davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19
History Written in Laws.

Under a popular government, the
history Of a state or nation is most ac-
curately written in the laws which the
people, from time to time enact for
their own government The title of
your organization, Pioneer Lawmakers
of Iowa, discloses and implies an init
mate relation between yourselves and
the history of Iowa, and, as we are
proud of the history OF our state, we
honor, respect and greet you as the
makers of that history, and the senate
and the state of Iowa feels honored at
your presence here.
There is another reason why our
greeting is most cordial and most sin
cere and this reason is confidential in
its nature. In the whole state of Iowa
there are none who better appreciate
than do you the perplexities which con-
front us now in endeayoring to consci
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19

writing, being sufferer from an att
tack of pneumonia.
D. J. Dinneen OF Melrose was IN
town one day this week looking after
business matters.
L.. w. Beardsley of Abba returned
to his home in that city Saturday, aft
er two weeks work on his new saw
mill here.
Mrs. R. A. Moffat and son, Archie.
left Monday on Burlington No 10 for
Vest Plains, NO. where she will join
her husband, who has purchased
farm snd will make their future home
in that state. She was accompanied
by her son-in-law, Albert Moffat, and
his wife.
Little Miss Helen Judge, who has
been Ill for the past few days, is much
improved at this time.
Daniel O'Neill was an Abba visitor,
on business Saturday
Mrs. Michael Greene is on the sick
list at this time, being confined to her
home in the east part of town.
James Tracey, an old time Tyrone
boy, spent last week as the guest Of
friends in and around town, returning
to his home in Ottumwa Sunday even
ing on No. 4.
Jake Moffatt transacted business in
Abba Saturday.
Mrs. B. Connell returned home after
a three months visit with her daugh-
| tiers, in Omaha, Neb.
| Owen Conley was an Abba visitor
| Saturday.
| Miss Carrie Mcdonald of Melrose Is
visiting at the home of j. F. O'Brien,
south of town.
Miss Nora Shehan returned Satur-
day from WOODBURY., where she was
visiting at the bedside of Master John
Starbuck, her little nephew, who has
| been quite ill.
John Falvey sustained a fractured
| leg last week While attending a sale
in Wayne township. The fracture was
reduced by DR.. Herrick and the patient
| is resting well at this time.
Alex Mcdonald of Melrose visited his
daughter, Mrs. ]. F. O'Brien, near hero.
| last week.
Albert Moffat was in Abba on BUSH
] ness Saturday.
c. H. Clark, of East Franklin visited
with George Penman and wife Satur-
day.
G. G. Tutor contemplates moving
to Abba in a few days This move Is
necessitated in order to give his chill
dren a chance to attend school,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Kelsey, hav-
ing sold their farm north Of Melrose,
| removed last week to Missouri They
were accompanied by Mrs. Kelsey's
son. j. H. Pitts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19

John Boyd, who was sentenced in the
district court last month to Jail term
on the charge of petty larceny, being
accused of stealing skirts from the
store Of the j. E. Scase Co., was re-
leased Saturday on the motion of the
county attorney. Boyd was sentenced
to thirty days in jail and to pay a $500
fine. In the event of failure to pay
the fine he was to serve sixty day
sentence. However, Saturday he paid
the fine and was released.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19

entiously discharge tho duties which
we owe to those whom we represent
None better know than do you how diff
ficult it is to harmonize conflicting in
terests and to protect one against the
encroachments of the other.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to thank our friends ant
neighbors for their kindness in our re-
cent bereavement. And we take this
medium of expressing our apprecia-
ton of the sympathy and remembrance
so fifty expressed in the beautiful for
al tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green
And Children.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19
Boyd Is Out.

expenses of medical treatment, ETC.. hi
places at $3.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19

Marriage Licenses.
Joseph F. Morehouse rs
Nellie L. Findley -. 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-19

NAME.
Putnam & Bridgeman.
Boston & Ford, Harness.
Daggett's, Livery, Dray & Und.
Scott & McIntire, Undertaking.
Grips & Co., Livery & Transfer.
Roseland Coal Co.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

The picture post card has proved to be not only a joy to the millions. but an important source of profit to the Post Office Department These cards are easy to handle and do not increase the expenses of post office administra tion In proportion to the revenue they bring in. Because of their financial value, which has seemed worth stlmu lating, the post cards have succeeded in securing a bit of favoritism from ths government which no other mail mat ter has obtained. Before long 1t will be permissible to write messages on the address side of the cards as well as on the picture side. Probably hundreds of thousands of persons h America alone, and certainly millions If all the world is included, are picture post card col lectors. A post card without mes sage from the sender is but half of pleasure, but message across the pie ture, or even beneath It, or at one side. Is regarded by the collector as the right thing In the wrong place. When the new arrangement takes effect the send CT may use the left half of the front of the card for his written message, and all of the blessings will be neatly delivered to the receiver without any of the evils. The United States Is not the country that makes the innovation. Most of the European countries have already tried it, and even have pri- vate arrangements for the transmits sion of such cards across national boundary lines. By the last universal postal congress 1t was agreed that aft CT Oct. l, 1907, such cards should pass freely between all nations which are parties to the convention. Postmaster General Cortelyou has now issued an order providing for this, and also pro- viding that after March 1 next such cards shall be admitted to the domestic malls This Is good news for the col lectors, and presumably experience has sufficiently demonstrated that messages confined to one-half of the card will still leave free space enough on the other half to enable the mall men to make out the addresses without undue confusion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

An assistant Is introduced, laid on an ottoman and then sent off into a hyp. notic trance? This part of the feat, 1t may be explained, Is the dramatic leading up," necessary feature in every sensational conturing trick. The performer takes an ordinary fan and fans the body while it rises slowly about four feet in the air. where 1t mysteriously remains for any length of time desired. A large solid steel hoop Is given for examination. and after the audience is satisfied as to its genuine. ness It Is passed over the body from head to feet. behind the body and over 1t again, at once dlspelling the Idea of wires or any other tangible support used, the body, as 1t were, journeying through the hoop each time. It will be noticed that the cranked bar Is the soul of the illusion.
 Houdini, the "Handcufr King" who, by the way, Is an American, has aston ished even the police by the rapidity and ease with which he. sheds hand. cuffs with which be allows himself to be fettered. Handcuffs are supplied with spring locks, and can only be open. ened by means of a key. As a matter of fact, Houdini relieves himself of his bracelets" by using keys which he SC. crets about his clothing. The costume In which he performs is provided with sundry small pockets especially made for the purpose. and so arranged that he Is able to place his hand upon some one or other of them in whatever posi- ton he may be. No matter how he may be burdened with his steel letters. Houdini finds a way to dexteriously and release his bonds.
 One of the "big" sensational feats which was used by Hermann, among others was De Kolta and Maskelyne's illusion, called Black Art; or, the Ma. hatmas outdone." The paraphernalla for this act Is considerable, but the success of the performance rests upon the histrionic ability and the dexterity of the performers. The stage is all hung In black. Special exposed foot lights and sidelights prevent one peer. ing into the mystic darkness beyond. Furniture and human beings are pro- duced and vanished at a word, and a lady is "decapitated." An assistant, dressed in black velvet and wearing black gloves and a black hood, h In the apartment all the time. When a chair is to be produced he quickly whisks off the black velvet cover which had con. cealed 1t, and, behold, white chair is in plain view. Throughout the scene the performer Is attired in white.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Scarcity of Quail.

Quail starved to death by thousands in the winter of 19O4-O5, but last winter they had an easy time except In Febru- ary and March. From Massachusetts to Indiana the quail are so scarce that restocking has become necessary. The birds for this purpose are hard to find. More than 100000 have been captured in Alabama and the southwest, where they still occur in abundance, and have been shipped north for breeding. Even this supply Is inadequate, and may not last long. The quail is perhaps our most popular game bird, and a market will be found for all that can be procured. Complete success has been had In rais- ing them on small scale. Why should not some one go Into the business on such a scale that he could turn out 100000 quail per year?-Country Life In America.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Fall Flowing,

It sometimes happens that one has to blow sod whenever the opportunity pre- sents itself for doing the work, with out reference to whether the time chosen Is the best or not Some argu- ments might be advanced in favor of early fall blowing, while late fall blowing also has Its advantageous fea- lures. If blowing Is done early In the fall, say, in September or October, It Is usually necessary to do little disk ing before the ground freezes up, oth- erwise the grass may make consider able growths, and this in turn pre- vents the sod from decaying. If one has the available horse power and also the time to do the work, bluestem sod may be brought into fine condition by blowing 1t early and afterwards disk ing It. Tie ordinary method Is to blow late in the fall. If the sod Is turned over completely with but little buckling, the grass will make but little head way, and consequently a saving of la Dor will be affected, as compared with early plowing.-Field and Farm.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Printing Press in Tibet.

When approaching Tibet from the valley on the west correspondent paid a visit to a monastery, there far famed for Its printing press, says the Times of India.
 In winter the press does no work. probably because the ink cannot he kept from freezing, and we are disap- pointed In our hopes of witnessing the manner In which sacred literature Is manufactured In Tibet.
 All around big hall are arranged In shelves the printing blocks, which are simply rectangular pieces of wood up- on which a whole page of lettering has been carved. When h action a block Is held in a vise and then levereo by hand upon the paper. where 1t leaves a facsimile of the carving on Its face.
 The process Is simple and expedi- tlous, and several fat volumes can Ie printed in a day. But the blocks, q. which there are very many thousands, represent long and patient labor, their workmanship and finish being very fine. Of the usual adjuncts of a print. ing press there are none at Nartank monastery except that unwashed con. dition of some of the monks and all of the attendants entities them to rank with printers devils.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Use and yalae of the silo.


 The use and value of the silo has made phenomenal progress throughout the country during recent years. In 1888 the United States Agricultural Department reported only ninety silos In the country. The recent report finds approximately 50O,0OO. Formerly the benefits of the silo were almost wholly unknown to the average farmer: now it Is found to be necessity on thou sands of farms This Is especially true In the corn belt, where the silo is almost necessity In economical dairying. Recent experiments prove exclusively that the use of silage Is quite as much Of a necessity In beef production. It not only provides a palatable, succu- lent, healthy food, but enables the farmer to keep about twice the number of live stock as before the advent of the silo. It not only produces nearly double the quantity of dairy products and beef, but augments the fertility of the soil. The sllo Is here to stay. and every farmer should plan to have one. With all Its other advantages, there Is no other way that roughage can be 90 cheaply stored.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Mulchfng Peach Trees,

The Nebraska experiment station has demonstrated that rapidly growing peach trees are made hardier h both wood and fruit bud by the use of a cover-crop. By drying the ground some what In late summer the growth of the trees is checked and the wood natures properly before the advent of freezing weather. Cover-crops that survive the winter-rye, for instance-are detrl- mental to orchards, because they dry the ground excessively In spring when the trees need abundant moisture. Cover-crops that are killed by the early frosts are better than those which live later, because as soon as killed they stop drying the soil, catch fall rains and winter SHOWS and check evapora- tiOn
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
WORK AMONG MosLEMs.
Question Discussed at an American
 Board Meeting.

Question Discussed at an America n
 Board Meeting.
 Following closely upon the accept ance of Mir. Lehman as ambassador at Constantinople comes the announce ment of the new attitude of the Amer can board toward mission work among the Moslems in Turkey, says the New York Tribune.
 Hitherto 1t has been feared that Moslem fanaticism might result In vio- lence against the missionaries at the front If 1t were plainly stated that this board is endeayoring through its mis- sionaries to make Jesus Christ known to the followers of Mohammed. For nearly four score and ten years the board has maintained silence that has been mlsinterpreted both in the east and In the west Widely has the uncontradicted but erroneous state ment been circulated that mission boards are not working for the Christ lanization of Moslems," and that mo Moslems become Christian"
 There Is even a wide difference of opinion among the missionaries and the friends of the board as to the wis dom of discussing this question here. Some fear It may result In open fanatl- cal violence against missionaries in Turkey and elsewhere, while others be- l!eve that the time has come when the board should speak boldly and frankly.
 Last April witnessed a long step in advance In the conference In Cairo, Egypt, where some seventy delegates assembled from all over the world to discuss this question. Since the con- ference was In Moslem country, se- crecy was maintained at that time to prevent the breaking up of the gather ing. Two volumes are soon to be ls- sued, giving to the world a full report of proceedings of the first world con- ference of Christians upon the subject of Mohammedanism and It's relation to Christianity.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

The business of The Hague confer sncs Is at once complicated and pro- noted by the number of questions
 which other conferences and conven- tons are submitting to 1t. At the re- cent conference in Berlin of the Inter- national Law Association. the proceed ings of which will be submitted to The Hague, 1t was urged that floating and automatic mines be forbidden except in the waters of belligerents. They would not be allowed in passages like the British channel, which must be used as thoroughfare by all nations. It was also the sense of the confer ence that letters conveyed by regular mail steamships should be free from molestation, that ships commissioned for warlike purposes should not be al. lowed to hoist mercantile flag or change their character at sea, and that vessels captured while carrying contra. band of war should be conveyed to port for legal Investigation Shortly
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Maryels of invention in these times are looked upon as matters of fact. The announcement of the discovery of the &-ray ten years ago was indeed at first viewed with some incredulity; but when the proof was quickly produced, the world was ready to believe any thing, Wireless telegraphy was accept ed as matter of course; wireless tel ephony Is now expected speedily to be made available. There Is almost noth- Ing too extrayagant to be impossible for science, so far as the average man Is concerned. Yet while these views are held of science, the ordinary person attending an exhibition of conjurlng
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
Useful Teeth.

Many different reasons are assigned by people for their unwIlllngness to submit to the extraction of teeth. But It was no fear of pain which was up- permost in the mind of Miss Mehitable Lamson of Willowby, when told by ths dentist that she would be much bepc- fited by the loss of two of her proml. nent teeth.
 You say they can't bs filed" she said, in evident distress, "and you couldn't get any others In for me for mors'n a fortnightY'
 The dentist admitted, reluctantly, that 1t was so.
 "Well. then, I suppose I'll have to get on as best I can," and Miss Mehit- able seated herself in the torture-chalr. But I don't see how shall make out Here am, chambermaid to the Willow by Inn during the summer, and It's chock-full of folks. with lots O tran- sients coming and going and those are my pillow case teeth!"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
PRIVILEGED TRAvELERs.
Danish Roads Compelled to Carry
 'Deadheads" Perpstually.

Danish Roads Compelled to Carry
 'Deadheads" Perpstually.
 The town of Lauenburg in Schleswig. Holsteln, enjoys a privilege which is probably unique in the world-that of free transit by rail to and from the neighboring town of Buchen. As the In. habitants number about $500 and the distance Is about nine miles, the costll- ness of the privilege to the railway companies is great.
 The queer exemption, according to the London Globe. dates from 1s44. when the Berlin Hamburg line was built The Lauenburgers made great sacrifices to secure that the line should touch their town, but the physical dlfi culties were 50 great that the engineers abandoned the Idea and took 1t through Buchen, to which town the Danish gov ernment afterward constructed a branch from Lauenburg, giving to the Lausnburgers in perpetulty the right of free transit for themselves and their baggage.
 The Prussian railway administration has several times tried to rid itself of this burden, but the courts have always upheld the right. Quite recently a Lauenburg choral society, made to pay their fares to Mecklesburg. have ap- pealed and the courts have ordered the deduction of the Buchen portion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31
How to Drive . We'll.

In many sections of the country where there is a gravelly sub-strata, the obtaining of water Is compars- lively simple matter by means of a driven well, says Farming. The method Is as follows: A section of pipe Ca con yenient size being inch and a quarter) Is fitted with a point of iron. This pipe Is bored full of holes which are GOV cred with brass gauge Tho point ls driven Into the ground by a sledge ham, mer and five-foot sections of galvan. ized iron pipe are joined to it as 1t Is driven Into the ground. Frequent tests are made with a pitcher pump to dis cover when water has been reached. This method of obtaining water Is not altogether satifactory, because from the very nature of things the work has to be done blindly, and very often one is obliged to give up entirely after hay Ing driven twenty or thirty feet of pipe through quicksand from which pc water can be obtained.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

Recently at Brockton, Mass, e-year- old child blew a mans head of with . shotgun at Bangor, Me, a small boy killed his infant sister with load ef shot, and similar occurrences have been reported from other places. Nine G-nine per cent of gun accidents might have been avoided by the exercise of . small symptom of common sense. The children referred to In the dis patches found the guns In their home and the guns were loaded. To keep a loaded gun In the house Is next to criminal carelessness To keep loaded gun in the house where there are chill dren Is idiotic.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

with knives secreted In their sleeves. Those who have seen Kellar's dexterous performance may form their own ideas as to whether or not be achieves his results In this way.
 A master magician like Kellar usual ly improves upon the tricks he adopts Thus Kellar's automaton "Psycho" Is not Identical with Maskelyne's, which has been explained, although not be- yond dispute. Kempelen's automaton chess player, which caused a sensation in Europe in the eighteenth century. was of very difficult construction An expose of Kempelen's masterpiece show ed that 1t was operated by a man who was skillfully concealed in the machine. The present-day "Psycho" is under no such suspicion, being merely . product of mechanical ingenuity and thorough knowledge of psychics.
 Levitation and Flight.
 In adopting the celebrated "levita- ton" mystery Kellar has also introduced improvements. It Is very surprising feat, and as first used by Kellar may be explained by the diagram shown.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-01-31

High finance Is not without Its hu- morous phases and one of them Is pre- sented In the vlrtuously reprehensive attitude of the New York Exchange magnates toward gambling In mining and other "curb" securities. Such gam bling is highly sinful, they say, be- cause "the money thus employed comes almost entirely from a class of people who would otherwise be likely to use 1t In listed stocks!" Don't blow your money against the crap game in the alley" shout the stock exchange mag mates; "come and buck our highly re- spectable faro bank" Is there no sense of the ludlcrous on the stock ex- change?