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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-01

Her hot cheeks acre buried IN the cushions
of the SOfC.
did not love me, and you refused to
marry me in terms which l in my
boyish sensitiyeness called merciless.
l could not now accept, either from
belated mercifulness or an overween-
ing sense of filial duty, a reversal of
the decision which years ago l accept
ed as final.
Gin that letter'-a bitter curve
marred the corners of his mouth for a
second-"you said your No was final.
1t must stand at that. If l have been
brutally plain, it is because there must
not be the possibility of any misun-
Outstanding between us in the future.
The negative of years ago cannot by
any sophistry be turned into an affirm
alive of today"
| He stood up and held out his hand
She made no response. Her hot cheeks
We're buried in the cushions of the
| was turned toward him. He left her
so. He thought of her tenderly as the
| flying landscape shot past the window
of the car that was bearing him away
from her.
Now that she had done all in her
power to obey her fathers command
she would feel at liberty to recall the
man she loved All, we'll! That was
just as it should be, but she would
never know what it had cost him to
give her up a second time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

ACTS AS TRUSTEE FOR RAIL ROADS AND-OTHER MORTGAGES Takes Entire Charge of Real Estate Office, 43 Center Street.
 HOURS:
 9 A. AI. to 3 [. M.
 OFFICERS: D. $. PftUME, President. J. Fl. WHITrEMORE, 1st Nice-Pres. G. NJ. WOODRUFF. 2d Vice-Pres. : LOUIS N. VAN KEUREN, Scc-Treas.
 DIRECTORS: D.. S. PIumo, c. r. Brooker, J. H. Wnitten1ore, A. NJ. Young, c. N. Woodruff, c. r. Goss, Carlos French E. l.. Frisbie, Jr, Franklin Farrel George E. Terry, & E. NJ. Burrall.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

it they grind the poor, They can't pay the teachers salaries. They starve the children; they take the heart out of the mother and drive the father to the saloon and to murder. There is no need 4of 1t, Government of the people. by the people, for the people, Is fast becoming government of the trusts, by the trusts, for the trusts And where you have this political dis honesty, this corrupting power of mon ey, it is worse than ali violence. You may kill q man in self defense; you may not corrupt him in self defense. And when you enter upon this method Of government through bribery, through appeal to greed, then you let down the bars that make the field Of life a field of honor and of justice and of morality. If the schools and the churches fail to maintain high mor- ality not only in theory but in prac- tice, if they fail to make men under stand that the aids to noble life are all within, that righteousness is life, that man lives the hope of faith and love and that dishonesty and greed and lust kill faith, kill hope and kill love, leaving only a metallic heart and a debauched mind and body-if we fail to do this, then we ourselves shall be condemned"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

In the last figures available we ind that the coal Outpuc for the United Kingdom in 1899 is given as 220OS5,O ,OOO tons, and the exports, Including bunk CTS and coke, at 55, ,355, ,3G9 tons. The total coal exported last year by Great Britain was II. .1S0, ,3O0 tons, valued at &:33, 1U5, ,G9l, q further 12,226, ,S01 tonS being supplies for the bunkers of steamers engaged in foreign trade. Ac- cording to the figures supplied by the United States geological survey, the output of coal in the States last year was 19G.4O5, ,935 "lcng" tons. The British board of trade is q little more generous in the matter and credits American pits with an output last year of 21S.3T6, eco tons. However that may be- there appears to be no reason to doubt the figures referring to the United States export of coal during last year, which are given at 5.132, 15O long tons. valued at $15,I13,3IG, or roughly. 23.145, eco. Combining these great coal-prOducing countries of the world (the English and American re turns account for fully GO per cent of the whole worlds output during 1S90), sent afoat in the period indicated car goes of coal representing in the aggre- gate no less than 4G,032, ,45O tons in weight
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

Speaking Of large steam engines,
 writer in the New England Engineer
 ing Magazine says: The most remark able engine in the Paris exposition is the gigantic twclyC-whecled double aiX-coupIcd duplex compound on
 modification of the AIallct system, and
 bearing the number H. SIC. IL is of
 Russian make This is by far the big
 gest and heaviest engine iii the whole exhibition, weighing as it does eighty
 six tons. and having q vast foTty-siE-
 ton tender appended; the total weight
 of engine and tender being therefore
 no less than 132 tons, while the top of the chimney stands sixteen feet nine inches above the rail-leyel. This mighty locomotive is constructed on the articulated plan, the four-fOot driv- ing wheels being coupled ip two groups of six each. one being practically q steam bogie, while each group is driv- ,en by one highpressure and one low pressure cylinder, the respective diam eteRs being eighteen and three-Quarters 1 inches and twenty-eight inches. In
 the case of this particular engine, more may be said on behalf of the complex
 system of articulation employed than
 in the case of the smaller. but similar
 locomotives previously referred to. The
 Russian twclve-wheeler is intended for | the haulage of immense loads and the
 ascent of steep grades. It is essential ! to the development of its full useful
 ness that it should be able to utilize l it's entire adhesive weight for traction, and that this weight should be distrib-
 uted as widely as possible upon the
 rails without such distribution involy- 1 ing an undue length Of rigid base.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
CHILD LABOR,

Miss Jane Addams, the distinguish cd and self-sacrihcing head of the social settlement work of Hull house, Chicago, told valuable truth to the Illinois Woman Suffrage association when she advised them, if they would enlarge the influence of their sex, to give more special attention to the moral side of social problems. She il- iuStrated her point by reminding them how much there was to be done in the matter of child labor. It Is common failing of associations formed for the agitation of right of one kind or an other to permit the thought of their own rights to obscure that of the rights of others-what others deserve at their hands. Yet in the long run nothing so surely promotes and guar antees that state of public opinion in which A gets his rights as As habitual interest in and labor for the rights of others, and As recognition of his duties toward others. <
 There Is no more vital social prob- lem to-day within the scope of the efforts of Miss Addams's hearers and those whom they either directly or in- directly represent than that of child labor. The. National Industrial com mission has just recommended that
 
 child in most states be raised to or fixed at thirteen years. Just as the value of prevention as compared with that of cure is a truism, so it is almost the truism that the child labor prob lem is the supreme problem of to-day The cigarmakers' strike in this city. in Philadelphia and Detroit: the book binders strike in Philadelphia. and the anthracite strike itself, are largely complicated with this question, and its important moral bearings are overlooked in the hullabaloo made by the grown-up children.
 The moral side of the social prob. lens deserves more attention than 1t gets from all Of us, but the moral and sympathetic munitions of women peculiarly fit them to undertake the study that Miss Addams recom- mends.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
LICENSES,

To the Board of County Commission
 CTS for New Haven County:
 l hereby apply for a license to sell sprituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 43S South Main street. town Of Water bury. My place of business is locat- ed within 115 feet in a direct line of q church editice or public school house or tile premises pertaining thereto, or any postoffice, public library or ceme- tery.
 DENNIS J. CROWLEY. Applicant
 Dated at Waterbury, this, 23rd day of October, A. D. 1900. ,t
 We, the undersigned. electors and taxpayers. as defined by law, of the town Of Waterbury, hereby endorse such license: Bernard Coyle. Morti- mer Doran. Charles Boylan, William the application of the above named for c. -.oore, Thomas F. McMahon-
 Dated at Waterbury, this 23rd day of October. A. D. 1900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

The Right Rev John Spalding, bish-
 inch of ground for apoiogists for trusts to stand upon in an address full of elo- uuence at Chicago the other evening. He says: "We Americans are grad ually coming to that condition in which we shall be incapable of moral ipdig- nation. We are coming to measure everything by financial gauges of prof. it and loss. We are beginning to think that nothing which is legal can be a crime And yet we know, or should know, as every cultivated I,li man ,lI knows, that the worst crimes of history have been legal crimes. The torture of fight ing men to make Roman holiday, the crimes of the inquisition, the robbery of Gods poor to make revenue for kings, all crimes of the most pro nounced character, were yet legal. We are coming to an acceptance of the be- lief that this is no longer a govern ment of the people, for the people and by the people, but rather,a government of the trusts, by the trusts and for the trusts. We are told that the corpora ton has no soul. It may be so. But the trust has soul, a-id it is the soul of the devil. Why are these trusts such an evil? 1 know they say they make themselves necessary. They. would cut one anothers' throats if they didn't combine in a trust. They form a trust. They capitalize 1t at four erty and they have to pay dividends upon these fictitious values. To do
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
To the Board of County Commission

To the Board of County Commission
 CTS for New Haven County:
 I hereby apply for a license to sell Spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 93 Baldwin street, town of Waterbury. My place of business is not, located within POO feet in direct line of a church edificej CT public school house, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any postofiice, public library or, ceme- tery. . @.
 DAVID SHEEHEY, Applicant.
 Dated at Waterbury, this 10th day of October, A. D. 1900. -..
 We. the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law. of the town of Waterbury,, hereby, endorse the application of the above named for such license: James Turley, M. F. Carmody, Florence Butler, Patrick J. Kennedy, Tom Ferris.
 Dated at Waterbury, this 10th day of October, A. D. 1900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
WOShln rtnn n q

WHsHIugton, D. c. "enese Pure Food Co.,, Le Roy, N. Y: Gentlemen: Our family realize so much from the use of GRAIN-O that [ feel must say q word to induce others to use it. If people are inter- ested in their health and the welfare of their children they will use no other beverage. l have used them all, but GRAIN-O I have found superior to any, for the reason that it is solid grain.
 Yours for health.
 c. r. MYERS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1900.

Keep your ear to the ground to- night. The rumbling has already com menced. Tie wires will be kept red hot for the next twentyfour hours Above all things else, keep cool, don't lose your head, no matter what the size Of the returns.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

On the eve of the great presidential election of 1860, the Hartford Times finally relented and placed In the col umns of it's editorial page the names of the Bryan electors. The Times says it was requested to do so; never theless, if Editor Burr is closely watched to-day it will be shown that he has gone back to his first love, the democratic party.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06

Iransacts a General BANKING BUSl-
 NESS. Deposits received, subject to l; check at sight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
HIT THE WRONG KEYS.

'I didn't know you ever had made a study of dialect.'' II never have.p replied the author ''Then how did you happen to fall into the way of
 writing it ?" "Oh. I did that while learning to. use typewriter
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
HE FOOLED THE SURGEONS.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, O., after suffering IS months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was per formed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile Cure on Earth, and the best Salve in the World. 2l cents q box. Sold by c. l.. Dexter < Co, Druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
THE COLONIAL TRUST CO.,,
 WATERBURY, CONN.
Capital and Surplus, s5OO,OOO.
Legal Depository for Court and Trust Funds.

IT1Esaets General TRUST BUSI- NESS, Acts as Executors, Admin lstratofs. Guardians, Committee, lrasee. Receiver, Assignee, Regis tfar. Transfer and Fiscal Agent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-06
EoR RENIE.

One family house of eight rooms, with large lot, on Burton street $22. If you want well drilled. or your old one has gone dry and you want 1t deepened, we can do it for you. and do 1t right.
 W. P. JA.RRE'TT,
 1O4 BANK ST.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
WORK OF CONGRESS.
House Passes Many Private
 Pension Bills.
4 TRIBUTE TO BOUTELLE OF MAINE.
Senate Discusses Hay Pauncefote Treaty In Executive Session and Agrees to Vote on the Meas
 ure on Thursday Next

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Under sus- pension of the rules the house yesterday passed bills to divide Kentucky and West Virginia into two judicial districts, to create another district judge in the north crn district of Ohio ands to refer to the secretary of the interior for investigation the claim of the state of Texas, for moneys expended OH public improve ments in Greer county befcee the dec- sion of tho supreme court placed it with
 in the jurisdiction of Oklahoma. An at tempt was made to pass bill to give sol dierS and sailors of the civil war. the Spanish War and the war lp the Philip pines preference in ihe matter of ap- pointment to and retention in positions in !he executive departments of the gov crnment. but it aroused opposition on the ground that it would practically shut ont of the government employ for years to come all civilians and was overwhelming ly defeated. One hundred and two pri- vate pension bills were passed.
 Just before the house adjourned a fine tribute was paid to Representative Charles A. Routclle of Maine, who served IS years in congress and who has been reelected to the Eifuy-seventh con gross. Mir. I.ittleield of Maine asked unanimous consent for the consideration of bill to place him on the retired list
 
 having been a captain in the navy during the civil war. Mir. I.ittlefeld stated that Mir. BOutelIeS condition was such that he undoubtedly would resign.
 The condition of the Maine representa- tive was well known to representatives, and although some of them were inclined to protest against the proposed leg:Slu ton as establishing a dangerous prere. dent no objection Wis made and the bill was passed.
 The senate was in open session only an hour. the remainder of the legislative day being spent in executive scsSiCs upon the Hay PauncefCSte treaty. Mir. Chandler of New Hampshire created d little furry by endeavOring again to get up lhe resolu- Iion relating to the Montana senatorial case. The effort was futile. No lcSiS- lativc business aside from the purest rou- tine was transacted.
 Just before adjournment late in the afternoon the senate gave it's consent to the fixing of time to vote upon the Elay-launcefote treaty. Senators Money and Mason had occupied the time of the i executive session in making speeches up 1 on the treaty. and when Mir Mason, who was the last speaker. concluded Senator ! Lodge renewed h., request to take vote 1 next Thursday. No voice was raised in | oppositiOn and the unanimous agree ment was recorded. The understanding | Is that the voting shall be on the amend | mentS at :5 o'clock and that the senate | shall continue in session until the first i vote OH the treaty itself is reached.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18

will add that while you were catching that little string Of yours sat in the same canoe and pulled in just about twice as many as you did
 Nearly every one of them were dinlty rock bass replied Zuckmaer. T might have had a wagon load Of those things if l had wished to use a shovel"
 II didn't catch half a dozen rock bass all that day, and you know it.
 T would advise you to tell the truth and shame the devil, Yorker.'
 What are you fellows scrapPing about. anyway" asked smith, In der the rules of the club it was pos sble for a man 10 claim that he had caught a thousand if he liked to. Yeass knew that man who would bring in any fish that were not needed, CT that were. not record in point of size, would have been lynched, and all tales as to numbers were barred. Now 1 had proof of my catch on the day you speak of; l showed up the fish and they were beauts."
 Do you refer to those two min nows you called us over to see?' asked Zucknaaier.
 Doctor, l am glad that you are here to-day. l have wished to tell you about those two fish they refer to as minnows. In reality they were the record breakers of the summer Seven and 7ll pounds. if I remember right ly. Lcaught them just off the grass beds along the Twin islands, and then pulled over 10 the main shore and called the fellows over to see what was possible at Kah-pce-kog | Those two bass were the pride of all my fishing days. and I have always been sorry that I did not have Ull- marks camera along so that l might have had a picture of them"
 II remember that day quite well," said Ullmark, ''and I also remember the fish, but they were only little fellows when compared to the one I caught off Crown island.'
 You would not dare to say that if | I had picture to prove my state ments," said Smith.
 "Oh, as for that, I think I can ac- eommodate you," replied Ullmark. q 1 just happened to have the camera with me that day and caught a little | snap shot that I have with me. Here it is.''
 And Ullmark pulled out of his pock- ct a photo that showed Smith with a couple of tiny ones hanging to the end of string which he was hold ing up.
 No, we did not go to the football game that day No two members of the party were willing to remain to- gether longer than was necessary, and each went his separate way to meet again at kah-pee-llog next year..
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
WHAT ANTS CAN DO.

"There are q good many ants of diff ferent varieties on tho lOr at my coun- try place near COvingtOn." said New Orleans business man. and last year l began to make Il systematic study of their habits. I found it Il most fas- cfnating pursuit. and have resumed it with much enthusiasm during several visits this year. \ little Investigation will convince almost anybody. 1 think. that the ant approaches nearer to man in point of intelligence than any of the lower animals. Some of the things I have seen are so marvellous that 1 would hesitate to speak of them if similar wonders had not been fully re- corded by trained scientists. Near one of my flower beds is colony of small red ants that are extremely in- dustrious in collecting food. and they frequently perform the most astonish- ing engineering featS in transporting heavy burdens to their homes. Not long ago I watched q party of about a dozen that had found the body of a small spider and were dragging it to- wards the nest. Tine spider had hairy legs. which stuck out in every direc- ton and caught on obstacles. greatly \ retarding progress. For several min utes the ants rolled away with their awkward booty, and then stopped and seemed to hold q council. A minute fragment of dry leaf was lying on the ground: presently they all laid hold and pulled the spider on top of it. They then seized the edges and slid it along without difficulty. On another occasion I saw a large body of these same ants start out for a raid on an other colony. They marched like an army, with scouts thrown out at the sides, and when several feet, distant from the nest divided into two parties. One kept straight on and was soon en- gagged in fierce combat with the other tribe, while the second detachment made q detour and fell upon the hill from the rear. The result was great victory for the invaders. Anybody who feels interested in the subject and who will put in q little time at close study will be certain to witness ex- ploits fully as astonishing as these I have described. ."-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
Art-WaavinE in Italy.

Lomhardy, once unrivaled in Europe for it's textile fabrics in silk and linen, has just made the pope q unique pres ent as the gift of the province for the holy year. It is an altar cloth for the private altar of his holiness and it's design and texture are elabo rate to degree which, it is contend ed, has no parallel even in the long records of Italian art weaving. In no previous composition ever woven iE italy has the number either of weft reels or warp casds exceeded 6,GOO, the numbers are, respectively. 11.10O and 142 ,O0O. The sty,e is Gothic Ne- netian and the composition repre- sents, with rare wealth of symbol ism, the principal Gospel truths.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
SMITHS RECORD BREAKERS. (From the Photo He Wished For)

q Lalf 71zcn members of the Kah-pee- lior clu!, should have per force of cir cumstances spent Thanksgiving day in the same town, and every man ha,t a different excuse for having done so. It was as early as Tuesday when Smith showed up. He had come, he said, 10 be present at closing out sale of wholesale clothing house, but he sincerely hoped he would be able to get out of town by Wednes- day He did not. When he called at my office I expressed my sorrow at his coming al such a time, as l had expected to pay a flying visit to my old home in Iowa. But l did not go; the railroad company refused me pass. Dr. Clark came in on Nednes- day morning. but he explained that he would be out again on Wednesday night He had been called to Officiate at a surgical operation. When the time came the patient was not in condition to undergo the operation and he had to remain over. Zuck- maier Ullmark and Yorker all had various excuses to offer for having been caught in the town over Thanks giving day. But the fact remained that we were there. and my hospita- ble landlady kindly invited us to par take of a spread which she would fur nish.
 1t was further arranged that we should have an early dinner, and that after it was over we should go to the football game, but our carefully planned arrangements miscarried and the football game had to get along without us.
 Even before dinner was announced, promptly at 12, the discussion had quite naturally turned to fish, to Kah- pee-kog and to the beauties and at fractions of the Muskoka region of Canada in general and Smith was full of enthusiasm for our trip next summer.
 .EI would like to be on the waters of Kah- -pee-kog right now," he said. "I can sit here and see our old log house rising from the top of Crown island: I can see Fraser cutting up that old pine log out in front: 1 can hear the whizz of the reel as the bass strike Oh, but how I should like one of those bass for my dinner to-day!' That reminds me, Sald Zuckma1er
 "that l used to wonder often while 1 Cleveland was president that he did not change Thanksgiving from Thurs | day to Friday and prescribe fish as 1 the national dish. If he had been the | fisherman the papers would have us believe he was he would have done l that"
 Custom. my dear boy, custom, ,
 broke in Yorker. If any of the pres l idents but had a mind of their owr
 we might expect such things, but they