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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-14
Pulaski.

Pulaski. Jan. 13.-Dr. and Mrs. w. H.
Shelton left yesterday for California,
where they will spend the remainder
of the winter with their son, Alvia,
and other relatives.
Married, at the home of the BRIDES
mother, in the east part of town, Miss
Minnie Augspurger, to Frederick
Neusbaum, Rev. Wehn officiating. At
ter the wedding the bride and groom
and near relatives who Witnessed the
ceremonies. drove to the home of
Frank Baughman west of town and at
high noon their eldest daughter Miss
May Baughman, was united in mar
riage to Edward Augspurger. Rev. Mil
Ter officiating. The two couples took
the evening train at Steuban, for Illi-
nois, where they will spend few days
visiting.
The Misses Mabel Anderson and
Lille Jay and Emery Miller returned
to Mt. Pleasant one day last week,
where they will again take up their
studies at the Iowa Wesleyan univer-
sity.
Mrs. Bertha Johnston of Mt. Plea
SAINT visited her mother, Mrs. Mary
Augspurger, south Of town, last week,
and also attended the wedding of
her cousins. Minnie and Eddie Augs-
purger.
Mrs. Frank Gleason of Bloomfield,
visited with friends and relatives here
last week.
The protracted meeting still con-
tinues at the Christian church, con-
Quoted by Rev. Martendale.
Quite number of young people
from here attended the pie social at
the Brumley school house last Friday
night.
p. w. Andrew and wife and sister
Kate attended the dinner served by
the order of Odd Fellowship at Troy
Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Dillon is on the sick list
this week.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super.
vlsors Wednesday, January 9Th, 1904,
being the third day of the January SEES
sion. "a,
Board met, all members present
Minutes of the previous days session
read and approved.
The following appointments were
then made to serve until, March LIST,
1905: Geo. A. Wilson, steward of the
county farm; CA. Hyatt, overseer Of
the poor, Ottumwa, Reinfer voting for
j. L. Moore; F. w. Bowles, county ply
sician; w. J. Berry, janitor of the
court house, Reineir voting for j. A.
Darner. The following township ply
sicians were then appointed to serve
until March list, 1905: William Abegg,
Richland township, compensation not
to exceed $40 per annum; M. L. Davis,
Agency township, at SAB per annum;
D.. A. Jay, Washington township, at
$40 per annum. Y.
The following reports were then ap.
proved: William Shields. justice of
the peace, Adams township; Henry
Hollen and ]. L. Younker, Justice of
the peace, Washington township; J, H.
Cremer, sheriff and trustees, of Rich.
land township.
The matter of the selection Of official
newspapers was then taken UP and
Monday, January 18th, designated as
the time for hearing; all applicants to
file certified lists Of their bone fide
yearly subscribers with the county
auditor on or before 10 o'clock noon
of said day.
The board then adjourned to meet
Thursday January 7th, 1904, at $50 a.
m. A. j. Gardner, Chairman
Attest: l. H. Hammond,
County Auditor.
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Board Proceedings.

Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Thursday, January 7th, 1904
being the fourth day of the January
session.
Board met, all members present
Minutes of the previous days session
read and approved.
Official bonds of c. A. Hyatt, over
seer of the poor, Ottumwa, and R, P
Dana, county treasurer, and report Of
/. HI. Hammond, county auditor, ap
proved
Petition of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association for abatement Of
taxes on part of lot 149 in the city Of
Ottumwa granted.
Balance Of the day was devoted tc
the examination of claims.
The board then adjourned to ,meet
Friday, January Sth, 1904, at $40 a. m
A. j. Gardner, Chairman.
Attest: I. H. Hammond,
County auditor.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Wheat--No. 2 red
9o@91Ac; No. red, sS@soc; No.
hard re; No. 8 hard 72@77c; Jan.
73Ac; May opened, 767a ORC; highest
Use; lowest 76hc; closing, 77Ac.
Corn-No. 2, No. 2 white. 44c; No. 3
4Sh @44c; No. 2 yellow, 4S1ac; No.
yellow, 46@46Ac; Jan, 44Ac; May
opened, 47B@471ac; highest, 48c; low
est, AK @47ssc; closing, 47N@4Sc.
oats-No. 2, 37c; No. 8. 361ac;S No.
white, S9@4oc; No. white, STAG
3s7sc;. No. 4 white. ,35M@37c: stan
dard, 3sk@39Ac: Jan, s7Ac; May
opened, 391a @39%c;;s highest, 40tsc;
lowest. 39R @3s$c; closing. 4okc.
Pork-Jan.. $1,000; May $4,000
Lard-Jan., s6.77;s May, $500.
Ribs-Jan., s6:42; May $6.7o@6.72.
Rye-Jan., 531sc. gi
Timothy, $3.05. sVJ
Clover, $11.35.
Barley-Cash, 38@5Sc.
Flax, 99c@$1.O3.
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u, O,lV
Northwestern Receipts.
Duluth-Today, Al; last week, 25;
last year, 10.
nneapolis-Today AS; last week,
ATS; last year, 24S.
Receipts Today.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Wheat, 10 cars;
corn. 263 cars; oats. IS cars.
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Wheat, 25 cars; corn, 263 cars; oats,
rs cars.
Primary Receipts.
Wheat-Today, $4,000 bushels, and
last year $4,000 bushels. ,Corn--To-
day. 100000 bushels, and last year
100000 bushels.
Shipments.
Wheat-Today, $4,000 bushels, and
last year, $4,000 bushels. Corn-To-
Gay, 100000 bushels, and last year
100000 bushels.
Clearances.
Wheat, 23s,0oo bushels; corn. 100000
bushels.
Liverpool Cables.
Opening-Wheat, unchanged; corn
* higher
closing-wheat. IS lower; corn, un.
changed.
Hog Market.
Receipts today, $4,000; left over, s.
900; estimated tomorrow, $4,000.
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IOWA EDITORS AS AssAYERs.
President Names Commission to Test
Coin at u. S. MINIS,

Washington, Jan. 13.-The President
has announced the appointment of the
assay commission for 1904, which will
test the weight and 1neness of coin
produced at the minis of the United
States during the year. The list is
headed by Representative William A.
Smith. Among other members are:
George D. Perkins, editor. Sioux City,
Iowa; Cyrenus Cole. editor, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Ludwig Loevinger,
banker, White Lake, S. D.; w. B.
Ridgely, comptroller of currency,
Washington; George e. Roberts,
director of the mint Washington,
D.. G.
The commission will meet in Phil
adelphia February 10.
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MAYOR is SUMMONED
Harrison, Must Answer For Careless.
ness of EMPLOYEES

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Mayor Carter H.
Harrison was summoned to appear be-
fore the coroner's jury today to an
swer for the alleged careless manner
in which the city building commission
has been conducted. The testimony
yesterday tended to show that the in
spection of the Iroquois theatre was
very superficial and incomplete.
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oTTuMwAN WINS PRIZES.
Samuel kitterman Makes Good SHOW

Samuel kitterntan Makes Good Show
ing at State Poultry Exhibit.
Four firsts, two thirds and one
fourth We're the prizes taken ON bar
red Plymouth Rock poultry by Sam
uel Kitterman, who resides seven miles
north of Ottumwa, at the state poultry
show. which has just closed at Des
Moines. Mr.. Kitterman reports that
he was very successful with his birds
having won first on cock, third on
.cockerel first, third and fourth on put
let's, first on pen, and first on ten
highest scoring birds among a CLASP
of 1877 Barred Plymouth Rocks.
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WILL HELP ROAD.
Citizens of Seymour Vote to Pay Rail
road Tax.

Seymour, Jan. 10 Especially
special election held in this city Mon
day for the purpose of determining
whether the tax payers of Walnut
township vote tax to aid in the
construction of the new Des Moines
and Missouri railway carried by a
majority of $50. The total vote was
566 of which 423 voted for the prop
osition and 143 voted against it. Much
interest was shown by both citizens of
the city and the residents q Of the
country
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, JAM. 1s.-Cattle-Receipts,
10000; steady to strong. Good to
prime, $5.00@5.70; poor to medium
$3.50@4s0; stockers. $2.5O@400; cows
$1.50@425.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; 10c to 15c
higher. Mixed butchers, $4.65@5.O5;
good to choice heavy. s5.00@5.15;
@4.s5; bulk sales, $4.75@4.95.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; steady to
strong. Sheep, s3.o0@4.6o; Iambs
$450@6.S0.
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Mrs. Thomas Fansher and child Of
Batavia and Miss Bertha Reinert of
Sigourney. who have been undergoing
treatment in the ottumwa hospital
were discharged as cured today and
returned to their homes.
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HAS FouRTEEN.Y YEAR OLD BRIDE
Farm Hand Who EIoped With Her
Brought Back to Vinton.

Vinton, Jan. 13.-Dave Griffin, who
eloped last Wednesday night with the
fourteen-year- daughter of r. p.
Spencer, living fifteen miles north of
here, was intercepted at New Hamp-
ton by Sheriff You'll and returned to
this place. where they We're married
Monday. Griffin had been in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Spencer few months as
farm hand.
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TO VISIT CUBA.
Thomas A. PaTlister and Julius Eecht
Leave For lonu Trip,

Thomas A. Pallister and Julius Fecht
left today for New Orleans, La, where
they will embark for Cuba for three
or four weeks visit. The main object
of their visit is to purchase a large
supply of Havana tobacco for their
factories here but they will combine
pleasure with business while away
and visit many points of interest while
in Cuba. They will also make short
visit in the Isle Of Pines before return
ing.
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New York Butter and Eaq Market.

New York, Jan. 1s.-Butter, unset
tied. Extra creameries. 22c; common
to choice, 15@21hc.
Eggs-Extras, Sic; firsts 29c; Sec
onds, 27@2Sc; refrigerated, 24@2sc.
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st. Louis Produce Market.

st. Louis, Jan. 13.--wheat-ca
nominal; May, Sac.
Corn-Cash, 42hc; May. 45A@
45Bc.
oats-cash. s71sc; May, s7%c.
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Death Of James Graham

James Graham, the 6-months- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Graham
who reside on South Vine street, took
place Monday evening about $3.50
o'clock. The funeral was held this
afternoon from the Sacred Heart
Catholic church. the services being
conducted by Rev. Father James Fol-
ley, rector, at 2 O'clock. The inter-
ment was in Calvary cemetery.
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Chicago Butter and Edo Market.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Butter, easy.
Creameries, 16@22Ac; dairies. 14@
zoe.
Eggs, steady; 23@2ec.
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, Jan. 1s.-Poultry, firmer.
Turkeys, lie; chickens, 1Ohc; springs.
1Ohc.
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ToDAY,s MARKETS.

This market is furnished by the
Cassidy Commission company. mem
bers Chicago board of trade. Local Of
nee rooms IS and 80, Hofmann block.
p. c. French, local manager. .s.,s
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cred Heart Catholic church, the SER
vice being conducted by Rev Father
James Foley, rector, at 10 o'clock. In
terment was in the Calvary cemetery.
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DEATH OF PIONEER
DR.. WILLIAMSON. A RESIDENT OF
oTTUMWA SINCE 1es2 PASSES
AWAY.
Funeral From Family Residence, AZ
West Fourth Street, Friday After
noon-WideIy Known and Highly
Respected Citizrn.

Jefferson Williamson, resident Of
Ottumwa since 1852, a pioneer physi
clan Of the state and one of the best
known of Iowa medical men, passed
away at the family residence, Alt
West Fourth street yesterday morning
at $40 o'clock at the age Of 76 years
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon from the residence, the services
being conducted by Rev. P. A. John
ston, paNtor of the First Congregation
al church at o'clock. The remains
will he in state at the residence until
1870 o'clock Friday afternoon. The
interment will be in the Ottumwa Gem
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John w. Lewis will again take UP
the general practice of law in Ottum-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
Brigham Lectures on New Zealand

Professor w. T. Brigham entertained
three or four hundred people at Pauahi
Hall last evening with an account Of
his experiences in New Zealand while
there a few months ago. Mr.. Brigham
talked very pleasantly of his visit to
the hot spring region afterwards show
ing stereopticon views of some of the
more interesting places. He described
wildly the mud springs, the spouting
geysers, the sulphur mines, the water
fall and many other interesting points.
From his experience, Mr.. Brigham
thought the labor system in New Zea-
land was somewhat of failure. All
hotels must be closed at ten o'clock
to give the employees a rest, the shops
are closed at six O'Clock, overwork at
the hotel is charged double, the trans
and railroads are shut down on Sun
day, and the workingman is protected
in every way. AS showing the failure
of the government supervision Mr..
Brigham cites the necessity for the
pensioning system. He said that ev-
cry man who has been a good citizen
for twenty-five years, who is over sixty
years of age, and who earns not more
than fifty-two pounds a year, Is enti-
tied to a pension. This amounts to
eighteen pounds yearly and there are
1920 pensioners.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND
GAS FRANCHISE MEASURES
The Hitch is Mainly on the Thirty.Five Year
Franchise.-.What Hawaians and Others
Say...The County Bill.

ter.
/ Il should think it probable" said Mr..
| Spalding today, that the county bill
| would be favorably reported from the
/ subcommittee, of which am chairman.
| 1 cannot, of course, speak with great
accuracy yet on the subject, but that
seems to be the disposition. II a ia
vorable report is made on the bill 1t
! will be only after numerous changes
/ have been effected. Most of these
changes. as proposed, are of minor
character. They will be to the end of
correcting Inconsistencies i'm the bill
and Strengthening out provisions that
are not altogether in line with the trend
OF legislation in the various states"
The House Committee on Territories
has received a number of letters from
the Territory about the county law.
one of these was n protest about the
provision therein concerning sureties
on official and business bonds. The
law, as 1t stood before declared uncon-
stitutional by the Territorial court re-
quired each bondsman to qualify for the
entire amount of the bond, although
there were several bondsmen on the
same paper. This Is declared to work
injustice in several ways. The sub
committee will probably correct that.
Representative Hamilton, of Michi-
gan, who is chairman of the House
Committee, expressed less hope of ia
vorable action on the county bill, but
he stated that he had not given the
matter much attention lately. 1t having
been entrusted to the subcommittee, of
which Mr.. Spalding is chairman. "I|
rafprraI ha "a,
committee as had the electric light bill
in charge" said he. because the uues-
tions involved in both bills are about |
the same and can well be handled to- !,
gether."
No further move has been taken in |
either house of Congress on the Frye
Bill, affecting shipping to and from be-
tween the mainland and the Philippines
1t will hardly be reached till the Senate
has disposed of the Panama Canal
treaty, which will be voted on day after
tomorrow, and until the programme
with the appropriation bills is well nd
vanced at that end of the Capitol.
Careful inquiry here demonstrates
that there is no occasion for alarm over
the Lodge educational amendment pro-
posed to the present immigration law.
Senator Lodge, the author, has no OK.
pectation that it will be pressed at this
session of Congress. 1t is also reliably,
stated that there is no prospect of its
being adopted during the life of this
Congress, which will expire March 4.
1905. The next session will be the short
session of Congress and the influence
of the large transportation companies
will be sufficient to prevent the adop-
ton of such far reaching legislation
during the three months that Congress
viii have year from now for the en-
actment of the annual appropriation
bills.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
Banquet for Distinguished Mem.

Baron Kaneko, Peer of Japan, and
Mr.. Takahashi, Vice-Governor of the
Bank of Japan, were the guests of
honor at banquet given at the jap
anese clubhouse, Mochitsuki, at Wal
kiki, last evening. The banquet was
given by the Yokohama Specie Bank,
the Kei Hin Bank and Mr.. IT, Masuda.
the latter acting as toastmaster. About
thirty-five guests We're present, in
GLIDING representative japanese of Ho-
nolulu and a number of Japanese
travellers on the Siberia and China.
Addresses We're made by Mr.. Kishi.
Baron Kaneko, Mr.. Takahashi. Mr.. O..
Shoda and Mr. Asaoka.
The visiting guests We're Baron Ken
taro Kaneko, X. Takahashi, vice-pres-
ident of Bank of Japan; e. Fukai. of
Bank of Japan; j, Suzuki, l. Sakai, X.
Shindo, tourists en- route to st. Louis
Exposition; !. Iwazaki, of the Mitsui
Busan Kaisha; X. Miyajima, bacteri-
ologist; Naval Constructors M. Asa
Okla, X. Uchika, NJ. Fujita, NJ. Yama-
motto. n. Suzuki, S. Suzuki. who go to
England to supervise the construction
of two new warships ordered lately.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
Chimes. QonsuPs House Invaded.

A bold robbery was committed at the
Chinese Consulate at dinner time yes
terday evening. The consular house
hold has it's living apartments in cot
tage fronting on Young street, but
dimes in the old Maertens house 'front.'
ing on Victoria street. When the folks
were at dinner on this occasion cous-
in arrived in the grounds riding
bicycle. He alighted near the living
cottage, where he discovered variety
of household effects scattered upon the
lawn. Looking into the house he
found everything turned upside down.
Outside by the fence trunks, matting,.
etc., We're piled. There was a chair
against the fence which evidently had
been used to enable the robber to get
easily over the pickets.
The visiting relative lost no time in
giving an ,..arm. AS he came out of
the cottage to do so he espied a man
running way. The people rushed out
of the consulate in time to get a
glimpse of the fugitive With every
domestic weapon that could be quickly
grasped the whole party gave chase
with great hue and cry. The marauder
however, was not overtaken.
An investigation of the effects show
ed one of two trunks outside to have
been broken open. Some money had
been stolen out of it, but it's contents
of clothing, etc., We're left intact. A
native is reported to have been seen
for some days past hanging around the
Vida Villa premises directly opposite
the house that was entered. Whoever
he is, he is under suspicion of the rob-
berry
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
GRAHAM ON THE
WAR IN JAPAN

"You hear absolutely Hothing OF the
war in Japan said Chalmers Graham
who returned from business tour OF
Japan OH the Siberia yesterday. MIR.
Chalmers was formerly with the Homo
lulu Iron Works but now represents a
San Francisco firm in whose interests he
went to the Orient. Mr.. Chalmers will
remain over tor the Ventura next week.
You know much more of the progress
OF the war here i'll Honolulu, than do
the people in Japan" continued MIR.
Chalmers. In the month that | was
there no news of the war was given out.
Before the opening of hostilities all the
newspaper editors in Japan were sum-
moned to Toxic and notified by the
police superintendent that they should
not publish any news of the war, either
official or unofficial. If they violated the
order they were TO be arrested and dealt
with according to law.
In Japan there is little outward ap-
pearance of great war. Troops are
being quietly moved, but no one knows
where they are going. We passed sew
eral transports loaded with soldiers, evil
IDENTIFY on their way to Korea The
Nippon Maru steamed out with load of
troops, and with formidable guns,
mounted fore and aft, while we were
there
THE railroads are in use constantly
for the transportation of troops. People
who wanted to go into the interior were
informed that they would be taken only
at their own risk. The road is the I'm
perial Japanese railway and is controlled
by the government. The rolling stock is
required now exclusively for the trans
portation of troops and supplies and
private individuals cannot be accommo-
dated
while in Kobe. news was received of
the Japanese victory at Port Arthur-in
sinking the Russian fleet This was in
the form of an official report from the
admiral and was made public. The for
eigners at the Kobe club decided to cele-
brate the victory and we marched
through the principal streets headed by
the Kobe band and shouting about the
victory. The Japanese people were i'm
mensely pleased over our appearance and |
joined in the jolifcation. shooting off !
and sending up rockets.
But as to news of the war nothing
is given out, excepting just exactly what
The japanese government wishes to have |
made public No cipher cablegrams are
allowed to be sent out, no matter on
what preteXt."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08

Baron Kaneko, formerly a member OF
Count lto's Cabinet for the government
of Japan, first as Minister of Agricul-
ture and Commerce, and secondly as
Minister OF Justice, and now a member
of the Council of Peers, arrived yester-
day on the Siberia, en- route to the
United States. The Baron is not en-
gagged i'll a special mission for his gov
ernmcnt but is on his way first to St.
Louis and other eastern cities to study
economic and industrial conditions TO
compare them with other nations. His
second object is to go to the southern
states to study the condition of the mar
kct and ascertain what manufactured
goods of Japan can be sent to that sec
ton of the country, which up TO the
present has been little invaded by mate
rails from the Japanese Empire.
AS to the present war between his
country and Russia, Baron Kanego says
that Japan was not responsible for it.
peace" he said last evening to an
Advertiser man at the Mochusuli Club,
at Waikiki, is the grandeur of nations,
and civilized nations always wish for
peace"
The Baron states that peace is the
national policy OF Japan, but peace at
the price of Japan's honor can never
be considered The Japanese nation
and the Emperor have taken the policy
of strong constitut,onalism in the pres
cnt war and he asserts that it will be
carried through on the principles of in
ternational law. The ultimate object of
Japan is to restore the peace of Asia for
good and all.
"As much as we earnestly. yes, eager
ly 1esire peace We cannot ask for 1t at
any price; we cannot sacrifice our ma
tional honor. When matters went
from bad to worse, We finally became
plunged into war. and we are sorry In
deed. We are often misrepresented as
being the born fighters. In all our
history we have never fought simply
for the sake of fighting. From time
immemorial that Is true. We are not
a bloodthirsty nation. Whenever we
fought 1t was for our national honor.
So this time we expect to do as civil
lied nations would do under the cir
cumstances and no more.
so far in the naval engagements we
have proven victorious. Gen. Alex
leff's reports published In the European
press regarding the damages to Rus
sian men-of-war are the same as cal
culated by the japanese naval depart
ment. That feature comedies. Rely
ing upon the Russian reports then, we
have been victorious on the sea.
What will be the result on land no
man can tell.
Japan is progressive nation. Her
government Is model constitutional
government. We have tried to catch
up with civilized nations, and / be-
lieve We have attained one OF the best
forms of government extant.
This war Is one OF the most for