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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09

The man In the city is, however, re.
signed to it. He can't help 1.-THE di-
rections say take 1t and he is power
less. In his dreams he sees the good
old meals of the farm, but in his walk
ing hours he eats welsh rarebits3"
paper napkins, macaroons and buns
that are not even dated. He knows
that he has got to go against a lot of
stuff that would give a spell of indi-
gestion to a goat, but he smiles as he
seats himself at the table, praises the
culinary prowess of the hostess, talks
absent-mindedly to the young lady
who is seated next to him, push
es from side to side the little wad of
stuff on his plate, and watches it until
1t looks as big as buggy seat-then
he realizes that it is his turn to swal-
low it. He looks around with an ex-
preston on his face like he had missed
the train. then he faces the plate again,
and tries to think of something away
of-about when he was boy, eating
stolen turnips, about how he had plow-
ed all day, got whipped because he ran
away from school and went swimming
anything, o Lord, to take his mind
off this mess which is getting bigger
every second as he is rolling it about
in his mouth.
But something has got to be done
he has got to get outside of it some
way, and finally, with heroic effort
and a gulp Of water, he gets it started,
and just as it is threatening to come
UP, he again turns on the water, and
it goes down. He RECEIVERS in a NOM
ent and engages in the conversation.
earnestly hoping that the house will
catch on fire before the next course
comes in. But it doesn't Nothing has
ever yet been known to interfere with
the service of one of these meals. 1t
goes on, and he wonders just what
kind of testimonial the manufacture
ers of the digestive tablets will want
him to sign.
The city man keeps this kind of a
life up, just as long as he can, and
then joins a club or lodge and has
to attend meetings almost every night.
When this happens his wife is
brought to realization that he has got
past the point where she can make
him admit that leaf of lettuce and
onerthirteenth of hard-boiled egg are
as good as porterhouse steak.
O. O.
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Des Moines Man Shoots Brother With
Revolver.

Des Moines. July 7.-Joseph Ball,
aged ~ years. killed his younger
brother Sunday near the Ager packing
plant The brothers, Herman and JOS
eph, sons of Church N. Ball, were fish
ing in the Des Moines river and JOS
eph had been out for a swim. When
Joseph came out Of the water Herman
called to him to throw him his knife
as he wanted to cut stick. Joseph
began digging into his pockets for the
knife Before he could extricate the
knife he had to take out a revolver and
the weapon exploded while it was in
his hand. the bullet, penetrating Her.
mans skull near the right eye. Her.
man died in about half an hour. The
police visited the scene of the tragedy
but the evidence showed SO plainly
that the affair was an accident that il
was decided not to make any arrest
The remains were taken to Patrick's
undertaking establishm emit to be pre-
pared for interment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
your milk and cream sweet and wholk
some twice or three times longer thaz
under ordinary conditions.
SECOND WEEK OPENS
Final Work Begun at WapeIIo Counts
Normal Institute Yesterday.


Normal Institute Yesterday.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The beginning of the second week a
a very successful term OF normal ws&
commenced yesterday morning. with
an increased attendance and much do,
termination to do good, steady work.
displayed. Miss Maude Summers a
Chicago inaugurated her series Of lea.
lures and will continue to give talk
throughout the week. The other inA
structors, Messrs, Radebaugh, Swe&
and PIERCE and Miss Bardwell hav8
gotten into the second weeks routlnx.
work in such way that this term q
normal will far exceed all previous
ones IN success and results. Although
the attendance Is not quite as large a.
1t was last year, the students are shoV
ing more energy and greater likinG
for the work and much more enthus
asm than usual is being expressed
examinations were held yesterday ID
three studies, didactics, penmanshiH
and algebra, and part of each day dur
Ing the week will be devoted to final
examining of the student teacher.
New Enrollments.
County Superintendent Beniah Dim.
mitt is more satisfied with the success
that is being made in this term than in
any of the four years that he has been
In charge of the institute, notwith--
standing the fact that there are but 215
students enrolled. This enrolment
does not show up as good as last year.
but this is owing to the fact that MANI
who generally attend, are going to
summer schools at other places.
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WHEN HIS WIFE "sTRUck."
Walking Delegate Sees How 1t Looks
From the Other Side.

The walking delegate never tired OF
talking about the strike. He held that
it was justifiable if ever strike was.
and he was prepared to demonstrate
that it was perfectly proper to strike
to secure desired result. He told his
wife so, says the Albany Argus, and
she appeared to agree with him. She
said it seemed the easiest way.
That night when he came home he
found that the table was not set
81 want Jew dress" she said, when
he asked what the trouble was.
81 know. You've been botherins
me for that dress for a month"; he said
But how about supper?"
There isn't any," she replied. "This
is strike" sta.. fMiah
"a striker"
Eyes. Eve been trying to secure {
peaceable settlement of this trouble
for some time; now I've struck"
"Do you dare"
ooh, don't talk to me that way! Il
can't get you to arbitrate, why, I've
got to strike"
But, Mary, you don't understand.
ooh, yes, l do I've made my de
mands, and they've been refused. I've
asked for arbitration with view tc
compromise, and that has also beer
refused A strike is all there is left
and I've struck
But your demands are unreason
able"
81 don't think they are"
You're no Judge"
You're the judge of your own de
mands wnen you strike, and I'm as
good a judge as you are when l want
something. It's no use talking. The
strike is on"
She folded her arms in determined
way, and he subsidized 1t was perhaps
half an hour later when he looked uL
and said:
well, what are you going to dc
about it?''
Nothing" she replied. "The strike
is still on"
aren't you hungry"
"No, l saw there was something in
the treasury before the strike was or
dered."
Meaning the pantry he remarked
Meaning the pantry" she repeated
I believe I'll get bite" he said
cts locked" she replied. THE re
serve is 10 De uS6u TO keep lHe SlTlKe
going. YOU can't touch the strikers
sources" 5iz
BE careful Mary" he said warning
ly. IF shut off the CASH" She
nodded toward the locked pantry.
II can stick it out a week she re
turned"
Five or ten minutes later he propos
ed that they compromise on the basis
of ten dollars.
Twenty" she replied firmly
But can't afford IT, he protested
That's your business" she answer
ed. Il offer to arbitrate at once"
1t was 10 o'clock that night when he
finally gave in, and somehow he fell
as If he had experienced a new phase
of the strike business. 1t looked differ
ent from the other side of the fence
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!. SlDELIGHTS X 'H GIIPs,h AMD !


Some men don't know when they
are getting the right thing done by
them. They don't seem to appreciate
the eternal fitness of things, and,
worse than all, will not allow them
selves to be. permanently educated
along certain lines of this century's
social customs. One OF our country ex-
changes says:
The wife of a farmer had a sister
come from Ottumwa to make a visit
One day last week during harvest
the guest insisted on doing the
work alone and sent her sister away
to rest. When twenty-seven harves-
ters filed in to supper that night they
found sandwich tied with ribbon,
one chicken croquet, one cheese ball
the size Of a marble and button-hole
bouquet at each plate. Nothing more.
The men refused to come back for
breakfast"
Now, even the dullest person would
know in a minute that the reason these
men didn't want any breakfast was
that they had too much supper.
After spending the time from a. m.
to Z p. m. in the harvest field there is
nothing quite so refreshing and
strengthening as a nice button-hole
bouquet-that ought to satisfy any or
dinarily hungry man, but when to
that is added nice sandwich, COM
posed of pinch of pulverized ham,
with a wafer Of bread on each side
of it, and all of it enveloped in a
bright, beautiful ribbon. it makes a
combination that is liable to founder
the most robust harvest hand that
ever came down the pike.
OF course there was a time when
some farmers during harvest time put
on the table a bountiful supply Of
chicken, smoked ham, string beans,
potatoes, corn bread, and beautiful
white loaves of wheat bread, which
with butter and coffee and milk, dis
appeared, as did the cherry and GUS
tard pie.
But it is said that most all that is
past, and meal like that isn't one, sew
en-, 'leven, to chicken croquette on
which to do a days work in the har.
vest field.
But, it is also said, that some men
can still be found who are not exactly
UP to doing a days stunt on farm on
pink tea diet. They have not yet
become accustomed to it,
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The paper is as follows:
Liquor a Deadly Enemy.

"a predisposition, whether inherited or
acquired. may be explained as a peculiar
weakened state of the system which offers
a favorable soil for the growth and multi
plication of the germs of consumption
have already said what should be the duty
of the parents If they are themselves con-
sumptive and fear to have transmitted to
their offsprings a predisposition to the dis
ease Concerning alcoholism and other in
temperate habits, which are so often the
forerunners of consumption, desire to
you us a temperance lecturer, condemning
all and everything which does not subscribe
to the doctrines of me temperance party
Il consider alcohol II medicine, ut times in
dispensable IN the treatment of certain dis
eases; hut liquor as beverage is never
useful and nearly always harmful. Alco-
holism must be considered the greatest en-
envy of the welfare Of the nation. the most
frannent destrnpsr Of family happiness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
BERRY BOXES SHORT.
Great Loss to Crop Likely Owing to
Scarcity,

Cedar Rapids, July THE berry
growers of Cedar Rapids are against
a bad proposition and it would seem
that they have grievance. More than
a month ago the material for small
boxes was ordered and shipped from
Kentucky, but it has not arrived, and
the heavy crop of raspberries is in this
height of the picking season. This
morning some of the crews were
brought back from the fields for the
reason that the owners could not gel
the material Tor small boxes and fear
ed that the citizens would not buy
the fruit if bought loose. They were
offering ten cents for sixteen of the
small boxes, and in some cases chill
dren are making business of gathers
ing them up for sale at that price. This
people generally have a habit d
throwing the boxes into the kindlinS
pile, as things of no value, but theS
should be saved and sold to tho
growers.
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CLAWS SANITY QUESTIONED.
Children of Aged kentuckian Ask the
Courts to Take Action.


Lexington, Ky, July THE chill
dren of General Cassius NJ Clay have
decided to have their father taken in
charge. Two of his daughters, Miss
Mary Clay and Mrs. Sarah Clay Ben
nett, filed an affidavit declaring Gener-
al Clay unsound of mind and asking
that the court take charge of his estate
and person. The affidavit alleges that
General Clay is in the hands of design
ing persons and is wasting his estate.
A writ was sworn out and placed in
the hands of Sheriff Wagers to serve
and the sheriff with number of depu-
ties went to Whitehall, where the pa.
pers were given to Joe Perkins, body
guard of General Clay to be read to
him the sheriff fearing to attempt to
enter General Clay's apartments. THE
general sent back word that it was ali
right, that he had been expecting some
such action for some time. His case
will be set for hearing at Richmond.
next week,
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eide. If persons would only use pre-
caution there is no reason why one
should suffer more with sickness in
summer than winter. One of the
most fragrant causes of sickness in
summer is entirely overlooked by law,
have on several occasions called at
tention to the danger of eating .vege-
tables grown on or under ground
which has been exposed to contami-
nation by the sewerage, city waste or
garbage"
Asked il meat is unhealthy in hot
weather. he said: Meat Is much
more easily digested than starchy veg
etables, and is both nutritious and
continental. Vegetables are watery
and furnish little nutriment, their
qualities being continental and me-
chanical. Meat, good bread, potatoes,
and milk free from germs is the diet
to be relied upon at alf-times for good
health. Good bread should be the
foundation for every meal, and too
much care cannot be given to it's pre-
paration. Bread should be at least a
day old before it is eaten, If not
older
''If poor persons, especially the very
poor, would take more cereal food and
less meat they would be better eff
physically and financially. For in
stance, wheat costs 3 cents pound,
as against is cents for beef The
pound of wheat contains only 10 per
cent moisture, while the pound of beef
is more than half moisture. You get
more than twice the nourishment from
8 cents forth of wheat than you do
from the pound of beef. Eat more
bread and wheat and less meat is a
good rule for hot weather. Man can
live by bread alone, while upon meat
alone he would soon die.
How about summer drinks" said
Dr. Wiley, disdainfully. 'They are
snares of the devil. The custom of con
stantly dosing the stomach with ice
cold drinks in summer is simply sui
cidal. The extreme cold contracts
the pores pores through which the pep
sin is secreted and tends to congest
the cords of the stomach. When
thirsty in hot weather one should
drink water at from so to SIS degrees
Drink slowly and all you want, and
you will find that water at this TEN.
perature quenches the thirst much
better than iced water"
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EXPERT OPINIONS.

Health should be- maintained as
easily in the summer time as in the
cold season" declares Dir. Wiley,
chemist for the department of agricul-
ture. DR.. Wiley has just concluded
series OF tests relative to food pre-
seryatiyes and their effects on the hui
man system. He says:
1.-THE devil turks in the soda water
fountain. and iced tea is simply sui
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WLTHoLps AccEPTAhcE.
Dr.. Storms Not Yet Decided Aboss
Ames Presidency,

Ames, July 7.-Dr. A. b. Storms o
Des Moines, president of Iowa stats
college, visited the college YESTERDAYS
accompanied by Mrs. Storms and sew
eral members of the board Of trustees.
He investigated the work of the college
and its aims and requirements and re-
turned to Des Moines, still Withholding
his acceptance. He promised to give
his decision on the offer at the regular
meeting of the board of trustees Juls
liz
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
SHOT WRONG MAN.
Boarding House Keeper Near ceds
Rapids Under Arrest.

Cedar Rapids, July w. C. Moran
da, section foreman at Beverly, was
shot by John Cistove. Cistove runs tbs
boarding house for the section meYs,
and fired at another boarder Wits
whom he had quarreled previously
Cistove has been placed under arrest
pending developments In the case. Mo.
randa's recovery is considered doubt.
full.
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ALCOHOL NO CURE.
Consumption Aided Not Prevented by
liolIor

The theory that alcohol is a remedy
for consumption, which in some cases
amounts to the most ardent belief, is
declared to be great glazing and dan
gerous mistake in circular written
by DR.. S. A. Knopf and published by
the committee on the prevention of tu-
berculosis in New York City in the
July issue of the Iowa Health Bulletin.
The use of alcoholic drinks, he states,
should be absolutely discontinued in
every family where there is even a
slight tendency to constitutional weak
ness which may in time lead to tuber-
culOSiS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
Pope Leo's Poem OnDeath.

In 1897 the felt beginning to fall upon
and splendid wrote the following lines
which are considered among his strongest work:
DEATH
The westering draws cloudy bed.
Leo and gradual darkness thy head:
The sluggish life blood thy withered veins
More slowly runs its course-what then remains?
Lo! Death is brandishing fatal dart!
And the yearns shroud thy mortal uart
But from its prison freed, the expands 3
Axultng pnions to the enfranchsed lands
My weary race is rum touch the goa q
Hear, Lord the feeble paintings O my soul;
If it be worthy Lord thy plying Il
Welcome it unto everlasting rest!
May 1 behold thee, Queen of earth and sky, 4
Whose love enchanted the demons lurking NIGH 7
The path to heaven and feebly shall
Twas thy sweet that gained my bissful crownN
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09

Secretary Shaw has just returned to
his desk in Washington after round
of visits to his old friends in Iowa,
bringing with him story which he
picked up in the Hawkeye state. The
secretary visited a college president,
who is also reverend and was in
vited to stay for supper with the doc
tor and his family. A telephone had
just been added to the Injuries of the
household and the preacher was at the
moment somewhat wrought UP in an
effort to communicate with a nearby
town. He had sat at the telephone
desk with the receiver at his ear, held
in place by resting his elbow on the ta-
BILE, and calculating Hello with near
ly every breath for something like fif-
teen minutes. In the meantime his
wife had been urging him to leave the
instrument and come to the supper
table. This he finally did. He sat
down and the family composed itself
for the usual grace. The doctor rested
his elbow on the table, placed his hand
to his head, and greatly to the surprise
and horror of the family, he calculated
in snhdned tone. "Hellol"
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Education Best Preventative.

ITO combat alcoholism drunkenness or
lntemperance) education above all is re-
duired. Extreme prosecution and fanatlcal
laws will do little good. From early child
hood the dangers Of lntemperance and its
fearful consequences should be taught. In
schools and at home the drunkard should
be pictured as the most unhappy of all
mortals. While the very moderate use Of
feeble alcoholic drinks. such MS light beers.
may be considered a: harmless to adults
when taken with their meals, alcohol
should never be given to children, even in
the. smallest quantities In families in
which there is fear OF hereditary trans
mission of the desire for strong drink, even
the mildest alcoholic drinks should be alb
solutely avoided. 1t would also be best
If all people SO predisposed, or who may
have acquired only the occasional desire
for drink, would never smoke, for expert
ence has taught that attacks Of dipsomnia
periodical sprees) are often caused by an
excessive use Of tobacco. The young man
starting out In life should take with him
the moral training which will enable him
to be gentleman, and be considered po-
lite gentleman, though he absolutely re-
fuses ever to enter liquor saloon In order
to treat or be treated to drink 1t is this
treating habit-alas! SO prevalent in our
American society-which has ruined many
n young man and made him a moral and
physlchl wreck
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
STORIES REToLD.

A little boy was being shown a pic
ture depicting a Roman arena in
which there wer a number OF Christian
martyrs. A pack of lions were in the
act of springing upon their victims.
"It isn't (; said the little fellow,
excitedly
mo, my SON. reed his mother,
est isn't fair; al those big hungry
lions
But" interrupted the young hope
full, there's one poor lion that hasn't
got any Christian"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-09
Coffee Houses Good Things.

1.-THE creation Of tea and coffee houses
where warm, non-alcoholic drinks, includ-
ing bouillon, are GOLD in winter, and cool
ones In summer, are to be encouraged. 1t
would be of additional advantage If some
of these houses could also offer healthful
amusements for old and young. Temper
ance societies, which through tactful and
intelligent propaganda help to combat the
fearful evil Of alcoholism, should receive
encouragement from everybody.
There is another point in regard to al
cohol and tuberculosis l wish to emphasize,
and that is the idea that alhocol is a
remedy or even a specific remedy for con-
sumption. There has never been n greater
mistake made. Alcohol has never cured
and never will cure tuberculosis. 1t will
either prevent or retard recovery. 1t is
like a two-edged weapon: on one side 1t
poisons the system and on the other side
it ruins the stomach and thus prevents
this organ from properly dfgesting the me-
cessary food. Truly pathetic are the re-
suits of this erroneous doctrine in the fam
lilies of the poor where instead of procur-
ing good nourishment for the invalid. IL
quor has been brought in far too large
quantities. so that cen there was not
enorsh mn'l,v lrs fus food for the suffer-
~ nor Tor the other members Of the fam
ily."
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soul; and certainly the most active CO.
operator Of the deadly tubercle bacillus
Americus times-recorder., 1903-12-03

Two hundred pairs white and
gray Blankets, full regular Io-4 sizes,
blue and red borders, the regular 81
grade. Here Monday and Tuesday at
SOC pair.
Two bales Moquette and Tapes
try Rugs, sizes 3ox6o and 36x72, worth
$2.25 to $3.50. Here Monday and
Tuesday at $1.4S each.
Three hundred pairs Ladies' gem
uine Dongola Shoes, mostly in small
sizes. This is a clean up sale of this
line of goods. There are shoes in this
lot that would be good values at So. so
but they are in sizes from III to 5.
We have placed the whole lot on sale.
Here r1Onday and Tuesday at ST per
pair.
Ladies' Walking Skirts, made of
heavy skirting; all sizes and lengths
the grade that sells regularly at $3. so.
Very special here Monday and Tues
day at $3.50 each.
Fifty dozen Mems Collars, slight
ly soiled Some new styles. They
are not offered here as first quality;
will be sold by the dozen only. Here
r1Onday and Tuesday at 4Oc per dOZ.
Mems heavy Fleeced Lined Under
wear, shirts and drawers to match.
all sizes, "a to ~; regularly sold at
65c. Here Monday and Tuesday only
at 42c per garment.
Fancy figured Pique and Oxford
Suitings, all in white. Some of the
new things for waists, regularly sold
from 80 to 35C. Very special here
rlonday and Tuesday at l0C per yd.
One case Misses Fast Black Hose,
high spliced heels and toes, double
knee, sizes to Ohc, regularly sold at
15c. Here rIonday and Tuesday only
at Oc per pair.