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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-24
LibertyvilIe.

Libertyville, Jan. 24.-Mr. and Mrs.
Eyestone, of Mt. Pleasant, visited with
their son, Rev. Eyestone, here Sun
day.
Mace Clinkenbeard made business
trip to Rock Island Monday.
Rola Moore and Frank Fell returned
home Friday from Dixon, Ill.
Ed Hague returned to Germantown,
Neb., Saturday night after short Wis
lit here.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Needler spent
Sunday with friends near Birming-
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Swartz visited
with friends near Douds Sunday.
Mr.. Riggs and wife, McBeth Hisel
and Grace Leppo, attended the teach
| ers' convention at Batavia Saturday.
| Mrs. William flannel went to Ottum-
wa Saturday.
Sam Varney, of Ottumwa packing
house, called here Saturday on bust
ness.
Ben Waugh gave party Saturday
in honor CT his thirteenth birthday.
Ed Simmer went to Keokuk last
week on business.
Mrs. Mary Smith and daughter, of
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Dudley.

Dudley, Jan. 24.-The services at
the Columbia church have been clos
ed until next Sunday night on account
of the bad roads.
Mrs. John Cramblit, who has been
confined to her bed for a couple OF
weeks with the grip is no better.
Tom Stodghill shipped carload of
hogs from here yesterday
Rev. Coggeshall and wife, of Chilli
cothe, visited Tuesday at Clarlls Stu
bers'
Walter Roberts is on the sick list
this week.
There was a party at Andrew
Stodghill's last Saturday night
The evening was spent in music and
games.
There will be debate at Piper a
week from next Saturday night given
by the juniors. The question is as
follows: Resolved, that the negroes
have received more small treatment
at the hands of the whites than the In.
dams have"
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story building "A x 112 feet. The barn
will be erected on the farm, lying
eight miles south of the city.
Mrs. w. w. Russell and Miss VIM
Anderson spent Tuesday near West
Grove, where they attended sur
prise birthday dinner at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. White, who reside
on farm three miles south west of
West Grove. The occasion celebrated
the 2Sth birthday of Mr. White
There were about fifty relatives and
friends present. Numerous presents
We're received among which was a
beautiful parlor lamp
Miss Sallie Howard. musical direct.
or of the public schools made "a short
visit at the home of Mrs j. e. Reed,
OF Pulaski Tuesday, returning home
the next day.
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Belknap.

Belknap, Jan. pa little son was
born to Will Tulk and wife Tuesday
night of last week.
Attorney S. e. Adler, of Ottumwa,
and Special Pension Agent Grace
were callers Wednesday at the ]. w.
Miller home.
Misses Alice and Bertha O'Neal, OF
Floris, visited last week at j. w. Boil
wars.
Cordie Bolivar came home Wednes-
day from Bloomfield to attend her
fathers surprise birthday party.
j. w. Bolivar shipped a carload OF
hogs to Ottumwa Thursday.
Boone Mccormick is staying at
floris for awhile.
VIM. Robertson has been quite i'll
for several days with the grip.
Mrs. H. c. Rankin was reported on
the sick list last week.
Mrs. w. l.. Mccormick returned
home Monday from visit at Cedar
Rapids with her daughters.
Mrs. Cora Pickett and children
We're visitors last week at the George
Livingston home near Sherman Chap
ell.
Mrs. Diana Myers and children at
tended the birthday surprise of George
Galpin, of Bloomfield, Friday, staying
until Saturday evening.
Edna McCreery and Frank Losey
of Bloomfield, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. T. G. Davis Sunday.
Gail Patterson returned home Sat
urday with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Patterson, to stay awhile and at
tend school.
The play Carl Johnson, the Wood
man." given here Friday evening by
the Belknap camp was a success. The
house was crowded. Such entertain
ments are greatly enjoyed by our PEG
pie.
Myra Bolwer pleasantly entertain
ed a few yaung people in honor of heI
birthday Monday evening. Those
present were Misses Mabel Miller
Ruth Combs, Olive Jennings and Eth
ell Wishard, Messrs. Caleb Martin
Bert Wishard, Clarence Blankenship
VIM. Banded, Fred Wishard and Frank
McMaine.
A large number of relatives ant
friends gathered Wednesday as sur
prise party on j. w. Bolwer, it being
his forty-ninth birthday. Sufficient
money was presented him for purchas
ing bookcase. Mr.. Bolwer was com
pletely surprised. A fine dinner was
served and an enjoyable time was
spent. Those present were: Messrs
and Mesdames W. L. Mccormick, G
w. lining and two children, James
o'Neal and two children, Henry Boil
war and child, R. e. Anderson ant
four children, John Russell and child
|. E. Kneedler and two children, Jane!
Mccormick, Wesley Thompson, Irvir
Swinney, G. H. Hughes, Andrew
Combs, j. w. Miller. Mesdames Mar.
Sharon, W. W. Davis, R. A. Pottorff
VIM. Mccormick, Ida Carson, Misses
Maude Mccormick. Alice and Berth;
O'Neal, Carrie Bolivar, Zoe Pottorff
Mabel Miller, Ruth Combs, Edith Bell
Ola Wells, Hannah and Anna Hughes
Messrs. Charles Skinner, Roy Mat
thew and Frank Potorff, Robert Nc
Cormick, S. A. Wells, Joel MCGEE
Cliff Sharon, Ed. Martin, VIM. Bande
and Claude Jennings.
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the box supper down at Cedar school
house Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. McDonough, OF
Krkville, visited at VIM. CARROTS
Tuesday.
Mrs. slennous returned from Iowa
City Monday.
Miss Wayne Slennous is staying at
her uncle's in Oskaloosa.
| Miss Mabel Young, of Oskaloosa, is
visiting at R. w. Moore's.
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Cedar.

Cedar, Jan. 24.-Reviva1 meetings
began at the M. e. church Sunday
evening and will continue thruout this
and next week. Rev Taylor of Will
mington, N. ]. is assisting Rev Shear
er in the meetings.
w. E. Gilfour, of Biggsville, ILL.,, is
Visiting with friends and relatives of
this place.
Little JOY Moore, daughter of G. w.
Moore, is on the sick list.
F. A. Garrett returned from Humes-
ton Thursday evening.
Geo. Alexander and Frank Storms,
also Will Lee and Miss Altman of FIRE.
mont attended meeting here Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Harry Pendarvis is having a
siege of the grip. Mrs. Casio is able
to he out.
The Misses Mills were callers at
Mrs. Ida Rennie's Wednesday.
Mrs. H. Carahan called at G. w.
Moore's Wednesday,.
Chas Charmock, of South Dakota
lis visiting friends and relatives here
Miss Blanche Garrett visited at j
is. Burrows Tuesday.
| Several people from here attended
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Selma.

Selma, Jan. 24.-The river bridge is
at last completed and the people are
delighted.
a rural mail route is being talked
up for the south side.
Elmer Fishel who recently purchas,
ed and moved on the Blanchard place
has sold out to John Webster.
Bert Ruble was called to Croton
Tuesday by the serious illness of his
father.
Rev. Randolph has been assisting in
a 1rotracted meeting at Milton.
Arthur Nedrow has gone to Ell
don to work in restaurant.
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THE MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, jan Receipts,
10.500; choice steady, others slow:
butchers stock, strong; beeves, $500
600; cows, 2.75@4.25; Texans, 1850
400; stockers, 2.75@4.60.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; opened
higher. closed advance lost, heavy,
5.20@5.35; light, 5.05@5.32; mixed
5.05@5.35.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; generally 10
lower except choice, 3.4O@4.4O; lambs,
4.O0@5.40.
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chicaoo pr,duce Market.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Wheat- Jan
72M@73 May, 75A.
Corn-Jan., 371s; May, 3SH.
Oats-23A; May, 25A@z25M.
Pork-Jan., 1875; May, 1880.
Lard-Jan., 1877; May, 7.37.
Ribs-Jan, 6.S7; May, 6.9T@700.
Rye, 4S1s.
Barley, $1,000.
Flax, LIS.
Timothy, 4.60.
Glover, 1915.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

We still have few farms-just few--which
of the farms have been rented, but we still have
we'll improved 296-acre farm at S35. A fairly
improved so at $3.50. An extra we'll improved
100 at SIS. A good 80 at $500. Have a rolling
120, poor Improvements, at $50 per acre; would
take small farm, city property or stock of goods
on this deal. Have several tracts, s to 20 acres
near Ottumwa, suited for fruit and poultry
Places to sell on small monthly payments.
Fine, level, improved prairie farms near.
Perry, Oklahoma, at $50 to SIS per acre. Excur-
sion Feb. 5; round trip $3.50.
We have demand for several carloads of fat
horses, all classes. Bring them to ottun1wa
send us word what you have and we will call al
your place.
MORRIS WILLIAMS
Baker Building. Ottumwa, Iowa
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Cheuuest.

Chequest, Jan. 24.-Rev. Catlan, of
Pella, filled his regular appointment
at the Baptist church Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night.
A number here are sick with the
grip.
George and Elmer Mason and A. ].
Buckles transacted business at Lean
do Saturday.
Messrs. Calhoun and Arnold of
near Birmingham, were here day
or two last week buying cattle to
feed.
Lewis Seamster will move soon to
his farm.
Nathan Wilson has rented one of
G. NJ Groves farms and will move
soon.
s. S. Harryman transacted bust
ness in Pulaski.
e. E. Hanshay and family spent
Sunday with friends near White Elm.
Rev. Booten of this place closed a
five weeks series of meetings at
White Elm Sunday night, and began
a protracted effort at the Bethel
church here Tuesday night.
A number from here attended
preaching service at White Elm Sat
urday and Sunday nights.
f. s. Harryman was at the capital
city Monday on business.
Miss Becca Rambo visited over
Sunday with relatives at Leando.
George Plowman returned Monday
from several days visit with friends
near Birmingham.
C. c. Rodgers and family visited
| friends here Sunday.
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n, hereby given to all persons interested, that
on the 22nd day of Jan, A. ID. 1901, the und err
signed was appointed by the clerk Of the district
of the estate of c. c. Powell. deceased,
late of said county. All persons indebted
to said estate will make payment to the
the same will present them, legally authenti-
Gated to said court for allowance.
JAMES f. POWELL,
Adm illustrator.
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Hsdrjck.

Hedrick, Jan. 24-Mrs. George Hell
scher, of Keota, as an over Sunday
visitor with her mother, Mrs. C.
Hines.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Snakenberg and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Ritter
and family left last night for a few
weeks stay at San Diego, Califor-
MIA.
Carl, the youngest son of T. D. Cud-
dy, of Pekin, died Sunday. Funeral
services were conducted at Pekin
Monday by Presiding Elder j. w.
Lambert. Interment was made in
Abingdon cemetery.
Mrs. John Helscher and son Harry,
of Harper. were visiting over Sunday
with relatives in Hedrick.
Mrs. c. w. Arganbright and Mrs.
q. r. Pollock, of What Cheer, were
in Hedrick a few hours Saturday 60
ing on to Ottumwa to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gullett were
in Ottumwa yesterday.
NJ. Barwic, of Martinsburg, was in
Hedrick Saturday
The Reading circle met with Mrs.
r. Willer Monday night and contin-
ued the reading of Paradise Lost.
Miss Cora Swearingen, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Swear
ingen, died Sunday night and was
buried Tuesday at the Pennington
cemetery, near Sigourney. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. A.
t. Shortess at the Baptist church.
The family have the deepest SYM
pathy of friends in their sad hour.
This is the third death in the home
in the past two months, one daughter
being buried Thanksgiving day and
a second on Christmas day last.
Rev. R. NJ. Tracey is very i'll, per-
haps at the point of death. His fam.
lily have been summoned to his bed.
side.
A. Wilkinson went to Knoxville
Monday on business.
Mrs S. NJ. Dickens went to Des
Moines yesterday for few days.
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ST. Icu', Markets,

st. Louis Jan. -Wheat-Cash
73@731a; May 7SA@735s.
Corn-Cash 37@37A; May 37R@
37A.
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Creek We're the guests last week of
Mrs. Sims parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Spencer.
Col. H. B. Stafford and wife of Low
lila are both confined to their home
with grip.
Miss Jennie Mccoy of Hamilton Wis
tied last week with her grandfather,
j. Mccoy, of Lovilia.
Mr.. and Mrs W. Sage of Cedar
township were trading in Lovilia last
Monday and calling on friends.
T. B. Mcdonald and Dan Smith
were Abba callers last Thursday.
Parsie McElhany is attending
school in Knoxville since the holt
days.
Will Hughey visited over Sunday
with Miss Gertie Hibitts of Lovilia
Leando.
Leando, Jan. 23.-Rev. Boyd failed
to ill his appointment last Sunday,
on account of illness.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mar
shall, last Tuesday, daughter.
Sam Shaffer has lost several head
OIL cattle with black-leg.
Dell Hanshaw, of Douds, visited
friends in Leando Sunday.
Miss Rosa Nelson visited at her
home in Stockport Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Gardner visited relatives
at Mt. Zion last week
There is petition being circulated
for free mail delivery route south
west of Leando, to start from Leando.
Jay Plowman is preparing to re-
move soon to the farm he bought near
Leando.
keosauqua.
Keosauqua, jan 24.-The wife and
little girl of County Treasurer H. l..
McGrew have been very sick but are
now much better.
Attorney w. R. Wherry, of this
place, was in Ottumwa Tuesday on
business.
Mrs. T. E. Smith and daughters,
Austie and Edna, expect to move to
Oklahoma soon where they will make
their future home. Mr.. Smith is
there now looking up location.
The Methodist church people will
begin series of revival services here
Sunday and they will be continued
for some time. Rev. Jeffrey, the pas.
tor. is very much enthused with his
work here and will do all in his DOW.
err to make the meetings a success.
James P. Starr, of this place, was
in Cantril yesterday on business.
George Evans of the firm of Evans
& Fellows, of this place, after a few
days of sever sickness, is able to be
in the store again.
Jaes Letter, of Harrisburg township
was in Keosauqua yesterday on bust
ness.
F. sollenbarger, of Wayne county
uncle of ExCounty Superintendent
D. T. Sollenbarger, was in Keosauqua
yesterday on business.
This is the last day for serving no
tees and filing petitions for the term
of court which will convene Febru
airy 4, and the sheriff and his deputy
are out hustling over the rough roads
serving notices.
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Richland.

Richland, Jan. PA. G. Brady was
at Burlington Tuesday.
The M. E. church is in the midst of
a revival.
G. R. Hendricks has returned from
Chicago after few days visit there.
Mrs. Kate Anderson, of Oxford, is
visiting the parental home.
The meetings at the Christian
church are closed.
D. w. Hadley left for Ottumwa
Sunday evening.
Mrs. H. Wade is quite i'll.
Milton Jones is convalescent after
severe illness.
The young people enjoyed a dance
Tuesday night.
Fred Dake and family are located
here.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Butter-Dull
crcameries, 14@20; diaries, 111a@1S
Eggs-Quiet-1S
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Yampa.

Iampa, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Kate Reno
has returned from Leon where she
has been visiting her brother and sis
ter.
Scott Hilton returned home this
been visiting friends and relatives for
several weeks.
The dogs raided E. N. Sterner's
sheep Saturday night killing and Grip
ling about twenty-five head of fine an
imals, also killing one for E. Reno on
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rifle visited
friends in Competine Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hestan and chill
dren, of Jefferson, county, visited
friends at Yampa yesterday.
.. w. Burnaugh and sister Mrs.
Smith were Batavia shoppers yester-
day.
Mrs. M. Reno was in Batavia yes
terday.
Mr.. Vaught formerly of Batavia,
but now of Libertyville was in Yampa
on business Wednesday.
John Carman made business trip
to Agency Monday.
Hiteman.
Hiteman, Jan. 24.-Clem Easter, of
Des Moines was calling on friends
Wednesday.
Miss Henrietta Dinsmore was an
over-Sunday visitor at the home of
her parents in Kirkville.
l. T. Williams, of Lovilia, was call
ing on friends and relatives in Kirk
vile Friday.
Miss Edith Narver left Tuesday for
an indefinite visit with relatives in
Kirkville.
The Steele Comedy company are
filling an engagement in the opera
house this week. They are giving en-
tire satisfaction and are being well
patronized.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Canning enter
tanned at progressive carom Monday
evening. The following persons were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Water
man, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Corey and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Corey.
R. ]. Phillips was business caller
in Cleveland No a. Monday.
Mrs. Olive James and C. Rouse
were united in marriage Tuesday at
Abba. Mrs. James formerly lived
here. They will make their home on
farm owned by the groom. Their
many friends wish them happiness
and prosperity.
Joseph Winston, who was hurt in
the mine here, is very i'll at this writ
ing.
VIM. Courtney, formerly of Lucas,
died at his home Tuesday morning.
He was buried in the cemetery here
Wednesday. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Wilson, of Abba. Mr..
Courtney was an earnest Christian
and his wife has the heartfelt SYM
pathy of the entire community in her
sorrow
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Dressed poultry
Fairly active; turkeys, $685.;
chickens, $685..
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EsTRAYED.

CTKAX ED-A calf seven months old, color
y red and white. Return to A. ]. Erskine at
Phillips mine and receive suitable reward.
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I AIDES or gentlemen wanted everywhere to
- do copying at home; Sis weekly; no capital
required; enclose 2 stamps. w. Roose, Cory
don, Indiana.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WE PAY Si8 a week and expenses to men
with rigs to introduce our poultry COM
pound. Javelie Mig. Co., Dept. l29, Parsons,
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Jan. 24.-Mr and Mrs.
H. c. Taylor have returned from Chi
cago where they have been spending
the past few days.
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Hedrick, Jan. 24-Mrs. George Hell
scher, of Keota, as an over Sunday
visitor with her mother, Mrs. C..
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HI X f. Pr HIS LEG
County Treasurer

,, Twelve years ago j w Sullivan,
of Hartford, Conn.,, scratched his
leg with a rusty wire. Jnfam,
nation and blood poisoning set in.
For two years be suffered intense,
ly. Then the best doctors urged
amputntion, "but," he writes,
81 used one bottle of Electric
Bitters and l l Q boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Salve and my leg
was sound and we'll as ever" For
Eruptions, Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Sores and all blood dis
orders Electric Bitters has no
rival on earth. Try them. Craw-
ford Bros and j F Mackey & Co., g,
will guarantee satisfaction or re,
fund money. Only SO cents.
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The Flood Was Serious.

Knoxville, May 24.-The
losses from the recent floods in
this vicinity are beyond calcula
tlon. Farmers are rendered
destitute, houses are swept away
and there is starvation staring
people in the face.
1t is estimated that there are
more than one thousand people in
Allentown who are now without
food because of the storm. All
of the stores of that town were
swept away by the food.
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HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f CHENEY & CO., Props, To-
ledo, o.
We tho undersigned, have known
Sheney for the last Is years, and
oelleve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able TO carry OUT any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST q rRUAx, Wholesale Druggist,
Toledo, o.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ali
Druggists, Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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IT'S K Y SO FEEL
GOOD

Countless thousands have found
blessing to the body in DR..
Kings New Life Pills, which
positively cure Constipation, Sick
Headache, Dizziness, Jaundice,
Nal ria, Fever and Ague and all
Liver and Stomach troubles.
Purely vegetable; never grippe or
weaken Only 25c at Crawford
Bros and j F Mackey & Co.'S
drug store.
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81 ~, PER Ann
Ridge Road, which has never hr"o
completed | think | can say that

Ridge Road, which has never hr"o
completed | think | can say that
nearly every line of road CO.
structed in this State hpfore the
war WA, Subsidized, either dirccl-
ly or Indirectly.
"Fwenty wears ago, when We
wished to develop mruutacturin
In South Carolina, did we n t
suhsidize every cotton mill hy
exemptiny it from taxation !
What progressive town or county
has not subsidized railroads or
other enterprises essential to its
Developments never saw an in
dlvidual, who ever amounted -
anything who was afraid to speuI
money on hlmself, and so it IS
with towns, counties, States aud
government -
II y
"There was time when. by
government aid and encourage
ment, we had a merchant marine,
and carried ninety per cent. Of
our products abroad. Last wear
only nine per cent. was carried iu
American bottoms. Why is thi,
1t is because in this contest of
Europe against the United States,
foreign ship owners get subsidy
from their Governments of twenty
million dollars besides the advan-
tage of lower wages, and have
thus driven the American fty
from the high seas. We pay this
subsidy to the foreign ships in
increased freight rates over and
over again. We are drained of
two hundred millions a wear
which We pay foreign vessels in
frelghts. No other country could
stand such a drain. After all.
then, we are paying a subsidy,
and hence it is question of
whether we will subsidize Ameri
can or foreign vessels 1t is use
less for me to- discuss before this
Intelligent audience the impor-
tance of our foreign trade. If
Europe and the United States are
to he competitors in the markets
of the world, can we afford to
put ourselves entirely in their
hands The power to fix freight
rates gives them the power to fix
the price of our cotton, wheat
and manufactured products.
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EOn't Neglect Your Lixsr

Liver troubles quickly result in serious
complications, and the man who neglects his
liver has little regard for health. A bottle
or Browns Iron Bitters taken now and then
VIII Keep the liver in perfect order. If the
disease has developed, Browns' Iron R;tters
VIII cure it permanently. Strength and
vitality, will always follow its use.
Browns Iron Bitters u sold By eli dealers.
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Observation-Disclosures
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Nantly Restored
MAGNETIC NBRV VINF'

Is soIu with written Guarantee to
cure Insomnia, Fits Dizziness, Hys-
Leria. Nervous Debility. Lost Vitality,
Seminal Losses, Failing Memory
the result of Over-work. Work Wor.
ry, sickness. Errors of Youth or Over.
INDULGENCE Price 81; 6 boxes x6.
Bv mail in pIa,u package TO any nd.
dress on receipt of price Sold on v by
crawford Bros, Druggists, Agents,
Lancaster, S. L.