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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Second Time on Earth
No BoiIs Nor carbuncles Nova
Good Blood Medicine.

I
CT became convinced Of the merit
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla when took it
myself as a blood purifier. So, when
my husband had boils and carbunclesI
urged him to take Hoods and the re-
suit was that when he had used but
one bottle the boils had nearly all dis
appeared. He continued the use OF
the medicine and after taking two
bottles he was completely cured, and,
as he expressed it, felt as il he was on
earth for the second time. He has
never had any boils since. We take
Hoods as spring medicine and gladly
recommend it," MRS. A. r.. STAYsA,
Yonkers, N. Y.
ScrofuIa from Birth.
Ell have found Hoods to be the
greatest blood purifier / ever took,
and / have tried many medicines. /
was a sufferer with scrofula from
birth. My eyes were SO badly affected
I would be almost blind for q week
at time. My neck began to swell
so that / could not breathe freely.
Medicines failed to do me any good
until I began taking Hoods sarsa-
parilla. Today I have excellent health
and my eyes give me very little
trouble. lowe it all to Hoods, which
I recommend to all suffering from any
disease of the blood" MISS kettle
MCGUIRE, Silver Creek, Ky.
That Tired Feeling.
e. cannot say too much for Hoods
Sarsaparilla as remedy for that tired
and worn out feeling one has in the
spring. As strength builder and
appetite creator it has no equal"
Mrs. L. B. WoODARD, 285 Ballou
Street, Woonsocket, RI.
Hoods is Peculiar to ITSELF
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

If the trouble in China keeps up.
telegraph editors will have to add
Chinese TO their linguistic repertoire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

Gatacre has been recalled. Next,
General Butler!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

under which the people have got along
SO admirably that no one wishing them
Well would desire the Inauguration Of
q different order of things.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

The speech send you will give the
reasons why I think there should be
some temporary revenue obtained in
this way. This will be much better
for Porto Rico than TO extend the in
ternal revenue laws of the United
States Immediately to that island. We
have good deal more than Porto Ri
co to deal with. If Porto Rico were
uninhabited. or. sparsely settled, it
would be very wise to treat the ques-
ton as we did in the case offLouisiana
California and New Mexico, for sub
sequent immigration would fill up the
island and Americanize it, but Porto
Rico is already full, with population
of 800 to the square mile. Twelve or
fifteen per cent of the people can read
OF write. In the country almost all Of
the children go naked up: to z years of
age. They are a kind, inoffensive peo-
pie, who have had absolutely no expe-
rience in government in any form.
They are entitled to kind and consider
ate treatment, and should have a gov
.ernment adapted to their present abil-
tiles to govern, and the, government
should be modified in the future, from
time to time, enlarging the freedom
faction of the island as their
education and progress continue.
L visited Porto Rico in per-
son, and studied the situation
there. / have carefully examined their
laws and system of taxation. Until an
insular legislature is organized, which
shall provide a system of taxation
there must be some revenue provided
for the island. Mr.. Littlefeld, the re-
publican leader of the opposition to
the bill, favors bonding the island to
raise money to run the government.
Mr.. Richardson, the democratic lead
er, favors paying the expenses of run
ming the government Of the island out
of the national treasury at Washing
ton. which Of course. would result in
paying the expenses Of the insular gov
eminent by taxation on the people Of
Iowa and other of the states of the
Union. 1t will take year and a half
to two years to begin to get returns
from any system of local taxation
hereafter devised by the insular legis-
lature. This same tariff provided in
the house of Is per cent Of the Dingley
rates is the easiest, quickest and most
direct method Of providing for it's me-
cessities. If the sugar planters of
Porto Rico pay no taxes on their Land
and other property it will not be hard
for them to pay "a cents a hundred
pounds of export duty. The tax then
would be much lighter than the far
mers of Wapello county on property
of the same value. The senate has
improved the house BILL think, by
agreeing that whatever necessaries of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
CONGRESSMAN LACEY ON
PORTO RICAN TARIFF.

HE Courier permitted to publish following extract from
w. Lacey
goes quite fully Rcan
question: comprehensive
yet
by Congressman Lacey law,
special brief
introduction Congressman Lacey says:
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s. CIRCULATION.
The Ottumwa Courier guarantees a
larger circulation than all other OF
tlunwa papers combined.
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the republican or the democratic party.
Those who call themselves non-parti-
sans are held together by no definite
tie or purpose, and the masses of the
people will not follow them. The non-
partisans say that if elected they will
render better service than any official
who calls himself by party. name.
No demonstration has ever been given.
A republican or asdemocrat is at least
responsible to his party. The: non-par-
tisan is answerable to no fixed body of
voters or traditional code Of principles.
He operates between the lines of the
armies and prides himself on having
no flag. 10 be nameless and unattach-
ed, in his opinion, is patent of super
Tor goodness. The non-partisan BUSH
ness in Ohio was a vagrant within. It
represented nothing tangible. Few
voters hold the right of suffrage so
lightly that they will throw away
their ballots in preference to making
a choice between the two real, practi-
cal parties.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

have something to do with the adminis-
tration Of affairs in the Philippine ISL
ands. The duties, however, of the
ten thousand and one carpet baggers
who are at present in the Philippines
cannot be very arduous when an Amer
lean dare not poke his nose outside of
the Notifications of Manila, unless ac-
companied by a heavy guard
1t cannot be said that the adminis-
tration is attempting to deceive the
American people as regards the sitHa-
ton in the Philippine islands. What
ever happens the republican organs can
point to their columns and say That
is what we told YOU" And say it cor
rectly, for both the administration and
republican press are busy telling the
American people that the war is ended
in the Philippines and equally busy
telling them it is not. So that it is
easily seen that they are telling the
truth-at one time or another. The
voter is evidently expected to read both
accounts and then believe-what Mark
Hanna tells him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03
FULL DINNER PAIL BOOMERANG.
Reaction Of the Republican 1890
Campaign Scare.

Reaction Of the Republican 1890
Campaign Scare.
That full dinner pail' is proving a
boomerang for the republicans. They
are beginning to wish they had not
SHE'D it at the democrats because II fs
coming back again filled with dornicks.
The laboring man has been doing some
figurin ganent the full dinner pail, and
he has found that both pail and con-
tents are harder to get because more
expensive than they were four years
ago. The reason the tin dinner pail.
and the food that the thrifty housewife
packed into~it each morning, have in
creased in price is because the trusts,
fostered by republican admfnistra-
ton, have gotten control OF them At
the same time the trusts, instead of en-
ployfng more men at increased wages.
have dismissed thousands of men and
reduced the wages Of other thousands
The laboring imam. after investigating
all these things. has come to the con-
clusion that If he has full dinner pail
he is not indebted to the republican ad-
ministration for It, and IL he wants to
continue TO have Z fun dinner pail he
will have to help elect w J. Bryan,
the candidate Of the party which il
opposed to trusta.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03
WHAT AN INDIANA MAN SAYS.
The Truth About the Situation In
the Philippines.


Indianapolis, Ind.-(Special)-A letter
from Captain d. H. Allen, at the pres
ent time with the Indiana troops in the
Philippine islands, which has been re-
Gently received at Indianapolis, throws
considerable light on the situation in
the Philippine islands.
Captain Allen has been recently NOM
mated by the democrats in the Ninth
Indiana district as their candidate for
congress, and writes accepting the nom>
ination. but says that he cannot re-
turn at the present time because the
backbone of the war is not broken He
continues:
1T believe that every voter in the
Ninth district. regardless of party,
would strongly condemn me If l should
leave my men here under such circum-
stances. 1 believe, too, and rightly.
that the fathers and mothers Of the zoo
men who left Frankfort and came with
me over the seas would also condemn
any such course. and, as for myself.
could never be able to justify such
action.
my plain duty is to remain here
with my men, hope and trust that
the democrats and the people Of the
Ninth district will unhesitatineiy ap-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

prove Of my decision to stay with the
company.
II desire to mention some facts, to
correct any statements that may have
been made in the district that the ISL
and Of Luzon is pacified, or that the
backbone of the war is broken. The
presidents proclamation was published
throughout the municipality of Bauan.
1t was read at high mass by the priest
at least month ago, thus giving it the
widest possible circulation throughout
the city; and yet, out of population
of fully fifty thousand, not one person
has thus far taken advantage Of it.
The military athorities, by general
orders published throughout the island,
offered to pay 80 pesos (thirty Spanish
silver dollarst for any kind Of an old
gun that could be fired. This order
was published months ago, and yet in
all the province of Batanzas, with more
than 100000 people, not one rifle or gun
has been offered for sale. THE WAR
IS NOT OVER. THE PEOPLE HAVE
NOT BECOME RECoNCILED. These
are exact facts"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03
PHILIPPINES.
ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS THAT
PEACE EXISTS ISLANDS.
COMMISSIONS REPORT
Report of the Mckinley Commits
sion Is Not Borne Out By the
Telegraphic Dispatches.

Washington, D. Especial. )-The
ways of the republican newspaper man
in these days are devious and dark
He is forced to pursue such a winding
course, that he reminds one of the
man who was travelling upon a noun.
tain path that was so very crooked
that he met himself coming back. The
papers of th> morning of September 20
contain a dispatch emanating from
headquarters that tells the following
story. The dispatch in question is the
report of the Philippine commission and
is signed by William H. Taft. Dean C.
Worcester, Luke E. Wright. Henry c.
Ide and Bernard Moses.
The commission tells of the gradual
restoration of peace in the islands. IT
assures our people that peace now
regns in our oriental dependencies. 1t
assures us that nearly all the prominent
Philippine generals. excepting Aguin.
aldo. have surrendered. 1t is to be
presumed that the gentlemen of the
Philippine commission are what may
be termed honorable men," They
surely would not deliberately attempt
to deceive the American people, and
were it not for the fact that upon an.
other page of the same papers that told
OF peace in the Philippine islands there
appeared another telegram from Manila
saying that the Filipinos are again act
I've. that the United States troops en-
gagged nearly 1000 insurgents upon La
guna de Bay. stating further that Cap
tain David B. Mitchell and twelve men
were killed and twenty-six men were
wounded, their report would pass un-
questioned The dispatch reads as
follows:
Manila Sept 1s.-During the last
ssvsn days there hAs been distinct In
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

DID You Ever :" q Horse Cryl
Many people believe that horses do
not weep, but those who have much to
DO with these faithful animals know
Iha& on several occasions they will shed
tears a. well a. express sorrow in the
most heart breaking manner. In the
west, where the hardness of the po-
nAes cause the riders to almost over
look the necessity of providing for
their needs, II IL quite common when
the weather ID extremely cold TO leave
an unblanketed pony tied up for two
or three hours when the temperature
n nearly zero and while its owner is
Hransacting business or getting drunk.
In this case the suffering is evidenced
by the cries, which are almost like
eoba, and unmistakeable tears freeze
on to the cheeks nike icicles.
When horse falls on the street and
Reas injured. the shock generally
numbs the senses so much that il does
not either cry or groan, but under
some conditions the injured horse will
solicit sympathy in distinct manner.
I remember favorite horse OF mine
which trod on q uail hong enough 10
pierce its foot. The poor thing hob.
bled up To me on .hree legs and cried
as nearly like u child in trouble as any
thtn1 | can describe. The : sh
yery touching. as was also the animal $
gratitude When the mil was removed
aud the wound dressed
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

crease OF 1nSurgent aggression partic-
ularly near Manila, along the railroad
and in the provinces of Laguna, Mo-
rong, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Pam
pagna, eliminating on Monday in an
engagement near Sinaloan. at the east
end of Laguna de Bay, in which de,
taehments of the Fifteenth and Thir-
ty-seventh U. S. infantry regients. 80
men all told, met 1000 insurgents armed
with rifles and intrenched
The American loss was twelve killed.
including Captain David D. Mitchell
and Second Lieutenant George A. Coo
per. both of the Fifteenth infantry;
twenty-six men wounded and five miss
ing, who are probably dead.
1.-The enemy had been pursued for
several days.
There are rumors of attacks on the
railroad and of trouble in Manila. Refu-
gees are arriving here from Laguna.
Morong. and Pampagna provinces. The
natives of Manila are restless and
many are leaving the city.
THE hostile demonstrations are par
ticularly marked along the railroad and
on the shores OF Laguna de Bay. The
insurgents have attacked garrisons and
outposts. In same cases they have
charged towns. feeling when pursued
Guiguinto. Pelo, Lalolos and Caloocan
have been subjected to this treatment.
THE Manila mail escort of thirty
men was attacked at Cabugac lake. a
two-hours' fight ensuing. Cabugac was
also attacked, the telegraph office there
being destroyed The insurgents have
burned the village of Rosario. They
have been cutting the telegraph wire.
and railroad at certain points.
Armed insurgents have developed in
the districts of San Jose. San Mateo
and Mariquina. In the province of
Nueya Ecija, ration wagons. with an
escort Of twelve. were attacked and
the wagons burned Five members of
the escort are still missing.
"Advices from Cebu describe severe,
attacks ppon American garrisons near
the capital
The American casualties outside the
Sinaloan engagement, it is difficult to
ascertain, but they are at least fifteen. ..
The dispatch then adds In a naive
manner that the Philippine commission
held long session and passed the
civil service bill. or in other words they
created large number OF offices that
will presently be filled By favorites OF
the Mckinley administration. These
newly created Offices are supposed to
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03
TWO WIVES BUT NO ouARRErs

W. WV Eo oOi NJ QOAhHEl<S.
J. N. Rickles, the proprietor Of q car
riage establishment at Chanute, Kan.
enjoys the unique distinction of having
two wives who do not quarrel, although
they are frequently in contact He was
visited recently by Mr.. Broadhead OF
st. Louis. While the two men were
talking in Mr.. Rickles' Office Mrs. Rick
les came in and was introduced.
This is my wife-that Is. one of my
wives" said Mr. Rickles. "She Il wife
No g. My first wife is over there In the
corner"
Mr.. Broadhead considered the remark
q most unusual one. Noticing his per-
plexity Mr.. Rickles volunteered to ex-
plain. He led the salesman to a pine
box in one corner Of his establishment.
Lifting a lid or the box he displayed
to the astonished salesman the form
Of a petrified woman. The form was
perfect and the features almost as nat
ural as one could expect to see In life
Mr. Broadhead says that Rickles ex-
planned to him that his first wife had
died nearly a quarter Of a century ago.
while he was living in what is known
as the bad lands" in North Dakota.
Several years later he had the body
exhumed for removal and found that Il
had turned to stone. He then concluded
to keep it I'm his possession. and since
then he has taken the body with him
wherever he went. In this instance
Mrs Rickles No. is not the least bit
jealous of having Mrs. Rickies No.
in the house.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

Oh yes, our republican friends are
opposed TO trusts as witness their lit
lie love taps now and then. You have
'ct. .ced such things before, hav'n't
fou?-The Eskridge Star.
Teddy the Terrible" had NO terrors
sor the Chicago work.ngmen. When
hey passed in review on Labor Day
hey ignored him and cheered William
]. Bryan 20 the echo.-Western Call.
y =
Judge DOster 10 not an aIarmist.
ana when he stated that certain ques.
GonS could only be settled in one of
!wo ways (by the ballot or the battle.
neid) he told what is true.-The Inde.
penden6 News.
Isn't It just possible that the sixty
millions Of l6 to ] silver dollars that
HE Mckinley administration has
:oined has had something to do with
:he prosperity OF the country.-Madi.
so0 Index.
The state of Kansas has one repre-.
bentative OF the fusion forces whom
1er citizens may recognize with pride.
That man is Senator Harris. The
Ienaeor's utterances have always been
conservative and loyal.-Atton En-.
Dire, (Rep.)
The Republican party, in its plat
form, extended the glad hand to trusts
and TO strong minded women, and the
country IL wondering what it expects
the women to do for 1t this fall-The
International Advocate.
Any man who admits that . gov.
must necessarily admit that a govern
ment currency is just as safe-no mat
Der II il be gold, silver. nickle or pa.
Psr.-The Dickinson County News.
We see that Lyman Naugle. the once
great populist editor of the yelling.
ton Voice, is now i'm California and a
republican. He deserted his wife, alb.
sounded from his creditors and did
several other bad things.-Wilson
County Sun.
The Republicans stand committed to
the policy of paying $3.50 or more per
ton for steel armor plate, rather than
allow the government to build its own
plant and manufacture It's own armor
plate al less than $500 o ton.-The
Fort Scott Lantern.
The one plank in the Democratic
platform, which to me shows the
greatest advancement In favor of the
peoples rights. is the one favorjng
ehe election Of senator's by direct vote,
and also direct legislatin as far as
ractdcsbte.-Girsrd News.
Straws may show which way the
wind blows, but it was true that trees
end buildings carried along by tor
Rado show more emphatically. At
present little things indicate the trend
Of public opinion toward Bryan, but
later II wiil resemble the storm.-Gir.
ard News.
No Populist can but stand on the
kanBas CITY platform with one foot
aRd the Sioux Falls platform with the
other. And II by chance he should
gck turned around bt might puzzle him
. lintle to tell which 10 which, with.
Qua looking ak the label.-Beiievills
Freeman.
Judging from the way the Demo-
crekio sulkers of New York are taking
hold OF the campaign, they must feel
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03
One He Dldn's Get.

The following story of Ben Butler
was told by a man who said he was
present on the occasion:
Shortly after the war General But
Ter delivered lecture at Pixies Opera
House in Cincinnati. The general was
well on to the climax of his speech
when slowly from the flies overhead
descended q large wooden spoon on
the end of string. Down and down
it came until 1T reached a point two
or three inches above the speakers
head, and then 1t stopped
The audience, of course, was con-
vulSed with mirth. but owing to his
well known visual infirmity the gener-
al was the last to discover the spoon,
and indeed would probably not have
noticed 1t at all except that in making
an emphatic gesture to itarcize .
point. his hand struck the suspended
spoon.
Looking up, he recognized the enc
my and took in the situation at a
glance. Without any sign of embar-
rassment or confusion he detached it
from the string and with the remark
Hello, there's one | didn't get laid il
down on the stage and triumphantly
proceeded with his speech.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

The occasion being opportnne. we
venture to voice thought which had
long been in our heart
''Why is it" we asked. '.that es be-
tween drunken man and sober
man, the former is less likely TO be
hurt in an accident?'
The inebriate smiled engsgingly
Because fortune fayors the bowl
ed" lie said
And this positively as il the dictum
admitted Of no doubt whatever.-De-
tEaii Journal
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-10-03

After years OF struggle and failure
women have finally learned the I'M
portant secret OF the tymg of shoe
sDrings % that they will stay tied. A
man marvels that wOman's shoe IS
always united. but he does not take
into consideration the fact that the
hem of her slclrt continually brushes
with every step the knot in the shoe.
string unit It yields. A sure way OF
tytng that will prevent all future dan.
Rilnw is 20 make the first loop a bow
Win the end that = under the knot,
instead of the end that is over IT.