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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

they who are figuring in the divorce
court scandal of our land"
When Mrs. Julia Ward Howe read
Prof. Summers statement she said:
Marriage is an institution Of such
value to saciety that it is not to be
spoken of in SO trivial way as that.
The happiness Of marriage depends
frst,,on character and next son mutual
adaptation. Now that certain condi-
tons of happiness in married life are
recognized and established, it would
be a strange anomaly and contradic-
ton, if marriage had lost thereby in
stead of gained. feel that the whole
household is more enlightened than of
yore, andtherefore more harmonious.
Women are more companionable to
their husbands because their inrellec-
tual sphere is so much enlarged. l be-
lieve that Prof. Summers opportunities
of Observing the facts concerning
which he has made so startling state
ment must have been very limited. 1
consider it very unfortunate thai the
subject should have been so presented
to young men on the very threshold
of life, for whom the best thing that
can be hoped is that they may become
the. heads of honorable households
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Fifty tons OF candy have been sent
to the soldiers in the Philippine ISL
ands by the commissary department of
the army during the last three months,
AND large amoHgts to the soldiers in
Cuba and Porto Rico. This is done up
on the advice Of the medical as we'll as
line officers OF the army, because it is
physiological fact that in the tropics
a modern consumption of confectionery
promotes good health and satisfies a
natural and not unhealthful craving Of
the stomach. Candy was never furn.
ished to the United States army before
tho it is commonly used as ration by
the British and French troops in the
tropics. The larger part of the ship
ment are chocolate Dreams and lemon
and other acidAlated drops, which are
Theoretically soaked in one pound tins
of oval shape to fit the pocket Of SOL
dier's uniform. The candy is manu-
featured in New York especially for
the commissary department and is lit
tie more than sugar and lemon or lime
juice. The mixture of sweets and
acids in that form is not only more
grateful to the palate but healthful to
the stomach.
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f LINCOLN HAD BEEN IN aic.
KINLEY'S PLACE.

What Lincoln would have said and
what Lincoln would have done had
he been in McKinley's place in the
White House when the Filipinos at
tackled the nag, has been favorite SUBJ
ject for conjecture With the Agninald-
ians.
No American who even half under
stands the character of the wonder
full man whose birthday the nation
celebrates today, doubts for an instant
what Abraham Lincoln would have
said and done. The answer is contain
ed in the third article Of his memoran-
dun of April 5, 1865, outlining to
Judge Campbell OF Virginia his atti-
tude toward those engaged in rebellion
against the authority ands.the flag OF
the United state@ government.
mo cessation Of hostilities short
of an end of the war and the dis
banding Of all forces hostile to the gov
eminent"
That was Abraham Lincoln's policy
in 1865, and that has been President
McKinley's policy in 1899 and 1e0o.-
New York Sun.
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TAXES AH|GH PLACE.
Stands Well In the Estimation
Of the People.
Attention Is Naturally Excited
Vixen Anything Is Praised
by People Whom We
Know.

A thing that stands high in the e.
timation of the public, and which ID
especially recommended by ottumwa
people naturally excites our attention
more than if our own people did not
praise the article. Such thing Is 30
ing on right here in this city every
day, people are praising Morrow's Kid
ne-oids because they cure. There 10 no
deception, no humbug, they do posi-
lively cure, and we furnish the EVIL
dence.
Mrs. NJ. M. Holton, 921 West Main
street, says: II suffered for several
years from kidney backache. Al times
the pains were very severe and Iscould
scarcely get around. was also
troubled with nervousness and head
ache. I used Morrow's Kid-ne-oids ac-
cording to directions and they gave me
great relief in very short time, and
now the pains and other symptoms
have disappeared. / will recommend
Kid-ne-oids to all who suffer from Kid
ney disease"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not nils.
but yellow tablets and sell at 50 CENTS
a box at all drug stores and ct CLARK &
Mollison's drug store. e s.. {. sss8
Mailed on receipt Of price. Manu-
featured by John Morrow & Co.. Chem
lists, Springfield, Ohio.
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IOWA AT THE. head.

Iowa State Register: The Bank Book
for 1900 Shows that Iowa has 200 more
financial institutions than any other
state in the union. We have made an
examination Of the same and find that
Of the nearly iieoe banks in Iowa only
eighty have a capital of 100000. twelve
have 8 capital of s2oO,o 900, five capital
OF 100000, two capital of 100000,
and one has capital of 100000.
This indicates that we have plenty
OF banks according to number, or an
average of twelve to every county, and
no large financial institution in the
state. We have one Of the best states
in the union. We are almost entirely
dependent upon the agricultural re-
sources for our maintenance, and it is
well that each community is SO well
supplied with banking institutions, but
would it not be to our interests as a
state to build up at least one point in
Iowa that would be able to care for the
financial matters of the state.
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AFTER MANY YEARS.
Father and Daughter Find Each Other
After Long Separation.

Fatnor ana Oaughtof Find Each Other
After Long Separation.
Mt. Pleasant, Feb. 27.-Something
which sounds very much like fiction,
but which is nevertheless fact, has re-
Gently been brought to light by the
meeting Of father and daughter, who
had not seen each other for over forty
years. In the year 1857, in the village
of Kirkwood, ILL.,, lived Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gould. This couple had one
daughter named Myrtle, and while she
was yet an infant her mother died. Mr..
Gould left his home for the west,
thinking in this way to forget his
grief, and the little daughter was left
in the care of her grandparents, who
moved to Kansas shortly after. The
father lost all trace OF the grandpar-
ents and little girl, and until recently
thought her dead. The daughter, who
is now married, concluded a short time
ago to find her father Il he were still
alive, and remembering that her grand
parents had lived at. Kirkwood when
She was child, she wrote to the chief
OF police of that place to ask him if he
could find sope trace Of her father.
He Immediately SGT about making in
inquiry, and fpally located William
Gould in Mt. Pleasant, and so notified
the daughter, who lives at Webb City,
Mo-, where her husband is foreman
Of mines. The father was written to
and lost no time in boarding train
for Webb City, and there found his
daughter, her husband and two chill
dren. He visited there for some time
and then secured employment. Small.
pox scare in the town drove him from
it, but he expects to return and make
bis home there in the spring.
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sending Of Boer Fund. BIO cked.

Fort Dodge, March PA large Boer
war fund which was recently sent by
J. w. Hinchon, OF Algona, by United
States postal money order to Paul Kru-
ger at Pretoria, has been returned
by the postofice department with the
statement that the department could
not certify the order for payment
either in the Free State or Transvaal.
The action of the department is far
reaching and is of interest to Boer
sympathizers all over the United
States whose sympathy is taking the
form of money contributions, showing
that it is not an easy matter to send
money to country which is engaged
in war.
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importations in the United States are
rapidly increasing even under the Ding
ley law, have probably not learned
that this increase in imports is almost
exclusively in material, for use in
manufacturing, which cannot be pro-
duced in the United States, and in food
stuffs, absolutely required by the mass
es, which are not produced in the Unit
ed States in sufficient quantities for
consumption. Manufacturers mater
ials, which formed in 1880 rs per cent
OF the importations, now form 80 per
cent of our imports, despite the fact
that the actual value of the importa-
tons has greatly increased meantime.
The total value OF raw material for
manufacturing imported in 1880 was
$16o,0OO,o00, and in 1899 was S267 ,0O0,-
600.
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by the frequent occurrence Of Mr..
Daggett's name in connection with al
most every enterprise OF Importance
which has been set on foot in this
community. When, in 1875 the. citi-
zens of the then thriving little town of
Ottumwa, began to agitate in earnest
the project OF securing permanent wa
ter works, Mr.. Daggett was in the
head and front of the movement, and
assisted the. young institution with
his time and means for many years.
This instance is only typical of the
way in which he helped along all prof.
ects which looked towards the better
ment and building up of Ottumwa. In
late years he in no way relaxed the
earnestness of his efforts in aiding the
growth and prosperity of the city.
Every man, woman and child il OF
tunwa is, familiar with the enthusi-
asm with which Mr.. Daggett entered
into the projects of securing the jan
ney Manufacturing company in the
summer Of 1898, and again the Dain
company last year. In. the former
concern he was, at the time of his
death, a large e+nckholder and held
the responsible position of secretary of
aeAS luStlbuIlOH. he WAS IurU06rlQOre
connected as vice president, with the
Iowa National bank, and was identi-
fed with other business institutions
OF the city too numerous to mention.
OF Mr.. Daggett it can be truly said
that he was a model citizen. During
business hours he was quick, alert and
energetic. At home he was kind and
loving father and husband In society
his fund of good spirits, and the
charm of his conversation made him
a favorite, and in the church his earn
est Christian example and readiness to
assist with time and money, made him
invaluable. He was, at the time of his
death, and had been for many years.
senior warden of Trinity Episcopal
church and had aided substantially in
the erection of the fine new church
edifice erected few years ago.
The loss of such citizen is blow
from which Ottumwa must suffer. Not
only by his own efforts, but by the
example he set in public spirit and
devotedness to the welfare of the COM
muDity, was he invaluable as bust
ness man and citizen. Younger men
We're set a splendid example, and were
given a high standard of excellence to
live up to. 1t is to be earnestly hoped
that some little compensation for the
loss of William Daggett will come to
Ottumwa by the influence which his
life has had, and will continue to have,
over the lives of Others.
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SENATOR GEARS Hat.

Senator Gear, Iowa's Junior" repre-
sentative in the senate. is one OF the
best known and best liked members of
that august body. He has many friends
among his fellow legislators, and they
are not always too dignified to refrain
from a joke on him. This is where the
senator's hat comes in. A Washington
correspondent, in speaking Of these
propensities of the members OF the
upper house, says that Senator Gear
occupies the first seat of the second
row on the middle aisle of the senate
chamber, where Roscoe Conkling sat
for eight years and William Pitt Fes-
sender for six. Mr.. Allison sits beside
his colleague and has occupied the
same desk for nearly eghteein years.
AIR. Gear wears an old-fashioned black
SLOUGH hat, and for some reason or an
other never hangs it on the peg that
is assigned to him in the republican
cloakroom, but wears it into the cham
her and drops it on the floor beside
his desk, where everybody who comes
down the middle of the aisle is likely to
step upon it. Senator Stewart, who oc-
cupies the seat behind him, is in the
habit Of shutting when he walks, and
seldom passes without kicking Senator
Gears hat as far as the desk Of the
stenographer.. Senator Tillman, who
sits across the way, is frequent speak
er, and whenever he takes the floor he
prances around good deal. The other
day when he had controversy with
Senator Allison on the currency bill,
he crossed over to the republican side,
jumped up and down on Senator Gears
hat for about ten minutes, until feel
ing some irregular substance under his
feet he gave it an impatient kick which
sent it ABOUT half way across the cham
Der.
The pages who sit on the steps of the
vice presidents platform are so accus-
toned to such incidents that they al
ways run after the hat like the boys
who chase the fouls that go over the
fence at a ball game. Then when it is
recovered they take it into the cloak
room, carefully brush it off and re-
turn it to Senator Gear, who sits thru
the proceedings blissfully unconscious
of the treatment that part of his ward
robe is suffering. Something occurs
to that hat almost every day. It is
either tramped on or kicked down the
aisle, and there is strong suspicion
that some of the senator's do it pur-
posely, altho they are, of course, SO
dignified that they would resent any
such insinuation. The other day some
body suggested that those who are
guilty OF such, reprehensible conduct
would be wise to abstain hereafter, be-
cause Senator Gear has decided to put
a brick in his hat, and several senators
are equity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

The union you fought for is today
stronger, mightier, freer than it ever
was before. The standard you fought
for is stronger than it ever was before.
There has been within the last two
years reunion of all the people, re-
union sanctified by common sacrifice.
Followers of Grant and Lee have
fought with equal valor and have
fought in the same cause. resident
Mckinley to his companions OF the
Military Order OF the Loyal Legion,
Washington, D. c., February %.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
WILLIAM DAGGETT.

1t is always impossible for man to
tell where deaths blow will strike or
when. Like thief in the night it
comes at moments when it is least ex-
pected and falls upon those whom the
world feels that it can least spare.
At any time and in any manner the
death Of William Daggett would have
been an irreparable loss to Ottumwa,
but, coming as it did, suddenly and
when the man apparently had before
loss seems doubly great. Not only his
who knew him only slightly or by
reputation will mourn him sincerely.
The latter class includes many work
lngmen and mechanics who have prof
tied in substantial way by Mr.. Dag
getts activity in securing for Ottum-
wa big manufacturing industries.
Since almost the earliest days of the
city William Daggett has been identi-
fed with Ottumwa, and Ottumwa's in
terests. He came here in 1856, and
the following year engaged in the
hardware business, establishing COM
pany, with the late j. w. Edgerly, the
hardware house of Daggett & Edgerly.
In 1873 ne became manager OF the OF
tumwa Iron Works and in 1878 estab-
lished, in company with w. L. Harper,
the Ottumwa Linseed oil mills. He
was instrumental in the building up
of the Ottumwa Starch works, and was
vice president of the Iowa National
bank, and president of the Equitable
building association.
One who reads history of Ottum-
wa, Of Wapello county, will be struck
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Was Accidentally Shot.

Red Oak, March 2.-Guy Whitney, a
young man living in the south part of
Red Oak, was shot and seriously in
jured by the accidental discharge of a
revolver while loading wood on the
river bottom several miles south of
this city Wednesday afternoon. A A
calibre revolver he was carrying fell
from his pocket. striking the wagon
or q piece OF wood and discharging the
weapon.
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One Of the arguments put forth by

One Of the arguments put forth by
the Milwaukee delegation before the
national democratic committee was
that the holdig of the democratic con-
vention in Milwaukee would have a
good effect upon Germans, who are
opposed to the policy OF the admins
tration on the question OF expansion.
The Milwaukeeans have evidently for
gotten the fact that vote recently
taken by Milwaukee German daily
showed that the leading Germans OF
Wisconsin were practically unanimous
in favor of the retention of the Phil
ippines, and not one urged the with
drawal of the American troops until
the instruction has been squelched.
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The secretary of war has invited DR.

The secretary of war has invited DIR.
j. n. Holland, professor of finance at
Johns Hopkins university, to visit
Porto Rico as a special commissioner
for the purpose of revising the laws
of that island relating to taxation.
The trustees of the university have
granted him leave of absence, and he
will enter upon his duties as soon as
he has completed the course of lee
lures upon which he is now engaged.
He was secretary of the Brussels mon
etary conference in 1897, and is regard
ed as an authority on the science of
finance and taxation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
MULTIPLYING BUSINESS CON.
GERMS.
CON-

So much has been said of late about
the growth of trusts and the swallow
drg up of small businesses by big cor
porations, that it is with some aston
Z ashment that most readers will receive
the announcement OF the Commercial
agencies that there were in business
i last year vastly larger number of in
dependent concerns than ever before in
our history. The gain in the number
OF such concerns from the end Of 1898
8 TO the end of 1899 was about $4,000.
The effect OF good times is seen in the
tact that business houses have increas-
ed in numbers at much faster rate
than the population of the country.
The number of new houses added from
1897 to 1898 was about 1000, and in
The previous year but about 5000. We
have to go back to 1885 to find a year
when the increase was as rapid as in
the one Just closed; and that was q
year Of blooms"
The lesson TO be drawn from these
facts appears to be if that the freedom
OF opportunity once characterizing
American business life has been cur
tailed in q, few directions by the
growth Of corporate monopolies, still
enough opportunity remains to invite
practically as much energy, and to
promise practically as liberal rewards,
as ever before. And upon this un-
shackled energy must be the main re-
liance for curtailing the power of the
trusts. Brought under such restrictions
as are now possible or within the pow
ter Of the states and OF congress, Amer
ican enterprise and activity must be
safely trusted to, do the rest.
The reading OF the cold facts"-or
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WIN Have Ecores 20 setsle.

vinton Eagle: A very ugly feeling
is showing itself in France against En-
gland. The British ambassador has
been insulted and has LETT France. The
jealousy Of other nations is also be-
ginning to crop out. If it were not for
the blood relation existing between the
German and English thrones it is safe
to say the outward expressions Of Ger
mans would be more prominent. Rus
STA is in about the same frame of mind.
There is no doubt but England will
have several scores to settle when this
'cruel war is over"
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rae Proper Thinp.

Ringgold Record: A bill prohibiting
saloons within five miles of any state
educational institution now or here
after established has been introduced
in the Iowa state senate by Senator
Wallace and Representative Furrey,
both of Hardin county. 1t is just the
proper thing to be done and should
have been done long ago. But it such
a law is needful for the state schools,
why not for all other schools and COM
munities? That which is good for a
part is also good for the whole.
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ATTEMPT AT MURDER.
Charlton Young Woman Assaulted and
Severely Injured.

Severely Injured.
Charlton, March Miss Anna Hem
ming was returning from choir prac-
t3cs about $3.50 o'clock last night,
when she was followed by two men
as far as the City hotel, where one
OF them went in southerly direction
and the other kept behind her. The
two men met at the Willard property
and one Of them struck Miss Hemming
on the head three times with the
standard Of wagon which was found
Thursday morning where the men had
thrown it. The girl screamed when
struck and was picked up and carried
to the house of r. Q. Stuart, where she
has besp employed. She was uncon-
scious all day yesterday and could
tell nothing Of the affair. Physicians
cannot as yet tell whether the skull
is fractured, tho they fear it is. Her
hair was dressed high, which fact pre-
vented the Blows causing death.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Iowa m Nlauufactures,

Iowa In Manufactures
North English Record: The time is
rapidly approaching when Iowa will be
one Of the great manufacturing states
OF the nation. This is no idle talk.
Manufacturing industries are rapidly
springing up in the smaller cities OF
the state. The evening editors at Iowa
City last week were greatly surprised
at the extent Of the jewelry factory re-
Gently built there. Ottumwa has added
two extensive farm machinery manufac-
turing enterprises within the past two
years and that city's Morrell packing
house is growing into one Of the great
est packing industries in the country.
Iowa is advancing as a manufacturing
state and is certain TO take an advanced
position along this line in the years
to come.
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Nor I'm ,he scriptures.

Iowa Capital: 'When ! want to be
severe quote the Nazarene, who spoke
as no man spoke, and quote His words
again to the financiers OF Hartford:
The wealth of riches choketh down the
truth w. j. Bryan. Does Mr.. Bryan
want to establish reputation for be-
ing the champion ignoramus of his day
and generation? Rathor than make
another break like that he should de-
vote his entire attention to Coins FL
nancial School and other literature,
with which he is familiar. II he can
cite the chapter and verse in which
any such quotation from the Nazarene
can be found, he will certainly be cred
tied with one OF the most important
discoveries in the history OF Biblical
research.
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slow At oleomargarIne Law /.

Council Bluffs, March 2.-Judge
Thornell, OF the district court, handed
down decision yesterday in the case
Of the State Of Iowa VS.. Eli Brown,
sustaining defendants demurrer to in
dictment. The decision is OF more than
ordinary Importance as it holds that
tn. state laws providing that the sale
OF oleomargarine, the color of which
resembles the genuine product but
which has not been purposely colored
to initiate butter, is unconstitutional.
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scarcity of.Farm Laborer,,

Marengo Republican,: Il. A. Brown
has been an extensive farmer for thir-
ty years, and for several years, in
connection with his fine farm, just
south of town, has had other business
engagements, and he says that in all
his experience he never encountered so
much difficulty in securing farm help,
and at the same time the wages paid
are vastly higher than ever before.
Farm products have not advanced in
keeping with this condition, but with
the great demand coming from all d.
rections, at home and abroad, there
can be but little if any doubt that
prices for farm products will this
year go up to figures that will easily
solve the increased labor question.