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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
DIRTY STREETS AND DISEASES.

Brooklyn Eagle.-It is time that the
snarl of red tape and politics which
keeps our streets filthy should be cut
and the work of cleaning them be be-
gun in earnest. All physicians and
many citizens have evidence that sick
ness is caused by the foul condition OF
the streets. The New York academy
of medicine has taken hold Of the mat
ter. One of the doctors who talked at
2 meeting called to consider this source
danger to the general health gave a
list Of the diseases caused by the inhal-
alton of street dust. These include tu-
berculosis, that white plague more de-
vastating than war: pneumonia, tonsi,
litis, quinsy, nasal catarrh and middle
ear diseases. The epidemic of influ.
enza this spring, when the melting
snow left the accumulated dirt of a
month or two drying on the pavements
has crippled the working force of most
large offices and factories, and has in
vaded thousands of homes. The contri
button to this widely prevailing sick
ness made by the dirty streets is toe
well established to be doubted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

Rockefeller out at Cleveland. In his
early days he used to eat his noon
lunch at a hotel cafe where the menu
offered roast beef and potatoes at IS
cents. Price and diet suited Mr.. Rock.
efeller and every day he consumed one
full order of roast beef and potatoes.
occasionally adding a piece Of pie for
desert. Not until after he had finish.
ed his lunch one day did he discover
that change had been made In the
prices, and that roast beef alone was
35 cents. For potatoes an extra charge
of 10 cents had been made. Mr.. Rookie
Teller had been giving the waiter, -
ten-cent tip every day, but this tune.
in view Of the charge Of ten cents for
potatoes, he laid out only q nickel tor
the waiter. The latter made bold, att
err the manner Of his kind, to dair.
fully:
eff had as much money as you
have, / wouldn't squeeze nickel %
hard 5
IF you squeezed a nickel ~. hard
as do you wouldn't be q waiter
calmly replied Mr.. Rockefeller. the
while carefully the remainder OF the
change back into his pocketbook. }si
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
WHEN GOLD HUTCH" LOST.

From the Chicago Record Herald
"B. P. Hutchinson used to say no bur-
glar ever could get into his house with
out waking him" said Central station
detective the other day; "but 1t re-
manned for Chief Simon O'Donnell to
put one over on the famous trader.
"You know, Mr.. Hutchinson was fam
GUS in Chicago's commercial life years
ago and was known popularity as old
Hutch He prided himself on the fact
that burglars had never gotten into
his house. and often boasted of the
fact to his intimates One day, while
he was at lunch with Chief O'DonnelI
and number of other friends. the
company fell to discussing a crime
that had been committed the night be-
fore.
cid like to see anybody get into
my house. Mr.. Hutchinson said. Why
/ hear every tick Of the clock all
night
I'll bet you dinner for this crowd.
said the chief, that i can produce a
man who will enter your house and
you will not know of his visit till
morning
Mr.. Hutchinson accepted the wager
and it was agreed that he was to let
the chief have a latch key SO that the
burglar could get In without being dis
turbed by some patrolman. Mr.. Hutch
inson also agreed to leave some article
Of value In the parlor where it could
be found readily. The chief said the
robbery would be committed within the
following week.
~ 7 q :. [
Three days later Mr. Hutchinson
awoke in the morning and discovered
that both sheets Of his bed, which had
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
wELLMAN AND THE POLL

Walter Wellman is off on his quest
for the north pole confident of success,
so confident that he says the elusive
pole will be discovered before the end
of August He has sailed from New
York and expects to be in Tromsoe,
Norway, about June l. and before the
middle of June to be at his headquar-
tiers in Spitzbergen. His assertion
that August will see either success or
failure is taken to indicate that no
time will be lost in the race for the
pole, as 1t will not be possible to begin
the trials of his airship before the sec
ond week in July and it is likely to be
the last OF July or early in August be-
fore a start can be made
Wellman's attempt to perform the
feat that has haf1ed exnlorers and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
SHOULD we WEAR cLorHEs?

me DetrO1t WOmanS CLUB just now
is debating serious question and the
debate has become so spirited that
the club has been rent into two oppos-
ing factions. A paper read by Mrs.
10. A. James, club leader, on "The
Science of Artistic Dress" precipitat-
ed the debate. Mrs James took the
position that the entire trouble with
our social system is that the custom
Iof wearing clothes has become too
general in civilized countries. I'm
clothed people, accustomed to see the
human body nude, are less vicious
than clothed nations, among whom
clothing lends allurement to the mys-
terry of the body said Mrs. James in
her paper.
And then she continues:
"Modesty is the latest evolved OF
all the virtues and originally is the
effect rather than the cause of clothes.
The first chapters of Genesis show
that clothing originally was the result
of moral degeneracy. Because we are
clothed are we human beings more
virtuous than the unclothed horse we
drive?
"The very adoption of clothes by
the human race in the beginning was
. mistake hygienically, compressed
waists, distorted spines, bunions and
other physical ailments are the penal
ty we pay for them, as well as the
hate. envy, grief, extravaganza and
vice that accompany their USE"
Mrs. James stand on the question
was taken at an ill time. In few
weeks we might look with more of
appreciation on a plan of shedding
some of our clothes, but with Febru-
airy weather in April and the heating
stoves down-well, really, Mrs. James,
you are asking too much.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
THE NEW ANTl-PAss LAW.

Cedar Rapids Gazette. Those who
have been inclined to ridicule the re-
form tendencies of the legislative
session which has inst come to an
end, will hardly. The Gazette takes it,
make public exception to the anti-pass
law enacted in the closing hours OF
the assembly The law is real anti.
pass enactment; it is genuine reform
measure. There is nothing halfway
about 1T, and all honor ought to be
paid the progressive members Of the
house who f'stood pat" on their de-
termination not to enact halfway
measure and practically forced the
less progressive members of the SEN
ate to get into line.
The bill enacted cuts off the passes
of a good many hundred lawyers and
doctors in Iowa. 1t provides that a
lawyer and a doctor whose principal
occupation is not to perform services
for railroad is may not ride on a
pass 1t prevents the giving of passes
to lawyers or doctors whose holding
of pass may be about all the evil
dence during the course of year that
are in the employ of railroad COM
pany.
The national anti-pass law prohi-
bits the giving of passes. That law
was made so strong that under it's
provisions the interstate commerce
commission decided that newspaper
did not have the right to exchange It's
advertising space for railroad trans
portation That ruling has been held
by many to be without reason, because
tits believed that such exchange was
legitimate. A newspaper carried an
account with railroad; the advertis-
ing space used by the railroad was
charged to the railroad. Likewise the
transportation issued to the newspaper
was charged to the newspaper at the
regular traffic rate. But the inter
state commerce commission said such
exchange is not legal, and the dictum
of the commission has been accepted
both by the railroads and the news
papers as final.
If the exchange of newspaper space
for transported on-an equal exchange
of commodities illegal, how much
more improper is it for attorneys and
doctors not continuous employees of
the corporation, to accept Transports
tion gratis? A lawyer may be retained
by a railroad COMPANY: he may not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

been in place when he retired were
gone. So was the antique gold clock
he had left on a mantel. He hurriedly
dressed and fastened after breakfast
the chiefs Office O'Donnell saw him
coming, and, as he entered the office,
greeted him with:
Mr.. Hutchinson nave two sheets
and clock that belong to you. We
wiz have the dinner today
THE burglary was dope by a for
mer criminal who at the time had re-
formed and was in a receptacle line Of
business He did the job at the re-
quest of the chief How did he get the
under sheet? He rolled Mr.. Hutchinson
over, rolled the sheet after him and
then rolled him back"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
a JUST NUDGE.

Judge Cleland of Chicago. who has
successfully directed his efforts from
the bench toward Strengthening out do
nestle difficulties by kindly dealings
with unfortunates brought before him
rather than by filling the jails, has
made proposition to 215 members of
his school for recreant husbands"
which will improve their purses and
arrangements with a Chicago bank for
the payment of IS to each of the men
over whom he has held an advisory in
terest, If they will agree to give up
drinking for a year and during that
year deposit fifty cents week In the
bank.
A desire to further industry and
thrift among the poorer classes is
alone responsible for the new idea, as.
from a financial pointNof view, the
hank could make nothing out Of the
project unless each depositor we're to
keep his money in the institution for
ten years.
All that will be necessary for a
drinking husband to do will be to sign
q pledge for year and promise to de-
post fifty cents week in the bank
AS each man makes the promises he
will be handed a certificate Of identifi-
cation which he will take to the bank
and have the "V" placed to his ac-
count absolutely free. Every month
thereafter he will be required to de-
post at least So to show that he means
to tread the straight and narrow path
in the future.
OF 10 Nf thn
has remained sober and done the right
thing by his family, he will receive
another certificate, which will entitle
him to all the money, which he may
either withdraw or leave to accumu-
late
Judge Cleland is enthusiastic over
his plan. Discussing 1t, he said:
The greater part Of the poorer
classes he said. have never learned
the first principles of thrift and econ
omy. They spend every cent they
make, whether it is 81 a day or IS. If
there is any money left after paying
for the necessaries of life 1t Is spent In
drink. And in the majority of cases
the money is spent for drink before
the bills are paid.
Many of the unfortunates who have
been before me are living decent, re-
spectacle lives and keeping out OF sa-
looms. AS a result they have all the
money which they would spend for
drink to devote to other purposes.
Much of this will go for the small lux.
uries of life, but there is no reason
why some of it should not be saved.
There is no reason why the plan
should not work out to the vast inter
est of the members of Judge Cleland's
colony of recreants and to the greater
interest of their families and those
dependent upon them. When one OF
these men can at the end Of the year
thrust his hands into his pockets
| throw his head back and talk to his
neighbors about his bank account he
will feel that he amounts to some.
thing in the world. And if he weathers
the storm for one year. it is safe to
say that he will increase his savings
the second and the third year.
Judge Cleland's plan deserves to be
| . success
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

opinion, even among those whose point
of view Is nearly the same. This is
doubtless as good evidence as can be
found that hard times are not Inn
minent A unanimity of opinion on
the subject is always q potent factor
If the prophets were all predicting
panic and hard times there could be
but one result. The conflict of opinion
Is the hopeful sign at time when
optimism Is not absolute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

the police while on stunning tour
The rector was released from Jail aft
er explaining that he was a sociolo-
gical student and was learning the
ropes by experience, but the bishop
took the position that it was not neces-
sary to go into the slums AID fight
the police to learn Low the other half
lives
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
THE PULSE OF CHANGE.

a Z
The old order changeth, yielding place
to new,
Especially with us.
The eager crowds that "Parsifal" once
drew
s'salome" now discuss.
"Dearie" usurps the place of Nancy
Brown
Change upon change we see.
The clarion cry, s'Go way hack and sit
down.
Is lost in "Twenty-three."
So from the first eternal order ran,
From Pigs in Glover to the Age Of
Ann
The poet finds the compass out of line,
Another guide more true,
True as the gyroscope my heart to
|, thine"
Such is his figure new.
And lovesick SWANS Of ''plant crea-
tiuns" speak,
That Burbank did devise.
"Soft as cactus is thy mantling
cheek"
The modern lover signs.
Tram indeed is gone with all his rose,
gloves, who knows?
From shops where once rhymed valen-
tines we bought
The picture postcard stares
Little toy dogs, with rust and pathos
fraught,
Give way to Teddy bears.
And SO we see how rolls this mundane
ball,
Why for purpose quest?
How doubt that this will soon become
Of all,
Possible worlds the best,
When very children broaden slowly
From little Fauntleroy to Buster
Brown?
-P. L. A. in Harper's Weekly.
JOHN D. AND THE EARLY TIP.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
SHOOT THE SPRING POET.

New York Commercial. The man
who has been grinding out pretty
things in rhyme that breathed the
delicate odor of wood violets for the
southeast corner Of this page resigned
suddenly yesterday soon after the
staff gathered for work. It is onlysfair
to say of him that he's a good Splinter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18
HOT STUFF.

Oh, say.
Amt 1t awful, Mabel7
Dear dear,
just hear
Harriman's shrek 's5s
Echoing from peak to peak. h 4 4 4,
And Roosevelt's roar
Reyerberating along the shore,
With all the land
And all the sea
United In q startled "GEE!"
My, my!
Somebody's told d lie; ( Ms
Somebody jumped OF the car -ISs
With. a jar;
Somebody's got Il; a. 3
Right into the hot
And there
Is razzers flying through the afr, 4
And the land Of the free s ss'
And the home of the brave
Must take to the woods
Or risk shave. s
Wow!
Amt they raising row?
Amt they hot stuff?
Amt they plenty enough?
Amt they the cheese s,
In a go-as-you-please
Amt they the birds
That fight with words? ~
Amt there h. to pay AID!
Over the right Of way7
BY heck! .s.ss
What wreck
They'll make
If somebody don't take Ii
| Them about .
Forty miles out
OF the main Travelled path
And let them chaw up their respective
| wrath; +
! If they haven't got the call
| On rowdy ball,
| Then our starry flag
Is off the bag
That's all.
My scat
What's that? i
More
Roar?
Don't let 'em get start!
Pull 'em apart!
| Pull them apart!! rs.
| Oh, say,
Amt it awful, Mabel!
w. J. hampton in the New York
World.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

A Chicago man, after quarrel with
his wife sought refuge in a barber
shop. While his wife guarded the
front door he learned that there was
a kennel of vicious bull terriers that
he must pass to escape from the rear.
door. He chose the back door and
is now in hospital
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

J Y An Episcopal rector in New York
diocese has been removed by his bish-
Oh because he was arrested for taking
part in disturbance and resisting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

scientists Of all ages will be followed
closely by the millions who hope for
mis- success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-18

JOHN D. AND THE EARLY TIP.
Washington Herald. They have
dug up "a brand new story on John d.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
BURNED.
The Wife of John Berry
Thought To Be Fatally Injured by
Clothing Taking
Fire.

Mrs John Berry. living five miles
west Of Louisa. near ST. H. Johns
place on Blaine. is at the point of
death as the result Of her clothing be
ing burned from her body. She was
standing before an open fire place. in
which wood was used for fuel. when
the light dress she was wearing
caught fire and burned off, soaring
the flesh over almost the entire body.
Her sister was in the room. and in
the efforts TO save Airs Berry she also
was severely burned.
DR. J. II. Moore was called from
Louisa. and he found the woman's
condition to be such that but little
hope for her recovery could be indulg-
ed A late report says she can not
live much longer.
The unfortunate victim Is "a years
Of age and has two small children
She is a daughter Of VIM. Adams. Of
Irish Greek.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
Showed Under.

In the wreck OF matter and the
crash Of Worlds incident upon the
decision Of the general State elc-
tion heid in Keatlek on Neseaher
6. no siteation has been paid Se the
ofnclsi couut recorded Tor aud against
the p1opcSel constitutional sme=8-
neat. making a iax receipt neoes-
Sry qualification fcr vU,enS. 1t de-
NviOpS Shst rarely has an amendment
10 the constitution submitted TO the
people been repudiated by a more
convincing majority. The official tab
ulaiion OF the returns from all sOun-
Tvs tbat reported on he smeudment
Several did not report-shoWs that
- - yoics were recorded for the
amendment. while Il was overwhelmed
with lsSsSS vo;es against Il In only
fonr copnti-s in the State were there
maiOri,ies for the smrndment. Party
lines appear 10 have been Ohliterated
IN the sentiment against the proposed
amendment.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
Accidentally Shot.

A distressing accident occurred at
Catlettsburg that will. in all prOba-
bility result in the death of Allen
Queen. a well known young man, of
that city, who is employed as SNIP
ping clerk. for A. Minis and Company.
Young Queen was in the upper hall
of the York House with his brother
in-law Mr.. Miller. when Ulysses Comp
ton appeared The conversation touch
ed upon revOlvers. and Queen said.
BY the way, l have a revolver Id
like to sell you" Compton told him
be had a good revolver in his suit
case. and going to his room. brought
the revolver a IS ealibre out for
Queen to see. Compton had both
weapons in his hands. and accident
ally pulled both triggers. bullet tax
ing effect in Queens abdomen. per
forating the bowels.
Compton is a bridge carpenter.whoss
home is at Buchanan. and he is heart
broken over the accidental shooting
OF his friend
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
ENTERTAINMENT
At Masonic Opera House Last
Friday Eyenidg.

Before an audience limited in num-
bers only by the walls the Kentucky
Normal College Dramatic Club ap-
peared in these two comedies The
plays belong to the old English school
requiring a high order OF acting TO
fcliy interpret Much Of the dialogue
IS quite long. and the work Of memor-
hing these speeches. the labor Of be-
coming what Is known as letter per-
feet in the various roles. Is no easy
task. Yet. this was accomplished II
there vas any prompting II was done
- neatly that the audience knew notl
ing OF IL
II is quite likely that few. II any.
Of the Club were ever inside a city
theater. and therefore knew but little
OF the mimic art save what they learn
ed from the patient drill Of their
teacher. Miss Saidee wheelr. But
they had every exit. every entrance
al gestures and grouping very nearly
perfect This could not hare been
accomplished under any save a CON-
petent teacher There was no strug-
Cling for words which refused to com,
no reaching for places which seemed
u evade diligent search. The young
men knew what to say and what to
do. and it was said and done.
The audience vas. as We have said
a very large one. and ii was yer.
kindly to their friends on the stage
spplauding at the right time. fully
arpreciative Of the fun and humor o.
Mr. Bob and His Last Legs.
The News desires TO remind some
boys who were in the audience that
while rice and beans are very nlo,
things when properly prepared ans
placed upon the table, they don't lOOl
very nice Ehea thrown by the hand
fGl at ladies and gentlemen in an au.
dience.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
Paroles Granted.

The State Board Of Prison Commits
sioners has acted favOrably upon the
applications Of Stamper Stone. Of
Knott county. and Jesse Browning.
OF Lawrence county. bOth OF whom
we're inmates Of the hospital depart
ments The board will be in session
the remainder OF the week to act up
on the applications now in its hands.
1t will be remembered that Brown
ing fOully murdered a girl named
Mary MeNeeley. with whom he had
lived on shanty boat in Tug River.
near the Martin county line. The
murderer fled. and after a long chase
was captured up in the mountains
He was brought to Louisa. tried and
convicted and sent to the penitentiary
for life.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13
Claimed PrsstOnsburg.

The Ironton police several DAYS
ago found a man in a Questionable
resort in that city and placed him
under arrest Al the city prison
when searched the man gave up a
SS calibre Smith and wessOn special
a rifle and a quantity Of ammunition
In one roll. sufficiently large enough
u choke a hippo. the prisoner had
s7l6.5o. He gave his name as John A.
Howard OF Big Stone Gap. but later
said he was Newt Watkins of near
PreStonsburg. Ky. He said he got the
money from the sale of a piece OF
land in Knott county.
John Phelps. Of PikeVnle. was the
guest OF his sister. Mrs +. Brown.
last Monday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13

OF PaintsvilIe's good and fair women
deity and graciously attended the
groaning table. watehful and quick TO
satisfy the slightest want Music Of
a high order. furnished by an excel
lsnl orchestra. enlisehed the banquet
Throughout. adding much to the en-
Ioy meat Of tie occasion.
About midway the festivities at a
given signal the top Of that big yellow
jackets nest spoken Of awhile ago
opened. and out of its golden deplhsI
appeared tao handsome lads Nho
saag in fine s. tie a couple Of topical
soags The surprise aud pleasure Of
the ns,eaers ssfe great. and the ap-
plause evoked was long and loud.
E After the feast came the tOasts J.
~ Tnrner. Of the club. vas toast
master. aud ecftainly he VAS the right
I nan in the sisht place As he call
ed Tor each speaker b. preiaced the
toast Nith apt remarks. Inclined 10 -
veal shat vas coming and calculated
10 put the SPEAKER en- rapport With
bis bearers Mr Turner certainly ros
10 the occasion. President Stephens
responded 10 the frs, regular tosst-
From the Chesapeake TO the Ohio
hs did psii. his opening sentence
.e.satlng great esathgsiAsm aud oom-
pleiely capturing his already partial
audience I am said be. more In
itsrssted in the country from the
mouth Of the Big Sandy to the
Breaks than ! am In that part from
the Chesapeake to the Ohio
". +. Literal responded 10. we
the peopls. II. s HoNes 10 develop
meat. J. X Wells. to The Mountain
tain Fiddler" H. z Estin TO -Air-
castles and ] Z Buckingham to th'
old and the new dominion The spiri
is indeed willing. but time and spac'
are short. and the News can only 81
that each speaker fully met the Ce
mands Of his topic The C. az o
= guests we're Geo. W. Stevens. Decatu
AIteIi. C. z Doyle. =. J. CAbell. G
b Wall. Z P Goodwin. J. A. FOl
E II. EdsAll. c. NJ Freeman. p c
Montague. G. ?. Copeland. II. c Boui
ton. L. B. Allen and w r Hite
Many of the representative men {
Ashland and the Big Sandy Vale
uere present. and each. II asked
yoioe his opinion Of the banquet give
By the Paintsyllle Commercial Gu
In honor Of the Chesapeake and OH
RAIlSay Ofneials. would respond
about five words. 1t vas a splendl
snccess-