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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

has to do with mans experience in
divorcing himself from the sunf1ower
state and it is worthy Of y repetition
here, for it's remarkable pro-Kansas
spirit if for nothing else. The Seneca
man should feel satisfied that in
choosing to write for a living he has
chosen wisely. Here is what he says:
Occasionally good man grows dis
satisfied with Kansas. The milk is
too yellow or the honey too sweet. and
he doesn't like them to flow over his
land anyway. So he parts with his
farm, sells his live stock and other
things too numerous to MENTION and
moves to Oklahoma. There he takes
his good Kansas money and buys a
farm which today is and tomorrow is
not, because the wind has blown it
away. Or he tries Colorado and
slushes around in the mud irrigating a
strip OF bottom so narrow that COW
can't jump into the field because she
jumps over it.
Then he hears of Texas and goes
down to hunt the bag of gold at that
end of the rainbow. In the daytime he
scratches sandburs out of his flesh
and at night centipedes crawl over
his face. When his money Is all gone
he begins to feel like he did the first
night he ever stayed away from home
He yearns for good old Kansas, and
the yearn sticks in his throat and
chokes him until tears come in his
eyes. He would give months work
to see the COWS standing at the bars
on his old Kansas farm and hear the
horn blow for supper.
Memory is marvellous painter an6
paints best the things we love best
1t pictures to the traveller the corr
silking in the field he once owned, the
wheat yellowing for the harvest, the
clover stretching away in carpet O
red and green, richer than the rugs o
the Persians. 1t shows him the elm:
as they whispered to his children a
! play beneath them, points to the rose!
in the corner of the old rail fence, ant
lin infinite detail paints Thousand
things that touch the heart and prov,
its whimsical power.
Happy Is the man who wakes from
sleep to find that he has wandered
from Kansas only in his dreams"
Enterprising real estate agent,
could use no better literature than thi,
If they want to sell Kansas land. l
they are not too thin skinned on thu
subject of plagiarism and haven't an.
Kansas land on hand they might sub
stitute Iowa." for Kansas" The ar
ticle would be as true, all but the ref
erence to wheat and surely Iowa ha
enough corn to make up for any short
age in the other cereal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

Joseph Medill Patterson never had
much Of q reputation as a comedian
nor as a joke writer, but he is in a
fair way to rank with Mark Twain,
Bill Nye and others IL he keeps talk
ing as he did in explaining his resigna-
ton from the office to which ne was
appointed by Mayor Dunno Of Chicago.
Mr.. Patterson says he has become a
socialist and Is compelled to leave
Mr.. Dunno because the latter's munich.
pal ownership campaign is not strenu.
GUS enough to suit him. Surely Mr..
Patterson doesn't read the Hearst pa
DerS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
TWINS MAKE ODD PETITION.
Their Arrival complioates Fathers
Danrar Cnla March a-Iarar,1, IN

Denver. Colo. March s.-Joseph w.
Denver, Colo, March 2.-Joseph w.
Maxwell, attorney for the Hobart
Sheerer estate, is about to file curl,
GUS petition in County Judge McCull's
court. Sheerer, upon being told he was
fatally i'll, made provision for a child
he expected to be born. Sheerer died.
and instead OF one child there were
twins. The will provided that the
child, IL boy, should have two-thirds
Of the estate and the widow one-third:
II girl the child should have ones
third and the widow two-thirIls. What
share will the twins, one boy and the
other girl, have is the question At
torney Maxwell wants to ask Judge
McCull dis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

President Castro must be feeling
bad Ills program for next week is
rather light, including only the de-
struction of the Monroe doctrine, the
whipping Of France and attending to a
few other trifling matters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

Some one has broken away long
enough from the consideration of Phil
ippine tariffs, freight rates and troub-
les in China to call attention to the
fact that the 'i'' in Mr.. MINERS name
is pronounced long as in cries"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

for twenty years bore conspicuous
part in the legislation enacted by con-
gress. He was magnetic and strong
in debate, and he had q host of friends
upon whom he could draw to assist
him in carrying through measures that
he favored. There is universal regret
on the part of his colleagues. not only
because of his DEATH but for the sad
end of his life
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
FATHER ADMITS STAYING OF SON
Says Boy Was Weak-Minded and He
Wished to Get Rid Of Him.

Doylestown, Pa, March 3.Gus-
tave Closson, of Morrisville, this coun-
ty. pleaded guilty in court here -yester-
day afternoon to the murder OF his
young son last May. He was sentenc-
ed to death. Closson confessed that
he wished to get rid of the boy be-
cause he was weak-minded and that
he had given him rough on rats. Clos
son is about 70 years old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED. !,
Body Lodged Against Bridge Nea,
Harvey, Met Foul PLAY.
+. Near

Harvey, March s.-The body Of an
unknown man has been lodged
against a bridge near here. The only
clue to Identification was the name
&c. Baker" on the shirt. The coron.
er's jury returned verdict of death
by foul play, as no water was found
on the lungs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

President Hadley Of Yale doesn't
like the Hepburn bill and says it is
impracticable and illogical. Mr.. Had
ley would have hard time convincing
Mr.. Hepburn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

There are 5000 people constantly at
sea, according to statistics. And this
doesn't include those who are wonder
ing if there is to be coal strike.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

No. Golns East. Depart
la Chicago. Dubuque &
s2iMLoeal Freight ....... .i:oiVa a. = M M
96b-Burlington & ST. Louis q: 10 a. m.
iob-Peoria. Dubuque Quincy 11:50 a. m.
ea-Chicago Limited !. ]. 1:43 p. m.
4a-Chieago, st. Louis & Quincy 7:1O p. m.
sa.-chier %. Peoria 8 Rock : :
ford 1900. ........ II: % p. m.
1sb-Buriington and st.
LOUIS .........7:35 a. m
Going West.
ba-oIaha. Council Bluffs .
sa-omaha. Kansas CITY. Denver.
.Iot Springs: Deadwood. OK
den. Portland & California T:45 A. m
Peoria to creston $40 D. IN.
l1b-chicago TO ottumwa. 80 :
1a-Denver to Omaha 45p. m.
a-daily; Except Sunday. Nos. Z Q
Via Fort Madlson-Gcir1 East,
Mt. Madison & st. Louis (b) SEQ a. M
Going West.
From. Fort Madison and At.
louis lo1 .........-....... 6:S0 .. N.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
All c.. NJ. e. st. p. end WABASH rain,
depart from Jefferson Street UnIon
depot. J. p. WHELAN, AGENT
c. NJ. & ST. p.

No. !. Going East Via Cut on. Tim,
sa-Washington. Muscatine. Dav-
enpnrt and Chicago .5:s5 D. n.
i2a-WashinEtn, .duscatIne. Dav-
e2bGbavenport freight iS S:is, :. IN
Going Weat. .
sa-Kal % City and Intermec!.
b.-se sIs Gsiliicothe Excel ag.2s a. m
sSr ,Sp sd9EE a rnd,a Kansas City 21a
s Ga freight 1890 p M
esa-chl sef1n ar rel IT.. 1870 =. n,
Marion, Cedar. Ranids and In.
,osb- -sEmsia'e Cedar Rapids and :Ss n
intermediate E.45n m
ssb-Marion. eight ...:....... $40 :: m m.
Coming West Via Marion ' : =
ec-Marion. Cedar Rapids an In
,osb- .slmfsa.ss Cedar Rapid, and = q n
.d ssnmeq bsseeps sunday: eoe1ss1,
Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The cold wave that the weather man
predicted several days ago was pretty
slow in arriving. but it got here al
right.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

AS might have been expected, now
that the spring months have come we
are to have some winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
WHEN a KANsAN DREAMS

Sometimes, even In Kansas, there
are good things produced and one Of
them comes from the pen welded by
the editor of the Seneca Tribune. 1t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
Professional Cards.
OR. AND MR3s
r. PARKER

z.
Baker Bldg. Of1ce
hours 1870 TO S p. M, 32e
Lillian street, s to 10 a.
m. and 7 TO 9p. m.
You have fallen and
suffer pain, or haze dis
ease. If SO, you have
pressure on nerves which
must be removed BY
Chiropractic ad justmen'
before you can be we'll
DR.. Parker-is the ou;,
Chiropractor in Ottum
wa. See him at once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
BOOMING IN SONG.

New York Worthwhile the pub
licity promoters of the various presi-
dental aspirants We're putting things
off until tomorrow, Elihu Roots
sturdy henchmen gave to the country
a stirring rally song 1t Is sung to the
air Of "Tammany:"
El-i-hu!
El-i-hui
You're our only candidate;
Well elect you sure as fate
Vote for you, work for you,
Always ready, sure and steady
El-i-hu!
The contemplation of lost opportun-
ity must bring a great tearing of hair
upon the camps Of able statesmen who
have visions For instance, any COM
mon or garden poet might have fur
finished this to the Taft forces:
William Taft!
William Taft!
Hearken to the bees small voice;
You're our roly-poly choice
stanch old craft, fore and aft
Able t-ouncer, sturdy bouncer-
William Taft!
And how Fairbanks virtues might
have been extolled!
I-C-E!
| ICE
Loosen up your features while
| You attempt chilly smile;
! Here are we, two or three
We're assuming al! your booming
ICE =
See what the Hon. Fire Alarm For-
aker missed:
| Foraker
| Foraker
| Let your well-worn hopes rise high;
Give the thing another try;
Holler sir; make a stir
Try to grab it; you've the habit
Foraker
Should the friends Of Uncle Joe Can
non and Shaw and the others wish to
fall in line and keep in motion, the
following skeleton may prove USE
full:
What's the use OF keeping mum?
All the rest arc going some;
Cease your doubling; start the
shouting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
cHicAeo.RocK ISLAM & PACIFIC

no: Going East: Depart.
h202-Des Moines to KeoRuk. !, :. IS IL. N
s2o4-Eidoni Davenport and ChA-
CdBI 10: IT D. m.
b274-I4ocal freight sos .. m.
Going Wcst.
e2o3-Des Moines. Rushven, West
Nebraska and Washington.
Muscatine. Davenport and
bao13 iRResaKGl Des Moines.. and 200 .. m.
b2o5sKeohuk. Des Mooinnees:- I'D ad;so a. a.
omaha 705 p. N.
s-daily; b-e1cept sunday. 70 . =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1.-THE Buster Brown of South Ameri-
ca" is what the Council Bluffs Non
pareil appropriately calls President
Castro.
"It is said that In drafting model
policy forms, the Armstrong commit
tee has used language that can be un-
derstood by layn1en as we'll as law
yers," remarks the Keokuk Gate City
and adds: 1.-THE innovation is un-
doubtedly in the line Of reform, but
it will deprive life insurance of the
element of mystery which makes it at.
tractive to some people,
1.-THE present Iowa law on the SUBJ
ject leaves it optional with the sew
erar counties whether they will have
primary elections or not" says the
Oskaloosa Herald This arrangement
is fair to all concerned and should be
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can says that Senator Dolliver has as
sumed the place he should long ago
have taken, the fighting leadership OF
the corn country, adding: "Dolliver
has made a good senator. He is now
in the way to become great. He Is a
leader. No other western leader Is
stronger in or out of his own state
Now that he had added aggressiveness
to capacity, he will go far"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

Just on the skirmish line of the
hottest political campaign that Iowa
has ever had. it may be WE'LL sug-
gests the Oelwein Register, "to con.
slider the position of Iowa and Iowa
men in the nation. II any other COM
monwealth in the forty five states and
some few territories stands as prom
irent in the halls of the national con-
gress as Iowa our attention has not
been called to it. If any other state
has been more prominent or influential
during the past decade 1t has not yet
broken into print"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The Rock Valley Bee is convinced
that the Crossley bill or any other bill
framed upon the same lines is not
what the civic conditions Of Iowa de-
nland
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
WABASH TIME .TAsLE.

WABASH TIME fable.
No. Arrive. Tlm..
last. Louis & Kansa. City e:26 a. IN
13b-Moberiy g. Des
sa-st. Louis & KANSAS = = M
CITY H.Es.ss.. 7:O5 a. m
NO. oeparf Time.
sb-Moberly & Des MONIES 1905 o. M.
4a-St. Louis & Kansas City. e:20 B. n.
a-daily.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The Waterloo Reporter trusts that
the legislature will not seriously con-
cider the bill designed to prohibit Sun
day amusements. The experience of
Iowa in legislating morals into it's
people" it says, has not been happy
or O. healthy one. and there is no oc-
casion for putting another dead let
ter law on the statute books. This
Sunday structure would be no more
effective than the old prohibitory law,
and 1t would be entirely ignored where
public sentiment was opposed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

There can be little doubt that the
100000 farmers who have resolved to
hold their wheat for a price of 81 have
the right system, but the question is If
1t will not take five times 200 900
Wheat raisers to corner the wheat of
the country in the first instance
says the Sioux CITY Journal 1.-THE law
Of supply and demand always has been
and always will be regulator which
battles other plans and theories"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

IF the railways are against the pr.
mary bill. 1t only emphasizes the fact
that they are not always wrong" says
the Iowa City Republican.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

ITO the Italian prince who COM
mitted suicide because he was afraid
TO be married, the courage of Nick
Longworth must have seemed heroic"
remarks the Des Moines News.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

IF the politicians Of Iowa are to be
believed, the state is going to the
dogs" observes the Clarksville Star.
But it is only hot air. When the
house is top heavy 1t is necessary for
the actors to play to the crowd"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

What's the use OF keeping mum?
All the rest are going some;
Cease your doubling; start the
shouting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The campaign OF 1908 has already
begun in song.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The skeptical Sioux City Journal
says: Secretary Taft says the idea
of his presidential candidacy is pre-
pcsterous, and he refuses to treat 1t
other than jocular1y. The attitude is
not unbecoming to the genial secre-
tary. His estimate of the situation
will be received and placed on file.''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The Keokuk Gate City says that a
Harlan is needed to speak with
authoritative voice and bid the war
ring factious cease.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

"Dolliver appears to possess the on
and only backbone left In Washing
ton" says the Boone News.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

Col. Henderson's struggles and his
triumphs were largely also those of
the people of the third district" says
the Waterloo Courier. "The honors
which he won were theirs also. His
battles were their battles. Thew fol-
lowed him in confidence and their con-
fidence was never betrayed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

ton Hawk Eye, 'the present Iowa leg
islature comprising two brands of re-
publicans and a mosaic Of democrats.
might do we'll to bear in mind that its
successor meets next year and may
have a larger installment Of demo-
cratic members as the fruitage of an
overdose of Cumminsism and faction
alism."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06

The Waterloo Reporter says that If
the editors Of the republican papers
in the third district reflect in any way
the opinion prevailing in their localit-
les there is not any acceptance Of the
idea that the interests Of the people
command the continuance Of Governor
Cummins in office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-18
N SLEY DEP "A R T w E N T

Walker Mareella Davis, Kettle Helen Davis, Leona Llayd. Ivor Evans Gather inc Clayton, Lucille Lewis, Estell Clay ton. Steela Bray, Willie Wallace. Virgie Dickens, Edna Stewart, Anest Taylor, Laura Pfel. Earline Candy, Dorothy Fitz- patrick, Zella Harding, Leila Almon, An- nie Pitts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-18
Seward, the Political sorcerer.

From "Reminiscences of Long Life,"
 by Carl Schurz in the November Me-
 Clure's.
 There was to me something mysterious in the small, wiry figure. the thin, sallow fact, tho overhanging eyebrows, and the muffled voice of Seward. had read some of his speeches and admired especially those he had delivered on the Compro- mise of 1850. The broad sweep of philoco- phical reasoning and the boldness of statement and prediction I found in them, as well as the fineH flow of their lan- guage, had greatly captivated my imagi- nation. I had pictured him to myself, as one Is apt to picture one's heroes, as an imposing parsonage of overawing mien and commanding presence. l was much disappointed when I first saw that quiet little man who, as he moved about on the floor of the Senate chamber, seemed to be on as friendly terms with the south eTn senators as with the northern-his speeches were always personally polite to everybody-and whose elocution was of dull sound, hardly distinct, and never had a resonant note of personal attack or defiance in it. But he made upon me, as well as upon many others, the impress sion of a man who commanded hidden, occult powers which he could bring into play if he would Indeed, I heard him spoken of as sort of political sorcerer who knew all secrets and who commanded political forces unknown to all the world except himself and his bosom friends, Thurlow Weed, the most astute, skilful. and indefatgable political manager that had ever lived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-18
lNpETERMlNATE SENTENCES.
Poor Policy of Treating With Men Wh
 Wreck Banks.

From the Baltimore News.
 Yesterday, In Chicago, Stensland and Herring, the bank wreckers, were sen fenced to the penitentiary to intetermi- nate terms for embezzlement and for gerry. Stensland, who fled the country, was captured in Tangier and brought back to stand trial He confessed his guilt, and admitted that for ten years he, as president, and Herring, as cashier, had been using the funds of the bank in spec ulations. It was an extremely fragrant case, and If exemplary punishment is ever justifable it certainly was there.
 But does sentence for an ideterminate term give the impressive warning that makes punishment exemplary? The the ory of the indeterminate sentence is that a criminal should be kept in confinement so long as he Is dangerous to society, but that if he gives satisfactory evidence of reformation then he should be released. Can there be much doubt that in the case of criminals of the class of Stensland and Herring they are entirely penitent as re- gards their past conduct? If given their liberty they would not be at all likely to repeat the acts that got them into trouble, and, indeed, 1t Is unlikely that they would ever again have the opportu- nity The sufferings they have endured have probably been sufficiently reforma- tory without the indeterminate sentence, and the practical question is whether the sentence will exert the deterrent influence on others, which Is the chief purpose of punishmnt and which gives 1t pre- ventive value. That is very doubtful.
 Sentence for a term of years Is some thing which the mind can grasp and which furnishes material to the imag- ination. When one reads how man who has had the handling of millions and has lived in luxury must now wear | striped clothes and do prison labor for | ten years, the fact of punishment be- comes a terrible reality, and this feature | of the case must act as a powerful deter rent on all men in posts of financial re- | sponsibility. But to read that an h. | determinate sentence has been imposed {! does not produce the same effect. It pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-18
LESLIE M. SHAW.
Ills Stories and Ills Mysterious Black
 Portfolio Will Be Missed.
th. Chicago Evening Post.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
 MT. Shaw has told MT. Roosevelt a thousand and one stories. not stories of state, but stories Of human interest. and the President has retorted in part in kind but only in part, for neither the President of the United States nor any other man hn Washington can keep the pace of the btory telling of the secretary of the treas hry. He tells stories for recreation. He 1s . hard worker-his critics don't deny shfs-and it seems to be his fixed creed that if a man can find a means of recre- ation that includes the giving of recrea- lion to another man, It's double bless ing. Doubtless this is why 1t Is that Mir Shaw always tries to tell a good story He doesn't always succeed. but his aver age js away above that of nine-tenths of the men who earn livings telling yarns na the stage or in print.
 For five years-almost--Leslie M Shaw hss walked every Tuesday and Friday n1orntng from the door of the treasury through the White House grounds to the d,or of the cabinet room. If on any one ef the hundreds of occasions on which he