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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02

didates for county offices before the
republican primary that will be held
June z. There are plenty Of them out
and it will be some time before the
voters make up their mind on the mer
it's of the various candidates. For
sheriff there are five out at present, J.
w. Mank, Don e. Lewis, R. F. Nolen,
T. A. Norman and Ned Williams. For
treasurer there are four candidates:
F. M. Waynick, F. P. Wright, S. H..
Brightwell and G. w. Huntley. For
county superintendent there are but
two announced with strong talk of
two more coming out. j. M. Hanlin
and w. A. Glackmeyer are the candi-
dates. 1t is too early in the campaign
yet to predict with any degree of ac-
curacy who the probable winners will
be but all are actively at work and all
claim their chances of election to be
bright
Charlton, March 30.-Mrs. c. G. Bel
Tor has sold her residence property in
the east part of town to Ed. Graves
for consideration of $3.50.
G. B. Routt, an old resident of Char
iton, but who has been spending the
past few years in Oakley, has depart
ed for Ogden where he expects to
make his home in the future with his
daughter, Mrs. Helen Anderson, of
that place.
Mrs. Mabel Best, of Russell, came
up Thursday for 4 few days visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Myers, of this place
T. O. Hughes, who has been con-
fined to his bed for the past six weeks
with severe attack of pneumonia,
has so far recovered as to be able to
be around the house, but not yet suf.
ficiently to be out of doors.
Frank Cakes has purchased two
lots of N. B. Branner in the east part
of town and is erecting neat little
cottage thereon which he expects to
occupy with his family when complet-
ed.
Miss Mae Huntley has returned
from Des Moines where she has been
attending Drake University and will
spend her spring vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mae Huntley.
Hog cholera has made it's appear
|anca in Lucas county. Sever
al farmers in different parts of
the county noticed it in their drove of
hogs. Some have checked it's ravages
while others have been unsuccessful.
The greatest loss has been reported
from near Derby where one farmer
lost nearly his entire herd of seventy
five hogs. Others have lost from two
to twenty-five hogs and the disease is
still spreading with no prospects of
abatement With the present price
of hogs, the loss will fall heavily upon
those unfortunate enough to have
it make it's appearance in their herd.
]. G. Sonora departed Thursday on
la weeks business trip to st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Mrs. N. j. Moore departed Thurs
day for LaPorte City, Iowa, called
there by a telegram announcing the
death of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Chapple
Meetings are being held at the Pres,
byterian church each evening this
week preparatory to communion ser
vices Sunday. Rev. Condit, of Russell
arrived Thursday night and is assist.
ing the regular minister. Rev. Os,
mand. They will hold services at 2:3C
Saturday afternoon in place of even
ing as is customary.
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Old Soldiers l;xnerience.

M. M. Austin, civil war veteran,
of Winchester. Ind, writes: My
wife was sick long inc in spite OF
good doctors treatment, but was
wholly cured by Dr., Kings New Life
Pills, which worked wonders for her
health" They always de- Try them.
Only 25c at Clark & Molllson's drug
store
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FUNSTON FOR GOVERNOR.
Kansas Republicans May Nominal,
Him for That Offie.

Topeka, Kan, March 29.-In the
event General Funston is not rewarded
with commission as Brigader Gener-
al in the regular army by President
Mckinley for his achievement in cap
turing Aguinaldo, the Kansas repub-
licans will make him their candidate
for Governor of Kansas next year.
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4!Iiteman.

Hiteman, April John Reese has
moved his family out to the Will Ev.
eret place. Mr.. and Mrs. Everett, it is
said, are going to Oklahoma.
Joe Lewis, having purchased. Dave
Jeffries' old home, intends moving mis-
family there.
w. D, Scott, having returned from
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Stomach Troubles Cured.

Tabers Pepsin Compound makes
weak stomachs strong, enriches the
blood, builds up nerve tissues. gives
one new appetite and makes one take
a healthy, wholesome interest in life's
pleasures. You VIII be surprised and
delighted after talling one bottle All
druggists sell it or sample bottle will
be mailed free. Write DR.. Taber Mfg.
Co.. Peoria, Ill.
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Mrs. Truitt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs

Mrs. Truitt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dodge.
The Twentieth Century club met
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
H. c. Leach. The study of sculpture,
painting and architecture during the
Gothic period and middle ages was
taken up. A description of Westmins-
ter Abbey was given by Mrs. B. F. Car
roll and Hugo's description of Notre
Dame cathedral in Paris was read by
Mrs. e. D. Beauchamp.
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Robert Snare was able to be on the
street yesterday after being confined
to his room with sickness.
Mrs. Geo. Fellows, of this place, de-
parted last evening from Chicago
where she will visit with the family
of her brother-in-law, Grant Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Williams, of
near Keosauqua, whose house burned
recently, have had the misfortune to
lose their infant child aged about six
weeks, and who was buried yesterday.
Ell Chanan Commandery of knights
Templar, of this place. is making
preparations for it's usual services
on Easter Sunday. Rev. Chas. e. Per-
kins, of the Congregational church,
will preach the Easter sermon.
Mrs. Thomas Rankin is quite sick
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Alex Brown, of this place
l.. K. Douds, of Douds Station, was
in Keosauqua yesterday.
e. r. Harlan and Ed Irish, of this
place, are in OttumWa on business.
County Treasurer McGrew visited
at his old home near Douds Station
Tuesday and Wednesday OF this week.
Keosauqua, April 1. - R. L. We'll
born, hardware merchant of Cantril,
was a recent Keosauaua visitor.
Sheriff ID. C. Petit departed Satur-
day for Des MONIES for an over
Sunday trip on business.
Miss Mabel Ferriss has returned to
her home in Doud's after weeks
visit with relatives in this place.
Ex-County Surveyor E. B. Kerken-
dali was a recent business visitor in
this place.
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Hedrick.

Hedrick, April l. - Miss Alma
Shriever, of Richland, spent a few
hours in Hedrick Friday going on to
Sigourney to visit her grandparents.
AS yet nothing has been done to-
ward remodeling the Baptist church
as was suggested a few weeks ago.
Jno. Hankammer entertained a
crowded house at the Presbyterian
church Friday night. This is his first
appearance in a special program of his
own.
The Junior class of the high school
gave a creditable program to an APP
preciative audience at the normal
building Friday evening. A roaring
farce was given and the Juniors are
deserving of much encouragement.
Mrs. Emma Crawford left Friday
night for several weeks stay at San
born, among relatives.
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is sck-some disease peculiar to her sex fast
developing in her system She goes her family
and tells him story but not the whole story.
She holds back something loses her head becomes agi
tated forgets what she wants say and finally
what she ought to have told and this completely mystes
the doctor.
wonder therefore, that the doctor fails to cure the
disease? Still cannot blame the for it
barrassng detail of the symptoms of her suffering
to her family physician. This is the why
hundreds of thousands of women are now in cOrre-
spondence with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. To
her they give symptom that when she ready
to advise them she possession of facts from her
correspondence with the patient than the physician
Following publish letter from showing the
result correspondence with Mrs. PnkhaI. such
letters are considered absolutely confidential by
Mrs. Pinkhan and are never published in any way
without the consent in writing of the paten but
hundreds of grateful for the health which Mrs
Pnkham her medicine have been able them
they not only to publishing their letters but
asking that this be done order that other
who suffer may be benefited by their experience
Mrs Ella Rice, Chelsea, Wis, writes:
years falling
the womb suffered much with
who did.
Idoctored with
months and instead of better My husband
faith
concluded
had taken bottles felt better, after
again
Lydia E. Pnkhams
Believe grateful the
RICE, Chelsea, Wis
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An electric light plant is being agi-
tated for at Melbourne.
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RUPTURE AND PILES. Absolute
ly cured. No severe pain or deten-
ton from business. We have given
1000 treatments of rupture, and can
cure you with or without knife oper-
alton.
VARIcocELE. This most annoy
ing deformity consists of an enlarge
ment of veins in sack, causing pains
in back, weakness of organs, sexual
diseases. 1t will never get well with
out proper treatment. We cure the
trouble in one week by our special
treatment. In fifty-six cases treated
the past eight months, all are in per-
feet condition.
NERVOUS DISEASES. Nervous
debility, Decline of Manhood Vast
ing diseases caused from violation of
NATURES laws, cured. Night losses,
blood and skin diseases cured. Elec-
tro-Thermal Bath cures when medi-
cine fails.
DISEASES OF WOMEN. All dis
eases of women healed by the latest
improved methods.
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keosauuua,

keosauqua.
Keosauqua, March 20 Ord R..
Brown has returned from a several
weeks stay in Chicago.
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GLASSES FITTED and FURNISHED.
Eye and Ear Specialist.

EYE AND EAR. Is your vision fail
ing you? Do your glasses suit you?
Are your eyes crossed and unsightly?
Have you blindness from cataracts?
Do you have chronic sore eyes. Do
you have growth about eyes?
cATARRH. Is your breath foul!
Is your voice husky? Do you spit up
slime? Is your nose stopped up? Does
yodr nose discharge? Is there drop
ping in the throat? Do you hawk or
gag to clear your throat? If you have
any of the above symptoms you need
treatment.
LUNG AND BRONCHIAL CA.
TARRi. This form is simply an ex-
tension of catarrh of nose and throat
to lungs. Is your voice husky? Does
your throat pain you? Are there pains
in the lungs? Do you have have cough
each winter? Do you raise mucuous
which is yellow? Are you tired all
the time? Are you Ieverish after
Moons? Do not neglect such symp.
toms. They are dangerous.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

and 1T would invariably come back showing
more TO his credit than was indicated by the
stubs.
ktpling was unable To account for the dis
crepancy. and attributed il TO his bad head for
hSures until one day, when visiting Boston, he
ran across q small check given for a case Of
bottled beer framed and hanging in the study
or a collector. That exposed the nefariOuS
traffic. and the creator of Mulvaney was speech
less with wrath and indignation. The first
thlng ne did when he got home To burn his
checkbook. and after that ne insisted on paving
all MS bills in the coin of the realm. My friend
remarked incidentally, added the banker that
II was no unusual thing for the checks of
famous people TO be withheld from presentation
ana retained as souvenirs. He said that was
the case with nearly all the small checks writ
ten by General Grant during the time he lived
IN New-fork It is really business PROPOSE
tion lf the autograph of a celebrity is difficult
TO OBTAIN. the dealers in such things will be sure
TO hold IL at at least 81 or So so when his check
Is Tor less than that amount il would he a
waste of me ney to present IL at the bank III
Queen Victoria were to send me her personal
check for Is. do you think / would get il
cashed? Not much
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
TINE RUSKTN MONUMENT.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle
The headstOne to mark the grave of Ruskin
in COnStOn chUrChyard is tall cross Of the
type lately revived from ancient models of the
age before the Norman conquest. Mr. RuskisI
left directions the subject. but il was felt
by his friends that he wished to be buried in
COniStOn churChyaTd he would have wished for
some headStOne of quiet and UnpretentiOUS
and vet of an artistic and decorative kind.
The cross is of the hard green stone of COnis-
ton. supplied from the QuaTrieS of Tilberthwaite
green color. ON the side facing the grave and
looking east. at the bottom. is figure with a
Tyre, representing his earliest works. poems and
the Poetry of Architecture" Above this in y
panel of the interlaced work often seen ON
such crosses, is RuSkin'S name and the dates
1Sl9-lpOo. the only lettering thought necessary
for all the rest is told in pictures. The south
side is filed with scroll of his favOrite wild
rose, and on the bCuShs are three of the creat-
ureS he wrote about with affeCtiOu-the squirrel
the robin and the kinSiisher This is meant t0
west side, looking toward the mountains repre-
Sents his ethical and social teaching. AT the
bottom is the parable of the wOrkmen in the
vineyard. receiving each his penny from the
Master, Unto This Last: then a design of
Sesame and Lilies" and in the middle "FOrs
Ciavigera, the angel of faith holding the club
Key and mani, which every reader OF his work
Will readily recognize. Over that is the Grown
oi Wild Olive. and at the top ''St. George and
the Dragon The north side is a simple inter-
laced pattern. The crosshead on each side hears
sun OF Righteousness: and the other side has n
DISK With the Fylfot, or revolving cross ac-
cepted all the world over as the emblem of eter-
nal life Wv ~ VI e'e'
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cent which he has not lost since he came. and
he reads like Garrick."
TRAFFIC IN KIPLTNGS CHECKS.

From The New Orleans Times-Democrat-
1.-The last time L North" said New
Orleans banker the other day. 81 heard KIP
ling story which L don't think has ever been ia
print. 1t was told me by gentleman who useo
to have place in Vermont not far from Nip
lings old summer home. and who is at present
assistant cashier in of the big Newly orh
banks. He said that during the last year or
Kipling'S residence in Vermont he became
alarmed at the growing expenses of the estap-
lishment and decided to keep a strict eye ON tne
output. Accordingly, he opened an account at
a bank in nearby town. forget now which,
and paid all the household bills with personai
checks. Many of them were very small, rang
ing in amount from 30 cents to 50. and the
shrewd Yankee stOrekeepers of the neighbor-
hood discovered that they could get more
for them from autograph fiends than they could
from the paying teller. That was particularly
the case when they attached q duplicate memo
randum of the account. For example, bill
against Mr.. Kipling for five pounds of cheese,
accompanied by an autograph check for 81 20.
was a souvenir that commanded a fancy price
The consequence was that a number of the
checks never found their way to the bank, and
the author greatly perpeXed. He would
send in his book once month to be balanced,
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

and his assistant librarians 1t Is known that
eleven years after Rabeas's death-that is, in
1564-was published fifth book of "Gargantua
and Pantagruel." but its authenticity was al
ways doubted. This doubt is now set at rest by
my hunted-up original. whose text differs COM
pletely from the false edition of 18Th This very
interesting discovery of Herr ROsenthal's ap
pears likely to clear up the mystery which has
always surrounded the fifth book, as 1T has been
known hitherto 1t was doubted for several
reasons among the strongest being the fact that
parts of it were evidently replcas or rough
drafts of passages in the earlier books. and that
it contained alluSiOnS manifeStly later than the
latest date which could be assigned for Rabe-
laiSs death. 1t has, however, been pretty gem
orally accepted being, at all events mostly
the work of Rabelais. If Herr ROSentharS is
the genuine version. then the other was probably
put together after Rabelais's death with ad-
ditiOns possibly by the ecolier de Valence to
whom Du Verdier. the photographer of the sew
enteenth century, attributed it's authorship
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

welcomed by Thackeray In the then Young
"Cornhill Magazine how he and his companion.
having nowhere to lay their heads. passed the
night in the park; how his comrade, a poet OF
promise, caught cold and died Since then, as
author and dramatist, he has been much to the
fore, and might be expected to have made pro-
vision for his old age To some extent he did,
but four years ago, entering into a speculation
that proved disastrous he became bankrupt.
the copyright of his works disappearing with
his other assets A small pension was granted
him from the civil list. barely sufficient TO keep
the wolf from the door In his last extremity
his friends and fellow workers in literature are
endeavoring to raise fund that may make COM
Portable his remaining days
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
From The Scotsman.

II IUfH The SCOtSnan.
The case of Mr.. Robert Buchanan is sadder
even than appears in the bulletins announcing
paralysis. loss of speech and cIouded mental
Faculties For more than two years preceding
this attack he subject TO pneumonia and
heart disease following on influenza Next came
insomnia. and. the sturdy spirit breaking down.
ne was plunged into profound fits of meIan-
cholla little more than two months ago he
made n miraculous recovery, and with charac-
terlstic energy resumed his work He wrote n
serial story. finished play. and was making
rapid progress with his autobiography when the
piow fen lie was talking with friend In the
highest spirits discussing future plans when
without warning or signal OF danger ne was
stricken down paralyzed and speechless 1t is
little more than forty years since Mr. Buchanan
came to London. He told In a pathetic story
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

ton of Athenian sculpture the noble figurel the
lovely arms, the fluent drapery. Is ii Hebe?
Is IL Aurora? Is it a goddess that moves before
us?' Thackeray said of the actress that she
was "one of the sweetest women in Christen-
DOM" FrOude said that she had the most beau
tiful mind he ever met with; and Halliwell-
Phillips has declared that her performance of
"lmogen" first led him TO the study of Shake
speare.
novel of the South Seas has lately been
completed by Mr.. Louis Becke. who has APP
parently taken that region for his own in the
matter OF nctiOn.
The Letters and Memoir of Mrs Cockburn
one of the authors of the two versions of that
pathetic song The Flowers of the Forest" are
to be found in a handsome volume just brought
OUT IN Edinburgh The most interesting letter
of all is dated November To- 1717: II last night
supd in Mr.. Walter Scots. He has the most
extraordinary genius of a boy l saw. He
was reading a poem To his mother when / went
IN L made him read on. 1t the description
OF a shipwreck. His passion rose with the
storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. There's
the mast gone, says he; crash il goes they will
all perish. After his agitation he turns to me.
That is too melancholy says he. Il had better
read you something more amusing / preferd n
little chat. and askd his opinion of Milton and
other books he was reading which he gave me.
Wonderful indeed ole of his observations was
how strange il was that Adam just new come
into the world. should know everything! That
must be the poetS fancy. said he, but when he
was told he was created perfect by God Him
self. he instantly yielded. When he was taken
To bed last night he told his aunt he liked
that lady What lady?' saws She .Whv Ms Ms
Cockburn. for I think she's a virtuoso like
myself Dear Walter says aunt what is a
virtuoso?' Don't ye know? why. it's who
wishes and will know everything Now sir
you will think this a very silly story Pray
what age do you suppose this boy to be- Name
1T now, before ! tell you. Why IL or 14?-no
such thing. He is not quite six wears old He
has a lame leg. for which he was wear in
Bath. and has acquired the perfect English ac-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

Mr.. Stephen Phiips's ''Herod" is not much to
the taste of the critic of THE Saturday Re-
view" What 'Herod' lacks" he says lis sim
terity, and without sincerity there can be no
ART though art has not yet begun when SINGER
lty has finished laying the foundation . g.
His mannerisms are growing upon Mr.. Phillips;
LIS lines become more monOtOnouS, his images
more self-conscious, the mechanism of his
processes more obvious"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

Sir Theodore Martin, in his just published
biography OF his actress wife, Helen Faucit,
sets forth the appreciative utterances concern
ing her of the literary of her time. De
Quincey was moved almost to poetry her
"AntigOne'' walking in brightness. the most
faultleSS of Grecian marbles. 4. q. What perfec-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

There is hint that Mr. Sherlock Holmes is
to reappear in DR.. DOyles fiction.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
LITERARY NOTES.

"Four-Leaved Clover is the title of the new
novel which the author of 'The Silence of
Dean Maitland" is at work. 1t is to appear in
this country in '.Lippincotts Magazine"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

newly discovered portrait of Thackeray, one
life size and in oils, painted in Paris fifty
hVe years ago. The Sphere says of it: The
portrait is believed to have been brought to
England by a French owner and to have been
stored among furniture for a long time till il
was eventually sold in apparently ruined
condition among some old lumber, and it thus
got INTO the hands of second hand bookseller
amid whose stock il found hardly recog-
nizable through the accumulatOns of time A
careful cleaning, however, performed as a labor
or love by an artist who had moulded a bust
Oh Ihackeray a quarter of a century ago and who
instantly Identified il, soon brought out it's
beauties and showed the background only had
suffered some unimportant damage This is the
more fortunate aS-While Dickens was often
palnted-no worthy portrait of his great rival
at his best was known to exist before this very
singular discovery"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

The critic Of THE Athenaum'' says of Mr..
Richard lie Gallienne: He sees truth and in
the expression embrOideTs it into an absurdity.
For direct and convincing utterance he has al
ways substituted a diversion a penny
WHISTLE
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

Herr Ludwig Rosenthal. we'll known German
London Times" Ito inform us that he has re-
Gently come into possession of a hitherto un-
known first edition of the fifth book of Rabelaiss
Gargantua and Pantagruel, duodecimo vol
ume dated 1919. and printed probably at Lyons
What heightens the interest of the book Herr
Rosenthal says. is that not only its edition but
even its text is quite unknown. as l ascertain
not only by my studies of Rabeais's complete
works, but also by the assertion of Mr.. Delise