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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
THE oITUNwA COURIER: IT. EsDAY, DECEMBER g. 1899.

tients are sick. Meat is produced on
the place. They usually kill two or
three beeves year, and thirty-two
hogs. They purchase some meat dur
ing the summer, but do not know how
much. They raise their own wheat
and have it ground at the mill. Make
their own butter and use it all. Drugs
are furnished by the physicians.
The beds are part iron and part wood.
They have straw ticks, wooden blan-
kets and comforts, feather pillows and
pillow cases. Bedding is changed once
week. Two women sleep in one bed;
otherwise only one patient sleeps in a
bed. There is no nightwatch and no
one sleeps in the building Where these
people are confined, outside of them
selves. In the event of a fire breaking
out in the building it would be newt
able that some OF them would be badly
burned, if not deprived of life. Water
is obtained from wells and ice from
pond. They have movable bath tub
and battle their inmates once a week,
sometimes once In two weeks, and they
say they usually arrange it SO that the
water is comfortable.
Three or four inmates battle in the
same water.
They have no fire protection whatev-
err except the cistern. They pay from
SIS to Sc suit for mems clothing and
for women they pay 1914 cents per yard
for material. Underwear 81 per suit for
men; boots and shoes, $1.50 per pair for
men and women. They claim the food
is well cooked and well served They
have no croclery. Use tin pans exclu-
sively to serve the food on to inmates.
Three meals per day. No cases of
abuse of patients. They have four cpl
leptics, three men and one woman, and
one man is very filthy. They claim the
patients have regular exercise in the
open air, but there is one man who has
never been let out, and three women
are only Let out,as we have said before,
about once in two weeks. The women
are kept separate from the men and
there is no connection between their
department. and, that of the men. There
is no classification of patients. Some of
the men work on the farm and garden,
and some of the women do homework.
There are no amusements and no OPP
portunity for religious worship. 1t is
claimed that one man has gone home
recovered. They cannot tell the cost
of support, only they say that last year
the support of thirty-five inmates in all
cost from S., 800 to $500. This included
the expense of the superintendent and
attendant, but not the physicians, and
only included the other things that
We're bought. 1t did not include farm
products. The farm consists of 275Ka
acres, worth S45 per acre. The build
| ings are heated with stoves and lighted
with kerosene.
When asked why the man attendan,
did not sleep in the insane building, the
answer was that formerly man did
and it was claimed he got the consump.
ton and since that no one had been re.
quired to sleep in there nights. There
are all locked up at 9 p. M, Mnles,
something unusual happens, and no,
seen or visited between that and morn.
ing.
In examining the bed clothing dis
covered some of the sheets that were
not in condition to be fit to be used
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Trapping sl1unks is getting to be
quite an industry in Jefferson county.
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Raise Rates on Loans.

Des Moines, Dec. 20.-Iowa bankers
and financial concerns are raising the
rates on farm loans, and where and
51a per cent was accepted until recent
ly 6 and Z is now demanded and Sc
cured. Bankers report that the de-
mand for money is fully equal to the
supply, for the first time in two years.
They attribute it to the tightness of
the eastern money market and say the
east is drawing great deal Of cash out
OF Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Son OF an Ohio Merchant Cured Of
Chronic Diarrhoea,

Ny son has been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago
1 persuaded him to take some of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. After using two bottles OF
the 25-cent size he was cured. l give
this testimonial, hoping some one sim
ilarly afflicted may read it and be ben
Gifted. -Thomas G. Bower, Glencoe, o.
For sale by druggists.
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w. Q. MYMAN.
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Try Gra,n-o. Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer today to show you
a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without in
jury as well as the adult. All who
try it, like it. Grain-O has that rich
seal brown Of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress. n the price OF coffee. $50
and rs cts. per package. Sold by all
grocers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

\ letter was received at the Nortsern
hetes yesterday fgcm oven Brenernaa.
formerly elerk z the hotel. but now EN-
Iaoyea as pssrser ca steamer On the fu-
ken river from -. Michael. BrerrFrrran
states thAs as yes very few miners have
come Gown the river with gold. but re-
ports received frem ali OF the rr0spsesea
districts are 10 tire effect that there -
nach mere geld being bearded No by nssn
" no do not safenG 20 come oct this sgfsng
than s beng shipped The travel he says,
- expected - start from 81. Michael sbsu:
Iely ard Il - predicted viii a~ very
heavy.
CO.: W $. Psratt ~ Michigan. returned
frcra Masks or THE 2ases ard LEI; last
sight for Portland On business pnT.rg
he trip se 81 NJ rrsseh o. interest aud states
that while the great majority 81 persons
guirx Into tha e1Hnfry are suats1fe5 &c IN
insd harstsars and pTsvsfscns ana many 90
Eas End what they vent for. there arr
saxEs number 40 hAss eosa he does not
seslsxe that ever swr~t9ss@s of the CAD
taken cat tbs season sill ~ seas down. as
nasss nssn are acting ~ esEhsrs for fhesu-
selves sas WI nes return 9stas they arr
"a sssssrd visA their returns.
On the Tip sas 10 came ovsr tae Whiss
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land OF plenty. A year later ne again en-
tered the frozen North. taking with him
fifty head of calves. Those he sold for
$50 each, hsit transportation into Dawson
was so expensive that the shipment did
not prove very profitable. 1t was then he
began To look about and hit upon thu
most ingenious plan of making money Of
any passenger yet sailing for Alaska.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Coleman dress
ed In a suit Of English corduroy ana pre-
senting every appearance OF a venerable
favmer. stood on the curbstone in front
OF Schwabachers grocery house A crate.
8 feet long and feet high covered with
wire netting. lay at his feet while a con-
slant stream OF small boys with sacks ana
baskets kept him busy going down into his
pocket crowd OF the curious soon gath
cred and watched "a the receptacies were
turned. one by one into the crate, reveal
ing the contents TO be cats of every dispo-
sition. complexion and age. Yellow cats.
black cats tom cats, cats that coui,. not
be called toms, and cats with and without
tails. we're forced into one another's com
pany IN the most informal manner, while
the youth Of business tenacity pocketad a
dime. grabbed up his sack and hurried
away In search of some other neighbor's
darling that might happen to stray from
home As the contents of the crate In
creased the smile on Coleman's face
stFpked and argued with the more obstrep-
erous OF the clan to be quiet.
Then Coleman explained that while his
cargo. 10 be Transported into the interior
as far as Dawson, was Of peculiar char
arter. yet he expected IL 10 net him I'm the
neighborhood Of from s1me TO 1900 as
each OF the animals when landed i'm the
gold camp would bring from 80 to SO
During his last trip to Dawson he says
that rats were so numerous that almost
any price would have been paid for a eat,
could Il have been obtained. but not one
was 20 oe found anywhere in the country
The town Is so overrnn with rats that al
though every preeauton Is taken thoa-
sands OF dollars worth OF property is an
uuaiiy destroyed, IL seems TO be a peeu-
liar rat. too for although poison has been
set and is Yet. no great number OF the
pests disappear.
Dawson r. nas the only camp infested,
and while Coleman will take Up all the
cats he can procure. other districts wit
require them, and 10 supply the demand
Coleman viii upon his arrival I'm Dawson
establish \ cat farm where he will raise
the feines, and he gives II ont as safe 10
predict that within year the Alaska cat
market will ~ gssttei she price viii have
fallen and those who valae the rat as pet
will have 10 irnpsert him.
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to conform her will to the will Of SUI
perfor--a point Of vital necessity In COM
munity existence, where entire obedience
forms a part Of the triple vow taken on
entering q convent for life. 0he was in
constant trouble with the asfers AT New
~ and now at kenmare dissensions with
her fellow religious and with the hshops
and priests OF the diocese finally resulted
In the withdrawal OF Miss CusAck from
Kenmare In November. 1881 She proceeded
to Knock, where more troubte arose with
ecclesiastical authorities. In fact the lie
OF the nun OF Kenmare seemed constant
battle with proper authority. She had
never learned the first principle OF reiigf-
Gus obedience and consequently wher-
ever She went she fornented discora ana
strife She was called to Rome ana AZ
forwards travelled 10 America, where again
she became enbro.led In controversy and
STRIFE with the cardinal and bishops OF the
east. who forbade her finally from estah-
FISHING houses In their parishes. for wher-
ever she planted a foundation there AMI
mostly. strife. bitterness ard lack OF char.
ity developed into active life. 6he found
ed convent In Jersey City. however
similar 10 the house Of the Poor Ciarss
established at Kenmare. called In ancnn-
sc,osis irony a convent Of peace
The nun OF Ksnmarc was quite vol
luminous writer. producing novels history.
biography and tracts on the working
girl problem. Her best known works IN
cluae An Illustrated History Of Ireland
from the Earliest Period" Advice TO
Irish Girls In America" "A Nuns Advice
10 Her Girls" "woman's Work In Mod
ern Society a history of the City and
County as Cork TIN O'Haiioran's
chosce." Ted Ruskin; or. Who Fired the
FIRST Shot - Il Htssary 81 the Kingdem
OF Kerry 'sflfe Of DIR. oTonnsiI. Life
If 81 Patrick" Tho Present Case OF Ire
land PLAINLY Stated and The Nun oe
Kenmare: An Autobiography.
OF the character Of Miss cusack's his
sorlcal writings the Saturday Review has
this sa SAY. 1.-THE book has really no pre-
tensions 10 the character Of local Els
tory Ard what the author has 10 say
about ireland in general comes 10 hfsss
more than telling the cid stories over
axasr and that tn q state Of grsat excite
ussnt awakened by the late wofh OF James
Anshany Froude-"
The nun Of Kenmare died ~ Leaming-
ION. rear warwick. England She sas y
years Of arr ard her troubled NE nad
suffered many reverse< ard slinesses. Ne
e~rsaiuis accomplished much good aHncng
~ sssusYss vssr - Asr nsaass hiAsA
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Oracle L. DAY
DISAPPEARS FROM
HOME In HINTON.


Oracle Ia Day - q pretty young g1fl Of
II who disappeared from her home in Rem
ton Monday evening and Is supposed to
have been induced to run away with one
George Anhurst. . grown man. who had
been paying her some attention. She lived
In Renton with her mother. Mrs. Carrie
e. Judkins. and her stepfather. beng a
child of Mrs Judkins by former mar
riaEA The last her mother saw Of her
WAS Monday evening. but she was seen
again In the neighhorhood with Amhurst.
The matter Was reported to the sherifrs
Office yesterday morning by her mother.
ana also by Constable Owen Roberts. Of
RAnton. Amhurst Is not q familiar per-
sonase In Rent0n, and IL Is supposed he
was employed somewhere In the neighbor-
hood 1t Is said that he has recently been
giving the girl lessons In riding q bicycle
and finally induced her to go on with him
She is . blonde. and well grown, being
feet inches tai. When she left home she
wore . light blue check dress, dark navy
blue jacket with white spots and a white
crown sailor hat with pink ribbons On
her lett hand she wore a plain gold ring
and . gold wire ring with q pansy on It.
and she also had on her right hand an
other plain gold ring with the word Mas
bee" engraved on the inner surface
Around her neck she had slender gold
chain. TO which was attached an oval gold
locket, and her hair was worn in a coil.
She had about $40 IN money in her pocket
Amhurst IL a man Of small stature, be-
ing feet inches tall slightly stopped.
light blue eyes, light hair and Roman
nose. and small light mustache. He was
weafing a brown suit Of clothes and a
brown hat and had q bicycle. He ap-
pears 10 be about 81 years old.
Sheriff Van De vanter has sent out these
descriptions to all the neighboring sdher-
iHs and chiefs OF police. with the request
to apprehend the parties II seen and notify
him. Up to late hour yesterday evening
nothing further had been heard OF them.
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l11 ruad run summ1t Tns me -
6tafe1. for the country IL tYavefses. 10
11o4ea 81 uanch heeeee tAAn manU MOssna-
4in reads Il the CnMed SgNse1- he fc4d
p Bennett was not yet completed when he
nH but was ratd TO b nne psecs Of sa-
o-nees1n4 vgxk.
aaesnbers Of fhS Ufiisd esufes "a commits
80. arrived In the city yesterday morning
4eendn9 - nnnhe 3 seag e. several 64ye
Attending to business IN connection with
IT. state and government fish reserveA n
1eteqram received an hour after their arr
rival called them TO Tacoma During tho
taN two months tley have heen actively
enGAge4 lokhnG aft0 the Tn Interests
thfoughout the state. which they declare
70 be In . most prosperous condition With
IA few days they Will setnRn to Seattle,
when much matter - pubsse interest VIII
Be given out
4 n Walker. q pfoninent mining man
from Rossland. Is in the city on business
connected with some mining properties he
hiss here He Will remain hero a5out q
week.
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THIN asnIsE. PRIVILEGE.
MIG sums nemanAea Ffem sect
Stacks In O@ee Buildis9s.

Since the boosblack's profersion has fol-
lowed the general modern trend toward
organisation II sesms TO have become
d highly remunerattve pursuit AZ isasi
this must be inferred from the high rates.
witch the boosp,nck.nE companies are
required 10 pay for the privilege OF carry
ing on their business in certain desirable
places. Come time ago peapic wers sur
prssed 20 hear OF the large sum that had
been paid by the head OF one OF these
companies for the exclusive bootblackins
rights on the boats 81 one Of the ferries,
The idea that the little Italian boys worked
for a company and were not In the ousa-
ness every one for himself was quite
new 10 most persons little later tney
received stili further pracf Of the modefn
uethcxis os the profession when they saw
the cash register carried by each bpy, IN
~h,ca re was required To deposit ell tbs
prices 81 bic @ssinss-s
Y,.t the latest development and the one
that best illustrates how the business
mus. pay In the rent that is charged Tor
boasbsseks' chairs IN the new slant oHies
buildings There are several 81 THESE
STRUCTURES la which the exclusive shoe
.htn,nx rtwf,ts are ratsd a. being worth
from Si.em 10 ECO year In rental 70 the
owners Of the hniidinxa liz cne u the
newest and nueest scarcely get finished
q man recently offered 81 50 for the pFfvi-
iese of operating ten chairs fer = year
This sasn was refused without an tnsfAnfs
consideration, the owners ASSERTING thar
a .aa . year WAS shs least tbsy would ae-
crypt
rs arursn9 = iitsie IL 10 easy 10 - how
mach och chair weuid have 10 make 10
pay sss rent aisne. lsAvsne css ~ ytckcn-
ing the wages Of t,s operator. AHossng
80 huxsnex~ days 20 the ysar. the rent
fpr each ~ ten chairs vsuid BE 81 day.
mat would nean twenty scent saines-
s. = nes hkely thai In hestbtAek whs
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fPo0 the a0ouy anA 1o1eoe1o0 - 0oos
easA ~ . esafss q A1see1. aaseaR1v
sa4 Tomas seeaanAas. WAen els
matte csaAttlens - - oeDeaAea
apsn 20 aiA nAtass aAA. 1e1onees -
0oeh eAsssss snaa VIXEN seAsaee uAr
aided Aast 0sane aDoat tAe sasee
DN Copeland feeds tAat veAen h0-
nan beAaos are - - lafsea fsen e.
Mt there sAsulA - exDe1atsen. 1a1o
easneat aavtes - an vsAo eootean-
plate sseA&0saa ~ tAs CeDeaanA ln-
stttute 10 20 neain new, Waite sann~
mer fingers with her 1alms ana ~
the pleasant climatic ia1noaoeo
strengthen the e9oses - seasase -
nsake recovery net sniy eastaias ~
eApedaeaousl
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presdea over one Of these chairs coqld
be hired for less than u aay. ana this
brinea the expense Of mAintAinink the
chair up 10 y daily. sequifingffetty kcent
shines.
Now. unless = bo0tblach couia 0btola
more than forty shines . day, nin co.,
pany would icse m0ney on the cAAir-tnAA
10, ~ the hiG1 rent % q dAy were 1880
paid on H. whether or MOI the oWnefD -
the building have yet succeeded IN eoa@
vinclnx any bootblackine company tnAo
the privilege of ten chairs there - worn
ts.ooo, tAe very fact that 10 lAree = sum
IL iixed upon BY thsm. and that tvc-thls0o
Of thar amount II already being lid Aa1e-
where for the same thing. proves that the
business OF polishing shoes. ~ u y ~
carried On. In more profitable than many
4 htgher. sounding enterprise.
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~, lan9 arssbles. fhesnatisa aaA
catarrhal aiesesss sseassA aaA
carsA NJ the CspelaAA lassAtuse Dor.
inG the pase ave years, ssaer the
tnexDeasAve system new - DeDulaP
with the community, staeisttcs
prsve that the average tine seea-
pied In . ssAe, with patients begin
alag during the SWIMMER MoatAa. -
frsnA ene-thlRA - one-hal1 loss than
with those begAnnfn9 . ee1Rse Asr-
In the rfoers ~ vvinteP.
The ain u the Copeland physi-
CLANS 10 net enly 60 care the Ats-
eases thst make - nuch 81 the
gleom ana screw - Iifeg ner 10 q
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Proof for Those
Who Doubt the Cure
Of Chronic Cat1frh.

Mr.. u. - OaAoey, Who with his
brother. conducts the Niagara restaurant
II no Occidental Avenue. and one OF tho
well known young business men Of Seat
tie. testifies to the power OF the Copeland
treatment In the cure OF chronic cAtarrh:
Previous TO my treatment and cure by
from catarrh Of the nose. throat. ears and
bronchial tubes. for nearly ten years
Tho disease had its origin in
series 81 Colds
ana before was aware III the nature %
my trouble. IL had assumed q chronic
form. l had all the usual symptoms Of
breathing, and { discharge from the nose
my throat Became very badly affected.
The sonsls Were IS, 50 swo, u tnis w ns
they. together with the back wall Of ny
throat. were covered with
Ulcers and sores.
IT had a troublesome hacking cough.
from which I vas never free, ailA Tight
ness In my chest that prevented me from
tended to tae ear tubes, and an abscess
formed In the right ear. causing the most
intense suffering. There were ali kinds Of
Ringiag And Crack1iag.
sounds In my head, and my sens Of hear
The Inflammation attacked the tear
q result II became tightly closed. The
moisture from the eye was thus forced
out over the lid ana ran down my cheek.
giving nae unceasing
WORRY asa Annoyance
IT consulted several physicians when
this symptom appeared. and was Inform
ed that an operation would be necessary.
After studying over the matter. | decided
that would hrst try the Copeland treat
ment, which I had heard was especially
adapted to cases such as my own
Al this time my general he.lth had
been greatly injured from the Effects Of
the disease. had lost hesh and strength.
and was so much run down that ! had
scarcely sufficient energy 10 attend TO my
business.
81 commenced treatment. and In a short
time was surprised at the great improve
ment in my health. Today I have not
the slightest remaining symptom OF dis
ease and am perfectly well in every re-
spect think the Copeland treatment Is
the
Grandest Thing IN the WerlA
for sick people ana anyone desiring FUR
Their information concerning my case may
obtain 1t by calling IT my piEce OF BUSH
ness"
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during the horrors OF the fAmiHe o. h.
Ind had she ever learned the ntceeeity Of
self.xovernmsnt before attenptine % rev.
ern others she would doubtless have at
tracted many TO follow In her fcotsteps.
She called herself an Anglican. and yet
wss not an Anglican; n Catholic. and yet
refused to submit to the voics Of Authof-
ity. one OF the vital tenefs 81 Catholic BE-
isef. In all things the nun Of kenmaf0
wished to be- law unto hess<if ana unto
others.
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Manifold Voices Proclaim
the Cure Of niSeaSe
In Varied Forms.

M. JoAA aatAes, ChesnaAnas. = O.
TWO years aeo contracted . severe ooal
that chung 10 NE until Aevelepea oAf0a.
ic catarrhal condition Of the had aA4
Cd. more especially upon the l6H adA -
that Was unable 10 breathe nateFAhY.
and the dropping Of MueOua Int ny thsoal
ING. / wsnt 10 TIE Cspsisnd Ynseituts o.
the Recommendation q several Of my
friends. who had personally reovcn the
worth Of the COPELAND treatment and my
rad Wss . shall tnss Il seslined fiks T.
Ind treated freA
hr. Schuyler knowles, Clteeous
Maeon County. wash: II hAA -bsqa .
SUFFERER nom cataffh Of the heaA. u9lne
the disease had established itSelf Is hI1ly
that my entire system was saturated WITH
its pctsonA ! had taken Ctse uNoleane ~.
s sassesr .soss S Ssee ~es sfa ~
that the Copeland treatment ~ curtn9 -
many othsf eases Of ten9 stAnAjne chr9a1o
disease, ! decided 70 ssvs e : chance =
Ia dts / WAS nst aisaypc,nssa. sae ~
treatment cannot o. too highly praisod. Is
drove the disease ffuM NY. system -
gAvs ne bach my health ana strsnGea"
NJ. nenry nnsteas oannvAAae,
wash: ~ had for mary years BEEN ~
ftcted with 3 tedious and distrcasful epe1n
Of nervous disease, which caused me un-
tered ny sssnesal system.
der s az sasS sent sssss 8 . Ss
made new man Al me. I have had NJ
symptoms Or my disease for. many month4
have regained my. strength ana sptf1ta
ana am enjoying better health than ~
many y<aTA"
NJ. siaa4y TAsrp, go Dsnny Ways
Seattle: IL. have had catarrh nearly Ill
my lie. and when commenced Z course
Of treatment with the Copeland pnysluiano
/ was - 4 wresched state Of health g :
froM headache. had 70 hreAthe entirely
through the mouth could not aieep ~
night. and my digestive .orxAne were -
seriously Impaired that could scarcely
.sThros1h the spiendid effects o{ ~
Copeiand treatment. al these ccnditiohs
than Ii has ever oeen. and All Indications
Of disease have been removed from my
system"
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A Great Northern train last night
brought to this city . man with q broken
leg His name IL Gus VAIL and be liz a
fireman by occupation. On reaching the
city an ambulance was called for and he
was taken to Providence hospital fer
treatment where late in the night he was
reparfed az aosng well. The details OF the
accident and where IL occurred were not
known last night at police headquarters
ner at the hospital,