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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
THE coLoRED BAPTIsTs
Sunday School Convention Being Held
at Mt. Pleasant-Mrs. Barnett
of Ottumwa Treasurer.

Mt. PLEASANT, June 30.-The sessions
of the Iowa state colored Baptist Sun
day school convention here continues
interesting. The convention has gone
on record as strong in favor of strict
temperance.
The following officers for the com.
ing year were elected:
President-Rev. D. A. Holmes, Dav.
export.
Vice President-Miss E. K. Hender.
son, Keoluk.
secretary-Miss Ethel Terrell, Bux.
ton, Iowa.
Correspondending Secretary-Mrs
Samuel Bates, Des Moines.
Treasurers-Mrs. H. P. Smith, Mt
Pleasant; Miss Bessie Reeves, Des
Motnes; Mrs. 8. M. Barnett, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
STOCKPORT.

Stockport.-George W. Warrington
spent last week in TT. Madison and
Chicago on business.
The ditching machine company
have three machines at work here
laying tile. They dig and lay from
30 to 100 rods per day to each ma
chine, owing to the depth and are do
ing perfect work.
The Ladies Aid society gave an Ice
cream supper Saturday evening.
]. H. McCarty was called to Milton
Thursday on account of the death of
an aunt.
Peter Nelson and wife Of Batavia,
came down Saturday evening and
McCarty and family.
G. w. Day and NJ. e. Manning OF
Keosauqua, were in Stockport Friday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

The Pueblo Chieftain summarizes
as follows the important steps in the
career of William Howard Taft, the
since his graduation from Yale thirty
years ago:
1s57-September Ii; Born Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
1s74-Graduated from woodward
high school.
1S7S-Graduated from Yale.
1880-Graduated from law school of
Cincinnati university.
1880-Admitted to the Cincinnati
bar. Acted as law reporter for news
papers.
1sS1-Appointed assistant prose
cutting attorney.
disappointed collector of in
ternal revenue.
1SS3-Resigned and entered general
law practice.
1856 Became assistant county
solicitor.
1SS6-Married Miss Helen Heron.
1888-Appointed judge of Cincinnati
superior court. Elected to same Office.
1890-Appointed United States cir
cult Judge.
S96-Received degree of LII. D.,
from Yale and became dean and pro.
fessor in law school of Cincinnati uni.
versity.
1soo-Became president of Philip.
pine commission.
19o1-First governor of the Philip.
pines.
1904-Appointed secretary of war.
190s-Nominated for the presidency
at Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
KILLED PLAYING ROMEO.
Shakespearean Revival in Real Life
Near Missouri Town-Thoueht
Victim Was a BuruIar.

Huntsville, Mo-. June 3O.-Thomas
j. Bagby was shot and killed near here
when, like Romeo of old, he chung to
a rope ladder and talked to his sweet
heart, Nellie Carter, IL years old, the
daughter Of Randolph county farmer
e. ]. Carter, Jr., the girls brother,
admits the shooting, but declares he
thought Bagby burglar. The Carriers
and Bagbys are neighbors. They were
friendly until young Bagby began to
pay court to Miss Carter. Bagby was
forbidden to see her.
Through friends the young couple
arranged a meeting, he to call at her
window after the family had retired.
Bagby had just mounted the ladder
when her brother awakened, seized
his shotgun, and ran outside He saw
a mans form in the vines and fired.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

1t has been often said that the dog
is mans best friend, but this view is
not held by F. D. Coburn, secretary of
the Kansas state board of agricul-
ture. Mr.. Coburn says the dog is "a
worthless, sycophantic, lawn-defiling,
flea-breeding, Kidnapping porch loaf
er by day, and sneaking, murderous
coward, prowling in the country side
by night Mr.. Coburn is the same
man who said llama Jim" Wilson
didn't know his business, however, SO
his remarks need not be taken as
gospel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
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30 30 20 BAD BLOOD


and Ulcers These affecting the
I aowea the system the finally health
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trouble and BY renewing every trace OF the poison and adding rich hlthiuI
reliable blood purifiers and eal
treatment which valuable
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

The Chicago board of health be-
lieves that every death from tetanus
is avoidable, but it advises that ply
sicians be called for the slightest in
juries to prevent the possibility of in
lection.
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water is"

Outward circumstances have no
power to thwart the ambition of the
man whose great longing is to be
satisfied with God
Most ambitions are in time out
grown but we never advance beyond
the desire to know and to be like the
Lord.
Desires determine destiny We be-
come like that which we habitually adj
mire and covet In this sense an am
bition may be said to be "overmaster-
Ing" for II controls and shapes life.
Whose seeks supremely small goals
will inevitably become small in his
own soul; whereas the man whose
aim is God cannot escape becoming,
who knows the world has had &C.
casion to marvel at the breadth and
poise and strength and wisdom OF mon
and women whose situation in life
would seem to have dwarfed and
cramped them. The explanation, as Il
rule is simply-God. These persons
have been hemmed in by circum-
heights with their Lord. And. after all,
there Is no other education equal 90
friendship with God. They who keep
company with the Infinite cannot be
small or mean or sorid
No ambition is worthy of the ex-
penditure of a life's powers unless it
is an ambition that includes two
| worlds.
It is terrible thing to become
blase, Ennui Is more to be dreaded
| than smallpox When life loses it's
| freshness and sweetness, and there is
| no more newness or 10y In 1t, per-
! sop has come to a sorry, sorry pass
Yet that is what is constantly happen
| ing to men and women whose ambi-
tions are material and temporary. The
explanation for the freakish perform
ances Of so-called society" is that
they are the desperate efforts OF
jaded and mentally impoverished peo-
| pie to achieve new sensation. Go tc
the New York horse show, as / have done
and study the faces there: the bub-
bling springs of Joy seem to have al
| dried up. The countenances Of these
| deyotees Of fashion show WEAKNESS
and strain and discomfort. BY way 81
| contrast, observe the faces of con.
vention of Christian workers. see the
| shining peace and joy which ne
| tokens that all Is well in the heart
| The secret of perennial happiness ant
freshness and interest is with the
spiritually minded. 1t is the eve,
charging mercy of the Lord that i.
/
evening"
A fair test of love is this: In ths
hours Of release from the tension O.
care and work, when the mind is free
do my thoughts turn instantly and un
4 consciously to those persons or things
I love? Beyond question they do; ant
II my thoughts thus turn to money o.
self pleasing or reputation, then
may know that I love these things
above family or friends or God
David's soul instinctively sough
Jehovah He said:
II remember thee upon my bed,
And mediate upon thee in the nigh
1 Watches
What do we think about when WI
toss sleeplessly upon our beds? d.
the cares Of the day still haunt US o
do we consider the preciousness o
Jehovah, with whom communion i
ever possible and always sweet?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

the librarian gives a list Of the in
correct eleven:
Los ANGIE Lees.
Loss ANG-el-eez.
Loss ANG-el-ess.
Loss ANN-Hell-E ez.
Loss ANN-Hell-Ess.
Loss ANN-Hay-Lace.
Loce ANN-JellEez.
Looe ANN-Jell-Ess.
Loce ANN-Hay-Lace.
Loce Ang-EL-Eez.
Loss Anjeloss.
The librarian gives this simple rule
for the RECOMMENDATION ID the name:
The nearest that can be asked of a
busy American population is our hard
&c" as in "Anger''-and it's near
enough. For precisionists it needs
only to add certain nasal to the hard
G, bringing 1t toward the German CHI,
The is long and the first word
rhymes with .'dose" The els are al
most exactly like in "bed' and
yes"
And to make it clearer he quotes
a local Jingle that covers the case
reasonably we'll:
The LADY would remind you,
PLEASE,
Her name is NOT
LOST ANGIE LEES,
Nor Angie anything whatever.
She hopes her friends will be SO
clever.
To share her fit historic pride
The G shall not be jelhfed.
0 long, G hard, and rhyme with
yes"
And all about
LOCE ANGELES.
So now that it is perfectly clear
just run out in the wood shed and
practice it bit and then come in and
try it on the piano.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

Now that J. Pierpont Morgan has
been decorated with an LII. D., by
Yale for his part in mitigating the
panic of last fall, the Des MONIES Reg
lister and Leader believes it is in or
der to confer a degree on Mr.. Hughitt
for double tracking the Northwestern
through Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
Mrs. c. c. oInsx Dad

Columbia, June Especial Mrs.
g. c. olney. aged 81 years, died last
night after one weeks illness. She
leaves four sons and four daughters.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made as yet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
The Great Ambitions.
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer-meeting Topic Of the
Young Peoples Societies.
Christian Endeavor, Baptist
Young Peoples Union, Ep-
worth League, etc.---for July S
"Longings and Satisfactions."
Ps. 63
BY William T. Ellis

An observer of tho passing show of
life Is impressed with the smallness
and cheapness Of mems ambitions.
There Is Ground for the cynic's re-
mark, 81 am not surprised that most
men have their price, but that their
price is SO low In the matter OF
life purposes and achievements many
persons value themselves too cheaply.
man Of talents, for instance, will
"sell out" his character completely
for the sake of two or three thou
sand dollar political position which is
not likely to last longer than four
years. In order to make more or less
money, some business men do not
hesitate to sacrifice truth and honor
and friendship and patriotism A
mournful spectacle is that which
greets the student Of his times when
he comes to consider the ends for
which people spend their lives.
Too low they build who build be-
meath the stars.-Young.
The biggest truth about man Is not
that he can make locomotive or a
Lusitania or 9 Yerkes telescope or
microscope or a book or flying
machine. These are all achievements
which mark him as possessing higher
powers than any other order Of crea-
ton. Yet the browning glory of man
the most significant expression of
his nature-is his capacity for
realizing God. At his very highest,
man is being reaching up toward a
Higher. The quest of the divine is the
best of the human. The desire to
know God, and the ability to com
mune with him, set men above all
other creation by an infinite degree.
There is profound truth in the oft
quoted observation Of Augustine to
the effect that "Thou hast made us
for thyself, o Lord; and our hearts
cannot be at rest until they rest in
thee"
Mere goodness is scarcely an object
of ambition in itself; goodness is by
product Of the search after God.
The only ambition that is certain
of realization is the ambition to know
God.
The best repository of spiritual
aspirations is the Book Of Psalms.
There every mood Of humanttys
spiritual experiences finds expression.
David and the other writer's of these
inspired canticles were real men, and
they knew real life: both the life Of
outward circumstances, with Its
enemies and fears and sins and sor-
rows and joys, and the more i'm
portant inner life Of the spirit, which
| Is where a person truly lives. Out
of full and strenuous career David
cried, in the utter world WEAKNESS
which besets most persons at one
time or another,
| my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh
J longeth for thee.
In a dry and weary land, where no
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02

No ambition is worthy of the ex-
penditure of a life's powers unless it
is an ambition that includes two
worlds.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
In SALUDA COUNTY
BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLS
COUSIN AND SUICIDES.
Ernest Rowe Shoots Jessie Rowe,
While Handling a Gun Suppos-
cd to be Not Loaded.

Saluda. August ll.--Onc Of the
most horrible double tragedies ever
heard Of in Saluda county occurred
two miles from this place at 4 O 'clock
this afternoon, when Ernest Rowe ac-
ridcntally shot and instantly killed
his cousin, Jessie Rowe, II girl Of IS
years. and soon afterwards shot him
self. inilictin" Il wound from which
hr died in thirty minutes.
Thr y"un" man and the Yirl were
ai the home OF Miss Rowe. While
Ernest Rowe WAS playing with the
gun, which lr thought was not loaded,
the weapon WAS fried. the entire load
of shot rntrrin" the girls mouth,
killing her instantly. lIorriricd at
what had happened Ernest Rowe beg
gcd some one to kill him. saying that
the horror Of what he had done was
more than he could bear. and that
if none Of those present would shoot
linn he would kill himself Little at
irntinn was paid to what he said. but
soon shot was heard outside the
house ard ON rushing ont the crowd
found Rowe wrltrrin" in his own
blood. lie had placed the gun under
his right jaw and the load had torn
away the side Of his jaw. lie died in
4 half hour.
Ernest Rowe was Is Years Of age
and WAS the son Of Bud Rowe. .Jcs-
sic Rowe was the daughter Of J. r.
Rowe. There is no doubt that the
killing Of the girl was entirely an ac-
ridrnt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
Further Particulars.

Salula, Aug. l3.-Thc jury Of in
quest called to sit in the matter of the
death OF Miss Bessie Rowe. who was
killed by her cousin, rs already re-
ported in the press, brought in vrr-
diet to the effect that she came to her
death from gnnShot wounds at the
bands Of Robert Rowe.
In the report in The State it was
said that the name of the young man
WAS Ernest Rowe. 1t was Robort
'rhc further statement was made that
N"ng Rowe died soon after shouting
himself. This was an error. He was
really thought to he dead. but he was
living at noon today, although the
wound he Inflicted on himself il most
ghaStly IN appearance and must IN
cviiably prove io be fatal.
Young Rowe, rs stated in the re-
port in today'S press, after shooting
the girl begged some Of those present
to kill linn and no attention being
paid - what he WAS SAYING. went
arnuni the house and broke his gun in
pieces n"nin~t it" chimney. Then he
came back "I,I rirj,rA Wp tue %un Of
his friend !lylcr. which WAS lying
on lhr piazza. and. lnahin" it. placed
The muzZlc under his chin and fired.
The charge tore all of his face off
up 10 his eyes.
Thr "details Of The shooting Of the
Nonnw lady are rs iullnWs>: Robert
Rowe and Young llvlrr had started
squire! huntin" and ~"l ont I" the
road. An"thrr Young man came along,
brother Of The dead Girl. and ask
rd Robert and llylrr to go in with
him tr rnt II Watermelon before 90
in" ont ON the hunt.
On reaching the piazza the young
.4irl' brother began to cut ii melon
and asked llvlcr to cut another Rob
crt Rowe and lIylcr had only Il few
minutes before had their guns un-
brccchcd and were blowing down the
barrels. When Robert Rowe reach
cd the piazza he told Bessie Rowe.
who WAS sitting near the door Lead
ing into the hallway with her hands
on her Face. to take down her hands
and look straight into the barrel Of
his gun. which he WAS at that moment
rointin" at her. She laughing did SO
and Immediately Robert pulled the
trigger and the Gun fired.
She fell backward and died in
Stantly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
SLAYS HIS CHILDREN.
H. j. Duffy Of Los Angeles, Wrought
to Pitch of Dangerous Insanity,
Kills Son and Daughter.

Los Angeles. CAL. Aug l3.-nrivcn
insane by religious mania, IT. J. Duff
ty. 60 years old, today attacked and
killed his son and daughter with an
axe and then cut his own throat with
a razor. infliciting serious injuries.
Tic will probably recover. The ira
gcdy occurred in the extreme north
western part Of the city. Duffy liv-
cd at the home Of his son. Fred Duff
ty. lie had been on the verge Of
violent insanity, it is said, for weeks
as result Of religious enthusiasm.
Last night he attended religious
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18

mrctin" and worked himself into Il
frenzy.
When he arose this morning he
WAS suddenly seized with Il desire to
Kill. Selling sharp bladcd axe, he
Stcalthily entered the bed room of his
son while the latter lay asleep. Hc
crcpt close to the side Of the bed and,
raising The axe aloft, brought it down
with terrific force across the neck Of
the son. The blow was delivered
with such tremendous force that the
head of the victim was severed COM
plctcly from the body. With mani
acal shout Duffy rushed from the
house and down the street waving his
bloody weapon. Reachin" the house
nt I5l northwest Lake avenue. where
his wife and daughter resided, he
opened the front door and entered.
Mrs. Ada Lacom. The daughter, with
her mother, was in n rear room. Pro-
rrcdin" cautiously to this room the
murderer opened the connecting
doors. Mrs. Lacom stood with her
back to him. Without word Of
warning he swung the axe high in the
air and cleft his daughters skull. Her
whole head was crushed in from the
blow.
Mrs. Duffy fled through n rear
door. closely pursued by the maniac,
who struck at her with the axe.
The woman succeeded in eluding
him, but not before she had received
a severe cash on the elbow from the
aS" swun" by Duffy as he chased her.
Mrs. Dufty's cries finally attract
cd the attention Of ncighbors. who
came to her aid.
Duffy then walked to the street,
where he drew n razor from his
pocket and SlaShcd his own throat. in
flictinc frightful INJURIES
Several weeks ago Duffy went to
tn" Evergreen cemetery and purchas-
c'l lot explaining that he wanted it
for himself. son and daughter. Three
days ago he purchased coffin for
himself
Fred Duffy. the son, was 2I years
old and unmarried lie was an auto
mobile machiniSt.
The daughter lived with her hus-
band. Ferdinand Lacom, painter,
and their G-ycar-old daughter. Mrs.
Duffy and her husband had been di-
vorrcd and she had gono to tho home
If her daughter to nurse her through
n confinement.
Duffy not only purchased a lot in
the cemetery for the burial Of his
victims. but had headstones erected
for three graves. Three plain tomb
stones were put in place on the lot at
his order, bearing the names "IIenry
j. Duffy "Fred A. Dufty,' and
'Zaidaih Lacom.'
The gravestones for hts children
were placed on each side of the one
erected for himself Duffy paid 500
for the hcadStoncs and told the sales
man that he was in no great hurry to
have them .r$Icd.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
University Of South Carolina

Wi'e range Of choice in Scien-
titic, Literary, Graduate and Pro-
tessional Courses leading to degree
Of Bachelor Of Arts, Bachelor of
Science, Licentiate Of Instructions.
Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts.
Civil Engineer and Electrical Eli
glneer. Well equipped Labora-
tories. Library Of over 90, 900 vol
umes.
Expenses moderate. Many STU
dents make their own expenses.
Next session (1o4th) begins
September 23d, 1908.
Fo: announcement write to the
President, Columbia, S. G.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
1885 College Il Charleston 1903
Charleston, S. G..

124th Year Begins September 25th.
Entrance examinations will be
held at the County Court House
ON Friday, July 3, at 9 a. IN. All
candidates for admission can COM
pete in September for vacant Boyce
Scholarships which pay 500 year.
One free tuition scholarship to each
county of South Carolina. Board
ard furnished room in dormitorv
$II. Tuition $40. For catalogue,
address HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
Piano and Organ EConomY.

Plano or an ORGAN, we want 10 sell yon one
Don't think you must so to some mail order
house to buy low priced piano organ; nor
outside Of South Carolina to get the best piano
or organ We have great variety Of grades
ana an styles, at prices hIch cannot fail to
interest YOU. We are manufacturers factory
representatives for several of the largest and
most famous makers of pianos and organs
We take old instruments in exchange and
make most liberal terms Of payment to those
who wish to buy on time. No house quality of
pianos and organs ConSitic red-cau underscli lis
'rwenty-iour years Of fair dealing in Columbia
and throughout South Carolina is orr reference
| and guarantee.
Write us at once for cataog price and terms
Malone's Music House, Columbia, S. c..
PIANOS AND ORGANS,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY or NEWBERRY.
In accordance with the rules Of the
Democratic party, n primary election
is hereby called to be held in New
berry county on Tuesday, August
10Th. 1908, for The following offices
United States Senator.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
Comptroller General
State Treasurer
Ad.lntant and Inspector General.
State Superintendent Of Education.
Attorney General.
Railroad Commissioner.
For Congress Third District
State Senator
House of Representatives..
Sheriff.
Clerk of Court.
County Supervisor.
County Superintendent Of Educa-
tion.
Auditor.
Treasurer.
Coroner.
Magistrates in respective town.
ships.
County Commissioners.
\" vote for House Of Representa-
'lNcS shall be counted unless it con-
lalnS as many rs three names.
The managers of election shall opcn
tn" polls at s Il. m. and shall close
them ai / p. m. The following man.
ayers have been appointed to conduct
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-18
TEACHER WANTED.

Lady teacher for Forks school dis
trlct No. 80. Salary $40 a month
Term six months. Applications must
be filed by August, 20 with
any Of the undersigned trustees.
W. a. Mctts,
Slighs, S. c., R. +. D. l.
Q. NJ. Kinard,
Pomaria, S. c., r. +. D. |.
d. II. Wicker,
Pomaria, S. c., r. f. D. /.