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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-05
CHAM.

Birmingham.-The Birmingham high
school had large crowd at their en-
tertainment Saturday night. Every
one did their part we'll and the enter
tainment throughout showed careful
training and preparations. The re-
ceipts were S57, and will go to buy
new books for the high school.
Mrs. Dow of Garnar. first vice pres1'
dent of the Des Moines branch OF the
Womans foreign missionary society
gave an address both morning and
evening in the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday, and at Bethel In the
afternoon she gave stirring ad,
dress. She Is a woman we'll Informed
and was able to present her subject In
a very convincing way. She plead
with the women of the church tt
arouse themselves ut Of their indif
ference and do all In their power tc
release the heather woman from the
awful life In heather land. In tbs
evening she addressed the young PEG
ple, She said it was because OF for
eign missionary who came to their an
cestors that they were privileged t.
enjoy life in Christian nation. Ane
n order that their life might be sue
cess they must find out Gods plan foI
their lives and work 1t out. A collec
ton was then taken and $lb raised 70
the cause. Mrs. Dow has been TO
many years the field secretary of tn
missionary society.
Mrs. Thomas and son and Miss o.
new of Abba visited over Sunday a
| the VIM. Beardsley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford johnson vis
tied over Sunday at Stockport will
Mr.. Johnson's parents.
Prof FILL OF Bonaparte, for sevara
years professor in the schools here
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
LABOR PRESENTS ULTIMATUM
Threatens Reprisals If Desired Legis-
lation Is Not Enacted by the
Present Congress.

Labor has made its formal demand
on congress for such legislation as is de-
sired, coupled with yelled threat OF
reprisals in the elections this fall if its
requests go unheeded.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, repre-
senting eighty-seven national and in
ternational trade and labor organiza-
lions and farmers association now in
conference in this city, presented
the ultimatum of the unions Of
America. Heading a delegation
chosen by the conference he appeared
at the eflpitol to lay before the house
of representatives. through the speak
err, memorial entitled .Labor's Pro
test to Congress"
Both Speaker Cannon and Vice
President Fairbanks assured the dele
cation that in their opinion the pres
emit congress would pass an employ
ers' liability act which will meet the
constitutional objections to the pres
emit law pointed out by the supreme
court.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
McLERNAN WINS A CONTEST
Scholarship from This State at
Oxford University.

Madison, Wis.,, March 23.-Thomas
J. McClernan, '07, of the University
Of Wisconsin, a graduate scholar in
Latin, was chosen Rhodes scho ar for
wisconsin by the committee on selcc-
ton, consisting of President e. d..
Eaton, of Beloit; President w. G. a.
land, of Milton; President Samuel
Plantz, of Lawrence and President c..
r. Van Hise, of the state university.
The other candidates, all of whom APP
peared before the committee in per-
son, were Wesley +. Aver, Beloit; D..
A. Hooton, Lawrence, and w. j. Nc
Chicken, Marquette.
Richard r. Scholz, '02. University
of Wisconsin, the first Rhodes scho ar
from Wisconsin, has just been called
from an instructorship III history at
the state university to the chair OF
ancient history at the University OF
California. Beside three years spent
at Oxford Mr.. Scholz studied at Ber-
lin and Paris, and carried on research
work at Rome, Sparta, and Athens.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
The Ferret and the Rat.

A correspondent of London paper,
commenting on the crusade against
rats in Great Britain, says: ''The real
remedy against rats is the ferret, not
the unhealthy ferret kept by the half
starved rat catcher of the agricultural
village, but the strong, healthy ferret
bred on the ground floor Of well ven-
tifated, commodious dog kennel and
there kept on skfmmilk, table refuse
and small birds Bedded with clean
wheat straw, the ferret is one of the
sweetest of animals, and the expert
goes into the kennels and cheers them
as though in a kennel Of hounds, and
they crawl about him harmlessly. The
young bucks will run miles across the
country with the expert, just like lit
tie terriers. With this healthy life
they grow too big for hunting rats in
barns or other buildings, but they can
settle any rat in a wheat stack IL put
in before the rat has made labyrinth
inside the stack. The doe ferrets will
rout the buildings, and they alone
should be the chief instrument in the
crusade. The rat Is too cunning for
guns, traps and other devices"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Scuarina the Circle.

There is a record of an attempted
quadrature in Egypt 500 years before
the exodus of the Jews, and, If we are
to take Hone as an authority, the
problem was solved by Hippocrates,
the geometrician of Chios, nearly 500
years B. G. By some it is claimed that
the efforts of Hippocrates were in the
direction of converting circle into a
crescent because he had found that
the area of figure produced by draw
ing two perpendicular radii is exactly
equal to the triangle formed by the
line of conjunction. This last is the
famous theorem of the fumes of Hip
pocrates.". The "Papyrus Rhind," the
Oldest mathematical book in the world,
written by one Ahmes about 1000
B. c., gives a rule for "squaring the
circle" The rule given requires that
the diameter of a circle shall be short
ened by one-ninth and the square erect
ed upon this shortened line. The early
Babylonians also worked at this old
mathematical problem, as is attested
by several references in the Talmud.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Sensible Doc.

talking about the intelligence OF an
imals," said young Kanebiter, why,
have dog up at the farm that's sim
ply wonderful"
How 500" said Pitken
Why, you see. | was out shooting
one day when found a large, hand
some dog lying on the ground moaning
with pain. Some ruffian had shot 1t
In the leg. carried it home, bandaged
the wound and finally cured the poor
beast Some months after thai | was
compelled to travel lonely road after
dark when suddenly Ponto, who ac-
companied me, growled warningly.
The next moment highwayman step
ped out Of the bushes and put pistol
to my head"
"Ah," cried the listener. 81 see!
Thereupon the grateful dog seized the
robber by the throat"
'sNot at ALL The man robbed me
easily enough-took watch. purse. ev-
erything."
'But Ponto?"
IRAN off as fast as his legs would
carry him. That's the point don't you
see? Animal instinct-didn't want to
get shot again" = Illustrated London
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
unintentionaI sabbath Breaking.

In the early days of New England 1t
was the custom to keep the Sabbath
from shutdown Saturday night until
the same hour on Sunday. That this
practice was attended by pitfalls is
shown by an incident told in 1.-THE Pa
pers of the Connecticut Valley Histor
ical Society,"
There lived in Ryefield a thrifty
dame, an enterprising. driving woman
and notable housewife. The good wo-
man was not willing to lose Sunday
evenings out of her catalogue Of house
work, but she was pious withal and
strictly kept the day to the sunset
limit AS soon as the sun was fairly
below the horizon she would begin her
washing and get her clothes ready for
drying bright and early on Monday
morning.
One cloudy Sunday she, supposing
the day was ended, changed her Sun
day gown, rolled up her sleeves and
went to work As she was scrubbing
away in the kitchen, her face toward
the west window, the clouds suddenly
broke, and the great round sun shone
in full on the poor Sabbath breaker at
work. She gave one cry of amazement
and horror and fed the kitchen.
After that sinful day she never be-
gan her work on Sunday evening.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Gets 1.-The Hook" Before Audience.

Waukesha, Wis, March 23.-After
being required to perform variety Of
stunts on the street, C. w. Copps the
crack player of the Carroll football
team, was obliged to be the feature
attraction of the amateur night bill
at local vaudeville theater as part
of his initiation into one Of the col
lege Greek letter fraternities. Amidst
the enthusiastic plaudits of a crowd
of his fellow students, who packed
the theater, Copps was obliged to take
the stage and go through a monologue
song and dance act until he got the
hook
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Fatal Fight Over Right of Way

ST. Louis, March 24.--In fight here
between several negroes who insisted
in taking up the sidewalk on the
Eighteenth street bridge Robert Cart
land, aged twenty-One, was killed and
Gerald Nirk, aged seventeen years.
was seriously wounded. According to
statements made by companions of
those hurt a dozen or more negroes
blocked the sidewalk and Garland
them. A fight followed and one of the
negroes stabbed Garland in the back
and Nirk in the neck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
The Only One.

Henry VIII. of England, being at one
time at variance with Francis l. Of
France, decided to send an ambassa-
dor and to charge him with very
fierce and menacing message to this
prince. He chose for this Office an
English bishop in whom he had great
confidence and whom he believed
would be the most proper person to
carry out his design. His prelate, be-
ing informed of the nature of his mis-
sion and fearing for his life should he
treat with Francis in the naughty
manner his master desired, represented
to the king the danger to which he
was exposing him and begged not to be
sent on this mission.
"Oh, never fear" said Henry. IF
the king Of France should kill you,
will have the head Of every French
man find in my kingdom"
81 believe you, SIRE replied the bish-
op, .'but permit me to assure you that
of all the heads you will cut off there
is not one of them that will fit on my
body as well as my ownv'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
When Her Back Aches
a Woman Finds All Her Energy
and Ambition slipping away.


Edgerton Women know how the aches
and pains that come when the kidneys
fail make life a burden Backache, hip
pains, headaches, dizzy spells, distress
ing urinary troubles, all tell of sick kid
neys and warn you of the stealthy ap.
proach of diabetes, dropsy and Bright's
disease. Doan's Kidney Pills perma-
nently cure all these disorders Here is
proof of it in an Edgerton woman's
words:
Mrs Emma Bliven, Main St., Edger-
ton, Wis, says: Il am giving Doan's
Kidney Pills my endorsement in the
hope that it may prove OF value to some
one suffering from almost continuous
pains in the small part of the back, ac-
companied by dull headaches. / was
quite miserable most of the time and
often felt as il | could not drag one foot
behind the other. tried great many
remedies but did noe succeed in finding
satisfactory relief. At last Doan's Kid
ney Pills we're brought to my attention
and procured hox at Stapgl's drug
store. have used them only short
time but am free from pain. Ny energy
and strength has returned and the kid
ney weakness is corrected
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doans and
take no other
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Maternity Home Given Up.

Eau Claire, Wis, March 23.-T'he
Eau Claire Maternity Home, owned
by the Women's Christian Temper.
ance union, has been sold and turned
over to DR. Shaw. The principal
cause for the institution passing out
of existence is the unpleasant publ |
ty given it at the time of inyestiga-
tons some months ago in Which the
state board of health took part. The
institution has not been a paying one
for several years, and loans were
made at different times by DR.. Shaw.
The local union (Demorestl of the w.
C. T. u, however, will continue in its
aims and work.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Same. but More of II.

Sitting in a Broadway restaurant the
other evening were two young women
who had not met for four years. One
of them had grown stout and the other
had admitted that she wouldn't have
recognized her old friend under ordi-
nary circumstances. They sat silently
looking at each other for moment.
when the heavyweight inquired:
what are you thinking about"
II was just trying to see whether
your expression is the same as it used
to be- said her friend.
"Just the same" the girl with the
avoirdupois declared. "Only more Of
it."-New York Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
A WILLING lnformer.

+
what is the number?' repeated ca
trail.
s.'violet Park, eight-seven-seven."
"violet Park, eight-double-se
81 reckon so.''
"And what number do you want?'
''Elmdale. acknowledgements"
"Wkat is your name?"
my name is John Henry Miggles.
live at So Blicken street. Violet Park.
MY house phone is Violet Park, eight
seven-seven or Acknowledgment, as
you choose. / am married. have no
children. We keep dog and cat and
perpetual palm and Boston fern.
and
"All that is unnecessary, SIR. We
merely
"And last summer we didn't have
bit of luck with our roses. l tried to
have little garden, too, but the neigh
bors' chickens got away with that. The
house is green, with red gables. There
is a cement walk from the street. /
am forty years DID, My wife is young
er and looks 1t. We have piano, keep
a cook and an upstairs girl. Had the
front bedroom papered last week, and
I want
did you want Elmdale two-naught-
four-sevenY'
'Yesp' gasped Mr.. Miggles
"Well. the line is busy now. Shall
call your
But Mr.. Miggles wrote letter.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27

Milwaukee, March 24.-Miss Nettie
Plaschek, seventeen years old, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Ida Plaschek, 764 Tenth
avenue, died early in the day from
strychnine administered by her sweet-
heart, Leo Wojeinski. The fatal drug
was mixed with ice cream. When
Wojeinski was told of the death Of the
girl he took dose of poison himself
and died an hour later. The mans
parents had objected to his intention
to marry the girl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Anna Gould,s Home for Sale.

Paris. March Negotiation are
in progress which may result in the
sale of the Castellane residence in
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne to the
Groult family, the head of which. VI
Camille Groult, the art collector, died
recently. Nine. Gould put the proper
ty on the market at $1,f00,O00 and the
Groult family has offered 81 100000. 1t
is considered probable that deal will
be made.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Escaped Train Robbers Uncaught.

Helena, Mont, March 24.-Com-
pletely outwitted in their pursuit of
two train robbers, Mcdonald and
Hauser, who broke Jail here, the of
ficers in the sheriff's posse returned
from the bills. Marshall Merrifeld,
after receiving word of their failure.
declared to the possemen that it was
his opinion that the fugitives were
concealed near Helena and were be-
ing cared for by friends.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Roaring Predicts Disaster.

Beloit, Wis, March '20.--The roar
ing well on the Charles Lathers farm
northeast of Beloit, which ''roared''
before the San Francisco disaster. Is
making rumbling noises again and
residents of Rock county fear another
catastrophe in North America. This
well began roaring few weeks be-
fore the San Francisco earthquake
and ceased at the hour of the quake.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
kills Woman and Paws $500.

Milwaukee, March 20.-Benjamin
r. Steinel, a newspaper man, entered
a plea of nolle contendre and was
fined $500 and costs by Judge Will
Jams for running over Miss Florence
White with his automobile on May Is,
1906. Steinel was indicted for man
slaughter in the fourth degree.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
An Irish ale.

One day an Irishman, having put his
hat upon a gate post by which he lay
down to sleep, sprang up at midnight
and, installing the object for an en-
envy, dealt it a desperate cut with bis
scythe Perceiying his mistake. the
man gave thanks to heaven that he
had taken it off before lying down.
"For," said he, "had my head been In
that hat, It's ten to one ] had laid It
open with my scythe. and It's dead
man would have been seem mesilf at
this minuter'-Londo Captain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
She Makes a Tame Address.

Milwaukee. March 23.-Emma Gold
man, the noted anarchist, was allowed
to deliver the speech that the Chi
cago police stopped. but the address
was for the most part tame. giving the
police no chance to interfere
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Bankers to Meet June o.

Lacrosse, Wis, March pa con
vention of group 1 of the Minnesota
Bankers association and of group
of the Wisconsin Bankers organiza.
ton will be held in Lacrosse June 8
The Minnesota territory has extensive
business relations with the banks In
western Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
All Are on the Same Level.

'Those who write, publish and cir
culate those articles stand on the level
with those who use the mails for dis
tributing poisons for the purpose OF
murder; and convictions have been OBJ
tanned when the mails have thus been
used for the distribution of poison. No
law should require the postmaster gen
eral to become an accessory to murder
by circulating literature of this kind.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
For President of Cuba

The Miguelistas of Cuba have unani-
mously nominated General Jose Miguel
Gomez and General Eusebio Herman
DEE for president and vice president
respectively.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Canoe Overturns; One: Drowned.

Beloit, Wis, March ply the
overturning of canoe, in which Har-
ry Gorder, store clerk, aged twenty
four, and companion were riding,
on Rock river here, the former was
drowned The body was recovered.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Uniustly Denied Promotion /?

Havana, March "a. = Sergeant Ru-
Golph Kranz. of the Seventeenth infant
ry, committed suicide in the ceetery at
Camaguey. He left letter saying that
he was respondent because he had I'M
Justly been denied promotion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Still Pursuing the Villains.

Reno. New, March 24.-The three
bandits who held up Edward Hoffman
and secured $4,000 belonging to the
Coalition Mining company. made their
way to Schurz during the night. stole
a handcar and made their way into the
Walker Indian reserve. They are now
being pursued by ex-menbers of the
Walker Indian police.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
ROYAL wedding Set for May 8.

st. Petersburg, March 24.--The wed
ding of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
and Grand Duchess Marie Pavlona
has been fixed for May 3. Prince
Wilhelm is the second son of King
Gustaf of Sweden. He visited the
United States last summer. The
grand duchess is a daughter of Grand
Duke Paul Alexandrovich.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
smallpox in Central Illinois.

After being suppressed, smallpox
is again obtaining foothold in cen
trail Illinois. Much concern is ex-
pressed over the rapid spread of the
scourge. Five cases were reported in
Lincoln, three each in Chenoa and
Eureka, while Fairbury Ind numerous
other central cities reported one OF
more cases.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Taft in Moving Pictures.

A moving picture company, unbe-
known to the secretary, took a whole
series of pictures of Secretary Taft
as he moved about the reviewing field
at Fort Myer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
President PoIishes the Big Stick
for a Go at LA QUESTION:
Sociale."
PAPER THAT ABETs ANARCHY
Would Have It Excluded from the
National Mails
Also He Wants Some Law Found or
Enacted TO Punish the Publish
ers-What the Sheet
Advt 'ates,

President Roosevelt stated Monday
in answer to an appeal from Mayor
Mcbride of Paterson. \, j.. to ex.
clude 'sLa QUESTION: Soeiale" from the
mails for the purpose of suppressing
the publication that besides directing
that the newspaper be denied the use
of the mails he has requested the de-
partment of justice to make every eff
fort to prosecute criminally those re-
spopsible for the publication. A copy
of the presidents letter to the DEPART
ment OF justice was enclosed by Sc
rotary Loeb as the reply to the appea.
OF Mayor Mcbride. who has made pub
lie the presidents letter.
Wants Them Prosecuted CriminaIly.
ia QUESTION: Sociale' recently pub
lished an appeal of infiammato. y char
acter which resulted in the action TAX
en-. President Rooseyelts letter TO the
department Of justice as sent to May
or Mcbride says In part: Please see
if it is not possible to prosecute Grim
fnally, under any section of the law
that is available, the men that are
interested in the sending out of this
anarchistic and murderous publication.
They are, of course, the enemies of
mankind. and every effort should be
strained to hold them accountable for
an offense far more infamous than
that of our ordinary murderer. wish
every effort made to get at the Grim
mails under the federal law. After you
have concluded your investigation |
wish report from you to serve as
basis for recommendations by me for
action by congress.
Whit the Article Advocated.
'The newspaper article in question
advocates murder by dynamite. 1t
specifically advocates the murder of
enlisted men of the United States army
and the officers of the police force,
and the burning Of the houses Of pri-
vate citizens. The preaching Of MUIR
der and arson is certainly as immoral
as the circulation of obscene and las
civious literature, and If the practice
is not already forbidden by the law
1t should be forbidden. The immigra-
ton law now prohibits the entry into
the United States of any person who
entertains or advocates the views ex-
pressed in this newspaper article. It
is, of course, ineXcusable to permit
those already here to promulgate such
views.