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Evening star., 1907-10-20

E evolution of clothing and of costume,
in the history of the human race, is an
interesting study. We know that pre-
historic man was clothed with the skins
of animals slaughtered for food; but re-
garding the precise period when fbers
were first employed for clothing, there are
no records. Over four thousand years
ago the Egyptians produced linen of sur
prising beauty and fneness, and it is a fact
that the Swiss lake dwellers in the Stone
Age in Europe (seven to eleven thousand
years ago. spun and wove fax into the rude
semblance of fabrics, fragments of which
NAV be seen in the museums of TODAY
Evening star., 1907-10-20

weaving vegetable faments into CLOTH it is some
what remarkable that in many portions of the world
nothing of the arts of spinning and weaving, or at
least do not practise them; for their rude costumes
made from natural cloth taken from the inner
bark of certain trees.
Probably the best known of these natural tissues
is the famous tapa cloth of the Polynesian Islands,
which is derived from the Broussonetia, or paper
and found throughout the islands of the Pacific
Before Hawaii swept with the wave of civiliza-
ton, and women alike dressed in this natu-
from the inner bark of the tree and after being torn
off in strips scraped with shells, and beaten
with hardwood mal1et until it resembled SOFT
flexible paper. The individual strips were united
by overlapping the edges and beating the fbers to-
gether, until large pieces of the tissue formed
Evening star., 1907-10-20

drummer, lookn at his watch. The innns only
last fifteen minutes
We'll, over the fence comes Mat at vault, still
luggln that flash sofa &c. cover an his sword He
the way he walked the field you could tell he
was gettin' the big money Swelled7
Evening star., 1907-10-20

Why, swings Tor a low one! If he'd
reared up he could nailed the guy
Nopel He tries to lift a fly, and Mat
just dropped that sofa cover over his
lamps like one of these cameo lads when
he says, One moment, little bow: keer
Evening star., 1907-10-20

shoulder anybody could see he goin' to start a
high But that bush Lacquer keeps his wood
shed close to the ground, scatterin the caret along
his base lines, his eyes red an his back all bumped
up like George Stone: And then what does he dol
Why swings for a low onel If he'd
SsFsf HPs + IL 1s ssts 5s it aefS & as ssd Est
just dropped that sofa cover over his
lamps like one of these cameo lads when
he says, One moment, little boy; keep
quiet an look at the birdy.'
There was nothing more to it. Mat put a
straight one over his plate and must have touched
Mr. Bulls heart, for he drops to his knees and lets
out a groan same as hitter when an inshoot hooks
hum hlm IN the stomach He took the count, with Mats
foot planted on his face. The rooters went crazy
The mdneeSerS all giving Mat the high sign
as he comes in front o the grandstand. Mat looks
em all over careless and then puts liner at Steves
little girl, and she gives him back the eyes and the
teeth Mat took off his lid, and Grandy oosened up
and threw him box of cigarettes. Mat put another
hitched on to old Bill Bull and hiked him over the
diamond-to the hash house, l guess. Then the
bands played
There's Just one thing | want to ask saw.
Steve, looking dsgusted at the crowd all a-goin on
like jumping jacks an not payn any attention to
the little dame, who bounced him a couple over her
fan an that's why the Sam Hill doesn't Mat kill
that bull right off the reel instead of stallin round
for fifteen minutes? Did y ever see them do it in
Chicago? Just three minutes to kill em and skin
EN- EN- and cut EN- up And it mighty sight cleaner.
Who'd want to eat that bull now, after Pick and
Mat and all these guys have been spiking him.
You haven't got the right angle, says the
drummer giving steve the fatherly grin Mats no
butcher. He'll get a thousand dollars or maybe
fifteen hundred for his work this afternoon On the
level Of course he has to pay the team out O. that,
and all the expenses Don't y savvy? These men
are rlskln their lives; for that bull is starved for
two days before he comes into the ring. 1t amt
like killing common steer. That bum bun
we just seen. If the next is hungry enough he's
liable to eat 'em alive Bosco.'
Oh, he is, is he?' says Steve, plenty loud an
stopping slow that the girl rolled at him from
back OF her fan: Well, hope he takes a bite out
of Mat-the stiff!
At that the bugle blows again, and say!-talk
Confined on Pare IA
Evening star., 1907-10-20

He couldn't see his feet. When he
passed us Steve got the tin can from
Black Eyes. She gave Mat a look
that burned the sod. Steve fell
to it quick. All right, he says,
sour like. Now let's see if
the shrimp can hit. q
"Mat d11cLs his nut to the Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Meteor Cause of
Bad Train Wreck

Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 26.-That
meteor set off the car of powder and
caused the disaster to Big Four accom-
mediation, train No. 8 at Sanford
Ind, on last Saturday night, is the as
sertion of R. e. Brown of Edgar
county, Ill. Mr.. Brown lives on Rural
Route No. near Paris. He stated to-
day that the night of the disaster and
at the time of the explosion large
meteor passed over his place. 1t ap-
peared like great ball of fire, he said
and made noise like strong wind
The meteor, said Mr.. Brown, was
moving in the direction of Stamford
and left trail of sparks. Almost I'M
mediate after it's appearance, he said,
the explosion Of the car of powder oc-
CURED. Other people living in the
vicinity of Sanford, Ind, today stated
that they saw the meteor also.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
QUITS
I HE JOB
Governor swetten-
ham Begs Pardon
and Resigns

London, Jan. 26-Governor James
A. -Swettenham of Jamaica has placed
his resignation in the hands of tho
colonial secretary, according to high
authority
The West Indian governor, who in
suited an American admiral and the
United States government, has also
sent an apology for his letter to Rear
Admiral Charles H. Davis. This has
also been forwarded to the colonial
secretary, by whom it will be trans.
mitted through the foreign secretary
to the state department at Washing
ton.
No action has been taken by the
colonial Office on the governors resig-
nation.
1t has been fully expected here that
solution of the difficulty would be
found in Swettenham's resignation
1t has been freely stated in the col
onlal and other governement offices
that it was quite impossible for Sweet
tenham to continue in office, not be-
cause of the incident involving the
withdrawal Of the American warships
from Kingston, but also on account Of
protests against his conduct received
from inhabitants of Kingston. y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Allison Thinks
Bill Will Pass
Writes That Ha Looks For
Favorable Action by the
Senate on Federal
Court Measure

Il think it is likely that the bill es-
tabltshing new division of the federal
court at Ottumwa will pass the senate
before long" says Senator w. B. ALI
son OF Iowa in letter just received
by J. e. Merrill Of this city. The pros
pect for the passage of this bill, which
means SO much to Ottumwa, are CON
sidered to be very bright and there is
little doubt in the minds of the local
bar and of those interested in the Sc
curing of the new division Of the court
but that it will be passed by the senate
in the near future.
Senator Alllson's letter follows:
Hon. ]. H. Merrill, Ottumwa, Iowa.
i have your favor of the 18th inst.
regarding the bill for a new division of
the federal court at Ottumwa. am
giving the matter the best attention
can and think it is likely that the
bill will pass the senate before long.
Very truly yours,
"W. B. Allison"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

Smith still has a couple or so years
to serve as Internal revenue collector;
the district attorney will go to either
Messrs. Tobin or Chase. This leaves
nothing in the northern district loose
except the bank examiner, at present
held by E. B. Shaw, of West Union,
who has had but one term. Mr..
Haugen is strongly for Mr.. Shaw and
1t is believed it will be hard matter
to pry him loose.
In the southern district Mr.. Weaver
lis slated for another term as collector,
having had the Office only one term,
succeeding Mr.. Kemble, of Muscatine
In that Office. M. L. Temple appar-
emily has a firm grip on the district
attorneyship and there is not likely
to be any change in the pension
agency at Des Moines.
This leaves the marshalship and
national bank examiner for the south
ern district as possible and 1t may be
said, probable openings However,
there is no telling what may happen
between this date and the caucus or in
the caucus. Some of the jobs appar-
emily nailed down may not be so firm
ly fastened as Is commonly supposed
and there may be changes.
The reelection of Senator Dolliver
gives universal satisfaction not only
among Iowa people in Washington, bnt
In the senate and house Of represen-
tatives. During the past month the
question has been asked thousands of
times: How about Dolliver, is there
any doubt about his return; he is too
hi and too able a man to be sidetrick.
ed; we hope he will be reelected"
The fact is that Senator Dolliver
is very popular in both house and SEN
ate not simply because he is one of
the greatest orators in congress, but
because Of his common, everyday man,
ner and his evenness of temper and
the cheerful way he has Of viewing
things.
Senator Dolliver is one of the few
big men in public life who has not per-
mitted his advancement to increase
the size of his hatband. He has time
and hearty hand-shakes for the man in
humble walks of life as well as the
big man and is as approachable in
Washington as he was in Fort Dodge
twenty years ago.
1t is perfectly safe to say that he
will receive an ovation when he re-
turns to Washington, with a certificate
good for six years more in the senate,
and enters the chamber. There are
not few in high circles in Washington
who say: Keep your eye on polliver;
he is a big man and growing man."
Frank J. Stillman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
100000 FOR
ISLE OF PINES
GOV. MACON HAS SECURED
LARGE AMOUNT FOR I'M
PRovEMENT OF ROADS

According to word received by resi-
dents of this city who own land in the
Isle of Pines, an appropriation of $780,
900 has been made from the Cuban
treasury for the improving, building
and maintaining of government roads
or tcalzadas' nthe isle.
Captain G. c. Smith, one of the
earliest settlers of the Isle of Pines
and a veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, has been appointed local ST.
perintendent of the work The larg-
est American saw mill on the island
known as Planck's mill, has been
awarded the contract for all bridge
timber and planking. A new road IS
contemplated from Sante Fe across
the island to the Los Indios settle
ment o nthe Siguana Bay From there
north to the new town of Mckinley,
thence to Nueva Corona, the capital
city and metropolis of the island. This
appropriation is something the Ameri-
can residents of the island have been
working for for some time past and
has been secured through the services
OF Gov. Magoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
MoULToN Y. M. C. A. ENTERTAlNs
Orchestra Gives concert-other Items
of Interest,

Moulton, Jan. 26.-The Y. M. C. A.
orchestra gave local entertainment
on Thursday night The proceeds are
TO go to help defray expenses for mu-
sic etc. G. G. Marshall gave some ex-
celleht crayon sketches.
w. j. Willett and Vesta McCreary
We're in Centerville Wednesday,.
Born, Monday evening, to H. Heart
field and wife. a daughter.
Clarence Heady of Bloomfield was in
the city today on business.
Mrs. George Dodge arrived from
Moberly. Mo-, Wednesday evening to-
visit her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Russell.
Juretta Jordan was in Kirksville,
Mo-, the first of the week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnhoot of Kinks
vile, Mo-, returned to her home We'd
nesday. after visit with her sister
Mrs. j. W. Wight
Mrs. NJ. S. Edwards was an Ottum-
wa visitor Wednesday,
c. G. Marshall is off the road from
the Meister singers for few days visit
with relatives here
Mrs. Ellen Corrick went to Exline
Thursday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Art McCov.
E. j. corrick was in Exline wednes-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
TlMMoNs SENTENCED.
Judge Vermiion Sentences Him to
Sixty Days in Charlton Jail,

Judge Vermilion Sentences Him to
Sixty Days in Charlton Jail.
Charlton, Jan 26.-Harry Simmons
was sentenced to sixty days in the
county jail yesterday by Judge Yer
barn and stealing some robes.
Court Adiourns.
Court adjourned yesterday until next
Wednesday The jury has been dis
missed for the term.
Other Interesting News.
The ice harvest is in full blast this
week. While the ice is only eight
inches thick the quality is excellent as
there is no frozen slush and snow in
1T. If the weather stays cold for few
days the ice men will get enough to
run them through the season
Messrs. George Mcshane and Sidney
Grimes of Pleasant township, who
have been attending court, returned
home yesterday.
Mrs. j. B. Alters visited in the city
today, while enroute home to Lacona
from Ottumwa.
Hassel, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Swanson, is quite sick, threatened
with pneumonia.
Miss Leila Brownlee has returned
from a visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. Palmer, the mother of Rev. +.
B. Palmer, with whom she is staying
this winter, Is very i'll with pneumonia
The Sterling Jubilee Singers will
make their first appearance in the city
Wednesday, night at the Baptist
church. They are one of the numbers
on the lecture course
John Hickman and j. N. Mccullough
Of Wayne county are in the city on
business.
Miss Lizzie Bailey returned. last
evening from an extended visit in Bat
tie Creek, Mich
Miss Dot Carroll returned last even
ing from a visit in Ottumwa.
Miss Grace Korn Of Des Moines was
visiting in the city Wednesday.
The case of the state VS. Harry Tim
mons resulted in verdict of guilty
yesterday morning. The defendant
was charged with breaking and enter
ing.
Mrs. w. B. Barger returned from
Des Moines the first of the week and
reports Mr.. Barger who is in the hos
pital there. as improving.
Miss Lille Woods entertained q few
of her friends last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Howard Of Cam
bria were in the city Wednesday.
Miss Blanche Moore of Oakley is
spending a few days in the city receiv-
ing treatment for blood poison in the
hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis of Moravta
spent the day Tuesday visiting with
old acquaintances here.
A raid was made on the home Of
VIM. Hickman yesterday by the off,
GERS. They obtained keg of beer and
jug of whiskey The preliminary trial
has been set for today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29

That is why we say to every person
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To get free trial package send to-
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
FIRE AT ALslA.


The Arthur Gaines Home Totally De-
stroyed-Court Convenes.
Abba, Jan. 26-The home OF Arthur
Gaines was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday morning about 3:45 o'clock,
together with all the household fur
nishings making total loss of about
$500. MI Gaines carried about $500
insurance on the house and 5000 on the
furniture.
Other Abba News,
Pearl Angel is quite i'll with pneu-
monia. Much anxiety is felt for his
condition.
District will convene Monday, Feb
ruary 4, with Judge c. w. Vermilion
on the bench. The attorneys are busy
preparing for work
Mrs. G. N. Eweres left this week
for Albuquerque New Mexico, to spend
the season with her son, Elmer. Mrs.
Ewers hopes to benefit her health in
the wild climate Of that state.
Rev and Mrs. John Spencer and
child, Herbert, are visiting at the par
entail home. at Rolfe.
The attending physician, relatives
and friends are somewhat hopeful Of
the ultimate recovery of William Will
kin, the old gentleman who was injur-
ed some weeks ago by fall.
Miss Elizabeth Hammond was not
feeling as well yesterday, as she has
been the past few days.
John w. Thompson has been sick
with grip this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Prepared to Cut
The Federal Pie
With Return of Senator
Dolliper to Washington
Patronage Will be
Dipided
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,

- washington, u. o., Jan. 70.
IT Is quite probably that within g
short time, perhaps in a couple If
weeks, unless something intervenes
to call some Of the delegation from
the city, the matter of cutting the fed
eral pie will be taken up and disposed
of.
Up to this time there has been no
opportunity to hold caucus Senator
Allison did not arrive until Jan. Z, and
OF course there was no disposition
to urge him to call meeting for a
week, until he had become fully rest
ed, and attended to accumulated cores
pondence and other public business.
The next week Senator Dolliver left
: for. Iowa, so up to this time there
has been no chance for a. caucus of the
delegation.
OF course public interest will cen
ter around the United States district
attorneyship for the northern district,
in view of the agitation at Des Moines
prior to the determination of the Uni
ted States senatorship. Members of
the delegation here do not undertake
to forecast or even guess what, the
outcome will be or what will be the
action Of Senator Dolliver.
There is a feeling that the second
district, which for five years, has not
had representative at the pie cotin-
ter, ought to he and will be recognized.
just how this will come about no.
body here seems to be able to approx
mate, but it has been suggested that
the United States marshalship for the
southern district should be passed
from George Christian to second dis
trict man. 1t is pointed out that the
sixth district, after the 4th of March,
will be represented in congress by a
democrat, after nearly score of years
so ably an6 squarely represented by
second district, which has always been
fighting ground and was represented
IN the 5Sth congress by Judge Wade,
democrat, has been squarely redeem
ed by Mr.. Dawson, republican and 1t
Is declared under these circumstances,
MT: Christian should not only be
satisfied with his long term of service
but that regardless of this the sec
ond district should have its inning
So far as Mr.. Dawson is concerned
he is saying nothing, not even private.
ly. He has his eagle eye open day
ana nlgnI 10 the situation and the In
terssts of his district and will pro-
badly not permit any opening to pass
H.. Dawson is very popular with mem
bers of the delegation, and there will
be a disposition on the part Of every
body to strain point, if need be, to
give his substantial recognition in the
form of patronage for the second dis
triet, and while high regard may not
cut much of figure ordinarily in the
matter Of cutting the federal plum pie,
1t certainly will not do Mr.. Dawson
any harm.
1t may be set down as a certainty
that the second district will get some
thing and it will be worth having,
too.
Mr.. Knott seems destined to be
chosen again as United States mar
shall for the northern district. Mr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
FORMER ALBA MAN DROWNED
Frank Lowe Meets Death in Win

Frank Lowe Meets Death in Win
ona Lake-BuriaI Sunday.
Abba, Jan. 26.-(SpeciaD-J w. H.
Giffin received word yesterday. that
his grandson, Frank Lowe, had been
drowned in Lake Winona, at Winona.
Ind Thursday. The remains will
reach here Sunday morning to be laid
to rest in Oak View cemetery The
funeral will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday. Frank Lowe
had reached his seventeenth year and
was a senior in the Presbyterian COL
lege at Winona, graduating next June.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lowe,
reside at Ithaca, Texas, where Mr..
Lowe holds position with railroad
company. The family We're at one time
residents Of Abba and Frank is remem-
bered well as a child. The parents.
grandparents and other relatives have
host of sympathetic friends at Abba
who feel with them the loss Of such a
fair and promising life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
TIA VS.
AT OUTS
Epelyn's Chorus
Girl Friend is the
Cause of 1t

New York, Jan 26.-Rumors Of diff
ferences between Mrs. Harry K Thaw
on one side and Mrs. William Thaw
and the Countess of Yarmouth, mother
and sister respectively of Harry X.
Thaw continue to be circulated today,
despite the denial by Thaws counsel
that any such differences exist.
The reported differences are alleged
to have arisen over the continud pres
ence in the court room of Miss Nc
Kenzie, a former chorus girl, who In
variably accompanied Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw In court.
Only one more Juror, Malcolm S.
Fraser, a clothing salesman, has been
secured, making six in all. No session
Of court was held today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Perry, Iona Has
Severe Fire Loss

Perry, Jan. ga fire broke out
at 2:3o o'clock this morning on the
west side of the triangle, in a row of
brick two and three story store build
ings. The whole row, consisting of
eight store fronts, was almost entire
ly wiped out by the flames. The prob
able loss iss$100,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Waterworks in
Abba IS Sold

- 80 az "A =
The Abba waterworks property =
mas been sold to Ross, Kimberly =
G Judd, a Chicago firm, by A. r. =
jackson, the principal owner. The :
price Is understood to have, been =
$4,000. This is believed to be :
part Of the oskaIoosa-Buxton in =
terGrban deal, as the purchasers =
are known to have been Interested =
In that transaction. The new pur- :
chasers will make improvements.
shaA aHsa - - .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Oil Advances.

Cleveland, Jan. 2e.-The Standard
Oil company today announced an adj
vance of one quarter of cent gal
Ion on all grades Of refined Oil, naptha
and gasoline in barrels. It is under
stood the advance was made owing to
the higher price of barrels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-29
Special Announcements Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not affected
by the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs, and we recommend it
as safe remedy for children and
adults. Frank Clark, Druggist. Sven
sons Drug Store.