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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
A YAWP ON SPRING.
(By what Whitman. Eso.)

(By What Whitman, ESQ.,
l greet thee, o Spring!
Season of infinite variety
Hail, snow, rain, frost, mist, fog, sud.
den changes, }a Il y
Raw east winds, fog, rain, snow, frost,
hail rain,
And then some!
How like a cold, damp, moist, sticky,
wet blanket
Thou fallest on the restless spirit of
Me, b'gosn! Prompting me to murder,
arson,
Larceny, cheating in horse trades. ~
ing, backbiting,
Slandering, counterreiting, perjury,
hypocrisy,
Gambling, barratry, cannibalism, bru-
tally;
And deeds like this!
Howling, whooping, snarling. yelping,
Flopping around like chicken with
its head cut off,
Sniveling, weeping, swearing, buster
ing, roaring,
Hideous and depraved in the very
heart of you,
Spring, degenerate offspring of better
springs!
Spring, sprang, sprung,
You fill me with sense of WEAKNESS,
OF ennui, detection infestivity, joy
lessness,
Boredom, fatigue, lassitude yea,
more;
Disgust, abomination, malice. implaca-
bility.
Umbrage, antipathy and adherence,
Green bugs OF the season, avaunt!
Mizzle, evaporate, disembogue, ske-
da6dle, begone,
Fade away, decamp, light out, beat It,
Skiddoo!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

with ginger ale they were tossing of
in great bumpers. A continuous stream
of walters passed in with freshly open
ed bottles Some of the guests blase,
called for stronger liquors, and gulped
down cups of black coffee with reck-
less abandon A star Of the operatic
stage consumed three huge lemon
sodas in as many minutes.
1.-THE Fight.
All at once terrible scene occur
red
Henri Boulanger, springing to his
feet, In scathing tones denounced Ber-
nard as Sissy Boy
you are not at all nice" Kissed
Bernard in white fury.
II do not like you,'' retorted Henri.
"You naughty thing" cried Bernard
overcome with rage.
Losing all control of himself, Henri
slapped his host on the wrist
Women screamed and strong men
quailed.
One by one the guests disappeared.
So did some of the silver,
lII.-The Finish.
Bernard sat in his sumptuously fur
nished apartment.
He was nervousls chewing the end
of cigar made of chocolate and des-
pite the earliness of the hour he had
alreday swallowed three glasses of
milk and settler.
Rising from his chair, Bernard
walked rapidly toward the window. On
his way he stumbled over chair and
fell heavily, cutting his head against
the corner of table.
Mercy hehissed out, 81 wish that
horrid chair was in some other house"
Just then entered his beautiful wife,
Amy.
Bernard" she cried, 81 leave you
instantly. I heard you say Mercy
just now. | cannot live with one who
forgets that he is gentleman"
She left the room.
Dear me-" muttered Bernard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

The new postmaster general, George
Won L. Meyer, is a fastidious person.
He believes that mail carriers should
be dressed as becomes a branch of the
governmental service in such close
touch with the people and believing
thus he has issued orders that if car
riers want to wear shirt waists In the
summer time they must also wear a
neat, dark. colored cravat and a belt.
If they do not want to do that they
must wear their coats and swelter or
leave the service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Kansas City pastors of the Christian
denomination are giving an evidence
of muscular Christianity this week.
Hampered by lack Of funds in the cree
ton of a tabernacle for revival serv-
ices, ten of the ministers agreed to
themselves don overulls and do the
carpe1tering work. The women of the
congregation rose to the occasion by
preparing meals for the ministerial
workers that no time should be lost
in pushing on the work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
JUNE WEDDINGS AND 4 HERO.

The commissioners entrusted with
the task of running down modest he
roes to pin on them the medals so kind
ly donated by the philanthropic Mr..
Carnegie, should seek out with all due
haste one Abraham Erott and attach
to his lapel the, largest chunk Of
bronze in the collection And while
the Carnegie commission is decorat-
Ing Erott for his heroism, the June
brides should get together and pin a
large pink rose on DR.. Annie r. Cope
Ian, the original Standpatter from
Standpattersville.
1t all happened this way. Erott,
Just graduated in dentistry from the
University Of Maryland, wooed and
won the fair M. D., who has been out
OF medical school four years and had
built up good practice. He proposed
= j 4 : i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
THE REED FUNERAL.
Services at Eddyville Tuesday-ot
tumwans Were in At
tendance.

Eddyville.-The funeral services of
Mrs. Emily Reed were conducted ut
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. F. e
vance, on North Fifth street. at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. w. S.
Right, former Methodist Episcopal
pastor at this place, but now of Salem
officiating. The interment was made In
Highland cemetery. Emily Reed was
born In Licking county, Ohio No
vember 20, 1888. Very early in life
she removed to Iowaville, in this state
where she was united in marriage to
Samuel Caldwell. To this union five
children were born, of whom the two
Following survive: Mrs. Cora Ham
mond of Seattle, Washington, and
Della, wife of DR.. e. F. Vance. Of this
place. Mrs. Reed had for years been
resident OF this place. coming here in
1853. She passed away at her home
on North Third street Monday morn
ing, June at the age Of 70 years.
months and 13 days. Having resided
here for 48 years, she was one of the
best known and esteemed residents OF
this locality.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral Of Mrs
Emily Reed Tuesday: Mrs. William
AL Baker and Leander Parks Of Ottum-
wa, and Mrs. H. L. Hedrick Of Des
MONIES.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William Mat
I'll, of South Fourth street, Saturday
June 1, a daughter.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Reeves,
Of Frederic, Sunday June 2. daugh
ter.
Mrs. j. F. Bloomfield Of coalfield
was called to Sarcoxie, Missouri Tues
day, by the serious illness Of her sis
ter. Mr.. Bloomfield ACCOMPANIED her
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Columbia.-Mrs. Roe Venator is vis-
iting at the parental Stodghill home
Mrs. Neva Confield returned to her
home in Eddyyille Friday.
Mrs. Jane Stevens. the aged lady
who was so unfortunate as to fall ana
dislocare her shoulder. is getting along
nicely.
Miss Gladys Stevens OF ottumwa
visited at the T. L. Stevens home last
week.
Mrs. Cordie Garfield Of Ottumwa Wis
tied her sister Mrs. Frank Chisman
one day last week.
E. Garfield and son, Frank, were
business caller at Munterville Satur-
day.
Frank Byrum Of Blakesburg visited
at the G. w. Byrum home Sunday.
The preaching services at this place
will be in the morning next Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
WANT TO MARRY,

Sigourney, June enquiry came to
the city yesterday afternoon from Da-
vid Winegarden of near Keswick as to
whether marriage license has been
issued to Morgan Reed and Miss Min
ME Snakenberg. The facts seem to be
that these young people have been
keeping company and wished to marry
Morgan Reed is almost IS years of age
Miss Snakenberg is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Snakenberg,
both of whom are dead, and Mr.. Wine-
garden Is her guardian. It seems that
these young, people being unable to
get consent OF parents and guardian
to their marriage lett their homes hast
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
sIDELIeHT ON HISTORY.

Chicago Tribune.-General Sherman
was on his memorable march to the
sea.
Everything seems to be going
smoothly thus far" he said, "but some
thing seems to tell me that the end
will be disastrous
Years afterward when he found he
couldn't go anywhere without hearing
the brass bands playing MARCHING
Through Georgia, !" he realized that his
forebodings had been only too we'll
founded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
President Roosevelt is out as tn

President Roosevelt is out as the
advocate of an eight hour day for
American womankind.
GIVE mighty little use," he said in a
recent speech, for the man who is al
ways deciaiming in favor of an S-hour
day for himself and does not think
anything at all of having an 8-hour
day for his wife. Give fair play all
around and remember that the woman
needs fair play even more than the
man. l believe in an S-hour day for
the man, but want to see the mans
wife given as good show as the
man.
Perhaps the President is "squaring''
himself for some of his race-suicide
criticisms directed against the women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

sion of everything and everyone else.
Carping and criticising. See the
best rather than the worst in others.
Looking for opportunities hundreds
OF. thousands Of miles away instead of
right where you are-Success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Monday night and have not been seen
nor heard of since. The presumption
is that they have gone to Missouri
where the marriage laws are more lax
than those of Iowa, with the intention
of becoming man and wife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

team and some other horses were all
burned There was man staying all
night with the family, but none Of them
awaked until neighbor called them
and told them that the barn was on
fire. 1t was too late then to do any
thing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
ENOUGH SAID.

This is the eloquent petition of a
south Georgia philosopher:
Lord, jes' send any weather that
pleases You best; we've done flung
up"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
VAIN MAN AND THAT EIGHTEEN
POUND BABY.


sibe for any right-minded man not to
sometimes justified when she declares
that, taken all in all, he is the most
self-satisfied being on the face of the
earth
OF course, there are men and there
are men. Some men are not so fool
ishly vain as others-about some
things; some men have more sense
than others-about some things; some
men are less asinine than others under
like circumstances, as for instance, In
the matter Of accepting, or counting,
or demanding credit for things which
their wives should have credit for.
Thus. it is announced in the news
papers, perhaps, that Mrs. Smith has
presents her husband with a set Of
with pair Of twins, and John Smith
swells up and goes down town and
acts all day as If the glory was ex-
clusively his.
So, also, when Fred Browns wife
presents her husband with a set Of
triplets, Mr.. Brown goes to tbs news
paper offices to tell about it. and he is
an exception to fathers Of triplets in
general If he once thinks of giving any
credit to the mother.
If a message is to be written to the
President 1T is he who signs it. 1t Is
his picture that gets into the papers.
1t is he that is entertained down town
until he has to be sent home in cab
All of this Is most unfair. 1t is abso-
lutely unjust, and our attention is
again called to the Injustice Of it by
the following:
Des Moines, Iowa, June 3-Mrs.
Everett Sparks, wife Of a Polk county
miner, gave birth today to a boy who
tipped the scales at exactly eighteen
pounds.
The boy is healthy, and the mother
is doing well. The infant holds the
record for heavyweight births in Iowa
so far as known.
The first exclamation of the delight
ed father was, Garry the 4 news to
Roosevelt"
Garry what news to Roosevelt? Why,
the news, of course, that Mr.. Everett
is the father of an eighteen pound
baby. And suppose that the news has
been carried to Roosevelt. what then?
Why, reply will come from the White
House-because. we are sorry to say
it, Mr.. Roosevelt is also only a man
a reply will come from the White
House which, in effect, will congrat-
ulate the father and convey assurance
Of kindly sympathy to the mother.
1t Is the man who pushes himself
forward in all such cases, the men
who gets the credit, when, as a matter
of fact and of fairness. it should be
the woman
This may seem like a small matter
to some, but in these days when we
are striving to stop race suicide, when
we are struggling to interest women
in movement which means so much
for the future Of the republic, we
should not miss an opportunity to
warn the next man who may be tempt
ed to push himself forward in a case
of this kind to please be kind enough
to go back and sit down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
DR.. Sha|IenberQer

The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Ottumwa
since 1903. will be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel,
Thursday, June 20
Gone day only and return every 2s
days.
Fairfield, Leggett House, Tuesday.
June 1S.
Abba, Monroe Hotel, Wednesday,
June 10.
sigourney. Merchants Hotel, Friday
June 81.
Office Hours a. m. 10 9 p. N.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Cures permanently the cases he un.
dertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year. while other doctors have
made few visits and stopped. DR..
Shallenberger Is an eminently success.
full specialist in all chronic lisea ses
proven by the many cures effected In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill Of all ether physicians His hos
pttal experience and extensive prac-
tice have made him so proficient that
he can name and locate disease in a
few minutes.
Treats all cases OF Catarrh. Nose
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Eer, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys
Gravel, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu-
ralgia, Nervous and Heart Diseases
Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy
Bright's Disease and Consumption in
early stage. diseases of the Bladder
and Female Organs, Liquor and To-
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent its recurrence
given. A never failing remedy for Big
Neck
PILES. FISTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases and all diseases
of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and
Grar.,,'ted Lids
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
Reveal,

The revelry was at it's height.
Bernard de Vilville was giving a
farewell supper to his gay friends be-
fore his marriage to the lovely Ann
Montmorency
All round the table msa sat 6Ashsd
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
THINGS 70 STOP.

Thinking Of yourself to the exclu.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
THE PACE THAT KILLS.
A Reformed Novel

By Wex Jones in the Chicago Elk.
aminer.
The school managers of Tilbury have
purchased for the library an expur-
gated edition Of Westward Ho,'' with
the passage commencing tobacco
omitted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08
NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Ar. you nervous and respondent.
weak ard debilita.ed: tired mornings;
no ambition-liteiess; memory poor;
easily fatiguei.; excitable and irritable
eyes sunken: red and blurred; pimples
on face; dreams; restless, haggard
looking, weak back: deposit in urine
and drains at stool: distrustful; want
Of confidence, lack Of energy and
strength?
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison spermatorrhea, vari-
cocele, Hydrocele, Debility, Nervous
ness Dizziness, Defective Memory
ETC., which ruins mind and body, POSI-
lively cured.
WONDERFUL CURES.
8 Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unskillfully treated
No experiments or failures. He un-
dertakes no incurable cases. but cures
thousands given up TO die.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Address
DR.. w. E. ShaIlenberger,
14s lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

Chronic Diseases
Skin tie
Bowels Kidney Diseases
FEW TESTIMONIALS
to know
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-08

have restored many to health.
many who say to me- Doctor. l am
glad you advertised, for If you had not
used the medium of the newspaper
would not have known you had the
ability to cure my disease"
do an office business, medical and
surgical practice. l have been located
in Ottumwa for fifteen years. treat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09
DAVID HERBERT, AN
OLD OFFENDER UP
"GetS His" at the Hands of
City Judge Converse, Who
Was Disguised.
A POLICE COURT REGULAR.
1T WAS HERRERT'S THIRD AP-
PEARAECE SINCE APRIL AND
THE KEYS WERE THROWN A
LONG DISTANCE.

David Herbert. a police court figure.
was up again this morning, his third
appearance before Judge Converse
since April. When Herbert falls into
the clutches OF. the Law it is either on
the charge of wife beating or drunk
This time it was the latter charge he
had to answer
Herbert was arrested Monday even
ing on North E street By Officer Win
tors. Mrs Herbert notified police
headquarters that her husband was on
a spree and that she and the three
children were in danger of being mis-
treated by him. When arrested Her
bert tried to create scene.
Herbert admitted that he was drunk
Monday night. but he asked Judge Con-
verse to be lenient with him. Her
bert put up his usual plea of Just give
me one more chance and I'll show you
that I'm all right but his plea had but
little effect on the court.
In the presence of crowded court
room Judge Converse gave Herbert
most severe tongue lashing and con-
cluded by filming him so and costs and
giving him a thirty-day jail sentence.
With bowed head the man was then led
from the court room through a crowd
of sneering men.
Judge Converse told Herbert that he
regarded him as a good for naught. He
stated that as he was well acquainted
with the condition of affairs that exist
ed at the Herbert home and that he
had lost all patience with him. Her
bert was reminded that while he was
around town carousing his wife had to
work out to support herself and the
three children. He also reminded Her
bert of the fact that he had appeared
in court charged with mistreating his
wife and one of his children and that
he saw no grounds for being lenient
with him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09
IRRESISTIBLE SLEEP.
An Experience In the Fierce Co j Of
TERRA del Fueqo.

An Experience In the Fierce Co Of
TERRA del Fuego.
whoever sits down." said DR.. So.
lander to his company among the hills
Of TERRA del tTuego, will sleep, anG
whoever sleeps will wake no more
The brave doctor and his men had
tramped a considerable distance
through the swamps, when the wealth
er became suddealy colder. and fierc,
blasts OF wind drove the snow befo-,
it. In short time the cold became s;
intense as to cause the most Cypress
I've drowsiness. DR.. Solander was tn
first to find the inclination to sleep
and he insisted upon lying down. Il
vain his companions entreated and re
monStrated. He lay down, and when
told that he would inevitably freeze
to death answered that he desired
nothing more than to lie down and die.
One of the black servants lay down
also. SoIander declared himself willing
to go on, but begged to be allowed to
sleep first, and in few moments the
two men were in a profound sleep.
Soon after, those who had been sent
forward to kindle fire returned with
the welcome news that the fire await
ed them at short distance. The men
happily succeeded in awakening So
lander. who, although he had not been
asleep five minutes, had almost lost
the use of his limbs, and the flesh was
so shrunken that his shoes fell from
his feet. 1t was with much urging
and assistance that he consented to $50
on, but all attempts to arouse the blaci.
man were futile, and he was left Ia
die
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09
he WANTED REST.
What VerGi Did With the Key of :
Locked Piano,

Not all the great composers hay,
courted the constant adulation of the
world. Verdi used to lament that Il
was unable to find Il refuge, even 70;
a brief space, from the reputation tina!
preceded him wherever he went.
At one time he desired to spend q
much needed holiday at the watering
place of Montecatini. When he arrived
he found that in one of the apart
ments assigned to him stood n grand
piano of noted make. On the rack
by way of compliment. lay the score OF
III Trovatore." AS soon as he caught
sight of it the veteran few into a rage
hastily locked the instrument. threw
the score into a corner and. calling for
his host. demanded in tragic tones:
Lead me to the spot that overhang-
the steepesr precipice"'
Wondering, the host did as he was
hidden, and on reaching the summit
the maestro, who was almost exhaust
ed from fatigue, flung the key of the
piano into the abyss, encrgetically eX
claiming as he did so:
Now | have done something to Sc
cure rest ard quiet. On the day of III,
departure | shall send locksinith t.
provide the piano with a new key. BIZ
while | am here | pray you let it re
main as it is.''-New York Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09

ne orueft,,,' -, .scaoouer- or I,ow en-
beer with the sang froid of plain
American plutocrat. Midway in its
consumption he sidled to the free lunch
counter and reduced the pile of big
sausages by one.
Two more gulps of beer and second
and third large sausage disappeared.
Washing these down. he concluded that
he needed a sausage and got it; then
for the door.
Here, BILL the genial barkeeper
called Familiarity. Come back a min
ute
The panhandler returned expectantly.
Say, BILL the barkeeper continued
In a confidential way, 1.-The next time
you want glass of beer you go to a
butcher shop, see?''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-09
Details for the Chautauqua
Numbers Are to Be Fur
nished Wednesday.
GOOD TALENT is SECURED.
PLAT OF THE GROUND HAS BEEN
MADE AND LOTS WILL SOON BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
RENTERS.

Wednesday evening of this week
there will be a meeting of the pro-
gram committee of the Richmond
chautauqua at the Commercial club
rooms and at this meeting the COM
plete program for the chautauqua will
be decided on and announced the fol-
lowing day. Some of the best chau-
tauqua talent in the country has been
secured by the committee and the
program this year will be far the best
offered at a Richmond chautauqua
since it was first organized.
1t is announced that DR.. j. N Hurry,
secretary of the state board of health,
will appear at the Chautauqua on
Tuesday, August 90, at which time he
will deliver most interesting lecture
entitled Money TO Burn" DR.. Hurry
IS recognized as one of the best au-
thorities on health, sanitation and
disease prevention in the country and
his lecture will be of more than ordin-
airy moment
In his lecture Money to Burn he
will tell of the lack of precaution the
ordinary American takes in prevent
ing the spread of disease. He will
show that the American in his wild
scramble after the almighty dollar has
neglected to take. steps to safe guard
his health. DIR. Hurry will then out
line the essential points in prevent
ing the spread of disease.
Plat Has Been Made
The plat of the chautauoua grounds
has just been made and blue prints
are now being taken of It, AS soon
as these blue prints are completed
lots will be rented to those who are
planning to camp at the chautauqua.
There will be an unusual demand for
camping space and this year the
chautauqua will have the largest tent
ed population in it's history. 1T is
stated that several camping parties
have asked for entire sections of the
grounds. They desire to have their
tents pitched side by side so that a
cooking tent can be placed IN the Gen.
ter of these groups Of tents so that
the cooking tents can serve as gen.
eral commissary for the miniature can
vas villages.
The grounds committee is receiv-
ing letters from people in various
places in the vicinity of this city an
nouncing their intention of camping
at the chautauqua. This shows that
the chautauqua this year will be much
more cosmopolitan than ever before.