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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

Sanford, with some heat. Where are the
horses that drew it the last half mile?''
THIS would have been a poser for some
boys but Melchisedek said: ANY wagon
wild roll down hill If you give it a push
and steer it straight. Does a sled need
a horse when you're coasHng? Do they
have horses on tobosgans? Try TO go up
the hill after MIR. Simpluns, who is by now
chestnUtting with his dearies and his
darlings and youn find that you need a
horse
MIR. Sanford turned pale. If this was
a carriage merely and not an automobile
it was not worth $50.
He pulled the lever down to the lowest
nc-esn, butNthe thing never stirred. May
be there's a stone under the wheel. See
my SON."
But the road was as smooth as the mar
Bile table that grandma uses to roll her
pastry on.
II thought as much" said Melchlsedek.
do You know anything about Mr.. Samp-
kins?"
81 onay know that he owes me 500 that
lent him hast month. You see he sold
me an organ that a child could play but
/ never thought until after I'd bought Il
that l have no children and no grown up
person seems to be able TO make It 60"
Mot even down HIN eh?" said Mel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

twinge that he turned around angrily and
said: What are you doing. young man.
Having fun with you. Where are your
dear darlings and where are the chest
nuts? Aren't you afraid that your pretty
| dears are worried about your
Then Mr.. Smpkins saw Mr.. Sanford and
| he knew what the matter was.
It's lucky for you that l brought po-
liceman along" said Melchisedek, for II
l had relied on this sling you might re-
gret having taken such a mean advantage
of this poor gentleman. Mr.. Sanford"
| Then the policeman came around and
| said: Il arrest you for imposing on this
poor gentleman. and I'll take you before
the judge at once" For Melchisedek had
told him what had happened on tne way
up.
SO MIR. Simpkins shvering to the tips
of his whiskers. got into the automobile
and the policeman got in after him and
Mr.. Sanford and Melchsiedek and the
motorman were very much crowded, but
they didn't mind in the lease because the
wicked man was going to get his deserts.
And when they came to the judge, Mel
| chisedek told him the whole story just as
| ! have told 1t to you and the Judge said
My boy. what do you think would be
the worst punishment could give man
| like this?"
| Melchisedek thought a minute and then
| he said:
Most might Judge think that for a
| man like Mr.. Simpkins the greatest pun
| ishment you could give him would be to
make him take a party of children out
chesthutting every afternoon for thirty
| days"
| Mr.. Smpkins shuddered ana tried TO
dump out of the window and escape his
fate, but two officers held him and the
Judge said i'm voice of thunder; Mel
| chisedek, you have well said. Each day
| for thirty days Mr.. Simpklns shall take
| out a crowd of innocent children and help
| them gather chestnuts. And ne shall be-
| gin this afternoon"
And they led him out to gather band
1 of little ones.
| But I think 1t was pretty hard on the
| children. Charles Battell LOOMS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

tens the dogs were looking for and the
second the dogs got near out she rushed.
mother wild cat is the fighting limit
Tor anything near her weight l didn' I
want TO see my two valued bear dogs all
torn up, and, not daring to shoot at the
mixed uo bundle, l sailed in with a club.
mats why l am wearing the top of my
. mead decorated with bandages and carry
my rlgh. arm in "a sling. The dogs and
killedThe wild cat, but when we got
through 1t was a hospital and tender
nursing, not big black bear that we
were looking for in a longing manner
When 1 got home 1 kept a thinking
to myself about the way that old bear
had played it on me. It's by using his
brains when I've been bungling ahead will
a dog and gun that enabled him to beat
me- If bring my own top piece into &C
ton l ought to get ahead of a bear, even
If he is the slYest old codger that ever
meandered around the hills of Pike
county.
so l kept thinking over the weaknesses
of bears and men and all of a sudden it
occurred to me how fond bear is OF
honey, just like some men with liquor
and that gave me an idea Supposing
could get that bear good and drunk ]
thought to myself, there wouldn't be any
difficulty in catching him and avenging
my numerous injuries
80 took big lump of honey and soak
ed it in appejack. When l got the Job
finished there was enough liquor in that
lump of honey to get a family of bears
drunk. And the delicious taste of it was
such that l Ger tainly hated to feed it to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18
rNCLE JABEz GETS IN TROUBLE.
An Episode With Wild Cats, Bears
and Drunken Bees.
By Edwin ]. Webster.

Speaking of bees" said Deacon Tod
gers reminiscently to the crowd at the
torner grocery store, did any of you ever
hear of Uncle Jabez and his adventure
with the bear or rather with the drunken
bees and the old bear?"
None Of the boys had so the deacon be-
gan: Uncle Jabez came over 20 my house
spell ago, and blamed if he wasn't more
kinds of a bunged-up man than any l had
ever seen before. His neck was scra tched,
his arm was in a sling, and all over his
face and hands were marks like bee or
hornet stings.
What particular form of attempted
suicide have you taken up for your lates
fad2" 1 inquired
I've been trying to catch a bear -
growls Uncle Jabez, like a man out of
humor with the world
And did you trap a nest or hornets
instead? Or have you been in a wrestling
match with a buzz saw"
1T amt any laughing matter" snarled
Uncle Jabez wild cats, bears and drunk
en- bees are responsible for this wreck -
Well, / was might curious to know
how one little, old man could get mixed
up with that combination and after a
while he opened up his heart"
Don't tell me that a bear, especially
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talk that way about their children, unless
they are mollles-at least not in public.
But Mr.. Sanford was a great innocent so
he wrote a receipt for hundred dollars
and gave Ii to the man and then they
both stepped into the carriage. Mr.. Sinp-
kins pulled a lever and the thing didn't
go.
All this time Melchisedeck had stood
out of the way and the man had not no
ticed him at all. Now, MIR. Simpkins look
ed out and pretended to see stone in
front of one OF the wheels. "Ah," said
he, 81 see there's stone in the way.
I'll push the automobile for few feet.
IL sticks sometimes when l haven't used
Il much Here, boy" seeing Melchise-
dek. "just help me push this to the brow
of the HILL
Melchlsedek pushed with good will and
then as Mr.. Simpkins Jumed inside he
hung on behind Mr.. Simpkins pulled the
lever to the lowest notch and the carriage
went down the steep hill in fine style.
II did you a wrong" seid Mr.. Sanford.
81 thought you were going to cheat me.
but this is delightful I know a man in
Seymour who Will boy this as soon as he
sees it,"
where they put trunks, laughed to him
self. put his putty blower into his pocket
and took out his bean shooters. Then
ne shook his head. and putting away the
bean shooter he took out his sling and flt-
ted a fat hickory nut into It. He saw
Through Mr.. Simpkins wicked scheme, as
I suppose you DO also. my boy.
They all went whlzzing down the hill
and along the level for a few rods and
.-c.i Mr.. Simpkins said: II must stop
vs. and go TO my darlings Away, away
~ the nuts. the toothsome chestnuts."
Ie applied the brake and the auto
Obile" came to a stop.
How can 1 ever thank you?' said Mr.
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oBIaUrToUs CHINESE PIRATES.
They Keep the Government Very
Busy Chasing Them.

Hong Kong Cor. Chicago Record.
Though III Hung Chang Is very unpopu-
lar among the Cantonese. he is looked up
on as the best man for the position OF
viceroy OF the two Kwangs, II being be-
lieved that. the rebels and pirates who
have fourlshed so long in Southern China
will have a bad time under his regime.
The necessity for vigorous action has
long been apparent. Encouraged by the
weakness of the authorities the lawless
cha acters have extended their operations
and now the outrages are too numerous
for count TO be kept of them.
One pirate chief, who gees by the name
OF Foo Chanhai. has a following OF 200
men, and the mandarin soldiers are afraid
to attack him. He has twelve steam
launches and a great number of small
boats at his disposal. and fiaunts a large
red flag, bearing the character Foo" and
a fishtail. this flag being displayed by
merchant junks, which pay him black
mail.
Her maJesty's ships Tweed and Sand
piper have as yet not been able to do
much in the suppression OF piracy on the
West river. The Tweed has had three adj
ventures with pirates during the last
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

three months. but the only meeting of
any importance was one which took place
on Saturday last, when bluejacket was
shot in the thigh. The Tweed came across
a launch which had been captured by
pirates, who escaped up a creek. The CAPS
tain of the Tweed and six men followed
in the cutter until they reached a vii
lage called Chu Tan Shan. Here they
found that the pirates had abandoned the
launch and landed the cargo. The captain
tried to recover the latter, but he was
met with such a heavy fire, the pirates
having been reinforced by fifty or sixty
villagers, that he had to retire. There is
no doubt that quite a number OF villages
are in league with the pirates. and It is
hoped that the new viceroy will take
stringent measures with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

sudden people wake up and find that the
reason the clerks don't get anything
done, and the dining rooms look cluttered
up all the time, and Willie's report card
shows that he Is falling behind in his
studies, is that plagued puzzle. Every
trying to make an hoEest living again.
The inventor thinks up another puzzle
that will make the first one look like a
ready-made Prince Albert, but nobody
will touch 1t with 1O-foot pole, and he
goes about saying. why? why? why?"
and he even speaks to people like you
and me when we have time to listen to
his jeremiads about the degeneracy of the
oge. And not for another cycle will we
take the least interest in anything OF the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

Sanford. You must let me give YOU some
OF the money that / get for this"
But Mr.. Simpkins shook his head and
said: Never my dear friend never"
Then he strobe away up the hill and
for the present Melchlsedek let him go.
He wanted to make sure that he had i'm
posed upon Mr.. Sanford
He hoped down and went around to
the door of the carriage.
I'm very much anrald, Mr. Sanford, q"
sad he, THAT MIR SimplKins has gotten
the best of YOU, l dome fhink chs is an
automobile at all Ii Us just a shaft.ess
carriage with faked-up lever and brake"
Nonsense, my little feAow, said Mr.
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Here, stop" said the boy. here's a
policeman We want him to go along too"
The policeman SAT down behind and then
up the hill they went lickitty cut and
Simpkins sitting on a rail fence, smoking
a cigar and smiling in a very selfish way.
His long whiskers were streaming I'm the
autumn bree2es and he looked like the
wicked man that he was.
Hold up" said Melchisedek to the drv-
err, Then he fitted a delicate piece OF putty
into his putty blower and blew 1t sharp
ly at Mr.. Simpkins who gave start and
looked up
AS soon as he saw Melchlsedek, he start
ed to run, but the boy shot a bean at
him and II gave his cheek such smart
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18

kind. puzzle? oh. yes. very nice. Think
you'll move out to the country in the
spring? You want TO look out for the ma
laria Very bad where you're going, they
tell me-"
Mr. Crandall, the inventor of Pigs in
Clover" knew right well that ii wouldn't
last long, and pushed the sales to the
limit, and never tried TO repeat his sue
cess Others did, and failed dismally,
while he made about half million dollars
in the YEARS time that people we're In
terested. 1t is lucky to invent something
that will be in steady demand for at least
II years, but a large temporary market
fer a small. low-prced article is not so
had 1t does not require large and ex-
pensive plant. and when the end comes
the shock is not so terrible.
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DOG IN SATIN LINED cAsKET.
BODY of Miss Ackerman's Pet I'm
Vault Awaiting Interment.

From the New York Herald.
little Belle, the celebrated Yorkshire
terrier. is dead; consequently there IL
sadness in No. 20 West Fifteenth street.
where her mistress. Miss Irene Alderman.
resides. Little Belle met death by fall
ing down flight of stairs and fracturing
her skull. The efforts of three surgeons
to save her life were futile.
Little Bellies body was placed in a hand
some maple coffin. lined with white SATIN
A silver plate bore the simple inscription
Belle" Miss Alderman said her mother.
Mrs Katherine G. Fay, widow of Coi. j.
@. Fay. took their pets body to Nyack.
N. Y, where IL was placed in vault.
They propose TO have Belle Inferred soon.
when they Will erect a headstone to h. r
memory.
Belle was 10 years old and had won mors
than one prize at dog shows Nothing
was too good for her. She was fed ON
quail, partridges and porterhouss steak.
She slumbered in q basket quilted with
blue satin. Her head reposed on lace
trimmed pillows, while the softest Quilta
covered her body,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18
chisedek. "But why did you tend him the

chisedek. "But why did you tend him the
S1O0?'
Because he seemed SO sorry that my
organ wouldn't CO." said Mr.. Sanford
you ought. TO have a nurse my poor
man. said Melchisedek. This Mr. Simp-
kins has no children, you may depend up
on it. But he has one hundred dollars Of
your money and you have an old cab
that's pretty near falling to pieces. Now
we must overtake Mr.. Simpkins and
make him give back your money"
Just then, by great good luck, an auto
mobile came toward them.
Melchisedek held UP his hand and the
driver stopped.
Take us up the HILL" said the boy. He
pushed Mr. Sanford into the automobile
Run at your top limit. driver. We want
to catch tall man with flowing red whis-
kers like banners and 2 selfish look on
his face"
The automobile man started with such
a jerk that Mr.. Sanford toppled over
backward ard sat down hard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18
What the People Say
Who Have Taken
GRAVEYARD.

1t is not what is merely claimed for remedy that
recommends it to the favor of people, but what it
tualy achieves that makes it indis pensabe to
family. Graybeard is the formula of the wsest doctor
in this country 1t is made of pure fresh barks, bios
and berries
No family should pretend to go through spring and
summer without bottle two of it. Every child should
have it,
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] D Russ we'll known aHor "a
medicine fol me
out Ii
eat IL
II
Walker Journals Of
dcuredne break-
swch ou
tunHG -rdo Of until
Yea 4
and
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70
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Respess Drug Co., ProprietOrs.

SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES 500 A BOTTLE
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

Equitable Loan company, suit to
foreclose a mechanics lien, the plain
tiff was given judgment for $45.7G,
with six per cent interest from Feb
ruary l, 1899. One-half Of the costs
are taxed to each party.
In the case of A.sC. Leighton VS.. O..
L. Webb, to foreclose vendors lien,
the title to lot So in Leighton & Ban
nister's second addition, was quieted
in the plaintiff, and he was also given
judgment for the sum of $500, which,
if paid by the defendant, will entitle
him to deed to the property in ques-
ton.
The Injunction case of Mary Ost.
dick VS.. the City of Ottumwa, in which
the plaintiff asked that the city be ell
Joined from collecting paving tax as
sessed against her property, was con-
tinued until next term.
A permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
for two and half years a registered
pharmacist was granted j. w. Samp-
son today.
D. H. Emery has been appointed as
commissioner to take the evidence
in the divorce case of Felix Santens
VS.. Mary Santens, and report the same
to the court.
An agreed decree was signed yes
terday in the case OF Bertha Morgan
ct al VS.. Ed. Wilson ct al. The suit
was in regard to road. and has been
on the docket for long time. ..,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
IN A MAD HOUSE.
Mrs. Nettie Craven Fair Driven In.
sane bY Trouble.

sane py trouble.
Washington, Sept. Sword has
been received by relatives in this city
from DR.. Howard Harrington, of San
Francisco, that Mrs. Nettie Craven
Fair is confined in private mad
house. DR.. Harrington says his pa
tient is confined to her bed but por-
ton of the time; that she is greatly
run down physically and consequent
ly mentally; that she manifests no
suicidal or other mania; that it will
be long time before she can re-
cover, but that she will eventually be
restored to normal health with proper
care.
Mrs. Carven's daughter, Mrs. Koch
Ter, of st. Louis, has been notified of
her mothers condition and is on her
way to her bedside
Those who have followed the case
turnout the trying ordeal to Mrs. Car
ven Gas she is still called here, tho
there is not living soul in Washing
ton but believes she is really what she
claims-the widow of Senator James
G. Fair), are not surprised at the
news that she is in mad house.
Physically weakened and mentlly I'M
strung by. her long legal battles o.
gainst the Fair millions. distressed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

by the badgering of lawyers when
she was on the stand and by the
visit of bailiffs when she was i'll at
her hotel, declared by the trial Judge
a forger and an adventures, indicted
by the grand jury for perjury and
subornation of perjury-little wonder
that she has collapsed under the
strain and the recent conclusive re-
verse, and. at the age of So, is sink
ing into chronic dementia.
Mrs. Craven Must Appear.
San Francisco, CAL, Sept. S.-If Mrs.
Nettie R. Craven, the claimant for the
Fair millions. does not appear in court
on Friday next Judge Cook promises
to send a deputy sheriff for her and
bring her to the city hall by force to
answer the grave charges pending
against her.
An order has been issued to this eff
feet, and the court announced yester-
day morning that he was determined
upon carrying the point.
The physicians appointed by the
court to pass upon the mental condi-
ton of Mrs. Craven reported yester-
day, and while one is non-committal,
the other declares that Mrs. Craven is
shamming.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Procedure in the Various Cases Be.
fore the Court.

From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Sloan has set aside the for
mer decree giving the defendant a di-
vorce in the case of j. F. Bier VS..
Flora M. Bier, and has instead given
the plaintiff divorce. Mr.. Bier is
given the care of his son o. P. Bier,
Jr., with the provision that the boy
may visit his mother once each year.
She is given one-half the household
goods, and Prior S. Wilson is ap-
pointed to make the division. In lieu
of division of the balance of the
property, Mrs. Bier is given $3.50,
which must be paid within fifteen
days from date.
In the case of the Eldon Loan &
Building association VS.. H. NJ.
Hughes ct al, the plaintiff has been
given judgment for $178 and costs and
attorneys fees. The defendant on his
cross bill was also allowed small
amount.
In the case of P. B. Rogers VS.. The
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
A MEDLEY OF FACTS.
Are Strangely Jumbled Together
But Tell a Great Deal.
HAPPINESS, SIN AND SORROW.
Record for the Week Of Arrests, Fires,
Marriage Licenses Issued, Deaths,
instruments Filed with the County
Recorder, and the State of Weather.
From Mondays Daily.

No.
t1o' is'
IWenty-one arrests were made by
the ponce for the week beginning Sep
temDer and ending at midnight last
nlght. during the same length of'tme
~ tmt ~ . uopai .hienl was caileu oul pue
$50 $3.50 .oui ma Llase licensees were 10
;,,s.,, iiaie uea.ns ocsurieu' hlty-elsnl
ra u.s. u.s a W. iueu VIII .lie ., couiey
80 .s" an M. Weunesudy was .ne no.
e eest uay. lnis IS strange Juihple ol
ie1 Tmo a4u 10 eo1u ~ uesaii peioM W,
a. ~ aiieeIs were maui Wy the po-
se -. ~ ~, Lne w anu oI , iilah was eaA-
em " .he iospi'ai' Tue huihper anu
I I.tn1;es+ io.io"'
Wno $3.50 .'''.'..''...''
Kasn anes 49,. c c...;..'..
Disturhinp tho neace :
Keenine disorderlv house .
Taken to bosnitaI
Fires
The denartmen+ was c.1,ed oft +uioa
during the waelr =" Tna erst ~ wa 800 o,s
Thursday whom fro woe fo,,nd in
the ROAR store roon, of tho first 400
of the RalIineall hotel Snontanaous
combustion is s,,nnosed to he the ca,,ss.
of the hlaze which cansed Int siiaht
damage and w.s oy+;ng,,ishaJ Nv ho,,d
erenades aided hv tba saruic u of the
department The second alarm was
false. ~ ~ ' - We
M,rr;,,.s
rour lhafllase licenses were issued
uulihs 'he Wesk, Mhlch is shla!l
li ' osuaiiy lney average dpouI
one eaen DAY.
NJ tM Dnu L. oausete W MISS IVA
w. ra
Weqneso dy-Arthur mcclellan TO
Nii ,T,S' Lena heaonan.
III lLu !, ,s y r. honuepush 10 MIS-
i'asnei y. hulis;
o n..,i b. stevens 10 MRS. Ma
nisn
Deatns TOT the week.
Nine deaths occurred during the
week, the names of whom, together
with their residence, disease where OBJ
tainable, age and place of intermenr
are given:
Monday-Infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Healy, No. 124 South Ash street. Buri-
al at Eldon.
Daniel collars, North Wapello street
cause of death perltonitis; age 81
years, 10 months; interment in Otturl-
wa cemetery.
Wednesday Ernest Owen, died at
the Ottumwa hospital of typhoid fever,
at the age of 20 years; interment IN
the Ottumwa cemetery.
Thursday-ln1ant son OF Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Mundell, of No. 202 South
Willard street; interment in Shaui
cemetery
Irving Johnson, NO. 1904 East Sec
ond street age 8 months, interment in
the Ottumwa cemetery.
Friday-Dennis Walsh, No. 637 East
Second street; cause OF death, old
age; age rs years, interment in Cal
vary cemetery.
saturday-Maria Walton, Lincoln av-
enue, age 66 years, lnterment in
'ng po ot.ulnwa u GgHe.ery' .
oousa ~ death cons,,mntion. h,ria1 -,
Dalton Mo $500 -. :
infant I au,son 51e South char,d.n
avenue cause death coneestion Of
hrnin interment in Shanl cemeterv
Ths Ms.4har
"Wednesday of last week w,s tho
| hottest dav accordine n the ohsarua.
flows of 0hservar Henry Scbnidt q,
taken Of tho Government citation The
foilowine ebows first the may;,onn.
temnerature second the minimum tenn.
nerature and third the state Of the the
weather for each dav last week
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Letters Remaining Uncalled for In OF.
tumwa, Iowa, Postoffice, for the
Week Ending September I, 1900.

The great success of Chamberlain.
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in the treatment of bowel complaints
has made it standard over the greater
part of the civilized world. For sale
by druggists.
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Mrs. Craven Must Appear.

My comforts and blankets are here.
You can buy them of me at the mill
price. A. 2. Moss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

am selling lots of hosiery. the
quality and the price is the reason. A.
D. Moss.