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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-03

Tallow, No. 1 $50. ...........
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-03

Some of the nobbiest and most sly.
lish suits of the season on sale at The
Hub.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-03

Receipts today, $4,000; left over O.
500; estimated tomorrow, 10000; Of
fetal receipts Yesterday, 1000.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
PERSON AL.

President Roosevelt has consented
to act as a member of the general
committee which, is in charge of the
fund being raised to build a memorial
to Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn.
Ten portrait statues Of heroic size
are to adorn the eOlonnade of the in
dustries buildingkat the St Louis Elk
position. Ten great inventors have
been selected as the subjects of these
statues. They are Howe, Fulton, BESSIE
mer, Chickeling, Clark, Ericsson, Watt ),
Colt, Hoe and Goodyeare ae
A recent issue OF the Wichita,
Kan, Eagle contained this announce
ment: Yesterday A4p, Little of the
transfer firm of Little Bros. H6s Bigger
sold his interest in the firm to Mr..
short of Wellington, who will take an
active interest in the conduct of the
firms Business"
Lord Salisbury regrets he had to
spend SO much time running the Brit
ish Empire that he had not time to
make himself the great chemist for
which nature intended him Now that
he has time in his retirement to pursue
his faVorite science he reflects that il
is TOO late to achieve fame in it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
ACTIVITY FoLLows PAVING.

What paving the streets will do to-
wards improving a locality is to be
seen in Price and Habersham streets
Heretofore there has been little traffic
on these streets. They were hardly
more than sandbeds, and d dray or
any other vehicle seen on either of
them vas there only from dire neces-
sity, never from choice. Now all that
sort of thing is changed and there is
such life and activity on those streets
as it does one good to see. Not only
are Price and Habersham benefited,
but the adjoining blocks on intersect-
ing streets are made more easily ac-
cessible and therefore improved.
The paving of East Broad street is
in progress, and though it is to be re-
GREETED that shells are the material
employed, it is fact that shells are
vast improvement over nothing at
all. Henry street is about to be paved
with brick from the terminus of the
shell pavement to the Waters road, a
distance of about three-quarters of a
mile. This will give hardened inter-
mediate east-and-west roadway be-
tween Wheaton street and Estill ave-
nue., and will be conducive to the
growth of the city. Now, if the County
Commissioners would continue this
roadway from the Waters road to
where it would intersect with the
Thunderbolt toll road, which is soon
to be made free, Henry street would
be the short route to the Catholic
Cemetery, the Golf Club the Rifle
Range and other points in the eastern
suburbs. Then, with Park avenue paw
ed and a few other small paving jobs
attended to- such as repaving the bus
'iness part of Whitaker street with
brick, the paving question might rest
for few months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
bright BITS.

Too Much Breakage Maid
Shall dust the brac-a-brac, mum?
The Mistress-Not to-day, Nora. I
don't think we can afford it.-Pick-
Me-Un.
Our son seems to be goin' right in
for culture" said Mrs. Corntossel.
Yes, answered her husband in A
tone of slight disappointment; every
KIND except agriculture. "-Washington
Star.
--Bobby-Iou don't seem to be BASH
full, papa.
Father-I can't say that am.
Bobby-Why Uncle Sam said that
when you played poker you were al
ways shy.-Town and Country.
Customer Time-Saturday after
noon)-I don't want all coppers in
change for that shilling. Haven't Won
got any silver?
Newsboy-All right, sir. Want lit
tie Sunday money, s'pose, sir?-Punch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
WHY NOT ONE HEREr

The institution that has been or
ganized in this city for bringing trade
and establishing industries here might
find it advantageous to open a CORE
spondence with the British Cotton and
Wool Dyers' Associat ton of Bradford,
England, an institution that has cap
ital of $4,000, 900. That association has
just decided to build a large factory
at Holmsburg, near Philadelphia. for
the purpose of mercerizing cotton
yarns.
i seems that a man named Henry
c. Foster of Philadelphia. has invent
cd a machine for mercerizing yarns
that is a wonder in its way 1t makes
it possible to mercerize cotton of every
grade. and with a rapidly that ap-
proaches the marvellous. 1t is said that
with this machine two boys can mer-
cerize 5000 pounds of cotton yarns in
ten hours.
1t is well understood, of course, that
cotton yarn that is mercerized is much
more valuable than that which is not.
The mercerization adds to it about %
per cent. in strength and quality. 1t is
the impression Of the representatives.
of the British Cotton and Wool Dyers'
Association that their new machine
will revolutionize that branch of the
cotton industry which refers to the
mercerization of cotton yarn.
The factory at Holmsburg is to cost
about $50, 600 1t will not be such a
very big concern, the idea being prob
ably to establish other factories in
various sections of the country. The
association has factories in England,
Scotland and Wales.
This city might be an advantageous
point for such a factory. 1t is in close
touch with mills in all parts of this
state and South Carolina that manu-
faCture cotton yarns After being mer-
cerized the yarns would have the BEN
eft of cheap water transportation to
all parts of the world.
OF course we do not know anything
about the plans of this association,
but good results might follow if our
Chamber of Commerce should put it
self in touch with it. 1t would seem
that the South is the place for fac
tories for mercerizing cotton yarns,
and why is not Savannah advantage
ously situated for one or more of
them? The kind of labor needed is, for
the most part, skilled labor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02

Interesting rumors of an impending
change in the motor power of the Brit
ish railroads come by cable. 1t is said
that the consulting engineers of all the
principal roads in the country are hold
ing conferences almost daily with the
object of deciding upon a uniform
scheme for electrical equipment where
by the rolling stock of the various
companies will be able to travel indis-
criminately on all the lines. "Tbe
trunk companies" it is stated. have
all practically decided to use electric
motors, and the suburban lines are
only waiting on an agreement on the
subject Of the uniformity of plant" 10
England to take the lead in the mat.
Ter OF long-distance electrical traction
Tor heavy traffic? Some months ago
there was talk Of equipping a branch
OF the New York. New Haven and
Hartford road with electricity with a
we" 10 testing IL. the idea being 10
ehange the motor force OF the whole
system TO electricity n the test gave
sStisiaetory results. Nothing has been
Nsafa Of the scheme recently.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
BoDY sNArcnING NO CRIME.

]
Two or three months ago the coun-
/ try was Mortified by stories from IN
dianapolis detailing how graves in the
! cemeteries of that city had been sys-
/ tematically robbed by ghouls and the
/ bodies from them carried to medical
/ colleges for dissection. No grave was
/ safe. The robbers. under the leader
| ship of a negro of the name of Can
/ trell. were no respecters of persons.
/ They stole the bodies of those who
/ had been prominent and respected as
| quickly as of persons of the lower
walks of life. The bodies of several
society woman were among the num-
Der found in the picking watts when
the investigation was made. Recently
a prominent doctor attached to one
of the medical colleges was put on trial
in connection with the grave robberies,
but the jury disagreed and a mistrial
was ordered. The retrial was to have
come up within a short time. Mean
! time the Cantren gang of ghouls were
languishing in Jail awaiting trial for
their hideous work.
But none of the cases will be again
brought before the court, for the rea-
son that there is now no law in In
diana making grave robbery or body
snatching a crime. The ghouIs, there
fore, no matter how hideous their
operations, will walk out of the Jail
free men and will be at liberty to re-
new their attacks upon the graveyards.
1t all comes about through half-baked
legislation and a complacent chief ex-
ecutive. The Legislature did not I'M
derstand what it was doing and the
Governor did not know what he was
signing in the matter of little bill that
was passed the other day and at once
received the executives approval. The
bill, now d law, is simple in nature
and merely provides the manner IN
which the bodies of paupers and Grim
mails shall be distributed to medical
colleges for dissecting purposes. But
there is a Joker" in the law which
says: 'All laws within the purview of
this act are hereby repealed" The
word 'purview" is what does the bust
ness. 1t is very rarely used in legis-
lation as employed in this instance,
and had not been previously used at
all al the present session Of the Indi-
ana Legislature. Its effect, 2ccor ling
to the Attorney General OF the state,
is to wipe off the statute bCoNs every
law of every description, ,ept itself,
bearing upon body snatching or the
use of human bodies for anatomical
demonstrations. 1t was grave mis-
take" said Gov. Durbin, when the
matter had been called to his atten-
ton, thereby perpetrating a gruesome
pun and at the same time exposing his
own questionable practice of approx
ing acts without knowing anything
about them. The attorneys for the ac-
cused ghouls say they will at once
begin habeas corpus proceedings in
behalf of their clients, on the ground
that there is no law under which they
can be held, and Attorney General
Miller says there is no doubt that the
proceedings will be successful. Thus
through incompetence somewhere will
end in smoke several OF the most SEN
sational cases that ever came before
the courts of Indiana.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
Picked out the Toughest Ducks.

Frederick NJ. Passow. the captain Of
the American liner St. Louis, used to
live in Philadelphia, and, when on shore
leave. liked to do the family marketing.
says the Pittsburg Gazette.
In the Philadelphia Terminal market
the other day butcher told a story of
Capt. Passow
He came here one morning." said
the butcher, after ducks. He WASH t
known here then, and to a poultry deal
er he said
How many ducks have you got al
together?'
Only twelve. sir the dealer an
swered.
Well, I'll tell you. I'm a boarding
house keeper, and l want you to pick
out for me the nine toughest ducks of
the lot
The dealer, with an amiable and
pleased smile, did this, laying the nine
tough ducks in one pile on his right,
and the three remaining tender ones
in another pile on his left.
ION the latter Capt. Passow laid his
hand.
'On second thought he said, I'll
just take these. "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
Wanted 1t Understood.

She was evidently a farmers daugh-
ter, and he was a broad backed, red
handed young man of 23, and as they
landed at the Detroit and Milwaukee
depot the other day even the news
boys guyed them for a bridal couple
says the Detroit Free Press. Perhaps
it was this fact that determined their
action, for they walked straight up to
the police officer standing in the door
and the bridegroom said:
Officer, we were married yester-
day."
"Glad to hear it," was the reply.
I'VE are now on what they call the
bridal tower We are goin' to he in
Detroit three or four days"
That's right
I'VE shall walk up and down and go
where we darn please. Sarah NAV
have hold of my arm, or 1 may have
it around her waist"
II see."
IF We want to stop and kiss we are
goin to do it, and we shan't care who
is lookin' on
That's your play" smiled the off,
GER. You can also chew gum and
walk hand in hand if you want to-
Anything you wanted to ask about ~
only jest this" sturdily replied the
groom There will be fellers who will
chuckle and grin, and there will be
fellers who will call out, All, therev to
us.
1T may be so"
1T viii be so, and you Jest saw to
the newspapers. and let them say to ev-
erybody else, that the UNDERSIGNED
stands ready to chuck all the chuc-
klers, and that the All, theres,' will
md themselves so tangled up that the
You there's and the oh. there's and
an the other there's in town won't be
able to separate the pieces. Ofticer
look at that"
The officer gazed at the big fist and
remarked that II was all there ana The
groom nodded his head. drew his bride
closer TO him and continued.
Lord help the man who wiuks AT
Sarah or clucks az mel"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02

Mountain climbing in New England
in the dead Of winter seems likely to
become a fad with some New York
and Boston people who have-hereto-
fore gone to Switzerland for such ex-
ercise. A party of 125 mountain climb
ers from the cities named have just
concluded a two-wieeks' outing among
the peaks of New Hampshire, and the
declaration of one and all is that they
enjoyed the experience quite as much
as they ever enjoyed an outing in the
Alps. Furthermore, they assert that
the American mountain scenery in win
ter is as fine and inspiring as any to
be found in Europe, which is no doubt
true. The trouble with most Ameri-
cans especially those who have money,
is that they know very little about the
beauties and grandeuTs Of their own
country. When they take a vacation,
it is in Europe their time and money
are spent. our mountains and water
ing places will compare with any in
the world, if indeed they are not just
a bit finer than those to be found any
where else
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
A strong Position.

Negroes usually have ready an
swer, even for the most unexpected
question. The Washington Star tells of
a man who visited the scene of the
Battle of Antietam, and there met an
old colored man, who took pleasure in
explaining all facts about the en-
gagement.
The negro was asked if he was pres
ent when the fight took place, and his
answer was, "Sartainly, sab; sure 1
was right heah."
Then you must have seen the whole
thing"
Deed 1 did. sab; an it wuz right
bilious times, sab"
What position did you occupy"
q wuz down in de cellar, sab. | got
down dar to keep out de way of de
Yankees. case l knowed dat I would
be 'bleeged ter whoop fer dem, an l
knowed dat Marse Bob Lee didn't
spec dat of me, so jis got down in
de celler, an let 'em fit it out"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
Strange Happenings in Theaters.


One evening recently a well-dressed
woman walked up to the ticket win
dow of a leading local theater, depos-
tied her wrap, pocketbook and pair of
opera glasses on the narrow shelf, and
after due elaboration and questioning
purchased two orchestra seats, says
the Baltimore Sun. Then, as she
gathered up her impediments she re-
marked to the attentive ticket seller:
You know where these seats are.
Please come down and tell me when it
is 10 O'Clock"
Yes, madam" responded the as
tonished man, who did not know what
else to say.
You will not forget, will you? 1
must know when 10 o'clock comes"
Yes, madam. Wish to catch a
train"
No" responded the woman placid
ly. Il want to know when to take my
medicine" Then she walked into the
theater to enjoy the play.
Sometimes strange finds are made at
theaters after audiences depart Re-
Gently a set of artificial teeth was
handed in at a box office by one of
the floor cleaners. The owner proba-
bly, lost them in a fit of merriment
and hadn't sufficient nerve" to set
about their recovery.
After a matinee a week or so ago a
full-grown diamond back terrapin
was found crawling about the floor
curiously examining his surroundings.
1t had probably escaped from some
overcoat pocket during the perform
ance and in that wa& managed to
change owners.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
INDEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meeting-Landrum Lodge, No. 4s, r.
and A. NJ.
Special Notices-Ship Notice, ]. F.
Minis & Co, Agents; Wanted, Savan-
nah Grocery Company; Coal Notice,
G. l. Taggart & Co.; Special Notice.
Allan Bond & Co.
Business Notices-Grain Department
of Savannah Grocery Company.
Steel gravings-Lindsay & Nor
gan.
Millinery Opening-Leopold Adler.
Buy In Advance-Wm. & H. H. Lat
timore.
Mineral Waters-Harris Lithia.
Legal Notices-Petition for Change
of Name, al-Millard Co.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Co.
Foods-Presto.
Savannah Theater-"Florodora To-
morrow Night.
Medical - Hyomei; Castoria; DIR.
Hathaway.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02

Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Volun-
teers of America, religious organiza-
ton working along the lines of the
Salvation Army, has addressed open
letters to the presidents of a number
of railroads begging them to provide
each passenger train with a medicine
chest to be employed for the aid of the
injured in railroad accidents. She
pleads especially that there shall be
chloroform in the chest, to be used for
the relief of those suffering from for
lures preceding inevitable death-the
engineer, pinned under the wreck of
his engine and being roasted alive. for
instance. 1t frequently occurs in
wrecks that passengers or members of
the train crew are injured in such
manner that death is only "a question
of a short time. nevertheless the Vic
tins are conscious of the most excru-
ciating agony while awaiting the inev-
liable end. These Mrs. Booth would
soothe with an anesthetic. She prob
ably overlooks the fact that under our
code of laws any such thing would
be murder, or at least manslaughter
no matter how merciful to the sufferer
A dumb animal In a similar situation
would be put out Of its misery with a
strong blow or a quick shot, but the
human animal II is decreed by the law.
must suffer until death intervene by
the process Of nature. Human agencies
must not assist IN speeding the pass
ing under penalty OF the law.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02

The Cuban Soldiers Pay Loan bill,
which was signed a day or two ago by
President Palma, authorizes the issue
of bonds to the amount of $S5, 600, 900,
for the purpose indicated in the title
of the bill. 1t authorizes the levying
of taxes on a number of articles to meet
the debt and places the customs re-
ceipts as a secondary security. The
taxes authorized will be levied on
liquors and matches. on cigars for ex-
portation at the rate of 50 per 900. on
cigars for domestic consumption at 81
per 1000, and on sugar which will be
taxed five cents per bag of $50 pounds.
1t is estimated that these taxes will
yield an annual revenue of $500 900. In
addition TO paying the army. $4,000 900
will be devoted to the Improvement of
agriculture and another $4,0OO.oOO will
be applied to the payment of debts con-
tracted by the chiefs of the revolution
airy army between Feb. "a and Sent 10
1895. and all of the subsequent debts of
the government.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02

+ G. b. Winston, an attorney for the
Wabash Railroad in Missouri, is Wis
iting his old friend, Congressman
Hank Smith of Michigan, at Wash
ington, and the other day told story
of legal acumen which he heard in
Missouri, says an exchange.
Down in our state" says Mr.. Win
ston, 1.-The local passengers were ac-
customed to carrying their saddles
with them in the passenger car, but a
new rule required that they be carried
in the baggage car. 4 lusty citizen in
one of the interior counties boarded
the train, packing his saddle along
with him. Against his protest it was
moved to the baggage car and when
he arrived at his destination the bag
gageman demanded so cents.
Get your money of the man that
asked you to carry it, thundered the
enraged passenger. who FASTENED TO
consult a typical Missouri lawyer.
The lawyer was much enraged at
his clients story I'm right glad you
came in, said he. For a long time |
bination. But the rules of the Mis-
souri, Bar Association require me to
charge you fee. If l accept less
than So my brethren would disbar me.
That seemed fair to the client, who
paid forthwith. and the two set out for
the baggage office, the lawyer grow
ing more wrathful as they advanced.
" Tom Tobey (the bias agemam,
Why did you commit this outrage upon
my client?' demanded the lawyer in a
rage.
Because he did not pay the so
cents charge
We'll, here is your so CENTS, roared
the lawyer. Now, you give my man
his saddle or we will drag you to the
courts.
The client got his saddle" conclud-
ed Mr.. Winston, but the point is that
the lawyer also got $3.50"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-02
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk Landmark DenA saws.
IF Senator Fairbanks is really after
the presidency, he is not candidate
to be despised. His wife is a mast
master at conducting presidential chm
paigns."
The Montgomery Advertiser Den
says: Senator Clark of Wyoming as
serts that the Southern whites bava
no Justification for discriminating
against the colored people, Well m
order to do away with the color line
we Will also discriminate against
Clark" --'''
The Charleston Post Dem.) saws:
''Pierpont Morgan is bound for Cuba
and it is said that he will take a hand
in the railroad situation on that 10
land. 1t would be a great thing for
cuba If Mr.. Morgan should undertake
the development of the TRANSPORTATION
possibilities down there and ii Is prob
ANY IN the book of destiny that he
VIII. 1t would be strange indeed If
Cuba escaped the touch of Morgan {"
The Washington Post Qnd) saws.
Congress has passed a bill creating
a new court in North Carolina. and
President Roosevelt has signed the
same, making it a law. Judge Boyd
and the officials of the Department
or Justice reported that the additional
court was altogether unnecessary and
would but add an uncalled for ex
pense. But there was a demand for
the court by certain North Carolina
politicians, who wish the patronage II
VIII create. and they have been sue
cessful Between flching officers 10
Whlch us partisans We're not elected
ana creatlng places that are not need
ed, the Republican party Is mal,,,,se
record which viii not appeal strong
ly 70 the people who pay the taxss
and do the voting"