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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
CANDIDATES NAMED
spublicans Make Nominations
for Aldermenin Various Wards.
CONVENTION TO BE THIS EVENING
seventy-nine Delegates to City Con-
vention Selected at Ward caucuses
Held Last Evening - Enthusiastic
Gatherings in Various Precincts.

First Ward-Wm. o'MaIIey.
Second Ward-J. X. Dysart.
Third Ward-Wm. Fielder.
Fourth ward-H. p. keyhoe,
Fifth Ward-Jacob chadduck.
Sixth Ward-W. e. Cook.
seventh Ward-W. S. Humphrey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
ALL
Chronic Diseases

such as Rheumatism. Sciatica, Neural
gia, Chronic Headaches, Nervous Dis
eases, Piles, Fistula, Diseases OF Won-
On.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
WINS OUT
Present Mayor Defeats T. j. Phil
lips in Democratic Primaries.
MANY CHANGES AMONG ALDERMEN

7. F. keefe May Not Accept Nomina.
ton in First Ward-Ed Ford Nom
mated in Third Ward But Absent
From Primary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12

In the third ward the Phillips faction
got the upper hand at the first but was de-
posed. Alderman Claude Myers called the
meeting to order and named DIR. s. e..
tO'Neill as chairman and Charles Hall sec
rotary. These men arc both Phillips sym.
pathizers and are known as such and real
izing this S. A. Brewster nominated C. ID
Fullen as chairman instead of DIR. O'NeilI
G. A.. Walsh, in order to make it cleal
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
IN e I'll be +

after December Is, l will be located in
the new Elks Building, corner Second
and Green street, one block north of
the Ballingall Hotel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12
Hundreds of Others Cured.

Many cases cured by Correspond
ence. Such. as Catarrh, Stomach and
Bowel Trouble. Nervous Diseases. etc.
Medicine sent to any part of United
States. Send for Symptom Blanks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27

good hinge. At point G place a board
upright wide enough to make the pen
dark and secure the hen in the in
closure. Now construct runways for
the hen where she may eat and drink
at will. These runs are best made of
lath, and should extend from L to N
and fourteen inches vide, giving each
hen a separate Enclosure, excluding all
intruders. These slat cevers slip under
board L and board N. AS soon as
a hen wishes to sit, place her at night
on eggs in one of these nests, fastening
her in securely with board at c G.,
making the pen quite dark, and let
her remain until feeding toward night
the next day, then let her out into the
runway to eat and drink. She will
return to nest and require no more
care. The earth in the runways should
be loose and a few ashes thrown in,
that the hen may have her required
dust bath. 1t is best to fill the entire
twelve nests at n time, or half Of
them at least. When my flock is small
and / wish to rush the chickens, I give
the twelve broods to three or four
hens, and reset the hens. if they seem
healthy and not feeding rest. I use
tomato cans fastened securely in cor.
ner Of runway for water. This hatcher
may be made larger or smaller as ones
needs demand. Last year l Matched
129 chicks from 1856 eggs set in this
hatcher.-J. K. Sexson, in The Epito-
mist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Securing Stand Of Orchard Grass.


Orchard grass generally does well on
rather light soils which r quite fer
tile. 1t usually grows in clumps and
thus fails to make q compact turf I'M
less heavy seeding and manuring Is
practiced. Many market gardeners On
Long Island prefer to grow orchard
grass because Of the abundant yields
obtained on their sandy soils. It is
common there to sow as high as three
bushels per acre, where very heavy
manuring has previously been prac-
ticed. In this way a heavy, thick
growth is obtained with little or no
tendency to form into clumps.
In seeding to grass it is always a
good plan to roll the land well after
seeding so that the capillary water may
be freely brought to the surface. We
have found the best time for seeding
all meadow grasses to be late in July
or the early part of August. By seed
ing at this time the crop will almost al
ways make a good growth before win
ter sets in, and the heavy growth thus
obtained will protect the roots and pre-
vent the throwing out of plants during
the winter.
Orchard grass will make good yields
when sown alone, and it blooms too
early for sowing with most other
grasses. For this reason we prefer to
sow two to two and one-half bushels
per acre and to use manure literally.
Where stable manures cannot be freely
used $50 pounds each of nitrate of soda
and muriate Of potash, sown early in
May, will increase the yields to a profit
able degree.-C. S. Phelps, in American
Agriculturist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Mr.. ROOT uPHoLos GEN. WOOD.
He Declares Major R~atkbone,s Charges
Are Without Foundation.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary Root
took official action on the charges made
by Estes G. Rathbone against Briga-
dier-General Leonard Wood. He made
an Endorsement on the papers saying
that no answer to the charges was re-
quired from General Wood, and no ac-
ton will be taken thereon; that it was
known to the Secretary of War that
the charges in every respect were with
out just foundation.
Fhe Secretary refers to the part
taken by the Military Governor In the
p~ostofice cases in which Rathbone was
a defendant, saying that General Wood
at every step had the approval Of the
Secretary Of War, and exercised only
such control as was necessary as Mill
tary Governor. He refers to the game
Of Jsi-Alai and declares that the gift
accepted by General Wood had no rela.
tio1 whatever to any official action of
his, but was part of the expression of
gratitude Of the Cuban people toward
the representative of the United States;
to have refused the gift would have
been discourteous and unjustiiable.
The action of the customs officials,
In reference to the gift, the Secretary
says, vas strictly in accordance with
law and official propriety. The indorse-
ment closes as follows:
"There is NO foundation for the
charges"
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
In All Parts of the State.


The vendue season in South Jersey
has been the best in years.
William S. Carver has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Kingwood.
Farmers in lower Gloucester County
are still losing their horses from food
poisoning.
Owners Of free rural delivery boxes
in Cumberland County are complain
ing that locks have been stolen from
the receptaeles.
The Cold Spring l~ife-saving station is
to be moved, to make way for a boule-
ward. A Government engineer has
charge of the work.
There is a move for better streets in
WOodstown, as the leading residents
ward booming a town.
A number of the small boys of Salem
have organized a military company,
and are using the grounds of the Fen
wick Cavalry Troop for drills.
The old golf links at Bridgeton have
been abandoned for some time, and in
terested parties are trying to form a
new club to keep them in condition.
Early potatoes and peas are planted
in Cumberland County, and many
truckers have onions and cabbage max
ing a fine showing and peas planted.
A number of Millville sportsmen have
sent for a wildcat, which will be liber-
ated for a chase.
The large lake at Clementon, which
has received Its first consignment OF
game fish, is to be thoroughly stocked
by the Fish Commissioners in the near
future.
Powerful influences are being brought
to bear upon the authorities to accept
the road leading from Overlook to
Laurel Mills, and to have the same ma
cadamized and placed in proper condi-
tion. This road has never been decided
over and has been a source of conten-
ton for years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
A Chicken Hatcher.

The accompanying Illustration is q
diagram of a home made hatcher
which I have used with great success
for two years. Take three boards
twelve feet long, fourteen inches wide,
and construct a pen twelve by six feet.
From corner X to point L, fourteen
inches, nail a three inch board from
end to end to point NJ. Then divide
that side of pen into nests, using scrap
boards, if necessary, for partitions,
making each nest fourteen inches
square, placing a narrow board direct
ly below L NJ on edge to secure parti-
lions. The top Of hatcher on side Of
nests may be covered with one wide
board running full length. Or if one
has time, money and tact, the cover Of
each nest may be hung with hinges at
points 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Leather makes a
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
The Floor Of the Pacific Ocean,

If the waters Of the Pacific could be
drained, there would be revealed a
vast stretch of territory comprising
enormous plateaus, great valleys for
which no parallels exist on the land
surface-lofty mountains, beside which
the Himalaya and the Andes would
look like hillocks, and tremendous hol-
lows or basins, only to be compared
with those on the face Of the moon.
While there are great mountains.
and huge basins or "deeps," the pla-
teau areas are by far the most exten-
sive. Relatively speaking, the floor of
the Pacific as now at last revealed on
the plateau areas, is level. There arc
undulations and depresions, but tho
general area is about the same depth
below the surface.
Soundings develop a mean depth Of
from $500 to .2700 fathoms. In shoaler
spots there is a mean depth of from
2300 to 2400 fathoms. Deeper spots
show from 2S00 to 1900 fathoms.-
Leslie,s Monthly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
HANDY RACK FOB SCREENS.

pieces Of ~well-seasoned wood one inch
square, the length depending on the
size of the strips used or the thickness
of the screen frames. Strips should be
one-fourth to one-half inch square, and
a little longer than the screens. Fasten
the strips to the end pieces with one
half or three-fourth inch screws. Al.
tach the two sides Of the rack together
by four strips about n inch square,
as shown in the figure. The rack may
be stored away and completely covered
up, but If one end is exposed with
the screens properly marked, they can
be easily gotten.-J. G. Allhouse, in
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
JoLo UPRISING FEARED.
TroL BILE Caused by Conviction Of Three
Prominent Moro Raiders.

Manila.-There is Il feeling Of unrest
in JOlo on account of the arrest and
conviction Of three prominent Moros
who raided and birned the Chinese dis
trict Of Perang. General Sumner is
going to Jolo in tie hope Of allaying
the disturbances and convincing the
Moros Of the business Of the American
policy and the folly Of armed resistance.
The raid on perang was wanton.
Thirteen Chinese houses were burned.
The three r~ingleajrrs are friends of
the Sultan of Jo!o. and the people rro-
tfsttd against their removal. from Jolo.
But the sentence will he enforced. The
prisoners are nov on their way to Bill
ibid Prison, Manila. One Of the rris-
crcrs led a raid IN Mindanao during
The year 1902. Ee captured clever ra-
lives and held then as slaves. The
Government fai,ei to arrest hin. until
i. as taken into custody for partici-
patton in the Perans raid.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
TO FREE MRS. MAVERICK
British Government Has Decided to
Release the Famous Prisoner.
American Woman who WAs Fou.d Guilt
~ Of Poisoning Her Husband :
win Be Liberated in 1904.

London. Mrs. Florence Maybrick.
the American woman who was convict
ed at Liverpool in 1889 on the charge
of poisoning her husband, James May
brick, at Aigburth. with arsenic, and
whose sentence of death was COM
muted to penal servitude for life, will
be released in 1904. The announce
ment comes from the Home Office,
which now authorizes her Washington
lawyers to use the fact Of her release
next year as a reason for securing the
p-ostponement of the trial Of the law
suits bearing on the prisoners interest
in land in Kentucky, Virginia and West
Virginia until she is able personally to
testify.
Washington, D. C.-Mrs. Maybrick's
attorneys in this city received a cable
dispatch from the American Embassy
In London confirming the news Of her
forthcoming release, and adding that
she will he liberated in July, 1904.
Mrs. Maybrick. who was Miss Flor
ence Elizabeth Chandler, and a mem
Der Of a well known and prosperous
Southern family, was married on July
81. 1881, In st. James's Church, Plea
dilly, to James Maybrick, Of Liverpool.
She vas then eighteen. years old, viva
cious and beautiful and a social favor
lite. Her husband was over forty years
old. In the spring Of 1889 Mr.. May
brick became Ill, and in q few days he
died. His brothers investigated his
death, and charged Mrs. Maybrick
with The murder of her husband. A
long trial followed, and a number OF
doctors swore Mr.. Maybrick died of ar.
senical poisoning. The defense proved
that for twenty years Mr.. Maybrick
had been a confirmed arsenic eater, and
that he daily took doses that would
have killed a dozen ordinary men. Mrs.
Maybrick was eventually sentenced to
death by the Judge, Sir Fitzjames Ste
phcn, who spoke for two days in charg-
Ing the jury, and who said 1t was Inn
possible for them to find her guilty In
the face of the medical evidence. He
died some time later in a m%adhouse.
From the time of Mrs. Maybrick's
conviction, her mother, the Baroness
r. Won Roques, has been unremitting
In her attempts to obtain the prisoners
release, in which she has been aided
by influential friends on both sides Of
the Atlantic. In 1900, after the death
Of Lord Russell, of Halloween. Chief
Justice Of England, a letter which he
had written to Mrs. Maybrick In 1895
was discovered. 1t showed that the
eminent lawyer was convinced that she
ought never to have been convicted.
and it has been generally understood
that all the recent American Ambassa-
doris to the Court of st. James have
done everything possible to obtain Mrs.
Maybrick's pardon. Had she not been
able to testify in the suits pending in
the United States, Mrs. Maybrick and
her mother would have lost all title
and interest in many thousands of
acres of land in Kentucky, Virginia
and West Virginia.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
RARE MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY.
A Brooklyn Clergyman Welded to His
Third Wife Fifty Years.

A Brooklyn Clergyman Welded to His
Third Wife Fifty Years.
New York City.-Rarely does a man
live to celebrate the golden anniversary
Of his marriage to his third wife, but
that Is what the Rev. DR.. Hiram
Hutchins, pastor emeritus of the Bed
ford Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn.
did a few days ago.. It was not much
Of a celebration, however, as DR..
Hutchins is i'll.
Fifty years ago Mr.. Hutchins mar
ried his present wife in Boston. They
have no children, although Mr.. Hutch
ms has three living children by his
former wives. He has never been well
since an attack Of spinal trouble sew
eral years ago. Recently he has been
growing weaker rapidly. Should he
live until May 20 he will be ninety
three years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27

Washington, D. C.-Mrs. Maybrick's
attorneys in this city received a cable
dispatch from the American Embassy
In London confirming the news Of her
forthcoming release, and adding that
she will he liberated in July, 1904.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
PENIS GROVE N. j., FRIDAY. MARCH y. 1908.
new JERSEY STATE NEWS
Two Held For Mans Death.

AS a result of the inquest held at Mt.
Holly In the case of Constable Albert
A. Phares, Of Jacksonville. who died
suddenly on March 0. his widow and
Garneld Taylor Were held to await the
actaon OF the Grand Jury. Testimony
was given to show that the woman had
asked a druggist how much strychnine
1t would take to kill a person, and that
q mad bought thirty grains on the
Gay or the death. 1t was shown that
Phares died IL violent agony within a
rev minutes after his wife admins
tered a powder to him, and that she
mad said to Harry Burr. who had wit
messed the death: Don't say that AL
pert died a violent death, as I dread a
visit from the Coroner" Chemist Be-
ringer testified to finding s%trychnine
In the body.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Con victs. Novel Testimonial.

A unique document appeared in the
State prison at Trenton a few DAYS
ago. 1t was a testimonial attesting the
pleasure felt by the convicts in the re-
forms inaugurated since Keeper Os-
borne took charge of the prison. The
testimonial bears the signatures of 1872
men, and it was secretly circulated.
The overs are done in blue and the
~engrossing is a remarkably neat speci-
men of p~enmanship.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Apgar as a Guardian.

w. Holt Apgar, a prominent lawyer,
of Trenton, has been appointed guard
ian for William ]. Lee, who is in the
State Hospital for the Insane. Lee is
the man who was once released from
the asylum to attend the funeral Of his
father, escaped to Pennsylvania and
wen: to New York. where heliyed for
several weeks. Upon his return to
Trenton recently he was taken in
charge and returned to the asylum.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27

Dean Farrar was one of the most ia
nous clergymen of the Church Of Eng
land. This was chiefly due to his theo-
logical works, of which the best known
is his Life of Christ" published in
1874. Other of his books are witness
of History to Christ" Life and Work
of st. Paul" and "Early Days of Chris
tianity." Previous to writing his theo-
logical books Dean Farrar was the au-
thor Of several works of fiction.
He was born in Bombay, British In
dia, August Z, 1881, and was educated
at the University of London and at
Cambridge. After his ordination in
1854 he became head master of Marl-
borough College and preacher to Cam
bridge University. He was appointed
a canon Of Westminster Abbey in 1876
and became archdeacon Of Westmins-
ter in 1853.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
TO AVERT Trace SUICIDE"
Chicago Landlords Must Not DiscrimiI
ate Against Children.

Chicago Landlords Must Not Discrimin-
ate Against Children.
Chicago.-A1derman Jonathan Rux-
ton, in pursuance of the policy to avert
trace suicide" has introduced into the
Council an ordinance ~subjecting to a
fine of 500 every landlord who re-
jects a tenant on account of the chill
dren in his family. But, as a conces-
sion to people with nerves." Alder
man Ruxton shows how the landlord
can escape prosecution. II he can es-
tablish the fact that the children Of the
tenants family are boisterous and
likely to disturb the quiet Of the apart
ment building Or fat, he may reject
Them
Alderman Ruxton has eight children,
and more than nee he has been turned
from the doors of a desirable fiat.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Army Omcers For Militia.

At the request of Governor Murphy,
Captain Quincy ON. Gilmore (retired)
has been assigned to duty with the Ma
tional Guard of New Jersey. Captain
Gilmore is the first officer to be so as
signed under a clause in the last Army
Appropriation bill authorizing the Sec
rotary Of War to detail retired officers
for service in connection with the or
gained militia in the States or Terrific
ries. Captain Gilmore is commander of
the Second Brigade, New Jersey Ma
tlonal Guard, with headquarters in
Trenton.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
News Of the ToIlers.

During 1901 the amount paid in
wages for labor in the State of Ohio
was S124,G 62, 0O7.T9.
Differences between the hat manu-.
facturers and their engineers, at Dam
bury. Conn.,, have been adjusted.
The 5000 union machinists in Chi.
cago, Ill, will demand five per cent.
wage increase and a nine-hour day on
May /.
The Wage Scale Committee of the
Lumber Carriers Association OF tie
Laies has signed with its men for the
1908 season.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
window Glass Plant shuts Down.

The Vineland Window Glass Works
has shut down for the season. The
firm say that the condition of the mar
ket is not such as to warrant further
operations at this time. The plant en-
ployed about $50 hands. There is some
apprehension among the blowers in re-
gard to the new window glassmaking
machine, which some manufacturers
claim will revolutionize the business.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27

The original development OF $4,000 horse
power on the American side of Niagara
Falls is soon to be supplemented by an
equal amount on the Canadian shore dur
ing the coming year, and contracts are al.
ready signed which contemplate q total Of
not less than 10000 in units OF 10000
horse power each. It is, IN fact, expected
that about $4,000 horse power will soon
be supnlied and the rental is estimated at
about 81. 100000 annually. Within. ten
wears it IS prophesied that q million horse
power. at least, will be furnished BY Ma
cara Falls. lhe most careful measurements
Iaa to indicate. any effect d khe Fails
s~hsasssss VII 2Sxsz : turned
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Five Of 4 Tugs Crew Drowned.

Five men of the crew of tile tug pi-
lot were drowned in the Delaware
River off Marcus Hook as the result Of
a collision between their vessel and the
steamship Winifred, In which the tug
was sunk. Three men were saved from
the Pilot. The dead are: Alonzo Haz-
ard, engineer; John Bennett, mate:
Frank Atkinson, steward; Albert Pain
ter. decklland. and n Portuguese fire.
man, name not known.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Students Fined For In.u,t,nr women.

James B. McCallon, of Pittsburg. and
Inomas T.. Dunno, of Utica. two stu
cents OF Princeton University. were
arralgned before Justice Cook at Tren-
I0n, On a charge of being disorderly.
Ine policeman who arrested them said
tney went UP to all unescorted women
and walked with them for a block or
Two, and even linked arms with them.
The Justice severely scored the stu
dents, and said that men in their posi-
IONS, whose parents were respectable,
were supposed to be gentlemen and not
TO be dragged into court as common
drunkards, Then he fined them $40
each, which they paid.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Hf.

Kwoter-"Well, after all, you know.
beauty is only skin Deep"
Newitt-"Yes, and the people who re-
fer to that fact most are usually ex-
tremely thin-skinned about it."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Nashville Business Mans Tragic Death.

Frank III. Council, of Nashville,
Tenn, President Of the Nashville
Chair and Carriage Company, was run
over and instantly killed at Birlning-
ham, Ala, by a freight train. Eye
witnesses to the tragedy agree that
Cornell apparently deliberately threw
himself under the moving train.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Cartridges For serv,a Held Bac,,

Cartridges For Seryia Held Back.
It is semi-officially announced at St.
Petersburg in regard to the Russian
gift Of 100000 600 cartridges to Servia
that they will not be delivered before
the end of May under any circum-
stances, and not then If the situation
in the Balkans is disturbed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Not without Reason.

Sunday-School Teacher-"Well, who
was sorry at the return Of the prodigal
SOM"
Little Girl-"The fatted calf."-Bos.
ton Christian Register.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Their oppoaite Roles.

"You say that Scrabbles and you
played in opposite roles on the night he
ran away with the box Office receipts?
How was that?"
while I was appearing he was dis
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Incentive.

Black-"White's a terribly quarrel
some fellow. He'd rather fight than
eat"
Stout-"So'd I, if I had his dyspep-
sia."-Chicago News.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-03-27
Bearing Fruit.

Are you stin bringing forth fruits What
ever You age, you may grow In goodness,
in knowledge, in love and purity and in
good works. You may bear the burden of
declining physical powers in a sweet and
heavenly manner. Second childhood may
be but the renewal of the spirits youth,
and an obedient answer to the suggestion
of our Saviour-"Except We become as lit
tie children, We can in no wise enter the
kingdom of heaven" The older you grow
the more lovely and lovable you may be-
come, until holiness to the Lord" is writ
ten on your forehead. Do not cease to
value time because you are so near its
close. What may one year do for you. or
what may you do in one year? You may
still give love and sympathy, tenderness, II
nothing more. When the Son of Man com
eth, shall He find the fields white to the
harvest, and yeu not reaping? Shall He
lind the sheaves bound and ready. and
you not gathering them in because you are
growing old?-Louise Haywood.