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
IlNE s R.ETY.

The close relation of incbriacy to
insanity is indicated from the fact
that all forms of insanity, from mel
ancholia to imbecility, are found in
i~nebriacy. 1t is artificial; it begins
with a slight maniacal %excitation;
thoughts flow lucidly; the quiet be-
come loquacious, the modest bold;
there is need of muscular action the
emotions are expressed in laughter,
singing and dancing. Now the es-
thetical ideas and moral impulses
are lost control of, the weak side of
the individual is apparent, his
secrets revealed; he is dogmatic,
cruel, cynical, dangerous; he insists
that he is not drunk, just as the in
sane insists on his sanity. Then his
mind becomes weak, his conscious
ness dim illusions arise; he SIAM
mers, staggers and, like a paralytic,
his movements are uncertain.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
6UILT MANY CENTURIES AGO
Discovery Of Stone Arches In England
10 Of Much interest to the
Antiquarian.

The discovery Of four substantial
stone arches under the western
facade of Hampton court palace in
England is arousing great interest.
The discovery was made during ex-
cavations. The arches ere rs feet
long and are parallel with each other
and the palace entrance. It is be-
lleyed they were constructed to
bridge the moat which once sur
rounded the palace. The date 1862
is cut on n arch. The space that
was occupied by the moat has long
been filled in. Yhe space covered
by the arches is still somewhat
empty.
When the workmen examined the
arches they found a curious forma-
ton or the inner sides, resembling
sticks of horse radish, but when
broken they showed a perfectly
white interior. They are believed to
consist Of almost pure lime. Their
presence was due to the trickling of
moisture through the lime Of the
stone work. Some are only a foot
long, but it is estimated that they
took 200 years to form to that ex-
tent.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

In these days the demands upon
the skilled playwright are many and
complicated. "Too busy to do a lit;
tie work for me right off," asked a
theatrical manager, and the play
wright signifed his willingness to
attempt it.
"All right" said the theatrical
manager. We've got permission
from the author to put on a drama
tization of "The Minister'S Vaca-
tion,' that country book that's SO pop
ular: and the authors willing we
should work in n or two more in
cidents to make the action lively.
"Now I want you to write up a
cyclone and a couple of trick mules.
I've got the machinery for the
cyclone, and the two mules are great.
| want the pastoral flavor of the
book kept, you understand, but just
a little more go in il. "-Youth's
Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
HALE "LADY OF THE HOUSE"
Not Uncommon for New York Board
ing Places to Be Conducted
by Men.

"a man acting as lady OF the
house in a first-class boarding house
was a distinct surprise to me-, SAID
a New York woman who has been
trying to find a pleasant home for a
friend from out of town. In a single
morning / came across two boarding
houses where men were In charge.
The first man was quite oommunica-
tive and when l expressed my regret
that could not make arrangements
with his wife instead Of himself, he
said:
"'Oh, I run the place now. My wife
died three years ago and rather than
break up l took charge OF it myself.
People wanted to stay and it was
easier to let things go on in the old
way
1.-THE second man didn't have the
same excuse, as he'd never lac a wife.
He'd been living in the same house
for a good many years and when II
was about to break up several years
ago he took it over rather than give
up his comfortable home. Incidental
" he told me he was opening a small
boarding house down at the seashore.
which was easily reached by the ele-
waited road, and that his guests could
come down there for a week end and
always feel at home. He laid no
claims to being a hotel keeper-just
a man who was playing 'landlady' 10
q boarding house."-New York Sun.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
JUDGE WILL WAIT AND SEE.

An earnest plea was made by At
torney Charles Pettijohn to Judge
Pritchard of the criminal court for
leniency to a client who had entered
a plea of guilty to larceny. The
burden of the attorneys argument
was that his client was the father Of
twins, and was tempted to theft in
order to feed the mouths Of the in
fants.
"Your honor, l will say frankly"
said Mr.. Pettiiohn in closing, "that
if | were the father of twins and
needed food for my family, | would
not hesitate to 60 out and steal it."
"Mr. Pettijohn, when you are the
father of twins | will consider your
proposition said Judge Pritchard.
Indianapolis News.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
HITCHCOCK ONLY SMALL FROG

This is a democratic country
sometimes. During the presidential
campaign Chairman F. HI. Hitch
cock of the Republican national
committee was coming east on the
twentieth century limited when he
asked that the train be stopped for
him at Utica, N. Y, as he wished
to get off and interview James S.
Sherman for a few moments. The
request was complied with, and one
member of the Hitchcock party re-
marked to the Pullman porter:
"Rather unusual to stop the train
like this, isn't it?'
90, you don't cut 50 much ice"
replied the porter a triile contemp-
tuously. "Lest week We stopped at
Tarrytown SO John D. Rockefeller
could get a paper"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
FRIDE OF AMSTERDAM JEWs.
Synagogue In That City, Built BY
Refugees, ls Easily the Finest
In the World.

In the midst OF the Jewish quarter
stands the pride of Amsterdam Jews,
the grandest synagogue in the world.
It is great In everything, in its size,
its proportion, its age and Its tradi-
lions. There is no synagogue like 1t
anywhere, and while 1t stands there
cannot be anything like 1t.
The great temple In the Rue de Ia
Victoire in Paris may perhaps be
larger. the splendid synagogue In the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Berlin may
be more ornate, but the Portuguese
in Amsterdam has a glory
all its own. It's majestic columns, Its
solid oak, its noble ark and Its lovely
windows all speak e~loquently OF the
type of Jew that sought the hospitali-
ty of Holland when the cruel and
short-sighted policy of the Spain OF
those days drove the pioneers OF the
community into the hardy little north
ern country.
The history of the congregation is
not, however, one unbrOken record OF
peace and glory. Curiously enough,
it's early members, free themselves at
last from persecution, seemed at
times to make up for the ~persecuSon
they had endured by their own in
ternal intercommunal intolerance.
Their treatment of Uriel Acosta is
a most painful chapter in their local
history, and their attitude toward
Baruch Spinoza was an error for
which no compensation can ever be
made. To the visitor to the syna-
gogue is still shown the seat which
Spinoza is supposed to have occupied,
but the tradition is probably apochry.
phal.-Jewish Chronicle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
-- ~
WHAT is A BiLLlCN3

Great Britain clings to its owr
numerical system and regards a Bill.
lion as a million times a million
But America differs, a billion in til,
United States being only a thousan.
million. This is perhaps the onl
instance in which a thing is bigger
in the old country than in the new
One has to go only a little way from
England-to Calais-to lind the bill
lion lesscncd; for France digniie-
a thousand million with the nan1'
of billion. They + wasting a wor''
in France in this connection, how
ever, inasmuch as there is alread
! Eorl, milliard, to designate Til.
nrmbcr.-1he Sunday Magazine.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
censterrek!aa IN Drawing Roon.

In Stories OF a Famous Londor
Drawing Room" in the August Nc
Clura's, William Fl. Rideing says:
The company always included
many delightful women, and I remam.
Der the coastsInation caused among
them ono day h 8arnharn, the scout.
He explained Eat he attributed his
success as a scout to the a~cuteness
Of his sease of sreE; it was like {
5@ood4apaG's. There's no one her.
Cd u, he ofs-Eecd. 'who at any ti,as
H@f 1ore IN tie future l could no
feeaGaize in he dark. Yes. / coua
81 you. ana you, ans you noddir
1t an ai'uGi3s soup iii modish az
Al el, 10y the way you smell
1or 7n awful moment the cnnver
7adoa tagged"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Wit Of Great SURGEON.

OF A~bernethy's wit numerous tales
are told. A lady consulted him about
a ailment and described he,
symptoms at wearisome length. He
referred her to his book but she
persisted in her efforts to get further
Information from him. May l eat
oysters, doctors? May l take supper?'
Her questions rapidly followed one an
other. I'll tell you what, madam;
you may eat anything but the poker
and the bellows. for the one is too
hard to digest and the other full of
wind"
1t was the safne Abernethy of whom
a rather indolent but wealthy patient
inquired as to a cure for govt. Live
IRON sixpence a day and earn it, was
he answer.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
FAITH AND r

When Christian Science began tt
find firm footing in Winchester the
little son of a prominent woma'
who had embraced the faith an!
was urging others to take It up va
out of school one day or two becausl
of sickness. When tie youngste.
returned. his teacher, who was vel
along in years and possessed an in.
curing mind, engaged the young
ster in conversation.
"Bccn sick, Joc::"
Yesm.'
"Sick enough to be in bed
Ycsm."
1What did your mother do fol
ron, Joe, while you ached IN bed:?
asked the teacher, now all expcctan-
cy for the reply.
ssShe mcnded my trousers lisped
Joc,-Indcpendent.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Had to Get Running Start.

Commercial travellers find most OF
he natural curiosities along the line,
Of travel. This IS a story told by onf
efter a trip through southern Canada
Being inpatient to get out Of {
'eepy little town. i ascertained the
ime of the outgoing train and hurriee
own 10 the station. After a while
n object slowly emerged from the
istance and skunk UP alongside.
oarded the solitary coach. and after
! tedious wait the engine begtn t;
sasp feebly. the old coach creaked &
title, but the train did not neove ]
las about to get out to c what wa
he matter, when the forward door c
he coach was suddenly flung ope'
nd a head popped in. Hey, you sal
re erglnen, leering at me. climb G.
| cit a start. will ""
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
THl11TAN ETIQUETTE.

One of file quecrest SITUATIONS u
the world is that Of lie natives 0
Thibet. When two inhabitants 0
this isolated, mountainous coantr
of Central Asia meet, each takes OF,
his hat, puts out his tongue and
scratches his right ear These ac-
tons are performed simultaneously.
The whole performance is analogous
; our simple CUSTOM, on meeting, Of
nodding the head and saying "IIou
10 you do"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Easy Money at Great Partisan Bank

Easy Money at Great Partisan Banks
II you present a letter of credit at
one of the great banks of Paris, like
Tie Credit Lyonnais, an usher in nv-
cry receives You i'll a splendid parior,
like the salon Of a palace, and bids
you be seated in a sumptuous chair.
Presently he brings you q check,
made out for the amount you demand,
for your signature. A quarter of an
hour later he brings you the cash on
q silver tray. You do not come in
contact with the clerical force, OF e
the inner workings at all
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
Snap Shots
BY COL. W. l.. CLAYTON.
Author Of Pen Pictures Of the
Olden Times

Doubtless many of my readers
know that / have not been much
walking up and down in the
earth for a good many months,
but nevertheless | have been
going to and fro" in it. in my
buggy, and as l go / generally
take notice of things coming
under my observation.
Sabbath morning Sept. Goth
the pastor of my church being
off on a vacation / concluded I'd
see what l could hear at some
other church. During the week
| had noticed as / drove round
over the city, that the Baptist
people had.taken down all their
hitching posts ard spread out a
curb covering the ground where
the posts had been, and it looked
a little doubtful about being able
to hitch my horse there; still l
thought / would make a little
closer inspection, and would go
in and hear Bro. Preston if I
could find a place to hitch my
horse. 1t used to be when you
went to the Baptist church you
would see many horses and bug
gies snugly lined up and fasten-
ed to the hitching posts and to
the trees in front of DR.. Elkins.
But when | got up there Sunday
none were to be seen, and no
place for them to tie to. You
see DR.. Elkin has extended the
curb on his side. of the street
and encircled all the trees, and
if you were to stretch a long line
and tie to one of the trees there
would be danger of the horse
stamping his toes against and
soaring up the curb, and if the
Baptists were to place posts in
side their curb, the same thing
would occur and both parties
would say, "shu, shu, that will
never do" Besides, if it were
allowable for people to tie just
on the outside of the curb with
their buggies, surrys and hacks,
it would blockade the street for
all corners during the service.
Well, after taking in the situta-
ton at the Baptist, l said to my
faithful horse, Jim, we'll try
the Methodist and see what
chance we'll find for your COM
fort there" But 10, and behold,
when | got there l found they
also had removed their posts and
phantasmagoreized their curb out
into the street leaving no chance
to hitch a horse. But glancing
toward a good Presbyterian
brothers. residence with a tree
in front, who had not extended
his curb, l found shelter under
its branches and a hitching place
for horse and buggy, and went
in and we had a good service.
But when the churches all ex-
tend their curbs and the people
do likewise, what will we do who
either have to or prefer to go
to the church in our buggies?
All! / have it now. 1t just struck
me. Go in your automobile or
walk or remain at home. Serious
ly. don't yot think the curbs take
up a good deal of the street?
To whom does the street belong
anyway? The public you readily
answer. Well, but when John
Jones and Bill Smith and Lucinda
Snydens appropriate it to them
selves by extending these curbs
out into these public streets, to
whom does that much of them
belong? The public can't use
them, and every time a poor
unfortunate teamster happens to
scar one, there's a big howl. If
the curb is to take eight feet on
each side of the street, why not
Ike it twenty?
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

A woman takes upon herself
blame that belongs to a man SO
she can be sure he didn't deserve
it.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

No matter how smart the baby
S its mother knows people would
never admit it, unless it was
theirs.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

A man can believe he adores a
woman when what it is is that
he is crazy over the meals she
gives him.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08
WfiAT clMcts.1 TT.

Tie Young Mani wish 10 than
You, sir, for giving re r AS
sistanee ii persuading your daugl,
ter to NARY me.
Tie CID Man-sir, ] Was violent
II anpopa t. tho ma Ri.
9Ie Yoaes .stan-I k1oweit.a
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

When a man has a conscience
it is never his fault.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-08

Most people go to church
merely to feel justified in looking
down uron those who don't.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-17
Fraternal Meetings
PoLYHEs1A ENoAMPMENT no. 1.

POLYNESIA EHoAMPMEET no. 1,
I. o. o. z.
Meats every Grst and third Friday Of the |
FORT Street Visiting brothers cordially In !
'i'su - w. ELLERBRoCK, c. P.
L. L. LA PIERRE, Scribe.
EXCELSIOR LODGE NO. l. !. o. o. r.
Meets eyey Tuesday evening, at 1880, IN
Odd Fellows Hail, Fort Street. visiting
botherB cordially invited to attend;
L. l. LA PIERRE, see'y.
HARMONY LODGE NO 8, I. o. o. r.
Odd Fellows Hall, Fort Street Visiting
brothers cordially invited to attend
K. W. FOSTER, N. g.
E. R. HENDRY. sec'y.
PACIFIC REBEKAH LODGE NO. /,
I. 0. o. T.
Meets every second and fourth Thursday, |
st 7:s0 p. m, Odd Fellows Hall Visiting |
Rebek&hs are cordially invited to attend.
ALICE NICHOLSON, Secy.
OLIVE BRANCH REBEKAH LODGE NO. 2,
Meet ssvsry nrat and third Thursday. at
1880 D. M, in Odd Fellows Hall Visiting
Rebekahs are cordially invited to attend.
SALLIE L. WILLIAMS, N. G..
ALEXANDRA BATH, Sec'y.
OCEANIC LODGE NO. ST., Z. & A NJ
a Meets on the last Monday of each
"a month, at Masonic Temple, at 80 p.
~ m. Visiting brethren are cordially in
" vited to attend.
r. H BEMROSE, W NJ.
W. 81. GOETZ, Secy
LEAH CHAPTER NO. 2, o. e. s.
A Meets every third Monday of each
~sSAsv month, at 1880 p. m, in the Masonic
~ Temple. Visiting sisters and brothers
" are cordially invited to attend.
ANNA s. WRIGHT, W NJ.
ADELAIDE NJ. WEBSTER,
Secretary.
LEI ALOHA CHAPTER NO. 8, o. z. s.
a Meets at the Masonic Temple every
-,1Ar second Saturday of each month. at
AN 7:80 p. N. Visiting sisters and broth
ers are cordially invited to attend.
MINNIE RHOADS, W. H.
MARGARET LISHMAN, Secy.
OAHU LODGE NO /, K. Oft
Meets every first and third Friday at 1880
O'Clock, Pythian Hail. corner Beretania and
Fort streets. Visiting brothers cordially in.
vited to attend.
r R. NUGENT, O. @.
3. COSTING. z. of r. q q.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-17
Thompson Ahead.

Frank Thompson, who had piloted
the first car, had gone on about a half
hour ahead of the party wrecked and
afterwards returned in time to nick
them up and carry them into town. He
was the next witness called After he
had gone quite a ways he commenced
to have tire trouble and after working
on his machine awhile, returned. He
had bunch, he said, that something
was wrong with the other party and
soon found Roth in the middle of the
road calling them. He tried his hest
to get a car from town but could not
and wasted about three-quarters of an
hour in so doing. Finally ne decided
to take the dead girl back in his own
machine which had only one seat in
back. Lieutenant Pardee came along
then and offered to ride in the hack
| seat and hold the dead girl which he
did all the way into town.
Under the load. Thompson : fire was
torn off and the steel rim of his ma
chine worn fiat before he finally reach.
ed the home of the girls. He called up
| Deputy Sheriff Rose, who permitted
the body to remain at the home