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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08
WHEAT BRINGS
HIGHEST PRICE
IN MANY YEARS
CHICAGO PIT sEETHlNG WITH
EXCITEMENT WHEN SIPS MARK
is PASSED; sULLlsH HOLIDAY
NEWS THE CAUSE.

Chicago, April 7.-On sensational
opening, wheat today touched the
highest point with one exception in
more than twenty years The first
sales of May were at $1.24 to 81 1,25A; /;
the latter figure being 3A to 3ss
cents higher than the close on Mon
day.
Excitement was seething in the
wheat pit before the days operations
began. During yesterdays holiday
bullish news accumulated at a great
rate. Liverpool advanced yesterday
and continued today, being reported
21a to 311a over Mondays closing.
An English authority startled the
trade with the estimate that Europe
would require fifty million bushels of
wheat from America within the next
four months. Where this is to come
from no trader today can explain.
Rain was reported quite general in
the southwest today, but although
beneficial it is declared doubtful II
the crop will be gathered in time for
delivery on July contracts owing to
! the dry autumn which is said to have
greatly retarded the growth.
How much the congested condition
may have to do with the present prices
can be explained only by the man who
controls the market and the only WORD
is that supply and demand and not
manipulation are responsible for the
advance.
! The market worked within the
opening range of the prices the re
mainder of the session until a minute
before the close when May jumped
/ to S125A, at which it closed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08
FOSTER NAMED ON
EDUCATION BOARD
SENATE GOES INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO CONSIDER AP-
PolNTMENTs; SENATORS OBJ
JEcT TO coWNIE'S REMOVAL.
Des Moines Bureau of
The ottumwa Courier,

lS oLluIIlW IL Soui
Des Moines, April T..
The disagreement over the member
of the state board of control reached
elimination this morning when
twenty-five of the senators signed a
petition to the governor asking him to
reappoint John Cownie. This was
done when it became known this
morning that the governor was likely
to appoint some well known polite
ian of the state. The governor refused
to change his appointment and sent
to the senate just before noon his ap-
pointments for the board of education
and the board of control.
At noon the senate went into exec
utive session to consider the appoint,
ments. The name of Judge J. P. Con,
nor Of Denison was presented for the
board of control. and for the educa
tional board A. B. Funk. Geo. Baker
7. D. Foster. P. X. Holbrook, G. R
Brenton, D. B. Murphy, H. H. Trewin
Roger Leavett and E. P. Schoentgen
All were referred to the committee
New Bills Passed.
The house passed bill revising the
fish and game laws. the bill to re
quire the publication of the proceed
ings of city councils and defeated the
bill to increase the pay of the custo
dian Of the capitol.
The senate passed the bill to appro
pirate $4,000 for the State Dairy asso
citation and bill to give the execu
tive council the right to remove ap
pointive state officials.
The senate postponed until tomor
row the lumber trust bill
Asylum Report Made.
The house received the committee
report on insane hospitals, which re
port recommends that the Legislature
increase the per capita support a
these hospitals so that the board o
control may employ more and bette
attendants and that the superintend
ents of the departments may keep il
closer touch with the work, and tha
when attendants are discharged the,
be not given employment elsewhere
The committee reported that the In
stances of cruelty and neglect Of pa
tients were found at some of the hos
pitfalls, but that all the persons guilt,
Of any infraction Of the rules hsv
been promptly discharged.
Worrying Over Appointments.
| Some of the senators have becom
perturbed over the situation as to tn
various appointments which must b
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SHERMAN LOSES
IN SPR|NCFIE D
FORMER LIEuTENANT GOVERNOR
is DoWNED AFTER HARD
MUNICIPAL FIGHT.

Springfield, Ill, April Z. Spring
field will continue to be wide open
town for another two years unless the
local optionists have better success
next spring than the Republican law
and order candidate had in the cleo
tion yesterday. Former Lieutenant
Governor Lawrence Y. Sherman fell a
victim to defeat at the hands of the
van, deposed boss of the present city
administration.
John S. Schnepp, the Democratic
candidate, who ran upon his PERSONAL
ity and without any specific platform
received a plurality over Sherman ol
241 votes. incidentally the Rev. Billy
Sunday, who has conducted a monster
revival here for five weeks goes to de
feat with Sherman. 1t is one of the
| first defeats recorded against Mr.. S,ln
day since he entered the field in Hi
| nois.
Sunday Defeated, Too.
| Prior to the local option elections
year ago Sunday conducted revivals il
! several of the best towns throughon
the state and many of them were vo.
ed dry" in consequence, Decatur an,
Jacksonville being among the number
while Bloomington escaped by only
few votes.
Sherman pledged himself to clos,
the saloons at midnight and keep then
closed over Sunday. SchneppA dodge'
the saloon issue. In the main the 200
negro voters in the city went t
Schnepp and helped to make him
WINES, with the votes of the saloon
keepers and the believers in wild
open town.
The Seventh ward, which comprise
the business part of the city and il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08

Albany, N. Y, April 7.-State Sen
tor Harte does not believe in affinities
and has introduced a bill in the state
legislature which if passed will prac-
tically put stop to the increasing
popularity of this form Of lawlessness.
Senator Harte halls from Astoria, N.
Y, and it was at first thought that nis
bill was joke, Lut no man is more
serious in his intention than is the
Long Island senator
''The idea of this BILL" he said,
"came to me after l had attended sew
eral sessions of the Hams trial at
Flushing | disapproved of the acqutt-
tai of the Hams but said to myself
that if the law provided an adequate
punishment for home wreckers, hus-
bands would not have to take ven.
geance into their own hands. After
had thought the matter over / decid
ed 20 years in prison was about the
right punishment for the crime OF
home wrecking."
why not electrocution the sena-
tor was asked.
81 don't believe in capital punish.
ment for anything was Senator
Harte's reply. Il believe men and
women should be punished equally for
the offense. If my bill becomes law
the women will serve time as well as
the men.
81 believe in an equal moral stand
ard and an equal punishment for men
and women. Too often the poor WON
an hangs her head in shame while the
man stalks away from the scene OF
his crime feeling even bigger than he
did before.''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08
Appointive Officials Were Announced
at Meeting Of City Council
Last Night.

Abba, April 7.-(speciaD-At the
meeting of the city council last night
the following appointive officers We're
named by Mayor A. c. Pabst:
Attorney-T. B. Perry, Jr.
Health officer-Dr. Clutch.
Chief of police. F. Vanschoiack.
Night police-Frank Harris and z.
T. Coombs.
Chief fire department-W. H. Shep-
pard.
Engineer fire engine-C. H. Davis.
The other members of the city ad-
ministration are City Clerk G. G. Atch-
ison, Assessor H. B. Moore, Treasur-
er Ray T. Afford
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Cool Weather for Many DAYS.

Washington, D. G., April IA spe-
cial forecast issued by the weather
bureau today indicates comparatively
cool weather for several days In the
eastern half Of the United States
with frost in middle and upper Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys and lake reg
ion, thence over the middle Atlantic
and New England states.
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BIackmailers Want $4,000.

Flint, Mich, April Anonymous
blackmailers who wrote from Delavan,
Wis, have threatened the lives of the
mother and sister of Harold Moon,
whose body was found last Saturday
in a pond, after five weeks Of a
countrywide search for him, unless
the boys father turns over $4,000 to
them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08
Winter Wheat AVERAGES 80.

washington, April 1.-THE winter
wheat average is s2.2 Per cent normal
against 91.3 one year ago; rye aver
age S7.2, against S9.1 a year ago was
announced in the report of the de
partment of agriculture issued today.
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Honkins rs on e7th aBIoIt

Springfield, April THE sixty.
seventh Joint ballot for senator result
ed as follows: Hopkins Is, Foss Is,
Shurtleff IT, Yates l, Stringer SO,
Mason 2, Lowden l, Comiskey !. Nc.
Kinley 2, Evans 2, Sherman 2, Judge
Guy R. Williams %, Calhoun /, Rich
ard F. Kinsella /.
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senator fulton China Minister

Washington, D. c., April r.. The
president today rendered to former
Senator Fulton of Oregon the post OF
minister to China to succeed w. w.
Rockhill.
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Zeppelin in Midair 12 Hours.

Friedrichshafen, April 7.-Count
Zeppelin's airship made a successful
flight today of twelve hours dura-
ton.
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ALBA OFFICERS NAMED.

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Creston, April 1.-THE electrical
storm early yesterday morning was di-
rectly responsible for heavy property
loss In this vicinity.
William Niemeyer loses at least
$4,000 by reason of the lightning set
ting fire to his large barn near ORR
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
Good Reason


It was kindly custom in a certain
village for the Weather inhabitants to
make good the loss which poorer vii
lager might sustain through the death
Of pig. Old Major Currie, however,
had but recently, returned from In
dia; he therefore was astounded at
receiving 4 visit from a laborer's wife.
Lost a pig, eh?'' he repeated grun-
~. "Wen, haven't got it. l don't
collect pigsv' .-... .......,..
"Beggin' your pardon, SIR" faltered
the woman; ''but, You see. the pig
died." VI @ II
'swel, dye, want me to 80 to the
funeral, send a wreath, or what, wo-
manr he fumed. Il # ~ -
''.Oh, no, sir; indeed, nor was the re-
ply. 'sBut we're poor folks. sir, and
We thought that, bein' the biggest pig
IN the neighborhood, you'd give us q
little 'elp."-London Tt-Bits. -....
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
conscientious Bill.

bill had charge Of the animal tent, "
said the old. circus, man, "and. among
his pets was leopard, the only one We
had with the show and quite enough
too. This leopard gave Bill more rou-
BILE than all the rest Of the menagerfe
put together. 1t was certainly an ugly
brute. j. EE;E. TX
'Well one day when we were show
ing In the Midlands had come up to
London to arrange about some advance
business l was eating my dinner in
the hotel when a telegram was handed
to me. It was from Bill and read:
The leopard has escaped. Providing
about town. What shall doy ~
'That was just like Bill. He had to
have explicit directions, even in an
emergency like this. He didn't want
to make mistake. .rs1.l
II Immediately wired back. to Bill,
Shoot him on the spot didn't think
any more about it until a couple Of
hours later, when I received another
telegram from conscientious, careful
Bill, asking, Which spotr" 3
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
Why the Menu Was Changed.

The culinary department of an East
indian household, If the story Of an
) American traveller who has recently re-
turned from Calcutta is to be believed,
is managed far differently from an
American kitchen. Here we employ
an Ethiopian expert at SO much q
week. says the philadelphia Record
There d cook would disdain to place
a weekly valuation on his services-
His conditions involve dat rate of 50
many shillings weekly for the furnish
ing and preparation of provisions. This
system Of putting the culinary depart
ment out to contract causes i penurl-
BUSINESS on the part Of the chef which
frequently Il not for the best health
and welfare of the household. Short
" before last Christmas thesabove
named American tourist had ordered
his cook, to have steak for dinner.
Broiled chicken was served instead.
Pressed for his reasons for disregard
ing the command Of the head OF the
household, the cook explained that the
chicken had taken sick and II it had
not been killed and served that day he
was afraid be would have lost it." = .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
.Aumhla Rie.r

stumble Pie"
Originally the term humble pie''
carried no opprobrious meaning. The
pie was one made out Of the hum
bles" or "numbles," from the Norman
French 'nombrils'I. e., the entrails
Of deer. To this day 1t is highly, es-
teemed in Scotland and in northern
parts 81 England. SO late as the time
Of Pepys tumble pie" was served as
part of the menu of4a gentleman's Ia
bic on an ex traordtnary occasion. Some
writer's derive the contumelious use of
the phrase Ito eat humble pie from
an alleged custom Of serving tumble
pie" below the salt, or at the second
table. But this is not supported by
=agthoItty. It more probably came into
use sinply through the similarity of
sound, there being no similarity of
meaning whatever between the noun
umbles 'ior numbles and the adjective
humble
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
His youainoat1o

He was pleading his cause earnestly
+ Il am wealthy he said, and could
make ample provision for you"
She nodded ana checked one point
on on her fingers. $780, I g.;
II have had aexperience~"with the
s;Koxld. ~ be- continued. .ss.ps,se.s -
She checked of another point.
"a Il have passed the frivolous point
,Asswent d. and i ,hayesthe steadfast.
~ tho ge ana lie wisdom to guard
and guide you well" + II
He paused for "a Eanswer!3 / (
The points you make are strong
ones, !" she said, Tint they. lead undeviat.
ingly to the conclusion that you would
make an excellent father for me- You
have all the necessary qualifications,
but Just now 1 am looking for 4 hus-
band" New York Times. II u
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03

A clergyman went to have his teeth
fixed by a dentist. When the work
was done the dentist declined to &C.
cept more than q nominal tee. ., The
paraon, in return for this favor, insist
ed later on the dentist accepting vol
ume of the reverend gentleman's own
writing. It was a disquisition on the
Psalms, and on the fly leaf he had in
scribed this appropriate quotation:
And my mouth shall show forth thy
praise. Weekly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
w. Aas,.a '-Sg'D
THE CONSULTATION. ..
wh.. IT, si.t.r 4.ard when shs
listened Is fhe Doctors. (.

listened Is Tho Doctors. i
One Of two sisters who lived togeth'
er was suddenly taken with a lung at
tack she feared was serious. says the
London Telegraph. She therefore sent
for specialist and asked her doctor
to meet him. Talking over his coming
with her sister, she said: Mona, !
wish l could know Sir Henry BIS real
spinion. Neither be nor DR.. NJ. Will
tell us If there is anything really
wrong, but would much rather
know"
Her sister replied: DO not worry
dearest. You shall know everything
for I will go down to the dining room
and stand behind the big oak screen
and listen to every word they say.
"And will you be sure to tell me-
MonaY' -.
"You may rely on me- dearest. Will
tell you every word"
,.sEven If am not to get well?'
s.Even then, dearest" promised the
loyal Mona.
The hour for the consultation arriv-
ed. and the sister went to the dining
room and, standing behind the great
oak screen, ensconced herself and pre-
pared to listen.
BY and by the two doctors were
heard descending the stairs, and a mo-
ment later they came into the room.
Walking over to the fireplace, the spe-
cialist sank into an easy chair and the
local doctor sank into another. Then
followed a moments silence, broken by
the specialist who leaned little for
ward.
"A1y dear H." he said slowly as ne
looked across at his colleague, "of all
the ugly women that's the very ugliest
woman I've ever seen I'm my life."
lis she?' replied the local doctor.
you wait until you've seen her SIS
ter"
Human At Least.
An American player who fumlled
several London engagements under the
late Sir Henry Irving tells story or
young man employed as the tragedian's
dresser when Irving was the lessee OF
the LNcenms theater. The young fellow
had been recommended for the place
by Clarkson, the celebrated wigmak-
er. Irving was as exacting in matters
Of makeup as he was in everything
else relating to stage equipment, and
he succeeded In. impressing Clarkson
with a deep sense Of responsibility.
Shortly after his entering upon his
new duties Clarkson called upon his
former employee As sClarkson had
noticed that he did not get as many
orders for wigs from Irving as he for
merly did, he had begun to suspect
that the dresser was accountable.
"Are you making Sir Henry's wigs?"
Clarkson demanded without prelimi.
nary. NJ
& "sometimes.' f. w u:
do you call that ! wig1" sneered
the caller, pointing to an article on
the dressing table. "po you mean to
tell me that you believe that thing
looks at all like I wigr'
mo, sir, DON'T hotly replied the
dresser, now considerably irritated,
but do mean to say as how it looks
like the air Of the 'uman 'eadv'-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
= Rusx..-Aolida,k,.

NAV, don't think Timmy u b.
1ayin' long on this new job he's took
up wid,''' said Mrs. gHerlihy. "'Tis too
hard fer him. Sure, he gets no rtst
1T all from Monda' mornin' till Sathur-
da' night, and tbs not what the mans
used to-"
He has his Sundays to Iist in,s
haxarded the caller boldly.
IAN what O. that?'' said Mrs. Heru-
ny. "On sunda's he has to 60 to
church an take the children to. their
trandmama's an visit Wild his coosins
an all-'tts no rist at all"
"Twas wan day out Of livery foftnit
he had wild the ould Job, want itT'
Qaeried the caller. %x * s S y ~
.It was" said ME-, Heriihy, '-an'
twas grand vacation be had. I'd
ave livery bit O the swashin', and he'd
wiring it out nne an hang It on the
nne for me; thin he'd saw an shplit
wood enough to last till the mkt vaca-
t56n day, an he'd bate livery mat in
the house an shine up the faucets an
the b'iler an wash the wtndys, an
thered always be some. little exthra
help, drivin' nails or the like, he cud
Give me.
s..A.An' whin he'd go to his bed at
night he'd niver fail to say to me,
Well, Celia, my vacation day is over,
hut feel like, It's made me ready to
50 back to wurrk tomorrer,' he'd say"
youths Companion.
g4s- Y"
Getting Ready For Him.
sDearest, what did your father say
VIXEN You told him loved your
Tie didn't say anything, Harold;
simply went over to the gtmnasium
and arranged for course Of boxing
lessons. "-Pittsburg Press. /.
Great men are they who. see that
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
THE MAGIC or HO||U|D||N|
Remarkable CIevsrness Of the
Famous French Coniurer.

Famous French Conjurer.
HIS MOST WONDERFUL FEAT
A Mysterious Performance Before the
Court Of Louis Philippe That Was
Probably the Result Of Subtle Bit
of Psychological Reasoning.
A link connecting the names Of Cagli
ostro, the great charlatan, and the
French conjurer Robert Houdin may
be found in a story that may be justly
termed 1.-The Most Incredible Feat OF
Magic Ever Performed"
In 1916 Houdin. then ut the height
of his popularity, was invited to St.
Cloud to give q performance before the
king. the royal family and court. The
eonjurer had only his young son as an
assistant and could rely on no tricks
of light or mechanism, as the exhibi.
ton was given in one Of the drawing
rooms of the palace. He finished with
the following extraordinary perform
ance:
Borrowing several handkerchiefs, he
wound them into a package. which he
laid OH the table. Then he went about
among the guests distributing cards on
which were to be written the names
of places to which it was desired that
the package be invisibly transported.
Houdin then handed the cards to the
king, asking him to select three at haz-
ard and from them choose the destina
ton he liked best.
The first card read, II desire the
handkerchief to be found beneath one
Of the candelabra on the mantelpiece."
THAT" said the king, sis too easy
for the ability Of conjurer of the
ability Of NJ. Houdin."
The second read, 1.-The handkerchief
are to be taken to the dome Of the
Invalides."
THAT" commented the king. lis bet
ter. HoweYer,-i is much too far, not
for the handkerchiefs, but for, US. The
third card suits me-" said the king. 1T
is desired that you should send the
handkerchfefs into the chest Of the
last orange tree Oh the right Of the
avenue"
Houdin expressed his willingness to
attempt the feat, and the King w1is-
pered an order that Immediately sent
"a group of attendants to guard the o.
{ ange tree in question. :S' z5 ''@* fS%
The conjurer placed the package of
handkerchiefs under an opaque glass
bell and then, waving a wand, order"
ed the package to proceed to the place
chosen by the king. When the ball
was raised the handkerchiefs were
gone. but in their place was 4 white
turtledove. A trusted attendant was
sent to the orange tree to open the
chest. He returned bearing 4 small
iron Golfer covered By rust Is
~'.Are the handkerchiefs in this COT
ferr' asked the king.
az, Eyes. sire, and they have been there. 4
too. for long time"
"How can that be possible? The
handkerchiefs were given you hardly
a quarter of IN hour ago.
"Yet it is so, and your majesty win
be even more surprised when prove
that this Golfer and it's contents were
placed in the chest Of the orange tree
sixty years ago, Deign to remove
from the neck Of the sturtledove, the
key OF the casket."
Louis Philippe astened ribbon
holding q sm1l fnsN key, unlocked
the Golfer. FOUL adOcument bearing
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03
The Chief Justice.

~o There are very few people who know
the proper designation Of the man who
presides over the supreme court" said
the secretary Of the senate. .'2t5
Generally he is referred to as the
chief Justice Of the United States So.
preme court In" fact, he IL the chief
justice. That's his. official title. Most
Of our presidents in nominating men
for this Office have fallen into the error
Of giving him the long title. siWheA
George Washington nominated q liver
Ellsworth Of. Connecticut for this post
he described At Al chief Justice of the
supreme court Of the United States.
Andrew Jackson made the same error
in nominating Richard B. fancy. SO
did Abraham Lincoln when he appoint
ed Salmon P, Chase. Grover Cleve-
land was the first president to give the
correct designation. When he appoint
ed Melville w. Fuller he nominated
him to .be chief justice and nothing
else. Future nominations will be
framed In this fashion.
80 Z 5-.,-~sA- = 80
I >Morai Courage. .ts.
A ooIteacher once told her class
that the courage which makes ~ do
Ntat We think right regardless Of tie
aneers 01sothers, was moral courage,
Ethe best kind. rs, .s 9:$3 u
Then i i boy has . boz of candy,
lie me yesterday" saM Z lad, and
* II eats II all himself without giving.
my to people that have no right to It,
no matter how much they call him
mean and stingy, that there's moral
courage, amt it teacherf' q.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-03

Have you done anything to earn tie
gratitude Of the people? r
u.s. Yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
Il although they don't know aboutfit i
n hare let them 81 Of 4 lot OF speeches
{ Was tempted to make. w ashinston
Star. 5. t..3:. 80. K i