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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
SECRETARY WILSON WILL
DRIVE THE RASCALS OUT

lnSS, WHICH now constitute the Blue
Ridge mountain summer annex to the
weather bureau. To this annex some
of the department officials and their
families and friends retire for their
week enu outings and for longer va
cations during the heated spells, when
Washington becomes too hot for COM
fort. Fine horses and carriages are
kept at the summer annex, and it is
understood to be otherwise supplied
with all conveniences and luxuries of
a gentleman's country house.
Plans Complete Reorganization.
Secretary Wilson will begin his
house cleaning by complete reorgan-
ization of the crop statistics bureau.
He outlined his plan in an interview
here today, saying:
1T is my intention to create board
with Assistant Secretary Hays at its
head, which shall handle all crop sta
tistics. l appointed board a little
while ago, the members of which
handle the statistics individually, and
turn in their results to me or Mr..
Hays. The present board is sort of
makeshift affair 1t was the best we
could organize in hurry from the
people IN the department.
1T is my intention to organize a
board of four men, two of whom will
be from the south. The other two
will be from other parts of the coun-
try. They will be the best men we
can ind in the country, men of char
acter. standing and education They
will be scientific experts in whom the
country will have absolute confidence
All reports will be sent to me from
the field and I will place them at the
proper time in the hands of these sci
entists. Each will make up his esti-
mate and the four estimates will be
resolved either by me or by Assistant
Secretary Hays.
providing for only one man at the
head of the bureau of crop statistics
That one man might leave the depart
ment, he might get sick or he might
prove to be a rascal. This ideal elm
mates any of these possibilities. Then
too, it will insure perfect security and
confidence"
Will Not Resign.
At the conclusion of the conference
with the president Secretary Wilson
talked frankly about some phases of
the work in his department He was
asked whether there was any likeli-
hood of his early REIMBURSEMENT of
his portfolio as secretary of agricul-
ture. He replied, with smile:
L have not been asked to go and
am not intending to resign. l am
going to stick to my post and con-
tinue to build up that great depart
ment. You will recall that when
went there found practically nothing
but few roll top desks and half
dozen half starved scientists. Since
tnat time we have built up an i'm
proved branch Of the government.
The agricural department today is a
great department, and, may say is
as sound as a nut. We are trying
every day to make 1t better Since
took charge Of it 279 people have
been let out of its servece for vari-
GUS reasons, many of them on charges
Of one kind or another We make it
point to keep only first class men
and women. The purpose OF the in
vestigatiol-5 now in progress is to
purge the department of all selfish
ness and corruption, and that end will
be accomplished. 1t is my purpose
and it is the purpose of the Presi-
dent"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
Was In Poor Health for Years,

Ira w. Kelley of Mansfield. Pa,
writes: 81 was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and
bladder trouble, and spent consider
able money consulting physicians
without obtaining any marked benefit,
but was cured by Foley's Kidney
Cure, and 1 desire to add my testi-
mony that it may be the cause of re-
storing the health of others" Refuse
substitutes. For sale by w. D. Elliott,
Druggist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
ELDON.

Eldon, Aug. 1.-R. ]. Bole, of Beaver
Falls, Pa, was in the city yesterday
cn business.
Bert Davis, of Batavia, was in the
city yesterday.
church, is very ill.,
Needham, a daughter.
George and John Scott, of Selma,
passed through here today, enroute to
Pomona, Mo.
M. c. Conrad has returned to his
home in Chickasa, l. T.
Mrs. M. Hills and son, David, leave
today for their home in lola, Kansas
after an extended visit with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Lyle Hall will leave for Douds
for short visit soon.
T. j. Da is left for Oklahoma City
today.
Mrs. A L. Kyle left on No. today
for Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. A. F. Craig, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. c. W. Hagg
left for her home in ST. Joseph, Mo-
Miss Louise Glotfelt left on No. {
today for Floris.
Roy Huey. of Muscatine, is the guess
of Frank Huey and family.
Misses Belle and Lou Denar, Of
Kansas City. Mo-, who have been visit
ing Miss Cora Crawford, returned hons
today
Mrs. Henry Ritz and Mrs. ]. O. Hun
nell, ST., are Ottumwa visitors today.
Most men show their conceit a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
IoWAN AT CONFERENCE.
President of Penn College on Program
at Friends MEETING.

Richmond, Ind, Aug. At the
Friends national educational confer
ence in session at Earlham college
this forenoon was devoted to conside-
ration Of the educational situation.
Among those VINO participated was
President A. Rosenberger of Penn
College, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
TO OPPOSE HEPBURN.
A. A. Smith Of Mt. Ayr VIII be Can
didate in Eighth for Congress.

Des Moines, Aug. l. Advices
were received in Des Moines yester-
day that Albert A. Smith of Mt. Ayr
law partner of R. H. Spence, chair
man of the Iowa republican state cen
trail committee, would be candidate
for the republican nomination for con-
gress in the eighth district against
Col W. P. Hepburn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03

August 9. Everybody is cordially in
vited.
The Epworth league annual social
was held Monday evening at the honle
Of VIM. v. Linders. There were some
i'ovel features in this social, which att
tracted considerable attention. These
socials are always very interesting at
fairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
FoREsTERs AT BOSTON.
Catholic Order Meets in Seventeenth
International Convention,

Boston, Aug. 1.-The seventeenth
international biennial convention of
the Catholic Order of Foresters op-
ened here today to continue until Fri
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
WILL cUMBAck DEAD.
Well Known Writer and Politician,
Passes Away in Indiana.

Greensburg Ind, Aug. 1. Will
Cumback a well known author. poll
itician and lecturer, died at his home
here today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03
WOMAN is KILLED.
Mrs. Bradford, Wife of Farmer, Gored
to Death by Bull.

What Cheer, Aug. Mrs. Bradford,
the wife of we'll known farmer, was
gored to death by bull at her home
near the village of Indianapolis yes
terday. Mrs. Bradford had entered
the COW lot when the animal suddenly
became enraged and attacked her.
She was thrown down and her body
was horribly crushed by the brute
which gored and trampled her.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03

Most men show their conceit of
themselves hy their criticism of 9TH
ers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-03

Everybody is cordially in.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
HE STOPPED THE PAPER.
That Is His Copy of It, But the Met
ropolitan Daily Continued
Publication.

An acquaintance met Horace Greeley
one day, and said: Mr.. Greeley, I've
stopped your paper"
Have your" said the editor. well
that's too bad" And he went his way.
The next morning Mr.. Greeley met
his subscriber again. and said: 81
thought you had stopped the Tribune"
so | did"
Then there must be some mistake"
said Mr.. Greeley, for / Just came
from the office and the presses were
running. the clerks were as busy as
ever, the compositors were hard at
work, and the business was going on
the same as yesterday and the day
before"
oh" calculated the subscribed, 81
didn't mean that l had stopped the
paper; l stopped only my copy of 1t,
because l didn't like your editorials"
"Pshaw!" retorted Mr.. Greeley. 1T
wasn't worth taking up my time to tell
me such trife as that My dear sir,
il you expect to control the utterance
of the Tribune by the purchase of one
copy a day, or If you think to find
any newspaper or magazine worth
reading that will never express con-
victions at right angles with your
own, you are doomed to disappoinl-
ment."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
COST OF TRIP TO A STAR.
In Money and Time It Amounts to
Something Bewildering
in Figures.

LET us suppose a railway to have been
built between the earth and the fixed star
Centauri," said the lecturer, according to
the Philadelphia Bulletin. by a con-
sideration of this railways workings we
can get some idea of the enormous dis
lance that intervenes between Cen
Taurus and us.
Suppose that ! should decide to take
a trip on this new aerial line to the fixed
star. | ask the ticket agent what the
fare is, and he answers:
THE fare is very low, sir. II is only
cent each hundred miles.
" And what. at that rate. will the
through ticket one way cost?' ask.
"'lt will cost just S1,75O, OOO, OOO' he
answers.
81 pay for my ticket and board the
train. We set off at a tremendous rate.
" How fast?' ask the brakeman, are
we going?'
Sixty miles an hour, sir says he,
and it's a through train. There are no
stoppages.
"'We'll soon be there, then, won't we -
resume
"'We1l make good time, sir says the
brakeman.
land when will we arrive?'
In just 4S,6630O0 years."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
EYES THAT ARE UNCANNY.
Some OF the Curious Things Brought
Up in Deep Sea Sur
roundings.

They caught one fish way down in the
Caribbean that had no eyes at all. nor
any places for eyes, but long antennae
ran out from its nose by which it felt it's
way and found its food, says H. S. Can
fields In the World Without a SUM-" in
st, Nicholas. In the next haul was fish
with two convex lenses in place Of eyes.
These lenses were highly polished. or
FURNISHED; they were of a golden hue,
and they cleaned in the sunlight like
jewels. Another fish, a big fellow. had
eyes which grew on stems, or stalks.
that stuck out six inches from its head
Then came one with an eye that grew on
long stem like lily stem, quite IS
inches from the nose, and the professor
said that 1t was an eye made for poking
itself into other fishes business. The
stem was flexible and waved backward
and forward, or bent with its own
weight; and sometimes the fish tray-
eled with the eye doubled under it about
the middle Of its body, or trailing in the
sand or mud.
Some of the eyes when put into sea-
water In the dark shone like lanterns:
others OF the fishes had brilliant spots
along their sides that emitted ghostly
radiance, and they seemed to have light
ed port holes. or windows, like slender
steamer rushing through the seas after
night.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
AS TOLD BY THE SAILOR.
Changes in Ways of Steamship Pas
sengers in the Last Few
Years.

Throughout the last ten years" said
one of the oldest steamship passenger
agents the other day, there have been
many changes, but one that seems to
have been wholly overlooked.
Now you may observe" continued
this graybeard, as he produced a bundle
of old passenger lists of the early nine
ties and spread them out before him.
that in all of these there is only here
and there sprinkling of folks who go
and come with maids or Wallets as attend
ants on one ship than were carried dur
ing six months ten years ago, relates the
New York Herald.
Another thing; these old-time lists
show that Americans when they went
abroad most always inscribed their
names as John Smith, William Jones and
so on. Now You will find a great ma
jority of the outgoers, and for that mat
ter the homecomers, simply Mr.. Smith
or Mr.. Jones'"
All Of which seems to prove something
though just what is not quite clear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
kRFMPESTER

BAY STALLION with small hind ankles white; weight
pounds. Will make the
BARNS at $40 to Warrant Pedigree Krempese Kempest
by Kremn DamBe Darlington Krempeer
dance of speed and will be
j. IT, STICKNEY, Prop, ShOreham,
F p. BENTLEY, Mgr, NIidd1ebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
DRYNESS OF ATMOSPHERE.
Health Endangered by Lack of Mois-
ture in the Air of Many
Houses.

Indoor humidity has again been dis
cussed by member of the medical pro-
fession, who takes the stand also that
the excessively dry air of houses during
the heated season is injurious to the hui
man organization. because the dry air in
passing over the membranes of the res
piratory passages and the skin calls for
an enormous output of the fluid ele-
ments of these tissues, says the Engin-
erring Record.
This physician, Dr. Henry Mitchell
Smith of Brooklyn, n Y, holds that this
leads to glandular overactivity and its
consequent evils, but he does not offer
the specific proofs which, it has been as
serted, are lacking to show that direct
deleterious effects are thus produced. In
his contribution, which was made to
the Brooklyn Medical society, he men
lions, however, some tests he had con-
Quoted with radiator having an expert
mental moistening apparatus attached,
and he obtained results which concur
with general beliefs as to the relation of
the humidity and temperature.
He found that with a relative humidi-
ty never below so per cent. nor above 10
per cent, 70 degrees Fair was uncom-
fortably hot, 6S degrees was warm and
65 degrees comfortable. 1t was deter
mined by repeated experiments that
temperature of 65 to 68 degrees and a
relative humidity Of so per cent. pro-
duced the most comfortable conditions.
which were in marked contrast to a tenn
perature of " degrees, with relative
humidity Of 80 per cent. The former felt
warm and balmy, he said, and the latter,
Notwithstanding the higher tempera-
ture, chilly and dry and apt to leave the
impression of draftiness. He did not
describe the moistening apparatus, but
said that the mechanism was such that
the control of the temperature and of
the moisture was independent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
DEVELOPING FINE LEGS.
People of Town Built on Hillside
Have to Do a Great Deal
of Climbing.

1t was one of the merits of the feudal
system that it developed the legs of
princes and people alike. The baron al
ways set his castle on the summit of a
hill, so that the capture by an enemy
would be difficult task. says Harper's
Magazine. His retainers-ironically so
called for the reason that he never al
lowed them to retain anything of value
built their huts on the slope of hill
outside of the castle walls, where thew
could hope for the protection of their
lord. The medieval town was therefore
a town that slanted more or less abrupt
ly, and its inhabitants were continually
going up or down hill, to the great de-
velopment of their calves. We some
times wonder how knights and men at
arms in the feudal period could have
borne the weight of their armor. It was
manifestly because of their constant
practice of climbing their hillside streets
and thus developing and hardening their
muscles
These reflections inevitably occur to
the visitor to Subiaco. The town is built
on the sides of a steep hill that rises
abruptly from the middle of the valley.
The hill is crowned by the usual castle.
Many OF the streets are simply stair
ways, and most of the others are as steep
as coal chutes. Walk anywhere in SUI
biaco and you see above you the contin-
ual passing Of legs Of all sorts and con-
ditions. 1t is nearly as HARD to descend
the streets as it is to climb them. You
need not wonder that the typical Subia-
can leg is finely developed, and much af-
fected by artists desiring model legs for
Samson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
Chestnuts a Paying Cron.

The boys may be interested to know
that chestnuts prove very profitable
crop. Experts claim that an orchard
of chestnuts will bring greater returns
to the owner than an apple orchard
of the same size. as the nuts are re-
tailed on the street corners at about
six dollars bushel, while the Italian
who sells roasted chestnuts receives
pay for them at the rate of at least
eight dollars bushel. The tree is
one of the most rapid growers. and has
been known to bear fruit at five years
of age.-Edwin w. Foster, in St
Nicholas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09

oyster lmDeddeQ In raise Teeth,
The directors of the Smithsonian in
stitution received a novel addition to
their collection of curios the other day.
1t was presented by the foreman of
one of the Potomac river oyster poats.
AS one of the big scoops unloaded its
quota of oysters from the deck of the
boat the foreman's eye caught some
thing glistening white in the dark
brown mass. He leaned over curious!y
and poked 1t with a stick, and out
rolled set of false teeth. Embedded
between the opened jaws was a young
oyster. The bivalve in its odd house
was sent to the Smithsonian institu-
ton, where the teeth were cleaned
and the whole thing mounted on a
little stand. One of the curators put
this tag one it: "Ostria Virginica
growing on artificial teeth. Dredged
of Point Lookout, Maryland"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
Proud Moment

Mike-Oi hear yez wor' foined foive
dollars fer assaultin' McDooley.
Pat-Oi wor'; an it wor' a proud
momint whin OF hur-rd tn sintince
b'gorry!
'Pfwat's tn rayson av thot?"
Faith, an 1t show'd which av us
had tn best sv tn contist. Chicago
Daily News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
Selecting His Part,

ICY Lyle have writ tank play called
"A Christmas Eve Jag and we are asst
to take part in it.. If Cy will let us take
the roll of the tank, and will give bond
10 keep us damp all the time, We'll sign
with him for the season.-Hardeman
Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
The Reason

The Visitor-I'm surprised to hear you
complain that the prison fare is too good.
The Convict-It's dis way, boss. De
grub has made me so blame fat can't
get through dat winder, even though I've
got dis steel saw.-Boston Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
STALLION SERVICE
at Forest Park Farm
SEASON OF 1905.
SEASON OF 1905.
KREM PEST
Registered NO. 3I444

The only Trotting Stallion that ever
stood in Vermont, sired by a cham
pion horse and out of a champion
mare. Sire, Krimlin, a:o7M; first
dam, Tempest, 2;1o; second dam,
Brown Tempest. Service fee, $50
with usual return privilege due at
time of first service, either cash or
good note.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
A D D r & 6 s
General Gates
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Full brother to Lord Clinton trottng record 2:o8
by Dennlng Allen dam by Revenue thoroughbred will be
kept this mainly private stallion but will be let
to few selected mares at
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09
owENeDUNMoRE
Registered No. z67zI

Sire, Allie wilkes, 2:1s; dam,
Owenee, dam of four in 80 list.
Second DAM Jessie Pepper by Nam
brine Chief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-17
PANAMA's NAVY DEDICATED.
Smallest Republics Warship Hoisted
It's Flag at Bay Ridge.

The smallest American republic, Panama.
dedicated her navy to service yesterday.
and for the first time in these waters the
flag of the republic f1oated from the peak
of vessel. Appropriately enough, the
smallest republic has also the smallest
navy, consisting of one trim little yacht.
which, on her arrival at Colon several
weeks hence. will be transformed into a
gunboat by the mounting of her armament.
1t had been the original intention of Capt.
I. I. Lovelace, formerly of Kansas City,
and now known in Colon and Panama as
"Ea Almirante,' to make the dedication of
the navy over which he holds absolute
command double event. The party which
was to celebrate the event of the navy's
inaugural was to have been taken down
the bay to view the starting of the race
for the kaiser's cup, but when Capt. Love-
lace got word that the start would be
postponed. the ceremony was performed at
the dock of the Morse iron works, in Bay
Ridge, Md. where the vessel has berthed
since her trial run several days ago.
The Panamian flag consists of four
SQUARES two of white. one in the upper
left and the other in the lower right hand
corner, and two squares. one each of red
and blue. In one of the white squares
there is a single star of blue and in the
other a red star.
When the crew had been called to quar-
tiers and all the prelimnaries had been
arranged Secretary Arosemena said:
In the absence of the minister the honor
devolves upon me to raise the standard CT
our country on this beautiful little vessel
and to dedicate her to the country's service.
May she carry our flag into many ports
on peaceful missions and ever uphold the
honor of our republic!'
The flags were hoisted to the peaks while
the big United States transports lying near
blew shrill blasts on their whistles. The
Orienta will leave for Colon on Thursday
or Friday, her route being to Norfolk, Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville, Key West and through
the Caribbean sea. On her arrival there
she will be fitted with two three-pounder
Hotchkiss guns and two automatic Maxim
apid-f firing guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-17
News Briefs.

Matilda Buettgen, twenty-one years OLD,
and Charles Henderson. seventeen years
old. were drowned in Lake Michigan Off
Lincoln Park. Chicago. Sunday, by the
capsizing of a yacht in which they were
sailing.
Of the Pennsylvania railroad collided head
on this side of Hydetown, N. Y. The loco
motive and a dozen loaded cars were de-
molished. Engineer William Sitting of Oil
City was instantly killed and Fireman
George Bigman died in the Titus Hospital
Post office inspectors arrested NJ Loschitz,
cago, on charge of sending lottery tick
cts from one state to another by express.
The lottery tickets are the property of the
Bremen Lottery Association, and are print
ed in German.
While Rev. w. F. Dunaway OF Ashland
at 4:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon was ex-
horting his hearers in Cool Spring Baptist
Church. at Atlee, Hanover county. Va.
lightning struck the building and injured
several persons, besides splintering a part
of the floor.
A bridge. to COST $4,000 across the Poto-
The project TO build an electric railway
from Martinsburg to Williamsport has re-
vived the plans of building the bridge. The
syndicate formed to construct the electric
railway. 1t Is stated. has secured rights OF
way over the turnpike from Martinsburs to
Williamsport
At the bi-monthly wage conference Satur-
day at youngstown. Ohio. between repre-
eentatiyes Of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and the Re-
public Iron ana Steel Company. the rate
sd Ing . rss S r the nsx
months About lA,000 workers are affected
by the advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-17
Legation Appointments in the East.

George Hamilton Butler of New York has
been appointed student interpreter at the
United States legation. Picking: Amos L..
Sarle, United States marshal at Hangkau,
and Stuart X. Lupton of Tennessee mar
shall at Annoy.