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wa, Iowa unde* the Act of Congress of
March 8. 1879.
NEW JER8EY AND TRUSTS.
fu New Jersey, the state which has
..been made famous by reason 6f Its
yearly cipp of mosquitoes and more
recently by Its becoming the legal
home of a greater number of corpora
tions than any other state in the union,
..there is no feeling of shame for the
Bart the commonwealth is taking in
the work of collecting the riches of the
country in the hands of a few and no
Indication that the citizens of New
Jersey -will let the whispering of con
science cause them to abolish the pres
ent Incorporation laws. Yesterday Ed
ward 0. Stokes, the new governor of
New Jersey, was Inaugurated at.Tren
ton and in the course of his address
he laid much stress upon the policy
he suggests for the state with regard
:to the incorporation of big concerns.
In the course of his remarks he said:
"The financial condition of the state
of New Jersey is well known. At the
close of the last fiscal year the balance
in the treasury amounted to $2,940,
9jL8.98. The ordinary receipts for the
same year amounted to $4,302,370.61,
of which nearly 78 per cent or $3,361,
543.69 came from railroads and the
"business companies domiciled in our
state. Of the entire income of the
government not a penny was contrib
uted directly by the people, yet all of
it was expended for their benefit and
in their interest.
"The state is caring for the blind,
the feeble-minded and the insane, sup
porting our prisons and reformatories,
educating the younger generatidns, de
veloping a magnificent road system
(embracing quite one-third of the
.macadam or state roads of the United
States maintaining the state gov
ernment and courts of justice, all of
-which would be at the direct expense
of our citizens as tax payers, except
•for our present fiscal policy."
"If "this policy is to be contln
wed we must preserve the present re
sources of revenue as well as add new
ones.
"We cannot maintain our revenues
if we destroy their source. We tax the
business/companies that incorporate in
oar state: ,A policy of-taxatioa--ls not
[Consistent with a policy of destruction.
You cannot tax that which you have
destroyed or driven from you.
"The incorporations In one state for
ten months of last year show an active
capital of. $111,255,500 in another
state $251,971,620 in another, $285,-
.663,700 in New Jersey, $31?,569,620.
Our state is,, therefore, by no means ohfo nL wi
attracting all bf the great moneyed in- °h*° ™lq"e l°^at
terests seeking articles of incorpora-1
tion. The recommendations of the de
partment of commerce and labor for
the regulation of state corporations by
the national government are by many
tfjjif regarded as the preliminary steps to
"j't*natlonal incorporation,
that capital will seek incorporation un
der federal law rather than deal with
forty-five independent states.
"All these elements seem to threaten
the revenues of New Jersey."
'.not be allowed to drift
times."
antJpinatlne'
Evidently Governor Stokes can see
nothing wrong with New Jersey's sys
tem of Incorporation except that it
i. needs an improvement so that the
goose that lays the golden egg shall
not be killed. New Jersey to judge
.. .from Mr. Stoke's address, is in the busi
ness for the money that can be ob
tained. If trusts are to exist, New
Jersey may as well reap the benefit
as any other state, seems to be the
.sentiment. And, if the governor is
right and tells the whole truth, his
position is a good ane, for he declared
in his address that other states, which
." have not a good reputation for caring
well for the Investments within their
territory but have laws more lax than
are New Jersey's, have fallen behind
New-Jersey in the amount of capitaliza
tlon of the corporations given the right
to exist during the past year. The
moral Governor Stokes draws from his
essay on corporations and incorporat
'"-tag them is that,the laws of the com
monwealth of New Jersey should be
made over, if necessary, so that they
will be suitable to the so-called trusts.
In conclusion he says:
"The revenues of our state, her ma
terial welfare, her good name, and the
Interests of thousands of stockholders
and Investors in business corporations
now chartered under her laws, the pro
taction of the public in.its rights, the
safeguarding of corporate interests and
vested rights, demand constant and
careful review of its acts of incorpora
tlon.
"It has been the policy of this state
in the past and should be in the fu
ture to remodel and amend the corpor
atlon laws whenever necessary to meet
new situations without doing violence
to the established rights.
"If our enactments fail to give either
to "the public or to investors sufficient
protection, let us make them efficient.
If in any respect they are weak, let
Vfj ^us make them strong. If they are bur
jVgdensome, let. us lighten the load. If
avS experience shows that any part of our
enactments is wrong let us make them
i-t-'right. If abuses ^have crept in, let us
eradicate them. Our legislation must
behind the
THE 8WAYNE CASE.
••mi-,
The case of Federal Judge Swayne
•of Florida, is attracting much atten
tion In Washington and throughout
the country because of the unusual
proceedings against him. An effort ie
y\
aisissfe
ppon Jhe question, but
the opposition ^hich-has developed'to
the impeachment within tl)e past few
days 'bid^ fair to defeat it in the sen
ate, ii not in .the house. In the latter
body'Congressman John F. Lacey, rep- of other men who believe Roo&eVelt iSj
resent&tlve from the sixth Iowa dis- a noble, able and fearless exechitlvei
trict, is opposing, impeachment be'
cause some of the charges agaiiist
Judge Swayne are not, in Mr. Lacey's
opinion, sufficient to bring about his
public disgrace. One of the allegations
is that the judfee charged $10 per day
expenses against the government,
which is not in accordance with the
law, but Congressman Lacey has found
that ther# are several others who have
made the same charge thinking, as
Judge Swayne -doubtless did, that this
was the legal charge. Major Lacey,
always a lover of fairness, has taken
.up the fight against impeachment, and
is waging an interesting campaign in
the bouse.
THE NAVY AND PEACE.
Admiral Dewey, than whom no one
can be expected to give better advice
on naval matters, is pronounced in his
view that a strong navy is the best and
most powerful protection against a war
a country can possibly have. In an in
terview yesterday Admiral Dewey
said:
"Whatever action congress takes
upon the recommendation for the in
crease in the navy made by the Presi
dent and the navy department it should
at least authorize three additional bat
tleships. They are necessary in
order that our naval policy may not
suffer interruption, and that we may
sooner be in condition to avert a war
by being prepared for it. It is not
economy to build a navy in a hap
hazard fashion. Its construction should
occur along certain well defined lines,
and the result would be both ad
vantageous and economical."
This view has been shared by Presi
dent Roosevelt and other prominent
Americans tor several years and the
improvement of the navy, which has,
however, met with much opposition,
is being carried out along the lines
which President Roosevelt favored
when he was in the navy department
as assistant secretary.
That a navy cannot be too strong to
prevent war is a fact which, though
apparently, at first glance, a para
doxial one, is simply what is to be ex
pected. It is true in every walk of
life that the man who has once out
classed all his competitors is seldom
called upon to defend his position.
From the boy who onc6~ gets the
reputation as the school slugger and
is respected by his playmates there
after, to the head of a wealthy corpora
tion or the nation with strong de
fenses, the rule Is the same. Power
brings immunity from danger of hav
ing to use that power. A strong navy
is the best provision a nation can
make for peace among the countries
of the world.
I'
CARNEGIE'S BIG HEART.
Andrew Carnegie has given anothe?
illustration of his big hearteanesa ill
his payment of the claims of student^
old soldiers and the poor who lost thei-T
deposits in the Oberlin bank ruined Kansas
by Mrs. Chadwick. His generosityhas that the
brought to him the thanks of scoresan average
any other Veil known institution In the
year'
deposit it in a bank and draw
from it as occasion demands. The
failure of the Beckwith institution
caught many of them in the fall term
and took every cent of their savings.
Andrew Carnegie is a man who has
of the campaign by the men who four
years ago turned their backs on
Bryan."
j£fEemacraf$ bpght to be
best
country. Many of these students go iacre
Some were forced to leave school and, three bushels per acre more than the
go to work immediately, and others
have been facing the probability of
such a course until the welcome news
came that Mr. Carnegie, touched by
the facts regarding the failure'in which
he took an innocent part, has decided
to open his own pocket book to re
imburse the losers.
known the privations of poverty. His different varieties of corn and
boyhood days were full of the experi- ®°°vL°ce
ences known only to the families that
scheme for every cent that is saved.
He fought against adversity and won.
His victory has done the whole world
good but no act of kindness and gen
erosity can be pointed out during his
whole career which will live longer in
the memory of the people who admire
him than his big hearted gift to the de
positors in the Oberlin bank.
A DEMOCRAT FOR ROOSEVELT.
At the meeting of the Virginia elec-
the duly chosen democratic electors,
made a speceh when he cast his vote
for Judge Parker, declaring that he "Gopd humor pays," asserts the Des
would be more than willing if it had1 Moines Register and Leader. "The
been possible honorably to do so to' optimist not only enjoys life himself,
vote for President Roosevelt rather f'he
cfats of Virginia who did not even go!
glad
parte hfrb as their-stabdW'd bearer,
tyould w61cbme him into .the ^aemo
cratiO .Tanks." I ,,
It Is undoubtedly going & .Uttle too
tar and. fast to call President Roose
velt a "good democrat," hut Senator
Barksdale, though hfe may 'toot- know
it himself, is In line with thousands
The vote in November showed it. The
democratic votes that #ere cast for
Roosevelt were all eloquent tributes
to the man who takes for his motto:
"Glve.eve^y jnan a square deal."
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THE GOSPEL OF CORN.
Iowa has set the pace In many
things during the past soor.e.of years,
but of nothing may she be mere proud
than of the fact that she has been the
first to have a professor spread
abroad^ throughout the, state the gos
pel of good, healthy seed corn. Pro
fessor Holden of Ames last year made
a tour through the state, traveling on
several different lines and "lectiirlng at
every station to crowds of-farmers. It
was interesting to learn that the till
ers of the soil, instead of scoffing at
the pollege professor, who esteemed
himself wise enough to tell them how
to conduct their own farms, they at
tended the lectures en masse, listened
attentively, asked questions in .good
faith and profited by the advice given
by Professor Holden from his store of
scientific knowledge of farming. The
result was that Iowa had a record
breaking crop of corn and got a record
breaking price for it.
Now, throughout the big corn belt
of the United States corn specials will
be run by the various railroads. Pro
fessor Holden has (his time engaged
far ahead and many others who are
versed along the lines he has studied
and mastered will take other trains
and go out among the people to spread
the gospel of corn. Mr. Holden is the
highest authority on the subject in the
world and his advice is valued and val
uable. An article by H.' M. Cottrell,
reviewing the progress of the science
of growing corn in several states and
the benefits derived from the experi
ments in different states Is of interest
in this connection. Mr. Cottrell says:
"In 1900 the Iowa experiment sta
tion grew nineteen leading /varieties
of corn. Reid's Yellow Dent yielded
100.3 bushels per acre, while another
variety gave, a yield of only f-2.6 bush
els per acre. In another year, in a
test of fifty varieties of corn at this
station, the best variety yielded Bev
enty-five bushels per acre, the poor
est variety thirty bushels.
"The Illinois experiment- station
found in a five-year test of thirteen se
lected varieties of corn that the best
variety yielded 25.6 bushels of corn
per acre yearly more than another
good variety. In a test one year of
seventy-two varieties of corn that
were offered for sale by seedsmen the
best variety yielded seventy-five bush
els per acre more than the poorest
variety.
"At the Indiana experiment station,
in a test of twenty-five good varieties
of corn, the best variety yielded thirty
five bushels per -acre more than the
lowest yielding good variety.
"In a five-year test of thirty-six
standard varieties of corn, the
experiment station found
best variety yielded
of
of deserving people and the blessings! Per acre per year more
of fond"parents, of many students at
the little
pB^l8n,?*
8
A
its stu
d"
called the middle class than almost so™
in a
dry year and found that the
variety yielded thirty bushels per
more
than
to Oberlin with barely enough money1 S°°d corn year this station tested fifty-,
to keep them through their college
s'x
makes
than for the Esopus man. His reason G°0d humor pays whether we coin
was that he like some 120,000 demo- *mlles
to the polls on election day, "re.!nearly so much face powder is neces
sented the insult and the management
Some newspapers, mentioning this
unusual event, have taken it as an in
dication that the fight for supremacy
is on as hard as' ever between the
"sane" of the Parker clique and the
"insane" of the Bryan class, but it
means more than this. It means that
the country has a president who makes
the parties and the factions forget
their little animosities and remember
that we are all Americans, heart and
soul Americans, men with but one
country and but one aim—the better
ing of the conditions of that country.
It is of course necessary and beneficial
that there should be two political par
ties but it is not necessary that every
action. In and out of campaigns should
be influenced by the fact that these
two parties do exist.
"President Roosevelt is fast becom
ing a good democrat," Senator and
Elector Barksdale is quoted as saying.
sary
"and if he comes a little further down -cousin to his hindsight.
Praise tj
twenty-four bush-
than the poorest variety soil and ex
pense of raising the .same for both.
The Missouri experiment station
made a test of forty-one varieties of
the poorest sort. In. a
varieties, the best yielding sixty
eight bushels more corn per acre than
the poorest.
"In a test of twenty varieties of corn
the Nebraska experiment station found
that the best variety yielded sixty-
po,?^st
"The Ohio experimental station, in a
test of seventy-six varieties, found a
difference in yield of seventy-eight
bushels per acre."
These tests made by the experiment
stations of the seven leading corn
states of the union show most force
fully the great difference in the yields
every
corn
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Webster City Freeman-Tribune
believes that the time is coming when
the members of congress will be
obliged to abandon generalities and
line up on the rajlroad question. What
toral college a few days ago State Ithe,r constituents want to know, says
Senator Barksdale, a prominent demo-!the Freeman-Tribune is whether the
cratic politician of the state and one of1
congT^s™en s*?nd
or
with the President
"ie
ra"roads.
others share his enjoyment,
,nto
dollars or not. It is just
easy to
lauSh
as It is to cry and not
afterwards.
Good humor makes
the whole world look good."
O
The Mason City Times-Herald fears
that Joe Trigg in his new environ
ment as a Des Moines newspaper man
will be learning to play golf when
spring comes.
—O-—
Th'e Washington Democrat is of the
opinion that no one can tell who will
be the under dog in Iowa politics in
two years from now. "That Is not so
important," rejoins the Valley Junction
Express "as to! know who the upper
dog is to be. There's only one of
him and a good many of the other fel
look."
The Marshalltown Times-Republican
says everyone recognizes that Mr,
Bryan is agable man apd a disabled
democrat/5^?
The Keokuk Gate City concludes
that there- would be a lot more rich
people in the world if the average in
dividual's foresight .was even second
'•H& iipl
Mr. Zeb 8i»iAk,1
"I was curedi Of a ve
Piles after suffering.
Mr. D. O. Rosa* Altiia, sayd
had a suspicious .jkneejrous grl
ion tay1 'lift .yffl^BonWm rem!
it by use of XT-Ray
Mr. Wirt. Glbson'^%lbik, I]
I says: "I was cured of a
rupture and am well pleaSed.'i
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CATARRH, ill your, breath bad?
1
Is your voice busky? Do you spit
I up slime? Doe®, your nose dis
charge and do you hawk and clear
your throat. Do you have a cough
each winter? If so, you have ca
tarrh and need treatment. .'•-%
LUNG AND BRONCHIAL CA-
1TARRH—iThis
form is simply an
extension of Catarrh of nose and
throat. You have to cough a little
harder to raise. It becomes a lit
tle more yellow. You may lose
flesh and get feverish at times. Do
1
not neglect such symptoms. They
1
need attention.
RUPTURE AND PILES—Absolute
ly cured. Piles cured in 10 days'
time. No severe pain. You are
I. cured forever. I guarantee to cure
you in 10 days.
Rupture cured without the knife.
No severe pain, no danger. Hun
dreds all over this country are
cured,
1 1
IWART8, MOLE'S, Superfluous
Hairs, Pimples on the Face cured.
We cure all cases of pimples and
black heads. Make your face soft
1
and smooth.
A£°3fssDR.
LOVE FESTIVALS
7
Tomb of Pasteur.
grower
that it will pay him to make as care
ful nelection of the variety of corn he
uses for seed as he would of a bull to
head a pure bred herd.
given by Dr. J. C. Bonham.
'it
GERMANS ARE G&EAT'*ON CELE.
BRATING WRITES DR. W. B.
LAFORCE FROM BERLIN.,
Tells Interesting Events In German
Capital City Fine Musical Con
certs A Confetti Snowfall The
"The Germans area great people to
celebrate holidays," writes Dr. W. B.
LaForce, or this city who spent the
Christmas holidays in Berlin. Dr. and
Mrs. LaForce are making a
tour of Europe, and his letter from the
German capital city tells of the expe
rience of himself and Mrs. LaForce in
an interesting manner.
His letter written January 1, is as
follows:
"The Germans area great people to
celebrate festival days. This whole
week has been a holiday week as it is
always with us, but the Germans have
three whole days npon which they cele
brate as Christmas day. The stores
all are closed and the days are called
the first, second or third Weinacht's
tag. At first I did not understand and
when at a store they promised to de
liver a package the day after Christ
mas I thought I would get it on Mon
day, but I did not get it till after Tues
day.
Sonn Abend Is Saturday Evenin'g:"
"I was also confused about another
matter. Saturday is called Samstag
and Sunday is Sontag. I naturally
concluded that Sonn abend was Sun
day evening, but no it is Saturday
evening. It is the eve of Sunday just
just like we speak of the evening be
fore Christmas as Christmas eve.
"The last night of the year is quite
a festival time. It is,called Sylvester
abend and the city is full of concerts,
baits and wine suppers. In a city likjs
this wine suppers are very numerous
at any time.
"We have enjoyed very much the
fine music here. Orchestra, opera, vari
ous concerts of military bands are to
be heard every day.
Confetti Snow Storm.
"Sylvester abend we attendee the
celebration at the Philharmonic, one
of the finest concert hajls. We went
at 10 o'clock and remained till about,
1:30, and but few people had left by
ti.at time. About 1 o'clock a shower
of confetti came from ,the ceiling,
about 100 feet over our heads ana cov
ered the people and laid several inches
deep on the floor. Colored lights were
thrown on the bits of paper as they
fell and it made a very pretty scene.
Tor. of Pasteur.
"Our last week in Paris was auite a
pleasant one. I made a second visit
to Uw Pasteur Institute. Pasteur's
mm
rv
ifeiS'.
Mr. E3. J. Herman, Bladensburg,
IOWa, says: "I was cured of A rup
ture which was large. After suffer
ing, thirty years I was a bad case."
J. Allen, Blakesburg, Iowa,
.sSys: "I was cured of rupture over
ayear ago and can recommend Dr.
^onham's treatment."
Mr, Lambert Funk, Agency, says:
"Several years ago Dr. Bonham
treated me for catarrh. I was cured
and have had no trouble since.'
We are constantly cut^ny people of Chronic Diseases, Rheuma
itism, Kidney and Bladder Diseases, Catarrh of the Nose. Throat and
Lung Troubles, Diseases of women, Varlocele, Hydrocele, Nervous
Diseases,- Sexual Diseases, fijbod and Skin Diseases.
Located in Otitumwa
Fourteen Years. My
office is equipped with
Electrical Appliances,
X-Ray, Massage Ap-
WSfafc
•'.V'
paratus. Inhaling Ap-
paratus fdir Liing and
Throat Troubles.^
RHEUMATISM—There are several
forms of Rheumatism. If you have
it and want to be cured come here
and take our Hqt Springs treat
ment. We give Turkish Vapor and
Massage Baths, which sweats the
disease from your system. Massage
makes the muscles suple and re
moves the pain.
VARICOCELE—This most annoy
ing disease consists of an enlarge-1
ment of the veins in the sack on left
side, causing pain in the back,weak
ness of organs, pain and despond
ency. You will have it always If
not properly treated. I Cure every
case on a guarantee. Have cured
over 100 cases Without a failure.
NERVOUS DEBILITY—Decline of
manhood, wasting diseases, sedi
ment in urine, weakness caused
from excesses.
BLOOD AND 8KIN DISEASES—
People who have contagious blood
diseases are cured by my special
treatment, known as the Hot
Springs cure. We can give you
Just as good treatment as you can'
get at any Hot Springs and cure1
you for what your railroad i'arei
would cost you.
Send for. symptom blanks. Send for Book on Rupture, Varlocele. I
Etc. Enclose a stamp for reply.
J. a BONHAM? ?4
Elks Block, Ottumwa, Iowa.
body lies here, in a splendid tomb, in
a beautiful crypt richly decorated with jthe
fine Mosaics of incidents and objects
relative to his great discoveries and
beneflcient achievements for man
kind.
"I could not help contrasting the
lives of these two great men of France,
Pasteur and Napoleon, their rich bur
ial places somewhat alike but whereas
one attained his fame and renown
chiefly as a destroyer of the lives of
men, the other made himself famous,
if not immortal, by his wonderful dis
coveries in bacteriology and the germ
origin of disease and in providing
ways and means for the cure of germ
diseases, thus saving literally millions
of lives.
"The tomb of Napoleon is open to
the public in one of the most public
places. The tomb of Pasteur also
quite beautiful, is in an underground
crypt in a building seldom visited by
the public and then only in company
with a special guide of the institute."
8tar School Report.
Report for third month, winter term
Star school, South Side, Ottumwa, la.,
beginning December 19, 1904 and end
ing January 13, 1905: Total number
of girls on role, 16 total number of
boys on role, 34 total number of girls
perfect in deportment, 11 total num
ber of boys perfect in deportment, 18
total number of pupils perfect in de
portment, 29 names of girls perfect
in deportment, Bulah Marts, Hattie
Thompson, Rachel Cowan, Eva Thomp
son, Mabel McMasters, Vina Hopwood,
Sylva Rupe, Nellie Harper, Hazel
Harsch, Susie Hopwood, Helen
Schwartz names of boys perfect in
deportment, John Cowan, Ralph Wil
son, Glenn Harper, Joe Harper, Otis
Hobbs, Lloyd Perkins, John Wilt, Or
ville Barton, Webster Poston, Vance
Swift, Lew Thompson, Harland Har
per, Claude ,Swift, Wendell Johnson,
Marlon Newman, Leo Howard, Willie
Rupe, Berte Rupe.
Miss Clara I. Noland, Teacher.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflammed
codltion of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. 77hen this tube '.a
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it Is
entirely closed. Deafness is "the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its
neormal condition, hearine will be de
stroyed forever nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is noth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused Ly
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O.'
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation. £S
To Preserve the Hair-
Use Vegicide. and you take
chances. It has been tried. F.
Clark, agent.
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Cost of CourtahJj0,
In the great southwest coiiftshjl,
counted a costly luxury.'
N
'A
swain y. suing the fair lady for $
charging $5,000 to courtship
The wooing petiod extended ove]
little -more than four ttonthS?
the disappointed lover ltemizea. k®
waste of time at $7 a day, aside
presents and other expenses.
At the same time, a Clevelr
is suing a man for $20,000,
that he' courted her for thre
and then proved faithless.
Of course, courtship is noR
a mere matter or dollars. Waste fc
fection must be put Into \the' accorr
A man's love for a maid and, a miiid'i
love for. a man have distinct values—*
at least until marriage, After thati
as divorce records so clearly ipdlcatef
the- value is frequently found to be&
fictitious.
New Jersey has Just suppled some
statistics that may help somewhat in
the solution of the question, of legiti
mate courtship expenses. In that state,
where the amorous ardor is fully up
to the normal warmth, figures have
been collected showing that an ordi
nary courtship might cost as little as
$20. The average cost is only $22,
and the average duration is eighteen
months.
Here is practical proof that court
ships are not neceSbarlly costly. It Is
as cheap to get married as It Is to"
get divorced. A man can get a wife
for less money than a good suit of
clothes. Is it any greater wonder that
many change the one almost as often
as they do the other?
The necessary expenses of court
ship are small. Lovers care for little
but each other. If the same strict
economy be maintained in everything,
as is so often maintained in the direc
tion of gas bills, the total expense of
courtship would be a .mere bagatelle.
Lord Odo Russell, for years the Brit
ish ambassador at Berlin, used to tell
the following story: One day he had
an appointment with Bismarck. On ar
rival at the chancellor's he met Count
Arnim coming from the room. "I can
not imagine," said the count, "how
Bismarck can exist in such an atmos
phere. He smokes unceasingly and
always the most frightfully .strong ci
gars. I had to ask hlmvto open the
window, as I could not stand it any
longer." When Lord Odo went into
the room the first words Bismarck said
to him were: "Some people have the
most extraordinary foibles. Arnim was
here a few minutes back he so covers
himself with scent that he Teally is
quite unbearable. Today he was so
perfumed that I was obliged to open
the window, as .1„ could not, stand It
any longer."
,Y The Little World.
The editorial staff of the Des Moines
Register and Leader takes the respons
ibility for aNew Year's greeting bound
in red, called the Register and Leader
Protege, and combining within its
gaudy covers a series of stories repre
senting the efforts of the members of
staff
Each one has contributed
his or her mite and the picture of the
author, is published with each article
for purposes of Identification. We are
not saying it is,not a good effort for
it is, and one of the neatest little hitB
of all Is a verse contribution by Tracey
Garrett, the sporting editor, which he
labels, "The Little World." It fol
lows:
Should you ask me
Whence these pipe dreams,
Whence these ramblings of the dope
ster.
With the verbiage of the race track
And the prize ring's slang and phrases,
I should answer,' I should tell you,
From the side-lines, where the rooter
Swings aloft his daunting colors,
Shouts his war crv, loud and taunting,
To the husky football warriors:
From the fans who sit arid swelter.
Sit upon the blistering bleachers.
Shouting loud to "Soak 'em Hoffman
"Mob 'im," "Slide—oh slide, you
sucker."
From the fair green and the bunker,
Where the golfer, swinging wildly.
Tops the little gutta percha—
Swears and cusses at his caddy
From the smoke clouds, hanging
thickly
'Round the square ring, where the
sluggers
Jab and Jolt and punch each other.
Ye, who love gridiron battles
Love the prize ring and the' golf
course
Love the diamond and the race track
Worship skill, endurance, prowess—
Gathered into one large family, "-w.
Make This Little World of Ours.
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Frank
,«4trates his
aln points,
when Frank
-M ^»r» guerrillas he
18 or 20 yean
ue guerrillas made a
ette county and were
by Federal, troops, so
that they had to sep-
every one look out for his
A corporal with several
Frank James at a sudden
the road and although they
.tvimow who he was they knew
a .member of the gang they
Ins tor. Frank was rlalng in
manner sideways oh his
£eylng. he had put some dis*
een himself and* the men
hunting for guerillas genei
ling face to face with his
emles so suddenly did riot
presence of oaind and in-
stantly straddling his horse he drew
a pistol with each hand and firing se*
eral shots at his enemies he made his
horse leap a fence and disappeared in
a nearby thicket. The corporal anil
his men pursued In hot haste. A mile
away F^ank came to a house and there
was a man standing in the doorway.
The man knew that It was a pursuit
of life and death and nQtlng that the'
fugitive was a handsome beardless'
youth determined to save him it h«l
could. "Come In, qulokly," he said,
"and I will try and save you." Hal
hid Frank In an old disused cellar anT
taking the saddle and bridle off the
horse put him In the stable. He .baft'
scarcely accomplished the task when
the soldiers dashed up and asked If
anyone had passed that way. The man
replied that a young man, as It hotly
pursued,had just passed that way .They
knew that this man was a rabid Union
man himself and never thought'for
moment that he might be deceiving
them. They dashed away in hot pur
suit and when darkness came on he
called Frank from his concealment and
after giving him a good supper,sad died
his horse and said to him, "I knew, it
Would be death If they caught you and
although I am called an unrelenting
Union map, I could not see a beardleSfl
boy like you shot down in cold blood
sometime, maybe, you can save .a
young Union soldier hard pressed like
you have been today." Frank Jamea
replied, "It Is true that I am one of
Quantrell's hated guerrillaB, but I be*
lleve I still possess the Instincts of
true manhood and I want to tell you
that, God helping me, I will try some
day to repay you for your uoble con.
duct to me today." He then rode
away In the darkness. A year aft6r
wards the guerillas were In the samo
neighborhood again and Quantrell sent
a detachment under Frank James to s:'
bring Into camp dead or alive, a man
who had become notorious and a ter
ror to the guerrillas. A guide Was sen,t
along and what was Frank Jamef!
amazement when they drew ujratthe
house of the man who had once saved
his life. It was too late to attempt to
escape and his man gave up doggedly.
When they repaired to the light the
two men recognized each other at the
same moment and Frank managed to
whisper and Bay, "be quiet and take
your cue from me." Aloud he said:
"Ah, my good man, we meet again,
but now the tables are turned and you
cannot expect me to forget the circum
stances. of our last meeting." "Do
your worst," said the man, taking his,
cue as dictated," and be done with It.
If I had it to do. over I would do
the same as I did before." "Don't'ypu
fret yourself," replied. Frank, "you
will never have another chance to act
as you did then." Turning to his men
James said: "I have greater oause to
remember the treatment I once re
ceived from this man than any of yon.
have to remember the acts of your
enemies towards yourselves, and 1
claim that I have a right to settle witit'
him In my own way. Rest assured
that my settlement with him will wipe
out all scores between us. I will meet
you at the stream a mile below, wait.
for me there." They rode off apd
Frank said to his prisoner: "Now
come with me." As the boys rode
away one of them said: "Hell Is In
Frank tonight." When the command
got clearly away, Frank said: "My
friend, this Is the happiest moment of
my life because I am enabled to repay.'"
a noble and generous deed, goodby ana,
God blesB you." Then Frank flred
three shots In the air at short Intervals
and galloped away. His men heard''
the shots and the man who had spoken I
before said again: "I told you Frank
had the devil in him tonight."
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