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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
INSURANCE FRAUD.

The most amusing insurance fraud on record is enc of the oldest. It dates back to 1130 and fhereaboufs. when it was worked three times by a young woman with an extraordinary power of stimulating death. and an elderly man who passed for her uncle Twice. in different parts Of England. she in- sured her life in her uncleHs favor. went into commissions and. fo all appear anees. died The third time the game was played with sn ingenious vsria- ton The uncle went to a life insur- sncet company. explained that he wss in financial straits. and wished fo bor- row money on his niereis estate To compensate for such loan he would have 10 insure her life for ifs value. but could not afford to have this in- surance berone known. as # would sxpe<e his financial condition and ruin his credit. The company therefore agreed to write the insurance under bond of serrerv- As usual the young woman went into eonvuisions and diej- Before her funeral she lsy in state for all the world fo sec Her u1rie wss rrD<trssed- He did not fry fo ceiIest rlpe insurance for eone months and when he did fhe ~empeny pef hssi in full with expressions of rpzl rynPa- thy. So did nine ofhef cemFnn5es wkfrb be had sslesce0 by fbe esDe rupe. cd he 15ene1 h1g o1ere e1 soe cssefaeof ~fth . v4y m(u1eve fof- eUo~-xu11fo uQuo1Hs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
BATTLE FOR rrs rlAa
Two Cslssess Dsspsse Over vssssass
 Dasser as Crenk-s DSev.

Two Cslssess Dsspsse Over vssssane
 Dasser as Crsnk-s Bier.
 NEW YORK. May is.-A dispute b. tween Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner oe the Veteran corps of 1872 and Nrs. \. C. Norehouse. honorary colonel of fhe saDe seriety. over the ewperrhip cf aae esused considerable exciteneqt ss shec ritz haiI as the funeral ps~ cession in honor cf Hiram Crcnk- thn last survivor of the var of 1872 wsp getting under way here.
 The dispute took plsce cn the sseFo of fhe city ksil Nrs- NsreAo0se. wAs was in eoboners Enffcrm. claimed the aas ss ber property. while CessseI Gardiner. wfso wns also iB uniform ciaimed if he;ansed to his yesereo corps The dispute was affrscfing corssisrabte afsenfbon wises Ccloae1 Gardner cgt t sbors hy waFkIng svav and Deavfns Mnl Nesehope stas11nU os the ss<ps
 Aft0ward the cslsnpi sfafed thnt the Co hsd hexe Eisee1 fer eeme tfDe hy sbe vetesss csg7s. an1 vtD h vns lssrs~eree rAp euW e1n1uu1 eu1wsAzp se n on1 no1nnDa opv f1na R 01D Q D pr1u1ooou1 D GUon1o R lcW UnDunDuoo Gonom ons GHo uun0 onQ Gu1uD7 1uG1z1s G11opu - =
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
SHOOK WAS IN COURT.
sessasisn ., Sonsrvills (N. D hss.
 Ger Trial.

SOMERvILLE. \. l.. May 19.-One of the three whispering and disappear. ing evil geniuses on whom George E. Woods lawyers have relied to show that the accused murderer lived in . subsconscious state and was irrespon. sible appeared in the flesh in the court here and caused a tremendous sensa. tion.
 He was William D. Mack of Long Branch and he knows Wood and Wood knows him. Mack is as big as heavy weight prize fighter and he sconFs at the suggestion that he is merely the creation of Woods diseased brain.
 Prosecutor Riger thinks he has given a deathblow to the contention of the insanity experts that Wood is the vic tim of '.Dr. Jekyll and Mir. Hyde
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19

dual personality. He argued with the jury that the other two demons" whom Wood says prompted him to take his journey of murder were either as alive as Mack is or that Wood in- vented them to save himself from the gallows.
 Dr. Sidney Wilde of New York. called by the defense. said he examined Wood in the Tombs. He was in | subcon- scious condition and was not able to distinguish between right and wrong then. he said. Al the present time. the witness said. Wood knew the differ ence.
 Wood showed outward indifference to the proceedings in court. Opinion is divided as to whether he was in- sane when Grocer George Williams of Watching was murdered. but the ap- pearance of Mack in the fiesh has shat- tered much faith in the insanity the ory.
 Prosecutor Rizer beiittles Woods wild story about the little black man who harassed him and chased him all over the country
 The prosecuting attorney said it lad been shown beyond a doubt inst VII Hams had been shot and killed by Wood and that the only issue as stake is the mental state and capacity of the defendant He concluded. The state insists that George Wood willfully snd'deliberafely murdered George VII Hams and asks for q verdict in the first degree
 It is said that by pleading euilty fo murder in the second degree Wood rll -ssate an attempt to bring his trisI fn q sudden cIose this morning Yesterday sn leaving court he broke down and said:
 70 Cod if could get hack my mem ery for that week- even though I shouh learn that I did kill him. I don't kno~ anything sbouf is af all and the evidence has been such . sur prise-
 It is expected tbst the ease will Q to the jury today
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

Fisherman's luck often depends. like other forms of luck. on right prepaYa- ton. Before you go fishing supply yourself with a good outfit of tackle from our assortment. There is 6 lot of satisfaction in having complete fish ing kit and our low prices make 1t easy to have one. A. C. Walker, the druggist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
PEACE 'HovsRs ovEa CHICAGO

 Pareats Formed . Procession and
 FeseeS chiiares Back ts sehoeL
 CHICAGO. May 10.-Peace in the teamsters' strike is still hanging in the balance. and althcueh it is generally expected that settlement will soon be reached it seemed last night further away than it did twenty-four hours igo.
 It is confidently asserted by the team owners association that the teamsters have consented to arbitrate the trouble.
 Strike" conditions in the public schools took on . new color when 15o parents of the children of the D. 6. Wentworth school district formed . procession and marched their ''strike fever" sons and daughters bsck to the school. The parents stayed near the building for some time to make sure that the children remained fin school.
 More warrants were sworn out by superinteadenf Bcdine for schoolbcys wbo have not returned to school after warning notices had been served
 For the first time in several days eots broke out and there were numer. ous nghts between nonunion men and teamsfers.
 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. wbo has been in Chicago for two days ne gotistIng for peace in the present trou- bIe. last night left for Dayton O.
 President shea of the Teamsters' union was the chief witness in the hearing before Master Tn Chancery sherman. He refused 10 snswer most of the questions put to him. declaring that his answeS would tend te merlin mate him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
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NEW YORK May 1s--FuneraI sesv- ices over the body of Herberf Crsker. scn ~ Richard CrokeS. wbo died s0d- denIy in fse wess . Se~ days ga. wsrv hen ss the Churrh ef et- IezafiW bere- Nrs. Rickard Crokef. u1e 0ssh9- vas to IlI ss asles1L At tbe eAUcb . " - VI eese1rn1t1 A1nua on el oose CUf1nf vge ug111M u112 @
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
ae~a la.sker Dsv1se Ds.A-

PHILADELPHIA May 12.-Joseph EIkinfon- ooe of tue best known min issess of fbe esciefy Of Friends in Aaersca. h 1eaA st his sso8er beDe Deaf here from sn fIlBeD broushf ss by ever~erk dsrfng s1e yesriy Deet- ing ef lasf DssshL Nr- ukinaee ves se<esty -Gve yeoFB ef aGp
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
Q. u. L.rs xsrs~S sy rsIl.

WORCESTER. Msss-. May 1e.-Or. isndo N. Lcrh- hfr-two yesrs old su- perinteadenf of schools Of Portland. Me. who fell from 4 third story win co~ of the Commonwealth hotel bere. died ct fbe city hcepissI at s:lo o'cioch last night ss . result of injuries vhich he sustsined- Nn. Lord arrived ffvu; Portland before he died
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
Look Out {:

Pneumonia b very prevalent just .ow. White pine and tar wards It oil. Take ours. Take no other. and you take no chances. 25 cents takes ths bottle. FITZPATRICk'S Pharmacy, East Main and Wall sreetA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19
j nral lTy Goods Co HE LAST DAYS OF THE GREAT LIQUIDATION
 SALE.
 SATURDAY

as usual is a day of exception Il values in Furnishing Goods and to-morrow list affords many rare bargains.
 READ THE ITEMS CAREFULLY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19

gmBs1 WDov1s oson0usGnss.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
ANOTHER FANCY SHATTERED.

Rosy-hued fancy often goes amlss
and the latest failure of what looked
Ike a good plan is that Of the Chicago
Review, daily paper which was start
ed not long ago by Des Moines peo-
rle headed by Mrs. Ella Hamilton
Iurley and her brother, John ]. Ham
:lton. Both of these people are we'll
known in southeastern Iowa, having
feen engaged in newspaper work at
Bloomfield for some time before going
to Des Moines, where they conducted
the Daily News for several years.
They are able newspaper managers,
but they knew when they had had
enough in the Chicago proposition,
and recently suspended publication of
the Review because of a lack of pa
tronage
The Review was called "The White
Paper" because it was an exponent
CT all that is not yellow" in journal
ism. No sensational news nor adver-
| Using matter was allowed to find place
in the Reviews columns 1t was dis
tinctly family paper, one that could
be read from cover to cover without
sight of feature even remotely Of.
fensive. 1t was heralded far and wide
throughout the country as the only
! ideal family newspaper" But it was
t not appreciated evidently and it quit
This does not indicate that the peo
pie of Chicago and of the country at
large do not like to read anything
that is not sensational, but it means
1 that people like to read all the news
| A newspaper can print all the news
without printing it in an offensive OF
an ultra-sensational manner. The PEG
| pie who subscribe for newspaper are
/ entitled to all the news of the day or
which that paper is published. Theil
morals will not be perverted by read
/ ing news as it is prepared for goot
newspaper, though some matter tina
is contained in certain so-called ''yel
low" papers is truly offensive ant
would be better omitted than publish
ed as it is. 1t is seldom necessary tt
exclude news in order to make a news
paper Clean but it is often best t.
write it carefully in order that it ma.
not offend.
"The White Paper would be appro
i pirate in a white World" but unit
] such condition is attained the pape
that prints the news is the one tina
will achieve popularity and success
1t is one of the duties of a newspape
to try to aid the morals of the com
munity in which it is published, blu
that aid cannot be given by purgini
!, its columns of all but church news an
matters that are really not of inter
est. A warning of the wrong that ez
lists is the best guard against fallin
into ways that are dark, and the war;
ing is what is given by the well cor
Quoted newspaper that prints all tn
: news
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
Real Estate Ira nsfers.

Lynch, w. J. and wife to Wilbur
Miller. lot 10, Caster 4th add, Eldon,
$500.
Wertz, H. ]. and wife to A F. and
S. F.. Dunn lot 10 and part lot IA,
Bladensburg ;aIso part lot 20, blk. 4,
Bladensburp, $3.50.
Anderson, A. P. and wife to c. C,
Boose, lot IL. Dain add. Ottumwa
$780,
Rsdel, Julia A. to Addie r. Hilles,
lot 10, blk. 40, Eldon. s1.oo.
Hilles, Addie r. and husband to H.
S. Furtney, same as above. $1,000.
Stoessel Mary K. and j. Henry to
Albert @. Peterson. part lots So and 60
Robinson's End add. Ottumwa, $3.50.
Stevens, Fred and wife to +. A.
Weirsmith, lot H. Stevens & French
add. Ottumwa, $3.50.
Schwartzenbach. Henry to Minnie S
Shore, lot 80, Dain add. Ottumwa
81 400.
Travis, Bridget and VIM. to julia
A. Cannon, Sc. ", NE. Il and NE
n, Sc. n. sec. 20-72-14. Preserving
mineraD $4,000.
Harris, Charles and wife to Eliz
Long, lots IS and 81, blk. 4, Bladens
burg, $3.50.
Wilcoxson, Frank A. and wife t,
Susan Wilcoxson, 90. c. d. lot 1 AM
| =. half lot 2, blk. 4, Agency, $500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
MISSIONARY WORK.

Traffic officials of the Maryland &
Pennsylvania and the Western Mary
land railroads report this year an al
most phenomenal yield Of corn in the
part of Maryland through which those
two lines run. In the territory of the
Western Maryland company the gain
this year over last years crop is given
as nearly forty per cent according to
figures gathered by the Baltimore Sun,
and along the lines of the Maryland &
Pennsylvania conservative estimate
of the increase is thirty per cent The
about six barrels to the acre, SO that it
can be easily understood that the
growth of corn in the upper counties
of the state is little short of marvellous.
Maryland farmers, when they sell
their corn and pocket the extra dollars
the heavy crop brings them, can well
afford to devote NON ent's time to a
little thanksgiving service this year,
and some Of the thanks are due to peo-
pie away out here in Iowa For the
Courier figured in & piece of mission
airy work which, according to Maryland
railroad officials, is responsible in large
measure for the splendid corn crop
and the resulting. prosperous condition
of the Maryland farmer. The Baltimore
Sun of recent date, after telling of the
wonderful crop along the two lines of
railroad mentioned above, says:
THE cause for the enormous yield in
the upper counties are various. John
rs Bull of the Maryland & Pennsyl.
vania, thinks the corn specials which
| took in that section before the plant
! ing season, were most important fac.
| tor There has been little or no in.
crease in the acreage planted, said Mr.
! Bull, but the greater attention the crop
received and the favorable weather
conditions during the growing season
have added to the greater production
The corn specials were encouraged
by G. Bosley Littig, who, besides being
a member of the chamber of commerce
and large handler of grain, is pros
porous farmer of Hartford county,"
| Mr. Littig is rightly given credit for
the running of the seed specials in
Maryland, but he says that the idea
was given him by careful reading OF
the articles published in the Courier
| last spring of the work done by Pro
fessor5 P. G. Holden of Ames college
and his assistants, who were on the
! Burlington railways seed corn special
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
PRAYERS FOR PEORIA.

Des Moines Capital.-At a meeting
of the Ministerial association of Peoria
on Monday it was decided that some
thing must be done at once to start
a revival Of religion. It seems the
clergymen were of. one mind in ar
tributing the present sore need of the
city to the defalcation of Dougherty,
the long trusted banker, philanthropist
and school superintendent. Dough-
erty has shaken the city to it's very
foundations" they said. People have
begun to lose confidence in one an
other, and something must be done. In
the schools, over which the indicted
prisoner presided for twenty years,
held up as a model man, there has
come a feeling Of distrust,. and the
children do not seem to be so ready
to believe the lessons which are told
them by their teachers"
Outsiders have been long claiming
that Peoria was past praying for. The
place has brazenly and proudly re-
joiced for over generation in claim
ing the distinction of making more
whisky than any other in the world.
II was long the home of Colonel Bob
Irgersoll, the champion agnostic Of
the day. 1t produced Emma Abbott;
also Bob Burdette. 1t is a pretty look
ing town, but wicked.
Having piped and sung and gone to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
C0|NFUCIUS


Confucuis, the great Chinese sage
was born in the state of Lu, SOL b, &,
His father, an old soldier, died when
Confucius was only three years old,
leaving him and his mother very poor
When young man, he had, for
while, charge of the public stores and
public herds.
At the age of % he began his career
as teacher In Sol new ruler
made him governor of the town OF
Chung-tu, where he brought about a
striking reformation in the manners
and the morals of the people. Soon
after he became minister Of state
and the most powerful man in It, For
three years he was as successful in
ruling and reforming the people, as
he had been when only town gov.
ernor. Dishonesty was unknown; 10y.
atty and good faith were the charac.
teristics of the men.
Confucius became the idol of the
people. Soon breach was made be.
tween him and the ruler, and for
twelve years, with company of dis.
ciples, he travelled through other
Chinese states, teaching as he went.
sometimes the company was welcom.
ed by high princes; at others they had
not enough to eat and were in danger
of their lives.
Then a new ruler summoned Con.
fucius back to his native state, where
he died 479 B. G.
Today almost every large town in
China has Confucius temple and two
times each year the Chinese emperor
does honor to his memory
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31

to express the common sense advice
that appeals to workers, but NJ Albert
Us Coverdell, whoever he may be, has
written some verses that may serve
as the exception to prove the rule. His
theme is Drag the roads, in itself
good advice to every farmer in Iowa,
where the roads are uniformly so bad
that every farmer in the state loses
much money every year because of
the added expense necessary because
of the hard hauls to market. The rur-
al mail carriers, since they have be-
come organized, are taking an active
interest in the good roads question,
and the Ottumwa men who carry mail
through the country have placed their
full endorsement upon Mr.. Coverdell's
lines. 1t is at their request that the
Courier publishes the poem, which is
printed under the appelation, Every.
! body Drag:
When the smiles Of spring appear,
Drag the roads;
When the summertime is here,
Drag the roads;
When the corn is In tie ear;
In the winter cold and drear;
Every season in the year;
Drag the roads!
When you've nothing else to do
Drag the roads.
If but for an hour or two,
Drag the roads.
1t will keep them good as new,
With purpose firm and true.
| Fall in line! It's up to you:
| Drag the roads!
Would you do the proper thing?
| Drag the roads.
Set the system on the wing;
Drag the roads.
Give the drag lively swing;
Toss the laurel wreath to King!
Hats Off Everybody sing:
\ Drag the roads!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
RoosEvELT's NEWEST CRUSADE.

Roosevelts newest crusade, directed
against the overplus of rough work in
the game of football is sure of popu-
lar endorsement among the non-play-
ing laity, but 1t is wide move, one
that includes many details, and 1t will
find many enemies among football
players and college men in general.
The students of st. Johns school at
Manlius, N. Y, have decided that after
this year they will not play football at
that institution and the reason is set
forth in a resolution adopted by the
undergraduate body. It follows: .
'"That football as it is now played,
lis more for college than for prepare
tory schools.
That professionalism and fake
scholarships are largely responsible
for the unnecessary roughness, slug
glng and demoralizing influences of
an otherwise noble game.
That we endorse President Roose-
velt's efforts to cleanse the game
In the majority Of the undergrad
uate schools there is no professional
ism, but in colleges and universities,
regardless of the showing made at in
vestigations, there is professionalism
to an extent that would not believed
by the general public without indisput-
able proof. Such proof in any
quantity is hard to get, but it keeps
coming to the surface every little
while and the careful observer can
not but know that men are paid to at.
tend school at many places and are
given many inducements to secure
their presence, on the football squad
of their alma matters. They are profess
SIGNALS whenever they take any emol
ument for their services, whetheryit is
in the form of money or privileges
! that are not accorded the average
student, and being professionals, work
ing for a wage. they put as much
roughness and real brutality into the
game as they can. giving thus as much
value received" as possible The
sentiment of which romancers sing
i the love of the alma mater is impos
sible when commercialsm decides
whether a man makes the team" o.
loses his place This is the hardes
i nut to crack in the whole question o
college football and it will prove the
hardest obstacle to President Roose
welt and the other men who are tryins
to put college athletics upon the basi
/ they Should have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31
Very Low one-Way Rates California
and Northwest, RurIInqton Route.


Daily, Sept. IL to October 81, the
Burlington Route will sell one-way
tickets from Ottumwa to San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and
many other California points for
s29.25; to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle
and nearby points for $1,000: to Vic.
toria and Vancouver for $1,000; to
Spokane and points as far west as
Ellensburg and Wenatchee, Wash,
and Umatilla, Oregon. for $26.5O; to
Billings, Mont, for $19.OO;e to Butte
Helena and Anaconda for a$24.0O; to
Salt Lake City. Ogden and numerous
other Utah points for $24.00.
Daily tourist car service during this
period from Ottumwa to Utah and
California; and from Lincoln to the
Northwest, via Lincoln, Neb., or from
st. Paul. Personally conducted ex
cursions to San Francisco and Los
Angeles on frequent dates.
Let me answer your questions.
w. s. Parker, Agent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31

on it's trip throughout southern Iowa
The idea was new one to Mr.. Littig,
but it attracted his attention at once
and he wrote to the Courier for fur
Their information The result was that
he interested the railroad officials of
the two companies mentioned and or
ganized seed corn specials on their
lines. The Maryland farmers listened
attentively tothe advice of the speakers
who accompanied the trains and acted
in accordance. The result is obvious,
and the moral, equally easy to find, is
that missionary work. is as helpful in
agriculture as it is in religious work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-31

Little by little the case of the Chi
cago packers is working toward trial
The district attorney is working hard
on an answer to the pleas of the de-
PENDANTS and will boldly charge them
with disappearing the facts In their
attempts to disprove the charges made
in the indictments. Maybe the truth
will come out at last and the public
will learn the real state of affairs in
the meat business in Chicago. At any
rate there is every reason as yet to
believe that the federal authorities are
doing everything in their power to get
at the facts