Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-08

and she really looked modest when
she said it, Just simple, plain Garry
Nation. My father used to spell my
name C-a-r-r-y A Nation, Carry
a nation" For fear of giving her
hearers the impression that she was
a widow, she said: OF course ] will
not carry nation by main strength,
but I have the right spirit You will
never see Carry Nation dressed in
silks and satins or wearing expensive
jewels or living in mansions. am
buying modest home In Kansas
City and am paying for it the modest
sum of $500. do not want the fool
ish trivial things of this life but
home in heaven.
Scores Theodore Roosevelt.
1.-The w. C. T. u, tried to get Pres
ident Roosevelt to speak Of the sa-
looms in his message to congress He
never even gave it a moments thought.
If mother dog was bowling in tho
night he would crawl out of bed anu
go see what was the matter with her
puppies, but he wouldn't give the w.
C. T.. u, the notice he would give d
bowling dog" Carry evidently does
not like Alice Longsworth as her voice
pitched a high Yey as she said: Look
at the daughter of the head Of our ma
ton. She tours the country and is
known as a cigarette fiend, she is d
user of tobacco. The daughter of the
highest man in power in this country.
The one who had ought to lead a life
that could be held up as an example OF
lady She is not fit for decent peo-
pie to associate with She is held up
as being pretty and a cigarette fiend.
would like to say more about tobac-
co, | hate it SO.
Calls Party Trust.
1--WE opened our ports and welcomed
the foreigners to our land. They came
and built distilleries and saloons TO
ruin our homes and children. They
! live in great stone houses or palaces
| all over our land. the price of our
| souls and homes. If we went to Ger
| they have ours. l could not blame
them if they loaded such people on d
raft and set them af1oat on the ocean
and prayed God that they would never
| land.
Both Parties Alike.
"The democratic party is the Same
as the republicans, the only difference
| is one is in power and the other is
| trying to get there They are toe
proud to try to stop the rotten bust
ness. I am not proud. The proud 81
| to hell. That Is where they belong.
You never read of them going any
| place else"
She asked Of the audience how many
republicans were present and only one
| held up his hand She asked him If
he wanted saloons and when he re-
piled he did not" she said. man
1 that wants saloons and votes for them
is worse than the devil, but the mar
| that does not want saloons and votes
for them Is a fool. The speaker then
asked if there was any democrats In
the room, but seeing the fate of tbs
game republican they refused to raise
! their hands.
Urges Probition.
1--WE have been working at the
wrong end of this business for to.
| long time. The liquor traffic is like
a snake and we have been striking at
| its tail. Now we want to go at its
4 head and smash It's head, as that Is
the place to get results. Cannon is
! like a huge bull dog and will soon u:
1 gone"
Got s14 Collection.
A collection was then taken and the
amount was SIS The "Smasher' said:
] IT will not spend it for high hee.sc
shoes, lace stocking or peek-a- boz
waists. Neither will I buy a merry
| widow. A wide hrimmed hat with :
| narrow brain under it, She Their
turned the subject to her 1atchets.
Mrs Nation departed on Burlington
i No. 3 this morning for Lincoln, Neb.
where she will take part in the Ep-
worth League Assembly at thai
/ place,