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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, a certain relief for feverish-
ness, headache, bad stomach, teething
disorders. move and regulate the
bo,yels and destroy worms. They break
up colds in "a hours. They are so
pleasant to the taste and harmless as
milk. Children like them. Over 10,-
000 testimonials of cures. They never
fa-.. Sold by all druggists, 25c ASK
today. Don't accept any substitute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09

ing for visit in Traer with her sis.
ter, Mrs. Myrtle McComas.
Miss Josie Swift departed yesterday
for Seattle, Wash, where she expects
to spend a year with relatives. The
evening previous she was given a sur.
prise by the members of the choir Of
ST. Andrews Episcopal church, whn
gave her handkerchief shower. The
ladies in the central telephone Office
also came in and surprised her and
spent most pleasant evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09

Avaianches In Austria; Many Dead.
Vienna, March g. = kilograms re-
ceived from Carinthia report that a
series of devastating avalanches have
occurred there. Numbers of houses in
the different villages have been swept
away. Already ten deaths have re.
suited
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
AGENCY REPUBLICANS MEET
Name Ticket for Coming Election
Many Attend Caucus
Nye Chairman.

Agency, March -(Special)-Fri-
day evening at o'clock the Repub-
licans of Agency City met in conven-
tio.l. G. L. Nye was made chairman
of the meeting and C. S. Foster secre-
tary.
The nominations follow:
Web. F. Clements alderman for
the long term.
Fred Miller to fill vacancy.
Adam Mcdowell. committeeman fol
the ensuing year.
The caasus was well attended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
Pulitzer Back From Cruise

Pulitzer Back From Cruise.
New York, March 6. = The steam
yacht Liberty on which Joseph Pulit-
ger, publisher Of the New York World.
has been cruising in southern waters,
arrived in New York today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
CALL FOR MASS MEETING TO
BRAND ATTITUDE OF DIES
MONIES FAIR SEX AS INSULT
STRUCK A RESPONSIVE CHORD.
CROWD OVERLOOKED
COURIER LIBRARY
AT TWO O'CLOCK, TIMED NAMED,
1T WAS NECESSARY TO ADJOURN
TO Y. M. C, A. TO ACCOMMODATE
NUMBERS INTERESTED.

The decided difference between the
attitude that Ottumwa and Des Moines
women hold for the o-murderer,
Junkin was eloquently attested this
afternoon by the hundreds of local
women who responded to the call for
p mass meeting to publicly brand the
flooding Of Junkin's cell with flowers
and fruit as an insult to all women.
Thursday afternoon fifty members
of the Woman's association of the
First Congregational church held an
indignation meeting, aroused by GER
tain women of the capital city who
Bhowered luxuries on the brutal f1end,
Junkin. The next day, Friday news
Of the meeting spread and various rep
resentatives of local organizations in
dorsed the sentiment Of the meeting
by calling mass session for this aft
ernoon
The meeting was called for 2 O'Clock
at the Courier library room, but before
2 O'Clock the women Of the city had
gathered in such numbers that the
Courier quarters were entirely made.
quate to the crowd. The meeting
adjourned to the Y. M. c. A. audi
torium, where the following resob,-
tons we're adopted without one dis
senting voice:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-09
The Resolutions.

The Resolutions.
Whereas, there occurred in OF
tumwa on the fifth of February,
last, one Of the most terrible and
fiendish murders ever recorded in
the history of Iowa, murder with
out one palIiatine circumstance;
the victim, sweet, innocent girl.
without a known enemy, who,
while quietly passing in the early
dusk of the evening from her
home to that of her sister, was
boldly attacked. robbed and MUIR
dered by wretch who still fur
Their gave vent to the brutality Of
his nature by mutiIating the body
almost beyond recognition, thus
arousing universal feeling of dis
may, sorrow, wrath and horror in
every true and loyal heart in the
community:
"And, whereas after said muir
derer was removed to Des Molnes
for safekeeping, it has come to US
that certain women of that city
have been lavishing gifts of fruit
and flowers upon this man, al
ready condemned by his own con-
fession;
"Be II resolved, that we, the
women Of ottumwa, do openly de.
nounce such action on the part of
these aforesaid women as disgust
ing and criminal; an insult, not
only to the women of Ottumwa,
but to the whole sex.
~ LII
how any woman can put herself
on record as being In sympathy
with such criminal and such a
crime, we condemn such sIckIy
sentlmentality, which, masquerade
Ing under the guise of philanthropy
nuIiifies the assault and murder of
helpless women and exalts into a
hero the perpetrator Of this awful
deed.
. 1--WE depIore the influence upon
the community of condoning such
outrages, as 1t cannot help but
serve as an incentive to others, to
seek notoriety and aduiation by a
like means, and we feel sure that
the greater, and better part of the
women Of Des Moines, join with
US In the action, taken this day
by the women here assembled"
Our sympathy is with the suf-
ferers In this terrible tragedy;
with the parents, brothers and
sisters, who mourn the loss Of
dear one; for the lover Fastening
from the west to pay his last sad
tribute to the TangIed remains
Of her. whom he had expected to
claim as his bride in few short
weeks; for the church, which she
was ever ready to serve and
where the melody OF her sweet
voice added so much to Its serv-
Ice and for the circle of friends
whose ranks have been SO sadly
broken and we have no aduIation
to bestow upon him, who has caus-
oil $ktc ttek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

less and as inconclusive as would effort to isolate the most magnificent passage in the Bible." Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; magnficence is a relative term and means much or little, as one con- ceives the situation or the thing to which the word is applied. The most majestic and compelling picture from Genesis to Revelation is legion-it all depending on the points of view.
 Investigation along the line of beauty and magnificence in the Bible passages, we think, operates to bewilder rather than convince, in so far as these two qualities of the book are concerned. It is wonderful to contemplate in some sort of orderly sequence a portion of the splendid things between it's covers Never yet has its equal been written; no nor tai man has ever sounded it's ultimate depths. It is filled with sermons and songs tragedies and dramas; and 1t is not barren of comedies, for that matter, if one be able to catch the true import of real humor, which is never purposeless or senseless.
 How, for all that, and in consideration of all that, Is one ever to choose pass age" that one may confidently label ''tha most magnifcent?" From out so much wisdom, how shall the wisest word be se- lected? From out so much of pathos, how shall the most pathetic sentence be known? Amid such a wealth of the beauti- ful. how are we to discriminate to indis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
And It's Such a Little Thing, Tool

From Judges Library.
 MT. Lhggins made wild dash for an uptown subway express and missed it by the tenth of an inch Then he walked back to the center of the platform and stopped.
 I've forgotten something" he muttered. q know I've forgotten something"
 Now, MT. Luggin's arms and pockets were so filled with bundles that 1t seemed utterly ridiculous for him to say he had forgotten anything.
 "Yes," he continued, "I have forgotten something. But what in thunder it Is I can't make out. It's not Susan's hair ribbon, for that's in my upper vest pock- ct; it's not Anns tooth paste, for that's in my lower vest pocket and it's not Bobbies collars, for I'm sure I stuffed them in my hat Now, what in the dick ems can it be? It can't be the stove pol ish, or the picture wire, or the bird seed, or the sample package of Peeled Wheat, or the tothpicks, for they're in this bum dle; and 1t cant be the carpet tacks, or the spool of number forty cotton, or the bottle of marking ink, or the coiored post cars, for they're all in that bundle. May be it's-yes, by heaven, that's 1t! I've for gotten to buy the piano"'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
HUSBANDS ABLE ALLY.
Mrs. Champ Clark Is of Great Aid to
 the Minority Leader.

Jane Drew in the Chicago Evening Post
 One of the most frequent visitors to the members gallery of the House Of Repre- sentatives since the converting of the ex- traordinary session of Congress a few weeks ago is Mrs. Champ Clark. wife Of the minority leader. on whom the eyes of the country are turned durln .s his first experience as chief or his p rty in the House.
 It is true the leadership was turned over by John Sharp Williams during the second half of the last session, but the former leader kept @ close surveillance over his successor. Now Mir. Clark Is responsible for himself and his management of dem- ocratic affairs on the floor of the House is a matter of deep concern to his wife. who. like most congressmen's wives. takes the greatest interest in the work of her husband.
 Mrs. Clark. before her marriage, was Miss Geneveve Bennett. She is essential ly democratic in her tastes and Is decid- edly intellectual. She Is conversant with the great questions of the day, and has devoted herself to the seconding of her husbands s public career, and to her chi- dren. of whom she has two living, Ben nett and Genevieve.
 It has been said of John Sharp Will Hams, former leader of the minority, that he had attended more colleges than any other man in Congress, but people who know of Mir Clark's career from boyhood say that he holds the real record.
 Mrs. Clark is one of the charter mem bers of the Congressional club and is prominently identified with the manage ment of the organization. She Is de- lightful hostess and is affectionally re- garded by the new arrivals In congress sional circles, who look to her for guid- ance in "official social' matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
SOFT DRINK MEN
 ARE UNDER ARREST
EIGHT DEALERS ARE CHARGED WITH vIoLATlNd PROHIBITION LAW IN ENsLEw4EvlDENcE BY LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.

Ensley, April 17.-(Special.)-As result of Investigations by the Law and Order league of Ensley, warrants were issued for eight proprietors of soft drink estab- lishments doing business in Ensley, charging them with violating the prohi- bition laws, and the following arrests were made this evening: Nick Botta, on Seventeenth street, between Avenues D and E; w. c. Bryant, Seventeenth street and Avenue D; J. A. Potterson Seven teenth street and Avenue E; w. c. War ren, Seventeenth street and Avenue C.; Tony Meehls, Twentieth street and Ave hue E; F. M. Gates, Avenue E, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets; Gus Harduvelis, Nineteenth street and Ave nue A; Will Bruster, Seventeenth street and Avenue C.
 President H. C. Russell stated that ev idence had been secured against the above, the cases having been worked up during the past week. All the defendants are white men with the exception of Brus- ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
ROOSEVELT AND
 THE OUTLOOK

From the Survey.
 Theodore Roosevelt has joined the edi- torial staff of The Outlook with encour- aging vim The Outlook offices, be 1t understood, consist of u large section of the seventh floor of the Uuited Charities building, entirely surrounded by philan- thropy They are bounded on the north by the Charity Organization society on the east by the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, on the south by the Childrens Aid society, and on the west by the State Charities Aid assoc1a- ton Their floor is supported by the Russell Sage Foundation and their cell ing upholds the School of Philanthropy At various other fractional points of the compass they touch the City Missionary and Tract society, the National Asso- citation for the Study and Prevention Of Tuberculosis, the National Child Labor committee, the Hospital Saturday and Sunday association, the State Board of Charities, the National Consumers league the Guild of the Infant Savior, the barber shop and The Survey, formerly Charities and The Commons.
 For the man who first took MT. Roose- welt up fin his elevator it was the ex- perience of a lifetime. tempered by blushing consciousness that he had for gotten to shave that morning There were little demonstrations at every floor as the car went up and on one a hearty cheer. The hundred or more girls In the subscription department of The outlook were in vast futter and The Optlook staff uniformly had on its new spring clothes. The building was full of report CTS and journalists. Every office boy in it spent the day in the hall watching the elevators. and people who had not been there for years looked up old friends and hung about the corridors. To add to the real excitement of the occasion there was an attempted hold-up in the cooking school on the top floor and platoon of very substantial policemen took posses sion.
 So the day passed.
 Common belief that personal journalism passed away with Greeley and Dana has been pretty thoroughly upset these past few months, for The Outlook has made a notable gain in circulation since It was announced that MT. Roosevelt would join it's staff, and The Worlds Work has had n similar experience since it began publishing MT. Rockefeller's Ran dom "Reminiscences. Scrlbner's will have its turn when the African hunting series begin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
PERSONALITY OF
 JUNGLE REMUS"
Joel Chandler Harris Was a Kindly Philosopher Who Wore
 Mask of Shyness.

In personality Joel Chandler Harris had no counterpart in literary life, says Frank L. Stanton in The Delineator for May. He was imcomparable because he was different He had not the literary look," nor yet that of the comparatively well-to- do farmer, however much it may seem that the blended association would be demonstrated in appearance. Of aver age height, he still did not seem so, for constant application at the desk had somewhat rounded his frame; and there was yet another rotundity that bespeaks secular living and jovial temperament. Something comically blending the pathetic and the apathetic spoke from his ruddy face but the mild blue eyes that seemed negligent or inattentive the previous mo- ment frightened with a glint that was variously humorous, shrewd or sympa- thetic, as the provocation might be. The voice drawled lazily, faltering and hesi- tating increasingly as the man was closely touched.
 A slight impediment of speech, largely imaginary, had accentuated a native mod esty that impeled an unusual degree Of seclusion; and yet, upon occasion, few could enter into more animated or unfal- tering conversation. When he was pleased or amused, immensely so, an apparent thought scarcely audible chuckle vibrated his whole frame. He never laughed loudly; that chuckle was his superlative. And if you sat and talked with him by the hour; or, if. knowing the man, you watched him shambling his way through the crowded streets of Atlanta, your first impression was forever effaced Through the strange mask of shyness and deceptive insignificance you saw the keen, kindly philosopher; the thoughtful imaginative man of letters who had written his way into the heart of civilization.
 The man and his methods constituted such an anomaly in American literature that one must needs tread in unusual paths to secure a glimpse of his real per sonality
 The sources of his knowledge of human nature were just two-observation and ab- sorption by shy, silent contact. The fruits of these faculties were poured Into the crucible of his keen but kindly philos- ophy and his alert introspection; the re- suit is the stories that have made him famous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Most Magnificent Passage in Bible.
,rnno tbe Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 Of all the perplexing propositions that ever fell beneath the eye of the man who delights finally to Illuminate obscure ques- tions and adjust fine points of argument surely the one proposed by New Eng land contemporary is the most notable the selecting of the most magnificent passage in the Bible"
 Attempts to solve the problem present. ed here are to be encouraged, perhaps, as tending to lead to exhaustive Bible study, but that any real solution can be had is not to be expected. What is the sweetest perfume, the fairest flower, the grandest poem, the most inspiring song? These questions would all involve debate as end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

been inhabited for a period of unknown length. In fact there are vague indica- tions that Elgon was a great trading re- sort in quite ancient times; that between Hamites and negroes Egyptian trade goods coming from the Land of Punt (Somaliland) reached Mount Elgoe, where they were exchanged for the products of the forest negroes. We have also evidence that the blue beads that have been dug up there and which are sought for as great rareties, are of ancient Egyptian origin.
 Waterfalls are very common feature along the terraces of Elgon. They form splendid cascades, and in nearly every case they mask cave. l am inclined to think that the cave represents the origi- nal channel of a stream which has been blocked by lava rock and the stream eventually flowed over it's closed canyon.
 Passing under 200-foot cascade of wa ter we find the entrance to dry, con- fortable cavern. Thus the entrance to the cave-mans home is completely masked from the outside by stream of water. In several cases the entrance to the cave has been defended by a rude stockade with huge stones piled on top of branch ing boughs. There are remains in France and other parts of Europe showing that the cave men of prehistoric times adopted almost the same methods of restricting and defending the access to their caverns One fascinating aspect of the study of backward parts of Africa is like mount ing MT. Wells time machine and travel ing backward to vanished phases of Eu- ropean life in the stone age. Paleolithic man still lived on in Tasmania till 1S71 In negro Africa you can find existing nearly all the stages of culture through which our own ancestors passed in Britain and in other parts of Europe.
 Giant bamboos are found on the East African elevated plateaus above 1000 feet growing in some places to about 100 feet in height.
 A native beau of this region dresses his hair Into little balls with red clay and mutton fat and decorates his ears with white flakes cut from the large Achatina snail shells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
UNITED CHARITIES
 DOING GOOD WORK Mrs. EchoIs Submits Interest ing Report BIG CRAP GAME RAlDED Officer Brown of Ensey Takes In 12 amesters-PersonaI and General
 News of the Steel
 City.

Ensley. April 17.--(Special. 1.-The Society of United Charities of Ensley held an en- thusiastic meeting Friday night and the routine business was quickly disposed of. The report of Mrs. D. A. Echols, presi- dent of the society, was very interesting, and showed much activity on the part of the officers and members of the associa- tion Many worthy cases were materially assisted, clothing distributed and employ ment found. A few fraudulent cases were reported but in the main the cases were worthy and deserving. The president thanked the officers for their support, as well as the friends who had contributed liberally to the cause. The next meeting will be with MT. and Mrs. A G. Kelly on Avenue H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
With the Lodges.

The Ensley lodge of Eagles held an en- thusiastie meeting at their erie on Nine teenth street last evening. Five candi- dates were initiated and other business transacted. The president. Arthur Slye, Is making his term of office very sue cessful, many additions having been made during the past three months.
 The tacky party given by the local lodge of Rebekahs at the Odd Fellows hall this evening was decided suc- cess Many quaint and original costumes were In evidence which caused much merriment. Refreshments were served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
The Art of saIesIadyship.

From Judge.
 Tt makes you look small,'' says the saleslady to the big woman who is try ing on the hat. Sold.
 Tt makes you look plump" she says to the slender woman Sold.
 Tt makes you look young" she says to the obviously middle-aged woman. Sold.
 "It makes you look tall" she says to the short woman. Sold.
 Tt makes you look short" she says to the tall woman. Sold.
 "It brightens your face," she says to the dark woman. Sold.
 Ut brings out your color." she says to the pale woman. Sold.
 And all the hats were alike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
WORLDS LARGEST VOLCANO.
Mount Elgon's Crater, Where Roose-
 welt May Hunt, Is 30 Miles Across.

Sir Harry Johnston in the National Geo.
 graphic Magazine.
 The crater of Mount Elgon, on whose slopes 1t is probable MT. Roosevelt will also do some hunting is about 14,2O0 feet above sea level. believe I am right In saving that Elgon is the largest known volcano in the world. The supericies of the whole mass of Elgon is about equal to the area of Switzerland. It is almost as though Switzerland were concentrated into a single huge mountain mass. The crater is perhaps 30 miles across.
 Many caves are found around the cir- cumference of Mount Elgon at an average altitude of 5000 feet and at the bottom of abrupt terraces. think thecaves were formed originally by the action of water. but undoubtedly they have been enlarged by the work of man. They have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Police Notes,

Officer Brown raided a craps game sim gie-handed this evening, and as a result bagged 12 negro gamesters. The negroes were engaged in shooting the dice in a house in the furnace quarters when the officer appeared. He held the bunch and carried them to the city hall. They will be given hearing Sunday morning.
 Chief Jordan returned late last night with Miss Bessie McCloskey and Miss May Hughes. who left home last Monday. They were met at the depot by their pa- rents, who were overjoyed at their return. They both stated they left home on their own responsibility and intended visiting 8 Mrs. Evans at Calera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Charqed With Murder.

Coroner Brasher held an inquest at the undertaking establishment of Echols & Angwin yesterday afternoon over the body Of Mattie Wilson, a negro woman, who was killed In a quarrel with her husband last Monday morning at Nolan's quarters. The verdict of the jury was that she came to her death at the hands of her husband, Barto Williams, and charge of murder was docketed against him. He will be granted a preliminary hearing next Tuesday morning before Judge C. F. Camp of the inferior court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Meetinq of the HeIpino Hand.

A meeting of the Helping Hand of the Girls Home wnl be held at the Ensley Presbyterian church Tuesday, April 2O at o'clock D. m.
 The following is the programme, Mrs. L. T. Fuqua, leader of the local chapter, presiding.
 Organ Solo-Mrs Goldsmith.
 Vocal Soo-Mrs. Strand.
 Recitaton-Mrs. J. c. Bryant
 Address by President of the Home Mrs. Thurston
 Address by the Treasurer-Mrs Dyer. An earnest invitation Is extended to every lady in the district to be present. at this important meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Had Learned Her Lesson.

From the Delineator.
 Little Helen was inclined to be selfish, and her mother, Nhoping to correct the fault. taught her to hand around anything nice she might have, often remarking to visitors, T always take some of what ever Helen offers, whether I want it os not. so that she will learn to be gen- erous." One day Helen came in with a small bag of cakes. Going to her moth~ CTS side she looked up and said: "Man< mas Tse learned to be generous; don't take any of my cakfs dis time, only got few"