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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
Oldest board member at the re-orgaai-

Oldest board member at the re-organi-
cation on Monday,
An oversight by the legislature IN
passing the Law which requires the
supervisors to meet on the second
secular day of January, did not pro
vide for the induction into office OF
county officers before the first Mon
day in January. there the new beard
cannot be organized before that time,
AS the supervisor is the only county
officer to take his seat this year the
inconvenience is not badly felt In
Wapello county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04

Cut this out and paste it in your
hat. An eminent physician say it is
the only prescription that ever gave
him entire satisfaction in the treat
ment of constipation and stomach
troubles.
Acid Sulphuricum Dill .......,H drains
Lax-Own Comp. III OF
Elk, Lactated Pepsin
Aquae Dist. equal part qs. ad. vi OF
Directions: Take one dessert spoon
ful before meals. Can be filled at
Swenson's Drug Store,
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If you want the fatally healthy,
strong and active durirs the winter.
give them HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Twill surely keep the whole
family well 35c, Tea o1 Tablets. =
Sargent, the True Druggist, corner
Market and Main.
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LEBANON.

Lebanon.-Mrs. Ned Harrison and
daughter, Emma spent Christmas in
Eldon the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Glen
Wilson.
Mrs. Addie ROUGH and little daugh-
tiers of Milton are the guests Of Mrs.
Rouch's sister, Mrs. Jesse Davis.
Mr. and Mrs Mike Sadler is visit
in 10 nae MnirA-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04

This is the season when your blood
needs purifying; II the blood Is pnre
and healthy, you'll be we'll. The most
reliable blood remedy Is HOLSTERS
RI cky Mountain Tea. Nothing cain dc
more good. 35c. Tea OF Tablets
Sargent, the True Druggist corner
Market anu Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
keota School is Burned.

Keota, Jan. 2.-Fire completely de.
stroyed the Keota public school build
ing yesterday afternoon. There was
about $4,000 insurance on the struc-
ture.
h nAnae Of the 6ra 10 . nvstarp
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
Nobody is Too Old

to learn that the sure way to cure a
cough or cold is with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. SOC and s1.00. F. 9.
Clark, j. H. L. Swenson & Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04
DANGEROUS SURGERY.

Dangerous Surgery.
in the abdominal region is prevented
Ly the use CT DR., Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers. 25c: f..
B. Clark, j. H. L. Swenson & Go.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-04

To Dissolve the Union
OF stomach, liver and kidney troubles
and cure ~biliorsness and malaria, take
Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. soc. c.
B. Clark, j. H. L. Swenson & Co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
"LITTLe CHOCOLATE" IS DEAD.
George Dixon, Famous Negro PugiIist
Could Not Whip John Barleycorn.

New York, Jan. 7.-George Dixon
the negro pugilist. familiarly called
Little Chocolate died Monday in
the alcoholic ward of Bellevue hos
pital. victim of a long fight with
drink George Dixon passed away
practically penniless and without
friends. Dixon was 81 years old and
for many years held the title Of feath
erweight champion.
George Dixon fought several hun
dred ring battles. his first fight being
In 1886 From that time until Terry
McGovern knocked him out in 1900
and broke his heart, no man of his
weight ever whipped him. He wor
the featherweight title in 1891 by
whipping the champion. Cal Nc
Carthy Dixon won thousands of dol
lars in the prize ring, which he spent
with convivial companions
A wasted, wan figure was brought
to Bellevue hospital two days ago and
ticketed in the alcoholic ward as
George Dixon. To the doctor he SAID
that he had fought his last fight with
John Barleycorn and had beer
beaten" lie told the physicians thai
he had no friends except John l.. Sui
Ivan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Alleged erafters are Indicted.

Boston, Jan. AFTER two weeks
spent in investigating purchases by
the city last year of a lot of land on
Goldman street, prizes for athletic
events and payments for fagstone,
the grand jury reported indictments
Monday against two members of last
years city government, the superin.
tendent of streets and several bust.
nessmen. Those indicted are: AL.
derman William Berwin. Alderman
George II. BATHS, Superintendent of
Streets James II. Doyle, Marks Ber.
win, Edward Kahn, Michael Mitchell
Thomas +. Maher, Harry G. French
and Oliver Gregg. All but Marks Ber.
win appeared at police headquarters
and gave bonds for their appearance
in the superior court on Saturday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
At the Turn Of In. Tide.

1t was asserted by Aristotle that ne
animal dies near the sea except at the
ebbing of the tide. This idea In some
form or another has been popular for
centuries.
Such notion, find. still exists at
Grayesend. An old salt who used to
sit by q dying man In an ale house on
the shore of the Thames told me. he
noticed my patient was always worse
at the turn of the tide, and then got
better after the tide had turned Read
ers of Dickens cannot forget the ac-
count In David Copperfeld' of Mr..
Barkis "going out with the tide"
According to Aristotle and Mr.. Peg
gotty, 1t Is at the ebbing OF the tide
that death always occurs. But at
Gravesend, am told, 1t does not mat
ter whether the tide is at the ebb or
flow; 1t is just at the turn Of the tide
that death occurs. II have often seen
Il happen. sir" an old shrimper said
to me quite neutrality-suspicious. In
the Hospital. Z
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
YANKEE TRADE BALANCE ZIG.
Despite Gain In Imports, August's Ex
ports Lead by $1,464.4o4.

Washington has been at
tracted recently to the increased value
Of the imports into the United states
from foreign countries and to the na-
rowing margin Of the value of imports
and exports. That margin, as shown
by the official statistics, Is, how ever,
yet on the credit side OF Americas
ledger and, in the opinion of tho gov.
ernment experts, is likely there to re-
main.
For the month of August, for in
gtance the excess of exports over Inn
ports aggregated in value 1,46d,4O4,
and the excess of exports over imports
for the eight months ended August 81
was $194,453,1 1852.
The increase in imports into Amerf'
ca is due, in considerable measure, 20
the increased prices which imported
commodities command in the markets
of the world. just how much of fig
ure the increase in foreign prices cuts
in the great international transaction
It is impossible now to determine, but
the figures are at hand which indicate
that not merely the quantity of the i'm
ports, but the value of them In the
countries of origin is responsible for
the large imports of the last year or
two. 1t is evident, too, from the statis'
tics prepared by the government that
the narrowing of the margin between
imports and exports is due not to de
crease in the exports but to an in
crease in the value Of the imports.
1T must be expected that with ouI
growth of population and increasing
share of population devoting its atten
ton to manufactures" said o. p. Aus
tin, chief of the bureau Of satisfies
1--WE shall have less and less of natural
products to spare for expectation and
require more and more OF foreign
products both for use in manufactur
Ing and in supplying that class of foot
requirements not produced in the
United States, and that in periods o.
prosperity like the present the impor
tation of articles of luxury and higf
grade manufactures will also con
tinue large; and that the maintenance
of the present excess of exports ovel
imports will depend upon the activit!
of our manufacturers in marketing
their products in other parts of thu
world"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
BITS OF NEWS.

The Pennsylvania supreme court
has refused to permit an appeal to be
taken to that tribunal from the su
perior court in the HartjS divorce
case. Augustus Haitje was refused 2
divorce from his wife by the Pittsbure
courts.
The case of eX-Congressman ]. n
Williamson, of Oregon, charged with
unlawfully cutting timber on public
lands in Oregon, in conspiracy with
100 others, has been decided by the
supreme court of the United States IN
favor of Williamson.
The London Times has passed from
the control of the Walter family
which has owned and conducted 1t fol
three generations, ever since 1t was
first established. Arthur Pearson, one
of the two journalistic magnates o
London, has secured the direction ol
the great newspaper.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Monkeys intelligence.

In the Breslau Geological Garden a
monkey of rare intelligence was dis
covered to be suffering from defective
eyesight, caused by cataract. A sur
geon performed an operation reliev-
Ing the trouble somewhat, but the
eyes were still weak, and 1t was de-
cided that the monkey must wear
glasses to keep him from losing his
sight eventually. At first he fought
the keepers when they attempted to
put on the glasses, but ultimately he
learned the value of the lenses so thor
oughly that he now puts on his specs"
every morning and lays them in safe
place at night before ho goes to
sleep.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Seven Men Drowned.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 7.-As a
result of the overturning of skiff
containing nine men near Kickapoo,
Kan, Monday, seven men were
drowned in the Missouri river. The
men were employed by the Kansas
Natural Gas Co. in constructing "A
pipe line under the river and the acci-
dent happened when they were row.
ing to the Kansas side, preparatory to
returning to their homes. They had
proceeded about third of the way
across, but the current being swift
the men decided to turn back. In en-
deavoring to turn the boat a wave
swept over 1t, capsizing 1t and throw
ing the occupants into the water. Two
of the men were rescued
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Death Ends sribe Takers Career.

San Francisco, Jan. Thomas F.
Lonergan, one of the supervisors un'
der the Schmitz administration who
confessed to the taking of bribes In
the trolley franchise and the gas and
telephone franchises, died Monday
Until Lonergan was elected super
visor on the union labor ticket he
drove a pie wagon for local bakery
After his experience in politics. dur
ing which he accepted many bribes
he returned to driving a pie wagon
having resigned as supervisor after
confessing. Most of the many thou
sands of dollars obtained by Lonergan
while supervisor was lost.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
COG SOLDIERS UNDER FIRE.
Successful Recent Experiments Made
In the German Army.

The use of dogs for military pur-
poses has proved so successful In Ger
many that the dog soldier is continu-
ally being taught new things Near
Dresden recently there was a test OF
skill which was great revelation of
their accomplishments.
Two mocpanies of soldiers separated
a distance of mile and quarter, one
OF them, supposed to be an outpost in
the face of an enemy. communicated
for some time by the aid OF dogs
trained to go back and sorth. Each
time the distance betweenthe two COM
panies was traversed by the days In
less than two minutes, in spite of In
tense heat and great deal of con-
fusing firing.
The special object of the use OF
these fast dogs is to enable detach-
ments of inform themselves of the
speed at which the enemy is approach
| Ing and so to maintain position up
to the last moment practicable.
On the same occasion the cartridge
| dogs performed their peculiar duty,
wrich is to supply the troops with
| cartridges during rapid fusillade.
| Each dog wears a kind of pack saddle
which carries 300 cartridges. With
this load he travels up and down the
line of men, who help themselves to
cartridges as they have need.
AS soon as the pack saddle is empty
| the dog, at command makes off at
full speed to get it replenished.
| Every one has heard of the dogs Of
the 'pious monks of st. Bernard
which are supposed to have a sort of
monopoly of the accomplishment of
serving the wounded and helpless and
calling assistance for them. But the
German military hive dogs trained to
! search out and attend the wounded
and call human assistance.
These dogs of the ambulance corps
are trained to divided duties. Some of
them, carrying little flash of water
or restorative, simply sit and bark or
bay near the body of fallen man.
| Others have been trained to go In
search of assistance and guide a sol
| dier of the ambulance corps.
The trained dogs performed all
these functions very skillfully at the
recent trial near Dresden. 1t is plain
that the German army, IL 1t should be
engaged in another war, would be ac
companied by a greater number ol
dogs than ever before accompanied an
army on campaign.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
A Mine Boss Is Murdered.

Ironwood, Mich. Jan. Capt. win.
lam Thomas, superintendent of the
Aurora mine of the United States
Steel Corporation here, was shot and
killed Monday by John Bendette, an
Italian miner. One hundred and fifty
men were laid off at the mine last
week, Bendette being one of the mum.
her. AS Thomas was leaving his of.
fee Monday Bendette asked him for
re employment and, being refused
fired three shots at Thomas from a re,
volver, two of the bullets striking him
in the breast. Bendette was caught
after long chase and was roughly
handled.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
SOME NEW CHARGES
ARE BROUGHT
AGAINST MEN INVOLVED IN
PENNsY'S CAPITOL SCANDAL.
AN ARCHITECT AND OTHERS
Who are Already Under Indictment
for Alleged Conspiracy are to be
Sued for False Pretenses as
to Material Furnished.

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 7.-Three
men already under indictment on
charges of conspiracy in connection
with the furnishing of the new state
capitol are to be confronted with ad-
ditional charges of false pretenses.
Counsel for Congressman Burd Cas-
sci. of Marietta; Joseph NJ. Huston
and John Sanderson, of Philadelphia,
were notified Monday by District At.
torney Weiss that additional suits
would be brought against their clients
before Alderman Caveny tomorrow.
Warrants will be issued Immediate
ly after the information has been
brought for the arrest of the defend
ants and they will be required to
come to Harrisburg, furnish bail and
waive a hearing for court.
Cassel is president of the Pennsyl.
vania Construction Co., which sup
piled the metallic furniture for the
capitol; Huston was the architect OF
the building and designer of the fur
nishings Sanderson was the chief
contractor for the furnishings.
Huston is already under indictment
on 80 charges of conspiracy and San
derson and Cassel on 10 each of con
spiracy. The reasons for instituting
these additional suits at this time are
not disclosed. The full details of the
charges will not be made public until
after the informations have been
made. One suit will be brought
against Cassel and Huston Jointly and
| two against Cassel for false pretenses
| in connection with the measurement
of metallic furniture.
One suit will be brought against
| Huston and Sanderson jointly and one
against Sanderson for false pretensas
: in connection with the marble sup
piled by Sanderson.
| The trial of the IA men now under
Indictment in the capitol prosecutions
will begin in the Dauphin county
| court on January 27
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
IT Is TO LAUGH.
You Cannot Now Be Popular Without
Knowing II.

When the terms for singing LESSONS
had been agreed upon the teacher
said:
For so cents a week extra l will
give you lesson in laughing, too
'Iaughing?" exclimed the prospect
tive pupil. What shall laugh at?'
"Anything-nothiug But you must
laugh II you expect to be popular.
What Is more, you must laugh out
loud The days of ultra-refinement,
when merriment could be properly ex-
pressed only by smirk, and smile,
are happily passed. People laugh
heartily nowadays, but at the same
time they should laugh musically.
That is, they ought to put few sill
very notes into their peals Of joy, and
those who are wise enough to study
laughing do put them there. I'm
not so well patronized as they should
be. AS yet the laughter of most peo.
pie is series of cacophonious coughs.
Take your own case, for example. |
heard you laugh little while ago. 1t
sounded like"
"Yes, ] dare say 1t did" interrupted
the prospective pupil, "but l. had q
good time. Just the same"
The teacner threw back her head
and emitted merry Naturalization
of her own.
There she said. you ought to
laugh like that. or course all laughs
cannot sound alike. There Is the so
prano laugh, the contralto laugh and
the mezzo laugh, the laugh 'he-he,
the laugh 'ha-ha,' and the laugh no
no. The quality of persons laugh
is largely determined by temperament
but no matter what it's natural tone
1t can be trained into thing of beau
! ty. Nowadays all students of singing
| are advised to look for their laugh
Many have accepted the suggestion
and in six months from now any girl
who aspires to shine socially must
laugh In fluent trills. Now, for the
sum of only SO cents"
The prospective pupil shook hel
head sadly.
I'D like to-" she said, "but l cam
afford it. II 1t comes to the worst
shall have to swear off on laughing al
together"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Four Bankers are Indicted.

Portland, Ore. Jan. Indictments
were returned by the grand jury Mon.
day against President Thornburn
Ross, Vice President George II. Hill,
Secretary John Atchison and T. T.
Burkhard, of the Title Guarantee and
Trust Co., which closed its doors sew,
eral weeks ago. The indictments
charge the defendants with receiving
deposits after the bank was insolvent
converting TO their own use state
funds, loaning public school money
and larceny by neglect to pay over
school funds ON demand.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Hope for the Mount Royal ReyIves.

st. John, N. b.. Jan. 7.-Hope fol-
the safety of the Casadian Pacific
steamer Mount Royal, long overdue AT
this port from Antwerp, which has
been gradually waning as day after
day went by, was revived last night
by q dispatch from the Liverpool
manager to the head officials of the
line announcing that steamer re.
sembling the missing vessel had been
reported $50 miles west of Pastnei
light, southwest of Ireland, Canadian
Pacific officials feel certain that the
steamer sighted is the Mount Royal
and the Lake Manitoba has been
sent from Liverpool to assist her,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Seek to Prevent a Primary.

Toledo. Jan. Papers have been
prepared in Henry county by Foraker
men to enjoin the board of elections
from holding a primary election for
the selection of Taft and Foraker
delegates to the state convention. The
suit will be fled as soon as the coun.
ty committee asks the board to con.
duct such primary. Those bringing
the suit contend that money of tax
payers cannot be used for such pur-
pose at behest Of political commit.
tee and that to do so would be tax.
alton without representation. as dem
ocrats would have to help pay for a
primary in which they have no voice.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
Liquor She Eioatcd La.

On their arrival in New Zealand,
according to London Tit-Blts. a party
OF English people drank the health OF
the vessel which had brought them
safely to their destination. One of the
gentlemen who was asked to join In
thls ceremony replied; No, | am o
teetotaller; but I'll willingly drink sue
cess to the ship in the liquor she
floats in A friend disappeared and
returned with glass Of water. After
complimentary apostrophe to the
snip, the recipient tossed the water
OF at once, but Immediately splut
tered: Observation-Disclosures is-oh-
what on earth is this?" "That?" said
his friend. why, you've drunk success
to our noble ship In the Identical
liquor she floats in"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
THAW'S SECOND
TRIAL BEGINS
AND THREE SESSIONS OF COURT
ARE HELD.
NINE JURORS IN THE BOX
When Court Adjourned Monday Night
The Defendants Wife Is Again
the Center Of Interest for
Curious Throngs.

New York, Jan. AT the close of
three court sessions, which marked
the first day of the second trial
of Harry X. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White, nine tentative jurors
had been selected out of 81 talesmen
examined by District Attorney Jerome
for the prosecution, and Martin w.
Littleton for the defense. All of the
men in the jury box are subject to
peremptory challenges, of which each
side has 80
In view of the difficulty experienced
last year in discharging five Jurors
after they had taken the oath of serv.
ice, 1t was agreed this time not to ad.
minister any oaths until both sides
finally are satisfied with the full
panel.
Legal insanity at the time of the
tragedy is to be the sole defense. This
was made clear at the very outset OF
the proceedings Monday, when Mr.
Littleton formally served notice that
the former plea of not guilty was
amended by the specification that the
defendant was insane when the homi.
eide was committed.
Three court sessions, including an
cNeHluS SltllnS lTOul 10 ~ q CLOCK
are to be held daily until the jury is
completed. How long this will take
neither District Attorney Jerome nor
Thaw's counsel would hazard guess
Mr.. Jerome said it was impossible for
him to estimate the duration of the
trial.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the
center of interest, even to the exclu.
sion of the defendant himself. She
was followed by throngs of curious
persons as she entered and left the
court house for the morning and after.
noon sessions. She did not attend
the night sitting.
Every convenience is to be provided
for the jurors who are to be locked
up throughout the trial They are to
be quartered in one of the fashionable
hotels and luncheon is to be served at
an expensive restaurant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
A Caucus Of Democratic Lawmakers,

Columbus, o., Jan. There was a
stormy session of the joint caucus, Of
the democrats of the house and sem
ate held last night to consider the
policy to be pursued in regard to leg
islation. An attempt to bind the dem
ocratic members by caucus decree
failed, but there was a general under
standing that reform measures en-
dorsed by the senate platform of 1905
would be given support Among the
reform measures endorsed by the 1905
platform are the taxation of electric
and steam railroads as going con.
Germs, and municipal ownership.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-07
A Huge Lockout is Planned.

Manchester, England, Jan. 7.--Un'
less the spinners modify their de.
mands, the cotton mills throughout
the country owned by 500 members OF
the Federation of Master Spinners
will be closed and 100000 employees
locked out. Already firms owning 90
per cent. of the spindles have an
nounced their willingness to close
their mills, and the federation has
sent out notices calling upon all FIRMS
to give notice TO their employees that
work will cease on January 25 II the
demands, which involve an increase In
wages, are persisted In.