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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-01-27
A VOLCANIC WAVE.
Exciting Experience on a Vessel In the
Strait of Sunda.


What is often called a tidal wave
may have no connection whatever
with the ordinary tides. 1t should
sometimes be credited to a volcanic
upheaval of the bottom of the
ocean. This fact was most plainly
shown in the explosion of Krakatoa,
which occurred on Aug. 81, 1888.
The volcano was an island in the
strait of Sunda, between Sumatra
and Java. The force of the out
break was so great as to affect the
level of the water in the river
Thames. What were the effects
produced in the strait is told by
Mr.. W. B. Worsfold in ga Visit to
Java" He had the story from one
who was then an engineer on a boat
of the Netherlands India Steam
ship company: 60.
We were anchored off Telokbe-
tong, in Sumatra, when the chief
officer and myself observed a dark
line out at sea which bore the ap-
pearance of a tidal wave. While we
were remarking this the captain
rushed on to the bridge and tele-
graphed to the engine room to steam
slow ahead up to the anchors.
/ was engaged in carrying out
these orders when the wave came
up to the ship. First she dropped,
then heaved up and down for some
five minutes. There were three
waves. When / came on deck again
the long pier, which had been crowd
ed with Europeans who had come
out of the town-this pier, the
houses and offices had disappeared.
In fact, the whole town vas gone.
A government steamboat lying at
anchor, with steam up, in the bay
was landed high on the tops of the
palm trees in company with some
native boats. That was the first in
timation we had that Krakatoa was
in eruption, and from that times
o'clock-all through the day the
rumbling thunders never ceased,
while the darkness increased to a
thick, impenetrable covering of
smoky vapor.
Shortly after this we got under
way and proceeded until the dark
ness made it impossible to 60 on
farther. 1t YVES while we were thus
enveloped in darkness that the
stones and cinders discharged by
the mountain began to fall upon the
ship. In a short time the canvas
awning and the deck we're covered
with ashes and stones to the depth
of two feet, and all. our available
men were EMPLOYED in removing the
falling mass, which otherwise would
have sunk the ship. We had a large
number Of natives on board and
100 European soldiers. The latter
worked with the energy of despair
at their task of clearing the deck.
While we were engaged in this
struggle a new and terrible danger
came upon us. This was the ap-
proach of the tidal wave caused by
the final eruDtion, which occurred
about half past IL to ] o'clock in
the afternoon. The wave reached
u at 2 o'clock and made the ship
tumble like 2 seessw. sometimss
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-01-27
superstitious.

why did you abandon your mo-
torcar trip so abruptly?.
0h, my wife is so superstitious!
After we had run over the thir-
teenth man she oaid we. ought to
urn back, otherwise she felt sure
We shonl1 meet With some acci-
lentw-zxchange.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-01-27
The Third Word.

I'll bet you anything you like"
said Jones TO Brown, "that you
can't spell three simple words I'll
give you within twenty seconds"
I'll take it on. What are they?' p
said Brown.
We'll, here goes" Jones said, as
ne pulled his watch. Believe"
"B-e-l-i-e-v-e." Receive" Re-
c-e-i-v-e." "Wrongp' said Jones.
"What?" exclaimed Brown. "I've
spelt the two words you gave me
correctly. I'm certain I'm not
times upf" Jones said triumph
antly, "Why didn't you spell the
third word-w-r-o-n-g?o
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-01-27

The human body has been COM
pared to a lamp, the life being the
flame, If the lamp, or body, is kept
supplied with oil the flame will burn
steadily much longer than when
not. The patriarchs lived much
longer than men live today, and
olive oil was without exception one
OF their blessings" which they
daily used. Whether the COMPARE
son is merely fanciful or not it is
hard to say, but there seems to be
an element of truth in it.-Ex-
change,
Teacher said charity begins at
home, Do You know what that
means, mammaa'
"yes.o
Did you know it means that
Aunt Jane is a wicked lady?"
"Why, Georgiew
YES, it does. Aunt Jane has got
= hueketsui Of hair an three systrh-
es, an Uncle Jim is most ais bald a.
IN gg.'-vclevelsnd Plain D,alsr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

corrective to her hysterical condition
put he under a hydrant and drenched
her. The Mason City women are up in
arms over the affair. The police say
they thought the woman was intoxi-
Gated. The women ask when drunk
en- man was ever held under a hydrant
in Masr@ City. It Is pertinent re-
joinder. When was a drunken man
held under hydrant in any city?
Anyway, drunk or hysterical or crazy
with rage and jealousy, that woman
Of whatc-er standing or character
should be forced under hydrant and
publicly given the water cure" is dis
graceful 70 Mason City and the police
men VIII" performed the act deserve to
be broken" The conclusion Of most
men who have been brought up to
honor their mothers will be that off,
GERS VIII" tfnd it necessary to thus treat
peace are better adapted to packing
house than to police service 1t isn't
necessary to know anything about the
woman to come to this conclusion ex-
cept that she is a woman.
One OF the finest characteristics Of
American manhood is its contempt for
wifebeaters and men WHO use physical
violence toward women. The man who
should strike a woman on the streets
Of Marshalltown or Mason City would
probably be knocked down by some
male bystander without question or
delay. And everyone in sight would
a prove and applaud. 1t Is easy enough
to say that drunken and disocderly
women deserves no better treatment
than a drunken and disorderly man.
but as Americans we neither believe 1t
nor stand for it's practice. And as the
Mason City women demand to know:
When was drunken man sobered by
the water cure at street hydrant?"
Let's permit our boys to keep that
SellllleHldl IeSdIu Iol llleii AiiolAiS' .
sex which considers the manhandlinS
of a woman an outrage. Let US refuse
to forget that splendid manliness which
always remembers that women gladly
walk beneath the shadow Of death that
life may continue. And as first aid to
memory let Mason City incontinently
fire" the policemen who assume il
legal and unmanly authority.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

" he was about to change his vote.
There was confusion everywhere
the same thing going on In different
parts Of the house. Without at all
reckoning the consequences. ] jumped
from my seat, slipped thru the crowd
and seized McCord by his collar, jerk
ed him suddenly backwards. Taken by
surprise. unprepared for the pull, he
nearly lost his feet, and I kept him
going until I had him back in the cloak
room.
Tell me. Myron,' said, what dc
you mean? Why are you trying to
change your vote? You promised Ia
vote against the bill.''
He did not resent what I had done.
He was shamed, and said:
Bob, I've got to change my vote.
Sawyer has just sent a page over here
and insists on my voting for the bill
I've got to do it. He has loaned me
money; he has a mortgage on every
thing I possess. And he is on his way
over here now. He seems to have a
personal interest III the passage Of the
BILL"
He was much agitated.
'fMyron," I said, "here is your hat
and coat. Get off the floor as quickly
as you can"
went with him out Of the door
leading from the house floor into the
corridor back of the speakers desk.
AS returned and was passing up the
center aisle, whom should I see but
Senator Sawyer hurrying down the
aisle to meet me. He was white with
rage. He came directly at me. and
jabbing me in the chest with the ends
Of his stubby fingers. said q remember
his exact words):
Young man. young man, what are
you doing? You are bolter. The re-
publican platform promises this legis-
lation. You are a bolter, sir: you are
bolter.'
was furious. revolted at the
whole thing.
Senator Sawyer" said, "you can't
tell me how to vote on any question.
You've no business on this floor seek
ing to influence legislation. You are
violating the rules. You get out OF
here. or will call the speakers atten-
ton to YOU
I turned toward the speakers desk.
He knew would do what I said, and
left the floor Immediately without an
other word. And the house bill was
beaten and substitute measure
passed
A day or two later CHANGED to meet
Sawyer in the corridor Of the capitol.
He stopped me and apologized, saying,
II am sorry for what said the other
night. You were right and was
wrong. You have q perfect right to
vote as you please" met him a
number Of times after that before fin-
ally leaving Washington, and ne was
as cordial toward me as ever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
Topics of the Times
How'd you like to be California

How'd you like to be a California
woman?
With all the talk and concession over
the deadly danger Of tuberculosis, what
are you doing personally to abolish the
| plague?
Despite all the clamor the husking
peg has the wagon tongue bat backed
OF the face of the earth when We come
to the final analysis.
Mr.. Roosevelt favors the recall for
judges. How would Mr.. Roosevelt
take a recall OF himself?
Mr.. Hearst's proposition that he Is q
good democrat and a good citizen have
ing been published in his own journals
will lead people to seek confederation
Of the statement in the newspapers.
A democratic candidate in Arizona
lists making new acquaintance" as
costing him SO and renewing old
acquaintance" at s.. The figures are
interesting as showing the cost of liv-
ing between Adams county. Ohio, and
Arizona.
An aeroplane at Detroit lifted 600
pounds into the air. Here's a sugges-
ton for the Taft managers.
Correctionville's football season 50
far adds up one broken neck and a
broken leg. In Saturdays game with
Sioux City a Correctionville school
boys vertebrae were mashed below
the neck and the end Of football came
to Correctionville.
or course that the rain delays corn
husking is minor matter compared
with Its interference with the worlds
SERIES"
When a L. S. treasurer or m int
master goes out Of Office there is al
ways big bank waiting for him.
Guess what Secretary Wilson's anchor
to windward would naturally he should
Taft conclude to resign" him.
Two persons escaped from an asy-
lum for the feeble minded at Hartland.
Mich. the other day to get married
and were found starving in freight
car few days after marriage. But
after all it was not crazier than some
ether weddings at the home Of the
brides parents"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

tory OF such trials, 1t u difficult q st
q conviction Of murder committed ~
o woman. Again in such trials, Int.
volvinS widespread interest. the vs1.
diets are the result OF local sentlfnsl1A
rather than Of evidence as 70 the Outlt
or innocence of the accused, fact we'll
established In the minds OF judges and
lawyers OF long experience or observa-
ton. The killing IN the Rush case wa0
admitted and the defense was prodicat-
ed upon self defense. Then to consider
the case upon that, the only issue, dt0
the accused purchase the pistol In ss1l
defense? Was It denied that the nut.
chase involved the contemplation g
Staying her husband? II 50 did not the
murder In her heart prompt its pur.
chase? Did she not 20 into her hug.
bands Office with murderous desigh,
equipped with a deadly weapon and Z
determination and design essential %
an accurate and fatal aim? No claim
was even made that the shocking traG-
edy was the result Of accident: but it
was admitted that It was Of deadly aim
that could not be otherwise than the
product Of generalization. &,
Apparently the trial was Of Mrs.
Rush for the murder Of her husband.
but In act It was OF the victim WHOSE
voice was stilled In death by the hande
Of the accused. Il IL common In tho
defense Of murder, where the killing IL
not denied by the accused, to justify
it by showing the victim was 90 reps
rehensible as to have forfeited his life
and the murder was not only justif-
able but gracious act on the part Of
the murderer. TO commend the slay-
ing Of husband by the wife IL bsco.s,
ing quite common by the encourage
n,ent Of public sentiment ana tho MUIR
deresses become heroines and brasen
objects Of no:oriety. Mrs. Rush We
trust will not become such. and will
not accept the Geographic invitation e.
vaudeville conspicuity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
ARE WOMEN MORBID?
HAnLla1, Ini1rnall


Just why women become much in
evidence in murder cases is unaccount-
able. The cold FLOODED murderer of his
wife. the fend in human form, DR..
Webster. in custody at Oregon. ILL.,, the
negro who brutalIy assaulted and muir
dered a prominent young lady at OF
tumwa, and murderers in many similar
cases We're the recipients OF flowers
and fattering attention from a number
of women. When Mrs. Rush was on
trial for murder at Hampton she met
with the approval of women in the
most conspicuous manner. Attentions
she would not have had, had she not
shot her husband. were showered upon
her. If this could be attributed to an
expression OF charity. to a feeling OF
pity or Of compassion, to the extending
OF the helping hand to the fallen. 1t
could be commended, but the fact that
it is extended only to those who kill
and the tone and manner of it's ex-
preston forbids such conclusion Of mo-
tives. Whatever the causes for this
behavior, 1t seems to crop out during
every murder trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
MASON cI1y's BRAVE POLICE.

loaso1 City women are asking ques-
tona q Mason City police officers. A
Sifl I'D trouble with her steady" at
o puSS::::e S.sce nver his attentions to
othss0. She raised . row and was put
eut q tAs hail lighting and screaming.
~ 0esloe took her In charge and as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
Iona Newspapers
THE DOGS OF ANAMOSA.

The mayor OF Wyoming announces
in a newspaper that there is a surplus
Of dogs in that town. Anamosa Is very
well situated in this respect. We only
have sixteen dogs in the town. That is,
officially we only have sixteen. There
were only that many when the assessor
called In January. 1t is often easy to
count sixteen on Main street at a sin
gle sitting. The Anamosa dogs arc
evidently Of very prolific and grow
ing kind. The yearly visit Of the as
SCISSOR Is the only thing that keeps
them down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

J. W. Copeland, Of Dayton. O.. pur-
chased bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for his boy who had Q cold,
and before the bottle was all used
the boys cold was gone. It that not
better than to pay five dollar doctoe's
bill? For sale by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

About Twenty Per captta.
It is said that the people Of Chica0s
consume 100000 pigs fest svsr5
year. Perhaps that accounts TOR
whole lot Of Chicago's peeuliaritfea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

ne day Of the wonderful cures made
= Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
ompound and decided TO try tt
I'd it has made me . we'll woman.
" neighbors and friends declare Il
d worked . miracle for me. Lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 70
orth its weight In gold for women
,ring this period Of life. Il It will
lip others you may publish my
tier. Mrs. NATHAN B. GRIAToA,
n. Main Street, Natiek, Mass.
The Change of Life is tho most critt-
\ period Of . woman's existence.
omen everywhere should remember
at there Is no other remedy known
/, medicine that will 90 successfully
,rry women through this trying
ariod as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vese-
BILE Compound.
If you would like spccial advice
bout your case write q c0nfiIcn.
;al letter to Mrs. Pinktlanl, ~
.ynn. Mass. Her advice is FREQ
IT, - ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
Fearful, e,auahsar

Of deadly microbes occurs when threat
and lung diseases are treated with d.
Kings New Discovery. SOC and 11.eo.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
REVERSE VIEW OF RUSH CASE.
IAckleY Inurnall

The trial and acquittal Of Mrs. Rush
at Hampton again exempljfies the UNI
certainty Of justice in jury trials. The
jury in that case were doubtless good
citizens and believed they were actual
ed by sense of Justice; but accord
ing to every established principle Of
law which is based on justice was it
not apparent that justice miscarried?
Nor was this verdict novel in the his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
sure To 10 Pe,IWa

sure 70 - Pouna
Nothing seems 90 hopeiessly DoGe,
when It 10 lost, ~ . heart: yst
nothing, when It 10 lost, 10 b the
experience Of the centuries - abeo
iutsly certain of rscoyssy.-Puck
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
Frcszjno Water.

The sea freezes nj IS degree. =,
aud fresh water lakes freeze At 81 DE-
grees +.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Webster City Herald says Mr..
Carl Kuehnle, of Denison, has with
drawn as candidate for governor. He
states: Il can not sacrifice my business
interests" He does not mention the
other reason. Carl is like Finnegan,
"On again. off again" OF his boomlet
it might be said with the poets words:
"Since it was so soon done for, what
was 1t begun for?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

cheers!
This morning turned over twice
And said, why. Is it worth the price
This strain, this stress. this up and
of.
With pain and ache and chill and
cough,
And day by day the same old thing
And yet l thought, the world does
singh
This morning l work up so blue
almost failed-aS all men do
To see how wide and sweet Gods day
Walked to my heart from far away
And pouted there in my wee room
And yet, thought. God sends the
bloom!
This morning. thus. from dark to
light
came at last TO know my night
Was not such night. my pain not
pain.
My world not dark nor toll in vain,
For somewhere. always, love lifts
wings.
And always. always something sings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

The notified amendments tackled
onto the constitution Of California IL
lust-ates the disintegrat:ne process go
er-lrsi sticallv inaugurated by a lot
of half-haked theorists, who have made
the voters believe that their rights are
beirg broa dened By bringing the gov
eminent closer to the people, where
as their RIGHTS are being irrrer'led and
the stability OF popular government
undermined By the denroraliza' ion Of
Representatives government" raves the
Burlington Hawkeye.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
This Morning.

This morning, just felt so bad
could not see how hearts were glad
In such a world where day by day
We have to rise and face the fray,
And on and on thru all the years
And yet, I thought, the sunlight
cheers!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

The Tama News says I'VE know
young fellows in this town who will
tramp around billiard or pool table
half day and pay two or three dol
lars for the privilege and yet you
could not get them to follow a plow
at good wages
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23
WHAT
| WENT
THROUGH
,eforetaking lydia f. Pinkhany
'egetab!e Compound.
Natick, Mass. 81 cannot express
. hat went through during the change

3OI uIO OoIOIox VIVA
/ Lydia e. PinkhAm'1
|Vege'table Com
|pound. / was In such
IA nervous condition
II could not keep
|still. Ny lin b.
| were cold. ] haA
. creepy sensations
land l could not sleep
nights. I was finally
told BY two phys
icians that I alSo
a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

AS publicity getter DR.. Wiley bids
fair to rival Mr.. Roosevelt.-Boston
Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

"President Taft will be renorina ted"
saws the Des MoineS CaDital. There
are six or eight million democrats in
the country who si-ce~nlr hope So"
adds the Thompson Courier.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

Personally we have no prejudice
against the Turk. Still, We do not
think very much Of men who wear hats
without any brim and brooches without
any crease to them.-0Alveston News
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

"Ohservine that some Of the cities
are now making regulations to Tive ef-
feet that or1v one pe-snn shall ride on
one rootorcvc'e the Cedar Rarids Re-
publican i-nni~es, "hut is not a',ch n
rr,ine an interference with personal
lihertvo Why NAV not man who can
moi q Tnrj1 81 at,torohl!a toxic his Heet
oi~l out With him on p n'oto-cvole' II
thnv ave willing to risk it, vino shall
ohjecto"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
The president Of Wabash College
says that millior 'ires can't take theil
money to heaven, but some OF 'em are
not going there snyhow.-Washingtor
Post
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

Dave Rrant should be able to die
happy any time now" saws the Sioux
CITY Journal. we has started Some
thing that the progressives are willing
to push along"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

The Eldo-a Ledger Saws "the fist
thing to find ont about the objection
to the r~ir,arv system is who objects
and his real reason for objecting"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

In the Mcnamara case the testimony
50 far adduced indicates that the fury
will be found guilty and sentenced to
condign punishment.-ProvIde Jour.
nal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

"The states thnt ought naturally to
he for LaFn,lette apoear TO be sure- for
him every dav: while the myth that
the east and south are solid for Taft
grows more shadowy from hour to
hour" saws the Nevada Reoresenta-
tive. The country knows now that
there is a fight on and to have that
fact known was the first essential in
the unhorsing Of Taft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

woman suffrage won the day In
California and there is great rejoicing
among the fair sex. Iowa is scheduled
for the next big fight on the subject
and the Journal proposes to get under
cover right now. We are in favor CT
the women voting II thew want to and
we don't care who knows It," proclaims
the Knoxville Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-23

When a U. S. treasurer or lint
master goes out of office there is al
ways big bank waiting for him.
Guess what Secretary Wilson's anchor
to windWard would naturally he should
Taft conclude to resign" him.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-02-07

I'VE, the jury, do find that Peter
Wells came to his death by reason
of a blow on the head by blunt in
strument in the hands OF person or
persons to us unknown, on the sec
ond day OF December, A. D. 1909,
about two miles south OF Grass
Range, in Fergus county, Montana,
the same being felonious.
Frank Laverdure is being held at
the county Jail until further investi-
CATION can be made by the county
attorney. The investigation now 60
ing on will determine whether or not
he will be charged with the murder
of Wells
The long space of time that has
transpired since the crime was COM
mitted will make it difficult mat
ter to secure evidence in the case.