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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
ASH GROVE.

Ash Grove.-Miss Mae Wilcox was
the guest Of Sena Sapp Sunday.
Chas. Roberts and family were re-
cent visitors at Sherman Days.
o. K. Day and family spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at the home Of
]. T. Day, Of Blakesburg.
Mrs. Nancy March died Saturday
night at her home north of this place.
Funeral services were held az Hope
well Sunday afternoon an6 the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Wesley
Chapel cemetery.
Misses. Tressie and Kitty Hungate
Of West Grove, are visiting this week
at the Cassill home.
VIII Leonard and family spent Sun
da-- at the home Mass Fuhle's.
Miss Lola Reynolds Of Bloomfield,
Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cassill is reported
no better at this writing
Chas Fletcher Of the S. l. N, spent
Sunday with home folks
Cora Selma spent Sunday with Iva
Elder.
May Selma attended the baptising
at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

Methodist people Friday evening, was
well patronized. They realized SIS.
Miss Edith Greenfield visited the last
Of the week with her brother near
Libertyville.
Mr.. and Hrs. G. w. Countryrnan Wis
tied the last of the week with their
son George in New London
Mrs. Phil Blackford of Hillsboro Wis
tied Saturday with her sister, Mrs.
Bert Sherman.
Mrs. j. w. Young and sons return
ed home Saturday from visit with
Mrs. Young's parents in Des Moines.
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield.-The funeral Of A. W. Nc
Elhany was held this morning at 10
o'clock and for one hour every bust
ness house on the square closed it's
doors in his honor. Interment was
made in the Evergreen cemetery. The
services were conducted by Rev.
Thomas Osborn. Mr.. McElhany is the
Fairfield merchant who died suddenly
Friday morning
The funeral services Of Mrs. James
Gilchrist will be held this afternoon at
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
POISON OAK KILLS
A L|NbY Girl
DAUGHTER OF NEWT Under
DEAD FROM EFFECTS OF
IVY POISONING.

Packwood, May 20. Especially =
The IA year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Newt. Linder Of Iinhy is dead
from the effects of poisoning from
three leaf ivy, commonly called poi
son oak. The girl was gathering flow
ers in company with other children
and came in contact with the poison.
It is very unusual case, for rarely
does any person poisoned with the
vine die within SO short a time at
least.
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BIRMiN CHAM.

Birmingham.-Miss Nuby, a return
ed missionary from China, filled the
pulpit in the Methodist church Sun
day morning and also addressed the
Epworth Leaguers In the evening.
Miss Nuby has been in central China
for three years and was well able to
tell the needs of that people.
The Union Depot" given by the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

The report has been circulated, to
the effect that l am not a candidate
for nomination for Justice Of Peace,
and therefore wish 1t known, that
| am a candidate for nomination for
Justice Of Peace OF Wapello coun-
ty on the Democratic ticket, having
died my affidavit several weeks ago.
C. c. Ayres.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
Announcement

Idesire to announce my candidacy
for the democratic nomination for the
Office of county superintendent Of
schools at the June primary.
Stella w. Mccormick.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
Announcement,

am candidate on the Democratic
ticket for the nomination of coroner,
subject to the primary on June O.
1908. DR.. H. H. Conroy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
J. M. Huffman.
Announcement

l hereby announce that am a can
didate on the Democratic ticket for
township trustee of Center township,
subject to the primary June 2. 1908.
J. T. Forsythe.
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the home of the family on West Bur
lington street. Mrs. Gilchrist died
Friday night after short Illness.
Company M and the American In
dams will play on Alumni field Tues
day afternoon. The game promises to
be a good one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21
Announcement,

l hereby announce that am can
didate for the nomination for the
office of constable on the Democratic
ticket, subject to the primary, June 2,
1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

Illinois Woman 1903 Years Old, Dead.
Bloomington, ILL.,, May 10. - Mrs.
Ellen Crawford, said to have been the
Oldest woman in Illinois, died today,
aged 103 years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

Chapter l..
A soul pressed close to the gates Of
life,
And clamoured: Let me in!
My turn! My turn! at the charmed
cup
And the scented wine of sin.
4
A soul crouched low by the gates OF
death,
And sobbed:. Ah-h! let me through!
For they swarm with ghosts-those
scented sins
And the grisly things pursue.
Author.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
BY JOHN L. COWAN
Drawings by wladyslsw T, Benda

= was the myth Of the Dorado-rhe Gilded Man
hat inspired the Conqulstadores 70 perform deeds
Of almost unbelievable ValoT mat Partlc4la! yer
sion Of the treasure myth had real foundation IN
fact. but long after El Dorado had disappeared
forever beneath the waters OF Lake GuataVlta the
search for him still continued
In the north Il the myth OF the QuIV1Ta that
led 70 the first great interior exploration OF territory
now COMPRISED in the United States, s1Xty-seVen
years before Jamestown was founded II inspired
perhaps the most amazing land Journey OF eEplora-
non ever performed and played part ot the tlrst
importance N the settlement and colonization OF
The vast territory OF the 0outhWeSJ,-frOTn the
Missouri River to the coast OF California. It never
had . grain Of fact for It's foundation; but II has
been paid d tribute of blood nearly every year for
three hundred and sixtveight years and IS implicitly
believed 10 this day by hundreds OF deluded victims,
some Of whom are doubtless wasting their energies
On the burning sands Of the New Mexican desert,
5elving for treasures that never existed, at the
-ery moment these lines meeting the eve OF the
reader
The Ouivira myth was born al the Pueblo Of
Pecos n Northern New Mexico, IN $40 Coronado
had penetrated that far into the nhosPltable wilder
ness II the hope Of finding another Mexico. II IS
not probable that he would have gone farther, had
not = captive plains Indian assured hlm that the
Ot-iviras living far the northeast, possessed an
5Tezhaustible treasure Of the yellow metal that The
Standards sought. No doubt the lie was manulac-
aired m the Pecos Indians, who compelled the cap
tive 10 tell it to the creduous 0Paniards IN order TO
nd themselves Of unwelcome guests. The bait was
taken and Coronado and his men started forth on
their rainbow chase, VIII theT informant (cStlleu
The Turk q guide
For nearly . thousand miles that little band Of
treasure seekers tTaEersed desert and plI lIlh at
- he country IF the Ouiviras was reached some
gfere near the present site Of Kansas CITY Inlag.
me heir disappointmeut at finding only horde OF
naked nomads ignorant Of what gold looked Ike
and possessing 10 treasure with the exception
Of little disk e copper worn proudly by the
savage chief So far as Coronado was concerned
the 0uvira myth was exploded forever % ne say
1ef~ -,rr off the head Of the perhdlous Turk, ana
-a-r4ged his steps back 10 Mexico pronounclng me
whole country r. the north TO be barren, sterile ana
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22

n LE--ED are he -1r-1 makers. Tor theirs IS ne
ID kingdom Of The nonexisterr- And unto Us;
- --. are -ia- q The elect IS given The blessed
-~-e-a L belief and belief II The four cardinal
--rs Is The A-c---re6ea1 lever that has moved The
---1 ever since prehistoric man began % Walk
s---- To ll-Cn our wagon 70 = star % DIld airy
-z-.es II Spain ever 70 pursue the 11attalnable-
-1-Se are ne idle and --I-a1le DaS-leS OF
e weak and foolish but ne inspired e-1plovrnents
-r1se who have l-l55be6 most deeply OF the Wis
---- II he ages For The dreamer Of one age IS
--s --g-Fe- Of the next. and imagination has
ze5 more truths -la The explorers Of science ever
-sr---eG-
~- -7v-hs II friendship, q rue love OF fame,
Ind = hidden to-cule--these have been the real
--.----s II human acton ever since some hairy
-.r .--e first forsyoz The ready bone Tor The Sc
~ he Z ms pr9vllent nelghbor Or forgot the
---.--.- lady -ha- shared ms humble cave 70 basH
z --e miles # some siren affinity from a1aT- mus
---z ne ---v-hs Of hidden treasure and OF true
i've. nd doubtless The genesis OF the myths q
-1e =-- friendship was equally obscure That all
-z.- --r-ns each one mas pTovedor must some
-z- from dear experience. But what OF
---. Beng MYTHS they are ubiquitous ana m
-l--s- --s-r-re-eG bv The limitations II time
lace -. Circumstance that cl-cu-nsc-1be The II
--e-g- l--c--zl7l-l missing facts
T1.- - -aese +.--- primal and eternal ly-Es-
--= friendship love a- buried treasure con
----. --- -rlse-a--v u The sum to-al u human
-slere-.-- r would he vain - speculate. had
--r lea- eliminated from The clElne plan me
-- - now present q very ll-ltIei-L a7Ie~.--
--..e politics religion and al The a1IleI-l-
rs ---- make Ire -el le-aale would De none1-lster-
- al - ----ec -.lE aIEr 1-l-llatioIl - GU ma l-lz-
/ - E- .- 1--hl-E4gle. and mankind could
-=- hal. become wholly differentiated from the
Nevertheless i la- hardly be questioned that
z --=as-. ----h has always appealed 20 the
--.ez- -.---.--. There are millions "ho have
--- awakened --.-u dreams OF undE1rS love by
- discover thar heir idols had feet # Fery com
III clay. --5 millions more who have found mat
- ta1aee- trends are The first . oetray And
--e. Those who have pL-cked rs richest fruits
-15--ae -le-- tu- Dead Sea apples tsrrllrg into
| ---. l-c ashes which satisfy not b-- "tleL SFe
4 -ea1. i-a-5s-lp fl-s"Orr. and fame desIEsed-
| ---le -- s----.es- and The heart thar reco&-
LIES 1- ---e- rassll- z-lll -hrgbs The faster al q
! @H u --=- hidden gr stolen treasure: the hoaIa
=1e sa- -4--ed rllser, the cask oi a taiJaiH
sd --e den cargo II . sunEen gallefr-. d iosI
--e tle pr II gold ~ The end Of the rainbow
-.-g7-e-e under AZ iutlnlty gt g7l1ses IL IS rue
- @aasz ar-eaLllg 10 mans master passion
e7- TIE treasure MYTH has lured men on 70 ifeah
-.5-.l-es q. eyoghL discoveries, 70 daring e&-
| --a--15 - r5ld hazards Of lie and honor ana
| -.eEe- -e-- perhaps. have The chaseTs u
| E-t ----. found what they sought but men
| ---g - r--l- vel for those Who came after
| - Myth Of the QuIvira
! +-rr rFF,
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22

and Tuar Dorninguez de Mendoza. while thousands
IF Others kept UP unreTaIttng chase OF the Will
OF -the-wisp for three hundred years
After the unlucky Turk lost his head. the QuivIra
myth became wanderer with to fix its habIta
ton Within comparatively recent years, It has
become localized at a spectral gray ruin, eighty
miles southeast of Albuquerque the saline plains
east of the ManzanO Mountains, known throughout
New Mexico Gran QuIvira- In reality the ruin
is the Cru1nbling OF the Pueblo Indian town
of Tabra with its great stone church founded by
the Franciscan fathers some two and a hall cen
tlries ago. and destroyed by the Comauche Indians
about 1917 How It happened that Tabira was
confused with Qulvira. some long dead romancer Of
the mining camps might be able 10 explain, could
one interview him IN the land Of shades; but no
living being knows
In any event. this spectral quadrangle fronting
the dark Mesa de los Junanos IS fl home Of TO
nance. The ruins must be counted among the
most imposing IL America; while the vast solltudes,
trimmed by purple mountain peaks. uDbaIanCe the
mind OF the coolest such extent that he is
willing 10 believe anything. Il dOesn strange,
therefore that men have drilled for q hundred feet
Or more into solid bedrock II search Of buried
treasure. and that the fortune hunters have tun-
1eled the fallen church and convent the crumbl1ng
piles Of the communal houses Of the Indians, the
half-subterranean estufas N which the forgotten
priests of the pagan red men used % perform OBJ
iations 10 strange gods IN search Of imaginary gold
Nor is II al all likely that the myth Of Gran Qulvlra
whence came the Gran IS another mystery VIII
be fully lald for centuries Vet 70 come.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
Others Came After

THAT ought ~ have killed the table ~ 1hr "ett-1l
L ~ The f,,i,Irts for all time. but httIe while
il bobbed up sereuely. with more Ftaiy th'Il ever
Had not Coronado gone II search 81 the treasure -
The OuivIras, and failed 10 ind them, Iheli VI
course they must still exist 70 reward some Hl9Is
llcLry searcher Among the great names enrolled
on the list Of the Of tins SIREN u The 9oulH
west who have left record Of their iru'lleSs wan
derings are those Of Juan De Onate, AIonZo Vac4'
Governor Luis de Rosas Diego BE GuadalaJaTa,
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
Mysteries of Tabira

IT IS probable that the aboriginal population Of
! Tatlra numbered a least fifteen hundred Yet
this sepuchral ruin IS more than thirty miles from
water at an eevationOf SIX thousand and torty-seVen
feet 1t IS this fact that has brought death many
and suffering 70 all those who have deved for the
treasures of Gran Quivira. Round about are a
million of pasture land, on which not hoof
nor a horn can be seen, because Of the dearth Of
water there.
Hence. for many years the Territory Of New Mex
ico has offered q reward Of ten thousand dollars
70 anyone who would discover the lost water OF
Gran Ouivira Perhaps the lost water IS as mythical
as The lost treasure; for the Indians who dweit
there were true children Of the desert, and vast
ruined reservoirs are still distinguIshabe 1t may
be that they depended for heir supply upon water
caught and stored the occasion of the mtrequent
rains Others conjecture that the springs that.suP-
ulied abira were destroyed by an earthquake shock
and the few that dig for water instead of for gold
believe they were curningly choked up and hidden
Fv the destrovers Of the community, T. prevent II
from ever again being occupied.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
pecos Has Its Own Treasure

DECOS The birthplace If the myth OF Qu1VTa,
= within recent wears has come into possession OF
mythical treasure OF It's own. Tins was one ol lle
,nsf rauulolls of The puebos its inhabitants mum
heriug at the time Of the discovery not less than
twenty five hundred. But II was i border com
rnuIcv ever subject ~ The ralda II the ''IHaItAes
The Jewish outlook., 1908-04-03

grimness in that colony. This colony
also maintained state ministry and IL
state religion at the public expense.
Connecticut compelled attendance at
religious worship. Though Maryland
was founded chiefly for and with,
Catholics, it established Christianity
agreeably to the old common law of
which it is a part" The church OF
England was the established church
at some time in Virginia. Maine.
Maryland and the Carolinas. In South
Carolina there was peculiar liberty
Of conscience allowed which stopped
short of permitting denial of the
trinity
New York gave religious liberty to
all who professed faith in God by
Jesus Christ. We may remember the
ungraciOus reception which the Dutch
government of New Amsterdam gave
to the Jews who arrived there in the
middle of the seventeenth century
Rhode Island seems to have been per-
haps the only colony which made no
question of matters of conscience.
though its state papers. too. have
Christian references. Roger Williams
had had his own bitter experience
Surely it will not do. even only as
historical argument. to point to these
early matters. documents. laws and
institutions as any guide for Il country
which stands in the light of the twen-
ticth century. and which began its
national existence. or what was in
reality its national existence. by
firm declaration of the freedom and
equality of all men before the law and
denied the right of inquisitoral op-
preston in any shape.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-04-03
Says Justice Brewer:

In the ease of Holy Trinity Church VS..
United States. l43 |. :. AL, that
court. after mentioning various cir
cllmstances. added. these and many
other matters which might be noticed,
add volume of unofficial declaration
to the mass of organic utterances that
this is Christian nation.
His (the hypothetical Japanese)
pcrpleXity at the apparent lnconsls-
tency. of course. occurs to every stu
dent. And it is not remarkable.
therefore. to find SO keen student aS
Mr.. Justice Brewer making immedi-
ately after the quotation of this opin-
ion the following explanation.
But in what sense can it be called
Christian nation! Not in the sense
that Christianity is the established re
Ii.ion or that the people are i'll man
ner compelled to support it, On tn"
contrary the constitution specifically
provides that Congress shall make
no law respecting an establishment
of religion. or prohibiting the free cx-
ercisc thereof. Neither is it Chris
tian in the sense that all its citizens
are either in fact or name Christians.
On the contrary. all religions have
free scope within our borders. Num-
bers of our people profess other re
ligions. and many reject all Nor is
il Christian in the sense that Il pro
fession of Christianity is IL condition
of holding office or otherwise engagin"
i'll the public service. or essential t.
recognition either politically or So
cially. In fact. the government as II
legal organization is Independent of
all religions.
Nevertheless. we constantly speak
of this republic as Il Christian nation
in fact. as the leading Christian ma
ton of the world. This popular Use of
the term certainly has significance. 1t
is not II mere creation of the imagin
alton. 1t is not II term of derision. but
has IL substantial basis-one which
justitieS its Use. Let us analyZc II
little and see what is the basis
We are now prepared for the an
alysis which follows: 1t divides it
self into number of heads. And the
first concerns itself with references
to certain colonial. prerevolutionary
documents and recitals in them.
Quoting again some of these:
Its Use has had from the early set
Elements on our shores and still has
an official foundation. 1t is only about
three centuries since the beginning of
civilized life within the limits of these
United States. And those beginnings
were in marked and marvellous de-
gree identified with Christianity. The
commission from Ferdinand and Isa-
bella to Columbus recites that lit is
hoped that by God S assistance some
of the continents and islands in the
ocean will be discovered. The first
colonial grant. that made to Sir Wal
ter Raleigh. in 1884. authorized him
to enact statutes for the government
of the proposed colony. provided that
they be not against the true Chris
tan faith now professed in the Church
of England - The first charter of Vir-
ginia. granted by King James I. in
1906. after reciting the application of
certain parties for charter com
menced the grant in these words
I'VE. greatly commencing and gra-
ciCusly accepting Of. their desires for
the furtherancc of so noble Il work.
which may. by the providence of AL
mighty God. hereafter tend to the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-08

Each day that passes by makes a
republican victory that mucn more
certain. Mr. Bryan has said nothing
that can be commended from a repuD-
lican standpoint. He is trying his best
to fool the average voter, as his sole
object is to get into the White House.
He has promulgated all kinds Of Is
sues, but he never sticks to any Of
them, as he is constantly springing
something new. He Is not man Of
firm principles, and, therefore, such a
man cannot be trusted to execute the
laws Of this great republic. No one
would be certain that he would stick
to the same theory one day after he
announced it. And there is no telling
what he is liable to announce. The
American people are looking for a
safe conservative man for president,
and they can fndd such man in the
person OF Hon. William Howard Taft.
He stands for ali that the republican
party stands for, reupdiating none OF
its time honored doctrines. He has
declared that If he is elected be will
carry out the Roosevelt policies, AND
this one statement should elect him
II there was no other reason which
could be given.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-08
For Prosecuting Attorney.

At the request Of 237 Of the best
citizens in Berkeley county hereby
announce myself candidate for the
nomination OF Prosecuting Attorney
for Berkeley county, with the unde"-
standing that am to be nominated
and elected, if at all. upon the follow
ing platform: The saloons must go
and our method of conducting pri-
maries and elections shall be purified.
! solicit the aid and support of every
good citizen Of the county, plcdging
mystelf to execute my duties in this
direction without fear or favor, and
that will not make,use of any money
or whiskey in any election, and will
further do my utmost to prosecute all
others who do so.
Very respectfully,
F. VERNON ALER.