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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
THE TROUBLE AT DIES MONIES.

Up to this writing the citizens OF
Des Moines have taken no steps 10
set in motion the machinery for the
recall of some of it's belligerent COM
mission plan councilmen. But the pop
ulace seems to be getting peevish and
it is very probable that something
will be done soon unless the Wrang-
ling is shut off. A paragraph or two
from an editorial appearing IN the
Des Moines Capital last evening shows
that the people are getting tired OF
the ouarreling. The Capital says.
The people Of Des Moines are not
unmindful of the disgraceful proceed
ines at the city hall. The city is pros
porous and has been growing proud.
Our people have been talking with
much enthusiasm about the success OF
the Des Moines plan. Now the people
of Des Moines are made to blush. They
will become the laughing stock OF the
country. There will be more jibes at
Des Moines by the Iowa newspapers.
The newspapers of the entire country
will take part. All the good advertis-
ing we have had will go glimmering.
The people are not sufficiently excit-
ed yet for the application of the recall.
But excitement Is growing. The peo-
ple are not defenseless, They have
their own remedies and when they
grow mad enough something will hap
pen.
The people should give close atten-
ton to all the proceedings, and unless
conditions improve the recall should
be. properly applied. A man does not
have to be actually bad to justify his
recall. He should be recalled for inef-
ficiency or for lack Of proper public
spirit.
Our city government under the new
plan has been the best the city has
ever had, and we shall regret to see 1t
go to pieces.
The Capital Is right in predicting
that there will be more jibes at Des
Moines by the Iowa newspapers" for
last nights crop contained many com
ments on the situation in the capital
city. No disposition is shown to
"make Des Moines the laughing stock
of the country" Everybody sincerely
hopes that Des Moines will get
through It's ordeal of housekeeping
without breaking the glass of the
frame of the commission plan charter
that hangs on it's wall.
What prompts this spirit Of criti-
cism about the state is the fact that
while the commission plan has in the
main been on trial and while the
wrangling, which the Des Mcines pa
pers are just beginning to notice, was
on in full blast, the Des Moines COM
missioners were going about the state
Grating on the benefits of the new
cure-all, and plying all who did not
accept it without trial.
Under such circumstances certain
amount of criticism must be expected
in Des Moines. It's only human nature
to put on a, grin when the big boy who
has been proudly displaying his new
suit and sneering at your old one, sud.
denly slips into a mud puddle.
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tsh, fawn colored brute, with black
spots or circles inclosing spot of
brown. The entirely black specimens
are the Asiatic breed, and white pam
theirs are rarest of all.
With long, heavy body; short, mus.
cular legs; thick, powerful necks,
sharpest Of teeth and claws and thick
skulls. the African panther is a prowl-
ing, leaping arsenal of natures ef-
fective weapons Some of his flying
leaps measure forty feet and over, and
he lands on all tours, with cleaning
teeth and barred claws, which sink
inches deep into his doomed prey. On
striking down man or beast he i'm
mediately tears open the unprotected
abdomen to feed on the liver, heart,
kidneys. etc.
Mr. Roosevelt will find the panther
especially difficult to kill for several
reasons-viz his agility in climbing
among trees, his stealthiness in the
bush, his nocturnal habits, the rapid
fty Of his jumps, the fear Of the ma
tive gun carriers and assistants and
gans, thus particularly difficult to
reach with bullet. The heart and
lungs are very small and surrounded
by thick fat, and the brain is small,
incased in hard bone; also his way Of
living is very irregular, there being no
especial kind Of place where he can
usually be found at particular times,
thus differing from many other ami
mails Like all huge jungle cats, the
panther is most dangerous object
when in his convulsive death throes.
Mr.. G. P. Sanderson, an acknowl-
edged English authority, states that
! the panther is a more dangerous op-
ponent than the tiger Of Bengal, as he
| is reused with less provocation and is
more courageous and versatile in at
lacking his disturbers. Sportsmen
look for him in rocky hills covered
with scrub or along waterways, where
the temperature is more even, and in
India often lure him within range Of
guns by tying a goat or dog to a
stake or tree. The panthers fondness
| for dog meat results in dearth Of
CANNES in villages
| 1t Is Of course owing to his eye
weakness that the panther rarely
makes an attack between 0 o'clock in
the morning and 6 o'clock at night. If
you meet him by chance within this
interval of time, since he is not sure
Of his sight, he turns tail at the slight
est sound and runs to hide in the
thickest part Of the jungle, but he sell
dom goes very far. Believing himself
well concealed, he crouches behind n
thicket, with his head on his fore
paws. In the position Of cat on the
watch. Woe to you If you pass within
| the range Of one Of his boundsl You
| will have him on your back. On foot
or on horseback you will not escape
him.
| An unwounded panther uses his
teeth only on cattle, but when he is
hunted or crosses q lnan on his path
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Using Germany or France-when they
may have Ireland written all over
their face! To offer a Made In Ger
many eyeball to an Irishman might
be very serious matter.
The same thing, holds good Of arti-
fetal teeth, and those who have ex-
hausted the arts of concealment up to
this time with regard to man-made
teeth may hereafter be compelled to
advertise France and Germany every
time they smile The provision even
extends to artificial noses and ears,
and has caused considerable, merrl
ment-Exchange
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. ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.

Occasionally an unmarried lady
writes an article on the proper care OF
children, and man with a million
tells us how to be happy though poor.
Advice on such subjects from such
sources are not often taken serious
ly. A bit of advice On the large divi-
dends paid by common honesty is val
liable, however, when it comes from a
man who will probably spend the re-
lnainder of his: Gays in prison because
of his dishonesty. Peter Van Vlissen-
gen, who has begun a long term in
the penitentiary for the preparation
of series of giant forgeries, gives
the following words of advice to the
young men:
BE honest in small things. All
criminals begin by practicing dishon-
esty in small things.
DO not permit your conscience to
become calloused. Once this takes
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AGENCY.

Agency-The high school alumni
will meet at the j. Fl. Parks home on
Saturday evening for the purpose of
taking in the graduating class Of '09
At a regular meeting Of Winslow
Post, G. A. r., Andrew Giltner, Chas
Hitler and Daniel Wise were appoint
ed committee to make ARRANGEMENTS
for memorial at Round Point ceme-
aery, J. B. Carman and Benjamin
Graves to decorate graves at the Tenn
Pile cemetery. John Murray, 6. A.
Smith and L. w. Shaw for Brush
Creek cemetery.
BY order of the fourth assistant
postmaster general the time schedule
Of the rural routes from this place has
been shortened nearly an hour.
Miss Laura Handyshell of Kirkville
and her brother James Of Golden City,
Mo-, visited friends here for few days
recently.
Jaunita Warren. who has been
teaching school at Haysville, is home
At meeting of the Epworth league
Tuesday evening the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President-Dr. McElderry
First Vice President-Russel Nye
Second Vice President-Carl Wood
ford.
Third Vice Observation-Disclosures Shad-
ford.
Fourth Vice President-Ethel Rouke
Secretary-Lawrence Truitt.
Treasurer-Mrs. Hattie Hixson.
Organist-Mrs. Veda Bolander.
Asst. Organist-Edith Connolly.
Observation-Disclosures Naf1inar,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
TWO MOTHERS.

Marshalltown Times-Republican. =
The queen of Holland is the mother of
a girl baby and Mrs. Haggerty in a
shanty on the right of way is the
mother of ninth son the ''spit and
image" of Section Foreman Haggerty.
And if you live long enough to read
the biographies Of both children, Mrs
Haggerty may have lot the best of
it when all is told. For the infant Hag-
gerty was born to all the opportunity
of his race and the poor girl over in
Holland born to all the limitations of
a mighty uncertain job in the mon
archy business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
EDDYVILLE.

Eddyville-Mrs. I. E. Page Of Os-
sawatamie, Kansas, Mrs. E.. S. Rubel
of Ames. and Mrs. Edna Haines OF
Ottumwa, spent Wednesday with the
family Of Lloyd Waters, grandson of
Mrs. Page.
Mrs L. A. Humphrey and daughter
were called to Oskaloosa, Wednesday
to see the formers mother Mrs. Chris
Fowar, who has been sick for some
time.
Henry Rhody went to Grand River
Wednesday to be with his son Fred
Rhody in response to a telegram that
Mr. Rhody was very ILL.,
Mrs. S. B. Allison and daughter, Mrs.
Anna Cook, Mrs. Gid DOTS and son
George, Mrs. Frank Kussart and Mrs.
Geo. Strange were Ottumwa passen-
gers Wednesday,.
Mrs c.. j. Hart went to Ottumwa
Wednesday TO Snand a faw dars with
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he easily inflicts blows with his claws
sufficiently powerful to completely de.
stroy the face and usually cause death.
When he Is wounded he uses both
claws and teeth aud falls upon man
with fury that Is terrible. The pan.
Their stretches himself against the tree
trunks to sharpen his claws.
A venturesome Frenchman, M. Bour.
bowel, has written at length OF his
experiences in panther hunting. He
states that the leopards teach their
young how best to kill their prey by
system Of lessons, Just as hawk
teaches It's young to fly.
He says: From birth to the age of
ten months or year, the time when
the mother abnndons them, the kittens
live only upon animals that have been
captured by their mother They have
never yet made an attack themselves,
but have received valuable lessons,
having looked on at more than one
scene of carnage. have seen little
panthers Of the size of dog watching
calmly and observing closely while
their mother strangled an antelope"
When the panther has reached the
age of eight or ten years he has
reached his full size and strength, and
then the hunter must approach him
most gingerly. No longer content with
catching the wild boar he attacks
cows, horses, oxen and camels. No
creature can resist him. Unless hunt.
ed he seldom attacks man beyond
the range of his leap. But within that
limit he falls upon every moving thing
indiscriminately without foresight OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
place your fall will be sure and GER

place your fall will be sure and GER
tain.
BE economical and never risk
other peoples money in venture, no
matter how certain of success you are.
"Once you commit wrong, make
restitution Immediately; delay means
ruin, perhaps DEATH
Van ylissingen says he has not
known a moment of peace since he
began his dishonest practices. His
forgeries brought him wealth, but
there was no enjoyment in his wealth
for his peace of mind was shattered by
the constant fear of detection. 1t is
pretty certain that If Van Vlissingen
had his life to live over again he would
avoid the pit falls of which he now
warns the young man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
CARRIE NATION

Sioux City Journal: While the world
was poking fun at Carrie Nation, the
busy old lady was sailing, down the
proceeds of her lectures and souvenir
peddling. Now that folks have grown
tired of Carrie, and the market for
hatchets has dropped off, she has pur-
chased plethoric fruit ranch in Ar
kansas and will settle down to the
quiet life again. Was Carrie really
foolish? Evidently no fox was ever
more foolish than your Aunt Carrie.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
AN ADVERTISING JOKE IN THE
TARIFF BILL.

Considerable fun has been poked at
the first draft of the tariff bill now be-
ing considered in congress, because
section provides 'solemnly that glass
eyes must be stamped MADE in
France" or made in Germany" AS
nsce case not may absc ng ntbe
rangement." The custom house Off
Gals declare that the only place where
the bill allows eyeballs to be stamped
Is right on the front! Picture unfor-
tunate Americans going about adyere
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
HIS LAUNDRY.

The laundry that they got from me
Was marked quite plainly
G. R. B.
They sent it back; wore that day
A collar owned by
R. A. J.S.
1t went again; had to try
To wear the shirts of
M. S. 1.
Once more they took it off and so
wear the things Of
B. M. o.
Again, wear now, I confess
Pajamas meant for
s. G. s.
The last just broke this heart OF
Can't wear things marked
Angeline.
Charles R. Barnes in N: Y. Sun
do you give your dog any exer
cise?"
ooh, yes He goes for tramp
every day."-Leslie's Weekly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
DEATHS

-iOMAS.-A lingering illness, contin-
uing nearly seven months, came to
an end at $3.50 a. M, May 6, 1909,
when death claimed George Milton
Thomas at the family residence be-
tween Carbon and Ormanville. The
decedent was 70 years old and had
been a resident Of this county for
over twenty-five years. He was a
native of Ohio. Aside from his wife,
Mr.. Thomas is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. N. Gadd, of Mansfield, O.,
one brother, Marion Thomas, of
Hutchinson, Kas., and cousin, Jo-
seph A. Lutz of Ottumwa.
The announcement of the funeral
will be made later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

Seven Frustrated by the heat;
temperature jumps SO degrees in IL
hours" This head over an article in
Chicago paper today does not &C.
count for the mysterious absence OF
spring this year, but it shows that
summer is lettering around In the
vicinity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

her daughters Mesdames Chester and
Christie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hohl, moved to
Bridgeport Wednesday and will begin
housekeeping in the Crane property
Mrs. Chas. Young and two children
Of Oskaloosa came down Tuesday to
spend few days visiting the formers
mother Mrs. McLoney and other rela-
tiyes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

7 spite Of their
natural instincts,
many wild ami
mails b q v g at
! e a S t one re.
deening feature.
s o m e can be
trained to use.
fulness; others
b e C o N Q pets.
Some are majes-
tic to look on;
others have edi-
BILE flesh, or sup
ply valu q b ! 9
ivory or loroye
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A report from Des Moines states
that the treasury of the state of Iowa
has more than million dollars on
hand Iowa is maintaining its place
in the plutocrat class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

Golfers gives four favorite brands
of lubricating oil for the wheels OF
business: Good morning. Please,
Thank you, Good night. Warranted,
it is assured, to reduce friction. and
make the day run smoother.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

Having failed to annex No. and
No. 2 there is still hope left that game
No. will be, bagged. Anyway there
is comfort in the thought of what we
shall do to these chesty Quincy par
ties when we get them here on our
own lot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

The weather man is doing his par,
to push the game along.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08

The question today is simply this:
Do those Shannonigans remain thus
900 or thus-.5OO.
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ROOSEV I'M
a. RIGA
Hunting the
. Panther
by Frederick r.. ToomE,s
copYRianr. 1905. az AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
by Frederick II. TO0mbs

'YRlonr. leoe. eX AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-21
AUTOMOBILE SHARK JAILED.
Noted Jersey Justice Dealt Out to
Justice of the Peace.

Prof. W. H. Ely of Middletown was
requested to remit a sum of money to
a New Jersey justice last summer. He
toured through New Jersey in
his automobile and shortly after his
arrival in Middletown was notified
that he had violated the Jersey auto
law by exceeding the speed limit. The
professor, in reviewing the trip could
not recall that his automobile had at
tanned an excessive speed anywhere in
the state. After this conclusion he de-
cided that he would wait for further
proceedings. He did not have to wait
long, when he ascertained that a
number Of Jersey justices had been
taken in for obtaining easy money
from automobilists. not turning it over
to the state authorities. Among the
lot was one Justice Narr, whose case
is pending.
For similar ways of obtaining
money from auto drivers, Justice Con-
rad Wbldvogel of Ancora. near Cam
den. ~ j., has been sentenced to nine
months in Jail. There are other cases
pending against a number of Justices.
Maafred Narr of Mercer county is one
of them. He is the justice who tried
to collect from Professor Ely at long
distance.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-21
Local Laconics.

Representative Albert H. Langwor
thy of Westerly has been appointed
fifth member OF the committee on cor
poratioas
The Fifth company, Coast Artillery
of Westerly, will participate in pa
rade and review in the state armory
at Providence, Feb. 1.
At the meeting of directors of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children George H. Barber was APP
pointed agent for Washington county.
William Segar and his daughter.
Helen left Westerly Wednesday for
New York. and viii sail on Friday for
Jamaica. They will be accompanied
by Edward Bradlee and daughter, We
"a, of Stonington
Catherine, the 4-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Spellman,
had her upper lip split by falling from
a sled while coasting Tuesday after
noon The injury will cause perma-
nent Disagreement.
An amendment to the militia law,
making it possible to use the state
armories for other than military pur-
poses, by special permission of the
quartermaster general, is provided for
in an act introduced ip the house on
Tuesday by Representative Esterbrook
of Pawtucket.
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel J. Sully. sum-
mer residents of Watch Hill, gave a
mortagaged deed of $4,000 on property
in Providence Tuesday. This prop
erty was formerly transferred to Mrs.
Sully by her father. the late David
Thompson. The Brooklyn (Conn.)
Savings bank is MORTGAGE.
Eben P. Couch has been suggested
by the towns representatives as dep
uty judge for the town court of Ston-
ington The question of his eligibility
has been raised by the residents of the
Pawcatuck district it being claimed
that Mr.. Couch is over 20 years of age,
which is not within the age limitation
for judicial position.
There was a whist and light lunch
con by Phebe Greene chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, in the
Dixon house, Wednesday afternoon.
The pleasurable event was managed
by a committee composed of Mrs. Eu-
gene Stillman. Miss Louise Ayers, Miss
Sarah Collins. Miss Grace Chesebro,
Mrs. William Segar and Mrs. Edword
COngdon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-21
TO LEGALIzE SEPARATIONS
As Well as Divorces-State Bar Asso-
citation Favors New Law-Point Not
Settled.


There was a long and spirited dis
cussion by the members of the State
Bar association present at the annual
meeting in New Haven, Saturday, as
to the advisability of placing on the
statute books OF this state a law pro-
viding for judicial separations, where
the petitioner desires a ruling of this
sort in preference, to an absolute oil,
vorce. Considerable oppos9tion backed
by leading lawyers of the state devSl-
Oped when this matter came up for a
hearing, and the proposition was fought
out for nearly two hours, but the rec
ommendation for such a law as submit
ted to the meeting by the committee
on jurisprudence was finally adopted
by a very close vote This vote, how
ever, is not final, says the New Haven
Register.
The committee on jurisprudence is
now empowered to draft q, bill provid-
ing for judicial separations, but before
this is submitted to any member OF
the general assembly for presentation
to the legislature, where it will have
to be made a law, this committee will
report back to the Bar association, and
it is possible that the bill may be de-
feated at that time. No date for a
further hearing on the matter has been
fixed. That part of the committees re-
port which recommended that the state
attorneys enter an appearance in every
divorce case, hear the testimony and
otherwise exercise supervision Of all
divorce trials was not adopted by the
association. as it entailed too much
work on the part of the state attor-
neys. The recommendation that two
additional judges offthe superior court
be appointed and other parts of the re-
port of interest particularly to lawyers,
were adopted.
The annual election of officers result
ed in re-eIvctions for President George
D. Watrous of New Haven. Vice Presi-
dent John H., Perry of Fairfield and
Secretary ana Treasurer James E.
Wheeler Of New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-21

Kodol thus digests food, for the
simple reason that 1t contains all
of the elements essential to food
digestion. 1t would be impossible
for it to not digest food.
You know that decaying food is
extremely poisonous. Where, then,
could decaying food be any more
dangerous than lying on the human
stomach? Bad enough If indiges-
ton and dyspepsia were the worst
results. But they are not.
When food doesn't digest, 1t
forms into hard, lump masses.
These irritate the tender Innings
of the stomach and intestines, and
sometimes even cancer Of the
stomach is caused. Chronic forms
of dyspepsia are quite certain to re-
suit.
There is nothing secret about
Kodol. As stated, It merely con-
tains all the natural digestive ele-
ments. It is made in liquid form
80 that it can contain all these.
In this respect it differs from
ordinary pepsin tablets and other
partial digesters, which embody
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-21
BRIEF STATE NEWS

OakvilIe.-The ice Is about nine and
one-half inches in thickness.
New Britain.-The estate of the late
julius w. Pease is inVentoried at S32,-
1885
Watertown.-The proposition to or
ganize a savings bank in this town by
various local men has been abandon
ed.
Walingford.-Th Naturalists' club
met in the library hall Tuesday even
ing. Prof. A. Hawes. the state for
ester, was the speaker. His address
was illustrated.
South NorwaIk.-George T. Bearse
secretary and treasurer of the South
Norwalk Savings bank died Monday
night, suddenly, from heart failure
Meriden.-A series of MONDAY meet
ings at the factories has been inaugu-
rated under the auspices Of the
churches of the city and the Y. NJ.
c. A.
Waterbury.-Two floors at the new
St. Marys hospital have been prepared
for the reception of patients and the
building will be ready for actual oc-
cupation within, a few days now.
Chester.-Mr. and Mrs. Edison L. AL
ling of New Haven announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss Julia
augusta, to Norman Fish Smaller of
Chester.
hersfield.-Although 56s convicts
are housed at the Connecticut state