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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
FOR YOUNG LAWYERS.

Francis L. Wellman, in the last OF
in which he discussed Gross Exami-
nation and Summing Up" at the Cath
Ollie club, says perjury Is decidedly on
the increase in the courts. If ii were
confined to the poor and ignorant the
work of the cross-examiner would be
simplified, but it is necessary to apply
it as we'll to the well-to-do, the intelli-
gent and the powerful. He declared
that evidence rather than eloquence
wins cases; and says that in their en-
thusiasm young attorneys frequently
draw more damaging facts from the
witness whom they are cross-eXamin-
ing than In direct testimony He de-
nounced shouting and browbeating Of
witnesses, and gave the following bits
of advice:
can unskillful question is worse
than none at all
There is a distinction between dis
crediting testimony and the discredit-
ing witness.
1.-THE sympathy of the jury is invar-
iably on the side of the witness.
put no false construction on the
words Of witness.
There is no art in trying to bully
a witness.
Hold your temper" is the golden
rule of the cross-examiner.
Never lose control of witness.
"a good advocate should be good
| actor.
"'Stop with victory is good
motto for cross-examiners.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
THE REPoRToRIAL NUISANCE

Chicago Tribune. = Last month the
Lambs came here to gambol They
came to fill New York pockets with
Chicago dollars. To get the dollars
they needed big audiences. To get the
audiences they needed reportoriai aid
They begged for it insistently and
they got it generously from the, man
whom they then hailed as the repor-
torial friend"
But when nothing more could be
got out of him they dropped him
When the curtain rose on the gambcl-
ing of the Lambs, and they could have
helped him in his work of describing
the show for his paper, they refused
to do it, They did not want him
around. He suddenly became the re-
portorial nuisance" AMI a subject Of
insult
If this lightning change from the
"glad hand" to the Frosty mitt" char
acterized the Lambs alone the matter
would not be worth mention Luckily
they do not come often ana they do
not stay long. But that same quick
forgetfulness of fayors marks d num-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
OTrUMWA COURIER

Der of people who haunt newspaper
offices to get copious advance notices
of the myriads. of entertainments OF
different kinds-concerts, theatricals,
soirees, bazaars, charity balls-which
are continually being promoted. But
when the time comes that they could
repay the paper for its liindnesses by
assisting the reporter in his work he
becomes the reportorial nuisance"
If the Lambs should ever return to
Chicago to gambol for dollars on the
Auditorium stage they might ms we'll
keep away from the Tribune Office
AS for the local purveyors Of enter
tainments which could not be fioated
without free notices, they must be
ready to turn over a new leaf and put
up with the reportorial nuisance"
after they have squeezed him dry or
they will lose necessary friend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
A SANE FOURTH IN oTTuMWA.
L.. aallad To tho notice IL

Attention is Called 10 the noIlce 10
sued by Mayor Phillips to the citizens
of Ottumwa relative to the observance
of the Fourth of July here this year.
The mayor calls attention to two
things that all should bear in mind.
First, that, the Fourth coming this
year on Sunday, the day will be eel
ebrated on Monday and the explosion
Of fire crackers or other explosives
will not be tolerated on Sunday; and
second, that the legal prohibitions as
to the use Of explosives will be Wig
orously enforced.
The law relating to the sale of eX-
plosives prohibits any person from
using. selling, offering for sale or keep
ing FOR sale any toy pistols, toy re-
volvers, caps containing dynamite,
blank cartridges for toy revolvers or
toy pistols, or fire crackers more
than five inches in length and more
than three-quarters of an inch in
diameter The penalty for violating
the provisions OF this law is fine
of not exceeding 500 or Imprisonment
in Jail not exceeding thirty days.
1t would be we'll for the dealer and
the consuming public to take notice
of the provisions of this law. Public
safety demands that the insane meth
DDS Of celebrating the Fourth be end
ed and public sentiment will support
the mayor and the police department
in the strictest enforcement of this
law
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

During the consideration of the
wooden schedule in the senate yester-
day, Senator Warren scored a point
that is frequently overlooked in the
tariff discussion. He pointed to the
suit he was wearing as an Illustration
of the small proportion of the entire
cost of wooden garment which is
dutiable. The cloth in the suit, he ex-
planned, cost only 81, while the max
ing and the trimmings cost SAP. The
duty on the 81 worth of cloth in the
suit, he declared to be trifiing com
pared with the entire cost of the suit.
The same point may be made against
the contention recently made of the
great increase made to the cost of
women's hats by the tariff. Any WON
an who has ever trimmed a hat at
home will bear witness that the only
tariff that cuts much figure with the
millinery bill is the tariff charged by
the milliner for the skilled labor
done on the hat. The hat and trim
mings cost little. 1t is the work on the
bonnet that makes the big bill. The
workmanship comes high because,
whether it is making wooden garments
or hats, American labor brings high
price And the working man will not
take kindly to any policy that threat
ems a reduction of this high price of
labor
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HE GOT WHAT He ASKED FOR.

London Chronicle-A CHASTITY note
on the Sicilian disaster reaches us
from Cantania, where although the
Office, the editor, and the staff of the
comic paper, II Telefono, were de-
stroyed at Messina, some copies of the
issue appearing on Christmas cTe are
in existence. 1t contains a parody on
the hymn then being sung through
out the city in the churches-a and
when an Italian sets to work to parody
hymn he sets his wit no limits Ho~
poorly that wit fares even without
limits may be judged by the conclu-
sion of the ironical hymn in which
the "Bambino," the Christ child, is inn
plored to send an impartial earth
quake-"a tutti un terremoto." 1t is
much to the credit of the clerical pa
pers that they do not make capital
out of this revolving parody, do not
point a moral, or adorn tale with
this horrible coincidence; inasmuch as
the singers of the hymn, as we'll as
the composers of the parody, were in
fact impartially crushed, they do not
improve the occasion. But 1t is inn
possible TO prevent an impression Of
chastised blasphemy among the sim-
pier Of the survivors,
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SEARCH FOR FREE ADVERTISING

Des Moines Capital. - Advertising
is so valuable that the cities are now
honeycombed with bureaus, ETC., for
the purpose of securing publication Of
correspondence which shall embody
advertising and which shall be work
ed onto the innocent and unsuspecting
publisher free of charge. This cores
pondence. industry is great tribute
to the power and influence of adver-
Using. Everybody believes in advertis-
ing, but there are a great many who
are like the doctors-they want theirs
free. There is such an effort now be-
ing made by brilliant men to secure
free advertising that the intelligent
publisher must be constantly on his
guard in order to avoid being imposed
upon. This species of free advertising
was topic for discussion by the bus
mess managers OF the Iowa daily
newspapers in session in Des Moines
yesterday afternoon. The men of the
counting room seemed to be onto the
game. One publisher exhibited a list
of fake advertisers covering seven
closely printed columns. Every name
was that of 9 bureau or an organiza-
ton seeking free publicity. The Unit
ed States government has not been in
nocent in the matter, but has carefully
sought to advertise its land sales in
the west, where Indian reservations
are thrown open to the public. But the
Iowa Associated Dailies resolved
against the entire scheme. They also
resolved against the Vaccinations Of
the circus press agent, who has a
thirst, burning thirst, for free read
ing notices and great disgust toward
cash paying advertisements. The cir
Gus press agent has been putting In
the winter studying up schemes to
bunco the business department of the
newspapers. But the publishers have
decided to cut his career short. He
can pay cash for reading notices or
go back to the weeds. The circus men
have combined and agreed to pay less
cash for advertising every year. They
have also agreed to attempt, to get
free reading matter. But the circus
men will have trouble on their hands
and will have to reform.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
OPERATOR cor BUSY.
From Judge.

At Washington the newspaper cor
respondents are telling the following
story about Representative Walter
Brownlow of Tennessee. Recently he
called up somebody at the White
house. He had fierce time. Central,
who tried to get the number for MIN,
appeared to be inexperienced or asleep.
Mr.. Brownlow, usually the most pa
tient OF men, finally lost his patience
Look here!" he shouted. quit this
foolishness! Either get me the White
house or give me some place where |
may at least talk to my intellectual
equal"
Silence for moment. and then
over the wire came a good loud
''Hello" in mans voice.
Mr.. Brownlow was much relieved
What place is this'" he asked.
"The government hospital icr the
insane across the river" came the an
sWer.
Representative Brownlow Is now
eTdeavoring to ascertain that csutraPs
rame. He wants to have her promoted
That's what he says TO the newspaper
men.
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popular in other days. The contrast be-
tween the singing of those old time
melodies by chorus of 200 negro
voices and the present day rag time
songs can easily be imagined. 1t
doesn't require a practiced ear to feel
the difference between "My Old Ken
lucky Home" and such cheap and
tacky songs as "All Coons Look Alike
to Me-" The old time negro folk songs
form an interesting and historic fea-
ture of American life. In its attempt
to restore those sweet and homely
melodies as the representative songs
of their race, the negro women of Iowa
have undertaken movement that is
replete with possibilities for genu-
Inc "uplift" for their people. "Roll,
Jordan, Roll" and let MARY and Mar
tina Jes' Come Along to Ring Dem
Heavenly Bells"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

The Burlington Commercial Elk
change has made an appeal to the cit
liens Of Burlington in behalf of
Fischer's band. Unless increased pat
ronage is Forthcoming, it is urged, the
splendid musical organization cannot
remain intact. That the band has not
been patronized as it should have been
is indicated by the fact that it was
called upon to fill but few engage
ments during the year, aside from it's
public concerts at Grape park. Bur-
lington Is right in taking up cam
paign for its band. Ottumwa fully ap-
preciates what valuable factor in
the community the Fifty-fourth regi-
mental band has become, and its adj
vice to Burlington would be to keep
the Fischer organization intact by all
means.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

The London Lancet's Constantinople
correspondent is authority for the
statement that the new sultans health
gives cause for anxiety, as ne is be-
lieved to suffer from Bright's disease
and govt. The correspondent. seeing
the sultan on several occasions, was
struck by his extremely sluggish man
ner of moving and talking. His eyes
are declared to be suffused, his face
puffy and his expression is vague and
sad. His whole figure, the correspond
ent asserts, somewhat stoutish and
curved, speaks Of mental and physical
suffering. If this is the true condition
of Rashad Effendi the young Turks
have a weak leader in the big tasks
before them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
ABDUL HAND II.

The London Times has the best
brief estimate of Abdul Hamid II that
has been produced: Ignorant and
superstitious, the sultan combined the
greatest skepticism with the most
extraordinary credulity." Many kings
answer this description, and some
few bishops. Profoundly distrusting
everyone and disbelieving everything
that reached him through regular
channels" he greedily swallowed
every story that reached him through
informers. He had almost miraculous
powers of work. In diplomacy, pro-
crastination was a favorite and very
effective weapon. He was the envy
of professional diplomatists through
his skill in playing on the mutual
jealousies of the different embassies
and different governments, and they
were compelled to admit that the
imperial amateur easily beat them
at their own game" "In his own en-
pire he set race against race and re-
ligion against religion. The Greek
was encouraged to murder the Bull
gar; the Kurd to massacre the Arme-
MAN; the Albanian to plumber the
Serb. He hated and dreaded the gen
uine Turks more than any other ex-
cept the Armenians. He conferred the
Circassians, Kurds, Mussulmans and
Christian Syrians. He went upon the
principle that the more he could divide
his subjects into hostile groups, the
less chance was there Of any united
movement for his overthrow"
With the diplomatists and others
with whom he came into personal con-
tact he was uniformly popular for his
polished manner and unfailing court
esq. He gave many proofs Of kindly
feeling. Personal appeals to his be-
nevolence rarely, II ever, failed to
meet with a gratifying response.
Though he could give the signal for
massacres, for which there are few
parallels in history, "he could scarce
ly be prevailed upon to confirm a sen.
tence of death passed by regular
tribunal, even when, as was the case
a. few years ago, The crime was that
Of an attempt on his own life" He
was an enthusiast for education +;
founded elementary schools even in
remote places in Asia Minor, and
established hospitals and medical col
leges all over his empire. This re,
markable article closes thus: "Wheth.
er he possessed any elements of great.
ness beyond that of tenacity and an
unrivaled capacity for intrigue, only
his intimates can say. To all Others
and perhaps even to them, his char.
acter must remain an enigma"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
HUMAN IIFELENeTHENlNe.

Prof. Irving Fisher or Yale, meLi'
Der of the conservation commission on
the life waste from preventable dis
ease, in report on national vitality,
gives some interesting conclusions.
He cites statistics to show that life
has been frightening for three CEN
turtles, and at an increasing rate.
During the seventeenth and elgh-
teenth centuries the increase was at
the rate of about four years per CEN
curry. During the first three-quarters
of the nineteenth century it was at
the rate of nine years. At present IN
Massachusetts life is frightening at
the rate of about IA years per century;
in Europe about II, and in Prussia,
the land of medical discovery and its
application, 27. India, stationary in
general, il, stationary also in the span
OF life.
1t is possible, Prof. Fisher de-
clares, to estimate the effect on the
length of life of the partial elimina-
ton of various diseases. He tells now
the commission obtained estimates
from eighteen physicians. as to the pre-
variability of ninety diseases and
causes of death, and on the basis at
forded by these estimates reached the
conclusion that human life could cas-
lily be increased by one-third, or fif-
teen years. The principal increase, he
declares would come from seven
causes-infantile diarrhoea and en-
teritis, the reduction of which alone
would add 2.32 years; tuberculosis.
the reduction of which would add as
much more; broncho-pneumonia and
meningitis among infants; typhoid
fever, violence and ordinary pneumo-
mia. Simply pure milk, pure water and
pure air would suffice to lessen these
diseases to the extent of lengthening
human life s years.
And this estimate of fifteen years
that might be added to the life span
he believes forms a mere minimum
estimate, as it takes no account of fu-
ture medical discoveries, of the cumu-
lative effect of lifelong hygiene, nor
of the racial effects of new health
ideals
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Cures permanently the cases he un.
dertakes and sends the incurable
home without taking fee from them.
This is wh,- he continues his visits
year after year, while other doctors
have made few visits and stopped
DR.. Shallenoerger is an eminently sue
cessful specialist in all chronic dis
eases, proven by the many cures Of
fected in chronic cases which have
baffled the skill Of all other physi-
clans. His hospital experience and
extensive practice have made him 50
proficient that he can name and locate
disease In few minutes.
ireats all cases of Catarrh, Nose,
Throat anC Lung Diseases, Eye and
Ear, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
Gravel, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu.
Talgia Nervous and Heart Diseases,
Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy,
Bright's Disease and Consumption in
early stage, diseases of the Bladder
and Female Organs, Liquor and To-
bacco habit. Stammering cured and
sure methods to prevent its recurrence
given. A never failing remedy for Big
Neck.
PILES, F.eTULAS and RUPTURE
qua. GulSSQ CuTGQ WITHOUT QoL6QLlOQ
FROM busine s. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases and all diseas IS
Of the Eye Ear, Nose and Throat and
Granulated ALids.
II NERVOUS Debility.
Are you nervous and Respondent.
weak and debilitated; tired mornings;
no ambition lifeless; memory poor;
easily fatisued; excitable and irritable
eyes sunken; red and blurred; pimp-
les on face dreams; restless; haggard
looking, Weak back; deposit in urine
and drains 1T stool; distrustful; want
of confidence, lack of energy and
strength
DISEASE Of MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Blood Poison, Spermatorrhea, Vari-
cocele, Hyurocele, Debility, Nervous
ness, Dizziness, Defective Memory,
ETC., which ruins mind and body, posi-.
lively cured
WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected in old cases which have
been neglected or unsl1illfully treated.
No experiments or failures. He I'M
dertakes no incurable cases, but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and Confidential.
Address
DR.. W. E. Shallenberger,
145 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
Reference: Drexel State Bank.
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READING IN PROPORTION.
From Tid-Bits.


Tomorrow you may have some
thing to eat" promised the doctor 10
the patient, who was now convalesc.
ing and correspondingly hungry.
The patient realized that there
would be restraint - his appetite,
yet he hoped for a modest, steaming
neal
Here's your dinner SAID the
nurse next day as she gave the pa
tlent spoonful of tapioca pudding:
and the doctor emphasizes THAI ev
erything else you do must be in the
same prop ortion."
Two hours later the nurse heard a
frantic call from the bed chamba,.
"Nurs.!" breathed the man heavily.
81 want 4, do some reading. bring me
E postage stamp"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

William E. Curtis, writing in the
Chicago Record-Herald, gives the rea-
sons for the success of the Ladies
Home Journal and Saturday Even
ing Post. When Cyrus H..K. Curtis
started the Ladies Home Journal in
1883 as small eight page supplement
to the Tribune-Farmer he applied to
an advertising agency for $500 credit
and then paid the entire amount for
a single advertisement in one periodi-
cal. For several years he expended
every dollar of his profit in advertis-
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Pointed Paraaranhs.

The dentist does wide open bust
ness.
Have your carpets been massaged
yet?
Sometimes it's good thing if it
turns out bad.
An optimist takes day off when he
has the toothache.
The man in the moon looks like a
highball when he's full.
A peach of a girl ought to become
well preserved woman.
He's a poor musician who is unable
to play upon your feelings.
1t is said that some evils are neces
sary. Can you think of one that is?
A man should have good excuse
ready before committing mean act.
Many a man who follows the band
wouldn't have the nerve to face the
music.
Keep your eye on the humble man
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TO RESTORE NEGRO MELODIES

Kansas City Star. - Success to the
federation 81 negro women's clubs in
Iowa! At Ottumwa last week 200
colored women delegates to the state
convention of the Iowa federation re-
solved to win their people back TO the
old time songs and melodies as
against the aggression of the rag
time fad. In order to start the move
ment right. the convention spent a
few hours in singing such songs as
Roll, Jordan, ROLL Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot" and other old time
melodies that made the negro songs so
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

The great tribute to women is how
good they are in spite of men.
Most of the wear and tear Of worlc
on a man comes from his going to 10
all frazzled out by his play.
Every outfit that can't pay its bills
seems to be able to Issue receivers
certificates except big family.
The destiny of woman, as the world
works it out, is to be housekeeper
for her husband. supplicator for her
sons, and chaperon for her daugh-
tiers.
The sure sign man is so old he
ought to be able to know it but doesn't
is when girls don't think it's any diff
ferent to kiss him from doing 1t to
their grandmother's picture.
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LOST, A DOG.

Kansas City Star-"What," inquiries
a Central Kansas editor, has become
of the dog that used to trot to town
under the farmers wagon, now that
the farmer come in a motor carr"
There are three theories as to that
dogs fate. One is that he died of ex-
haustion trying to keep up; another is
that he was smothered by the gaso-
line fumes and the third is that the an
imal died Of a. broken heart.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

Perhaps he is lying low for the pur-
pose of humbling you.
Many mans reputation for truth
fulness goes lame when he begins to
say things about himself.
Occasionally man climbs so high
that he roosts above everybody else
then he begins to get lonesome.
For nearly three weeks after his
marriage the average man is firmly
convinced that he drew the capitaB
prize in the matrimonial lottery.
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ing. His advertising bill has aver
aged 100000 a year. In one month,
in 1890, Mr.. Curtis relates. the re-
ceipts were $4,000, but in that same
month he spent $4,000 for advertise
ments in dailies and magazines
throughout the country. Mr.. Curtis
declares that there has never been n
more effective or more significant
application Of the best principles Of
advertising in the business world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12
Subdued Sabbath Breaking.

OF Sabbath breaking north of the
Tweed there is the story of the Scot
and his wheelbarrow, which has been
fathered upon Sir Archibald Gelkie.
Donald was hammering away when his
wife came to the door.
Mon" she said, "ye're making much
clatter. What Hull the neebours say?"
Dom the neepours," said the busy
one. II maun get ma barra mendit."
"Os, but DonaP, it's vera wrong to
work on Sawbath," eXpostulated the
good wife; I'VE ought to use screws =
San Francisco Argonaut.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-12

Mr.. Kilgo, president of Trinity col
lege, at Durham, N. c., said:
81 would as soon look to a boot
black for wisdom or character as a
United States senator. l wouldn't
trust some to cultivate peanut
patch"
No further reason is needed to show
why senator would decline to speak
at that college.