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The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Shafroth Currency Bill.

Congressman Shafroth has intro
duced bill authorizing the issuance
OF a currency redeemable in United
States bonds. 1t directs the secretary
OF the treasury, upon presentation of
bonds in amount not exceeding $l0,-
100000 in any one month to issue in
lieu thereof currency bonds in denomi
nations of $40, 500, $50, 500, $500 and
$1,000. payable thirty days after date
in the currency stipulated in the sur
rendered bond. and to bear interest at
the rate of l per cent per annum. in
terest payable annually. The project
is we'll hedged in with limitations, SO
that the market value of a United
States bond will be paid by the treasury
and so that the market price of bonds
cannot be forced unnaturally high.
|, The holder of currency bond must
E4have it registered so that the interest
Wwlll accrue to him.
sS~Nr. Shafroth says the effect of this
Eill will be TO gradually convert the
national debt into l per cent bonds.
4 person who desires to sell his govern
ment bonds would get the full market
value in legal tender money and be
entitled to interest on the same. The
system would require no gold reserve,
OF maintaining it.
If the interest were higher than ! per
cent there would be a tendency to
hoard the bonds. Mr.. Shafroth thinks
the system would gradually increase
the currency without any rapid in
tation.
Senator Dubois of Idaho took issue
with Senator Hoars statement in re-
gard to the impropriety of petitions
bearing upon the case of the expulsion
or retention of Senator Smoot of
Utah. Mr. Dubois said: Il contend that
these various organizations of Chris
tian men and women have a right to
petition the senate and maintain their
duty to do SO. OF course, we all ap-
preciate that this is judicial question,
which must be determined by the facts,
but 1t is not an idle question, and it is
properly before the senate. 1t is the
same question that was involved in the
case of the polygamous Roberts, for
whose unseating by the house Of repre-
sentatives many petitions were filed.
All the petitioners ask is that We study
the case carefully before passing
upon It,"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Strike in New Mexico.

Albuquerque. N. NJ, Nov. 1.-THE
miners in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Companys properties at Cerrillos, New
Mexico, have Joined the strikers. and
with the exception Of fifteen foreign
ers and the officials, there is no one
working in the camp at Madrid. The
men decided to strike Saturday night
and yesterday morning none OF them
showed up for work. The camp Is
quiet. Last night the strikers living In
company houses were ordered to va
cato.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

Mr.. Jones of Washington has in
troduced a bill providing subsistence
allowance of $3.50 annually for rural
free delivery carriers.
Secretary Wilson has asked Congress-
for an emergency appropriation of $25,-
600 for the pure food section work.
Laboratories for testing food products
entering the country are to be estab-
lished at New York, Boston and New
Orleans, and the one at San Francisco
will be enlarged. Chemist Wiley pre-
diets that within two months olive oil,
which comes mostly from France and
Italy, will cease to be shipped here in
adulterated form, and that imported
white wines will be sent here in better
form. 1t is understood that the COM
mission on pure food will recommend
to Secretary Wilson that white wine
containing not over 20 milligrams OF
sulphuric acid per 100 cubic centigrams
of wine be made the standard.
President Roosevelt gave out a most
important statement few days ago in
terpreting his personal attitude toward
some of the topics now so vigorously
discussed by the platform and candi-
date-makers of the Democratic party.
The issue raised by Senator German in
connection with the presidents atti-
tude toward the colored race the presi-
dent meets fairly and sQuarely by say
ing, III could be absolutely assured
OF my reelection as President by turn
ing my back on the principles Of hui
man liberty as enunciated by Abraham
Lincoln, I would be incapable Of doing
1t and UNIT to be President II l could
be capable Of It."
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Statehood Bills INTRODUCES,

Washington, Nov. 17.-Senator Quay
yesterday introduced separate bills for
the admission Of New Mexico and Ari-
zona as states. They are identical with
the bills introduced by Delegates Rodey
and Wilson In the House.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
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of CAtArrh that cannot be cured by Hare ',sttIrh
Cure. III. CHENEY & co. Props Toledo o.
We, the undersigned have known + j. Cheney for
the last IS years ard believe him perfectly honorable
in all business Transactions and imam ciay able 70
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Hairs Cstarrh Cure 10 taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces Of ths
system. Testimonials sent free. PTco $50 peS
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills the bes-.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

The general staff now has under con-
sideration the establishment ofremount
depots. where all horses and mules
for use in the army may be received
and trained before being sent tovarious
posts. The necessity for such depots
has been urged by officers for some
time and Quartermaster General Hum
phrey and other officers who are famil
lar with the work of equipping troops
believe it is time for the government
to cease sending green and untried
horses.
Representative Shafroth recently
called upon the president and talked
with him about the land laws. Shafroth
said he was opposed to the repeal OF
any land laws at this time, as such
repeal would be Of great detriment to
the West. He said there are no frauds
of any consequence In the administra-
Ae,n OF the land laws In Colorado.
Where lands have gone into the hands
Jof big corporations 1t was because the
government did not do right in selling
them originally to individuals for more
than they were worth.
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Army and Militia Statistics.

The annual report of Acting Adju-
tant General Hall of the army deals
with every phase Of the militi aestab-
lishment. The actual strength of the
army October IS, 1908. was 3,6S1 Of
ficers and $4,000 enlisted men. There
were lost to the army during the year
ended June 80, 1903, 29,279 men as
follows:
One hundred and thirty-eight officers
died, of whom twenty-five were killed
in action or died Of wounds or disease;
2S,141 enlisted men, of whom S37
were killed in action or died of wounds
or disease, the remainder represent
ing men discharged for expiration of
terms of service, for disability by SEN
tence of court-martial, desertions and
retirements; forty-two officers re-
signed and sevonty-one retired; 5,O34
enlisted men deserted and 203 retired.
Attention is directed to the work of
the military attaches abroad, which
the report states has been very sat
isfactory and proves the wisdom OF Sc
lecting officers peculiarly adapted to
this delicate Semi-diplomatic work,
which secures to the army the most
recent and authentic information at a
minimum cost.
Over one-half of the report is de-
voted to the militia, and it gives a
detailed account of the workings Of
the act to promote the efficiency of the
militia, passed at the last session Of
Congress. Inspections Of the several
militia organizations, the report says.
were begun April 25, 1903, and COM
pleted about the first of July. The
total number of the organized militia,
including officers of every rank and
grade, was ascertained to be 1852.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

A railway time table-tweaty minutes
for dinner.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

Try me Just once and I am sure
to cS.Ae again. Defiance Starch.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

It's a good thing for some people that
the necessities of life do not include
brains.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

Beer makes some men fat and others
lean-against something.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
Panama Negotiations.

A number of senators who were IN
s'rumental in framing the act by which
lie president received discretionary
lbowerS in the canal matter held that
he has authority under that act to
IS transfer his negotiations from Column
bia to the new Republic of Panama.
They say that if one man authorized
another to buy certain horse from
Jones, and it was afterwards found
that the horse had passed into the
Xewnership of John Doe, the man COM
lnissioned to make the purchase would
still be authorized to buy the animal
from the new owner In the same way,
it is argued, the president of the
United States is authorized to procure
a right of way for the canal from the
Panama government now that the con-
trol of the isthmus has passed into its
hands.
Other lawyers in the senate, how
ever, believe that the Spooner act does
not give the president the necessary
authority under the changed status of
things The act authorizes the presi-
dent, in the event of successful negotia-
tions. to pay the sums of $10,000.000 to
Columbia, and it is held that this
money could not legally be paid over to
SOSeTulleUL lOI HdiHeu III tLie law.
Discussion of the matter has brought
out the fact that when the Spooner bill
was being framed suggestion was
made to insert the words ''or Panama
after the word Columbia. Some Of the
senators who were concerned in franz
ing the bill argued that this should be
done to meet exactly the contingency
which has occurred during the last
week on the isthmus of Panama. The
words were omitted. however, for fear
ii placing the congress of the United
Estates in the attitude of fomenting re-
volution.
In case it is decided that the presi
dent cannot stretch his authority
granted by the Spooner act to the ex-
tent . of substituting Republic Of
Panama" for Republic of Columbia"
\ it is expected that he will negotiate a
FfAaty with Panama similar to the
treaty which was ratified by the United
States last year, but which was rejected
by Colombia The new treaty. Of
course. would require ratification both
by the United States senate and by the
new Panama government.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20

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Pleasant RIDGE.

Pleasant Ridge, April 23.-The farmers in
this vicinity are making use of this fine
weather sowing oats and planting potatoes
Jessie Rupe is farming with George Will
kins on the STUDY farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Thomas and son.
from near Eldon, We're Sunday visitors at
Vim. Sedore's.
Goldic and Ruth Marchand spent Sunday
with Jennie Sedore.
There was quite a number from this side
of the river who attended church at Cos
pei Ridge Sunday afternoon.
w. A. Buchanan is erecting a smoke
house on his farm.
Smith Thoma and Nettie Rupe were call
ers at Buchanan's Sunday.
Ed. Sedore sold a span of mules quite
recently to John Sedorc.
Clarence 10y was a Bobtown caller Sun
day.
The dance at Harve Young's last Friday
night was well attended and all report a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Wilkins and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Watts were calling at George
Wilkins recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Thomas was call
ing on Mr.. Hobbs Sunday.
Ollie 10y spent Sunday evening at the
Deford home.
Edna Wilkins spent Sunday with Gertie
and Mabel Hobbs.
Eva and Ellie Rupe spent Sunday with
Ollie and Anna Thomas.
Miss Minnie Buckner was passenger on
the Rock Island Friday night, returning
Saturday evening.
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BobtoWn.

Bobtown, April 23.-Mrs. H. ]. La
throp of Pleasant Home visited over
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Levi
Wood of Court Hill.
Mrs. l. d. Mowry and her daughter
spent Sunday visiting relatives in OF.
ltumWa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Simmons of Pickel
avenue were visiting at the home of
Levi Wood of Court Hill Sunday
Mrs. VIM. Walker and her daughter
Maggie of Hynes street were visiting
Mrs. Jessup and family of Sorghum
Ridge Sunday.
w. H. Rupe and wife spent very
pleasant day visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Hadley Sunday.
Mr. Wiseman of Hickory Flat was
caller at the news Office Wednesday.
Moses O'Brien of Court street and
Miss Mary Dawson of Ottumwa were
united in marriage in Ottumwa We'd
nesday.
Robert Israel of Fairfield was trans
acting business on Pickel avenue and
Sorghum Ridge recently.
John Wood of Court Hill was deliv-
ering corn in Floris Saturday.
Henry Arnold of Coon Flat is haul
ing wood to Carbon this week.
Milt Donaldson of Sorghum Ridge
has rented the Jesup farm for this
year.
Mrs. Anna Smith and daughter Ma
mie were visiting at the home of Dan
Simmons recently.
Mr.. Dyghter was in Ottumwa on
business Saturday.
Mason Lewis made flying trip to
Ottumwa Saturday.
George Gordon and Aaron Post of
Sorghum Ridge were transacting bust
ness in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mrs. O'Neal of Hynes street was Wis
iting Mrs. Ward of Village Creek Sat.
urday.
Otto Vaughn returned home from
Abba, where he had been, on business
! for few days.
James Courtney of Honey street
made flying trip to Carbon Tuesday
Mrs. Benson and family of Hynes
street moved to Des Moines Tuesday
Joseph Walker is somewhat under
the weather.
Jas. and Joseph o'Brien of Omaha.
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BIadensburq.

Bladensburg, April 23.-Elza Smith
and family moved to this place from
Brooklyn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris and
little daughters, Etha and Fife, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Jason Harris of Batavia
Mr.. French OF Nebraska is visiting
relatives at this place.
Quartely meeting services will be
held at the NJ. 3. church at Bladens-
burg Saturday and Sunday, April 25
and e. Quarterly conference, Satur
day and Sunday at 2 p. m. Preach
ing Sunday at II a. M, conducted by
Rev. Carson of Mystic, followed by
communion services.
John and Roxy Parker of Morn
ing Sun and Earl Parker of North
English were called here this week on
account of the serious illness of their
father.
A number of the neighbors and rela-
tives spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
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DahIonega.

Dahlonega, April a3.-The friends and
neighbcrs of VIM Thompson planned and
successfully carried out a surprise on him
Tuesday, April y. it being his fifty fifth
birthday About thirty of his friends We're
present and general good time was had
by all present.
Blanche and Madge Miller are spending
the week with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Lowenberg.
Friday, April "a, will be the last day of
the winter term of school at this place.
The school will have Il picnic and pro-
gram Friday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Robson, who has been en-
ployed in the primary department of the
Dahlonega schools the past two years will
teach the summer school at Buzzard
Roost east of here.
Rev. G. II. Scheh. of Omaha, sovereign
lecturer of the W. o. w. will give free
lecture at the w. o. w. hall in Dalllonega
Saturday, April %. Everybody is invited.
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Neb., are spending few days visiting
their mother and other relatives.
James Taylor is On the sick list.
Selma.

Selma, April 23.-John Baldwin made a
business trip to Keosauqua Saturday
NJ. Sanford and family visited rela
tives near Business Corner Sunday.
w. Miller, of Yinton. shipped several car
loads of corn from here last week.
Jeff Davis is shipping cord wood this
week.
A. B, Adams, A. II. Hinkle and William
Elliott We're business callers at .Keosau-
qua Monday.
c. Manning. of ottumwa. and S. Man
ming, of Keosauqua, were in Selma Tues
day.
John Nedrow has his new building, com
pleted.
Miss Hilles, of Eldon. visited Miss
Maud Baldwin over Sunday.
Rev. Kyons and family arrived Friday
from Missouri. He will preside at the NJ.
=. church the rest of the conference year.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
8NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSs
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kirkvilIe,

Kirkville, April 2O--I have in
stock the standard Ohio culti-
yator and invite you to see for
yourself the advantage over others.
VIM. A. Myers, Kirlville.
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Lebanon.

Lebanon, April 23.-Philip Brown.
and wife were trading in Milton Mon
day
john Whitcanack was in Douds the
first of the week.
Emma Harrison, south of Lebanon,
spent the first of the week with her
sister, Mrs. Glenn Wilson
Mrs. G. B. Humphrey is on the sick
list.
Mr. Kittle. Henry Work, Jim sted
and Henry Peacock went to Milton
after their fruit trees Thursday.
DR.. Perry Atkins was in Milton
Thursday.
David Warner and Silas Humphrey
went to Cantril on Saturday after
trees.
Mrs. Annie Wilson went to Eldon
to visit her granddaughter. Mrs.
Glenn Brooks Saturday
Mrs. Lucy Peditt went to Eldon to
visit her sister Mrs. Vinson on Sat
urday.
Frank Campbell returned home from
Iowa Falls the last of theweek.
Mrs. Annie VIM is quit sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Wilson spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Viii
sons parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Har.
rison
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were called
to Eddyville Friday by the death of
Mrs. Roberts brother, Arnold Koonce
| The Lebanon nine defeated the
Milton high school nine Saturday, on
our ground
Cullen Humphrey of North Lebanon
has the mumps.
Ed Humphrey and wife, Jesse
Davis and wife spent Saturday and
Sunday with Jim Humphrey and JOS
Saunders of Pulaski.
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ARNOLD'S BIG HORN
4 Combination Of Sight and
Sound, Which is worth a
Visit to the Store.

There is a novelty on exhibition at
Arnold's jewelry and music store, III
East Main, and it is a feature in its
particular line of attractions.
We are all familiar with the sound
ing horn attached to the talking ma
chimes, but Mr.. Arnold has just receiy-
ed one of the largest talking machine
horns manufactured. 1t is more than
six feet in length, and the bell is al
most three feet in diameter. 1t is made
of heavy steel body, while the bell is
composed entirely of brass. When
used on the machine it gives a beauti-
full, clear tone, fully bringing out all
the different features in sound and in
Election which We're used by the orig
inal performers.
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Cross Lanes.

Cross Lanes, April 23.-Died, April
81, 1903, Mrs. Nancy Loughlin, she
was the wife of Floyd Loughlin. The
deceased spent all her married life
on farm one-half mile north of Cross
Lanes, where she died. She leaves a
husband and four children, besides
many relatives and friends to mourn
her early death. She held her mem
bership in the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church at Cross Lanes, where her
funeral was held this morning at 10
o'clock.
Dell Smith and family were Fairfield
visitors Thursday to attend the funer
al of an uncle.
Marion Hughell and family visited
at George Hidy's Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Harper of Eldon has
been visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity for several days.
Mrs. Ada Kramer was shopping in
Batavia Tuesday.
Mrs. Susan Tiller is still quite sick.
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keosauqua.

Keosauqua, April 23.-Mrs George Jack
son has returned to her home in Webb
City, Mo-, after a two weeks visit with
relatives in Keosauqua and Bonaparte.
The Jackson family formerly lived here
having moved to Missouri about four years
ago.
Mrs. Jerretta Scanlon, of this place, has
commenced a spring term of school at Mt.
Zion.
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Lorenzo Yeager in honor of their for

ty-ninth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. John Smith is quite sick with
typhoid fever.
Work has begun here for the chill
dren's day exercises which will be Civ
en- at the Christian church on Sunday
evening June 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith visited
Saturday and Sunday at Kirkville, at
the home of Jacker Smith
John Mcdowell and brother Temple
visited Tuesday and Wednesday at
the home Of Jim Mcdowell near Abing-
don.
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very sick at his home in this place with
hemorrhage of the lungs Mr. Dick has
heen sufferer with lung trouble for some
Time. He is reported to be some better
this morning and his friends hope for his
recovery.
DR.. and Mrs. Boyle and little daughter,
OF iBohaparte, recently visited in this place
ut the home of Mrs. Bogie's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Il. Smith.
w. III. Whefry departed few days ago
tor keokuk where he viii attend a meet
ing OF the Congregational churches. From
there he will go to st. Louis Oh business.
G, ]. Manning of this place has sold his
Cantril store to his sister Mrs Kate NJ
Parrett, of this place. Mr.. Parrett has
resigned his place as manager of the Man
ming store at this place and will manage
the Cantril store
A. l.. Doud, of Douds Station, was in
this place yesterday on business and vis-
iting with relatives.
A. b. Adams and Arthur Hinkle, of Sell
ma, We're recent business visitors in Keo-
sauqua.
Nineteen young wolves have been cap
tnred in this county this week and the par
tles making the capture have claimed the
bounty of So each offered by the county.
Eleven of these We're captured in Wash
ington township and eight in Des Moines
township
to Stockport the first of this week on ac-
count of the serious sickness of his father,
Jabez Ruby, of that place.
The local talent of this place went to
Stockport last evening to render their
comedy drama, why Smith Left Home"
which they played here n few evenings
ago to a well pleased audience.
" L. Wilson, of ottumwa, was recently
in this place.
]. w. Topping, of burlington, was in
Kecsauqua the first of this week Mr.
Topping formerly lived in this county.
County Recorder +. NJ. Lee has moved
into his new home north of the court
house that he recently purchased of s. e..
Irish.
The I. o. o. f. lodge at this place will
observe their eightyfourth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in the United States. Rev
Cooper will make the address. large at
tendance is expected and all sister lodges
are invited to attend.