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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

The steamer Selkirk from
Ladysmith, B. c., arrived at the
Tacoma smelter yesterday with
176 tons of concentrates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

Coming home from a days out
ing, the street car rowdy is more
in evidence than at any other time
This coming home part has its pa
thetic side. 1t brings out the fact
that he has yet to infIict himself
upon a peaceful home and those
that brought him into the world
There Is little opportunity to es'
cape him unless you care TO wall
home or walk on his face.
MEEK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

Yesterday the Norwegian
steamer Cuzco of the w. r. Grace
fleet shifted down Sound from the
Defiance company's lumber mill.
After loading shipment of lum-
Der at Port Blakely she will re-
turn to Tacoma for cargo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23
Allow me to present the Human

Allow me to present the Human
Coyote.
He generally travels In packs
like the hyena, and exhibits the
|hyena's refinement in the presence
OF women.
When he is not accompanied by
Others Of his kind he sinks into q
gloomy coma, having just enough
animal instinct to feel that were
he to open his head someone
would take a bust At It. cRUn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

A report from Tatoosh island
states that the U. s. cruiser Wash
ington passed out to sea yesterday
morning at 4 o'clock on her way
to San Francisco. The Washing
ton has SO members of the Wash
ington naval militia on board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

PORTLAND, Ore, July "a
(Special.) Portland people are
coming nobly to the rescue of
Majoria Mahr, the pretty 19-year-
old chorus girl who was run down
by a train while crossing a tres
tie and lost both legs. A big
benefit will be given for her at
the theater where she was for
merly employed, and people gen
orally, from society folk to la
borers, are expressing their sympa-
thy for the helpless girl in a prac-
teal way. Already the fund be-
ing collected for her runs up over
$4,000, and is still climbing.
Offer Life Positions.
Offers of positions for life have
been made by Portland firms hav-
ing places that could be filled by
Ione sitting helpless in a chair,
and the people of the city are de-
termined to see to 1t that the I'M
fortunate girl is kept cheerful dur
ing the trying days of her recov-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-23

This fugitive from the Fool
Killer has a size Is neck. a size
61-4 head and o loose jaw that
doesn't hang plumb. He infests
excursion trains and owl cars. and
quito often adopts q checked cap
and plaid suit to aid in making
himself conspicuous. Young man
don't initiate him. But why say
this. no one wants to initiate q
ecnnserfeit VALENTINE
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
CHAPTER II.
The Evidence.

ne EvIOSnCSs
1t did not seem possible that Mr.
Dingley and father could be gone
longer than half an hour, but the hands
of the clock went to nine and then to
ten. before heard them on the steps
1 made dash ahead Of Abby, and
opened the door. did he get away?"
The words few of my tongue before
/ could think. knew it had been q
deadfully wrong thing to say. II mean
the other mans he dead " gasped.
Father had quickly closed the front
door behind him. for there seemed to
be quite a crowd in the street, and
there in the half dark could see his
face, and Mr.. Dingley's, only as palish
spots in the gloom. The thought came
to me, IF course he isn't going to tell
me anything. He is going to say It Is
NJ thing ought to hear about, and that
/ must go upstairs"
Ellie" he began-then he caught
sight of Abby in the dining-room door.
He held out his hand to me. Come
into the study, Ellie, Mr.. Dingley
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
CHAPTER I.
The Basket Of Mushrooms.

The seventh of May was my fathers
birthday. always planned some little
surprise for him beside his present,
and this morning had got up very
early, before anyone else was stirring,
to slip down to the washington street
market for some fine fresh mush-
rooms. He was extravagantly fond OF
them, but we seldom had them be-
cause Abby was getting too old to be
up for early marketing, and father al
ways said that mushrooms should
come in with the dew to be good.
green and red, and lined it with leaves:
and now l put on my white flounced
gown and my fiat green hat, SO that
when should come in with my basket
as they sat at breakfast 1t would seem
like little fete. Then l went a-tiptoe
down the stairs that would creak, for
I could hear Lee, the China boy. stir
ring in the kitchen, and it would have
spoiled everything to be caught going
out with my empty basket. When |
had let myself into the street felt
very naughty and festive in my fur
bellows at such an hour in the morning.
The city seemed so dim and still and
empty that the rustic of my petticoats
sounded loud as walked along,
The Washington Street market was
fully six blocks away, and they seemed
the longer for being so quiet. When
got there the men were still taking the
crates off the carts. and the stalls were
not set out yet. It took me a long time
to find what wanted, so that when
came out the wagons were Gathering
on Montgomery street, and in one or
two shops the shutters were already
down. That made me hurry, for was
afraid of being late. flew along with
my basket in one hand and my flounces
in the other. The sunlight had caught
the gilt ball on the Flagstaff Of the
Alta California building, and the sky
that had been misty was now broad
blue above the gray housetops. In my
furry found myself on Dupont street
before I knew it.; but after all it was
the shortest way, and everything was
quiet. not a blind turned. The houses
on either hand were locked and silent,
and nothing moved in the steep little
street but the top of the green-leafed
tree halfway up the block. /
I was walking on the upper side OF
the street, and drawing near the cor
ner. ! was opposite Mr.. .Rood's gam
bling house, which was suffered tight,
and looked as blank as the rest, with
only the Slated half-doors OF the bar
and the dark spaces above and below
them to suggest that it had an inside.
I was just thinking | heard people talk
ing there, when suddenly sharp
splitting noise seemed to ring inside
my head. the slated doors flew. open
in a heap on the sidewalk; and over
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
FARMERS GATHER YEARS SEED

Corning, Oct. 4.-The farmers of
Adams county are gathering their
seed corn. Several have reported
gathering enough for two years seed
ing, and many more will gather the
seed in few days. Corn was lit
tie late on account of replanting, and
the rains in August and September
have kept it very green. This county
will have the best corn crop since
1880 and there is very large acreage.
The farmers Of the county say they
are not going to be caught without
seed corn again if they can help it.
The frost on the night of Sept 26 did
no damage to the crop in this county,
probably was benefit, as it retarded
the growth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

The city Of Los Angeles has of
fered reward of $4,000 for informa-
ton leading to the arrest and convic-
ton of the person or persons who
dynamited the Times building Satur-
day morning. The labor unions OF
Los Angeles have added $500 to this
reward. The merchants OF the city are
said to be considering the advisabiltty
of offering an additional reward OF
s25O,OOO. Los Angeles !. has been
plunged into terror by this bomb out
rage and by the discovery of three
other bombs, which were destroyed be-
fore they had carried out their deadly
work. The manner in which the com.
munity has been aroused, coupled
with the liberal rewards offered,
should render it exceedingly hard for
the perpetrators Of this dastardly out
rage to escape.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

He said he feared Estrada was right
we none Of us knew the Spanish WON
an. 'But, i told him, "she looks like
queen; and she has beautiful car.
rige." He laughed and said yes, she
had money, and good deal of infu-
ence in high places, but the women
she knew were not the sort Of people
would care about; and he finished by
saying was silly child to go staring
at strange. "greasers."
did hate to have father laugh at
me. but couldn't help looking at her
slyly when now and then saw her
about the city. She was like, no other
Spanish woman had ever seen. Most
of them are white as callas, powdered
over the lashes; but you could see the
strong bloom Of her skin through the
thick coat Of rice powder she wore,
and her lashes were lovely. | noticed
that because she kept them half down,
and looked out through them. But the
most fascinating thing about her was
the way she moved, like something
flowing; and once in shop heard her
speak, and her voice was SO attractive,
sweet and rather thick, with such a
gracious, petting sound to it,, Eut she
was always alone. With it all she
seemed to be mysterious, like her quiet
ciosed-up house. got to making up
stories about her, and sometimes in my
room, in front of my mirror, prac-
ticed looking out through my lashes.
But 1t was nuisance, for though they
weren't short they curled back so sud.
denly that it didn't look right; and my
hair being blond and flying into cork
screws, and my being so little, and for
getting not to step on my founces when
tried to 'sweep," altogether made it
rather a failure, in spite of the black
lace shawl.
But though thought about her
didn't say anything more to father or
Abby, because questions that hadn't
bothered them when was little
seemed to worry them now Father
was forever talking Of the things
must not do. One was not to be about
in our neighborhood alone. 1t was
changing. And above all never to go
over to Dupont street, for that, he said
was getting to be notorious, and he
hated to have it so near. 1t was only
a block below us, but it seemed to me
very quiet, and though Mr.. Foods
gambling-house was on the corner
there was never any noise there, only
such fine young men, and some that
knew, all the time going in and out OF
it.
But that pleased father least Of any.
thing, and he asked me now would
like to move over to the North Beach
district, where all my friends were
Talking it over with Halle and Els,
trella liked tht idea very much. But
when came home again to the old
house, with the long windows, and the
palm, and the long steps up to the con.
servatory, and all the rooms knew,
the very idea could have thought for
moment of going away, from it gave
me lump in my throat.
So had to. tell father that couldn't
He pinched my cheek and said: Next
year, them and we stayed on. This
was in February, 1865.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

great many speeches there are two
or three columns OF "meat" and
enough padding" added to fill out the
page. Speeches of this character can
be strengthened by cutting out para
graph here and paragraph there UNI
til the speakers message Is extracted
from the mass of verbiage In which 1t
has been hidden. But 1t has become
recognized in newspaper Offices that
President Taft's speeches cannot be
cut down. They are all solid meat"
The presidents speech before the
League Of Republican clubs in New
York Saturday night, which Is given
in full on another page Of this issue, Is
an illustration Of this. The speech
strikes a strong keynote for the COM
ing campaign and should be given
close perusal
The president presents summary
of the important legislation and ex-
ecutive actions accomplished by con-
gress during his administration in
pursuance of platform pledges, and he
declares that mo one can read the
list of measures actually passed and
those proposed by the national re-
publican party. and not admit that the
party is progressive in the highest
degree"
The president reviews the legisla-
ton yet needed to complete the pro-
gram of extraordinary achievements
which this congress has had before 1t,
and then he turns his attention to the
democrats. "Our democratic friends,
says the president, "are saying that II
the democratic party came into power
it would reduce the expense Of this
government $3o0,0O0,000. Do they
mean that the democrats ]. would
abolish the pension list? Do they,
mean that they would give up the
navy and disband the army? Do they
mean that. they would abandon Porto
Rico and the Sandwich islands and
the Philippines? Let us have a little
specification. What are such state
ments worth unless the gentlemen who
make them give us the details of the
expenditures that they criticise and
expect to avoid If they are let into
power and become themselves the ma
tional government The president
adds:
att is possible to save money In
carrying Oh ILLS SONSAAllACAI, c@AAo w
are struggling in this administration
to find out how modern principles OF
business organization and efficiency
may be applied TO governmental
structure that has been handed down
for a hundred years and has never
been reorganized with the idea of Sc
curing modern business economy. But
it is hard work, and when one speaks
glibly Of $30O,O00,000 being saved each
year in the ordinary conduct OF the
government, and when that saving is
to be made under the direction Of
party SO lacking in everything that
goes to make up business cohesiveness
and singleness of aim and view as the
democratic party, we may regard the
statement at Pickwickian."
The presidents speech Is a clear
cut exposition of the republican party's
accomplishments and aims. The presi-
dents platform is solid and substantial
and broad enough for every republican
to stand upon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
THE NEXT AERIAL SENSATION.

Nine aviators have entered for the
cross-country aerial fight from Chi.
cago to New York. The conditions are
that the flight must be accomplished
In 1853 hours, elapsed time. There IS no
limit to the number Of stops that can
be made. To date the entrants, with the
make and capacity of their machines,
are: :,
Aviator and make Of machine. H. z.
eugene Ely, Curtiss biplane 1900. 80
Chas. F. willard, Curtiss biplane... Az
]. "A. D. McCurdy, Curtiss biplane. 50
Augustus Post, Curtiss biplane -. 80
Jas. Radley, Bleriot monoplane. 50
&. K. Hamilton, Dietz biplane .....llo
3Thos. s. Baldwin, Curtiss biplane. 50
Todd schriver, Dietz biplane 60
=. C. Mars, Curtiss biplane 1890. 50
There is a possibility that waiter
Brookins, who broke the continuous
fight record last week in trip from
Chicago to Springfield, may enter with
his Wright biplane. The event, which
is by far the most ambitious program
vet outlined for aerial flights, is to be
under the direction Of the Chicago
Evening Post and the New York Times
which have offered prize OF $4,000 to
the winner. In view of the success
achieved thus far with shorter cross
country flights it is reasonable to be-
lieye that the bird men will meet the
conditions of this thousand mile flight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

Four were killed and nineteen
seriously injured in the Vanderbilt
cup race Saturday afternoon. 1t was
impossible to keep the crowds off the
course and this was one reason for
the heavy casualty list. Other acct
dents resulted from the inability of
the racers to keep the road while max
ing dangerous turns at seventy
miles an hour This accident should
make automobile road racing unpop-
ular. The people who court death by
engaging in this sport or in crowding
the road side to witness 1t should be
saved from their own foolhardiness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
COUNTY TICKET.

For Senator
G. w. WHITMORE.
For Representative
FRANK SHANE.
For Auditor
GEO. A. WILSON.
For Treasurer
e. l.. PETERSON.
For Clerk District Court
r. T. LYNCH.
For Sheriff
], II. CREMER.
For Recorder
L, L. SWENSON.
For County Attorney
LLOYD L. DUKE.
For County Superintendent
WINNIFRED HUGHES.
For Surveyor
w. G.. WYMAN.
For County Coroner
A. w. SLAUGHT.
For County Supervisor. 1911
A. w. ROBERTS.
For County Supervisor. 1919
J. r. STODGH1LL.
For County Supervisor 10 I'LL Vacancy
s. d. BAKER.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
CENTER TOWNSHIP.

I'd
Justice OF the Peace
w. j. BERRY
ED. +. JOHNSON.
Constable
G. A. CRAWLEY
w. A. DERBY.
Trustee
6. M. BISSELL
F. L. CANFIELD
G.. z. SMITH.
Clerk
]. C. TAYLOR.
Assessor
J. F. KNOX.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06
JUDICIAL TICKET,

: Second District
C. w. VERMIIION
F. w. EICHELBERGER
d. M. ANDERSON
r. M. HUNTER.
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Lake Vessel Burns.

Chicago. Oct According to a
wireless message received here the
steamer Frank L. Vance burned to the .
waters edge In midlake off Ludington,
Mich, today. The steamer Maggie
Marshall rescued the entire crew.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

No, Theodore Roosevelt did not
write the bible. 1t was thought for
some time that he did. but in the last
few days it has been decided that he
did not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

The Kansas City Journal presents
the following as a market report OF
twenty-five years ago:
Cattle. per 100 lbs, $3.50@4.5o.
Hogs, per 100 lbs, $3.25@3.50.
Corn, per bushel, 23@24 cents.
Oats, per bushel, 15c.
Wheat, per bushel, 50@65 cents.
Rye, per bushel, 30@35 cents.
Butter, per ID, 10@15 cents.
Eggs, per dozen, 8 cents.
Potatoes, per bushel, IS cents.
Count twenty-five years back. That
makes it 1885. Who was president
then? One Grover Cleveland. Do you
want these prices again? You know
Just how to get them. They CAN
come back"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

DR.. Cook. too, had great many fol-
lowers up to the time he held his "con-
yention' in New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

PRESIDENT TAFT'S SPEECH.
In the editorial rooms of news
papers 1t has been found by exper-
fence that most speeches, especially
political speeches, can stand liberal
applicatias. AZ the blue pencil. In a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06

him past hope OF mistaking. His
clothes were all torn and disordered;
there was q cut on his forehead and q
blood stained bandage showed on his
wrist beneath his sleeve; and the bit
ter way he held his head up and stared
straight past me at the wall made him
seem quite grim, and yet, somehow,
very forlorn. A lump rose In my throat.
heard the chief Of police saying, "Is
there any person here you recognize?"
I swallowed hard and opened my lips,
but the only sound that came was like
a sob.
Quickly the prisoner turned his eyes
on me. There crossed his face again a
look like the faint shadow of that look
which had transflxed me as he burst
out Of the door. But in moment it
was gone and he smiled. Such smile,
50 warm and kind, as II he were reas.
surfing and encouraging me to go on!
1t transformed him from terrifying
person into something beautiful. It
made me forget the others and the
room, and, curiously, in their place.
came the confusing memory OF ball
room and slim boy with black brows
whirling down the polished floor with
his splendid partner, both in a gale Of
laughter. Those long. white hands. now
linked together with a chain-hadn't
I seen them holding up woman's
fllmy draperies?
Speak, Ellie" my fathers voice
said Cant you tell u.s."
1t brought me back from my fancies
with great start and before I knew
what was saying had stammered
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nicture came to me as If it were before
me STILL and nothing in it was more
clear than that thing Of steel and pearl.
Il wasn't hysterical,' said, Il saw 1t
plainly"
"Could you take your oath in court?''
father said in a stern voice.
ooh, yes"
Father dropped my hand and leaned
back. He looked puzzled. Mr.. Dingley
came close to him and said something
SO low that l couldn't catch It, But IA
he had forgotten was there, mo,
Jim, If she says so then she did-be
sure of that" He listened again while
Mr.. Dingley murmured to him, and the
look of their faces, the lowered, hushed
tones of their voices, made me feel,
more than words could have done, that
they were talking about something
worry serious. All the while Mr.. Dingley
was speaking father nodded slowly. ~
have no doubt you could, JIM" he said
at last, "and It's vexy good OF you 70
offer, but we can't suppress evidence
because it happens" He dropped his
voice and I lost the last word.
Mr.. Dingley looked silently down for
a moment, and Thought he was going
to: say something more, but finally he
only shrugged, well. what time do
you want to go down, them" he said.
Father looked at his watch. eve
might as well get this business over as
soon as possible. Ellie" His voice
sounded so sharply on my name that
l jumped up, all of nervous tremble,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19

about Z years. "If I'm a really
good boy, will Santa Claus bring
me one of them moving picture Ian
terns?"
Maybe, dear" answered mama,
her voice choking as she said it.
She knew better. Those things
cost dollars and she had not even
dimes.
And, mama, will Santa bring
me that big dolly with openey and
shuttey eyes?" asked the younger,
a baby grille of not more than S.
Maybe, dear" answered the
mother again, mechanically. And
again her voice shook.
Come on home, darlings." said
mama, hastily, dragging them away
from the Joy filled window. Come
on home. Mama can't stand it to
stay here any longer"
"Why, mama?' asked the elder
in surprise. But mama made no
reply.
And the big sign in the window
stared everyone in the face: do
Your Christmas Shopping Early"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING EARLY"

do Your Christmas Shopping
Early"
That was the way the big sign
in the Riverside department store
window read.
The window was filled to over
flowing with toys of all descrip-
tons. Dolls of all sizes, shapes and
conditions, sleds. skates and wag-
on. Drum and hobby horses. Toy
dogs and cats. WOOlly sheep and
fuzzy Teddy bears and Billy Pos
sums. Real moving picture magic
lanterns.
Before the window stood a wo-
man and two small children. The
woman stood downcast and dis
heartened. The youngsters were
thrilling with delight, their noses
flattened against the glass. They
We're taking in all the sights with
childish joy and their little minds
were filled with longing and JOY
full anticipations. The woman's
heart was filled with sorrow.
Mama" asked the elder Of the
children, a tiny little laddie of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
DAVID LAWS
IS DEAD

David Laws, aged 48, deputy
county auditor, was found dead in
bed Sunday morning at his room,
1916 Dean avenue. Dave had been
in Spokane IL years, coming here
from Emporia, Kan. He was the
best posted man on politics and
politicians in the county, and prob
ably in the state of Washington. He
read nearly all of the papers in the
state and kept card index on
every public man of note. Dave
was veritable encyclopedia of in
formation, which he was always
ready to impart, and had a host of
friends. He belonged to the Masons
and the Elks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
IF the AMERICAN
PEOPLE COULD REALIZE"

monhs, perhaps a few weeks,a new
government of the people would be
installed.
l am revolutionist, and for that
reason ! am jailed. l am charged
with swindling, but all Mexico
knows | am innocent Also all
Mexico knows that If the United
States consents to my extradition
will be shot by Diaz's soldiers.
/ will not be the first. This gov
eminent is being used as a tool.
The treaty between the United
States and Mexico is used to give
Diaz the whip hand over men dar-
ing to oppose his tyranny. Ameri-
can officials have been made to
see things in the wrong light. My
only hope, in my own case, is that
an awakening will come soon.