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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

FOR SALE-ONE CREAM COLORED
horse and mare. weight 1900 well brok-
en- and would make good private driving
team: also one pair roam mares and 6
years old. weight loo, we'll broken,
good carriage or private driving team.
Address Patrick Rourke, Eldon, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE SOUTHERN
Illinois improved farms; so to 100 acres:
small payment. balance long time. Adj
dress Geo. +. Mead, Pinckueyville, Ill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGES ACRE
farm in eastern Nebraska all good land.
21a miles from good railroad town close
to school VIII sell at bargain; if sold
soon will take some good horses and cat
tie in exchange. Address, w. A. Wiley,
North English, Iowa. H r No. 3.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

FOR SALE-560 ACRE STOCK AND
grain farm, prairie and timber, near
Southwest City, Missouri, improved,run
ming water. Address Box 4, Grayette,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-30

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Alta Dreamer, of Agency, who
was in the city today on business, re-
turned home this noon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Nav York Herald.


NORFOLK, Va, Friday.-Former fTes-
fdent Grover Cleveland, accompanied Dy
professor Van Dyck, of Princeton uni
versitv. arrived here this morning en-
route TO Back Bay, Princess Anne county
where. with Ernest Cuttings and T. wal
lace blackstone, of Baltimore, they VIII
snend several days duck shooting, as the
euests of Joseph Zellinger, OF NorIolK'
president Of the Back Bay Cunning cluD:
Az he left the steamer Mr.. Cleveland
looked the picture of health, Thought ne
unped slightly on account Of an attacK
of his old enemy, the govt. He was IN
excellent health and spirits, and keen Tor
the snort. of which he is an enthusiastic
devotee. ,,...z
When the subject of national politics
NOS broached Mr.. Cleveland's eyes
tvvinl,Ied merrily. He said he was not now
in nolitics as a politician, but he always
felt a lively interest in the AFFAIRS OF the
country. -. =.
sSWhat about the Democratic gains In
the recent election in New York;! MI
Cleveland was asked.
saThev are Indicative Of increasing
strength of the party" replied Mr.. CleVe-
land.
The former president said David Ben
nett Hill was a possibility for the nomina-
tion for president in the next national
convention, but asked to be excused from
expressing an opinion as to the chances
of the Democratic party's success In that
campaign, or to predict what the conven-
ton might do.
Mr.. Cleveland's party will remain at
Back Bay until the latter part OF next
week, but unless there is decided change
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

proceedings are to be opened every morning
with prayer and closed with the doxology at
sunset. At least, that is the way the beatific
version presents itself to the enraptured fancy
of the fair authorities. But you just wait till
that fair gets in full swing-well you viii see
what you will see.
What do you suppose those concessionaires
are giving up 25 per cent of their receipts for.
anyway? Besides however circumspect a man
may walk before the eyes of his church and
in the bosom of his family, when he goes away
from hnme he wants. like BERTHE, the Lamb, to
be taken for a devil of a fellow. When he
goes to see midway he wants to see the real
thing, and not sanctifed substitute therefor.
If he doesn't see 1t he is going to hunt up
Dave Fancis and tell him right to his face
what he thinks of him. Then he will pack up
his other collar and go home.
Norris B. Gregg. the director of concessions
ard admissions, has not yet closed any contracts
with concessionaires, so nothing definite can
be announced. AS there are from ten to twenty
applicants for nearly every conceivable con-
cession hezfeels confident that he will be able
to have everything of the best. 1t certainly is
going to be a great midway, for many of the ap-
plcants propose to spend from $780, 600 to $500 900
on their shows. One man wants to build a re-
production Of Jerusalem at a cost of $3.50, 000
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
|CAPITOL GOSSIP.
-. A out L 81 tOrs
N and Other Offici a .

The measure of Senator McNlichael,
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition so as to allow counties and county
districts in counties to impose locai
tax for public schools is meeting Win
considerable favor with the members or
the house and senate. While the Dill mas
not vet been passed. by the senate many
members of the house are acquainted with
its provisions and state that they VIII
vote for it when brought to the house. The
bill allows a county or district IN
county to impose q tax for school pur-
noses The bill is now before the COM
mittee on constitutional amendments. IL
has been favorably recommended oy the
educational committee. For the measure
to become a law it will be necessary Tor
If to get a two-third's vote of the house
and senate and the people of the state will
then vote on the measure. If majority
of the voters of the state are In favor OF
the proposed legislation 1t VIII become
law. and any county in the state, when
the people of the county, or any district
in any county, can impose an additional
tax for school purposes.
Hon. Ferris Cam, of Chatham, was the
victim of Clarence Wilson's humor In the
house several days ago. Mr.. Cam wniie
on the floor Of the house spied some OF
his lady friends in the gallery ana ne I'M
rnedtatelv took himself to the presence
of the ladies. Mr.. Wilson saw Mr.. cam
and in loud tones he addressed the house
and asked unanimous consent that the
privileges of the floor be extended TO Mr.
Cam during his presence in the gallery
The consent was granted.
More points of order have been MADE
at This session of the legislature than IN
many years. Every day members are
constantly asking for rulings on certain
noints and the speaker is kept busy IN
terpreting the rules. Many of the points
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
STORIES OF PLACES,
Chicago Daily News

Chicago Daily News
The city of London a few days ago handed
over some horseshoes, with nails for fixing
them, together with some severed fagots, to
the kings remembrance, as land rentals due
ing two particular quit rents has obtained
for 667 years. The room at the Law Courts was
filled with visitors and officials when Lord
Dunboyne, the kings remembTancer, took the
rostrum. The tenants of a piece Of waste
ground called " The Moors,' in the county Of
do your service" Thereupon the city solicitor
laid a 'fagot'' on the wood block before him
and with repeated blows Of the hatchet divided
It, Afterwards the tenants and occupiers of
certain tenement called The Forge In the par
fish Of st. Clement Danes" were called upon;
the nails in tens until sixty had been totaled.
"And one," concluded the city solicitor. Good
number" replied the kings remembrancer, and
the old time ceremony was over.
Mr.. Br0okheld, who has just published in
London . volume of "reminiscences, says in re-
gard to gambling systems at Monte Carlo:
There Is one system which believe to be
practically infallible, but 1t canrot be followed
daily; 1t needs very little capital naiipence
some one who is playing high and who is en-
joying a run of luck. You choose your mo-
in it to jingle, or, at all events. to insure its
reaching the floor rapidly and resonantly.
You mention your misfortune to an official,
who Immediately summons assistants with
broorns and squeegees, who sweep around your
neighborhood, and with ordinary luck you
should get or 8 louis, and possibly gold
100-franc piece or two, coins Of picturesque as
well as commercial interest"
The quaint old French town of Moret has q
fine church which is linked with the memory
of Thomas A Beckett, who consecrated II in
1166. Three hundred years later the town was
taken by Henry ", king of England, and re-
taken by Charles VII. of France decade after.
Five hundred skulls supposed to have been
those of English prisoners were unearthed
recently; as they were all massed together, the
theory is that the entire number had sur
rendered and been summarily decapitated.
Writing from Lokoja, in northern Nigeria,
Africa, missionary, the Rev. ]. ID. Aitkan,
says: From my house can walk straight
away until have walked the whole length Of
England and Scotland combined five times
before I could see another missionary, and IL
then saw one he would be in ship going to
Uganda"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
GRAND SACRED MIDWAY.
Brooklyn Eagle.

When you get right down to the fine point,
expositions are actually held in order to af-
ford people an opportunity to go to the midway.
St. Louis, recognizing this, has set apart 100
acres-50 per cent more space than Chicago had
fer her midway. Not only this, but St. Louis
has planned a new department In midways Her
midway is to be watched over with all the
tender solcitude that is bestowed on Sunday
school picnic. Nothing that Is not enrolling, ell
evating, soul-inspiring is to be tolerated. The
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

which are seemingly useless, cause great
deal of unnecessary delay and much
time of the house is taken up raising
points of order instead of considering bills
which are introduced.
Chairman Charles Davis of the general
appropriation committee is rushing the
work of his committee and hopes in
few days to have the work practically
completed. The committee is meeting
regularly and gives hearings to the differ
ent institutions. Every effort will be
made to finish the work of the commit
tee and get the bin passed at least ten
days before the house adjourns.
Governor Gambler is now a farmer. He
was at the capitol Monday and told
his numerous friends that he was once
more a horny-handed son of toll. ct have
been sowing wheat for the past week.
said the governor, land really enjoyed
it. I got into some jeans pants, brogan
shoes and a blue shirt, and worked nearly
all day. 1t had been so long since had
sowed any wheat that fear / put ID in
too thick. I am going to continue my
farm work for awhile. I am feeling bet
ter than I have in years and my health
is improving every day"
Members of the house and senate have
received letters during the past week
from the Georgia Federation of Women's
clubs asking that they support the meas
ure to prohibit child labor in Georgia.
The women of Georgia are very much in
terested in this measure and are using
every effort to get the bill passed.
T. ]. shackelford, of Clarke, is doing
some hard work in interest OF the Uni
versity of Georgia and the State Normal
school. He has introduced a special bill
calling for an appropriation of $4,000
for new buildings at the normal school,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
A Great Discovery

YOUR RENEWAL MUST BE RE-
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PREMIUM. REMEMBER WHAT THE
BLUE PENCIL MARK MEANS.
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WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR
sEMI-WEEKLY AND If IT HAS THE
MARK OF A BLUE PENCIL YOU
MAY KNOW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
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THE TIME TO RENEW. BUY A $f.o0
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PREMIUM AND GET YOUR READ
ING MATTER FOR TIE NEXT
YEAR.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Groves Chronic Chill Cure

Cures the chills that other chill tonics
don't cure. Made of the following fluid
extracts: Peruvian Bark, Black Root,
Poplar Bark. Prickly Ash Bark, Dog
Wood Bark and Sarsaparilla. No Cure,
No Pay. so cents
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Weak Men
Cured Free
Send Name and Address Today-You
Can Have II Free and Be Strong
and Vigorous for Life.

INsUREs LOVE AND HAPPY HOME
How any man may quickly cure himself
after years of suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality, night losses, varicocele.
etc, and enlarge small weak organs to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

The Importance of keeping the liver and
kidneys in good condition cannot be over
estimated. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a great
remedy for regulating and invigorating
these organs. $50
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

Macon TELEGRAPH: The governor OF South Car
olina Is liE.ited b law 10 a star consisting Of
an adfufant End Inspector general with the
rank q hriEahler general: chief OF ordinances.
chief engineer. judge advocate general quar-
termaEter general surgeon general. paymaster
general. ell ~ whom 81 81 rank as colonel and
as many aldcs-de-camp. not exceeding seven.
with the rank o. Lieutenant colonel. the
governor nay deem Necessary The Charleston
News and Courier says this Is the reason the
South carolina board Of colonies IL not nu-
merous IS the Georgia kind
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
FISH STORIES.



On September 18th last, on a ship about fifty
miles from Brisbane, Australia, a huge shark
about twelve feet in length was hooked on a
line which broke. A second time the big fish
got on the line and escaped. Then a large shark
hook with chain was thrown out and the
ravanous brute grabbed 1t and was caught
All hands rugged the shark to the vessels side
huge hook of the anchor tackle was put
through his jaw and one eye and the fish was
then hauled out of the water. One of the crew
ripped the monster open from the head to the
tail. The vital organs and entratls were thrown
for the sake OF saving the teeth:
Nothing but the shell Of the fish remained and
the shark was lowered overheard. A rush was
made to the side TO see him sink but the com
pany was astonished to see the fish make of.
First he swan about fifty yards away, returned
to the steamer. then went of on another tack
for about thirty yards came back to the vessel
and swan astern and was still swimming when
away with the whole Of his interior from head
to tail and jaw and one eye gone simply raised
the hair of the pilots and crew, who had never
seen or heard Of the like before.
A magnificent sturgeon weighing 470 pounds
was on view recently in London. In earlier
days such an exhibition would probably have
led TO the coniscation Of the fish by the kings
officers. for the sturgeon is a royal hsh, and
was made by an act of Edward II a perquisite
of the sovereign along with wrecks and whales.
The lord mayor OF London has right to all
sturgeon caught In the Thames above London
bridge, and It would be interesting to know
when that right was last exercised. The largest
sturgeon fisheries are in the Volga and the
Caspian Eea and in the great lakes of America,
and In these places the manufacture Of caviare
is conducted on a large scale, which shows that
the taste for that dainty is more widespread
than it was in shakesreare's day.
The question convulsing France just now IS,
when is frog not a frog?" It arose thus:
Ono day last June two Frenchmen were caught
redhanded on the national domain in the act
Of what was supposed to be fishing and charged
accordingly. But when they came before the
magistrate they pleaded that they were not
guilty, inasmuch as they were frogging, not
fishing, and the magistrate discharged them.
The case was then brought before q court of
appeal, which sustained the ruling Of the court
below, albeit the local chief Of the lake and
and maintained that a frog was TO all intents
and purposes a fish. Now the court of cassa-
ton will probably be asked to adjudicate the
case.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Ex-President Cleveland Thinks
David B. Hill Is a Possibility

they will not have very good sport, as
the ducks do not frequent the marshes
except in cold, wet weather. There Is no
finer ducking ground on the coast than
the preserves of the Back Bay club, how
ever, and the party is expected to carry
home large bag of game.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

Only 224O bicycle licenses have been taken out
this year in Montreal, as against 3,755 last year
and 6.347 In 1900.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

For the convenience of suburban RESIDENT
letter boxes are to be attached to certain o
the Sheffield (T1ngland) municipal tramwa.
cars at night.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

When the census was taken in New South
Wales among the ages returned were five of
100 years six Of TO1. three OF 104, one OF 107
and another of 113 years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

Darisn Gazette. Georgia should put her best
foot forward az ST. Louis. IL Is going 20 be a
BIG show and cur state should be In H. Let
the legislature provide for exhibit
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

The bed OF the Black Sea and that Of the Cas-
plan have been raised by repeated earthquakes
and channels which were formerly navigable
are no longer so.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

Health, Strength and Vlgor for Men.
fun size and vigor. Simply send your
name and address to DR.. Knapp Medical
Co.. 70S Hull building, Detroit, Mich,
and they will gladly send the free receipt
with full directions so any man may
easily cure himself at home. This is GER
tainly a most generous offer, and the fol-
lowing extracts taken from their daily
mail, show what men think of their gen.
erosity:
All correspondence is strictly conf
Dental, mailed In plain, sealed envelope.
The receipt Is free for the asking and
they want every man to have 1t.
Dear Sirs-Pleese accept my sincere thanks
for yours OF recent date. have given your
treatment q thorough test and the benefit has
been extraordinary. II has completely braced
me up. / am just as vigorous IS when boy
and you cannot realize how happy I am"
Dear Sirs-Your method worked beautifully.
Results were exactly what needed. Strength
and vigor have completely returned and en-
largement is entirely satisfactory"
Dear sirs-Yours was received and had no
trouble In making use OF the receipt as directed.
and can truthfully say II is boon TO weak
men. am greatly improved In Eiza strength
and vigor." -------------~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST

There are now s.5s5 municipal telephones in
use in Glasgow.
Newspapers are now being sold through
tomato machines in Berlin.
There are about 1900 convicts in the pris-
ons OF England. whose maintenance cost about
s., OO0O 600 a year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Wanted, Land Warrants.

Issusd . soldisTs O ne war o. ne ksVOla-
T-su.6 "a rcldisru o. the war OF 1s1i
Ianued 70 soldiers cf TIE War With Mckee.
Isxun6 20 soldiers q ary war. WI also pur-
rhnse Surveyor Generals Certificates Agricnl-
suraI ColleEs Scrip. Soldiers Additi0nal Home
stead rights. Forest Reserve Land Or @ny
rnflf lard warrants o. Land Scrip. WIN pay
Eu1t cash on delivery % papers.
W.EMOsEs,Ja jacobson, Bldg. ,DenversCoI.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Personal.

PERSONAL.-1foTphine. opium. iaudanum, CO.
cnfna habit. myself cured: viii inform you
o. harmless permanent home cure Mrs NJ A.
Baldwin. Box l9ll Chicago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES.

W ! OF Tx mOO ~ VI 6A6ESs
Chicago Daily News
Johnny Jones has a sister small
That he loves with all his heart,
For when he doesn't get 1t all
He proceeds TO take her part
Mamma" Querisd small Harry the first time
he beheld a Raudy parrot, was that chicken
Matched from an Easter egg2"
Teacher-'Do you know what a noun isT'
Johnny-'fYes, ma am
Teacher-'FWhat is 'JerusalemT
Johnny-"An ejaculation, ma'am."
who lives next door to your asked little
Edith Of caller.
why do you ask?" inquired the other.
Because" replied Edith. Il heard mamma
say you were next door to a crank"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20

The 18th day OF April. 1866, General
Johnston was I'm command of a well dis
ciplined army who had but a short time
before at Bentonville fought one Of the
hardest battles Of the war. but on the
18th his army was a thing Of the past, so
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
straw ana Corn Fodder.

Ir is no, man. years ago that farmers in
the Western States were burning their
straw stacks to get them out of the way.
There was appal emily no market for it ex-
cepting at points where the cost OF trans
portation was likely to exceed the price for
which they could sell it. Now at nearly
every market in the States the price oil
good straw is as high as that of No hay,
and in some places it is higher. There
were some who would not burn it, but put
it in the yards fer the farm animals 10 pick
what they wished to of it, and to trample
the rest into manure. After few years
it was found that the farms of these men
increased in fertility and productiveness,
and the practice of burning straw was
nearly discontinued, even before the COM
mon use Of the baliug press made tprofi' :
able to ship it to Eastern markets. A
change almost as great has taken place
in the opinion OF the value of corn fodder.
1t is but a very few years since the corn
growers OF the Western States cut no corn
fodder, but after picking off the ears, ltt
the cattle and hogs in to pick and break
down the fodder or what they would of il
and then 1t was a ask 10 the spring t,
break down the rest so it could by plowed
under. Now it is nearly all being put
through the shredder. and made SO fine
that any stock eats it and it is thought as
valuable as the average Western hay.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Dry PIucking of Fowls.

Immediately after the fowls neck Is
broken all sense of feeling ceases, and
plucking should at once begin and be
carefully done. On no account should
the skin be torn or bruised in any way.
An English authority thus describes
the operation: The immediate plucking
of the bird is advocated because the
feathers come away ten times easier
directly after killing than If the bird
is left alone for one minute only before
starting Many fatters never employ
the thumb in plucking, excepting at a
few places. and prefer slipping, as 1t
were, one finger under the feathers and
catching them as In wise between
the other fingers. Having cleared the
neck down to within couple of inches
Or so of the head. pluck the sides Of
the breast and the top of the back level
with the wings. Then do the wings,
and work down the back to the tail,
extract the latter, and, turning the bird
over. finish up at the point that you
left off on the breast, taking the legs
on the way down.