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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
RULING ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
Supreme Court Of New Hampshire
Holds Women Failed to Prove Case.

Concord, N. H.. Oct,6.-The supreme
spead of this city had failed to prove
her case against the Rev. Irving C..
Tomlinson, first reader of the Concord
Christian Science church, whom she
charged with incomptency, deceit, and
negligence in treating her attack of
appendicitis She went to a hospital
after Mr.. Tomlinson's treatment in
1901 and subsequently sued him. The
final judgment reviews the testimony
taken at two trials of the case and
concludes: THE plaintiff fails in this
case because of the insufIiciency of
her evidence to prove the facts neces-
sary to maintain her case"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
How to Keen Youthful.

Thou shalt not grow old" is an I'M
written law which every sensible man
and woman aims to observe And how
do they accomplish it?-simply by
keeping the system in perfect trim
through the use of a tonic medicine
like Green's August Flower. They keep
their blood pure, their digestion good,
their liver active, their vitality normal
and their spirits buoyant by the regu-
lar and judicious use of August Flower
and thus keep youthful and happy
Trial bottle. 25c. Big bottle, 75c. AT
all druggists.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
POPE is STUDYING POLITICS.
Plus Takes UP Systematic Course to
FIT Him for Craftsmanship,

Rome, Oct. 6-From a noted Euro
pean politician and thinker to whom
Pope Plus recently accorded a long
audience, it has been learned that his
holiness is devoting several hours each
day to a systematic study of the his.
tory of European politics.
The pope is represented as having
recognized on assuming the papal
crown that his education had been too
exclusively ecclesiastical to fit him per-
fectly for his responsibilities In con
sequence he has lost no time in begin
ming the work necessary to acquire
that extensive political knowledge his
Office requires.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
NEW lN1ER-URBAN.
THE WASHES OF DAVENPORT
MAY BUY M. N. & S.
RAILROAD.

Muscatine, Oct. 6.--Pat Walsh of
Davenport, bid $4,000 for the Musca
tine North and South railway, which
he frankly said he wanted to use as a
link in an interurban between Daven-
port and Burlington, and which was
offered for sale yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock in the Office rooms of the
company depot, the offer being refused
by Manager Charles Howard, acting as
receiver for the defunct company
Seventeen men were assembled in
the room when the sale commenced.
E. c., P. T., ]. w. and c. H. Walsh.
Colonel George Higbee, of Burlington;
w. Ristine, of Chicago, being the bid
ders.
Deposit Checks.
Before the sale Patrick Walsh, of
Davenport, deposited certified checks
amounting to $4,000 with Receiver
Howard, as called tor in the terms of
sale. The notice authorizing the sale
was read and Patrick Walsh, stepped
forward and bid $4,000 This was
promptly refused by the receiver, who
held the right to reject all bids if nee
essary.
Tried Again.
Mr. Walsh then stepped forward and
raised the bid to $4,000 and was again
refused. The receiver then announced
the sale closed and that the next sale
would be on October % at the same
place and time. Mr.. Ristine did not
make bid on the property, although
it was expected that he would. Mr..
Ristine is connected with the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe and many
surmises were given as to his pres
ence.
VIII BE Connecting Link.
Mr.. Walsh, after the sale had been
concluded, when interviewed, stated
that it was the intention of the firm,
the Washes. with headquarters at
Davenport, to use the road, if bought,
as connecting link between Daven.
port and Burlington. When asked if
the firm intended building between
Muscatine and Davenport and between
Elrick junction and Burlington he
frankly confessed that this was his in
tention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is intiamed you have a rumb-
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, deafness is
the result, and unless the inf1amma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarril, which is nothing but an in
tlamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
cuars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo o.
Sold by druggists. T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
cRoFFoRD MAY GO FREE.
Southern Iowa Doctor May Never Be
Tried Aagain for Murder.

Des Moines. Oct. 6. - 1t is probable
that DR.. Crofford of Lamont, who at
one time was convicted of murder in
the second degree for the death of
Maud Stone, at his sanitarium in De-
catur county will not again be tried.
His attorney M. L. Temple, secured a
reversal of the case and new trial and
nov the board of supervisors Of De-
cetur county has petition with about
5000 names asking that the county go
to no further expense in the prosecu-
ton of the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
"PINcH" CASHIER.

Davenport, Oct. 6.-Arnold Beuthien,
cashier of the New Liberty Savings
bank, was arrested here charged
with embezzlemens of the funds
of the institution. Beuthien was
arrested just as he was about to board
Rock Island train. He was taken be-
fore Justice J. S. Hall, and his bond
fixed at $4,000. His preliminary exam.
ination will be held next Saturday aft.
ernoon at 2 o'clock. The bank is prac-
tically in the hands of the state audit
or.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
DISMISS wooDMEN SUIT.
Attempt Of Order to Collect 100000,
Due From Estate Fails.

Sioux City. Oct G. The case of
the Modern Woodmen of America to
collect 100000 from the estate of the
late +. H. McCutcheon, banker at
Holstein. was dismissed. Upon Nc.
Cutcheon's death it was found his
bank was insolvent. He was leading
Woodman and had 100000 of the or
der's funds in his bank. The Wood
men sued the bondsmen, who declar-
ed their names had been secured by
fraud.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
PATTERsoNs GET TEN YEARS.
Fairfield Prisoners Receive Heavy

Fairfield Prisoners Receive Heavy
Sentences and Go to Prison.
Fairfield, Oct. 6.--The case of the
state of Iowa against Charles and Ed
Patterson on the indictments of rob-
berry and assault with the intent to
commit murder was tried and Judge
M. A. Roberts has passed the following
sentence upon each Of them. five years
at hard labor for assault with intent to
do great bodily injury. They pleaded
not guilty to the charge of assault with
the intent to commit murder. Sheriff
Wright, accompanied by his nephew,
Clyde Wright, took the men to Fort
Madison yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
FAITH IN LOMACk.
Late James Callahan, Of Des Moines,
Bequeathed Assistance to Pastor

Late James Callahan. OF DeS MONIES,
Bequeathed Assistance to Pastor.
Two thousand dollars was the extent
of the faith of the late James Callahan,
of Des Moines, in the Rev. F. G. Lo-
mack, colored, the former Ottumwa
pastor, who has had a devious record
in the police and justice courts and the
matrim onial and divorce records of the
capital city. A mortgage of $500
standing upon the property which the
colored preacher is to use as home
for aged colored people was cancelled
and the $4,000 was left in the will of
the philanthropist as bequest to be
used for the support of the institu-
ton. Lomack says that the institu-
ton will not. be opened for two or
three years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
NOTED IoWAN NEAR DEATH.
Hon. Thomas Harris of Montezuma is
Not Expected to Live.

Montezuma, Oct. g. The Hon.
Thomas Harris. member of the lower
house OF the legislature from this
county. late chairman of the house
committee on suppression of intern.
perance,and one of the foremost mem
bers of that body is on his death bed.
The end can be but few hours dis
tant at best. Members of the family
have abandoned hope. He leaves a
large and highly respected family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY.
Its Object is to Teach the Rational
Application of Charity.

New York, Oct. 6. - A School Of
Philanthropy was opened in this city
recently. it's object being to teach the
rational application of charity. The
course of instruction outlined calls for
the study of municipal reform activi.
ties. social settlement work, immi-
grafton, racial traits in the popula.
ton and kindred topics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08

Official Coupon.
The otumwa Voting Contest, closing Pc.
cenber II, 1904 at O'Clock p.


cember II, 1904
.............
The give King Pianos to tho
three girls each division
cevng the highest with the
rules
The cousr will giva Sewing Machines
the three girls in second highest
Of votes
comprises residing within
ottunwa.
The division residing In Wapeo
county outside of Of
third division eaidiHs outside
clio county
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
NEW TRoTTINe RECORD.
Fastest Time Made In Race at Lexine.
ton by Tlvorton.

Lexington, Oct, 6.-The first heat of
the Pennsylvania (2:12) trotting race
was won by Tivorton. Sweet Marie
was second. Tivorton broke the race
record Of 2:07k.
Tiyorton won the second heat in
2:04k. the fastest trotting time made
on any track this year. Sweet Marie
was second
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
The Main Fight.

At 1915 Kid zimmerman. followed
by his seconds. Alvin Fisher, Jack
Carey and r. A. Houghton, appeared
at the ringside Shortly after, Blaine
Brewer jumped over the ropes and his
seconds, Jim Owen, Raphael Wright
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22

on which were perched two weary look
ing policemen, with only an oily SMELL
Ing lamp between them. The station
master whispered to one Of them, who
looked up with surprise at the group and,
rising, walked to the forthest end of the
room, and, stopping at the last table, mo-
toned to Dick and his companions with
his big, brawny hand. Then they knew
that on that rough, wooden table, under
that coarse, white cloth they were about
to look upon that which would number
them from that moment amongst the
most miserable or the most happy crea-
lures on the face Of the earth.
1t was a most trying moment. Each
felt they could hear the others heart
beat. The policeman respectfully wait
ed Dicks intimation, to remove the
cloth. Helen for a moment put both
hands over her eyes, and Dick drew
closer to her; then nodded to the police-
man, who began to turn back the cloth.
It caught on tack and all that was Wis
ible was a familiar dark blue sleeve
It was an anxious moment. The man
more firmly pulled the cloth, making a
littel square hole In 1t, which they re-
membered ever after; then swept It down
with a sudden jerk but before anyone
could speak word Sara screamed out:
otis the tramp! Thank the Lord;
It's the tramp in me masters clothes!"
IN. o. Times Democrat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
GIRL WITHOUT A VOICE.
Pet of New York Hospital Rreathes
Through Wire Screen in
Her Throat.

As the head nurse made her round
Of the private ward Of a city hospital
she had a pretty little girl In tow
not over four years old, with dark
ringlets and brown eyes, plump and
healthy looking and very nicely
dressed, says the New York Sun.
A convalescent patient beckoned to
the child. She came readily, shooS
hands and let herself be kissed and
caressed like other children. The pa
tient asked her playful questions and
noticing taat she answered only with
smiles, put it down to shyness.
"a little patient?" he asked.
Eyes, she's been with us some time
and | guess she'll be here a good while
yet" the nurse replied. Then, turning
to the child, she cooed: who's a
spoiled pet?"
The little thing spread out her hands
and made a courtesy with a beaming
smile. The pantomime plainly meant;
II am"
"And who spoils your" the nursa
went on.
With a coy wiggle the child
stretched out her arm and her tiny
forefnger pointed to the nurse.
Cant she speak?" asked the con-
valescent, in a whisper.
mot a. word" said the nurse.
Don't you see the plate in her
throat?"
Sure enough, a little above the
breastbone there was a blackened
wrinkled patch amid the white skin,
and in the middle of it there was a
metal ring framing a fine wire gauze
screen little more than half an inch
in diameter. The ribbons at her neck
half hid it.
"She breathes through that" said
the nurse, "the upper part of the air
passage is completely closed"
"And will she never be able to
speak?" asked the convalescent.
I'm afraid not" said the nurse.
TITS a bad case"
When the specialist who knows all
about it was asked what the child's
chances were, he said:
81 think the nurse exaggerates.
Women like to take the sentimental
view. 1t was a diphtheria case, and ]
think the chances are excellent that
the trachea-the air passage, you
know-will be dilated and will re-
sumo its normal functions. That is
what occurs in a vast number Of
cases."
But if not, might she grow up that
way, never able to speak, and breath
ing through that metal thing-become
a woman and grow old?"
The specialist hesitated little.
ooh, WELL" said he, lin large num-
Der of cases we restore everything to
the normal condition in the course Of
a year or so, and then, you know
well, you know they're very liable to
pneumonia. breathing that way
through an artificial opening"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
IN THE PADDLE-WHEEL.
Curious and Terrifying Adventure
Of Boy on a Ship in Mo-
bile BAY.

Mr.. Stanhope Hall, author of Twenty
Years at Sea-" was not much more than
a boy when he had the following curious
and terrifying adventure, the recollec-
ton of which haunted him all his life.
The ship on which he was making his
first voyage was loading cotton in Mo-
bile bay, and the captain had sent him in
a. small boat to get some newspapers
from q big side-wheel steamer which
lay near by.
In trying to bring the boat up to the
steamer, he says, l upset myself and
went down. I could not swim, and
struggled in hopeless terror. When l
came to the surface l found myself In
the brackets of the great wheel; they
were green with river moss and slippery
as ice, but / managed to get astride Of
one and regain my breath.
AS I held on, painting from my plunge,
thrill of horror ran through me. The
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S u d
School every Sunday at 9:SOa' m. Preach
inc first and third Sundays Up. M, secono
and fourth Sundays IL a. IN. Christian
Eudeayor every Friday at p. IN, Il. T.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street
Sunday School every Sunday at $780, a. w.
"Iittle Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday p. m. PreachinE
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays p. M, nth sun
DAYS IL a. No. and Z p. m.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHU RCH.-
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 g. M
Preaching first and third Sundays Z. p. m.r
second and fourth Sundays ii a. M
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. m. l.
]. Eskridge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.--Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 u. M. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays al
IL a. M. and z. p. 10. Preaching NTH
Sundays at II a. 10. Prayermeetlng every
Wednesday evening p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKES GAR
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday al IL a.
M. and 4 p. M. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22

wheel had slowly begun to revolvs. In
agony shouted, but In that great wheel
box my voice was as nothing. Slowly
the wheel turned, carrying me upward
When reached the top / should be
ground TO pieces; or, II by any chance I
escaped that fate, should be drowned
when | was again drawn under the
wheel into the fearful suction.
Again and again | shouted. Finally.
as was nearing the top, little trap
door opened and some one looked into
the box. Iopened my mouth to call once
more, but my throat was paralyzed: FOR
a moment could not utter note.
The trap-door was Just closing when,
with one mighty effort, my voice came
back and screamed. The man opened
the trap again, saw me, sprang upon
the wheel and snatched me into safety.
/ was heavy weight In his arms as he
carried me to the deck, for tainted dead
away.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
The Pioneer Farmers wife.

She never murmured at her lot,
Twas toll and spin the whole day through,
From that rough path she wandered not
For better things she never knew
Though borne down with world Of care
And though her life was edged with
gray,
She never asked that skies be fair,
But scattered smiles along the way.
OF daily duties 20 be done,
A slave and drudge from morn till night.
Her lot seemed all thankless one,
Since from her toll came no respite.
But after all, she may have seen
Some ray Of hope no other knew:
A song, a star, a world Of green
The secret Of her faith come true.
Roscoe Brumbaugh, in Youths Compan-
ion
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Unanticipated Growth of the Estab-
lishment and Some Particulars
Concerning It.

The new Library of Congress, Wash
ington, d. c., was completed only a
few years ago. At the lime the build
ing was planned it was designed to
make ample provision for the growth
of the institution for more than CEN
fury, says Success. The report of the
superintendent. Bernard r. Green, for
1903, shows, however, that already ev-
cry part of the building from cellar to
roof, with the exception of a couple
Of attic rooms, is in full use. He de-
clares that the great progress Of the In
stitution has by far exceeded the es-
innate made at the time the library
was planned. at is even now evident"
he says, that the original estimate
that something like a centurys growth
had been provided for, based on the
conditions and data of the day, must
be discounted 70 or so per cent"
The electric lighting apparatus is
already overtaxed, though built to fur
>nish lights for two-thirds of the
library More power than the plant
can produce Is necessary. New ma
chimes must soon be added to increase
its capacity.
The number of persons that visited
the library in 1902 and 1903 was 1874, pol
OF these. 356, All visited it in the even
ings. This makes a daily average,
for the 1863 days the library was open,
of 2,298. The library is closed to the
public only on Christmas and the
Fourth of July. The smallest number
of visitors in any day from December
1, 1902, to December 1, 1903 was 500,
in July. The greatest number was 6,S73.
in February.
The expenditures Of the library dur
ing the year amounted to 1888 1866 49,
OF this sum s9O5,000 was used for SAL
aries, $4,000 for new books, $4,000
for care and maintenance, $4,000 for
furniture, and 10000 for fuel and
lights.
Though the library has been COM
pleted only few years. the use of it
has been so great that new furniture
is already needed in the law depart.
ment. If the present great production
Of books keeps on, and If the library
shall be able to complete its collec-
tons, it is evident that extensions must
soon be made to provide for the unex-
pected growth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
HER "INFLooENCE."

Wen down tn lane Matildy comes,
Tn swallows go a-twitter.
An hollyhocks lean Ger tn fence
To see so sweet critter.
Wen her light footsteps near the bridge,
That's down beside tn paster,
TIL brooklet gets more purify an
TIL ripples dance tn faster.
TIL baskets hangin' on her arms
Go to an fro a-swingin',
Like pinions Of a happy bird
To summer lan's a-wingtn'.
Veneer she speaks, however low,
TIL bees begin Albumin,
An seems as If her voice had set
TIL strings of harps a-thrummin'.
If she but passes nigh tn field,
Were I'm betimes a-sowin',
My heart goes pulsin' like leaf
With autumn winds ablowin'.
II was her an she was me,
Each to tn other turnin',
wy she would know then how she sets
All round about her yearnin'.
An so las week told her that
Tn infooence she was sheddin'
Would lead her, sure as sure could be,
All lovely to ~eddin'.
An wen she asked me who t would be-
Her eyes amusement spillin'-
1 told her she might easy see
Some one who was most willin'.
Wen I walk side her up the aisle,
With maids June posies bringin',
TIL whole creation will jine in
TIL hymn tn choir's a-singin'.
Howard Markle Hoke, in ~ Y. Tribune
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-22
A LESSON IN LANGUAGE.
Lawyer Asked for "Bones" and Got
Them in the Literal
Sense.

"a self-respectiLg lawyer should not
indulge in slang" said Attorney Sim.
con Armstrong, according to the Chica.
go Daily News. ut is unIrofessional
and sometimes 1t is likely to lead TO
mistakes.
benjamin Morgan and his landlord
were at outs. They had been friendly
for a long time, as may be inferred
from the fact that the landlord had al
lowed Ben to run in arrears six months
rent for his fiat. The trouble arose
when Ben got dog. The dog proved
a nuisance. He began by uprooting the
landlords flower beos and destroying
some neat little patches of garden in
the back yard. Then he howled at
night until the landlord threw a paper
weight at him, breaking a mirror in
a house across the alley. The dog
killed the landlords Maltese cat and
other incidents arose. Then came the
inevitable.
ben Morgan was excited when he
entered my. Office. I want to know,
he remarked, II a landlord has the
right to poison his tenants dog in cold
blood? And l also want to know If a
landlord, after poisoning his tenants
dog, has a right to burn the poor ami
mails body in the alleyT
Nov, a man who hasn't paid his
landlord for six months isn't likely to
be in hurry paying his lawyer.
Bring me five bones" Mr. Morgan
l said, and III see what can do In
the case
III do that gladly, and I'll bring
you more than Ave. he replied, and de-
parted.
Now, l thought everybody knew
that bone was dollar. However,
next day Ben returned carrying sack
whose contents he dumped on the floor
of my office.
There's the bones he said, tri-
umphantly, and good strong proof
they are Of the way that villain of
landlord Of mine treated my poor dog
"They were bones, indeed; the black,
calcined bones of his departed dog.
Ben said, these are bones, sure
enough, but not the kind that are nee
essary in a lawsuit. You'll have to try
again