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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
IOWA OFFICER DEAD
Federal Officials Llfeless Body Found
in Apartments at Des
Moiuea.

Des Moines. Dot. 15.-J. J. Payne,
aged 10. registrar of the federal land
Office here. was found dead today in
his apartments. Two gas jets in the
room were open. Payne was last sess
alive Wednesday night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE.
Racer at st. Charles, Mo-, Goes Wilc
Into Crowd of Spectators,
Inluri,n Several,

st. Charles, Mo-. Oct. 15.-Mrs.
Chas. A. Swade of st. Louis was in
stantly killed yesterday afternoon
when a racing automobile driven at
so miles an hour by Ralph Ireland, got
out of control and tore away 40 feet
], of the fence on which the spectators
were sitting. Several others were in
lured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
Wants Records First.
WARRANT FOR BANKER
Charges Made In Connection with
Mineral Point Failure; Accused
Man III.

Mineral Point, Wis, Oct. 15.-Phjl-
lip Allen Jr. vice president of the
First National bank, was arrested tc-
day charged with the embezzlement
OF s16s,000. of the banks funds. Allen
lis SO i'll, the nhysicians say lie must
Sta
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
Illinois Bank Robbed

GaIesburg, H., Oct 15.--The Farm
ers' bank at Alpha was entered early
today. The safe was blown and
$4,000 was taken. There is no clue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
DEVELOP PME:NT in
The POLAR SCRAP
NEW YORK HoNoRs COOK, ONE
PAPER RAPs HIM - coPEN.
HAGEN ASKED TO GIVE WAY

New York, Oct 15.-An address was
presented to DR.. Cook today by the
aldermen which is an elaborately EN-
grayed and Illuminated document re-
lating that his search for the norm
pole was crowned with success and
that Cook was the first to reach the
pole.
The Globe, continuing it's effort to
disprove Cooks claim to climbing Mi.
Mckinley, today prints Photographic
reproductions of Barrills diary upon
which his affidavit is based.
Cooks Arkansas Defender.
Hartford, Ark, Oct. 15.--James A.
Belen who says he has hunted with
companions who made the Mount Nc
Kinley trip with Cook, is credited with
declaring here today that he did not
believe Barrill had signed the affidavit
credited to him in the story published
yesterday.
Wants Records First.
Washington, D. G., Oct. 15.--The
university of Copenhagen was today
requested by the National Geographic
society to renounce its first claim to
the examination Of Cooks observa.
tions made during the search for the
pole
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
Paper MIL Burned

Rockton, ILL.,. Oct. 15.-A paper mill
here burned today. The loss is
$4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16
Prominent Kentuckysn Dead.

Frankfort, KY. Oct. 16.-Former
United States Senator Vim. Lindsay
is dead. aged 70 years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-16

Continued on Page 81
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
A LINCoLN-DoUGLAS DEBATE.
In Which Lincoln Held His Audience by
Sheer Force of Personality.

Frederick Trevor Hill contributes to
the Century an account of THE Lincoln
Douglas Debates fifty years after
grouping together much new and inter
esting material relating to the famous
forensic "seven days battle" His story
of the first date is as follows:
No time was lost in initiating the con-
test Neither speaker required any in,
PRODUCTION, and Douglas began by out
lining the rules of the debate. He was
to open with a speech of one hour, and
close with another of half an hour after
Lincoln had replied for an hour and n
half, and at the next meeting these con-
ditions were to be reversed. Only a
small proportion of the mighty assem-
blage could possibly hope to hear the
sneakers, and those in wagons at the
outskirts of the crowd, finding them
selves at disadvantage, soon aban-
doned their positions and edged their
way into the thrOng. Nevertheless, there
was very little movement in the audi
ence. and there was virtually no inter
ruption. Once when Douglas sneeringly
quoted a part of Linc0ln's ''hOuse-divid-
ed-against-itself" speech, the Republic
ans burst into applause, which brought
an angry response from the unwary ora
tor: and when Lincoln began by reading
document, some one in the crowd
shouted, Put on your specs1 possibly
anticipating a smart reply. But Lincoln
was in no joking mood. Yes, SIR he
responded gravely. Il am obliged to dc
so. | am no longer a young man
Then for an hour and a half he held
that mighty audience by the sheer force
Of his personality and the intense inter
est of his theme. Now and again there
was a burst of cheering, but the speak
er made no effort at oratorical effect and
employed no device to tighten his argu
ment. Douglas was not yet as serious
as his adversary, for he had entered
light-heartedly upon the contest. and did
not Immediately realize the magnitude OF
the task he had undertaken. From thC
very start he assumed the offensive anG
continued his attack. scarcely deigninl
to notice his opponents replies, through
out the day Even when some Republi
can enthusiasts stormed the platform al
the close of that eventful evening ant
attempted to carry Lincoln off upof
their shoulders. he affected to believe
that he had so completely exhausted his
adversary as to necessitate his remova
from the field. One week later he begar
to take a less jaunty view of the situa
tiou.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
End Of a Bear Terror.

4 biz bear that for years past has
roained the Mashed mountain country
and has been varionsly named Wander
ing Jerry. odd Alibi'' and big Foot
was killed by Tall Moore, living at Al
der. Moore was out hunting in the
Mashed mountain and found the trail of
Big Foot" and cautiously followed il.
II was "A case Of still hunting pure and
simple Noiselessly creeping forward
through the brush on the big animal
trail, which was easily followed owing
to his having torn the bark olf logs and
opened rotten stumps after insects.
Moore suddenly heard the bear fOraging.
The wind became favorable. he crept
ahead until he saw the animal, and In
a twinkling had put an end to its exist
euCe with his repeating rife.
The bear was known and feared by
nearly all the residents Of tie Mashc.
region. II was an incessaHt traveller
and 80 got the name Of Wandering
jerry" From the same reason IL got
tire Sobriquct Of odd Abb" as lac could
never be found where last reported. its
paws wtre immense leading to the name
Big r00t. Seattle PGsl-IHtelligenceE
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
The Farmers Harry Lot.

There are about 100000 farms in
the United States, and after diFision is
made among them it will be found that
the average amount for each farm IS
about 500 This is a comfortable sum
for the living Of Il family which has
house rent and q greater part Of the
food consumed thrown in. The agricill-
tural population Of the United States
il about 25OOO.OOO persons; that is,
there are 1O.3S1 7GJ employed in agri-
culture and the rest, nearly 100000
are dependent on them. If the earnings
ON the farm over and above the amount
fed TO livestock. should be- divided equal
IL among those who have to live on il,
each one would have S24J. The value
Of the crop Of 1908. as estimated by the
secretary Of agriculture, is about double
that Of 1900 according 10 the census
Of that year. We have seen that b. di-
vidug up this great crop among those
who have to live upon it the figures
begin 10 appear not SO big after all. And
vet they are big enough to make the
farmer very prosperous and conteutcd.
In recent years he has paid of his mort
Cages and has opened bank account.
lie lives comfortably aud. although in a
portion Of the year he works very hard,
vet he has more leisure during the
twelve months than most men ia other
occupations Baltimore Sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
sEppery Streets Rendered Safe.

the street cleaning department of
Magdeburg has recently made successful
experiments with Il new sand strewiug
wagon constructed by Hermann Fricke
Of that German city, The wagon spreads
rapidly an even layer of sand on the
streets which, in the case of asphalt
paving, is Of great benefit in that IL
minimizes the slipping of the horses
when the streets are either extremely
wet or frozen This has heretofore been
done in German cities exclusively by
hand. The apparatus is worked by The
driver and can be adjusted to strew Il
layer of sand or gravel from six 20 eight
cen meters Qa.6S to 52.4N fceD wide.
The new machine has been taken over
by the city,-Daily Consular Reports.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15

superior character of the creations of
the modern shipbuilder. II has been
practically demonstrated that. barring
collisions with other ships, with sunken
wrecks or with icebergs, and Having out
of consideration the dangers of paralyz-
ing accidents III the engine rooms, the
modern transatlantic liner is actually
a safer vehicle for the traveller than
the railway coach. Railroad accidents
multiply during fogs and in storms
which obStruct vision and cast falling
trees and other distractions across the
rails. but if a captain at sea keeps
his head he can bring his ship over
hef trackleSs course during the worst
of elemental disturbances
As evidence of what some of the big
steamers encountered, it is reported by
the captain of of the Cunarder Cam
pania that that seaworthy ship en-
countered seas so high that they swept
the semaphore from the bridge The
bridge of big Cunarder is quite an
torce enough at that height TO wash
away a fixture must be rolling monsters.
Both the Campania and the Provence, a
last French liner, displayed splintered
rails. denied deck fittings and other dam
age such as could not be inflicted except
by the severest kind of weather at sea.
steel hatch covering on the French
ship upon which the waves could get Il
grip of only a few inches was bent back
ward and erumpled up like common tin
plate. The Teutonic encountered rec
cord-breakiug wave as to height that
travelled at the rate of forty miles an
hour, as timed for the length of the ship.
On Il North German Lloyd liner Hun
garlan Immigrant was struck by n wave
and dashed against the rail with Sutii
cient force TO crush his skull and kill
him instantly
These incidents ought to reasSure
transatlantic travellers rather than cause
alarm among them, as they Indicate SUI
premacy on the part of the big ships of
the present TO which they intrust their
the sea
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
GROW II FEET IN 20 YEARS.
Nails on Middle Finger More Rapid Than
Others

y scientist has estimated that in a life
time of seventy years 4 man grows nails
which, if il We're possible 10 preserve
them uncut, would reach the length of
feet . inches.
Exactly on what argument this state
ment is based il is hard to say, for n lit-
tie observation will show that during the
greater portion of Il mans life he cuts
his nails on an average of once week
and at each pairing removes a sixteenth
of an inch, or the equivalent of Il quarter
of an inch per month. working out at 3
inches a year.
This would give him a growth of : feet
6 inches during the thirty years he lives
between 20 and 90 says the St Louis
POst-Dispatch. In the other forty years
when the growth is less rapid. he would
certainly produce feet of nails, so that
IL feet is a better average for the nail
producing capacity of a man.
1t should be noted, however. that the
growth of the nails on the right hand is.
III most people. more rapid than of those
on the left hand, and it may be that the
scientist in Question has based his argu-
ment ON the slower growth of the left
hand nails.
Another curious point is that the rate
of growth of the nails depends directly
on the length of the finger: thus, the
nails on the two middle fingers of men
grow more rapidly than those on the
first and third fingers. respectively, and
these in turn are more speedy III the
growth than those on the little fingers,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
One WAY of Getting a Living.

The magistrate at one of the Paris
police courts has just learned of a new
occupation. Some tatterdemalion ap-
peared to answer a charge Of vagrancy.
aud when asked his occupation his reply
was "Je pose pour fobesite." Asked TO
explain himself, the man stated that he
had been engaged by a maker of some
anti-fat nostrum. He had assumed an
indiarubber dress, and this was inflated
after the manner Of a pneumatic tire.
Next the Yagrant was photographed.
aud the faithful remembrance" was
placed in a frame bearing the legend,
Before treatment" After some time
the man was again photographed after
less imitation. and below his picture was
added the words. after a months treat.
ment" Later the process was repeated
and this time the words below read,
after two months treatment" I'm
fortunately, the photographs could be
reprinted from the negatives and the
mans occupation was gone; hence, driv-
en- to desperation. he had committed the
offense which brought him within the
law.-LOndOn Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
BANK NOTES IN A DUST BIN.
How They Were Curiously Discovered
and Returned to Their Owner.

Ten 1000 franc bank notes, represent
ing the savings of a woman who lived at
Nanterre, near Paris, We're hidden by
htr in an old envelope, which was placed
in n drawer. In a moment of forgetful-
ness the envelope found its way into Il
dust bin.
In the morning the rag pickerS turned
out the bin, but tossed aside the tattered
envelope without inspection. Some cart
ers happened To pass that way. They
picked up the now mud splashed piece of
paper, one remarking to the other:
Perhaps there is fortune inside!'
They drew out the notes. This is some
fools pleasantly" they said; so by way
of revenging themselves on the unknown
joker and not believing the notes were
genuine they tore them to pieces and
threw them aside.
Two market women came along short
ly afterward With the Shrewdness of
their class they recognized the scattered
pieces of paper and gathered them up
and took them TO the commissary of po-
lice.
There they were pieced together and
il was found that none was missing
Two hours later the notes so curiously
discovered We're restored 10 their owner,
London Chronicle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15

The girl told me later that she haf
never felt 80 humiliated as when sh,
saw her idol not on the stage but ii
prosaic everyday costume.
| am not supposing for an instant that
You girls who read this are simpletons
or hirts, OF that you are in haste TO a.
eept without fuH understanding of what
it implies, any offered love.
But l do know that girls before they
are ready to be wooed and Won IN earn
est. are often in love with love itself.
Still 0ftener they are in love with al
ideal hero, and n good deal of unhapr,-
ness follows their finding out that very
good fellow on whom they have lavished
poetry and their beautiful fancies is only
a commonplace. honorable and practical
man. who will make Il good comrade on
the road of life, but who cannot unrayel
Sentimentality.
When a girls letter begins after this
fashion. AT such a place a yea" ago
met young man." | am always pre-
pared to hear either that the acqUaint-
ance was mutually agreeable. and that II
has ripened into an enduring friendship
or that the girl hoped it would mean
more than it did and was disappointed
when the young man went his way and
forgot all about her; or else that he and
she drifted into love and became a.t!-
ahced lovers. and that now she is tired,
is sure she made mistake, and what
shall she do?
l know that is long sentence, hut
you will understand it IL you will read ii
slowly.
| never receive such letters without
wishing two or three things about my
girl friends.
One is that they would not too hastily
become intimate with strangers. A gil
should possess dignity. and should have
right notion of her own value.
Another is regret that girls cannot
meet men just as they would meet other
girls.
Why expect someone whom you never
saw until this morning. and whom you
may never see again. to carry youI
image on his heart. or to want to know
anything further about you?
Girls are often foolishly emotional and
foolishly susceptible. Do try to preserve
indifference until you are sure a man
whom you have recently met is interest
ed in you. You ought not to take the in
itiative in forming an intimate acquaint-
ance.
My deepest regret it, let me say, IN
having to admit that many girls too
readily yield themselves to the fascina'
ton of being courted. and therefore say
yes without considering what it means
Not being the least in earnest in then
love, they soon grow tired, are sure they
have been mistaken and long for free
dom.
Singularly. if the lover releases them
| they presently discover again that they
were mistaken and the next time they
say What shall | do?' the refrain is
How shall l win him backY' With this
attitude | have no patience whatever
Margaret +. Sangster in Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
Rare Woodneckers.

Manly Hardy, the Brewer naturalist,
has lately received two of the handsom-
est woodpeckers ever seen in this state,
as they are the largest of their family
ever seen in Maine. They are imperial
woodpeckers from Mexico, and Mr.. IIar-
dv has been trying for thirty years to
obtain them to add 10 his very extensive
collection of American birds That some
idea of their size may be gained, Mr.
Hardy has placed the two specimens
he has just received with an ivory bill
from Florida, the biggest woOdpecker in
the United States. also a specimen of
the lOgcock or pilleated woodpecller Of
the Maine forests. The contrast is striK-
ing the Mexican species being very
much larger than either of the other
two. Measured from tip of bill to end
of tail the imperial woodpeckers are 22la
and 2Ola inches long, the male having a
crimson crest ) inches long, while the
black crest of the female is 3A inches in
length The markings of the birds are
very similar to those of the ivory bill
from Florida The Illinois dealer in
birds from whom Mr.. hardy purchased
these rare specimens writes that in the
thirty years he has been collecting birds
he has never before seen Il specimen. al
though he has tried all that time to se-
cure one. Both these were shot in the
Sierra mountains near Durango, Mexico.
at an elevation of 300 feet. The birds
were shot IN February. 1904. but were
only recently available for addition 10
an American collection. Mr.. Hardy says
that he can scarcely understand how
| they succeeded in finding these birds at
such 81 height, owing To the condition Of
the forestry that would prevail at SO
great an elevation. The habits Of The
| logcock Of Maine are such that he is
only found where big trees prevail
.nuiatnn InnrnaI
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
WOMEN BUTCHERS.
An Unusual Feminine Occupation Fol-
lowed in Paraguay.


The butchers in all parts of Paraguay
are women. In the public slaughter
houses the cattle are dispatched by men.
This is the only part of the work done
by men. The animal is skinned and
otherwise prepared by women who are
dexterous in the use of the saw and
knife, 1t is served out to the customers
by women-not generally by weight but
by the piece-and the price is very low
Women of all ages act the part of
butchers. Some are young and pretty,
others old and wrinklCI. The women
are great bargainers ant keen to pull a
new arrival almost to pieces in the hope
of securing his custom. These women
butchers earn good wages and many
of those in business on their own account
acquire a modest fortune.
The cause of this state of things is the
heroic war waged by Paraguay more
than thirty years ago against the over
whelming forces of Brazil, the Argen-
tine republic and Uruguay combined
This war. which lasted five years. bore
many similar points of resemblance to the
recent Boer war. 1t ended in the almost
total humiliation of the able bodied male
population of the country.
When the war was over the people
had been reduced to the most abiect
poverty and were on the verge of starva
ton. Worse still, owing TO the destuc
ton of the male population, perfec
anarchy prevailed, and all the worl
formerly performed by males fell on the
fair sex They rebuilt the houses which
had been burned down, titled the field
and wove for themselves rough homespul
/ clothing from the cotton grown in thei
own fields.-New Orleans Times-D Demo
crat
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
The New Governors.

OF the twenty-four governors recently
elected, nine--Brady Of Idaho; kuchin,
North Carolina; Shallcnberger, Ncbras-
ka; Stubs, Kansas; Patterson, Tennes.
see; Johnson, Minnesota; Hadley. Mis-
souri,; PothiPr, Rhode Island, and De-
neen, 1llinois-are beardless Those who
wear moustache only are Quimby,
New Hampshire; Davidson. Wisconsin
Shafroth, Colorado; Campbell, Texas:
Harmon, Ohio Donaghey, Arkansas
Gilchrist, Florida; Lilley, Connecticut
Anscl, South Carolina; Warner, Michi.
gan; Draper. Massachusetts. and Mar
shall, Indiana Gov. Spry of Utah has
a moustache aud gnatce; Peuuewiil Of
Delaware wears a Lincoln beard, and
Gov. Hughes is, as to beard, in a class
all alone.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15

The Sultan If Turkey is very particu-
bar concerning the quality Of his cigar
cites which accordingly have 70 Ice mads
in % small factory IN the royal palace IT.
self. Some bali dozen workmen 1re
daily engaged. and Turkish grown tobac-
o. is raised specially for the Sulfan'g
use. The best crops in the country are
m8rkcd for bis special benefit, and what
i not actually selected for making int
cigarettes must be destroyed \ hundred
weight 81 laaves may be turned over be-
lTu-Bu~.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
VIII Take an Appeal.

Victory for the moving picture men in
New York in their fight u save their Ii
censes from revocation by the mayor
was the result Of Justice Blackmar's de-
cisiou in the supreme court, Brooklyn
The court granted all the injuuctions
sought for 10y the >howmen with costs,
so that neither the mayor can revoke the
licenses Of moving picture shows with
out cause nor the police interfere with
their operation In all $40 shows in the
greater city are affected by Justice
Blachmars decision Mayor Mcclellan.
who issued the order closing the picture
shows when he heard of the decision
Of Justice Blacknar. said that the city
wOuld undoubtedly take an appeal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
Automobile Paknr-

Automobile poker has succeeded freight
car poker. Freight car p0kerF It's an old
game among travellers, and its success
sor is played the same way exactly,
though under another name. Three or
four men in an auto or on a walkin.
trip want some diversion. They agree
on automobile poker. get out pencils and
paper and wait for machines TO pass
The first man sets down the registry
number Of the first motor that comes ju
sight the second does the same with
the next red devil" and so on. until
every one IN the game mas a ''han9
Then there is q show down. or cour-e
there are no face cards. but all the rest
Of tine component parts 0f a poker dca
are tJ be had, thus: One, ace: two
deuce. and 50 Oh up to the zero, u'bic.
is called q ten.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-15
A NEW YEARS RoNDEAU.

exodus XIV 2Tl
palm-tTeeS and wells they found of yore.
Who, that Egyptian bondage DER.
Got slSht hetimeS OF feathering green.
OF heightened shadows. and between
The deer, long-garnered water-store.
Dear,--dea is Rest by sea and shore;
But dearest 10 the travel-Sore.
Whose camping place not vet has been
Palm-treeS and wells
For such We plead. Shall we ignore
The long procession of the Poor
Still faring through the night wind keen
With taiJaring steps to the Unseen?
Nuy; let us seek for these once more
Palm-treeS and wells!
Austin Dobson I'm Putnam's