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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-27
CONDENSED STORIES.

How an Old farmer Stumped Col.
lego Professor.
At a recent dinner in New York
State Senator Burton of Brooklyn
told this story apropos of certain
conditions he mentioned in his
speech, says the New York Times:
Cup in Connecticut" he said, "a
college professor was going along
the road and met an old farmer OF
The real wooden nutmeg type. The
old chap 'sensed' the professor as a
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-27
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified
to refrain from entering or leav-
ing a house under quarantine.
Anyone violating this order will
be dealt with according to the
City Ordinance.
V. H. DYE,
1,16-tf City Health Officer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-29
AMERICANS GO FAST

THE FAMOUS Twentieth Century Limited train,
which was wrecked by running into an open switch
at Mentor Ohio, was restored yesterday and is now
running its former eghteeuhour schedule between
Chicago and New York says the Wichita Eagle.
1t is claimed that President Newman Of the New
York Central made thorough investigation and found
that the great speed of the train in way
responsible for the accident and after SO finding
ordered the train TO again be put the fast time,
There isno getting around the fact that Ameri-
clns want to go fast. People will go on the fastest
trains and take the chances Of getting smashed or
burned to death in wreck Automobiles must run
forty miles an hour if they do kill few people every
day and street cars must be operated at dangerous
speed on crowded streets in order hold their patrons
for people will not ride on street cars if they to
run at the rate of eight miles hour.
People now as much as ever before value human
life but it is simply impossible to put air break on
this fast age If it were possible to build railroad
around the world and lightning flyer were put on,
warranted to go around in twenty four hours, with
one chahce in ten that the train would not jump the
track and Kill all board the lightning flyer would
have plenty Of business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-29

a hardware and grocery store and Mr. Guilford also
has on ice cream and confectionery store. w. H.
Helm the postmaster, has fine stock Of groceries.
Mr. Slater has neat drug store. Other firms are
Tuggle & HAT, hardware and implements; Woods
Grocery; Anderson's Barbershop; Pearson's meat
market; Pearsons wagon yard. The Stephenson
Browne Lumber Co. has built one Of the largest and
mos substantial lumber sheds in Oklahoma and the
Chickasha Milling Co has large modern elevator.
Two cotton gins are nearing completion. Another
dry goods store and bank will soon be in operation
ard Verden expects to have a newspaper
A large amount Of corn has been marketed and
already several cars of wheat have been received.
Coming into the town from the east, you have to
drive about quarter Of a mile to find railroad
crossing This looks like a case where the city
council" is derect in its duty and leaves the alder
men under the suspicion Of being controlled by corrupt
influence -or would if Verden had any aldermen. A
city government has not yet been organized but
doubtless soon will be. The race for mayor will
likely be between John Wyle and w. H. Helm and
John is confident Of winning out,
Among other enterprises talked Of in Verden are
a Carnegie Library waterworks and street cars. All
these are possible to live town what Chickasha
has done and Verden is a live one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-29

THERE'S NO time to lose. We must raise that
bonus now or never. You know that the railroad
will be good thing for Chickasha What's the use
70 making excuses to avoid digging up her part.
***
Ir'sA crisis that is upon us; the $4,000 bonus
must be raised if we are to get the Canadian Valley
& Western Don't let the committee talk itself to
death to get few dollars out Of you.
Xxx
WE DON'T like to scold, but it's fact that you
ought to put up your share Of the railroad bonus.
***
Look OUT for fireworks at the railroad meeting
Saturday night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-29
cHIcKAsHA, IND. TER, JUNE % 1905
vERDEN a FLoURIsHING LITTLE CITY.

In COMPANY with Mr. S. Howard Leech the
Express man made trip to the hourishing little city
Of verden Tuesday afternoon.
Have you taken drive from Chickasha to Verden
recentyl It's beautiful trip up the Washita Valley
and wonderful indeed is the sight Of hundreds Of
acers Of wheat in the shock ready for the thresher
aers and acers of corn fields tasse fields of growing
cotton alfalfa etc-such scene Of prosperity is
seldom presented to the eye-t can be surpassed in
any country on earth The more one sees of the
valley of the Washta the he is impressed with
its fertility and beauties.
1t used to be Cottonwood Grove and then it was
Cottonwood but these places are no more-it is now
the modern city Of Verden. Cottonwood Grove took
its name from the fine grove of trees that stands
upon the site There was postof6ce called Verden
but the place got bad reputation in some way made
Uncle Sam hot and the post Office was discontinued
When Jmmy Jones, the pioneer of Cottonwood Grove,
decided to plat quarter section and start town, he
called it Cottonwood and reqiested the government
to give the postofice this name, but there
Cottonwood over in the Greek nation and the de-
daftment baked on the name. w. H. Helm who had
been postmaster suggested the "Verden' and
SO Uncle Sam named the infant metropolis. The
people however continued to call it Cottonwood and
the name was painted the Rock Island depot, but
painter came along and erased the by order of
the company and now 'Verden'' stands out in large
letters and the last vcstige of Cottonwood has
disappeared.
But if Cottonwood has disappeared Verden is
very much in evdence-she can be plainly seen.
verden has probably 50 inhabitants and they all
enthusiasts all impressed with the greatness and
possibilities of their town Half way between Chick
asha and Anadarko, Verden is fortunate in being
located in rich agricultural country, and this will
make it good trading point even if it doesn't reach
metropolitan proportions
Nearly every line of business is represented I'M
Verden. L. S. Field our old Chickasha friend, has
large dry goods sore and has also built beautiful
residence. Pettyjohn Wylie's Palace Drug Store is
strictly up-to-date, and John Wylie the manager
reports prosperous business. Jones Guilford have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06

present mis-deeds. DR.. Terry in the
course Of his address said: *
Il observe that the Japanese gained
a decisive victory over the Russians
In the Corean strait and ] am glad Of
1T. There has been too much talk about
a so-called yellow peril should the
Japanese prove victors in the great
contest in which they are engaged.
will maintain always that the Japanese
will never prove to be a peril to hu-
manity, but on the contrary, that race
will yet be potent factor in the up
lifting Of mankind. The Japanese are
today more civilized and enlightened
than are the subjects of the car. That
being admitted how can they be re-
garded as dangerous to the worlds
progress? see In the Japanese no
menace to future generations in any
part of the globe.
LAS for the Russians, they have for
centuries been dominated by race pred
JUDGE and ignorance. That nation has
clogged the wheels of progress in Eur
ope for centuries and freedom of wor-
ship was unknown Where these
things prevail among nations, retribu-
ton is bound to come, and Russia is
suffering It's keenest pangs now. The
defeat of Russia by Japan will open
the doors of civilization to It's be-
nighted people and 1t is for this, If
for no other reason, that rejoice In
the defeat of the Russian cause in the
Korean strait"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
THE WRONG IDEA.

, An enterprise which is destined to
fail is planned by people in Brooklyn
who have an idea that the American
youth is bound too much by rules and
laws. If it does not fail it will be be-
cause there are boys of peculiar
kind in Brooklyn The plan is for a
school which will be without rules Of
conduct, in order that there may be an
opportunity for development of indi-
viduality. 1t has found many cham
pions but it has found also many op-
ponents.
Spacious arguments have sprung up
from all sections of the country
against the disciplining of boys and
the molding Of them all after one
model. Genius, it is claimed, is
strangled and talents are all turned
into the beaten ruts Millions, it is
argued, are turned into the broad and
crowded channels Of commonplace,
and only the few are able to survive
the belittling influences and do things
worth while.
1t is very alluring theory, and all
who believe in 1t must indorse the
policy Of the proposed Brooklyn
school, in which every boy will be left
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
JERRY SIMPSON HEARD FROM.

Washington Post.-The Hon. Jerry
Simpson, whilom sockless statesman,
has been making some remarks that
show that Mr.. Simpson is gifted with
one accomplishment that no other
lopulist, unless 1t be the Hon. Marion
Butler. ever acquired-Mr. Simpson
can calculate the example in simple
addition, what is the sum of and
2" and ascertain the correct answer
OF all the political chips and whet
stones the populist CONFUSION threw
upon the public stage Jerry Simpson
was decidedly the most picturesque
and the most interesting. He was
canny, too, monstrous canny, and as
shifty with a. demagogue dogma as any
of them Not quite so able as Tom
Watson. not nearly SO energetic as
William v. Allen he of the everlast-
ing grafton, he was more popular than
either and more entertaining speak
er. He could be dramatic, too, and
the scene when In theatric fervor, he
tore to shreds an old overcoat on the
floor of the house while discussing one
of Mr.. Springer's "popgun" tariffs
shows that Mr.. Simpson would have
been better thespian than he ever
was statesman.
He was a downright, hearty fellow,
democratic as hunting shirt, frank.
open, manly at all times, except when
discussing politics. He had been a
sailor, and 1t was late In life before
he entered the political field. He seems
to have acquired a false conception of
the game. He appears to have con-
ceived that public ignorance was
stronger than public intelligence and
that prejudice was a better quality to
which to appeal than principle.
He made 1t pay, yet only for while;
but, like Dennis Kearney. he Of : the
sand lots, Jerry knew that you could
not run party on hot stuff. all the
time-pity that certain editor out
in Nebraska cannot learn that lesson
and Jerry gradually faded out Of poll
tics. The other day he delivered him
self of this manifest truth-"P opulism
and prosperity are inveterate foes
| Jerry is a democrat. II he has cast
off his demagogy along with his pop
ulism, Jerry may do his country good
turn yet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
TIME TO QUIT.

1t is high time for Russia to give up
the fight and sue for peace on the
best terms possible for her to obtain.
Japan will conclude treaty on pay
ment of indemnity and concessions by
Russia regarding Corea and Manchu-
ria. Russia can see now what all the
world has seen for several weeks
that it is useless to try to defeat the
japanese with soldiers and marines
who hate their country and prefer to
see it lose rather than prosper. News
comes froniS the east that Linevitch's
army is in revolt and that eight of Ne
bogatoff's men were hanged for trea-
son and mutiny before they reached
the scene of Saturdays battle. 1t is
thought that the admiral himself was
made a prisoner by his men on the
day of the battle with Togo and was
compelled to submit to the surrender
of his ship by the men who should
have stayed with the craft until she
sank. They would have done so had
they been Americans or Britons, or
japanese, but they are Russians and
they have nothing for which to fight.
The car under whose flag they are
enlisted. involuntarily, is despot.T
bureaucracy which rules the car Is
worse than despotic, and the Russia of
today is seething mass of people, di-
vided into two classes by as distinct a
line as that Of the caste of India. To
the people of Russia, victory in the
war means continuation Of the slav-
cry which they have endured as their
fathers and their grandsires before
them endured Defeat for the czar
cannot mean more misery for his sub
jects than they have undergone hereto
fore, so why should they fight? If
their lot cannot be made worse there
is an opportunity for it's being made
better.
The news that is now coming out of
the east explains in a measure how
the victory Togo won was so devoid of
Japanese heavy loss. The Russians
refused to fight. And they refused,
not because Of lack of bravery but
because of loyalty to their people and
their posterity.
Why should the car struggle longer
against the inevitable defeat that
awaits him? That is the question all
the world of nations is asking and it
has been put to the car himself in a
most forceful manner. 1t is high
time to arrange a peaceful settlement
on the best terms obtainable. 1t is
the only salvation for the present gov
eminent of Russia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
at liberty to do absolutely as

at IlperIySet 10 90 dpSOiutSly as ne
pleases.
But there Is another side to the
case. If boy can't stand the moder-
ate restrictions that are placed upon
him by the modern school rules for
five hours day, five days week, he
is going to make poor specimen of
man when he grows to that estate.
If he has no rules to follow he will not
follow the lines that those rules would
lay down. This Is true, not because
boy is naturally immoral but be-
cause he is naturally boy. A boy dis
likes restrictions but he respects them
when he learns that they are right
And there is no better place to teach
him that they are right than at school
where he learns the other lessons that
make man Of him. Furthermore, If
he learns the lessons that the books
contain, he will have to maintain
good department and regardless Of all
theories to the contrary, rules we'll en-
forced are the best insurance for de-
pertinent.
The Brooklyn scheme might be car
ried out pretty we'll with a school full
of deaf mutes, but even that is doubt
full. The American boy overflows with
life and the love of fun. Rules are
needed at all times to keep him in line
and the switch has it's place, too.
Postmaster General Cortelyou
speaking at school in Nazareth, Pa,
short time ago, expressed good,
common-sense view when he said:
"If my boy should leave school with
his head full of, history and grammar,
and the classics and modern languages
and all the other studies of the curri-
culum, and yet should not have 1t in
his heart to yield willing obedience
to law-the law Of the school, the law
of the community in which he lives,
the law of the state and of the nation
Il should feel that his time had been
thrown away We need in all our
schools insistence upon obedience to
proper authority, for those boys Of to-
day are the citizens Of tomorrow, and
everywhere throughout the length and
breadth of the LAM we must have
more prompt and willing obedience to
law"
Here is different theory, indeed!
1t is not original or new, but 1t can
not be impressed too often. These
words are those of business wisdom,
and of craftsmanship.
The habit of obedience cannot be es-
tablished too early, and if the boy at
home and in school is not taught to
submit to regulations, he will be likely
to rebel against the laws Of the com
munity and state. And out of that
comes anarchy
There is absolutely no guarantee of
the perpetuity of self-government ex.
cept in the right discipline Of the boys
who some day will be citizens.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
The PLAGUE OF BUGS.

The crusade against the boil weevil
which has been carried on with little
success in the south but which is be-
ing continued by the cotton planters
with determination that argues for
success at some future date, has
brought to general notice the fact that
the country's crops suffer annually an
awful loss because of this bug for
which no good preventive can be dis
covered by scientists. The agriculture
department of the United States gov
eminent is working necessarily to per-
feet some plan by which the weevil
can be done away with but it keeps up
its silent and steady march across the
cotton fields of the south, across riv-
ers, state lines and into the very heart
Of the cotton country. But the boil
weevil, according to the agricultural
departments figures, is not the only
bug that cuts down the revenue of
Americas crops. Nor is it the most
expensive of the many bugs that prey
upon the products of the fields. Fig
ures prepared by the department head
ed by Hon. James Wilson of Iowa
show that in year the loss by bugs
amounts to S5,100,000, as much as
it costs to maintain the whole govern
ment, including the cost of war ships,
the Philippines and the Panama canal.
The departments report divides this
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
ADVICE TO DOCTORS.

The Courier publishes in full today
a paper which was read by DR.. l.. j..
Baker of this city before the recent
convention of the Iowa State Medical
association in Des Moines. DR.. Baker
has had several years experience as
public health officer, and has de-
voted much time to the question of
the general health. He believes that
an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure and with that idea in
mind, he has long advocated the edu--
cation of the people along the lines of
public sanitation. The problem OF
bringing about this education is one
with which Dr. Baker deals in his pa
per, which is full of splendid advice
to doctors, whether they be public
health officers or private practitioners.
Every doctor is, in way guard
ian of the public health. When he be-
comes a physician he takes upon his
shoulders the burden of preventing
death and sickness when possible to
do so by the exercise of the knowl-
edge he gains in college. 1t is right,
then, that he should do everything in
his power to prevent illness as we'll as
cure it when it has obtained start.
The science of prevention is an i'm
portant one and it's basis is the edu-
cation of the people-all the people,
old and young-in the methods of san.
itation. This is the subject with which
DR. Bakers paper deals and the Cou'
rier commends it to every doctor and
every man and woman. 1t is full OF
good advice and should be followed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
NO YELLOW PERIL,

Just at this time. when Japan's vic
tories over Russia are frightening
some nervous individuals with the
fear of yellow peril and encroach-
ment on the commerce of the other
nations by the willy Jap, the assurance
that there is no yellow peril will be
read with special interest. DR.. s..
Milton Terry of Northwestern
university, in lecture deliv-
cred to class in that institution
few days ago, scoffed at the idea Of
a Japanese invasion and declared that
the whole world should rejoice with
Japan over her victory and should re-
gard Russia's defeats as just compen-
sation and punishment for past and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
ATLANTIc's VICTORY.

Chicago Chronicle-When the At
lantic crossed the line, winner Of the
ocean yacht race. the victory was that
of the best boat manned by the best
seamen in the race. We have had
true yacht race at last.
This was no match between Skim
ming dishes or racing machines de-
signed for sprinting a few miles of a
summer afternoon, but 1t was a con-
test Of deep sea cruisers over a long
course In which the contestants were
subjected to all the varying conditions
of wind and wave. 1t was q trial of
skill in seamanship instead of a mere
jockeying match. The triumph Of the
Atlantic Is a sweeping one.
The wind favored the Atlantic, but
not more than it favored the other
schooner rugged vessels in the race. On
this score, indeed, there was no adj
vantage, since the hackers Of the
square-riggers wanted following winds
and they had them.
If the Atlantic distanced all COM
petitors it was because she was better
built and better handled than any of
them. Her victory was due to no
chance, as breaking Of the transat-
lantic yachting record shows. It was
another case Of Eclipse first, the rest
| nowhere The victory Is SO complete
as to leave no room for clubbing or
questioning.
| Americans will naturally be disposed
to jubilate over the result, though there
would have been no heartburning II a
yacht of another nationality had won
If the Hamburg, in particular, ha6
crossed the line first the victory would
have been almost as popular as that OF
the Atlantic, not only because the
kaiser is regarded as true sportsman
but because the American and the
British have had practical joint
monopoly Of yachting supremacy
which it might not be bad thing te
interrupt occasionally in the best in
| terests Of the sport.
| AS between an American and a Brit
ish victory however, Americans nat
rrally will prefer the former. A not
unfriendly rivalry in the matter OF
ruling the waves inspires Columbia
and Britannia. but, as in all family
rivalries the ties of relationship are
not strong enough to render the rivals
entirely unselflsh.
We NAV wish our British cousins
all the luck in the world at yacht sail
ing, but we shall try to beat them Just
the same.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-06
Founded 9th August, le4e.
oTTUMwA's cHAUTAUoUA.

Every citizen of Ottumwa should,
and we believe will, take pride in
making the Chautauqua meeting in
this city this summer, one of the most
successful of these educational assem-
biies held in the state. Elsewhere in
this issue, the Courier publishes a
statement over the signatures of the
directors of the Ottumwa Chautau-
qua with reference to the sale of sea-
son tickets, which will actively begin
next week. This statement should be
carefully read and every citizen should
be ready to subscribe for the tickets
when the canvassers call next week.
The program that has been prepared
for the Ottumwa meeting is one of the
finest every offered by any similar as
sembly in the west The price of sea-
son tickets seems absurdly low when
it is understood that there will be al
together forty entertainments and the
holder of a season ticket will be able
to see and hear them all for less than
cents each Ottumwa is to have a
week of rare amusement and elevating
entertainment from June 81 to July 4,
inclusive. This undertaking is large
one, involving a very heavy expense,
and it is now up to the people of OF
tumwa to make it an unqualified sue
cess.