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Okolona messenger., 1904-02-17

Another idol has been shattered.
Boston teachers chew gum.
Mr.. Schwab has q great memory for
things be wants TO remember.
Princoss Alice Of Albany and Prince
Alexander of Teck we're married at
Windsor, on the 1lth.
RamOn's English Coufih Syrup cnres
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and all
kindred troubles. 26c.
The Japanese have seized Massm-
pho and will use IL as the army base
In the march In Manchueia.
Cubans are wandering why they
bothered TO fight for liberty II they
are not to be allowed to have lottefie.
RamOn's Liver Hills and Tonic Pel-
lets-a complete. pleasant, scientific
treatment for constipation and bilious
ness. %, doses, two medicines csc.
Contractors ct Southwest Pass sx.
pect to have the Jetties completed IN
three years, q year ahead Of time.
Some of the comic valentines this
this year are the 'killingesb" things
going. II one goes 70 you don't get
angry.
The best all round liniment-for both
man and berst-is .Ramon's Nerve &
Bone Oil. Try iti25c.
The one fact that shines out lucid
and distinct in the "explanatio ms" re-
garding railway wrecks is that they
happen.
James Mcdonald, q teamster, has
been arrested at Bedford Ind, charg-
ed with the murder of Miss Sarah
Schaefer.
That dinner OF the University Of
Chicago w Woman's Atletic Associallon
ct which elk men oat down with 45O
women may have been foretasts Of
the future, as some experts have
figured out that the percentage of
men to women In Heaven win be
something Ike that.
Okolona messenger., 1904-02-17
FoR sALE-PvRE LEAF ToBAooo.

Besides the heavy war tax on store
tobacco, the internal trusts now tai
you to death. Now II you want to
smoke or chew pure leaf tobacco fres
and untaxed and save your dimes
these hard times and help a brother
Populist who has dared much to de-
fend and propagate the immortal
principles Of the Peoples party, writs
fOrprice on leaf tobacco Of my OWE
raising. Address.
VIZ. L. PARKS.
Adams Tenn. Rural Route No.
TIE MESSENGER uses no other to.
baCCO and can vOuOh for lie character
as the highest.
Okolona messenger., 1904-02-17

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
tanner. Wrong feeding is
loss, Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his cows to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children :
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemial
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Okolona messenger., 1904-02-17

A@a @ANAN E-~~~ $500 N-N~N -
political pie to be cut.
That young man HObsOn is go.
ing to break into congress Jet.
Better, probably, IL bis hOme
representative bad given him q
fair deal in his naval aspirations.
An actress has just invested
$164 for eight night gowns.
That's putting too much premium
on sleep That many pennies
would supply us in gowns for
eight years.
There is neither hope nor happi-
ness in store for the ragchewer.
The ragpicker is far more delight
ful q character. One Of the latter
recently died in Boston worth a
lot of money,
Think Of Madame NOrdica insti-
tnting divorce proceedings against
her husband just before he fell
into the cotton pit and came up on
the the bull side with all his
clothes lined with goldl
The Birmingham News is max
ing a heroic fight for a union depot,
but the task seems like a tedious
one. Why not send an envoy
down to Mobile to get pointers on
how the question was pushed to
snch a satisfactory termination
therei
The Russians are trying to play
even for the loss Of her ships and
men to the Japs by massacreing
the Chinese. They must have
bloed, it seems, and there are
plenty of Chinese exposed, and
will be plenty left after japan has
made Russia sick.
President Harper, Of the Chica-
go University, says the professors
should mix with the students.
Would the gentlemen have this to
reier to the white professors, male
and female, sent to localities in
the South to take charge Of in
structing the negrOesi
The Government maintains four
horses and three carriages for the
personal use Of Postmaster. General
Payne. No wonder the postal
system is unable to keep up with
the expenditures OF the department
Of which this swell headed banker
is the extravagant head.
The proposed smendment tOTthe
Aiississippi Constitution providing
Tor state prohibition in the sale OF
intOxicants, which has been pend
ing before the House, came to 3
vote on Tuesday and was defeated.
A motion made to reconsider the
vote was ruled out Of order end
the House turned its attention to
other matters. It is now claimed
that the agitstOrs will make no
further effort at present to secure
3 constitutional amendment, but
will put forth every effort to secure
statutory prohibition.
People in Kansas who are IA
miliar with the fellows gall are q
little surprised at the announce
ment OF Senator Burton that he
Will not appear In the Senate again
until the Indictment against him
By the st. Louis grand Jury is dis
posed Of. It is pertinent that
Barton is a pretty good lawyer,
With all his VillainOus character,
and be is not fool enough to waste
any time in earning his salary
when his own personal affairs ere
in Jeopardy. he is going to make
5 light for acquittal from that
charge, and has no time to appear
in the Senate.
The reports from the seat Of
war between japan and Russia
come thich and fast now every
day, but most Of the startling Incl
dents recorded do not bring with
them confirmation. 4 suggestive
feature in the reports is that those
vsoofvad throurh Tawannrn ,ohan.
Okolona messenger., 1904-02-17

Particulars Of agents OF the Illinois Central
and connecting lines
A. H. HANSON, G. P. A., CHICAGO
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20

wants to make it s'the best in the
country and gives as his reasons that
the farmers demand it.
The experiments conducted by the
department of agriculture of the Illi-
nois university have resulted in the
improvement of the bad lands in
Illinois. large tract which has never
before hssa lanyshe9g but arid. This
success has been brought to the at
tention of the farmers and now these
are aiding the school authorities In
their efforts to bring 1t to the attention
Of the legislators.
Iowa is not selfish in her success in
the agricultural line. She Is willing
that Illinois should improve her ag-
griculture college. But the Hawkeye
institution will stand after all as the
foremost among all such colleges
throughout the country
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RoRIoWN.

Bobtown, Dec. 17.-Harry Fitzgerald
OF Taylor street and Miss Lottie Sim
mons, Of Pickle avenue, drove to OF.
tumwa, and were united In the holy
bonds Of matrimony Wednesday, after
which they returned to the Fitzserald
home where they were entertained.
The bride and groom are both well
known and prosperous young people Of
Boptown. and they have the best
wishes OF their many friends for long
and successful voyage on the sea of
matrimony.
Robert Irving was transacting bust
| ness on Court Hill Wednesday.
Israel Shook was transactinR busi-
ness In Ottumwa recently.
M. Shook, Of Highland avenue, was
transacting business in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Quite number from this yisintty
attended the sale of r. Shuttlefield at
the Israel Shook farm Wednesday
Charles Wood bought a fine span Of
driving horses at the Shuttlefieid sale
Wednesday. w
Hazel and Emma Elliott were pleas
ant callers at the M. Shook home Sun
day
Mrs. Patrick Courtney spent SUNDAY
visiting relatives and friends in Of
tumwa.
Herman Wood was pleasant caller
at the Roland home Wednesday.
quite number OF young folks Of
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THE AGRICULTURE SCHOOL

Iowans are just beginning to realize
that they have at Ames the best ag
,icultural school in the country and
one OF the best in the world. The
splendid corn crop has brought this
fact home to other states because Of
the prominent part taken in preparing
for this crop by Professor Holden and
MS corn specials. Every other de.
partment OF the Ames institution is in
line with that OF agronomy, which is
looked after by Professor Holden and
Iowa's agriculture college stands cas-.
lily at the head OF all the institution
Of that kind in the country.
At last President James of the uni.
versity of Illinois, has recognized the
truths detailed above and he has now
asked for an appropriation of almost
$1,000,00o for the use of the agricult-
ure department Of his school. He
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
TARIFF CHANGES.

New York Press.-The republican
party will make changes in the tariff
law wherever such changes can be
made to the advantage of our export
trade and to home production without
inf1icting damage on other American
Industries and all or any part of
American labor. This does not mean
that the republican party has any idea
of tampering with the tariff In such a
way as to destroy its efficiency or in
any such way as would satisfy the free
traders or the sentimentalists who are
saturated with the superstition that
the way to get trade is to give up one 8
best market and the way to become
rich is to destroy ones greatest riches.
But the republican party does wish to
discover IL there may be any changes
which can help us in our foreign sales
and yet leave American Industries and
American labor in possession of their
present benefits. Wherever they find
such a chance the republicans will take
1t, and will do what they have prom
Used. They are anxious to discover If
there be any notifications of the tar
lift which will enable the government to
prevent combinations In restraint of
trade from exacting prices which are
above the level that would exist, tar
If or no tariff, IL there were no COM
binations in restraint of trade. Wher-
ever they find such chance they will
endeavor to make combinations all the
more difficult by permitting foreign
competition that will not drive any
legitimate American industry out Of
existence, but will prevent any Ameri-
can industry from exacting more than
the tariff undertakes to grant to
American labor and capitat.
We may be very sure that, in the
proper time and manner, the republi-
can party will make changes in the
tariff. but not with view to destroy
ing the essential features of the Amer
lean tariff system OF to- abandoning the
principles of protection. We may be
very sure that such changes as are
made will do the American people
good and, as consequence, the re-
publican party good.
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MILTON.

Milton, Dec. 19.-Last Monday Gven-
ing, Dec. IL, Miss Cora Epperly enter
tained some of her friends at the homo
of her parents near Milton, in honor Of
her birthday and also the birthday Of,
her friend, Miss Ruth Parker, Of
Bloomfield. A most enjoyable evening
was spent. Music WIS rendered by
Miss Cora and Leslie Epperly, Karl
Erhardt, Misses Iva Ross, Dora Kirk
hart and Blanch Wray. Oysters were
served. Miss Epperly is graduate in
music Of the 8. |. n of Bloomfield and
lis an excellent teacher. She received
many beautiful presents which she
was thankful for. Those present were:
Misses Maud Effle and Violet Mer-
dock, Sybil Rays, Mildred Russell Iva
Human, Grace and Effie Daniels, Sadie
Ingersol, Dora Kirkhart, Alice Bristow,
Grace and Maud Corrlck. Zoe Johnson.
Inez Poe, Blanche Wray; Messrs win.
Carl and Herman Erhardt, chesta
Gray Clarence Tattman. Willie Kays,
Carl Russell. Fern Atkins. Clyde Mil
Ter, Mont Daniels, Ambrose Brumely,
Harrison and Charley Holmes, Elmer
Sloneger, Elmer Luder, Hale Cassidy.
Those from out of the community were
Iva Ross and Rosa Willard, of OF
tumwa, Ruth Parker, Of Bloomfield.
Clarence Williams and Fletcher Ad-
cock, OF Ashgrove: Joe Layne, Of KAN
sasi Miss Blanche Carnahan and Amy.
MCGOWAN, of Illinois. About IL o'clock,
all departed wishing them many more
happy birthdays.
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memory OF the one who loved music
and sang SO sweetly herself.
Mrs. Theodore OFT Of Eddyvillo Il
the guest of friends In this CITY.
Ruby Barnes left last night on No.
2 for Chicago to take a course IN the
linotype machine work in the Inland
Printers technical school Of that city,
Chas. Isaacson, OF Kirkwood. ILL.,.
shipped three carloads OF stock cattle
today from this place to his home. He
and w. O.. Hammond, who aocompan.
led him, bought the cattle IN the u.
cinity OF Moravia, and drove them to
Abba yesterday. from which point they
were shipped to Kirkwood.
letter written by VIM. Best Of
I Chicago. to relatives in this city. states
that he has SO far recovered frur, the
effects of his recent operation for APP
pendicitis as to be able to be taken
, home.
Reports from the church bazaars
yesterday tell of many sales and fair
financial returns for the labor ex.
pended. All articles on exhibition
were well worth the prices asked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
THE BUSIEST MAN,

There is lesson for men-voung
and old-in the life OF r. A. S. Clarke
for some years general manager Of the
international Harvester Co. and now
president of I.ackawanna Steel Co. with
salary of $4,000 annually. He has
been known as "the busiest man" In
the employ Of the great cornoration
that has succeeded in merging the
manufactures Of harvesting machines.
No matter to what heights he rose as
an official of the concern he never
seen1d to forget that his duty was to
work His reward is a position which
pays him exactly the same salary
drawn by the President of the United
States.
On Thursday Of this week. Mr..
Clarke closed his connection with the
harvester company at Chicago, half
an hour before he boarded train for
the east to enter upon his new duties
as the head Of the steel concern. Fri
day afternoon. a short time after ar
irving in New York he was installed
as president of the Lackawanna Steel
Co.
But Mr.. Clarke has not been presi-
dent OF the International Harvester
Co. throughout his business career
Twenty years ago he was a laboratory
assistant in a large Pittsh,lrg concern
and his salary was one-fiftieth what is
is now. His advance was secured by
persistent and tireless work and, now
at the age of AZ years. he stands high
in the business world and draws a
sa1arv enuaI to that of President
Roosevelt.
A man who has known Mr. Clarke
for several years gave his opinion as
to the reasons for this mans splendid
advance. and his remarks are SO In
terestjpg that we deem them worth
reading by everyone.
ITO begin with Clarke was college
mana graduate Of Harvard" he said.
This was passed over lightly. although
it was agreed that the mental disci-
D]ipe incident to university education
bad contributed something to Clarke's
earning Capacity"
II have known Clarke good while
at close range" he continues land |
have figured out that he is successful
because he never has been satisfied
with his own work or that of any one
working under him.
IF one man or any group of mon
working under Clarke ever happened
to make new record in the amount
of work done In a given period. no
matter how unusual the circum-
stances may have been that favored
them Clarke Immediately declared
that that amount of work should be
the rule thereafter. and not the excep-
ton.
Some persons might think tAss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
WILLIAM ALIENS CHALLENGE.

William Allen White, editor of the
GazettsAE Emporia, Kans., and the au-
thor of sundry political articles ami
articles on many other subjects, has
shown himself to the world in a light
entirely new Some weeks ago, after
his paper had criticised an Emporia
woman because of her divorce and
other circumstances connected with it,
the woman attacked him on the street
and tried to horse whip him. The ed
itor, in spite of his $50 pounds of
weight, made his escape from the
threatening lash and the next day he
wrote an account of the affair for his
paper heading it with the statement:
Here is something you didn't think
would be printed
Mr.. Whites Gazette has long taken
a stand fors law and order in Emporia
and naturally the editor made several
enemies among the element he criti-
cised. Now, 1t seems, the tough Gle.
ment" OF Emporia, has determined to
fight him, and the Gazette few days
ago contained the following challenge:
THE tough element of this town is
said to have procured detective to
look up the checkered record of the
editor of this great moral newspaper.
The detective can save time and trav-
cling expenses by calling at this Office
The editor of the paper will be glad to
tell him frankly, and put the matter in
affidavit form, of many mistakes and
blunders he has made during the last
twenty years.
The man who pretends to be better
than his fellow man is canting ras-
cal. The general average Of men and
women is more good than bad by q
long shot. The man who sets himself
up as good is generally pretty bad
But If the detective desires to put
in his time and money elsewhere the
Gazette publicly promises that: To
print every line Of his report, If he will
give 1t the first chance, and to make
no further comment upon the article
in question than to name its source. .
Mr.. Whites new departure does not
do him credit. It might be expected
of some village editor of the old, old
school to pickup something of this
kind and try to make capital of 1t in
the very way Mr.. White has adopted.
But William Allen White has become
known to the country as writer of
brains and ability, one who should be
above any such petty chickering's and
quarrels as the one into which he
seems to have plunged now. Had he
remained out of the personal contro.
versy entirely and gone ahead in his
work for reformations he would have
accomplished more good and at the
same time have retained the high re.
gard of the public which he has hereto.
fore enjoyed.
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CHARLTON.

Charlton, Dec. II. Herman Ecklo
berry Of Creston was calling on hill
many friends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Newsome o.
Derby visited in the city Friday with
relatives.
Mrs. Albert Peterson left today for
Hiawatha. Kans.. to spend the holidays
with relatives.
B. R. Van Dyke left yesterday on q
business trip to Chicago.
D. A. Enslow went to Ottumwa yes.
terday on business trip.
Miss Edith Kay returned to Des
Moines last evening after an extended
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Kay in Lincoln township.
Amos Ryun came UP from Mt
Pleasant last evening for q visit with
his sister Mrs. Silas Burley In War
rem township.
The remains OF Byron Hall Of Den
yer. Colo, were brought to this city
and taken to the home OF his cousin
Mrs. w. H. Smyth from which place
funeral services will be held on Sun
day. Bryon was a former Charlton
boy and will be remembered by many
friends who will be sorry to hear o.
his demise.
Mrs. George Parker and little sor
Basal came from Carlisle yesterday
and will make this place their future
home.
Charles Lott Of Tacoma was In the
city yesterday on business.
Mrs. Nellie Eddy has returned tc
her home in Humeston after a pleas
ant visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Merrill.
Mrs. Maud Jeffries came down from
osceola this afternoon to attend the
funeral Of Byron Hall which is to be
held tomorrow afternoon at 1880.
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ALBA.

Abba. Dec 1.-THE November
term of the district court closed its
session today at noon.
The clerk of the court granted q
marriage license yesterday to Chas.
H. Walker, aged TO. and Eva James,
aged Is, both of Buxton.
The preliminary trial of VIM. Tate
and Chas. Miller was not heard yes
terday but was postponed until next
Tuesday, December 20, at 1 80 O'Clock.
Rev Winthrop Allison OF the First
Presbyterian church will preach to-
morrow morning on 1.-THE Test Of Life
and in the evening on IAN Ancient
Tool"
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lamb Of South Abba, this
week.
Albert Petty will leave Iowa next
week for the warm climate of Cali
fornia
The state bank examiner was In All.
bia this week looking after the flnan-
cial conditions Of the three banks In
the city. Everything was found to be
in first class condition.
T. j. Phillips of Ottumwa, is on the
program for the Business Mems ban
quet to be given in Abba, December
go
Sheriff Donor has returned from
Pennsylvania with Geo. LaimeIis, the
Russian who raised about $500 by
means Of checks forged on Hooking
men.
Memorial services for Mrs. Mae
Hayes McFadden will be held Sunday
morning at II O'Clock in the Christian
church. Mrs. McFadden was mem
Der Of the church choir and that body
will render a special song service In
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THE INCREASE OF CRIME.

A magazine article of the current
month contains material which will
make good food for thought 1t has
to do with the increase of crime in the
United States, as compared with the
decrease In every other large country,
except Russian. which also shows an in
crease. 1t is a fact. according to the
article in question, that though the
population of the country has in
creased only from Il 100000 to about
71.000.000 since 1Ss the number of
homicides has increased sevenfold in
that time. Meanwhile, other coun-
tries do not show increases with the
execution of Russia alone.
This Is not an encouraging ref1ec-
ton and augurs Ill for social reforms
and purity. The figures set forth in
the magazine article are startling. In
the opening paragraph Of this article
the writer sets out by saying that at
present there are four and one-half
times as many murderers and homi-
cides for each million of people than
there were in 1884, The writer then
presents excerpts taken from the news
accounts of big dailies in tho country.
In one insance he gives an article
from the Chicago Daily News which
says: London with an area Of 68S
square miles and with population of
100000 had twenty-four murders last
year. That all murderers were ar
rested except in four cases where they
committed suicide: Chicago with less
than one-third of both the population
and area of London had 1913 homicides
reported in 10 cases the murderers
were killed at the time OF the crime or
committed suicide and four officers
were killed in the performance of their
duties leaving 1875 cases to be worked
out by the police Out of this num-
Der "a convictions were secured. in 10
cases of 5S arrests no conviction fol-
lowed. The statistics In other Of the
large cities of this country show up a
similar condition. though Chicago may
lead the list. trifle.
In 1885 there we're 1887 murders in
1891 there were 5000 and in 1908, 81
976. which shows large increase In
the criminal records. The number of
homicides have increased over seven
fold. while the population has In
creased h''t from 81 to II millions.
Russia is the only other country
where murders are more frequent than
thew are in the Tinted States aud in
1900 there were 424 900 born Russians
in this country. From the British Isles
there were nearly three million people
here and these countries have a rec
ord that homicides are less than one
tenth as common there rs here. In
this connection It is a notable fact that
Americans cannot fall back on the
charge that the foreigners are to
blame for the increase in crime, for
statistics disprove It,