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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC.

GOING EAST. Depart
No. 228-Ottnmwat to Keokuk..,.... 700 a. IN.
2O2-Des Moincs to Keokuk ...... 1885 a. M.
2O4-Dcs Moines to Eldon........ 1928 D. m.
SS4-Freighf,s Ottlmwa to Eldon. Ass p. IN.
GOING WEST. Arrive,
227-keokuk; to Ottuniwa....... Gas, p. nj.
Depart.
2Ol-E1don 10 Des Moiues .......- $50 d. III.
2O3-Kcokuk to Des Moincs. So. 1915 D. m.
233-Frt Eldon to Des Moines. !. 1852 a, nj.
2A-Frt, daily, Eldon to Monroe 500 D. nj,
Unless otherwise specified, all trains arcdaily
except Sunday
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

Our lady readers should remember
that their sweet peas should be planted
just as early as possible in order to
secure the best results.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

The trouble is that the ideal hired
girl won't stay q hired girl. The wom-
anly ability which makes her such a
treasure as a home keeper is very soou
sized up by some sensible man, who
finds that he can get his house cared
for more cheaply to take such a girl for
his wife than he can to pay her weekly
wages, and SO she goes the way of all
women and pretty soon wants o hired
girl herself.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
Prudent People
read the fresh. live, up!to-dats
advertisements in the Courier
and save money.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT
We y. Parker. Ticket Agent

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., B. 20. r. R.
GOING EAST. Denar%
No. 2*-Chicago. Peoria & Rockford. /. III al pns
4*-Chicago, st. Louis s. Quincy. 6:s5 pm
6+-Giicago ................. $3.50 am
St-rast 1887 pm
0I-peoria, dubuque q Quincy .....12:10 pm
To- Sh!cago i,imlted l:42 pm
buqus & Quincy.............. 1:5o am
N1-Local freight. $40 am
GOING WEST.
1*-Denyer s. OMAHA. 1881 ptu
S+-Omalia, Kansas City, Denver,
Hot Springs. Deadwood, Og.
den, Portland g. California;. S:25 am
S-Omaha, Council B uffs and Me-
braska 1:a2 am
ds-Iast 9:05 am
9i-Des Moines and Creston. .... 2:20 pm
1l*-Kansas City, st. Joe and Coun-
Gil Bluffs Hoo PM
5-Fas Mai 1851 am
Freight. ...... 6:20 am
*Daily. Except Sunday. Nos. Z, 8 and Is do
not carry passengers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
Where a farm is sold for, say, $4,000,

Where a farm is sold for, say, $4,000,
and only one-third Of the purchase
money is paid down, it is clearly wrong
to.tax the farm and the security given
for the unpaid balance also. 1t is this
u%ncairness in the matter Of taxation Of
moneys and credits which has largely
destroyed the moral sense of men hold.
ing such securities and made them try
to justify their action in evading the
law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

If you make a contract with a hired
man to work for you for the season
this year, put it in writing and protect
yourself against the annoyance of hav-
ing him up and leaving you when you
need him the worst because he is offer
ed bigger wages for a time. Scores of
men whom we know got left last year
in this manner. You can do it by stipu-
lating that a certain per cent of his
wages shall be held back until his time
is out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

1t is a little singular that South Caro-
lima, the Jezebel Of the aggregation Of
states, should be the first state of the
south to wake up to a realizing sense
Of the possibilities connected. with the
group Of southern states. All Of the
cotton produced in that state is now
manufactured by the mills Of the state,
and last year a large amount of cotton
was imported to keep the mills run
ming. Save in the one thing Of lacking
a soil as fertile as the west and north
west, the south in climate and natural
is far better endowed than
the north, and when its people become
educated along the lines Of modern
progress, as they will in the near fu-
ture, the south is to become the fairest
and best portion Of America.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
Philadelphia
Washington. Baltimore,
New York,
Boston, Cincinnati
Parkersburg,
Pittsburg, Columbus,
Louisville,

take the Wabash line with through
sleeper Ottumwa to st. Louis, making
direct connections in Union depot
with all lines running through cars to
above points. Time the same and rates
always the cheapest. A trial Of this
route will always convince you Of it,
many superior advantages. It is to
the eastern traveller what the Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland are to
the western. Turn up and out Of the
Old rut and try a route that will please
you in every way. a.
WALTER G. MILLER,
Passenger Agent.
l. W. VAN PATTEN,
Ticket Agent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
1t takes 10 cords of soft wood and 20
tons of soft coal to burn 100000 brick.

The first cattle were introduced into
this country in 161O-four cows and q
bull.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND
NORTHERN. i.
Trains arrive aud depart from Burlington

sons &. TANass Asst Gen Pas. 6 TIT AZ !
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

THE Democratic National
Convention was called to or,
der in Kansas City Wednes-
day at II o'clock by Chair
man Jones. After prelimi-
naries, the convention organ
lied by the selection of Hon.
James ID. Richardson as per-
manent chairman. Up to the
hour of going to press, no
nominations had been made.
Mr.. Bryan will be nominated
for president by acclamation.
Hon. David b. Hill is the
choice Of the convention for
vice-presidcnt, but he declin-
es the honor. Many of the
delegates favor a simple reaf-
firmation of the Chicago
platform, others insist upon
a specific declaration in IA
vor of 16 to l. There prom
ises to be a struggle over the
platform on the floor of the
convention.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

No. IN z Smart, J SNewton.
Pr M Ernest, J A Hogan.
3-W L Holmes, Tom Harris.
4" An F Newsom, ] L Moore.
&c 81 w Irwin.
" &C IL Wyatt, T B Wilkes.
TT A Vincent.
6-WhItson Macon, J Hizer.
" 9-WNSparkman, J 5 Wheeler
" 10-R Daughety, d G Sauls.
" I'm d Jones, w + Cox.
" 12-Z L Simpson, J L Rodgers.
" l3-GBMilstead, A B Crawford.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
Association.

Memphis Association will
convene with the Bolivar
Baptist Church next Thurs,
day, July 18th, at 1Oo'clock,
Delegates and visitors will
arrive Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning.
DIR. A. U. Boone, of the
First Church, Memphis, will
preach the Introductory SER
mon, Thursday, IL o'clock,
am. There will be a orally
Meeting" held in the Baptist
Church on Wednesday night
8.15 before the opening Of
the Association Thursday, to
which everybody is invited.
1t has been decided to have
dinner on the grounds every
day, beginning Thursday and
everybody in town and sur
rounding community are corr
daily invited and requested
to bring baskets and thus as
sist in feeding the large num-
Der of delegates and visitors
whom we expect in attend
ance.
The public is most cordial
ly invited to attend all of
these meetings.
The Woman's Missionary
Union will hold their meet
ings in the Presbyterian
Church, conducted by Mrs.
West Harris, vice-president
of the w. NJ. u, of Mem
phis Association.
j. f. RAY, Secretary.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

TIE Prohibitionists in Ma
tiOnal Convention at Chica-
go last Thursday nominated
John G. WOolley, of Illinois,
for President and II. b. Met
calf, of Rhode Island, for
Vice-Prcsident.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
Hon. E. w. Carmack
will speak at Bolivar,
Thursday, July 10Th.
Come Everybody.

THE democrats of Greene
County in convention Mon
day endorsed Hon. e. w.
Carmack for United States
Senator.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
Ward Behind the Bars.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July Per
haps the most talked about convict
at the Tennessee prison today is A.
*. Ward, late of Memphis. Ward
is the latest arrival Of any promi
nence at the Tennessee penal insti
tuition and for the time being his
name is on the tongue of three
fourths of the white prisoners.
Among them he is known as''a slick
man who stole $500, 0OO."
"Ward is a model convict, tax
ing his punishment in a matter of
fact way, and is apparently in the
best of spirits.' This is the way
Ward is referred to by the prison
officials and when seen this after
noon he was in happy frame of
mind. When the newspaper men
called at the prison TO see the dis
tinguishod prisoner he was down in
the white wing, associated with
murderers, highwaymen, bank
wreckers, robbers and thugs in gen
eral. lie was called to the iron
door Of the wing by one of the
guards.
Ward was attired in a new and
well fitting convict uniform, but
wore a neat brown alpaca hat. lie
was close shaver, save his mustache
and his hair cropped short.
81 am feeling pretty good; better
than thought | would" said Ward,
as he Peered through the bars. His
large black eyes twinkled as he con-
tinued: "The prison officials are
treating me fine and l have no kick
whatever to make. You see |
haven't a very labolious position. l
am at present engaged in taking
stock in the shoe department and
am well pleased with my new posi-
ton.
"You can say that | am taking
my medicine like a little man. l
am in good spirits. You know that
the man who can whistle through |
the graveyard is the best phiIoso-
pher of the age
"What do you think about your
,ase?"
"WelI, l can only hope for the
pest"
"What do you think about secur-
ng pardon or release?"
"Such talk would be premature
It this time" answered Ward.
This afternoon Parson Lipscomb
endered Ward a special invitation
o attend services at the penitentia-
y chapel, but he declined with
hanks, stating that he would be on
land at another day.
When Ward arrived from Mem
his the other day he was ushered
nto the clothing department, where
e cast aside his neat fitting suit for
he convict garb. Here he was DIV
II his prison number, 6, and as he
licked up his uniform bearing this
CURE, he looked it over for a min
tie or two, critically examining the
louise, after which he remarked:
'Well, l guess that fellow" re-
erring to his prosecutor, g is salts
ed now that he has the stripes on
lie. He said he would put them on
he or die"
While Ward is cheerful and pleas
Mt, he realizes his position. Young
ames Shafer, convicted of murder
t Gallatin, will 90 out of the peni-
9ntiary shortly, and Ward is book
to take his place as shipping
ERIK in the shoe department.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

JUDGING from the number
of orders passed at the July
term of Quarterly Court au-
thOrizing the rebuilding and
repairing of bridges and
levees, the recent rains have
proven costly to the county
of Hardeman.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

No. 14-H Walton, Giles Granger.
" ISL F Kellar, NJ l. Black.
4" 16-J / Outlaw, J II Tins.
" III Campbell, J G Jones.
" I8-W II Demlng, w 7 Hooper
&" l9-Thomas McCullar.
gov L Shearin.
William A McCann and William
Stewart were appointed officers TO
wait on the court.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
New Photograph Gallery
BOLIVAR, TENN.

First Class Work, Lo7g f,-i-
ces and Satisfaction GNaraa-
ted. PHbhc Itgited 10 call.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
sxYoung Men Wantedex

With fair education and good character 10
LEARN TELEGRAPHY, RAILRCAD ACCOUNT
ING AND TYPENRITING.
This is Endorsed by all leading railway eompa-
MES as the only perfect and reliable institution 81
its kind. All our graduates are assisted to posi-
'ions. Ladies also admitted. Write foE FREQ tata-
logue Fall term opens August 18th.
GLonE TELEGRAPu CouEcF, Lexington, Ky.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

We, who live where food is plenty and comparatively
easy to obtain have adequate idea of the distress in the
ADMINISTRATION districts of India The condition of affairs
there to-day is of the awful the human mind
conceive and the suerng of the poor appeal r-
resistbly to the humanitarian instinct of mankind.
Contributions for these unfortunate people received
the Bolivar POsto1ice.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06

for rebuilding bridge across a creek
on Pirtle Ferry road.
Holmes McNeely, w. F. Cox and
A. M. Duncan appointed to have
bridge repaired on Currin's Fork, on
Middleton and Ripley road.
w. III. Tate, A. S. Anderson and
J. f. Kellar appointed to have three
bridges built on Bolivar and Den
mark road, in Mill Creek bottom.
J.. w. Black, S. L. Overton and
J. w. Eastman appointed to ap-
point commissioners to let contract
for and have new bridge built on
Bolivar and Denmark road in Clo-
yer Greek bottom, and also have 9TH
er bridges in said bottom repaired.
E. B. Stuart Lee Morrison and
Charley Gilchrist appointed to have
bridge built on New Castle and Boil
ivar road.
n. b. Cross, d. J. Campbell and
Hardy Harris appointed to have
bridge placed back in position on
road leading from New Castle and
Whiteville road to Whiteville and
Bolivar road.
Ii. f. Kellar, Nj. L. Black and g.
A. Black appointed to have bridge
repaired across Mill Greek on Boil
var and Brownsville road.
w. J. Tipler, J. X. Irby and
ODE Kennedy appointed to have
necessary repairs made on bridge
and levee in Hardcastle bottom, on
Pocahontas and Ripley road.
j. A. Cox, w. K. Stuart and
VIM. Mills, Sr., appointed to have
iron bridge across Hatchie river at
Cox's Ferry painted.
r. D. Whitley, J. W. Smith and
NJ. Nj. Prewitt appointed to have
levee repaired on Bolivar and
Whiteville road at Miller's old fac
tory.
A. a. Boyd, G. w. Prewitt and
I. a. McLarty appointed to look in
to and investigate condition of coun-
ty bridge on Bolivar and Grand
road, in District No. l,
near Robt. Cox's, and report to next
term of court best means Of making
good road and crossing at said place
and estimate cost Of same.
My. Doris, Thomas Patrick and !
A. J. Walton appointed to investi-
gate and find out probable cost and |
necessity of building bridge across
4 branch on the Bolivar aud Clifton
'oad, and report TO next term of
court.
J. O. Prewitt, J. S. Newton and
". o. Pruett appointed to exam
ne and if found necessary to have
bridge built over Spring Creek on
Bolivar and Salisbury road; also !
ne ditch on Salisbury and Hickory
Ialley road.
J. Il. Kellar was allowed TO ped
lie without license.
CHAIRMAN's REPORT.
To the Honorable County Court I
f Hardeman County-Your chair
IAN most respectfully submits the
GLOWING report of the financial
ondition of the county on July /,
900:
mount of warrants issued for all purposes
from April l. 1900, to July 1, 19O0........s2, 73013
here was in the hands of the Trustee
Apri 1900 the sum Of...................... 1921 90
D amount collected by Trustee from a pril
l. TO July 1, 233 %
s1O,7551G
edits, disbursements, warrants paid,
etc., by Trustee quarter t
ending June So 2,642Sl
eSent So III ~ I
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-06
Respectfully submitted,
w. J. Cox, Chairman.
Present halance.

The commissioners of the Poor
report ten white and two colored in
mates, properly cared for. One
was received and one discharged
since last quarter.
The tents, bedding, clothing, etc,
belonging to the County, used at
the pest house by smallpox patients,
were given into the keeping of the
County Board of Health, to be dis
posed of as it sees fit.
vENIRE SEPTEMBER TERM CIRCUIT
COURT,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
The Rats They Eat.

The current impression that China
men eat rats-I mean ordinary Ameri-
can rats-is all nonsense" said Dr.
James j. Mason. n well known Chi
nese missionary, chatting about his eI-
periences in the Flowery Kingdom
THE truth in regard to II Is this:
There Is small animal in China
known colloquially as the tsui-chow.
that is often bred especially for food.
1t infests the ricefields, and is about
the size OF an ordinary rat, but has n
longer body and n head shaped some
thing Ike that or ferret. 1t Is n very
prolific creature and is sold In enor-
nous numbers in all the markets OF the
great cities-neatly cleaned and skew
cred apart and strung in punches OF
20 or 30 on bamboo reeds
1.-The tsui-chow Is strictly an edible
animal. and. feeding entirely on rice. 1t
naturally has very delicate and savory
flesh. / have eaten them. and II had
been able to get the rat idea out OF my
mind would have relished the dish
They taste something like young squir-
rels. and alive or dead are certainly
much less repulsive than many things
we commonly esteem as delicacies-
eels and frogs. for example,"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
Some Simple Remedies.

In one OF the United States health
reports published in Washington a few
simple remedies for emergency uses
are suggested Witch hazel is one and
is recommended as one OF the quickest
soothers and restorers OF a tired brain.
Battle the eyes and forehead freely with
the liquid and apply q cloth wet with
IL at the back of the neck.
Cloths wet in a strong solution Of
boraI water are very cool and healing
in case of a burn; care should be taken,
however, to exclude the air in putting
them on.
a tiny pinch of powdered borax
placed on the tongue and allowed to
dissolve slowly will almost instantly
stop a hacking, irritating cough that
may be disturbing one at night. The
same treatment relieves an ulcer in
the throat. and at the slightest irri-
tation or soreness of the throat n gar
gle OF salt water and borax will be
found efficient
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
Do Ants Plantf

Ants are very Industrious seed col
lectors, and may be seen toiling along
their paths laden with seeds. which
are stored up in granaries in the nest.
In the clear space round the nest there
is frequently a patch or patches of n
peculiar kind OF grass that produces
seeds that are much sought after by
the ants. 1t has been said that the
ants make the clearing, and sow the
seed OF this grass on purpose to reap
the crop, but evidence is yet wanting
to show that the grass Is intelligently
sown and not accidentally. The fact
remains, however, that on or around
many nests there are crops OF the
grass, and that IL is not destroyed like
other vegetation by the ants.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
A Mountain of Sulphur.

The Soufriere. or sulphurous noun
tain. Is considered to he the greatest
natural curiosity of st. Lucia. and. in
fact, OF the West Indias- 1t is situated
about half an hours ride from the
town of Soufriere. to which Ii has
given its name. and nearly two miles
to the east OF the Pitons. and is at the
foot of two small hills. both OF which
are quite bare of vegetation on the
sides facing the crater 1t covers a
space OF about three acres. and is crust
ed over with sulphur and alum There
are several caldrons in a perpetual
state OF ebullition- The water Is quite
black in the larger ones, but in the
smaller ones IL is quite clear. Visitors
never fail to boil some eggs In one of
the smaller caldrons. obtaining them
from one OF the creole guides, who
keeps a supply on Wand for that pur-
pose
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
A Submerged Forest.

There Is a submerged forest on the
Columbia river between the Dalles and
the Cascade mountains. According to
Mr.. q. X Gilbert, the submergence
took place $50 years ago, and since
then the roots have been under water,
while the upper parts of the trunks
have been barred yearly at low water
The bark is gone and the wood partly
wasted away, but some of it Is firm
and looks fresh. This fact seems ow-
ing to the durable quality of the wood
OF that species-namely, the Pseudot-
suga douglassi.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
SUNSET ROUTE EXCURSIONS.

Corpus Christi S3l. 95, Galveston
S34 so, Rockport s32 35. and Sour Lake
Springs, Texas, S37 40. Tickets to
these points on sale June 1st to Sept
EN- Der 30th.
Summer excursions-To all psOmin-
ent lake and mountain resorts Of the
north, east and southeast. Tickets
will be on sale until September 30th,
good for the return until Octo Der
3lss.
Chicago, In.-Tioket on sale Sept.
18th to 21st inclusive, final limit Sept.
Goth. Rate one and one third fare on
the certificate plan.
Louisville, Ky.-Tickets on sale Sept.
23rd to Oct. End inclusive, final limit
Oct. 9Th. Rate and one-third fare on
She certificate plan.
San Antonio, Texas-Tickets on sale
Sept. 10th and 18th, final limit Sept.
18th. Rate S20.65.
Columbus, Texas-Tickets on sale
Oct 9th and 10th, final limit Oct. 18th.
Rate S24. 60.
St. Louis, Mo.-Tickets ON sale Sept.
%, 80 and Oct 1ss, final limit Dot. 10th.
Rate S31. so.
Kansas City. Mo.-Tickets on sale
Oct. 9th and 10th, final limit Oct. 22nd.
Rate s34. 90.
Kansas City, Mo.-Tickets on sale
Oct. 18th and 14th, final limit Got. Goth.
Rate S34 80.
For sleeping car reservation, and
Information relative to these or other
| exclusion, call on or address,
81. r. TURNER, J. A. SPELLICY,
Asst. Ticket Agt. Pass. & Ticket Agt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
Consultation Free

Consultation Free
to y. IA.
OFFICE los MYRTLE AVE
On San Antonio St.. next Delaware Fur
ntture Store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18
Learning n Language.

How is 1t that Englishmen are not
the best linguists in Europe? Simply
and solely because of the general and
absurd deaf and dumb method of
studying foreign languages. Foreign
ers learning English know better than
to waste years over books; they simply
chatter" and learn one word and ex-
preston after another, and become
familiar with them by constant repeti-
ton. with the result that in n few
months they can speak and write our
language sufficiently well for all prac-
teal purposes.-London Mail.