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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03

When I meet death, who is called
the last enemy, I pray that I may be
at peace. Only let my great care be to
please the Lord in all things. Oh for
faith and holiness; for these are plea
sure unto the Most High!-Spurgeon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03

Arg You Rsstlsss at.Night "
And barassed bye bad cough? Use Ballard's
Horehouhd SYRUP, 1t will secure you sound
sleep and e13ct q prompt and radical cure.
Csc, 500. and Sl.oO. Sold by Q. A. Milford.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03
"r'nn TEACH TIE BIRDS TO DIVE"

"I11 TEACH THE BIRDS TO DIVE"
The frog stood on the roof and cried,
'Now, pupils, dive like mel"
Then sprang eight feet. into the air
And came down gracefully.
The duck said, "You must float Aks
this"
And he glided all about
The birds then all jumped In at once,
And none Of them got out.
In vain the teachers tried to teach,
But every bird they found
Could not be taught to swim Like them,
And every scholar drowned
Detroit Journal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03

Young Cater was related to the Cater
family in Anderson. The Caters In
Anderson are related to the family of
the same name in Charleston but the
kinship is not very close.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03
A, r. P. SERVICES.
ItkeIy shss a Chureh Of this Denomi-
nation Will be Established In An
derzOu ..' .....

Rev. B. 81. Grier prea ched for Rev. Mr..
Mnrcbison st the Central PRESBYTERIAN
church in Anderson on Sunday at 1lS0 q. M.
In the afternoon be preached again especial.
IL for the Associate Reformed people at SO:
q number OF others also. After preaching
service 10 was decided to have regular service
here by some OF the Associate Reformed
ministers on the second and fourth Saooathe
OF each month at $50. p. NJ. in the court
house, aud 1t is probable that Anderson will
soon have an Associate Reformed church IN
her midst. DR.. Moffatt Of Chester, member
of Home Mission Board, failed TO reach An
dereon. but IL is hoped that he will be here
for>the next appointment the second Sabbath
OF February. The Concord people near An.
derson have agreed to go into the Organise
tion of q church when IL is affected and IL ia
Thought that the church can start of with
at least fifty members-Anderson Daily Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03

An entertaining preacher may be
OBTAINING leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03

You cannot hide poverty Of thought with
poiysyllables.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03
TO TONE UP

,% TO TONE ZIP sts III
the system some good medicines should
be taken occasionally. The human
strings: become loose and may be (
frightened by any Of the sevsrai good
tonics which form part Of our stock 81
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
Perhaps you have . fayorite somes
thing which you used and found Isfs
hctive. It is sure to belhere and az !
tbe right price. 3;sf s'
II. II. SPEED.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
cLEws ON STOCK MARKET.

Litigation may be resorted to for the
purpose of settling the differences
among the holders of the merger
stocks. The renewal of action in the
courts has brought the upward move
ment in these securities to sudden
halt, inducing more or less realizing
and tempting fresh sales on short ac-
count. There is possibility, in the
opinion Of Henry Clews that this liti-
cation may be indefinitely prolonged
and accompanied by showing of con-
siderable hostility. 1t is also recog-
nized that these railroad magnates are
simply maneuvering for position and
as soon as this is accomplished they
will probably come to some kind Of an
understanding. There seems to be lit
tie ground for the belief that the par
ties interested will resort to a trial of
strength outside of the courts because
of recent experiences, SO that indica-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
RRYAN,s PROSPECTIVE BOLT.

Chicago Chronicle.-The certainty
that the nomination of Judge Parker
will be bolted by Mr.. Bryan is likely to
cause sober second thought on the
part Of the conservative democrats
quite different from that which the
radicals have expected.
III a man so generally acceptable to
democrats as Judge Parker has proved
to be is to be repudiated by the Bryan
element it will occur to most people
that any concession at all in that di-
rection will be mistake.
When the democrats assemble at st.
Louis and canvass the situation, TAX
ing into view the certainty that they
must part company with Mr.. Bryan,
Will they not concede that they may as
we'll make the separation as acute as
possible? Since Bryan intends to bolt
dependent vote, why should they not
give him an opportunity to bolt cleve-
land, who Is certain to receive many
Independent votes?
So far as the democratic partyis con-
cerned it will gain nothing by attempts
ing to make this bolt a little one. Mr..
Bryan will make it as big as he can in
any event. 1t will not amount to much
but 1t will be the best that he and the
radicals who train under his banner
can make 1t. Since a bolt is inevitable,
why not make it good one all around
the cause as we'll as the result? No
man lives today who would make the
issue sharper at the point of separa-
ton than Grover Cleveland, and GER
tainly no other democrats can hope for
so large support from republicans
who are not subservient to party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
SENATOR ALLIsoN's PART.

Des Moines Register and Leader
The Des Moines Register and Leader
now wants the platform of 1903 indors-
ed because it will De indorsing the work
of Senator Allison in bringing about
the compromise OF last year.-Cedar
Rapids Republican.
This is not exactly as the Register
and Leader would put 1t. This paper
prefers the retention of the 1908 plat
form because it was agreed upon for
the purpose OF avoiding further con-
tention over the tariff preceding the
national convention, and this is as bad
ly needed this year as it vas last. The
fact that Senator Allison gave his name
to it and indorsed it as thoroughly re-
publican, is important in that it war
rants every republican Of the state in
standing on it. What reason can be
given for not indorsing it, in view of
Senator Allison's speech to the conven-
| ton last June? Or why should any re-
publican desire to reopen a tariff de-
bate in the convention or the subse-
quent campaign by changing what has
been agreed upon by everybody as a
satisfactory declaration?
Senator Allison took more active
personal part in assisting in the settle
| ment that was reached last year thar
he has usually taken or than he coulc
have reasonably been asked to take. He
had a purpose, and that purpose was t.
| bring about a general agreement as t.
| the essentials of the republican faith IL
Iowa, with a view to the national con.
vention and to the presidential cam.
paign. How can the coming state con.
| vention undue his work and deliberate,
! ly curtail the statement of principle!
| he was instrumental in drafting for tn,
purpose of cutting out q considerable
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

The republicans of Wapelio county
evidenced at the county convention
Saturday afternoon in most COM
mendable manner their unanimity in
the desire to have Hon. H. L. Water
man of this city as one of the dele
gates from the sixth district to the IA
tional convention which meets in Chi
cago OF Luce 81. The twenty-one Wap-
clio county delegates will go into the
district caucus on May Is united on the
proposition to secure this honor for
Mr.. Waterman. the wishes of tie
republicans of Wapello county in this
matter were plainly set forth in the
resolutions when they said:
eve hea, tily endorse the candidacy
of HOn. Fl. L. Waterman of Ottumwa,
as delegate to the national conven-
ton, recognizing in his candidacy an
opportunity for the sixth district to be
represented in that great body by a
tried and true republican, strong
and conservative thinker and an able
man, who will honor the state faith
fully and represent the entire repub-
lican PARTY OF the district. The dele
gates TO the district convention are in
structed to support his candidacy"
With the Wapello county delegation
solid for Mr.. Waterman he will readily
receive enough other support in the
district to make his selection sure.
While this was one of the chief ends
desired by the delegates to the county
convention other party affairs received
attention. The endorsement given
President Roosevelt evidenced the
unanimity OF the republicans of Wap-
clio county for his nomination and in
Dictated that he will receive substan-
tial majority in the county at the cleo
ton next November. 1t was the sense
of the convention that the position of
the party on national questions should
be in harmony with it's former declara-
tions, that it should stand firmly by the
basic Of principle Of protection and in
favor of reciprocity in noncompeti-
tive products only" This stand is in
accordance with the policies advocated
in the past by such eminent republi-
can leaders as Blaine, Harrison, Nc
Kinley and in full accord with the po-
sition taken by President Roosevelt in
his Minneapolis speech last year.
Wapello county republicans are
proud OF the clean and businesslike adj
ministration of state affairs given
them by Governor A. B. Cummins and
expressed their approval thereof in a
most decided manner
A strong resolution commencing the
work of Major John F. Lacey, repre-
sentative of the sixth district in con-
gress and the delegates to the con-
gressional convention were instructed
to work and vote for his denomination.
The convention evidenced the health
full condition Of the republican party
in Wapello county today and evidence
ed the great interest that is being TAX
en- in the work Of it's representatives
in Office. 1t was further indicative of
the victory that may be expected in
Wapello when the ballots are counted
on the night of November next.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
A JOKE ON SHAW.

Washington Post.-A government
scientist, who has attained eminence in
his profession, gave a dinner not long
ago in honor Of ex-Speaker Henderson
AS this scientist is an Iowa man, he
decided to make it distinctly an Iowa
dinner, and invited distinguished Iowans
in town. That, Of course, included
Secretary Shaw, Secretary Wilson
Senator Allison and others.
The hour was o'clock, and all the
guests were then on hand except Mr.
Shaw. The dinner party waited and
waited. Finally it was 1880 o'clock
"Shall we wait longer for the secre-
tary?" inquired the host for the fifth OF
sixth time. 1t was decided not to wait
further'and the dinner was served.
At exactly 1855 o'clock the secretary
of the treasury was announced. His
explanation has been a joke among the
Iowa contingent in Washington ever
since. i thought this dinner was fol
O'clock" said he in evident embar-
rassment. II arrived outside at 1880 by
my watch. 1t was SO early / decided tt
walk up and down the street until
saw someone else come. But no one
came and SO had to enter alone"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
HOW HANNA is REMEMBERED.

Quite in contrast to the opprobrious
criticism that was passed less than a
decade ago,was the scene in the Unit.
ed States senate recently when by res.
olutions unanimously agreed to, its
members expressed their esteem for
the high character and distinguished
public services" of the late Marcus A.
Hanna. AS further mark of respect
to the memory Of the deceased sena.
tor business was suspended in order
to enable his old associates to pay fit.
ting tribute to his sturdy character
and great public services. Whatever
of partisanship is shown and at times
it is exceedingly keen when govern.
mental business is being transacted
on this occasion entirely disappeared
The great senate chamber was pervad,
ed by a stiffness which more eloquent
ly than words. told of the sorrow felt
by everyone there present. No. division
was there. The speeches of democrats
and republicans alike, on that occasion
were remarkable for the frank confes
sion of misgivings and prejudice felt
against Mr.. Hanna in some quarters
upon his entering public life. No less
notable were they for the frank &C
acknowledgement that those feelings had
given place to friendliness and conf.
dence upon better and more intimate
acquaintance with the man.
The speeches of Senators Cockerell
Daniel and Blackburn are especially
noteworthy in this particular. They
are among the most prominent mem
bers of their party. During the first
Mckinley campaign they made men
ton of Mr. Hanna as the chief repre-
sentative of the worst features of the
policies and politics they condemned
But how marked the contrast now
three men were among the first who
spoke eXtolling the sincerity, integri
ty, humanity, ability and patriotism
OF the late Ohio senator.
An extract from one of these
speeches will do for all as they were
pervaded by the same spirit. Mr.
Blackburn said: II frankly avow Mr.
President. that to more than an av
erage degree | shared the prejudice
that was held against him. That pref
udice upon a closer acquaintance and
a better opportunity to measure the
man disappeared utterly. That judg
ment was reversed. It's falsity and
error I openly avow, and in lieu oil
that prejudice of feeling was substitute
ed the broadcast guage of measurement
for his ability and the sincerest person
al sense of friendship and affection. II
is not more than just to say of hin
that at the end OF his six or sever
years of public service he held il
greater measure than any living Amer
icar statesman the confidence of al
classes"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
tons point to considerable delay be.
fnrn of ire

tons point to a considerable delay be-
fore affairs are adjusted.
In reviewing other reasons which
served to check undue enthusiasm in
the stock market Mr. Clews names
among other causes the poor govern
ment report on winter wheat. the less
|. satisfactory reports of railroad earn
lngs, the large decline in March ex-
ports, the decline in clearing house re-
turns and the fall of nearly $4,000, 900
In surplus reserves. Some of these in
huences received more attention than
they deserved some did not. 1t is al
together too early to form any opinions
about the wheat crop, which is now
PROBABLY in better condition than at
the time OF the government statement.
Yet that had decidedly discouraging
erect upon speculation and from now
on the crops will be factor of in
creasing Importance in the market. AS
TO railroad earnings some disappoint-
ment must be confessed, for after the
losses from severe weather in Janu-
airy and February it was hoped March
would show general improvement,
which was not the case, majority of
the roads reporting decreases last
month. OF course, traffic was inter
rupted by bad roads over large sections
of the country, so that April may make
better exhibit, and if not the returns
will have to be accepted as part of
the business reaction that Wall street
has been anticipating. March clear
ings in the United States, it may be
mentioned. showed reduction of IL
per cent. compared with last year, the
whole of which practically occurred
in the Middle and New England States,
the Western. Southern and Pacific
coast states continuing to report sat
isfactory gains. The losses in the east
however, are more attributable to the
shrinkage of speculation than to the
decline of legitimate business. 1t is
not likely that business in general has
fallen off more than per cent. in the
east, an Insignificant decline consid-
ering the immense volume of last
years trade. The larger share of this
could be traced to labor agitation and
iron trade reaction; while the effect of
the war in Asia and the presidential
election here somewhat checks enter
nriSa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
STATE CONVENTION CALL.
To the republican electors of the state

To the republican electors of the state of
Iowa:
In accordance with the usage and in pur-
suance of a call Of the republican national
committee and by direction of the republi-
can state central committee of Iowa, del
eegate convention Of the republicans of
Iowa will he held in the city of Des Molnes,
Iowa, on Wednesday, May 49, 1904, at II
O'Clock a. M, for the purpose of electfng
four delegates-at-large and four alternate
delegates-at-large to represent Iowa in the
republican national convention to be held
In the city of Chicago, In the state of ILL
nois, on Tuesday, June 81, 1904
All republican and other voters In this
state, without regard to past political aflli-
and who endorse the policy of the republic
can party, are cordially invited to unite
under this call In the election of delegates
and alternate delegates to said national
convention.
The national committee directs that the
congressional district delegates and alter
nate delegates shall be elected by conven-
lions called by the congressional committee
of each district In the manner of nomlnat-
Ing the candidate for representative In con-
gress in said district. The congressional
committee of each district is empowered
and directed to determine the time and
place Of holding it's district convention, ex-
cept that all such conventions must be held
at least thirty days prior to June 81, 1904,
and due notice thereof shall be given to
the voters of the several districts.
The basis Of representation in the state
convention will be MS follows; One delegate
for each county and one additional delegate
for each 200 votes or fraction of 100 or over
cast for Albert B. Cur 9lns for governor
at the general election leld November s,
1903, and each county will be entitled to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
TIE MISSOURI DISASTER.

Sentilnentalists there doubtless are
in the United States who will find al
legged ground for an attack on our ma
Wy III the recent disaster on board the
battleship Missouri Most certainly
the catastrophe, which has overtaken
this war vessel. is deplorable How
ever it forms no adequate reason why
we should lessen OF abandon our en-
deavor to bring our navy to the high
est degree of efficiency possible. We
as a people most sincerely mourn the
loss of the officers and men who met
their death in the gun turret while en-
gagged i'll target practice. Ii serves to
demonstrate the danger which con-
stantly surrounds the nations defend
els and Should make more keen our ap-
probation of their service !.
The official report shows that prop
er precautions against accident had
feen taken. 1t is seen that the disci-
Most of the officers and men in the t;lr-
ret were experienced. PROFESSIONALLY
they were all DESTROYS of making the
best possible scores for their vessels.
Yet in spite of all the precautions. ex-
perience and discipline there were
more men killed than in an ordinary
naval battle.
A review of our naval history shows
that the record of our navy since the
explosion of Commodore Stockton's
"peacemaker" on the Princeton in 1919
is dotted with accidents as destructive
TO life as hard fought battles. 1t is re.
corded in 1870, the Oneida, that had
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21

gone safely through the civil war.
while steaming out of Yokohoma home.
ward bound. was struck by the British
liner Bombay and went down with
twenty-five officers and ninety-fNe
men.
The Monongahela anchored in the
harbor of ST. Croix, in 1867 was lifted
by a tidal wave and dropped in the
streets of Fredericksted, then carried
seward and placed on a coral reef,
The DeSoto had a similar experience
at st. Thomas. The Watteree anchor
ed at africa in 1868 was carried half
a mile inland by an earthquake wave
and the Fredonia broken in pieces los
ing twenty-seven men and officers. In
1887 the Huron went down with hun.
dred men and in 1889 the vandalia
with forty-four men. The Kearsarge
that sank the Alabama went to pieces
on Roncador reef in 1894. Several of
the old war vessels were lost in the
Arctic seas.
In our navy there have been many
accidents. The course of the Texas
our first modern battleship was for
years marked with mishaps. The
Maine was blown up. though not
through accident with 800 men in Ha-
vana harbor. The Massachusetts has
had two accidents not unlike that on
the Missouri. The Oregon had some
bad luck before her famous voyage in
1898. Several of the new battleships
have been in collisions of the charac-
ter which sent the British battleship
Victoria down with a vice admiral,
twenty-five officers and 1856 men in
1898. Others have been damaged by
explosions.
Notwithstanding these disasters the
American navy has succeeded because
it was ready to fight and because ii
was prepared by reason of having gone
through such training as the Missouri
was engaged in. The accident but
serves to show the necessity for the
closest supervision of naval gun prac
tice, but it is no argument against the
system Of maneuver and target prac
tice SO strongly urged by our most EN-
inent and successful naval command
ers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21

We're extremely high and resulted in
a reduction of about 100000 pounds
III the expectation Of American cotton
to Japan and reduction of nearly $5,-
100000 in the value of raw cotton ex-
ported to that country from the Unit
ed States. But for this incident it is
probable that the United States would
at the end of 1903 have considerably
exceeded the United Kingdom in the
Japanese statement of imports by
countries.
That the rate of growth during a
term OF years has been much more
rapid in imports from the United
States than from the United Kingdom
will be seen from an examination of
the table which follows, which shows
the value of imports into Japan from
the United States and the United King
dom respectively and the share which
such imports formed of the total inn
portations into Japan each year from
1881 to 1903. 1t will be seen that in
1881 the United States supplied but
5.72 per cent of the imports of Japan
and the United Kingdom 5257 per
cent; while in 1903 the United States
supplied 14.6 per cent of Japan's total
imports and the United Kingdom 1874
per cent. Thus the share of Japan's
imports supplied by the United States
increased from 5.72 per cent to 14.s
per cent while that OF the United King
dom fell from 52.6 to 1874 per cent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Call for Republican Conventions OF
the Sixth Congressional District of
the State Of Iowa to Select Dele.
gates to the National Convention.
To the republican electors of the sixth
congressional district of the state Of
Iowa:
In accordance with usage and in
pursuance Of calls issued by the repub-
lican national committee and the re-
publican state central committee of
Iowa, respectively, delegate conven-
ton Of the republicans Of the sixth con-
gressional district of Iowa will be held
at Des Moines, Iowa, on May IS, 1904,
at o'clock a. M, for the purpose OF
selecting two delegates and two alter
nate delegates to represent said con-
gressional district in the republican
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-21

The republicans of the first district
have taken the right step-they resolv.
ed in favor of reciprocity in non-com.
petitive products only. Reciprocity in
non-competitive products is the hand.
maiden of protection; the other kind OF
reciprocity is the handmaiden of free
trade.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
That is what the republicans of Wap
clio county, the sixth district, the state
and the nation think.