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A dispatch from Des Moines, Ia, says
that in a vigorous speech there Cover
o Folk of Missouri denied emphati-
cally that there was any tendency to-
ward socialism or anarchy in the anti
graft movement new sweeping the ma
ton.
The governor said in part; There
are some who see danger to on institu-
lions in the agitatious resulting from
the exposures in official and business
life. l do not share this view. To my
mind the hope for the perpetuity of this
government by the people was never
brighter thar now. The fact that this
awakening has come at a time of un-
usual prosperity shows that it does
not proceed from a spirit of discomfort,
but springs from the moral sense of the
people.
The people are discriminating be-
tween the good and the bad, This
movement against graft is not a cru
SADIE against wealth, but against the
abuses whereby some obtain great
wealth. 1t is a demand for common
honesty in public life and private bust
ness. No man that is doing an honest
business need fear. The distinguishing
characteristics of this crusade for high
er ideals is the conservatism of the
people. They do not oppose riches hon
estly acquired, but they do object to
special privileges out of which tainted
riches grow. They encourage legiti-
mate industry and are o u~nfriendly
to corporations that obey the laws, but
they demand that corporations, ever
the greatest, obey the law just like any
one else.
The agitation against i'll gotten
gains does not mean a rabid socialism
Or he destruction of the vested right
of any one. The man who would retard
legitimate Industrial development is as
much a public enemy as he who would
Cypress the people beneath the golden
heel of monopoly. The cry is not for
socialism or anarchy, but that the cor
poration magnate respect the law that
governs the conduct of the corporation
as he asks others to respect the law
that protects the property of the cor
poration.
The anarchy of capital breeding
lawlessness is no more to be tolerated
than the anarchy of labor breeding riot
and disorder. This government does
not rest either upon the idle rich or the
idle poor, but upon the energy and pat
riotism of the middle classes. This
is the class that suffers under the reign
of the special privileges. Men may ac-
quire wealth by any form of lawless-
ness or graft, but it is wealth of the
b%uccaneer and the pirate and not that
obtained through natural means"
, 1906-04-12

An Irishman and mis- m~othCr-inlaw
were crossing the Allan lie. The,
were both seasick AMI the mothe-..
law died. According to marine Gus
tom they wrapped the body ia canva
and in the absence Of pig iron 60
weigh down the body, a bag OF &C
was attached. Just as they w
about to cast the ludy in o the DO.
Pat, suliciontly recovered, caas q
deck, and seeing the ~preg@rIs'es
asked:
"And what are you do'ng?"
well" said the captain, Pat, W
are buryiug your mo.her-in law. on
the weight, you know, sin' the be /.
down, down, down"
81 know where she's ro,7g I'll rich
but does she have to take her own
coal?" was Pats question.
, 1906-04-12
cent-a-MHe Rate to Mexico.

From February Is to April I the Col.
orado and Southern railway will sell
one way tickets from Denver at s29.1O,
rom Colorado Springs and Pueblo at
S26.6O' and from Trinidad at s24 to all
points on the Mexican Central railway
north of and including the City of
Mexico and to all points on the Nation
al Line of Mexico between Eagle Pass,
Laredo, Torreon and Mexico City.
These rates are On practically a cent
a mile basis and afford a splendid op-
portunity to visit the sister republic at
small expense. Write for particulars.
ais T. E FISCHER,
General Passenger Agent, Denver.
, 1906-04-12
Thieves Would Like Secret.
Attacked Bv Wolves.

Teisleep, Wyo., April Ia. N. Nc
Creepy had a thrilling experience with
a large land Of timber wolves in his
mountain cabin near here, where he
was beseiged for several days by the
blood-thirsty pack and was once al
most pulled down by the animals. The
wolves, ordinarily afraid of human be-
ings, surrounded his cabin and for
nearly three days and nights kept him
a prisoner without water.
Made Dash for Water.
Suffering keenly from the pangs of
thirst, McCreery once during the night,
when the wolves had skulked away,
made a dash for a spring a few yards
from the house, only to be attacked by
several of the beasts before he could
obtain water, and had his back and
arms badly lacerated by the brutes be-
fore he could regain the cabins shelter.
His only loophole through which he
could shoot was the window, the
wolves keeping on the opposite side
of the house, but after killing several
of the animals the rest of the pack
dispersed.
, 1906-04-12
Civil War Freight Route.

About the time of the civil war
freight was carried from Cleveland to
the Ohio river, by way of the Ohio
canal and the Muskingum river, which
is never transported now in that way,
through Ohio. Iron ore from the Lake
Superior region was carried by water
to Ohio river furnaces, and it was not
uncommon to ship Lake Erie ice down
the canal and the Muskingum.
, 1906-04-12
Hearses ard Coaches.

The Rev. w. Mathews, vicar of
Aberystwyth, says that in the part of
Wales where he came from to Aberyst-
Myth the good old Welsh custom still
obtained in carrying the dead to the
graveside, and one of the last funerals
which he attended was hat of a no..
bleman who was carried to the grave
by his workmen.
, 1906-04-12
Why "OId Hickory"

Andrew Jackson's most common
nickname was Old Hickory, bestowed
on him by the soldiers he command
ed. Tough as hickory he was, so
the men said; the name was at once
popular in the army and spread
among the people. The Indians of
the southeast called him Big Knife,
and the name Hero of New Orleans
came as a natural sequel to his vic
tory.
, 1906-04-12
Apple an Ancient Fruit.

The apple is a fruit of long descent.
Among the ruins of the Swiss lake
dwellers are found remains of small
seed apples which show the seed
valves and the grains of flesh. The
crab apple is a native of Britain, and
was the stock on which were grated
the choicest varieties when brought
from Europe, chiefly France.
, 1906-04-12

The Original Laxative Cough Syrup
is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
1t expels all cold from the system by
acting as a cathartic on the bowels.
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Is
a certain, safe and harmless cure for
colds, Group and w%hoopiDg cough.
Sold by Mills, A Druggist.
, 1906-04-12
Useful in CLEANING Silver.

One of the simplest means OF clean
ing silver that has become blackened
by gas or time is to mix a teaspoonful
of ammonia with a cup of water and
use a little of this liquid to form a
paste with whitening. Polish the ar
ticle with the paste, using a soft
chamois to apply it and another to
polish.
, 1906-04-12
Whist the Best of All.

The Brooklyn Eagle devotes a col
umn to freak card games. Better play
whist, altogether, and stick to it. 1t
is the chess of cards, but sufficiently
simple for anybody to enjoy who has
any grasp of the game. Poor players
should either improve by practice and
Etudy, or else drop cards.-Troy Press.
, 1906-04-12
Publicly Proclaim Mayor.

Ever since the twelfth century IL
has been the custom at Newcastle-un.
der-Lyme, England, publicly to pro
claim a new mayor from the market
cross. The ancient ceremony has just
been carried out on the election Of
Alderman T. P. Heath. the seyen-hun-
dred-and-fiftieth mayor of tre town
, 1906-04-12

Representative Curtis says William
Allen White did not write whats the
Matter with Kansas?" Blu when a
man has worried along under the
charge so many years, and has partly
lived it down, what is the use of put
ting the blame observation-disclosures Re
publican.
, 1906-04-12

When Dowie reached Chicago he ap-
pears to have lost his nerve and did
not advance upon the opposition at
Zion with the alacrity he led the people
to believe he would while en- route
from Mexico. Dowie is considerable
of a rand stand artist himself
, 1906-04-12

Greeley is having a building boom,
One hundred houses are in course of
construction and the population is be-
ing added to every day. 1t is claimed
tht the town now has 1000 population
and it is believed it will increase to
10000 in a couple of years. New hotels,
business blocks and school buildings
are under a
, 1906-04-12
SINGS at own Funeral.

A Sullivan county dead man sang
1t his own funeral. A photograph
was placed on his coffin. When the
religious ceremony was over the pho
nograph was turned on and the
church listened to the dead mans
voice rendering one of his favorite
hymns.-Kansas City Star.
, 1906-04-12
Where Ignorance is Bliss.

From their home near st. Malo,
France, the children of the captain of
the steamship Hilda, who was lost
with his ship, watched the rockets
that were sent up from Hilda's deck
when she was on the rocks, little
thinking what they meant.
, 1906-04-12
THE DENVER AND PHILADELPHIA
MINIS.

While protesting that there is no riv-
airy between the Denver and the
Philadelphia mints, the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger ventures the
assertion that the Denver institution,
as lately developed. appears an unnec-
essary extravaganza, and to build it
, 1906-04-12

A New York dispatch to the Denver
Republican says the following points
in the rate bill are regarded as settled;
There shall be nc limitation of review
and it shall cover questions Of law as
well as constitutionality; shippers,
committees and associations, as well
as carriers, may avail themselves of
appeal to the courts; provision will be
made to carry cases direct to the SUI
preme court from the circuit courts and
for expediting them in both courts; If
the new and lower rate is suspended.
the carrier shall Ale a bond to indemni-
fly shippers in case 1t is restored by the
courts: provision will be made that
rate shall not be set aside by the cir
cult court except after notice and hear
ing,
, 1906-04-12

After a simmer Of two or three
months, bubbles are beginning to ap-
pear on the brim of the political pot.
Each county seems to be grooming a
~"favorite son" for some Office or other,
and from present indications there will
be n host of names brought before the
next state convention, all Of which
goes to show that the republican party
of wyoming is in an exceedingly
healthy condition and that the opinion
obtains everywhere that all aspirants
will get "a square deal. Leader.
, 1906-04-12
For.lne f0r NewspsEer Man.

q .ITJ tut NV FNT " LII
A new Earer correspondent rrCenti
sound near Kimberley, South Africa. 6
diamond of 149 ~ carats that lie sol"
for $12,455.
, 1906-04-12
E.nulish Health Resort.

Dover has become one of he FIRST
favorites among English health re
sorts.
, 1906-04-12
WILL
HIDE STOCK BRAND
COLLEGE BRED COW PuNcHER
AT MEETEETsE MAKES A
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
Finds That He Can oblIterate Brand
or Scar and Cause Hair of Same
Color as Originally Worn to Cover
Place-Tensleep Mar Has Thrill
ling Experience With Wolves.

Meeteetse, Wyo., April 12.-Benja-
min Harmer, a collegebred ~cowpunch-
err, has made a discovery that has ere
ated a sensation among cattlemen. Re
Gently while treating a wound on a
steer he discovered that by using a
certain chemical the scar or brand
mark could be obliterated, and new
hair Of its original color grown over
the brand. 1t is known that several
notorious cattle rustlers have attempt
ed to secure the formula from Harmer
and have offered a large sun for the
same.
Thieves Would Like Secret.
If Hammer ~disposes of this secret to
them they could steal cattle and horses
at will, remove the brands n sell the
stolen stock in any market without
fear of detection.
A number of wealthy cattIemen are
talking of buying the secret from Har.
mer to prevent rustlers from proceed.
ing as outlined. There is also talk Of
a company forming to buy up range
horses, remove the brands with Har.
mer's medicine and sell the animals in
the east as eastern horse flesh at fancy
prices.
, 1906-04-12

Alps Girls Wear Trousers,
In many parts of the Alps girls weaI
trousers whan coasting.
, 1906-04-12

A complete line of legal blanks at
The Republican office.
, 1906-04-12
UNION PACIFIC TINE TABLE.
West Bound.

In effect at the Laramie station at
the present time:
, 1906-04-12

Weekly Republican only 81 a year.
, 1906-04-12

The Laramie Republican Co., Publishers
w. {. CHAPLIN Editor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10

turned the fox crawled In and went
under the bed. When the little red
hen came in with her chips she put
them IN the stove and locked the door
M hung UP the key. The fox Jump
ed out from under the bed and the
little red hen flew to one of the raft
ers. The fox kept jumping after her
and she flew around and around un.
tl she gat dizzy and fell to the floor
and the fox grabbed her and put her
In his bag.
The fox unlocked the door and
started for home as fast as his legs
could take him. When he got to the
top Of the hill he laid down to rest
n Went to sleep. And the little red
hen had her scissors in her pocket, so
she took them out and cut a whole in
the bag and crawled put and put a big
rock tn his bag and started for home
as fast as her legs could take her.
when the fox awakened he started
home IN a hurry, SO he could have the
little red hen for his dinner. When he
got nearly home he saw his mother
standing In the door. Have you got
her my. son? Yes I have got her this
time. She said, come now, the water
Ia ready. She raised the pot lid and he
opened his bag and dropped the rock
In, and the hot water splashed all
over both Of them. And SO they never
bothered the little red hen any more.
Peco ,Gartin, aged 8.
Derby, Iowa, r. II, ID. No. 2
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
HOW TO MAKE A JUNIOR GAR
DEN,

The dear Juniors must commence to
make their Courier Junior flower gar
dens this month, This spring has
been quite backward 50 we can plant
Tact next months planting will give
beautiful flowers before the frost
81 homes. Seeds can be. sown just as
loon as the frost Is put OF the ground.
nEothfng is gained by too early plant
ajng. If we put the seed in the ground
rrfails to terminate. # it sprouts, the
1Eeedlings are likely to be veal and
Puny, and If they survive the de-
Gpressing effect resulting from unfav-
dorable conditions, they are generally
ffistanced by later-sown plants which
Erket the benefit of warm soil, warm
weather and warm rains.
Fill your garden with leaf mould. or
1s1ch earth, and be careful not to
mother the seeds when covering them
With earth; the tiny ones should be
. nst nidden with a sprinkling of sand
or fine earth; larger seeds
9fity be covered "a little deeper
require a covering equal in. depth to
about three times. their diameter. OF
cPurse, previous to planting your
Courier Junior lower beds you must
make your earth nice and fine by US
ing a rake or better still by sitting the
earth. After planting h earth Mould
be firmed over and about the seeds.
The earth must be closely in contact
with the seed SO that h ~rootlets will
lbesin taking plant food from the soil
Just as soon as it enters the same.
I Unless the spring is very dry, it is not
Unnecessary to water the gardens until
after the tiny leaflets appear.
Here is a nice arrangement for a
wild Flower Garden: 1t will be a
fad this year for amateur flower
lovers to plant, for the admira-
ton of their friends, gardens Of wild
flowers, ~transplanted from the woods.
Many of the plants fond in the woods
and fields have foliage and flowers as
beautiful as the highly cultivated
kinds. u
BY making trips to the woods at
various seasons the flower lover may
transplant such specimens of each
variety as please his fancy. At home
a bed should be prepared for them.
placed where the plants may have
pine protection from the hot sun and
be watered regularly. The soil should
be thoroughly enriched with well rot
ted manure or some commercial fer
tilizer..
1t Is best to plant wild flowers as a
border. with all varieties mixed, as
mostyof them are %perennials and 1t will
be unnecessary to replant the border
yearly, except to replace those that
die. Owing to the different towering
seasons of the various varieties, If the
bed is well furnished with many sorts
there will be constant succession of
bloom all the summer.
It is best to begin working the
ground for the bed as soon in the
spring as it is dry enough. The trans
planted flowers should be carefully
and regularly watered until they are
we'll established. Afterward it is only
necessaryIto keep the weeds out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
CARLO ANp TEDDY.

Teddy had wanted to go to the pond
for a, long time. while mamma said
a. must not go, for he would get
drowned as the ice was not strong.
But one morning Teddy sail, Mamma
a Carlo and / go walking today?"
Yes" aid mamma, YOU Ia but
said Teddy, 81 wont mamma" Carlo
was Teddy's dog. SO mamma but
toned Teddy UP in his little overcoat
and he set out. 1t was a winter day
and the ground was thawing. AS
Teddy neared the pond he said to
Carlo let's go. Mamma Won't care IL 1t
is froze up nice and 1t Is. Carlo hung
back as If he did not want Teddy to GO
but Teddy went. The first step he
broke In. Help. help" he cried. Carlo
jumped In and Teddy hung to his
neck, Just then two mem came rum
ming that We're working near by. They
took him home and when saw
them h said. "Thank God"
Madge Barrett, aged 10.
Mystic, Iowa. Box 487.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
HI NEXT CONTEST.

It is the aim of the Courier Junior
to bring into the Juniors lives beau
tifuI surroundings. For this reason
the Courier Junior will give away
packages of seeds from the
Courier Junior Flower Car
den to the Juniors writing nice
short stories on "How to Make the
Yards Beautiful" This contest Will
close April rs, that is the distribution
Of seeds will stop then. The contest
will be somewhat different from
previous ores because we will send
the seeds just as fast as the stories
onl in. and all good stories will be
rewarded by a package of seeds. Then
again, a prize will be given to
the Junior having the most beautiful
Courier Junior Flower Garden" by
Aug. i. Ofcourse this garden must be
the blossoms from the Courier Junior
Flower Garden. The editor of this
page wants the Juniors to pick out
the ugliest spot in their yards and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
ETHEL's MISTAKE,

II was a bright afternoon In spring,
and the violets We're racing with the.
grass to see which would grow as tall
h daisies frat. Ethel came scam
pering along and was picking the vio-
lets and daisies, when her mother
called her to come and set some cobs,
Reing a pstted girl, Ethel said, 90,
mamma. don't want to- but her
mother insisted on 1t, saying that
when she had filled the basket she
might 80 to a neighbor's. Ethel didn't
want to do anything Just then, but she
went and got s0lne pieces Of woodland
put them In thssSF xs-snrgAESSG Easket
nittng the rest up with the cobs. she
took the basket In, thinking her
mother would nov know and the bas-
ket was much more easily filled than
IL h had not II In the wood. She
went to tf ,selghbor's and 1t was dark
when she returned. Mamma had not
brought In the cobs as usual, but told
Ethel she might go and get them. 1t
was dark and Ethel was afraid. but
p made np her mind to do the right
thing this time, and was very glad
when the basket was truly filled. She
never had to get the cobs again in the
dark and 1t taught her a lesson she
never forgot. Here Is a moral eyery-
one should heed,
Never tell d lie In word. thought or
action, and never a lie to hide an
other, for both will come out In the
end.
Eva Bowen, aged 2
C%hillicothe Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
JUNIOR STORIES. :.
THE FORCE OF HABIT.

There was once a horse that used
to pull around a sweep which lifted
dirt from depths Of the earth. He
kept at the business for nearly
twenty years, until he became old,
blind, and too stiff in the joints for
further use. So he was turned into
pasture, and left to crop the grass
without anyone to disturb or bother
him.
The funny thing about the old horse
was that every morning. after grazing
awhile, he would start on a tramp, go
ing round and round in a circle. just
as he been accustomed to do for 40
many years. He would keep 1t up for
hours. and people often stopped to
look and wondered what had got into
the head of the venerable animal to
make him walk around In such a s0l-
emn way when there was No earthly
need Of 1t. 1t was the force Of habit.
The boy who forms bad or good
habits In his youth will be led by them
when he becomes old, and will be mis-
cradle or happy accordingly.
Habit Is a cable. We weave q
thread of 1t each day, and at last we
cannot break 1t.
Valena Anderson, aged ia.
Dudley. Ia. r. r., ID. No. i.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10

Apples are a fruit. They grow on
trees. The trees bloom in the spring.
The bloom is a light pinkish color.
Some times there is a tree with small
er blooms on 1t than others.
The blooms on some trees are large
and four or more in a bunch. This
makes the tree look like a flower bush.
bud appears. When this grows you
see 1t is a small apple.
When the tree Ia In bloom there Is
an insect that works upon the flowers.
Some times this little insect stings the
bud and a small worm will hatch in
the apple, and will eat to the core.
This makes the apple stop growing.
and then in a few days it will fall off.
There are different kinds Of apples,
The color of some are red, yellow,
green and mixed. The skin is thin and
tough. The pulp lis juicy, and mellow
when ripe. But when the apple Is
green the pulp Is hard. The core runs
from the bud to the stem, through the
middle Of the apple. Around the core
is tinv cells, and In these cells are
seeds.
The seeds are a dark brown when
seed is nearly white. The amount of
the seeds In an apple averages from
two to nine or ten.
The names of some Of the apples are
as follows: The Black Ben Davis,
snow apple, golden grimes or grimes
golden, sheep's nose, Rusty coat, Ben
Davis, northern spy, wolf river, Mis-
souri, pipen, maiden blush, wine sap,
Jonathan, rambo, duchess of Oden-
burg, Jeneton and Roman stem.
Viola Watts, aged IL.
Ottumwa, r. F. D. N. z.