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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09

4 ala IL.
You haven't got it yet" said,
"and III take deyilish good care you
don't get It,"
He fell back as though from blow.
"Why-why, old chap! Why, Light
mutt" he gasped. whats the mat
ter-what makes you look at me like
that?"
Your liberties have gone just bit
too far, don't you know" said, look
ing steadily in his fishy old eye. i've
had enough OF you, by Jove, that's
ALI"
He stared at me, and I could hear
him breathing like a bIacksmith's bel
lows. / would never have thought he
had such lungs.
Slowly his hand came out, and dash
me II 1t wasn't shaking like he had
the delirium what's-its-name. But for
his tan, his face would have been as
white as his hypocritical old whiskers.
rs this some Internal joker" His
face summoned a sickly smile that al
most instantly faded. His hand fell
back to his side. why, old fellow,
you don't think that way about me, do
you? AS for the ruby, II don't want
1t now-I just want you to accept my
apology for anything I've done, and
and let me get away"
There was a short laugh from the
doorway.
Likely enough" said Officer
O'Keefe, his big figure swinging for
ward with long strides. Keep him
covered, Tint"
He planted himself between us with
grin.
You're it again, Foxy! Jig's up
VIII you go quietly?"
1t did me good to see how complete
ly the old scoundrel was taken back
His wide distended bleary eyes shift
ed from O'Keefe to me and back again.
1t was perfect surprise.
l motioned to Jenkins to close the
door of my friends bedroom, So far,
he had evidently slept serenely
through all the trouble, and, II pos
sible, l wanted to avoid arousing him
now. For a fat man, Billings had the
deuce of a temper when stirred up
over anything like an imposition upon
him, and 1t would only add to the con-
fusion for him to appear on the scene
and learn about his wallet and his
treasured ruby that had rescued.
Foxy Grandpa's face had been rap
idly undergoing a change. From pal
lor to pink It went: and then from
pink to red. Now It was becoming
scarlet. He threw his head back and
faced me angrily.
"Lightnut, will you tell me what the
heh this means?" And his heavy voice
Numbered.
Here! Here! ThatIi be enough
O. that" cried Officer O'Keefe sharp
ly. None Of your grandstand play
here. or it'll be the worse for you.
And no tricks, Braxton. Or"
He clutched his stick menacingly.
"Braxton!" snorted the old fellow.
why, you born fool. my names not
Braxton!"
mot now" grinned o'Keefe. SAY,
what IL your name now, Foxy?
my name" roared Foxy Grandpa,
and paused abruptly. He looked rath-
or blankly from one ofhcer to the
other.
SEQ here; do understand I'm I'M
der arrsst7" he inquired.
"You certainly are talking. Foxy"
eAAckleA O'Ksefe.
Then my names Doe-John Doe"
and I thoaght the fellows quick glance
9tsme held an appeal. OF what sort
I had, no Idea.
And what. may ask, IL the
charged" he asked again. with what
was apparently q great effort at calm
ness.
"oh. come now. Braxton," said the
otacer in q tone of disgust. stop your
foolery; you're Just using up time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09

"rgatiOnal pastor ut Lawrence
aurG and indianapolis, Ind, and
g plymouth church, brooklyn.
Connected with m anti-siavery
osler in Cincinnati, editor for
80 years of the Independent,
%rw York, and for uine years
20 the Christian Un.oa, New
tx, Made political speeches
,.. many campaigns, lcytured ex-
.'asively and wrote many books.
.atlops the most popular lee
'"rer OF his day, During the
,Nil war spoke in England in
;,yor of the Union end modified
"HIlic sentiment,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09
CHAPTER II.
Iron Nerve.

Just stood In the doorway, staring.
Couldn't say word, my throat was
that paralyzed. First time. you know,
I'd ever seen real burglar or Jolly
hold-up man, and he looked so differ
emit from what I had expected.
But knew now, OF course. that the
policeman was right and that the re-
spectable-looking old gentleman was
no other than the desperate criminal
described as Foxy Grandpa" But
Tor the Intervention Of outside assist
ancS doubtless Billings and l might
hayo had our thFoAts cut ~ the con-
scienceless old .geexsr.
He was no absorbed that he did not
500 mo. nor the two helmets piking
above my, shoulder.
up TO his old tricks" O'kesfO
whispered. We've got Aim IN the
act. Timl"
-Greati" brsatAed Tim. what
won't the captain say!"
o'Kssfe's breath ticklsA ny ear
again and swept my rnsss. 4Rvs'nsvsS
,sssn beer 5er sAssThFAut ysiAee but
what l think Of nj
"Got your stick ready?" hs was say
fAg. .Best not take any ohaaSes;
BTaxtsn's q quick shooter. they say.
When We jump hin. better ,siNs him
the club right on"
Tim whispered an impatient demur.
That's all right; but I'm for coaxing
him out here first. don't want to
TAP him on tho gentleman's rugs; II
do. can tell you, itll ruin EN-,
that's ALL"
He swept his hand across bis
tongue and gripped his stick tighter.
Jenkins, at one side, bobbed his
head up and down and smiled his ad-
miration OF this sentiment. He leaned
nearer to me.
Just beckon him out, sir" his whis-
per advised. Just tell him you want
to show him something in the hall
cat, or anything will do. Just SO you
get him past the furniture and rugs,
sir"
I advanced a step into the room.
expected the old knave to be O bit
dashed, don't you know. Not he; 1t
never diBquieted him bit. Just gave
me O careless leer and went back IA
the ruby. Somehow began to feel
riled. I'm not often taken that way,
but this old scamp's persistent au-
dacity and impudence went beyond
anything had ever heard OF.
what In thunder's the matter with
you, SOM? he murmured, SQuinting
hideously at the jewel. "You prowi
around like you had pain" Then
no went right on:
Say, did you ever see anything 90
corking iine?" He looked up, holding
the ruby IN the light. "And to think
how little dreamed OF scooping any
thing like that when came In here
tonight"
BY Jove, this was a little too much,
even for an easy.going chap like my
self! The jolly worm will turn, you
know.
Dash me, before knew what was
doing even, had moved to his side
and jerked the ruby from his hand.
My face felt like hot-watAr hnttiA AH
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09

Litch field,
C1uH. .Icne
81, 1913; died
b o oil " n,
MIR h .. lSS..
C"aG"Stpd at
Amherst and
Il ward
studied under
his father at
Lane TheO-
logical semi
nary. Z o n
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09

We are all on our way, but the
question is, where are we going?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-05-09

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PANT GATOR and edo. Born
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.

Regarding the presidential situation
the Iowa City Republican has given
some interesting figures that few,
possibly, have thought of. Here is
the situation as they view it and it is
indeed worth perusing:
Few will claim that Woodrow Will
son standing for the same things
Bryan stands for, but lacking the
magnetism of his personality, will
poll a larger vote than Bryan did in
1908. The disaffected republicans
who would otherwise have turned to
Wilson, will vote for Roosevelt The
bull moose will also poll many demo-
cratic votes, enough certainly to keep
Wilson's vote below Bryans. This
will undoubtedly be conceded, even by
men who expect Wilson to be elected.
Il then becomes Of great interest to
observe how many votes Taft can lose
to Roosevelt and still remain victor.
In New York he can drop 202, 900
votes, almost a third of a million,
and still Taft will carry the state.
Illinois may cast 10000 for the new
party and Taft will win.
These figures mean something.
They mean that Roosevelt may win
every vote cast for him in the pre-
convention primaries, and still not
only fail of election, but fail to turn
these republican states over to the
democratic party.
Roosevelt will get some votes that
were not out in the primaries, but he
will lose a great many of his former
adherents, who are still republican
in spite of the defeat of their candi-
date for the nomination.
Taft can lose the following vote to
Roosevelt and still win the states he
carried in 1908:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
BREAKING AWAY FROM TRUTH
Two Opinions With Respect to False
Statement Minister Admits
He Made.

A curiously interesting question Of
ethics has arisen over the failure Of
a minister to secure employment for
an erring but repentant woman until
he told prospective employers that
she was a woman of good character.
He had often been on the point of get
ting for her the work she needed in
order to make an honest living and to
regain the moral equilibrium which
had been disturbed by her wrongdoing.
But as soon as the minister, in his
devotion to the strict letter Of the
truth, admitted that the woman had
sinned, the doors of honest living were
closed in her face. the "unco' good"
people who were in a position to lend
a helping hand refusing to run the risk
of contamination" unwilling to fol-
low the example of Him who said to
another erring woman: go and sin
no more"
Now a rather lively local discussion
has arisen as to whether the minister
was justified under the circumstances,
or whether anybody Is ever justified
under any circumstances, in telling a
lie. Perhaps few will deny that II this
minister really lied at all he strained
the truth in a good cause and that the
imposition practiced upon those who
refused to give to another the chance
Of reform which they themselves
would have welcomed in their own
cases was intended to serve humane
purpose. All who are inclined to take
an ultra conservative view of the in
volatility Of truth might ponder the
splendid words Of Dickens when he
wrote Tom Pinch and the lie that he
did only good to another human be-
ing:
There are some falsehoods, Tom,
on which men mount, as on bright
wings. to heaven. There are truths,
cold, bitter, taunting truths, that bind
men down to earth. Who would not
rather have to fan him in his dying
hour the highest feather OF false.
hood such as thine, than all the quills
plucked from the sharp porcupine,
revengeful truth. since Time began? ?"
Kansas City Journal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dis position of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

New cases filed with the clerk of
the court:
Secrest Kinkade vs.. Unknown
Claimants. Suit to quiet title.
Roand Woodcock VS.. Aena and
Ray Harris, Gladys and Roland E.
Woodcock, equity. Suit to quiet title.
J. w. Park VS.. Unknown Claimants,
equity. Suit to quiet title.
c. C. Cone VS.. Mr.. and Mrs. Austis
Moore. Suit on account.
New cases filed:
E. ]. Heisel VS.. j. E. Foss, suit on
note.
Application of J. c. Thomas for per
nit to sell liquors at store in White
City.
At the recent session of the district
court an order was made on motion
of the plaintiff for the dismissal of the
divorce suit of Winnifred Burke VS..
Richard J. Burke. Costs paid.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
eEARpsLEY ON ROOSEVELT.

! Dear Herald:-We note you are
having your troubles local and gener,
al like the rest of us, during this per-
iod of political charlatanism when
the muck-raker and unprincipled
demagogue seems to be at a premi-
UNI. In the old fighting Sixth you
have the additional trouble of having
three nominees for congress. II
seems that Iowa politics have been
managed on the plan that this was a
state of the senators, by the senators
and for the senators instead of one
for and by the people.
However, the main thought in our
mind at this moment is the most col
Iossal grandstander of all the Centur-
les, Theodore Roosevelt" now pos
ing as reformer and uplifter of the
human race; author and politician By
occupation, the faults in whose ma
ture seem to be about equally divided
between that of plagairist and politi-
cal parasite, protiting by the efforts
of others on the one hand, and re-
ly rendered or not rendered at all.
He is the most Oyer-rated and over
paid man in all history.
To many this may seem new, but
in truth it is undeniable that there
must have been just such conditions
and characters long ago. Polybius
wrote $50 years before Christ as fol
lows: THE government Of the null
titude is the greatest of all evils, for
when a state having gone through
many and great dangers, reaches the
highest pinnacle of its power, and
reigns with undisputed sway, it can
not be otherwise than that luxury
and expensive habits should be de-
veloped," (for instance the silk pajama
habit in contrast with his mouthings
about the plain people and the
'bossesD, and that men should in
dulge in ambitious projects, and be
DESTROYS to acquire the high dignities
of State. And as these evils are apt
to increase, the appetite for power
grows upon what it feeds upon, and
men feel ashamed that any OF their
fellow citizens should in any way
surpass them. Hence arises all
those vices which are the result of
luxury and oVerbearing arrogance.
Then the people step in and give the
finishing stroke to the change in the
form of government, finding them
selves oppressed nv the crashing ma
,ture of some, and their vanity fatter
ed by the ambitious views of others,
for, fired with rage, and giving full
play to their evil passions, they are
no longer willing to submit to con-
troll, and to share with their rulers
the administration OF affairs, but in
sist upon having everything subject
10 their own authority.
The invariable result of such a
state of things Is, that the govern
ment indeed assumes the noblest OF
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
At UNIVERSITY PARK
COLLEGE BEGINS TUESDAY SEPT.
II AND PROSPECTS ARE MOST
BRIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOL BE-
GINS TODAY, SEPT. II.

Central Holiness University starts
Tuesday, Sept. II. the prospects for
this year are better than ever before.
More students have signitied their in
tentions of enrolling and everything
points to a better school in every way.
The public schools of University
Park opened today. Miss Bernice
Deitch is principal and will have the
higher grades. Miss Ruth Buell. will
teach the intermediate grades. Miss
Adams, who has taught the primary
grades for the last five years, wiz
continue in that position.
Workmen are making very good
progress on the new school building
for the town. The building will be a
brick veneer structure and will cost
in the neighborhood of 100000. 1t
will be completed sometime in Novem-
Der. Until the building is completed
1.-THE school will be held in the Univer-
Isity building.
The town was very nearly empty
all summer, but the people are nearly
all back now for the opening of
school. New students are coming in
also and nearly every house in town
lis either filled or spoken for.
The repairs on the Girls Dormitory
which were made necessary by the
| fire are almost completed. The
building will be in shape by the time
school opens next week.
A number of successful revival
meetings were held by members of
the faculty and students during the
past summer. The best work has
been done this summer that has ever
been realized during the summer
months before. These meetings were
held in all parts of the country.
Rev. Higgs has jas completed his
residence and moved into the same.
Mrs. Carl Shunterman's new house
lis almost completed.
Prof. Lawson's new residence will
be ready for occupancy in short
time.
Rev. Bowers is building an addition
to his residence.
A new gasoline plant has been pur-
chased to make gas for the use of the
Laboratories. 1t will be installed in
time for the opening of school.
Center street has just been graded
past the new school house. This
makes a great Improvement for the
city. The sidewalks have also been
put on grade and me- walks will soon
be constructed.
Regular preaching services have
been held all summer and the attend,
ance has been very good all through
the hot weather. An especially large
Sunday school has been held all sum
mer The young peoples meetings
have also kept up splendidly.
Miss Lurana Terrell departs today
for Bloomfield. Iowa, and Hannibal,
Mo-, on work pertaining to school mat
tiers and to the endowment fund.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
AN IOWA DOCTOR,

st. Louis Globe-Democrat Senator
Cummins, of Iowa, is frank in his
avowal that he will vote for Roose-
welt only for the purpose of defeating
Taft. That, he intimates very broad
ly, is, the only purpose the so-called
progressive movement Is organized
to serve. This is so plain that the
Iowa senator evidently feels there is
no need of concealing the truth. He
goes on to say that there is no call
for a third party permanently in our
politics, that the republicans party
has already served many of the ends
Iof a real progressiveneSs and can be
made to serve many more, and that its
opportunities for serving such ends
are much greater than that of the
new party organized this year ever
can be.
Feeling, after such admissions as
these, that some explanation of why
he will vote against the republican
candidate will be expected by the
country, the Icwan falls into the
weakest part of his statement. He
will vote against Taft, he says, be-
cause his nomination was reached
through the votes of delegates chosen
by district conventions, or caucuSes,
or primaries, representing a smaller
proportion of party strength than the
delegations from the great republican
states of the north instructed in
state primaries for Roosevelt. In
other words, he claims that the Bour.
bon South, which contributes nothing
to republican strength in the cleo
toral college, should not be suffered
to defeat the republican sentiment of
the northern states.
The CASTING of these votes in the
Chicago convention was in line with
party precedent and usage. 1t was
justified by Mr.. Roosevelt himself
four years ago. What Mr. Cummins
proposes is the defeat of the republi-
can party now for forcing a change
in the mode and manner of selecting
delegates, or of registering the party
will in presidential nominations. The
only question he raises is the one of
whether the evil he complains of is
of such serious nature that the only
hope of correcting it is to defeat the
field with any prospect of success,
and to call back party known to be
reactionary in practice whenever in
power. The Iowa senator is an able
man, but in this reasoning he is like
the Quack who administered, instead
of corrective or Alternative medicines
for the rectification of local ills, bit
ter doses for the bringing on of fits,
as something he would know how to
treat.-If the country finds itself fail
Jug into fits after the 4th of next
March, it will hold the senator to his
responsibility, no matter how straight
he may have voted the republican
state, district and county tickets in
Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12

If good men and women, some of
them among the best in the country,
have become possessed with the idea
of the indispensable man it is the
most unfaVorable symptom yet to be
found in the social and political con-
dition of the country. The moment
the theory of the indispensable man
takes possession of a democracy it
ceases to be a democracy. Reforms
which cannot be carried out through
the steady evolution of democratic
principles are beyond the reach of
democracy.-Wm. J. Tucker, formerly
president of Dartmouth College.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
vii isS s alnItsad thin elssl afa !,
Serr-gint O'Toole,

Serr-gint O'Toole,
An the divil a bit did he care.
Till sweet Maggie McFay turned the
corner thot day
Wild the gold av the sun in her hair.
Wild the light av the skies in her soft
blue eyes
An her hair av a golden sheen
An she smiled like witch at wan
side av the ditch
An the thraffic, it rumbled between.
Faith, the automobiles made a river
av wheels,
But Dinnis, he lifted his hand,
Wild a gistoor like Fate maxim
speeches av state,
An he brought all the wur-rld to a
sthand.
Thin, crookin' his finger at Maggie
McFay,
An swillin' his chist like a king,
The Thraffic Squads pride crossed
the street in wan sthride
Wild sweet Maggie tucked under his
wing.
An the fat millionaires, an the Lady
Eclaires,
An the whole av the Great EN-
bossed,
They niver moved wheel av wan auty-
mobile
Till Dinnis an Maggie had crossed!
An phwat is the pay for me throuble
the day."
Says Serr-gint O'Toole with grin.
Says Maggie: '"Tis this!" An She
landed kiss
On the pint av the blatherskite's
chin.
An that is the story av Maggie Nc
Fay,
But sthop! There is wan thing
more.
This Dinnis av mine, he was twinty
an nine,
An Maggie McFay was just four!
F. D. B.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.

Wallace's Farmer: Some years ago
la movement was made in the state OF
Iowa for the establishment OF county
hospitals, authorizing each county
which so desires to levy tax for its
support. Some two or three counties
have taken advantage of the privi'
leges which the law affords, and quite
recently a splendid hospital, costing
about fifty thousand dollars, has been
opened in Washington county.
We hope the time will come when
every county in our territory will
have a hospital. Why? Because the
farmer should not be compelled in
case of sickness or accident to be
taken half way across the state, in
order to get the attention which can
be given only in a first-class hospital;
and perhaps arrive when it is too
late. Farmers are particularly liable
to accidents, and more so in these
days of improved machinery than in
times past. Why should not the
best of modern methods be at their
disposal, and in the quickest possible
time?
The time has gone by when, ex-
lcept in cases of ordinary sickness,
home nursing is sufficient. No mat.
ter how great the devotion of wife or
daughter may be, no matter how COM
Portable and modern the home may
be, it can not afford either the con-
veniences or the skill to deal with
the more serious diseases, such as
typhoid fever.
Experience shows that where a
hospital is available, the people avail
themselves of it no matter what the
expense may be; and thus many use
full lives are saved that would 9th
erwise be lost. In these last years
the farmer is usually able to pay for
the best. Hence the establishment
of a hospital in each county at a
point easy of access is simply one of
the marks of higher rural civiliza-
tion.
AS we remember the law, it gives
opportunity for physicians of every
school to look after their patients.
There are no unsanitary conditions
prevailing in these hospitals: no dis
ease germs; no flies. Nurses who
are trained for their work and who
can care for their patients as no rel
alive or friend could are employed.
This county hospital movement, in
Iaugurated, we believe at first by ply
sicians who are greatly interested in
the work of the Country Life Com
mission, and who gave it most valu-
able statistics and facts during the
hearings, should be carried to every
state in the Union Farmers and
their families should have the best in
the way of medical attendance, and
in that education which comes from
observation of the work done in a
first-class hospital.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
Hats Denoted Liberty.

In Rome slaves, when they received
their liberty at their masters hands,
wore cone-shaped felt hats. which
came to be the symbol of liberty.
After the death of Nero the citizens
of Rome wore pointed hats to show
that they we're relieved from the OPP
preston of tyrant. Later on. when
the Netherlands threw off the Span
fish yoke, they adopted hat In the
coat Of arms Of that nation.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
Public Sale Prices.

Auetioneer J. M. Convey reports the
F. e. Jones sale east of Bussey as lar
gely attended and prices highly salts
factory. Span of mares, $424; three
year-old mare, $174; two-year-old filly
$155; April colt, sS4; COW, $1,000;
pigs up to IL cents per pound. Amount
of sale, $4,146.
The outlook for good prices at pub
lie auction was never better and Auc-
tioneer Covey has quite a number of
sales booked at this time.