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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
POWER OF THE PRESS.

In Carlyle's lectures on Heroes and
Hero Worship" he quotes Edmund
Burke, that great orator and states
man who, standing in parliament, en-
gagged in debate, once said:
There are three Estates in parlia-
ment, but in the reporters gallery yon-
der there sits a Fourth Estate, more i'm
portant far than they all"
Burke recognized the power of the
press and it is no less-is greater in
deed-now than then The Fourth Els
tate is a powerful moulder of public
opinion and public thought. The
standards of journalism have not de.
Perforated with time. The men who are
famous as writer's on questions of mo.
ment now are as intelligent, as learn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

THE EFFECT OF THE STRIKE.

The bureau of commerce and labor,
through its bureau of statistics, has
prepared a statement showing the re-.
suit of the packing house strikes upon
the live stock markets in Chicago, St.
Louis, Omaha, st. Joseph and Kansas
City.
Comparing July of this year with
July of last year, there has been a de-
crease of over million head of live
stock. or from 2,620,046 head in 1908
to 1.554,451 head in 1904 at the five
markets of Chicago, Kansas City, ON
aha. st. Louis and st. Joseph Cattle
receipts fell off AZ per cent; calves,
Sd per cent; hogs, 80 per cent; sheep.
40 per cent, and horses and mules,
per cent. In the number of cars of
stock handled the months record
shows decrease in traffic of railroads
from 52,752 cars in July, 1908, to 30
TAI cars in July, 1904, or a loss of Al
per cent.
The comparative position of the sew
eral markets may be seen from the
following table showing receipts for
the month of July, 1903 and 1904, with
percentages of decrease in the num-
Der of animals received:
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Cures permanently the cases he under
takes and sends the incurable home with.
ont taking a fee from them. This is why
he continues his visits year after year.
while other doctors have made few visits
and stopped. DR.. Shallenberger is an emil
nently successful specialist In all chronic
diseases, proven by the many cures effect
ed in chronic cases which have bafiied the
skill of all other physicians. His hospital
experience and extensive practice have
made him so proficient that he can name
ana locnte a disease In few minutes.
Treats all curable cases Of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and Ear.
Stomach. Liver and Kidneys. Gravel.
Rheumatism, Paralysis. Neuralgia. Ner.
vous and Heart Diseases Blood and Skin
diseases, Epilepsy, Brlght's Disens" and
Consumption In early stage: diseases Of the
Bladder and Female Organs Liqul,r and
Tobacco habit Stammer'ng cured and sure
methods to prevent Its recurrence given.
A never-fniling remedy for Big Neck.
PILES, FISTUIIAE and RUPTURE guar
anteed cured without detention from busl-
mess. Special attention given to all snrgi-
cal cases. and all diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Tose and Throat.
Graduated Lids. Cataract. Cross Eyes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Judge Martin j. Wade, who two
years ago stole a march upon the re-
publicans of the second district and
carried the election for congressman.
was yesterday nominated. Mr.. Wade
will find this year, however, that he is
against a strong man, an able cam
paigner and vote getter, and candi-
date who will draw every bit OF his
party vote and some more. If the
second district is ever to be reclaimed
by the republicans, this year is the
time and Dawson is the man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
fenced to one day in jail and fined

Is = j
fenced to one day in jail and fined
$4,000.
I'm June United States Commission
er Benedict in Brooklyn, N. Y, ruled
that there was probably cause for
Beavers removal to Washington.
"The trial and conviction Of Senator
J. r. Burton of Kansas was an indi.
rect result of the postoff1ce investiga-
ton"
OF Roosevelt's action in connection
with the postal frauds Mr.. White says:
'sRoosevelt's action in the postofflce
business was homely and practical
meaning. 1t means that when a thief
steals from the American government
if there is a law to punish him, the
thief must prepare for trial, and II
guilty go to jail"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
Beware Of ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous sufaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten-fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by +. ]. Cheney
& Co., Toledo o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure. you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made nj Toledo, Ohio, by +. ].
Cheney &c Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

few survivors win be as lonely as tho
veterans OF the Mexican war are now,
While they remain they should be hon.
ored. as Boston has just honored thsn1s
as the whole country honors them
through Boston. They have been call
ed the one armed generation. The
arm they sacrificed, they gave for all
that is great and rood and promising
In American life today"
According to the Cedar Rapids Ca
zette Under the base ball rules the
Japanese should have been able to get
into Port Arthur by picking up foul
tips that went over the fence
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Up in the fifth congressional dis
trict the democrats are having as
much trouble getting a candidate as
their brothers in the sixth are under
going in their efforts, thus far un-
successful, to find someone who will
cruelty himself on the political cross.
1t must be admitted that though gar
rulous republican, in the heat of a
campaign, sometimes calls the opposi-
ton a pack Of fools, the democracy of
the fifth and sixth districts can claim
immunity from the charge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Markets
Total ...2.62O,046 544,.451

Total .....2 ,62O,O46 544,.451
Comparing July with June of this
year, the figures both as to the num-
Der of stock received and of cars han
died indicate heavy loss of traffic.
Not 1nfrequently July is the lighter
month of the two in the live stock
trade. In this case 1,151,2 head. or
AZ per cent. less were received than
in June, and 21,418 cars less were re-
ceived, or an average loss of 1888
cars per working day from the begin
ming Of the strike to the end of the
month.
The returns from the markets taken
separately show as rule that while
receipts fell off rapidly local con-
sumption was still more notably re-
duced. At Chicago, for instance, city
use and local consumption were only
one-half that Of July, 1908, at Kansas
City less than half, at Omaha 60 per
cent less, and at ST. Joseph SO pei
cent
Comparing receipts for seven
months at these five markets, the to.
tai of this year was on July 81 still
well in advance of either that of 1902
or 1903. Chicago's arrivals were
slightly ahead OF 1908, but below
those of 1902, and Omaha and st. 10
seph dropped below the receipts OF
1903. ST. Louis ran far ahead of 1903.
Kansas City had narrow margin left
in favor of this seasons receipts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
MR.. WILLIAMS SPEECH.

New York Press.-That Mr.. Henry
Gassaway Davis should survive this
trying ordeal OF John Sharp will
liams speech Is the best evidence SO
far offered that the democratic candi-
date for vice president Is not a victim
of the usual inflrmities OF an octo-
genarian. Mr.. Williams notifications
address, IL possible, Is drearier than
the one inflicted on the st. Louis con-
vention by him as It's temporary chair
man. Perhaps one democrat in every
thousand will read it through, and out
OF that unfortunate number we doubt
If more than one In a hundred will
understand exactly what he is driving
at, except that there ought to be free
trade between nations because there Is
free trade between states. and that he
wants the republican party put out
and the democratic party put In.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press.-There was
neither point, wit nor hurnor In his
speech. 1t was simply very cheap irony
and an overdose of IT. A sense OF ft-1
ness would have saved him from talk
ing like momtebanls on am occasiorrl
of the kind For either he was address,
ing the next vice president or he waSi
opening the quadrennial obsequtes-j
F1ippancy IN either case WAS out OF
place. We suspect, however, that Mr..
Williams, who has displayed more
good sense than any other democrat tnl
congress- regards the whole business
as roaring farce and tried to give his
conception of his part therein
New York Globe.-Mr. Williams noti
only made a speech as long as Mr.
| Davis but 1t was composed on the the-I
I,ory that the person to whom 1t was
addressed was not an individual buE
! a public meeting. There WIS very ht-l
4 4 H. Ia ~, =
and when Mr.. Davis heard that heI
must have been grateful that there
| was so little of 1T. As shurnorou0|
effort" It would be hard to find a par;
allel to this speech In our political an-'
nails. Surely no vice presidential can
didate was ever before compelled to-
listen to SO remarkable an outpouring.
| Philadelphia PYess.--It would be fdle
| TO follow Mr.. Williams through his
| tortuous discourse and show it's abb
stlrditfes. His arguments are berIeatt1
contempt. His analogies have no par
alleiisn. Els history Is a travesty- His
irony is ribaldry. When man inn
| AGNES that he Is puncturfng the arr
gument for diversified national indus
tries by picturfng Jersey bananas and
| Florida wheat; when he fancieS he
overthrows the foundation of protec-
ton by asking why not a tariff be-
Il tween states. when he deludes himself
with the idea that he disposes OF the
economic truths based on difference of
labor cost by inquiring why the black
labor of the south has not run out the
) white labor Of the north; when his
whole speech is made up of such ire
f<Ancies it WOULD be fol- to take him
up seriously in detail. lis deliverance
is a prolonged sneer at the president
and it will excite disgust with decen
minded men even aYnOnE his own par
tisans He shows mo sense Of III
gravity and Importance of the occa-
sion or of the dignity with which II
should be met. Instead of the speech
of a leader it is the performance of q
clown.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Cedar Rapids Republican dis
Germs beauty in the corn plant, aside
from the mere dollars and cents of It.
For form and color and grace there
is nothing that grows in Iowa. asserts
the Republican, that exceeds the corn
stalk. from root to tassel, with the
glorious leaves and the swelling ears.
Doubtless, as a wise man said about a
certain berry, God might have made a
better plant than the corn, but doubt
less he didn't"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Dubuque, with her dearth of mar
riages, might follow the example of
Bergen, N. J. At Scheutzen park a
resort near Bergen,a young couple con-
suited an automatic fortune telling ma
chine which prophesied that they were
to be married soon. At once they hunt
ed up q clergyman and had the knot
tied. Dubuque would do we'll to set one
of these machines on every street cor
NOR .1's
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Henry Cabot Lodge says victory is
sure for the republican party. And that
from Massachusetts. II some of those
fasteners should come west they
could see what real republican senti-
ment Is,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
PARkER,s MISTAKE.

In his speech of acceptance, Judge
Parker says of antitrust legislation:
"What is needed is not so much other
and different laws, as officials having
both the disposition and the courage
to enforce existing law"
Oh, no that is not the need, for the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Even Frank James, the Missouri out
law has come over to the republican
party. He says he has been foolish for
long time and long enough. Pretty
soon there will not be any democratic
party except Dave Hill, Tom Taggart,
Murphy and McCarren, and they are
always fighting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Anyway. If the democrats can't find
someone to run for congress against
Major Lacey. they will save the party
from berg beaten at one more place
on ID ) tictat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

There is no reason why domestic
employment should be placed beyond
the pale of the self respecting Ameri-
can girl who must work for her living,
declares the Sioux City Journal
There is every reason why we should
not be looking abroad for domestic
servants while there is such keen COM
petition among our home girls for 9TH
er and less attractive forms Of employ
ment."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

'-Time is depicting the ranks of the
Boys In Blue" says the Des Moines
Register and Leader. "A mere scat
tering remnant will be alive to cele-
brate the semi-centennial of the fall
Of Richmond. Twenty years hence, the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

lieve that God is just. Sincerely can
they give thanks to their emperor.
Nicholas has begun the redemption
of Russia.
The people must complete it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Itch on human cured in thirty min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
This never fails. Sold by w. w. Elnis,
Druggist, Ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The Iowa City Republican cannot
understand what relation there is be-
tween intemperance and cracking a
bottle of champagne on ship as it
glides into the water.
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and
SKIN DISEASES
C u r e d

By the use of the X-Ray we are
making many cures of cancer and skin
diseases. The wonderful effect the
x-Ray has on cancer and skin troubles
is really magical.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The Valley Junction Express points
out that in spite of law gambling goes
on, from betting on the races and the
church fair lottery to government land
drawings, and it concludes that as a
matter of fact we are all gamblers in
some form or some sense. I'm some
periods of our lives" it says, I'VE all
take chances and make wagers. The
problem of human existence is itself
one of great gamble"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Judge Parker should have uttered a
ringing note in his first speech" says
the Des Moines Register and Leader.
"Then he would have escaped this adj
vice which his timidity has invited.
He should have proflted by Longfel-
lows advice, be bold. be bold, and ev-
ermore be bold"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
DR.. WlBERI SRALLENBERGER

THE REGULAR AND RELIABLE
CHICAGO SPECIALIST.
who has visited adjacent towns since
1891. will be at Gttumwa. BaIlingall
Hotel, Wednesday, Sept. Z, 1904, Gone
day only) and return once every
IS days. Office hours, a. m. to 8
p. m.
FAIRFIELD, Leggett House. Tues
day, Sept. 6, 1904.
SIGoURNEY. Merchants Hotel.
Friday Sept. g. 1904.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

NERVOUS DEBILITY

Are You nervous and Respondent; weak
and debilitated; tired mornings; no ambi.
tion-lIfcless; memory poor; easily ia.
tigued: excltable and irritable; eyes sunken,
red and blurred; plmples on face; dreams;
restless. hnggard looking, weak back: de.
post In urine and drains at stool; dlstrnst.
iu; want Of confidence; lac; of energy aud
strength?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Mr.. S. j. Christy of Floris came to
me in June 1903 with an epithelial can
Ger on his lower lip. He had cancer
on the cheek the fall before and had it
removed with paste but one came on
the lip in few months afterward The
X-Ray was applied and he was cured
in about three weeks.
Mrs. Taylor Rupe. residing south of
Ottumwa, had a cancer on her nose
which had bothered her for three
years. It was getting larger and more
angry. applied the X-Ray and it soon
began to wither and soon disappeared
She was treated in 1902 and has no
manifestations of the disease at pres
ent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The vinton Eagle saws that of course
Parker was very kind to refuse a sec
ond term before he got the first but
he would have been Just as wise had
he left the matter to the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Bishop Potter married one of the
richest women in the country a few
years ago and he is building the most
costly cathedral on this continent in
New York.-The Sioux City Tribune
says: IF that subway saloon don't
pay he will probably be able to find
consolation in other activities"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The, Sioux City Journal regards the
satisfactory closing of the Turkish
affat as an addition to the long list Of
achievements,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

LET the Iowa Agriculture college
make all the engineers it will-the
world needs Them" says the Marshall
town Times-Republican, but its
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Uncle Henry Gassaway's expectan-
CIV runs eighteen days short of the end
of the next presidential term says
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil. His
nomination was based on the expecta-
ton that he would live until the cam
paign committee called on him. After
that those instrumental in his resur-
rection are not Interested"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Send for book Of testimonials On
rupture, piles, Send for book on vari.
cocale. Write me for information, adj
dress
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
Many Other Cures Cured.

My office is an institute for the cure
of chronic and nervous diseases. Dis
ease of women, piles, fletuIa, rupture,
and varIcoeele. We cure the worst
cases of nervous debility and attending
symptoms. Cure catarrh of the nose
throat and lungs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Diseases such as rheumatism, scla.
tlca, neuralgia, blood and kidney dis.
cases. Dropsy cured. Electro-Ther-
NAL, Turkish, Russian baths eradicate
diseases. We give every form of
baths. You need not go to Hot Springs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

Bishop Peters New York subway
saloon may succeed, but If 1t does II
will do so against the prayers of the
God-fearing mothers
and fathers Of the land" AYERS the
Charles City Intelligencer.
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greatest value to the state will always
be as a training school for farmers and
live stock breeders and dairymen."

The Dubuque Times denies that the
small attendance at the st. Louis ex-
position has been caused by lack of
advertising or low railroad rates. THE
fact is that such expositions must de-
pend very largely on local patronage.
says the Times, '.and In such city as
st. Louis this patronage is barred by
closing the gates on Sunday"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The Dubuque Times says that
Clark remains the confessed
leader of the militant democracy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The Manchester Press refuses to be-
Iieve that Grandpa" Davis declines to
cough UP. "The old man was nomi-
mated to cough up and he will cough
up before the campaign is over" it
predicts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

ut is at least a relief to know" says
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, that
there Is only about month left this
year In which sweltering humanity
may be told that hot weather is good
for the corn"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27
Diseases of Men and Private
Diseases a Speciality.

Blood Poison, Spermatorrhea, VarIcocele,
Hydrocele, Debility, Nervousness. Dizziness,
Defective Memory. ETC.. which ruins mind
md body, positively cured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-27

The Cedar Rapids Gazette suspects
that the announcement that the ia
panese navy will enter on an "active
campaign" will be calculated to Jar
the Russians some.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-09
WRECK IN CANADA.
Five Persons Killed in Smashup in
Manitoba-Lord Mimic on the
Train, But injured.

Winnipeg, Man., Sept. 3.-Five people
were killed on the west-bound Imperial
Limited at Sintaluta Thursday night.
The only identified dead is Mrs. Dis
sett, of Edmonton. The injured are Mrs.
J. Brett and Miss Golden, who were on
their way to Manila; Miss Murray, on
the way to Shanghai; Ira Ross, bound
to Victoria, and the porter, L. P. Hart.
The switch was left open by train
crew which had just left the town, and
the Transcontinental express dashed in
upon a freight train. Owing to the fact
that the dead were in their night clothes
and the porter unconscious, it has been
impossible to learn the names of the
other victims.
The governor general, Lord Mimic
and party were on the train, but escaped
uninjured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-09

ing as target for the swooping foe.
The commander is greatly daring, and
luck is with him. He approaches his
prey and runs up within striking dis
lance unobserved, for the strong beams
have momentarily left the course he is
taking and leave black space in which
he can steal onward unseen. A signal
from the conning-tower, and the first
torpedo is discharged. Another order
and the second goes, lest the first should
have missed the target.
But the luck of the bold has been with
the commander, and both the terrible
missiles have struck home. BY the
time they explode the destroyer has
turned and Is racing back into the
dark night and safety. OF retaliatory
fire there is none. since hopeless panic
has fallen upon the battleship's COM
pany when the roar and conclusion
have pronounced her doom.
A few lives are saved, but she herself
and nearly all her crew have disap-
peared. 1t is a noble victory
than annihilating regiment on land
could be, because another regiment can
be raised in few days or weeks, men
being plentiful and cheap; but battle
ship is the work Of many months, and.
with most nations, several years.
WALTER WOOD.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-09
News in Brief.

Captain Frank A. Peterson of the
Minneapolis fire department commit
ted suicide.
Purse snatchers have been working
in Minneapolis for the past few days
successfully.
Judge John A. Lovely will accept
the democratic nomination for judge
of the supreme court.
Of the 500 students who have al
ready registered at the "U'' at least
400 are young women.
Pickpockets began operations at
the union depot, st. Paul, despite the
presence of the corps of extra blue
coats and detectives who are in wait
for Just such thieves. G. 81. Coyken-
dali, uniformed gateman, was one
of the victims. He was robbed of
gold watch valued at $50.
James Macmillan of Minneapolis
Yesterday received a message from
F. w. Taylor, superintendent of the
departments of agriculture and hor-
ticulture at the st. Louis fair, re-
ouesting him to accept the position
of Juror of that award at the Louisi-
! ana Purchase exposition.