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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21

Commission Government Appsoved.
Springfield. ILL.,. Dec. 2l.-Thes 1lli-
nois supreme court today handed down
a decision upholding the cOnstitu-
tionalitv Of tho commission form -oe
government law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
CONGRESS ou.rs FOR HOLIDAYS.
Both Houses Adjourn and Will Recess
Until Jan. 8.

washington. Dec. 21.-Both houses
Of congress adjourned for the holiday
recess and will reassemble at noon
Jan 3. The house adjourned at 1881.
the senate at 1884 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
RlcHEsoN Wit RECOVER.
Possibility Of Infection Only Fear g
Attsndinn physioiaNo.

Attending Physioians.
Boston, Dec. 21.--Everythin4 pointed
today to the rapid recovery OF Rev.
Clarence v. T. Richeson. accused Of
the murder of Avis Linnell and who %
mutilnted himself in his cell yesterday
that a drastic operation was found
necessary.
Possible blood poisoning ID the osly
element that stands In the way of
Richeson's recovery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
EIGHT HORSES BURNED.
Livery Barn and Equipment at OF
tumvsa Totally Destroyed.

Ottumwa. Dec. 2l.-Fire Of unknown
origin destroyed Jackson Bros livery
barn and some adjoining property, with
4 total loss Of $1,000. Eight horses,
buggies and the entire equipment Of
The harm ware totally destroyed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
GIVEN CHANCE 70 REPENT.
Vote Sellers onsrsd Opportunity I
Gseape Prosecution.

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 21.-Judge
skeen. ofisLee county, Va. today is
sued proclamation In which ne iii-
:vited all who sold their votes In re-
cent election In that county to appear
before the court. confess and accept
,xhe minimum flne. otherwise, It Is said.
indictments will be returned ana pros
5scutions eatesed upon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-21
YUAN sHAo kAI DENIES II.
SAY. Ne Rsfusss 20 Accept Republic
fet China.

Picking. Dec. 21.-Fremier Yuan ShAo
Kai. In an official statement today,
said that he without any qualifications
=. = ssass cAnmhllc
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STo BE CoNTINUED.)
London Through the Aqe..

1t is proposed to establish In the
British metropolis a museum to be
devoted to the exhibition of relics
pertaining to the history Of London
from the earliest times of its occupa-
ton by man. These times run back
much farther than most readers are
aware. The city that julius Caesar
found occupied site which had been
inhabited for unnumbered thousands
of years 1t is now known that dur
ing Paleolithic and Neolithic times
the two great divisions of the stone
age-man dwelt on the site Of Lon
don, but it first became the settle
ment of a community at the opening
of the historic age, when it was a
stronghold of the Celts. The remains
of it's Roman period are the finest of
the kind in Great Britain The Anglo,
Saxon and Danish periods are also
finely represented, and even later
periods, such as the Tudor, furnish
relics that have been buried by that
strange process of superintendent
growth which makes the soil under
a great city resemble the fossilifer-
Gus strata of geology.--Youth's Com.
panion.
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by which such representation can be
given this very day? If not full proof
of your innocence, then sufficient. at
least, to cause the necessary delay?
shook my head II know Of moth
ing other than my own unsupported
word" | answered shortly, and that
is evidently of no value as against
Major Brennans secret insinuations.
When is the hour set?"
Il am not positive that final de-
cision has yet been reached, but
heard daybreak tomorrow mentioned.
The probability of an early movement
of our troops is the excuse urged for
such unseemly haste"
I remained silent for a moment,
conscious only of his kindly eyes read
ing my face.
Mrs. Brennan" | asked finally, re-
curing to the one thought in which
retained deep interest,-"does she still
remain in the camp"
"She was with the Major at head,
quarters this morning. believe they
breakfasted with the General, but
was on duty sc late last night that
oversight, and thus missed the pleas.
ure of meeting her again..
We talked for some time longer,
and he continued t. urge me for
some further word. but | could give
him none, and finally the kindly fellow
departed, promising to see me again
within few hours. Greatly as l now
valued his friendship. it was, never
theless, a relief to be alone with my
thoughts once more.
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Headache. Vertigo and Other Symp-
toms of That AiIment That
Afflicts Many Persons.

Chief among the symptoms of eye
strain are watering of the eye. a
gluing together of the cyelids on
awakening in the morning. headache.
thed position and charaSter of which
vary. with each individual. II may
neuralgia or it may be deeply seated.
as was the case with Wagner: the
musician. .who was ccIngalainfng con
stantly. of the nerves of his eyes"
The headache is often replaced by
al. Inflammation of the eyelids. espe-
cially in youns and healthy persons
who also have a little conJuneSlvitis
with a feeling of tension or fullness in
the eyes which may become cal pain
of a dull aching character. the eye
balls befn- very tender on pressure
Sometimes there are vertigo and
sickness. with dyspepsia. palpitation,
and even difficulty in breathing
Sleepiessness is a very frequent symp-
tom due in part TO the excessive tlow
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ing for escape There were, apparent
ly, but three openings of any kind
the outside window through which
the sunlight streamed, protected by
thick bars of iron; a second opening,
quite narrow, and likewise protected
by heavy metal grating; and the
tightly locked door by means of which
had entered. The second, con-
cluded, after inspecting it closely, was
a mere air passage leading into some
other division Of the cellar. | noted
these openings idly, and with scarce
ly thought as to the possibility of
escape. | had awakened with strange
indifference as to what my fate might
be. Such a feeling was not natural
t. me, but the fierce emotions of the
preceding night had seemingly robbed
me of all my usuai buoyancy OF hope.
IT. one sense | yet trusted that Mrs.
Brennan would keep her pledge and
tell her story, to Sheridan; even il she
failed to do this, and left me to face
the rifles or the rope, then it made
but small odds how soon 1t should be
over. If she cared for me In the
slightest degree she would not let me
die unjustly, and to my mind then
she had become the centre of al, life
Dependency is largely matter of
physical condition, and / was still
sufficiently tagged to be IN the depths,
when the door opened Suddenly. and
an ordinary army ration was placed
within. The soldier who brought 1t
did not speak, nor did ! attempt to
address him; but after he retired. the
appetizing smell of the bacon, together
V 18th the unmistakable flavor of real
coffee, drew me irresistibly that way.
and | made a hearty heal The food
put new life into me, and fell to
pacing back and forth between thu
corners of the cell, my mind full of
questioning, yet with fresh measure
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pathos as he wrung my hand good
bye Sheridan, he said, had gone
down the lines, and both Brennan and
himself were under orders to follow in
another hour. What instructions, If
any, had been left regarding my case
he could not say, but he feared the
worst from the unusual secrecy Sher-
idan expected to return to his head
quarters that same evening, as the
officers of his staff were to give a
grand ball.
i felt no inclination to partake of
the rude supper left me, and just be,
fore dark I was lying upon the bench
idly wondering df that was to prove
the last vestige of daylight ! should
ever behold in this world, when. with
out slightest warning, the heavy iron
grating in the wall directly above me
fell suddenly, striking the edge of the
bench, and clattered noisily to the
floor. The fall was so unexpected. and
my escape from injury so narrow. that
/ lay almost stunned, staring up help
lessly at the dark hole thus left bare.
AS l gazed, face framed itself in
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# confidence that all would still be

of confidence that all would still be
we'll.
was yet at it when, without warn
ing, the door once again opened, and
Lieutenant Cation entered. He adj
vanced toward me with outstretched
hand, which ] grasped warmly, for !
felt how much depended on his friend
ship, and resolved to ask him some
questions which should solve my last
remaining doubts.
Captain Wayne" he began soberly,
looking about him, ''you are in even
worse stress here than L supposed,
but | shall see to it that you are
furnished with blankets before leave.
Sheridan is hasty himself, and his
temper often leads him to rash
language am sure he bears you no
malice for what you said. But Bren-
nan has hrs ear, and has whispered
something to him in confidence
what, have been unable. to ascertain
(which has convinced him that you
are deserving of death unGel martial
law
Without trial?
THE. opportunity Of furnishing the
information desired will be again Of
fered you; but, as near as i can learn,
the charge preferred against you is OF
such private nature that tits deemed
best not to make it matter for camp
talk. Whatever it may be. Sheridan
evidently feels Justified in taking the
case out from the usual channels, and
in using most drastic measures.
am sorry to bring you such news,
especially as l believe the charges
are largely concocted in the brain OF
him who makes them, and have but
the thinnest circumstantial evidence
to sustain them. Yc. Sheridan is
thoroughly convinced, and will brook
interference. The discussion of the
case has already led to. his: using ex-
tremely harsh words to his chief of
staff
Il am to be shot, then?"
His hand closed warmly over mine.
while there is life there is always
hope" he answered. Surely it must
be in your power to prove the nature
of your mission within our lines, and
the delay thus gainel will enable us
to learn and meet these more serious
allegations
IF / but had time to communicate
with General Lee
| But now--is there no one, no way
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CHAPTER XII.
Under Sentence of Death.


AT this late date i doubt greatly
If my situation at that time was so
desperate as / then conceived it. /
question now whether the death sent
ence would ever have been executed.
But then, with the memory of Sher-
fdan's rage and my own hot-headed
retort, | fully believed my fate was
destined to be that of the condemned
spy, unless she who alone might tell
the whole truth should voluntarily do
so. That circumstances had left me
in the power of one whose fierce dis
like was already evident was beyond
question, and | had yielded to his
goading to such an extent as to give
those in authority every excuse for the
exercise of extreme military power.
Yet Of one thing ] was firmly re-
solved-no thoughtless word of mine
should ever endanger the reputation
of Edith Brennan. Right or wrong, l
would go to a death Of dishonor be-
fore would speak without her author
ity. Love and pride conspired to
make this decision adamant
Come" said Cation. briefly, and !
turned ard accompanied him without
thought Of resistance At the front
door he ordered the little squad OF
.2ae soldiers to fall in. and taking
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in a Confederate tent
at a critical stage of the Civil War. Cen
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet Accompanied by
Sergt. Craig, an old army scout. Wayne
starts on his mission. The two, after. a
wild ride, get within the lines of the
enemy In the darkness, Wayne is taken
for Federal officer who came to keep an
appointment, and young lady on horse
back is given in his charge. She is
northern girl and attempts to escape but
fails. One of the horses succumbs and
Craig goes through with the dispatches.
while Wayne and MY Lady of the North
are left alone. They seek shelter in a
hut and entering 1t in the dark huge
mastiff attacks Wayne. The girl shoots
the brute just in time. The owner of the
hut one Jed Bungay, and his wife appear
and soon party Of horsemen approach.
They are led by man claiming to be
Red Lowrie. but Mrs Bungay discovers
him to be a disguised impostor who
proves to be Maj. Brennan, a Federal
officer. whom the Union girl recognizes.
lie orders the arrest of Wayne as spy.
While a prisoner Wayne sees files of Con-
federates pass and knows that Craig has
delivered the message. He is brought be-
fore Sheridan.
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this narrow opening and two war;
eyes peered cautiously down at me
There was no mistakir that counte
nance oven in the fast waning light
and | instantly sat up with an ex
clamation of surprise
"Jed Bungay, as | live!"
The puzzled face broke into grin
of delight.
Holy smokey Cap" he calculated
with deep sighlof relief, "is tibet you
suah? | wus so burned skeered re
made mess o 1t whin thet thar iron
drapped tibet | near died Whit be
they goin' ter dew with YEP"
II have every reason to believe it is
their purpose to shoot me at day
break tomorrow.
"Shoot?-Hell!" He stared at me as
if he had just heard his own death
sentence pronounced. and his little
peaked face looked CHASTITY in the dim
light Shoot We? GooI Lord, Cap,
whut fer? Ye amt done nothin as
Il knows on, 'cept ter scrap a bit with
tibet blasted Yank, an sure thet's nc
shootin matter, er else I'd a bin a
goner long ago.
THAT 'Yank' has seen fit to charge
me with being a spy; and as | was
foolish enough to insult General Sher-
idan last night, my fate is probably
scaled"
This somewhat complex statement
Seemed to be too much for Jed to
grasp promptly.
Gosh, ye don't say!" he muttered.
Then, durn 1t, I'm in luck, fer all
they've got agin me is pot-shootin' at
a niger soger up Ia ther mountings;
EN- tibet amt much, cause didn't hit
Their burned cuss.'
Jed was carefully covering every
inch of exposed wall with his little
shrewd. glinting eyes.
"Ain't much show ter work out o.
yere, is thar, Cap?" he asked at last
refIectively; "leastwise don't see
none. less them thar dark corners hes
got holes in EN-"
1.-The wall is entirely solid"
$50 | sorter reckoned. But if yell
crawl through yere inter MY boodour,
thar's a place whar | reckon Their
tew of us tergether mought make a
try fer iC It's too durn high up fer
me ter git at alone. | reckon, Cap,
IL We cud manage ter git out o. yere
ternight, an take some news ter Lee
tibet I've picked up. he'd bout make
both of us ginerals.'
News for Lee?" | exclaimed. star
ing eagerly at him through the now
darkened room. "Do you mean it?
What news?"
Thought maybe tibet wud wake We
up" he chuckled. This yeres gospel
truth: Sheridan hes started his in
fantry on half-circle march fer Min
ersville. Their first division left ct
three o'clock, an thar won't be nary
Yank loafin' on Their valley by noon
Tomorrow An more" he added rapid
ly, his eyes dancing wildly with sup
pressed ent,-"Hancock Is
singin' of his corps west ter meet
'em tha., an | reckon, as how thar'll
be hell fer sartin up Their Shenandoah
in less ner a week.
'But how do you knew all this?"
questioned incredulously. as the whole
scene and its dread possibilities I'M
rolled before my mental vision.
"Ther niger | held up he'd de-
sratch fer Heintzelman over on Their
left, an then Marian she sorter
pumped a young fule staff officer fer
Their rest o. It." he replied promptly.
''Oh, it's a sure go. Cap, an l reckon
q. how maybe Lees whole army hangs
on one OF us gittin' out o yere ter
night"
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Sure Sign of Eye Strain

of blood to the brain and in part &c
the low tone of the whole nervous
system.
Tho symptoms of eye strain appear
sooner in those who lead confined
and sedentary life. who follow occu
pations which need constant use
or the eyes in bad or unsuitable light
and in those who are debilitated from
any cause. The symptoms appear
later in those of coarser fiber. who
pass much of their time, In the open
air or who follow occupations which
do not need a proyonged use of tho
eyes for close work.--Iancet.
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CHAPTER discontinued.

Very well, SIR" he said gravely.
Your fate is in your own hands,
and will depend very largely upon
your replies to my questions. You
claim to have been the bearer of
dispatches, and hence no spy, yet you
possess nothing to substantiate your
claim. AS your regiment is with Lee,
l presume you were seeking Long
street. Were your dispatches deliv-
ered?"
Il have reason to belive So"
by yourself?"
by the sergeant who accompanied
me, and who continued the journey
after | was detained"
'Is Lee contemplating an immediate
movements"
General Sheridan" exclaimed in.
dignantly. ''you must surely forget
that | am an officer Of the Confeder-
ate Army. You certainly have no
reason to expect that will so far
disregard my obvious duty as to an.
swer such a question"
Your refusal to explain why you
were hiding within our lines is ample
reason for my insistence," he said
tartly, land l am not accustomed to
treating spies with any great consid-
Grafton, even when they claim Rebel
commissions. You are not the first
to seek escape in that way. Was
your despatch the cause of the hurried
departure of Longstreet's troops east
ward?"
This last question was hurled d.
rectly at me, and l noticed that every
eye In the room was eagerly scanning
my face. ] had the quick, fiery tenn
per of boy then, and my cheeks
flushed.
IL positively decline to answer one
word relative to the dispatches in
trusted to me- | said deliberately,
and my voice shook with sudden rush
of anger. And no officer who did
not dishonor the uniform he wore
would insult me with the question:"
A bombshell exploding in the room
could not have astonished them as did
my answer. / realized to the full
the probable result, but my spirit was
high, and | felt the utter uselessness
of prolonging the interview. Sooner
or later the same end must come.
Sheridan's face naturally flushed. in
stantly grew crimson, and dangerous
light famed into his fierce eyes. For
a moment he seemed unable 10 speak;
then he Numbered forth;
"You young fool! / can tell you
that you will speak before another
twelty-four hours, or I'll hang you
for spy If 1t cost me my command.
Major Brennan, take this young popin-
jay to the Mansion House under
guard"
Brennan stepped forward, smiling
as If he enjoyed the part assigned to
him.
Come on, you Johnny" he said
coarsely, his hand closing heavily on
my arm. Then, seeming unable to
repress his pleasure at the ending of
the interview, and his present sense Of
power, he bent lower. so that his in
solent words should not reach the
others, and Kissed hotly:
Stealing women is probably more
in your line than this
You miserable hound!" cried
madly. None but coward would
tGunt helpless prisoner. / only hope
/ may yet be free long enough to
write The lie with steel across your
heart"
Before he could move Sheridan was
upon his feet and between us.
Back, both of you!" he ordered
sharply. There shall be no brawling
here. Major Brennan, you will re-
main; would speak with you further
regarding this matter. Lieutenant Ca
ton, take charge of the prisoner"
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quick relief Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me, They drove the pains away and
restored my kidneys to a normal con-
dition. / have been free from kidney
trouble for six years."
when Your Back Is Lame, Remem-
berthe Name-DOAN'S. SOC, all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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in every part OF my
body. l rested poor
ly and was so stiff In
the morning / found
1t hard to dress. I
became tired easily,
lost flesh and was In
a bad way. l was
xyo11 n1nocod with fha
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Nelqborly. Anyho,,S

Maybe it is design or maybe It's
Just accident. Anyhow. it certainly
does look funny to see all the primes
pal taxicab stations bang up against
drinking fountains for horses.-Neva
York Mail
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CURED SIX YEARS.
corn pop?

No Fear of Further Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Josiah Clinker, State ST., Tama,
Iowa, says: "My first symptom of
kidney trouble was intense pain in my
back. This grew worse until l ached
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CHAPTER KIN.
a stranne Wax QUE.

A Strange Way Out.
Cation came In once more about the
middle of the afternoon, bringing me
some blankets; but he had no news,
and his boyish face was picture of
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Gould Hardly Hear
Senses of Taste and Smell Were Also
Greatly Impaired.

'T was afflicted with catarrh," writes
Eugene Forbes, Lebanon. Kansas. Il
took several different medicines, giving
each fair trial, but grew worse unit
l could hardly hear, taste or smell. l
was about to give up in despair, but con-
cluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. After
taking three bottles of this. medicine ]
was cured, and have not had any return
of the disease"
Hoods Sarsaparilla effects radical and
permanent cures of catarrh.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
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There would not be so many foo.
ish old men is not SO many old me-
mad barrels OF mCaey
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an, United Pres Leased Wire

CHICAGO. May 2s.--with a rec
ord unhlemlshed by single error
and with no worthless checks in the
vault. the West Side Trust and
Savings Co. yesterday celebrated It's
sixth anniversary Of the introduc,
ton Of the thumb.print system OF
Identification,
{. IT is absolutely unerring. said
Cashier chas. Fletcher A large
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SIGN CHECKS WITH THUMB
PRINTS-IS BIG SUCCESS

percentage OF our dopositors are
foreigners. many OF whom are un.
able 70 sign their own names Nat.
urally we had much trouble idcnti'
fying them until we hit on the
thumh.prlnt system Since then We
have never cashed bad check.
when a man who cannot write
opens an account, We take his
thumb print. and unless he Is known
by officials he must sign his
checks with his thumb print"
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DR.. {. J. Brown
713 First Ave.
Union Block
The Dentist That Makes Good

You save a Dol
lar; ] make n Dol
lar, ana the Den
tai combine loses
Two Dollars, when
I do your Dental
work. Remember
J do not compete
with cheap Den =
lists, but with the
ID q tai Combine
for half their price
for work guaran
ieed. Come IN and
have free exauin =
alton and learn
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WRECK KILLS TWO

MILWAUKEE. Wis, MAY 2a'---
Two men we're instantly killed, a
third probably fatally injured and
four others painfully hurt today
when two freight trains on the 500
lire met head ON az Doolittle cross
Ing. near Grays Lake. The dead
are. Fireman Jas. Casey and Con
ductor Fred Miller. both Of Fond du
lac
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-23
SPOKANE PEEvED
AT WOODROW

SPOKANE, May Ex-Governor
Wilson Of New Jersey disappointed
zee citizens here yesterday, He
was scheduled 20 deliver is-min.
ute address Instead, however, VII
son slept on. aud the Pullman por'
ter refused to awaken him.
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MAD DOGS AT LARGE.

vIsALIA. Cal. May 23.-Threa
mad dogs have been killed In the
streets here during the last week.
Two men who were bitten were
taken to Los Angeles for treat
ment. The city trustees haze been
asked TO pass muzzling ordi-
nance.