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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
ALBA NEWS.
News From the Capital Of Monroe
County.

County.
Abba, March z = Prof. McMerchey
OF the Greek department. of Parsons
college conducted the morning serv-
ice at the First Presbyterian church
yesterday He will be in town sever
al days in the interest of the college at
Fairfield.
The stereopticon lecture on Mormon
ism by Rev. Winthrop Allison last
night, drew large audience. The
lecture was all that could be desired.
Rev. r. G. Smith Of Muncie, Ind,
filled the pulpit of the United Presby.
terrain church yesterday Rev. j. @.
Marshall will preach from the same
pulpit next Sunday.
The board of supervisors are in SEES
sion today.
Mrs. Delaney died at her home Sat.
urday forenoon. The funeral services
were held this afternoon from the fam.
lily residence in the fourth ward.
The clerk of the court has issued
the following marriage license since
Saturday: George M. Robinson, aged
10 to Miss Ada Florence Brown, aged
%, both of Monroe township and Nor
ris E. Higgins, aged 20 Of Abba, to
Miss Anna r. Crane, aged al, of Lo
villa.
George Clutch of Colorado is in All
bia, called here by the serious illness
of his father, DR.. William Clutch.
w. R. Ladue, who has been quite
sick since before Christmas is now
able to be about to some extent.
A. d. Ramsay. w. d. Hodge and P
Cad Sewers of Hooking, were ovel
Sunday visitors in Abba.
w. d. Zook of Denver, Colorado
was in Abba yesterday.
M. O. Renshaw Of Burlington spent
Sunday in this city.
Frank Loffler Of Kansas City, tran
sacted business In town this morning
G. M. Buchanan Of Keokuk, was ii
town looking after business affairs, to
day.
FL. Carter Of Albert Lea is in town
on business.
William Clifford was the guest oil
friends in Abba Sunday.
Miss j. Stevenson Of Des Monies
was in town over Sunday with friends
Miss Alta Graham continues ii
about the same condition in which she
has been for some time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
Notioe-Proof of WIN.

State of Iowa, Wapello County, SIS.
In the District Court.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that an in-
strument in writing purporting to be
the last will and testament of Eff1e r.
Lamme, deceased was this day pros
duced, opened and read by the under-
signed, and that 1 have fixed Tuesday,
the 22nd day Of March, 1904, as the day
for hearing proof in relation thereto.
Witness my official signature with
this goth day of February. 1904.
il. w. MICHAEL,
Clerk District Court
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
.DULLSEASON NOW ON
oTTuMWA eRocERs COMPLAIN
OF MARKET sTAGNANcY
THE PAST WEEK.
Marketmen Say That Trade Should Be
Brisk at This Time of the Year and
Are Unable to Explain the Unusual
Condfton.-The Local Markets.

Ottumwa grocers are complaining of
the dullest business week since the
past holiday season and many of them
say that there Is absolutely nothing do
ing in any line. Usually during the
first week in March the trade begins
to pick up and at this time of the year
should be brisk instead of stagnant as
at present. This too, in spite of the
fact that several articles which have
been high all winter have dropped in
price.
On the grain market things are prac-
tically the same, corn and oats holding
steady at the same prices and but lit
tie trading going on. Potatoes are not
moving to any perceptible extent and
the home grown varieties in particular
are very quiet.
The Local Markets.
The local wholesale markets this
morning remain unchanged. There are
two changes in the retail markets, the
prices of eggs declining TO twenty
cents per dozen and the quotation Of
bulk oysters advancing to- fifty cents
per quart.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

cal class and Dale Harrington in the
dramatic class was given second place
The winner in each class was given 4
handsome gold medal. 1t has mot ys
been determined which of theAMtffier
VIII represent thes ss,.sal in q
contest.
Miss Maud Dabney has gone to Han
nibal, Mo-. for a months visit Will
relatives and friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
after the retail trade in ottumwa and

aIter the retaiI traue III OtlumWa ana
vicinity.
Judge M. "A. Roberts has issued a
judgment in favor of w. F. Mcdonald
upon the recent verdict rendered in the
suit of Mcdonald VS.. Hammond 6
Baker The allowance for the support
of Leila Eslinger in the Eslinger guard
ianship case was refused at the appli-
cant's cost. The decree has been sign
ed in the matter of the guardianship
of the minor heirs of the late Peter
Mulvany.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

west quarter, north half, south half,
northwest quarter, northwest quarter,
section 35, all in 70, 10 Subject to right
Of way), $4,000 and other considera-
tiOnS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
POULTRY.

Hens s..s..sees.si y
Spring chickens ~ -. .,....l 8
Cocks ..............'..... 4
Young hen turkeys .....,...a 12h
GobblerS ....s.............s IL
No. 2 turkeys ..............a s
Geese, full feathered. ..s....N Z
Ducks, full feathered. ......a 8
Shaggy young roosters ......
Grains and Hay-street Price.
Wheat fall ......s;s......... 7o@S5
Oats ..........a ......... 35@3S
Rye, new ........ .......s 45@50
Corn ...............,... 40@5O
Hay ........... .b.0OG7.OG
Oats straw .....................3. 6014,5 so
Timothy seed, per bushel. 80. 1.O0@1.2O
Glover seed. per bu. ........ 4.50@5.00
Butter and Eggs.
Butter, packers pay ........i 10
Eggs, packers pay ..'........l IA
Separator butter ............ as
Renovated butter ..........l 10
Hides, Wool and Feathers.
Hides, cured No. .......... IN
Cured No. ............. 61s
Green No. 1 ...... .....s 6h
Green No. 2 .............i 5h
Wool. tnbwashed ..............s 24R26
Medium, washed .............a 100000
/ Coarse, unwashed .............. 19Gl9h
Fine. unwashed .............. 17h01S
Beeswax -. .................. 2oa2s
Tallow, No. 1880. .......a
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ri-Weekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address chang.
ed will please give the name o. the Post
Once to which the. paper has beec sent as
well as the Post 0face where they desire 1t
to be changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

Our Easter line of novelties are in,
a most beautiful assortment, select
them early. Browns Candy Kitchen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
ROB PosToFFlcE.
Bandits Dynamite Safe at Cambria and
.EScape

ESCdpt.
Corydon, March 5.-The safe in the
postoffice at Cambria small town 9
miles west of here. was blown open by
dynamite Wednesday night and about
$3.50 secured by the robbers. The gen
eral store of Moore Bros, in which the
postoffice is located. was also rifled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
THE SECOND DIVISION
OF THE COURIER'S WORLDS FAIR
CONTEST CLOSES MARCH 81.
On that Date the Count Will Decide thu
Next Two Winners.

The Fair contest is
past and the division
Only little three weeks the
will
close and two the ladies will receive their
rler for of these trips to the great exposition
fair will April
December
ottumwa parties St Louis magnih
of this
though
see It, and hundreds daily
business will deal
elaborate than Worlds Chicago
themselves
between the
ing
tell
the list except in the ouofown division
of Abba Miss Wood Rchand
Miss Charlton
the
of
the these
contestants will
list and placing new at the top again little will
gaining and weeks
following Sat
urday nigh
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

1-LAuRA SMITH, WEST MAPLE AVENUE.
2-ELlzARETH FITZGERALD, WEST SECOND STREE
s-IsAREL DoRAN EAST HOLT STREET.
A-coRA c. CONNOLLY, EAST MAIN STREET.
5-MAuDE NEWMAN, SOUTH oTTUMWA.
6-ELizABETH JORDAN, EAST MAIN STREET.
7-RoSE- GEPHART BENTON STREET.
8-FAY DOROTHY, EAST PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
e-ALIcE PETERSON, RANSOM STREET. =
1o-LlLLiAN TIRBETs, VERNON AVENUE.
11--MAY DITCH, HAMILTON STREET.
12-BLANcHE BAKER, EAST SECOND STREET.
1s-vERNA CARROLL, WEST MILL STREET
t4-JuLiA MAHoNEY, NORTH ELM STREET,
OUT OF TOWN DIVISION.
!. 1--DoRA WARREN, cHiLLIcoTHE,
2-BELLEs HAYWOOD, ELDoN.
3-lDA WEIGH, EDDYvILLE.
4-JEssIE BLAKE, EDDYvILLE. saE
: CECILIA NELSON, BELKNAP. Ifs
6-DELLA RooP, HEDRIcK.
,t7-ANNA HARDY, BLAkEsBuRG.
. s-DELLA CARMEN, DUDLEY.
9-LAURA L. ALLEN, EDDYvlLLE.
t9-STELLA SQUIRE, CHARLTON.
11-EvA THOMPSON, r. r. NO. s, oTTuMWA..
i2-ANNA RILEY, kEB.
13-IRMA PLANK. FLORIS.
1-coRA SYLVESTER, Abba
15-FLoRENcE sADLER, DoUDs
1e-RAE WOOD, HIGHLAND.
lola BEvARD, DERBY.
1s-RERTHA DAY, kEosAUQUA.
1e-JosE SWIFT, CHARLTON.
ROTATE THOMPSON, FARsoN
21-MARlE REYNOLDS, AGENCY.
22-IvA KING, RUSSELL.
23-EDNA HOWELL, MoULToN.
4 24-cARA BROWN, KNOXVILLE.
25-MAUDE DoOLEY, ELDoN.
2e-GoLDA KING, BLOOMFIELD.
FLORA M'NEFF, DRAkEvlLLE.
2a-MARGARET NORRIS, BIRMINGHAM.
2s-MARTHA RooP, OLLIE.
3o-BERTHA DAVIS, MoRAVIA.
31-BLANcHE PALMER, ALBA
32-MAUD BRENNEMAN, SEYMOUR.
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The Local Markets.
WHOLESALE PRICES.

Live Stock. -
Choice hogs. 10 to $50 1bs.. 4.so
Choice hogs, $50 to 210 NJ, 40
Choice hogs, 210 to ESQ fbs..l 500
Choice hogs, over 250 tbs.... $40
Choice sows, ........, $3.50. .4.50@5 500
Stays -. ............,...... ESQ
Cows, per cwt.... ............. H. O@3 90
Calves. per cwr. 5000 :. so
Heifers. per cwt. .2.50@3.25
Sheep ........,.......... 800
Lambs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .4.00@4,5Q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

Many sweet smile is soured by hot
air.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08
In Mems and Boys Apparel!
CLOTHES TO SUIT ALL TASTES

and all pocket books except the empty ones Clothes thai
nell trimmed and spendidy tailored No matter hon
cheap the suit fin place store unless it is veU
made. That means better serpice to the nearer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-08

Born. Thursday evening to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lee, who reside south of
the city, a daughter.
The Press., 1904-06-15
MOB LEADER BY TRADE.
Hayward Got Up a Riot In Paris For ] Amy One Who Paid Him.

Hayward Got Up a Riot In Paris For Amy One Who Paid Him.
 Paris had for years a professional leader of mobs, man named Hay ward, who would get up a mob and raise a riot any time, for any purpose, according to orders, provided a suffi- cient amount of money was paid to him. He was employed chiefly by po- litical leaders, and his services were in great demand at election time.
 His regular business was peddling toys, songs and novelties upon the street. Many of the songs were written vention, and he was a man of genius in some directions as well as a strong character-so strong that he was called the Napoleon of the Camelots" and the king of the Camelots." If he had any principles or opinions of his own he kept them to himself. He would break up political meeting or create an ovation and make popular hero for fixed sum of money.
 He had under his command and sub- ject to his call at moments notice. night and day. between 20OO and 5000 street hawkers, peddlers, newsboys and other gentlemen with lungs of leather and was in the habit of paying them from 2 to 4 francs each every time their services were required to raise a riot or give a triumphant greeting 10 any politician who wanted to convince the public of his popularity
 ,f 1,iy Hayward could raise an awful rumpus, and human beings, like sheep, always follow a leader. 1t was MT. Pick wick, I believe who said that it was good policy to shout with the loudest of the crowd, and no one could have collected such a band of howlers in Paris or anywhere else as the "king of the Camelots."
 He led the mobs and directed the riots in the interest of General Bou- langer when the latter attempted to repeat the part of Napoleon l. and was the author of the Dreyfus riots, for which he was paid by a syndicate of army officers. The police knew all about him, but never interfered with his work because they had confidence in his ability to control his followers and realized that any interference on their part might demoralize them. So this professional mob organizer was al- lowed great liberties.
 He could not have existed in any oth- CT city in the world. Paris is the only place that could produce such a man. and when he died the newspapers con tained formal obituaries, giving de tailed account of his operations for the purpose of influencing public opinion, while more than 1,5OO street peddlers followed him to his grave.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Press., 1904-06-15
COLD STORAGE RATS.
Perfectly at Home I'm q Temperature
 Below the Zero Mark.

Perfectly at Home I'm q Temperature
 Below the Zero Mark.
 When cold storage was first intro duced into this country the chilly stor- age rooms were absolutely free from rats and mice. The temperature was kept considerably below the freezing point, and in the cold surroundings rats and mice were unable to live.
 In time, however, the rich stores packed away there proved too tempt ing for thieving rodents, and they be- gan to make inroads into the cold stor- age rooms, at first paying q hurried call and as soon as they had taken q few nibbles rushing with a shiver out into warmer places.
 Gradually, however, these visits were heightened and became more frequent, not without considerable mortality among the rats, but In the end there grew into being what is knowu as the "cold storage rat" This animal has neither tail nor ears, both having been frozen for his ancestors, resulting in their total loss to the families of the first intrepid pirates of cold storage
 These earless and tailless cold storage rats are perfectly at home in a temper ature below the zero mark. This. think, is one of the most striking ex- amples of how the animal kingdom In the wise economy of nature can adapt itself to the most severe surroundings. Atlanta Constitution.
The Press., 1904-06-15
Bob TOOnl bs' Way.

General Robert Toombs was as inn pulsive as he was courageous. Once. in the midst of a hot political campaign, a stump orator said something about the generals arrest by Robert D. Lee for insubordination, frightfully distorting the incident Toombs wrote one of the hottest letters of his life and was about to seal it when friend entered his of fee and, seeing him much agitated. in quired the cause. The letter was hand ed to him to read. and when he had finished it he remarked, You don't in- tend to send that to him?'' "I do." said Toombs. Better wait till tomorrow and think it over. general" "Never. sir! I have known him to be a liar, blackguard and thief all his life, but never before had cause to tell him so The opportunity is now offered, and wouldn't miss it for the senatOrship. Wait till tomorrow? Think 1t over? That is to throw away the chance of a lifetime. Strike while the iron is hot. sir! Bob Toombs is the iron! Bob Toombs is hot! Toombs will striker New York Press.
The Press., 1904-06-15
A DOGS TESTIMONY.
gt Was Nm His Own Defense and Was
 Irresistible.

At Was Nm His Own Defense and Was
 Irresistible.
 In one of the Prague district courts recently foreman named Dastych sued a manufacturer named Vein vert, alleging the latter's dog had bit ten him, thereby rendering him for some time unfit for work. The dog was produced in court and the services of a veterinary surgeon were requisi- tioned as expert evidence. Herr De sensy, in the presence of the judge, did his utmost to irritate the dog, and even struck it, but all to no purpose. The dog remained calm, and finally, finding the proceeding monotonous, crept under q stool. Quiet as a lambr' was the finding of the veterinary sur geon; but "Oh, mo-" said the foreman, 'the dog behaves itself because its master is present" So the dog was taken out into the corridor, among the public, this time unmuZzIed, and the veterinary again tried his best to irrf- tate the animal. Doggy wagged his tail, offered first one paw and then the other, and, it's advances being rudeiy repelled by the unfeeling veterinary, ran back into court, sat upon its hind legs before the judge, and beggedI Not even the hard heart of q judge could resist this appeal, and the animal left the court without a stain upon itB character
The Press., 1904-06-15
MONSON.

W. M. Tucker and Charles O. Keep have purchased of the trustees of Mon- son academy the Hammond hall build ing, and will remove it at once.
 Walter McKendrick is in town for brief visit before leaving for Water : loo, N. Y., where has secured a re- sponsible position.
 H. E. Newton has hired the Po- choug house at Westbrook, Ct., and will open it at once The beach at this point is one of the best in the state of Connecticut.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Emerson Gleason of Warren have sent out in- vitations to the wedding of their daughter, Miss Edith B. Gleason, and John Philip Gomph of Utica, N. Y., Wednesday, June g.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Helen M. Pease of Monson and Harvey W. Miller of Columbus, o. The ceremony will take place in the Congregational church the after noon of the 23d at 4.3O.
 Conductor Horace Saunders, about 70, died at his home in New London Friday morning after long illness. MT. Saunders travelled for years up and down the Central Vermont rail road and is we'll known locally. He was faithful in all his duties and thoroughly respected. When resi- dent of Palmer he represented his dis trict in the legislature.
The Press., 1904-06-15
SAVINGS BANKS.
They Were First Suggested Tn I0O7
 by Daniel DefOe.

They Were First Suggested In 10D7
 by Daniel DefOe.
 Primitive savings banks were found ed at Hamburg in 177S and at Berne in 17S7, the idea having been suggested by Daniel Defoe in 1897. Francis Mas seres proposed in 1771 to confer upon the ratepayers of any English parish powers to receive and invest savings and to grant deferred annuities, but a bill to this effect failed to pass through parliament. The first practical at tempts were on a small and tentative scale. A children's bank was started by Mrs. Priscilla Wakefield at Totten- ham in 179S.
 The Rev. J. Smith of Andover, with two friends, agreed in 1799 to receive small sums from his parishioners dur ing the summer, to be returned with a one-third bounty at Christmas, a lib eral offer which was eagerly embraced.
 The title of Father of Savings Banks" has been given, however. to the Rev. H. Duncan of RuthwelI, Dunn friesshire, who established q savings bank in 1S1O on so successful a basis that in four years 1t possessed an accu- mulated fund of 1,160.
 Acts to encourage savings banks in England and Ireland were passed in 1877 and were extended to Scotland In 1S35.-Pearson's.
The Press., 1904-06-15
WaHes of the Medicine Man.

Here Is a brief account of the wfles of the southwestern medicine man as described In George Wharton James story, "The Indians of the Painted Desert Region"
 The ways of the Havasupai medi- cine men are similar to those of fakfrs in all lands and ages. have seen Rock Jones after examining . patient jump up and excitedly exciaim: T can see into your head and all through your brains. down your throat and into your stomach, through your Kidneys. blad- der, intestines. and you are sick. wsry sick. very heap sick. But am a good medicine man. I can cure you sure: can cure you quick. But you must promise to give me S5. Don't forget ! must have $5." -
 In one case with which I was famfi- lar the medicine man declared that the heart of one sick man had gone away to the topmost peak of one of the can yon walls. It would cost several dol lars to charm it back. but he could do if Yielding to the plendinRs of the man without the heart. he began to ex- ercise his charms and incantations. and the next day he came in and declared he had seen it return during the early morning hours and his patient would recover. His prognostication was cor rect The man was soon well and strong and paid his six dollar fee for having his heart returned to him with due gratitude and thankfuIne@
The Press., 1904-06-15
The Coast Line of the Pacific.

Although the Pacific covers mora than half the surface of the globe and has an area sssti1nated roughly at 90,- 100000 square miles, yet it's coast line, even including that of the Indian ocean. is but 47,OOO miles. or about 5000 miles less than that of the At lantic. The shores of the Atlantic are very deeply indented by large seas, of which the Baltic and Mediterranean are the most remarkable. Besides these. the greatest lateral seas and gulfs in the Atlantic are the gulf of Mexico, Caribbean sea. Hudson bay and the bay of Biscay. If we take from the Pacific the Red sea. Arabian sea and bay of Bengal, which are part of the Indian ocean, we leave 1t with a remarkably straight coast line. with the exception of a few deep indenta- tions on the coast of Asia.
 It is owing to a free impenetration of land and water and consequent ease of communication between one country and another that the most civilized na- tions of the world, with few excep- tions. have lived and now live on the shores of the north Atlantic and it's lateral seas.
The Press., 1904-06-15
Am Umummmn amGefde-

That ft fs possible to commit suicide by simply holding one's breath has been clearly proved by a Respondent Norwegian. who killed himself in this very unusual manner. When he deter mined to die he closed his mouth and nostrils and by mere force of will pre- vented his lungs from doing their prop CT work
 This case is the more remarkable as there has long been a popular notion that no human being could by mere will power stop the action of the lungs for more than one or two minutes For this reason 1t attracted much attention. and a French writer. commenting on it. says:
 "To persons of good taste who are weary of life this method of commit ting suicide will certainly commend it- self, one reason being because the body is not disfigured thereby and another because the act can be committed in any place and at any time. Tt is true that sensitive or nervous persons win never be able to kill themselves in this manner, for. simple as it seems. the act of retaining one's breath until death comes can only be performed by one who is either unusually phIegmatic or endowed with a very strong Will"
The Press., 1904-06-15
Hnxe an Aim Nm Life.

Have you no aim in life? Then get one. Study over what it shall be- think. and think deeply. Pray that you may have an understanding of your work in the world, that you may see your beckoning star and that Knowledge may come to you of how to build highway to it. The materi- als and tools for the building of this highway lie right at hand. They are not to your liking perhaps-you may call them trouble and bad luck-but just shut your teeth together, shut your eyes. too, if necessary, and hold your breath. Then get good grip on the situation, and then work with it. And the wonders that will grow out of doing little things we'll and the under standing of many things that will come to you will make you stand amazed" ndeed.-MaxwelPs Talisman.
The Press., 1904-06-15
IF YOU ARE WELL BRED-

You will try to make others happy.
 You will not be shy or self conscious.
 You will never indulge in i'll natured gossip. -.st
 You will never forget the respect due to age. ..: r=#1
 You will think of others before you think of yourself. ...-. .s....
 You will not swagger or boast of your achievements.
 You will not measure your civility by peoples bank accounts.
 You will be scrupulous in your re- gard for the rights of others.
 In conversation you will not be ar- gumentative or contradictory. -.-
 You will not forget engagements. promises or obligations of any kind.
 You will never make fun of the pc culiarities or idiosyncrasies of others.
 You will not bore people by constant ly talking of yourself and your affairs You will never under any circum- stances cause another pain if you can help it.
 You will not think that good inten- tions" compensate for rude or gruf mannerS.-SucceSS