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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
THE HIDE IN THE SHOE.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-What a
lot of fuss they make over the duty
on hides and how much they talk
about cheaper shoes If the tariff were
repealed. Why not figure little. The
average shoe weighs about a pound
and 1t isn't all leather, either. There
is some cloth and some stufflng and
some imitation leather in it, some
times great deal. But say there is
a pound of leather. That's worth
about 15 to IS cents, maybe less, as
the shoe manufacturers buy 1t. The
tariff is 15 per cent-that is, 2A
cents on the leather in shoe or ~
cents On the leather in a pair OF
shoes. If the whole of the tariff
were added to the price Of the leather
1t would mean AZ cents added to q
pair of shoes.
And this is the matter that fills the
newspapers and that re-echoed in the
halls Of congress-!
On the other side, the hide the
farmer grows on his steer weighs
fifty to sixty pounds and it Is worth
something less than IL cents green
The hide counts for probably Sc OF
ST. The Is per cent on that amounts
to about a dollar. We take it the av.
erage farmer would rather pay the
Az cents more for every pair Of shoes
he buys than take the dollar less for
every hide he, sells, whether on or off
the steer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
DIVORCED BLIND-REwEp.
Wife's Second Husband Dies and She
Loses Her Eyesight in the
Meantime

Des Moines, April s. - Twenty
years ago, on Sept. z, 1888, Charles
Landers led Eldora Trotter to the
marriage altar and listened while the
minister repeated the words which
made them man and wife. He was a
cheerful young man of 20 years; she,
a pretty, lustrous-eyed miss Of 10
summers.
Yesterday the same couple stood be-
fore minister and listened while the
same words were repeated and they
were again made man and wife. He
was serious, middle-aged man; she, a
sad, middle-aged woman of 40 years
and blind.
In the twenty years which inter
vened between the two ceremonies, a
divorce had broken up their home.
Landers had gone on life's Journey
alone. Mrs. Landers had taken anoth-
er husband, Jack F. Hockert, whom
she welded Sept is, 1893 She lived
with him until death stepped in where
divorce had come before and took
away her husband. He died from in
juries received in an accident.
Her married life thus twice rudely
broken up, Mrs Eldora Landers-H Hook
ert began to live alone. The light in
her lustrous eyes faded and she be-
came serious and melancholy. And
then the light left altogether and she
became stone blind
Then Landers-her first love-came
back. In the twenty years he had lived
away his early love had not departed.
And her first love for him, smoldering
since their first unsuccessful attempt
at married life, was famed to life by
his return.
Office yesterday to secure the license
to wed.
"The first love was the true love
and it triumphed, so it seems" said
Deputy Cupid" Baldwin, when the
couple had departed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

and intelligent native generalissimo Of
all the forces who can make the ex-
petition success or failure; next
the syces, who take care Of the ponies.
If such are taken, and lastly the
hunters themselves, with their gun
bearers, usually Somalis of selected
Stock
Out of sight in the distance are the
foremost members Of the safari of
from probably 800 to 400 men, when
the hunters themselves tighten their
puttee straps, adjust tJ'ir pith helmets
and, undaunted, take their places In
the march into the majestic vaults Of
the tropical forest where many an I'M
fortunate man has gone never to re.
turn.
The British protectornte Of Uganda,
still q native kingdom under youthful
Kobaka Dandi Chwa. son of atrocious
Mwanga, seller of women, covers 3d..
600 square miles, with subterritories
Mr.. Roosevelt's plans include trayers
Ing the very heart Of It, continuing.
northward to Gondokora, across thu
headwaters of the Nile, outpost Of
British Sudan, where Mrs. Roosevelt
hopes to join him in journey down
the Nile.
The country first invaded and where
the hunting is done Is virgin haunt
of big game, the like OF which exists
nowhere else in the known world. 1t
Is a varied fastness, almost completely
surrounded by Lake Victoria Nyanza.
to the southeast; Lake Albert Edward.
southwest, near Ruwenzori; Lake AL
bert northwest, and the headwaters
Of the Nile and the ramifying Lake
Choga to the northwest, north and
northeast.
Although limited by his license to the
killing of two male elephants, two rhi-
noceroses, ten appropriateness and TWEEN
ty-one antelopes. including two kudos,
two gembok and one bongo, species
of antelope; two earth hogs. two earth
wolves, ten chevrotains. two colobl
or other fur coated monkeys, two
marabou storks. two aigrets. two os-
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A SOUTHERN VIEW.

William E. Curtis, writing in the
Chicago Record-Herald asked a promi-
nent member of the Alabama bar,
what the southern people thought of
Theodore Roosevelt and President
Taft. The answers to the question
were:
1--WE think Theodore Roosevelt
is the greatest combination
or right and wrong, and of
wisdom and folly that ever appeared
on this planet. He has made more
mistakes and done more good than
any other president we have had. He
has the most righteous intentions and
the most honest motives of any man
that ever lived, and is so confident of
his own righteousness that he never
knows when he is wrong
'The southern people like such men.
We do not approve of everything
Roosevelt has done or attempted to
do, nor do we approve Of some Of his
methods and utterances, but we do
approve of the man and admire him,
right or wrong. Roosevelt has given
us all something to think about. He
has awakened the moral consciousness
of this country, and everybody ought
to be the better because he has been
president. We need shaking up
every now and then; we need to have
our souls stirred and our sins pointed
out. to us or thrown back into our
faces, and Roosevelt has done that
with more force and effect than was
ever done before. No rational man, no
matter what his connections or his
politics, will dare to deny that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, with all his impetu-
osity and his mistakes, has left the
public service and particularly COM
mercial and financial conditions better
than he found them
What do you think of Taft?"
II think that President Taft is
recognized by the intelligent people Of
the south as one Of the biggest and
best men in the nation. That is dis
tinctly the opinion Of the members of
the bar who, l may say, are almost
unanimously members Of the Demo
cratic party. They base their judg-
ment principally upon Taft's decisions
from the bench, and from what we
have been told of him by our assoc
iates at the bar Of the neighboring
circuit over which President Taft pre-
sided for several years. We know him
to be big. broad-minded, brainy man,
with cool head, sound learning and
an exalted sense of justice. And
therefore, we anticipate that his ad-
ministration will be just and fair to all
classes. We have read his character
in his decisions and have confidence
in his ability and judgment. do not
think any man of affairs in the SOUTH
Whatever his political connections may
be, and practically all men Of affairs
vote the Democratic ticket, feels any
regret that Judge Taft is president"
These answers indicate the trend of
sentiment in the south and leads one
to wonder if the fact that these men
Of affairs who voted the Democratic
ticket, yet who do not feel any regret
that Judge Taft is president, will con-
tinue long to vote as a solid mass.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
CHICAGO TUBERCULOSIS CAM
PAIGN,

At the municipal election In chicago
yesterday the proposition to give the
city a public hospital for consump-
tives carried by vote of more than
four to one Chicago thus takes a
step forward in movement which
will doubtless go far to stamp out
the white plague. In the new hospl-
tai only those in early or moderately
advanced stages Of the disease will be
accepted, as the project was launch
ed for the purpose of curing the pa
tients and not as place for those
who have reached such an advanced
stage that their cases are hopeless.
The regular county hospital will care
for these cases as done at present.
Statisticians have shown that mu-
inequalities can we'll afford to appro-
pirate large sums to fight off the
great white plague as they have cal
culated the money cost of tubercu-
losis to be an enormous sum. This
money cost, they calculate, including
capitalized earning power lost by
death exceeds $4,000 per death, and
on this basis Chicago figures its an
nual loss at a million and a quarter.
The Chicago plan provides that the
maximum Tax lGNleu oudll DS OIlS Ahlii.
This would give the city half mil
lion dollars to expend in the purchase
of suitable grounds, the erection of
buildings and the maintenance of the
hospital. Ample facilities would De
provided for the care of several hun
dred cases Of incipient tuberculosis.
Many of the states are conducting
war on tuberculosis through similar
ly conducted sanitariums. Doubtless
many other cities will follow Chicago's
lead and make provisions for taking
care of their own tuberculosis pa
TENTS. BY thus extending the cam
paign against the plague modern
treatment is certain to cut down the
death rate from this widespread
scourge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

Churches of Christ in Des Molnes,
1923 persons have been arrested in
this city, he told his audience at the
Highland Park church last night,
While the arrest of the more than
1900 people cost the city $4,000, re-
vival meetings have cost little more
than $4,000 The persons who were ar
rested paid total Of $1,000 in fines
and the evangelist argued from these
figures that sin Is expensive.
Fifty-one converts were received
last night and DR.. Scoville has con-
scented to conduct one more service be-
foe leaving for Washington.
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est ana most In
accessible portion Of this area of forest
and veldt, desert and swamp, jungle
and lakeland, mountain and rift, as
the center of his hunting operations.
At the railway stations at Vol, Ma
kindu, Kiu, Athi River, Lordiani and
Escarpment accommodations are to
be had for hunters who desire to
leave the train and shoot antelopes,
bucks, rhinos, elephants or any other
game that may be taken. Ice is made
artiticially for travellers at these sta
tons, and at times the train passes
through fields of corn and millet and
plantations of oranges and sweet pota-
toes.
AT Port Florence the party embarks
on the comfortable twin screw lake
steamer Winifred. having baths, cleo
trio lights, ETC., for an eighteen hour
run across the lake to Entebbe, whence
the Roosevelt hunting expedition in it's
entirety will start into the unknown
Tor many months, lost almost as COM
pletely to the outside world as though
Its members were hunting hippopota-
muses. in the canals of Mars.
From six to seven months. will be
consumed by the party in the fast
nesses Of Uganda, for many years the
Kingdom of wars, murders, slave sell.
Ing and wife killing, where even today
cannibalism is not wholly wiped out,
where the dwarf Negritos shoot poison
ed arrows at white men and where
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Has $4,000 OF UncIe's Money.

Iowa City, April S.-An interesting
battle in the courts opened here yes.
terday when the first steps in the con.
troversy over the fortune of Michael
Kelley longtime resident Of John.
son county, now dead. were taken.
The niece of the decedent has $4,000
in certificates of deposit which she
AYERS were given to her by her uncle,
because Of affection and other rea.
sons, during his life although no
will was left beaueathing the property
to her. Heirs allege that the modest
fortune in her hands was simply con.
f1ded to her in trust, and that they
ought to get a share Of it. The best
legal talent in the city has been en-.
gagged by the respective sides and a
bitter conflict seems in store. Judge
H. P. Howell is hearing the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
1T SETTLED 1T.

From Everybody's Magazine.-The
late A. J. Cassatt, at dinner at the
Philadelphia Country clug was asked
his opinion Of women riding horseback
astride.
II don't altogether favor It," said
Mr.. Cassatt ut sometimes leads to
confusion.
Il was driving one afternoon on
Lancaster pike when a rider was
thrown from spirited bay horse.
Luckily, the accident happened in
front Of pharmacy. The proprietor
ran forth with his clerk. He propped
up the head Of the unconscious rider
and, seeing a gold cigaret case lying
on the ground, he took it up and
read: p. S. Browne, 1888 Walnut St.
Jack he shouted to his errand
boy, telephone to Mrs. Browne, 1888
Walnut St., that her husband"
"But just then tiny gold hand
mirror with powder puff attach,
ment, fell from the riders trousers
pocket, and the pharmacist called:
Jack, I mean telephone Mr.
Browne that Mrs. Browne has fal.
len"
But at this point the clerk, who
had been burning a feather under the
riders nose, tickled her lips with it,
and she smiled and murmured. Jim.
Telephone Mr.. and Mrs. Browne
that Miss Browne has fallen off her
horse"
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husbands which are worth trying /

husbands which are worth trying in
an experimental way:
/. Avoid verbal controversies at
all costs, because you will come off
second best no matter If you're the
most brilliant lawyer in the world. If
controversies are unavoidable, give
way after sham fight. You will In
crease in your wife's respect because
you've been SO wise as to recognize
her as the wiser.
2. Never forget that you're mar
ried to woman and not an angel.
8. Don't refuse your wife money
too often; rather steal or starve.
A. If you observe that your wife
doesn't love you enough, remember
that she loves Jewels and fine clothes.
8. See to it that your better half
always has the last word That
makes her happy, while it would leave
you with your love of justice and
truth, only uncomfortable.
6. Read only books that every
body is talking about, so that your
wife can discuss them with you. She
would be miserable If she lacked a
gossip partner just because you, In
your crazy disregard for what every
body likes" read books of your own
selection.
Z. Even in controversy don't wound
your wife by being too logical.
8. Bestow upon your wife from
time to time the compliment that she
is the most beautiful of creatures,
and that you are simply desperate be-
cause you are so hopelessly unworthy
Of her.
9. If your wife is shrewd, beware
of seeming shrewder. If she's stupid,
be more stuDid-in order dn either
EVENT. that she may not be angry.
10. Above all else respect your
mother-in-law. Remember that she is
primarily to blame for your marital
happiness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
"ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE Sell.
ElSHu

From the New York American
The Payne tariff bill seems to sat.
isfy Congressman FISHERMAN, of Wis.
consin. "Of course" he said recently,
"all human beings are selfish. There
are complaints now: there will be
complaints by individuals for all time
to come. It's all owing to whose OK
is gored.
"The present dissension reminds me
of clothing dealer who had coat
stolen from near the door. The thief
had time to put it on before being
detected and then he ran. The mer.
chant came to the sidewalk, raised q
cry that was heard by a policeman.
"The officer shouted to the man to
stop. AS he wouldn't, the officer be.
gan to shoot, whereupon the clothier
shouted: Hit him in the pants, the
coat is mine.'"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
TURNED DOWN..

From Harper's Weekly.-There is a
certain Washington maid, who is rich
in her own right, and whose natural
generosity has on more than one oc-
casion been imposed upon by impe-
cunious friends of both sexes In the
set whereof she is a member.
At dance not long ago an &C.
quaintance Of hers was, quite by
chance In position to overhear a
portion of rather delicate conversa-
ton between the aforesaid young
woman and her cousin Jack
J.. Caroline" the young fell
low was heard to say, you know
that have long been fond of you.
Now, I'm going to ask you for the
Really, Jack. I can't do IT," inter
rupted the young woman hastily.
I've been so unlucky that way"
What are you driving att" came
from Jack. "I'm about to ask you to
marry me-"
Caroline heaved a sigh or relief.
Mercy, Jack" she exclaimed, 81
thought you were going to ask Loan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
Presbyterian Women Meet.

Keokuk, April s. - he annual meet
ing of the Women's Presbyterian
society commenced yesterday in the
United Presbyterian parlors, the first
regular session being. held in the aft.
ernoon. About twenty-four delegates
were present at the opening Of the
session. The entire southeastern Iowa
district is contained in the Keokuk
presbytery and the delegates are from
the societies in this part of the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
The Health of Your Horse.

will be best promoted-best preserved
if you are ready to give the proper
remedy at the proper time. The proper
remedy for all strains, sprains, or collie
Is Perry Davis Painkiller. The proper
time to use it Is when the trouble first
shows itself. Be prompt and you'll
not only save the horse suffering. but
you'll spare yourself trouble and ex-
pense-maybe save d long time wait
ing. You ought to have a bottle ready.
The new size bottle costs IS cents; one
larger. SO cents. Be sure your drug
ggist gives you Perry Davis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

Counsel Milburn or not he must admit
that Mr.. Milburn Ia we'll worth the
salary he is drawing, no matter how
many figures it contains. One can
almost see the halo about John DIS
head as Mr.. Milburn presents his
case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

Mr.. Cipriano Castro is quoted as
being greatly incensed because there is
objection to his returning home and
starting another revolution. Mr..
Castro is opposed to the lid Ie be.
lies his personal liberty should not
be disturbed, that he should have the
right to revolute unrestrained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

It is no more than fair to say that
some Of the spring hats classed as
Inverted wastebaskets bear a closer
resemblance to inverted washbowls,
the Chicago Tribune asserts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10
Boy la Shot to Death.

Dubuque, April S.-Howard Schwarz
aged IL, was shot yesterday while
picking up a small caliber rifle. He
grabbed the trigger, the bullet enter
ing just below the heart. Death fol-
lowed two hours later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

ness. Mr. Roosevelt has wisel 'udied
every means of protection agalnstthis
insect. Whole villages have gone to
sleep never to awake Whole tribes
have disappeared from the face of
the earth because of 1t. Particularly
deadly when attacking males In the
prime Of life. entire villages are found
today where only women and children
survive. Stricken natives are driven
out Of their homes to die in the forest
and be torn to pieces by wild beasts. j,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

A lecturer in Chicago says the Amer
lean people are the most unhappy in
the world and he gives as his reasons
that we are the freest, the most pros
porous and the most highly educated.
All of which looks like very poor rea-
soniDp
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

Some one should break it gently to
the weather man that it's mighty
hard for the ball teams to get rid of
the winter kinks until they get rid OF
the winter weather.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

That interview with the president
secured by the Paris correspondents
goes to show that Paris has a pretty
we'll developed yellow press of it's
own
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

WEN hundred
and fifty thou
sand s q u a r q
IN IL e S of the
greatest h u n t :
ing ground on
earth" such is
probably MT.
Roosevelt's de-
scription OF Brit
ish East Africa,
and, typical of
his venturesome
character, he has
chosen the wild.
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Whether the reader agrees with the
defense of Standard. Oil made b.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-10

The returns from Wisconsin indicate
that the dry wave must have stopped
long enough in Milwaukee to take on
a jag.
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Proves Sin Is EXPENSIVE,

Des Moines, April 8. While Evan.
gelist Charles Reign scoyille has been
bringing 1.721 people into three
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TEN RULES FOR HUSBANDS.

The Vossische Zeitung-you needn't
Try to pronounce it unless you feel
lnclined-a paper published In Ber-
in, gives the following ten rules for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Alexandria Light Infantry held
an out of door drill last night.
More heavy rains fell late yesterday
evening followed by other showers today.
At meeting of NJ. d. Oorse Camp,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, held last
night, only business of routine nature
was transacted.
A marriage license was issued 10
Washington yesterday to William nj.
Callahan, of Stafford county, and Laura
Payne, of Fauquier county.
The water mains will be flushed on
Friday, on which day the Civic I'm.
provement League will have the oppor-
tuuiiy of washing out the Market Build.
ing.
There was but one case before the
Police Court this morning. Sophia
Tolson colored, had been arrested on the
charge OF disorderlY conduct. She was
fined s..
A special term of the Circuit Court of
the county, Judge Thornton, will be
held on Thursdsy, the 18th In the case
Of G. f. Sullivan VI. the W., A. & Mt.
V, X. W., a suit for damages for alleged
personal injuries, which will then be
beard.
A letter to Councilman Ohas. B.
Marshall from Mr.. q. A. Nagel, form
erly of this city, but now Of Norfolk,
states that while the machine politicians
are actively at work in the latter city In
the interest of Judge Mann's candidacy
for governor, he was of the opinion that
Norfolk would cast its vote for Mr..
Harry st. George Tucker.
Mr. Einstein remarked to us Yesterday
"There is a lot Of folks in dis world Diet tink
they vas horn TO life in clover ant enjoy life
to der limit. shust like joyTder travelling at
der rate of two hundred miles an hour. Mooey
30 dem ies nefier no objection. But ven der
time comes for EN- to 30 their share Of the
worlds work they shust become complete five
cents on der Idollar failures. WallOwing in
der slough Of desDond (whstever dot ISL dey
apply for membership in der down and out
club Now Why couldn't dey have started
out in life by coming TO der Auth Stand fol
dose irresistibly delicious Auth Sa sages and
hams. etc. Sylvan Blondheim, The Auth
Stand, City Market
Oysters in all styles. Fried Clans every
day &c. yer CON. Clam soup, Monday
Wednesday and Friday. Fresh Porte on
draft. c. n. Zimmerman
Market Space. If