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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
eoRMAN's HOLD BROKEN.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald (dem.)-
The election of Rayner as senator from
Maryland against the opposition of
Senator German is indicative of the
German strength and serves to break
his influence as national leader. This
is as 1t should be. The democratic
party can not afford to have as it's
leader in the senate q man who plays
to prejudice at home and seeks to
win personal and party victories by APP
peals to race prejudice The morality
of such a man is impeached by such
a course. We need crafty politicians
and truckers apparently, for the COM
pleteness Of life, but their place is in
the rear and not in the forefront.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
STORIES REToLp.

Washington Post.-A young teacher
school last June was asked one day
recently to substitute higher grade
than her own. She was little nerv-
Gus over the temporary promotion and
was anxious that everything should
go off in the usual good order. While
instructing the class in composition
she said: Nov, children. don't at
tempt any fights of fancy Don't try
to initiate the things you have heard,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY.

- SSNiNNG NEAL
Possibly this week or next the Panama
canal treaty will be ratified by the
senate Of the United States. There has
been much unneeded delay in secur-
ing the passage of this measure, be-
cause of the opposition of certain long
winded senators. However, the Amer
lean public is of long forbearance,
and when 1t became certain that the
treaty would pass when it came to a
vote the willingness to wait became
apparent Many years will probably
be required to construct the waterway,
and the American people recognized
that month or SO of delay in the COM
mencement of the work would be of
little Importance a few years hence.
When the treaty shall have been rat
flied Panama and the French company
will get the money to be paid them,
the canal commission will be appointed
and the work of excavation will be
started in a short time.
The patience Of the American people
was not tried SO much by the delay in
reaching a vote on the canal treaty as
with the democratic senators, who
have attempted to impugn the motives
of the administration with view to
making political capital out Of the af-
fair. While often extremely partisan
on many questions, the American peo-
pie forget partisanship when confront
ed by question of as far-reaching i'm
portance to the whole country as is
that of the isthmian canal. They have
given to the political opponents of the
treaty evidence of their displeasure
The rebuke to these obstructionists
will BIC, complete when the vote shall
have been taken and the treaty en-,
dorsed by the needed majority.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
A LESSON FOR HoAR.

Burlington Hawk Eye.-All the neu-
trail powers turn to the United States
to take the iniative to preserve the
integrity of the Chinese empire. And
it will be done Some day it may dawn
upon Senator Hoar, and other anti-lm-
perialists, why an overruling provi-
dence threw upon the great republic
the burden of the Philippine archi-
pelago. Day by day our national des-
tiny and duty are being revealed and
men see with broad and clearer Wis
ion the pathway Of our advancing civ
ilization.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
BELIEVE IN ENLARelNG THE
kA\TN

Evidence has been given to the peo-
PIE of the country that congress does
not propose that the. United States
navy shall suffer from the lack of at
tention or provision for the future.
The committee. on. naval affairs. in its
report made last week provided that
an appropriation of approximately
s23,OO0,0o0 for the construction of
eight new war vessels. This sum is
independent of the amount to be pro-
vided for the completion of lighting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
j. ADAM REDE IN IOWA.

Shenandoah Sentinel Mr.. Bede was
once a resident of Shenandoah and
that of course accounts for his suc-
cess and his brilliance in getting there.
Years ago he worked for C. S. Hanley
as local editor of the Post. He was
a good writer, but got Mr.. Hanley into
trouble by his too plain statements of
facts that hurt. Before coming here
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
Bede published a small paper at Ram
dolph. Old settlers here and there
willtrememher him.

Tabor Beacon.--Many yeas ago
there lived in Tabor q man who ans
wered to the roll coll at Slnas9 Sc onl
by the name of j Adam Z I'D q
this man also did edit a newspaper
a witty man and took considerable IN
terest in politics., being a democrat at
that time. We have heard 1t said by
the older residents that one or two
issues of Bede's Union Arrow were
suppressed because Of the utterances
made, therein. 1t is also told that his
print shop was pied" by political ene-
mics Bede left these parts and finally
landed in Minnesota. W.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
SOMETHING SETTLED.

Kansas City mes.-Captain Ma
han says: while the Japanese have.
won the first battles, it does not set-s
tie anything" 1t seems to have set
tied the Russian battleships Retvisian,
Czarevitch and Poltava and half "a
dozen cruisers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Keokuk Gate City wonders why
Des Moines, instead of appealing to
the legislature, does not reform it's pri-
maries itself. TT has the remedy in
it's own hands If it chooses to make use
of it," the Gate City asserts "The
matter is not one properly within the
province of the legislature"
The Emmetsburg Reporter states
that It's republicanism is of no partic-
ular brand; that it is not a Cummins
republican, nor a Blythe republican,
nor yet a Roosevelt republican. "Our
republicanism,' it asserts, lis not based
upon the individuality of any leader in
the party"
The Spirit Lake Beacon commends
the appointment of legislative com
mittees to visit the state institutions.
1t says it has always held the legis-
lative visiting committee to be worth
far more than it's cost to the
state.
I'VE never did like war, and we do
not like to see two men fight" says
the Waverly Independent. "And yet
we have sometimes seen a big bully
get licked by a smaller fellow whose
cause was just and we We're glad the
big bully got licked
with our thousands of miles of sea
coast" says the Burlington Gazette,
1--WE need the greatest navy in the
world and loyal congress will give
it to u.s."
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er says that although the reputation
acquired by the mayor of Gowrie is
possibly more in the nature of noto-
riety and is essentially ephemeral,
it proves one thing conclusively, the
world wants new and original
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
BASE INeRATlTuDE.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. -
1t appears that Nehraskans as well as
republics are ungrateful. Judge Par
ker voted twice for Mr.. Bryan and
contributed $500 of his hard earned
salary to the campaign fund, and now
Mr.. Bryan does not know the gentle
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

Senator Hanna's powers in legisla-
ton and before the people have come
as surprises. He shortened his life
by excessive devotion to ideals of pub
lie duty and leaves vacancy that will
not be filled soon and name that will
have a place in our history-Secreta-
ry Wilson
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

It has finally been announced that
the Russian battleships Czarevitch,
Retvisian, .Pallada and Novik were so
badly damaged in the battle at Port
Arthur that they cannot be repaired
in time to decide the command of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

According to Geographic reports it
seems that the American citizens re-
siding in Havana were the only ones
who remembered the Maine. On Feb
ruary Is, they decorated the wreck of
the battleship with red. white and blue
and draped it with black.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

but industries languish there lust the
same. In their warfare on Bryanism
the gold democrats will have the
hearty encouragement of all thinking
and honest minded citizens, but they
will err grievously If they imagine that
such encouragement means no in
Endorsement of a soup house tariff
policy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

The most crooked railroad in the
world is one from Boswell to Friend
ems, Penn, the airline distance being
five miles, The road doubles itself four
times and at one point, after making
a loop Of about five miles, the road
comes back to within 800 feet Of it.
self on grade of fifty feet lower.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
WILL WONDERS. NEVER CEASE

Lincoln Journal.--Who would have
believed seven years ago that a Colo
.1ado statesman would some day de-
clare the silver issue a dead letter?
Living in the west has tendency to
make people sane and sensible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

A number of farmers and stock rails
ers of Henry county have organized
an association and declared against
the passage of the bill compelling
railroads to furnish return passes to
stock shippers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

Congressman Shafroth of Colorado
caused quite sensation by voluntarily
giving up his seat when it was shown
that there had been frauds in a. num-
Der of counties in his district.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

Testimonial to the republicans finan-
ciering. 1t has been announced that
$50,00O,0 900 can be paid on the isthmian
canal account without an issue Of
bonds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

Elihu Root served as secretary Of
war at a great pecuniary sacrifice.
His salary as a government official
was mere drop in the bucket as COM
pared to what his income as a corpor-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

If the Japs and Russians want the
undivided attention of the world they
had better hurry up. 1t is not long un-
til the opening of the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
B. LEIDERSDORF CO.

MINERS & PUDDLERS UNION TOBACCO FACTORY.
TOUSERS OF ssMINERS & PUDDLERS, TOBACCO
Milwaukee, Wis, IS, 1904
We do certify
OF tobacco strictly
Union Labor
Union Made
We the prove by
personal Interview if requested.
JULIUS PERRY,
GEORGE KOCH, f
LOUIS MUELLER, Recording
Officers Tobacco 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

1t has been impossible for the Co
reans to maintain a neutral position
even if they had wanted to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

the imperial standard will go deep
down in a weller Of blood and steam
and smoke till. "streaked with ash and
sleeked with Oil the lukewarm whirl-
pools close" "A
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20
CAN DO BOTH.

Chicago Evening Post.-Perhaps we
can manage to make a few internal
Improvements as well as build few
more baEleships.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

1t is announced that the battleship
Iowa his been ordered to proceed at
once to the far eastern waters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

with our thousands of miles of sea
coast" says the Burlington Gazette
we need the greatest navy in the
world and loyal congress will give
t to us
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
aseefng Il ReIfexing.n

It is often easy for a man to con-
vince himself that he believes a GER
tain thing but to act on the belief
sometimes requires a powerful faith,
says the Youths Companion. That was
evidently the quality lacking in a COLI
lege professor who went with Simon
Lake into the diving compartment or
his submarine boat. The story is re-
lated in Submarine Navigation, oy
Alan Burgoyne.
Every one knows that If an uncocrked
bottle filled with air is placed in Wa
ter, mouth down, only as much water
will enter it as is required to compress
the air in the bottle enough to equal
the pressure of the water. If the air
pressure could be otherwise increased
no water at all would come in.
For more than half a century this
principle has been made use of in sub
marine boats to provide a mode OF
egress for a diver. In the Lake boat
there is an "air chamber forward in
which the air pressure is made tribe
greater than the water pressure out
side. When a door in the bottom of the
car is opened no water comes in, and
those in the boat, reaching down with
q short rake, are able to pick up oys-
ters, sponges or whatever they see on
the bottom of the ocean.
Inc professor was ledIIcu man.
and he knew all about the theory of
the case; but still he had not quite
faith enough to trust himself under
water in a bottomless boat Mr.. Lake
took him into the diving compartment
to exhibit it.
After closing the air-lock door he
noticed beads of perspiration standing
on the professors forehead. When the
compressed air came in with a great
hha6
the frames and looked longingly at
the closed door.
by the way, professor" said Mr..
Lake, turning off the air, ARE you
troubled with heart disease?"
why, yes" he said, my heart is
little affected"
"Well, never mind" said the inven-
tor. This little distance will not dis
turb you. If you feel any pain swal-
low as if you We're drinking water"
He turned on the air again, and the
| professor began to swallow. During
the half minute or so following, while
the pressure was increasing, he swal-
| lowed enough, the inventor said after
ward. to have drowned himself. When
the pressure was right, Mr.. Lake
stopped and began to unscrew the
panel in the floor.
What are you doing?" demanded
the professor.
81 am going to open this door so
you can see the bottom"
mo, no." said the professor, throw
ing out his hands, don't do that. 1
would not put you to all that trouble
for the world"
Just then, however, the door drop
ped open. The professor, who had
turned deathly pale. started forward.
Not a drop of water entered. AS he
| saw the calm surface of it there be-
| meath his feet as unruffled as if it had
| been the very top of the ocean, instead
of almost the bottom, the color came
back to his face and he drew a great
sigh.
"Well," he exclaimed. "Well! OF
course / knew it wouldn't come in. 1
know why it doesn't come in But if
I had not seen it 1 should never have
| believed it!'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28

Say, old man." said the first club
man, according to the Louisville Cour-
Ter Journal, those ties you've been
wearing lately are in excellent taste,
and I'd like to get some. Give me
the name of your haberdasher, won't
your"
I'll have to ask my wife for it," re-
piled the second clubman, as he rang
for a Scotch highball. She gave
me those ties for Christmas. They
are rather the real thing, aren't they?"
The parson was a little disappointed.
He needed some slippers badly, and
according to the funnysmiths he was
due to receive forty or fifty pairs for
Christmas.
But no slippers had been forthcom-
ing.
well" said he cheerfully, Il got
over $500 in money. Guess 1 can af-
ford to spend dollar or so for a
pair"
Henry" said the wife, here are
some cigars 1 got you for Christmas. :"
After the wife had left the room the
visiting friend burst into grand guf-
faw.
'Ho. no, ho!" he roared. WHEY
selected Christmas cigars, Ell? Wow!
Wowl"
Yes" responded the husband, calm
ly, my wife was raised on a tobacco
plantation and she's about the best
judge of cigars there is in this town
ship"
And he proceeded to light a perfecto
beside which the average twenty-five
center is but an FL Flor de Skunkweed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
WHY NOT IMPROVE 1T.

Franklin Square. at the corners of
Bryan, St. Julian and Congress streets,
is supposed to be one of the delightful
little parks of Savannah's famous sys-
tenn of small breathing places. But a
resident of any other part of the city
suddenly dropped down there would
not recognize it as such. In all prob
ability he would be ashamed to own
it as a part of the park system. 1t
is barren, dirty place, and disgrace
to the city. Some of the streets adj
jacent to it are occupied by stores and
small industries and others by, resi-
dences. There is a dense population in
the neighborhood, and no other park
is near at hand. Franklin square
should be a recreation place for the
children of that section of the city.
The people living in the vicinity of
it should demand that an appropriation
be made to put it in as good condi-
ton as any Of the other squares, and
that without delay. If there should
develop any trouble in keeping the
square in good order special police
man should be detailed to look after
it. The present condition of Franklin
square is a reproach to the commun-
ity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
The Opening of Congress.

From the Washington Post.
The opening of Congress,
How much its import means.
Where'er its course may steer us
Toward every zone IL leans.
Our granite-founded nation
Has reached a giddy hight.
May granite ne'er seem sandstone
Through party's wilful spite.
Let pure and noble manhood
That swayed Columbia's past.
Beneath yon dome cmblazon
Those truths that time outlast.
May bust and picture Gliding
Mid anger's ruthless flame,
Its ravening cxtlnguish,
Enshroud it's pride In shame.
In logisiatlon's midnight
When doubt brings forth despair.
May each behold n morning
That proves 'our flag still there"
on human shoulders licth
The refuge of the world,
Move gently with your brethren
Lest fhunderbolta be hurled.
And on, ~ men ~ wisdom
on true success you'i ride
~ feeling hf each ballot
That God ir On your eide.
heV Dr. Edward y. Flaag.
New YORK city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
RED FISH OF DEATH.
From the Honolulu Bulletin

from the Honolulu Bulletin.
A large influx of the alalauwa, the
famous red fish about which the Ha-
waiian superstition has it that their
appearance denotes the death of a
member of the royal family or some
one occupying high place, is now caus-
ing much speculation among the Ha-
WaiianS on the water front
The schools of alalauwa first made
their appearance just a week ago. On
Saturday, Sunday and Monday night
fairly large schools of these fish APP
peared. On Monday night they came
in an amazing large number On Tues
day night there were fewer of them,
and since then their number has been
gradually diminishing. 1t is expected
that it will cease altogether either to-
night or tomorrow night
The fish generally appear at about
5 o'clock in the afternoon. The Ha-
waiians say they cannot tell where
they come from. Schools of them swim
up and down the harbor for a little
which, and then disappear again. The
fish are about three inches long and
of bright red color.
The Hawaiians say that the fish
appear very seldom, and that their
appearance in so great numbers as at
present is an infallible sign of impend-
ing death of some one occupying a
high station. AS soon as the schools
of fish cease to come this death will
take place. A few of these fish ap-
peared just prior to the death of the
late Robert Wilcox. With that ex-
ception, the boat boys say that they
have not been seen in the harbor since
the death of Queen Kapiolani and
Princess Kaiulani
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
THE PURSUIT. OF BEAUTY.

Paris Letter to London Telegraph.
You must suffer to be beautiful. ac-
cording to a French saying. There
seems to be some truth in the state
ment, if a lady's maid is to be be-
lieved. She has revealed the secrets of
her mistress boudoir, or, rather. tor
ture chamber. The lady herself is now
beautiful, but one wonders that she is
still alive. For months she lay fiat on
her back on the floor motionless, with
her arms close to her sides, during
several hours every day. This was, it
appears, to improve her figure. Dur
ing the rest of the day, for the same
period of time, she sat on a. high stool
giving and rocking the upper part of
her body backward and forward and
from side to side increasingly. BY
this process she Is said to have ac-
quired statuesque throat and a
sylph's waist. The ladys nose, hav-
ing soaring nature, was corrected
and made Grecian by the constant
application day and night for months
of spring bandage. One nostril was
originally larger than the other SO
she work a small sponge in it for a
year. Her cheeks have been filled
out and rounded by injections of par
affin. Her ears for months were COM
pressed against the sides of her head
by springs, while heavy weights were
attached to the lobes to produce the
required elongated shape, which has
been successfully achieved. Having
suffered this complicated martyrdom
for year, the lady, as already stated.
Is now beautiful.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
FEVER IN CUBA.

The facts relative to the appearance
OF yellow fever at Santiago, Cuba. are
presented in a letter from that civ
TO the New York Herald under the
date of Dec. II. 1t seems there were
two cases, both of a comparativelv
mild type. One of the men who was at
tackled was an employee of the Span
lsh-American Mining Company at its
smelling works. The works are not
in the city. They are in Punta de Sal
opposite the city. The other case was
that of man employed in the mines
OF the Spanish-American Mining Com
pany. The mines are twenty miles
away from Santiago. Both men were
new arrivals in Cuba.
Why these two cases of yellow fe-
yer should have been the subject of
so much newspaper talk and so much
official discussion it is difficult to nm
derstand. No evidence has been
produced that the fever was contract
ed in Santiago. Hence there is no good
reason for assuming that the appear
ance of the fever was due to the bad
SANITARY condition of Santiago. or
that the sanitary condition of San
tiago is bad. AS a matter of fact II is
probable that the real sanitary condi-
tion of that city is not much better
than it was prior to the American oc-
cupation of Cuba. The streets prob
ably are kept little cleaner, but no
body has ever contended that yellow
fever is produced by the kind of litter
that gives streets an untidy con-
dition. If filth causes the disease II
is the filth that is in the soil and
otherwise concealed. 1t is probably
close to the truth to say that there
is pretty nearly as much of that kind
Of filth in Santiago as there was be-
fore the Americans gave the city a
cleaning.
We do not undertake to say what
the cause of yellow fever is, but it is
a fact that Cuban cities have been
practically free from the disease
since they were occupied by the
American army, but II doesn't follow
on that account that there will be no
more yellow fever epidemics in the
island. The chances are that the fe-
yer will make its appearance when
ever the climatic conditions are ia
vorable for 1t. We doubt If yellow fe-
yer experts would be greatly surpris-
ed by the appearance of a good many
cases in Havana within the next two
or three wears
Drainage and cleanliness are the
best protection against the fever.
While the Cuban cities are made
cleaner than they We're under Span
ish rule, it is a question whether
their drainage has been greatly inn
proved.
AS to whether the fever has been
driven from Cuba. as some of the
yellow fever experts claim, the next
few years will demonstrate. II the eli
matte conditions should be favorable
for the development of the fever the
chances are there would be more or
less cases Of the disease in about all
the Cuban cities.