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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
HOSPITAL MEETING.
Regular Monthly Session Tomorrow
With Mrs. Waterman,

The regular monthly business meet
ing OF the Ottumwa Hospital associa-
ton will be held tomorrow, Wednes-
day. morning at o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. H. l.. Waterman, 232 East
Fifth street. Business Of Importance
is to come up before the meeting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
TRIBE OF BEN HUR.
TWO NEW COURTS ORGANIZED
lat, MEETING IN SOUTH OF.
.TUMWA LAST NIGHT.
Large Attendance and Enthusiastic
Meeting Is sHeld-otfIces Elected
for the Year-EnIoyable Social SEES.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Served.

AT largely attended and enthusi-
astic meeting held In Odd Fellows hall
IN South Ottumwa last evening two
courts Of the fraternal insurance order,
The Tribe of Ben Hur, were, organic
ed by State Deputy r. Il. Evans. Of
ficers We're elected for the year and
after the business meeting refresh
ments were served and a very enjoy
able evening was passed In social
way.
+ The South Side organization will be
known as the Ottunwa Court No. 81,
and the North Side lodge as Wapello
Court No. SO. The following officers
were elected by the Wapello Court; (.
Past Chief Melissa j Jennings.
Chief, Will T. McElroy.
Judge, Carrie Chenoweth.
Teacher Mable v. Coughlin.
Scribe. Della M. Thorhe.
Keeper Of Tribute, Charles F.. Graz
ham. r,slt
Captain, James Coughlin. az
Guide, Winnie Hughes. III
Keeper of the Inner Gate. Thomas
Coughlin.
Keeper of Outer Gate, ira ]. Frazier.
Medical Examiner W. G. Newell.
South Side Court.
The following officers were elected
by the South Ottumwa Court:
Past Chief, Melissa A. Burkman.
Chief. Nora Coca.
Judge, Ellen ]. Whitfield
Teacher, Frank Teater.
Scribe, Charles r. Whitfield.
Keeper of Tribute, James N. White,
Captain. George w. Morrill,.
Guide, Orphie NJ. Ours.
Keeper of Inner Gate, william NJ
Landen.
Keeper of Outer Gate, Fred Sanger
Medical Examiner, ]. C. Box.
Musician, Minnie Box.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03

W. vShOo AL llS Ouu r6liOWb QAll mere
at 10 o'clock this morning was opened
with prayer. Rev. d. w. Petit Of Des
Moines and president Of the district
organization in the time of its infancy,
pronounced short invocation.
Committees Appointed.
Among the most important matten
taken up this morning was the appoint.
ment OF committees. After the work
OF preliminary organization Presidents
Edwin Perry announced the commits
tees. The scale committee, which. will
meet with like committee from the
operators organization to determine
the wage agreement for the comina
year, consists of the following mems
William Heslop of Lehigh. 4
j. II. Bates of Buxton.
Elijah Holland Of What Cheer
Elvin Powell of Clarinda.
James Moran of Berwick.
The, committee on officers report
named by President Perry follows;l
Ben kenney Of Carbondale. &, j
Frank Reed of Ottumwa.
s. S. Carey Of Buxton.
A. A Hanson Of Centerville.
Andrew Seaph of Numa.
NO business came before the conyenS
ton this morning except a few matter4
presented by the committee of rules
and order of business, thus making
preparation for the handling of bust.
ness at subsequent sessions.
Hear Addresses.
The delegates were welcomed to Des
MONIES at the opening session this
morning by a short address delivered
| by mayor Brenton. Response was
/ r'ade by President Edwf.l Perry.
| "A. dA Urick, president of the State
Federation of Labor, delivered a strong
address in which he dealt with the
progress of tie miners union in Iowa
from the time OF - organization down
to the present time " He also devoted
considerable time to a ltsc.esf5Tz5a-
the Professional Strike Breaker"
Other addresses We're delivered BY
A. e. Holder former president of the
State Federation of Labor, e. H. Brig.
ham. state labor commissioner, Rev.
d. w. Petit and J. r. Byrne.
Election of Officers.
Today the tellers are preparing the
returns from the election of district
officers held on February o. 1t IS
probable that the announcement of the
result will not be made until Thursday.
District Headquarters.
There is movement on foot to try
to secure the removal of the district
Headquarters from Oskaloosa to Des
Moines and Abba. However it seems
now that the prospects for the success
of this movement are very slight and
Oskaloosa will, in all probability keep
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
PRESIDENT PERRY NAMES COM.
MlTTEEs TO CONSIDER Busl.
NESS OF THE CONVENTION.
GET A WARM WELCOME
Mayor Brenton Extends Hospitality Of
City to Coal Men - Prominent La.
borsLeaders Address the conven.
ton,

Des Moines, March l. - (Special)-
For the first time in the history Of the
organization, the seventh annual con.
Vention of district No. Is, Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, which
convened in the Odd Fellows hall here
at 10 O'Clock this morning was opened
with prayer. Rev. d. w. Petit Of Des
Moines and president Of the district
organization in the time of its infancy,
pronounced short invocation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
DICK WILL WIN.
Will Be Chosen Senator to Succeed
Late Mark Hanna, F.

Columbus, o., March 1.-The state
senate balloted for United States
States senator this afternoon. result
ed, Dick .27, Clark 4.
The house vote resulted, Dick 81,
Clark ri. The vote insures Dicks
election at the joint session tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-03
Meeting Niahts,

The South Ottumwa Court will meet
the second and fourth Wednesdays Of
each month at Odd Fellows hall, cor
ner of Church and Willard streets. The
Tribe of Ben Hur of the city will be
entertained Thursday evening. March
10, at the home of Mrs. G. r. Whit
field, 503 Church street.
The Press., 1904-07-13
THE SHOOTING HABIT.

It Is One. of the Things That Make
 Men Grow Old Quickly.
 Dr. Madison J. Taylor, giving gener- al advice to the aged in the Popular Science Monthly, says in effect that old people do not stoop because they are old. but they get old because they stoop.
 The stiffening of the tissues, which is the sign and accompaniment of age, is warded off by exercise. Self indulgence in eating and drinking and in lazy ways is the sure road to senility. II have often been surprised and grati- fied," writes the doctor, Ito find that regulated movements of the neck and upper truncal muscles, employed for the purpose of accomplishing some thing else. resulted in a conspicuous improvement in hearing, in vision, in cerebratiOn and, as consequence, in a betterment in cerebral circulation. also in sleep.
 Persons who habitually maintain an erect position in standing or sitting are stronger than those who slouch. A person who stOOps and allows the shoulders to sag down and forward and the ribs to fall back toward the spine shOrtens the anteposterior diam eter of the thorax anywhere from two to five inches. The lungs, heart, great vessels and other important structures in. the thorax cannot live, move and have their proper being under such cir cumstances."
 Wherefore the proper thing for per sons who are not so young as once they were is to brace up. dress young and feel young. Sitting "hunched up" over fire won't do.
The Press., 1904-07-13

rider lying dead in the house. Hogan and the women stood the warriors oil. There were three different rushes, but each one was handsomely repulsed with rife and revolvers. But from various points encircling the house there was hostile fire, which made a sieve of the adobe and wounded all three of the defenders. It was when darkness was drawing down that the coward said:
 ''When night sets in they'll have us for sure. I must light the signal fire. Hold the door for me. missy, and the mother must cover me from the win dow. If go down, then God take care of you"
 No man could ever figure out how 1t was done, with the redskins thick about the house and on the watch for just such a move. but Hogan dodged past them and fired the beacon and re- gained the house, though struck by two bullets as he entered 1t. 1t was his end. He looked up, with a smile, as Mary held his hand, and his last words were:
 q wanted chance, and the Lord gave 1t to me!'
 The Indians fled as the signal fire blazed up, and half an hour later Ser geant Davison and six troopers rode up to find the two wounded women weeping over the dead.
 'This is Haggerty, the mail rider" said the sergeant as he looked at the first corpse, ''but who may this be in citizens dress and with three or four wOunds?'
 ''That," said Mary as she looked up through her tears-''that is Hogan the coward, a better man than you ever will be-"
The Press., 1904-07-13
Inxer.oll,. chrtsttan Act.

Robert Ingersoll was once asked by an acquaintance to furnish transporta- tion to the destitute mother of a sOl- dier who was dying in western Penn sylvania. 'It would be Christian act, MT. In- gersoll," said the petitioner. t.r
 "But I'm not credited with anything Christian" was the response. A pass was sent, however, and so promptly that before sunset the wom. an was on her way west.
 The next mornings mail carried to Colonel Ingersoll an envelope inclOsing these lines:
 The God who knows our deepest needs
 Cares little how man counts his beads,
 For piety Is not in creeds
 Or solemn faces, .
 But rather lies in kindly deeds
 And Christian graces. T -- - ae'. The name of the woman who asked the courtesy and she to whom it was extended were signed. The colonel read the paper twice, folded 1t. placed it in the envelope. closed his hand over it, then turned to a friend. .-4 z "Such an experience draws the sting from a thousand criticisms" he said simply.
The Press., 1904-07-13
Truiy Answered.

Boats trading in the Medway in for mer years rejOiced in rather curious names, and the following was only one of the many amusing incidents re- sulting from this:
 A boat named Whats That to You? passing a doekyard at nighttime was hailed. as usual. by the coast guards man. "
 Boat ahoy! Your captains namer
 Captain K" 4.
 "And what are you laden with?"
 Goals"
 Where bound forT
 Chatham" ".-
 Ships nameY
 "What's That to Your .s
 "I asked you the name of the shipr'
 "What's That to You?"
 "You shall be reported for your inso- lencey' roared the coast guardsman. Again he put the question, and, receiv- ing the same reply, the boat was com manded to remain where she was.
 In the morning two boats were seen keeping guard. The officials, as they boarded the vessel with full authority to seize the offenders, observed for the first time the name painted in large letters. Amid the laughter and jeers of the crew of the What's That to You? they pulled moodily away.-Lon- don Telegraph. -...
The Press., 1904-07-13
v.awamaa s,f vm~ a,.va mmd Raven.


 Legends Of rhe Usvl and Raven. In some parts of Europe an omelet made from the eggs of the long cared owl is believed to be m effective cure for drunkenness.
 Tn Germany the raven is supposed to be able to procure a magic stone that gives invisibility to the wearer. It is apparently not simple matter to Ob- tain, for in the first place, after dis covering the nest, you must satisfy yourself that the old birds are at least over a century old. Then you climb to the nest and must either take out an egg, boil it hard and replace it, or if there should be young you must kill 8 male nestling-it must be male-and replace 1t also. After this the spot must be most carefully marked, for the parent bird, if he is old enough, will return with the magic stone, which will render the nest invisible, and it is apparently from the spot where you judge the nest ought to be that you must pluck the prize.-We Westminster
The Press., 1904-07-13
HIS FIRST CHEEK.
The Way the Piece of Paper Worried
 Thomas A. Edison.

The Way the Piece of Paper Worried
 Thomas A. Edison.
 Thomas A. Edison once told friend the story of his first acquaintance with any big sum of money. It was when he was struggling with his earlier in. ventions, and he had about as clear an idea of the value of a bank check as the man in the moon. He had final- ly sold his patent on the gold and stock indicator to the Western Union Tele- graph company and had called at its office to close the deal. After a few preliminaries he was given a check for $4O.OOO. He eyed it curiously and ap- peared to be puzzled what to do with it. Observing his perplexity, General Lefferts, then president of the Western Union, told him that if he would go to the Bank of America, in Wall street, he could get the cash on his check
 "So I started" said Edison. "after carefully folding up the check, and went toward Wall street So uncer- tain was I in regard to that way of doing business that thought while on the way that if any man should come up to me and offer me two crisp $1,OOO bills for that piece of paper would give him the check very quick ly."
 On his arrival at the Bank of Amer ica he half tremblingly showed his check out to the cashier. The latter scrutinized 1t closely. gave him a piercing glance and said something which Edison, being hard of hearing. failed to understand. That was enough He was fully convinced that his check was not worth $4OOOO and again thought as he rushed out of the bank that any man who would give him 5000 for 1t could have it. He hurried back to the office of the West ern Union and said he could not get any money. A clerk was sent to the bank with him to identify him.
 "This man." said the clerk. ''is MT. Thomas A. Edison. to whose order the check is drawn" ..
 "Why. certainly. MT. Edison" said the cashier. How would you like your mOney-in what shape"
 "Oh. any way to suit the bank; it doesn't make any difference to me, so long as I get my money"
 Edison was given $4O,OO0 in large bills. After dividing the roll into two wads of $20OOO each he stuffed one into each trousers pocket and made all speed out of Wall street. The next day he began work on his first New York laboratory
The Press., 1904-07-13
uo,x s..,, w.. D,.... cred.

The discovery of the principle of the manufacture of satin was a pure accident. The word ''satin," which originally was applied to all silk stuffs, has since the last century been used to designate simply those tissues which present only lustrous surface. The discovery was made by a silk weaver named OctaviO Mai. During a dull period of business one day he was pacing before his loom, not know ing how to give a new impulse to his trade.
 As he passed the machine each time he pulled short threads from the warp and, following an old habit, put them into his mouth and rolled them about, soon after splitting them upon the floor Later he discovered little ball of silk upon the floor of his shop and was astonished at the brilliancy of the threads. He repeated the experiment and eventually employed various mu- cilaginous preparations and succeeded in giving satin to the world.
The Press., 1904-07-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
July 16. 1874.

0. J. Holmes is building a new barn near his residence, Edgewood.
 Frank Perry, late with I. Hamil- ton, has opened a barber shop in the Springs House.
 Nelson Towne is building a barn in connection with his new double tene- ment house on Westford avenue.
 The escaped coyote that has been seen several times about the outskirts of the village and Q bullet from g gun in the hands of Frank Thompson had collision on Tuesday evening. and the former has lost all powers oi mischief.
 John Brown has sold his block oi stores upon Main street, known as Browns new block" to ". D. Heald and Gilbert H. Baker, foI $7, 800. The block contains three stores, the Episcopal mission rooms, Cleaveland's furniture rooms, and four tenements.
 Baseball. July 4th match between the Pioneers of Monson and Athletics of Stafford Springs, score: Athletics 25, Pioneers 40. July 9th. match between picked mines from the Min. eral Springs and Granite mills, the latter winning with score of 3O tc 24.
 At the annual meeting of the Staf. ford Savings bank, held yesterday, the following officers were chosen President, E. A. Buck; -presi. dents, George M. Ives, Julius Con. verse; directors, L. W. Crane, c. H. Baker, Gardiner Hall, Jr., Charles Holt, R. s. Beebe, Joseph Bishop. w. M. Corbin, Chester Scripture secretary and treasurer. R. s. Hicks.
The Press., 1904-07-13

' Miss Nettie BIackmore, Min. 2 neapolis, tells how any young woman may be permanently cured of monthly pains by talk. ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound.
 "YouNe WoMES:-I had frequent headaches of a severe nature, dark spots before my eyes, and at my men, strual periods I suffered untold agony. A member of the lodge advised me to try Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound, but I only scorned good advice and felt that my case was hopeless, but she kept at me until l bought a bottle and started taking h. I soon had the best reason in the world to change my opinion ot the medicine, as each day my health inn proved, and finally was entirely with out pain at my menstruation periods. am most grateful" NErTIE BLACK MORE, 2s Central Ave, Minneapolis, srosiss ssnaiasasss eaaaof bs PrOdacsd
 If there Is anything about your case about which you would like special advice, write freely to Mrs. Pfnkham. She will hold yOur letter in strict confidence. She can surely help you, for no person in America can speak from a wider experience in treat ing female ills. She has helped hundreds of thousands of women back to health. Her address is Lynn, Mass; her advice is free
The Press., 1904-07-13
The. Turkish Might watchman.

According to a recent writer the watchman in a Turkish city has a very medieval time of it. "At night, lan- tern in hand, he explores the black chasms of the streets. Packs of dogs hang around him paying like wolves. Their teeth flash and snap, for they do not perceive the atmosphere of the faithful. Should the wind put out his spark of light they would surely de vour him. The watchman challenges and holds his rife ready. Mysterious houses with barricaded doors hang their stories over his head. As he marvels at their beauty one leg plunges knee deep into mudhole in the middle of the street. A shower of slops de scends upon him from those melo- dramatic windows and he breathes the very spirit of medi@valism and the Arabian Nights"
The Press., 1904-07-13
The rurk,.h women wer. Surprised

The Turkish Women Were Surprised.
 Here is an amusing anecdote told by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu of her residence in Constantinople:
 "One of the highest entertainments in Turkey is having you to their baths. When I was introduced to one, the lady of the house came to undress me, another high compliment they pay to strangers. After she slipped off my gown and saw my stays she was very much struck at the sight of them and cried out to the other ladies in the bath: Come hither and see how cruel ly the poor English ladies are used by their husbands. You well boast indeed of the superior liberties allowed you when they lock you up thus in a boxg"
The Press., 1904-07-13
NOT A PATEHT MEDICINE.
Hyomei Goes to the Root of the Dis.
 ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.

Hyomei Goes to the Root of the Dis.
 ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.
 No one should confound Hyomei with patent medicines that are adver. tised to cure catarrh. It is as far superior to them all as the diamond is more valuable than cheap glass. Their composition is secret, but Fly omei gives it's formula to all repu- table physicians.
 Is it not foolish to try and cure ca tarrh by swallowing tablets or liquids The only natural way to cure this disease and all other diseases of the respiratory organs is to breathe Hyo- mel.
 This treatment has been so success full, curing go per cent. of all who have used it, that Hyomei Is now sold by W. D. Heald under an absolute guaranteee to refund the money if it does not cure. You run no risk what ever in buying Hyomei. If it did not possess unusual powers to cure, it could not be sold upon this plan.
The Press., 1904-07-13
HIS SHOW WAS OVER.
The Way an Entertainer Snubbed q
 SnObbish Patron. .-

The Way an Entertainer Smubbed c
 SnObbish Patron.
 An Englishwoman of decidedly snob bish instincts, but socially intrenched behind great and new riches, once en- gagged fhe late Corney Grain to give an entertainment at her country house. She left instructions that the enter tainer when he arrived was to dine with the servants. The butler, who knew better, apologized, but Corney was a man not easily disconnected, wrote Jerome K. Jerome. He dined well and after dinner rose and ad- dressed the assembled company.
 "Well, now, my good friends" said he, Eff we have all finished and if you are all agreeable shall be pleased to present to you my little show"
 The servants cheered. The piano was dispensed with. and Corney con- trived to amuse his audience very well for half an hour without it.
 At 10 o'clock came down a message. Would MT. Corney Grain kindly come up into the drawing room? Corney went The company in the drawing room were waiting, seated.
 we are quite ready, MT. Grain," re- marked the hostess. -. ..a. .
 Ready for what?' demanded Cor ney courteously. .., .....
 "FOr your entertainment" answered the hostess.
 'But Eve given it already" explained Corney, "and my engagement was for one performance only"
 "Given it! Where? WhenY
 "An hour ago-downstairs."
 "But this is nonsensev' exclaimed the hostess,
 Tt seemed to me somewhat extraor- dinary," Corney replied, "but 1t has al- ways been my privilege to dine with the company I am asked to entertain. took it you had arranged little treat for the servants"
The Press., 1904-07-13
wnahfnrtnn.n Father.

My father. Augustine. has been de- scribed as good planter and a man of energy. l apprehend that he was of 6 serious tendency. for Lawrence. my brother. once gave me to understand that most of the few books at Wake field were religious. but whether this was so or not do not know. Like some of the rest of us. my father had a high and quick temper. which. as he used to say. he had to keep muzzled- I remember being terrified at seeing him in a storm of anger because the clergyman who was to have baptized my sister Mildred was too much in liquor to perform the ceremony.-From s. Weir MitchelPs ''The Youth of Washington" in Century.
The Press., 1904-07-13
NytHnNxn In China.

According; to the laws of good society in China. young widows should not re- marry. Widowhood is therefore held in the highest esteem and the older the widow grows the more agreeable her position becomes. Should she reach fifty years she may, by applying to the emperor, get a sum of money with which to buy a tablet on which her virtues are named. The tablet is then placed over the door of the principal entrance of her house.
The Press., 1904-07-13
Pretty Customs of Japan.

in their love of social intercourse and conversation. They pay fewer visits. but stay infinitely longer. always two or three hours and sometimes a whole day They are received by the maid. who places a large silk cushion for them to rest upon. and much time is spent in detailed inquiries concerning each others family. There is no spe- cial calling day in Japan. They visit when their fancy takes them. and they never go empty handed to friends house. The gifts are usually fruit or flowers or perhaps a fresh fish, and whatever they take is always dainti- ,ly wrapped in little box of paper or wood
The Press., 1904-07-13
JAPANESE PROVERBS.

There is DO miracle in true doctrine.
 Human life is like the dew of the morning.
 The fallen blossom never returns to the branch.
 There is no shore to the bitter sea of Birth and Death.
 Never let go the reins of the wild colt of the heart.
 One confession effaces the sins of even three years.
 Only by reason of having died does one enter into life.
 With one hair of a woman you can tether even q great elephant.
 Even the touching of sleeves in pass ing is caused by some relation in a for mer life.-Lafcadio Hearn's "In Ghost ly Japan" t..