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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
THE SUNS AMAZING POWER.
An Illustration Which Gives Some
 Idea of LuminaFy Energy.

An Illustration Which Gives Some Idea of LuminaFy Energy.
 Baltimore American,
 We receive warmth and light from the sun, but most of us think little about the enormous power vested in way of arriving at an s idea of its trey amount of heat which it's rays are are capable of generating; and, further, by exists between heat tt and % meehsnisa' % work, we are able to estimate tfe amount of work which the sun is capable of doing, and also the quantity of energy 1t must be losing year by year.
 By suitable arrangements we can cause certain quantity of It's radia- ton to be absorbed by water or other substance. and note the rise of tenn know the mechanical equivalent of each degree of temperature in water. 1t is only a matter of calculation to arrive at a knowledge of the suns connected with his wonderful body. figures give no adequate conception of its vast energy. and various illus ttrations have been used by different :, One famous scientist uses striking build up a solid column of ice from ousrer in to tbs conceivable abyss of ss,Oooooo miles and, if then the sun should concen- trate its power upon it. 1t would dis solve and melt, not in an hour. nor in a minute. but In a single second: one swing of the pendulum and 1t would be water: seven more seconds and It would be dissipated in vapor."
 Of course, of this enormous quan- tity of heat the earth receives but 8 small fraction. The rest, except what the other heavenly bodies receive passes away into space and Is lost for ever, so far as can be ascertained.
 It Is by this enormoys supply of energy that the whole world Is kept alive and active. It keeps us warm and drives our steam engines and water wheels; 1t circulates our atmos- phere and brings us rain and snow: It grows and nourishes our plants ani of almost every earthly blessing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
Caught hx Gatea.

Birmingham, Sept. l2.-(Special.)- The first damage suit growing out of an accident on street ears in several weeks or since the gates have put on electric cars in this city, has been n!ed by H. L. Green, who claims that he was caught by one of the gates while boarding an East Lake car on August i6 and severely bruised. He asks fof damages in the sum of @2.00O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
nAana. IIn for Homo

The Boston Herald quotes MT; WY. liam Aiien White, arriving at Kansas City after tourneying in effete monnr, noI9;H, ssaiX tauntiiv to an admiring reporter: SAs' hetween Europe aud Emporia, am sffong for Emporla." It was Chica- go woman. one Mrs; Raggles, who. look fng af the Apollo Belverdere exclaim- s5s .'I have seen the Apollo and have Feen Raggles. As for me. give me RaRRles"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for June printed below repre- pgut the actual net circulation, all returhs' having been deducted. ,
 The Montgomery Advertiser Euarantsss lts edverttsers tand makes it . part of the ,1a c1a- tract when reQuested) that it's daily cireulA- uon is iargef than that of any morning Hs~spsper printed ID Aiahama-end shsh ns Sunday edA ion has the largest eiIculnsaV,a , ef any edit pn sf any newspaper prinsse sn Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
He Cnn,t Hold ,Em.

Elba CIipDef.
 One thing Is sure about Governor Conner: he Knows how to hold the boys in line. To some he gives pie. to some taffy, others the "biR stick" What. ever Is necessary is dealt out and mighty few mistakes are made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Speculation as to Effect of GaII
 in Population.

On the theory that the next decen- nial census, for the taking of which preparations are now being made, will show an increase in the population of this country exclusive of the territor- tes and colonial dependencies, of ap-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13

An. there, North Pole. how do you feel since they smoked you out2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13

.:....'.i '''' '''' s''- asis Lees retcrna etc .... .... e '", e.eae ns.t ta,s, .soI, ,sS4 Net Daily Ayeraee. Juiy. ioos .... 1881 Eet Sunday Average. July, 1908 -....so'SAs Montgomery Advertiser. being duly s"0sn' tays:
 s'The foregoing statement of the AdvSa- Hser's circulation for the month or S1y, 2 1909, is true and correct. and complied eI.er all returns from news boys. news eeslts' anefed e l. FINIGAN,
 Circulation Manager. sworn 10 and subscribed before me thas " ', hICA ALExANpEE,
 Notary Public.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
THE PRESS ON THE MESSAGE.

President Taft's message to con
gress received favorable comment
from most of the influential papers
Many of the papers comment on the
lack of the Rooseveltian strenuosity
some expressing regret, others relief
few of the references made to the
message in the eastern press are quot,
ed as follows:
Cleveland Leader.-"Rooseve used
to pour out passionate calls to the
country to awake and enlist for cru,
SADIE, whereas, Taft invites his fel,
talk over the affairs of the nation
Springfield Republican. Taft s
method is as soothing as the prayer
o. bishop following the violently
eruptive sermon of the evangelist
The OutlOok.-"The message is not
less explicit, but it is less electrical
than the messages we had become
used to. Mr.. Taft's method will do
little to create public pressure on the
congress, since he addresses that body
directly, instead of talking over its
head to the people"
John Temple Graves in New York
American.-"The message is merely a
picket shot which tells that the battal.
ions of remedial legislation are stead
lily and confidently marching to the
front. The reactionaries should be-
warned against assuming that Mr..
Taft has spent his ammunition
Richmond News-Leader.- There is
comfort in the indications that Mr..
Taft is going to give us an admins
tration without disturbance and tur-
moil"
New York Herald THE message
leaves the critics of the president i'll
a state of suspended animation
New York Times.-'We no longer
see the wrinkled front and the clench-
ed teeth. and over the printed pages a
henignant countenance seems to look
forth upon world of peace. the coun-
of man and president con
sidering, in calmness and with phil.
osophical mind, what recommenda-
tons for the public welfare he shall
make to the congress-
Washington Many papers
specially commend the president for
making his message essentially bust
ness mans message"
New York World.-"With Mr.. Taft
the administration of the government
is apparently a plain matter of bust,
ness in the public interest. not
game to be played for personal amuse-
ment or political effect
Some of the other saoers were dis
posed to await the future messages on
the Sherman antitrust law, the inter-
state commerce law and the conserva-
ton question, before expressing them
selves at length.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
Congressman Mann is Analysed by
Colleagues as a Quasi-insurgent

cariety of aspects AS soon as the
| Taft-Wickersham bill for reorganiza.
mouse, and has promised that the con.
servation measure will be brought out
IN short order. 1t is expected to occa.
sion a long debate on the floor, but the
| impression is that 1t will get through
ton of the interstate commerce law ia
reported. it will go to this committee.
1t isn't part of Mr.. Mann's program
to have important legislation die in his
committee. He wants it to get to the
the, house, and that the senate will be
forced to assume the responsibility of
the final disposal of it. The unanim-
ity of the senatorial belief that moth.
Ing very important will pass this SEES
sion, is the justification for the ex-
pectation that ths bill will finally fail
to become law. But that will not be
Mann's fault.
| AS to the white slave BILL that is
| to have a hearing In the committee on
Monday, and members hope that it
will be passed Immediately after the
holidays; possibly even before the hol-
iday adjournment.
The big business of the session is
likely to be the administration in
terstate commerce measure. This Will
be introduced by Mr.. Mann and will
be committee bill. 1t will be based
on the suggestions made by the presi-
dent in his Des Moines speech, and
there will be determined efforts, in
both houses, to amend it so as to put
more teeth into It. In this case, as
in that of the conservation bill. Mann
is determined that the house shall
make a clean record by passing the
measure and forcing the senate to be
responsible If it doesn't become law.
and In this case, likewise the expec-
tation is that the senate leadership
will signify its willingness to assume
the responsibility.
Along with the overwhelmingly i'm
portant matters, the Mann committee
has the usual myriad Of more or less
weighty affairs. Congress in recent
years has come to be sort of inter-
state commerce tribunal itself: al
most nothing important gets to the
statute books without discussion Of
the application of the Commerce
clause of the constitution" to 1t. The
senate committee on interstate com
merce is as reticent about forcing
matters, as the house committee is en-
Iterprlslng. j. c. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
STEERS WEATHER
BULLETIN
tCopyrighted 1861 1y w. T.
Toster.l

Washington, d. c., Dec. 1S.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturbance
to cross continent Ia to 49, warm wave
Ii to Is, cool wave II to 81. This was
expected to bring a great high temper
ature waye, severe storms and be fol-
lowed by a great drop in temperature,
accompanied by rains south and SHOWS
north.
Next disturbance will come from the
Japan gulf stream, skirting the south
ern borders of the Aleutiap islands
and Alaskan coasts, will reach British
Columbia about 10, cross Pacific slope
by close of 20. great central valleys be-
tween Rockies and meridian S0-about
Fl to %, northeastern states and east
ern provinces "a. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about 10. great cen
trail valleys 81 and reach Atlantic
coast about %. Cool wave will cross
Pacific slope about %. great central
valleys "a, eastern provinces and
northeastern states %.
Temperatures of this disturbance
will average lower than preceding
storm wave. will be followed by cold
wave with SHOWS north, cold rains
south. Christmas will be a cold day
near the ground along and north Of
latitude SO. That cold wave will move
slowly eastward and may not reach
the northwestern states and eastern
provinces early enough to please old
Santa Claus.
Last disturbance of December will
reach Pacific coast about 26, cross Pa
cific slope by close of 81. great central
valleys 2S to 30 mort heastern states
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FOSTER.

Foster.-Guss Dollar Of Oskaloosa
was an over Sunday visitor at the
Convey home,
Mrs. w. II. Burdan Is on the sick,
| list this week
Graman Rosenberg and wife were
business callers in Ottumwa Saturday.
Miss Anna Mahon spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Abba.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Dotson is dangerously sick with
pneumonia.
Wallace Convey, who is superintend-
ing the opening of the new mines of
the Phillips Fuel company at Wood
ward, spent Sunday with his family
here.
George Cox has moved to Mystic,
where he will work in the mines.
Erick Erickson, Walter Osborn and
Oscar Carlson were passengers on No.
8 Saturday for Ottumwa.
PackWood & Sincox have moved
Il cir restaurant into the Hawk Build
ing on Main street, which is a much
better location than the one they left.
Grant Sincox and Ed Kicker return
ed Monday from Texas county, Mo-,
where they went to look at some land.
They are very favorably impressed
with the country and think they will
move there in the spring.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads and the had weather fhere war
no literary FriCay nIghs.
Rev. G. N. Hewitt filled his regular
appointment Sunday evening
On account of no cars the mines
were idle Friday.
On warrant issued from the court
of Justice John w. Terry, Constable
James seized load of beer that was
being hauled to Abba, which was Civ
en- hearing on the 9th inst. and con-
demned and ordered destroyed. which
was promptly done. This is the first
case of the kind ever had in Foster.
Haven't you some seed corn hogs,
horses. cattle. sheep, cordwood, poles
or something that you want to sell; or
don't you want to buy something in
the above line? You can do so by put
ting a want ad in the Courier. Ones
half cent a word
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21

visitor at Henry Harsch's.
Miss Nellie Randall left Sunday for
her home near Drakeville.
Samuel Randall, also Jim Randall
list.
Claude Arnold of Mt Zion purchas-
ed very valuable Scotch Collie nun
OF f. l.. Dexter this week.
Fred Hartman of South ottumwa
spent a few days at the Hartman fruit
farm this week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Yahn spent Tuesday
afternoon at the parental Prescott
home.
The wedding of Melvina Belle Smith
ana Chas. Alfred took place Wednes-
dev evening December ] at D. m. at
the home of the brides mother At
Iama. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred were over
Sunday visitors with Mr.. Allred,s par
ents. They viii make their future home
IN Williston, n. D. A large circle of
friends wish them many happy years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
Washington Bureau Of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Washington, Dec. II, 1909


Anybody in search of right busy
statesman, will do well to look up the
activities of the Hon. James r. Mann
of Illinois, first floor lieutenant of
Speaker Cannon, chief objector of the
house, chairman of the committee on
interstate commerce and putative car.
didate for speaker to succeed Mr..
Cannon whenever he shall retire.
Mr.. Mann in the first place is one
of the hardest workers in congress.
He takes his job seriously. But his
political situation at this time is the
most interesting thing about him. He
is a sort of quasi-insurgent: just in
surgent enough to be interesting at all
times. and just dangerous enough to
command the respect and attention Of
the regulars.
During the later stages of the tariff
consideration last session, Mann in
surged on the question of the pulp
and paper tariff and threatened to
make first class rough house over
the conference report. He was finally
Modified somewhat and didn
blow up the whole institution
but the tariff insurgents ex-
tracted much satisfaction from the
spectacle of a, Cannon lieutenant ac-
tually going up in the air over par
ticular schedule. Mann had been the
chairman of a special committee that
investigated the whole question of the
pulp and paper tariff the paper trust,
price of paper, and all the related mat
tiers. and when his committee recon-
mended that the paper tariff be re-
duced from $6 to 81 per ton. Mann
meant it. He proposed to have it re.
duced, and he made fine fight for it.
He lost, because the senate refused
to take the house committees word
for it: and that was why Mann got
angry.
The speaker made Mann chairman
of the interstate commerce committee,
and has been steering about half the
real business of the house to that
body. evidently confident that the
right thing will be done with It. Mr.
Manns committee now has charge of
the legislation to suppress the white
slave traffic, and of a conservation
measure prepared by Mann himself,
which covers the subject in a great
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
SUES OTTUMWA
FOR DAMAGES
JOHN 8. Helm WANTS $t45 FOR
HORSE; COURTNEY CASE
ENDS; TWO LIBERATED.

seeking damages to the extent o.
Sl45. and interest at per cent, John
3. HEN has filed a. petition in the Of
nee or the clerk of the district court
against the City of ottumwa for an
animals death
The accident occurred on Benton
between Main and Second streets on
september Is, where the horse fell into
a trench four feet deep. which Mr..
HEN claims was unguarded by barri-
cades or lights. He says the animal
he was forced to have the horse shot
as ne was beyond recovery
me Courtney case that for a time
threatened to last a. few days or long
er, was brought to a close by the
court sustaining a. motion OF the de-
lendants that the court rule on tho
record evidence and find for the de-
Tense.
Two divorce cases were disposed OF
this morning. before the taking up oi
the present case that is now before the
court. Naomi Wagner versus William
Wagner and David Walker versus
Maud Walker were heard and the
plaintiff was given a decree In each
case but the decree was not signed
Inc hearing of foreclosure proceedings
on mortgage between Amos SteckeI
and Rachel Martz, ct al. lis taking the
attention or the court this afternoon.
The following were selected in the
personnel Of grand jury for year OF
1910, by Clerk George Phillips, Record
err l.. l.. Swenson and Auditor C, Nc
Carly:
John Connolly, Agency; Amos Proc
tor Adams: U. S. Hawthorne, Com
petine; Nose K. Leonard, Green;
Adam Murray, Pleasant; j. w. Parks,
Columbia; George w. Evans, High
land; Jim Reed. Washington; r. s.
Reinhard Center. C. S. Smith. Polk:
s. Wittenmyer, Richland; Steve Yoch-
UNI, Cass.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
HIGHLAND.

Richland f. j. FIoogenakker has
purchased what is known as the
Stroop residence, consideration about
$1,000.
Gov. Carroll appointed John Car
michael as one Of the delegates to the
10th annual congress of the National
Topeka, Kansas, Dec. IA Is.
Prof w G. Pierce of Ames Iectur-
ed Tuesday afternoon in the interest
of the poultry show
Mrs. Polly Cobble is still in a
critical condition and is not able to be
moved home.
Monday evening the regular meet
ing of America Rebekah lodge No. 10
the following officers We're elected:
n. G.-Mrs. Mabel Hollowell.
v. G.-Mrs. Mary Leech.
Rec. Sec'y.-Miss Flo Harkins.
Fin. Sey'y.-Mrs. Annis Greeson.
Treasurer-Miss Georgia Kent.
Mrs. A. c. Robinson entertained the
Woman's club Wednesday afternoon.
John Gfreenlee was a ce.ller at Clay
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickens of Center were
in town Monday evening.
Mrs. Carmichael received word on
Tuesday that Mrs Caroline Rose of
Eddyville had died Dec. 9 at her home
where she had been attended during
her long Illness by her daughter Mrs.
Halle Reisman of Keota. Mrs. Rose
was former resident of this city for
81 years and well known to many of
the earlier settlers. Her husband Alb
rahanl Rose. veteran of the Civil
was preceded her in death in 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING CLUB.

This is the fourth year for the Cour-
aer Juniors Christmas Stocking clup
and from the list of members already
enrolled it is certain that there will be
more filled stockings to be distributed
this year than in the preceding years.
Many brave little hearts looking for
ward to Christmas morning and
ISanta's visit will have their faith re-
|warded through this medium. where
otherwise there would be little of
christmas cheer to gladden. their
young hearts.
/ The Christmas Stocking club has
been growing every year since 1T was
started by the loyal Courier Juniors.
THE papers all over the country have
taken up this or similar ideas.
lThe Chicago Tribune this year organ
hzed similar movement, the Good
Fellows, whose members pledge
themselves to be Santa Claus for fam
lilies whose homes are not on the
route of the reindeer sleigh and who
otherwise would not be blessed with
"a visit from the good old saint. Other
papers have taken up the idea, and
this year there will be we'll filled
stockings distributed the country over
lby loyal aids of the good ST. Nicholas.
The Courier Juniors have reason to be
proud of the part they have played in
bNfnging about more general distri-
button of the joys of Christmas tide.
/ The Courier Juniors plan imposes a
hardship on no one. All the juniors,
and all the seniors. too. who want to
lhe juniors in the Christmas stocking
campaign, procure a pair of stockings,
Mil one with toy, some candy
oranges or other Christmas goodies,
and put the other stocking, empty, into
7t Then on Christmas eve when Santa
CLAUS takes the stockings and the 9TH
YER gifts to the charitable institutions
for distribution in the homes where
they are needed, each little one has q
new pair of stockings to wear in addi-
zion to the toys and sweetmeats.
Many, who do not wish to go to the
srouble of filling the stockings them
eelves, send small cash donations TO
she Courier Junior Christmas Stocking
club and the stockings and gifts are
purchased and prepared by the Cour-
Ter Juniors.
The burden imposed upon those
who send filled stockings for distrib,,-
lion is trifing; the happiness that
floods SO many homes on Christmas
morning through this medium cannot
be measured. Join the Christmas
Stocking club this year and do your
part in spreading the Christmas cheer.
help Santa Claus to visit every home
tn Ottumwa this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-21
zELAYA MUST BE PUNISHED.

neither president or merely a
private citizen of Nicaragua, Zelaya
should be held to strict accountability
for the crimes Of his administration.
zine fact that he has resigned the
presidency does not help his cause
with this government. but only serves
TO complicate the situation and offer
the probability that in Zelaya's success.
sor will be another dictator with whom
the government will have to lse harsh
measures
zelaya ought to be punished for the
murder of Cannon and Croce. If Ze.
laya is not punished. upon what
grounds can We punish anyone for
similar future offense? What reason
is there to believe Madriz will be any
3etter than zelaya? He may be even
worse. That will have to be found
out later. But we do know that Zelaya
is murderer of citizens of the United
States, and he ought to be punished
for his crimes. Even if Cannon and
lGroce were fighting against the re.
llaya government. they were not ex-
ceeding their rights. They should
have been treated as prisoners of wa.
and not as spies.
The election of Madriz to the pres
idency will not change the situation
from what it has been In Central
America for a century. For the sake
OF civilization, and the peace of the
United States and for the advance
ment of the government. these little
jso-called governments should be made
to understand that their revolutions
must cease. They are disgusting to
real manhood and are the strongest
evidence that can be submitted that
the people of those countries are not
nearly enough civilized to be allowed
Eelf-government.
The zalayas, Castros and others of
their kind are eczemic spots on civil
l1zation, and this government might
Just as well handle their case with
hnallty now as later. To put it off is
10 jeopardize more lives.