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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
RECEIVE NEW ORDER
PosToFFIcE OFFICIALS ARE IN
RECEIPT OF NEW RULING
FROM DEPARTMENT

A new ruling mas been received by
the Ottumwa postoffice officials with
relation to the amount of postage re-
CURED on third and fourth class mat
ter. The new order explains the con-
ditions under which mailings of mat
ter in these classes will be accepted
without stamps affixed under the pro-
visions of the act of April %, 1904.
The conditions follow:
Each separately addressed piece
must be wrapped or enveloped so as
to be easy of inspection by postal Of
ficials.
2-Matter addressed to foeign
countries. excer Canada. Cuba. Mex
leo, and the republic Of Panama, must
be prepaid by stamps affixed.
3-In the upper right hand corner
OF the face or address side of the en-
velope. wrapper, address label or tag
OF each separately addressed piece
mailed under the provisions OF this
section, the word paid" and the
name of the postoffice and the state
where mailed. followed by the permit
number, in the form and within the
sizes Of type prescribed in the follow
Ing paragraph:
4-lue face of the type used in
printing the indicia in the upper right
hand corner must not be smaller than
ten point, nor larger than twenty-four
point, and the figure representing the
amount paid in money must not be
smaller than fourteen point nor larger
than thirty-six point this indicia must
not be INSTRUCTED or confused with
any other matter whatever; no spe-
cial marks, figures, or other individual
designs for its display are allowable
5-To facilitate the handling of
such matter in the mails the matter
must comply with all reasonable re-
quests of the postmaster for the sepa-
ration thereof into states, counties,
cities, etc.
6-Matter must be presented at the
place designated by the postmaster in
quantities of not less than 1000 iden-
teal pieces, accompanied with state
ment on form 1902 (This form is
furnished by the postmaster) signed
by the person to whom the permit is
issued. showing the permit number,
the class of matter, the weight of a
single piece and the number Of pieces
then presented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30

the I. o. O. f. hall Thursday even-
ing.
George Lentner, of Dahlonega, visit
ed over SUNDAY with his sister, Mrs.
Charles Payton.
E. M. Bowlin made business trip
to Packwood last week.
A. G.. Buckner has recently purchas-
ed the George Bowen property and will
take possession Immediately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, Of Salem, Wis.,
tied Sunday at the George Bane home.
Quite number from here attended
the dedication Of the new Methodlst
Episcopal church at Farson Sunday.
Miss Doris Spry, of Agency, visited
last week with her uncle, George
Bane. s.
Charles Payton and George Lentner
made business trip to Moravia last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kirkpatrick, Of
Oak Ridge, visited Friday at the Geo.
Bane home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
INSPECT FAIRFIELD CORPS.
Mrs. shaefer, Of ottumwa. Receives
Many Compliments.

Fairfield, Nov. 2S.-The annual in
spection of the George Strong Relief
Corps No. 81. was held in the G. A. r.
hall Friday evening. Mrs. Jennie V.
Shaefer of Ottumwa, Junior vice pres
ident w. r. c.. of the state Of Iowa
Shaefer expressed herself as being
wonderfully pleased with the work
done by the corps and complimented
the members very highly upon their
ability. Mrs. Shaefer won her way
into the hearts of the corps women
by her manner, praise and excellent in
structions. She was entertained
while in the city by Mrs. Belle Case at
the home Of Mrs. j. M. Gregg. After
the business of the evening had been
concluded, dainty luncheon was
served in honor of Mrs Shaefer.
Ottumwan An Alternate.
The Parsons debaters for the COM
ing Middle Western league debates
have been elected. Orio choos-
ing Richard c. Leggett, Aldine
William w. Wertz, and the debating
ter prize debate. Orio chose Leo
Thoma. Robert Ross and Hale Green
leaf with Frank Ricksher alternate.
Aldine will be represented by Howard
Gage, Paul Gearhart and Oliver Writ,
with George Foster, of Ottumwa, al
ternate.
The citizens. of Fairfield have again
shown their love and loyalty to Par
sons college. This they have done in
ton a fund of 1894 to be used ex-
clusively in the identifying of the col
lege grounds. Thomas D. Foster, of
Ottumwa, has contributed $3.50 to the
fund. President Parsons was con-
tributor to this fund and in the sum
of SIS. But Parsons" is name that
long has been, and will forever be
closely identified with that of Fairfield.
Other Interesting Items.
noon the first team of the high school
defeated the second team by score OF
IS to 0. The game was brisk, snappy
and unusually fast. The first half
ended 0 to O.. During the second half
Marion Krun, member Of the second
team was injured slightly in a
scrimmage
yesterday afternoon for visit with
friends.
The funeral services Of Mrs. Han
nah B. Anderson. who died at the
home OF her son-in-law. DIR. C. Shook.
We're held yesterday. Interment will
be made today in Keokuk.
Rev. S. R. ferguson, of Cedar Rap
las, SynOdlcal SUNDAY school mission
airy of the Presbyterian church, was in
Fairfield yesterday on business.
The Musical Hoyles gave concert
to a good crowd at the Armory last
night.
The Senior class of the high school
held clsss m ,0aine at the home of
Miss Carrie Wisecarver. POI West
Burlington street, recently.
Rev. Alex. Corkey, of Oskaloosa, was
In Fairfield Friday.
o. e. Hamilton the Christian evan
gelist, spoke to the high school stu
dents at the high school Friday.
Harvey and Arthur Hull, the boy
singers. of LaHarpe, ILL.,, arrived yes
terday afternoon to commence an en-
gagement at the revival meetings now
in progress at the Christian church
f. A. Easton. the singer, who was here
has gone to FL Paso. Tex
Miss Violette Flower is visiting with
friends in Mt. Plea SAINT. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
christmas gifts. Books, pictures and

Christmas gifts. Books, pictures and
novelties crowd the local stores.
The country people are rapidly be-
ginning their holiday shopping, having
learned by past experience that the
earlier they buy the better selection
they can make. Firms which deal in
provisions, and make specialties Of
fancy stuffs for holiday trade, have
excellent assortments from which to
purchase.
The confectioners are going to have
bountiful supply OF candies and nuts.
for without these articles Christmas
would not figure so prominently.
Young America who looks forward to
December 25 will be plentifully sup
piled with sweetmeats.
The different stores in anticipation
Of the rush from now until the first Of
the year, have made arrangements for
additional clerks, that their trade may
be accommodated as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
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treasurer of the, FIT. Madison, Ottum:
wa & Des Moines railway company
and one of the principal promoters in
the building of the road. He took a
prominent part in the buying OF the
right of way for the road from Biz.
mingham to Ottu1nwa and has many
friends in this CITY,
The case was taken from the Van
Buren, county district court on mo.
ton for change Of venue made by
the attorneys for the defense on the
ground that owing to the prejudice and
feeling in Van Buren, county it would
be impossible for Mr.. Skinner to re-
ceive a fair and impartial trial.
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Railroad Promoter

Mr.. Skinner is one of the best
known men in southeastern Iowa and
has many friends in Otumwa. He was
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RlDWELL.

Bidwell Nov. 2s.-Geo. H. Garfield.
formerly Of this place, but now off
Augusta, Kan. is visiting relative4B
here. S
c. D. Apley returned Thursday onS
No. s, from a business trip to KAN
sas
James Johnston and David Groomsl
expedition
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Wilson, whos
had been visiting relatives in this Wiz
cinity. departed for their home in Mil-A
ton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Grooms ref
turned Tuesday from. South Ottumwa,s
John ,Gessley and son George, Of
this community Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noyse Garfield were
visiting friends in Chillicothe Tues-s
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Rosecrans verdi
transacting business in BlakesburGi
Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Fisk was business
visitor in Abba Friday.
Rolla Lewis underwent e. surgical
operation at the Ottumwa hospital on
Saturday. FOR appendicitis. Mr.. Lewis
il reported to be getting along nicely.
o. w. Johnston and family visited
Sunday at the S. P. Wolf horne in
South Ottunlwa-'
Mrs. Everett Johnston and Mrs.
Rolla Lewis and little son, Merle visit
ed relatives and friends in South OF
tumwa Sunday.
H. It. Lathrop received letter last
week from Joseph Heacoc!1, formerly
Of this vicinity. but now OF Oklahoma,
bearing the sad intelligence that MI.
Heacock's little son had met acct
dental death as the result Of a fall
from s. wagon.
Samuel Bowen and family, Of Chilli
cothe, We're pleasantly entertained at
the Noyse Garfield home Sunday.
Milburn Brooks and family. of South
Ottumwa, were guests Sunday at the
Harvey Marts home.
Mrs. James johnson and G.. W. Can
field visited relatives in chillicothe
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry canfeld were
guests at the Caroline Johnston homo
III Chillicothe Monday.
Elmer Rose anw family, of Pleas
ant Home, were guests at the c. r.
Chisman home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott johnson visited
friends in Amador Sunday.
c. D. Apley returned T horsday o,,f
where they had been to see their son =
in-law. Birney Hand, who is seriosulN
ill.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center, Nov. 2s.-Mrs.
Mary Knight and son, Eugene, visited
relatives in HayesviAe. last week
!; OFT. Dennis and family, of, Hedrick,
visited at the o. p. Emery home FRI
day.
tied last week with her sister, Mrs. w.
H. Crane.
The entertainment given by the
schoo! was a success financially as
we'll as socially. The proceeds are to
go towards the library.
The Ladies' Aid society will hoId
their bazaar and chicken pic supper in
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GIRL WITNESS is KIDNAPPED.
Blame Laid to Des Mones Man InvoIv
ed in Assault Case.

Des Moines, Nov. %. Kidnapers
threw heavy blanket around 13 year
old Vera johnson, carried her to a
waiting carriage and made good their
escape.
1t is believed by the officers the kid
mapping is for the purpose of saving
Curtis Brown, whose trial for criminal
assault on the Johnson girl has not
yet taken place.
Vera Johnson at one time lived at
Danville, H., her parents subsequent.
ly moving to Des Moines. The girls
mother is distracted with grief. The
police have no trace Of the criminals,
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STATES GIFT TO SHIP.

Governor Pennypaoker Gives Costly
Silver Service to the Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Nov. Ex-Governor
Pennypacker, on behalf of tie state,
today presented to the armored
cruiser fennsyl MIA a. handsome sill
yer service costing $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
sWEARs HIS ALLEGIANCE.
King Haakcn VII, Becomes Norwe.
aian in, Very Truth. st

Christina, Nov 2S.-ISing Haakon,
before the Norwegian parliament at
noon Monday, took the oath to support
the constitution. The interior Of the
parliament house presented brilliant
scene.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-18

are not too anxious to work at all, they
make good enough laborers If they are
forced to earn their daily bread.
The West Indian white man is a
Briton who might just as easily he
seen walking about The tea planta-
tons in distant Ceylon. His face is
very brown or else a deep mahogany
red; in the country he wears a SLOUGH
hat and walks only when 1t is impossi-
BILE for him to get his sauu, ,rse
or buggy. But in the cities he is par
ticular about the cut of his coat and
the condition Of his linen. AS rule
he is heavy cigar smoker, and he is
the most hospitable man in the world.
If you come across him at his house
you will find it difficult to tear your
self away, even though the man is a
stranger to you. If you go to stop with
him for a day you will probably find
1t impossible to get away under a fort
night. You will find that your host is
pretty good hand at golf, pigeon
shooting, cricket, tennis or billiards,
and there will never be any reason for
you to complain Of dullness.
The islands have a little army of
their own, and the black Tommies and
white officers who 60 to make up the
West Indian regiments are not the
least efficient or brilliant Of the SOL
diers Of the king. They have parlia-
ment houses also, and politicians both
black and white. Yes, it is a wonder
full corner of the world, this group OF
little isles SO finely set in the golden
Caribbean. 1t may be that it is a
pity that places SO beautiful should
have to be concerned with trade at all
yet the packages of merchandise which
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LIFE M THE BEAUTF
full WEST INDIES.
MI1EpE PROSPERITY
AWAITS TINE NAN
OF ENERGY. -

An English writer who recently Wis
tied the West Indies found business
and financial conditions so greatly i'm
proved over the state Of affairs that
existed on a former visit that he con-
fidently declares that the islands are
destined to again become as rich as
they were before the abolition of the
slave trade and the Introduction of free
trade in sugar.
Fruit and timber and tobacco, as
well as sugar and hundred other
things, will bring back the wealth and
power which, truth to tell, has only
been lost to the Caribbean group by
the inertia Of the planters and the
want Of enterprise In the commercial
men. The islands have never lacked
natural wealth and an abundance Of
raw material. Only the genius of
trade has been lacking. Until very re-
Gently West Indians displayed no signs
of being able to help themselves. But
the influence of traders from more
prosperous countries, American as we'll
as British, has stirred the people out
of their lethargy; and nowadays the
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looks abroad for fortune thinks only
of Africa, Australasia, Canada or
America; and usually it is in one or
other Of these places that he elects to
settle; though 1t Is doubtful whether
the islands do not offer him chances Of
prizes greater than any to be found in
the other colonies. 1t can be said Of no
country In the world that 1t is more
beautiful than Jamaica; it can be said
True there is no gold, no great min
eral wealth; but there are the soil and
climate, the rich forests and richer
valleys. There are the sugar planta-
tons, the fruit gardens, the tobacco
fields and the cattle pens. There are
the cities also which, even to-day, are
not too well stocked with merchants.
Alert men make money quickly in
these islands; not 80 quickly as those
lucky Adventures who find potato
sized diamonds and rich gold "pock-
cts" perhaps, but quickly enough; and
hunger IL a thing almost unknown
even to the poorest West Indian ne
gro. The fields and the hedges pro-
vide rich fruits-the banana, the or
ange and the mango, and in the towns
fruit enough 70 last a man a whole
day can be purchased for copper coin
In Jamaica the life of the white mar
Is almost ideal. If he is a planter, he
lives In a substantial house, built II
the center of lovely garden which i.
always afame with the most brilliant
flowers in the world. He has saddl,
horse and a buggy, and he will find {
club In the nearest town (which can
not be many miles distanD) and al
the English sports at hand. Though
he may not be a rich man, though h
may never make money enough on
Of his plantation to return to the oil
country or purchase q landed estate
he will never want for comforts o
ordinary luxuries.
have heard It said. and BET ave
10 be- true. that In these isiands I maj
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with a capital Of Ave thousand dollars
can, when he has gained thorough
Of practical planting, make
an income Of from $500 to $4,000 a
year.
Indeed, Jamaica is happy little
place. The sun is always there, and
the thousand rivers which dance along
the mountain slopes and flow swiftly
through the valleys toward the sea,
always suggest pleasant music and
healthfulness. The negro workers are
a merry people; they laugh at their
work and on their way to work; they
laugh when they go home to bed and
when they rise in the morning. The
men laugh and the women laugh, and
the children are as merry as birds in
summer time. 1t Is almost impossible
to be unhappy in the place.
Smiling Nature.
As you walk along the country
roads, each bunch of natives stops and
smiles at you and returns your friend
ly greeting. You see the market wom-
en- swinging along under the weight
of their heavy head-burdens. They are
the most graceful walkers in the
world.
The colored men pass you, too; but
they are idlers compared with the
women folk. Alas! it must be admit
ted that in the West Indies the women
are the willing workers; the men for
the most part prefer to loll under the
shade. 1t may be that most of them
inherit all the failings and weaknesses
of the African savage, but though they
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HAppY IsrEs a. CARIBBEAN

Der the origin Of their riches, so it,
will be again in the near future, when
strong young men go out to the west
to find new homes and new work ahdi
new wealth. The Jamaicas Of to-mor-
row will be as rich as were the ia
maicas of yesterday, and we shall fnd'
that the Caribbean islands are capable
Of doing more than supplying the
world with sugar and rum.
For the rest, the islands are good
to look upon and worth seeing, even
though our thoughts are not on trade
or money. The fairy islands, all green
and yellow in the midst Of sea OF
the richest blue, are fascinating to alt
who love beauty for its own sake, or
who like to look at places which still
reminds one of times before cities were
filed with factories and before the
worth of a country was measured by
the wealth of its people.
In Jamaica and Trinidad and Bar
bados and the rest, people will find
climate and beauty indescribable-
They will see all the glories and Won
iers of the tropics without the incon-
venience Of travelling in countries
where life is cheap and laws upheld
,nly at the revolver mouth. In any Of
these British West Indian colonies life
IS as safe and peaceful as 1t is in q
title village in the Surrey hills. Yet
IL the places are tropical, and all are
illed with that wild luxuriance Of
blossom and foliage which is only
found in lands that are near the line
which marks the center of the world.
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WANTED-A NEW CHICKEN.
Restaurant Man Looking for One That
Shall Be All White Meat.

Restaurant Man Looking for One That
Shall Be All White Meat.
Luther Burbank is doing great
things in the cultivation Of flowers"
said the contemplative restaurant
man. HE is making purple flowers
grow red, and red flowers blue, do
ing all manner Of wonderful things.
with plants, and all fine and beauti-
full, but what the country really needs
Is chicken raiser who can make
chickens grow all white meat
"As it stands to-day, in my business
we are always in quandary. 1t is
familiar fact that the wing part Of
chicken yields white, the leg part
dark meat. We cut a roast chicken
into four portions of which two are
white meat and two are dark, and that
is the best we can do.
1--WE can do things with some meats,
nut you can't make the dark meat Of
the leg and second joint of a chicken
white meat. And here comes the trou-
BILE.
Mine out Of ten Of a restaurants
customers, when they order roast
chicken, call for white meat; and to-
supply these demands with chickens.
growing as they do Is of course, SIM
ply impossible. We would like to do.
it, but we can't.
1--WE have to give some dark meat,
and that disturbs the people who get
it. They see white meat served to
other folks and they wonder why they
can't have it. We explain to them
about how chickens are made, and
why we can't always serve everybody
with white meat, but that doesn't in
terest them much; they ordered white
meat, and that's what they want, anc
really all that we can do is to trust
that they will get white meat the,
next time they order.
"As matter Of fact we serve white
meat as far as we can; but what we
want In our business Is a chicken that
Is all white meat; and the man that
can produce 1t would not only confer
| a boundless benefit upon us, but for
himself he would become rich beyond
the dreams of avarice, wealthy be-
yond the veriest nightmare Of greed.
"That's what the country needs, q
chicken raiser who can make chick
ems grow all white meat."-Kansas
City Journal.
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Go be eontinued.>
A SANTA FE HOTEL.

Las Vegas Man Suggests Unique and
Attractive Hostelry.
Apropos of a short article from the
Kansas City Star which appeared In
the Optic last Saturday, referring to
the proposition to mark the old Santa
Fe trail, an enterprising citizen sug-
gests to the Optic a project that has
attractive features.
The gentleman touched upon the
proposition to establish a three-story
hotel of native brown stone in Las
Vegas, and said: "Why should not the
hotel be called the Santa Fe Trail
and the company be incorporated as
The Santa Fee Trail Hotel Company
II would suggest big dlning-room
of 900 feet linear measurement and
have portrayed on its walls the entire
Santa Fee trail from Westport on the
Missouri River to ancient Santa Fe,
with sketch Of the modern scenic
route in addition. On the walls of the
recephon-rooms and dining-room could
be hung canvases representing the old
prairie schooners, stage coaches, cara
vans, United States cavalry squads, the
roaming buffalo and antelope and deer,
the noble redman' as he then was, and
pictures of Colonel Doniphan, Kit Car
son, F. o. Kihlberg, Colonel Bruins
wick. William Kroenig and other he
roes of the picturesque way. Memoir
able scenes along the way could be de-
picted, and such places as Olathe, Kan,
Council Grove, -Bent's Fort, the Ration
Mountains, Red River Station, Fort
Union, Fort Craig, Las Vegas, Pigeon
Roost, Santa Fe, all as they were in
the brave old days.
II tell you that the names and
scenes and places which made famous
the Santa Fee trail should be perpetual
ted. In what better way could the
end be gained than according to the
plan l have suggested. And, then,
would not the name and fame Of such
a picturesque hostelry bring thousands
of visitors? Would any tourist ever
pass through this region without stop.
ping to learn at glance an important
chapter of the history of this ma.
| ton?
81 would further suggest that such
hotel have 60 rooms; that As of the
rooms bear the names of the States
Of the Union, and be decorated in typi
cal symbolism; that the 8 territories
each be given room, and that the for
eign possessions be allowed place.
propose my suggestions to the people o.
Los Vegas in the form of a resolu
ton. Let us have the amendments of
fered promptly and begin work.
might add that such hotel as hav'
proposed Of native brown stone hal
been estimated to cost $SO,OOO."-Lai
Vegas Optic.
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line the dock Quays and I'LL tho ware
houses Of the white-built cities, and
the plantations Of wavy banana trees
and sugar cane, are not unlovely; and
1t IL always pleasant to hear the noises
Of labor and to witness the industry Of
the husbandman.
Just as 1t was in the days Of old,
when the wealth of the Indies fascin-
ated the whole Of England and laid
the foundations Of the fortune Of lam
lilies who have long ceased rozn1n-