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Departure of Aeronauts

st. Petsrsburg, April 23.-The papers an- nounco the departure for South Africa of aer0nauts to organize a military balloon service for the Transvaal They took the necessary balloons and accessories with
The age-herald., 1900-04-24
A Reformation
From Puck.

From Puck.
 "Tney say Uncle Ned remembers seeing George Washington"
 "No, sao. He used ter remember dat; but he don't since he done jined de chu ch"
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The age-herald., 1900-04-24
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Is Your Life Worth Sc Cents.

We defy the world to produce a
medicine for the cure of all forms of
kidney and bladder troubles, piles and
all diseases peculiar to women, that
will equal Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
Ninety-eight per cent. of the cases
treated with Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure that have come under our obser-
walton have been cured. We sell our
medicine on positive guarantee, if
directions are followed, and money will
be refunded if cure is not effected.
Price so GETS. For sale by w. w.
Ennis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
AFTERNOON SESSION
A Brief Synopsis of the Several Ad.
dresses Delivered.

A Brief Synopsis of the Several Ad.
dresses Delivered.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Notwithstanding the extreme heat
during the afternoon yesterday the at
tendance at the annual reunion of the
Old Settlers Association, held at Full
lens grove, Agency, was greatly aug
mented over that in the morning. The
proceedings of the mornings session
were printed in detail in the Courier
last evening, including a synopsis of
Governor Shaws address. David Jay
presided at the afternoon session in
the absence of Capt. S. H. Harper
president of the Association, who re-
turned to Ottumwa Immediately after
dinner.
Besides the addresses by Hon. w. A.
McIntire and Capt. S. B. Evans, there
were a number of five minute talks in
the afternoon. The program was in
terspersed with musical selections by
the Wapello Chief band, and the la
dies quartette Of Agency. The sing
ing of the latter was an especially
pleasing feature Of the days entertain
ment, and the ladies were receiving
repeated encores.
Hon. w. A. Mclntire.
The principal address in the after
noon was that made by Hon. w. A. Nc
Intire on the subject of "The Old Log
School House" Mr.. McIntire has
been resident of Iowa since 1849 and
consequently is entitled to member
ship in the Old Settlers Association,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
HEAVY DEATH ROLL.
One Hundred and One Old Settlers
Die Within One Year.

One hundred and one old settlers
have died in Wapello county since
September 1, 1899, record that is
unprecedented in the history of the
county. Sixty of these deceased per-
sons or over one-half of the entire
number were seventy years OF age,
or over at the time of their death.
The late Judge H. B. Hendershott
had lived longest in this state, the
length of his residence having been
So years, while DR.. G. G. Lewis fol-
lowed with a residence OF 90 years;
Mrs. Sarah Peck and James M PECK,
So years, and thirty-two others nifty
years and over. The Oldest person
that died during the time was Rev.
Booker Fox, colored, whose age was
estimated at 104 years. altho even ne
did not know how old he really was.
Jonathan Mick, of Highland township,
and Theron A. Morgan, OF this city,
we're both 81 years of age at the time
of their death, and Rev. Anthony
Robinson was 80 years. The record,
which follows, shows that tWenty-one
other persons, old settlers, were 81
years of age and over:
The Dead.
DR.. T. J. Douglass died September q,
1899, in Ottumwa, at the age OF u
wears. Resided in Iowa for As years.
Mrs. Ada Boston died September !,
1899, in Ottumwa, at the age OF At
wears. Resided in Iowa for Al years.
John O'Brien died September 1889,
in Keokuk township, at the age OF 70
years.
M. H. Giltner died September Z,
1899, in Ottumwa, at the age OF 81
years.
Hosea B. Jones died September 8,
1899, in Ottumwa, at the age OF ~
years. Resided in Iowa 4S years.
Mrs Polly Houk died September s.,
1899, in Green township, at the age OF
80 years.
Mrs. Nelson Swenson died Septem-
Der 10, 1899, in Munterville, at the age
of 65 years Resided in Iowa SO years.
A. P. Peterson died September l6,
1899, in Ottumwa at the age of Sc
years. Resided in Iowa SO years.
]. B. Pitcher died September 81, 1899
in Agency at the age of 60 years.
Phoebe Harsh died October /, 1885,
in Ottumwa, at the age of rs years. Re-
SIZED in Iowa 80 years.
Mrs. M. b. Root died October 1, 1885,
in Kansas City, at the age of 8Oyears.
Resided in Iowa Sc years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
PIONEERS
CELEBRATE
Fifth Annual Reunion of Wap-
clio County Old Settlers.
Association.
GOV. SHAW is PRESENT
List OF Officers Including Township
Vice Presidents Elected by WapelIo
{ County Old settlera' Association for
the Ensuing Year.
From Yesterdays Second Edition.

From Yesterdays Second Edition.
s. Agency, Aug. 81. (SpeciaD-Fully
5000 pioneers of this county, together
with their families and friends are
gathered in Fullen's grove here to-
day in attendance upon the fifth an.
nual meeting of the Wapello county
Old Settlers Association. The day is
bright and warm, but the heat is tenn
pered by fine westerly breeze.
After the business meeting and
election of eofficers this morning the
regular program opened with music
by the Wapello Chief Band of Ottum-
wa. Rev. w. S. Moore, of Agency.
then invoked the divine blessing. AZ
ter an address of welcome by Major
H. c. Humbert which was responded
to by president S. H. Harper, Judge
Joseph G.. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, de-
livered an address.
Judge Mitchell spoke in part as fo,-
lows:
81 have not been resident of Wa
pello county long enough to be eli
gible to membership in your Old Set
tiers Association, but being an old
settler of Iowa l feel that / am not
guilty of impertinent intrusion when !
mix with you and partake of your hos
pitality at your annual reunions"
Judge Mitchell came to Iowa with
his parents when he was but 81
months old, and at no time since that
has he resided further than rs miles
from his present Ottumwa home. His
parents settled in Lucas county which
was at that time wild prairie land, the
home of the deer. In those years
where Lucas county's court house now
stands the wolf sucked her young
and across the lots in Charlton where
stands splendid brick blocks the
hunter chased the wounded buck.
Iowa had no gold, silver or mineral
fields that offered unearned fortunes
to adventures, spectators or kuay
t5h promoters. She had no grea
water powers making promise fo
sites for future great manufacturin;
or commercial cities to invite heavy
A4AvSoSAAAS1Aeo VI SaplIo1 4loul IAS ')lI
states. In the beginning Iowa only
offered land for homes, hence Iowa's
early settlers were home seekers, not
mere fortune hunters. But the offer
was not to the indolent nor the dainty
Privations that could only be endured
& and hardships that could only be over
come by an unflinching purpose ant
fortitude and long, patient hard toll
A sickly. squeamish, hysterical woman
that had not the humility to live in
cabin, nor the strength and will t;
crate corn meal on a tin crater .
grind buckwheat in a coffee mill, ALI
the strength of stomach to live III,
complainingly for awhile, her onl
bread made from such meal, o
cakes made from such flour, and mea
only such as her husband might PR
cariously procure in hunt, at one
returned to her mother. And the ma
who lacked pluck, and was fretful an
impatient under privations aud corl
not work with vim and will 500
abandoned his claim and went bac
to his wife's people.
CAS- result our early settlers wer
young home seekers, brave and stron
young men and women who came ant
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23

Officers Elected.
The following officers of the Wapello
County Old Settlers association were
elected at the business meeting of that
body today: President, S. H. Harper,
Ottumwa; vice president, David Jay,
Blakesburg; secretary, w. H. H. AS
bury, Ottumwa; historian, J. l.. Har-
man, Ottumwa; treasurer, Major A. H.
Hamilton, Ottumwa; executive COM
mittee, G. L. Nye, Agency; David Jay,
Blakesburg; Jacob Lowenberg, Ottum-
wa; Norman Reno, Bladensburg; w.
A. McIntire, Ottumwa.
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Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established at Aurelia, Chero-
kee county.
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
BRYAN OR M'KINLEY.

The middle-of-the-roaders in Ne
braska are demoralized. Their state
convention at Grand Island has proved
to be a boomerang and it has flown
back and killed its inventors. The
honest men in that crowd are repu-
dating the whole business. The evil
dence of Republican management and
Republican money was too strong to
be resisted. All the true reformers
among them are coming back to the
regular party organization. AS be-
tween Bryan and Mckinley they will
choose Bryan every time. The mid
dle-of-th -the-road movement has already
spent its force. 1t was conceived in
sin, brought forth in iniquity, and 1t
has died the death of the wicked.
There will not be corporal's guard
of the malcontents this fall. They will
not carry township in the state. The
people will vote for Bryan or McKin-
ley and will not waste their time on
side issues.
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
Outs landing Ears.

The Disagreement of outstanding
ears should be checked in early child
hood, otherwise it is apt to be an OBJ
stinate matter to overcome. Various
simple little eXpedients may be re-
sorted to in order to accomplish the
end aimed at. For instance, a broad
elastic strap or webbing band passed
from the lower part of the back of
the head obliquely across the ears to
the top of the brow, will help to con-
quer this Disagreement. This band
can be worn at night or for an hour
or two during the day, or as an al
tentative there is the special ear cap
which has been invented with the OBJ
ject Of encouraging the ears to lie
close against the head. The muslin
caps which years ago babies used to
wear acted in a great measure as pre-
ventives against obtruding ears.
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
THOUGHTS FROM RUsKIN.

Faithful prayer always implies cor
relative exertion.
There is only one place where man
may be nobly thoughtless-hi death
bed. No thinking should ever be left
to be done there.
God always gives us strength and
sense enough for what He wants us to
do. If we either tire ourselves, or
puzzle ourselves, it is our own fault.
Surely no one can always know what
is right. Yes, you always can for to-
day; and If you do what you see of
it today, you will see more tomorrow.
No one can ask honestly or hope
fully to be delivered from temptation
unless he has himself honestly and
firmly determined to do the best he
can to keep out Of it.
There is no music in a rest" that
know of, but there's the making of
music in it. And people are always
missing that part of the life melody,
always talking of perseverance and
courage and fortitude; but patience
is the finest and worthiest part Of for
titude, and the rarest, too.
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
THE GORED OK.

The same papers that were lam
pooning Carl Schurz four years ago
because of his refusal to swallow 16
to 1 are now devoting columns of eu-
logy to his backsliding. But all they
say cannot make less convincing the
arguments of four years ago, prov
ing the folly of following the free
silver statesman.-Republican paper.
And the same papers that lampoon-
ed Senator Hoar few months ago
and called him an imbecile and a
laundering old idiot, now say that he
is conservative, intelligent and pa
triotic statesman. The reason is that
the senator has recently said that he
would support Mckinley for president
although he said last winter that on
account of the presidents course in
the Philippines the destruction of the
American republic would begin with
the administration of VIM. Mckinley
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
A Graphic Description of Pekin's Streets
and Buildings.

The city of Pekin is by no means
the least remarkable of the sights of
China. 1t is in every respect con-
trast to the other capitals of the
world. Pekin comprises in reality
three distinct townships. The first,
known as the Chinese city, lies to the
south, while adjoining it is the larger
Tartar city, which encloses the small
er Imperial, or Purple Forbidden
City" containing the palaces and
royal demesne. Though only ele-
waited to the position of Celestial capi-
tai in 1421, Pekin possesses history
which dates from over thousand
years back, and its antiquity is evil
dent from its faded grandeur and de-
creased population.
1t Is impossible in the space allotted
here to enter into all the details of
the history of Pekin, and so imp9r-
feet are its records that such an ac-
count would be impossible, with any
degree of exactness. When and by
Whom the city was founded is a mys-
terry. Pekin is a very ancient city.
Centuries before the Christian era it
was the capital Of the kingdom of Yen,
but when this kingdom was over
thrown by the Tsin dynasty in 222
B. c., the seat Of government was re-
moved elsewhere. About 93S A. D. it
again became the capital of the Kitan
dynasty. In 1915 it was captured by
Genghis Khan and in 1864 became the
residence of Kublai Khan. The native
emperors, however, who succeeded the
Mongol dynasty, removed the court to
Nankin, but the third emperor of the
Ming dynasty in 1921 orce more made
Pekin the imperial residence. The
city was repeatedly pillaged; its popu-
lation slaughtered, its defenses razed,
and its sacred temples defiled. Of all
the cities of China none appear to have
been the scene of so many successes
and mlsfortunes.
The Tartar city is planned on a
more imposing scale than the Chinese,
but its many fine buildings and gorge
GUS temples have mostly fallen into
state Of ruin. Among the most
noteworthy buildings in this enclos-
ure is the Tsungli Yamen, or foreign
office, established after the ratification
of the treaty of Tien-Tsin in 1S61-a
one-storied building resembling a tenn
pie rather than a government office in
appearance. In the southeast corner
Of the Tartar city are the foreign lega-
tons. clustered together, each sur
rounded by its wall, where reside the
ministers accredited to the court of
Pekin by the powers.
The Imperial city, lying in the CEN
ter of that above described is regard
ed by the Chinese as sacred ground on
which none but the elect may tread.
This holy of holies is Of considerable
extent. 1t is strongly enclosed, the
walls having circumference of six
miles, and contains a series of palaces
and imperial temples and buildings,
most Of which have not been explored
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29
BAD INTENT DISPROVED.
Expert Shooting by Cowboy Changes
Chnrpa

Expert Shooting by Cowboy Changes
Charge.
Jack" Vance, cowboy from the
ranch Of the Butte Creek Cattle COM
pany, was on trial at Alliance, Neb.
on a charge of shooting at brakeman
on the Burlington railway with intent
to kill him. He had received his pay
a few days before and was engaged at
the time of shooting in the picturesque
pastime of painting the country red.
Vance vehemently denied any intent
to perforate the brakeman. He told
the court that, while it was true that
he did take out his revolver and shoot
after the brakeman had pushed him off
the train, he was merely giving a pre-
arranged signal. He and friend had
been down the road few miles and
wanted to ride back to the nearest sta
tion to the ranch. Realizing that II
they were found by any of the train
crew they would be put off, they had
arranged that If anyone was put off
the train he should notify his partner
by firing his revolver at once. The
trainman, with visions Of what he
Armly believed was a narrow escape
from death, shook his head, and the
Judge looked unbelieving. Vance's
cowboy friend corroborated the story
but seeing that his tale failed to re-
ceve credence, the defendant asked
the court to please step outside. The
Judge asked what for. "Ill prove my
innocence, your honor" Vance said.
The court was curious and went out
side, so did the sheriff, lawyers, and
spectators. Vance pulled out his We
volver, and, holding postage stamp
between the fingers of his left hand,
clipped off each corner in succession.
Next he asked spectator to suspend
hickory nut from thread. Walking
OF thirty feet he wheeled, and at the
first shot he cut the thread. Taking
six tacks he placed them loosely in a
piece of wood. This he placed against
post twenty-five yards away. Bor-
rowing a watch from a bystander, he
opened the case for mirror, shot with
his back turned to the mark, and drove
each tack into the wood without
miss. The brakeman had been looking
on in open-mouthed wonder AS
Vance concluded, the brakeman step
ped up to the Judge, and, tapping him
on the arm, said: "Yes, yer Honor, /
guess was mistaken. That man was
not shooting at me. Denver Times.
Marble Hill press., 1900-08-29

by Europeans. Indeed, except on the
few occasions when the emperor has
granted an audience to the foreign
ministers in Pekin, the Purple For
'bidden City, has never been trodden
by barbarian" feet.
The only detailed description of the
Forbidden City" is given by DR.. S.
Wells Williams in his Middle King
DOM" He says that in the great
tower above the south gate of the en-
closure is a huge gong, which is struck
whenever the emperor passes through.
Here the imperial ruler receives his
troops when they return in triumph,
and here he confers gifts upon vassal
potentates and viceroys. Passing
through this gate one finds himself
in large court, where a small stream
These bridges cross over into a Sec
ond court, which is paved with marble
and flanked by pillared corridors and
rorticos At the head of this court is
superb marble structure, known as
the Gate of Extensive Peace, 11O feet
high. 1t is a sort of balcony where
the emperor on New Years day and
other festive occasions receives the
homage OF his courtiers.
Ascending stairway and passing
another gate, one reaches the TRANQUIL
Palace of Heaven, in which is the i'm
perial council chamber, and wherein
candidates for office are presented to
the sovereign. This is the richest,