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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-19

each state admitted to the Union
meant constant changing of the flag
and as the great growth of the coun-
try was foreseen it was soon appre-
ciated that the flag would III few
years become so large and nngainly
that all its beauty would be lost. A
committee elected in 1872 by congress
decided upon permanent design for
the flag and the result was that the
original thirteen stripes were used,
the stars being arranged on blue
field in the form of a square with one
constellation for each new state. In
1918 this plan was formally adopted
by congress and the flag with its thir-
teen stripes and stars corresponding
to the number of states became the
emblem Of the Union. Mrs. Reid,
wife of the famous sea captain made
the first flag of the new design July 4,
1918. The number of stars was
twenty.
Ali the first flags were hand made
but now great factories turn out the
national emblems by thousands and
on the one hundred and twenty-flfth
anniversary Old Glory waved in all
sizes and qualities, from the tiny pen
NY flags with which the school chill
dren decorate themselves to the splen-
did silken banners which float from
public buildings and club houses, en-
blems of the country's greatness.
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Army boys who will join their COM
rades from all parts Ct the Union here
next fall
Railway Men urae Support.

railway wen urge support.
The Iowa senators have received
letters and kilograms from large
number of labor and railway organiza.
lions in Iowa urging their cordial sup
port of the safety appliance bill which
was reported by the senate commit.
tee last week. The labor organiza
lions are very much alive to the situa
ton along all legislative lines and
their interests will be faithfully guard
ed by the members of both houses in
congress.
AlIison's Age Makes Little Difference
Senator's Allison hair is becoming
white and likewise his beard, but 9th
erwise the advancing years seem to
make but little impress upon Iowa S
great and influential statesman. His
eye is clear and his step brisk and
youthful. Mentally the senior senator
is just in his prime.
A day or SO since Senator Allison
started to board a street car, while on
the way from his home near Thomas
Circle to the Capitol. The car had
stopped directly in front of where he
was standing upon the curb, and Mr..
Allison walked swiftly toward it..
While half way across the wide thor.
oughfare the car suddenly started.
Most men of Senator Allison's age
would have tarried for another car
but not so with the Iowa man. He
made a dash and reached the car in
almost less time than it takes to tell
about it, and while the car was almost
in full motion he grasped the side rail
and swung himself into a seat.
Senator Allison is up early in the
morning and gets at his correspond
ence, usually reaching the capitol be-
tween II and 1880 o'clock, remaining
until nearly everybody else has gone
home. The senator has been school
ed to work and seems to thrive upon
lit. Doubtless he would be a misera
BILE man with surplus of leisure up
on his hands. His inclination and ca
pacity for work and attention to little
matters and details has contributed
largely to the great prestige and in
fuence which he possesses.
Root Now at Home.
Colonel Root, of the first district
chief of messengers in the senate, has
taken up his abode for the summer al
washington GrOVe, summer resort
twenty miles out of the city The
colonel has had a few meals out at
the new abiding place and it is good
for dyspepsia to hear him rave about
the country butter milk, spring chick
| en- and pure water Washington
Grove is also headquarters for camp
meetings. which some of the capitol
boys say was the real attraction. The
colonel says it was the medicinal
spring located there.
Frank ]. Stillman.
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is A MYSTERY.
Iowa Man who Never Spoke in Fifty
two Years.


two Years.
Stranger than fiction is the story of
the life of Joseph Philpott, who died
near Creston few days ago.
HIS life is mystery which no one
seems able to fathom, as during his
entire life he was never known to give
utterance to an audible syllable. He
was born dumb, but had as acute a
sense of hearing as any man that evel
lived. 1t was thought by many that he
could speak if he would make the eff
fort, but his brain seemed to lack the
motive propensity and physicians all
agreed that it was not in his power tc
speak had he SO wished to do.
Throughout the entire period of his
life of fifty-two years he remained as
silent as the tomb, and although he
showed by his acts that he heard all
that was said, yet he never obeyed a
command or willed to do thing the
doing of which required muscular ex.
ertion
That he understood what was trans.
piring around him was shown by his
demeanor at times when something
out of the ordinary would occur. He
feared a storm, and always sought
shelter when the clouds were threaten
ing. He seemed to appreciate music
and at times would attempt to make
musical noises, but he could never ut.
ter musical note.
He began at the cradle to puzzle his
relatives and went to the grave shroud
ed in mystery. Physicians have been
unable to render diagnosis of his
case, and all of them, under whose OBJ
seryation his case has ever come agree
that his is one of the strangest they
have ever witnessed.
All efforts to educate him proved un
successful. His mind was entirely
without the power of conception, and
he never showed that it possessed &C
quisitive power.
Various acquaintance tell of a lit
tie romance that came across Phil
potts life, the details of which show
that his amative powers were at leas
partially developed During his teens
he mingled much with school children
and as he approached 20 singled Out
a favorite among the school girls, al
of whom paid him the attention that
school girls seem to delight in bestow
| ing upon unfortunates.
| For their little courtesies he seem
ed grateful, and as time passed h,
showed his affection for certain girl
who was more beautiful than the rest
He seemed to delight in her presenc,
and would do various little acts to adj
to her comforts.
He, of course. was not encouraged
but the manner in which his face
lighted up while with her and his de
J sire to be constantly near her marked
a period of his life when he would tr,
hardest to make known the feeling
of his soul But time rolled on and he
relapsed into that state of melancholy
which characterized him the remain
der of his life.
The girl of his affections was mar
ried and moved away, and from that
period may be dated the beginning Of
/ his decline physically. He was never
I! belfast until about three weeks prio
to the time of his death, and at the
last he declined rapidly and the physi
clans were unable to account for hi
death with any other reason than
broken heart. He passed through thi
world as blank
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TROUBLE FOR WALLER.
Talkative Army Major May Be Court.
martialled for Utterances.

Washington. D. c., June 17.-Be-
cause he allowed newspaper man to
interview him on the status of things
in the Philippines, Major l.. w. I.
Waller, who was courtmartialled for
executing the orders of Brigadier Cen
eral Smith in the island of Samar, is
liable to again be courtmartialled un-
less he explicitly denies the interview
Secretary Root has called Major Walk
er to account for his utteranceS.
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CUT THROAT OF CORPSE.
Illinois Town Threatens to Lynch a
Physician.

Elgin. H.. June 17.-Because he cut
the throat of drowned man to deter
mine whether or not life really was
extinct, DR.. H. A. White, young ply
stefan of ST. Charles, is in danger of
being lynched His action has stirred
the people to the highest pitch of ex-
icitement.
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inquiries are being received for the
1902 agricultural year book. The book
will not be ready for distribution for
month or six weeks.
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stars over me up DdT.
The American flag, once decided
upon was rushed through in a hurry
for the army was badly in need of a
standard A committee consisting OF
General Washington, Robert Morris
and Colonel Ross, was appointed to
consider the subject and report on a
general standard for all the troops OF
the colonies. 1t was at the suggestion
of Colonel Morris that the committee
decided to call upon his niece, Mrs.
Ross and ask her assistance in max
ing the first national emblem. She
enthusiastically undertook the work
and in few days the banner was
ready to be unfurled. She made but
one alteration in the design submitted
by Washington. The general made
the stars six pointed as they were on
his coat of arms. But Betsy Ross
made hers with five points-and five
points they have been used ever since
The Stars and Stripes were first
used for military service at Fort Sta
moix, renamed Fort Schuyler, nov
Rome, N. Y. In August, 1777, the fort
was besieged by the English and In
dians; the brave garrison was with
out flag so one was hastily fashion
ed in the fort. The rod stripes were
made of a petticoat furnished by 8
woman, the white stripes and stars
were supplied by an officer who gave
| his shirt for the purpose and the blue
was a piece of Colonel Peter Ganse
voorts military cloak. Three Women
worked on the flag and it was raised
to victory on that date when the Eng
glish ana Indians were defeated.
| The adding of stripe and star TO,
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Prepare for Veterans.

George A. Newman, assistant adju-
tant general department. of Iowa, G.
A. r., and H. M. Pickel. junior vice
commander, both of Des Moines, have
been in Washington several days ar
ranging for headquarters and accom-
-modatons for the hosts of the Grand
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REV. HOFFMAN DIES.
Was Dean General of Protestant Eps
copaI Seminary.

Plattsburg, N Y, June livery
Rev Eugene Augustus Hoffman, D. d.,
dean general of the theological semi
nary Of the Protestant Episcopal
church, died here suddenly today at
tho age OF IA years.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-07
The Acme Book Store
The City Store. Carlow Building.

THINGS are getting hot and dry
and rain would be great blessing.
WE have New York rural potatoes
OF the best quality at $l.00 per bush
Ell. Dupuis & Co. 214 Peasants st.
TELEGRAPH operators on the B. q
o. railroad got raise in salary on the
first of this month. The average now
is $50 per month.
ANYTHING in straw or wool hats,
all shades and shapes, at very low
prices. Hirschmans.
A CRUSADE has been started against
street walkers in Fairmont. Several
have been run out of town and one has
been jailed after refusing to leave the
city.
HAVE you bought pair of Uni.
versity shoes yet? All men who
want foot comfort wear them.
Hirschmans.
THE contract for the new B. d O.
shops at Connellsville has been let
to Swift q Co. of Chicago and that
borough is happy.
A LARGE lot of Arbackle's Court
House brand of raisins at Weaver's
for 10 cents per package or three
packages for % cents. This is 33
per cent below regular price.
EVERY Sunday is excursion day
on the B. d o. this summer Ex-
cursion tickets can be had between
certain points every Sunday, tickets
good for the one day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-07

THE roads were never in finer shape
than they are right now and driving
Is i delight The crowd that will go
over Cheat this evening will be made
larger by the fact that the roads are
in such fine condition.
SEWING machines and Carpets are
sold much cheaper at Posten's than
elsewhere.
THE county court has adjourned
until Monday. The session will last
through the coming week. One Of
the important matters settled during
the session is the opening of the road
up Aaron's creek from Deckers creek
to the Hawthorne place to join the
road from Kingwood to Delslow.
CONTRACTORS would do we'll to see
Weese il they are in need of carpen-
tiers or stone masons. He will find
them at $1.00 each.
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Special Excursions

Via Chicago, Milwaukee g. ST. Paul
Railway to Pacific Coast points, for
which tickets will be sold from Chica-
go April goth, May It'll to June Stb
July 10th to 21st and August End to
Sth, good sixty days. To Colorado
and Utah points tickets will be on
sale during June, July August and
September good to return until Octo-
Der 81, 1902. Homeseekers excursion
tickets are sold on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month to points
West and Northwest of Chicago, good
twenty-one days. For particulars call
en- or address John r. Pott, District
Passenger Agent, Room d, Park Bull
ing, PiJtsburg, Pa.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-07
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People.
How they are and Where they are.

Prof. Lee Smith has been reelected
Principal Of the Uniontown schools at
salary of $l55 per month.
Prof. Waitman Barbe has re-
turned from Fairmont, where he had
been to deliver a lecture in the Nor
NAL auditorium on Friday evening.
PROF. W. P. Wiley of the Univer-
sity will deliver the address before the
Literary Societies at Shepherd Col
lege on Monday, June 10th.
John Chips is one of Clinton dis
trict's sturdy sons who is working on
the improvements being made on the
Peninsula.
Rev. G A. Gibbons of Romney is
here on visit to his son DR.. Page
A. Gibbons. Mr.. Gibbons will re.
main over Sunday and take part in
the service of the Episcopal church.
Rev. Geo. w. Easter of Union.
Monroe Co., is here on visit to his
daughters Mrs. John I. Marley and
Miss Mary Easter. Mr.. Eaater will
preach in the Episcopal church to-
morrow.
Mrs. Phoebe Kearn OF Arnettsville
who has been In Cooks Hospital at
Fairmont for some time has recovered
somewhat and has been taken from
the hospital to the home of her SOD In
the First ward.
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Yellowstone Park and Alaska Tours.

Under escort of The American Tour
ist Association. Special Sleeping cars
leave Chicago Tuesday July lst, at 10
p. IN. via.
TIE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.
PAUL R'Y.
Extended time in Yellowstone Park
and extra day at each hotel. Special
stages and rooms already reserved.
Alaska on the new and elegant S. S.
''Spokane. Choice rooms reserved.
The itinerary includes the Columbia
River, Glacier, Bantf and Canadian
National Park.
TICKETS INCLUDE ALL EXPENSES
EVERYWHERE.
Hotels, carriages, railway and sleep
ing car fares, meals in dining cars,
berth on boats, etc.
For circulars, maps, itineraries,
etc, address G. G. Mordongh, Travel
ing Passenger Agent, G. NJ; & st. L.
R'y. Cincinnati, O., or f. A. Miller,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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BALTIMORE & ONO Z. Il.
Principal Conventions Held In Various
Portions of the United States for
Which Special Rates will be in Effect
via Baltimore 4 Ohio RI

DENVER, CoL.--SunQay School In
ternational Assn Triennial Conven-
tion, June 26-July ?. One fare for
the round trip to Denver, Colorado
/ Springs or Pueblo, Col. Tickets good
going June 81 to %, good to return to
Aug. 81, inclusive.
DENVER. Col. Biennial Meeting
Ancient Order Hibernians 10 America,
July 1922. One fare for the round
trip to Denver, Colorado Springs or
Pueblo, Col. Tickets good going July
10 to u, valid for return to Aug. 81,
inclusive
DENVER, GoLe-National Fraternal
Congress, Aug. 26-3e One fare for
the round trip TO Denver, Colorado
Springs or Pueblo, Col. Tickets good
going Aug. p and %, good returning
until Sept. 80, inclusive.
DENVER, GoL.-National Associas
ton of Letter Carriers, Sept. 1-6. One
fare for the round trip to Denver, Col
orado Springs or Pueblo, Col Tick
cts good going Aug. 20 to 81, good re-
turning until Sept 80, inclusive.
Educational Association, July I'll.
One fare plus ST. for the round trip.
Tickets on sale July to 6, good re-
turning leaving Minneapolis not ear
lier than July nor later than July
Il. BY deposit of ticket with Joint
Agent not earlier than July nor lat
er than Jnly Ii and payment of fee of
tifty cents an extension of return linn
it may be secured to leave Minneapolis
to and Including Sept. /.
Mt. LAKE PARK. MD.-Y. M. g. A.
Secretaries of n. A. Biennial Confer
ence, June lib Tickets on sale
June 9 and 10 valid for return to June
II, inclusive.
SALT LAKE CRY, UTAH. Grand
Lodge b. 2. O. E., Aug. l2-14 One
fare for the round trip TO Chicago or
St. Louis added to fares authorized
therefrom. Tickets on sale Aug. s to
8, valid for return until Sept. 30
inclusive.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.-Imperial
Council, Mobiles of Mystic Shrine.
Very low rates Tickets on sale May
26-June I, valid for return within six
ty(60)days from date of sale when
properly executed and on payment Of
fifty cents at time of execution
SAN FRANCISCO, Biennial
Meeting Knights of Pythias, Aug. II
IA. One fare to Chicago plus $50 for
the round trip. Tickets on sale Aug.
to I, valid for return to Sept. 80,
inclusive
WASHINGTON, u. C.-National En-.
G. A. r., Oct. Gil. One
fare for the round trip. Tickets good
going Oct. 4 to I, valid for return IN
TIL Oct. a. BY deposit of ticket with
Joint Agent at Washington and pay
ment of fee of fifty cents, extension
of returo limit may be secured to
Nov 3.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-07

The Indians are very nice lot OF
young men Their coming has been
great event in Morgantown and
they are being treated royalty
BOTTLE your own beer and effect
big saving. The lightning stoppered
bottle for sale by j. FL. Kaszer at
Kaszer Cut Glass Works will do the
work.
Or course there couldn't be pic
mic without some rain but the peo-
pie who went today could have done
with very much less of the article
than they got.
THE Robe g. Rightmire cabinet fac
tory in conjunction with the Chap
man & Warman building establish
ment is about the busiest place in
town.
TO-DAY the new packet line begins
operations. The Elizabeth started
up the river this afternoon Two
boats day will land at the wharf
here from this date on.
You will find the best brussels car.
pet in town for soy per yard. The
priettiest and cheapest line OF rugs,
mattings, linoleums, oil cloth, DC at
Werner, Fortney & Co.
CONGRESSMAN B. B. Doyenor will
speak at Warrington on July first on
the occasion OF their big celebration.
They are preparing to have time
after which all events will be compar-
ed to it.
GRANT WELLS wants to announce
that he has secured an assistant and
that the public may now be waited
on without delay. Everyone is cor
daily invited to call at his shop in
basement of City Hospital.
THE baseball team at Clarksburg
is going to join league composed
of Pennsylvania and Ohio teams
Morgantown ought to get into this
SO that games may be played which
will pay the managers to play.
THE "AUxILIAR Savings Banks
being issued by the Farmers & Mer-
chants Bank make it possible to save
money when the saving impulse is
upon you and prevent you from spend
ing your money when you weaken.
THE Experiment Station refuses
to be comforted about that game
with the faculty and is anxious to
tackle the job of defeating them
again. A game may be arranged to
take place some time next week be- |
tween the two teams.
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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and
the Civil War. 1SG1-1S65.

1t was the first and most desira BILE
point of vantage coveted by both the
Federal and Confederate armies. In
May 1861, the four Federal advance
columns concentrated at Parkersburg,
W. Va, Wheeling, w. Va, Harper's
Ferry, w. Va, and at Washington.
To retain the advantage, the Federal
government established block houses
along the railroad from the Monocacy
to the Ohio river, besides forts at
Winchester, Harper's Ferry, Cumber-
land, Piedmont and New Creek, key
ser) The B. & O. was the base of
operations for the Federal army for
nearly four years and from which the
government could not take advance
line earlier than November 1864.
The B. & o. was the means of COM
munication between the West and
the Army of the Potomac, and was
consequently in a continual state of
siege. Harper's Ferry the key to the
Shenandoah Valley, first famed
through the fanatieal attempt of
John Brown, in defying the laws and
customs of his country, was captured
or recaptured eight times ia three
years. The Government Arsenal and
armorles which were located there,
were destroyed by the government to
prevent their capture. One hundred
and seventy nine battles of greater
Importance were fought on or ada
cent to the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
not taking into consideration the in
Vulnerable skirmishes.
All through trains from st. Louis,
Louisville, Cincinnati, Chicago, Co
lumbus, Cleveland, Wheeling and
Pittsburg to the East, run via
Washington.
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SEVERAL of the churches have
special services tomorrow, and these
are well worth attending.
IT is now up to the voters of Taylor
county. They are going to settle
some body's hash today.
THE new packet line will be warm
ly welcomed, as are all advances in
whatever direction they may come.
S. f. GLAssCocK came back this
morning from Grafton, where he had
been working for several days for
Sturgiss.
ANOTHER murder case at Union
town has been finished. The Jury
found the defendent guilty of volun-
tary manslau9hter.
NEXT Sunday the Baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered at the Uni
versity and the exercises in connection
with commencement will be started
THIEVES have been getting little
promiscuoas over town, but they have
succeeded in getting nothing Of value
yet, although they have entered sew
eral houses.
THE Wheeling Intelligencer has
come out strongly for Sturgiss for the
nomination foi the Senate in this dis
trict. 1t doesn't suit the Marion
county people bit either.
A GREAT many invitations to at
tend commencement have been sent
out. II you did not get one you are
to consider yourself invited anyway
Everyone likes to see his friends on
that occasion.
MELONS have begun to move north
ward from Florida and before long we
may expect TO have them ia our midst
occasionally until eheapening In
price allows US to experience the de-
lightful sensation oftener
THE supreme court of Pennsylya-
mia has decided that telegraph and
telephone poles and wires are taxable
by a municipal corporation. The
question came up on the trial OF
case from Bucks county with the
above decision.
OUR neighboring exchanges, in Tn
iontown, Waynesburg, Fairmont and
and Kingwood were very generous in
giving US notices of the celebration
here on decoration day which is very
much appreciated by those who had
to foot the bills.
BIDS are being asked by the board
OF education of Warrington for the
new school building which is to be
erected over there this summer. The
new building will be much better than
the old one so that the loss of the
former structure while a heavy one
will result in good to the town.