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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08
SID ELICIT S.

He Won a pillow.

ne WON d fliIOWs
Like the uneasy head that wears a
crown has been the head of one of the
clerks in local bank, who just re-
Gently won a sofa pillow at card
party. The young man only told the
story to few Of his friends, but it
was so good that 1t spread, and now
all of his acquaintance are asking
about it.
The young man who won the prize
did so unintentionally, and it was not
on account of his ability as euchre
player. He won the prize because he
could not help it.
BY giving close attention to the
game, notwithstanding the fact that
a pair Of brown eyes just across the
table were keeping him pretty well
occupied. But by his usual good luck
in missing partners who were continu-
ally asking him "Oh, my! what's
trumps?" and then trumping his ace
he closed the evening Of exciting play
with a claen record Of ten straight
victories and was without dispute the
best long distance euchre player in
the party. He threw out his chest a
trifle when the hostess asked him to
come forward. He took the present a
sofa pliiow-and walked away with it,
the proud possessor of the coveted
prize.
AS soon as he had carried his
present to his room he began putting
it to practical use. However, while it
was good to look upon as work Of
art from an exterior view, as a rest
for his tired head it was dismal fail
ure. It did not fit his head. He tried
to shift it around in order that its cor
ners would not interfere with the
bumps on his head, but 1t was of no
use. There was no rest nor comfort
in his prize. Finally he decided to
make an examination, and the sofa
pillow underwent an operation with a
sharp knife. After the cloth-deep
beauty of the pillow had been severed
1t revealed, among other contents, a
pair of lady's well-worn shoes wrapped
up in an old skirt These had been
used instead of cotton, sea moss or
more gentle filing.
Ever since the discovery was made
the best euchre player in the world
has been looking for the girl who at
one time wore the shoes. No more
prizes for him.
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theory OF navigation of the air. 1t was
his splendid scientific record that lent
public credence to his PRONUNCIATION Of
the aerodrone as g. vehicle for aerial
navigation. His was too scientific a
mind to proceed upon the unscientifie
theories of those who had experiment.
ed with anything of a balloon nature,
Santos Dumont and his associates
merely adapted steering device to
the balloon that was then 400 years
old. The machine was lighter than
air and therefore was cumbersome
uncertain and an unprotected inven-
ton. Langley proceeded to construct
real flying machine that was many
times heavier than air and was in
rected than anv balloon. That he was
entirely successful from a scientific
standpoint was proved. 1t was his
dream to make the aerodrome practi-
cal. He did not live to see this accom-
pl1shment but he established a prin-
clple in experimentation that has set
other scientific minds to work with tn.
prospect that some day his dreams
will be accepted realities He stood
on the threshold of a new era, ac-
cording to his ideas. and some time
before his death he confidently pre-
dicted that the kingdom of the air
would yield to the conquering spirit of
inventive genius.
The whole world will bow in regret
at the passing of this great man, for
his years We're full of usefulness. He
was not spectacular, and even his
confidence in the ultimate success of
the aerodrome principle of the air.
ship was couched in terms which con-
tanned only the most modest illusions
to himself Perhaps hundred years
from now the name of Professor
Langley will be indissolubly linked
with those of Ericsson, Stephenson, Ed
ison, Morse. Field, Tesla and other
pioneers in practical scientific achieve
ments.
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EDDYvlLLE.

Eddyville, March Born, Thurs
day, March 1, to Mr.. and Mrs. cakes
DeLong, Of Grays Creek, son. Mr..
and Mrs. DeLong have lately moved
from portion of the j.. p. McCrea
farm near Lakonta to the McDole
farm, which they have purchased OF
w. F. lager.
Married, at 1880 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon. February %, In the Judges
room at the court house in Oskaloosa
Miss Minnie B. Bennett, daughter OF
Vim. Bennett to Harry e. Besco, son
of j. II. Besco. Both families are
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at his home in Pennsylvania, but no
one seems to know what has become
OF STANDARD Oil johnny says, the
Des Moines Daily News.
o.
The Des Moines Capital says that if
any man has just reason to suspect
any profession which Governor Cum
Minis might make concerning him, es-
pecially at time like this, that man
lleves that no one, in spite of what
the governor has been saying, will be
deceived by his trip to Fort Dodge to
worship at the Dolliver shrine. Least
OF ALL it suggests, will Senator Dol
liver and his friends be deceived by
this sudden proposal of marriage
They may be charmed by the voice,
but they will not be duped by the
hand"
Meanwhile suggests the Burling-
ton Hawk-Fye, the present Iowa leg
islature, comprising two brands of re-
Eublicans and a mosaic of democrats,
Right do we'll to bear in mind that its
successor meets next year and may
Rave a larger installment of demo-
cratic members as the fruitage of an
overdose of Cumminism and factional-
ism"
The Iowa City Republican says: "a
northwest newspaper says that Per-
kins is able, honest and clean, but
But what? We did not read the
rest, it was very long. That is just
what Iowa wants-an able, honest
AND clean man for governor. It. has
l.a6a many of them. If man is able,
cleshn and honest he can be trusted.
All Sobjections made after such an adj
mission are unworthy of considera-
ton. They must be based upon some
thing Aselfish.''
Thet Marshalltown Times Republic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

Since the passing of the Spanish rule
in Cuba and the establishment of the
republic under the protection of the
United States there has been rapid
increase in the amount of foreign
capital invested in the island The
value of American investments in
Cuba today is estimated at $11O,OOO,-
900, distributed as follows: s27,000,-
900 to railroads and street railways,
$54,000,000 to sugar and tobacco in
dustries, S11,500,000 to improved and
unimproved city and country real es-
tate, $3,50O,O00 to fruit culture, $3,OO0,-
900 to mining, $3,500,0OO to commerce
and manufacturing, $4,000,000 to bank
ing, $1,0O0,000 to steamship interests
and $2,50O,000 to mortgages on real
estate.
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quite well known in the neighborl1ood
north of town and the couple are

quite well known in the neighborl1ood
north of town and the couple are
highly esteemed.
DIR. and Mrs. F. e. Vance took their
little four-year- old daughter, Esther.
to the hospital at Ottumwa Thursday
afternoon and an operation was per-
formed on the little girl. by Dr. B: D.
LaForce. assisted by Drs. Detwiler,
Brockman and Spilman. for a disease
of the mastoid bone, Immediately
back of the ear The disease was
brought on by an abscess and infiam-
nation of the middle ear
The Cemetery association met at the
city hall Friday afternoon and arrang-
ed to give an entertainment In the OPP
era house next Friday evening, March
8, for the benefit of Henry Sparks.
sexton of the cemetery. He Is very
sick with complications. The enter
tainment will consist OF musical and
literary selections.
Eddyville, March 5.--The Eddyville
Rebekah lodge No. 1876 observed their
thirteenth anniversary with a social on
Friday evening for members and their
| families. About rs persons were In at
| tendance.
Mrs. Il. ]. Clark was called to
Rrookfield, Mo-, Saturday morning by
the stlicus jn:,rs,s of he,, father
~ lrner Calvin Manning and
| Or. Carroll. Of 0ttumwa, were busi-
ness callers in Edddyville Saturday.
| Mrs Ed BOUCHER, of Bellingham,
Washington, arrived Friday. called by
the severe illness of her mother Mrs.
e. G. Bickford.
b. l.. Reed. of Novelty, Mo-, has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Henrietta
Reed, east of town.
| Miss Lola Duncan, of Winfield, has
been. spending few days with the
Misses Right here.
j. o. McLoney and James Johnson
south of town, have had phones placed
| in their residences.
Ed Gray succeeded j. l.. Griffin as
night watch Saturday.
Prof. j. A. Yeager was at North
English Friday night acting as one
of the judges in an oratorical con-
4 test.
Frank Kissick, of Abba, visited with
his friend, j. P. Timbrell at Lost
| Creek Friday.
Doran and Thomas Haywood went
to Koailt on Sd tt',raay ssa hN ;si,
ness. 49, s' a
i Charles f. Brown, of tuscaloosa, was
i in town Friday on business.
Frank Stuber. of Chi1licothe, was a
guest Thursday of his brother, w. M.
i Stuber.
Miss Mary Lewis, who had been
visiting with the Llewellyn family at
Pekay, left Thursday for Huntsville,
4 Mo.
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cHEouEsT,

Chequest, March 3.-School closed at
Union last Friday, with exercises in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Burns, of Washington, was here
last week.
z R. w. c. Harryman attended the
e. of P, convention at Fairfield last
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08
IOWA PosTMAsTERs..

List Of Nominations Sent to Senate
by the President.
Washington, d. c., March 6.-The
President yesterday sent the following
nominations of postmasters to the
senate:
Iowa.. e. Hulse, Kiota; "A. =.
Curry, Shelby; e. g. Swift, State Cen
ter; A. p. Kincaid, Walnut; C. Van
Zandt, Wilton Junction.
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A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on go
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syr.
up of Tar if it fails to cure your cough
or cold. We also guarantee 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. F, B. Clark, Druggist,
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tied by the Morocco dispute, which is
still pending
GENERAL scHoFlELp..

General John M. Schofield who died
Sunday, was with one exception the
last of the officers who commanded
the independent armies during the
civil war, and one of Americas most
popular and distinguished soldiers He
not only attainted great distinction
as soldier but his selection for the
delicate negotiation with Napoleon III
regarding the situation in Mexico and
the success of the transaction won him
fame as a diplomat.
Schofield was active in the first
campaign in. Missouri under General
Lyon, was the organizer of the militia
Of the state and in due time succeed
ed General Curtis as the commander
of the department, He came in con-
flict with the extreme radical wing of
the unionists in Missouri, and for two
years or more was the object of vio-
lent attack and unwarranted misrepre-
sentation President Lincoln stood by
him from first to last, but the Missou-
ri radicals were strong enough to pre-
vent his confirmation as major gener-
al in 1862.
Schofield participated as army COM
mander in all the battles and opera
tions of the Atlanta campaign. In Oc-
tober, 1854 he was sent with his army
to General Thomas, and intercepted
the northward march of Hoods army.
He fought the battle of Franklin
against superior numbers, November
so and after repulsing Hoods army,
joined Thomas at Nashville. He bore
a conspicuous part in the battle of
Nashville, December Is and 16, and
after the battle pursued the enemy
southwark to the Tennessee.
A few weeks later the army of Scho-
field was transferred by rail and wa
ter from Tennessee to General Sher-
man in North Carolina The whole
trip was made without delay or acct
dent in fourteen days, and Schofield
formed junction with Sherman in
time to partipicate in the campaign
that compelled Johnston to surrender.
When the quarrel between President
Johnson and Secretary Stanton came
to an issue, in 1868, Schofield took
charge of the war department as
peacemaker. He succeeded so we'll
that he won the confidence of all par
ties. He succeeded General Sheridan
as commander of the army in 1888, and
was retired with the rank of lieuten-
ant general in 1885, In 1898 he was
recalled to duty as adviser in the war
with Spain, and was of great assist
ance in the reorganization of the army
on it's present basis.
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

has been the main standby Of sickly
people everywhere It cures Sour Ris-
burn, dyspepsia, Indigestion, costive-
ness. tplds. Crime or Malarial Fever.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield. March 3.-H. A. Wish
ard has recently received a valuable
curio which is a three pound sterling
bank note 100 years old. The bill was
issued in England in 1878 to be used
In New Jersey, which was then a col
ony and the United States was but a
dream. The bill is much shorter and
narrower than the paper money of to-
day, and is printed on white paper
grown yellow by time. The face OF
the note bears the following inscrip-
ton: This bill of three pounds is
RENTED by law in the colony of New
Jersey ratified in the fortieth year of
the reign of his majesty King George
the Third. Dated March %, 1776'
The margins of the bill bears numer-
Gus inscriptions, among which the
most noticeable is the statement: I'll
Is death to counterfeit" The serial
number which is put on with red ink
Is illegible.
F. 9. Young and family have moved
into the new home recently complet-
ed by Wilbur Carroll. The Young
home which was purchased some time
ago by Mrs. Ella Brouhard Of Little
River. Kan, will be occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Baldridge
About O'clock Thursday evening
Night Waterman Puttorff's home was
partially destroyed by fire. AS the
family were absent the origin Of the
fire is not unknown and is supposed
| to have CAUGHT from the fiue. The
roof was badly damaged, but the loss
is covered by insurance.
All Power has shipped two fine Buff
Wyandotte hens to his son, Prof
Scott Power, of Fairfield.
| Will Lowry, of Ottumwa, was a
guest at the A. C. Lester home on Fri
| day. While in the citv Mr.. Lowr,
4 figured in the minstrel given by TIL
X. P. lodge Friday evening and in tn,
afternoon whistled for the pupils O
the public school.
Miss Henrietta Clayton returned OF
Friday to Chicago after enpoyin~ tw'
months vacation spent with he
mother, Mrs. J. w. Clayton
A. T. Wright, who has spent tn,
winter in this city while his daughter
Fay was attending the normal, ha.
moved his family to their former HON,
| In Stiles.
G. p. Hampton and S. j. Findley, o
Mt. Pleasant, were business visitors ii
the city Thursday.
Ira Cree. of Miller, South Dakota
returned home Thursday after
short visit with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. T. c. Cree. Mr.. Cree spent hi
boyhood days In this city, where h,
has many friends.
Winters Wallace has returned from
Colorado having been called to tn,
l bedside of his mother Mrs. Vina Wal
!, lace, who is very sick.
4 Martin Randolph Is in receipt of tn.
Silver Jubilee issue Of the Seattl,
/ News, which Is novelty because o
! Its mammoth proportions The shee
contains 100 pages with more than l.,
i 600 Illustrations
1 Mrs. Guy Nicholson, after shor
visit In the city, returned Saturday t
her home in Selma, accompanied b,
her mother, Mrs. Mary Priest, VIII,
4 will be her guest for few weeks.
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Wednesday, Feb. 81, returning home
Thursday.
Little Lillian Roush is about well
again.
Charles Clafiin, the assessor, is
around now, listing property.
Pearl Roush, daughter Of Mrs. Via
Roush, is very in. ~
The public sale of George Green's
was postponed on account of the bad
weather, from tuesday, Feb. 20, to
Thursday. March L.
r. w. G. Harryman and Carl Hos
kin were ottumwa passengers Mon
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Every SICK MAN.

or wor4an really ought to try bottle
of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters with
out any further delay. 1t. has been the
means of restoring thousands of 9TH
ers to robust health and will do as
much for you, too. For SO years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

The weak point In the British posi-
ton as declared by the Chamberlain
tariff commission is in its fiscal policy
and in the growth Of the wooden indus
try in foreign countries. Legislation
against the last named reason is, OBJ
viously, impossible. 1t is the result
of the great advance in methods and
improved machinery. Formerly Eng
land not only supplied the wooden
goods but furnished foreign countries
with machinery for spinning wool. The
duty imposed on British goods is the
root Of the trouble.
The commission cites the case of
one firm that attributes its decline to
American tariffs alone. Until the pas
sage Of the Dingley tariff this firms
business with the United States was
Is per cent Of its entire product. Now
it is less than 5 per cent.
At the present time Germany Is not
only selling wooden goods In the Unit
ed States but in England. The Brit
ons charge that the goods are sold be.
low cost, yet the sale continues and
the Germans meet all their payments
and keep putting in new machinery.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Coal Oil Johnny is reported dying
at his home in Pennsylvania, but no
one seems to know what has become
OF STANDARD Oil Johnny" says the
Des Moines Daily News.
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The Eagle Grove Eagle asks some
one on the Cumnins press to poin
out what should be done to the cor
porations in Iowa that Governor Cum
Minis can do if given a fourth tern
that he tried but was unable to do IL
three terms
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

"a big effort is being made in Iowa
just now" observes the Harlan Repub-
lican, ito create the idea that the
name of Roosevelt and Cummins
should always be mentioned in con-
cert There is one marked difference
between the two men. Roosevelt
promptly announced at the end of his
first term, which was a partial term
at that, that he would under no cir
cumstances be a candidate for a third.
Apply the same rule as to partial
terms. Cummins is now working over
time to secure a fourth,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

Colonel Hepburn is planning t
hand the opposition a package thi
spring, and it won't be garden seeds
either" says the Alton Star Enter
prise.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

The honor of presenting the meas
rre should have gone to Dolliver, but
he is content as it is, and now the
fight will be made upon the floor of
the senate as it is, and 1T will be the
greatest struggle in the history of the
senate says the Cedar Falls Record.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

Gas a result Of the recent encounter
between Senators Deliver and AL
drich,'' says the Sioux City Journal
"the senator from Iowa looks severa
sizes larger than he ever did, while
the senator from Rhode Island appears
to have fallen off correspondingly."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-08

''It need hardly be said that China
should be handled with great care,
observes the Keokuk Gate City.
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Eddyville, March 5.--The Eddyville
Rebekah lodge No. 1876 observed their
thirteenth anniversary with social on
Friday evening for members and their
Families. About rs persons were In at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-16
Sunlight Put. Fire. Out.

IAN oven or stove should never be
built where the sun will strike it, !"
said an architect. Sunlight puts a
fire out, you know. I had often heard
from old women that fires would not
burn well If the sun shone on them,
but 1 thought this was a superstition.
I thought the fires only seemed to
burn less we'll because the bright light
Of the sun made their flames look pale
and weak I was wrong though 1t
is a fact that sunlight On range or
stove viii weaken and eventually ex-
tinguish the fire. The reason is that
the suns rays hinder combustion,
rarefying the air and lessening the
bulk Of oxygen 30 necessary TO good,
bright blaze"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-16
JUDGE SWAYNE
IS SEVERE ON
PISTOL TOTERS
Continued from Page Two.)

to Florala. At Florala the man got
He went with the man because he
was afraid he might get in trouble if
he did not go. They arrived at Lock
hart at about or 1880 p. m.
When Lockhart was reached the
man who had charge of him
took him either to the Office
or managers dwelling. There a
man named Sander met them. This
man asked why witness had run away
and caused so much trouble and wit
ness had replied to the effect that the
work was not according to contract
He said the man who he saw at the
office or residence resembled Mr.. Har-
Ian but he could not identify him pos
itively. Sander was interpreting for
the gentleman.
From the Office or residence wit
ness was taken by Mr.. Higgins to
the log camp where he stayed all
night. He was locked in the house
that night and the next day he was
returned to the turpentine camp from
which he had run away, but had seen
no guards or men with guns there
abouts.
There was nothing said to witness
about his being accused of stealing.
When Hilton had overtaken the wit
ness on the road no papers of any de-
scription were exhibited and after
his capture he was not taken before
any court
Witness remained at the turpentine
camp for IS days after he was carried
back; he was afraid to leave as they
might catch him again and whip him.
He had seen no one whipped, but had
heard that men were whipped. The
reference to what witness had heard
was by request of counsel for defense
stricken from the record.
Sander had promised the witness
that he would come after him and
return him to the mill but had not
done so-and later several of the men
made application to the Hungarian
conGul at Mobile to get them away
but without success. They then made
application to the consul at New York
who came or sent to Lockhart and
took witness and fifteen others away
Witness stated that he frequently
saw Mr.. Hilton about the camp, where
he was boss. He couldn't talk tC
Mr.. Hilton, as witness did not under
stand English. He had not been as
saulted. although the foreman escort
! ed the employees to the woods with
gun. Witness did not know the
foreman's name, but the same man
escorted them back at night
Cross Examination.
On cross examination witness said
he left New York in July, on Sat
urday, but could not remember the
date; he reached Lockhart the fifth
day after he left New York and
reached the camp where he worked
late the same night. He did not see
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-16

The Ocala Banner in it's explana.
ton of the causes that led to the de-
feat of the drainage amendments
states that the treasurer of Florida
has been the treasurer of the 1. l.
fund for fifty years with no addition
al bond required for this special work
and that no objection has ever before
been raised against 1t. The truth OF
the matter is that Treasurer Knott is
not the treasurer of nor has any con
troll over this fund, except as a mem.
Der Of the Internal Improvement
Board. w. M. Mcintosh, of Tallahas-
see, has been the treasurer Of the
board for many years. 1t will be re-
membered that the last legislature
passed bill abolishing this Office and
making the state treasurer ex-officio
treasurer of this board, but the meas
ure, after having passed both branches
of the legislature by an Overwhelming
majority, received its death sentence
in the executive Office in the shape Of
the governors veto.