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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
THE DEAD OF 1905.

Washington Post-It has been COM
puted that more than 100000 of the
human race die every year, and some
satirist on his species has made a
further computation that not one in
1000 does anything that makes his
after he Is gone.
The list of persons distinguished in
one calling or another who have died
during the year just closed is a long
one, and may we'll suggest homilies
for press and pulpit. The subtle polit-
tcal schooner, the able ecclesiast, the
wise statesman, the more or less sue
cessful poet. dramatist, novelist edi-
tor, the judge who wore his ermine
unspotted In the midst of corruption
and frauds, the scholar who explored
and expounded natures laws-here
are texts for sermons such as no l1y-
ing subjects can offer.
To us the lesson taught involves
itself to the one fact that each left
us with work undone. The pure
judges life was cut short when purity
was most needed. The ink was not
dry on the magic pen when the hand
that held it grew stiff and motion
less; the scientist and teacher was
busy with problems of the universe
when he laid down his unfinished
work. Who is left to complete it?
When we look at nome TO ma a va
cant chair. 1t Is the one we think could
least have been spared that is gone.
The child with all limited sweetness
and strength Of Its life to come in Its
incomplete white face, the father full
OF his wise plans for his little ones,
the young man, alert, alive, vigorous
these are the ones who, In the midst
of a task, with sentence unfinished on
their lips. turned from us and went
out of the door beyond which to our
out, their unfinished work teaches. to
higher work elsewhere. Nature makes
no mistakes, wastes not one atom OF
available force. None is wasted here
though the lips Of the great dead re-
turn us no answer. If there is no
other proof Of Immortality, of the
eternal unity and order of the life
hereafter, taken as whole, we find
1t here and base our faith on 1t, not
only for those strong helpers Of hu-
mainly who have won a name for
themselves, but for our own house.
hold dead. They have lain down In
no ignoble sleep. With the old wit
and wisdom or acuteness or kindly
affection which we knew and which
made them dear to us, they are at
work again, elsewhere on higher
levels.
If the dark portal should unclose on
its noiseless hinges for us also to pass
through in the year whose threshold
our feet have just crossed, we may be
sure that there is no curtain in the
grave to fall upon our lives as on a
finished drama. The tragedy or COM
edy goes on as we have lived here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

and thus prepare the system forS ever
more distressing ailments. The We,
lack of vital resistance that invites
first attack of catarrh is apt to intS
sify the predisposition to subsequent
colds. This in a great measure explains
the prevalence Of pneum onia during
the inclement season. The microbe
never attacks healthy membrane, but
lies in wait for the local rehabilitation
which furnishes the soil for the seed.
No more forcible argument could be
used in favor of preventive measures
against the slightest respiratory trou.
BILE that may show itself at this time,
Nothing lowers the vital resistance
against all winter diseases more than
the initiative and apparently insiglifl.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Lila Hildebrand, the little,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Hide.
brand, Is i'll from pneumonia.
Mrs. Leila Dugay, of Syracuse, Neb.,
spent Sunday in the West End
Miss Sylvia Hughes, of North
Gravestown, Las returned from visit
with her parents in Foster.
There will be prayer meeting at the
home Of AL Walters in Rutledge this
evening. led by Carl Hannum.
Mrs. Gwen strobel. 10 East Second
street, Is spending few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Martin, In Phillipstown.
Rev. J. b. Cummings 223 Clarence
street, left on the Rock Island Monday
for Keokuk, where he will assist In re-
vival services in the Second Presbyte.
rian church this week.
Wallace Miller, who resides on west
Second street, has returned from a
ten days visit in Oskaloosa.
Evangelist s. M. Pickens. who has
been spending few days at the home
OF Rev. w. q. DeHarppart, corner Of
South Clay and West Main streets.
has gone to Hickory Flats where ha
will hold o series Of meetings.
Mrs. M. Cutes, of Kansas City, il
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Lang,
gin, in North Fairview.
John and Charles Ream, OF Ottum.
wa, spent Sunday at the home OF Mrs,
Rachel Ream at Phillipstown, being
called there by her illness. She wal
slightly better this morning.
Miss Nellie Meek, Of Grayestown,
was visiting in Rutledge Sunday.
Earl Daggett. who resides on Rus
sell street, has returned from Port
age, Wis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
The WEALTH OF ALASKA.

The preliminary report Of the direc-
tory of the mint shows that Alaska's
output of gold for the calendar year
1905 is worth $14,650,000, as com pared
with $9,160,500 during the calendar
year 1904.
The gain in the output of gold of the
entire United States during the past
year was approximately $6,500,000,
which means that the gain in Alaska
represents practically the gain for the
whole country Within five years
Alaska has nearly doubled it's gold pro-
duction, which is due not so much to
heavier immigration to the gold dis
tricts as to the development of hold
Iings through the importation of newer
and better machinery and the greater
industry that follows the settling pro-
cesses of civilization.
Unfortunately there are no con-
venient figures showing the total value
of all products taken from Alaska
since it was coded to this country in
1867 That it was considered of com
paratively little value to Russia at the
time of the sale is evident from the
price paid for it-$7 100000. In the
light of subsequent developments this
Grant urged the purchase there We're
thousands Of 'anti-imperialists" all
over the United States who opposed
it. Alaska at that time was practically
terra incognita, and it seemed a waste
of money to buy vast stretch OF desc
late end inhospitable country, given
over to wild animals and SO destitute
/ of yerdure except in the southern part,
that even the timber store was scant
and hard to reach.
1t is not probable that President
Grant had any definite idea of the min
eral wealth of Alaska when he adyo-
Gated the purchase. At that time the
fur product amounted annually to near
ly million dollars, and he figured that
in few years this country would get
it's money back. 1t was in 1880 and for
five years subsequently that the fur
production Of Alaska was at it's height,
running in value about $2,500,000 q
year. So far as this country was con-
cerned, the most important fur-bearing
animal OF the northweEr coast was the
seal, although many other furs We're
more esteemed by the natives. But
the seals were fast coming to exter-
mination Although this government
made heroic efforts to protect them
against maurauding hunters from all
maritime nations, the slaughter con-
tinued until, at the time of the 7ew
discoveries of gold in the far north in
1S9S-99 the sealing business had
reached a very low ebb The gold ex-
element diverted attention from the
seal fisheries for several years, and
,, since 1899 gold has been the most i'm
portant product of the peninsula. Alas
ka has paid for itself many times over.
Any one of it's great resources would
have paid back the purchase price.
This year the gold output is double
enough to cover the amount Grant
begged for so earnestly nearly forty
ears ago.
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as pretty, as brilliant and as v

as pretty, as brilliant and as well
lifted to grace White House wedding
should not be forgotten. When Presi-
dent Roosevelt's term as chief execu-
tive OF the nation expires he will be
simply a private citizen; another man
will have to occupy the White House,
man in no way related to the pres
ent occupant. For the American gov
eminent is not Of the monarchial
form. Lest we forget that this is
true, such rebuff as the Baker City
genius received is well in place and
President Roosevelt is to be congratu.
lated upon his prompt action.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Maybe, if Walter Wellman should
come out here to Iowa and wait for a
car on an Ottumwa street corner for
a few minutes he'd give up that idea
of hunting the north pole. It's easy
to be enthusiastic about a polar trip
in the summer or even when the win
ter is a mild one, but when the mer-
curry gets down around the vanishing
point there are plenty OF, us who pre-
fer a warm CRATE fire to balloon in
the Arctic regions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
The Nation,A ,mekeen.r.

Americans get theh ,rrect time from
q little room in the naval observatory.
located on Georgetown heights, In the
suburbs Of Washington. The obserya-
tory was originally intended to detect
errors In ship thermometers and to
regulate them properly. This work
constitutes one department at the in.
stitution, but perhaps Its most i'm
portant function is that of being the
nations timekeeper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
The cnptain,s Place.

What do you mean by writing
Among the prettiest girls at the dance
was Captain AndrewsT The captain
is a man"
Yes. but he spent most of his time
among the prettiest girls there
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Though it may have been estimated
that Iowa's new legislature is about
to face nearly everything in the way
of proposed legislation this year, Ohio
goes Iowa one better. The Buckeye
law makers have evolved an anti-ciga-
rette law like that of Indiana. Iowa
might do worse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Governor Cummins' message isn't
quite as long as President Roosevelt's,
but if he had had half hundred
states instead of one the Iowa execu-
tive could have made the Presidents
missive look like few memoranda.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Those earthquake shocks centered
in Kansas, didn't they? Then what's
the use of asking the cause? OF
course they occurred because H. H.
Rogers was telling so much about the
secrets Of the Standard Oil that the
freebooters out in the Sunflower state
couldn't contain themselves. Some
thing had to happen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

and prove for yourself its wonderful
merit. You'll find 1t excellent for cur
ing Poor Appetite, Belehing, FIatu
lency, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, costive
ness, Colds, Grippe or General Debil
ity. Get it today, also ask for a free
copy of our 1906 Almanac. It is very
entertaining
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
TIVE OTrUM

been well done the rest Of us b. ould
be pretty well satisfied. II all ac-
counts are true, Mr.. Roosevelt gener-
ally knows when work is being per-
formed right
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Merry Christmas" in Russia was
a little late in coming but it has prom
Used to stay longer. so that evens
things up little. But wait until the
first anniversary of Red Sunday"
Then there'll be something doing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

That English critic who doesn't like
Mark Twain's humor has himself
sprung one of the best jokes on re-
cord, even If he doesn't know 1T.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

That chorusless opera that Conreid
tried in New York ought to be vel
coined by Pittsburg matrons in view
Of the Corey complications.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
Broken Vows.

You promised, madam, to obey me
when we married, and you'vs never
done It"
Huh! You endowed ME, sir, with MI
your worldly goods, and you never had
any. Baltimore American.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Guess where" parties should be
popular in the cars domain, especial.
ly among the mobiles, about January
20.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

That Illinois man who has started
out to borrow dollar from each of
thousands Of men should have the
money. Anyone with ingenuity
enough to figure out scheme of that
kind should not be denied the fruits
of his endeayor. He is truly a genius.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Or course, it has to come, this cold
weather. 1t is due every winter, but
really. now, don't you wish you lived
in California for just few weeks?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
TRY It Yourself

The next time you suffer from any
ailment arising from weak or disord-
cred Stomach we want you to try a
bottle of the famous
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Who will be the first to spring the
glass-hous e-stone-throwing joke on
Governor Pattison?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

/ If the President thinks the work
done thus far in the canal zone has
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
saTEH
party of the state. without respect to
faction" says the Republican.

TT really doesn't matter great
deal" concludes the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. whether the Iowa governor
criticised or did not criticise the Dolli=
yer BILL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

Reading the annual reviews Of lowe
cities published in the newspapers, the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil does not
wonder that Iowa people are opti.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

The Clarinda Herald observes thai
brisk downfall of snowflakes always
marks time of good feeling.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

OF Mr.. Byers, candidate for attor-
nev general the Harlan Republican
says that he does not wish to announce
himself as the candidate of any fac
ton, preferring that his candidacy be
considered upon the ground Of his fit
ness for the place. HE makes his plea
for support to the great republican
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Arlington News believes that
the present is an opportune time fol
the legislature to abolish the offices OF
state binder and printer. The News is
of the opinion that the fewer offices
there are to be filled by politicians as
a reward for party service the better
1T will be for the individual taxpayer
and 1t suggests that the board of con-
troll could let the printing and bind
ing contracts to the lowest bidders
and effect a great saving over the
cost under the present method.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

"There Is growing sentiment among
Iowa republicans In favor Of Lafe
Young as the real republican candi-
date for governor In case Governor
Cummins asks for another term in adj
dition to the two and half terms he
will have had by that time" says the
Keokuk Gate City. 1T would be a
clear-cut, we'll defined, beautiful fight
with these two gentlemen as candi-
dates for the nomination"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

The Burlington Hawk Eye observes
that LATE Young SIS shelling the Cum
minis camp with editorial scrap iron,
old shoes, barbwire, rat poison and
tobasco sauce"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

"a primary law Will not abrogate
any of the existing evils of present
day politics" says the Muscatine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
POUND FISHERMAN HAS
ANOTHER DAY OF GRACE

SEABRfGHT, Dec. 5:-A drop in
the temperature to 9 degrees above
zero put a stop to pound fishing here
yesterday. The cold snap, however,
id not prevent a general discussion
over the fishing pole that Steward
Cook, a poundman, was directed to
move at noon yesterday at the re-
quest of the linemen, who declare
that it is blocking travel. Mayor
John w. Eyles was in New York look
ing up the lease held by Mr.. Cook.
He also consulted with the bor-
ough counsel, who agreed that the
pole was an obstruction and must
come down. Mayor Eyles has grant
ed Mr.. Cook until today at loon to
remove the pole. If it is not down at
that time, the mayor says he will see
that it is taken down.
Mr.. Cook was in consultation with
his lawyer in Long Branch yesterday
and has partially made up his mind
to remove the pole. 1t was reported
that the men implicated in the cut
ting down of the nets had made a
confession and that these facts would
be presented to the next grand jury.
The linement are jubilant over what
they call an assured victory over Mr..
Cook in having the obstruction re-
moved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
Packer House Work Resumed.

Work Is progressing rapidly on the
Packer House addition, on High
street, and the walls are now COM
plete as far as the second story. On
account of a delay in obtaining ma
terial the Mercer Construction Com
pany, the sub-contractors, were COM
PEELED to stop work about five days
ago, but resumed work this morning,
the iron girders having arrived yes
terday afternoon.
Proprietor Floersch said today that
he expects to occupy the new rooms
by January Is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
RAWLINGS is
PUT TO DEATH
Former Baptist Minister Execut-
ed at VaIdOsta- Negro Dies on
Same SCaffOId With Him.

NALD0STA, GA. Dee. with a
declaration that he had told the truth
and that his sons had ne connection
with The crime for which he suffered
Rev. J. G. Rawlings, Il former Baptist
minister, assembled the scaffold and
paid the penalty for the murder of
Willie and Carrie Carter in July, 1905.
Alf Moore, Il negro. whose confession
connected Rawlings with the crime,
was hanged at the same time. Both
men stepped upon the scaffold without
a tremor. They stood on the trap to-
gether and fell together.
The expectation that Moore would
make a final confession, generating
Milton, Jesse and Leonard Rawlings
from participation in the murder, was
not fulfilled. He reiterated his previ-
ous statement and declared that Mil.
Ton fired the fatal shot.
The Georgia prison commission will
meet tomorrow to consider the petition
for Communication of sentence for Mil
ton and Jesse. Leonard has been sen
fenced to life Imprisonment on the
recommendation of clcmency by the
trial jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
DISCUSS MONUMENT SITE.
Ex-senator Smiths Offer Likely to Be
Accepted by Garfield Association.

Ex-senator Smiths Offer Likely to BE
Accepted by Garfield Association.
LONG BRANCH, Dec. Sat a
meeting to be held in a few days, the
site for the Garfield monument will
be selected by the Monument Asso-
citation. 1t is believed that the lot on
which the martyred president died.
the Francklyn cottage property, at
Ocean and Lincoln avenues, will be
chosen.
Former Senator James Smith, Jr.,
of Newark, has offered to give the
site while he owns the place, and
have incorporated in the deed, If he
sells it, a provision that the statue
shall not be moved. Ocean Park and
a small new park opposite it, to be
laid out on the ocean front, and which
1t is intended to call Garfield Park,
are also spoken of for sites.
Discussion of the speakers for the
unwilling and dedication exercises,
which will be held next Memorial
Day is possible. is already under way.
Former President Grover Cleveland,
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Garfield. the
late presidents son, it is thought, can
be obtained for orators. A military
and G. A. r. parde on that occasion
is planned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
AGAINST JUSTICE
AT ROOSEVELT FRIDAY
Judge BOOraem VIII Hear the Mat
at New Brnnswick-Ihvesti-
cation Made.

The case of Joseph Mulnor and
Steve Czomokovski against Justice
Slugg, of Roosevelt, has been set for
a hearing before Judge Booraem at
New Brunswick Friday. At that time
a review of the legality of the convic-
ton will be held. At this hearing it
is expected the revealing of some
startling facts in the way of the do
ings of the Roosevelt justice will be
accomplished. The justice is charged
with filming two Hungarians both
costs and fines for breaking a store
window, and Withholding the papers.
An Infatuated citizen of Roosevelt
took the matter up, and had it
brought before Lawyer Francis P.
Coan, representing Joseph E. Strick-
er.
This is not the first case of its kind
the Roosevelt justice has figured in,
but none before had ever been taken
up on o of the inability OF
those involved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
DARING ROBBERY IN
RICH BROKERS HOME

NEW YORK, Dec. 5:-Acting upon
information given them by a former
butler who had been SEM to Elmira
for dishonesty, two burglars effected
an entrance into the palatial home
of Elias Asiel, at No. Is East Sixty
third street, early today by cutting
through the bars of a steel gate and
then cutting out a pane from an inner
door of the basement with a diamond.
Mr.. Asiel was awakened by the
noise when the men started to rife
the drawers of a bureau in his room
and grappled with them. He was
knocked down by n of the thieves
with a pair of brass knuckles, but
managed to ring an alarm bell which
brought his butler and his daughter
to his aid. With pistols the burglars
held the three at bay and escaped
from the house. They disappeared
over the Central Park wall and were
soon out of sight in the thick under
brush.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
LOYAL ASSN OFFICERS.
Alpha Council Made Nominations at
Last Nights Meeting.

A meeting and nomination of Off
GERS of Alpha Council, Loyal Associa-
ton, was held in the rooms in the
Odd Fellows building last night and
the following officers were nominated
for the ensuing year: Councillor,
Harry r. Wilson; vice councillor,
Luther ]. Hope; orator, Arthur Ora
ham; recorder, l.. B. Dreibelbies;
collector, Albert Leu; treasurer, Ferd
Garretson; chaplain, e. E. Hill; mar
shall, Frank G. Comings; guardian,
Stacey Coutts; sentinel, Andrew Far
rington; trustee for three years,
Carrot Brodhead.
The installation will take place at
the regular meeting the first Tuesday
in January. District Deputy Ed
wards, of Long Branch, will be the
installing officer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
GILLETTE SAID TO HAVE
SUICIDE

HERKIMER, N. Y, Dec. s.
Chester E. Gillette, convicted of muir
der in the first degree for Staying
Grace Brown, woke today in a differ
ent cell in the jail here from that in
which he went to sleep last night. He
was removed on his cot while asleep
by order of Sheriff Richard to a cell
remote from that which he had occu-
pied, for fear of a repetition of what
is believed to have been his effort to
kill himself, which was discovered
yesterday.
1t was the second attempt at sui
eide made by the prisoner since his
incarceration here, according to his
jailors, both efforts having been kept
secret until an explanation for the
change of cells brought out the state
ment today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-05
GIFT TO Mr.. WHITE.
Past Exalted Ruler Presented With
Jewel Pin.


A number of the members of Perth
Amboy Lodge, No. 7S4, B. P. o. Elks,
attended the regular meeting in their
rooms in Odd Fellows hall last night.
Exalted Ruler John X. Sheehy presid-
ed.
After the usual transaction of bust
ness and a report from the memorial
committee, a little surprise was given
to Past Exalted Ruler Richard F.
White, when Past Exalted Ruler Dr..
Frank Crowther presented him with
an Elks' pin, studded with rubies and
diamonds, as a token of esteem for
the good work Mr.. White did for the
lodge. Mr.. White replied feelingly
to DR.. Crowther's presentation
speech.