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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-06
Advertised LETTERS.
list of Letters Remaining Unclaimed
at ottumwa, Iowa, fer the Week
Endno Auu, Ct, 1904.


WOMAlI'S LI.,rr,
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Keene, bertha Nelson. LYDIA
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Slaughter, Eettie Thompson, Fanrie
Wadsworth, Mamie Gene
Wright, Maude.
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caldwell. .!as Carper. ]. /.
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Holden, w. B. coward, Wn..
Johnson. Geo. A Lee, Edga..
Mexico. McKersla EIcCarty, C. p.
Parl:cr. r. j. Page, y. E..
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Iho'nns. Alpert Townsend. C. B.
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Real Estate Tranafars.

Furnlshed by Lowenberg & Co, LOT
South Court.
Mcclure, c. A. to c. A. Henry, lot
z, Aud sub northeast u, SECTION 36,
70. ID, and lot %, Aud. sub, lot 2, sew
ton 81, u, 10, $1,000.
Blair, Geo. w. to Blair & Neil, south
east ", southeast n, section IS;
northeast n, northeastA, section a.;
north ", northwest u southeast ",
northwest n, section 90, all II, Isl;
also part southwest n, southeast u,
section 81, IL, IS; also lots is and 1s,
Fellows add Ottumwa, s13,50o.
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BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, Sept. s.--Thomas Cas-
caden has received news of the death
of his brother, DR.. Cascaden, Of Mon
treal Canada. whose death occurred
on Monday. Mr.. Cascaden received
the news too late to attend the funeral
services.
Mrs. Thomas Cascaden has been
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-06
Cures Chronic Throat Tro,,hIe

Cures Chronic Throat Trouble.
Foleys Honey and Tar is peculiarly
adapted for chronic throat troubles
and will positively cure bronchitis,
hoarseness and all bronchial diseases.
Contains no opiates and will not con.
stipte. Refuse substitutes. Sold by
w. D Elliott
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No Place for surly Men.
BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte, Sept Peter Schmidt.
Well to do farmer residing two miles
northwest of Bonaparte, died at his
home at o'clock Wednesday morning.
aged rs years. He has been in very
poor health for several months and his
demise was the result of heart failure.
He was a faithful member of the Sew
enth Day Adventist church. His wife,
daughter, Mrs. Mary Moore, and son,
Lewis, survive him. The funeral SER
vices will be held from the late home
Friday afternoon, and interment will
be made in the Bonaparte cemetery
Carl Meek and wife are in attend
ance at the worlds fair this week.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Sprankle is dangerously i'll.
Joe Mohler and family have gone to
Fit. Madison and will make that place
their future home.
Leslie M. Sturdivant of Garden City,
Kansas, arrived Wednesday for an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives.
Alta Perkins went to St. Louis
Thursday to attend the exposition.
Mrs. H. v. Humphreys has been
quite Ill but is very much improved
now.
Pearl Snyder, who has been visit
ing relatives near Pennington, return
ed Wednesday.
A surprise party was given at the
home Of Edla Baird Tuesday, Aug. 80;
by a number of her young friends, in
which games and other pastimes were
participated in.
A large number of Bonaparte people
attended court Thursday.
Miss Letta Robinson is attending the
Kahoka fair this week.
Frank Vass and A. Finney of Eldon
has taken possession of the grocery
store recently owned by Tyler & Rob.
inson.
Miss Dorothy Ryland has been quite
sick this week
Mrs. Phil Eich and son, Leo, of Des
Moines, are visiting relatives here.
Miss Mayme .Rickmeyer of Farming
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert
Chapman.
Chas. Morris and wife of Nebraska,
are visiting Bonaparte friends and rel
atives.
Byron Meek has been very sick for
several days.
Mrs. Mary Meek is visiting relatives
in Keokuk.
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ALBA.

Abba, Sept. Frank Jargeson, An
drew Beemish and Geo. Aiken were
arrested by officers wsolfter and Car
rison last night about 9 o'clock on sus-
pfcion of being the burglars who en-
tered Greenburg's store wednesday
and were also trying to dispose of
others in their possession. The three
were lodged in the county, Jail to
await farther developments. Mr..
Greenburg has not as yet seen the
clothing and in consequence it has not
yet been ascertained whether the
goods belong to him or not
heavy wind storm passed over
this section last night about o'clock,
mediate neighborhood. About seven
miles east of Abba it blew down the
house of Sam Foster, very seriously
injuring Mrs. Foster. The other in
mates of the house escaped unhurt.
Permits to wed were granted yester-
day to Elder M. Ntchol, aged so and
Bertha Harlow, aged "a, and Swan
Peterson, aged 81, and Laura Menefee,
aged %, all Of Abba.
Mrs. A. o. Barber is expected home
from Delta, where she has been visit
Ing her daughter, Mrs. Mollie Millsap.
The house recently occupied by w.
p. Bird just north of the Burlington
tracks, was struck by lightning last
night and badly damaged.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin received word
that her son, VIM. Martin, who is dam
gerously i'll with hemorrhage of the
stomach, has fair chance of recovery.
j. NJ. Payne has returned from his
eastern trip. While absent he spent
two weeks with his daughter in Wash
ington, p. c.
Miss Blanche Sherman, of Sham
baugh, is in Abba and will make her
home with her sister, Mrs. G. C. Nc
Cormick.
Mrs. j. M. speer, of Marshalltown
and Mrs. Ralph speer and baby, of
Hampton, are visiting the formers
daughter. Mrs. Cleg Boude.
G. c. Mccormick has commenced the
erection of a nine-room modern house
on the east lot of the Williin place.
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arien- Ga soine runs the monthly
wage OF the porter is as low us SIS a

ariea. Ga acme runs the monthly
wage OF the porter is as low as SIS a
month.
On other runs. where the porter is
less liable to receive a supplementary
income from tips, the wage is es high
as SIS.
A very few thoroughly experienced
and capable men receive $50 or s35 a
month.
These are not salaries that will per.
nit the ownership of red automobiles
or steam yachts The companies fig.
ure that the porters will receive some
Thing in tips, and pay less salary as
the result. If the porter don't get the
tips, he's out the money and there's
an end on it,
No Place for surly Men.
Surly porters and lazy porters don't
stay long on the desirable runs. They
are under strict supervision and liable
to bad half hour" with the manag-
er every time passenger registers a
kick.
The result Of the elimination sys.
tenn Is that the majority of the rail
way sleeping car porters are as a rule
willing, cheerful and honest. Dishon-
est porters last just long enough for
the company to find it out.
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Multifarious Duties.
No Ten.DolIar Trips.

The $40 trip theory is wrong.
The average tip received by porters
on the st. Paul-Chicago run is about
10 cents. Sometimes the tip is %
cents and infreauently there comes a
magnate or mine promoter with dol.
lar tip.
James j. Hill tips the porters 50
cents at a time. sometimes more. The
tip is enough probably for the service
rendered. 1t simply shows that men
with much money don't feel any obi.
cation to equalize the tips stingy peo-
pie give. A few dollars in tips Is the
best the porter can expect
Z, On the longer runs, where passen.
tgers are day or two on the road,
THE tips run larger, but probably new.
Ser average more than % cents day
Tor the Time enroute.
Gratuitous Services.
\ Many passengers have & mistaken
Tidea that the Pullman company aud
'Ythe one or two lines owning theft own
sleeping cars pay magnificent s2la
lries to the pcrters AMI instruct them
ito become body servants to every
trnan, woman ~ child who crtcrs the
Fear.
Nothing csnld he farther from the
truth.
Tia raiiwsy co.apan! gives no hody
aervent Instructions. Il simply d.
rea:s its porters to keep the cars
alsan see that rssscngefr are mads
comfortable ard help !,eln on and
aGif The Dotiar's aiisiness y to take
sfar1 Or The car, not tina passengers.
n = as doas anything in addition to
hcsc duties. II is ottshis owe motion
Ind q gratIity to E.s passengers.
no Princely sa'sr'vs.
PoIscis don't receive such large sal
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
TEELMA EAGLI
Injuries Received WI I Last Saturday Prov 5
 To Niece of Ex-Gdv9f

Lonoke, Feb. I. Th@lma Eagle, the 9-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joe P. Eagle, died at noon Sunday from ihjurieJ re- ceived Saturday afternoon While at play. The little girl and a number of girl and boy if lends were in the school house Eard, near her home, playing hlouse. She was the cook and was Icook- ing on small toy stovt}. In some way her clothing caught fire, and though the littlf{ boys tried to catch her and roll her over to extinguish the flames, she broke loose and ran scEeam- ing around the school yardi. As she came around the housI Ie she was caught, and the flames ex- tinguished. Her clothes} were nearly burned or, but her per- son was burned very little. She was taken to her homS where all that medical skill cpuld sug- gest was done, andI it was thought she would reed bver. It developed, however, that she had
 
 swallowed some of thA flames. Death resulted from thisI.
 The funeral was h cid this afternoon.
 The little girl was d grand daughter of Col. ". H. Eagle of Little Rock and a niece of Ex- Gov. Jas. Eagle.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05

The Newport Independent is one of the best papers that comes to this office, both in mechanical features and in its editorial man agement. This paper at None time did not express any editor- ial opinion, but now 1t is oQt- spoken for Wood for governor. Des Arc Guidon.
 We could not longer contain ourselves on an issue upon which we feel so deeply. The dema-|
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05

Thornberry A. Gray has with drawn from the race for prose outing attorney. Not the race exactly, for he was never in that, but 1t is reported he looked up the vote of two years ago and saw what a record Will Oldfeld had established as a runner, even against a popular opponent, and concluded 1t Wasn't t worth while. Thornberry will be remembered as the candidate for congress two years ago, who refused to travel upon the train and took his can vass out in walking. His path way was thorny then and there don't seem to be any more roses to tread on just now.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
reat for forty days it ply because ho lad ith this mod lea which togel with
 habits had So re- Flesh that his lean form lily command a sem Ia shadow, even in old )nday rays.

ythls issue we present the
 louncement of MT. J. U. Ard
 $ candidate for representative from this county. No one stands higher in his home township than MT. Ard and in the race two years ago he made many warm friends and supporters who will push his claims this time. He belongs to that good class of honest, intelligent citizenship who are the backbone and sinew of our country, and would honor the office he seeks if selected by the Democrats of Jackson county in their coming primary.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
SALE OR LEASH

For sale or lease, my rs Esidence on Main street.
 37d6t GEORGE SEy kToN
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE SENATOR.

We are authorized t announce w F. Harrison Of osceola as candid, ste for the State Senate From the Twenty-ninth senatorial district, sub-
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05

We are authorized t announce w. F. Harrison ot osceoa as q candio, ,te for the State Senate From the Twenty-ninth senatorial district, sub- feet to the action of he Democratic primary election.
 FOR PROSECUT' NC ATTORNEY.
 We are authorized to announce the candidacy of ". A Oldfield for re-elacton to the office of prosecuting attorney, sul ject to the Democratic primary election.
 FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
 We are authorized to ann)unce T. T. Ward as a candidate for the office of representative of Jack son county, subject to the Democratic primary election. We are authorized to announce J. U. Ard as a candidate for the office of representative of Jack son county. subject to the Democratic primary election.
 FOR SHERIFF. To the voters of Jackson county
 am a candidate for reelection to the office of sherff of Jackson county subject to Demo- cratic primary, if one s held Feelinr that have discharged the duties of that office in such q manner as to merit your confidence and thank ing you tor your support in the past and asking your help in the future If elected I will do my duty. You1 fellow citizen, k. W. RANDY. We are authorized to announce Shell Simmons as candidate for election to the office of Sheriff of Jackson county, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE. We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as q candidate for the office of county and probate Judge of Jackson county, subject to the Demo- cratic primary election.
 We are authorized to announce Otis w Scar borough as a candidate for the office of county nnpd probate judge of Jackson county. subject to
 Reu1ocxati tic urinary elecfiff, k2 I'M,
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
FOR PROSECUTE. NC ATTOPNEY.

w. A. Oldfield for re-eection to the office of prosecuting attorney, suiject to the Democratic primary election.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-02-05
AND SYSTEM.

Ives. ....s....... ......s. 2:20 p. m. Departs ............. s:2O p. m. Freight Departs .s...-...... 6:30 a. m. Or. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
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disposed OF and the care and wisdom
with which every dollar is being adj
ministered. A painstaking Englishmen
figured out in 1901, when Mr. Carnegie
first began his philanthropic campaign,
what Mr. Carnegie must do if he sue
ceeded in disposing of the bulk of his for
tune by the time he is so years old. Mr.
Carnegie was then 81 years of age and
allowing, he said. "a fortune of 925 ,000,-
900 to remain undistributed at Mr. Car
negie's death, "a modest" sum he calls
it, he would still have from e SO, 600 600
to G55, 000, 600 to dispose of during the
IL years probably remaining to him.
THAT is to say, unless death is to over
take him at so with more than the E25,-
100000 still undistributed he will have to
rid himself of $4,000 600 a year, every
year until 1914 Now e4,000,000 year
is tidy sum of money, the vastness of
which it is hard to conceive. If Mr.. Car
'negie were to give away a five pound
note minute to every body who cared to
apply for it, he would at the end of a
year-even supposing that he denied
himself all sleep and worked night and
day, week days and Sundays, handing
out his five pounds notes a minute-find
that he had disposed of only about e.
100000 pounds and he would still have
G1,500,000 left over to play with; from
which it follows that taking interest into
consideration in the Ii years of life that
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still presumably remain to Mr.. Carnegie
he must melt his gold or distribute his
money at a rate of eight notes a minute
day in and day out, making no deduc.
tons either for sleeping time or Sundays.
Even at that rate he will still have his
G25 100000 left for his heirs"
But Mr.. Carnegie does not distribute
his wealth in that way. He has very posi-
tive views in regard to his benevolences
and like the stubborn Scotchman that
he is, he never swerved from the one rule
of helping those who help themselves,
and never helping directly an individual.
1t would take a big volume to tell of all
ele channels which have felt the thrill
of the golden stream of his wealth. AS
the American public already knows Mr..
Carnegie's favorite form of gifts is in IL
braries to cities, and the amount which
he gives is based upon the amount which
the city pledges itself to raise yearly
for the maintenance of the library. So
far there are nearly 200 of these Car
negie libraries in this country extending
from Maine to California and from the
Gulf to Canada The little land of Scot
land is dotted with over a score of these
monuments to education, and England
and Ireland have not been forgotten.
His native town of Dumfermline has not
only been given library, but a tech
nical school and public baths. In this
country the $1,000 900 gift to the nation
to establish the National university for
advanced research is his largest single
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public has not grown weary reading
these stories. The fact of the matter is,
that in Andrew Carnegie, the philan-
thropist and public benefactor, the world
has been given a new view of the rich
man and his money. Never before in the
history of man has such settled policy
for the distribution of an immense for
tune by an individual in his lifetime
been heard of.
There are at least two distinct epochs
in the life of Mr.. Carnegie-one marked
by the accumulation of wealth, the 9TH
er by the administration of wealth. The
story of his career, from the time he
came to this country with his parents
and brother and started to work in cot
ton factory at Allegheny City as ''bobbin
boy" at $120 week until he welded to-
gether the gigantic steel corporation, and
left it's active management to others,
reads like a romance. But the story of
the accumulation of Andrew Carnegie's
fortune, while intensely interesting and
while it shows what a young man can
accomplish who is not afraid of hard
work, who is ambitious and who has
the business instinct and foresight, still
it is not strikingly different from the
biographies of other of the worlds sue
cessful business men. The story of the
accumulation of wealth is an old one
But the story of the administration of
wealth as exempplified by Mr.. Carnegie
is unique and unparalleled. 1t warns
the public heart with the thought of a
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Not without Distinction,

A note Of family pride was struck in the
conversation between three small Reading
boys the other day. The parts played by
their respective grandfathers in the civil war
were being depicted by two of the boys in
vivid colors. The career of each, it seemed,
had been halted by confinement in southern
prisons, andit was on the latter fact thatthe
lads laid particular stress. The third youth,
unable. to match these recitals with any
military achievement of his own forefathers,
then, not to be outdone, said, disparagngIy:
"Why, that's not so much. My Uncle Bill
was in Jail long time, and he was never in
the army at all."-Philadelph Ledger.
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new relationship between wealth and
the masses, and it has caused other rich
men to pause and ponder anew the re-
sponsibilities of their possessions. AS
an accumulation of wealth Mr.. Carnegie's
history is closed. AS an administrator
Of wealth Mr. Carnegie has, is might be
said, only begun career and his achieve
ments in this new sphere of activity
promises to be even, more remarkable
than those of his active business life.
and he is bringing to bear upon this new
task to which he has called himself the
same hard common sense, the same busi-
ness abilities. the same integrity of pur-
pose, as characterized him as the builder
of q fortune.
Mr.. Carnegie in his Gospel Of
Wealth" clearly states his position. Aft
er calling attention to the three modes
In which surplus wealth can be disposed
Of, namely: BY inheritance TO the fam
lly of the decedent; by bequestSto public
and philanthropic purposes. and by adj
ministration during the lifetime of the
bossessor, he argues to show why the
last named method is the wisest and
best. And true to his convictions, Mr.
Carnegie is systematically and thor
bughly carrying out his plans and giving
4 practical working demonstration of
he best and highest mission of the rich
nan.
The tremendous task to which Mr.. Car
negle has set himself is made apparent
WAsn one considers the fortune to be
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gift. Other educational and technical
institutions which have been founded
through Mr.. Carnegie's generosity are:
At New York, Cooper union, Mechanics
institute and Bellevue Medical college;
Stevens institute at Hoboken. N. J., an
observatory to Allegheny, and at Pitts
burg an educational institution compris-
ing technical schools, museum, music
hall and art galleries. Pittsburg natu-
rally has large place in the heart OF Mr.
Carnegie, for it has been the center of all
his triumphs in the Industrial and finan-
cial world, and his gifts to that city have
amounted to 100000. which amount
does not include the 81, 000, 900 given for
the benefit of his steel workers, in the
way of technical schools, libraries and
sick benefits for the families of the
workers. Within the past year Mr.. Car
negie has given 81 100000 for temple
of peace and great law library at The
Hague, he has added to the endowment
of the Tuskegee institute, has given a
building to all the engineering societies
in New York City, in addition to the es-
adjustment of a perfect stream Of IL
braries and institutes. Thus is Mr.. Car
negie conscientiously at work preach
ing in practical way the gospel of
wealth." whether enjoying life at Skibo
castle in Scotland or residing in his New
York paIatial home.
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George Francis Trains greatest re-
buke to the worldly world was his re-
fusal to mingie with men. devoting
himself to the children 1t is said that
he knew $1,000 New York children by
name. Unlike the crank, Train was
not a monomaniac. His brain was q
great tumble of ideas, but many of
them were good ideas. which men of
talent would have been glad to claim
rs their own. frequently his thoughts
were incoherent. apparently because
be did not take the trouble to link them
together. but simply tossed them out
but hak made up"
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The year recently closed was a goo6
one for philanthropic gifts in the
United States. Excluding all gifts of
less than $1,000 and of charity, the to-
tai was s76.934,97S. More than half.
or SAC. 70p.6 s3. went to educational OBJ
iects. The amount for hospitals and
charitable institutions was $21, 726, 1853.
Libraries received s7,5S3,556. of which
Mr.. Carnegie bestowed two-thirds. For
religious purposes the aggregate was
s3.9S6,91S and for museums and art
galleries 2.927, 500.
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Owing to his advanced age, he will
be So next August, Uncle Russell Sage
has announced his withdrawal from
all business activities. By dint of in
dustry and economy he has succeeded
In accommodating about $125, 000, 900
worth of property and as he is frugal
In his expenditures he will probably
be able to live on his income The last
few years have been hard on Uncle
Russell, hand-me-down suits having
been marked up fully % per cent. in
this time.
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Postmaster General Payne recon-
mends a small appropriation for ex-
tending telephone service in the rural
mail delivery, providing special
stamp which the sender may place on
his letter authorizing the postmaster
to open it and telephone the contents
to the receiver. 1t will save "a hours
In many cases and for all practical
purposes will be pretty nearly a tele-
graph service for speed, and that in
regions where telegraph service does
not exist.