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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Clear Lake Has Drowning.

Mason City. July 6.-While washing
horses at Clear Lake. Oscar Shakely,
lad II years old. was drowned. He
urged the horse into deep water to
swim and both went down. The horse
swan out, but Shakey went to the
bottom. The body was recovered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t is alleged that the King of Eng
land recently wore red tie with a
frock coat. We have no reason, how
ever, to believe that the king has
thus far consented to wear tall hat
with his sweater.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Chinese bandits have kidnapped an
American and want $4,000 ransom. 1t
must be discouraging to good, brisk
American to be marked down to that
figure after what those Bulgarians
wanted for Miss Stone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Marshalltown, July 1.-The hearing
Of c. J. Elwell, charged with assault,
the charge being preferred by Esther
Miller, was held before Justice Bur.
rift and resulted in the defendant
being discharged, there not being suf-
ficient evidence to bind him over to
the grand Jury
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

General regret is expressed be.
cause Mark Twain is going to live
even for time abroad. There is o
strong feeling in this country that it
can't well spare any of its humorists
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The French government is to issue
$4,000 900 worth of coins valued at
cents each. And only a Frenchman
really knows the full purchasing
power of a nickel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

MarshalltowI, July 4.-Charles X.
Fillmore, cashier of the Chicago Great
Western. has been arrested on charge
If larceny, filed by the travelling audi
tor of the division. The amount miss.
Ing is said to be about $500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The late Edward Mcintyre. Penn
sylvania man, who tasted forty days,
to cure an attack of paralysis, had
the, satisfaction of not dying from
paralysis anyhow.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

THE wages of sin is DEATH" but the
wages of greatness is to have ones
character torn to tatters after death.
Carlyle's friends are still dancing a
fandango over his grave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

AS an Originator Of freight" Pitts
burg leads every other city in the
country. As an originator of soft
coal smoke, however. it leads the
world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

London physicians have advised
John w. Gates to take rest. Mr..
Gates has a penchant for taking
everything in sight without waiting
for advice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

There are rumors that Mr. Schwat
is about to take another vacation. Mr.
Schwab's work must interfere with his
vacation arrangements considerably.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The Evanston society girl who mar
ried brakeman may be sorry some
night when he has a "down-brakes"
nightmare and tries to twist her head
off.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Harry Lehr "has just bought par.
rot" So he can now go in for regu'
bar parrot and monkey time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Mrs. Pat Campbell carried 100000
away. Her earnings were about equal
ly divided between bridge whist and
dramatic bunco.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t is not probable that the world will
ever be destroyed again by water. Try
as it may, the Missouri can not beat
fits record of IA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Every time a 100 to 1 shot wins hall
the male population feels the neces-
sity of taking fresh grip on the
resolution against betting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

No explanation has been offered of
the recent uprising Of the Kurds.
Somebody must be making whey with
their liberties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The only criticism to be found with
the past of some women is that 1t is
ico long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Boston is sinking-but not in its
own estimation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t has just been discovered that
Emerson found his greatest inspira-
ten in the warm glow of csan-
berry pie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

In spite of the discovery Of radium
anu polonium, the gold brick has not
yet gone out of style among con-
fdence men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Much better results can be obtained
by paying a woman a compliment
than by trying to argue with her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The only time the devil ever gets
fooled is when he hangs around a
woman with a new baby.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Perhaps the decrease in deaths in
Manila is due to the fact that the
population has been deboloized as vel
as to the skin of American doctors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

There must be some mistake in the
statement that Mr.. Morgan left some
thing on the other side of the At
lantic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

A weather record is never broken
in town that has an oldest inhabi-
tant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

What lot of damage small creek
can do when it collaborates with
Sood-sized cloudburst.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Russian princes are going at $780,.
900 this week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

Santos-Dumon's new air ship is a
wonder. 1t sails in the air.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

The summa cum laude college grad
vate win soon begin to learn how
much he doesn't know.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

1t takes an exceptionally fine brand
of salye to turn a human crank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

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Even Malta has her coup d'etat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
GET HIM MOVE oN.n

Let the street corner loafer move on.
He makes the sidewalk filthy with his
tobacco juice and peanut shells. He is
an embarrassment to women who are
compelled to wade through his filth
and involuntarily hear his converse
ton. 1t has only been straining
of the laws of decency and municipal
propriety that the street corner loafer
has been permitted to remain as long
as he has. Let him now move on
Burlington HawkEye.
The HawK-Eye is right about this
matter. The street loafer should move
on. In these days of unusual activity
there is no reason that there should be
crowd of street loafers in any city.
In Ottutmwa, especially, there is no
occasion for such display of laziness.
1t is safe to say that in every line OF
industry in this city there is room for
additional men to secure work. Aside
from this there is large amount OF
general work waiting to be done and
here these loafers could get employ
ment simply for the asking.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
ABOLISH CLASS HATRED.

A keen realization of the commune
ty of interest and that we as a people
tend to get up and down together
was the burden of President Roose--
velt's address at the Labor day cele--
bration in Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 4
He preached the doctrine of caste for
gotten and personal worth the sole
basis of class distinction and that OF
capitalist and co-worker helping them
selves by aiding others, both content
to abide by the laws, as the prime re-
quisite for prosperous and perma-
nent national life. President Roose--
welt also pointed out that the worst
enemy of the wage worker is the per-
son who condones mob violence in
any shape or who breaches class ha-
tired"
This warning against it's worst en-
envy and advocacy OF harmony was ap-
propriately given on the day on
which organized labor has chosen to
show it's strength Among many mis-
Informed people there is an effort made
to persuade organized labor that its
interests are somewhat different from
those of the rest of the nation = to
make of organized labor a class fight
ing for class interests That such is
not the object of the labor movement
is recognized by well informed and
conscientious labor leaders. These
men realize that the interests OF the
laboring men are advanced when 9TH
ers are bettered.
President Roosevelt sounded the
keynote of American life when he de-
clared that ANY attempt to create
class prejudice or set up class dis
tinction is un-American and is detri-
mental to the welfare of the republic.
He pointed to the fact that the dead
republics were DESTROYED by permit
ting class distinctions to be made; al
lowing the rich to exploit the poor or
the poor to plumber the rich. Realiz-
ing this it is well that these
things should be called to the attention
of every American citizen and that
these questions should be carefully
pondered and the wisdom contained
therein put into practice.
1t is enough that indiyidualism eX-
lists to the greatest extent in the Unit
ed States and upon individualism rests
the great fabric of this free nation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
PREACHER or BALL PLAYER?

Waterloo Reporter.-The action of
the young minister who declined a sal
airy OF $4,000 a year as baseball player
in order that he might accept the pas
torate of church in small town at
$500 a year, has been the subject of
much comment, and the young man
has been greatly applauded for the de-
votion to his calling Of which the great
sacrifice he has made gives evidence.
Such willingness to place duty above
pecuniary gain is certainly admirable
and vet it may well be doubted wheth.
er the young man acted wisely or for
the best interest of the cause to which
he has devoted his life. He must be
an extra good ball player to be offered
$4,000 salary, and that he secures
only $500 salary in the ministry NAV
indicate that he is only moderately
qualified to preach. 1t is not certain
that the Lord asks or approves that
first class ball player should be spoiled
in order to make poor preacher.
The life and earnings of $4,000 a
year ball player, consecrated to the
Lord, might, perhaps, be quite as pro-
ductive of good as that of 5000
preacher. Today the great need Of the
church of God is not men who are will
ling to preach, but men who are willing
to devote their means to the carrying
forward of the work. With that SIS, 900
the baseball player, if he felt it his
duty to devote his life and its fruits to
the Master, could have kept in the field
a half dozen missionaries probably as
capable as himself in the line of relig-
ious work, but not as able to do good
work on the diamond. The young
mans heart is doubtless all right, but
it is not at all certain that he used his
head in making the decision upon
which he has received SO much com
mendation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
A GOLDEN ERA.

Director of the Mint George e.
Roberts does not believe the present
era of prosperity is to be interrupted
soon, but that this country is now
on the verge of a veritable golden era.
This is the opinion of this eminent
Iowan as set forth in an address be-
fore the American mining congress
at Lead, S. D.. recently. Mr.. Roberts
during the course of his speech said:
1.-THE output of gold, which received
temporary check by the war in the
Transvaal, will amount this year to
a new record, and next year, in all
probability, to another new one, for
the Transvaal will not fully recover
it's position until then, and all of the
important gold-producing regions of
the world are promising enlarged
yields. The ore deposits in sight, the
advance made in metallurgy, and the
abundance of capital seeking invest
ment in the industry combine to give
assurance that the yield will not de-
cline for a long time to come.
THE people who are counting on
stagnation and liquidation to follow
the present era of prosperity may not
be giving due Importance to this an
nual addition to the monetary stock
of the world. A period of enterprise
and free investment exhausts the fund
of liquid capital, and halt is ordinar-
lily necessary until the fund is replen-
ished by savings.
Every addition to the bank reserv-
ses at such time has direct bearing
on the situation, and flow of $780,
600 600 of new cold every wear into
the financial centers of the world will
be factor not to be overlooked. It's
accumulation in the banks will nat
urally force interest rates down,
which in turn forces the value of fix
ed investments up. The result is a
stimulus to enterprise until the new
supplies are absorbed, when the pro-
cess is repeated"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
STORIES REToLp.

Here is story told by 1.-THE Rochester
Herald" in which the distinguished Bishop
Doane of Albany and Mark Twain are the
principals: Bishop Doane was at one time
the rector of an Episcopal church in Hart
ford, and the services at this church Mark
Twain would occasionally attend. Twain
one Sunday played joke upon the rector.
DIR. Doane,' he said at the end of the
service, Il enjoyed your sermon this morn
ing ! welcomed 1t like an old friend
have, you know, a book at home contain
ing every word of It," you have not,''
said DIR. Doane. II have so," said the hu.
morist. We'll. send that book to me. I'd
like to see it," ''Ill send it." Twain re-
piled. And he sent the next morning an
unabridged dictionary to the rector.
Admiral Dewey was prominent figure
at the Saratoga races. Usually he occu,
pied box. One afternoon little party Of
farmers came up to shake hands with him,
and thereafter, naturally, the talk turned
to agriculture.
when l was in the Philippines" said
Admiral Dewey, "sn American resident
brought me- one day, Chinese paper. He
said this paper would interest me because
1t contained an account of an American in
vention. Then with a smile, he translated
a paragraph that ran something like this:
The Ingenuity of the Yankee is typt-
fed well in hens nest that he has Re-
Gently invented and patented. This nest
increases the laying capacity of the hens
to an, unlimited degree. In the bottom of
it there is trap door, governed by deli
cate spring. Then hen lays an egg, the
weight Of which causes the trap door to
open, whereup2n 1he egg drops down Into
subterraASap sdiipartment, and the door
closes very aM!eee emf silgstly again.
I The hen hen ssas 81 Isst q s the egg.
she must NE niss tlp ,thaslieaE Or had
laid, and she sits DOWN again SAD gNesita
disappears The process confnHs9 fnaSf-
pitely. 4-Roston Post. ..Lass,.s.zl:aSsasl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
THE SAFETY OF THE PRESIDENT

The safety of the President is mat
ter OF concern to S0,000000 of people
of the United States. 1t is therefore
pleasing to know that extra precau
tons have recently been put in force
to guard the life of the chief executive
of this nation The crank, who last
week was found proving about Saga
more Hill with a loaded revolver, may
have been harmless, but there are
many such wandering about the coun.
try threatening to shoot, all of whom
will bear watching. The authorities
are to be congratulated on the man
ner in which they dealt with the luna
tic who recently threatened Secretary
Hay, as well az with the man who
threatened President Roosevelt at Syr.
acuse on Labor day.
1t is stated that the guard about
President Roosevelt is to be doubled
1t is probable that the President him
self will object to this, but it is de
manded to insure his safety, which is
of special concern to all the people OF
the country. Sad indeed has been the
experience of the people OF the United
States with these cranKs and to their
murderous passions is to be credited
the assassination of three presidents.
This lesson has been learned by the
people of the United States too recent
ly to be forgotten at this time and they
will continue to demand adequate pro-
lection for the chief executive of the
country that will preclude all possi--
bility of i'll Detailing him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
pRusEs OF LEBANON.

A new complication has arisen in
the Turkish imbroligo. 1t is now re.
ported that the Druses are up in
arms and it is feared that a massacre
will follow. For centuries this peculi
ar people have inhabited the noun
tains of Lebanon, the chief town Del
rel-Kamar, meaning, THE Covenant OF
the Moon," being only fifteen miles
southeast of Beirut. The most recent
estimates place the Druse population
at between 10000 and $4,000 men. nc
estimate of the women or children be
ing given. 1t is said that these people
occupy exclusively 100 towns and
share with the Christians 23O more.
Having lived in the mountains OF
Lebanon for centuries the Druses
have retained many wild characters
tics that have made them formidable
rivals Of the Turks. In 1900 A. d. they
rebelled against the Ottoman rule and
have never yielded to Christian OF
Moslem. At various times they have
inflicted severe punishment on the
Turks notably in 1855, 1859 and 1860
So terrible were these massacres that
France and England We're compelled
to use military and naval force to
suppress the uprising in 1861.
The Druses are not Christians
neither do they believe in Mohammed-
ism, but hold to a faith composed OF
curious mixture of the two. They
believe that the Christians and the
Moslems will finally destroy each 9TH
er and they be left the chosen people.
One of their peculiarities is the cor
diality always shown to English speak
Ing tourists. Aside from hts courteous
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
AN ERA OF TRANSITION.

A recent writer has APPLY suggested
hat it would be we'll for makers OF
biographies to suspend their publica-
ions for a while owing to the rapid
.hanges that are occurring in various
parts of the world. He points out
that maps and Typographical descrip-
lions of today are wrong, incomplete
and useless tomorrow. 1t is in fact
mere waste of money to buy an
expensive atlas for in very short
time it will be entirely out of date.
The business of the up to date map
maker now seems to be to merely is
ue bulletins and report progress of
he changes that are taking place.
Africa is one of the centers of this
transition. The whole continent is in
/ state of geographical transforms
ton. Only few years ago it was pos
sessed mostly by aborigines. Today
there is a great movement toward the
center by France and England on the
nth and by Portugal, England, Ger
my and France on all other sides.
ia is another theatre of the Caucas-
aggression. The entire southeast
is now under attack while Russia
pushing its claims on the north
liking it's boundary lines between
ina and India to bend and sway
se a cable in storm. There is no
.rtainty about the political divisions
this continent. Claims of various
ountries overlap and the geogra-
jher cannot with certainty determine
% which contestant the territories be-
ong.
The Pacific islands are also in a
,eriod of transition SO far as sover-
ign colors are concerned Likewise
be outcome of the transformation I'M
r way in the Antilles and Central
nerica is merely matter of guess
ork The recent complications in
utheastern Europe affecting the Bal
n states also brings an element of
lcertainty into the final divisions to
|. seen in that continent
The whole world is, in fact, in a Pc
I'd of change. In the United States
IVY cities and towns are springing up,
ded by the new railroads, cables, and
her means of communication that
being projected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
IOWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

The year just closed has been one
OF great success for Iowa Methodism
SO far as the Iowa conference is con-
cerned. Now the ministers and the
lay delegates from the various charges
have gathered in, Muscatine for the an
nual meeting to hear the reports of
| the years work and arrange for that
OF the coming twelve months. Re-
ports from Muscatine state that near
ly 300 ministerial and lay members
OF the conference have assembled and
the early accounts of the meeting indi-
cate that it will be one of great sue
cess.
Among the Ottumwans present at
this conference are Rev. j. W. Lam
bert, presiding elder of the Ottumwa
district, DR.. A. E. Craig, Rev. ID. G.
Bevan, Rev. R. L. Patterson and as
lay delegates Chris Haw, J. w. Neash-
am and j. T. Smith. Ottumwa occu-
pies prominent place in the Metho-
dism OF the Iowa conference and the
deliberations of this body are of great
interest to many OF the people of
this city.
The early reports from the confer
ence indicate that the past year has
been banner period for Methodism
in southeastern Iowa. Many whole
some revivals have been held through
out the conference resulting in an in
creased spiritual interest being ta-
ken in the affairs of the church
and marked increase in it's mem
bership. The prosperity that has pre-
vailed throughout Iowa has material
ly benefited the finances of the church
and it is expected that the reports in
this part of the work will be be ex-
ceedingly gratifying.
Among matters that will be decided
at this conference is the selection of
| delegates, ministerial and lay, to the
general conference to be held next
May. 1t is barely possible that the
question of restoring the time limit
for the pastors will be reconsidered,
though it is hardly probable that any
change will be recommended at this
time owing to the short period that
has passed since the limit was re-
moved.
Lastly will come the assignment OF
the ministers to their fields of labor
for the coming year. There are al
ways some changes to be made at each
of these meetings and though it is not
expected that there will be any SO
far as the Ottumwa pastors are con-
cerned yet the appointments will be
read with interest by each Methodist
of this city.