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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

The Goebelites insist that Governor
Bradley shall do nothing while they
rob the voters of the state. They may
as well understand that Bradley will
perform his whole duty as the chief
executive and an upright, courageous
Kentuckiau.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

plished by the coalition Of the silver re-
publicans with the democracy, except
the upbuilding Of the democratic party
and the destruction Of the republican
party in the states in which silver re-
pnblicans were strong" and adds that
1t would be impossible for me to iden-
tfy myself with the democracy and be-
come a democrat"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

General Wheeler does not want to
give up the Philippines and furnishes
several unanswerable reasons why they
should be retained. Not very long ago
the ants were hoping that General
Wheeler would extend to them q morsel
OF comfort. They learn now with re-
gret that the general is a true and pa
triotic American.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

The Thirty-third United States vol
Iunteers appear to find plensy1t to do.
Their latest capture rather breaks the
record-consisting of five cannon,
twelve rifles, $4,000 rounds Maxim, L.
600 shrapnel, 500 pounds of powder
and ninety-four Spanish and seven
american prisoners, and other property.
The regular volunteers seem to take
after the Filipinos like ducks to water.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
The United States government has

The United States government has a
hard job on hand in Kidding the Phil
ippines of Aguinaldo, but this task will
be successfully accomplished. The
more delicate and tedious proposition
is yet to come, and that is adjusting
Aguinaldo's people to the new condi-
tions. This will also be done success
fully, but it will take brains and pa
thence as well as bravery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

And now, we suppose, that official
NEWSPAPER of Aguinaldo's will suspend
publication. There will be q chance
for some enterprising and patriotic
American to acquire the plant cheap.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
How,s rhisl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of catsrrh that cannot be curd by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known T. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, aud believe him
perfec ly honorable Ia ali business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEsT 4 TKAux, Wholesale Druggists, To-
1edo, o.
WALpINe, K1NNAN q MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Price, 7sc. per bottle. Sold by
all druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
A Roast for she Girls.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: 1t is no COM
pliment to the Ottumwa girls that the
city hugger waits until after dark and
is therefore unable to tell who he is
hugging. There is no endorsement of
personal charms in this sort of opera
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

One thing the American people had
to be thankful for Thursday was the
safe arrival of the transports Manau-
ense at Manila.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

No wonder the Manauense had such
hard time of it, Think of her name.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

Thanksgiving day was summer and
winter combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier has q larger
circulation than any Ottumwa news;
paper ever had. Larger in the city.
and larger outside.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
The Ideal Xmas Gift

that is the delight of the feminine
heart, and that makes it palpitate with
joy, is a handsome piece of jewelry for
personal adornment. Santa Claus
couldn't bestow anything more accept
able than what he can choose from our
magnificent display of diamonds,
pearls, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and
opals set in all kinds of artistic creaa
tons in rings, brooches and stick pins
besides watches. silverware, cut glass
and fine china, lockwood pottery, etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-05
Founded 9th August, 1s4e.

Published semi.weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. =
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office No. ~.
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottumwa, la
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
OD dBTEQ@
aDtiDe i3 a
Fearful Gale.

Y Y. the public. wards of the city hos
pital of Charleston. s. c., there are
/. two as p5Gable specimens OF human
p fly as eyes ever rested upon They
Gre Seam-u. Goodman Thomas and
Morris Anderson, survivors of the
Norwegian bark. Urot, that was wrecked
off. the Florida Straits during the recent
west Indian .hu-r!cane, and who, having
been cast adTift In the storm upon raft.
endured sufferiItgs which seldom fall TO
the Of human bepgs-sufferlng which
even drove them to cannibalism.
NIth..t.he assistance of an interpreter I
Succeeded lin obtaining from them a
fairly Intelligent account of all that hap
peued . fter the Drot went down. The
I.rot Jeff PTscaEoula on August. g. and
Y. IS bouHd. for BuenOs Ayres- 1t had on
board a. crew. ot seventeen mon and Off
c6rs,aod made an uneTentful ToTage un-
Iii August: Il. on that day. being off the
FIczida' Straits. Il. met the full force Of
the " est fn9iap hurricane, which swept
up she = Atlantic coast. spreading GHstrUc-
ttdt In Rs wake. The ba~IS was H.'7 very
s,&rit: ship at: best and wlthstood the
fuzzy If ehe storm for ia, ar. nou.s
Its Wrcckage, when. II came, WAS COM
p5ete, lie ves=6l breaking in: half, and
carrying DOWN with it It's captain and
eight members Of his crew:
The eight men remaining, among whom
was the: ships mate. sought refuge on a
portion Of the deck Of the vessel which
they found floating near them. On this
they remained. ,Ior two hours, their lives
being IN imminent danger at every
mement. The fraiI raft then divided, the
mate and one seaman. clingfns to the
smaller portion. while six others sue
-CeeGed in retalrjng Il footing. on the
larger part. These fnen were. Goodman
Thongs. Morris Andersen, ". Sorensen,
Christian kervcndal, Oscar Nikalson and
Max Hoffman, TRfy had neither water nor
food, ard their. only hope of .sustenance
consisted in a fishing line and hook
wllica KerVendal found IN his breeches
pocket. WhEe the storm by this time had
passed on up the coast. the sea was roll
Ing lnouutalu nigh in its wake. and they
dia not know at what moment they
might al. go to the bottom. But as the
waters sHbsid6d. and as the peril from
drowning becaIne less, they were con-
fronted. by a. Jet more horrible mode OF
death
=. Worn out and fatigued by a sieepless
night and their efforts to retain their
positions on the raft. they were at
ta.@2ed' by "a. consuming thirst and
hUEgcr.~ KervGpdal fshed incessantly
auG, fortune fa.voring his efforts. he oc-
casonally supplied himself and com
rades' wlth Inorsel of raw foqd. but this
was merely Sufficient to whet rather
tfan stay their ravenous appetites.
TWO days and nights Of this torture
" ere cEidured before a member of the
party elQkc Gown. 1t was harvendal. the
tsherre ar: who was the first to succumb.
On the thi:d day a..er the sinking Of the
brot #hilc stu engaged in the effort to
obtain food, lis mind. gave way. An
dersen says that without warning the
man sprang TO his feet and shouted he
was saved, and: an instant later he sprang
high into the air and dived into the
ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01
Captain EnSstronn's Tale Of HIS
Worst Storm Is Sea,
From Which He ard His Crew
Were Saved When HOPE
Was Gone--and 5he
Terrible Story Of cann7ba1isnn
Told D. fhe Two
Survivors Of The Norwegian Bark
Drot, Wrecked Of Florida
STRAITS IN The Recen& Flrp7cane-

though the sea was running high we man
aged to drag from between decks an old
t, retopmast and a crOsspieCe from the
lower hatch, with which. together with
few patched. shreds of canvas, we set up
jury rig.
Next day we were sighted by the
Ames and two other vessels, whose cap
tains offered to take US off. but having
gone through all this with the old ship
we declined to leave her now. / offered
my men full freedom to go, but not
man would leave me. And 1 say again.
as l cannot say often enough, such he
roism on the part of faithful seamen 1
have never seen equaled. 1t was save
one save all. Besides, If 1 set fire to the
wreck and abandoned her now should
never have forgiven myself The ships
value ard the money in Mexican silver
in the safe below were as nothing. There
is sentiment Of pride and honor in the
seamans heart which few landsmen can
understand.
Day after day we moved slowly under
our pitiable rigging, and finally, two
weeks 10 a dav after leaving the port
of New York, We sighted land near Della
ware Breakwater. From Philadelphia we
communicated the news Of our safety,
and thence were towed on to New York.
1t was the shortest yet most thrilling
voyage of my life and the impressions
Of it will last TO my dying day. But far
from discouraging me from following the
sea, it only makes me deeper in love with
it; and as soon as the Fredericlka Schepp
is put in trim again. which will take
about four months and cost about $4,000,
shall again trust my fortunes with her
for better or for worse. After carrying
me through the most desperate pass Of
my life, l fear not to intrust myself and
all to her keeping for any voyage of the
world wide seas
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

In the old days, long before the country
gained her independence, the people of
New Haven, Conn, made some very Gu
rtous laws called the blue laws. Here are
few samples:
No food or lodging shall be afforded to
Quaker Adamite or other hereto.
No one shall travel. cook victuals, make
beds, sweep house. cut hair or shave on
the Sabbath day
No one shall read common prayer, keep
Christmas or saint days, make minced
pies. dance. play cards. or play on any in
strument Of music except the drum,
trumpet and jewsharp.
No woman shall kiss her
child on the Sabbath or
on a fasting Ill
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

tnat glOrl-
Gus August
m 0 rnin g.
There were
eight of US
Mate Rohde.
Second Mate
J o n n : o n.
Steward Lind
and four able
seamen and
myself and
never was a
captain stood b
III 0 r @ loyal.
than l upon II
most thrilling
age Of all my I
years of work
fore the mast.
want to hegir
right here to
sound my ad-
miration and
gr titu d e
toward the
brave men
W h o s g
stead d.
IA st A
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

-. 80 eba e+orted southWard in a time
fair breeze en- route for South America
and the islands Of the Caribbean to buy
cocoanuts and return with her usuaI
cargo of half a million, more or less
which voyage she accompshes three
times d year. At present she lies
lashed to the dock and Poilons ship
yard in South Brooklyn, the picture OF
dfapidation and despair, like a white
swan after an encounter with an eagle
Her captain William Engstrom, a Swede,
and a man of action in any emergency. with
a dark, weather-be face and lustrous
gray eyes tells the story of the most furious
storm that ever swept the shores of America
and the narrowest escape Of any vessel in thA
history of seafaring, 50 far as he knows, and for
two score of years he has been before the mast
To a Ca-Herald reporter Captain Engstron
said: Never a brigantine left this beautiful hs
Dor in filter form than the Fredericl
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

~ FEW days ago there was spoken
u from Philadelphia the brigantine
~ Fredericka Scheppe- 1t was Ike
call from some phantom ship Of
No Mans Land. for the Freder-
- icka Schenn had been given up by
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

Y Y. the public. wards of the. city hos
pital Of Charleston. S. c.. there are
l. two as, p3uable specimens of human
/ fly as. gy.cs ever rested upon. They
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01

the ship fioated 1t was our duty to cling TO
her. Day was turned into night and the
waves were now rolling mountain high over
the vessel. Crawling Forward. nearly blind
ed, and exhausted as well as half drowned,
I gained the stump of the mast, where,
with an AK, l cut the shrouGs and the
splintcrs of clinging pine. and so set the
useless lumber free. Instantly the ship
righted and I crept back TO the wheel
In the meantime the sailor had again been
swept overheard, again was a second time
rescued. and still a third. when a mighty
wave threw him bodily back into the ship
again like a chip, and then ell hands
were lashed aft. As long as the ship hoat-
ed, l argued. we should float II down she
went, down We should go with her
Save here and there bits OF wreckage,
the deck of the Fredericka Schepp was
as clean as if boarded by hundr,d d
pirates that had carried away every thirg
save her hull. We were adr.ft, but for
tunately now we'll into the gulf stream.
and our direction northwest. For twelve
hours without food or drink. momentarlly
expecting that the ship would give one
groan and topple over. We were lashed 10
the quarterback, silent, calmly awaiting
the end. 1 had no more idea that should
ever see shore again than that the waters
would part and drop us upon dry lahd De
low. ,a ,,,,.seIf and
crent below decks There all was chaos
An SOO-gallon tank of fresh water was
crushed in by the flying debris, and there
In was our greatest loss. In the muole
of the wreckage, with the ship leapihS
and plunging, yowling and struggling as
IN the death throes l knelt alone ana
praved for the first time in forty years
for the first time since 1 arose from my
own good old mothers knee; ana even
now. as 1 struggled to my feet, l thought
her there beside me again in very truth'
and a feeling Of calm and assuring reslg-
nation came over me. Then cra"Ieo
back to the deck.
Hour after hour we watched ana "oL-
dered. no one of US daring TO speak, save
in monosyllables. The hours went ilhe
DAYS, the days like months. For lour
davs we drifted, now and then some one
creeping into the cabin and bringing OUT
little biscuit or tobacco to staVe on
hunger. Soon 1 was able 10 zane
oAs"e.s 49, y,,a ain the
region Of latitude 50
and longitude "a.
On the fifth day sStsA
we seemed to
have swung SfkaM
out of the ~
path of the - ~ $50
destroyer sM~a2E
m e. -xHSa&D
what n.1sssssersf5
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-01


we became SC
alarmed that we tried
to put back into the shelter
of Hampton Roads We failed. The wind
now shifted to northwest, driving US to-
ward the Gulf Stream, straight off Pam
hco Sound. 1t was at this point that the
hurricane struck US
If l live fifty years longer l shall never
forget the sight of that approaching feet
of ClUuds-messengers of destruction and
death. l shudder whenever / recall 1t
now, and my heart leaps as l thank God
for the terra frma beneath my feet. 1 am
not a man who knows fear-at least, l
never knew it till then. l went forward
and said to the mate: 'Rohde, L never
saw anything like this before. We are in
for it," Rohde nodded, for he was speech
less, and his face glowed with a strange
pallor. The men were brought to deck
and the work of reefng and preparing for
the blast was begun in earnest
Now and then ] turned glance toward
the sOul heast, whence the dread black
cloud was rolling. AS yet the sea was per
fectly calm, as if itself struck to stone
with amazement. turning from a green
ish purple to a dull drab. The glass went
down down to Is. The sea and sky
seemed to meet, and both wore the look
Of the hangman. My men ran about the
deck and among the rigging like phan-
toms in the half light, and afar was heard
the roar and rumble as Of hundred
earthquakes, with now and then dart Of
lightning, apparently fixing a rolling
length Of yellow edged cloud to the waves.
At last came the blow, and such blow!
1t was like the hand of Omnipotence in
mighty wrath blotting US out of exist
euce. The good ship groaned and heaved
and shrieked in all her beams as a hu-
man thing under the lash. then down
came the foretopsail and the mainsail
with a crash upon the decks beneath.
The hurricane grew hourly stronger
and piece by piece our shreds of salvation
went overheard. Fight as We might there
was no conquering our destiny. 1 gave
up all for lost; but resolved TO stand by
the wheel and go down like man. Ever
while pondered over our fate there came
one Overwhelming crash, and down came
the mainmast, broken off close to the
deck. and turning the vessel almost bot
tom SIDE up. Her keel was out of th'
water more than half the time, and
mo deck at an angle that was
like climbing d perpendicular
Alpine crag to scale IL 90
al this point we were 1ur1her
driven 10 despair by a man over rs
board. The rescue of that man
was something truly heroic
A but il seemed useless Ia
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23

That the age Of chivalry is not past
was evinced the other night on a
North Clark street car. Hundreds of
people began pouring out of the north
side parks and gardens about 10
o'clock. Many of the young women
being thinly clad, and especially those
having only thin lace covering over
the shoulders, suffered visibly from
the cool night air.
One young woman sitting with a
girl friend was heard to remark that
she was cold and that she wished she
had brought her wraps. An elderly
man sitting opposite arose, calmly
took off his Prince Albert coat, and
politely tipping his hat, asked that
she accept the coat for the protection
of her shoulders. After some urging
the young lady allowed the coat to be
placed around her thinly clad shoul-
ders, while the old gentleman sat
down again as though perfectly I'M
conscious of having done anything
unusual. Chicago News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23
TIVE LONGEVITY OF MINISTER'S.

ing diagrams comparison has been
made of the average age at the time
of death of clergymen, farmers, teach
ers and physicians.
Out of the hundred in these classes
it is shown that forty-two clergymen,
forty farmers, thirty-four teachers and
twenty-four doctors live the "three
score and ten years" prescribed by
the psalmist. Several reasons for the
longevity of c]ergymen are potent. AS
a class such men are likely to be tenn
perate in their habits, and to have
something like system for the man
agement of their work. Most of them
are able to get more or less outdoor
exercise and the large majority have
vacations ranging from month to six
weeks, during which period they do
practically nothing in the way of work.
The reasons for the long life of the
farmer are equally obvious. Nature
will do great deal toward lengthen-
ing a mans days if he will only so live
that he may see more of her. Teach
ers, rs a class, on the other hand, are
not likely to take much exercise, and
do good deal of their work under
circumstances which make severe
drains on their nervous strength. And,
Of course, the work and worry of the
conscientious doctor is never at an end.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23

Not all Of the drivers skill is devot-
ed to driving ahead; it taker a good
driver to be able to back up in good
shape. Not every driver, by any
means, can halt and then back up to
curbstone and hit it square and true
with both wheels the first clip. That
is something that requires more skill
than might be imagined by one who
had never tried it.
But in backing up on the level, if a
man fails to hit the curb exactly the
first time, he can mannuvre until he
does. There are places where ski1
must be exercised and where level
head is called for, too. For instance,
in backing up, or rather, backing down,
into an excavation, on the inclined
causeway left for that purpose. The
excavation is begun at the rear of the
lot, and the earth forming the cause
way, running up to the level of the
street at the front, is left until the
last. Iu the later stages of the exca.
vating the causeway is left just wide
enough ut the top for the carts or
wagons to move on, and its sides slope
down precipitously. The driver who
backs down on Que of these narrow
cellar causeways, simply must >>t it
right. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23

The cellar, well drained and aired.
must be kept free from rubbish, and
especially from decaying vegetables
and other foods. Frequent cleaning
out the corners and sweeping the walls
are essential All kinds of food, in
Guiding vegetables, should be kept from
the light. Jellies and canned fruits
ought to be stored in dark cupboards.
Windows enough to air the cellar and
screens for all Of them are essential.
If the sashes are opened at sunset and
remain so until the next days heat,
then closed to keep in the fresh air, it
will be much cooler than if open all
day. But to remain closed continually
is to breed foulness and disease. Lime
scattered in the corners will conduce
to keep a cellar free from mold. A
damp basement is misunderstanding
spot.-Evening Wisconsin.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-11-23

good road or will become good road
in time by constant usage. The ex-
seption which proves the rule is the
sandy road. A sandy road is a dry
road, but not good road.
To assist the drainage the road
should be first crowned and then about
four 10 six inches of crushed stone,
depending upon the amount of travel,
put on, gradually decreasing little in
thickness as it approaches ;he cutters;
then heavy steam roller ] 0ssed over
it two or three times to set il; upon
this about three or four inc res of finer
crushed stone should be + aced and
steam roller passed over il again. A
great deal of care should be taken not
to have the road flat on top. This
hard stone dressing forms almost q
waterproof covering that will last for
years if properly taken care of each
spring by putting on some fine crushed
stone.
This covering will let the water drain
freely to the cutters and leave a COM
partively dry road in few minutes
after heavy rain. This is very i'm
portant in another way, as it keeps the
ground underneath the road free from
saturation and thereby makes a strong
foundation. 1t is the natural earth
underneath the covering that must bear
the weight of the road. 1t really sus-
tains in addition the weight of stone,
ETC., as well.
If this natural soil, or foundation of
the road, is permitted to become satu-
rated with water, either by water per-
colating down into it from the surface
or from water rising into it from be-
low, it has not strength to resist the
wheels which at once sink into it, and
ruts are formed. But if this soil foun-
dation is kept dry or nearly so it is
strong and will support any load likely
to pass over it. If the water is shed
from the road to the cutters and there
remains, the water works its way into
the earth at the foundation of the road
and causes She injury above spoken eff.
Speaking of the great importance of
keeping road in repair, let wagon
track, scarcely perceptible at first, af-
ter shower stand full of water and
soften the road at that spot, another
wagon passing along later sinks fur
ther into the softened track, here is o
deeper hole to hold water, soon it be-
comes a rut, then the rut develops in
to pitch hole. The soil underneath
is brought up and mixed with surface
covering. the surface covering is
broken down and foleed into the soil.