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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
TO ASSIGN SCHOLARSHIPS.
President MacLean Sends MemoraYi.
dun to Heads of CollenAs Ia STATE o.

Iowa City, Jan. 20.-( Especial ~
President George q. MacLean OF the
State university has just sent to the
presidents of several colleges of the
state memorandum calling the atten-
ton to the fact that two students from
Of 1894, and one year later. The
qualifying examination is not Compel
tive, but it is intended to give assur-
ance that all candidates are qualified
to enter on course of study at OK
ford university. All persons desiring
to compete for this scholarship are
ident MacLean at Iowa City before
January 81.
A boy and a patch Of ice constitute q
successful combination for the shoe.
maker
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Stockport.

Stockport, Jan. 2O.-C. o. Swan and
Rev. Berkley went to Kirksyille, Mo-,
Monday.
w. A. Lewis, cashier of the Batavia
bank visited f. H. Tinsley and family
Tuesday.
Born, last Monday to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rowe son.
Born, January II. to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Alley, daughter.
About 1880 o'clock on Wednesday
night, Mrs. Frank Smart heard some
one at the door OF. her residence and
on going to the door she saw man
standing there and he struck her a
blow on the side and knocked her
against the table. She got hold of a
stick of wood and hit him a blow en-
the head knocking him down and then
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21

There are about 80 overcoats worth
SITE for sale at half price or $3.S7.
Latest style cuff. sleeve, slit pockets,
long coats at the Hub.
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Norwood.

Norwood.
Norwood, Jan. 20.-Protracted meet.
ings are being held at the United
Brethren church by Mrs. Jike.
w. w. Close lost valuable horse
one day last week.
Born. recently, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Patterson, daughter.
DR.. Homer Stewart, Of Lacona,
transacted business in this neighbor-
hood last week.
Jack Dickman and Roena Darling
ton were married last week.
Mrs. Bernary returned home the lat
ter part of last week, after about four
teen weeks stay in Charlton caring
for her sister.
Mrs. Kate Cackler was a Lucas Wis.,
itor last Saturday
and Sunday at home.
Saturday.
Elmer Stewart was a guest at the
Ferguson home one day last week.
| Warren Wright and wife, of Chart
ton, were welcome guests at j. M.
Sbelton's the first of the week.
s. r. Penington's children and Dora
ClOuse were numbered WIN tne SICK
| the first of the week.
John Crooks and family visited at
the home of their son and family In
Norwood last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair and little
grandson, who have been visiting Mrs.
Sinclair's sister, Mrs. o. r. Wallace,
left for their home in Nicola last Mon
day.
Emma Richman, who has been suf-
fering for some time with consump-
ton. died at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright in Charlton last Friday morn
ing. The remains were inferred in
the Norwood cemetery. The sympa-
thy Of the entire community goes out
to the bereaved ones in their sad af-
Fiction.
Viva Keen visited with Allie Fergu-
son last Tuesday.
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100 dress shirts worth $1.c0 for soc
and 35 dress shirts worth SOC for 25c,
at the Hub. 49,
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Tri- Weekly Courier.
CHANGING ADDRESS.

Subscribers wishing their address chang:
GO will please give the name of The rost
Office to which the paper has bee? sent as
well as the Post Office where they desire II
to be changed to.
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People whose toes are trod upon for
get their difhdence in the matter of
public speaking
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J. K. Dysart Clothing Co.

ran and gave the alarm, but before
help could be summoned he made good
his escape. ,4B
Martin Spencer, while saving wood
on January Is, met with a painful ac-
cident. His arm was almost severed
from his body. 4s
Elsie Charie died suddenly about
noon on January Is, with heart failure.
He was in the war of the rebellion.
Frank Old and Ray Smitz were over
to Glasgow Saturday attending /, the
shooting match. 10y
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ReIknrap.

Sd T.
Belknap, Jan. 20.-The series of
meetings conducted by Rev. w. B. Ire
land at the Methodist church closed
Thursday night. All Christian people
of whatever denomination or belief
were invited to assist in the meetings,
thus the whole community was made
to rejoice in the good work done.
four We're reclaimed. Fourteen of
whom Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Ray
burn of Dunville Were also received in
to membership in that church. Com
munion services We're observed Sun
day afternoon at the regular preach
ing hour. Rev and Mrs. D. G. Beyan
of Ottumwa We're present Thursday
evening. Rev. Bevan spoke from Ho-
sea vi, 8, How Shall give thee up?"
to crowded house. Rev. Bevans
services were much appreciated and
the people would be pleased to hear
him again. Rev. and Mrs. Irelands
services are also highly appreciated.
Misses Lizzie Mcconnell and Edythe
Allen spent SATURDAY. and Sunday at
Ormanvilleg as the guests of Miss Ber
tina Berry and also attended meeting
there at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gleason of West
Grove and the Misses Grace and Belle
Grant of Bloomfield and Mr.. and Mrs.
7. D. Mum of this place spent Sun
day at the j. NJ. Putnam home north
of here.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Spohr and son
Earl of Ottumwa are visiting relatives
and friends at this place.
A number of Young people from
Bloomfield attended services here on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
j. B. Lafferty of Milton spent Tues
day here with his wife and daughter,
Mrs. e. "A. Patterson leaving Wednes-
day morning for Alexis, ILL.,, where he
has spent the past few days.
Mrs. Frank Wells was quite sick for
few days last week but is some bet
ter again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sample visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D.
Mum of Soap Creek, Sunday.
Misses Chloe Barres, Edith Bell and
Elva Shelton and Messrs. Serene Jen-
kins, boy Rayburn and George john
son attended services at Drakeville on
Sunday evening,
Misses Maggie Eckerd and Marie
Shatto and Roy Eckerd of Bloomfield
spent Sunday at the Mrs. Mary Cald-
well home.
Election Of Sunday school officers
for the coming year is announced to
be held by the Sunday school board
of the M. e. church for Tuesday eve
ming. &lI
Misses Reva Spohr and Hattie and
Ora Thompson and Messrs Milo Fos-
ter, Charlie MeMains, and Clay Vest
attended service at Drakeville Sunday
evening.
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wa spent sunday with Mr.. Wares par

wa spent Sunday with Mr.. Wares par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Ware.
Messrs. John Wagner and John
Sample and Misses Stella and Eliza
Sample and Mae Hamilton attended
church at Ormanville Saturday night.
w. e. Mum and family of Dunville
visited Sunday at the J. 7. Mum
home.
Will Dickerson's many friends In
this community are panied to learn
that he is suffering from cancer of the
face, for which he has gone to chi
cage to take treatment.
Prayer meeting services are an
nounced for Thursday evening at the
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Evans spent
Saturday and Sunday In Bloomfield.
Miss Eva Thompson of South OF
tumwa, who has spent the past three
or four months in Illinois and Ohio,
returning home about Christmas, In
company with Mrs. Lawson, also OF
Ottumwa. spent Sunday here at the
home of her uncle. M. A. Thompson.
daughter Abbie Of Drakeville, spent
Sunday with Mrs. p. A. Patterson and
family.
dren, Sylvie, Cecil and Alya spent
Sunday near Bloomfield at the Alfred
Turpin home.
Robert Jenkins of Bloomfield. at
tended services at Belknap Sunday
afternoon.
John Burris sold horse for $40 to
Andy Yates of Bloomfield, Satur-
day.
A. Kneedler Of Birmingham is a Bel
KNAPP visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mcconnell
visited friends at Floris last week.
James Lester returned home to Rose
Hill last week.
Miss Fac Burnett Of Drakeville, was
Belknap caller Sunday evening.
Otis Pickett and family spent Sun
day near Sherman chapel at the VIM.
Wagner home.
j. T. Mum was on the sick list last
week.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE is visiting in Per-
nv township at the w. s. Kinney home.
Miss Myra Bolivar spent last week
in Bloomfield with her sister, Mrs.
Charley Skinner.
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II am going to
the Pierce studio
tomorrow morning
to have baby's pic
ture taken. You
know your photo
graphs are proper
if they are made by
Pierce" -
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so mems good reliable wooden suits
for half price at the Hub.
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]. b. SAX, President
NJ CIIAS. G.. PETERSON. y
: S. Il. GRAHAM,
Secretary! +
JOHN PEACH.
j. X. DYSART. :
j.. p. BARTON.
a j. A. PHILLIPS. :
f. f. BRIDGEMAN. :
T. E. GIBBONS. 49,
" II. B. CLARK. AA>,
State of Iowa, Wapello County, SIS. ~
Be 1t remembered that on this 9th day
of October, A. D., 1903, before me the I'M
dersigned notary public for the county in
state aforesaid, personally appeared:
j. B. san.
CHAS. G.. PETERSON.
s. L. GRAHAM, e,
JOHN PEACH.
j.. X DYSART.
L, p. BARTON.
j. A. PHILLIPS.
& f. +. BRIDGENIAN.
Il. f. GIBBONS.
T., B. CLARK.
who are personally known to me to be the
identical persons who signed the foregoing
articles of incorporation and before me in
my presence they md each of them duly
acknowledged the execution of the same to
be their voluntary act and deed for the
purpose therein expressed.
In witness whereof / have hereunto af-
fixed my official seal and signature
(Seal) the day and date last above writ
ten. FRED X. DIMMITT.
VS. Notary Public,
for Wapello County Iowa
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HayesvlIIe.


Hayesville. Jan. 20.-Those who are
now numbered on the sick list are:
Misses Jessie and Ethel Jacobs, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Hardesty, and Hazel and
Aldess Mccullough.
Rev. Pike is to preach here Saturday
evening, Sunday forenoon at IL o'clock
and Sunday evening tie 1880. Sunday
school at 1O:40 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock.
Miss Zoe Hicks is quite sick.
Mrs. q. A.. Frederickson and Miss
Belle Wiseman visited the Hayesyille
school last week.
Mrs. H. A. Crabb and Mrs. F. Nc
Cullough visited Mrs. T. Moller Fri
George Choate returned from Des
Moines to his home here Saturday
night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
The Poetic Temperament.

A recent book published in Munich
called, "Ulrika Won Levetzow and Her
Recollections of Goethe" shows us
Goethe at the age of seventy -four,
possessing still youths capacity for
emotion, which Eckermann refers to
as "a fresh vivacity of heart" 1t
was for the seventeen.year-Old Ul-
rika. says Harper's Weekly, that
Goethe wrote the impassiOned "Elegy
of Marienbad," poem compact Of
stress and intensity, having, says Eek
ermann, something immediate about
it as of a single jet of feeling"
Glrika denies that she was, at the
age of seventeen, a sentimental Char
lotte and Goethe an aged Werther.
She tells very ingenuously Of being
called from her embroidery one day
by her grandmother to meet an old
gentleman. Unaware of his name and
his celebrity, she met him with the
utmost unconcern and Indifference.
1t was doubtless this righteousness
coupled with a childlike and charming
appearance which won the poets
heart. The acquaintance ripened lin
to friendship and into deep devotion
on the poets side. The two took long
daily walks together" Goethe, In his
meteorological excursions, has found an
Immortal violet" writes a contem.
porary. HE is distractedly in love
with Il young girl and wants to marry
her. A poets folly"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25

A family of Nez Perez Indians is
searching an S0-aCre farm near Cul-
desac Idaho, in an effort to locate
$4,000 of buried gold left by Reuben
Wapsheli, the father of the family and
a full blooded Nez Perez. On this
farm Wapsheli lived with his squaw
for 60 years. He titled small farm
and arise mdayn cayuses which ran
at large on the neighboring range,
From the proceeds of horse. sales and
rant racaiM ed -frnm-land.- loo ado
whites he accumulated more than $751;
900 which he kept buried in secret
spot. OF four children, Amos, the eld-
est sou. was ehold mans coniidant,
and often went with his father in the
dead of night to bury more gold or
secure mon3y for some immediate
use. During his later years the old
Indian removed the greater part of
the money to a new place known only
to himself. His family always knew
the amount thus hurried, and he often
promised that before dying he would
tell the secret to Amos. Three months
ago Wapsheli was taken sick. Before
Amos could arrive from his ranch 90
miles away the old man died without
divulging the burial place of his gold.
Amos, now 80 years old, is superin,
tending the search for the buried
money.-New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
A California DOG Painter.

"Yes, sir. For instance. there's
mammoth winter storm landscape I've
Just finished for Mr.. Mudd, the Bonan-
"a king. It's called "A Hailstorm in
the Adirondacks,' and visitor who
sat down near it the other day caught
a sore throat in less than 10 minutes.
The illusion is SO perfect you under
stand. Why, had to put in the finish
ing touches with my ulster and Arctic
overshoes on"
Don't say?"
Fact, sir; and then there's little
animal gem did for Governor Glerkin
the other day-portrait of his Scotch
TERROR Snap. The morning it was
done cat got into the studio, and the
minute it saw the picture it went
through the window like ten-inch
she'll"
Did, eh?"
Eyes; and the oldest thing about
it was that when ! next looked at the
canvas the dogs hair was standing up
all along his back, like porcupine.
Now, how do you account for that"'
Dunno"
at Just beats me. When the govern
or examined the work he insisted on
my painting in a post with the dog
chained to it. Said he didn't know
what might happen. San Francisco
Post,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
MOUNTAINS IN JAPAN.
They Rival in Panorama the Scenery OF
Switzerland.

On every eide Of us, from our feet
to the golden distance far away, the
world stretched mountains, peak upon
peak as thick as junks in Chinese
harbor and range beyond range mex
haustible. No sounds of mortal life
came up inside the rock, while the
river, gentian blue. wound silent in
transparent pools below. The piano.
rama in Japan on splendid summer
day Is impossible to describe to an
English reader who has not been in
the East for such one will read be-
tween the lines the local color in which
he was bred instead of the wholly diff
ferent atmosphere that heightens the
charm of the picture there. the bril-
liant luminous air which invests our
eye with telescope power and brings
the whole landscape to our feet, while
soft suspicion Of silky haze seems
to float halo round each foliage hid
den hill. Switzerland, too, is noun
tain world, but small compared with
this. the entire content from Inns
bruck to Geneva only onc-fourth the
length of this single island of Japan,
thousand miles of continuous rO-
nance And the quality Of the sun
shine is what separates by very wide
gulf summers day in these ATTITUDES
from one in more northerly Europe
Ernest Foxwell, in Cornhili.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25

The Russian Jew is not always the
most agreeable travelling companion,
but compared with the Russian he is
neatness and cleanliness personified.
The third-class travelling coach re.
served for Jewish itinerant merchants
Is only too often the one clean cOmpart-
ment in Russian train. Russians
who have journeyed abroad, and
thereby acquired taste for compare
tive cleanliness in travel. whenever
it is possible to do so, travel across
Russia by river steamer in preference
to imprisonment in one of their COM
partment cars. Even in the first and
second sections of the Russian train.
men, women and children huddle into
the coaches, each family bringing its
own bedding, food and tea kettle.
Seats and aisles are soon inch deep
with broken food and the air redolent
with cigarette fumes, for even the
women of Russia puff the weed.
The seats are convertible into couches,
one above the other two or even three
deep. There are no curtains and there
is no privacy. A single washrOom
serves for both sexes, and the filth Is
ndescribable. In the third-class COM
partments barefooted men. women
and children huddle together inds.
criminately, sleeping by day and night,
and with closely closed doors and
windows, emitting an effuvia that
surpasseS the reality of George Ken
mans descriptions of the over-crowded.
fetid prison wards of Siberia. Yet
in this stencil the Russian finds his
chief happiness. The Jew. however,
draws the line at herdlng with tho
Russians of the masses. He will
sacrifice any amount of comfort
rather than do that.-Era Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
THE REASONABLE DOUBT.
How an Accidental Death May Have
the Appearance Of Suicide.

tNc appearance W SN'N'Ss'
Nearly everybody who, has had
much to do with firearms can recall
experiences Of his own which might
have resulted IN accidental death,
with quite as strong circumstantal
evidence of suicidal intent as can be
adduced IN this case.
Here Is one authentic story; a well
known New Yorker, a bachelor living
in a hotel, having HAD occasion TO
change his rooms, took that occasion
to overhaul his belongings. In his
trunk there lay n loaded pistol, whica
he had not handled or Inspected Tor
months. To assure himself that II was
in good order he turned the champer
with one hand, while holding PACK
the hammer with the thumb OF the
other. He happened to be standing
in front of the mirror, when he let
the hammer slip. II fsll and hred n
loaded l. rel. The bullet, as he after
ward ascertaned by inspection, must
have passed very close to his head
before burying itself in the ceiling
In addition to his natural disgust with
his own carelessness came the
thought that, if his carelessness had
been fatal to him, his position ana
his occupation would have made out
against him posthu nously a perfectly
clear case of suicide. and that the sor'
row Of his friends would be mixed
with irresponsible curiosity and spec
ulation as to why he did what he mad
no thought or intention of doing
There are many such cases as this, and
the moral of them all Is that the the
DRY of suicide should not be adopted
until the evidence puts it beyond rea'
sonable doubt.-New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
A GOOD THING TO DO.

1t is good idea to spend a good
deal Of time among the chickens in the
different breeding yards, for in this
way only can fancier become famil-
lar with all his chickens and their ma
lures. What farmer would keep fe-
male for breeding purposes after he
has discovered that she is barren, and
what careful breeder of poultry will
keep hen that does not lay or that
lays only few eggs. In the first in
stance the hog would be fattened and
sent to the slaughter house, and in the
second instance the specimen could
be roasted and served with oyster
dressing to appreciative invited guests
or even to the family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
Decrics Khaki Uniforms.

Major Jameson said in the British
Parliament that the sudden resort to
khaki uniforms was "senseless
craze" Because the Beers wore
khaki and SLOUGH hats the whole army
was clapped into the similar costume.
If the Zulus had beaten it. the army
would have gone about in feathers
and paint. Three streaks of paint and
an ostrich feather would have been
the uniform of field marshall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
The Oldest Herbarium.

The Oldest herbarium in the world
is in the Psychologist museum at
Cairo, and consists of an incOnspicu-
GUS collection of dried portions of
plants. These portions Of plants and
flowers were taken from wreaths and
garlands in the collins with mummles,
where they were placed ytheancient
Egyptians as death offerings, and from
edible plants which were set in earth.
en- vessels on the floor of the sepulcher
as the furniture of the last resting
place of their beloved ones.
Many of these floral remains are sc
we'll preserved that, after being treat
ed with warm water. they can be
handled like modern herbarium spe
cimens. The colors. too. are preserv
ed in remarkable way. The most
important matter in connection with
these plants is their age. The re
mains of funeral food are found in
tombs as far back as 5000 years be
fore Christ.-Progress
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
Child Slaves,

The convention just signed between
France and Italy covers the whole
field of the industrial intercourse OF
the two nations, including the ques-
ton relating to savings, pensions, COM
pensations for accidents and other
uestiOns raised by the mutual mi
grafton of labor. In this connection the
traffic in young Italian children for
French mining ami glass factories had
become one Of the scandals of Europe
The horrors of this child slave traf
fic have been painted in dark colors
by the Italian press. This traffic Is
dealt with by the new convention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
Mime. Tussaud,

Nine. Tussaud was already famous
in Paris before she went to England.
1t was with two of her waxen repro
auctions, seized by the people for n
parade through the streets of Paris,
that the French revolution was
started. The soldiers attacked the
figures. Two days later followed the
Modelling wax had been the fashion,
able craze of the court and the rich.
1t was caught from physician of
Berne named Curtius, who turned to
fine art his remarkable skill in model
ing anatomical specimens and was i'll
vited to Paris by the Prince de Cont.
Nine. Tussaud, nee Marie GresholtZ,
the child of soldier. ysas nc ~, .,'arn
anu aoopteu uauSnter, lrSt his pupil
and finally his master. There were
few personages whose names are
famous now in connection with the
revolution who did not "sit' to the
young artist IN wax. The heads Of
some she had to model after the gull
lotine had been employed upon them.
SHe gave lesSonS III me art 10 lHe
kings sister. Nine. Elizabeth, among
other illustriOus persons, and was I'M.
prisoned with Josephine BeauharnaS,
afterward empress. Even in those
early days NJ. Curtius had chamber
of horrors"
But after the revolution Nine. Tus-
saud left France forever. Nor did she
at first find times in England much
more propitious. After trying the
Strand, she moved to Blackheath, then
popular resort, but at last had to go
on tour from town to town. 1t was
not till 1888 that she was able to settle
permanently in London. Chicago
Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-06-25
A HINT ON WEDDING.

The earth is seemingly aHle to pro-
duce weeds or prass wnH'her ierthe
the SAM time, when the crops need
the most care. Weeds are beneficial
to certain extent, although injuri.
Gus, for the gardener is olten com.
PEELED to eradicate them when he
would IT otherwise Civ the garden
lis attention. BY so doing he keeps
the soil in me, friable condition Tor
the desired crop Weeds, however,
should be removed as soon as they ap.
pear; by so doing the work can be
more easily done, and the stirring of
the soil will then only be required to
a moderate depth.