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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Before an audience that completely
flled the Grand Opera house the re-
publican campaign was formally open
ed in this city last evening with an el-
oquent address by Hon. Jonathan P.
Dolliver, Iowas JUNIOR senator. Not
bne of those who made up the splen-
did audience will soon forget the
eloquent address delivered by Sena-
tor Dolliver. 1t was masterful eff
kort, combining logic and force with
che utmost simplicity. The tariff
question was discussed in a manner
that was as readily understood by
those who are but little acquainted
with the question as by those who
have made a close study of it. Other
questions OF moment were also dealt
with admirably.
Senator Dolliver is known as the
o'silver tongued orator" and he well
deserves the title. On the lecture
platform he readily reaches the hearts
of his audiences and his close insight
into national affairs enables him tc
talk authoritatively on the issues o1
state and nation.
Uses Apt Illustrations.
His address last evening was in
terspersed with witty anecdotes tha
kept the house in the best OF goot
humor. He illustrated many points il
q humorous manner Chat never failed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

make political speeches here and that
makes it all the more gratifying not to
say surprising that now have the hon
or of addressing SO large an audience.
II have had a little trouble in finding
out what the issues are in Iowa for this
campaign. have asked several people
and no one seemed to know and what
bothered me most was that no one
seemed to care.
Praises Mr.. Buchanan.
''In the coming election a governor of
the state will be chosen and legisla-
ture will be named to cooperate with
him in the business peculiar 20 the
commonwealth, and before going on
wish to congratulate the republicans
OF Wapello county on the denomination
of Mr.. Buchanan as member of the
house of representatives at Des
Moines, where for two years his intlu
ence has been strongly felt in the coun.
cils of state He deserves and | have
no doubt will have the undivided sup
port and good will of his constitu
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20
The Republican Application.
The Tariff in Europe.

s'In 1879 Prince Bismarck, the great
brain of the century in the German en-
pire. stood in the reichstag and de-
nounced free trade He contended for
a protective tariff and recommended
that the protective tariff laws of this
country be copied, and while we are
sitting here this evening, British sub
poets are preparing petitions TO parlia-
raent for tariff to protect their home
Industries
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

Stops the Cough and Works Off the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day No cure, no
pay Price, 25 cents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

A good roads association A2s beer
organized in Webster co
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20
Tariff a System.

Now aen | know what you think
about it but to me it is certain that the
democratic party does not know more
than the whole world. In the first
place our democratic brethren fail ut
terly to conceive that the protective
tariff is a system, and never heard
a speech in congress OF out of it by a
democratic orator where the protective
tariff was not spoken of as conspira-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

that changes ought to be made when
they are necessary, but | am also one
who believes that it would be better
10 let the tariff laws remain always
as they are rather than to commission
the democrats to change them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

him in the government of the state
have discharged the duties committed
to their hands by the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

Mr.. Dol!iver sprang into national
fame as an orator in a single day at
the opening of the state republican
convention in 1884 and from that day
until the present he has been constant
ly before the public as one of the lead
ing orators and ,ablest statesmen oil
the country. His advance to his pres
ent position of highest influence has
been one of steady nrngresS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20
Reciprocity with Enalane

IF England completes it's protective
tariff legislation, too, it will require
some changes in the American laws
and l think it would be vastly better
to await England's proposition of reci-
procity with us than to throw away
any part of the power of negotiation
which resides in our own tariff sched-
uleS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

''The ways and means committee
was summoned to Washington early
in the winter of 1896 by Governor
Dingley at the request of the Presi-
dent-elect to devise ways and means
for revising the tariff laws. When
arrived in Washington. Governor Ding.
ley was already there and he stated
that he had hired room in hotel
that the committee might work un,
hindered. We worked all day long
and until midnight the greater part OF
the time from November 10 until
March Is. We worked every Sunday
we worked Christmas day, New Years
Washington's birthday and ground hog
day. On March L.. Governor Dingley
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Found Them Hard to Ra,so.

A great gormand, who had passion
for shell-tish, inherited fine estate and
a large sum of money. He had been ex-
travagant, and his friends were greatly
rejoiced at his legacy. Mr.. Ii. Barry,
in Ivan at Home" tells to what use
the money was devoted:
l went TO town one day, and soon
learned that the prince was In his usual
impecunious condition.
"Where has your legacy gomez ask
ed.
why" he replied, you know that
l am very fond of Holsters, and having
a river OH my estate, thought would
try to acclimatize them there; but un.
fortunately ! have spent all the legacy
in the attempt without succeeding, !
quite forgot the water Is not salt"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
LIVES WITH THE PARIAHs.
American millionaire Prefers Resi-
dence Among Outcasts of Japan.

An eminent American ulienist, DIR.
Barr, records the most peculiar case OF
mental pervcrsion ever known, he be-
lieves, i'll the history of the world. 1t
sthat of an American millionaire, who
instead of living i'll luxury and ease
among those of his own kin, has chosen
to reside among the outcasts in far
away Japan. Many years ago he was
one of the GREATEST specialists In Amer
lea and was provided with vast sums of
money for the purchase Of such instru-
ments and assistance as he needed.
His reputation was very great and
lie amassed fortune of over $1O0o0,-
600. Then lie took TO dissipation,
which soon led to his downfall and,
though rich and handsome, With cul-
tured and aesthetic tastes, lie wandcr
ed away from the United States and
took UP n life of revolving excuses
among the ''hanlns" or gravediggers
and social outcasts of Japan.
He caused his body to be tattooed over
every inch of It's surface and after Il
time returned to America, exhibiting
the work Of the oriental tattoers to
anyone who would care to look at it.
A great dragon, perfectly shaded in
every detail, adorned his back, while
other designs We're scattered over other
parts of his body.
He was, however, cut by all his old
friends and turned out of all the clubs,
and subsequently returned to japan,
where, In tho garb of one of the despis-
ed "hanins," he wandered about the
country with performing bear and
harem.
His next freak was to hire squad
Of japanese boys, practically buying
them outright from their parents. He
dressed them in military costume and
opposed to them an equal number Of
trained monkeys, dressed as Chinese
soldiers.
Then for his entertainment the Chino
Japanese war was constantly renewed.
The contests We're bloody and brutal
and rewards were offered to the boys to
urge them OH to further atrocities.
While thus describing The life and
doings of this strange specimen of liu-
manity, DR.. Barr has taken the great
est pains to conceal the identity of the
man and has so FAR succeeded
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
CONVENIENT HOLDER FOR BOOKS.

While most of the popular fiction of
the day is to be had in convenient size
for holding In one hand while being
read, the publications which contain
reading matter of a weightier sort are
often correspondingly great in bulk,
making 1t difficult to support the vol
ume for any length of time without tir-
ing the reader. While numerous book
rests are already in common use and
serving their purpose admirably, we be-
lieve that the idea here illustrated is
entirely novel and may catch the pop
ular fancy. This new book support
has metallic plate shaped to conform
to the upper surface of the leg above
and below the knee. and Is designed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
-
WEAK IN THE ALPHABET.
Some Letters that Men CAN Neve,
Learn to Make.

Some Letters that Men CAN Never
Learn to Make.
"Why Is 1t that with some men some
letters Of the alphabet are harder to
make than others, and in fact that
there are some letters that some men
never learned how to maker asked a
young man who takes considerable In
terest In the matter of handwriting, in
the New Orleans Times-Democrat ut
is rather singular fact that nearly ev-
cry man, outside Of the experts, is weak
on one or more of the letters in the
English alphabet. Sometimes the letter
involved is Il capital letter, sometimes
1t is of the smaller kind. Sometimes 1t
is one letter and sometimes another. In
any event, you will find few men who
are exempt from the failing referred to.
know Of one man who, in spite of
the fact that he does a great deal of
writing, has never learned how to make
n capital p. He simply makes stagger
at 1t, and as a rule the result of his ef-
forts will look more like a small p than
like the capital r. know another man
who can't make a small to save his
life. He can never get the lower part
of the letter below the line. He makes
it look like club-footed b instead of
an T. There are others who, when they
try to make the sn.....iizb, give 1t the
long shank, and 1t looks more like the
letter f. 1t is rather singular that these
traits should hang OH to mans writ
ing for lifetime, but they do 1t just the
same, and IL you make n few inquiries
among your friends and acquaintance
you will find that but few of them are
exempt from this fault. 1t is very much
like the habit of spelling certain words
incorrectly. Many men who are rated
rs flrst-class spoilers pass through life
without ever in single instance spell
Ing certain words correctly. 1t is due
to habit largely. lie you should ask them
how to spell the word they would tell
you. But when they go to write 1t, that
is quite different, and they will get 1t
wrong every time. So they know, too,
how certain letters should be made, but
they simply can't put them down on
paper. 1t is a curious, but common
fnuIt"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
THEY DETECTED THE oDoR.

Bottle Contained Nothing But Distilled
Water, Imagination Did the Rest.
Two bright young men attended n
lecture in the city a few days past,
the lecturers subject being one dealing
with the rather occult features Of the
mind as eXemplih.d iii physical phe-
nomena. After giving several demon
strations of how fraud might be prac-
ticed in such matters, the speaker stat
cd that he had in his possession a
small bottle containing chemical
agent of wonderful properties.
This bottle, he said, he would uncork
and use as test of the sensitiveness Of
the audience to telepathic impressions.
The test consisted in being able to de-
tect the odor of the chemical, which
was liquid. Those who could detect the
odor We're sensitives, and those who
could not We're, to borrow the language
of Shakespeare, fiji for treason, STRAIT
agems and spells.
1t was at this point that the two
young men, or one of them. made good.
He began to smell Immediately, and
RECALLED his companion with sundry rib
jabs and remarks on the strength of
the odor about.
But his friend was from Missouri
and had to be shown. His olfactory
nerves responded to no sensation. Ac-
cording to the terms of the. lecturers
request those who smelled held up their
hands.
After number of hands had been
raised the bottle was recorked, but this
man was SO very sensitive that he could
even then detect the odor. and said so.
When, after a little further talk, the
speaker announced that the bottle con-
tanned nothing but distilled water, the
young man lowered his head as well as
his hand. and was quiet. But even now
he is sensitive on the ubject.-AIem-
phis Scimltar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

1850. JAS. IL. GARFIELD.
During the same period from 1850 to
1902, the population has increased from
23O0O,OOO to 100000, and is therefore
only three and one-half times as great
as In 1850, while the internal commerce
is ten times as great as at that time.
Meantime the foreign commerce has
made rapid increase, though not at
rate of speed proportionate to that of
internal commerce. The imports of
1850 were $173,5O9, 500, those of 1902
$9O3, 32O,94s. The exports in 1850 were
$144, 1916, 72G. in 1902 S1,3S1, 71O,4O1.
The manufactures of the United
States are now about double those of
the United Kingdom and nearly equal
to those of France, Germany and Rus
STA combined, while the value of the
agricultural products of the United
States far exceeds that of any other
single country.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

spect than the one who has his glass
suspended i'll fixed place i'll his room,
and 1t is for his use especially That the
shaving mirror Illustrated here is in
tended. AS the glass and its support
can be folded in small compass. and
are Of light weight, the device will
not greatly increase the travelling mans
luggage, and Its added convenience
over an ordinary mirror is at once ap-
parent. The invention consists of a
fiat plate, secured to the body by Il
strap around the waist, with Il rod
clampcd to Il bracket on the face of
the plate to support the frame in which
the mirror is mounted. At either end
OF the rod is 4 clamping screw, by the
aid OF which adjustment of the mirror
can be made TO bring it to the proper
height. When the glass has been pl;lc-
ed in position the shaver has only 10
step i'll front of window or artificial
light to afford n distinct view OF his
face and enable him to use the razor
with accuracy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

l..
Publications that sedulously rcnort
the doings Of society as represented by
the rich bring the cheerful tidings that
invalidism and idleness have gone out
Of fashion. 1t is not good form, they
say, for a woman to be delicate or
for man to be without occupation.
Therefore he has ceased to decorate
the club windows, and she, having
taken up some outside interest BETTING
her renewed vigor, no longer sleeps
late, but is ready to begin the business
OF the day seasonably. My lady's ath.
leticism seems to be reflected in the
fashions for 1908, If 1t did not even
shape them. High collars, tight sleeves
and trailing street gowns have gone
out" and loose gloves and shoes are
worn. Perhaps 1t is because she has
learned to care for her body that the
millionaires wife has revised the fash
Ion sof dinner-giving also. No modern
hostess thinks Of offering twelve or fif-
teen courses or serving six or eight
wines. Indeed, 1t is asserted that So
ciety continually grows more temper
ate, and in one sense at least this is
true, for the dinnertable is no longer
overloaded with silver or banked high
with flowers. Simplicity is the law,
and simplicity tends towards temper
ance. All these new fashions are in the
direction of Improvement. So, above all,
Is the Increasing tendency, noted by
society reporters, to frown upon gossip
as not being good form" Probably the
truth Is that 1t never was, but that 1t
hourished because people had nothing
to do. When society took noti..n to
bs busy there was 20 time to talk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

DR.. ABBOTT. clslon to the hours Of labor, the
wages and its condtons7 HIS not labor head and arms
and legs? When labor union demands recognition, it
may desire brief display of authority, but at bottom is its
declaration of right speak in its behalf. believe
must be democratic autocrac The object the great
labor organizations is TO say itself what shall be its hours
of labor the conditions and the wages The phenomenon
of trades unions not to be by unreasonable
demand of one OF them
There dangers in great combinations wealth. and
there dangers in great combinations labor What
we want is to get rid of the abuse of power and the nco
petent of power when it gets into the hand the
demagogue Because there bosses and demagogues
politics do not abolish political organizations
but rather to rid them of bosses and demagogues
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

phy was then coming to be popular
fad and was no longer in an cxperl-
mental stage, so that it was not long
before the establishment became fam.
Gus.
Through Photography Miss Meade
met many famous people. She treasur.
ed an autograph given her by Charles
Dickens through an acquaintance made
with him at the studio. OF the stage
folk of the time, she knew Lester Wal.
lack, Edwin Booth, Jenny Lind and
the famous Lola Montez, who fed
from Bavaria to find Il home in this
country. Indeed almost every famous
person who visited the metropolitan
district during the career of the studio
selected her gallery for their pictures.
With the success of her gallery 9TH
er competitors soon entered the city,
and after her brothers died she gave
up the business, about 1860. Seven.
teen years ago she went to Brooklyn
and has since then been constant res.
ident of the borough Oddly enough
although always intensely interested in
photography, she never sat for a Dor.
trait after she was %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

7 PENS m:flE RHO -!

persist in attentions any who gives him plainly
to understand that such attentions distasteul
mon sense well courtesy forbds It, 1t is only In
novels that Insist marrying wives who manifest
open dislike for Them md who freely their aversion
upon the housetops
clever woman, not Unfortunately vain clever
women sometimes are, almost invariably distinguish
between mere admiration and the feeling which is
the root of love- Moreover admiration frequently
SONS into love If 1T be gently handled and wisely cut
vated The woman who possesses the sixth sense which
men name tact will know by intuition just how when
to encourage difdent admrer; how allow
d sutton to perceive that she prefers his attentions
those of other without advertising that preference
outsiders or disgusting her sutton by her holiness
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

IT, B. coRfEhfoo' telyou, late secre-
tary to the President who has had
wide experience In government affairs.
Mr.. Cortelyou's principal assistant is
James II. Garfield, of Ohio, son of tile
late President James A. Garfield, who
has been acting as Civil Service Com
missioner. Mr.. Garfield will be known
ms Commissioner of Corporations, and
his duties will be to investigate the or
ganization and conduct of corporations
doing business In the various States
and with foreign nations, and to fur
t1ish such information to the President
that legislation for the regulation of
the commerce may be enacted, If neces-
sary.
The internal commerce of the United
States is now reckoned at $20,0O0,00O,-
600, which is equal to the foreign COM
merce of all the nations of the earth
combined. The census figures for 1900
place the total value of manufactures
at S13,00OOO0,000, of agriculture at
nearly $4OOO,000,0O0 and of minerals at
about $1,OOOOOO,OOO. According to these
the product of the fisheries, the total
value of the great industries III 1900
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

this destroyed the most intimate with
bercular patients is free from danger.
The frequent of several of pulmonary
tuberculosis in family is to be explained the sup
position that the disease itself has been inherited this is
of exceedingly occurrence but that it has been pro-
duced after birth by direct transmission from affected
individual. The house which has been occupied by
sumptives may have been infected and if parents
fected their relations with their children favorable
the transmission by direct contact
1t may be safely estimated that there present in
New York City 10000 of tuberculosis in stage
the disease in which it could be easily vanquised by
competent physician The State annually spending many
millions for the of the insane and while this is nso-
utey necessary for humanitarian have hest
aton In saying that far greater returns would be obtained
from the expenditure of onefourh the the pre-
vention and of tuberculosis have doubt that
measures first begun in small way in this city fifteen
have resulted in saving the lives of 10000
10000 Inhabitants
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
A Safe Proceeding.

Lord Lyons, English minister AT
Washington during the Civil War, ana
afterward ambassador to France, was a
diplomatist to the core. He was ex-
ceedingly tactful in action, and had the
rare art of keeping his own counsel.
When Sir Edward Blount called upon
him one day at the embassy in Paris,
he found that well-known Journalist
had preceded him. The visitor was lay
ing down the law III loud tone, and
when, after his departure, Sir Edward
was received, he took the liberty of say
ing:
MAY be allowed to ask 1t If is quite
wise to discuss state secrets In such
a loud tone? heard every word that
was said, my lord, as l sat in the ante
ROOM"
"Ah!" said Lord Lyons. but even
then you could not hear what I said,
for said nothing"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11
Trust Busters Shooting Shadows
Brooklyn Eagle.
Merely n Makeshift Measure.

Mcrely n Makeshttt PLEASURE
Senator Aldrich. who has been a
persistent opponent of currency re-
form, comes forward with bill which
is piece of the makeshlft legisla-
lation so dear to the Republican party.
1t is a proposition to enlarge the pow
ers of the Secretary of the Treasury
in dealing with the customary none
tary stringencies by permitting him to
deposit public money in the treasury
with national banks OH approved Sc
curities. such as municipal and choice
railroad bonds. One stroke of business
sagacity appears in the stipulation
that at least 49, per cent interest is
to be paid for these deposits, the Sec
rotary being given power to fix the
rate.-Louisville Courier Journal.
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the leg in bent position and with the
foot resting on the floor or with the leg
crossed over the other. On the upper
surface Of the plate are two parallel
keepers, In which slide is mounted.
having an upwardiy projecting knob
or head. On this knob is clamped Il
socket device, which serves as Il sup
port for the shelf OH which the book
rests, and by loosening the screw
which holds the clamp the shelf can be
adjusted in any desired position. To
adapt the device for the use of per-
sons who are near or far sighted it is
only necessary to slide the support
back and forth between the keepers
until the focusing point is reached AS
the support can be made of aluminium,
adding little to the weight of the book.
and us 1t is placed OH a member of
the body which can support its weight
directly on the floor, the book can be
maintained in position much longer
than if held in the hands.