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OTHER COTTON MARKETS
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, April - p m.-Money on call
steady at 2t503 pei cent last loan per cent;
$50; I PaPIIi q. 1,IzsSfIa Per oont.
in bankers bills at 4.sS1aQ4884 for demand and
at 4.So for 90 days. Posted rates 485IS and 4.S9
Commercial bills 4S4AQ4s5. Silver certificates
59AO6l Bar silver 81. Mexican dollars 48ss.
Government bonds strong; State bonds iuactive
Railroad bonds irregular.
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EaoY Sc tako. easy to operate. 2Hts.
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National Tube. -. fSM
do preferred 100
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keb.

Keb, Nov. 30.-The mines were run
five days this week owing to Thanks
giving.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Farrand and family
visited in Competing on Thursday with
friends and relatives.
George Holt and Doctor Hull spent
Thursday evening in Ottumwa.
Gus Ahlstrom, of Keb. and Mat
Miers of Ottumwa have started a gro
Gerry store in Ottumwa. A Woodland,
formerly manager Of the Western
Supply store here, is manager, for
them. Mr.. Ahlstrom was teamster
here for the above company for sew.
eral years.
James Ferguson, one of our miners,
bought the residence of Gus Ahlstrom
on Main street, and James Spears, the
tenant house on Vine street.
John Hines, one of the oldest resi-
dents here, departed this week fol
Alabama, where he will work in the
mines and live with his sister. He
many friends gave HIS and his chill
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MR.. D0OLEY AGAIN ON INT ERNA TI0NAL AMENITIES
P. dunno. tHoward Russell

BE hivens," said Mr.. Dooley, 81
wisht I'd been there"
"Where?" asked Mr. Hennessy.
cat tn bankit iv tn Ancyent an
Hon'rable Chamber iv Commerce in
Moo York said Mr. Dooley. "'Tis a
hard fate that compels me to live out
here on TIL prairies among TIL aborig
al Americans firm Poland an Bohay-
myn. Me heart at times is burstin
f'r to jine tn festivities iv me fellow
Britons in Moo York. FIR I'm Brit
ish subjick, Hinnissy | wasn't born
wan l was born in Ireland. But
have little money put away an w.
ry American that has larned to make
wan dollar shticll to another is eX-offi-
clio, as Hogan says, British subjick.
We've adopted q foster father. Some
iv us amt amy too kind 20 TIL oil gin
tleman. In tn matther iv tn Nicara-
COON Canal We have recently pushed
him over an took about all he had.
But our hearts feels tn love iv tn
parent country though our hands is
rebellyous an ivry year me fellow
merchants gets together in Moo York
an f'rgets tn cares iv tn wool an
tallow business in an outburst iv de-
votion to tn OF land firm which our
| fathers sprung or was sprung be tn
polls.
"Th' president iv tn bankit was me
frind, Morse X. Cheeseshop. a MIN
per iv an oil Yorkshire family born in
tn West Riding iv Long Island befure
tn Crimeyan War. At his right sat
| tn sicrety iv state Fl tn colony an at
his left me frind tn ambassadure to tn
Coort iv Saint James. Why we shud
sind an ambassadure | don't know,
| though it may be an OF custom kept
up f'r to PLACE tn people iv Omaha
Hes good man, tn ambassadure
who is inthrajoocin tn American joke
in England. Hogan says tn difference
between an American joke an an En-
glish joke is rh' place to laugh. In an
American joke We laugh just afther tn
point if at all. but in an English joke
we laugh ayether befure tn point Oh
afther tn decease iv tn joker. TIL
ambassadure hopes to inthrajooce a
cross iv tn two that We don't laugh
at all that will be suited to tn En-
giish market His experiments sc
far has ueen encouragin'.
At tn conclusion iv tn eatin' tn
chairman, Sir Morse Cheeseshop in
thrajooced tn sicrety iv state in few
well chosen wurruds. Fellow colon
lists, says he, L desire to presint His
Majestys representative in this coun
thry who is dom more thin amy 9th
er man in tn plastherin' business. he
says. OWN he says, to mibers IL
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window at Windsor Castle an see
nanny iv tn sturdy lielists here befure
me bein' received in tn back yard be
tn king mind well tn wurruds that
fell firm his lips whin We left to take
lunch in TIL rile woodshed "Chote.'
he says, those were a fine lot iv
Americans" he says, what thribe did
We say they belonged to-" "Soos,o he
says.
80 tn avenin' proceeded until twas
time to go home, whin tn chairman
proposed tn customary toast. Me
lords an gintlemen charge ye'er glass
es an jne me in a toast he says. His
Britain, an possibly Ireland, iv Inja,
Egypt, iv Australia, iv South Africa in
a sinse, an iv tn dominions beyant TIN
sea- includn' Moo York, King. Defnd-
err iv tn Faith. | hope | got it all in
'Ye did. said tn ambassadure An tn
toast was drunk with enthusiasm.
Other toasts were dhrunll to tn rile
family an tn Protestant Succession,
to tn Jock ~ Argyle who used to own
Andrew Carnaygie, an in nanny
cases tn rifle merchants carrid tn
glasses away in their pockets. JUS as
TIL comp'ny was breakin up man
whose CATERS creaked rose an said:
Isn't there wan more toast?' Good
hivens have | forgotten somewaa"
said Lord Cheeseshop That was all
there was in tn book. Who dye
nance he says. I name tn Prisidint
iv tn United States. says tn man. who
comes firm Baraboo Oh. him., says
tn chairman in a relieved tone. Well,
annywan that wants to can dilrink his
health at tn bar he says.
AS tn comp ny filed out a band was
playin' in tn admin room where
they was a meetin iy tn Amalgamat-
ed Stove-polish men firm tn neighbor-
hood iv Terry Hut What's that out
landish chune?' says Lord Cheese
shop. IT'S tn naytional air, west iv
Hoboken. says tn man firm Baraboo.
What's it called?' says Lord Chees-
shop. 'Th' Shtar Spangled Banner
says tn man. Well says Lori
Cheeesshop, It's very inthrestin.' he
says. ''Tis tn on'y lndyan music l
liver heerd.' he says.
"Ah WE'LL said Mr.. Hennessy, "who
cares?'
Faith, think ye're right" said Mr..
Dooley. "A man will swallow amy
thing with a good dinner What is
good fr what Hogan calls tn ilimin-
J thry canal has nawthin to do with tn
: Nicaragoon Canal an I'd be more
: afraid iv Lord Cheeseshop il he
thought tn toast an didn't say it.
Our Anglo-Saxon relations is always
| a give-away on some wan.
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tn Sinit lawn hod iv bricks fall
on his head recently, he has not been
able to do much on tn job he says
But he has brought his trowel an
morthar here tonight an if We will
kindly lave off singin' 'Brittanya rules
tn prosperity wave FIR a mint he'll
ruks. Me Lords an gintlemen, tn
sicrety iv state"
Fellow subiicks,' says TIL sicrety
iv state, diplomacy is far diff'rent
business thin it used to be, ca voice,
Good fr you.O In tn days iv Bis
marck, Gladstun an Charles Francis
Adams twas a case iv intrigue an
deceit. Now it is as simple as sellin'
a pair iv boots. In fifteen years tn
whole nature iv man is so changed
that a diplomat has on'y TO be hon
est, straightforward an manly and
concede ivrything an he will find his
opponents will meet him half way an
take what he gives. Unfortunately
diplomacy only goes as far as the
dure. 1t is enable to give polls pro
lection to tn customer so whin he
laves tn shop tn sthrong arm men iv
tn sinit knocks him down an takes
firm him ivrything he got inside an
more too. Diplomacy has become a
philanthropic pursoot like shop-keepin
but politics, ME lords, is still tn same
OF sport iv highway robbry. But
done what I cud to PROTECT TIL mother
father an brother-in-law country an
between you an me if don't deserve
tn Victorya cross f'r presintin' that
threaty to tn sinit nobody does.
will on'y say that hinceforth tn policy
iv this sovermint will be as befure
not to bully sthrong power or wrong
principle iv wronging' tn sthrong an
bullyin' tn weak"
"Th' sicrety iv state was followed be
tn ambassadure. I wish to tell We,
said he, what good time l had il
England. Befure I wint l was sthrong
ly prejudiced again England. though
it was tn noblest country ON which
as Dan'l Webster says, tn sun nive
set without hatchin' out new colony
But did it a great injustice It is bet
Their thin what l thought. 1t does no
care FIR chaff or gush such as goe
down in this country. All an Eng
be ye'ersilf. frank manly an sincere
A little cry on tn Shoulder a firm
grasp iv tn hand brief acknowledge
ment that We owe our language an ar
payin' it back, our lithrachoor an GU
tocts to him an his heart opens. H
cannot conceal his admiration fr we
He goes away. All, niver will I frye
tn day l peeked out iv me bedroom
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river; one on Wednesday and one on
Thursday afternoon. The trophies
were that favorite holiday bird-the
turk.
A. L. Hinton, of Abba. district col
onizer of the Fraternal Pilgrims of
America. has been in town this week
enlarging the local order of the Pill.
grims. He also paid the insurance of
/ B. A. Norwood. a member of that or
der, who died recently. Mr. Hinton
returned to Abba to spend Thanksgiv-
ing. but will return and spend week
or ten days more at this place.
w. D. Taylor, of near Lakonta. but
a former principal in the high school
here has departed for Mt. Pleasant to
look at farm mile from that city
with a view of purchasing. He re-
turns tomorrow.
J The farmer boys around Lakonta
have organized band with about &c
pieces.
Miss Sarah Grant. OF Oskaloosa
has arrived for visit with her cousin
Miss Grace Grant. on Church street
She will return home Monday to en-
ter school.
The Thanksgiving attractions here
were a shooting match, the football
game between the Oskaloosa Lucky
Stars and the Abba Giants and pro
gram at the Congregational church al
night.
i The Catholic fair at the opera house
/ Wednesday evening was quite a sue
cess. The attendance was good ant
the amusements consisted of dancing
etc, and a rattle at which several arti
cles were given away.
I Mrs. Ida Bunnell and family. ant
her brother, Fay H. Collins, all o
Oskaloosa, We're Thanksgiving guests
of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A
Collins near this place. They will re
turn home Monday.
Miss Mary Schafer has gone to Val
ley Junction for short visit with he
sister. Mrs. Hartman.
Miss Sadie Lane of Oskaloosa, at
} tended the Catholic fair here.
The furniture dealers. Schafer {
Steinhoff have recently sold pianos t.
Thomas Dougherty, OF near Blui
Creep postoffice and VIM. Springer
of Eveland. one of the supervisors O
, Mahaska county.
Mrs. Geo. w. Davis and daughter
Miss Grace. of Oskaloosa, spen
Thanksgiving with their son an
brother, Fl. S. Davis. the Iowa Contra
agent.
Miss Bridge Simons has gone t
visit with relatives at Valley junction
. The Abba Giants and the Oskaloos
Lucky Stars lined up on the Eddyvill
gridiron Thursday afternoon and pla!
ed thrilling game of football, a
which there was good attendance.
Miss Lulu Godfrey. of Abba, spen
! Thanksgiving at this place.
Mrs ]. II. England's condition
| somewhat worse.
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49, PRACTICAL POLITICS sx2s
~s1@V~ liam ~SA~
By Hon. William H. ("Buck") Hinrictsen.

throw a certain system it will be ne.
cessary for the student to become him
self part of that system, and there
is no improperly in his joining the or.
ganization.
A party organization is the only
school in which he can successfully
study practical politics, and he has
the same right to membership in the
organization as any other man pro-
Tossing to be member of the party
His object is a good one for the party
as whole and for the organization
itself. and he need have no hesitation
in following the suggestions given. In
fact, should he openly declare his OBJ
iect, he will find himself we'll received,
for the leaders of the organization, as
a rule, understand and deplore the
defects in the system under which
they work and are glad to get recruits
who will aid in reforms.
In joining the organization the stu
dent should make up his mind to do
nothing in politics of which he need
be ashamed. He should resolve to
conduct himself in politics as he does
in business and to be at all times a
gentleman.
Joining the organization is usually
q simple matter. The student should
call upon the chairman of the county
committee, state his wishes and prof
fer his service. He is certain to be
we'll received and instructed as how
to proceed in order to become a recog
nized member of the organization. In
some localities a simple statement OF
his position is all that is necessary,in
others he may be required to join his
ward, township or precinct club, in
others again, it is custom to sign
the party membership roll. All this
will be explained to him and he will
probably be referred to the organiZa
tons representative in the voting pre-
cinct or district in which he lives.
If he is known to be good public
speaker he will probably be assigned
to work on the stump, but, while moi
declinging this duty, he should, insist
, upon being assigned to certain
, amount of field and Office work before
, being listed as regular speaker.
! On the stump he may become {
!, great campaign orator, but will Learn
!, little of practical politics.
He can almost always select the
;, work he will do, even though 1t should
: duplicate the work of some one else
. and in this paper the details of worl
!, and study will be dealt with in the
;, order in which it should generally BIZ
:, done.
1t is estimated that the study ant
!. training suggested will extend through
. year, including campaign in which
local, state and national tickets are
:, nominated and elected. The study ant
), training need not seriously interfere
= with any regular business in which thu
= student is engaged.
=. :. The subject will be treated in thu
. shape of advice to a single student
:, though numbers may be engaged il
;, the same work at the same time, ant
y the attempt will be made to carry hin
!, through a regular course which will
" place him on his feet as a practica
politician.
Copyright, 1900. by Lewis D. Samr
son, Editor Globe Press Service, Chi
r cago.)
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would in a few years become a politi-
clan; not necessarily an Office seeker
or an office-holder, but with llnowl-
edge of pratical politics sufficient to
enable him to do his duty as voter
and as citizen.
A knowledge of practical politics is
in itself an education not to be de-
spsed, and every man will find him
self better equipped for business, for
society or for a protection through a
study of this science. He will find the
study an interesting one, and will, il
he pursues it conscentiously, become
every day broader, better and truer
man.
Our educational system does not pro-
vide schools of instruction in this
science, and it is the purpose of this
series of articles to outline simple
course of study and training, which, if
followed out, will fit any young man
for membership or even a command
in the political militia of the country.
Choosing Party.
1t is of the first importance that the
young voter shall ally himself with a
political party in the principles of
which he firmly believes.
No man can do good work in the in
terest of theory at variance with his
convictions, and, therefore, no matter
what his surroundings, his associa-
tions or his early impressions, his pc.
litical affiliations should be governed
by his convictions, based on faithful
study and careful consideration.
He should cast aside all prejudice,
all preconceived notions and all senti-
mental ideas he may have absorbed.
He should, in short. enter upon the
work of selecting a party with his
mind as free from former impressions
as his will power can make it.
He should, if he has not already
done SO, acquire thorough knowledge
of the history of his country, using
only the standard authors.
He should study the history of pc
litical parties aiming to arrive at the
basic principles upon which each one
was founded and the result upon the
country where these principles have
been honestly applied. He should
, study the great issues that have from
, time to time divided the people ant
endeavor to make up his mind as tt
which side of each question promise:
the best for the whole people, and hi
. should, above all, compare condition!
/. existing at the time the constitution
was adopted and those existing at tn,
! present time before making up hi
, mind as to which theory of govern
!. ment, upon which parties are found
, ed, is best suited to the needs of tn
, republic.
: This paper is intended to be strictl,
nonpartisan; | therefore refrain from
!, suggesting the books to be studied il
! acquiring this information, as almos
+ every work has at least a slight bia
one way or the other.
Having determined upon the part
+ with which he will act, the young MAJ
!. is now prepared to begin the actua
!. study of practical politics, that whic
+ he has heretofore learned being onl
!, preparatory.
Joining the Organization.
n In order to reform or even ovel
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weeks, when she returned and was sup.
posed to be all right again, but her
mind had failed and she was taken to
the hospital for treatment by Sheriff
Manning and Mrs. C. F. Goltry on We'd
nesday.
Robert Manning has been brought
home from Des Moines, where he has
been for some time past, and is lying
at the home of his parents, Eli Man
ming, very seriously ill Of typhoid few
er.
Charlton, Nov 3O.-There seems to
be regularly organized gang of
thieves operating in Lucas county.
Early in the season they confined
themselves to stealing from barns and
out buildings, taking anything they
could lay their hands on from a buggy
| whip to set Of harness. Then they
began stealing feed and later took to
appropriating other peoples chickens.
They are now stealing pigs, and during
the past week reports have come in
| from different parts of the county OF
the theft of from one to five heads of
hogs from pens and pastures. Mrs.
Marshall, an aged widow who resides
here lost the only pig she had. The
zenith of their operations was reached
one day this week when they stole a
hog from Lloyd Penick. The hog was
in the lot on the farm west of town
and the thieves not only stole the pig
but they also killed and butchered it
in the public road beside the lot. The
refuse was found next morning and
the thieves were tracked as far as
Charlton by the blood stains in the
road. On reaching town the trail was
lost. Their operations are not confin
ed to one part of the county as reports
come in from every direction. They
evidently have horses and wagons ant
travel over the county stealing any
thing which strikes their fancy
There seems to be no way of catching
the thieves although many of the
farmers are setting traps for them.
| Robert Larson, one of the most pop
ular and highly respected Swedish
boys of Charlton, died at the home o
his parents near the depot Friday
morning after an illness of two weeks
of typhoid fever. Robert was twenty
four years of age and was born il
Charlton. He attended the public
schools here, but left before gradual
ing to take up the printers trade, anc
has been empliyed in all the Offices il
Charlton. He was a good Christian
boy, having united with the Swedish
Lutheran church several years ago,ant
has been an earnest worker in all de
partments of church work.
Thursday evening. at the home O
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Baldwin, occurred the marriage 0
their daughter. Miss Ida, to p. j. Brou
drup of Webster City. 1t was yer,
quiet affair. The couple was unattend
ed and the ceremony was witnesses
by only few friends and relatives
The bride is one of Chariton's mos
charming young women, having bee
employed for some times as saleslad
in McCullough's store, and her cheer
full disposition and courteous treat
ment won host Of friends. TIL
! groom is a stranger in Charlton, bu
is highly spoken of as a model youn
man. The couple have the congratuls
tons of host Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Holmes, fol
J merly residents Of Lincoln township
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( NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Nov. 29.-The much talked
of and long expected game of football
between the regular Charlton eleven
and a picked eleven from the Noxall
club was played Thursday and result
ed in score of 16 to in favor of the
regular team. The day was an ideal
one for football and fully 800 people
witnessed the game.
Miss Ida BEEN, one of the teachers
in the public schools, left Wednesday
evening for few days visit with her
friend, Miss Bertha Wadsworth of
Somerset.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Browning Of Fair
field were in town Thursday to attend
the wedding of Miss Ida Baldwin.
Wednesday was Murray Mitchner's
tenth birthday and his mother celebrat-
ed the occasion by inviting in num-
Der of his young friends to spend the
evening with him. The time passed
swiftly and pleasantly in games and
social conversation.
The public schools of Charlton clos
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EddyviiIe.

Eddyville, Nov. 3O.-Several of the
rooms of the school gave programs
Wednesday afternoon. In the high
room the program lasted about one
hour. The question Resolved, that
capital punishment should be abolish
ed" was debated, the affirmative being
upheld by Miss Nellie Terrell and the
negative side was defended by Miss
Clara Hudson and Fred Shawyer.
John Smith. the other debatee on the
affirmative side was not present, so
that it was rather an uneven battle, the
vote standing one for the affirmative
and two for the negearlve. Among
the good things on the program was
an excellent temperance story read by
Miss Mabel Johnson, a dramatic reel
tation by Miss Rena B. Watt, a hui
morous recital of the Dutchman's
Telephone by Dain Roberts and q
comic recital by Callie chord. Quite
a number of the pupils of the high
room We're not present, and only .
few visitors came out. On the close
of the program the school was dis
missed for the remainder of the weel
for Thanksgiving.
The local sportsmen tested thei,
craftsmanship in a couple of shooting
matches which were held across tbs
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NioI,t MAS Her Terror.

~ would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize. OF
Alexandria, Ind, and could hardly get
any sleep. l had consumption SO bad
that if ] walked block I would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but, When
all other medicines failed, three S1.0l
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and | gained SO
pounds It's absolutely guaranteed
to cure coughs, colds. la grippe, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung troubles.
Price soc and S1.00. Trial bottles free
at Clark e. Mollison's drug store.