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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-11
v N. NJ LAIN
IS AT REST
OLDEST CITIZEN IN. oTTUMWA
DIED AT 4 O'CLOCK THIS AFTER.
NOON AFTER YEARS ILLNESS
HE WAS SO YEARS OLD
Came Into Wide Prominence During
Last Presidential Election by vot-
ing for Roosevelt After UNFOLDING
Democratic Party for Life.
From TUESDAYS Dailv

From Tuesdays Daily
William McLain, perhaps the oldest
citizen Of Ottumwa passed to rest at
O'Clock this afternoon at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Katherine Nc
Aloon Of 500 East Fourth street at
the advanced age Of ninety-nine years
and one month. His death was due to
old age and general debility He had
been Ill for the past year.
MT. McLain became prominent dur
Ing the last presidential election wnen
he announced that after having voted
the democratic ticket all his life he
would vote for President Roosevelt.
This he did on election day and his
change in politics brought him a per-
sonal letter from the President.
He was born in Ireland June 5, 1903,
and has resided in this city for the
past twenty years. He was preceded
in death by his wife forty eight years
ago, but is survived by six children.
They are Brother Leander Of Notre
Dame university at Notre Dame, Ind,
a noted educator; Bernard of New
York City, John of Elizabeth, N. j.,
Frank Of Philadelphia, Matthew of
Boise City, Idaho and Mrs. Catherine
McAloon Of Ottumwa. No funeral ar
rangements have been made.
A. Y. Brown, division superintendent
Of the Burlington, left for Chicago last
night to attend meeting Of the off,
Gals of the road gathered there to ar
range for new time table to become
effective Sunday at noon. The changes
contemplated are not likely to affect
the through trains and are made to
better the connections on the various
branches.
Other Railroad Notes.
| G. J. Mickesh, division freight and
passenger agent on the Milwaukee has
returned from fishing trip at Lake
Okoboji.
G. ]. Mickesh, division freight and
passenger agent of the Milwaukee and
]. A. Macdonald superintendent of the
Kansas City division Of the Milwaukee
left on special No. 1874 for the south on
an inspection tour of the road.
Fred Silvers. the chief fan of the
clerical force at the Milwaukee freight
house is nursing a pair of badly burn
ed arms caused some say by rowing
boat others claim he was back stop
in an amateur game Of baseball, but
he said the lawn swing needed paint
ing, hence the sunburn.
Chief Clerk F. M. Johnston of the
union depot force. left last night for
Chicago to attend meeting OF the
chief clerks Of the system at the aud
itor's Office. The meeting was called
as school Of instruction in the new
accounting system governing con-
struction, maintenance and operating.
Eldon with her sister, Mrs ]. F. Cal
hOun
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-11
Russians Hope for the Worst,
Reunion Of Taylor Family.

Bloomfield.-A reunion Of the Taylor
family was held at the H. C. Taylor
home near Pulaski Sunday. An auto
mobile party composed Of the Bloom
field guests returned In the evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-11

ances there, and newspapers publish
what they please. Now. that is all
there Is to it,
Russians Hope for the Worst.
ST. Petersburg, July 9.-The Novoe
Vremya today expresses delight at the
present state of the relations between
japan and the United States. says 1t
hopes for the worst, states that the
controversy over minor happenings in
California Is "a mere blind" asserts
that Japan is ambitious to control the
trade Of the Pacific by the quasi open
door, and adds that she Is representing
herself as being the injured side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-11

OF. that city and prominent In social
circles. The only reason given for
wishing the wedding kept secret is
q romantic desire to elope and later
surprise their friends with the intel.
ligence Of their secret marriage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-11
TWO DIVORCE SUITS FILED.
Mrs. May Christie and Mrs. Emma
shanahan Want to be Separated
From Huabanda

Alleging cruel and inhuman treat.
ment in both cases, Mrs. May Christie
has flied petition for divorce from
her husband. John E. Christie and
Mrs. Emma Shanahan has sued for a
divorce from her husband, Robert J.
shanahan. Mrs. Christie asks fol-
Judgment for alimony and costs Of the
case and Mrs. Shanahan, besides ask
ing for divorce, wants her maiden
name restored to her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
Testing Conscripts in Germany

IN Germany, the army physicians have begun to
= examine and test all conscripts with view to
discovering whether any subject to a hidden fear
of some sort. The wisdom of this precaution be-
comes evident when it is realized that one timid
soldier can in time of war, demoralize whole
regim ent, just frightened horse antelope
stampede.
Do they consider the rejected conscripts con-
temptible weakings unworthy of the name of man !?
which should be cured if possible. They have
found that in the breasts of of the most vigor-
constitution, who would show fear in
the face of cannon, there may Turk an absurd
fear which, under favorable conditions would
paralyze them.
A French Lieutenant of infantry, for example
man OF proved courage, used to grow faint and be
seized with an indefinable anguish whenever he
was in citizens clothes and had to street
any open place, although when on horseback, or in
uniform with his sword at his side he could cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
Many Roles played by Fear

FEAR is the oldest and most deeply rooted of
human emotions, and like everything else which
exists it has had sufficiently good for its
existence. Among the lower animals and in the
early history of man, when the law was kill or be
killed. its function to avoid or escape danger
and preserve life, and in doing this it also made for
greater improvement in skill and alertness in the
use of the organs and and all the mental
powers 1t thus great factor in the process of
evolution. Fear is the father of all religions,
cordng to some of the best authorities both ancient
and modern 1t is referred to in the Old and New
Testaments frequently than any other emo
ton and certainly the role it has played in religions
is second to other 1t created hell, the devil and
his host of malignant demons; it was the cause of
the various plant, animal and human sacrifices
which made to propitiate the angry delties;
and is even of the quickest and surest
agents for converting sinners, witness the results
of old fashioned revival meetings, in which hell
and its torments pictured in colors and with
imagination that would do credit to a Milton,
Dante, or a Swedenborg Morality, according to
Nietzsche, Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

in u store, covering in fear of pistol brandished
by murderer. The Commissioner addressing his
subordinates who witnessed the degradation, said
with considerable feeling Good Cod men! if man
is not physically brave in the face of danger, what
is he? He cannot be called He is only
poor weak thing. In all charity let consider
that he is not responsible for the fear that grips
him and makes him poltroon.
The Commissioner wished to be charitable, and
at the time scientific; for it is a fact that
a is responsible for attack of fear
than he is for attack of bilious fever Indeed in
very many cases he is less responsible for the
causes of bilious fever known and can be guarded
against whereas the of fear too subtle
and mysterious to be known to scientists who
have devoted years of study to the subject. There
many theories concerning the origin of fear
According to the most prominent one, it is purely
of physiological origin; that is to say, the mind
has nothing to do with it. We run from bear, not
because afraid of it. but afraid of it
because we Seeing the bear immediately pro-
duces physiological changes, such quickened
heartbeat, trembling, goose skin, cold sweat, etc,
which to fear. Paradoxica this theory
is, there many facts which to verify it.
The brave Turenne used to say to himself before
battle, Thou trembest carcass; thou wouldst have
good cause to tremble if thou knewest where | am
going to take thee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

these places with absolute fearlessness Similar
cases quite numerous in medical records. A
man thirty-nine years old declared that to stand
alone on the edge of precpice in the middle of
large plain would give him such agony that using
his words, Il had rather burn myself to death
than do it, He knew perfectly well that his fear
utterly unreasonable and absurd, and yet, even
with an effort of will which made him "tremble and
perspire all over he could rid himself of the
anguish and the tension that he suffered A young
acquaintance of mine showed an almost
morbid fearlessness in the presence of the most
vicious dogs; but she could never spider a
snake even dead one without fanting.
Freak Fears of the Great
TT is known that Henry III, who gave evidence
of his bravery many occasions, was afraid
OF cats; and the great Meyerbeer, whenever he
invited out to dine, took pains to ascertain before
hand whether there feline in the house. in
which case it had to be carefully concealed. Car
raccioli, the companion of Jeanne H., Queen of
Naples, had a morbid fear of mice. The Duke of
Epernen frightened out of his wits and lost
consciousness on seeing young mule. Wladislaw,
King of Poland, fled whenever he apple
Scaiger trembled all over when he watercresses
Bacon tainted when he eclipse of the moon.
Bayle had commissions when he heard the noise of
water falling from spout The young poet Arthur
Hugh Clough fell PROSTATE after looking the
brow of a beetling cliff at the open below
These only few samples of the multitude of
freak fears found in otherwise normal and
courageous. To despise them on this account is
absurd would be to despise them because of the
color of their hair eyes, the shapes of their noses,
their stature, anything else which they have
no control.
1t is doubtful if there has lived single man
since the beginning of the who has been abso-
lutely devoid of fear. Votare claimed that fear
a natural attribute of man. Men differ from
each other only to the amount of their fear and
it is this which separates them into two distinct
classes, the courageous and the tid. 1t natural
to admire and honor the former but it should also
be remembered that they really deserve more
credit for being brave than the timid deserve dis
credit for being cowardly. Nature has made the
same differences among men as she has made among
the other animals. Contrast, for example, as an
English scientist has done, the tmid house fly and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22


frogs toads nevis and salamanders tinid, and
seek their food for the most part at night when the
danger of being captured by their enemies is least.
Among fishes contrast sharks and swordish perch
and stickebacks with the nofensive cod and salmon,
haddock and trout; among BIRDS the aggressive
eagle, hawk, OWL and bat with the defenseless
doves crows, seagulls, and numerous song birds.
Again among the larger animals contrast the lion
and the lamb, the leopard and the deer, the wolf
and the prairie dog and in general the flesh eating
with the grass eating animals.
So in the human race as our scientist points out
there are men and women not unfitly described by
the slang that designates them sharks people
who are always the pounce, some OF them agrees
sve in manner many of them bland and sly, yet
none the less predatory bent upon turning every
thing and everybody to advantage, whose outlook
on the world is as place wherein to acquire prop
erty place, and power and who regard every neigh
Dor as fair game And there Others in hosts who
are mostly Notwithstanding persons both in
manner and character, whose chief desire they
share with the rabbit just to be left alone, and
who suggest in their suspicion and anxiety the APP
parent state of mind of the coy and prudsh cow.
These are not mere resemblances, not unmeaning
anaogies; they identical qualities determined
by the same kind of blood and nerves, evidence of
functions, structures, and instincts, which have
been evolved in the hard struggle for existence and
have been transmitted to from the loins of the
brute creation as surely as eyes, lungs,
hearts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

the audacious and predatory nudge;
the armed and rapacious crocodiles
and alligators, the python, boa con-
strictor, and the cobra, with the
comparatively defenseless and fugi-
tive turtle and tortoise, and the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
ONE MORE VICTIM
Air Seems Iwpregnaled With
 Murder0us Germs For Jealous Lovers.

Paterson. N. J., Dec. 31.-In a fit of jealous rage Charles Bennett, a baker, shot and killed Jennie M. Cappa, handsome Italian woman, 22 years of age, and then killed him. self last night. Although married Bennett had for sometime been at- tentive to Miss Cappa. She boarded with MT and Mrs Blanchard and Bennett frequently called on her. Blanchard knowing that Bennett was married would not allow him to en- ter his home and it was Bennett s habit to stand in the hallway and whistle as signal to Miss Cappa to come down stairs. He did this last night and Miss Cappa answered and met him.
 A young Italian had recently been attentive to Miss Cappa and Bennett was jealous. Iii an angry talk with her in the hall last night he demand ed that she give up her new admirer and when she refused, he shot her in the head and then shot himself, fall ing across her body. Both were in- stantly killed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
ABUSE OF JEWS
Chicago Speaker Says the Peo. pie of That Race Are Not Safe
 =" on City Streets.
NO FREE COUNT KY

Chicago, Dec. 31.-DecIaring that the persecution of the Jews in the United States made their existence far from comfortable, often burden some, pr Emil c. Hirsch, in the strongest terms at his command, last night arraigned the boasted civiliza- tion of to-day flor it's mistreatment of the race.'
 It was at the closing session of the convention of American ethical so- cieties that Dr Hirsch surprised his hearers with a number of other strong remarks as tothe condition of present day Jews He was talking upon the general topic of Ethical Tendencies in the Church." but he spent much of his time in pointing out the lack of ethical tendencies in present day civilization. Tn Chi cago tonight there are Jews who tremble to go out in the streets be- cause they may be stoned by children who believe they do not look like a citizen of Chicago should look" said Dr Hirsch.
 Why, Jew is barred from col lege fraternities. For this, however, he should sing song of thanks.
 So it is plain that to be Jew in the United States with all it's boast ed democracy and civilization is not such a comfortable thing. In Europe the condition of the Jew is worse and in Russia it is unbearable.
 Why is this so? Here is an ethi- cal problem for the members of the ethical society to answer"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
END IS NEAR.
Prosecutor of Harden Has Been
 Threatened With Death.

Berlin, Dec 31.-The hearing of the Harden-Von Moltke libel suit was resumed here to-day. At the opening of the session the judge Ques- toned Count Kun0 Non MOltke as to whether he had resigned from the army as q result of the articles pub lished by Harden in Die Zukunft The count responded emphatically in the affirmative The state attorney, Dr 1senbiel, then opened the plead ings and demanded the imposition of ment against Harden He declared that Harden had assumert~ that there existed near the person of the em- perOr a group of men whese in 'fiuence was detrimental to the inter ests of the fatherland, and which he felt himself called upon to disperse. Among the members of this group were Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg and Kuno Non MOltke. Harden at tackled these two men, and founding his accusation upon the mere word of an hysterical woman, Mrs Won Elbe, and the statements made by her mother, Mrs Eon Heyden, who was quite untrustwOrthy, he declared them to be possessed of abnormal tendencies.
 Continuing. Dr Isenbiel said: Count EOn MOltke who has been covered with filth by Harden. leaves this court completely cleared: he is without stain. q noble man from head to foot, Prince Zu Eulenburg is equally vindicated.
 "1 do not know what the emperor said to Count Won MOltke. but he probably told him to go. Von Moltke. and clear yourself; stamp on this poisonous snake
 Dr Isenbiel. referring to Harlen's motives, said he believed his articles had been actuated, as always. by purely political purposes, but in this instance he had injured the father land and he therefore merited pun ishement. Like Icarus. he had burnt his self-made wings and fallen into d sea of lies.
 In conclusion the state attorney said he mad received q letter threat ening him with death if the verdict of the court was unfavOrable tO Harden. He felt obliged to call at tentiOn to this letter, but he laugh ed at this threat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
MASTERS OF KEY
Telegraph Operators Are In
 Biz Demand All Over the East and West.
POSITIONS ENTlClNG

New Haven, Dec. 31.-The opera tion of the federal eight hour law for railroad telegraphers beginning tomorrow means that the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad with most of the other roads will make a considerable increase in the number of men in this branch of the service
 It is understood that agents of the New Haven company in New York have been trying to get about 200 operators to take positions in New England and has been fairly success full, railroading in this particular branch with the present scale of wages and an eight hour day prov ing quite attractive. A very large number of telegraphers have report ed for examination in this city the past few days and are being assigned to different points on the system. Many of them report that all the western roads have agents in New York city on the look out for men but the telegraphers do not seem to be anxious to go west. One road is said to want $50 operators. Employ ment agents report that it is hard to induce men to leave New York even with splendid offers to them, the so- called lure of Broadway being a potent factor. The demand for men in the railroad service, it is predicted will materially affect the number of operators available for service with the telegraph companies, and other concerns which use telegraph wires.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
EGAN GETS WARRANT.
Papers in the Walker Extradition
 Case Satisfactory.

Washington, D. C., Dec 31.-Addi- tional affidavits and other papers in the case of w. F. Walker, the New Britain bank embezzler, were re- ceived by the state department yes terday. These papers are said by the department to be all that is necessary to insure the establish ment of prima facie case against Walker before Mexican courts. They will be forwarded to Ambassador Thompson at Mexico City probably to-day and extradition will proceed without delay. The presidential warrant for Walkers arrest and ex- tradition which has been held up pending the receipt of additional evi- dence, is expected to be mailed to Chief of State Police Thomas F. Egan to-day also.
 States Attorney Eggleston has re- ceived the following from J. H. Buck, assistant states attorney, in Washington, relative to the extradi- tion of William F. Walker:
 Papers satisfactory and will be forwarded to Ambassador Thompson to-day. Warrant for Egan will be sent governor to-day Suggested that two or three certificates as to official position and other minor de- tails be forwarded later. These de- tails will be simple and need not delay anything and I will explain. State department expects no trou- ble."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
FINDS SAYING OF CHRIST.
Lost Fragment of Gospel of St. Mark
 Discovered In Egypt.


 Chicago, Dec. 31-A stir was caused at the meeting of the Archaeological institute by Professor Henry A. San ders of the University of Michigan. He announced that saying of Christ, lost to the world for thirteen centu- ries, has been found in Egypt. Dr. Sanders said he had been authorized to make it public. The fragment is part of an old Bible dating back to the Moslem conquest of Egypt, and on it's face. the speaker said, is so authentic as to disarm hostile criticism.
 The long lost fragment belongs in the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Mark and follows the fourteenth verse. It relates to the story of Christ's ap- pearance, following his death, to elev en of his disciples in Jerusalem. With the new verse in, the Bible would read
 And they answered saying that this age of unrighteousness and unbelief is under the power of Satan, who docs not permit the things which are made impure by the (eviD spirits to compre- hend the truth of God and his power. For this reason, reveal thy righteous ness now,' they said to Christ, and Christ said to them, The limit of the years of the power of Satan has been fulfilled. but other terrible things are at hand, and I was delivered unto death on behalf of those who sinned in order that they may return to the truth and sin no more, to the end that they may inherit the spiritual, inde- structlble glory of righteousness which is in heaven"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31

M. Guyot-Dessaigne was born in 1883. He entered the public service in 1863, and in 1885 he was elected to the chamber of deputies. He first entered the ministry as minister of justice in 1889 in the Floquet cabi- net. His present tenure of office dates from October 23, 1906. He was a member of the Legion of Honor.
 M. Guyot-Dessaigne was in an en- feebled condition, worn out with his parliamentary labors. Parliament has been working under high pres sure sitting night and day in an eff fort to finish the budget before the New Year. The principal point at issue has been the new plan proposed by the chamber of deputies for the valuation of incomes derived from land, which is designed to prepare the way for the early enactment of an income tax law.
 On account of the death of M. Guot-Dessaigne the regular New Years day reception of President Fallieres. as well as other official re- captions, have been cancelled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-31
CONSERVATION IN ROME.
Bomb Was Fired in the Stock EX.
 change This Afternoon.

Rome. Dec 31.-A dynamite bomb was exploded in the stock exchange of this city to-day. Eighteen per sons are known to have been in iured. Policemen, firemen and troops are now at the scene conduct ing the work of rescue. It is sup posed the bomb was thrown with the intention of preventing the car rying out of the months liquidation. The oof of the conrt yard of the ex- change collapsed from the force of the explosion. The people are great ly excited and in fear of other out ranges.
 The stock exchange was in one of the finest buildings in Rome. the temple of Neptune. Eleven magni- fice7t columns supported the canopy and these were assembled by Pope Innocent, the XII. The temple was built by Hadrian and the center DOT tico by Agrippa.