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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
M'CUTcHEoN'S LESSON.

John L. McCutcheOn yesterday pub
lished in the Chicago Tribune his sec
ond cartoon on the political situation.
He uses "The Farmer" as the subject
of his object lesson to show that Re.
publican rule has been beneficial to
the people. The rare McCutcheon hui
NOR crops out in the explanatory note
accompanying the cartoon as well as
in the drawing showing the difference
between the Bryan Of 1896 and the
Bryan Of 1908. In the explanatory
notes McCutcheon says:
Has Republican rule been beneficial
to the Farmer? How many farmers
are less prosperous than they were
in 1896?
NOT ONE! Certainly not THIS
one.
In 1896 he was a poor man. He had
failed to make success of his pro-
fession, the Law, and had turned his
efforts to the channel of journalism,
from which he derived an income of
$1,S00 year.
Then one day hot, wornout, and
exasperated convention, under the
wild impulse of sudden frenzy of
enthusiasm, nominated him for presi-
dent. Twenty-four hours before he
was hardly dreamed Of as suitable
candidate. 1t was then that he began
to sow the seeds that qualify him to
be included among those who reap.
He narrowed the county and scat
/ tered the seeds of Free Silver far and
wide. His crop was total failure, and
in consequence the farmers Of the
country began to prosper. The more
he failed the more they prospered.
In 1900 he was again nominated.
This time he sowed a new crop. 1t
was called Immediate Abandonment
of the Philippines" and was failure
by staggering majority. He went out
and lectured about it, and made a
swollen fortune. From being youth
full martyr with great message of
idealism to spread, he developed into
fat, well fed, smiling martyr, with
an income Of $4,000 year and a
country house full Of trophies of for
eign travel. He capitalized his voice
| and syndicated his smile. Failure be.
came an asset. Everybody prospered
Believing In rotation of crops, he then
tried a new one. His next crop, "Gov.
eminent Ownership Of Railroads." was
another total failure, and he made
only 100000 or so that year. AS he be.
came stronger financially the Demo.
cratic party became weaker physical
ly and numerically.
In 1908, from force Of habit, he
again took the nomination. This
time he is sowing a crop entitled
Guaranty of Bank Deposits" And he
has a lot Of them, too, by this time
No wonder he is anxious. For further
particulars write Chautauqua Lecture
bureau for dates and terms.
Next object lesson "The Lectur.
err"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
ARE THEY COMPETENT?

Council Bluffs Nonpareil-In dis
Chautauqua last week, Congressman
Smith called attention to the fact that
while there is general indictment
in the Democratic platform of the Re
publican tariff policies, special refer
ence is made to only five articles -
wood pulp, print paper, lumber, TIM
ber and logs. The platform demands
that the tariff be repealed upon each
of those articles and to make this
declaration more emphatic demands
that they be placed on the free list.
Judge Smith called attention to the
fact that logs are now, and have for
many years been, upon the free list,
and the same is true of all unmanu-
factured timber, except wharf timber
In other words when attempting to
point out the most heinous subjects
of tariff abuse the Democratic ma
tional convention displayed it's en-
tire ignorance of the articles now OH
the free list, and demanded the repeal
of the tariff on two articles now on
the free list, and which have been on
the free list almost without exception
from the foundation Of the govern
ment. Two out of the five articles
complained of, or nearly one half, are
now admitted free and substantially
always have been.
In view of this, the query raised by
Judge Smith was very pertinent when
he asked whether gentlemen who have
no knowledge of what articles are on
the tariff list, or what on the free
list, are entirely competent to under.
take the revision of the tariff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
EDDYVlLLE.

Eddyville-A large number from this
place went to Oskaloosa Wednesday
to attend the circus, 2S tickets being
sold over the Iowa Central, while sew
eral went over the Rock Island and
quite number drove.
F. M. Epperson departed Tuesday
for Graham, Tex, to spend about a
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Blake, who have
been soiourning at Colorado City, Colo.
for some time, have written that they
expected to leave there this week and
go to Glendora, Cal. to remain till
next spring.
Mrs. Lydia Fisher transacted busi-
ness in Abba this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P Mcclure, of Rose
Hill, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Lafferty.
I. A. Wormhoudt left this week for
Sioux county to visit relatives till the
latter part of next week. His wife is
also visiting there.
Tuesday to spend few days with her
son. Harlan Allison.
Frank Kussart is attending the Big
Four Fair at, Eldon.
Rev w. s. Moore went to Ottunlwa
Wednesday to attend the annual con-
ference Of the NJ e. church.
Miss Lorena Webber entered Drake
eAhANShSity az LIS 4hOlllCS ILLS WGSh.
Mrs. e. M. Fausnaugh has been
quite sick for a few days. Mrs. N.
H. Brunson has also been Ill, her con-
dition being serious.
Otte Hansell returned to his home
at Taintor Tuesday after spending
few days with his aunt Mrs. G. S.
Chord and with friends here.
While at the elevator of C. c.. Pal
mer, just north of town Tuesday.
Frank Mooney was accidentally struck
by a handle or crank, resulting in
scalp wound which had to be sewed
up.
Mrs. Bird Pierce and two children,
of Stratford. Tex, after short visit
at the Frank Pierce home, have gone
to Abba where thev are visiting Mrs.
Pierce's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rill. Mr.. Pierce will join them in
about two weeks and will accompany
his family home
Rev. w. D. Bancroft and family, who
have been visiting Mrs. Bancrofts SIS
ter, Mrs. F. M. Epperson. the past
month"; went to Oskaloosa Monday and
after short visit with her brother,
Ralph O'Hara. they go to Ames, en-
route to their home in Chicago.
O.. H. Seifert and Fred Wilcox are
attending the K. p. grand lodge at Os-
kaloOsa this week as delegates Of
Pleiades lodge, No. 15
Anton Werner has sold his 100 acre
farm on Miller's creek to G. Van Loon,
Of Leighton, for $8b per acre, or &c.,
400. The deal was made by Beamer
brothers and possession will be given
March !.
Miss Grace Packer, of Minneapolis.
who had been visiting here, has gone
to Abba, on visit.
Mrs. Avis Bourke departed Tuesday
morning for her home at Harrison.
Neb., after spending week with,
friends here and at Oskaloosa and
transactinR business
G. G. Palmer has gone to La Beau,
s. D., on business.
Mesdames Hiram McKim and f. w.
Lyon have gone to Carpenter, S. D.,
called by the illness Of Mrs. p. Lyon,
who went from here to that place q
few weeks ago.
John Jager, Sr., departed Monday
for Cody and Sheridan Wyo., to spend
about three weeks with his nephews
and visiting at. the national park.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05

ter, Hazel, returned from Valley
Junction the latter part of last week,
where they had been visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Frank Page and daughter
Adele left for Chicago the latter part
of the week on business.
Mrs. Simon Updegraff and daughter
of Des Moines, have been visiting at
the Robert Updegraff home in the
eastern part of the city for the past
couple of weeks. Saturday Mr..
Updegraff joined them and will re-
main for a few days.
Mrs. Clarence Wells and children
are visiting at Abba, ILL.,, and Mr..
Wells expects to Join them within a
few days for a short stay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
A MARROW ESCAPE.
Seymour Man Injured While Handling
Gun-Shot Lodged in Collar
Bone.

Seymour, September 8. Harley
Condra had narrow escape from
death. He had just returned Tuesdac
evening from the Baptist Sunday
school picnic and went in on the porch
of his fathers residence. A gun on
which his father had been doing some
repairing was standing by the door.
He picked it up by the barrel saying
Did you get your gun fixed?" Just
then there was report and the bull
let discharged from the gun, entered
his right shoulder about two inches
below the collar bone. Taking an up
ward course it struck the bone and
was fattended and bent round the
bone SO closely that 1t was with diff
ficult that the surgeon. DR.. c. w. Ban
ming, dislodged and removed it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05

will be extended until every com
munity in the land receives it's full
benefit. Every one recognizes the
essential and economic advantages Of
good country roads, maintained more
and more largely at public expense
and less and less at the expense of the
abutting owner. The policies of the
present administration have most in
dustr1ously promoted all these objects
and can not fail to commend them
selves to the farmers approval.
1t is difficult to see how, with his
intelligent appreciation of the threat to
business prosperity involved in Demo
cratic success at the polls he can do
otherwise than give his full and hearty
support to the continuation of the
policies of the present administration
under Republican auspices.
Here is a speech of about $50
words that contains more good argu-
ment and sound sense than most of
the 5000 word avalanches of words
hurled forth by some of the campaign
orators. This same argument from
the platform, embellished and dressed
up and padded would easily reach a
column full and here it is in a stick.
full, boiled down and blue penciled to
exclude all ornamentation but the
bare facts.
May the canned speech thrive
prosper and spread through the land
1t may foster the habit of talking to
the point and save the intelligent
reader who is trying to follow a presi
Dental campaign the brain-racking
labor of plowing through seven
columns of words to find the three
quarter of column of argument and
facts therein buried.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomf1eld.-Mrs Elizabeth Pass re-
turned to her home at Columbus, Ind,
Thursday after an extended visit at
the home of her uncle, Woodford
Owens.
Miss Floy McCrary, of Ottumwa,
came over Wednesday evening for a
short visit with Miss Goldie Goode.
Misses Helen Young and Fay Dun
shee went to Troy Thursday to remain
over Sunday with relatives.
j. H. Leon and George Lain went to
Des Moines last Wednesday to take
in the state fair.
Miss Flossy Mccormick, who has
been visiting relatives here and at
Belknap leaves Friday for her home in
Kansas City.
e. A. Harter Is putting a concrete
foundation under his residence and
adding another room.
w. F.. Shannon accompanied his
nephew Everett Burgy to Marengo in
Mr.. Burgy's auto last week. They will
make an extended auto trip through
the northern part of the state.
Mrs. Ernest Hill and children Of
Grand Junction, Colo, are visiting Mrs.
Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Plant. who live southeast of town.
Hon. John De Mar left for Des
Moines Thursday to be present at the
opening Of the legislature.
Ed Pearce. leaves next week for
Ames to study farming after the
scientific method.
g. A. Walrod, Of Ft. Dodge, is in
the city to remain several days
]. M. Krewson returned from the
state fair Thursday.
Miss Cora Paris was an Ottumwa
visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. W. Kepple. of Mil
Inc
Jennie Burgess.
Misses Emma and Mayme Conrad, Of
Pulaski, were in Bic comfeld Thursday
on their way to Wayland to attend
the conference Of the Mennonite
church.
Ed Wise returned to Pratt, Kan,
Wednesday,
Mrs. ]. II. Gaddis, of Anon. ILL.,, paid
short visit to her sister, Mrs. G. T.
fearce this week en- route home from
visit in Kansas.
Mrs. Thos. Duffield was in Ottumwa,
Thursday.
Mrs. Fannie Cook and son ole went
to Ottumwa Thursday to spend a few
days at the Chas. Wilkinson home
Mrs. Carrie Canedy returned to OF
tumwa last Sunday after spending a
months vacation with her sister, Mrs.
S. L. Berry.
e. C. Downing, of Saltwater Okla,
arrived last week for visit of two
weeks with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Downing.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV. Walton returned
Thursday from the state fair.
Mrs. Alex. Lucas and daughter Irma,
We're Ottumwa visitors Thursday.
Mrs. ]. w. Garden has been enjoying
visit from her mother, Mrs Mary
Hemmings and sister, Mrs. Alice Sharp
who returned to New London Thurs
day
Mrs. w. T. Candy and daughters.
Mrs. Ed Wise and Miss Hazel Candy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
went to Agency Thursday to visit Mrs


went to Agency Thursday to visit Mrs
o. C. Shadford.
Mrs. Elite Tucker and Miss Fay
Beanchamp spent Thursday in OF
tumwa.
Mrs. Will Dillener, Jr., who has
been visiting her parents here for sew
eral weeks, left Wednesday fol
Wichita. Kan. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Will Dillener, Sr., who will
spend several weeks in Wichita.
DR.. Amanda Shelton went to Des
Moines Thursday to spend few days.
Miss Alberta Alexander left Monday
for Cedar Falls to continue her studies
at the state normal.
r d. Sullivan and family visited the
state fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dodge, their son,
John Dodge. Jr., and daughter, Mrs
c. w. Baldridge, have spent the past
week at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Truitt, near Drakeville.
Mrs. Stanley Hathaway Of McPehr-
son. KAN arrived Thursday to visit
Bloomfield friends until after the fair
Master Gilbert Bell, who has been
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Gilbert, returned to his
home in Mt. Sterling Thursday.
Mrs Horace Susong left for hel
home in Des Moines Friday after a Wis
1t with her grandmother, Mrs. S. A
Moore and aunt, Mrs. J. M. Duffield.
Mrs. Loie Ethel left asturday for a
ten days visit with her son, Owen
Ethel at Topeka. Kan, stopping of
over Sunday to visit her brother. S. w
McAtee and family at st. Joseph, Mo
Mrs. ]. A. Warrington and Mrs. Will
Shields visited friends in Troy over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Everly were II
the city Saturday on their way home
to Kirksville, Mo-, from a two weeks
outing on the Des Moines river neal
Des Moines.
VIM. Sayres. Of Jerome, Ariz., ar.
rived Friday for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. 8. E. Sayres, who had not
seen her son for eleven years and was
rot expecting him just at this time
was visiting with her sister, Mrs
Childers, at the ]. H. McCuistion home
Mr.. Sayres and his uncle, Mr.. Shields
drove out to the McCuistion home aft.
er the ladies in the evening Mrs
sayres failed to recognize the driver
behind. whom she rode home and no
until they had reached home did she
find that it was her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Guernsey wen,
to Milton Saturday to spend a few
days at the home Of their son, N. E
GuTnSey.
Miss Halle Henderson returned tc
Moulton Saturday following visi
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Merrick Harris.
]. M. Lain returned from the stat,
fair Saturday.
Miss Ema Harmon, who has beer
making her home with her aunt, Mrs
Ernest Niblack went to Cincinnati
Iowa, Saturday, to visit relatives.
Mrs. S. e. Sayers and Mrs. e. A
Childers went to Fumeston, Iowa
Saturday to visit an aunt.
Mrs. Frank Black and Miss Kathe
F'ryberger were Cttumwa visitors
Friday.
Eugene Lain leaves today TO
Agricultural College. N. M, where h,
holds the position of dean of th
commercial department in the school
The members of the Epworth Leagu,
carried out surprise on DR.. and Mrs
Stafford Friday evening. The Lea
guers met at the parsonage and spen
very enjoyable evening, leaving MI
and Mrs. Stafford handsome readin,
[ lamp as menento to their visit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
BRYAN AND THE TARIFF.

Bryan wants to revise" the tariff.
The day that Bryan Is elected there
will be no need of revision. The smash
will be so general that there will be
nothing upon which to levy a tariff.
This is SO well understood, the revis.
ion of the tariff will be placed In the
hands of the party that has made pos,
sible the great prosperity of the coun.
try in the past-Rocheste 'Item."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE?

A week or so ago, Mr.. Bryan asked
his question with a collection of
words that required couple of hours
10 speak and seven columns OF so of
space to print. Candidate Taft and
Candidate Sherman hastened to an
swer Mr.. Bryan, offering spoken and
written proof to show that not only
is it true that the people shall rule,
but that they have ruled and do rule.
The matter was allowed to rest here
antil the Chicago Tribune came out
:oday editorially and cinched the mat
:er by showing that in one particular
The people do not attempt to rule.
The Tribune, was moved to give it's
7iews on this question by the publish
ing of a proclamation by Mayor
Busse in which the straw hat was
given a reprieve of fifteen days. The
Tribune believes that man may well
question himself to ascertain why he
should take off his comfortable head
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
MANY PEOPLE:
ARE ASTONISHED
AT THE WONDERS BEING DONE

The Root Juice demonstrations at
Sargent's drug store are causing
much talk here in Ottumwa. The sci
enlist has hundreds of testimonials
from people who live in the state that
were cured by the great remedy The
following letter from Logansport is a
fair sample: "In the latter part of
last winter while the Root Juice peo-
pie were in Logansport, l heard of
many astonishing cures the remedy
had made, but thought it was only
talk. Finally one of my neighbors got
ed long time with her stomach. Aft
weeks l could hardly realize that she
was the same woman. She had in
creased wonderfully in flesh, her COM
plexion had cleared up, and she was
looking better than I had ever seen
her, and her health continues to re-
main good. At that time my wife and
daughter were sick. My wife's condi-
ton was so serious that she was un-
able to get out Of bed without assist
ance. Her joints were sore, stiff and
painful. Her fingers and toes were
cramped and almost useless and my
daughter was suffering very much
with her stomach and back. I got one
of the circulars that came with my
neighbor's medicine and after reading
it over I said to my wife: Mother.
you and daughter must have some Of
that medicine She tried to persuade
me to leave it alone, as they had tried
so many things without any benefit,
but drove to town that same day and
bought some of the Root Juice and
some of the liniment that is used
with it. After using the great medi-
cines few days, my wife and daugh-
ter were out of pain and in few
weeks they were entirely cured and
their health is almost perfect now. I
want every sick person to know just
what the wonderful medicine did in
my family. My name is George H.
Scott, R. R. No. 4, Logansport, Ind"
The scientist claims that Root Juice
soon heals and tones the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels. Many peo-
pie claim that the first dose of the
Juice creates marked improvement.
We are informed that the demonstra-
tions will continue few days at Sar-
gents drug store. This remedy is sold
for one dollar bottle or three bottles
for two dollars and half.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
Warmer and Then Frost

The temperaturewill rise the next
few days over the interior and east.
ern portions Of the United States,
according to the Washington bureau,
The next important barometric dis,
turbance will cross the Rocky noun,
tains and plains states about the Gloss
of this week, the central valley and
lake regions the beginning Of next
week and reach the Atlantic states
Tuesday or Wednesday, 1t will be att
tended by rains that will be confined
largely to the middle and northern
district of the United States, followed
by a cool wave that will be likely td
cause frost in the northwestern and
the north central states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05

A New York woman who celebrated
her one hundred and eighth birthday
the other day, expressed the convic-
tion that if she had taken a cold
plunge every morning for 100 years
she would have died half century
ago. 1t is more reasonable to believe
that the woman attained the century
mark in spite of, rather than because
of her daily cold water douse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
THE SOUTH AND THE TARIFF.

Although the republican party in a
number of the southern states is yet
disorganized body, maintained by a
few leaders principally for the sake
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05

Cures permanently the cases he UNI
1ertakes and sends the incurable ho11e
without taking q fee from them. This
Is why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made a few visits and stopped. DR..
shallenberger is an eminently success
full specialist in all chronic diseases
proven by the many cures effecte5 IN
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill of all other physicians. His hos
pltai experience and extensive prac.
tice have made him SO proficient that
ne can name and locate disease in O
few minutes.
Treats all cases Of cararrn, Nose,
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ear, Stomach. Liver and Kidneys
ralgia. Nervous ard Heart DISEASES
Blood and Skin diseases. Epilepsy
Bright's Disease and Consumption In
early stage. diseases Of the Bladder
and Female Organs, Liquor and To.
bacco habit. stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent it's recurrence
given. A never falling remedy for Big
Neck.
PILES. FISTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases and all diseases
OF the Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat and
Gcanula ted Lids.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Ara you nervous and despondent,
weak and debilitated: tired mornings;
no ambition-lifeless; memory poor:
easily fatigued; excitable and Titable
eyes sunken: red and blurred: p!mples
on face: dreams; restless, haggard
looking, weak back; deposit in urine
and drains at stool; distrustful; want
of confidence. lack Of energy and
strength
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Spermatolrhea, vari-
cocele, Hydroce]e Debility, Nervous
ness, Dizziness. Defective Memory.
etc, which ruins mind and body, POSI-
lively cured.
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unakillfulIy treated
No experiments or failures. He un.
dertakes no incurable cases. but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Address
DR.. w. E. Shallenberger,
145 Oakwood Blvd, Chicago.
Rsference: Drexel State Bank
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Dr.ShaI|enberqer


The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited Ottumwa
since 1903, will be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel
Thursday, September 10
Zone day only) and return every Is
days.
Abba, Monroe Hotel, Wednesday,
September 9.
Fairfield (Court Hotel) Tuesday,
September 8.
sigourney, Merchants Hotel, Friday,
September IL.
Office Hours 8 a. M, to 4 p. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05

Some one suggests that Bryan with
that sonorous, far resounding voice,
might have risen to fame as a baseball
umpire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-05
ASH GROVE.

Ash Grove.-A reunion was held III
the Tom Huff home Sunday in honor
of Mrs. Elizabeth Schwartz's birthday,
About $50 were present, and report
most enjoyable time.
Thursman Cassill, Charles FIetchel
and Emma Proctor are attending insti.
tute in Ottumwa this week.
Austin McCarty and family spent
Sunday at the West home.
Miss Lena Sapp spent few days
last week at Unionville.
Mr.. Lou Cassill returned from
Agency Monday where she visited
relatives.
the Christian church, conducted by
Rev. Hunt. All are invited to attend
these meetings.