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due to the thoroughness of It's methods
and the ptinstaking care which IT has
given its students. the academy has
won an enviahle reputation with the
public.
One OF the prominent features OF this
school is the offer Of the management
to equip pupils for stenographic work
in short time. Ability 10 do this is due
TO the fact that In addition 70 the
standard systems they teach the Sylla-
bic system. which radically differs from
any other, the principles OF which can
be learned In from fifteen to twenty
hours
Other features which have contributed
largely to the success Of this school IS
the adjustment Of teaching by classes
and the substitution therefor OF indi-
vtdual instruction; making shorthand
and typewriting a speciality, no other
subjects being taught in the academy,
and arranging so as to enable the stu
deut TO devote the major portion Of his
time at the school.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
TAYLOR'S RETURN
NOT BEING BOUGHT

LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. Si.-Common-
|ealth's Attorney Franklin emphatically
oenies that representatives of the Com
monWealth Of Kentucky met Senator
Binkey OF Indiana in Cincinnati and
offered $4,000 for the return Of former
Governor Taylor Franklin said:
Il 90 not believe Governor Durbin
said such thing. II he did. ne was
n7isinformed, because had any man or
set Of men gone to Cincinnati 10 meet
representative OF the governor of
Indiana, or the governor himself 10
discuss the extradition OF Taylor I GER
tainly would have ,teard about II
The fund appropriated by the Lezis-
iature cannot be used for such a pur-
pose
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
AMBASSADOR CREEL LEAVES
TO TAKE UP HIS DUTIES

senior Enrique CreeI Mexican Ambas-
saoor 10 the United States. viii be in
usurated governor OF the state of CHI
huahua. Mexico, September s.
Ambassador CTeeI has bees, rnakins a
tour of the Southwestern states I'm This
country and has made a special study
OF the immigration question 50 far as it
concerns the japanese coming into this
country from Mexico. He Will arrive in
his home state early this week.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
Emerson Institute
School for Young Men

The Emerson Institute. at S1I Four
teenth street northwest, Is a select clas-
sicai and scientific school for young
men and boys. When II throws open
its doors. September q, Il viii start on
its ffty-seventh consecutive session. a
profitable feature OF this school is that
Il offers two valuable scholarships q
the George Washington University. each
worth $50
A fair idea OF the thorOughness with
which this school teaches is obtained
from its statement:
Thorough, systematic, conservative
training IN the particular course OF
work rather than q rapid, hurried ad-
vancement over Il IS the aim"
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
SCHOOLS
THROW OPEN DOORS
Sunday Times Sets Forth
Plans of Educational
institutions.
Educational Advantages Ex-
planned to Residents of
Washington.

Educational advantages and how best
TO secure them are topics Of universal
interest at this season OF the year when
the schools, colleges, and universities Of
the country throw open their doors TO
the young men and women.
Culture, business courses, literature,
diplomatic lectures, everything that en-
ters into the training for the world S
work engages the attention OF the stu
dent ana the students parents or guard
ians, For these Teaons The Times thinks
It particularly appropriate TO set forth
now the plans and opportunities Of
Washington's educational institutions.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

brawl. With eight children depending
upon her. she could find no other occu-
patton than the making OF Illicit whisky.
Some one told the revenue officials, and
no sooner had she reopened the still
than they raided the place and carried
her or a prisoner.
In addition to the six months impris-
onment the judge fined her 81 900 The
President remitted the fine, as we'll as
committed the sentence of Imprisonment
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Woman MOOnShirer Freed
By the Presidents Order

President Roosevelt yesterday COM
muted by two months the sentence OF
Mrs. Adeline Rose. sent to jail at Lau-
rel, KY, for six months for Illicit dis
filling. Her term would have expired
November II. BY the Presidents order
she will go free September II.
Mrs. Rose was a girl OF the noun
tains, the daughter OF a moonshiner.
Her husband was a mOonshiner. Two
years ago he was killed in a mountain
The Washington times., 1907-09-01
Stenographic Academy
Takes High Rank

Among the Institutions of this city IN
which instruction in shorthand and
typewriting is given the Stenographic
Academy takes high rank. Although
this school has been established but
little over three years. yet 10 that time,
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OBJECTIONABLE.

Why are you opposed to the Chi
nese?' asked a visitor to San Fran
cisco.
Because they have no patriotism. -
was the response. Ever hear of n
Chinaman striking?" PHILADELPHIA
Ledger
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JAG.

Father Time is soused 70 the
guards"
What are you talking about?"
well, time is money. amt If. And
read that moneys awful tight this
Week''-CleYeland Leader,
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Correspondence School Work
Boon TO the Laboring Man

Il has been nearly sixteen years since
Thomas ]. Foster, then editor Of a news
paper in Shenandoah. Pa. introduced a
method Of teaching through the mails
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by side with his assailant at every per
Torrance and never took the least no
uce Of him No sooner. however were
his injuries fully healed than one night,
without the slightest warning. he sprang
upon his former assailant, Jake, and
before the two monkeys could be sep
Grated, had inflicted on Jake such in
suries as laid the animal up for several
days, and had it not been that one OF
cur keepers choked him or, the mandril
would literally have torn the other TO
pieces.
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

was. he uttered a plaintive cry and
locked around the tent for his trainer
Mr.. Weever. who has been training an
imals for my brothers and mystelf for
over eighteen years. Finally spying his
trainer, Blue heId Up his injured hand
10 him, showing him his wounds.
When the trainer hurried to his pet
Elue held out his injured finger while
the trainer examined it and looked Up
In his face with as pitlfm expression as
a little child would tuCn to it's mother
when seeking consolation to soothe its
pain.
Waited for Revenge.
"The ape remained quiet while the
trainer washed out his wound with an
antiseptic lotion and finally dressed It
and bandaged II up Blue gave his act
that night, and continued 10 perform
for three weeks, when his finger was
completely healed and ali traces of in
Juries were gone, except for a long scar.
such as would be made from a Jagged
cut.
During all that three weeks he sat side
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CoLUnFRIA CoLLEoE- s.

FOR YOUNG LADIES.
New buildings. new equipment. The most
comfortable ana most conveniently arranged
college buildings In the South. Most health
ful location. Unusual advantages IN Music,
Art. and Expression Literary standard eQual
to that Of best colleges FOR men. University
methods. Session opens September g, 1901.
CstalogGs free. ". ". DANIEL. An. D. D..
Pres. auI5-a1u
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The Times maintains Educational Information Bureau in The
charge OF man equipped by experience and study to give intelligent
information TO all inquiries
The Washington times., 1907-09-01

st. Mary's Academy, Alexandria, Va.
Boarding school for giTlH. New and well
equipped building, healthfuiiy located. Eng
Ish, commercial, and music courses, thor
ough and mcdern- Terms moderate FOL
catalogue address
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
1HE PRIZE FISH STORY.

Kansas iCty, June 10.-At 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. when the rain
was heaviest, large quantity of small
silver colored fish, which closely re-
sembled mountain trout, fell from the
sky at Independence Although few
Of the fish fen IN oil parts Of the town,
the fall was heaviest over the square
in the center of the town. So many
of the fish fell there that the. catch
basins. built to carry the water to the
sewers, were clogged and the water
backed up and covered the sidewalks.
Nearly everybody in Independence
who wished it had fish last evening.
Men and women came to the square
and picked them up off the pavement.
Each man put few in his pockets,
and each woman picked up two or
three, wrapped them in her handker-
chief or piece Of paper and carried
them home for souvenirs.
This article, which was played up"
as the big news feature in the Kansas
City Monday papers, carries off the
palm in the 4 crop of fish stories
You will notice that this Is no ordin-
airy fish story. Usually when the In
dependence angler digs his bait and
HES to the river bank it is to wrestle
with mud cat or perhaps a bass. But
the fish rained on independence were
not of this plebeian mold. They were
small and silver colored and resem-
bled mountain trout. And you will
note that, they did not fall in handfuls.
At least ton of the flnny tribe fell
according to the best Independence
fish experts, and in confederation 1T is
pointed out that they covered the
whole square in a thin layer. The
Kansas City Journal in theorizing as
to the cause Of the phenomena ven.
lures this statement:
Various theories have been given to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
PRESIDENT pEckHAM,s DEATH.

The news of the sudden death of
President L. S. Peckham of the Iowa
State league has cast a gloom over
the entire circuit During the two
years of his incumbency he had gain
ed the confidence of all the managers
by his fair and impartial dealings. He
gave his time freely to the leagues in
terests, more fully than his private
business affairs at Marshalltown JUS
titled, but it was characteristic of the
man to spare neither time nor energy
in fulfilling the trust imposed upon
him.
Mr.. Peckham made many friends in
Ottumwa when the league organit;a-
ton was effected in this city. He
took a leading part In that meeting
sd tho .eagr. maG-at"s atresteti
their appreciation two years later by
electing him to the presidency and
again year later by re-electing him.
Mr.. Peckham's death was very sud
den. He was stricken suddenly with
pneumonia Friday, aggravated by
Bright's disease, and died Sunday, few
being aware of his illness until the
announcement of death came.
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n.shes clerical work. day labor, and
has number of prominent employers
Oh it's list who trust tho officers and
believe that the men thsy gent to
them will make good.
In spite OF the anti-suicide bureaus
the suicides will continue, but if there
were more organizations ready and
anxious to give material and moral
support to the needy and disheartened
there would be fewer of such TRACE
dies.
A Chicago judge was in quandary
when a case was brought before him
where each of the two claimants to
the ownership of a dog contested Wig
orously that the other was an inter
loper Then the judge thought of the
stunt of Solomon in the days of old.
THE dog has the mango" announced
the court" and he will be turned over
to the dog catcher and properly exc
cuted."
We'll, of course" said one of the
claimants, mo one wants dog that's
dangerous, and if Petes that kind OF
a dog I'm sure your honor knows best
what ought to be done with him.
The other woman, who happened to
be the plaintiff, had begun to weep
quietly.
Don't kill him, judge" she said
"I'd rather you gave him to thy ono
else than have him killed. Bills q
good dog. Don't kill him"
Judgment entered in favor OF the
plaintiff" said the Judge. Court is
adjourned"
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DR.. w. E. shallenberger,
145 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.

cemetery in the morning ut O'Clock IN
the afternoon ninety-one members OF
the order marched In line from the hall
to the l. Q. O.. r. cemetery. The reg
ular ceremonies as presented by the
grand lodge We're held and fifty-one
graves where three floral links were
placed. George Monroe. William Mum
and Peter Johannes of Flor1s and John
Hopkins of Moulton were out Of town
members.
The N. S. Johnson home has been
beautifully remodeled and the interior
handsomely painted and decorated.
The exterior also presenst new face.
having been repainted.
Miss Carrie McCustian went to OF
tumwa Monday evening to meet her
brother, Attorney j. T.. McCustian, and
two children. of Hebron, Neb., who
will spend few weeks at the parental
j. M McCustfon home
A runaway occurred Sunday AFTER
noon which fortunately resulted In
nothing more than an injured buggy.
Mr.. Mcfarland accompanied by
young lady, We're driving along Jeffer-
son street, where an automobile WIS
|standing, the chauffeur being engaged
in mending wheel The horse refused
to pass 1t and the occupants of the
carriage were obliged to allght. Mr..
Mcfarland. however, was unable to
hold the horse mad a run result
ed in demolished carriage.
Carl Shaw Of Ottumwa is spending-a
few days at the bedside OF his father,
w. O. Shaw, who is quite sick with
lumbago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hassenphug and
daughter, Mrs. Belle leighton of Mtnot,
North Dakota, were entertained at din
ner at the q. T. Sewers home Monday
They spent Tuesday attending the car
| nival in Ottumwa. going Wednesday
to Huntington to spend a week with
| relatives
Mrs. Fannie Gilmore has been elected
superintendent of the pubic school to
fill the vacancy covered by the resigns-
ton OF Prof Westhoff, who has an-
cepted the SUPPLEMENTARY Of school
| in Mexico, where large salary is of
fered him. Mrs Gilmore Is a grad
uate of the Iowa Wesleyan university
and since the death of her husband,
Rev. Gilmore, has made her home with
| her parents Mr.. and Mrs. AL Power
For several years she has taken an ac-i
tive part in the Junior League and as
president has accomplished wonders In
the training Of the little; fnlkss
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chiIdren's Day at Bloomfield.

Bloom1eld.-The annutl Children's
day entertainment was given at the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
evening under unfavorable conditions,
the heavy rain prevented a large at
tendance The program opened with
songs, scripture reading and prayer,
followed by an anthem introducing the
foil wing numbers:
Greettrg-Samuel Ford and Laur-
ence Harter.
Tedd smith-Marguerite Shaw.
My Dad-Olen Higbee.
Music, 1.-THE Garden Of the Host
Lucille Blomberg.
"A Bunch Of Daisies Primary
class,
"The Way Of Boy'-John Ford.
Song--Eulala Harter.
when the Minister Comes'-Lee
Brown.
1.-The Sunshine Band"-Primary.
Vocal duet-Hazel Wishard and Mir
lam Young.
Recitation-Lanohe Schnorse.
The Bluebird's Song-Alta Romin-
ger.
Music--Primary
Only One Mother''-Harry Smith.
1.-THE Daisy's Homily" -Beatrice
Mudd
Song Florence Garland.
When My Daddy Was Boy''-Bert
McMains.
Fairies of springtime"-Gai wal
ker.
Song-Herbert Young.
Little Boys Lament" - Ralph
Brown.
"The Critic"-Eva st. Clair.
Vocal duet-Opal and Robert Lorenz.
"A Foolish Little Maiden"-Iowa
Lucas.
Downfall Of Bilr' Randolph Hinkle.
Double quartet.
THE Children's Day"-Hazel Wal
ton.
HOWE wahl Of Moulton returned
home Monday. after short VISIT with
his wife, who Is making an extended
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
N. S. Johnson.
Miss Jennie Ferguson spent Sunday
with friends in Ottumwa.
Miss Nell Davies spent Sunday In
Ottumwa as the guest Of Mrs. Frank
slagle.
Long Beach, California to spend the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Rom
niger.
John Cecil spent Sunday in Moulton
G. D. Fortune spent Sunday in OF
tumwa-
Miss Bertha Miller of Ottumwa spen,
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
w. II. Miller
Attorney and Mrs. D. H. Payne wa
leave Thursday for an extended pleas
ure trip through the east. They vii
spend the Fourth Of July in James.
town and will spend some time enjoy.
Ing the exposition. After visiting tbs
Virginia battleflelds they will continue
the trip to New York and Boston.
Decoration day was observed Sun
day by the !. o. o. r. lodge. Twelvs
GRAVES were decorated in the Smith
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account for the fish being in the sky,
but the most plausible is that they
were sucked up by a tornado in the
Rocky mountains and carried east.
The fact that the fish resemble noun
tain trout adds to the plausibility of
this theory.
Perhaps the Journal is right, but il
tornadoes have developed this freak
of picking up chattels in one section
and depositing them in another to the
accompaniment of June rain, it is to
be sincerely hoped that the roof off
w. A. c. Browns barn and the hogs
lifted from his pasture by Sunday aft
ernoon's storm will be guided to a
secluded spot before dropped in rain
storm of the independence variety.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15

Physical culture If followed with
moderation is helpful, but when it is
attended with excessive fasting it is
next to suicidal. An illustration Of
this-ls given in the death of Wash
ington printer from fasting. With a
number of other persons belonging
to a physical culture society he I'M
dertook fast of thirty days. He
drank water freely, but he did not
taste morsel of food. After ten days
and while apparently we'll he fell I'M
conscious to the floor and expired of
heart trouble
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
NMPAIeN AGAINST SUICIDE.

Welcome, friendly and sympathetic.
advice, also practical help will be
given to all those who are discouraged
or in any way Respondent if they will
call at the above address. All inter
views strictly confidential. Mrs. Com
missioner Kilboy will interview the
ladies and Brigadier A. Mcmillan the
gentlemen
This is the advertisement that is
run daily in several Of the Chicago
papers by the Salvation Army 1t has
been passed over by millions of read
ers perhaps but it has reached the eye
of many for whom 1t was intended.
and 1t has been productive of great
good. Inserting advertisements in the
papers is just one Of the many means
led by the Army to further the ends
II it's "anti-suicide bureau When 1t
was announced that the organization
had decided to turn its attention to
the suppression of suicide 1t seemed at
first thought that little good could be
accomplished toward this end But
the experience Of the Chicago bureau
has shown to the contrary
The bureau had been in existence
JuSC LII &c 1l1ouluo vi JulO i. Lie
brigadier has turned in his report Of
125 cases that had come under the
bureaus observation. His report con-
tanned the following statistics:
Saved from suicide $50. ..... .. go
Promised to do better 800. 49,. .l25
Promised to call again ..... 12
Number Of grafters -. $50. ..... 10
From the stories related the per-
eentage of causes leading up to the
prospective suicides were as follows:
Gambling ........ ..... 49,. 49,. IL
Drug habit ........ 1850. ...... 10
Financial difficulties -. ...... 10
Loss OF loved one by death ...... S
lnEoxlcatlon ........ ..... $4,000. 70
Incurable Illness $50. 80. $500. 5
Loneliness OF domestic troubles. 10
Cut Of employment $50. 49,. :. 20
The army does not give advice and
comfort alone to the discouraged ones
who come within its reach. An employ.
mont bureau is maintained that fur
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15

About the meanest joke of the sea.
son was played by the Junior class
of the Altoona, Pa, high school on
the seniors. Fearing to arouse the
displeasure of the faculty the seniors
decided to drink down their toasts at
the class banquet with water. The
faculty thought this to be laudable
decision, but it didn't please the Jun
iors. So they placed Epson salts in
each glass and the seniors, fearing
to offend when each toast was present
ed, drained their glasses. Even the
faculty acknowledged that champagne
could have done no more in decreas.
ing the attendance at school next day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15

A Sioux City business man in adj
vertising for stenographer stipulat-
ed that the applicant must consent
to wear fresh laundried white shirt
waist to the office each morning. But
the merchant failed to state in his ad-
vertisement that he would pay suf,
fcient salary to meet the laundry bills
and he is still searching for a stem
Ographer
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ABE RUFF.

One more unfortunate
Under the blows
OF Justice importunate,
Filled full Of guile.
Tells what he knows,
Clean him out tenderly:
Take all his pile,
Fashioned not slenderly.
Look at his record,
Is it not checkered
All over with crime?
What did he care for.
What was he there for,
But the dollar and dime?
He was CRATER
For things great and small:
What he went after
Was simply all.
Make a deep scrutiny
Into his mutiny
Against law and order;
Shocking morality
He passed the border,
Scared In his doings
Hy justice pursuing.
He FASTENED to tell;
In he plunged quickly.
No matter how sickly,
He felt as he fell.
He knew his damnation
And thought that salvation
Might come if he'd tell.
OF all of the slips Of him
And of his brothers
Came from the lips of him
He told on the others.
Pick him up tenderly,
Handle with care,
Fashioned so slenderly,
In whatever's square.
Alas for the rarity
OF Friscan charity
Here We have proof;
Oh. it was pitiful-
Near whole cityful
Jumped on poor Ruef.
New York World.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15

st. Louis is planning a big rat-kill-
ing festival. The improvement SO.
cieties have taken up campaign for
the determination Of the rodents, and,
to make the killing more successful,
have set Saturday night as the time
for general onslaught on the st.
Louis rat. 1t is optional with the citi-
zens whether they poison the rats,
catch them in traps or club them 10
death.
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Cures permanently the cases he unss
dertakes and sends the incurable hondI
without taking fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
made a few visits and stopped. DR..
Shallenberger is an eminentiy success
full specialist in all chronic diseases.
proven by the many cures effected inl
chronic cases which have baffled thai
skill of all other physicians. Els h0s-l
tice have made him SO proficient that
he can name and locate disease In .
few minutes.
Throat and Lung diseases, Eye and
Ear, Stomach. Liver and Kidneys.
Gravel rheumatism. Paralysis, Neu-
ralgia, Nervous and Heart Diseases,
Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy,
Bright's Disease and Consumption In
and Female Organs. Liquor and To.
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent It's recurrence
given. A never failing remedy for BID
Neck.
PILES. FTSTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
! to all Surgical cases and all diseases
| OF tho Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat and
6rGIllGtLeQ AfQS
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Ara you nervous and respondent:
weak and debilita.ed; tired mornings;
no ambftion--lifeieEs: memory poor:
easily fatigueG; excitable and irritable
eyes sunken: red and blurred: p!mpIea
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, NervousS
ness. Dizziness, Defective Memory
| etc, which ruins mind and body, poSir
lively cured
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which lsavas
been neglected or unskfllfully treated
| No experiments or failures. He un.
dertakes no inourabls cases, but cures
| thousands given up TO die.
Consultation Free and confidentiaL
Address
DR.. w. E. Shallenberger,
145 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: DrexeI State Bank.
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Mcpherson Issues Restraining orde

Kansas City, June 10. Federal
Judge Smith Mcpherson has issued
an order restraining the. state auditor
fro menforcing the Dovell bill, passed
by the last legislature taxing each
transaction In grain futures twenty
five cents.